Andy’s Podcaster Podcasting Podcast

Review of the improvised comedy podcast, Hello from the Magic Tavern. Extreme plastic surgery and electric cars in the millionaire's playground of La Jolla. Movember! A trip down memory lane to remember the funniest Improv I've ever seen from my old friend, Ian McDiarmid. Please help the show keep going by sharing it and buying me a coffee. 

Greetings from La Jolla Cove! Andy gets heckled by sea lions and reviews The Mindful Cranks podcast. Sound jam featuring excerpts from a new poem - 'Wisdom 2.0 or The Mindful Nihilist'. Keep the show fueled - Buy Me A Coffee Cheers!

Andy takes a special preview tour around the prototype of the Trump Presidential Library. Please support the show, it's free so please share it or consider buying me a coffee? 

Review of Operation Midnight Climax. Andy deals with the cicadas of Brood X who have invaded the garden and recovers from a mild dose of Covid. New Poem, 'Soldiers of The Fortune 100' in a soundscape, addressing the character of the C.I.A. Jazz by the superb Mario Rom's Interzone. Support the show! It's a free podcast. Please rate, review and spread the word and consider buying me a coffee.

Rule one of modern horror: 'DO NOT GO TO THE FOOTBALL STADIUM!' Andy goes to the Football Stadium to get the vaccine and ponders horror topes, Hurricane Katrina, the United Starts of Amnesia and the link between Ray Lewis and Edgar Allen Poe. Support the show here, help me buy a better Masterclass than the one I got.

WE MUST PAY OUR TAXES! Reviews of Planet Money and Reply All. Support the show, hit the tip jar here. FLANUARY WAS A CON! Hedge talks to Andy about how he tricked him into believing in Skinless Weasels. Man's World mash up about the border wall into a new pome... 'TRUMPMANDIOUS'.

Review of Ireland's greatest cultural export since Beckett, The Pogues and Guinness. Support the show, hit the tip jar here. Andy attempts to belatedly take part in FLANUARY. Wonder Years mashup mix attempting to understand the endless war. General Lee & The Dixie Schitz perform a new version of 'Deep in the Heart of Texas'. The new Interzone album, Eternal Fiction, is out now!  

Reviews of 5 popular Catholic shows, including Word on Fire and the Dr. Taylor Marshall show. "Andy brings a refreshing moral clarity to the podcast scene, at a time when many in our church have lost themselves to Trumpian idolatry." - The Catholic Observer. Andy considers the history of the Holy Prepuce, how it's possible to evangelize in a non-creepy way and the Death Metal Band, 'The Perfidious Jesuits'. Bernie Sanders leaves another voicemail following the meme storm over his mittens. Support the show, buy me a coffee.

Review of the Gaslit Nation podcast. Andy spies The Prophet / Soup Nazi out walking his dog and premieres a new performance poem: 'Tell Me Lies About Capitalism'. If you enjoy the show please hit the tip jar and buy me a coffee. Jazz by the superb Mario Rom's Interzone. Warning, this show is rated a 8.1 on the Trotsky scale!

Bit of a change to the show this episode, following the passing of my brother. Here is the eulogy I've recorded for him. Taking a little break now and come back at you in January renewed and refreshed. I'll post upcoming show news and what pods I'll be reviewing in 2021 some time mid-December on the facebook page.  Hug your loved ones,  Andy (Azmagoth the Dementor)

Reviews of Lore, 13 Days of Halloween, Circles and Camp Monsters. In this episode... Andy asks the kids some monster themed questions over breakfast on the eve of Halloween. Jen agrees to go to the store to pick up some craft beer. If you enjoy the show, please spread the word and click this link and buy me a coffee.

Review of Sawbones, 'a marital tour of misguided medicine. In this episode... Andy decides it is time to get rid of the lemon growing from his neck following contamination with the outlawed 'Lemon Assimilation' shower gel. He attempts self surgery but probably shouldn't have used the kitchen scissors. Jazz tracks made by the incredible Mario Rom's Interzone. Support the show by buying me a coffee!

Review of Coronavirus Central, a Neo-Nazi propaganda podcast disguised as a science show in the health listings on podcast directories. In this episode... Andy tries to explain what fascists are to the kids. Fortunately, the SpongeBob SquarePant's episode 'Larry the Manager' and the face melting Nazi's from Raiders of the Lost Arc are a perfect primer for understanding the finer points of Herbert Marcuse and Theo Adorno's 'Authoritarian Personality'. Buy me a coffee here. Transcript here, in a few days.   

Review of The Benjamin Dixon Show. In this episode... Andy and the kids sing and discuss Raffi songs in the car. It turns out the sweet sounding Canadian songsmith is a monster. Andy does the covid math on the decision to not send the kids back to school in the fall. Poems by Philip Larkin and Adrian Mitchell. Mr. Benjamin Dixon is channeling a wonderful blend of MLK and Malcom X on his podcast. Buy me a coffee here. Transcript here, in a few days. Jazz by the superb Mario Rom's Interzone.

