Austin Sessions

After a two year hiatus, we're back with the fantastic, sweet, funny Jackie Kashian! This episode was recorded almost 2 years ago but life got in the way of art. Now we're stoked ti finally put it out into the ether. In this episode we talk about Jackie's podcast The Dork Forest (and podcasting in general), comedy festivals, things called books, and more!

Author and speech writer John Morton is our guest this week along with special guest Lucas Molandes! We talk about getting old, hanging with Marc Maron, working the Austin podcast circuit, his new book Fire the Pretty Girl, and more! Follow them on twitter @JMoAustinTx and @lucasmolandes. 

We're back this week with New Skye Pictures co-founder Felipe Adams. In this episode we talk about traveling, religion, his web series Meet Mr. Ginger, and more! To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher.

Lauren and Daniel from the folk duo Lowland Hum return to Austin with their new EP Four Sisters! We got to catch up, talk about their appearance on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, touring, their new projects, and more! Follow them on Twitter @lowlandhum and Facebook.    

Filmmaker, writer, and animator Lance Myers (A Scanner Darkly, Space Jam, Prince of Egypt) is our guest this week. We talk about developing video games, Mad Magazine, working with Richard Linklater, and more. Check out his blog here and his website here.    We also talk about: SXSW, The Astronomer, Iron Giant, WALL-E, Brad Bird, Looney Tunes, Arial Abshire, One Page Salon, Owen Egerton, and more!

This week we have artist and musician Chepo Pena as our guest. In this episode we talk about his band Karaoke Apocalypse, his artwork, and there's a good chance we geek out about Star Wars...like...a lot. Check out his band here and his website here.    We also talk about loteria, Tim Doyle, Comic Con, Britt Daniel, Spoon, JJ Abrams, George Lucas, A Curious Mix of People, Sincola, Gomez, and more!

Maggie Maye is part comedian, part actress, part writer, and ALL guest on this episode of Austin Sessions. Maggie joins us to talk about her comedy career, hosting the Comedy Talent Review, her writing style, and more! Follow her on Twitter @maggiemayehaha and check out her website here!   We also talk about: Meltdown at Highball, Kumain Nanjiani, Jonah Ray, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, Moontower Comedy Festival, Punch!, racism, Erin Foley, Katie Pengra, Funny or Die, All Jane No Dick Festival, Velveeta Room, and more!

Austin Eavesdropper Tolly Moseley and Austin American Statesman tech writer Omar Gallaga join us this week to talk about movies, writing, social media, and their podcast Statesman Shots. Follow them on Twitter @TollyM and @omarg and @StatesmanShots. You can also check out their podcast here.    We also talked about The One I Love, Pulp Fiction, The Alamo Drafthouse, the fappening, Reddit, The Strain, Bojack Horseman, social media, and more!

Nine year old comedian Saffy Herndon joined us during the Out of Bounds comedy festival. We talked about religious freedoms, dinosaurs, music, and being a kid amongst adults in the comedy world. Follow her on Twitter @SaffronHerndon and check out her website! To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher.  We also talked about: Nirvana, cussing, Parks and Rec, Aubrey Plaza, Oprah Winfrey, The Big Lebowski, Netflix, Kings of Leon, Fleetwood Mac, and more!

Dani Neff and Zach Humphrey, from the fantastic band Megafauna, are our guests this week as Austin Sessions returns from a brief but necessary hiatus. We talked about Radiohead, 90's rock, choreography, comedy, making videos and talked about their new album Maximalist. Follow them on Twitter @MegafaunaATX and check them out on Bandcamp. To listen, subscribe to Austin Sessions on iTunes or listen on Stitcher.     We also talk about Cody Hustak, Saffron Herndon, Nirvana, Courtney Love, Thom Yorke, touring, lawyers, and more!

Comedian Daniel Webb hangs out with us to talk politics, performing at the Moontower Comedy Festival, vacationing in Iceland, and meeting the President! Follow him on Twitter at @ruebenboobies.    We also talk about Bjork, Out of Bounds Festival, music, piano, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, drag queens, comedy, the Hideout, Stephen F Austin bar, John Lewis, La Barbeque, Franklin BBQ, Jameson Irish Whiskey and more!

