Succotash Shut-In Epi230: Givin' Thanks for Comedy Soundcasts

Saluton and Feliĉa Turkia Semajno! I am Tyson Saner, your every-other-week host for this 230th episode of the soundcast now called Succotash Shut-In. And for those of you who don't speak Esperanto it is "Turkey Week" here in the still somewhat United States of America where at least one turkey is pardoned every Thanksgiving. Right now there are heated debates attempting to establish whether or not this year's turkey can pardon itself. Time will tell on that one…

Last week on Epi229, show creator Marc Hershon brought you another terrific interview with frequent Succotash guest Dana Carvey. That show is still available on all soundcast streaming platforms and, of course, on our webpage over at http://SuccotashShow.com which you may already be visiting and reading this along with listening to it…

Hello. Right now California is going thru a pretty substantial new infection period of COVID-19 and a curfew will be in effect starting, I believe, Saturday the 21st. The Saner households will be having a Thanksgiving Zoom get-together to make up for not being able to visit each other's living spaces. Although this is saddening, we'd rather not play games with our loved ones lives so that we will be more likely to visit them in the future and have other holidays with them for many years.…or maybe this is the new normal.…I suspect VR tech is going to have its time to shine before too long.

In this episode, I have clips for you from the soundcasts: Lie Hard With A Vengeance, Kasting Cuzzins: A Podcast About Rap… By Two Recovering White Rappers, and Review Revue. I've also got what seems to be the only Thanksgiving-themed ad, for Turkey Trousers, from our longtime fake sponsor Henderson's Pants, and selected reading from TrumPoetry.com which is, of course, our 100% fake sponsor with the 100% real website.

THE CLIPS 

Kasting Cuzzins
Our first clip up is from a soundcast called Kastin Cuzzins, which calls itself "A Podcast About Rap… By Two Recovering White Rappers". It's hosted by @KeefHerbin and Alex who were known in hip hop circles as Kissing Cuzzins. Now they have this podcast which they use primarily to take a long, hard look at their own discography. Sharing the stories behind each track, the artists that inspired them, and the logic behind their oft cringe-inducing lyrics. Our clip is from their episode from the first of November - just this month - entitled "The Bullet With Butterfly Wings Effect ("The Heist")", and their are reviewing what they consider "the pinnacle of our rap career, a cartoonish heist track aptly titled -The Heist.'" To aid in the discussion, they are joined by unofficial KC historian Brendan Roney.

Lie Hard With A Vengeance
From this soundcast's homesite: "Two ‘men’. Four lies. Two truths. Why not take a break from the real world and come wrap your ears round this weekly comedy gameshow?" Hosted by Paul Blakeley and Rick Allden, is also a "clean" show as well, meaning it's safe for kids' ears. Also: It's British. So classy, right? I went back to the earliest episode I could find for this clip, which is from September 16, 2018. The episode is called: "Medical Advances and Beards".

Review Revue
This weekly show, hosted by Reilly Anspaugh and Geoffrey James, blends conversation and improv comedy based on the most absurd reviews on the internet. Our clip hails from very recently - November 10th, to be exact - entitled Live, Laugh, Love Artwork with guest Lauren Lapkus. In the episode, they share reviews about Live, Laugh, Love artwork and discuss extreme home makeovers, white elephant gifts, and triplet rivalries.

So there you have it. Another week, another episode. Another year, another Holiday Season. I'm just going to put this out there: The holiday season is really about how we are all supposed to be nice to each other for a few days a year. Like…nice on Thanksgiving, shitty on Black Friday and Nice again on Christmas… on into the new year. I don't personally need the holiday season to tell my loved ones how I feel about them. I tell them all the time because life is short and filled with uncertainties. I relate to the heaviness of showing someone you really care about them by staying the fuck away from them. It's no fun. But, with effort, one day we will theoretically be able to hug each other again…those of us who willingly receive hugs that is…and you can give presents to people any time of the year.

For example, you could give this show the present of a favorable review on Apple or Google Podcsts or Follow us on Stitcher ANY time of the year…as well as telling people to listen to us while providing them with the where and how of it all. Sharing is caring, and being cautions so as to not accidentally share COVID-19 is also caring.

Until next time I'm Tyson Saner for Marc Hershon, Bill Heywatt, Joe Paulino, Scott Carvey and Kenny Durgis, reminding you to wear a mask in public and if you could: Please pass the Succotash!

