Hey Dude, I took my dad back up to Yosemite where we found serenity along the South Fork of the Merced River, the Oakhurst Lodge swimming pool, the garden at the Mariposa Coffee Company and the cool little Wawona Library.
QUOTE: "Is this my Tom Bopp musical? Maybe."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Tom Bopp, Diane Keaton, Huell Howser, Hell's Angels, Marlon Brando
LOCATIONS: Yosemite, Wawona Hotel, The Redwoods in Yosemite, Oakhurst, Oakhurst Lodge, Los Angeles, Burbank, The Grapevine, Central Valley, Bakersfield, Bass Lake, Yosemite Gateway Art Center, Mariposa Coffee Company, Mariposa, Topanga Canyon, San Luis Obispo, California, Bigfoot Bakery and Grill, Wawona, South Fork of the Merced River, Pioneer Village, Wawona Library, Central California, Northern California, Echo Park, Altadena, England
PROPS: DOGE, American Songbook, The 5, California's Gold, Nikon D3100 DSLR, The Wild Ones, 1967, hybrid bathrooms, Dodgers, A's, Giants, manna from Heaven, Vietnam War, 21 grams, 2005 Ford Rangers 4.0 V6, muscle cars, photo slides, fondue
SOUNDS: wind, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), car muffler
PHOTO: "Old Wooden Covered Bridge" shot with a Nikon D3100 DSLR
RECORDED: July 10, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 35:37
FILE SIZE: ~ 35 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Saturday, May 30, 2026
The Odyssey of Tom Purcell
Hey Dude, I celebrate the long and winding journey of my old friend writer/producer Tom Purcell, who booked the ultimate celebrity for the grand finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater.
QUOTE: "...he's only my third favorite Beatle."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Adam Carolla, Ray Oldhafer, Marc Maron, Ed Sullivan, Tom Purcell, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Dan Klass, Stan Hillas, Jamie Kennedy, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jim Morrison, The Doors, David Letterman, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jon Batiste, Elvis Costello, Paul Shaffer, Achilles, Taylor Swift, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
LOCATIONS: Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School, Upfront Comedy Showcase, New York City, Ed Sullivan Theater, Chicago, Second City
PROPS: "Unbuckled", The Late Show, Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Podcast Hall of Fame, Ed Sullivan Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Scream, Romeo + Juliet, Late Night with David Letterman, Hello Goodbye, Odyssey, Iliad, Star Wars, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper, White Album
SOUNDS: plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds
PHOTO: "Tom Purcell the Coyote" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 30, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:08
FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Adam Carolla, Ray Oldhafer, Marc Maron, Ed Sullivan, Tom Purcell, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Dan Klass, Stan Hillas, Jamie Kennedy, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jim Morrison, The Doors, David Letterman, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jon Batiste, Elvis Costello, Paul Shaffer, Achilles, Taylor Swift, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
LOCATIONS: Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School, Upfront Comedy Showcase, New York City, Ed Sullivan Theater, Chicago, Second City
PROPS: "Unbuckled", The Late Show, Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Podcast Hall of Fame, Ed Sullivan Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Scream, Romeo + Juliet, Late Night with David Letterman, Hello Goodbye, Odyssey, Iliad, Star Wars, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper, White Album
SOUNDS: plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds
PHOTO: "Tom Purcell the Coyote" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 30, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:08
FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Keep on Truckin' to Yosemite
Hey Dude, I took my dad back up to Yosemite after far too long an absence. It was amazing trip filled with check engine lights and giant sparks of joy.
QUOTE: "I flew up that freakin' thing!"
QUOTE: "I flew up that freakin' thing!"
