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An entertainment and comedy podcast hosted by writer Tim Drake. Tim talks with comedians, actors, and musicians and their careers and lives. The podcast also features LIVE shows and coverage from Comic-Con's around the country, as well as red carpet interviews, Oscars Coverage, and other Hollywood events.
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Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
On today's episode I talked with writer Guinevere Turner and Director Mary Harron!
Guinevere and Mary are best known for writing and directing the hit film, "American Psycho", and their new film "Charlie Says" is in theaters now! I was so incredibly excited to talk with Guinevere and Mary as "American Psycho" is one of my favorite films. I actually didn't know I would be talking to Mary on this episode. As soon as I hung up with Guinevere, their publicist let me know they actually had Mary for me as well an hour later.
I talked with Guinevere and Mary about how their filmmaking relationship started, writing and directing "American Psycho", Mary's early work helping start the legendary "Punk Magazine", exploring the stories of Charles Manson, casting "Charlie Says", and so much more.
A huge thanks to Guinevere and Mary for taking the time to join me on this episode. It was such an honor to speak with both of them. Make sure to go see "Charlie Says" in theaters now! Visit our website www.onthemicpodcast.com to see where it's playing near you.
Thanks, Guinevere and Mary!
Enjoy the episode.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
On today's episode, Actor, Writer, Director, and Producer, Brooke Trantor returns to the podcast!
Brooke made her first appearance on the podcast on Episode 98, almost exactly 2 years ago! It was great to have Brooke back on the show to catch up and talk about her new film "Yours Are Mine", which is currently on the film festival circuit.
Brooke and I talked about loving our East Hollywood neighborhood after realizing we only live a few streets apart, going to the movies, social media and careers, the inspiration behind "Yours Are Mine", lifting up Women in Film, our Second City family, and so much more.
A huge Thanks to Brooke for taking the time from her busy schedule to come back onto the podcast. Make sure to follow Brooke on all of the social media links below. She is such an incredibly hard worker and positive person, and somebody that everybody can definitely benefit from following and getting know better. Watch the trailer for "Yours Are Mine" and make sure to see them it if it's playing in a city near you. It will be coming to the Blackbird Film Festival in Cortland, New York on April 28th, so don't miss it!
Thanks, Brooke!
Enjoy the episode.
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
On today's episode, I have Writer and Director Nathan Catucci.
Nathan's first feature film, "Impossible Monsters", premiers this Satuday, March 9th at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose. I rarely go back and watch a film twice when prepping to record shows, but "Impossible Monsters" is such a fun, twisted thriller that I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss anything. "Impossible Monsters" follows an ambitious professor who gets caught up in the murder of a participant in his sleep study, as the line between dreams and reality blur.
On the episode I talked with Nathan about about the idea for "Impossible Monsters" came about, dealing with his own sleep paralysis, the intense paitings in the film, how the production design fit in with the story, casting, and so much more.
A huge Thanks to Nathan Catucci for taking the time to join me on the podcast. Make sure to follow "Impossible Monsters" on all of the sites listed at www.onthemicpodcast.com to know when it's playing near you. Don't miss it's premier this Saturday at Cinequest!
Thanks, Nathan!
Enjoy the episode.
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Today's episode is Part 3 of our Oscar Week coverage!
Today's films come to us from the Live Action and Documentary Short categories. I talked with 3 of the Oscar nominated filmmakers, starting with Guy Nattiv from "Skin", Jeremy Comte from "Fauve", and Marshall Curry from "A Night at the Garden".
Today's collection of films are all incredibly intense films with powerful themes and messages. I talked with each of the filmmakers about how their films stories came about, how Marshall learned about the Night at the Garden, the acting choices made in the films, the messages they hope are taken away from their films and so much more! Marshall Curry recently made the news with "A Night at the Garden" when Fox News refused to play his 30 second trailer.
The Oscar Shorts are still playing in theaters around the country, as well as on the Oscar Shorts TV. All 15 films nomianted in the short film categories are absolutely incredible and I've had a wonderful time talking to all of these great filmmakers. This is the final part of our 3 part Oscar Shorts coverage and we can't begin to thank all of these Oscar Nominated Directors enough for their time.
A special thanks to Guy Nattiv, Jeremy Comte, and Marshall Curry for taking the time out of their incredibly busy schedule. Don't miss their films as part of the Oscar Shorts Program.
Best of luck to all of our guests at the Oscars this Sunday!
Enjoy the episode!
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Today's episode is Part 2 of our Oscar week coverage!
Today's films focus soley on the Animated Short film category as I talk with 4 of the Oscar Nominated filmmakers, starting with Louise Bagnall from "Late Afternoon", David Fine and Alison Snowden from "Animal Behaviour", and Trevor Jimenez from "Weekends".
The animated categories are always some of my favorite because animation offers a lot of freedom to story telling that you can't do with live action, and really lets the filmmakers imagination and creativity shine. I talked with each of them about their story development, the artistic approach and unique styles, inspiration behind their films, and so much more.
