Podcast appearances and mentions of adrian todd zuniga

Adrian Todd Zuniga shares how he started Literary Death Match and how he transitioned into screen writing for TV, Film and popular video games.

Before a flight to Taiwan, Adrian Todd Zuniga hosts a solo episode over-focused on switch-hitting (not a euphemism), and the upcoming NBA and NHL playoffs. Get stuck in! 

After a year hiatus, Adrian Todd Zuniga and the Sports Anomaly return with a BANG! Learn about Australia's epic response to their baseball team making it the quarterfinals, and for the betting fans: every remaining pick in the NCAA Men's Tournament. 

It's a macaroni spectacular, as host Adrian Todd Zuniga drank just enough wine to do an emergency podcast with Jeff "The Commish" solo in what can only be called a Sports Anomaly-4th String League hybrid in that it's wild, the guardrails are off, and ATZ gets plain ridiculous. 

Originally recorded April 24, 2007 with Adrian "Todd" Zuniga, Bryan Intihar and Greg Ford. It's another blast from the past in which we say stupid things in younger voices than the ones we have now. 

Long live the league! And chatter about it. Adrian Todd Zuniga hops in midway through to join Jeff "The Commish" Solomon, Brian "Paint Can" Holliday and Christian "The Ravens" InsertLastNameHere. In a league-first, we debut the Wheel of Pain with a live-spin and what fun it is! Plus, how have the Bears won 4 in a row? Why did the Falcons quit? Will the Seahawks ever win again (no). Listen up, it's a gas. 

A scintillating episode of the 4th String League, in which Adrian Todd Zuniga returns to blather with Jeff "The Commish" Solomon about a bunch of meaningless league drivel AND talk about how he just directed his first short film. Yes, he's exhausted, but stoked to talk through his first win of the season (1-5!) and so much more. 

In a yuletide classic, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by Xmas film nerds galore: comedian Joey Devine (@joeydevine) and actor Sabrina Howells (@viestar) and director/actor Nathan Caywood (@nathancaywood) as they go five rounds +, picking their favorite films. Plus, a bonus "Draft Christmas" segment to boot. DO NOT MISS IT. And feel free to stuff our stockings on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sportsanomaly

On a "very special episode" of the Sports Anomaly, host Adrian Todd Zuniga talks with Jeff "The Commish" Solomon and Brian "The Gilhoolie" Holliday as they dig deeeeeeeep into Madden 22, if EA believes it's a winner when it's not, the future prospects of the franchise, and so much more. A surprisingly thoughtful look at sports gaming's most important franchise. 

It's Week 12 in the 4th String League (@4thSL), and The Commish and Brian "The Handsander" Holliday lead the charge, with a cameo from Adrian Todd Zuniga. Listen in for all our league's latest! 

The 4th String League Podcast returns as Adrian Todd Zuniga, Jeff "The Commish" Solomon, and Brian "The Screwdriver" Holliday talk trade rules, cap amnesty, the best terrible teams, and other things that make sense to a very slim audience and those that follow @4thsl. 

As if we were never gone, Sports Anomaly returns with host Adrian Todd Zuniga, "The Commish" Jeff Solomon, and Brian "The Hammer" Holliday, as they re-review Madden 22, talk through the new scouting update, and announce a new podcast under the Sports Anomaly Umbrella — which you'll find regularly on this feed!

After an unannounced summer vanishing, host Adrian Todd Zuniga returns in full force with "The Commish," Jeff Solomon for a Madden 22 preview, along with some hilarious technical difficulties and a chit-chat about Madden 21, because we can't quit it. 

In a solo rant-scapade, Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) tells the epic story of how his first time on a skateboard became a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 unlockable and why MLB The Show 21's "March to October" has been a living nightmare  (why does the game hate check swings and baserunning!?). Plus, how EA Sports is re-entering the baseball scene, and a half-baked segment on Madden's new crop of rookies. Too, support Sports Anomaly on Patreon if you're willing: patreon.com/sportsanomaly  

In response to the NFL Draft, Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by Jeff "The Commish" Solomon (@jerfsolo) and Ryan Lewis (@ryanthelou) as they discuss the Draft's first round, then re-draft the entire first round based on who has the greatest names. And it's real nice

