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Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsQuikDik™️. s6. episode 2.Hello,It’s us from STAY F. HOMEKINS, your married podcast couple with often funny, always free flowing conversation. Thank you for subscribing and Happy Day After Valentines with our second SFH episode of 2025!In this episode, Paul & Janie discuss a couple recent Hollywood engagements, Janie thinks of the Delorean and PFT remembers to share his upcoming VARIETOPIA WITH PAUL F. TOMPKINS tour cities this Spring (click the “live PFT dates” tab at the top of our Weekend Water substack page for all the info.) And, together, they figure out standardizing graffiti. Enjo...
2025-02-161h 09
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsThe Dumb Triad. s5. episode 12.Greetings to the STAY F. HOMEKINS Podcast Business Community!It’s us. Your co-hosts Janie and Paul, just a humble Tompkins and Haddad who met, fell in love, dated and got themselves hitched who record from their Los Angeles home and THUS combine into your stalwart ear-friends: the HOMEKINS!!!First of all. Happiest of Holidays to you and yours. Second of all, we just renewed ourselves for a season 6 in 2025! Isn’t that cute and funny, and aren’t we just festive and impish? Thanks to YOU, our cherished and appreciated subscribers, we are ch...
2024-12-141h 13
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsUnknown Solids. s5. episode 9.Hello all listeners to the STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast! Get ready for Comedy Impaction! Our September episode HAS LANDED. Thank you for your patience. Mr. Paul F Tompkins returns from Comedy Bang Banging ACROSS THE POND! He’s jet-lagged, but he’s After-Dinnering! The duo DARE to have Weekend Water on a Monday to make up for lost time because we have MISSED YOU ALL. We are sorry the episode has been pushed by a few days. It pains us. In this episode, a dramatic re-enactment of a coffeemaker mishap happens. (If anyone know...
2024-09-171h 26
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsCaligula DURRRR. s5. episode 7.This is our July STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast episode, free to all who partake (and we thank you!)In this STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast episode, the Homekinses are back home, recording just a smidge early around that extensive Comedy Bang! Bang! road tour schedj! Janie ends up reacting to that Ren Faire docuseries, and PFT weighs in on boomer Bacchanal branding. Together, the two announce an upcoming STAY F. HOMEKINS movie watch-along bonus episode (coming out this month), a podcast appearance together coming out this week on A COUPLE and MORE while PFT’s busy to...
2024-07-121h 30
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsPOPCORN?! s5. episode 5.It is our beloved May STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast episode FRESHLY RECORDED. Paul comes back from tour, Janie sits behind and next to all walks of life and TOGETHER, the duo discuss…cryogenics and public urination???Thank you for listening to our monthly podcast drops! We love recording them and ALSO hearing from y’all in the comments below. If you like our crazy couple chats, please consider getting a hot little subscription to our bonus ‘tent. And, love, us!JHT & PFT!Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompki...
2024-05-121h 25
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsComedy on Other Planets. s5. episode 4.This month we had to face it got a teensy bit tougher to STAY ON TRACK-KINS. We’re attempting a lot of hustle. We appreciate you all and this podcast existing and bringing us back down to earth. But, really, IS THERE COMEDY ON OTHER PLANETS???PFT shares about our jam packed weekend, Janie indulges in some role play with Paul and together the two get into some after dinner conversation while BOTH wearing THIS brand new STAY F. HOMEKINS t-shirt!Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins br...
2024-04-151h 33
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsWatch-along:MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET *bonus (free for the holidays) content*The 1947 holiday movie MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET is our newest watchalong! Oops, we dropped some F bombs at the top, so, here is an explicit language warning. Oops. Be warned if watching along with sensitive listeners. We are BACK, baby! The double Hollywood strikes of 2023 are officially over! It is time to share a watchalong of a formerly forbidden property with our faithful and dear beloved listeners. And, folks this one DOES NOT DISAPPOINT! This movie holds UP. No notes!If you are new to the Weekend Water substack and, thus...
2023-12-141h 43
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsIncandescent Rage. S4. episode 12.Well, hello, everybody! It’s the December podcast episode of STAY F. HOMEKINS with your favorite co-hosts and married duo Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. Tompkins! We’ve got Christmas trees and gift giving and Mother God and just the USUAL, meandering UNPLANNED after-dinner conversation. We close out our year with you a bit tired but happy to have survived everything 2023 threw toward us. The world is hostile, but WE are NOT. Only love and a few gripes and a bit of chat down winding roads and loopy brain space here! Get your love on and...
