Interview Flashback: Dick Gregory In Gadfly Magazine, 2002

Posted on August 22, 2017 by nzaino

The world lost a tremendous voice for comedy and civil rights activism Saturday night when Dick Gregory died at 84, reportedly of a...... Read More

DoT Minicast: An Interview Flashback with George Carlin

Posted on September 21, 2016November 8, 2016 by nzaino

In last Friday’s New Release Roundup, I reviewed the new George Carlin Album, I Kinda Like It When A Lotta People Die, archived...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast: Interview Flashback with Nathan Fillion 2010

Posted on May 30, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

When I spoke with Nathan Fillion in 2010 for a site called Culture Mob, Castle was still early in its run and there...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast Ep2: Interview Flashback with Jen Kirkman

Posted on April 22, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

This is your weekly Interview Flashback, where I dig into my archived of 18 years interviewing comedians, musicians, authors, and artists for newspapers...... Read More

Interview Flashback: Skyping With Puddles

Posted on April 8, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

On New Year’s Eve 2015, I “interviewed” Puddles of Puddles Pity Party for the Boston Globe. I put interview in quotes because Puddles...... Read More

Interview Flashback: Josh Gondelman

Posted on April 1, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

Josh Gondelman has been on one hell of a hot streak the past two weeks. The Last Week Tonight with John Oliver writer’s...... Read More

Interview Flashback: Amy Schumer Moves Into the Spotlight

Posted on March 25, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

Amy Schumer had only been doing comedy for three and a half years when we spoke in 2007. She was coming off of...... Read More

Interview Flashback: Reggie Watts on the Muppets, Zappa, and Chaos

Posted on March 18, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino

In 2012, I interviewed Reggie Watts for American Songwriter‘s issue on comedy and music. We covered a lot of ground in a half...... Read More