podcasts – The Road 2 Shambala

Exit 32: Clean Random Fun

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:03:19 +0000

A mysterious note of a salacious nature appears without explanation in Sam’s wallet. Plus, the infamous tale of Sam’s equally inexplicable appearance in the film “Shortbus,” as well as a live performance of the Audience of Two song “Klippan,” which is about couches and ghosts.

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Exit 31: The Unbearable Amstel Lightness of Being

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:59:27 +0000

The epic struggle between giants and cowboys. An excerpt from Sam Dingman’s Reasonable Doubt, as performed at the People’s Improv Theater earlier this year. And some dope rhymes from house poet Perry Meters. Click here to download, or stream it below.

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Exit 30: Spike Your Mind?

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:12:00 +0000

In addition to completely accurate opinions about auto-correct, video stores, and camping, you will hear the following inspired quotes:

“In light of these events, I’ve become an Anti-Semite.”

“You are a Microsoft Word success story.”

“Blah! Shazam!”

“It was Frank T.J. Mackey’s sled.”

“I give house-painting two stars.”

And much, much more!

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Exit 29-Goodnight Ypsilanti

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:01:56 +0000

Marshall York joins us to perform live excerpts from his annual 31 Songs/31 Days project, and also enlightens us with the wisdom of Buddhist cowboys. Kanye West, sweet potatoes, and The Godfather are also covered in depth on this week’s episode, which you can stream below…

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Exit 28-White Lightning

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:23:19 +0000

Brooklyn rockers The Bottom Dollars visit Hootenanny Studios and grace us with their jams, as well as the ragtag circumstances that brought them together. The Quality Control board adopts nicknames and offends all known American corporations, and yet somehow Bright Machine Productions successfully secures a full slate of new sponsors for the show. All this and more when you click here, or stream below…

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Exit 27-The Texas Handbook

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:41:11 +0000

We’re joined by Jon Bolden, aka The Pride of Austin, for some in-depth wonkery around improv comedy, of which Jon is a master practitioner and jewel of the scene down there in the capital of Texas. The origins of HORK! are also discussed in great detail, plus wonderings as to the whereabouts of our wayward Groove, which we would very much like to get Back. Click here to examine the contents of this week’s episode, or simply stream it below…

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Exit 26-Palentine’s Day

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:23:27 +0000

Happy Smooch Day lovecups! Sweeten up your sweet-pots with our suga-snappin’ broadcast, featuring live music from Matt Singer, a sneak preview of Audience of Two’s brand new radio play HORK!, the unexpected reduction of our degrees of separation from Lauren Ambrose, and the Quality Control Board’s reviews of industry publications, Valentine’s Day, and minivans. Championship chuckles await when you click here! Or stream it right here, right now…

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Exit 25-Eccentric Druid Billionaires

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:58:53 +0000

Put on your complimentary hooded cloak and join us on the heated roofdeck, where we will share tales of deceptive fontina, as well as issue declarations of artistic war against James Cameron, Julie Taymor, and the Stone Temple Pilots. Additionally, the Control Board will assess the pros and cons of vodka, among other things, and DJ Flav shares the sole item on his Christmas List. Featuring Dan Bianchi and the cast of Radiotheatre’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine!

Click here to download it, or stream it below…

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Exit 24-Dark Horses

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:55:48 +0000

Featuring trucks of strategic lovemaking, the rare and powerful Y-bomb, Wiz Khalifa being placed on notice, and Jesse Andrews of The Young Dads.

Click here to listen, or git yo stream on below…

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Exit 23-Architectured!

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:36:32 +0000

Tales of mysterious squeaking, LARP-ing, penny-ante poker games, Minor Arcana, major inconveniences, workin’ it, and bullsh*t architectural trends. All this and more when you click here, or stream it below…

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Exit 22-Sweet 16

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:34:54 +0000

Our latest episode features high-level mathematical calculations in pursuit of vast quantities of cash that have disappeared from Sam’s checking account, plus an in-depth conversation with Ben Masten from a top-secret location in the middle of the sea. Click here to listen, or stream dat below…

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Exit 21-Sound Financial Advice

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:49:21 +0000

In which we present you with prime tips for better living as we are joined by special guest Joe Berkowitz, plus a horrific journey to the Valley of Kerlag. Click here to download, or stream it below!
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Exit 20-We Got Beefs

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:01:02 +0000

It’s the episode that was supposed to be broadcast live, but then wasn’t, but was still recorded as though it had been! Featuring Richard Dreyfuss facts, wedge issues, Yseult Tyler and Quiet Lights, and straight-up LIES about Chex mix. Click here to download, or stream it below…

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Exit 19-UltraFacts

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:46:36 +0000

At long last, the hurlyburly is done, and Exit 19 is here, featuring new revelations about Flagstaff, AZ, nut festivals, gurus, and the Jimmy Eat World song The Middle (attention copyright attorneys: don’t worry, we never actually play the song, so calm down, have a drink, take it easy!). Speaking of copyright attorneys, they come in for some ridicule as well (attention copyright attorneys: have another drink), but none of this will be as memorable as the stunning facts about some of your favorite authors contained herein. Download it, or ignite the truthsplosion below…

Exit 18-Rhubarb Warriors

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 03 May 2010 15:47:19 +0000

Have you ever wondered why the Wikipedia entry for “Numbers” re-directs to the entry for “Caves?” Perhaps you didn’t even know that this is the case (DO NOT QUESTION IT). In either case, you are the ideal candidate for the educational and entertainment opportunities contained in the newest episode of The Road 2 Shambala, so please click here to download it, or stream it below…

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Exit 17-Uncle Tim’s Mountain

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:57 +0000

Matt Singer joins us live in-studio to inaugurate the brand new Hootenanny Studios, where busybody refrigerators and subterranean forms of mass transit may try, but can never prevent us from bringing you The Good Times. Matt performs several hot jams, the Lu warns us against the dangers of local riff-raff, plus the long-awaited debut of “Eugene’s Business,” a one-act play of dubious origins. The Good Times are but one click away!

