Hey Dude, I riff about our new "barn" and the writing techniques of Erle Stanley Garner of Perry Mason fame. PEOPLE: Matthew Rhys , Al Matthews , Erle Stanley Gardner , Huell Howser , Caryl Chessman , Zane Grey PLACES: Elixer Coffeehouse, Cahuenga Pass , Temecula THINGS: iPhone XS , Perry Mason (HBO) , California's Gold , dictaphone SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , helicopter, wind GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Barn by Marisol"...
Aug 10, 2021•10 min
Hey Dude, I answer your question about my four favorite filmmakers by listing their four best films. I also include plenty of tangents and a short list of honorable mentions. QUOTE: "That movie was freakin' awesome." FILMMAKERS: Francis Ford Coppola , Eleanor Coppola , Martin Scorsese , Woody Allen (DQ), Jim Jarmusch , Francois Truffaut , Stanley Kubrick , Sidney Lumet , Paddy Chayefsky , Orson Welles , Alfred Hitchcock , David Lynch ACTORS/PERFORMERS: Al Pacino , Marlon Brando , Harvey Keitel ,...
Jun 27, 2021•23 min
Hey Dude, I was on my daily walk "feelin' groovy" while thinking about the poetic writings of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, when all of a sudden I narrowly escaped a random act of violence. QUOTE: "That can kill your buzz." SINGERS/SONGWRITERS/SONGS: "Feelin' Groovy" , Joan Baez , Bob Dylan , "Diamonds and Rust" , Judy Collins , Bruce Springsteen , The Replacements , "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" PODCASTERS/PODCASTS: JFK The Enduring Secret , Crackpot Podcast , Lost Hills , Dana ...
Jun 11, 2021•19 min
Hey Dude, on Bob Dylan's 80th birthday I listened to the Petros and Money Show and was reminded about the time I met Bruce Dern and gave him a bag of handmade keychains. QUOTE: "I was a bootleg part of the show." PEOPLE: Bob Dylan , Petros Papadakis , Matt "Money" Smith , Vic "The Brick" Jacobs , Ronnie Facio PLACES: Long Beach , Atlantic City , Leo Carrillo State Park , The Smoke House FILMS/FILMMAKERS: Bruce Dern , True Grit , The King of Marvin Gardens , Jack Nicholson , Black Sunday , Laura ...
May 29, 2021•15 min
Hey Dude, while listening to a lot of mystery and conspiracy style podcasts, I've uncovered a host who has never seen the Godfather Part II. QUOTE: "It's like saying you've never seen Star Wars." PEOPLE: The Black Dahlia , Howard Hughes , Scott Warmuth , Bob Dylan , JFK , RFK , Robert Maheu , Fidel Castro , Lee Harvey Oswald PLACES: Sunset Blvd ., Cuba , Los Angeles , Mexico City , Soviet Union PODCASTS: Root of Evil , RFK Tapes , Crackpot Podcast FILMS/FILMMAKERS: Mission Impossible , Godfather...
Apr 18, 2021•15 min
Hey Dude, on my 16th anniversary of podcasting I remember my long lost buddy Joe and his tragic passing. I also trip on the brutal Allen v Farrow documentary. QUOTE: "I'm ready to chase after Spalding Gray." PEOPLE: Woody Allen , Dylan Farrow , Ronan Farrow , Rat Pack , Spalding Gray , George Carlin , Richard Pryor , David Letterman PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport , Universal City THINGS: podcasting , Allen v Farrow , HBO , Vanity Fair , Healthy Human , Hanna-Barbera , Kinko's SOUNDS: birds, f...
Mar 09, 2021•15 min
Hey Dude, while working with my cousin on our future podcast, I was reminded of the time I did stand-up comedy at a family party. QUOTE: "I'm mortified." PEOPLE: stand-up comic PLACES: Greenwich Village , Los Angeles , South Bay , Long Beach THINGS: Descript , GargeBand , Audacity SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , airplane GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Family Stage Time" shot on my "new" iPhone6 RECORDED: January 30, 2021...
Jan 31, 2021•12 min
Hey Dude, I trip on the mystical magic of the artist with a little help from Carroll O'Connor and Dick Cavett. QUOTE: "Are you an artist or craftsman?" - Eric Gorges ARTISTS/PEOPLE: Orson Welles , Ernest Hemingway , Mark Twain, S.J. Perelman , David Letterman , Chevy Chase , Dick Cavett , Carroll O'Connor , Jerry Seinfeld , Mary Tyler Moore , Archie Bunker , Bob Dylan , Abram Zimmerman , The Dude , Eric Gorges , Carol Burnett , Burt Reynolds PLACES: Hollywood Bowl TV/MOVIES: Saturday Night LIve ...
