Keith Lowell Jensen Presents: The Keith Lowell Jensen Show with Keith Lowell Jensen

My special father's day guest is John C. Jensen. John was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, grew up in Brooklyn, NY, rose through the ranks of the Post Office, served in the US Army doing a one year tour of Vietnam and fathered 5 handsome, witty, charming hyperactive boys, one of which is me.  You can find John on Twitter: @PapaJohnCJensenThanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs. (For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Take Out on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ) Please Subscribe and Review

Danny Reynoso, punk rock musician, Luchadore, and brain tumor fighter joins me this week and we crack each other up, though mostly he cracks me up, as we remember the crazy hijinx we got up to in the 90s. Fart machines, and SWAT Teams, and blood spraying prosthetic penises oh my! Give a listen, it’ll all make sense, and you’ll even get a bonus few minutes of conversation with the one and only NorCal Wrestling Hall Of Famer, El Flaco Loco. Find Danny Here:FB: www.Facebook.com/BrainTumorFighterIG: www.instagram.com/BrainTumorFighterTwitter: www.twitter.com/DannyReynoso916Website: www.BrainTumorFighter.com Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. www.burlybeverages.comThey make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old-time Shrubs. (You can get 15% off your order online, or in person at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

Drugs, Rock and Roll, and Video Games, my chat with Professor Shyguy covers all the bases from covering Christian rock bands at Jesus Camp to discovering the freedom and independence of replacing your bandmates with a Nintendo Game Boy and yes, once again, Weird All is praised. Have we had a guest yet who isn’t a Weird Al fan? I think not. Enjoy. Find Shyguy Here:FB: facebook.com/ProfessorShyguyIG: instagram.com/ProfessorShyguyTwitter: twitter.com/ProfessorShyguyWebsite: Shyguy.websiteThanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. burlybeverages.com/ They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs.(For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ) *Please Subscribe and Review*  It is so important!!!

Amber’s resume reads like a list of the best animated films and shows of the last couple of decades, including putting in some time at Nickelodeon during their golden age. She’s currently working on Housebroken, Stillwater, and Hamster and Gretal, a new Disney project from the creator of Phineas and Ferb. As a lifelong animation fanatic it was an absolute delight chatting with her about the art and business of making cartoons.Find Amber Here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amber.hollinger1IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868201/?ref_=nv_sr_1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/overanimatedproductions/Website: https://www.overanimatedproductions.com/LInkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberhollinger?trk=nav_responsive_tab_profileAs always, big thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ Burly Beverages make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs. (You can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

Ngaio Bealum aka the dank diplomat, comedian, rapper, drummer, juggler, activist, marijuana connoisseur, and a great guy to road trip with. From being raised by two Black Panthers to performing for tourists on the pier in San Francisco to rocking comedy crowds around the world the Ngaio Bealum story is a real page turner and it was a blast getting the stories straight from the dude. He's always a fun hang out. See for yourself. Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ Burly Beverages. burlybeverages.com/  They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old timey Shrubs.(For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

Adam Davis is a legend, a tall, handsome, burrito eating, ska loving legend. I interview him, and resist him trying to flip the script to start interviewing me.Adam is currently a multi-intrumentalist member of Omnigone and  G.N.A.R.B.O.O.T.S and in the past played with Link 80, DESA. He also works as an illustrator & co-hosts the In Defense of Ska podcast with Aaron Carnes.www.instagram.com/0mnig0newww.twitter.com/0mnig0neThanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ Burly Beverages. burlybeverages.com/  They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs. You can get 15% off your order at BurlyBeverages.com or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZOR you can win Burly stuff by going to our www.instagram.com/KLJPodcast and enter the contest on our page.

I could’ve talked to Corbett Redford about his documentary Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, or about his legendary band Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children Macnuggits but instead we spent most of the hour talking about Huey Lewis. Hell Yeah, Huey Freakin’ Lewis Baby!!!FB: facebook.com/corbettredfordIG: instagram.com/corbettredfordTwitter: twitter.com/corbettredford Website: bobbyjoeebola.com and eastbaypunk.comThanks to our sponsor www.burlybeverages.comThey make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time. These are great for cocktails and mocktails, especially for mocktails. Look, your non-drinking friends are tired of Sprite, if you can offer them a Pineapple-Nutmeg shrub, you’re a much cooler host. (For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the @burly_bevs_tastingroom  on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