2023-12-091h 35
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsRust Cunk. S4. episode 9.It’s the September episode of the STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast! In our latest episode, we discuss our worst nightmare and greatest feelings of accomplishment? What a ride! PFT tests out some Sicilian accents, Janie tests out a Ted Talk and TOGETHER the two discover a type of humor they tend to shy away from?THANK YOU for listening and hanging in there with us! Please subscribe to our Weekend Water substack publication to NEVER MISS A BEAT!Be well and be sane. The Haddad Tompkins(our OFFICIAL podcast me...
2023-09-091h 32
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsIt Puts the Lotion in Your Basket. S4. episode 8.The duo come at ya from South Carolina! A quick getaway from the hot strike lines yields some observations about sunscreen, beach going and reality shows! PFT names Janie’s new business and Janie gets Paul into a new guilty pleasure!Thank you for being with us. We really appreciate every single listener and supporter of our pods and updates, this community means so much to us! Be safe and strong and MORE SOOOOONNN!!There is always wonderful STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast merchandise from the wonderful Dan and Hillary at Kin Ship Goods to brighten yo...
2023-08-121h 18
UnspooledTalking Trek (with Tawny Newsome & Paul F. Tompkins)Is there a Star Trek movie worthy of boarding the Unspooled spaceship with the other all-time great films? Tawny Newsome & Paul F. Tompkins (Star Trek: Lower Decks, The Pod Directive) join Paul & Amy to answer that question by taking a close look at 1996's time-traveling adventure Star Trek: First Contact. They'll also debate their favorite Trek casts, discuss the latest season of Picard, and explain why The Next Generation was a surprisingly horny show. Next week, Paul & Amy are watching Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom! Send us your vote for July’s Unspooled bra...
2023-06-221h 07
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsNew York City, the Fifth Agreement. s4. episode 6.Join us for the JUNE 2023 episode of Stay F. Homekins! If you are NEW to ALL THIS, it is Janie & Paul’s monthly after dinner conversation in a free as a bird podcast form! Subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Together, they explore the Rosetta Stone…of LOVE? Muse over some of history’s most notable scatting moments and dish on the And Just Like That TEA. Of course, we encourage you to subscribe to our WEEKEND WATER substack (if you are seeing this in your email inbox, already, THANK YOU for subscribing!) It is...
2023-06-101h 07
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsFievelWise. s4. episode 3.It's 2023 Oscar season with the Homekins! PFT gets his sea legs with Trekkies. Janie solves a double homicide. Together, the two try to seduce you to enter their WEEKEND WATER substack community. Either way, it’s the March episode with lots of fun and laughter and podcasticles!www.kinshipgoods.com continues to have the official podcast merch. GET YOURS. I DID NOT WRITE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION OF THIS EPISODE (We instructed ChatGPT to generate an AI description, and it came up with this creepy and inaccurate blurb):The STAY F. HOMEKINS co...
2023-03-111h 38
Stay F. Homekins: with Janie Haddad Tompkins & Paul F. TompkinsRock me, Amadeus! s2. episode 16.Janie & Paul feel all the feels of a heavy news week. Janie gets curious about Paul's creative process. Paul reveals his creative process. We have an online shop FULL of official STAY F. HOMEKINS merchandise, It is constantly updated by our beloved collaborators at Kin Ship Goods - to be found here: https://kinshipgoods.com/search?type=product&q=Stay%20F.%20Homekins*Follow us on Twitter @StayFHomekinsOn Insta@StayFHomekinsemail (due to volume, we read-only!)stayfhomekins@gmail.com This is a p...
2021-04-171h 17
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 50: L. Frank Baum, featuring Chris TallmanChapter 50: In this final installment of the free monthly podcast, H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author/showman loud person L. Frank Baum (Chris Tallman) to the Dead Authors stage. I've a feeling we're not in iTunes anymore!
DEAD AUTHORS SHALL RETURN
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to e...
2015-12-311h 14
The Dead Authors PodcastPreface: Henry Miller and Sylvia Plath, featuring Eddie Pepitone and Jen KirkmanH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Henry Miller (Eddie Pepitone) and Sylvia Plath (Jen Kirkman) in the very first recorded version of The Dead Authors Podcast.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on...
2015-12-2847 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 49: Albert Camus, featuring Steve AgeeChapter 49: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Albert Camus (Steve Agee) to the Dead Authirs stage for an evening of... oh, what's the POINT.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our...
