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Author: Colby Smith

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'Clear the Dance Floor' is a talk show hosted by Colby Smith that features writers, musicians, and comedians from New York City. Tune in for an hour of radio that delights the mind and tickles the soul.

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Regular guests James Cross and Tim Keck join Colb in the studio to mark the end of Clear the Dance Floor's Radio Free Brooklyn run before I beloved host goes west to Los Angeles. They talk memorable moments, the top-performing episodes, what makes RFB so special, and more. Akmal Tajihan joins by phone at the top of the show. Let's give the show a warm send off!
Comedian Paige Smith-Hogan returns to walk us through Bruce Springsteen's entire discography. Together, she and Colb talk favorite tracks, the time they attended the same Springsteen concert but sat separately, why the song "No Surrender" is about not quitting comedy, and so much more! Also, Paige is co-hosting the final Sounds Great! stand-up show at Our Wicked Lady in Brooklyn on Thursday, June 27! Get yourselves there! Clear the Dance Floor's FINAL EPISODE will be Sunday, June 23 at 4pm. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Comedian and Nerdy for 30 podcast host Tim Keck returns to the airwaves to talk street jokes, the Summer of Glen Powell, the time when he performed stand-up at a megachurch, rooting for Boston begrudgingly during the NBA finals, and so much more! Only two more episodes to go! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Actor and comedian Emma Rogers returns for her third appearance on Clear the Dance Floor. Together, she and Colb talk worst (or at least, most memorable) experiences at music festivals, the strange durability of "emo" as an aesthetic, and why everything sucks now! Colb really gets whipped into a frenzy at the end! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Writer Dan Kolitz returns to the airwaves, and he and Colb waste no time in getting INTO IT. They talk literary critics, Don DeLillo's late and early output, where they focus their nostalgia, Colb's impending move to Los Angeles, and so much more! The countdown till the final episode on June 30 begins! Plus, Dan gets ghosted live on the air! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn (for now!). Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Film critic A.S. Hamrah (New York Review of Books, The Baffler, n+1, Bookforum, etc.) joins Colb via pre-recorded Zoom interview to discuss early experiences with experimental film, the movie theater vs. watching at home, the rehabilitation of Orson Welles' reputation, Billy Wilder, Pauline Kael, favorite James Bond movies, and so much more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Kevin Bauer and Tim Keck, the hosts of the Nerdy for 30 podcast, return to the studio and waste no time getting silly! They imagine talk shows hosted by various U.S. presidents, carve out time to once again drag Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace through the mud, envision a Nerdy for 30 live show, wonder why The Fall Guy bombed at the box office, and more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Sea Urchin frontman and #1 Knicks fan Matt Strickland returns to Radio Free Brooklyn for another edition of The Overtime Show, the only show that covers sports, esports, and the role of art in society. Topics include: the Knicks' white-knuckle defeat of the Philadelphia 76ers in round one of the playoffs, the inevitable collapse of the Clippers, Anthony Edwards' generation appeal, memories of early 2000's sports video games, and the latest Harper's cover story about the impending doom of Hollywood. 'Clear the Dance Floor' airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or the RFB mobile app.
Colb doesn't let some bizarre static interference stop him from hosting a record number of calls from listeners! They talk spring in NYC, the phenomenal performance by the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs so far, the incredible hot streak the show has been on lately, and so much more! Another dimension tries to interfere, but I promise you, it does not succeed! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Author Tricia Romano joins us all the way from Seattle, Washington, to discuss her new book The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture. Topics include: Tricia's own experience starting at the Village Voice as an intern, how she wrangled 200 interviews, the challenges facing outlets like the Voice today, and so much more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Patrick Keene returns to the studio to celebrate the year in cinema that was 1999. Is it really worth the seemingly universal praise it's received? Can a year in which the top grossing movie was Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace really be considered a classic? Do indie darlings like Election and Magnolia hold up? Should we actually be calling this the year of Peak Kirsten Dunst instead? The answers to all these questions and more lie inside this terrific hour of radio! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Colb welcomes film and television critic Brianna Zigler to the studio to talk about the joys of the AMC A-List subscription, her piece on Claudia Weill's Girlfriends, why The First Omen was surprisingly good, memorable trips to the Museum of the Moving Image, why Pauline Kael still reigns supreme, favorite lines from 1994's Clifford, and so much more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Matt Strickland returns to the studio to talk all about his band Sea Urchin and their new album Destroy! out now from Ba Da Bing Records. The agenda includes: balancing multiple creative projects across different media, following the muse, the difficulty of writing a funny song, and so much more! Plus calls from Matt's sister, Elizabeth, and mystery caller Steve, who has some spicy-hot take on FX's Shogun! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Artwork by Amir Khan
One of Colb's favorite authors, Lauren Oyler, returns to talk about NO JUDGMENT, her new collection of essays out now from HarperCollins. Topics include: the relationship between the details of real life and what ends up on the page, Lauren's positive reviews of Helen DeWitt, Maylis de Kerengal, and others, living in Berlin, her big essay on autofiction in the new collection, transitions in the digital media landscape, and so much more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Colb welcomes back Maddie Whittle, a programmer at Film at Lincoln Center, for the fifth iteration of their yearly rundown of the Academy Award-nominated films! Plus coverage of a few movies like May December and Ferrari that were not nominated, what makes Lily Gladstone such a likeable celebrity, why Oscar voters refuse to vote for Scorsese, and so much more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Comedian Kevin O'Brien returns to the studio and brings his pal Kevin Casey White with him on the eve of the release of the latter's stand-up special, HARANGUE. Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app.
Colb guests on fellow Radio Free Brooklyn DJ Mike Joseph's show Journey N 2 Sound, which gives him the perfect opportunity to talk about why Elton John is his favorite artist of all time. They also talk music documentaries (inspired by Netflix's The Greatest Night in Pop), why Colb wishes he could get into jam bands, why more musicians should have spoken out at the Grammys about the Gaza cease fire, James Brown live at the Apollo, Bob Dylan's prime live era, and so much more! 'Clear the Dance Floor' airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. 'Journey N 2 Sound' airs Saturdays at 2.
Improviser extraordinaire Andy Vega joins Colb in the studio to discuss at length a fleeting moment that occurred between the two of them at a party the night before. They also discuss the pleasures of basketball podcasts, Colb's aesthetic struggles that prevent him from getting a tattoo, afternoon coffee vs. afternoon tea, and more! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme music by Ex Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Colb welcomes the mastermind behind Public Transport Magazine, Al Mullen, to the studio to talk bizarre subway interactions, their dream double features, and the upcoming launch of the magazine's fourth issue! Plus, listeners calls! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme by Ex-Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
Colb welcomes author Glenn Kenny to the studio to preview his new book, The World is Yours: The Story of Scarface (out in May). They also discuss Glenn's 2021 book Mad Men: The Story of Goodfellas, the arc of Martin Scorsese's career, why Rocky II had a strange hand in getting Raging Bull made, and more! Plus, Glenn reveals his favorite James Bond movie! Clear the Dance Floor airs every Sunday afternoon at 4 on Radio Free Brooklyn. Listen live at radiofreebrooklyn.org or on the RFB mobile app. Theme by Ex-Husband Artwork by Amir Khan
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