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The podcast goblin continues its reign of terror. This week, you get a double feature. We start with a This Is Rad! first, Burnside and Laura open the show and do a segment together, without Kyle. They chat Ninja Turtles and Burnside's upcoming twitch streams. Plus, somebody may or may not have done some cool stuff for the turtle movie... Then, in part 2, Kyle sits down with Alex Blugerman and Devyn Kawata. Alex and Devyn took a trip to Japan this year and the trio chat about their adventure. They also chat projection mapping and the changing landscape of live entertainment. Plus, Devyn gives us some insights into the DIY burlesque scene in Los Angeles.   Weekly Rads: Part 1 Matt and Laura – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (movie) Part 2 Kyle – Barbenheimer (Barbie and Oppenheimer) (movies) Alex – Pokemon Kogei at Japan House Los Angeles (exhibit) Devyn – KISS (band)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cu

The always wonderful Tess Llanos returns to This Is Rad! To chat about the 2023 cultural phenomenon that is Barbie. The crew celebrate the movie and the fun of Barbenheimer weekend. Tess talks about her own history with Barbie. Plus, we explore some of the stranger Barbies that have come along.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Shin Kamen Rider (movie) Matthew – Barbie (Cultural Phenomenon) Tess – Barbie (Cultural Phenomenon)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://sm

Kyle got Covid so we had to delay our Summer of Rad cookout special. In the meantime, please enjoy this hermetically sealed Zoom episode. Fun stuff. Lots of wrestling talk.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Not contracting COVID-19 Matthew – New Season of Love Island Rivers – Margo Robbie: Our Generations Brad Pitt   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut. You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute Terror" here: https://smarturl.it/absoluteterror    Go to w w  w.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listene

This week the boys sit down on the 9 year anniversary of the first released episode of This Is Rad for a look back at a near decade of podcasting. But hey jerks, we're still in the summer of rad!? You are correct. So the boys are also engaging in the classic summer pastime: chilling in a basement.   Plus, Laura and Burnside prepared a tasting menu of classic basements snacks. Laura presents them as a mom character and Kyle doesn't have any jokes about it.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Urusai Yatsura (manga) Matthew – Wood Paneling (textile, lifestyle)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063  

You wanted it and now you've got it! Keith and Jordan return for a foray into laser based recreational combat. Hearing that Keith and Jordan were going to play laser tag, an additional guest joins us this week. Conner McSpadden joins the melee and he's really good at laser tag. Thrill as a small business tolerates us! Gasp as we show no mercy to a birthday party! Plus, Keith and Jordan give us a new sound drop for the ages...   Weekly Rad: Laser Tag!!!   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's a

Summer of Rad tees off with a tribute to mini golf. For this venture they are joined by Keith Carey and Jordan Leigh. Turns out Keith and Burnside know a thing or two about mini golf. Kyle and Jordan? Not so much. (Kyle especially not so much...) They also chat about the Clark house summer party 2023, Amish pornography, and Keith presents listeners with a challenge that could effect the course of Summer of Rad 2023!   Weekly Rad: Go mini golfing with your friends and family!   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfut

Strap in folks. We are joined by comedian Wendy Jean Wilkins and our own Adam Crosse for another extensive chat about the world of Marching Band. Kyle faces three very enthusiastic former band kids. They share three very different versions of band camp. We get a long list of injuries Wendy has endured during her years in the color guard. Plus, Wendy breaks down the erotic life of the band geek. So start wetting your reed and clear your spit valve cause we've got some beautiful music to make.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Andy Iwancio's upcoming album for KillRockStars (Go listen to the “Hard Trans” ep now on Radland Records!) Matthew – Carrots (vegetable) Adam - Final Fantasy 16 (video game) Wendy – Butter (substance)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additi

Magnifique! This week the boys are joined by comedian Lindsay Adams for a chat about baking with a special focus on one of the all time great pastries, le croissant. What makes this buttery, flakey thing such a perfect pastry? Are the best croissants made in Paris? Does Paris give some people a psychological breakdown? Wait, what is a cookie gun? A simple warning to ye, prepare to crave carbs...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Astroid City (movie) and Ultraman (1966) (show) Burnside – Love Island UK (show) Lindsay – Married at First Sight Australia (show), XO Kitty (show)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi

