The Dork Forest

Nelly Thomas has a joke about Michel Foucault’s name and then it’s a wordplay pronunciation thing and then we get real. Did you know about the relationship between power and knowledge? Yeah… I didn’t. I learned stuff. YAY ME. Enjoy.

@houseofpamcakes twitte is a comic and we talk about so many things and we KEEP coming back to Groundhog Day! We meander and it’s hilarious. You will love.

Peter Falk was better looking than Columbo. I talk with JimWoster-of EPISODE ONE of the prerecorded fame-about the well written mystery. This one was an exciting use of USB sticks and the US Mail. It took a sec. There’s a SLIGHT overlap because Quarantine dorkout. You will love it anyway.

Dominic Ferrantelli is NOT on yer social MEDIA! Yeah. He is watching Laser Disks and playing old video games and pinball. AND explaining Cathode rays to ME. Oof. I learned so much a lot of it leaked out. But it is fascinating and great. Enjoy!!

Maria Bamford dorks out about reality shows. The ones SHE LIKES! They have the same theme... it isn't the task or the problem.. it's the HUMANITY. ha@! It's awesome.

The fiction of Godzilla ruins the reality of Dinosaurs for JUST a second. And then ongoing in the life and times of Steve Mandel (@nevativsteve). Then he’s back with more SCIENCE. We talk MONSTERS and now I want to try again to watch them all!!

@mattkirshen & @myqkaplan both told me they love advice columns the SAME WEEK. So Dork Panel! May 8th Myq has a new album coming out & Matt has a podcast called “Probably Science” that you should check out. This is fascinating.

Get ready for another Great Depression! This time with Turmeric! My sister (@bossymagoo) Darla Kashian can make a meal out of any found items. She LIKES nice items but she cooks like the depression mom she was raised to be. Let us learn. You will love.

I met Luisa Rebull (@lrebull – CalTech Astronomer) working on UniverseUnplugged.org and we got to talk for 15 minutes. I wanted to ask my simple space and science questions for another hour. So here we are. It’s GREAT. Enjoy.

When last we visited with Robin Ryan (@robinryan200) she dorked out about Rollerderby (EP 360) but here we get the grit and hope and dark humor that is her job – teaching High School/GED in a California Men’s Prison. It’s fascinating. People are still people. Don’t Bet on The Rapture.

Guy Branum (@guybranum) knows so many things and these six British aristocratic sisters are FASCINATING. I wish to make a mitigating pun. I will not. This ep is recorded via skype bc of the ‘rona. Take care out there. Enjoy.

The war of standup v improv has NO PLACE in this ep of The Dork Forest w @seanconroy who LOVES improv. (and is great at it for realz). He also has a new 'cast "Sean Conroy Gets Happier" Listen to that! After this.

Aldrin Cornejo (@acornayho) loves all the games and a LOT of animation (he works at American Dad!) but this episode is all about the tabletop game The Vampire Masquerade. HE KNOWS SO MUCH!! Enjoy.

Janet Jackson sings, dances, acts and LIVED through it! Niceole Levy (@niceolecookies) is a screenwriter and my friend. We dork out.

did YOU know Stevie Nicks was in Fleetwood Mac? I learn it AGAIN. I'm SURE i knew at one time. Sarah Mowrey dorks out and I listen. For it is the music that is important.