To celebrate all things baseball, Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by Ryan Lewis (@ryanthelou) and baseball expert John Leary, as the three talk through MLB The Show 21's "Road to the Show" mode, discuss the new numbers system in the NFL, and close the show with the Ultimate Sports Anomaly Baseball Draft that goes in the exact direction you expect. Listen in,  follow us on Twitter (@sports_anomaly) and  tell us who you'd take first overall. Also! Support Sports Anomaly on Patreon if you're willing: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In advance of MLB The Show 21's Tuesday launch, Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) previews the biggest MLB release in 8 years. Plus, a review of OOTP 22, and an anti-Money Helmet Hat rant about the jerseys in Madden 21's The Yard. Too, EA's golf game will feature The Masters, and  the highs and lows of making the Madden  playoffs. Support Sports Anomaly (@sports_anomaly) on Patreon: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

For this very special episode, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by NCAA tournament  pick whisperer Morgan T (@morganasticT) to pick EVERY SINGLE GAME in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.  And things go off the rails WAY early. Tell us your picks on Twitter (@sports_anomaly), and happy bracket busting! Throw money at us on Patreon: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In a baseball + Beatles extravaganza, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by  Rich Grisham (from GAMEVIL COM2US) as they dive into Out of the Park Baseball 22, playing the stock market, what makes Madden 21 next-gen great, and a Beatles draft that is surprisingly wonderful. Plus, ATZ blathers on about the film MONOS for the second time in two podcasts, without realizing it. HE LOVES THE FILM THAT MUCH. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat a pancake. Throw us some tendies on Patreon: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

This week host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) goes back to school with ex-Cornhusker Kareem Sears (@coachbigreem) and college football game expert Dan Leahy (@Hossman94) as they break down their wish list for EA's College Football.Plus! We take the 16 greatest college football rivalry trophies and make them square off in The Most Sports Anomaly College Sports Rivalry Trophy competition. IT IS FUN. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat more blueberries.Toss us a few bucks on Patreon: patreon.com/sportsanomaly  

A morality play meets a sports video-game podcast, as host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) chat with "The Commish" Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) about playing online sports games with integrity, Trevor Bauer ruining MLB the Show, and College Football is BACK!Plus, a Madden draft recap, and  the current QB carousel in the NFL. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Shakes hands with a dog.Hammer us with $5 on Patreon, if you're willing:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In the most jam-packed episode in 2021, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) teams with Joey Devine (@JoeyDevine) and Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) in an episode that should have totally been 35 minutes long, but then it got SUPERCHARGED with a  Name of the Year tournament.  That's right! Not only did they talk GameStop, MLB The Show's cover athlete, and other stuff, they ram in the 2019 Name of the Year tournament — much to Jeff's chagrin. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Give a stranger a thumbs-up. Toss us $5 on Patreon, if you can:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

As a middle finger to 2020, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) defies the harrowing turmoil of the day, and teams with Suzanne Azzopardi (@TheAzzo) and Morgan Tanswell (@morganasticT) as they tackle the Name of the Year 2020 bracket. These are real names. REAL NAMES. Learn more about this stupendous bracket at @notytourney. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat a muffin. Fling us $5 on Patreon, if you can:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In a rambling dose of holiday Anomaly, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) talks through all the open-world games he's been playing in the last weeks using Xbox Game Pass and beyond. Plus, ATZ serves up a handful of must-see Christmas movies (and one surprise clunker). Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Dunk a basketball. Hand us $5 on Patreon, if you can:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

Next-gen has arrived! So host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by FIFA obsessive and Sybo studio head Jeremy Stein (@reallifestein) as they talk FIFA 21 on current- and next-gen IN GREAT DETAIL. Plus, ATZ makes Stein take "The Champions League Challenge" – an epic quiz based around the remaining teams in UEFA's Champions League. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Dunk a basketball. Hand us $5 on Patreon, if you can:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In a rare "news you can use" episode of Sports Anomaly, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by league commish Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) as they break down EVERY. SINGLE. ASPECT of how to not only win your Madden 21 (and beyond) draft, but how to dominate it. We talk through scouting tactics, the importance of combine scores and draft stories, and help you set expectations about how your draft class should turn out. AND WE USE INFORMATION FROM A STATISTICIAN. It's pretty wild. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat an apple. Fire us $5 on Patreon in your spare time:  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