2015-08-1856 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum vi: Beatrix Potter, featuring Lauren LapkusH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Beatrix Potter (Lauren Lapkus) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at San Francisco Sketchfest, San Francisco, CA, 6 Februaruy 2015.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our missio...
2015-08-141h 06
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum v: William Butler Yeats, featuring David ReesH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes William Butler Yeats (David Rees) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at Littlefield as part of New York's Superweek, Brooklyn, NY, 8 October 2014.
Photo: Mindy Tucker
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help...
2015-08-071h 09
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum iv: Lucy Maud Montgomery, featuring Ryan BeilH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lucy Maud Montgomery (Ryan Beil) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Sunday Service's "Comedy Bender," Vancouvcer, BC, Canada, 22 September 2014.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited abou...
2015-07-311h 06
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum iii: Aleister Crowley, featuring Matt GourleyH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Aleister Crowley (Matt Gourley) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, WA, 1 September 2014.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our missi...
2015-07-2449 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum ii: Christopher Marlowe, featuring Matt GourleyH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Christopher Marlowe (Matt Gourley) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, WA, 31 August 2014.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our miss...
2015-07-1750 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 48: Maya Angelou, featuring Tymberlee HillChapter 48: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Doctor Maya Angelou (Tymberlee Hill) to the Dead Authors stage. Turns out, she is not a real doctor, and during this recording, almost stopped being a real black person!
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get the...
2015-07-141h 01
The Dead Authors PodcastAddendum i: Lewis Carroll, featuring Rory ScovelH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lewis Carroll (Rory Scovel) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle, WA, 30 August 2014.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mis...
2015-07-101h 01
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 45 [Part 2]: L. Ron Hubbard, featuring Andy DalyChapter 45 [Part 2]: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes L. Ron Hubbard (Andy Daly) back to the Dead Authors stage. For some reason!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is...
2015-06-301h 16
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 47: Mark TwainChapter 47: Special guest-host CARL SAGAN (Matt Gourley) welcomes American treasure MARK TWAIN (Paul F. Tompkins) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of steamboats, satire and science!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes ex...
2015-06-2349 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 46: Hans Christian Andersen, featuring Joe WengertChapter 46: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes fairy-taleist Hans Christian Andersen (Joe Wengert) to the Dead Authors stage. DID YOU KNOW? In Mr. Andersen's time, people from Denmark often thought they were from Holland!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also a...
2015-05-191h 01
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 45 [Part 1]: L. Ron Hubbard, featuring Andrew DalyChapter 45 [Part 1]: Unprecedented! Host H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) barely scratches the thetan-encrusted surface of guest L. Ron Hubbard (Andrew Daly) and calls for a followup interview at the end of this one. Enoy and then wait!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skil...
2015-04-141h 01
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 44: Confucius, featuring Eugene CorderoChapter 44: Think Confucius (Eugene Cordero) has no wisdom to offer other than that which can fit on a slip of paper inside a baked good? Well, H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) draws out the wise one's theories on Mandy Patinkin!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and im...
2015-03-1756 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 43: Iceberg Slim, featuring Ron FunchesChapter 43: It's hard out there for a host! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with Iceberg Slim (Ron Funches) about pimping, water parks, and more.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writ...
2015-02-2653 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 42: Miguel de Cervantes, featuring Horatio SanzChapter 42: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) goes mano a mano with Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes (Horatio Sanz). You may be pleased to hear that the name "Terry Gilliam" is never mentioned.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to...
2015-01-2754 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix H: Hunter S. Thompson and Philip K. Dick, featuring James Adomian and Matt BesserAppendix H: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Hunter S. Thompson (James Adomian) and Philip K. Dick (Matt Besser) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes e...
2015-01-1646 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 41: Dr. Seuss, featuring Hal LublinChapter 41: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) does not interview Dr. Seuss (Hal Lublin) on a box, proving that eating rancid breakfasts isn't the only the thing that doesn't happen on boxes.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help te...
2014-12-2458 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix G: F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Joyce, featuring Andy Daly and Sean ConroyAppendix F: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes F. Scott Fitzgerald (Andy Daly) and James Joyce (Sean Conroy) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited ab...
2014-12-0545 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 40: Virginia Woolf, featuring Mary HollandChapter 40: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) learns who is afraid of Virginia Woolf (Mary Holland) and it turns out to be H.G. Wells.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. O...
2014-11-201h 03
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix F: Ernest Hemingway and Sun Tzu, featuring Josh Fadem and Fred ArmisenAppendix F: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Ernest Hemingway (Josh Fadem) and Sun Tzu (Fred Armisen) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about wr...
