My son, Trey, is now 7 years old! He loves microphones and the idea of podcasting, so on a day off; we sat down and had a quick conversation. It's time for Convos with Kiddos 2.0! THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our THIRD annual one-day festival to celebrate the anniversary of Everything is Awesome , celebrate the awesome creators located in Philadelphia, and—most importantly—raise money for The HEADstrong Foundati...
Jan 16, 2019•40 min
This week, I chat with Blaine Martin from REFUGEES OF ESMERELDA and YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We talk horror, podcasting, and how the two can work together! ABOUT BLAINE MARTIN Blaine Martin is your RPG loving friend! He makes podcasts ( Refugees of Esmerelda and You Are Not Alone ) and designs games ( Born of Brier and Blood , a 2018 200 Word RPG Contest finalist, and Stay Close Our Ghosts Are Coming Home , a 2018 Game Chef entry). Blaine also writes scary stories. ABOUT REFUGEES OF ESMERELDA An actua...
Jan 09, 2019•1 hr 48 min
2018 was something, huh? I sit down with my frequent co-host on Live shows, the creator of Tellest , and my best friend, Mike DeAngelo, to talk about what we really liked about 2018 and what we're looking forward to in 2019. From personal milestones to TV & Film, we look at the positive that 2018 had to offer. ABOUT MIKE DEANGELO Michael DeAngelo is a spinner of fantasy tales for those that love the genre. With a vast fantasy series under his belt, he creates worlds. He conveys the stories t...
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 16 min
So often it's me talking about or writing about pop-culture/covering conventions. When we put together a panel for Wizard World Philadelphia , the script was flipped and an article came across my desk that mentioned my podcast and the panel we ran! I was floored and instantly had to speak to the person who boosted my ego! Maggie is a college student, currently studying abroad, who is a next-generation creator. Photography, writing, and radio DJ—most of which we barely touch on as we run through ...
Dec 26, 2018•2 hr 13 min
As we start the trek towards our next 150 episodes, we sit down for a good ol' fashion long-form conversation with the designer of Star Crossed , Alex Roberts! We chat about old school radio and podcasting vs. the current podcasting methods and Alex gives me a brief history of Canada before we chat about her origin into podcasting and game design. ABOUT STAR CROSSED The excitement, tension, and heartbreak of romance! In Star Crossed , you'll craft characters who are powerfully attracted to each ...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 32 min
One hundred and FIFTY episodes. That number will always be way more impressive to me than the 11.5 years I've been podcasting. Shout out to James D'Amato for asking me what I was planning on doing for 150—it got me thinking and I really liked playing Jeff Stormer 's Mission: Accomplished! for episode 100, that I wanted to visit another tabletop role-playing game. At PAX Unplugged 2018, in Philadelphia, I sat down with Ben Wallis from the Pod of Love podcast to play Alex Robert 's Star Crossed . ...
Dec 12, 2018•2 hr 9 min
From THE BRAD AND CHUCK PODCAST, Chuck Staton joins this week's show! Chuck and Kev chat about podcasting and content creation, in addition to Chuck's gig with the boys from TELL 'EM STEVE-DAVE. Before that, we hear how it all started with Chuck Staton, a band, a website, and a podcast. ABOUT CHUCK STATON Chuck Staton is a Providence-based comedian, musician, and filmmaker. You can hear him on the Chuck and Brad Podcast, or with his band, Senior Discount. He's also a writer for Motif Magazine an...
Dec 05, 2018•1 hr 10 min
From the remote wilderness of Northern Ontario, Chad Archibald (BITE, EJECTA, I'LL TAKE YOUR DEAD) stops by to talk about THE HERETICS. Prior to getting into the film—including some fun behind the scenes stories—Chad shares his love of horror and film making origins! ABOUT CHAD ARCHIBALD Chad Archibald is the creator and co-owner of the Canadian production company Black Fawn Films. After graduating from Humber College for Multimedia design, Archibald dove into his first feature film entitled DES...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Kev takes a moment to reflect on what he's thankful for this year. THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our THIRD annual one-day festival to celebrate the anniversary of Everything is Awesome , celebrate the awesome creators located in Philadelphia, and—most importantly—raise money for The H EADstrong Foundation , an organization that offers financial, residential, and emotional support to families who are affected by c...
Nov 21, 2018•10 min
Kev takes a moment to reflect on Stan Lee—the modern-day Mark Twain that has touched nearly everyone's life. ABOUT STAN LEE Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, and publisher who was active from the 1940s to the 2010s. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics industry. In collaboration wi...