— Tyson Saner

Succotash Shut-In Epi229: Hitchin' with Dana Carvey

Welcome, listener, to Epi229 of Succotash Shut-In, the Soundcast Stimulus Package! I am your every-other-weekly host, Marc Hershon, and I switch off this vaunted position with the inimitable Tyson Saner. Last week he presented Episode 228 where he fanned out an array of comedy soundcast clippage, from shows that included Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast, Cave Crew Radio, and The Malliard Report. You can still plug that installment into your ear holes at our homesite, SuccotashShow.com, or any number of soundcast distribution points on the web, including both Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, @Laughable, iHeart Radio, YouTube, and places like that.

For this episode, I am once again pushing the mounting stack of clips I’ve gathered off to the side for a second week in a row in order to welcome back a favorite guest of the show as well as a beloved talent from television, film, and the comedy stage — none other that Dana Carvey. Whether you know him from his tenure on Saturday Night Live with characters like The Church Lady, Hans & Franz, or Garth from Wayne’s World, his standup specials, his short-lived self-titled sketch show on ABC, he remains one of the funniest, most potent comic minds of the last 3 or 4 generations.

And, as luck would have it, we have him as our guest coming up in a just a moment. Now, I didn’t get him in a studio or even in a nice quiet place to chat, or even on a Zoom call. What you’re going to hear is a casual conversation that I recorded over Skype via Dana’s cell phone as he was driving this past Monday afternoon down California Interstate 5 from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

As often happens on that stretch that I so lovingly have referred to over the years as The Kessel Run, his cell signal dipped out between transmission towers so we lost a few minutes. You’ll know when that happens because I have inserted a commercial from our longtime fake sponsor, Henderson’s Pants. In honor of Dana’s visit, we’ll be advertising their “Hooray for Hollywood” pants and, when you hear that, you’ll know that we’ll pop back to the interview in progress.

Tyson Saner will be back in the saddle next week with Epi230 and a trio of comedy soundcast slips, and I will be back the week after that with PROBABLY my own collection of clips unless another interesting guest pops up on my radar…and there are actually a few floating around I’m slated to talk to in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, if you’re in the United States like me, best wishes on getting through this post-election madness, the worsening COVID crisis, and probably the weirdest Thanksgiving since the Pilgrims and the Native Americans first sat down for dinner. Please remember to wash your hands, wear a mask, and don’t be a dick or a baby, or a dickbaby, when it comes to following local rules and regs for dealing with the corona virus. And while you’re hunkered down, if some quarantined friend asks if you’ve heard any good soundcasts, please remember to pass the Succotash!

— Marc Hershon

Succotash Shut-In Epi228: Jumpin' Into a Pile of Fresh Autumn Clips

Saluton, estas mi Tyson Saner. Your host for this two-hundereth and twenty-eighth episode of…oh wait, it's 228 total shows..and of those this IS the two-hundreth and twenty-eighth…but it's only the twenty-eighth episode of the show called Succotash Shut-In: The Soundcast Stimulus Package which it currently is.

I alternate hosting duties with original show-host and creator, Marc Hershon. Last week on Epi227, Marc interviewed comedian, author, and soundcaster Dylan Brody whose soundcast - called Dylan Brody's Neighbor's Couch Revisited - which he shares with Darren Staley - had both myself and Marc on as  guests. Marc's most recent show featured a fascinating conversation with Mr. Brody and I urge you to listen to it...not necessarily now but soon...of course that is entirely up to you. It's one of the joys of soundcasts, or "podcasts" as some people still refer to them: the freedom to listen whenever you want on whatever medium you prefer to listen to your downloaded or streaming content.

Additionally, on the subject of Dylan Brody, be sure to check out his video web series "The Corona Dialogues" and also pre-order his new book coming out, "Relatively Painless" by clicking on the link on the blog at www.succotashshow.com or through his own website at http://www.DylanBrody.com. 

This episode I've got clips for you from soundcasts Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast, Cave Crew Radio, and The Malliard Report. I've also got an ad from Henderson's Pant's around here somewhere for y'all…and as there are still updates over at Trumpoetry.com I will be reading a selection…which I have not yet selected. I should point out that both Henderson's Pants and TrumPoetry.com are not real sponsors. We are, as of my writing this, without an actual paying sponsor...and on the lookout for a real one.

CLIPS

Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast - A Looney Tunes Discussion
From their show description: Welcome to Looneyland! This is where you'll find fans of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the gang talking about the history of the franchise known as Looney Tunes. In this exploration of Wacky Wabbits, Screwy Ducks and the artistry of all classic Looney Tunes shorts we will also find ourselves in uncharted territories where we discover re-imaginings of these beloved characters and motion picture appearances you may not know about. Clipped from their September 10th episode of this year, our segment features host Jonathan Graves and guest @UnstableGam3r.