2014-11-0749 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 39: Flannery O'Connor, featuring Lennon ParhamChapter 39: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) proves a good woman is easy to snatch up in a machine that can travel through time and space! And Flannery O'Connor (Lennon Parham) proves that all of us can be a peacock. All of us.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their cr...
2014-10-2154 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 38: Ian Fleming, featuring Matt GourleyChapter 38: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes the creator of James Bond himself, Ian Fleming (Matt Gourley) to the Dead Authors stage. Mr. Fleming is a troubled soul who only wants to be a monstrous misogynist. Is that so much to ask? Apparently so.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to ex...
2014-10-0956 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix E: Lord Byron and Norman Mailer, featuring Dana Gould and Frank ConniffAppendix E: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lord Byron (Dana Gould) and Norman Mailer (Frank Conniff) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about...
2014-10-0354 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix D: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Erma Bombeck, featuring Seth Morris and Brian HusekyAppendix D: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Seth Morris) and Erma Bombeck (Brian Huskey) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited ab...
2014-09-2545 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 37: Truman Capote, featuring Jessica ChaffinChapter 37: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes novelist, Studio 54 regular, and pill-addled gossip Truman Capote (Jessica Chaffin) to the podcast. Pour yourself a glass of "orange drink" and listen!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get t...
2014-08-1554 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix C: Edgar Allan Poe and J.D. Salinger, featuring Craig Cackowski and Marc Evan JacksonAppendix C: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Edgar Allan Poe (Craig Cackowski) and J.D. Salinger (Marc Evan Jackson) to the Dead Authors stage for an evening of whatever this is.
About 826:
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their...
2014-08-0526 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 36: Ralph Ellison, featuring DeMorge BrownH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes novelist, critic, and scholar Ralph Ellison (DeMorge Brown) to the podcast. For you completists, this episode contains appearances by all the authors of novels entitled The Invisible Man.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also a...
2014-07-301h 05
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 35: Oscar Wilde, featuring Jon DalyH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author Oscar Wilde (Jon Daly) to the podcast. Prepare yourself for many mots, a great deal of them bon!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writ...
2014-06-171h 23
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 34: Roald Dahl, featuring Ben SchwartzH.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author Roald Dahl (Ben Schwartz) to the podcast. The audience makes some rather disturbing discoveries about Mr. Dahl over the course of the interview. As does Mr. Dahl.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim...
2014-05-301h 00
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 30: William Faulkner, featuring Thomas LennonChapter 30: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Nobel Laureate William Faulkner (Thomas Lennon) to the podcast, recorded live at The Brave Theatre in San Francisco as part of SketchFest 2014.
NOTE: The sound on this episode is not, shall we say, "good." So be sure to plant your earbuds, water them with volume, and let the audio blossom!
Photo: Liezl Estipona
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing...
2014-05-1355 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 33: Rod Serling, featuring John Ross BowieChapter 33: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Twilight Zone creator Rode Serling (John Ross Bowie) to the podcast. OR DOES HE? (He does.)
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission...
2014-04-151h 04
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 32: E. Gary Gygax, featuring Chris TallmanChapter 32: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Dungeons & Dragons creator E. Gary Gygax (Chris Tallman) to the podcast. Put down your dice, pick up your inhalers, and listen!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help te...
2014-03-201h 00
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 31: Anne Frank, featuring Jamie DenboChapter 31: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes diarist Anne Frank (Jamie Denbo) to the podcast. It's not as offensive as you're thinking.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about wr...
2014-02-1850 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 29: Clement Clarke Moore and Irving Berlin, featuring Scott Aukerman and Neil CampbellChapter 29: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes 'Twas The Night Before Christmas author Clement Clarke Moore (Scott Aukerman) and "White Christmas" composer Irving Berlin (Neil Campbell) to the podcast for this Christmas-themed chapter. Slavery comes up more here than in your average Christmas fare.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6...
2013-12-1853 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 28: Walt Whitman, featuring James AdomianChapter 28: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Walt Whitman (James Adomian) to the podcast to discuss his work, but then this happened instead.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes e...
2013-12-0358 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 27: Tennessee Williams, featuring Kristen SchaalChapter 27: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with Tennessee Williams (Kristen Schaal) about his many plays. Prepare yourself to hear the phrase "Red Devil Battry Sign" more times in one hour than you ever have or will in your life.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to e...