Review of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour with Bill Smith from With Confetti in Our Hair. In this episode... Mario Rom's Interzone have a new album coming out! 'Eternal Fiction' will be their fourth album and you can pre-order it here along with lots of other special goodies. The Chelsea Hotel 1996. Andy tells the story of how he discovered who the actual Tambourine Man was who inspired Bob Dylan's big break out hit. Andy welcomes Bill Smith on the show to review Dylan's podcast. Andy procures some outtake verses from Dylan's new song 'Murder Most Foul'. Buy me a coffee here. 

Reviews of White Lies, Serial Season 3 and Motive. Andy has a bad dream but wakes to discover it is the reality. 'Does the Star Spangled Banner still fly over the land of the free and the home of the brave?' The shows reviewed in this episode have taken on a renewed importance given the murder of George Floyd. "Every joint in the skeleton of our criminal justice system is greased by racial discrimination." - Sarah Koenig If you want to support the show, please click here and buy me a coffee.

Review of Chompers from Rachel Ward and Gimlet Media. Jazz by the superb Mario Rom's Interzone. If you enjoy the show please consider buying me a coffee. Pandemic lockdown day... err 56? If you're in DC you can now get craft cocktails delivered to you door from Doug Fisher at Morris American Bar. The kids run crazy at bed time but help Andy review the show. Bernie Sanders leaves Andy a voicemail message urging everyone to 'Vote Blue No Matter Who'. Andy promises to think about it. Transcript will be available here soon.

Review of The Dream from Jane Marie and Dan Gallucci. Jazz provided by the superb Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Andy goes to Podfest 2020 in Orlando and considers its pros and cons. His budget hotel forces him to get a tan. PANGOLIN. The pandemic is ignored by Mega Church Evangelicals. Tattoine calls again to attempt to get money for a Tom Waits Tattoo. If you enjoy the show, please buy me a coffee! Transcript will be available here soon.

Reviews of 11 podcasts... Pantsuit Politics, Caucus Land, Potentium Podcast, The Young Turks, The Ben Shapiro Show, Useful Idiots, The Daily Circus, Left Right & Center, Reliable Sources, Podsave America & Chapo Trap House. Jazz provided by the sensational Mario Rom's Interzone. Transcript will be here when I get around to it. If you like the show, please spread the word and consider buying me a coffee!

Review of Dear Joan and Jericha from Julia Davis and Vicki Pepperdine. Jazz by the amazing Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... The lemon on Andy's neck continues to grow. The Doctors have undertaken more tests and we learn the results. Andy had a guest time on the Tom Waits podcast, With Confetti in Our Hair and they sent over an specially adapted pull-string talking GI Joe. Jen is off to New York City for an industry reading of her exciting new play, 'Hot Little Slice'. The Tattoo guy leaves a message. Things are looking bleak for the inhabitants of Porcupine Romance Island. If you enjoy the show, please spread the word and buy me a coffee.

Review of Conversations with People Who Hate Me from Dylan Marron. Jazz provided by Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode.... The Kerouac Project has published an alumni update from Andy and he remembers his time at the house. Santa is a dick. Axe throwing is fun. Andy is very excited to share with you Dylan Marron's Ted Talk and video series, Every Single Word and Unboxing. Andy attempts to heal the horrible feud that has sprung up between this show and the Scene by Scene podcast. Transcript of the show will be available here eventually. Writers can apply to live for three months at the Kerouac House through March 15th. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and spread the word! To be showered with compliments, buy me a coffee.

Christmas Bonus 2019 - All the bits of the Lemon Assimilation story through the first 15 episodes. Great place to catch up with the first part of this one thread. Andy is also very pleased to have got the impeachment he's been asking for all year. Jazz by Mario Rom's Interzone. If you enjoy the show, please spread the word and make sure you are subscribed on whatever app you use to get your podcasts. If you want to help me keep making and growing the show, you can buy me a coffee. Happy holidays and all the best for 2020!

Reviews of Welcome to Night Vale and The Orbiting Human Circus. Jazz provided by Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Andy has a biopsy performed on the growth on his neck he got from using the Lemon Assimilation shower gel. William helps Andy wrap up his review of Night Vale. The State of South Dakota spent almost half a million dollars to tell the world that it was on Meth. Republican goombah, Rick Perry tells the world that Trump is 'God's Chosen One' and so we should just get behind all the graft and crimes and stuff. The host of the Scene by Scene podcast is still very upset with the bad review Andy gave him on the Tom Waits episode. December is Winklepicker awareness month at the American Shoe Council. Please support the show by spreading the word or buying me a coffee. Accordion music generously provided by accordion love, the best place on the web to go for sheet music and lessons. The transcript of the show will appear here when I get around to it. 

Reviews of Limetown, Homecoming, The Horror of Dolores Roach and Blackout. Jazz provided by the incomparable Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Andy discovers the recall of the Lemon Assimilation shower Gel is a very real and disturbing thing. Andy muses on arrival of big name superstars in Podcasting and worries about Sir Ian McKellen. President Bone Spurs is convicted of stealing money from veterans from his fake charity but is still allowed to pretend to honor and respect veterans during the usual Memorial Day propaganda photo opps. Andy goes on record to explain he is not a 'boomer'. More links and sourcing available in the show's transcript here, when I get around to it. If you like the show, please rate and review and buy me a coffee.

