Paul Brittain (rad dude and did SNL) swings by to talk about growing up in the suburbs doing child labor before moving on to a "Lord of the Flies" style painting operation and then finally joining the corporate world in Chicago while moving his way up in the Improv world. He also clears up my misunderstanding of Chicago pizza (thank God). See Brooks live: ww ... Show More
May 21
Episode 276 - Alex Cameron
Alex Cameron (rad musician) talks about working at Foot Locker in Sydney, spending his summers in Deep Water, Australia, and how he got into making some of the coolest music out there. Check out Alex's first band Seekae here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klcVENrEnQ See Brooks ... Show More
1h 38m
May 5
Episode 275 - Rob Sand (the reasonable cool dude running for Governor of Iowa)
Rob Sand (Democratic Nominee for The Governor of Iowa) talks with Brooks about growing in Iowa at the same time only about 30 miles apart. Rob talks about catching chickens when he was 14, working at the McDonalds in Decorah, IA, and becoming an overseas male model almost on acci ... Show More
1h 14m
Aug 2022
Remember TV Guide? (with Paul Brittain)
This week on the podcast we are joined by our friend, the truly hilarious actor and comedian Paul Brittain, who you might know from "Saturday Night Live," "Trophy Wife" or a sketch based on "Three Men And A Baby" back in Chicago many years ago that Vanessa is still obsessed with. ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2022
Paul F. Tompkins (Re-Release)
<p>(Re-released from October 2020) Comedian Paul F. Tompkins talks with Andy Richter about growing up under the shadow of a contentious marriage, the gradual evolution to performing personal material, and making his mark on the podcasting world.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, ... Show More
1h 9m