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Blayney, Tom Bopp
CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Yosemite, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Big Bear, Inland Empire, Central Valley, Yosemite Valley, Rusty's Pistons, Raley's, Chocolate Soup, Marisposa Arts, Mariposa Creek, Yosemite National Park, Wawona, Pioneer Village, South Fork of the Merced River, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Hotel, Half Dome, Tunnel View, Lower Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Bakersfield, Grapevine, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
PROPS: Ford Ranger, Highway 99, Model T, Napa Auto, gully, NSFW
SOUNDS: wind Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds
PHOTO: "Blayney Half Dome" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:57
FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Blayney, Tom Bopp
CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Yosemite, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Big Bear, Inland Empire, Central Valley, Yosemite Valley, Rusty's Pistons, Raley's, Chocolate Soup, Marisposa Arts, Mariposa Creek, Yosemite National Park, Wawona, Pioneer Village, South Fork of the Merced River, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Hotel, Half Dome, Tunnel View, Lower Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Bakersfield, Grapevine, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
PROPS: Ford Ranger, Highway 99, Model T, Napa Auto, gully, NSFW
SOUNDS: wind Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds
PHOTO: "Blayney Half Dome" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:57
FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
GenX: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Hey Dude, an old flyer for a show I did back in my NoHo Arts District days, leads to a serious questioning about whether GenX is really my generation.
QUOTE: "[To a] person born in 1980. Hey, what did you think of the 70s?"
QUOTE: "[To a] person born in 1980. Hey, what did you think of the 70s?"
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Ming Ming, R2-D2, Ken Dougherty, Dan Klass, David Letterman, Spalding Gray, Brother Theodore, Elayne Boosler
LOCATIONS: NoHo Arts District, SoHo, Performance Garage, New York City, Hollywood, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School,
PROPS: GenX Singles, Late Night with David Letterman, Star Wars, Star Wars Generation, True Detective, Pulp Fiction, Story Salon, Swimming to Cambodia, Karaoke
SOUNDS: crows, footsteps, gravel Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes, wind
PHOTO: "Lance Sex Flyer" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: April 18, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 22:31
FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Ming Ming, R2-D2, Ken Dougherty, Dan Klass, David Letterman, Spalding Gray, Brother Theodore, Elayne Boosler
LOCATIONS: NoHo Arts District, SoHo, Performance Garage, New York City, Hollywood, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School,
PROPS: GenX Singles, Late Night with David Letterman, Star Wars, Star Wars Generation, True Detective, Pulp Fiction, Story Salon, Swimming to Cambodia, Karaoke
SOUNDS: crows, footsteps, gravel Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes, wind
PHOTO: "Lance Sex Flyer" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: April 18, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 22:31
FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
The Pulp Fiction Paradox
Hey Dude, I both celebrate Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, and defend Rosanna Arquette's legitmate criticism of the groundbreaking film.
QUOTE: "I'm willing to stand next to Jon Hamm and take off my shirt..."
QUOTE: "I'm willing to stand next to Jon Hamm and take off my shirt..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Don Draper, Mac Sledge, Jon Hamm, Bad Bunny, Harvey Keitel, The Wolf, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Vinnie Barbarino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Mark Lonow, Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Nick Nolte
CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Jack Rabbit Slims, Improv, Santa Monica, Ventura Blvd.
PROPS: Cadbury Bunny, Stanley Steamer, Instagram, Corvette
MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy, Grease, Die Hard, New York Stories, Life Lessons, Annie Hall, Jackie Brown, Once Up a Time in Hollywood
DIRECTORS: Quentin Taratino, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese
SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes
PHOTO: "Rosanna Pulp Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: March 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:48
FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Don Draper, Mac Sledge, Jon Hamm, Bad Bunny, Harvey Keitel, The Wolf, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Vinnie Barbarino, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ving Rhames, Rosanna Arquette, Mark Lonow, Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Nick Nolte
CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Jack Rabbit Slims, Improv, Santa Monica, Ventura Blvd.
PROPS: Cadbury Bunny, Stanley Steamer, Instagram, Corvette
MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Welcome Back Kotter, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy, Grease, Die Hard, New York Stories, Life Lessons, Annie Hall, Jackie Brown, Once Up a Time in Hollywood
DIRECTORS: Quentin Taratino, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese
SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes
PHOTO: "Rosanna Pulp Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: March 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:48
FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Mac Sledge is no Don Draper
Hey Dude, I come to terms with the fact I'll never be Don Draper, but the truth is I'd rather be Mac Sledge.