In what can only be described as "your favorite 49 minutes this week," host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) is joined by league commish Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) and writer/podcaster Paul Sporer (@sporer) for an all-over-the-shop episode. We talked Madden 21 online league franchise updates, draft strategies, NHL 21, voodoo dolls, the exhilaration of next-gen systems, and so, so much more (like how HUGE NBA 2K21 is). Don't miss it!  Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Drink a kale smoothie. Fire us $5+ on Patreon, why don't you?  patreon.com/sportsanomaly

Was there an election that has dragged us all into a never-ending exhaustion? PROBABLY. But more importantly: Handball 21 is coming to Steam, and ISN'T THAT MORE IMPORTANT?!? (No, but in a way, still no.)To discuss it all, Adrian Todd Zuniga goes solo for as he talks about Madden 21's Superstar KO mode (WHO KNEW!?!?!); NHL 94 Rewind's pre-order only situation; how the Washington Football Team won't have a new mascot in 2021; and the importance of playing to the final whistle (when it comes to mail-in ballots). Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat a pancake. Help us out on Patreon, while you're at it: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

This week it's an ATZ-only episode! After a two-week hiatus, host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) talks about bringing a Madden 21 player from Star to Superstar to X-Factor, WNBA in NBA 2K21, comes up with the perfect antidote for people over-celebrating in Madden 21, and Justin Turner's bad judgment. Plus: VOTE. Don't be a dipshit. Your vote matters. Need help? Go to iwillvote.com or tweet me: @atzuniga. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Play badminton. Help us out on Patreon, while you're at it: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

This week we're re-joined by comedian and resident NBA 2K expert Joey Devine (@joeydevine), as he and host Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga) dig into NBA 2K21's failures, and why they weren't able to get "Air Bud Mode" into the game. Plus, general basketball chat along with THE LATEST DIPLO NEWS (featuring: FIFA 21 Volta weirdness). Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes. Eat a corndog.Help us out on Patreon, while you're at it: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

Can Madden 21 predict the upcoming NFL season? Probably not! But that didn't stop us from talking through Madden 21's predictions for the upcoming season with Jeff Solomon (@jerfsolo) and Scott Bins (@darthobvious) in one of the sloppiest Sports Anomaly episodes in the last 100 years (we blame host Adrian Todd Zuniga, who is typing this). Plus, there's chit-chat about Metacritic giving Madden 21 a 0.4 rating, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 launching, Tenet the film, and plenty of other nonsense. Follow us on Twitter: @sports_anomaly. Review us on iTunes (not based on this episode, though). Throw us some money via Patreon, unless you're a coward: patreon.com/sportsanomaly

It's been a long time coming, but has time really passed over the last few months? Has it really? Here is our fun Literary Death Match Podcast from last year's event. Hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga, five other writers joined us that day, including Laura Stott, Jan Bottiglieri, Jake Alvey, David Lindes, and Kara Van De Graff. It was a serious riot. And Literary Death Match will be returning this year virtually in the fall, so keep an eye out for that announcement! LITerally on iTunes LITerally on Spotify LITerally on YouTube

It's been a long time coming, but has time really passed over the last few months? Has it really? Here is our fun Literary Death Match Podcast from last year's event. Hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga, five other writers joined us that day, including Laura Stott, Jan Bottiglieri, Jake Alvey, David Lindes, and Kara Van De Graff. It was a serious riot. And Literary Death Match will be returning this year virtually in the fall, so keep an eye out for that announcement!

Sports Anomaly's host Adrian Todd Zuniga announces the podcast's return after 10 years away, in a 3-minute nonsense ramble. Subscribe now and support our Patreon if you're able!

Adrian Todd Zuniga (Yes, that famous guy who started Literary Death Match) talked to us on the LITerally Podcast, and we laughed a lot! We talked about his book Collision Theory that came out 2018 after its own 13-year journey to publication. It's a great book that deserved a home and found one with a publisher who believed in it. If you're in the thick of things, this podcast is for you. It's honest and uplifting, and very funny.

Adrian Todd Zuniga (Yes, that famous guy who started Literary Death Match) talked to us on the LITerally Podcast, and we laughed a lot! We talked about his book Collision Theory that came out 2018 after its own 13-year journey to publication. It's a great book that deserved a home and found one with a publisher who believed in it. If you're in the thick of things, this podcast is for you. It's honest and uplifting, and very funny.