2013-11-2655 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 26: William S. Burroughs, featuring Kurt BraunohlerChapter 26: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with William S. Burroughs (Kurt Braunohler). When Mr. Burroughs rolls up his sleeves, it's certainly not to do housework.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers g...
2013-11-1953 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 25: Shel Silverstein, featuring Mark McConvilleChapter 25: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) gets an earful from Shel Silverstein (Mark McConville) about trees.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based o...
2013-11-1253 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 24: Plato, featuring Jason MantzoukasChapter 24: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) coaxes Plato (Jason Mantzoukas) out of his cave only to find that the philosopher behaves like a person just coaxed out of a cave.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also ai...
2013-11-0548 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 23: Charlotte Brontë, featuring Jessica St. ClairChapter 23: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) risks consumption whilst interviewing the frail, sad-sack author of Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë (Jessica St. Clair).
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited ab...
2013-10-2951 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 22: Edgar Rice Burroughs, featuring Chris TallmanChapter 22: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) barely makes it out of this one alive as Edgar Rice Burroughs (Chris Tallman) rages against all those who would spurn the 2012 film John Carter.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We a...
2013-10-2255 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 21: Joseph Campbell, featuring Jeremy CarterChapter 21: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) makes a thousand faces listening to The Power of Myth author Joseph Campbell (Jeremy Carter). Shame you can.t hear them.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help t...
2013-10-1557 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 20: Ayn Rand, featuring John HodgmanChapter 20: Live from the 2013 San Francisco Sketchfest! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes the rather chatty Ayn Rand (John Hodgman) or an evening of H.G. Wells listening to Ayn Rand.
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA. And thanks to the crew and proprietors of the San Francisco SketchFest.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, w...
2013-06-201h 02
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 18: Brendan Behan, featuring Brian StackChapter 18: Perhaps H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) will have better luck than previoius chat show hosts in getting a few coherent sentences out of Irish poet, playwright, and sot Brendan Behan (Brian Stack). But probably not. Listen to find out for sure! Why else are you here? What a pointless one-sided conversation this has been!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers o...
2013-05-0156 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 17: Agatha Christie, featuring Jessica ChaffinChapter 17: Who's our guest this time round? It's no mystery! It's Dame Agatha Christie (Jessica Chaffin)! Can H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) get to the bottom of Dame Agatha's strange disappearance from 3-14 December, 1926? YES!
Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing s...
2013-04-1656 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 16: Gore Vidal, featuring Marc Evan JacksonChapter 16: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Gore Vidal (Marc Evan Jackson) who brings a truckload of truculence to the Dead Authors stage. For fans of smug dismissiveness, this episode is a must!
2013-04-0253 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 15: The Marquis de Sade, featuring Andy DalyCapter 15: Oh, the delicious pain that shall be inflicted upon you with this podcast! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) discovers there's more to The Marquis de Sade (Andy Daly) than just kinky sex-- there's also loads of murder!
2013-03-2553 min
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: A Phone Call For Mr. TompkinsFrom The Paul F. Tompkins Show 10th Anniversary Special: "A Phone Call For Mr. Tompkins," featuring Brian Whalen.
2013-03-1921 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 14: Abbie Hoffman, featuring Jen KirkmanChapter 14: Don't trust any podcast under thirty... minutes! Enjoy an hour of H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) trying to make sense of counterculture legend Abbie Hoffman. Steal his book and he just might steal your heart! YIPPIE!
2013-01-2254 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 13: The Brothers Grimm, featuring Jeremy Carter and Matt GourleyChapter 13: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes famous child-frighteners Wilhelm & Jacob Grimm (Superego’s Matt Gourley & Jeremy Carter) to the Dead Authors Podcast for a sprightly chat about death and near-death.
2012-12-3156 min
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: The Holiday PlayMerry Christmas! And... other things! From The Paul F. Tompkins Show, December 2010: "The Holiday Play," with Joshua Malina, Judy Greer and Tim Meadows. We'll be back in The New Year! Thank you for your support!
2012-12-2520 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 19: The Authors of The Gospels, featuring Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin and Matt GourleyChapter 19: Celebrate the birth of Christ with the men who wrote the books on Him! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes his most... well, his most guests ever, in the personages of Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (Craig Cackowski, Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin and Matt Gourley). And ye shall share it as The Greatest Podcast Ever Downloaded!
