Podcast appearances and mentions of David Ossman

Jack meets up with American radio legends David Ossman from Firesign Theatre and Richard Fish from Firehouse Theater all in a lead up to Presidents' Day release of "Between Americans Today"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack meets up with American radio legends David Ossman from Firesign Theatre and Richard Fish from Firehouse Theater all in a lead up to Presidents' Day release of "Between Americans Today"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What?! David Ossman again? No, you're not insane. Welcome to Side 6 as Michael meets up one more time, here at Bob's Berserko Lounge, with Firesign Theater's David Ossman to talk about the life, times, and comedy of Peter Bergman.In this episode, Michael talks again with Firesign Theater's David Ossman at the old Same place to talk about the life, times, and comedy of Peter Bergman.David Ossman is an American writer and performer, best known as a quarter of The Firesign Theatre, whose collective work includes comedy albums, plays, films, and radio shows. He's best known for his role as George Leroy (“Porgie”) Tirebiter in Firesign's LP “Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers,” a hero of two mystery novels and hours of broadcasts. His Catherwood the Butler delivers the classic line, “What's all this Brouhaha?” to Nick Danger. Ossman's “solo” album, “How Time Flys” was nominated for a Nebula, and his 50th Anniversary version of “The War of The Worlds," produced by his wife, Judith Walcutt, was nominated for a Grammy. He can be seen (as Cornelius, the ant) in Pixar's “A Bug's Life."During the 1980s, Ossman returned to his “original” profession as a radio host, writer, and teacher, with historic broadcasts for NPR and WGBH, along with equally historic all-star-cast radio events like “Empire of the Air," “We Hold These Truths,” and “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," independently created for Walcutt's Otherworld Media non-profit studio. Returning to Firesign for their 25th Anniversary Tour and subsequent albums and performances, Ossman now edits the group's work, collected by the Library of Congress, for publication.Links mentioned in this episode:David Ossman's previous "Bereaved But Still Me" episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/123208/8601158David Ossman on Firesign Theater site: http://www.firesigntheatre.com/media/media.php?member=OssmanInteresting Firesign Theater stuff that will change your life: http://firesigntheater.comLinks to “Bereaved But Still Me” Social Media and Podcast Pages:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bereaved-but-still-me/id1333229173Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/heart-to-heart-with-michael Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HugPodcastNetwork YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPKwIU5M_YOxvtWepFR5Zw Website: https://www.hug-podcastnetwork.com/If you enjoy this program and would like to be a Patron, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/HeartToHeart

Shelley Hartle reads The Monitor, by Scott Kaiser. Then, Shelley shares her response to the story. After that, Scott and Olena discuss the story and the play on which it's based, with a wrap up to season 1!Tales from the Vomitorium: 38 Short Stories by Scott Kaiser is sponsored in part by Whidbey Telecom, the Goosefoot Community Fund, and The Goose Community Grocer.Shelley Hartle (she/her; Reader) has worked as an actor for the last 37 years on Whidbey Island, Washington. She studied acting at Seattle's Freehold Theatre and appeared in Miss Julie (Christine) at the Northwest Actors' Studio, also in Seattle. Her Shakespearean credits include Hamlet (Queen Gertrude), Macbeth (First Witch), and at ISF, Romeo and Juliet (Nurse), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Quince), Richard III (Queen Margaret). Other favorite roles include Dr. Livingstone in Agnes of God, Lady Sneerwell in The School for Scandal, Ethel Thayer in On Golden Pond, Clairee Belcher in Steel Magnolias, Mrs. Soames in Our Town, Polly Wyeth in Other Desert Cities, and Sister Angelita in Penguin Blues. In addition, Ms. Hartle has worked as a director for Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA), Island Theatre, and Whidbey Children's Theater. She has narrated documentaries and has acted in several radio theater productions with David Ossman, who laughingly calls her his onstage wife. She has also narrated for the Seattle Peace Chorus. Ms. Hartle learned to fence when she played Charlotte Hay in Moon Over Buffalo. She also learned rudimentary twirling for the role of Twirler in Talking With. Trained in both comedy and drama, Ms. Hartle brings clarity, consistency and commitment to the roles she plays. She's a team player who inspires others to bring their A-game.Scott Kaiser (he/him; Author) is a nationally recognized master teacher of acting and voice, as well as a director, playwright, and author. For 28 seasons, Scott served as a member of the artistic staff at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, where he directed, adapted, coached, or performed in all 38 of Shakespeare's plays. Scott is the author of four books on Shakespeare: Have Shakespeare, Will Travel; The Tao of Shakespeare; Shakespeare's Wordcraft; and Mastering Shakespeare. He has also penned several original plays, including Falstaff in Love, Love's Labor's Won, Now This, Splittin' the Raft, and Shakespeare's Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues. Scott has directed at numerous theatre training programs around the country, including Carnegie-Mellon University, The University of Washington, Duke University, Seattle University, Santa Clara University, the University of Oregon, and Southern Oregon University. Scott holds an ADVS from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, an MFA from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program in Seattle, and a BA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.★ Support this podcast ★

