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It's the Appropriate Omnivore and the Angry Omnivore (Johnny Dam) sharing why they both think the world isn't suitable for the vegangelical dream of abolishing animal products. They get into how abstaining from eating animals could lead to scenarios where we're competing for crops or our vegetables lack the needed nutrients that come from animal fertilizers. And they propose more sustainable solutions, such as eliminating factory farming and making agriculture completely community based.
So many people move to Hollywood to succeed in comedy. This weeks guest moved from Hollywood to Pennsylvania to feel like a real success. It's a different story for Bombing that goes from Victoria's Secret all the way to World War I!
You want words? We've got words! Enhance your vocabulary with coterie, behest, and rubicon! Learn how to pronounce coven! Discover the joy of baining! Plus, stories of shocking variety and transience! NDR overlord Johnny Dam's presence unleashes a neutron bomb of jocular tangents, and guest Mike Simmons provides a heavy dose of contrapuntal wit as well as all of this week's music, via his band Sparkle*Jets UK. This one's a barn burner, folks...strap in and hang on!
Where conventional wisdom fails, The Spoon prevails! Rob, Allen Lulu, and Johnny Dam explain how politics are more than sport, how sports are surprisingly political, the upside of steroids, the downside of childlike enthusiasm, and why unusual attraction is often the most potent. Plus, the tsunami of crazy that is the Republic National Convention meets a real-deal hurricane, and Chris and Thom check in from their assignments in the field. Music by Trinket and Mark Fletcher
With so many cooks in the kitchen this week (Rob welcomes Dave Berges, Johnny Dam, and Bill Holmes to the mic, not to mention a boatload of callers, including Chris & Thom) you'd think the resulting dish might be unpalatable, but somehow the wheels stay on the wagon -- barely -- while topics fly past the windows with great velocity and ferocity, including the curse of Oliver, the idiocy of Akins, and the rapid depopulation of leather-helmet celebrity. Plus, poetry corner! Music by Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings
The show is fashioned into a pop culture scatter-gun that lays waste to all within range, as Rob & Chris attempt to conduct some sabotage (or, as Shatner would say, "sabotage") on Thom by juicing Johnny Dam's nerdery to rinds prior to his appearance on The Geek Agenda. Plus, keen comedic conversation on subjects such as gun control, parenthood, chicken wings, and football stats, and this week's Sodomozing A Legacy pens the final (?) chapter in the epic tale of Michaelangelo vs Michael Bay. Music by KingSizeMaybe
In which Thom & Andru are paid a visit by their dark, whimsical overlord Johnny Dam (henceforth known as Johnny Darko) who flashes his bona fides with references ranging from Thunderbirds Game of Thrones, then blazes discursive trails into politics, infotainment, and the need for Dish Network to stop ratting out spoiler addicts to their spouses, all while painting the show’s language a lovely shade of indigo. Plus, memories of Kurt Cobain, and a review of Wrath Of The Titans.
Johnny Dam is on a mission to educate the men of The Spoon, and provide a rousing wave of slow claps when and if any lessons sink in. Items on the syllabus include the difference between comics and comedians, the downside of human evolution, practical advice on celebrity impersonations, and important criteria for determining the Sexiest Woman Alive. Also, praise for artists who get a second act, and befuddlement over some that got a first one. Music by Johnny Angel Wendell, Chris Von Sneidern, and Vinyl Candy.
Sometimes the men of The Spoon are able to mix the silly and the serious with a deft, neuro-surgical touch, but this week the results are more Frankenstein-esque. Shit gets real over the goings-on at Penn State, throwing what had been a regular round of shenanigans into a debate over power, responsibility, community, and humanity. Plenty of gallows humor to be found here (especially from special guest Johnny Dam) as well as excursions into Oscar politics, Canadian labor, and a healthy round of caller abuse, but in general, this episode has a slightly different tone from what you may be used to. Listen anyway. Music by Drive Til Morning,The Loveless, and Infidels.