Dec 31, 2020•23 min
Hey Dude, I riff and ramble about taking a second crack at the "podcast novel" using a new program that might really tie the room together. QUOTE: "When I first saw S-Town in my mind's eye." PEOPLE: Individual-1 , Caryl Chessman , Barbara Graham , Al Matthews , Blayney Matthews , Joan Anderson , Yogi Berra , John Clellon Holmes , Lewis MacAdams , Jack Kerouac PLACES: Venice , The Gas House , Burbank , Wildwood Canyon , Downtown Los Angeles , Universal City , East Valley , Cahuenga Pass THINGS: "...
Nov 22, 2020•23 min
Hey Dude , I express my deep love for the TV show Columbo after watching "pioneer of American cinema" John Cassavetes guest star alongside his friend and collaborator Peter Falk . QUOTE: "I started to measure time by how many Columbos" PEOPLE: Howard Hughes ACTORS/FILMMAKERS: Peter Falk , John Cassavetes , Blythe Danner , Myrna Loy , Martin Scorsese , Gena Rowlands , Wim Wenders , Joseph Dougherty , Ben Gazzara TV/FILMS: The Rockford Files , Columbo , Husbands , A Woman Under the Influence , Win...
Nov 02, 2020•19 min
Hey Dude , I ramble about my "fans" in Pakistan back in the year 2000 and my excitement about my new surge of listeners in India. PEOPLE: George Clooney , Joseph Campbell PLACES: Pakistan , England , Europe , Scotland , Canada , Los Angeles Valley College , India THINGS: This American Life , 9/11 , FBI , DHS , Department of Justice , comparative religion , Hinduism , Buddhism , Christianity , Hero with a 1000 Faces . SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel path, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , birds, tr...
Oct 09, 2020•13 min
Hey Dude, I called to riff about recording my Uncle Woody's fantastic stories and to geek the enduring influence of the film My Dinner with Andre. PEOPLE: Bob Dylan , Howard Hughes , Blayney F. Matthews , Jack L. Warner , Al Matthews , Caryl Chessman , Barbara Graham , Gene Siskel , Roger Ebert , Ed Masry , Albert Finney , Erin Brockovich , Danny Wolf PLACES: Los Angeles , Venice , The Gas House , Angeles National Forest , Altadena THINGS: Theme Time Radio Hour , SiriusXM , Heaven's Door , Outla...
Sep 22, 2020•13 min
Hey Dude , I riff and ramble about the time my dad and I dodged a bullet up in California Gold Rush country. PEOPLE: Tom Bopp PLACES: Zane Grey Estate , Yukon , Alaska , California Gold Rush Country , Yosemite , Mariposa , Oakhurst , Wawona , Central Valley THINGS: Yukon Gold , El Capitan , Half Dome , California State Route 49 , California State Route 140 , California State Route 41 , Ozark SOUNDS: cat drinking fountain GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Gateway...
Aug 14, 2020•17 min
Hey Dude , I finally watched Joker, so now I can belatedly make amends to "podcast pioneer" Marc Maron for not coming to his defense against the comic book geeks . QUOTE: "Some people aren't in on the joke. That applies to their lives too." PEOPLE: Johnny Cash , Andy Kaufman , Steven Wright , Brother Theodore , Sandra Bernhard , David Letterman FILMMAKERS: Joaquin Phoenix , Heath Ledger , Christopher Nolan , Christopher Reeve , Marlon Brando , John Williams , Christopher Walken , Dennis Hopper ,...
Jul 17, 2020•22 min
Hey Dude, I rant about how Trump 's hair alone was enough to disqualify him to be president. QUOTE: "My haystacks weren't tied down and I was beginning to fear the wind." - Bob Dylan ( Chronicles Volume One ) PEOPLE: Red Hot Chili Peppers , Bob Dylan PLACES: The Grove , CBS Television City , Fairfax District , Fairfax High School , Washington, D.C. THINGS: The Kennedy Assassination , Air Force One , "Oh Mercy" , The Apprentice SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, Laguna Cowbell Chimes, airplanes GENRE: sto...