Nov 14, 2018•31 min
A simple work of art, of two Captain Marvels hanging out, brought us the Nite Owl himself, Joe Sheldahl! After forcing Joe to chat Philadelphia Eagles, Kev and Joe discuss Joe's art, MCU vs. DCEU, the problems with the DCEU, and more! ABOUT NITE OWL Just a rad dude. Likes movies where sunglasses, muscles, and explosions are prominently featured. Also likes other things. Sometimes. THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing ou...
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 28 min
A very special guest takes over this weeks Everything is Awesome to share a special Halloween bedtime story... THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our THIRD annual one-day festival to celebrate the anniversary of Everything is Awesome , celebrate the awesome creators located in Philadelphia, and—most importantly—raise money for The H EADstrong Foundation , an organization that offers financial, residential, and emotion...
Oct 31, 2018•7 min
Lee Purchase, the host of Slim Turkey , joins us to chat about his new podcast! We get into the origins of his podcast interest which leads to some talk about late-night television. The first season of Slim Turkey is about the unsolved homicide of Richard Aderson, a man who was shot over 20 years ago in a road rage incident. ABOUT SLIM TURKEY Slim Turkey is a podcast about the mysteriously unsolved murder of Richard Aderson. THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISE...
Oct 24, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Off the heels of our conversation on After Party of One , Jeff Stormer returns to Everything is Awesome ! Before getting into his freshly funded Kickstarter game, Mission: Accomplished! , we chat about Jeff's first appearance ( part 2 is here , his appearance on our second LATE NIGHT show is here , and when we played Mission: Accomplished! on Episode 100 is here ) on the show; as well as the Philadelphia Podcast class of 2016. We get into some baby face vs. heel talk, and it wouldn't be complete...
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 19 min
[powerpress] In the year and a half since James D'Amato has been on the show, he has become a full time content creator, his network is transitioning one of its flagship shows from a beloved franchise to a built from the ground up universe, and wrote a book! We talk about what it takes to run the One Shot Network and what the future of Campaign is. James also discusses his new book, The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide . ABOUT JAMES D'AMATO James D'Amato is the creator and game master of t...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Ben Wallis returns to talk about a Kickstarter he's helping run for Tekumel , his other tabletop role-playing game podcasts, live podcasting, and more! Catch PART 1 of our conversation here ! ABOUT BEN WALLIS Ben Wallis, an episcopal priest, podcaster, and tabletop role-playing game enthusiast. ABOUT PRIEST PULSE Priest Pulse takes a playful and prayerful look at ministry, news, culture, and politics through the lens of the Episcopal Church. Hosts Fr. Benjamin Gildas and Colin Chapman sit down w...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 22 min
Joining Kev this week is Ben Wallis, an episcopal priest, podcaster, and tabletop role-playing game enthusiast. The chat about Philadelphia / Bucks County, the Eagles, weight watchers, and more! Ben chats about how he got into podcasting nearly a decade ago and what he's currently working on. Be sure to listen to PART 2 (Episode 142 - Tékumel) to hear more about Ben's life with podcasting, gaming, and a Kickstarter he's helping run for Tékumel . ABOUT BEN WALLIS Ben Wallis, an episcopal priest, ...
Oct 03, 2018•57 min
Mike DeAngelo, creator of Tellest , joins Kev once again to chat about the last day of ReedPOP 's inaugural Keystone Comic Con in Philadelphia. At the convention, Kev had the opportunity to speak with Sandy King-Carptener, an award-winning producer, writer, editor, and CEO of John Carpenter's in-house comic line, Storm King Comics . They chat about horror, past and present; for adults and kids, Sandy's career, and of course what's happening at Storm King Comics! ABOUT SANDY KING-CARPENTER With a...
Sep 26, 2018•56 min
ReedPOP , which also runs New York Comic Con , has come to Philadelphia with the inaugural Keystone Comic Con . While Kev wasn't able to perform at this convention, he was able to cover it as part of the press. Mike DeAngelo, creator of Tellest , joins Kev at the start to chat about the first day of the convention. At the convention, Kev had the opportunity to speak with Mega Ran, a nerdcore hip-hop artist originally from Philadelphia. They chat about Mega Ran's origins, video game and wrestling...
Sep 26, 2018•53 min
Roshni is an India-based fitness instructor that has a plant based diet. After briefly talking about travel and her time in America, we focus on the unique fitness she teaches in India, her plant based diet (and how that is different than being vegan), and diets vs. life style changes. ABOUT ROSHNI SANGHVI Roshni's success story is a journey of an unlikely transformation. Fitness did not come to her naturally. In spite of the fact that her family is in the fitness industry, she had no intention ...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Kenzie Bond, author of The 90 Day House , joins Kev to talk about real estate, travel, Texas, Philly, amusement parks, and more! ABOUT KENZIE BOND A passionate reader, writer, traveler and rescuer of dogs, Kenzie can most often be found hiking in the wilderness with her German Shepherd Layla, or in between the pages of a book. As a native Texan, Kenzie has seen the real estate market fluctuate, swinging wildly between a buyers market and sellers market - and everywhere in between! Being able to ...
