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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Jamy Ian Swiss

Posted Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 5:51am

In this episode, Ken chats with magician & skeptic Jamy Ian Swiss about magic, method, and mystery…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Rebecca Watson 2

Posted Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 23:50pm

In this episode, Ken Plume has another chat with author, presenter, and skeptic extraordinaire Rebecca Watson about wolverines, Daleks, astrology, and Callahan!…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & DC Pierson

Posted Tuesday, January 18th, 2011 at 22:12pm

In this episode, Ken chats with 1/3 of the comedy troupe Derrick, writer and actor DC Pierson, about musical theater, improv, pop culture fails, and more…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & John Lloyd

Posted Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at 3:06am

In this episode, Ken chats with the legendary producer behind NOT THE NINE O’CLOCK NEWS, BLACKADDER, SPITTING IMAGE and the creator of QI, John Lloyd, about awards, curiosity, creativity, and more…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Dom Joly

Posted Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at 11:40am

In this episode, Ken chats with writer/comedian/documentarian/presenter Dom Joly, creator and provocateur of TRIGGER HAPPY TV, about Dark Tourism, celebrities trapped in the jungle, and much more…

Trailer Park: Greg Fitzsimmons

Posted Friday, December 10th, 2010 at 6:49am

Christopher Stipp settles in for a conversation with comedian/raconteur Greg Fitzsimmons about his new book, DEAR MRS. FITZSIMMONS: TALES OF REDEMPTION FROM AN IRISH MAILBOX…

Holiday Havoc: An Evening With John Hodgman & Ken Plume III

Posted Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 15:06pm

Continuing their annual tradition, we’ve got an in-depth conversation between minor television celebrity, PC, and literary trivialist John Hodgman and FRED’s own Ken Plume. We present this audio feast for the ears, as one titan of culture and one Ken Plume touch on social networking, A GAME OF THRONES, fan expectations, Jeff Goldblum, the strut of dreams, & more…

Trailer Park: Andrew Jarecki of ALL GOOD THINGS

Posted Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 3:26am

Christopher Stipp talks to director Andrew Jarecki, last seen making a documentary called CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS, about his latest film ALL GOOD THINGS…

Trailer Park: Yony Leyser of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Posted Friday, December 3rd, 2010 at 3:14am

Christopher Stipp talks to documentary filmmaker Yony Leyser about one of the most offbeat documentaries you’ll see this fall…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Jonathan Coulton 2

Posted Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 at 6:12am

In this episode, Ken chats with Troubadour 2.0 Jonathan Coulton about off-roading, gongs, Giants, cruises, and more…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Mike Phirman 2

Posted Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 6:34am

Ken Plume chats once again with one half of the musical comedy duo Hard ‘N Phirm – Mike Phirman – about scary robots and autotune…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Tom Scharpling 2

Posted Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 at 8:46am

Ken Plume has another chat with writer, performer, and the host behind WFMU’s legendary Best Show, Tom Scharpling, as they awkwardly promote chocolate & character actors…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Marian Call

Posted Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 at 5:26am

Ken Plume has a chat with singer/songwriter Marian Call about the road, social networking, and poor Delaware…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Dan Schreiber

Posted Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 at 3:36am

Ken Plume has a chat with writer, comedian, QI Elf, and co-creator/producer of THE MUSEUM OF CURIOSITY, Dan Schreiber, about fried rice, travel, volcanoes, and comedy…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Rebecca Watson

Posted Tuesday, October 19th, 2010 at 20:05pm

Ken Plume has a chat with author, presenter, and skeptic extraordinaire Rebecca Watson about judges, beverages, knives, aging, and karaoke…

FROM THE VAULT: An Interview with Dom DeLuise

Posted Monday, October 18th, 2010 at 3:52am

FROM THE VAULT: Ken Plume’s in-depth interview with comedy legend Dom DeLuise…

FROM THE VAULT: An Interview with Frank Oz

Posted Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at 23:54pm

FROM THE VAULT: Ken Plume’s in-depth interview with director, writer, and Muppeteer Frank Oz…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Phill Jupitus

Posted Friday, September 17th, 2010 at 15:29pm

Ken Plume has a chat with comedian, poet, cartoonist, TV quiz show captain, and author of GOOD MORNING NANTWICH, the great Phill Jupitus, about his book, the future of radio, and Sarah Vowell impressions…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Adam Savage

Posted Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 13:34pm

Ken Plume has a chat with the man, the Mythbuster, Mr. Adam Savage, about ghost chairs, zen painting litmus, and how to slice time…

Trailer Park: Yael Hersonski

Posted Friday, August 27th, 2010 at 4:45am

Christopher Stipp talks with filmmaker Yael Hersonski about her documentary feature, A FILM UNFINISHED, a movie that deals with Nazi filmmakers and their quest to make a piece of propaganda inside a Warsaw ghetto in 1942…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Tom Scharpling

Posted Monday, August 23rd, 2010 at 4:48am

Ken Plume has a chat with writer, performer, and the host behind WFMU’s legendary Best Show, Tom Scharpling, as they place Angela Lansbury in deadly peril…

Trailer Park: Innocence Mission

Posted Friday, August 20th, 2010 at 2:39am

Christopher Stipp interviews the band The Innocence Mission about their new album, MY ROOM IN THE TREES, and what its been like to fly comfortably under the radar for over two decades…

A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Paul F. Tompkins 2

Posted Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 18:19pm

Ken Plume has another chat with actor, stand-up, gadfly, and sartorial dandy Paul F. Tompkins, fresh from his cross-country rail journey, and they proceed to plot and scheme…

FROM THE VAULT: An Interview with Gary Kurtz

Posted Thursday, August 12th, 2010 at 20:14pm

FROM THE VAULT: Ken Plume’s in-depth interview with STAR WARS producer Gary Kurtz…

Trailer Park: George Gallo of MIDDLE MEN – Part 1

Posted Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 21:47pm

Christopher Stipp talks with a true Hollywood veteran, George Gallo, writer of MIDNIGHT RUN, BAD BOYS, and now MIDDLE MEN, which he also directed…