Doing The Dishes With Rafferty Thompson

My guest is Mike Sacks! He's the author of two of my favorite books, And Here's the Kicker and Poking a Dead Frog. Both of the books contain interviews he conducted with some of the all-time comedy writing greats like Mel Brooks, David Sedaris, Jack Handey and Adam Mckay, just to name a few. He's also a published humorist, having written Your Wildest Dreams, Within Reason, and he's on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair.

The greatest comedian of all-time, Ahmad Radheyyan, is on the show and we drop the world premiere of the new Doing the Dishes segment, "A Minute with Ahmad." Also, I announce that I will, indeed, be ghost-writing your NaNoWriMo's, for 50 cents a page. If you are interested in me writing your novel, please e-mail me at raffertydoesthedishes@gmail.com

How can I put out a podcast this week when Marc Maron released one of the all-time great podcasts? He interviewed Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, and I'm going to give my review of it: IT WAS TREMENDOUS!

This episode is just me talking about Steve Rannazzisi, Nick Lachey and (you guessed it) Hitler. Also, I give my take on Subway.

I am joined by the head writer of THE HARD TIMES, host of EDGELAND, and stand-up comedian, Bill Conway. Not only has THE HARD TIMES been mentioned by the AV Club and Brooklyn Vegan, its articles have been shared and liked by YOU on Facebook and Twitter! In our chat, Bill tells me what is and what isn't punk, and we talk about the time he interviewed Matt Besser, founding member of The Upright Citizens Brigade. You can find THE HARD TIMES at http://thehardtimes.net/ and EDGELAND at http://www.edgelandpodcast.com/

This is my interview with the rapper, KizMet! We talk about homophobia in hip-hop, Fat Joe, and stand-up comedy, which is a topic that I am a LEADING EXPERT on. Check out KizMet's music at https://callmekiz.bandcamp.com/

My guest is Marjorie Sturm, the director of the new, fascinating documentary, The Cult of JT Leroy. The film (which might be one of my all-time favorite documentaries) won the Jury Prize at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. For more information on the film, check out its website: http://www.jtleroydocumentary.com/

IT'S THE PODCASTING EVENT OF THE YEAR: I will decide my new Twitter Handle ON. THE. AIR.

The show adds a laugh track and I list the things that suck in the world.

On this episode I'm supposed to interview the comedian Steve Hofstetter! Spencer Higginson of McShirehampton's House drops a line.

This episode features a conversation about podcasts with the host of the podcast North of Failing, Dylan Jenkins! You can find his show at http://dylanjenkinspdx.podomatic.com/ or on iTunes!

The podcast's first purely sound collage episode. Give it a listen!

I discuss the ACTUAL importance of free speech, and wonder why Kenny Kramer (aka "The Real Kramer") hasn't capitalized off of "Modern Seinfeld" @SeinfeldToday

My guest is the host of THE BEST SHOW, Tom Scharpling. We talk about ESPN, the return of THE BEST SHOW and Anthony Bourdain's fascination with Nickelback. Tom's show can be heard live on Tuesday night's from 9pm to midnight EST. For more information, go to thebestshow.net

It's Christmas Eve and I'm here to help everyone who's still shopping! I share some last-minute Christmas gift ideas! The Christmas theme music was composed by Spencer Higginson.

I interview the writer and humorist, Dennis Perrin. He's written for Splitsider, Politically Incorrect and Family Feud host, Ray Combs. We talk about his career and the highly influential biography he wrote, Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue.

I'm joined by my old friend and the creator of McShirehamton's House, Spencer Higginson! We talk about the exciting stuff he's been up to in the past year. You can find all of his hilarious videos on his Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLNYPJCKiwUtF4PS6-94UgQ, and you can like his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mcshirehamptons-House/230477080446684

This episode is sort of an open diary. I reveal some of my diary entries, my most revealing thoughts and my befuddlement in regards to atheletes making military metaphors.

I urge people to not spend ANY money and give them an idea of what they should do FOR FREE!

This is my ode to the history and legacy of broadcasting