The Lariscy Conversations

*Please note* I'm going to take a break. I screwed up a podcast last week and I need a few months to get over it. I'll be back in January with season 2. This is part two of my conversation with Jack Alberson. We talk about webzines, his prior bands, the cover he did of a Jesus Jones song, his current and upcoming releases, some of his influences like Depeche Mode, Erasure, and Mute records. Music by Jack Alberson

I talk with musician Jack Alberson about his music, his podcast, his bands, being independent vs. being on a label and some of his favorite musicians such as: Alan Sparhawk/Low The Police Duran Duran (I kinda hijacked the conversation and didn't mean to.) Depeche Mode Crowded House Wax Trax Records Divine Front 242 The Smiths/Morrissey/Johnny Marr My Life with the Thrill Cult The The (I meant "Uncertain Smile," but I said "That Smiling Face," which is a song by Camouflage that I also love.) I talked about Powerstation and Robert Palmer. Wikipedia says I was right! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Cossey) Siouxsie and the Banshees Roxy Music David Bowie Illusionaut We also reminisce on the old new wave magazines Smash Hits/Star Hits (In my defense: I knew it was Neil Tennant, but my brain flashed on Neil Gaiman's byline for some articles so I started to doubt myself.) (I also get way personal in this one.)

Sorry I missed last week and sorry it took me so long to publish the remainder of the Zoom Party episodes. I'm going to try to finish them tonight. I'm at least gonna get this one out! In this episode, we talk about Rifftracks and Avatar. Here are the participants' links: https://sites.google.com/view/zoom-wednesday-part-one/home?authuser=1 

Gail talks about her novels, the different genres she writes in, going to conventions, the paranormal, her dogs and much more. You can hear me say something that sounds incredibly silly near the beginning, but I didn't mean for it to sound that way. I meant for it to be matter-of-fact. Gail Z. Martin Website Facebook  Twitter Morgan Brice Website Facebook Twitter Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This is part two of many episodes I'm editing from the two Zoom parties we had a few weeks ago. I'm going to put some of it on Youtube so as not to inundate this podcast! Roll Call link: https://sites.google.com/view/lolassuperexcitingzoomscifi2/home?authuser=1https://sites.google.com/view/lolassuperexcitingzoomscifi2/home?authuser=1

I had this all typed out and then I accidentally closed out the web page. In this episode, I talk with Meaghan Good, creator and maintainer of the missing person database The Charley Project. We also discuss other social issues. The Charley Project Nice Vice article Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

These are the show notes. (I haven't finished filling them out yet as of 8/19.) We talk about #comics and we have some live #music!  

Conversation with horror and scifi actress/writer/director Rachel Riley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actressrachelriley Twitter: https://twitter.com/RachelRileyLA Website: http://www.rachelriley.net/ Short: https://twitter.com/TheNeighbor20 Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow  License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Please support my dogs by buying from the below website! I've been buying from Humble Bundle for years (though I can't afford to now.) They have 11 bundles available, including this one to help you create comics and manga: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/create-comics-manga-quarto-books?partner=lola 

I get fired up so there are some S words and one F word. We talk about: Pascale's wager Masks Flags Politics Social Issues Leo and Sy are on MeWe: @Leo Allen and @Sy Bernot Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Please support me and my dogs: https://www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=lola (My cats are fine.)

