"Have a nice f**king day, Sir!"

Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City.

QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."

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PEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack Nicholson

PLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSC

THINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol

PHOTO: "Beautiful UU Springstar" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 31, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Marching into Podcasthon

 

Hey Dude, I talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project. 

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PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread

PLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada"

THINGS: Eaton Fire (Altadena Fire), Podcast Hall of Fame, Podcasthon, History of Podcasting Project

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Podcast Hall of Fame Trophy Boxed" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 19, 2025 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Altadena, Revisited (Part 1)

Hey Dude, I headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope.

PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane Grey

PLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury Building

THINGS: History of Podcasting Project

SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal

PHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XS

RECORDED: March 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California

GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.

HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast)

DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.