2012-12-2453 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 24: Live at LargoEpisode 24: Recorded LIVE in front of An Audience at Largo at The Coronet on October 20th, 2012. The Golden Age of Italian Explorer Television. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: "Advice to The Probably Dead" with Melissa Rauch, Beth Littleford and Janie Haddad Tompkins. The Inevitable Conclusion of The Great Undiscovered Project. It's Nice To Not Be Alone In Your Crumbles.
The Pod F. Tompkast WILL Return.
2012-11-301h 49
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 23: Paul Scheer, Crissy Guerrero, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cake Boss, Mr. BrainwashEpisode 23: The Great Undiscovered Project Goes Psycho. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: "Scheer Vengeance," featuring Paul Scheer and Crissy Guerrero. Paul gets introspective and outrospective. Next: LIVE AT LARGO.
2012-11-161h 14
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 11: J.R.R. Tolkien, featuring Matt WalshChapter 11: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes nerd hero/nerd hater J.R.R. Tolkien (Matt Walsh) to the Dead Authors stage. There is, distressingly, as much discussion of Tom Bombadil as you might fear.
2012-10-2359 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 21: Justin Kirk, Andy Daly, Rich Sommer, Laraine Newman, Ice-T, Garry Marshall, Cake BossEpisode 21: Whither The Home Piano? The Great Undiscovered Project Takes a Field Trip. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: "The Uncanny Hollow," featuring Andy Daly, Rich Sommer and Laraine Newman. Justin Kirk retroactively walks the walk.
2012-10-161h 13
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 10: Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring Chris TallmanChapter 10: For a chap who went on and on about deductive reasoning, he sure seemed to think faeries were real. The loudly Scottish Sir Arthur (Chris Tallman) has plenty to say to H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins), some of it is even fit for mixed company!
2012-10-1250 min
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: Chik TractA rarity indeed! Here is Paul's monologue from the July 2012 performance of The Paul F. Tompkins Show.
WARNING: Contains social commentary.
Silliness will resume next month. Promise.
Recorded Live at Largo at The Coronet in West Hollywood, CA.
2012-07-3128 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 9: Jorge Luis Borges, featuring Nick KrollChapter 9: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes the quietly trippy Jorge Luis Borges (Nick Kroll) to the Dead Authors stage. What a night of accents this was!
2012-07-2551 min
The Pod F. TompkastANNOUNCETRASODE: Come See Paul And Eban Record A Pilot For Television!!!Will you be in the Los Angeles are on Thursday, June 28th, 2012A.D.?
YOU SHOULD BE! Because then you can attend a taping of NIGHTCAP WITH PAUL F. TOMPKINS!
“Comedy Central’s 'Nightcap with Paul F. Tompkins' is a humorous and interactive look at the world of popular culture as Paul and a recurring group of his funny friends offer their unique take on the most talked-about stories of the day.”
Paul is hosting this sumbitch and Eban is doing the music LIVE.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28TH
6 & 9PM
HOLL...
2012-06-1618 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 8: Aesop, featuring Mark McConvilleChapter 8: Do you have friends who insist upon doing "voices" for their idiotic dogs? Well, you can blame the original animal anthropomorphizer, Aesop (Mark McConville). Join H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) as he delves into the mind behind so many lazy grasshoppers and eating dirorederd foxes. Have you ever wondered just what the true pronunciation of "Aesop" is? After listening to this, you will continue to do so!
2012-05-2948 min
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix B: Friederich Nietzsche and H.P. Lovecraft, featuring James Adomian and Paul ScheerAs you await the incipient arrival of Chapter 8 and dear Aesop (not to mention Chapter 2 and long-lost Robert Louis Stevenson), please allow H.G. Wells [Paul F. Tompkins] to divert your attentions with this particularly potty treasure (?) from our archives, with special (??) guests (???) Friedrich Nietzsche [James Adomian] and H.P. Lovecraft [Paul Scheer]. Note: if you are easily offended, you may find this one a bit challenging. Mostly because it very rarely makes any sense AT ALL.
2012-05-0145 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 7: P.G. Wodehouse, featuring Brian StackChapter 7: Jeeves & Wooster creator P.G. Wodehouse (Brian Stack) visits with H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) and it's not long before things get disturbing (in the most British way possible). There is a surprising amount of talk about donkeys. No matter how much talk of donkeys you were expecting, there is more than that.
2012-03-2052 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 16: Gillian Jacobs, Judy Greer, Jen Kirkman, Cake Boss, Werner HerzogEPISODE 16: Peasants, We Miss You. The Great Undiscovered Project, Lost in The Wilderness with Werner and Cake Boss. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show, "Lice Capades," with Judy Greer (recorded live at San Francisco SketchFest). Community's GILLIAN JACOBS Visits The Internet, and Is Probably The Only Person In Her Family Who Could've Survived The Trip! Jen Kirkman Bids a Farewell To Nana (including her arms). IF YOU'RE PERSPIRING, TURN THIS OFF IMMEDIATELY.