David Ossman is an American writer and performer, best known as a quarter of The Firesign Theatre, whose collective work includes comedy albums, plays, films, and radio shows. He's best known for his role as George Leroy (“Porgie”) Tirebiter in Firesign's LP “Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers,” a hero of two mystery novels and hours of broadcasts. His Catherwood the Butler delivers the classic line, “What's all this Brouhaha?” to Nick Danger. Ossman's “solo” album, “How Time Flys” was nominated for a Nebula, and his 50th Anniversary version of “The War of The Worlds," produced by his wife, Judith Walcutt, was nominated for a Grammy. He can be seen (as Cornelius, the ant) in Pixar's “A Bug's Life."During the 1980s, Ossman returned to his “original” profession as a radio host, writer, and teacher, with historic broadcasts for NPR and WGBH, along with equally historic all-star-cast radio events like “Empire of the Air," “We Hold These Truths,” and “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," independently created for Walcutt's Otherworld Media non-profit studio. Returning to Firesign for their 25th Anniversary Tour and subsequent albums and performances, Ossman now edits the group's work, collected by the Library of Congress, for publication.In this episode, Mr. Ossman shares with Michael Liben what it was like working with Philip Austin and how his death has affected him.Links mentioned in this program:David Ossman on Firesign Theater site: http://www.firesigntheatre.com/media/media.php?member=OssmanInteresting Firesign Theater stuff that will change your life: http://firesigntheater.comLinks to “Bereaved But Still Me” Social Media and Podcast Pages:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bereaved-but-still-me/id1333229173Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/heart-to-heart-with-michael Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HugPodcastNetwork YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPKwIU5M_YOxvtWepFR5Zw Website: https://www.hug-podcastnetwork.com/If you enjoy this program and would like to be a Patron, please check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/HeartToHeart

David Ossman reads Love's Labour's Won, by Scott Kaiser.  David then shares his response to the story. Next, Scott and Olena discuss the inspiration behind the story, and the play on which it's based.Tales from the Vomitorium: 38 Short Stories by Scott Kaiser is sponsored in part by Whidbey Telecom, the Goosefoot Community Fund, and The Goose Community Grocer. David Ossman (he/him; Reader) David's career as writer and performer extends sixty years back to the earliest years of FM and non-commercial radio, through the rock-and-roll LP and touring era, and continues in theatre productions, memoirs, and historical mystery novels. Best known as a founding member of the four-man Firesign Theatre, with more than 20 comedy albums, two Grammy nominations and many, many hours of recorded radio and stage performances to their credit, Ossman’s solo audio work includes “How Time Flys,” for Columbia Records. The Firesign Archive is in the collection of the Library of Congress. Read more about David at islandshakespearefest.orgScott Kaiser (he/him; Author) is a nationally recognized master teacher of acting and voice, as well as a director, playwright, and author. For 28 seasons, Scott served as a member of the artistic staff at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, where he directed, adapted, coached, or performed in all 38 of Shakespeare’s plays. Scott is the author of four books on Shakespeare: Have Shakespeare, Will Travel; The Tao of Shakespeare; Shakespeare’s Wordcraft; and Mastering Shakespeare. He has also penned several original plays, including Falstaff in Love, Love’s Labor’s Won, Now This, Splittin’ the Raft, and Shakespeare’s Other Women: A New Anthology of Monologues. Scott has directed at numerous theatre training programs around the country, including Carnegie-Mellon University, The University of Washington, Duke University, Seattle University, Santa Clara University, the University of Oregon, and Southern Oregon University. Scott holds an ADVS from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, an MFA from the University of Washington Professional Actor Training Program in Seattle, and a BA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.★ Support this podcast ★