Cave Crew Radio
Hosts Brian Crean aka The Big B (Metal Thunder Radio), Choo Choo Stu (London, England) and Double K aka DK (Double Talk Radio) reveals what REALLY gets talked about in the man cave. Our clip is from September 11th this year, from the episode entitled "Two whores and nothing  happened" and we feature the part from the beginning of the story that inspired the episode's title.

The Malliard Report
Taken from the show's description: Join host Jim Malliard for the weekly podcast that ventures into the fringe, the unusual, and even current events and is not afraid to ask the tough questions. An interview-based podcast that features real-time interactions with live listeners. Stripped of rigid traditional show formalities, and no fear of controversy, The Malliard Report is sure to feature something for everyone. Our featured clip is from September 15th of this year and gets into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with Jim's guest Priyanka Komala; podcast host, keynote speaker, and STEM advocate to discuss what it looks like to be a woman in the STEM field.

Those are the clips of this week's show, complete with homesite and Twitter links where applicable. I do hope we are a pleasant way to pass the time. This year has been…interesting. Not in a good way, mind you, but in that "May you live in interesting times" kind-of way. I hope you found the content interesting in a good way. I hope that you seek out the soundcasts presented in this episode to listen to more episodes…or perhaps you will be distracted by a soundcast on your way to find these soundcasts. I'd say it's difficult to predict but prediction is the easy part…I'd just have to change the "perhaps" part to "I predict" and then, at some point, it becomes true…like how at some point COVID-19 will go away.

That's not innacurate ultimately but it shouldn't be the governing factor of a society's choices about being cautious with the health of themselves or others. Everything, including us, will eventually "go away"…some of us would rather not be taken out by a virus that one could have taken more steps to avoid…Well, you probably already know this or have heard this type of thing before…unless this is so far in the future that…ugh, you know what? I'm exhausted. Election week has been a real stress test. I appreciate your listening.

Be decent to each other, wear a mask when it can mean the difference between life and homicide thru negligence, and while we are hopefully rebuilding the relatively sane society that our children desperately need, if you would like to share this form of entertainment with others we would appreciate it greater that you can ever know. It's what we mean when we ask you to please, pass the Succotash…

- Tyson Saner

Succotash Shut-In Epi227 – Chattin’ Deep with Dylan Brody

This is Succotash Shut-In, the Soundcast Stimulus Package. If this is your first time through, welcome! If you’ve done this rodeo before, welcome back. I’m your every-other-episode host, Marc Hershon, and this is Season 4, Episode 227. (If you missed previous Epi226, with alternating co-host Tyson Saner, he featured a trifecta of comedy soundcast clips – from Candy Dinner, Blood and Black Rum, and Spanish Aqui Presents. You can still grab that intallment from our homesite, SuccotashShow.com or any of the fine authorized soundcast dispensaries in your area.

For this episode I will not be featuring clips but, instead, I have a fascinating chat with comedian/writer and deep thinker Dylan Brody. We’ve had Dylan on the show before, when he was a guest on one of our old favorite shows, Dylan Brody’s Neighbor’s Couch, hosted by Darren Staley. And Darren and Dylan had us – Tyson and me – on DylanBrody’s Neighbor’s Couch Revisited not too long ago. But this will be the first full-on, mano y mano, interview that I’ve had with him. What I love about it, and I even mention this in the course of our conversation, is that I thought the thrust of our chat was going to be one thing, and it turns out to be several other wonderful things instead.

This episode of Succotash Shut-In is brought to you by Henderson’s Pants, makers of the new Klept-O-Matic Trousers, just in time for shoplifting your way through the impending holiday season. And Trumpoetry.com, releasing yet another salvo of fresh verse right into the face of The One Who Shall Not Be Named.

Be sure to check out The Corona Dialogues and also pre-order his new book coming out, Relatively Painless by clicking on the link or through his http://www.DylanBrody.com website.

Listen for mia amiko Tyson Saner in next week’s installment, Episode 228 and, until we meet again, please be kind to each other, remember to wear a mask, wash your hands, get out and take a walk, rate and review us on Apple and Google Podcasts, Follow us on Stitcher, and if your friends and family ask if you’re lisening to any good soundcasts, please be sure to pass the Succotash.

— Marc Hershon