Jay Tholen is the mind behind Dropsy The Clown, and also a great guy who once worked for a mafia telemarketing firm. I met Jay when I was hired to be Dropsy as we stormed the video game media outlets in San Francisco, California, ending up appearing on Up At Noon, and giving out many hugs. It was great fun catching up with Jay from his new home in Germany where he continues to make bizarre and beautiful video games.  Find Jay:Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaytholenWebsite: http://jaytholen.net Here is a fun list of the weirdest video games (Dropsy is on it):https://edition.howchoo.com/s/weirdest-video-games-034b174ffe16477b Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/  They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time. These are great for cocktails and mocktails, especially for mocktails. Look, your non-drinking friends are tired of Sprite, if you can offer them a Pineapple-Nutmeg shrub, you’re a much cooler host. (For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

JR has a great story, immigrating from the Philippines, avoiding dental school, discovering comedy and living in his van, and I even get him to sing and play his guitar for us. Always good to chat with a friend, especially such a talented and funny one.Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs. (You can get 15% off your order online, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ) Follow Us!FB: www.facebook.com/kljpodcastIG: www.instagram.com/kljpodcast/T: https://twitter.com/KljPodcast

Happy Birthday To Me! And also to my guest and birthday twin comedian Johnny Taylor! We were two shows into a nationwide tour when Corona came to town and wrecked our plans. Performing together on our birthday has been a tradition, but this year this podcast will have to stand in. I talk to Johnny about his career as a boxer, dealing with a rough upbringing, and having Christmas trees thrown at him until he just couldn’t. It’s laughs, it’s engaging, it’s a great episode that you should listen to right now. Please leave a review and subscribe, that’s all we ask in return for our hard work, well that and go support our sponsor at BurlyBeverages.com, but really you should be thanking us for that one.

OMG, I am going to require all of my guests from now on help me make something delicious to eat.Ye Ye guided me through making an awesome cucumber salad and told me of her adventures studying at Disney University, interning at Disney world, and checking out the club scene in Britain before returning to China where she fell in love with and married an American comedian and then settled in NY. Whew, probably the largest geographic area we've covered. Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs. Later in this episode my producer Joe and I will sample some of Burly’s good stuff. (You can get 15% off your order online, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)You can find Ye Ye here:FB: https://www.facebook.com/YeahYeIG: https://www.instagram.com/cookingwithyeyeWebsite: cookingwithyeye.com

My guest this week, for Valentine’s Day, is my wonderful wife Bryna. Bryna is an avid reader, fierce debater, and she gets up to all manner of “hippy” crafts like knitting, candle making, and spinning yarn. Originally from Vermont she’s a long time Sacramento resident. I’m biased but I think she’s the best mom I’ve ever witnessed and one heck of a wife as well. Bryna works teaching art to kids when there isn’t a pandemic raging and she would encourage you to support the various projects and programs of Waking The Village http://www.wakingthevillage.org/tubman-house. Thanks to our sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ They make artisanal, gourmet soda syrups and old time Shrubs.(For now, know that you can get 15% off your order, or at the Burly Tasting Room on Del Paso Blvd in Sacramento, CA by using the discount code KLJRULEZ)

Wow, what an episode, we go from Art Fraud on a grand scale to Video Games to Street Photography, oh and we touch on eating armadillos too. A globe hopping photographer with a biography that is sure to blow your mind, my friend Ken Walton coming on the show makes me feel like we beat This American Life at something. Ken Walton is a San Francisco-based street photographer and the founder of StreetFoto San Francisco, an international street photography festival currently shuttered due to the pandemic. He has lectured about street photography and shown his work at venues around the world. He's also the father of an 11-year old daughter and an avid cyclist, traveler, and scuba diver.Give a listen, be sure to rate us and subscribe, and visit our sponsor BurleyBeverages.com, 15% off discount code included in this episode. You can find Ken here:FB: facebook.com/kenwaltonIG: @kenwaltonTwitter: @kenwaltonWebsite: http://photography.kenwalton.com

Ray Harrington is a filmmaker, comedian, and a great dude to have a chat with. We talked about his life growing up surrounded by women, his start in comedy with a guitar as a shield after an epic bombing, and how a chance run in at a film festival changed everything for him. Ray made his late night television debut on Conan right before the lock down, and has spent his quarantine collecting accolades and awards for the hilarious webseries Undependent. So pour yourself some Burly Beverage to fulfill your two drink minimum and enjoy hearing two comedians talk shop for awhile. (There’s a discount code in the episode to save you 15% AT www.burlybeverages.com ) Find Ray Here:FB- facebook.com/rayharringtonpersonalpageTwitter-https://twitter.com/RayHarringtonIG- https://www.instagram.com/rayharringtoncomedy/Website- www.RayHarringtonComedy.com

