Author: nzaino
DoT EP87: Nat Freedberg from The Upper Crust to Better Late Than Never, plus New Comedy from Jim Breuer
If Nat Freedberg’s voice sounds familiar, it may be because you’ve heard him on this podcast way back on EP32, when I interviewed...... Read More
DoT EP86: “Walk This Way” Author Geoff Edgers with New Music from Nat Freedberg
If you are a fan of music or comedy, you should already know Geoff Edgers. He was a longtime arts writer with The...... Read More
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote – One Night Only?
Here is the short version of this review – watching The Man Who Killed Don Quixote made me happy. Terry Gilliam creates a...... Read More
DoT EP85: Disney and Hanna Barbera Animator Philo Barnhart plus New Music from Matt York
This is the last of the four podcasts I taped last November at the NorthEast Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza, which happens twice...... Read More
Pet Sematary Is Back, and It’s Not Quite the Same
“Sometimes dead is better.” That’s the tagline, spoken by friendly neighbor Jud in Pet Sematary, that defines the story. And when the first...... Read More
DoT EP84: Musical Alien Micropixie Explores the Dark Sight of the Moon, plus New Comedy from Jess Salomon
If you are used to our usual theme song, do not adjust your iPod at the beginning of this episode. This week, we...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Daniel Sloss On Offensive Jokes, “Dad” Jokes, and Why He’s Not a TV Comic
I interviewed Daniel Sloss a few weeks back for the Boston Globe when he came to town with his new show X, a...... Read More
DoT EP83: American Bystander Publisher and Editor Michael Gerber with New Music from Micropixie
This week’s episode is a conversation with Michael Gerber, publisher and editor of humor and satire magazine The American Bystander. There are hundreds,...... Read More
What I Can Tell You About Jordan Peele’s Us Without Spoiling It
There is almost nothing I can tell you about Jordan Peele’s Us that won’t spoil something about the film. Here’s what I can...... Read More
DoT EP82: Musician and Journalist Ted Drozdowski plus an Audiobook Excerpt from Sarah Moss’s Ghost Wall
I first became aware of Ted Drozdowski when I was working at the Boston Phoenix, reading his reviews and features as I helped...... Read More
The Horrifying Chaos of Climax
If the projector burned out at the beginning of the screening and all that was left was the audio, Climax would still be...... Read More
DoT EP81: Comics Artist and Musician Guy Gilchrist with New Music from Ted Drozdowski
This is an inadvertently Nashville-themed edition, as featured interview subject, comics artist/creator and musician Guy Gilchrist, and the musician behind this week’s featured...... Read More
How Do You Feel About Greta?
I don’t know if I liked Greta, but there are parts of it I loved. Isabelle Huppert, to start with the obvious, brings...... Read More
DoT EP80: Writer/Producer/Puppeteer Bill Diamond with New Music from Teardrop City
The Department of Tangents Podcast is 80 today with this episode, featuring an interview with writer, puppet creator, producer, and all around problem...... Read More
Podcasts: Larry Charles on Are We Still Talking About This? with Jessica Pilot and Adam Kaplan
Jessica Pilot, writer and stand-up booker for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, recently launched a podcast called Are We Still Talking About...... Read More
You Hate Biopics — See Stan & Ollie Anyway
I have become suspicious of biopics these past few years. The main reason to see them is to learn something about someone whose...... Read More
DoT EP79: Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola Discuss 2018 Horror Films and Their Latest, Clickbait plus New Music from Whispering Sons
Happy New Year’s Eve! This is a special edition of the Department of Tangents Podcast, a look back at the year in horror...... Read More
Merry Christmas, Courtesy of Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen
The Department of Tangents wishes you and your a happy, rock and roll Christmas. To help with the festive spirit, here is “My...... Read More
LAUGHS Brian Kiley
“You have to be ready for anything when you’re a parent. One time my son was three years old. We come back from...... Read More
DoT EP78: NorthEast Comic Con Comedy Panel w Carolyn Plummer, Kathe Farris, Erin Spencer, and Emily Ruskowski, with New Music from illuminati hotties
This week’s episode is a panel discussion with comedians Kathe Farris, Emily Ruskowski, Erin Spencer, and Carolyn Plummer with new music from illuminati...... Read More
LAUGHS Emma Willmann Returns to Colbert 11/29
Back in May, I had Emma Willmann on EP61 of the Department of Tangents Podcast. She had just headlined a couple of shows...... Read More
DoT EP77: Celebrating 30 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Kids In the Hall on TV
This week’s episode is a bit different from previous episodes, in that it doesn’t feature an interview with one person about their work....... Read More
SHORT FILMS Christina Raia’s Enough
Longtime readers of the Department of Tangents blog should recognize the name Christina Raia and her Congested Cat Productions banner. She wrote and...... Read More
UPDATED Songs: Michael Nesmith & The First National Band Redux “Grand Ennui” at the Troubadour
Michael Nesmith finished his tour with the First National Band Redux in September, celebrating the re-release of his post-Monkees proto-Americana work with the...... Read More
DoT EP76: Ryan Lee Crosby Talks Raga Blues, plus “I’m Dissatisfied”
I’ve written about Ryan Lee Crosby’s music in the past. I’m not sure when the first time was, but back then he had...... Read More
VIDEO PREMIERE Transmission, A Dystopian Short Horror Film
Yesterday’s video premiere of “The Great Love Letter of This Great World” by Paul Weinfield and Beccs was a chance to look on...... Read More
Video Premiere – Paul Weinfield (ft. Beccs) “The Great Love Letter of This Great World”
“Each of us is a single syllable/In the great love letter of this great world.” – Paul Weinfield, “The Great Love Letter of...... Read More
Songs: Mark Geary’s Gorgeous “Adam and Eve” Live in Portugal
When I spoke with Mark Geary for The Department of Tangents Podcast EP63, he had just gotten back from playing shows in Portugal....... Read More
DoT EP75: Musician Perry Serpa with New Music from His Album, Wherefore Art Thou?
I have known Perry Serpa for several years as a press guy. He has been a regular in my inbox, sending me notices...... Read More