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Flea the Fearless Frogman

Release Date: 01/26/2020

Verge of the Dude

Hey Dude, while listening to KPCC on the radio, I heard a mashup episode of Snap Judgement and Love + Radio, featuring Nick van der Kolk interviewing Glynn Washington. The whole thing made me trip on the blurred lines between podcasting and radio. QUOTE: "I freakin' love radio." CHARACTERS: , , , , , , , , , , , SETTINGS: , , , , , PODCASTS/RADIO: , , , , , , , , , , , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , SOUNDS: footsteps, birds, jet, freeway, virgin cocktail, horn GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Wawona Podcast Studio" RECORDED: April 2, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in , ...

Kerouac 100, Anderson 17

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Hey Dude, I riff about the relative indifference to Jack Kerouac's 100th birthday by the popular culture, and how my 17th anniversary in podcasting was politely ignored. QUOTE: "He loves the word sad, I love the word sad." PEOPLE: , , , , , PLACES: , , , THINGS: , , , , , , , , SOUNDS: wind, jet, airplane, virgin cocktail, footsteps GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Here Comes the Sun" RECORDED: March 15, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in , GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a...

Shia LaBeouf and his So Called Mom

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Hey Dude, two years ago I was in a mad dash to pack my stuff to move out of the Zane Grey Estate, when suddenly actor Shia LaBeouf was standing in the middle of my messy studio apartment. QUOTE: "That's one hell of a mom!" PEOPLE: , , PLACES: , , THINGS: , , , , , , SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, GENRE: , , PHOTO: "Three Burbank Palms" RECORDED: February 22, 2022 from the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the in , GEAR: Sony ICD PX370 digital voice recorder and Sony ECM CS3 "tie-clip" microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of...

Joe Frank Experiment (Featuring Stan Hillas)

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BONUS EPISODE: A few years ago, my late friend Stan Hillas and I were working on creating a piece about radio pioneer Joe Frank in a Joe Frank style. Set in the mid-90's, the story is about an old girlfriend, who along with her Julie Christie lookalike friend fantasized about meeting Joe Frank. Music and sound design by Stan Hillas. PEOPLE: , , , , , , PLACES: , , THINGS: , , , GENRE: , , PHOTO: Joe Frank Stan RECORDED: 2018? HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on and host of ) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough,...

A Year of Living Without Drinking

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Hey Dude, on the Day of the Dead I quietly celebrated a year without drinking. Meanwhile a random 50,000-Watt punch to the gut leads to a new lease on life.

This Maker's Life

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Hey Dude, a bit of recognition for my photos by Descanso Gardens and The Arboretum paves the way for me to see Ira Glass in a new light, from "broken glass" to an arrow straight to the heart.

Summer of '79

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Hey Dude, I reminisce about being a goofy 13-year-old during the Summer of 1979, and the time I made Molly Ringwald's stunning older sister Beth laugh at my expense.

Erle Stanley Gardner's Dictaphone

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Hey Dude, I riff about our new "barn" and the writing techniques of Erle Stanley Garner of Perry Mason fame.

My Four Favorite Filmmakers

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Hey Dude, I answer your question about my four favorite filmmakers by listing their four best films. I also include plenty of tangents and a short list of honorable mentions.

Lost Chain Link Channel

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Hey Dude, I was on my daily walk "feelin' groovy" while thinking about the poetic writings of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, when all of a sudden I narrowly escaped a random act of violence.

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Ah Dude, the impending move from the Zane Grey Estate inspired a trippy dream featuring Flea and his shape shifting boogie board.

CHARACTERS: Zane Grey, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Individual 1

MUSICIANS: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Richards, Patti Smith

LOCATIONS: Oakwood Apartments, San Pedro

BOOKS: Acid for the Children, Chronicles: Volume One, Lady Sings the Blues, Born to Run, Life, M Train, Year of the Monkey

STUFF: beach cruiser, boogie board, clown car, frogman

SONG: Things Have Changed

SOUNDS: breathing, dogs, beard, birds

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Flea and the Frogman Keychains" shot on my "new" iPhone6

RECORDED: January 19, 2020 on the observation deck at the Zane Grey Estate in Altadena, California