'portlandians'

Guest: Samson Davis (me) We I talk about: my schwantz and other problems Here’s my 9th time doing stand-up. It’s at my favorite spot, the Brody Theater. Anatoli Brant gives me a funny intro and, if you listen real close, you can hear Jen Tam give me her iconic “yeah, dawg” as I come offstage. […]

  Roster: Jennifer Italia, Samson Davis We talk about: weird brother moves, raising children to be catholic AND racist, The Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger™, working in a nursing home, getting the show started!!!, sitting™, growing up on Hitler’s bomb list in Rockford Illinois, Ingersoll™, avoiding human interaction, teaching sex ed, going to the Ron Jeremy […]

This is a tribute to a sadly forgotten early 20th century bandleader. A lyrical genius, Harry Roy had a long, interesting career. The most surprising thing about him, though, is how he became even more interesting after he passed away. Click the play button to listen: …just in case the audio player is not visible […]

I’ve been gone for a while. It sucks. Here I am again, trying to get back to form with a little ‘minisode’. Maybe you don’t think size matters. If you like it, tell me…and your face. Click the play button to listen: …just in case the audio player is not visible on your device, don’t […]

If you know this story: Yes, maybe I am piling-on…but I promise it is with with my own, specific take (on two separate issues). If you don’t know this story because you don’t care about football: Don’t worry, there’s no football talk here…just social commentary. Click the play button to listen: Just in case the […]

This is not what I expected from Cuban radio, but I should have.  It’s eclectic, interesting and devoid of ads (Cuba has no advertising…radio, TV, billboards…you name it).  This is what radio was like in the US before Clear Channel & their corporate chums began trying to sterilize our minds for profit. You’ll probably get […]

    You’ll probably get a lot more out of this series if you’re fluent in Spanish, but I know almost none and I love it.  I bet you will, too.  Throw this in your iTunes for something completely different.  It starts with us jumping right into the middle of a radio theater piece with […]