The Dana Gould Hour

Author of the book The Comedians, a walking, talking, show business encyclopedia, Kliph Nesteroff is here. As well as a man who truly belies description. Raconteur? Gadfly? Human Special Effect? You decide. The great Mike Carano is here, as well as a new Political Talk With Two Guys From Boston, a deep dive into the story of the late, great Brother Theodore and so much more.

Thanksgiving is over and it’s time for holiday panic. If you are like me, it’s time for planning trips, buying gifts, wrapping gifts, wondering how you’re going to pay for it all, realizing you can’t, and finally throwing up your hands and deciding to get the crew back together for one last heist! On this episode Mike Mendez, director of Big Ass Spider. Axelle Carolyn, author of The Girls’ Guide To Ghost Movies. And Tom Wright, the man, who painted all those paintings that you see on The Nigh

Yes, it's that time of year, October. The fall! Halloween. We've got two amazing guests. A man who needs no introduction, Mr. Patton Oswalt is here. You can follow his many adventures on twitter and try to catch him live as he is doing dates all across he country as well as appearing on NBC's AP-Bio. Ken Reid is also with us. He is the host of the excellent podcast TV Guidance Counsellor and is a hilarious comedian in his own right. http://DanaGould.com

September. It is officially pre-halloween season and we have a great pre-halloween episode. Wayne Kramer, the legendary lead guitarist for the MC5 and père ubu is here. He's written a new book entitled "The Hard Stuff." As well, we have comedian Matt Braunger. He's here to talk about his new podcast "Advice From a Dipshit." http://DanaGould.com

We have an amazing show this month! From Turner Classic Movies, Ben Mankiewicz is here. Ben is smart, funny, knows everyone in show business, comes from a family of Hollywood royalty and DC political insiders. Talk about connected. What’s he doing here, you might ask? Well, he thought he was doing WTF. No, I’m just kidding. Ben’s a friend. Also, speaking of friends, from he Simpsons, the author of the new behind the scenes book about The Simpsons, Springfield Confidential, Mr. Mike Reiss is here.

Hello all! This is our annual messed-up mid-summer episode. I didn't have time to do my laundry properly, much less get a podcast going, but I didn't want the month to go by with nothing to show for it. So, we're going to take some of my favorite middle pieces most especially ones from our early early days, which we haven't re-run. And I wrote a new one that will lead off the show and we'll do sort of a best of story time episode. http://DanaGould.com

Ahhh summer. The kids are getting ready for finals, vacations are being planned, and if you're me, you’re in Atlanta making your friends hang out in a swamp as you film season three of Stan Against Evil. Our guests include Shaun Cassidy, a teen idol in the 1970’s who switched gears and became a writer, creating one of my favorite TV shows, American Gothic. Eddie Pepitone was also a teen idol, scoring hits with his band Eddie and the Peptones. http://DanaGould.com

Aaaaaaand we’re back. Spring has sprung and we’re busy as bees! But out of chaos comes order and, if not order, a podcast. This month we have our old buddy Alison Rosen, whose new book, Tropical Attire Encouraged And Other Phrases That Scare Me. Comedian Blaine Capatch and raconteur and California comedy history gadfly Mike Carano are also here. As for me? I’m back on tour later this summer after we wrap filming season three of Stan Against Evil, which is, as we speak, in the high dudgeon of pre-produ

We have a terrific show for you this month. The host of TV Guidance Counselor, the great Ken Reid is here. And real life Forrest Gump, star of Animal Planet’s Emergency Vets and former bouncer for some of the greatest rock bands in the history of music, the man Keith Richards made go to medical school, Kevin Fitzgerald is here! http://DanaGould.com

This is something of a different episode of the show. It's dedicated, almost in its entirety to one man, a brilliant writer and radio performer named Joe Frank. Joe Frank started his career by and large on WBAI in New York and eventually made his way to KCRW in Los Angeles, He was completely unique, incredibly inventive and is actually the reason this podcast exists. http://DanaGould.com

Happy 2018 everybody. Getting right at it, we have a great line up for you. The hilarious and recently-married Matt Braunger is with us. Look for Matt’s new comedy special, later this year. An comedian and human woman, Emma Arnold is with us. You can pick up her album Shut Up Calvin wherever fine records are sold. We also have Jack O’Brien and Miles Grey of The Daily Zeitgeist Podcast, along with their producer, and co-host of the excellent podcast Ethnically Ambiguous, Anna Hossnieh. DanaGould.com

It IS December, and that calls for a year-end recap. Last year, prior to election day, we all thought we knew how the year was going to turn out. Well it didn’t quite work out that way, did it? So joining me at the mic today is none other than Mike Murphy. Joining us is Pete Aronson. We also have Danny Bland with us. Danny is, among other things, the road manager for The Blasters. For details & tickets links to all of my live shows go to http://www.danagould.com/events/

Today’s show features two amazing guests, author, actor, podcaster, husband, father, men’s facial hair advocate John Hodgman is here. He has an excellent new book out now called Vacationland and he is here to discuss that, and so much much more. Also, I was able to speak with the one and only Rich Koz himself, otherwise known as Svengoolie. An American institution and, as America’s leading horror movie host, a man I am somewhat if not very jealous of. http://DanaGould.com

It's Halloween Times, and we have a veritable pillowcase full of treats in store for you. Joe Dante, the director of Gremlins, The Howling, Pirahan, Matinee, Small Soldiers, Gremlins 2, The Burbs, Twilight Zone: The Movie. Josh Olson, the Academy Award nominated screen writer for A History of Violence and the current curator of the excellent Trailers From Hell podcast. And Mike Mendez, director of the great, great film Big Ass Spider, Don't Kill It, Tales Of Halloween, etc. http://DanaGould.com

Valerie Tosi, held over from last month to make room for big dead Jerry Lewis is here, Valerie is an incredibly funny comedian and an LA transplant from Boston, so yeah, we had more than a little to talk about. The Bitter Buddha is back, Eddie Pepitone is here, 'nuff said, and lastly, a guy I've wanted to have on the show from the episode one. A very funny and talented comedian and actor who is the only person I know who has played himself on The X-Files. Mr. Wayne Federman.