Our dear friend from The Greatest podcast, Ron Swallow returns for another lesson in genre fiction. This time Ron shares with us the literary genre Bit Lit. For the uninformed, “Bit Lit” are urban fantasy series that involve a combination of werewolves, vampires, adventures, and sexiness. The volume of each might vary from series to series but with a combination like that, it's gotta be tough to have too bad of a time. Plus, Ron has a new album out from Radland Records called “On the Wing of a Dragon” and it is out this Friday June 17th, 2023!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (video game), Shaving? (activity/choice) Burnside – Super Mario Bros Movie (movie) Ron – Corpse (band), Across the Spider-Verse (movie)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard

Our first guest ever returns to the show. After entirely too long, Kyle and Matthew welcome Dan Telfer (@dantelfer) to the show. It's been almost 10 years since we recorded that episode and that is entirely too long. We celebrate his return by talking about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Dan and Mattthew have put some solid time into the game. Kyle is broke but enthusiastic to listen to the boys describe this incredibly well crafted video game. They also chat design in Zelda and coin the term “dumpsterface”...   Check out Dan's RPG Company Grim and Whimsy @grimandwhimsy     Weekly Rads: Kyle – Alamo Draft House (Dan, Taylor's movie) Matthew – Banana Kick (snack) Dan – Spider-Verse 2   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You. an go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes

This week Joe Raines returns to the show to tell us his personal history with two of his favorite bands of all time. T Hardy Morris has been the brains behind numerous music projects. Howling Rain has been a killer rock band for years. Joe breaks down his frustrations with neither band ever finding a larger audience but also espouses why their music is so good. Plus, Burnside is back from his cruise and we learn Joe is very suspicious of boats...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Kyle was Swallow Daddy's first guest (podcast), Speed (movie) Matthew – Jury Duty (show on Freevee) also being on a cruise or whatever Joe – Slow Horses (show) Blackbird (show) the prank panel (late in show) (show)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never release

This week Burnside is on assignment and Kyle is joined by show favorites Brian Wiley and Nancy Clark to chat about the shock rocker that started it all, Alice Cooper. Brian and Nancy both share their experiences seeing Alice Cooper for the first time. Nancy talks about seeing the band in the early days and Brian tells tale of the worst version of The Misfits opening for Alice. There is like a good 20 minute stretch in this episode where Kyle doesn't even have a microphone. Wild stuff. Grab your giant snake and cuddle up next to that dead body in your freezer as we welcome you to our podcast. (We think you're gonna like it.)   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Ragin', Full-On by fIREHOSE and Red Medicine by Fugazi (album)   Brian – Y2Kills exhibit at The Mystic Museum in Burbank (art gallery) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a

This week we are joined by Tom Goss for a chat about working security at bars. Andy Iwancio is also hanging out to share her added experience working the door at raves. Kasey Clark knows a thing or two about how live music venues work. Together they combine powers for a real banger of an episode. We got stories on stories about the wild world of crowd control at live events. Sit back, relax, and enjoy several hours of in person TIR podcast goodness...   Weekly Rads: Kyle & Andy – Human Traffic (movie) John Mulaney – Baby J (comedy special) Matthew – Bevis and Butthead Season 2 (show) and Greg Warren – The Salesman (comedy special) Tom – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (movie) and Bupkis (show) Kasey – Evil Eyes EP by Torena (band) and Rapid Skate Shop (store)     Go check out “Swallow Daddy's” Tom's new podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swallow-daddys/id1686012883   Andy Iwancio's “Hard Trans EP” from Radland Records: Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/hard-trans-ep/1665540714 Spotify: h

