HOST and GUEST

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by comedian Joe Kwaczala to discuss his new special Ooh La La as well as what Joe has been up to in the thirteen years since his last appearance on Host and Guest. The episode covers Joe’s comedy career including The Late Live Show, his viral Tainted Love dance tutorial, his love of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and a memorable performance of his at a Milwaukee casino. For more information about Joe, visit his website JoeKwaczala.com and follow him on Twitter @Joekjoek or on Instagram @JoeKwa.

Ooh La La is available now on Helium Comedy Club’s YouTube page:\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rOLGbrD0uI

https://archive.org/download/host-and-guest-joe-kwaczala-2023/Host%20and%20Guest%20Joe%20Kwaczala%202023.mp3

Dan Wilson of Semisonic is the guest on this edition of Host and Guest. In this episode, Dan talks about the brand new Semisonic songs "Little Bit of Sun" and "Grow Your Own", the band's current Last Summer on Earth tour with Barenaked Ladies, what it is like to be on the road for the first time in twenty years and some memorable moments from past visits to Milwaukee.
The Last Summer on Earth tour will be in Milwaukee on June 7th at the BMO Pavilion. Tickets are available now on ticketmaster.com.
"Little Bit of Sun" and "Grow Your Own" are both available on Spotify as well as YouTube.
For more information about Semisonic, visit www.semisonic.com.
https://ia802609.us.archive.org/34/items/host-and-guest-dan-wilson-semisonic-2023/Host%20and%20Guest%20Dan%20Wilson%20Semisonic%202023.mp3

Host and Guest is back with an episode almost fifteen years in the making! In the first-ever remote Host and Guest episode, Rick is joined by the Quiz Daddy himself, Scott Rogowsky! Their chat covers his career in comedy, his experience as the host of HQ, the Allen & Ginter baseball card of Scott Rogowsky and how Scott turned decades of collecting vintage apparel into his own business Quiz Daddy’s located in Santa Monica.

Follow Scott on Twitter and Instagram with his handle @Quizzdaddys. Peruse and purchase from his collection at QuizDaddys.com

Thank you for listening to Host and Guest!

https://archive.org/download/host-and-guest-scott-rogowsky/Host%20And%20Guest%20Scott%20Rogowsky%20May%202023.mp3

Sorry, not a new Host and Guest episode (yet..) but instead I wanted to share the exciting news that my streaming project CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL is now available on the Found Footage Festival’s REWIND-O service.

What is CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL? Listen to this quick primer for the details, then sign up for REWIND-O and check out CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL. After you watch it, please let me know your favorite part.

The direct link for CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL is here:https://foundfootagefestival.vhx.tv/consumption-optional

Enjoy!

https://ia601608.us.archive.org/16/items/consumption-optional-now-streaming/CONSUMPTION%20OPTIONAL%20-%20Now%20Streaming.mp3

On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is rejoined by Gustafer Yellwgold's Morgan Taylor and John Munson for an extended chat about the new Gustafer Yellowgold album "Gustafer Yellowgold's Wisdom Tooth of Wisdom" (available for purchase at http://www.gustafer-store.net/guyewitoofwi.html ). Morgan talks about what it is like to work with some of his musical heroes after being a fan for over twenty-five years. Ken Chastain also joins in on the fun near the end of this episode.
To revisit the first episode with Morgan, check it out at:
http://hostandguest.blogspot.com/2009/10/host-and-guest-episode-39-morgan-taylor.html
To revisit the first episode with John (the eighth episode of the show), check it out at:
http://hostandguest.blogspot.com/2008/11/host-and-guest-episode-8-john-munson.html
Here's episode 53 of Host and Guest:
http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode53/Host%20and%20Guest%20Episode%2053.mp3
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On this edition of Host and Guest, Rick is joined by Elijah Drenner, the director of the documentaries That Guy Dick Miler and American Grindhouse. This interview took place before the second public screening of That Guy Dick Miller at the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison, WI. For more information about That Guy Dick Miller, check out http://www.thatguydickmiller.com/ as well as the film's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thatguydickmiller
Here's Episode 52:
http://archive.org/download/hostandguestepisode52elijahdrennerthatguydickmiller/hostandguestepisode52elijahdrennerthatguydickmiller.mp3
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Last year, I made a DVD called CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL which is a collection of commercials I found on VHS tapes my parents recorded from 1981-1984. Here's a post Milwaukee Magazine made about my project: http://www.milwaukeemag.com/article/2122013-ConsumptionOptionalButHighlyRecommended As you may read in the article, my project was inspired in a major way by Joe Dante and the Found Footage Festival. The latter were kind enough to let me serve as an opening act last December when they came through Milwaukee. I've also been lucky to work with them on a few other side projects. What is really neat is that I became friends with Joe and Nick essentially during their appearance on Host and Guest. I'd seen them once before and bought DVDs from them, but Host and Guest was the first time that we'd ever really chatted. So, maybe I'm a bit too sentimental but I think it is pretty cool to actually have audio of the beginning of our friendship. That can be checked out here:
http://hostandguest.blogspot.com/2008/10/host-and-guest-episode-5-found-footage.html Landing Joe Dante on the program was a major deal to me. If I could, I would love to talk with him for hours and hours because I think he is fascinating. Sadly, we had a time constraint and recorded in a restaurant that was far too noisy for my liking. The episode doesn't even scratch the surface of everything I'd want to talk with him about, but his MOVIE ORGY was the main driving force behind CONSUMPTION OPTIONAL and what I was trying to do with my silly little movie.
http://hostandguest.blogspot.com/2009/08/host-and-guest-episode-34-joe-dante.html Host and Guest continues to be the most erraticallyupdated podcast around, but I guarantee at least a few episodes this year. Thanks for your continued support of this show.

On this edition of the program, Rick is joined by Zack Carlson of the Alamo Drafthouse. Zack is a programmer for the theater and also wrote the book Destroy All Movies! with Bryan Connolly. You can purchase the book here: http://www.fantagraphics.com/browse-shop/destroy-all-movies-the-complete-guide-to-punks-on-film-2.html
Also be sure to check out Zack's articles for Badass Digest at http://badassdigest.com/author/7
Furthermore, here's the link for more information on Miami Connection: http://drafthousefilms.com/film/miami-connection
Here's episode 51:
http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode51ZackCarlson/hostandguestepisode51.mp3
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After over a month of anticipation following part 1's cliffhanger, here's the thrilling conclusion to the Tom Fuchs episode.
http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode50Part2TomFuchs/hostandguestepisode50part2.mp3
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After another prolonged absence, Host and Guest returns with beloved guest Tom Fuchs. As is tradition when he's on the problem, Tom takes a look back at the previous year's films and discusses the ones he enjoyed and hated. As is tradition, it's NSFW and gets off-track.
Thank you for your continued support of Host and Guest.
Here's Episode 50 part 1:
http://archive.org/download/HostAndGuestEpisode50Part1TomFuchs/hostandguestepisode50part1.mp3
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