In this bonus episode of Thirty Pop, Luke continues his conversation with surrealist comedy legends David Ossman and Phil Proctor, founding members of famed stage and radio troupe Firesign Theatre, ahead of their first album release in 25 years: Dope Humor of the Seventies.EPISODE LINKSCheck out the album now on Apple Music or Spotify!Listen to Phil and Ted's Sexy Boomer Show here! If you have a story you'd like to share on Thirty Pop, email thirtypoppodcast@gmail.com!Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Facebook Twitter & Instagram!This show is made possible by patrons like Becky & Jim Brawner, and Candice & Marc Robinson. To support the work we're doing and receive bonus content from this and other Milieu Media Group shows for as little as $1 a month, join us on Patreon! Episode Credits:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Heather Hale of Hale House © 2021 Milieu Media Group, LLC

In this bonus episode of Thirty Pop, Luke turns the clock back a little farther than normal, sitting down with surrealist comedy legends David Ossman and Phil Proctor, founding members of famed stage and radio troupe Firesign Theatre, ahead of their first album release in 25 years: Dope Humor of the Seventies.EPISODE LINKSCheck out the album now on Apple Music or Spotify! If you have a story you'd like to share on Thirty Pop, email thirtypoppodcast@gmail.com!Be sure to follow and tag Thirty Pop on Facebook Twitter & Instagram!This show is made possible by patrons like Becky & Jim Brawner, and Candice & Marc Robinson. To support the work we're doing and receive bonus content from this and other Milieu Media Group shows for as little as $1 a month, join us on Patreon! Episode Credits:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Heather Hale of Hale House © 2021 Milieu Media Group, LLC

I've been waiting years to speak with David Ossman, co-founding member of The Firesign Theatre, and I'm excited to be able to talk with him about his career, and Firesign's first vinyl in decades, Dope Humor of the Seventies, out now … Continue reading →

(11/30/20) Called “the Beatles of comedy” by The Library of Congress, the four-man Firesign Theatre wrote and performed together for over 40 years, but it is their sketches from between 1968 to 1975 for Columbia Records remains their best known and most influential. From “what’s all this brouhaha?” to “forward into the past!” or “your brain may no longer be the boss!” numerous phases from Firesign’s work on record and the radio (on WBAI affiliate KPFK) became a part of the popular lexicon. In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, founding members Phil Proctor and David Ossman discuss the highs and lows of their four decades of making people laugh and think.

Featuring David Ossman, founding member of The Firesign Theatre; & science writer Andrew Fazekas, author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky Download David Ossman is one of the founding members of The Firesign Theatre. They have just released a double album on actual vinyl called Dope Humor Of The Seventies, released by Stand Up Records. We'll also hear some featured clips from the new release. Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, and author of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Night Sky, is back to talk about the the discovery of water on the Moon and China sending a rocket to the lunar surface. (Patreon Stuph File Program fans, there is a Patreon Reward Extra where Andrew talks about the ongoing Voyager mission 43 years after it's launch, and the Erasmus Comet).  This week’s guest slate is presented by Neil Schwartzman, the spamfighter from Cauce.org.

Our hosts are joined by the one and only David Ossman to discuss the forthcoming album Dope Humor of the Seventies by Firesign Theatre, a 2 disc collection of previously unreleased material from the early 70's. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/esoterica-the-podcast/message

Conversation #183, recorded on October 28, 2020. It's a two-parter with the surviving members of the FIRESIGN THEATRE, the great Phil Proctor and David Ossman. As one of the best selling groups of comedy vinyls from the late 60s, including DEAR FRIENDS and DON'T CRUSH THAT DWARF, Phil and David share the details on their first vinyl release in decades entitled DOPE HUMOR OF THE 70s! Featuring 44 tracks and a PDF book of amazing original writing scraps, Phil and David tease their upcoming books, podcasts and digital releases.  Hail Satire! is hosted and produced by Vic Shuttee. Further credits at hailsatire.com - Big thanks to Robert Price for our original theme music and Brendon Duran for the Hail Satire! logo design.  