This week The Texas KGB gets on mic to talk about their new album Captain Americana, their love for Christopher Guest movies, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and more! Follow them on Twitter @TheTexasKGB, like them on Facebook, and click here to catch them live!  Some of the things we talked about include: Spinal Tap, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, comic books, Captain America and more!

This episode we had the opportunity to hang out with comedian and actor Damien Lemon. He tells us about growing up in Brooklyn, building a comedy career, working on MTV's Guy Code, and more! Follow him on Twitter at @dlemoncomedy and watch him on Guy Code here. We also talked about Russell Simmons, Eddie Murphy, Delirious, Moontower Comedy Festival, Jerry Seinfeld, Louis CK, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Lucas Molandes, Mac Blake, Chris Rock, Artie Lang, D Lemon In the Morning, La Barbeque, iPhones, Macs, Aretha Franklin, Dick Gregory, Atlanta, Comedy Cellar, Cap City Comedy, and more!  

Episode #63 Filmmaker Andy Young joins us for this episode! We discuss making movies, working on Keith and Heath, meeting Dan Harmon, and writing for Moviemaker Magazine, and more. Follow him on Twitter @AndyYoungFilm, find him on Facebook, and check out Keith and Heath here.  We also discuss Trey Parker, Jim Henson, Wes Anderson, Quenten Tarantino, Martin Scorcese, Sam Eidson, Katie Graham, Andrew Matthews, Zero Charisma, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Book of Mormon, Kevin Gant, Intramural, Andrew Disney, and more!

This week we turned the tables on radio host Tracey Schultz to ask him about how he got into radio, the subtlties of interviewing, podcasts, and his show "What's New."  Follow him on Twitter @TraceySchulz, find him on Facebook, and check out his show here.   We also talked about: The Austin comedy scene, the Moontower Comedy Festival, SXSW, KGSR, KLBJ, Charlie Hodge, Katie Pengra, Dale Dudley, Matt Bearden, Chris Hardwick, Nerdist, Scott Auckerman, Richard Linklater, social media, 101X, Jason and Deb, Don Pitts, Luke Winky, Howard Stern, KOOP radio, and more!

The 2014 Funniest Person in Austin, Cody Hustak, joins us this week to talk about violent hecklers, easing into podcasting, and the Austin comedy scene. Follow him on Twitter @codyhustak and check out his website here.    We also talked about: Bobby Slayton, Moontower Comedy Festival, SXSW, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Omaha, Nebraska, Brent Weinbach, Sure Thing, Avalanche, Jazz Cigarrette, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Bearden, Punch!, Cap City Comedy Club, and more. 

Podcasters Ruca and Dave join us for this episode to talk about how they met, comedy, podcasting, and more! Follow them on Twitter @Ruca_Dave, Like them on Facebook, and check out their podcast The Ruca and Dave Show. Other stuff we talked about: The Dudley and Bob Show, Matt Bearden, Warriors, X-Men, Game of Thrones, Twitter, Moontower Comedy Festival.

This week we hang out with Greg Zeschuk and Mike Mann from the Beer Diaries. In this session we discuss how Greg and Mike met, their backgrounds, how the Beer Diaries came into existence, and of course beer!  Follow them on Twitter @BeerDiariesTV and watch their episodes here.    Also talked about: Bioware, Star Wars, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Whip In, ABGB, Cananda, UT, Mars, Geoff Marslett Austin High, Brewed documentary, World Beer Diaries, AskMen, GABF

The sweet and funny Kerri Lendo joins us this week to chat about comedy, working on Inside Joke for the Moontower Comedy Festival, her smartphone philosophy, and more! Follow her on Twitter @KerriLendo and check out her website to find out where she'll be performing.   We also talked about Pictures of Superheros, John Merriman, Funniest Person in Austin, Punch, Funniest Filmmaker in Austin, First Date, Ryan Cownie, Matt Bearden, Erin Foley, Etsy, The Onion, Culturemap   

Actor, game designer, and native Austinite Wiley Wiggins is our guest this week! We talk about video games (including his own Thunderbeam), his latest movie Computer Chess, being in cahoots with The Octopus Project, and more! Follow him on Twitter @wileywiggins and check out his new projects here!    We also talk about: Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, Richard Linklater, Mad Men, The Wire, Ben Affleck, Occulus Rift, Fantastic Arcade, Fantastic Fest, Andrew Bujalski