Psychedelics and Magick
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In the penultimate episode of This Is Rad! we are joined by the one and only Brent Schmidt. We welcome you to join us as we journey from the depths of the cosmos to the streets of New Mexico. Buy the ticket. Take the ride. Remember, eventually it will end but you'll still be you... Producers note: We also keep all the pedal talk to the very end. You're welcome. Weekly Rad: Don't fuck with demons! Check out Burnside playing video games at Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to and pay what you want for the full...
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Bodily Fluids, Smoking, and The Meg 2
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The Mean Boys (Keith Carey (@keithtellsjokes), Tom Goss (@tomgosscomedy), and Connor McSpadden (@connormcspadden)) have reunited to see Kyle and Matthew off to the land of ended podcasts. A land that exists deep in the Mariana Trench. The same home where the great sea beast The Meg resides. Plus, we discuss “forbidden episodes”, sexual vaping, Matthew is treated with love and respect. Check out Burnside playing video games at Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a ”Person which...
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The Los Angeles Clippers (bonus)
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Kyle and longtime brother Kasey Clark sit down for an extensive conversation about the history of the Los Angeles Clippers and what it is like to truly love a sports franchise... … there's also like 45 minutes on Turnstile.
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One More Marvel
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Kyle and Matthew are joined one more time by one of our longest running regular guests Jeremy Scippio (@jeremycomedy). We have enjoyed being the mouthpiece for Jeremy's takes on the comic book world and our final episode does not disappoint. The boys look the MCU's place in 2025. A little worse for wear but in an interesting place. We'll give you that take in the episode notes because mostly Kyle and Jeremy fight about some dumb stuff about Spider-Man. Like, Jeremy takes a call, we come back, like 30 minutes goes by and then they get into it again. Don't worry, Burnside is riding along with...
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The Rad Family Reunion
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The entire crew that makes This Is Rad! Get together to chat about their history and experience with the show. They also talk about Kenny G's descent into villainy, navigating piles of fan mail that isn't ours, and turning boys into closets. Plus, we pose the question, what collectable would you brandish to stop a home invader. Fun stuff people. Weekly Rads: Kyle - Cola Boyy – Quit toPlay Chess (album) Matthew - Everybody's Doin' It by Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen (song) (as feature in the film “Hollywood Blvd.”) Laura – Everybody's Live with John Mulany (show)...
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Modern Sci-Fi
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Kyle, Matthew, and Laura welcome back two of the greatest guests in This Is Rad! History, Ed Greer (@edgreerdestroys) and Klee Wiggins (@kleewigginssf). Klee and Ed have been our sci-fi ambassadors since the earliest days of the show. We reflect on the evolution science fiction in the last decade. Genre fiction is often reflective of our times and we look at what about our modern times might be reflected in sci-fi. Plus, we've all gotten older. We reflect on a decade of doing the show with two of our longest running recurring guests. Check out Burnside playing video games at Get...
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The Last Boat
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This week the boys set sail for a final voyage with one of our favorite guests, the one and only Lisa Curry. We chat about Lisa’s unique arc on the show, from boat enthusiast to ship’s captain to one of the queens of summer, she’s been a very fun member of the TIR universe. Weekly Rads: All - A painting of a Ship’s Captain lighting a pipe (image) Check out Burnside playing video games at Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which...
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Mass Effect Episode Coda
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Kyle and Matthew sit down for an after the episode intro. Don't think to hard about it. Matthew reviews he and Laura's recent trip to the Just Like Heaven festival. Laura finally got to see Rilo Kiley live! Vampire Weekend did a suite of super lame covers. This leads to chatting about watching bands phone a set it in. Kyle's almost done with the second issue of Huzzah! and has been watching a lot of vintage cartoons. Plus, life advice from Matt: Start a band, quit your podcast Weekly Rads: Kyle – The Amazing World of Gumball (show) Warhammer 40k Boltgun (game) Matthew...
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Mass Effect
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Oh boy folks, we've got a barn burner this week. Grant Bubar returns and is freed from the shackles of talking about music to talk about one of his true passions, the Mass Effect universe. He's got pages of notes folks. But wait, that's not all! Due to a series of unfortnuate events, Matthew was unable to make it to the IRL record. So, we're gonna do an additional episode later this week. That's right, this ep is four hours and it's not even a full episode. A shocking amount stays on task but there are also some real good bros talking about feelings around the three hour mark. But truly, they...
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The Venture Bros
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This week Kyle, Matthew, and Laura are joined by Adam Murray for an episode over half a decade in the making as we discuss the classic Adult Swim series The Venture Bros. Adam breaks down the production history and the dense lore of the series. Plus, we look back at our years podcasting with Adam and all the glorious boats! Weekly Rads: Kyle - Friendship (movie), Portal One (app) Burnside - Pride and Prejudice scene about potatoes audience losing their minds (moment) Adam - Netflix Jurassic Park cartoons (shows) Laura - White Lotus (show) Check...
info_outlineOne rad to rule them all… This week Kyle and Matthew have a wide-reaching conversation about the Lord of the Rings with their expert guests Clifford Broadway and Justin Sewell from TheOneRing.Net. Clifford has read all the books a zillion times over, while Justin got into it by watching the movies. They join forces to talk about the films from the first Hobbit movie to the modern-day remakes (with a detour to discuss Ralph Bakshi). They also discuss Professor J. R. R. Tolkien and his invention of languages, as well as The Silmarillion, and of course, the Beatles movie that never was. Watch Clifford and Justin on "TORn Tuesday" every Tuesday afternoon at 5pm PST on theonering.net or call them anytime at 1-530-6-4FRODO. You can also catch Clifford on ShopXSN.com.
Weekly Rads: Jonathan Blow’s Witness, Games Magazine, The Jackie and Laurie Show podcast
Raddendums: Leonard Nimoy's "Bilbo Baggins," The Frighteners, The Hobbit by Rankin/Bass (1977), Ralph Bakshi & J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, David Carradine, John Howe's preconceptual artwork, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, The Silmarillion, George R. R. Martin, Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Scandinavian death metal bands, the Air New Zealand safety video, What We Do in Shadows, Howard Shore, The Fellowship documentary, The Ring Squad on YouTube, Russian Ark, The Story of Film: An Odyssey