David Ossman, a founding member of the legendary comedy group The Firesign Theatre joins the show from his plague bunker in Washington State. David and Phil catch up on the latest about Firesign Theatre and share little known stories about the history of the trailblazing comedy group. Plus a special visit with former, Not Insane Vice Presidential Candidate George Papoon. Also featured are comedy sketches by the Firesign Theatre. Copyright:  © 2020 Radio Pictures, Inc. Be sure to subscribe to the show!

Host Aaron Cain speaks with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of The Firesign Theatre, about redefining everything you know about comedy for more than 50 years.

Host Aaron Cain speaks with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of The Firesign Theatre, about redefining everything you know about comedy for more than 50 years.

Audio art piece created over distances by Marjorie Van Halteren (France) and Brian Price (USA) for the That Tuesday podcast. Mark Time Grandmaster Brian Price and his Great Northern Audio Theatre partner, Jerry Stearns, had a good year in 2017.  They won an APA Audie for their feature-length drama, IN THE EMBERS, and were awarded the Norman Corwin Award for a lifetime of Excellence in Audio Theatre.  Brian has written, directed and worked with audio theater groups across the country including Native Voices At the Autry, the Grist Mill, and the National Audio Theatre Festivals.  Most recently they released a live recording of his monologue, THE OLD CART WRANGLER’S SAGA, featuring David Ossman available on downpour.com. He first met Marjorie in 1987 when he was thrown into the shallow end of the pool to create sound effects for a play neither of them can recall—but they are sure it was a lot of fun.   www.greatnorthernaudio.com    

CPR's David Flores discusses toxic flooding and its relationship to climate change. Also, David Ossman and Judith Walcutt deliver a stylized audio op-ed: The Octopus in the Parking Garage.

The hilarious, startling biography of Phil Proctor, the co-founder of the legendary satirical comedy group, the Firesign Theatre. Includes over 120 rare photos, illustrating his work in comedy recordings, TV, film and even the Broadway stage.Phil, with Peter Bergman, Phil Austin and David Ossman, predicted reality TV, hackers, computer viruses, virtual reality, the fall of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and more. Look for these major moments of mind-melting madness in Where's My Fortune Cookie?:Phil and Firesign partner Peter Bergman survive a mass shooting in a San Francisco Chinatown restaurant, predicted months before by a psychic friend.Phil's first film, Henry Jaglom's A Safe Place, with Orson Welles and Jack Nicholson, and wild interactions with Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, Bob Marley and many more.Revelations of psychic phenomena and contact with extraterrestrials that begin in Phil's childhood. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are joined by the co-founder of the legendary satirical comedy group, the Firesign Theatre, Phil Proctor, who just released his book 'Where's My Fortune Cookie: My Psychic, Psurrealistic Pstory'. It tells the stories of his career and life, but also the psychic predictions and amazing circumstances that surround them. Phil, with Peter Bergman, Phil Austin and David Ossman, predicted reality TV, hackers, computer viruses, virtual reality, the fall of the Soviet Union, 9/11 and more. Don't miss this episode, I predict a good time for anyone who listens! Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Wheres-Fortune-Cookie-Phil-Proctor/dp/138970503X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509673355&sr=8-1&keywords=wheres+my+fortune+cookie PlanetProctor.com FiresignTheatre.com @FiresignPhil @BradSchreiber CannedAirPodcast.com @CannedAirPod @Canned_Air Society6.com/CannedAirPod

David Ossman interview - David Ossman - David Ossman/Kurt Ericson - 2015 - Firesign Theatre

Eek!  Gasp!  The final Mark Time Radio Show by Great Northern Audio Theater! Well, at least they go out with a bang.  David Ossman of the Firesign Theatre returns one last time to the live raucous stage to play Cyber Bob, in Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph.  Bob leaves his position as cart-wrangler at […] The post Mark Time Radio Show – ‘Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph' appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

