On the Mic with Tim Drake

Episode 148 - Max Kerwien

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! 

Episode 147 - Caitlin Kunkel

On today's episode I have comedy writer, Caitlin Kunkel!

I first got to know Caitlin as one of my teachers at The Second City and have continued to follow her career as she as her comedy writing partners launched The Belladonna Comedy in New York. Caitlin and her Belladonna Comedy team recently released the hilarious new satire book, "New Erotica for Feminism". 

I talked with Caitlin about how she got her start in comedy writing, teaching at The Second City, what inspires her to write, creating a network, the new book, and so much more! 

Caitlin is also giving you the chance to win a copy of New Erotica for Feminists. The first 3 people to comment on Facebook or Twitter and tell me where Caitlin went to grad school will win a copy of the book. Make sure to listen to the episode for the answer! 

A huge Thank You to Caitlin Kunkel for taking the time to join me on the podcast. This was a long time coming and I'm so glad we finally made it happen. Make sure to follow her and Belladonna Comedy on all of the links below, and most importantly, go buy the books!

Thanks, Caitlin!

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 146 - Schuyler Fisk

On today's episode I have actor and musician, Schuyler Fisk! 

I have been a fan of Schuyler's for year since I first saw her in "Orange County" and knew I had to have her on the podcast. She was already out of town for Thanksgiving, but still took the time to call into the podcast to promote her new film "Every Other Holiday" that premiers tomorrow night (Nov. 23rd) at 10PM on Lifetime.

I also talked with Schuyler about getting her start in acting, support of her family, making her own career and not being in her famous parents shadow, her music career, "Orange County" and working with Harold Ramis, "Every Other Holiday", and so much more!

A huge thanks to Schuyler Fisk for taking the time on her Thanksgiving vacation to still join me on this podcast. Don't miss "Every Other Holiday" tomorrow on Lifetime at 10PM. You can also pick up Schuyler's album on iTunes on the links below, including her holiday album, "Sounds of the Holiday".

Thanks, Schuyler!

Enjoy the episode and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Episode 145 - 31 Days of Horror and LA Comic Con

On today's episode, Austin and I go through the last month and talk about all of our experiences filming our "31 Days of Horror". 

We've had such a great time filming at all of these haunted locations and telling their history and their stories. We of course are skeptical on these kind of stories, but we love telling them. While filming, we definitely had some weird experiences that we talked about on the episode.

We also talked about my weekend at LA Comic Con and Austin's weekend back in Salt Lake for some Halloween Festivities. Austin also talks about taking a bit of a hiatus from the podcast while he takes care of his art and acting.

Thank you for your continual support and commenting and telling us your stories throughout the "31 Days of Horror". If you've missed any of them, they're available on the Instagram @onthemicpodcast. 

Have a Happy and Safe Halloween! 

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 144 - Halloween Songs

Today's episode is the 4th in our series of special Halloween Episode!

We decided to cover a topic that we realized there wasn't very many of... Halloween Songs. We usually just hear "The Monster Mash" on repeat over and over again, but we found a few of the other songs we enjoy that are also part of Halloween.

We talked about what makes a good Halloween Song, some creepy stories behind some of the songs, new songs that we hadn't heard yet, "Nightmare Before Christmas" cover songs, and possibly one of the most terrfying songs we've heard yet. 

We hope you have been enjoying our special Halloween episodes as well as our "31 Days of Horror" on our Instagram. Stay tuned for our second episode this week coming to you LIVE from LA Comic Con! 

Enjoy the episode! 

Episode 143 - Beowulf Jones

On today's episode I have Beowulf Jones! 

Beowulf is the Producer of the RISK! Podcast Live LA shows, as well as the Host and Producer of the storytelling show "Turtle" at The Ruby here in LA. I first met Beowulf when I was working at the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown. Beowulf was one of the main techs at Meltdown and one of the first people to welcome me into Meltdown fold. 

I talked with Beowulf about growing up in Canada, working on Wall Street, getting started in comedy, moving to New York, working on RISK!, Storytelling, working with The State, our love for Meltdown, and so much more. 

A huge thanks for Beowulf for taking the time to join me on the podcast. If you're interested in taking one of Beowulf's storytelling classes here in Los Angeles, click on the link below to register. Make sure to follow him on all of the social media sites below as well.

Thanks, Beowulf! 

Enjoy the episode. 

Episode 142 - Goosebumps and Scary Stories

Today's episode is our 3rd episode in our special Halloween episodes! 

Today we are talking about two of our favorite book series when we were kids, Goosebumps and Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Don't be thrown off in the episode by the fact that I'm an idiot and keep calling Scary Stories, "Scary Tales". For some reason I couldn't get "Scary Tales" out of my head. 

We talked about all of our favorite Goosebump books, the art in the books, going to bookfairs, the Goosebumps movies, the Scary Stories art, the new Scary Stories series being developed by Guillermo del Toro, and so much more. 

Make sure you're following us on Instagram and Twitter @onthemicpodcast to follow our 31 Days of Horror where we take you all throughout Los Angeles and Hollywood to visit a new haunted location every day! Share your favorite Goosebumps or haunted book series with us! 

Enjoy the episode! Go read a book!

Episode 141 - Moses Storm

On today's episode, we have comedian and actor Moses Storm! 

We've wanted to have Moses on the show for a while and were so glad he was able to fit us into his incredibly busy schedule. I first saw Moses' comedy last year when he performed on CONAN. During the same time he was on CONAN, he was also working on the YouTube Red show "Youth and Consequences" with Austin.

On the episode we talked with Moses about getting his start in comedy, moving to LA, working out his CONAN set, hosting the monthly Team Coco show Up & Up, doing improv, his most recent role in the Netflix film "Father of the Year", the upcoming "Conan and Friends" Tour, and so much more. 

A huge Thanks to Moses Storm for taking the time to join us on the show. He has such an incredibly busy schedule and we couldn't be more thankful that he took to come on the podcast. Don't miss the final 2018 Up & Up show October 16th at Dynasty Typewriter. Follow Moses on all of the links at www.onthemicpodcast.com 

Thanks, Moses! 

Enjoy the episode!

Episode 140 - Halloween Traditions

Today's episode is our second Halloween Special episode! 

Today Austin and I are talking about all of our favorite traditions growing up and the new traditions we've started making. We also talked about our favorite costumes as kids, trick-or-treating in the cold, our favorite candy we would get, making Halloween decorations, figuring out this year's costumes and so much more. 

Make sure you're following our instagram @onthemicpodcast to see all of our videos for our "31 Days of Horror". Stay tuned for new interview episode later this week with comedian Moses Storm!

Send us your favorite Halloween traditions! 

Enjoy the episode. 

Episode 139 - Barlow Jacobs

On today's episode I have actor Barlow Jacobs!

Barlow is currently in the new film, "The Old Man and The Gun", alongside Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, and Casey Affleck. Austin and I had the chance to see the film over at FOX a few weeks ago and loved it.

I talked to Barlow about how his film career started, his Sundance experience, meeting Director David Lowry, lessons he's learned on set, and so much more. You can also see Barlow in "The Master", "A Ghost Story", and "Low and Behold". 

A big thanks to Barlow Jacobs for taking the time to join me on the show. Get out and see "The Old Man and The Gun" as it plays in a theater near you now. Follow Barlow on Instagram. Find the link on the website at www.onthemicpodcast.com

Thanks, Barlow. 

Enjoy the episode.