Shakeytown Radio

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A Shakeytown Radio Minute: On this Valentine's Day minisode, Frank Black sings to the atoms in your heart, Gene's just talkin' 'bout mine shafts, Brodie stands between Roastmaster General Jeffrey Ross and "Real World" bad boy Puck, and Jimmy Dore knows a secret.

Dip/Tet

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Gene and Brodie talk about Podcast Squared, booster shots, volunteering, and being respectful of Charlene Yi in tense traffic situations - all this in 10 minutes!

Kolache

A Shakeytown Radio Minute: Gene and Brodie test a new type of minisode with the iPad. They discuss lunar travel, Czech baked goods, Neil Hamburger, poochies (to the EXTREME!), the difference between Wendy O. Williams and Lydia Lunch, the authenticity of Pauley Perrette, the Coen Brothers' "Miller's Crossing," spousal intellectual cowing, leap year birthdays, and the most important part of President Obama's State of the Union. Featuring the song "I Viborate," by an Arkansas master - Bobby Brown and The Curious! (That's rockabilly Bobby Brown, not the one from New Edition.)

SPECIAL REPORTING EPISODE: Back From Sketchfest!

Gene is back from San Francisco and has some stories about SF Sketchfest! Brodie brings up the future of pay-per-podcast. We discuss the Oscar nominations for Best Picture and how all men are rightfully portrayed as jerks in "The Social Network," debate the casting of people with unconventional looks on "The Shield," predict future guests of the show, and enjoy the music of The Dead Kennedys and Blatz.

Update... with Troll?!

Where's Gene? Where's the new episode? Who's Troll? All this in two minutes and 27 seconds!

Jackie Kashian

Jackie Kashian (@jackiekashian on Twitter) is a comedian and host of "The Dork Forest," a podcast which explores odd hobbies and fascinations. She joins us to discuss gaming, sci-fi, the power dynamics when siblings have authority over each other, Atlantic City's tastiest sandwiches, and much more. Gene channels the spirt of CCH Pounder and Brodie makes the best Galileo joke ever. Also, the music of Jacques Brel.

Jimmy Dore

Jimmy Dore is a comedian who hosts the popular podcast "Comedy and Everything Else," "The Jimmy Dore Show" on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles (and other Pacifica Radio stations across the U.S.), the "Pop and Politics" live show at the UCB Theatre in L.A., and a new live show at Flappers in Burbank. Jimmy sits with Brodie and Gene to chat about coming from the Chicago stand-up scene, negotiating through the world of commercial auditions, the motivations behind and logistics of juggling so many projects, and the scoop behind the character Moron's obsession with infomercial products. Also, the music of Andrew Jackson Jihad (from Phoenix - we love you, Arizona!!!!).

Shakeytown's New Year's Episode

After treating the listening audience to a song, Gene and Brodie discuss Nina Bargiel's contribution to the Lizzie McGuire canon, take questions from Twitter, report on how their holidays went, chronicle Brodie's fight with Frankenstein youth on the mean streets, psychoanalyze Brodie's challenging Jesse Thorn to a boxing match (for charity!), make New Year's resolutions, plan getting loaded in 2011 with JP Spaulding, and end the show with some more crooning and funky beats.

Common Rotation/Dan Bern

Over an hour of music and conversation with Common Rotation (Adam Busch, Eric Kufs, Jordan Katz), with an appearance by Dan Bern. Between some Christmas music and "an old Long Island protest song," we discuss movies inspired by true events, the pay-to-play racket and the Clear Channel monopoly, and the frightening prospect of strip club food.

Amber Tozer

Amber Tozer is a comedian, writer, actress... and DANCER! Amber joins Gene and Brodie to discuss her stint on the mattress black market, her work with autistic children, craziness and courageousness in Cambodia, unsolicited advice, holy pizza in Pueblo, Colorado, and her coast-to-coast stand-up career. Also, a very special holiday song from Richard Cheese.