This Is Rad!

This week Kyle and Matthew welcome cosplayer and the person behind the This Is Rad! and Everything is Scary social media accounts. If you enjoy insane anime memes, Frank has got you covered. Frank shares memories of his early days of cosplay. The evolution of his life as Spider-Man, both as a signature cosplay AND as a friendly neighborhood web slinger (Frank is Spider-Man, don't tell anyone) Frank also does amazing work with children's hospitals and public events. We also explore the various philosophies when it comes to designing a costume, the fun of creating original cosplay characters, and he gives us some pragmatic tips for anyone who might want to dive into the lifestyle. We also chat with Frank about his life with Rad. Frank was an early adopter of the show and it's been lovely having him as part of the team.

 

Weekly Rads:

Burnside – Radiohead's Kid A Mnesia (digital art exhibition)

Kyle – Soul Coughing (band) and Crawler by Idles (album)

Frank – DBZ: Attack of the Sayans (DS game)

 

Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 (Early Access Edition)

Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic

 

Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!

 

Check out our merch!

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad 

Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo 

Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight

 

Follow us on social media or whatever!

Twitter:

@ThisIsRadPod

@kyleclarkisrad

@MatthewBurnside

@LMKnightArt

Instagram: @thisisradpodcast

Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com

http://www.thisisradpodcast.com

Bonus Social Media!

Kyle's Horror Podcast Everything is Scary with Jen Saunderson @podscary (Twitter)

Kyle's Comic “Tales from an Analog Future” @analogfuturecomic (Instagram)

Kyle's Record label Radland Records @radlandrecords (Instagram)

 

Direct download: TIR_Cosplay_Frank_Gillen_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am PDT

Might we suggest you eat before this one. We're gonna say a lot of triggering words like reuben sandwich and potato knish and rugelach and This Is Rad! Podcast and it's subsidiaries and representatives are not to be held responsible for listeners breaking into fits of hanger and/or developing a serious case of the munchies. Author Alan Passman joins Kyle and special guest co-host Adam Cross for a delicious conversation about Jewish delicatessen experience. Turns out two members of God's chosen people and a stand up comedian have a lot of positive things to say about deli food. Plus, Alan has released a graphic novel that is also a book of poems that he wrote while waiting for a kidney transplant. Lot going on this ep. Shout out to Burnside (who is totally alive...)

 

Weekly Rads:

Kyle – The Monkees (band)

Adam – Silk Sonic by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak (album)

Alan – Dave Grohl The Biography by Dave Grohl (book)

 

Check out Alan's Book "When The Pain Starts: Poetry as Sequential Art" on sale now!  

https://linktr.ee/alanpassman

 

Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 (Early Access Edition)

Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic

 

Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!

 

Check out our merch!

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad 

Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo 

Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight

 

Follow us on social media or whatever!

Twitter:

@ThisIsRadPod

@kyleclarkisrad

@MatthewBurnside

@LMKnightArt

Instagram: @thisisradpodcast

Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com

http://www.thisisradpodcast.com

Bonus Social Media!

Kyle's Horror Podcast Everything is Scary with Jen Saunderson @podscary (Twitter)

Kyle's Comic “Tales from an Analog Future” @analogfuturecomic (Instagram)

Kyle's Record label Radland Records @radlandrecords (Instagram)

 

 

 

Direct download: TIR_Deli_Food_Alan_Passman_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am PDT

This week musician and heavy metal aficionado Eric Bryan returns to the show to chat about the one and only Black Sabbath. Kyle, Matthew, and Eric are all massive fans of the band. This is another one of those episodes where it's crazy we haven't done it in seven years of the show. But we go hard, exploring the different eras of the band and we try to give an objective look at some of the eras of that band that don't get the love they deserve. Plus, why are Black Sabbath the black sheep of Dad rock?

 

Weekly Rads:

Kyle - Having your car paid for (event)

Matthew - Peacock (streaming service)

Eric - Akercocke (band)

Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 (Early Access Edition)

Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic

 

Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!

 

Check out our merch!

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad 

Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo 

Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight

 

Follow us on social media or whatever!

Twitter:

@ThisIsRadPod

@kyleclarkisrad

@MatthewBurnside

@LMKnightArt

Instagram: @thisisradpodcast

Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com

http://www.thisisradpodcast.com

Bonus Social Media!

Kyle's Horror Podcast Everything is Scary with Jen Saunderson @podscary (Twitter)

Kyle's Comic “Tales from an Analog Future” @analogfuturecomic (Instagram)

Kyle's Record label Radland Records @radlandrecords (Instagram)

 

 

Direct download: TIR_Black_Sabbath_Eric_Bryan_final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am PDT

This week we have one half of This Is Rad! and Doctor DC as international life partners Kyle Clark and Richard Eden explore the delightful world of YTV and Much Music in the 90's and early 00's. What lives in the valley beyond Degrassi? Why are pineapples and skeletons synonymous with Canadian youth? Plus, what does an MTV style reality show look like in the great white north?

 

Weekly Rads:

Kyle – Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007) by Dan Ozzi (book)

Richard – Guardians of the Galaxy (game)

 

Tales from an Analog Future issue 1 (Early Access Edition)

Get it HERE: https://gumroad.com/analogfuturecomic

 

Go to www.Patreon.com/thisisrad and subscribe to send in questions for our Listener Questions episodes, to get exclusive bonus episodes, extra content, and access to the This Is Rad Discord server!

 

Check out our merch!

https://www.teepublic.com/stores/this-is-rad 

Also! Check out march for Kyle's record label Radland Records https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/4109261-radland-logo 

Also! Laura started an online store for her art! Go buy all of her stuff!!!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/lmknight?utm_campaign=8178&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=lmknight

 

Follow us on social media or whatever!

Twitter:

@ThisIsRadPod

@kyleclarkisrad

@MatthewBurnside

@LMKnightArt

Instagram: @thisisradpodcast

Tumblr: thisisradpod.tumblr.com

http://www.thisisradpodcast.com

Bonus Social Media!

Kyle's Horror Podcast Everything is Scary with Jen Saunderson @podscary (Twitter)

Kyle's Comic “Tales from an Analog Future” @analogfuturecomic (Instagram)

Kyle's Record label Radland Records @radlandrecords (Instagram)

 

Direct download: TIR_Youth_Oriented_Canadian_TV_Richard_Eden_Final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:30am PDT

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