It was great talking to my buddy Dan McCoy about his history in the tech world and the rise of Pixar as the animation powerhouse they are and what it was like before they were a household name right up until today’s pandemic “work-from-home” orders and how nothing stops them from creating. Hope you enjoy!Also, we’re proud to welcome our newest sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ (Listen to the episode for a discount code)Daniel McCoy began his career with Pixar Animation Studios in March 1989 working with the RenderMan® software group for eight years. McCoy has been part of the shading team on a number of Pixar’s award-winning feature and short films including “Geri’s Game,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story 2,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “Up” “Ratatouille” and “Toy Story 3”. McCoy was the supervising technical director for the Academy Award ® -nominated short film “La Luna” which was released theatrically in 2012 in front of the Disney•Pixar feature “Brave.” He is currently developing new shading tools with Pixar's Software Tools group.Prior to coming to Pixar, McCoy worked with the NASA/Ames Research Center and at Sun Microsystems as a part of their computer graphics group. A native of San Jose, California, McCoy attended San Jose State University. You can find Dan here:FB: https://www.facebook.com/danielstevenmccoyIG: @imccoyTwitter: @dsmccoyWebsite: https://dsmccoy.medium.com

My talk with Brick Bible creator Elbe Spurling was epic, I mean like, biblical epic. Look, we even came up with our own masturbation euphemism! Elbe is a fantastic artist working in Lego, photography, music, acrylic pouring and even upside down gardening! It’s been a joy to call her a friend for over a decade now and I’m happy to get to share her amazingness with you all. Also, we’re proud to welcome our newest sponsor Burly Beverages. https://www.burlybeverages.com/ (Listen to the episode for a discount code) Elbe spurling is a blue-haired atheist transgender lesbian artist best known for The Brick Bible series of books, a 12-year project to illustrate the entire Bible in LEGO bricks. From the Garden of Eden to the book of Revelation, Spurling illustrates with meticulous detail and a sense of whimsy, but always stays true to the scriptures. That same brand of oddly poignant illustration in LEGO was then brought to two history books, one concerning assassination attempts on US presidents, and the other on the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Over the years, her art has been featured in publications including Time, People, Rolling Stone, and Entertainment Weekly.Also a musician, as ɘlbe, Spurling has released a debut album gɘtting thɘre, a concept album about transition, becoming your true self for the first time, and the resulting consequences both ecstatic and tragic.You can find Elbe:FB: facebook.com/elbespurlingTwitter: twitter.com/elbespurlingWebsite: elbespurling.comMusic: https://elbemusic.bandcamp.com/

My guest today is magician Simon Turkington. A long time devotee to classy vintage styles, Simone brings the sights and sounds of the 60s to her act, a mix of visual, card, and mentalism effects. Simone is a member of the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle where she performs in one of the main showrooms, The Parlour of Prestidigitation. She is also a board member for the Women Magicians Association.Facebook: facebook.com/magicsimoneInstagram: @tikidollTwitter: @tikidoll Website: magicsimone.com

One of the funnest interviews I've done. I'm not saying Greg Mania and I became best friends but we are getting matching Ramona Quimby tattoos.Greg Mania is a writer, comedian, and award-winning screenwriter based in New York City. His words have been published in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, O, The Oprah Magazine, PAPER, among other international online and print platforms. His debut memoir, Born to Be Public, is out now from CLASH Books.“Comedic gold.”- O, The Oprah MagazineFB: @gregmaniaIG: @gregmaniaTwitter: @gregmania Website: www.greg-mania.com

This week’s episode is part trip down memory lane with my old friend Spike, and part getting to know a fantastic filmmaker, Kat Alioshin, and her documentary Animation Outlaws. Come experience a small glimpse of the chaotic circus that is Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation.Find Spike:https://spikeandmikesfestivalofanimation.vhx.tv/Find Kat:FB: @animationoutlawsIG: @animationoutlawsTwitter: @animationoutlawsWebsite: animationoutlaws.com

Kaseem Bentley is one hilarious, button pushing, maddening bundle of energy in this, the most chaotic, off the rails episode yet. Give a listen, subscribe, reviews welcome, and be sure to check out his new album “Lakeview” out now on Blonde Medicine records.