In this week's episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match, about how to plot a novel, and how he plotted his novel, Collision Theory. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous convo with Adrian back on Episode 190.

Adrian Todd Zuniga is the author of Collision Theory. He is the host and creator of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide). He hosts LDM Book Report on YouTube, and is the co-writer of Madden NFL 18’s interactive movie Longshot (EA Sports), which earned a nomination for a Writers Guild of America award in 2018. An award-winning journalist, he now focuses on fiction and screenwriting. He lives between London and Los Angeles. Jon Methven is the author of three novels: Therapy Mammals, Strange Boat, and This Is Your Captain Speaking. His work has appeared in Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, the New York Times, New York Magazine, Buzzfeed, The Atlantic, and The Awl. He lives in New York City.

Brad Listi talks with Adrian Todd Zuniga, author of the debut novel COLLISION THEORY (Rare Bird Books). Zuniga the host/creator/CCO of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide) and host of LDM Book Report on YouTube. A WGA Award-nominated screenwriter, he co-wrote Madden NFL 18’s interactive movie Longshot (EA Sports). His short fiction has been featured in Gopher Illustrated and Stymie, and online at Lost Magazine and McSweeney’s. He lives between London and Los Angeles.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Todd Zuniga is the host and creator of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide). He hosts LDM Book Report on YouTube, and is the co-writer of Madden NFL 18’s interactive movie Longshot (EA Sports), which earned a nomination for a Writers Guild of America award in 2018. An award-winning journalist, he now focuses on fiction and screenwriting. Collision Theory is his first novel. He lives between London and Los Angeles. Bill Petrocelli is the author of the novels Through the Bookstore Window and The Circle of Thirteen. He is co-owner with his wife, Elaine, of Book Passage with bookstores in Corte Madera, San Francisco, and Sausalito. Bill is a former attorney with the California Attorney General and previously headed a poverty law office in Oakland. His previous books were Low Profile: How to Avoid the Privacy Invaders and Sexual Harassment on the Job: What it is and How to Stop it.

“The idea of starting tomorrow is a lie.” - Adrian Todd Zunica as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra “Do not move to LA unless you have a project.” - Adrian Todd Zunica as stated on Conversations with Calcaterra Adrian Todd Zuniga is the author of the debut novel, Collision Theory (Rare Bird Books), which will release on April 17, 2018. He’s the host/creator/CCO of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide) and host of LDM Book Report on YouTube. A WGA Award-nominated screenwriter, he co-wrote Madden NFL 18’s interactive movie Longshot (EA Sports). His short fiction has been featured in Gopher Illustrated and Stymie, and online at Lost Magazine and McSweeney’s. He lives between London and Los Angeles. His debut novel “Collison Theory” is a rollercoaster ride, a quirky tale of discovering one’s self during the time of losing of a parent. A page turner filled with elements of comedy, drama and mystery. The novels ending smacked Ken in the face and stimulated a series of emotions. Find out more about the author at https://adriantoddzuniga.com/ and http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/ Purchase Beck’s “Sea Change” album to better experience the vibe as the book. The author listened to the album constantly when writing. Visit Ken @ www.kencalcaterra.com and on various social media outlets and please share and comment on this episode. Sign up to our mailing list to receive a discount code for Blue Planet Eyewear products. Special Thanks to show sponsors: Dr. Mark Holland – http://chiroandrehab.com/ and http://www.mystlouischiropractor.com/ Steven Walden – The 3D painter utilizes vibrant colors to make his subjects jump off the canvas. Check out his sports and pop culture renderings at www.stevenwalden.com and follow him on various social media platforms. Mike Aubuchon of Premier Insurance Agency – www.premierinsagency.com – 314.729.0054

River Styx editor Jason Lee Brown and writer Adrian Todd Zuniga discussed the magazine’s 2018 Literary Feast on Friday’s St. Louis on the Air in conversation with host Don Marsh.

Kalen & Travis Convince the World They Don't Exist... with special guest Adrian Todd Zuniga!