Sorry this is a week late! I've been dealing with stuff. Anyhoos, you're gonna get two episodes for the price of one anyway! This is part one of my conversation with Leo Allen & Sy Bernot. I'll publish the second part after this. We talk about politics, the C Virus, dogs (my dogs bark a lot) and some other topics. Leo's MeWe page If you'd like to support me, please consider purchasing from Humble Bundle. I'm not a gamer, but they have some enticing gaming bundles currently: Best of Paradox Interactive  Daedalic Enterainment   Music: "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oh my. This took hours. Out of 15 episodes, I've never had the sound go so badly! My speakers were possessed. So, I had to cut out a lot of the conversation. Hopefully I made the transitions smooth. There was one section where I couldn't bridge the gap logically, I put a musical interlude. It's a shame my computer acted up for this episode because I was talking to one of the original podcasters, Evo Terra. He does this stuff for a living. I couldn't get my dogs to stop barking.  Oh well. We had a great conversation and you can hear most of it. He's incredibly accomplished and very gracious. He talked about his projects including his podcast, Podcast Pontifications, and his podcasting service, Simpler Media. I'll put his links below: https://www.evoterra.com/ https://scribl.com/ https://podcastlaunch.pro/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfLG3DfOIOd3cTYrjCtyrag https://www.linkedin.com/in/evoterra/ https://medium.com/@evoterra  https://twitter.com/evoterra https://www.facebook.com/evoterra https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvoTerra You can help me out by going to Humble Bundle and buying one or more of their great bundles. If you use my link, even if you don't buy what I link to, I should get credit. I bought the comics bundle I highlighted last week. It's fantastic and it's still available for 7 more days. Today I'm going to highlight Be the Change: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/be-the-change-books?partner=lola One dollar gets you 15 books. Yup. That's pennies a book. Eight dollars gets you that and 16 more books. We're at 31 total now. Fifteen dollars gets you all that and 17 more books. I feel like I'm on a sugar high. Eighteen dollars and you get all that and 17 more books. I've lost track of the total. Twenty dollars and you get all that and 18 more books. That's like nearly a hundred. I'm too tired to count. Do you and me a kindness and get these books! Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the 2nd part of my conversation with Brian Hawkins, we talk about: The Matrix Bill & Ted His work (please see links below) The TV show 12 Monkeys Brian's theatre company and playwriting His web comic Teaching Blackbox comics I have a musical interlude because I cut out me cooing over my dogs. I talk about my dogs Conventions X-files (I know - the dog is Queequeg. It's been a long time) Roswell cookies and Star Trek Long Distance companies Blackcomics Madcave Studios Separate but Equal (Webtoon) NS Editions Cafeteria Capers Intro and Outro music: "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Please support me so that I can support my new fur babies! I spent $50 on medicine for Buddy today and $32 for food for them. (Well, my credit card spent that money.)  Humble Bundle has an Image Comics bundle! Please use my link so that I might get a little kickback. Part of it will go to charity!  Humble Bundle For $1 you get 10 comics. $8 you get 22 comics $15 you get 31 comics $18 gets you 40 comics. It's good for 16 more days, so when I get paid I'm getting this!

I chatted with three of the Super Twitter group: The TVSuperFans. Alex Elias: (Screenwriter, Voice Actor) Dimitri Massey:  (A True King) Mandy Carr:  (TV Blogger, Social Media Strategist) Music: "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ In honor of the screenwriter in our group, I'd like to highlight this Humble Bundle: Become a Filmmaker. $1 gets you 8 books. $8 gets you those plus 7 more books. $15 gets you all of that and 8 more books. I know I sound like an infomercial, but it's all legit. I've been purchasing from Humble Bundle for years and I have a nerdgasm every time I look at a bundle. If you use the link I provided above, then I may get some of the proceeds. I need money to replace the money I spent on my dogs! Part of the proceeds also go to a specified charity. I set my charity as the NAACP.  

I talk to the CCO/Co-Founder of the podcast network ESO, Earth Station One. We talk about radio (I learned something!), producing podcasts and his podcast network. Starting at 50:38, we talk about Star Trek cannon and I really step in it. I said something incredibly, unfortunately worded. Then we talk about geek news. Please keep in mind that this was recorded a few weeks ago, so the news is a little outdated. Links: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-eso-broadcasting-network?ref_id=5204&ref_type=aff&utm_campaign=5204&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=The%2BESO%2BBroadcasting%2BNetwork https://www.facebook.com/earthstationone https://esonetwork.com/https://www.facebook.com/mike.faber  https://twitter.com/EarthStationOne You can support me, my dogs and charity, too! Humble Bundle has a bundle for books on wireless networks.  https://www.humblebundle.com/books/wireless-networks-taylor-francis-books?partner=lola&charity=1328369 #advertisement Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