Eek! Gasp! The final Mark Time Radio Show by Great Northern Audio Theater!Well, at least they go out with a bang. David Ossman of the Firesign Theatre returns one last time to the live raucous stage to play Cyber Bob, in Cyber Bob and the Digital Nymph. Bob leaves his position as cart-wrangler at the Mart to lead a digital expedition into the digital glade in search of the beautiful yet elusive Digital Nymph. There's a history between the two, and they are not playing...well, they are playing games...and when the Nymph asks, "Do you want to take the leap?" There's only one answer for an old campaigner like Cyber Bob.Live Sound Effects by Tony Brewer and Brian WestleyMusic by Eleanor PriceSound by Jerry Stearns and Kris MarkmanDirected by Brian PriceWritten by Brian Price and Jerry StearnsDownload Radio Drama Revival - Episode 408The post Episode 408 – A Tryst with the Digital Nymph appeared first on Radio Drama Revival.

SPACEGIRL -  DOWNLOADING THE LEGACY (COMEDY) Join Melinda Peterson as SpaceGirl, with David Ossman and Phil Proctor of the Firesign Theatre and Gordon Smuder of Transylvania TV in this sendup of superhero comics on radio. “The clever team of Stearns and Price are back again with another space adventure! Very nice indeed.  A tight script, good acting and surprisingly good sound especially for a live performance. As you’ll hear, there are certainly a lot of laughs in this one. It’s a very polished piece of work. – Tom Lopez, ZBS    Great Northern Audio Theatre

The Texas vacation theme in this episode kept mutating into a "vacation from health and life" theme for some reason. That's just how the material sorted itself out. Sometimes that happens. We offer two songs by The Deathbillies, one from The Psycho Skeletons, an excerpt from Fever in the Funkhouse live, and clips from Radio Synaesthesia, The Ask Dr. Hal podcast, The Puzzling Evidence Show, and, well, Deadwood. There are also a large Large collarge, two rare Firesign bits (both by Rev. David Ossman), Dr. Philo Drummond, and a whole bunch of goats. A rather candid recording of the Rev. and Princess Stang-Doe chatting as they stroll through the grounds of Stang Ranch in Texas provides some hidden surprises to those who listen closely.

Shrunken Head Lounge Surf Radio Show Running Time: 29 minutes 37 seconds The Further Adventures of Nick Danger   "The Further Adventures of Nick Danger" is probably the group's most famous recording, its characters having been reused in many subsequent sketches. It is presented as a 1940s radio drama, the "episode" title here being "Cut 'Em Off at the Past." Nick Danger (Phil Austin) is a '40s-style detective character in the Raymond Chandler mold. In live performances and photographs, he wears the stereotypical fedora and trench coat. He has the obligatory nemesis on the police force, Lieutenant Bradshaw (Bergman), who questions his every move. His "mark" is Rocky Rococo (Proctor), a Peter Lorre imitation. True to the clichés of the genre, there is a suspicious butler, Catherwood (David Ossman), and a femme fatale, Nancy (Proctor). Compared to other Firesign Theatre material, this sketch is a rather straightforward, basically plot-driven narrative, though it is loaded with references to The Beatles, the I Ching, and other counterculture topics. It also features various self-reflective post-modern jokes, such as a scene where the fire two characters are ostensibly sitting around is referred to as "the cellophane". (The sound of fire was famously simulated by crinkling cellophane on old radio dramas.) At the end of the sketch, the action is interrupted at a crucial moment by a "late-breaking announcement" from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Ossman), who wearily tells the American people that Pearl Harbor has just been attacked, and that the United States will unconditionally surrender to the Japanese. The record ends with the cast switching to the other side of the LP, "take 600".

Rebellion and rebels in modern art is touched on throughout, as well as David Ossman's fight with NPR over John Cage and his collage radio show in the 80's, more interviews with artists, the art of fashion design, literary criticism, and The Firesign Theatre on the air. 3 Hours.     The post Over the Edge – “All Art Radio” appeared first on KPFA.

Nearly Engulfed

George Tirebiter On Veeps - Live From The Islands! - David Ossman - 2004