The Oscar Shorts are still playing in theaters around the country, as well on the Oscar Shorts TV. All 15 films nominated in the short film categories are absolutely incredible and I'm having a wonderful time talking to all of these great filmmakers. Stay tuned for the 3 part of our Oscar week coverage tommorw as I talk to 3 more of the Oscar nominated Directors.
A special thanks to Louise Bagnall, David Fine, Alison Snowden, and Trevor Jimenez for taking the time out of their incredibly busy week to talk with me. Don't miss their films as part of the Oscar Shorts Program.
Best of luck to all of our guests at the Oscars this Sunday
Enjoy the episode.
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Today's episode is Part 1 of our Oscar week coverage!
All this week I am interviewing the Directors behind the Oscar Nominated short films. Today's episode features 3 filmmakers, Skye Fitzgerald from the Documentary Short "Lifeboat", Ed Perkins from the Documentary Short "Black Sheep", and Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas from the Animated Short "One Small Step"
I talked with all of these filmmakers about finding out their films were nominated for an Oscar, as well as all of the individual aspects of each of their films, how they developed their story, what inspired them in the filmmaking process, troubles they encountered, and so much more.
The Oscar Shorts are still playing in theaters around the country, as well on the Oscar Shorts TV. All 15 films nominated in the short film categories are absoultely incredible and are having a wonderful time talking to all of these filmmakers. Stay tuned for another episode tomorrow with 3 more Oscar nominated Directors.
A special thanks to Skye Fitzgerald, Ed Perkins, Andrew Chesworth, and Bobby Pontillas for taking the time out of this incredibly busy week to talk with me. Don't miss their films as part of the Oscar Shorts Program.
Best of luck to all of our guests at the Oscars this Sunday.
Enjoy the episode.
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
On today's episode, I have two-time Emmy winner, head of Conan Digital, and creator of "Clueless Gamer", Aaron Bleyaert!
I first met Aaron at one of the final Meltdown shows and have always been a fan of his work on Conan. It was great to finally make this episode work with Aaron's incredibly busy schedule.
On the episode I talked with Aaron about his recent visit to the Sundance Film Festival, finding your own voice in entertainment, discovering his love for TV at Michigan State, videos that inspire him (see the website), creating "Clueless Gamer", his career at Conan, Dinner and a Video Game, and so much more.
A huge Thanks to Aaron Bleyaert for taking the time to sit down with me for this episode. Make sure to follow him on all of the social media links and his show links below. Also follow the Team Coco links we put below where you can see even more of Aaron's work, especially as he leave for Australia this week to film Conan Australia.
Thanks, Aaron!
Enjoy the episode!
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Monday Dec 31, 2018
Happy New Years, Everybody! Today is our annual New Years Eve episode of the podcast!
Austin and I sat down and reflected on the whirlwind of a year that 2018 has been. With our first full year living in Los Angeles under our belts, we have a lot to look forward to in 2019.
So often we see the circular post of "this past year was horrible, here's to next year" only to be repeated time and time again on New Years Eve. We've instead decided to look at how things may have beaten us up this year, and what we've learned and taken away from those experiences to make 2019 even better.
We reflected on the some of the great times we've had, the awesome events we got to attend, and some of the new changes in our lives. We don't know what 2019 has instore for us, but we're ready for it.
Thank you to everybody who has continued to support us this year! We hope everybody has a safe and Happy New Year. We look forward to sharing 2019 with you.
Happy New Year!
Enjoy the episode.
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
On today's episode I have actor and podcaster, James Simenc!
James is another member of the Nerdist Showroom family that I had the pleasure of working with and this was great time catching up with James and finding out about all of the incredible projects James has been working on. James is a regular sketch actor on CONAN which we loved talking about.
James and I talked about working on CONAN sketches, working at The Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown running into each other at San Diego Comic-Con, getting his degrees in Math & Science, the California Wildfires affecting his friends and family, his Math based podcast, "DIGITS", plumbing 101, and so much more!
A huge Thanks to James for taking the time to join me on the podcast just a few days before he heads back home for Christmas. It was so great to catch up with James and learn more about his career. Make sure to follow James on all of the social media links below and check out some of his CONAN sketches as well.
Thanks, James!
Enjoy the episode.
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
Thursday Dec 13, 2018
On today's episode I have comedian and writer, Max Kerwien!
Max and I first became friends while doing stand up and working at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown together. We always had such a great time at Meltdown and this was the first time we've had a chance to catch up since it closed back in March. Max just released a new comedic book of poetry called "Poems to Ruin Dinner With" that is now available on Amazon.
I talked with Max about stand up and some of our favorite Meltdown stories, battling Crohn's disease, taking a serious topic and making it funny, growing up in Seattle and moving to LA, getting into comedy, writing "Poems to Ruin Dinner With", and so much more!
A huge Thank You to Max for taking the time to join me on the podcast. It was so great to catch up with him and learn more about life and comedy background. Make sure to pick up "Poems to Ruin Dinner With" on Amazon. It will be the best $6 you'll spend this year!
Thanks, Max!
Enjoy the episode!