Tag: Department of Tangents Podcast
DoT Podcast: Halloween Fiction Special – “Walter’s Friends”
Happy Halloween! Welcome to the Halloween Fiction Special of the Department of Tangents Podcast. In this episode, I read my short horror story...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: This Is A Dream and I’m Going To Kill You
Two days left for the Daily Horror Film Fest, and I have a familiar name for fans of the Department of Tangents Podcast....... Read More
DoT Podcast EP42: Ian McDonald Talks About Some Freaks, Plus New Comedy from Sean Sullivan
Writer/Director Ian McDonald has seen a lot of coming of age films, so when he decided to make his own, he had a...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP41: Corin Ashley On Broken Biscuits and Stroke Recovery, plus New Comedy from Fern Brady
Corin Ashley was in the middle of recording his powerful new rock and roll album Broken Biscuits in January of 2016 when his...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP36: A World of Soul with Zeshan B plus New Comedy From Ray Harrington
If you caught Zeshan B on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert a couple of weeks ago, you know how powerful a soul...... Read More
DoT Podcast Ep35: Billy D. Washington Never Left Stand-Up, But He’s Coming Back, Plus New Music from BIRDS
I’ve been a fan of comedian Billy D. Washington for a while. He’s a smart comic, talented in a lot of ways. He...... Read More
DoT Podcast Episode 29 – A Late-Night “Yes, And” Session with Petey Gibson, Plus Music from Amy Helm
There is a concept in improv called “Yes, And…” which basically means that you take whatever reality your scene partner has presented, accept...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP28 The Women In Comedy Festival 2017 Edition Plus New Music from Scott H. Biram
Last year, I was sad to see one of my favorite festivals, the Women In Comedy Festival, take a hiatus. “Hiatus” can mean...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP26: Anders Parker on Solitude and Collaboration, New Comedy from Carmen Lynch
Anders Parker has been swerving all over the map, musically, for more than twenty years. He started out as the one-man band Varnaline...... Read More
Department of Tangents Minicast: An Interview Flashback with John Cleese
In October of 2015, I interviewed John Cleese for the Boston Globe in advance of a local stop on his book tour for...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP24: Joe DeRosa on Horror and Comedy
Joe DeRosa is the perfect subject for the Department of Tangents Podcast. He’s a talented comedian, as evidenced by his new album and...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP23: The One-Year Anniversary “Best Of” Episode
One year ago today, I launched the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast, a place where I could write about my love of...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Son of the Velvet Rat’s Georg Altziebler Talks the Shimmering New Dorado
Welcome to a new Department of Tangents Minicast with Georg Altziebler, singer/songwriter behind Son of the Velvet Rat. In February, Son of the...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP22: Birds of Chicago on Touring and Love In Wartime, Plus New Comedy from Jenny Zigrino
This week on the Department of Tangents Podcast, a conversation with Allison Russell and JT Nero of Birds of Chicago, plus a preview...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP21: Twenty Years of “The State of the Industry” with Andy Kindler, Music from Birds of Chicago
For twenty years, Andy Kindler has been making hamburger of sacred cows with his State of the Industry Address at the Just For...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP 20: Comedian Nick Vatterott on Being Strange, New Music from the Chandler Travis Philharmonic
Nick Vatterott doesn’t like being strange for the sake of being strange. He won the Andy Kaufman Award in 2011, but he’s uncomfortable...... Read More
Spotify Playlist of Department of Tangents Podcast Guests!
If you’re a Spotify person, I have created a playlist made up of musicians and comedians who have appeared on the Department of...... Read More
DoT Podcast Ep19: All the Hyphens with Singer/Songwriter/Storyteller/Humorist Don White
I heard Don White on the radio long before I met him. He would tell these wonderful stories about his family, often followed...... Read More
Department of Tangents Minicast: Tall Heights on Neptune, Busking, and 2017
Tim Harrington and Paul Wright, better known as Boston-based folk duo Tall Heights, are taking a little time to breathe to start off...... Read More
DoT Minicast: An Interview Flashback with Louie Anderson of Baskets
In honor of the second season of Baskets kicking off tonight on FX, I thought I’d share a bit of my conversation with...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP18 – Miles Hyman Celebrates Shirley Jackson’s Centennial
One hundred years ago today, horror and humor writer Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California. To celebrate this centennial, I spoke...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP17 – Sam Phillips Talks New Music, New “La Las” for Gilmore Girls
Sam Phillips fans have reason to celebrate this fall. She has a new mini-album out, called Human Contact Is Never Easy, which includes...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP16 – Alejandro Escovedo Burns Something Beautiful
When I interviewed Alejandro Escovedo for this episode, we were sitting in the green room upstairs at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston....... Read More
Department of Tangents Minicast: Colin Quinn on Unconstitutional and the National Divide
Colin Quinn has just released two new one-man shows — Unconstitutional on CD, and The New York Story on Netflix. We could use...... Read More
Minicast: Interview Flashback with Reggie Watts
Anyone who has Reggie Watts spin beats and jokes onstage will tell you he is a comic, musical genius. With a microphone and...... Read More
DoT Podcast Ep14: Mary Lou Lord, Annabelle Lord-Patey and Matt Minigell
We have a full dance card for Episode 14 with three guests — Mary Lou Lord, Anabelle Lord-Patey, and Matt Minigell. Each of...... Read More
First Minicast: Trevor Williams, Writer/Director of “The Jane,” Out Today on UCB Comedy
Trevor Williams wrote and directed the short film The Jane, which debuted on the UCB Comedy Vimeo site April 13. Funny thing about...... Read More