Jeffrey Brown conquered the world when he self-published the relationship memoir Clumsy, which earned praise from cartoonists and readers alike, and was eventually picked up by Top Shelf comics. He went on to publish a tall tower of fantastic autobiographical graphic novels, and some very funny books as well. He has also directed a music video for Death Cab for Cutie. His work has been featured in Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, and he has taught comics at the School of The Art Institute.More recently Mr. Brown has added some much appreciated adorableness (that isn’t baby Yoda) to the Star Wars Universe with books like Darth Vader and Son and Vader’s Little Princess, which imagine Vader as the struggling father of precocious children.And more recently still the Lucy and Andy Neanderthal Books and most recently Once Upon a Space-Time. Find Jeffrey here:IG: @jeffreybrownrqTwitter: @jeffreybrownrqWebsite: jeffreybrowncomics.com

Stand-up comedian, adventurer, and science enthusiast Shane Mauss has been interviewing scientists each week since 2014. Originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin this former factory worker skipped college to become a comedian. His stand up has been on Comedy Central, Conan, Kimmel, Showtime, and Epix. In the age of podcasting, more people might be familiar with him as a guest on Trussell, Holmes, Kreischer, Von, Maron, or Rogan. Compelled to talk about bigger ideas, he now travels to universities around the world (when there isn't a pandemic) to interview researchers on a journey to learn what makes us who we are… as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about. Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, entheogens and consciousness.You can find Shane Mauss here: IG: https://www.instagram.com/shane_mauss/Website: https://www.shanemauss.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/shanecomedyFB: http://facebook.com/shanecomedyfan

Great to talk with Blake Morse about an old love that has recently come back into my life in a big way, video games! Blake is the Reviews Editor for ShackNews.com, one of the longest running video game and tech sites on the internet. He is one half of weirdo music making entity Cartoon Violence

Wendy and Richard Pini, the creators of Elf Quest talk with Keith about many things, but mostly about that time he "got fresh" with Issue 17 of their comic.ELFQUEST IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING INDEPENDENT FANTASY GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES IN THE USA, WITH MORE THAN 20 MILLION COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT.https://elfquest.com

Was a pleasure to talk with Greg Proops about his continuing work with "Whose Line Is It, Anyway" in its various incarnations, how he got started and how he manages to excel at Improv and Stand Up. Most of our talk was a delightful trip down memory lane as we talked about the rich history of stand up comedy, and San Francisco comedy’s golden age. Thanks to Punch Line Sacramento for making it possible.

I met Andrea Jones-Rooy when I was in Shanghai China for a comedy festival. She was there teaching at a university, performing at a circus themed nightclub, and doing stand up comedy. She’s since moved all of these activities, and strange combinations of them, to New York which is where we caught up with her to get her origin story and to discuss her newest project the YouTube and podcast series “Ask a Political Scientist”.

Keith Knight is best known for the series Woke on Hulu, but the show comes after decades of building up a strong following for autobiographical comics, The K Chronicles, and his more overtly political single panel comics, (th)ink!I had a chance to chat with Knight from his home in North Carolina about his days as a comic in San Francisco, and about his career from his start in cartooning to working on set with the writers and director of Woke to keep the show true to his vision.

Aaron Carnes is the author of In Defense of Ska, from CLASH! Publishing, a book that champions one of the world’s most maligned music genres.Aaron is a music journalist based out of Sacramento, California. His work has appeared in Playboy, Salon, Bandcamp Daily, Sierra Club, Noisey and Sun Magazine. He’s also the music editor at Good Times Santa Cruz weekly newspaper, where he tries to sneak in ska content whenever his boss isn’t looking.Aaron has been listening to ska since the early ’90s. He used to play drums in a ska band. Now he just plays ska on his car stereo.When he’s not defending ska, he enjoys backpacking with his wife Amy Bee, and talking about music from every existing genre.Though ska will always be his favorite.Aaron's Custom Spotify List:Spotify playlist link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7yBi7Ck8QLisz4qenp62l8?si=BOR35OXBRByFggwJ9O5s4g&utm_source=copy-link

For my first guest I wanted someone special, someone cool, someone awesome, and I achieved this by having the great Anton Barbeau on for a chat. Dig our conversation about his personal history, his stranglehold on the Sacramento music scene in the 90s, and living and creating now in Europe. On his website, it says this about him: “Anton Barbeau plays "pre-apocalyptic psychedelic pop." He's a Taurus, born in Sacramento and now living by a canal in Berlin. He's made something like 30 albums and has worked with members of XTC, The Soft Boys, the Bevis Frond, Cake, the Loud Family and Mystery Lawn label-mates, the Corner Laughers. Julian Cope got him stoned in Croydon once.”It was a pleasure talking to Anton about the making of his wonderful new album: MANBIRD and about the music scene in Europe and what it’s like to tour and make fans in other countries, including earning doting praise for his music from my fave comedian Stewart Lee.Check out his new DOUBLE album here: manbird.antonbarbeau.com