QUOTE: "Obviously I don't look like Don Draper..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Ming Ming (cameo), Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Mac Sledge, Sanford Meisner, Jeff Goldblum, Lawrence Fishburne
LOCATIONS: Ming Ming's Barn, New York City, Neighborhood Playhouse
PROPS: toupee, Country Western, litmus test, Meisner Technique, Westerns
MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, The Godfather, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now, True Confessions, Colors, Tender Mercies
SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes
PHOTO: "Mac Sledge Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: February 27, 2026 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:12
FILE SIZE: ~ 16 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
QUOTE: "Obviously I don't look like Don Draper..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Ming Ming (cameo), Don Draper, Jon Hamm, Robert Duvall, Robert De Niro, Mac Sledge, Sanford Meisner, Jeff Goldblum, Lawrence Fishburne
LOCATIONS: Ming Ming's Barn, New York City, Neighborhood Playhouse
PROPS: toupee, Country Western, litmus test, Meisner Technique, Westerns
MOVIES/TV: Mad Men, The Godfather, The Great Santini, Apocalypse Now, True Confessions, Colors, Tender Mercies
SOUNDS: Ming Ming, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), birds, planes
PHOTO: "Mac Sledge Googled" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: February 27, 2026 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:12
FILE SIZE: ~ 16 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Monday, January 26, 2026
Broken Hearts and Beautiful Voices
Hey Dude, I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm attracted to women with beautiful voices. My maddest crush is on Brandi Carlile who is also my favorite contemporary artist.
QUOTE: "She's GenX adjacent..."
QUOTE: "She's GenX adjacent..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Brandi Carlile, Howard Stern, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kermit The Frog
LOCATIONS: The 5 Freeway
PROPS: SNL, GenX, CBS Sunday Morning
MUSIC: "Right on Time", rock and roll, folk, country, gospel, jazz, standards, classical, popular music, Grammys
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), fast car, birds, planes
PHOTO: "Right on Brandi (and The Twins)" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: January 24, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12.21
FILE SIZE: ~ 12MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Brandi Carlile, Howard Stern, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kermit The Frog
LOCATIONS: The 5 Freeway
PROPS: SNL, GenX, CBS Sunday Morning
MUSIC: "Right on Time", rock and roll, folk, country, gospel, jazz, standards, classical, popular music, Grammys
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes (more cowbell), fast car, birds, planes
PHOTO: "Right on Brandi (and The Twins)" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: January 24, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12.21
FILE SIZE: ~ 12MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, December 13, 2025
Gallery at the End of the World
Hey Dude, while exhibiting my photos at the "Gallery at the End of the World" in the Mariposa Junction, I reconnected with Altadena through art, community and the power of podcasting.
QUOTE: "Frankly, I didn't want to have to go through the whole committee process."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Dick Van Dyke, Ben Mc Ginty, Dave Lovejoy, Stacey (Sacred Silver), Ming Ming (aka "My Buddy")
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, "Moorpark Church", Studio City, Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, Mariposa Junction, Cafe de Leche, The Last Bookstore, Altadena Hardware, Altadena Library, North Hollywood High School
PROPS: Spring, Autumn, Eaton Fire, History of Podcasting Project, Zoom, show notes, Altadena Junction, LA Podcasters, Podcast Hall of Fame, Christmas
RELIGIONS: Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, atheism
SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes planes, trains and automobiles
PHOTO: "Photo Sold" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: December 13, 2025 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 15:36
FILE SIZE: ~ 16MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
CAST: Dick Van Dyke, Ben Mc Ginty, Dave Lovejoy, Stacey (Sacred Silver), Ming Ming (aka "My Buddy")
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, "Moorpark Church", Studio City, Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, Mariposa Junction, Cafe de Leche, The Last Bookstore, Altadena Hardware, Altadena Library, North Hollywood High School
PROPS: Spring, Autumn, Eaton Fire, History of Podcasting Project, Zoom, show notes, Altadena Junction, LA Podcasters, Podcast Hall of Fame, Christmas
RELIGIONS: Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, atheism
SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes planes, trains and automobiles
PHOTO: "Photo Sold" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: December 13, 2025 on the "Wawona Lawn" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 15:36
FILE SIZE: ~ 16MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Self-Portrait at 60
Hey Dude, I try to sort through my messy milestone birthday, perfectly captured in my super funky selfie that inspired the call.
QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill Murray
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy, In-N-Out Burger
PROPS: Facebook, #MoreDoubles, podcasting
FILMS: The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack
SONGS: Dancing in the Dark
LULLABY: The End by The Doors
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes helicoper, Ming Ming, jet, wind
PHOTO: "Self-Portrait" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: October 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 17:14
FILE SIZE: ~ 17MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill Murray
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy, In-N-Out Burger
PROPS: Facebook, #MoreDoubles, podcasting
FILMS: The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack
SONGS: Dancing in the Dark
LULLABY: The End by The Doors
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes helicoper, Ming Ming, jet, wind
PHOTO: "Self-Portrait" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: October 18, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 17:14
FILE SIZE: ~ 17MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Raiders of the Lost Open Mic
Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disastrous performances at an informal open mic at my church.
QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?"
QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?"
AUDIO LINK
CAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City Theater
PROPS: androgyny
MOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes bird, Ming Ming
PHOTO: "Raiders Googled" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: August 23, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:45
FILE SIZE: 14 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disasterous performances at an informal open mic at my church.
CAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford
LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City Theater
PROPS: androgyny
MOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes bird, Ming Ming
PHOTO: "Raiders Googled" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: August 23, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:45
FILE SIZE: 14 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disasterous performances at an informal open mic at my church.
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
"Oh Lord, Stuck in Lodi Again"
Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs.
QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!"
MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens
VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, Burbank
INSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen Bug
LULLABYE: "Lodi" by John Fogerty
SOUNDS: wind, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "John Fogerty Sees the Light" shot with my iPhone XS
QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!"
MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens
VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, Burbank
INSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen Bug
LULLABYE: "Lodi" by John Fogerty
SOUNDS: wind, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "John Fogerty Sees the Light" shot with my iPhone XS
AUDIO LINK
RECORDED: July 16, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:32
FILE SIZE: 13 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
RECORDED: July 16, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:32
FILE SIZE: 13 MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
"Long As I Can See the Light"
Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me.
QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."
MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty
VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena
INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
LULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John Fogerty
SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."
MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty
VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena
INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA
SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming
LULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John Fogerty
SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
AUDIO LINK
PHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36
FILE SIZE: 8MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
PHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36
FILE SIZE: 8MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Saturday, June 21, 2025
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hey Dude, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs."
QUOTE: "Whatever!"
AUDIO LINK
MUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan
VENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun Valley
INSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke
SONGS: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Dancing In The Dark" "Funny How Time Slips Away"
SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", planes, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "Lonesome Lyrics" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: June 21, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:35
FILE SIZE: 8MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
QUOTE: "Whatever!"
AUDIO LINK
MUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan
VENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun Valley
INSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke
SONGS: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Dancing In The Dark" "Funny How Time Slips Away"
SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", planes, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "Lonesome Lyrics" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: June 21, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California
GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:35
FILE SIZE: 8MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional
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.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Hollywood Way to The Valley
Hey Dude, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories.
QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?"
LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer)
QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?"
LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer)
AUDIO LINK
MUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan
LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood High, Burbank High, North Hollywood High, In-N-Out Burger, Director's Guild, Laugh Factory, Laurel Canyon, Mt. Olympus, Laurel Canyon County Store, Mulholland Drive, San Fernando Valley ("The Valley"), Fryman Canyon Park, Capenter Avenue School, Ventura Blvd., Thrifty's, Studio City Theater, Carney's, Pinz Bowling Alley, Sportsman's Lodge, Weddington Golf & Tennis, Harvard-Westlake, Ringside Liquor, Henry's Tacos, Woodbridge Park, Jennifer's Coffee, Tujunga Village, Ernie's Taco House
PROPS: Saturday Stairs, "The Californians", Little League, "Rocky"
MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower"
SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "Fogerty at the Bowl" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 26, 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.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:29
FILE SIZE: 9MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog
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.
MUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan
LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood High, Burbank High, North Hollywood High, In-N-Out Burger, Director's Guild, Laugh Factory, Laurel Canyon, Mt. Olympus, Laurel Canyon County Store, Mulholland Drive, San Fernando Valley ("The Valley"), Fryman Canyon Park, Capenter Avenue School, Ventura Blvd., Thrifty's, Studio City Theater, Carney's, Pinz Bowling Alley, Sportsman's Lodge, Weddington Golf & Tennis, Harvard-Westlake, Ringside Liquor, Henry's Tacos, Woodbridge Park, Jennifer's Coffee, Tujunga Village, Ernie's Taco House
PROPS: Saturday Stairs, "The Californians", Little League, "Rocky"
MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower"
SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes
PHOTO: "Fogerty at the Bowl" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 26, 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.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:29
FILE SIZE: 9MB
GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog
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.
Sunday, May 18, 2025
California Sober at The Hollywood Bowl
Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town.
QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."
LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings
QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."
LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings
AUDIO LINK
MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi Hendrix
LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA Zoo, Greek Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, LA County, Hollywood HIlls, California, Hollywood, Cahuenga Pass
PROPS: pandemic, Saturday Stairs, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Cross, American Flag, California Flag, pot, weed, vaping, contact high, threading
MUSIC: "Whatever", The Beatles, "California Sober", "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley Harding
SOUNDS: plane, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes wind
PHOTO: "Hollywood Bowl Outlaw" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 18, 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.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:28 FILE SIZE: 10MB
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.
MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi Hendrix
LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA Zoo, Greek Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, LA County, Hollywood HIlls, California, Hollywood, Cahuenga Pass
PROPS: pandemic, Saturday Stairs, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Cross, American Flag, California Flag, pot, weed, vaping, contact high, threading
MUSIC: "Whatever", The Beatles, "California Sober", "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley Harding
SOUNDS: plane, gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes wind
PHOTO: "Hollywood Bowl Outlaw" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 18, 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.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:28 FILE SIZE: 10MB
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.
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
LA in La La Land
Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff.
QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."
QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."
AUDIO LINK
CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)
LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd.
FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, Portlandia
PODCASTS: Pine Drive-in
SOUNDS: children playing footsteps, gravel,
PHOTO: "La La Land at the Smoke House" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 5, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and 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.
CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)
LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd.
FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, Portlandia
PODCASTS: Pine Drive-in
SOUNDS: children playing footsteps, gravel,
Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, meow
PHOTO: "La La Land at the Smoke House" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: May 5, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and 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.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
My Own Private Chocolate War
QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates."
CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason Leigh
LOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, Altadena
PROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big Lebowski, Chinatown
FAITHS: Catholicism, Judaism, Unitarian Universalist
SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , car, airplane
PHOTO: "Frosh Football" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: April 24, 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.
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Completely Unknown
AUDIO LINK
Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.
QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."
CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth
LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's Barn
PROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, Eaton Fire, T-Mobile, Definitely Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric!, Cop Land, Rocky, Walk the Line, assemblage artist
SOUNDS: footsteps, construction, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, helicopter, meow, purr
PHOTO: "Complete Unknown Googled" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: April 12, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and 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.
Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.
QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."
CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth
LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's Barn
PROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, Eaton Fire, T-Mobile, Definitely Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric!, Cop Land, Rocky, Walk the Line, assemblage artist
SOUNDS: footsteps, construction, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes airplane, birds, helicopter, meow, purr
PHOTO: "Complete Unknown Googled" shot with my iPhone XS
RECORDED: April 12, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and 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.
Monday, March 31, 2025
"Have a nice f**king day, Sir!"
QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."
AUDIO LINK
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.
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.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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.
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.
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