Today we are talking with Adrian Todd Zuniga to discuss writing, some writing tips on fortitude and Adrian Todd Zuniga is the host and creator of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide). He hosts LDM Book Report on YouTube, and is the co-writer of Madden NFL 18’s interactive movie Longshot (EA Sports), which earned a nomination for a Writers Guild of America award in 2018. An award-winning journalist, he now focuses on fiction and screenwriting. He lives between London and Los Angeles. Please like my author page, follow, subscribe and join me at http://devingalaudet.com/dad to learn more about 10,000 Mile with my Dead Father's Ashes. You can find Collision Theory at https://www.indiebound.org/…/9781945572….

It's a full house! Jody and Alison envelop author and Literary Death Match creator, Adrian Todd Zuniga, into the Cocoon to chat about his new book, "Collision Theory," his journey to becoming a bona fide novelist, and the time he HUNG OUT with Judy Blume in Miami! Then, Blume Head Cathy drops by to discuss chapters 10-11 of "Wifey," Judy's positively naughty adult novel from 1978. Sandy gets a pixie cut, argues with Norm about his asshole mother, and remembers her cringeworthy wedding night at the Kennedy Airport hotel. The girls discuss ice-filled bathtubs, firehouse sweet sixteens, New Jersey topography, 1970s racial tensions, and bad sex. It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every week!Be sure to check out "Collision Theory," "...a headlong and heartaching modern masterwork. It's suddenness, unexpectedness, humor, and humanity make for an unforgettable read." https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781945572821And find out if Literary Death Match is coming to a town near you! It's super fun. literarydeathmatch.com 

Great friend of the show and founder of the sports video game podcast Adrian Todd Zuniga joins us this week! He discusses his new book Collision Theory which is available April 17 and can be pre-ordered now, his role helping craft Madden's Longshot mode last year and looking ahead on potential future options for it, his current relationship with sports video games, and more. From 1UP to The Sports Game Guy's Sports Anomaly, 4th String to Literary Death Match, Mr. Zuniga is well-known for his diverse, entertaining efforts. On the show this week: Rich Grisham, OOTP Developments/Hit the Pass (@richgrisham) Adrian Todd Zuniga (@atzuniga)

We are talking first paragraphs today. What works and things to avoid. Mostly, I see a lot of bad first paragraphs. Why is this? We'll discuss and share the first paragraph of Collision Theory by Adrian Todd Zuniga. As always we are here to write more and better with the help of a writer and editor. I will also describe from top to bottom what I am doing to promote my memoir, 10,000 Miles with my Dead Father's Ashes. For more visit devingalaudet.com/dad.

With Longshot in Madden NFL 18 garnering high praise this episode of the Press Row Podcast features an interview with the architects behind the franchise's first-ever story mode. Mike Young (director, co-writer) and Adrian Todd Zuniga (co-writer) join the show to discuss the process behind crafting the story first as a movie and evolution into a compelling interactive experience for the game that followed. On the show this week: Bryan Wiedey, Pastapadre/Sporting News/Hit The Pass (@pastapadre) Richard Grisham, OOTP Developments/Hit The Pass (@richgrisham) Michael Young, EA Sports (@MichaelYoungCD) Adrian Todd Zuniga, EA Sports (@atzuniga)

This week’s episode features special guest Adrian Todd Zuniga, creator and host of the Literary Death Match, in our discussion of art, politics, and the relationship between the two…  This week’s episode features special guest Adrian Todd Zuniga, creator and host of the Literary Death Match, in our discussion of art, politics, and the relationship between the two. Zuniga and the editors discuss whether a heated political climate leads to higher-quality art or simply creates art filled with anger and redundancy. Check out our thoughts and, after listening in, share your own on our Facebook event page or on Twitter with #ArtandPolitics! Happy reading!   Present at the Editorial Table: Kathleen Volk Miller Jason Schneiderman Sara Aykit   Special Guest: Adrian Todd Zuniga   Engineering Producer: Joe Zang  