It's often been said that The Spoon is a show ahead of its time. That has never been more literally true than this week's episode, broadcast on Halloween but disproportionately concerned with the approaching Christmas season. NDR head cheese Johnny Dam joins us for a rollicking evening of righteous indignation, reflective rumination, and Re-Animator talk. Also, a trick-or-treater visits the studio, and the Fivetober meme just Will.Not.Die. Music by The Ramblers, Elton Duck,and The Surf Piranhas
In which Thom struggles vainly to prevent the proceedings from mutating into an ad hoc episode of The Spoon, with Robbie Rist and Chris Jackson sitting in and NDR's dark whimsical overlord Johnny Dam making his debut on the show. Appropriate to Halloween, the show is concerned largely with the method and madness of horror movies, with brief excursions into xenomorph fan-fiction, Klingon metal bands, and Rob's unholy adoration of Fairuza Balk. Also, this week's Wakling Dead recap, and many more swears than usual...if you're concerned with that sort of thing. Music by Paul & Storm
Which is your favorite conflict: Man vs Nature? Man vs Man? Man vs Himself? We've got all the classics covered in this week's wildlife-wary, alpha-manly, cannibal-happy, politically nihilistic dose of righteous indignation, leavened with a goodly helping of Douglas Adams references, and color commentary by Johnny Dam (aka The Thundertaker.) Music by Steve Barton, Sparkle*Jets UK, and The Orion Experience.
Lora breaks down the top sexual myths with the help of her panel: Nick Holmes, Johnny Dam and David Avallone. Tune in to what age is your sexual peak, what a Dyson vacuum has to do with your sex life and which sex toys are fit to fly the friendly skies.
Singer-songwriter, digital musical impresario, and self-described "corporate motherfucker" Tim Quirk braves Los Angeles traffic to stop by and extol the virtues of both attention-based economy and passive-aggressive public relations. Johnny Dam joins us again, this time to inaugurate the new studio. And Rob's recent venture into cautious optimism seems to be paying off, if recent setbacks for Rupert Murdoch and The Black-eyed Peas are any indication. Music by The Donnas, The Benjamins, and Wonderlick.
On the eve of their final broadcast from the old studio space, the men of The Spoon manage to wrangle executive producer and New Dissident Radio overlord Johnny Dam for a conversation chock full of raucous, rambling ruminations. No ball is left un-busted as we prepare to leave our radio chrysalis and step into the bright shiny future of NDR. Color commentary by David Lee Roth.
With their minister of information away on special assignment, Robbie and Chris are left to grapple with matters technological on their own. Multiple forms of hilarity ensue. As for matters conversational, our dynamic duo are assisted by guests Johnny Dam of Porn Star Pundits and Good Green Witch Rhonda DeFelice whose collective presence supercharges the show to terrific effect -- partly because of the fierce intelligence and witty repartee that they bring to the proceedings, but also because working with the boss in the room really, really seems to wig Rob & Chris out. Topics include: Super Bowl grief as a libido killer, the importance of proper tattoo placement, a historical perspective on coping with extreme cold, speculation on the contents of a Schindler's List blooper reel, the secret to an impervious perineum, existential dread and body horror as depicted in 127 Hours, A Night At The Roxbury, and The Star Wars Holiday Special, the nature of heroism, alternative martial aids, and the most revolting casserole recipe you've ever heard. Plus, Robbie invents a new word: "relationshippily." Music by Dingo Fish, The Sun Kings, and Tube Top
In this special double-sized, civics-minded episode: Robbie Rist returns from the road covered in musical glory, southern infatuation, and sweet, sweet BBQ sauce. There ensues a recap of both his touring adventures and how the show fared in his absence, then talk turns from past to future as the upcoming election is dissected on micro, macro, and meta levels. The definition of the word "legacy" is stretched to taffy-like proportions in this week's SAL, featuring the antics of one Carlos Irwin Estevez (ne Charlie Sheen.) In the second hour, artist/writer/bon vivant, Joe Oesterle, drops by for lively tales of the unlikely and bizarre in our fair city, as detailed in his book Weird Hollywood. Also on display are the comedic ruminations of NDR Overlord, Johnny Dam, in addition to music by The Mockers, The Neighborhood Bullys, and The Negro Problem. Get out and vote!
Joined by Johnny Dam, I enjoy another great show with a lot to talk about. Soon we are joined in the studio by Amber, a fun and funny woman, and talk about, what else, sex.
My guests are: stand-up comic, political talk radio host, and USO show veteran, Johnny Dam and The Experience's resident "Traveling Troubadour", Kevin Kelly. Topics: How Important Are Your 1st Amendment Rights? Why Do So Many Artists Have Mental Problems? To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com
Our own Johnny Dam sits in for a very funny show. A porn star flakes out, but fortunately, we have a lot to say. We talk about dyeing pubic hair, getting old, and not shaving, Bernie Madoff and questions about his Ponzi scheme.
My guests are: stand-up comic, political talk radio host, and USO show veteran, Johnny Dam and singer/songwriter Jessica Burks. Topics: How Far Would You Go To Serve Your Country? Would You Relocate To Pursue Your Dream? To hear this show: http://www.latalkradio.com/Sheena.php For more info: http://www.sheenametalexperience.com