Jun 03, 2020•10 min
Hey Dude , while standing in the rain, I riff about three towering North Hollywood Huskies: musician D.J. Bonebrake , writer Susan Sontag , and artist Bobby Doran . PEOPLE: X , Erin Moran , John Williams , Garry Marshall , Patti Smith , Lenny Kaye PLACES: North Hollywood High School THINGS: "Alphabetland" , "On Photography" , Facebook , YouTube SOUNDS: rain, footsteps, "Laguna Cowbell Chimes", airplane, birds GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "DJ, Susan and Bobby...
May 18, 2020•12 min
Hey Dude , I riff about my internal conflict between recording audio versus video. Plus I rant about bad pedestrians and Dylan 's new song. PEOPLE: Ken Dougherty , Chef Todd Payden , Walt Whitman , William Wordsworth , Bob Dylan PLACES: Glendale , Burbank , Theatre Row THINGS: tiny living , Ralphs , "Murder Most Foul" SOUNDS: birds, wind, palm trees GENRE: storytelling , personal narrative , personal journal PHOTO: "Twin Palm Flowers" shot on my "new" iPhone6 RECORDED: April 19, 2020 in the new ...
Apr 24, 2020•15 min
Anyways Dude , I riff about telling stories on video again, inspired by Story Salon. Then I trip on my cheap new voice recorder and the challenges of recording outdoors. PEOPLE: Captain Crozier , Spalding Gray , Casey Stengel , Dean Sharp PLACES: China , Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County , Altadena THINGS: Sony , buffs , Survivor , bandana , coronavirus , Story Salon , 90 Second Stories , janitorial , stand-up comedy , "That Thing You Do" , Home with Dean SOUNDS: birds, chimes , sirens, lawn ...
Apr 05, 2020•20 min
Hey Dude , in my new garden studio, I ramble about everything from coronavirus to nudism . I also riff on Dean Sharp , Bob Dylan , Patti Smith , the Beats and bidets . PEOPLE: Dean Sharp , Patti Smith , Gregory Corso , William S. Burroughs , Allen Ginsberg , Bob Dylan , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , Lee Harvey Oswald , James Baldwin PLACES: Burbank , Laguna Beach , Oregon , Washington , Calistoga , Napa County , California , New York , Hotel Chelsea THINGS: Sawdust Art Festival , Covid-19 , St. P...
Mar 30, 2020•29 min
Hey Dude, I check-in from my new pad, where I'm hunkered down for who knows how long. I also riff on my plan to gather and share my family's trippy stories. PEOPLE: Joan Anderson , Neal Cassady , Jack Kerouac , Zane Grey PLACES: California , Burbank , Mt. Olympus , Sunset Boulevard , Laurel Canyon , Warner Bros . THINGS: The Handmaid's Tale , Pulitzer , Peabody Award , S-Town , podcast novel , Beat , FBI , artsy-fartsy SOUNDS: birds, airplanes, wind, palm trees GENRE: storytelling , personal nar...
Mar 23, 2020•12 min
Hey Dude , I finally say goodbye to the Zane Grey Estate with a wistful tear in my eye. I also riff on moving my stuff, cats, Tim Coyne and Grant Baciocco PEOPLE: Zane Grey , Tom Mix , John Wayne , Dan Klass , Bob Dylan , Woody Allen , Jimi Hendrix PLACES: Zane Grey Estate , University of Cambridge THINGS: Talkies , The Hollywood Podcast , Craigslist , Ancient Aliens , Bigfoot , "All Along the Watchtower" , John Wesley Harding , Saturday Morning Media SOUNDS: dogs, wind, cars, motorcycle, rain, ...
Mar 04, 2020•18 min
Ah Dude, the impending move from the Zane Grey Estate inspired a trippy dream featuring Flea and his shape shifting boogie board. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , Corey Feldman , Corey Haim , Individual 1 MUSICIANS: Red Hot Chili Peppers , Bob Dylan , Billie Holiday , Bruce Springsteen , Keith Richards , Patti Smith LOCATIONS: Oakwood Apartments , San Pedro BOOKS: Acid for the Children , Chronicles: Volume One , Lady Sings the Blues , Born to Run , Life , M Train , Year of the Monkey STUFF: beach cruiser...
Jan 26, 2020•19 min
Hey Dude, my old friend Nicky reminded me that she shares a birthday with Elvis and David Bowie , so I recall my abstract connections to all three rockers. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , Orson Welles , Jeff Slate , Frank Sinatra , Bob Dylan , Iggy Pop , Paul McCartney , Paul Simon , Debbie Harry , Alex Trebek , The Gluey Brothers LOCATIONS: New York City , Burbank , Notre Dame High School , Corvallis High School , Laurel Canyon MUSIC: Rock 'n' Roll , Rockabilly , "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" , omnichord ,...