Review of The History of Stand Up from Wayne Federman and Andrew Steven In this episode... Andy and the kids begin the day telling jokes. There has been a bumper mailbag. Andy upset the host of Scene by Scene with his review last week. Hedge is upset to discover his tattoo of the Death Star is made up of hundreds of cocks. There has been a recall on the Lemon Assimilation shower gel. 

Reviews of With Confetti In Our Hair, Song by Song, Down in the Hole and Scene by Scene. Jazz provided by the amazing Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Jen completes the second draft of her new play and asks Andy to not get a tattoo of Tom Waits face on his body. Andy remembers his time in San Diego when he received a custom made scowl from his musical hero and pursued him down the street. Andy calls a celebrity tattooist to discuss getting 'inked'. 

Reviews of: Behind the Bastards  The Mother Jones Podcast, Behind the Lines The Syrian Civil War Podcast The Modern War Institute Podcast from West Point Ethnically Ambiguous Forced Migration Review: The Syria Crisis The Brief History Podcast In this Episode... Andy attempts to understand the Syrian War. He becomes frustrated with Pete Townshend from The Who after his strange recruitment P.S.A. for the U.S. Air-force at height of the Vietnam War. Andy is considering getting a tattoo for the next show about Tom Waits Podcast but Hedge refuses to give him the cell number of his famous tattoo guy.

Adventures in Podcasting... Andy travels to the Outlier Podcast Festival in Austin and attempts to discover why Austin is weird. Photo credit, Dana Greyson of the excellent travel blog Galley Wench Tales. Backing music for the Poem and Outro from Mario Rom's Interzone.

Reviews of The Adam Buxton Podcast, Larry Wilmore's Black on Air and WTF with Marc Maron. Jazz from the superb Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Andy receives a viral video from a friend, of Chinese Vlogger, 'Seaside Girl Little Seven' and shares it with William. Andy reviews the featured shows with Dan. William's case worker calls and implements a time out.

Review of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. In this episode... Andy asks Siri for help explaining the patriarchy to a six year old. Hedge attends Gender Sensitivity Training at the American Enterprise Institute. Sierra and Andy review the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Podcast. A poem, 'How to Explain the Patriarchy to a Six Year Old'. Jazz provided by Mario Rom's Interzone. Episode image of Sierra taken by the Miki Devivo, circa 2012, San Diego.

Review of The Ballad of Billy Balls by iO Tillett Wright. Jazz provided by the excellent Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Andy receives hate mail and is told to 'GO BACK TO BREXIT'. Jen and Andy reminisce about NYC. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service has a new mission statement and the civics quiz has now become, 'The American Values Test'.

Reviews of Pod Save America and Chapo Trap House. In this episode... Andy accepts the challenge from his big brother to attempt to review every podcast in existence. Hedge attempts to buy duck poutine again. Klaxton joins Andy to review the political podcasts. Andy is inspired by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and foolishly attempts a homage to the track 'Ignant and Shit', but this time calling out his white brethren.

Review of Myths and Legends from Jason and Carissa Weiser. In this episode... Andy is corrected by an anthropologist. Big Brother Carl poses an interesting challenge. Jeff helps review the podcast. Andy and Hedge get the munchies and attempt to buy poutine from a Food Truck. 

Reviews of Death in the Afternoon, Death by Misadventure, Coroner Talk and Grief Out Loud. In this episode... Sierra is upset at the death of the Japanese Maple tree. Andy is upset at the concept of a 'Nation in Mourning' over George H.W. Bush. In the review of the Coroner Talk Podcast, Andy discovers Trans-phobic fear mongering from a coroner and has to issue a strongly worded rebuke. The family have a funeral for the tree. Two news anchors report on the state funeral of an American hero, heroically, for a nation of heroes. 

Reviews of The Tiny House Podcast, Tiny House Lifestyle, Roll With Me, Tiny House Talk, Billy and Morg's Tiny House Hunt, Tiny House Tiny Heart and Giant Head / Small Kitchen. In this episode...  Andy seeks help from Siri to send a robot army to stop Trump. Andy explains to Sierra that we are all skeletons covered in meat. Hedge procures lollipops from Hector's Herbals for a night at the Renwick Gallery. Andy attempts an Australian Sonnet about the Lemon, embracing the citric insults that beset English Americans and the overpowering aroma of his body wash.

Review of Song Exploder from Hrishikesh Hirway. In this episode... Andy has trouble with the Lemon Assimilation and gets lost at Home Depot. Hedge demands a stronger sponsor message for The American Shoe Council.

Review of S-Town from Brian Reed. Jazz provided by the incomparable Mario Rom's Interzone. In this episode... Blaise wakes up his Dad with a special gift and demands chocolate coins for breakfast. Andy begins podcasting and has found his first sponsor. Jen picks up some new body wash out of a long list of options.