Random Fandom: A Podcast Devoted to Music, Pop Culture, Movies, Books, Sports and Much More!

Welcome to Random Fandom, a podcast hosted by Joanna, a twenty-something South Texan. Listen in every Friday as I share my thoughts and opinions about my favorite fandoms, including music, pop culture, books, sports, movies, and much more.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Show 5 - Comedians and Other Funny Folk


Welcome to the fifth episode of Random Fandom! Hosted by: Joanna and her Baby Boomin'Mama Click here to download the show.

Random Fandom of the Week A quartet of our favorite comedians and why we like them: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan and Demetri Martin.

Sacha Baron Cohen: WikiPedia Entry, Borat's Official Website,Borat:Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan , TheAli G Show, Ali G's WikiPedia Entry, Ali G's Harvard Commencement Address,Ali G and Feminism, Ali G Interviews NBA Athletes, Ali G Interviews San Antonio Spurs Players

Mitch Hedberg: WikiPedia Entry, Quotes by Mitch, Audio and Video of Mitch's Comedy, Watch Mitch's Comedy Central Special

Jim Gaffigan:WikiPedia Page, MySpace Page, Articles and Interviews, Beyond the Pale: Bear Jokes and Other Videos at Comedy Central

Demetri Martin:WikiPedia Page, MySpace Page,Trend Spotting from The Daily Show: Social Networking, Comedy Central Special, MySpace Page,Clearification Webisodes

The AudioPhile Reviews Joanna reviews the ZedCast.

Give a Little Bit Branford & Ellis Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr. Partner with Habitat for Humanity: Building a Musician's Village in New Orleans' Upper 9th Ward; watch the Dedication of "Musician's Village" Houses.

Livin' the Life in South Texas We talk about our adventures on Mustang Island and discuss some of the island's history and wildlife. Links: Mustang Island WikiPedia Page, State Park Page, Portuguese Man-of-War Photos

Have You Heard? We discuss three of our favorite musicians and the release of their newest albums: Aaron Neville released his album, "Bring It On Home" on September 19, 2006.

Sarah McLachlan releases her new Christmas album, "Wintersong," on October 17 , 2006. Listen to a song from the album, "River."

Amos Lee released his album, "Supply and Demand" on October 3, 2006. On October 21, Amos will participate in Rock for Dafur at his Washington, D.C concert. Amos Lee's Tour Itinerary, New York Times interview - October 2006, Yahoo Music Page with Interview - 2005, NPR interview - 2005, Fan Site and Blog for Amos Lee

From PenPals to Podcasts Amos Lee talks about writing "Supply and Demand", his new album, in a twelve part video series.

Nut of the Week We laugh about the crab races and first place prize of a crab-shaped hat. Caller.com reports on the Rockport Seafair: Crab races, live music, outdoor-life speakers draw many to festival.

Funky Food Sleep-eaters with a funky food habit:Midnight munchies linked to sleeping pills, Not Entirely Asleep, Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed, To sleep, perchance to eat.

Artist of the Week Artist: Jonathan Coulton Song Title: "I Feel Fantastic" Artist Websites: Jonathans's Official Website, Listen to Jonathan's Music, Jonathan at the PodSafe Music Network Thanks to Jonathan Coulton for generously allowing us to play his song on Random Fandom.

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2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

That must be great seeing wild dolphins.
I like Borat too! - "Gnashemash, pepsi max, I am liking the show, chenkwe- high fife!"
-ant f. P.

6:42 AM  
Blogger Joanna said...

Heehee, high fife!
Yes, it's awesome seeing dolphins in the wild, it makes up for seeing the sharks ;)

9:50 PM  

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