2012-03-021h 21
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 6: Gertrude Stein, featuring John Ross BowieChapter 6: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author, poet, art collector and wake-and-baker Gertrude Stein (John Ross Bowie) to the Dead Authors stage for a convivial discussion of all sorts of things! Poetry: Tedious or just embarrassing? "Recreational" herbs: How much is too much? And The Ladies: Who doesn't love them?
2012-02-1451 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 15: Cake Boss, Mr. Brainwash, Martha Plimpton, Chris Hardwick, Jen KirkmanEPISODE 15: The Origins of The Potter's Field. The Great Undiscovered Project Brings You The Boss of Cakes and a Washer of Brains. From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: Advice To The Probably Dead, feat. Martha Plimpton. Nerdist Host Chris Hardwick Visits and Curses, a Lot! Jen Kirkman Sings The Ballad of Baskin-Robbins Bob. Be Careful What You Wish For.
2012-02-021h 26
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 5: Carl Sagan, featuring Matt GourleyChapter 5: Astronomer, astrophysicist, author and turtleneck fetishist Carl Sagan (Matt Gourley) sits down with H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) for a freewheeling chat at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Los Angeles. How many odd tangents are embarked upon? To coin a phrase, billions and billions! Please do enjoy, and, should you be so inclined, leave a us a review on iTunes.
2012-01-1749 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 14: John Lithgow, Ice-T, John C. Reilly, Mr. Brainwash, Paul Scheer, Jen KirkmanEPISODE 14: The Great Undiscovered Project Moves Forward-- Literally! From The Paul F. Tompkins Show: Home Sick with Special Guest Paul Scheer. Jen Kirkman is Alarmingly Disarming! And Plenty of Rambles. I Mean, PLENTY.
2012-01-141h 16
The Dead Authors PodcastAppendix A: Charles Dickens and O. Henry, featuring Hal Lublin and Marc Evan JacksonThe Happiest of Holidays to You, Dear Listener! Here We Find Your Host, H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) Doing Yule-battle With Those Two Titans of Christmas Fiction, Charles Dickens (Hal Lublin) and O. Henry (Marc Evan Jackson). O Enjoy, All Ye Faithful!
2011-12-2046 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 4: Benjamin Franklin, featuring Scott AukermanChapter 4: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author, inventor, diplomat and party animal Benjamin Franklin (Scott Aukerman) to the Dead Authors stage for an oft-sprited, oft-absurd, and oft-off-kilter discussion about God knows what. It must be heard to be believed, and even after hearing it you should still check three sources. Ambassador Franklin is a bit of a libertine when it comes to naughty words, so plug your ears up, you bunch of nuns! (Sorry, It's infectious!)
2011-12-0647 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 3: Dorothy Parker, featuring Jen KirkmanChapter 3: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Algonquin Round Tabler Dorothy Parker (Jen Kirkman) to the Dead Authors stage. The liquor does flow and the mots are bon! Mrs. Parker's employment of the occasional spicy phrase earns this Chapter its red-letter rating. Do not listen with your maiden aunt unless a fainting couch stands nearby!
2011-11-0848 min
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: For Whom Cares About The Bell's Toll? with Janeane GarofaloHappy Hallowe'en! From 2010, here's a sketch from The Paul F. Tompkins Show featuring special guest Janeane Garofalo.
NOTE: There are numerous sound problems that occur here and there. They are not the kind that will make you throw off your headphones in a shrieking fury of pain, they just make things a little difficult to hear sometimes. We are sorry that archival recordings are often jerk recordings. But If you knew what it sounded like before Eban took his digital scalpel to it, you would be in awe. Enjoy!
2011-10-3119 min
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: Garry Marshall PresentsFrom October 2011 edition of The Paul F. Tompkins Show: Paul riffs pre-show, in character as Garry Marshall.
2011-10-2511 min
The Dead Authors PodcastChapter 1: Emily Dickinson, featuring Andy RichterChapter 1: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes painfully shy poetess Emily Dickinson (Andy Richter) to the stage of The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Los Angeles. There are some minor sound problems. We're working on it. By Chapter 3, we'll all be laughing about this!
