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FROM THE VAULT: Richard Donner Interviews

Posted Monday, July 5th, 2021 at 11:32pm

FROM THE VAULT: Ken Plume’s in-depth interviews with director Richard Donner…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Bobby Moynihan

Posted Monday, June 28th, 2021 at 12:27am

Ken Plume has a chat with actor Bobby Moynihan about pool daze, house living, voices, Disney daughter, pin pearly, small spaces, Flavacol, cotton candy concessions, Mr. Mayor, cancelling balloons, fish biscuit machines, polar bears, SNL, beards, Tommy Porkins, Muppets, takeaway props, Loafy, uncomfortable influencing, DuckTales, and Star Wars rabbit holes….

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Paget Brewster

Posted Monday, April 19th, 2021 at 3:17pm

Ken Plume has a chat with actor Paget Brewster, about panniversaries, date books, shopping stress, headaches, wrong glasses, slow cooking, Hobo Soup, fishy trauma, computer spies, Below Decking, re-entry anxiety, aftershows, crusty patties, spaghetti sauced, party pizzas, salted slime, celebrity shucking, language mastery, cauldrons, Hodgmania, Criminal Minders, social happiness, Birdgirl, DuckTales, and Della Duck…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Charlie McDonnell 7

Posted Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 at 11:26pm

Ken Plume has another chat with vlogger, musician, filmmaker, and author Charlie McDonnell, about haircuts, soppy thoughts, private karaoke, Canada, driving, tea phases, Twitch, hypeless, raids, geoguessing, open doors, compufears, jobs, census data, grounding, milk bags, satisfying loose-leaf, and blending…

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An Evening With John Hodgman & Ken Plume XIV

Posted Friday, March 26th, 2021 at 12:16am

Ken has another of his periodic chats with writer, deranged millionaire, minor television celebrity, PC, literary trivialist, judge, and performer, John Hodgman, about standards, pregnant announcements, hiding out, mentoring, chicken barn pans, passing pucks, extinct hockey, seasoned reasons, hats on hats, Badi trauma, hobo faux pas, Dicktown, the abyss, practice, walls, and bridges..

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Darin De Paul

Posted Thursday, December 17th, 2020 at 4:28am

Ken has a chat with actor Darin De Paul, about J. Jonah preaching, tasty vocals, bagel offices, theater magic, Reinhardt-at-Law, voice dandy, Disney rubberheads, Burt Reynolds, Charles Nelson Reilly, broken glass, Adventurer’s Clubbing, zombie starbursts, Union Squared, toy stories, pandemic promises, and storytelling…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Karla Pacheco

Posted Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 at 8:00pm

Ken has a chat with writer Karla Pacheco, about Spider-Woman, boat living, Dalek speakers, pandemic cliffhangers, exploding dinosaurs, upstate farm babies, Bratpool, Bat-dunking, Chipology, DJing, opening doors, murderphants, D-Listers, awards, and vagabond pirate queens..

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Yuri Lowenthal 2

Posted Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 at 9:44pm

Ken Plume has another chat with actor Yuri Lowenthal, about Spider-Man, statuary burdens, stenciled doors, first jobs, dead tech, Lowhawk & Fiddlesticks, young bones, power records, Rockcomics, dad jokes, and Spidey ad-libs…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Election Profit Makers

Posted Monday, October 12th, 2020 at 1:04am

Ken Plume has a chat with the hosts of ELECTION PROFIT MAKERS – David Rees, Starlee Kine, & Jon Kimball – about elections past, trauma dredging, investment politics, debating, Star Wars minutes, Irresistible fails, movie clubs, and ban wars…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Jason Ritter

Posted Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 at 12:35am

Ken has a chat with actor Jason Ritter, about DuckTales, Animal Crossing, creepy islands, cheats, wandering, gaming soundtracks, Slider’s band, Gravity Falls, Dipper confessions, Orko’s reveals, thankful cracks, chill pills, hall swimming, magic jeans, lunch islands, Tisch kids, bookbag pizza, afterparties, and squirrel duels…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Deanna Rooney

Posted Monday, June 29th, 2020 at 12:34am

Ken has a chat with actor Deanna Rooney, about little asks, Cottonball Lear, sourdough turtles, ill will, patchwork cities, Vegas contracts, Tisch scarves, starches, Kevin Kline-a-thon, Dick Butkus, turtle power, statuary, Gaby!, and goodbyes…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Travis McElroy

Posted Sunday, May 10th, 2020 at 10:30pm

Ken Plume has a chat with media darling Travis McElroy, about magical journeys, unlucky charms, before-times, uncertainty, radio ears, amorphous days, Cooltown, retainers, and new normals….

