To start, we get to know Dana. Dana is a freelance writer that has a secret past as a talented musician. Then, as promised, Dana and I go long on Frank Ocean's Blonde. This episode is the first to feature...
Anyway, Jack and I have worked together and around each other in a number of ways over the years. He gave me a real job in college that was both really fun and super helpful. To pay him back, I...
A lot of the folks on this show have been people I've never spoken to in person before. Joe is one I've only seen a single photo of. He's sort of an enigma, that @anamericangod. Intentionally ambiguous about his identity...
James and I are back to our respective states after his wedding (which was really fun). That means we can continue watching Stranger Things! Naturally, James' recording laptop took a bath before recording so we're working with Skype audio until...
After months of following up with the poor guy, I got Brian "Lion" Leak on the show with me. Initially, when this thing was going to promote Under The Gun and its writers, Brian would have been my co-host. It's...
I started this music writing thing "officially" in January of 2011. I was a senior in high school at the time. Mark Garza, founder and owner of Funeral Sounds (a record label and online publishing company), Label Manager at Broken...
Joshy boy, joshy boy, cast me a pod. My good pal and longtime friend calls in to talk Americana, a mature genre of music that truly speaks to him, but we eventually start talking about My Chemical Romance and All...
We're back! After a short hiatus imposed by our increasingly busy podcasting schedules and the sheer length of time it took to prepare and produce this episode, Mike and I haves something really special for you. We've had collecting on...
I've got the podcasting bug and a lot of ideas. As a result, I wanted to try a pop culture show centered around one specific television program called Stranger Things. Netflix has been crushing it with the exclusives all year...
Yea, I uploaded this one roughly 12 hours late, but it's still Monday so guess what? It counts. Some scheduling conflicts two weeks back—as well as some heat-induced illness this weekend—ended up affording me the buffer time I...
After years of jamming his music in my car to and from school, I finally got the opportunity to talk to Ian Kenny of King Neptune. Ian spilled all the juicy deets on the fate of NGHBRS and revealed what...
A few years ago, a photographer on my Facebook feed was asking for the names and contact information for graphic designers that could make him a logo for his photography business. Swept up in a gust of inspiration, I mocked...
Three weeks in. It's all happening. Episode 3 has Maria Gironas in the digital chair opposite me. I ask her about her history in PR, Warped Tour, and that Alkaline Trio Blink 182 song. Good times. I'm actually ahead of...
Hey, look at that. I've actually set a weekly schedule for this thing. My second guest probably comes as no surprise, being that he's been my on-again-off-again partner in crime for the better part of a decade now. James Shotwell...
Here is the first official episode of Variable Bitrate featuring my hairy friend Dan Bogosian. Dan and I ran through his career so far, some news stories, and a few bands we're digging right now. He also told me a...
Here it is, the pilot episode of my new podcast, Variable Bitrate. It was a lot of fun putting this one together. This was the first podcast I've edited since college and it felt good to get back "behind the...
We hit two digits in the run of our little Star Wars program. It feels good. We have some higher production episodes coming up, so expect some longer droughts in-between. > In the tenth episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob...
I love The Clone Wars. Now that Mike has been working his way through the show, it's cool to have a chance to talk about it on the podcast. The Mortis story arc is vastly different to anything else you'll...
I bought a new microphone! After a ton of research, I settled on the Shure Beta 87A with a Tascam 2x2 interface to power it. I'm now recording through Logic as well. I think the sound quality of this episode...
There are some seriously messed up fan theories out there. > In the seventh episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob discuss the possibilities of who Rey isn't. One by one, they eliminate the possibilities and offer up some theories of...
This week I mentioned to Mike a theory that might ruffle a few feathers. > In the sixth episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob debate whether or not the death of a classic Star Wars hero was set into motion...
Yep, we're continuing on with this podcast thing. It's been going pretty well. I think we're catching our stride. Oh, we're now on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/banthafodderfm/] and Instagram [http://instagram.com/banthafodderfm] for you social media fiends,...
Thank you to everyone that has left a review on iTunes or shared the show with friends. It's because of you that we made it into the "New & Noteworthy" section of the iTunes podcast directory, which is definitely cool. > In...
Mike went all out on the production of this one. The first few seconds are the best! > In the third episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob chat about Star Wars viewing orders—primarily the advantages and disadvantages of Machete...
We're rolling along now with Bantha Fodder. Two episodes in and we're catching our stride. > In the second episode of Bantha Fodder Mike and Jacob talk about re-watching Star Wars, both in the theater and at home. Each recount some...
I've begun podcasting about Star Wars with my friend Mike Comite. Episode 1 is available now on iTunes [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bantha-fodder/id1076135889?mt=2]. > In the first episode of Bantha Fodder, Mike and Jacob dig into...
Inspired by Zack's recent [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131042475110/the-podcasts-i-listen-to] posts [http://allergicreactions.fm/post/131435408365/podcasts-i-listened-to-this-week] regarding the podcasts he listens to, and the Top Four favorites [http://relay.fm/topfour/5] of Tiffany and Marco Arment, I'm listing...
Serial was a phenomenon, an unbridled success in podcasting. Produced by the team that brought us radio-ready American Life broadcasts, the series captured the attention of thousands whether they were familiar with the podcasting medium or not. The lasting effects...
Thomas Nassiff (formerly of AbsolutePunk and Fuse) has recently started his own blog with a killer URL. His blog is sorryinter.net [http://sorryinter.net] and he now has a podcast to go along with it. No stranger to the...
Natasha Vargas-Cooper: > This interview is the first time Jay has spoken publicly about events surrounding Lee’s death and the trial that ended in Syed’s conviction. We met over the weekend at his two-story suburban home. Jay’s wife...
> There’s now a teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, and you know we have opinions. And so, in great Incomparable fashion, we’re here to talk about 80 seconds of video for more than an hour. How...