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The Odd Podcast with Joe Parisi

Joe Parisi explores the nooks and crannies of pop culture and the entertainment industry. He brings you a mix of odd news, facts and interviews. Join Joe and some truly interesting people from the world of film, music, tv and art. It's an exciting peak behind the curtain into some of the lesser known worlds within our own.
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11 | Jeffrey Weissman (George McFly from Back to the Future II & III)

Today we visit with the actor who played "George McFly" in Back to the Future II and III, Jeffrey Weissman. Jeffrey has been in the entartainment industry for decades with over 80 credits to his name on his IMDB page! We talk about his start in the business, his time working on the BTTF films, what he was told about why he was being brought in, etc. We also talk about the BTTFCruise that is happening in early November 2015. www.bttfcruise.com www.jeffreyweissman.com Get your ODD PODCAST T-SHIRTS...

Oct 01, 201549 min

10 | Daniel Johnston & filmmaker Brett Whitcomb

Cult icon Daniel Johnston joins us from Austin, TX to talk about his life, music and art. Daniel was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Bipolar. Since the early 80's he's been making these musical recordings on a boombox alone in his basement. They are extremely well done and shades of genius are evident in his music. He became famous after being featured on MTV, then later after it was revealed that Kurt Cobain was a huge fan of his work. Then we switch gears and talk with independent fimmaker Br...

Sep 15, 201531 min

9 | Mike Becker-Montana Artist with an interesting way of getting noticed

Mike Becker is a watercolor artist living in Bozemon Montana. He will literally take a finished work of art, find a space on a wall somewhere in his town...wait until nobody is watching, then hang it and leave. What happens next is people walk by it until somebody notices it and likes it enough to take it home for themselves. Usually they wait until nobody is watching before they take it. It's a unique way to market your art and is much less harmful than something like graffiti. Mike leaves a no...

Sep 01, 201525 min

8| Peat "EYEZ" Wollaeger-World Famous Street Artist

Peat Wollaeger a.k.a. EYEZ a.k.a. STENSOUL is a St. Louis based (and world renowned) street artist who specializes in multi-layered stencils. He is known widely for the eyes that he frequently paints. We met up with Peat just a few weeks after he gave a TEDX Talk at his studio/shop in St. Louis, MO. We talk all about his career, things artists these days go through and street art in general. Very insightful! From his own website: A stenSOUL artist known globally for colorful stencil portraits, l...

Aug 15, 201552 min

7 | Beatle Bob - Elusive Live Music Fanatic

Beatle Bob is an elusive character frequently spotted within the nation's live music scene. From the most hard to find back alley nightclubs for up and comers to the stages of huge festivals like Bonnaroo, he's just there...literally, he just pops up everywhere! Imagine seeing a Sasquatch at Macy's shopping for dress socks. When you see Beatle Bob, it gives you that same kind of feeling. Nobody quite knows how he gets from point A to B or how he gets in to some places at all. He just does and ha...

Aug 01, 201532 min

6 | Baton Bob - World Famous Street Performer

Bob Jamerson , known as Baton Bob , is a costumed street performer , currently based in Atlanta, Georgia . Baton Bob used to live in St. Louis, Missouri and in both cities is a significant local personality. He typically marches down urban sidewalks dressed in a tutu and occasionally a tiara. As his name suggests, he almost always twirls a baton as well. His stated goal is to amuse and cheer passersby, to "lift people’s spirits and put a simple smile on people’s faces during their daily routine"...

Jul 15, 201539 min

5| Typewriter Tim Jodan - A truly unique artist. You've never seen (or heard) anything like this!

Typewriter Tim Jordan plays the typewriter as a musical instrument. He also creates these incredibly unique sculptures using mangled typewriter parts and hand blown glass. He's also a licensed massage therapist. He's truly one of a kind and very well spoken. It was a very enjoyable interview and I think we can all learn something from Tim. Visit Tim's online home here! Buy your Odd Podcast t-shirt here! Visit our sponsor ONNIT! Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter...

Jul 01, 201530 min

4 | Brett Whitcomb, documentary filmmaker (The Rock-Afire Explosion) and a look back at Showbiz Pizza Place

Award winning documentary filmmaker Brett Whitcomb takes a look at the 1980's phenomena known as Showbiz Pizza Place. Showbiz came around in the early 1980's and was part pizza restaurant, part arcade. Each location also had a stage where an animatronic band known as The Rock Afire Explosion would perform. These robotic band characters were the mascots of the franchise. By the mid-80's, Showbiz was on top of the world. By the early 90's it was GONE. Showbiz and it's main competitor Chuck-E-Chees...

Jun 15, 201533 min

3 | DOM-Interview with the Indy Rock frontman

Dom is the frontman for an American pop / electronic solo musical project (that also happens to be called DOM). He's led quite an interesting life, rocked stages around the world and collaborated with people like Gucci Mane and Blink 182's Mark Hoppus. His ability to write a catchy song is INSANE, but he'll tell you that "getting signed" by a major label doesn't quite live up to what people think it means. Listen to Dom's song "Jesus" Visit our sponsor ONNIT for some amazing nutritional products...

Jun 01, 201529 min

1 | Justin Duerr from "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles" (Part 1 of 2)

Our First Show! Part 1 of our interview with Philadelphia artist and Toynbee Tile enthusiast Justin Duerr. Justin is one of the stars of the documentary "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles". Visit Justin's Website Check out our merch store! Powered by ONNIT SUPPLEMENTS! Shop here! Like us on FACEBOOK Follow us on TWITTER...

Jun 01, 201533 min
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