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 21 min
Danniel Slade, founder of Temple of Geek , joins me on this week's episode! Aside from having the coolest last name ever, Danniel chats about how he started Temple of Geek and how he got into podcasting. We also discuss technology of yesteryear, James Gunn, Chris Hardwick, and more! ABOUT DANNIEL SLADE Slade started Temple of Geek in 2012 with his friend as a podcast. Since then, it has become a lot more. His obsessions are Transformers , Star Wars , Classic Video Games, Superheroes, and comedie...
Sep 05, 2018•1 hr 33 min
This week, I sat down with Liz Anderson, a Chicago based comedian and writer. You've heard me rant and rave about the Campaign podcast, part of the ONE SHOT Network, as well as their main show, One Shot Podcast . Liz has been a guest on both programs and will be a featured cast member on the new Campaign story. Liz will also be part of Autonomic , a new project from Kat Kuhl. We chat about freelance work, tabletop role-playing games, wrestling, and more! ABOUT LIZ ANDERSON Liz Anderson is a writ...
Aug 29, 2018•1 hr 2 min
We continue our journey of crossing over with Earth 2's podcast, Everything is Awesome w/ Jeff and KC ! On this part of the episode, I derailed their normal structured show while they structure our derailment! ABOUT EVERYTHING IS AWESOME W/ JEFF AND KC In which two talented writers and raconteurs, Jeff Richardson and KC KAOS, get together once a week to talk about life, art, music and other stuff, all while making the funny and sharing their own artistic creations. They also interview the smarte...
Aug 22, 2018•1 hr 45 min
It's taken over 130 episodes, but East Coast Awesome mixes with West Coast Awesome when Jeff and KC Kaos from the OTHER Everything is Awesome podcast crossover with Philly's Everything is Awesome ! How did two shows, from two coasts, that are eerily similar, come to be? Listen and find out! ABOUT EVERYTHING IS AWESOME W/ JEFF AND KC In which two talented writers and raconteurs, Jeff Richardson and KC KAOS, get together once a week to talk about life, art, music and other stuff, all while making ...
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Xennial meets Gen Z on the newest episode of Everything is Awedome . Up and coming singer, songwriter, model, and actress—Jenelle Nucum—sits down with Kev to talk about her new hit single, Pages (now available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and most music services). Kev also tries to figure out what the kids consider hip in 2018. ABOUT JENELLE NUCUM Fifteen-year old Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actress and Model, Janelle Nucum, began her passion for music at the age of two, then started perfo...
Aug 08, 2018•41 min
It's never been more important to have your voice be heard and the website/app, 5calls.org, makes it incredibly easy. Co-founder Nick O'Neill joins me to talk about how 5calls came about and the importance of calling your representatives. Yes, there is talk about Wawa, the Eagles, and all the tangents you expect to come from this show. ABOUT 5CALLS.ORG Why Calling Works Calling members of Congress is the most effective way to have your voice heard. Calls are tallied by staffers and the count is ...
Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 40 min
In the first of State of the Pod address, Kev sits down and chats about the future of Everything is Awesome , talks Core Temp Arts , That's Entertainment Podcast Network , Patreon, and more. ABOUT CORE TEMP ARTS CORE TEMP ARTS is the creation of Karly Beaumont, an emerging podcaster, photographer, and filmmaker. A one-stop shop where all our creative endeavors live. Whether through photographs, podcasting, or in films CoreTempArts looks to dive in and create work that showcases the passion, beau...
Jul 25, 2018•54 min
At the FIRST ever NecronomiCON , Kev is joined by Mike DeAngelo and Bill Arrowood to discuss the cult classic Army of Darkness. ABOUT NECRONOMICON Necronomicon is a celebration of all things horror with an emphasis on the Evil Dead franchise. In the first year, a small event was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Army of Darkness . The Zombcast opened up the event with a LIVE actual play game of The Bite and the screening of Army of Darkness was followed by a quick discussion on Everythin...
Jul 18, 2018•42 min
Note: This episode was recorded and originally published PRIOR to the allegations against Mike Quackenbush and Chikara. We will soon be modifying this episode to tackle the subject of harassment, but Everything is Awesome (and more importantly I, Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr) believe the victims. Joining Kev today is the co-founder and owner of Chikara Pro Wrestling , Mike Quackenbush! The two briefly talk about their connection in 'Reckless Youth' Tom Carter before taking a deep dive into Chikara . K...
Jul 11, 2018•1 hr 28 min