Kyle has returned from a trip to Japan. Special guest Adam Crosse went to Japan a few years ago. Burnside has not been to Japan but is often confused for Hello Kitty when he is out in public. They chat about the experience of traveling in a foreign country, the food, the culture, and the general vibe. Plus, reports on the Once Piece store, the Godzilla store, and an emotional breakdown of a visit to the Gundam G-Dock...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Bros (movie) and The Woman King (movie) Matthew – Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (video game) Adam – The Rest of the Summer in Game Releases... (general sentiment of good will toward the future)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuf

This week we welcome Tambre Massman to chat about the ancient art of folding paper. Turns out origami is crazy and there is all sorts of crazy stuff you can do with a sheet of paper. Also, have you ever thought about how paper is kinda like tree sausage? A fun episode that is both informative and insane. Dirty Origami discussed in episode. https://nickorigami.com/cp-books/adult-origami/   Ugly Baby (Tell them you heard Tambre on This Is Rad!) https://uglybaby.shop   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Candyman and Beast Burnside – Product Safety recall notices Tambre – Push Pull in Ballard, WA and the t-shirt “Not today Jesus!”   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box!les from

This week we take a little variation from our normal format as Matt Cole tells about his days as a bible college delinquent. We know what you're thinking, “Is this more of a Goods from the Woods episode?” and that's for the courts to decide!   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Danny Brown and JpegMafia Scaring the Hoes (Cut out looking for the song) or D&D (movie) Matthew – This morning (4-4-2023) Matt – Quincy Johnson II – Higher Fre'quincy (album) and Electric Callboy – Technotrain (album) Olivia Grace: Go support her https://acmetiki.com/product/olivia-grace-t-shirt/   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Va

A wild episode this week with the very funny Abraham Tadesse. Abraham knows a lot of stuff and the trio cover a lot of ground. They explore the origins of the concept of the occult and the ways these things manifest in different cultures. Plus, is God just our explanations for the collective unconscious? This is not your normal chat about runes and spells.   Kyle – Resident Evil 4 RE:make (game) Matthew – A really large dude getting thrown a far distance by an even larger really large dude (Wrestlemania) (event)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get

This week Kyle and Matthew are joined by longtime Burnside homie and general creative rad dude Dustin Meadows for to discuss one of the finest films ever made. They pay their due respects to the classic dark 80s satire. Plus, we hear some fun stories of college ear Burnside and Dustin. See below for a link to the sketch “Oven Fresh Pizza”   Oven Fresh Pizza: https://youtu.be/nSjG-acXGrQ     Weekly Rads: Kyle – iPhone 14pro LiDaR and Yellow Jackets and 100 Gecs Matthew - Dustin – Last of Us (show) and John Wick 4 (movie)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Fut

This week we are joined by writer Fallon Walker for a chat about the wild world of sports anime! We are also joined by special guest co-host Laura Knight. Burnside injured his podcasting hand and since Laura has watched her fair share of anime, she jumps for even more sports anime hot takes and recommendations.   Weekly Rads: Kyle – A Chorus Line (movie musical) Laura – The Record ep by Boygenius (Supergroup Band) Fallon – Shorsey (show)   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have a PO Box! This Is Rad! / Kyle Clark PO Box #198 2470 Stearns St Simi Valley, CA 93063   Tales from an Analog Future Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic   Get Kyle's album "Absolute

The boys are joined by comedian Joseph Garcia for a return to one of our earliest topics, Adventure Time. For those who don't know, the first Adventure Time episode was the first This Is Rad! Episode we ever recorded. That was almost nine years ago. Our guest was still a kid watching the show back then! In the time since that episode, the show has come to an end. We chat a bit about the end of the show and the subsuquent movies. Plus, some classic stand up chat and the boys reminise about the Gamecube...   Weekly Rads: Kyle – Anime Sickos (podcast) Burnside – On Cinema with Tim Heidecker (web series) Joseph – Modding your Gamecube   Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside   Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's Cut  You can go to www.kyleclarkcomed.bandcamp.com and pay what you want for the full uncut set from “I'm a Person” which includes 20 mins of unheard material, plus an additional 15 minutes of never released bonus live recordings!   Send Us Stuff! We have