comes to town and it was a great chance to interview a range of talented authors taking part in the festivities. My interviews are with: Ben Rawlence - his book City of Thorns is about Northern Kenya - the home of the world’s largest refugee camp, with half a million people. Opening Night speaker at the Perth International Arts Festival. Candice Fox - her first novel, Hades, won the Ned Kelly Award for best debut in 2014 from the Australian Crime Writers Association; she has since gone onto numerous books on crime and punishment. Hannah Kent - is the best-selling author of Burial Rites and the newly released The Good People - stories of culture, crime and history. Garth Nix -  is an award-winning sci-fi fantasy author with several series of fantasy and fiction; I asked him about his new book "Frogkisser" ahead of his appearances at the festival. Amy Stewart - an author of nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including New York Times bestsellers with The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants. However, her range has extended to the tales of a trio of turn-of-the-century sisters turned detectives, with the latest being Lady Cop Makes Trouble - the second book in an ongoing series. Chinelo Okparanta - this Nigerian-American author  writes stories of women and children, family life, migration, war and love; she first started with short stories, with the collection Happiness, Like Water and then her most recent novel Under the Udula Trees. Inua Ellams - London-based playwright and poet Inua Ellams' work explores the themes of identity, displacement and destiny – areas of life he’s intimately familiar with. Dan Box - the National Crime Reporter for The Australian and creator of crime podcast Bowraville. Marwa Al-Sabouni - Syrian architect Marwa al-Sabouni is battling to heal her home city of Homs, having remained there as bombs destroyed much of what she knew and loved. Her ideas to mend the city are now laid out in a visionary memoir, The Battle For Home. She is presenting the closing night address. Clementine Ford - Australian feminist columnist and author of the best selling book Fight Like A Girl. Lindy West - is a Seattle-based writer, editor and performer who’s work has appeared in a number of well-known publications - and the author of Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman. Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa - a Perth performance poet, she’s a workshop facilitator, actor, artist and humanitarian. Her questions about notions of Australian national identity, got her to the finals of the national Australia poetry slam. Nathan Hill - short story author and author of The Nix; a tale of estrangement and displacement in both families and national politics. Adrian Todd Zuniga - creator of Literary Death Match -  touted as Def Poetry Jam meets American Idol, this competition sees four authors perform a short excerpt of their most electric work before a panel of judges. Omar Musa -  a Malaysian-Australian rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He is the winner of the Australian Poetry Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam and has released three hip-hop albums, two poetry books, and received a standing ovation at TEDx. ************ A quick note about supporting the podcasts! Check out  – and consider  Thanks to RTRFM for their support, especially producer Peter Barr. Theme songs “Cosgrove” by Pogo, from and “Leap Second” by Milton Mermikides, of  Additional ambient music from Jukedeck – create your own at .  – they include: Steven, Andrew, Dr T, Paul, Gerry, Josh, Kathy, Linley, Gold, Iggy, Lukas, Finch and Andrew. Thanks to everyone who contributes and please consider joining to help continue these shows at  Please leave positive comments and reviews on iTunes and consider supporting the show via visiting  – and I’d love to get your feedback via tokenskeptic@gmail.com. 

Adrian Todd Zuniga is the guest. He's the creator and host of Literary Death Match, an international reading series, comedy show, and all-around entertainment. Note: I will be appearing with Melissa Broder at the April 1st edition at Ace Hotel Theater in Los Angeles during AWP. For tickets, click here. Nice to finally have Adrian on the show. When I first met him, he was Todd. I've always called him Todd, which he still allows on the basis of a grandfather clause. I've known him for a number of years but didn't know a ton about his life until he came over the other day and sat down across from me. We discussed "Adrian."  We discussed "Todd."  We discussed "Adrian Todd." He had a hell of a childhood, which I'm not sure he fully realizes. Or maybe it seems less dramatic to him because it's his childhood and he lived it. For me, in hearing about it, I thought: Jesus, that's a lot. It's also interesting. And it makes Literary Death Match make more sense somehow. It makes it seem more unlikely, which then makes it seem more impressive. I have a soft spot for people who conduct cultural experiments and have weird ideas and try to actualize them—and then do. Having pursued a few weird ideas in my day, I have a feel for how much work it is to put on a Death Match. (Hint: it's a fuck-ton.) Todd—sorry, Adrian Todd—has been doing this thing for a decade, largely on his own. Yes, he's had help. But he's the prime mover. It's takes a Herculean amount of effort, and he deserves some credit for that. A tip of the cap as LDM turns 10. In today's monologue, I talk about LDM Los Angeles on April 1st, and how I'm going to interview someone in public (Melissa Broder) for the second time in my life.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match, plus Heather Whited writes about how Susanna Clark's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn More about Literary Death Match here. Get tickets for Litlando here.