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Matt Fraction 2

Posted Wednesday, April 15th, 2020 at 9:09pm

Ken Plume has a chat with writer Matt Fraction, about quarantimes, Orson couching, Lou’s drawings, Paul’s Pony, Ringo’s pogo, Elton’s rocket, Dead reckoning, Blazing Olsen, zdarsky Knights, Criminal ends, Disney Superego, and cheeseburger wellingtons…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Steve Agee 3

Posted Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 at 2:13am

Ken Plume has another chat with actor Steve Agee, about a lot of things, some nonsense, Suicide Squads, Capaldi’s comics, Ringo’s cans, movies, and more nonsense…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Molly Lewis 10

Posted Saturday, March 21st, 2020 at 10:08pm

Ken has another chat with musician Molly Lewis, about birthdays, big doofus energy, typewriters, manholes, hydrants, themes, wolves, shucks, Disney covers, boysenbabies, Song Fu, long hair, sandy shorts, treehouse horror, champagne clown fountains, personhood, Hodgman punches, tiny ukuleles, Nilsson-dipping, therapy, recitals, and peppermint schnapps…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Doc Hammer 7

Posted Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 at 3:15am

Ken Plume has an impromptu chat with The Venture Bros.’ own Doc Hammer, about Venture Bros., Warburton knives, Enterprise, senior papers, belted gowns, artroom keys, pottery, sinister hands, toilet paper RA, underpant firestarter, legs, constipation, paintings, Fudgie The Whale, brain rewiring, rope, quarter helms, road trips, gallery shows, pencil cups, dollars, and rhymes….

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Chip Zdarsky

Posted Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 at 4:00am

Ken Plume has a chat with writer/artist/certified genius Chip Zdarsky, about deadlines, nothing pits, working holidays, maritime adventures, Spider-Man rules, columnists, Extremely Bad Advice, studio dorms, oil paintings, Tintin hooligans, self-awareness, illustration, copycats, romantic hooky, focus, Sex Criminals, Zdarsky legends, work wives, second acts, Fantastic Four, X-Men, ego, Daredevil, life stories, and no clones…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Phill Jupitus 2

Posted Thursday, February 20th, 2020 at 1:43am

Ken Plume has another chat with artist/writer/actor/musician/comedian/presenter/badge enthusiast Phill Jupitus, about Bond musicals, Bragg birthdays, London leaving, Scotland calling, Buzzcocks, university boy, Reverend Bluejeans, Swimming Izzard, musicals, Neil Innes, Bonzos, Aural Kaleidoscopes, Idiot Bastards, radio, stand-up, heroes, Noel Fielding, Terry Wogan, Haddock scarves, sunsets, badges, and breakfasts…

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FROM THE VAULT: Terry Jones Interviews

Posted Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 at 2:44am

FROM THE VAULT: Ken Plume’s in-depth interviews with Monty Python’s Terry Jones…

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2019 FRED Holiday Shopping Guide

Posted Sunday, December 15th, 2019 at 6:49am

It’s that time of year again, when sites the web-over compile helpful holiday shopping lists to guide you into the deepest, darkest pits of retail with a map that will hopefully get you out alive. Here now, without further ado, is the 2019 FRED Holiday Shopping Guide…

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An Evening With John Hodgman & Ken Plume XIII

Posted Friday, December 13th, 2019 at 4:39am

Ken has another of his periodic chats with writer, deranged millionaire, minor television celebrity, PC, literary trivialist, judge, and performer, John Hodgman, about lingering, beloving, unasked questions, AfterThis, Blues Brothers fusion, Dan Aykroyd side missions, fan letters, Sisyphean twisters, judicial juggling, Daily memories, generational tastes, Star Wars promises, Galaxy’s Edging, Mandalorian madness, and starliner friends..

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Dan Schreiber 3

Posted Thursday, December 12th, 2019 at 4:58am

Ken Plume has another chat with the co-host of NO SUCH THING AS A FISH, Dan Schreiber, about Fish Tales, travel ills, Harkined, furious booksellers, malortified, Apatow cost, Ig Nobels, 21 seconds, looping pilots, vindication, curious museums, badger holes of ignorance, Gentlemen Adventurers, comedy education, New York nights, Chicargo, James Acaster, interstellar cockblocking, street-spotting, Neil Innes, Marxist memorabilia, signed books, big hands, and fact farewells..

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Kelly Thompson 2

Posted Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 at 4:54am

Ken has another chat with writer Kelly Thompson, about Disney Minus, twins, prose woes, brass rings, Tele-Hawkeye, misinformation, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, West Coast Endings, promotional conundrums, Jeff the Land Shark, collectible cat-astrophes, Sabrina surprises, love triangles, drama, poker nights, turtle talk, Rogue thaws, Fearless babies, endings, numbing renumbering, melody makers, and cursing Zdarsky…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Matt Fraction

Posted Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 at 4:53am

Ken Plume has a chat with writer Matt Fraction, about dark humor, cold comfort, sponsors, great courses, shingles, Canadian hips, Uncle Chip, stress, Lynchian pizza, processing emotion, deep Sex Criminals, embracing Jimmy Olsen, Steve Lieber’s dinosaur, lightness, and Hawkeye’s dog…

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A Bit Of A Chat with Ken Plume & Janet Varney

Posted Thursday, October 24th, 2019 at 10:39pm

Ken Plume has a chat with actor Janet Varney, about soup, brick sick, placebo effects, sleep, jokes, bodily rejections, jar jar binks, Last Eels, sandwich moats, meat ravines, puppy power, hipster games, Domino Hustler, salons, ApprovOwls, SketchFest, Albert Brooks, and heroes…

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