2011-09-2043 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 12: Live at Largo! Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ice-T, Cake Boss, Judy Greer, Maria Thayer, Jen KirkmanEPISODE 12: Recorded In Front of A Live Audience At Largo at The Coronet on Saturday, June 18th, 2011. Hurt Feelings, Ominous Portents, and Efforts Britishly Redoubled. Chit-Chat Challenge! (featuring Judy Greer and Maria Thayer) Little Surfer Southie. Paul F. Tompkins Vient à Votre Ville. The Pod F. Tompkast WILL Return.
2011-07-011h 44
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 11: Cake Boss, Mr. Brainwash, Matt Gourley, Stephen Dunham, Jen Kirkman
EPISODE 11: Apologies To At Least One Of You In Advance. Been To The Desert With A Horse of Dragées. Google Voice Theatre Presents: JAWS (with Matt Gourley and Stephen Dunham). A Star Isn't Born. Paul F. Tompkins Sweats In Your Town! An Important Message About The Tompkins 300! And Don't Forget: If You're In The Los Angeles Area on Saturday, June 18th, Come See The LIVE Recording Of The Pod F. Tompkast SEASON FINALE! For More Information, Visit paulftompkins.com.
2011-06-011h 20
The Pod F. TompkastEXTRASODE: Prince? Charming!From the April 22nd 2011 edition of The Paul F. Tompkins Show: Paul introduces the evening's entertainment as a very special and purple person. We were going to release this as an Extrasode anyway, but since we couldn't get the regular episode finished in time, we put this out now. Two more miracles like this and we will be beatified for sure!
2011-05-0110 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 9: John Lithgow, Garry Marshall, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, Jen KirkmanEpisode 9: Jaunty, Right Out Of The Gate! The Game Is A-Loud! The Ex-Terminator (featuring Maya Rudolph and Jon Hamm). The Kirkman of Cell Block H. Paul F. Tompkins Comes To Your Hemisphere. Attention Must Be Paid!
2011-04-011h 12
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 8: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Garry Marshall, Ice-T, Donald Glover, Justin Kirk, Jen KirkmanEPISODE 8: Horseknees: The Envy of All Mammals! Webber's Wrules of Order and The Beginnings of A Plan. Presidents Day of The Dead (featuring Justin Kirk and Donald Glover). Aires Magazine, The Magazine for Millionaires! Paul F. Tompkins Comes To Your WHAT'S THAT TICKING SOUND? Our Most Secret and Hypoellergenic Friends.
2011-03-071h 27
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, EXTRASODE: PFT On Earth/Little Gruber BoyMerry Christmas! The Paul F. Tompkins Show offered this duet by Paul F. Tompkins & Dave (Gruber) Allen as a raffle prize at 2009's Habitat for Humanity benefit show. Now it is yours on this holy day. CAN IT BE...?
2010-12-2502 min
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 5: Cake Boss, Mr. Brainwash, Dave (Gruber) Allen, Jen KirkmanEpisode 5: A Simple Country Podcast. Frosting, Fondant, Paint and Glue. A Price Beyond (Gruber) (featuring Dave [Gruber] Allen) Are You There, Mia Sara? Little Kirkman Needs To Fly. Paul F. Tompkins Is Comin' To Town. Food Things.
2010-12-011h 01
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 4: Garry Marshall, Cake Boss, Jennifer Coolidge, Jen KirkmanEpisode 4: The Tyranny of Imagination. Whom The Boss Is, Cakewise. The Human Body: DISGUSTING. The First Thanksgiving (featuring Jennifer Coolidge) Do You Have Your Crumble Buddy? Ya, Ya, Best By Far! A Better Vagrant. Paul F. Tompkins Chills Out Your Town. The Effect of Witch Tools On Hunger.
2010-11-011h 11
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 3: John C. Reilly, Garry Marshall, The Drunk Dial for Charity, Jen KirkmanEpisode 3: Who Watches The Watcher, Or At Least Talks About Him? Of Pretty Women and Cryptozoology. A Promise Fulfilled. Were We Ever So Young? Paul F. Tompkins Comes To Your Town TO SCARE YOU. Act Three: Flattered, Glass.
2010-09-301h 05
The Pod F. TompkastThe Pod F. Tompkast, Episode 1: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ice-T, Tim Meadows, Jen KirkmanEpisode 1: Welcome to A NEW ERA. A Drink Calls a Knight. "I Have A Google" (featuring Tim Meadows). The Origins of Friendship (One Particular Friendship, Not The Concept of It). Paul F. Tompkins Comes to YOUR Town!
2010-07-3050 min