Jan 10, 2020•22 min
Hey Dude , our impending move from Zane's forces us into a deep dive of downsizing. Only the sparks of joy are spared as we hatch our plan to ride the climate change wave in a tiny home. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , Bryce Langston , Marie Kondo , David Letterman , Marc Maron , Adam Carolla , Dan Klass LOCATIONS: Pasadena , Rose Bowl , Saigon , New Zealand , Las Vegas , Australia , Full Circle Thrift Shop , Echo Mountain , Mount Lowe MEDIA: Living Big in a Tiny Home , podcasting , Serial , Survivor , ...
Jan 04, 2020•18 min
Anyways Dude , I was cash poor so I took my gas can full of coins to the local Coinstar machine and metaphorical chaos ensued. I later found redemption by watching The Two Popes about the friendship between Pope Francis and "the dude with the red shoes." CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , Pope Benedict XVI , Anthony Hopkins , Jonathan Pryce , Orson Welles , Eddie Murphy LOCATIONS: California Bohemian Leather (Workshop) , Cornerstone Collective , Eagle Rock , Pasadena , Hastings Ranch , La Canada , Christma...
Dec 22, 2019•25 min
Hey Dude, I riff about how my friend Krissy Teegerstrom creates "a little piece of art" with her Beyond and Back Podcast . Then I rant "that just because you're a podcaster, it doesn't mean you're an artist." CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , De Niro , Pacino , Joe Pesci , Jimmy Hoffa , Shepard Fairey , Jakob Dylan , Allison Anders , Siri , Minus One LOCATIONS: California Bohemian Leather (Workshop) , Zane Grey Estate , Los Angeles Music Center MOVIES: The Irishman PODCASTS: Beyond and Back Podcast , audi...
Dec 15, 2019•13 min
Hey Dude , I cheered myself up by celebrating Jeff Bridges ' 70th Birthday. It's a crazy heart of a call, that is both a fragmented and an incomplete recap of his amazing film career . CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , The Dude , Cybill Shepherd , Clint Eastwood , Stacy Keach , Sally Field , Arnold Schwarzenegger , James Woods , Minus One , Jon Voight , Rachel Ward , Robin Williams, Rosie Perez , Oliver Benjamin , John Wayne , Glen Campbell , Josh Brolin , Colin Farrell , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Jeff Dowd FIL...
Dec 07, 2019•18 min
Ah Dude, the other night I held a reunion of the "original" LA Podcasters that was more of a requiem. Also I realize that "nobody cares" is both a bad and a surprisingly good thing. Lastly, my long goodbye to Zane begins. CHARACTERS: Zane Grey , John Wayne , Dan Klass , Grant Baciocco , Steven Wright , Paul Barre , Jason Tucker , Tim Bourquin , Ibarionex Perello , Charles Dickens LOCATIONS: Catalina Island , The World , Pizza of Venice , Venice Italy , Venice California , East L.A. , Los Angeles...
Nov 27, 2019•26 min
Anyways Dude , I go back in time to search for the future, as I reflect on the past year of calls I made to you. Also I give thanks to those who've supported me along the way. CHARACTERS: Dan Klass , Evo Terra , Grant Baciocco , Aidan Rosewell , The Illusive Host , Matt Lazarus , Krissy Teegerstrom , Shepard Fairey , John Lurie , Sugar Man LOCATIONS: New York City , Sunset Strip , North Hollywood High School , North Hollywood , Sweden , South Africa , Downtown Los Angeles , Rose Bowl , Dodger St...
Nov 17, 2019•23 min
Anyways Dude , I trip out on the abstract connections between my old friend Rod Sweitzer and Sam Shepard , with an assist from an artistic nude photo of Patti Smith shot by Robert Mapplethorpe . CHARACTERS: Fred "Sonic" Smith , Bob Dylan , Seth Meyers , Larry "Ratso" Sloman , Matthew McConaughey , Sam Elliott , Paul Newman , Kris Kristofferson , Johnny Cash LOCATIONS: New York City , Toluca Lake THEATER/PLAYS: Broken Story , White Horse Theater Company , True West , Cowboy Mouth BOOKS: Year of t...
Nov 09, 2019•20 min