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 056, "Literary Death Match." Recorded on 9/24/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Adrian Todd Zuniga, writer and co-creator/host of the international touring reading series Literary Death Match. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia.

Writer and stand-up comedian Adrian Todd Zuniga joins us for this special 90210 edition of his worldwide show Literary Death Match. Lizzie and Kat face off, reading selections from Jason Priestley's memoir, Shannen Doherty's Badass, Tori Spelling's sTORI Telling, and Candy Spelling's Stories from Candyland. It's up to Adrian to judge a champion based on literary merit, performance, and “intangibles.” This is just a sample of what you'll get when you check out a Literary Death Match in a city near you! What we were drinking: Bloody MarysWhat we were eating: croissant

Cultural historian Leo Braudy joins Laurie Winer and Seth Greenland to discuss ISIS videos and the history of propaganda. Also the trio discuss a recent article, "What's Wrong with Public Intellectuals?" in The Chronicle of Higher Education; Michael Tolkin extols the virtues of his favorite book, The Professor's House by Willa Cather; another tale from the road from Literary Death Match founder Adrian Todd Zuniga.

This week's topics include the news of a forthcoming book from reclusive 88-year-old author Harper Lee, the phenomenon of Fifty Shades of Grey, and the announcement of a new website for book lovers called Literary Hub. Also featuring new segments from Literary Death Match's Adrian Todd Zuniga and acclaimed poet Juan Felipe Herrera.

This week's segments include the latest in Alexandra Socarides's series The Poems (We Think) We Know, Juan Felipe Herrera reads a favorite poem from Matthew Lippman, and Literary Death Match's Adrian Todd Zuniga shares a story from the road. Plus Tom, Laurie and Seth rank literature's best first lines, and reflect on the the role of nostalgia in fiction.

Colin Marshall sits down at Hugo's Tacos in Los Angeles' Atwater Village with Adrian Todd Zuniga, founding editor of Opium magazine and impresario behind the international reading series Literary Death Match. They discuss what might make Los Angeles "the new Berlin"; his aim to make the city the literary center of the world by 2022; the hatred that flows into Los Angeles, but not out of it; Literary Death Match TV, the project that moved him here, and his battle against the idea of its being "too smart for television"; December 12th's live pilot shoot at Hollywood's Florentine Gardens; his experiences putting on Literary Death Matches in cities like Tulsa, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Beijing; his love of his collaboration, whether or not it comes from growing up as the last of eight kids and always wanting to hang out with the most interesting people; how to "explode what literature is in the current pop culture landscape"; his frequent travel, his use of flights as a writing environment, and the thousand-page novel his travel memoir has become; turning your own experiences into fiction, and which rules that changes (especially the sexual ones); his transferring to 23 different schools in childhood due to the workplace conduct of his "tactless genius" father"; his current search for a "quieter sense of what life is" and the conflict between wanting to change book culture forever and wanting to go to sleep; and how he taps into the universal desire to feel literary.

Tonight! Live! Meet Adrian Todd Zuniga, co-creator of Literary Death Match, a competitive, humor-centric literary extravaganza the Los Angeles Times calls "...the most entertaining reading series ever."   Adrian will talk about Literary Death Match, the pilot for his TV show, behind the scenes hijinx, hilarity and intrigue as well as share insights into his creative and entrepreneurial spirit and how following his dream basically got him into a lot of trouble. Ha! Just kidding. Well sort of. See, now you have to tune in to find out what happens.  Monday 11/26 at 9pm (EDT) 6pm (Pacific). With calls from listeners! Hey, that's you!http://www.LiteraryDeathMatch.com  

Tonight! Live! Meet Adrian Todd Zuniga, co-creator of Literary Death Match, a competitive, humor-centric literary extravaganza the Los Angeles Times calls "...the most entertaining reading series ever."   Adrian will talk about Literary Death Match, the pilot for his TV show, behind the scenes hijinx, hilarity and intrigue as well as share insights into his creative and entrepreneurial spirit and how following his dream basically got him into a lot of trouble. Ha! Just kidding. Well sort of. See, now you have to tune in to find out what happens.  Monday 11/26 at 9pm (EDT) 6pm (Pacific). With calls from listeners! Hey, that's you!http://www.LiteraryDeathMatch.com