I talk with comic book writer and editor Brian Hawkins about a subject that I can't possibly talk about myself: what it's like to be a non-white person in the United States. Brian talks about his personal experiences and what he hopes for he future of race relations. We also talk about COVID. I'm going to release the 2nd part of our conversation in two weeks. This part will be about his career and comic book origins. In he meantime, please check out what he does! https://twitter.com/BrianLHawkins https://blackboxcomics.net/ (Writer) https://madcavestudios.com/ (Editor) https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/separate-but-equal/list?title_no=426166&fbclid=IwAR34xu7HFGIvdcWd0nEhFa7uQeTOwgpmHP7hlDRMkx8ZUyw8joalxKO0iBA (Writer and creator) https://twitter.com/NSEditions (Soon-to-be author) https://mailchi.mp/4123cbcf842f/cafeteriacaperschpdf Music "Ice Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I talk with independent musician, knitter, clown, horticulturalist and social warrior Madison Roberts, AKA Metricula. http://metricula.com/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HVR18YZ/ref=dm_ws_sp_ps_dp https://www.facebook.com/madisonmariaroberts https://www.twitch.tv/metricula/videos https://twitter.com/metricula https://www.instagram.com/metricula/?hl=en https://www.patreon.com/metricula http://socialjusticebards.com/ https://metricula.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwvsjKzlnvJVPvv8jNs5HJQ https://salaciouscrumbles.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.thefump.com/music/artists/metricula Intro and Outro: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I ask Danny questions about living and working in Montreal and how his goals and expectations have changed over the years for his music and career. He's got a lot of good advice for budding and established musicians. FYI: This was recorded a few weeks ago. It's heartbreaking to hear him talk about Chicago, New York and other American cities, knowing what's going on right now. I hope for peace and justice in my country. Links: https://www.reverbnation.com/cosmiccrash/songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcL1YO7Lcww https://twitter.com/CosmicCrash1 https://www.facebook.com/Cosmic-Crash-173756286015463 https://musolist.com/bands/34283-cosmic-crash Danny recommends: https://www.facebook.com/zoneradio  

I talk with Wayne about how he got into podcasting and voiceover work. I ask him about past and upcoming podcasts. We also discuss a favorite singer of ours! This is the rundown: Fringe (Mild spoilers) The Leftovers (Mild spoilers) Wayne talks life in Cali Music and playing music Coronavirus Podcasting Radio Podcasting/Voiceover work Fringecasting podcast (probably some mild spoilers) Watchmen (Mild spoilers, but who cares) Under the Dome (Mild spoilers) Upcoming - Don't Blink podcast, Dark Tower podcast if the show happens. He mentions Troy's Hollywood Outsider podcast Packers podcast definitely coming back. Kate Bush (Donald Sutherlund was in the video for "Cloudbusting." I think I was singing a different song.)

I talk with Daniel Kalban, comic book creator and writer. He details the process involved in getting his independent book (the excellent American Dreams) off the ground. I also learn about Brooklyn and NYC in general. I didn't know that each borough was its own county! Look how majestic his book looks: https://www.shortfusemediagroup.com/store/American-Dreams-1-Digital-Edition-p111025034 https://twitter.com/DanielKalban https://www.facebook.com/daniel.kalban https://wordofthenerdonline.com/?fbclid=IwAR1OteXlJot-I-XKa4BsMfe8e_lCK0zEscSlBHLdJu0Io5PUzcgyQk3_0B8 https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviewer/daniel-kalban https://www.deviantart.com/dkalban https://tapas.io/series/Noctis https://tapas.io/series/The-Eagle Music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This was recorded about a week and a half ago. If it sounds a little Frankensteined at the end, that's 'cause it is. I removed part of the conversation where I'm talking about another show of mine. So it sounds like he starts talking about his Demicon show without any prompting, but he was responding to me talking about my other show. #Transparency Linx: https://davidtyberg.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.twitch.tv/d_funk_ https://twitter.com/David_Tyberg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0Dtx3E-lmM8qSgce3sdDA https://www.facebook.com/DavidTybergMusic http://www.theextraordinarycontraptions.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theextraordinarycontraptions/ https://www.youtube.com/user/TheContraptions Intro and Outro music: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/