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Exit 16-Stuck Between Stations

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:47:11 +0000

In which the origin of the show is (mostly) explained in decidedly new-agey terms, our Panel of Distinguished Experts waxes nostalgic about their favorite all-time pairs of shoes, and Texas Cowboy Poetry Week is heartily celebrated. Listen below, or click here.

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Exit 15-Day of the Mushroom

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:43:55 +0000

As the arrival of the diabolical Space Fungus draws ever closer, it is important to remember the things in life that are important: Scientific Innovation, crown roast of pork, and our elected representatives keeping us safe from the dangers of Scientific Innovation. Let us also give thanks for the Lu, who reminds us that though the devil may be in the details, the Almighty is lurking somewhere in the platitudes. Plus, your awesome voicemails! Listen here, or stream it below.

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Exit 14-Talons

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:57:56 +0000

In which we explain our unintentional three week hiatus, account for the holes in our socks, nearly perish in a vicious attack by a local arsonist, explain our feelings on the film “Up” (using the powers of PLAGIARISM!), and give Martin Luther King, Jr an (unfitting) tribute. Listen here, or click below!

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Exit 13-The Dark Expanses

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:19:55 +0000

This week, Cashmere Thoughts successfully fends off an imminent alien invasion whilst defending the honor of the most hallowed discount American pilsener in all the land. Meanwhile, the time has come to hold Modern Journalism to account, and our Panel of Distinguished Experts is just the team for that weighty task. Boswell has the scoop on that shiver you’ve been feeling in your bones, so DO NOT PANIC! Simply click here.

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Exit 12-Survive 2 Thrive

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:02:10 +0000

We are back in action with a panoply of ambitious New Year’s Resolutions/Decisions/Problematic Initiatives, plus nostalgia-ridden editions of Cashmere Thoughts and the Search for Delicious, in which Roberto Alomar and Roald Dahl, respectively, are remembered for their various contributions/complications to and of our lives. All that plus the music of Matt Singer and Boswell’s new reading spectacles, you ask? Oh yes, my friends, it’s all here.

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Molly Pitcher Service Area and Avant-Garde Theatre Collective

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:11:44 +0000

A special edition Panel of Distinguished Theatrical Experts has convened at Stuck Between Studios–Kristin Skye Hoffmann (Wide-Eyed Productions), Jon Stancato (Stolen Chair Theatre Company), and Gus Schulenburg (Flux Theatre Ensemble) join us to talk about their work as independent theatre artists re-imagining the traditional theatre company model. NYTheatre.com named Stolen Chair among its People of the Year in 2005 for, among other things, its breathtaking “live silent film for the stage” The Man Who Laughs.. They awarded the same honor to Flux in 2008 for, also among other things, its Angel Eaters trilogy–a cycle of three full-length plays performed over the course of an entire day tracking one family’s mysterious curse from the Depression to the early ’70’s and far into the future. Wide-Eyed was named among 2009’s People of the Year for, also also among other things, Spin Cycle–an evening of five politically-minded one-acts thematically connected by interstitial video segments featuring a faux-Reilly (see what I did there?) TV host called The Spin Cycle. Listen to their brilliance by streaming the show below, or click here.

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Joyce Kilmer Service Area

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:16:13 +0000

JINGLES 2 YA DINGLES–it’s an all-music special edition of The Road 2 Shambala this week, as we broadcast remotely from Sam’s mom’s house in Alexandria, VA. Stream it below…

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…or click here to download.

Exit 11-Circle the Wagons

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:18:38 +0000

Midnight Rudy has declared it long enough without his input on the show, and has accordingly taped a missive from the road that sheds some light on Sam’s current laundry predicament. Speaking of predicaments, Ben Camp has been so busy lately that we’ve not seen hide nor hair of the boy, until now–he joins us once again to explain the various EXTREMELY IMPORTANT tasks to which he’s been attending, and also helpfully puts the imminent alien invasion in the proper perspective. Vital Topics picks up where it left off last week, with an excoriating expose on Corporate Lingo, and Boswell debuts a new narration technique in another edition of All’s Well With Boswell. All that, plus music from Chris Cubeta and the Liar’s Club as well as Marc Orleans, when you stream it below, or download it here…

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Exit 10-The Godfather

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:12:26 +0000

There will be no apostrophes in the show description this week, because they make everything look all janky. Rather, we will simply tell you that this episode contains harrowing tales of Battletoads and cocaine, idle threats upon the life and well-being of Senator Joe Lieberman, the Holy Trinity of Oats, Peas, and Beans, partners in folk-rock crime Nat Cassidy and Brian Pluta, as well as the musical stylings of The Radio Grifters, straight out of Austin, TX (via South Korea). Plus, Boswell reads us The Single Greatest Poem of All-Time. All of this magic in one place, you ask? Yes, my friends, it’s all right here.

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Exit 9a-Sledgehammer Thesis

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:32:50 +0000

It’s a Road 2 Shambala WORLD PREMIERE, as Phil Wells debuts Dudesong, his 5200+ line epic poem version of The Big Lebowski. Our Vital Topics panel covers the hopes and fears surrounding the decision to go to grad school, and Cashmere Thoughts would like you to celebrate your inner chorizo. The music of Dwight Smith hums throughout, and Boswell is here with the definitive explanation of why Thanksgiving really matters. Check it out right here…

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(Or download it right here.)

Exit 9-These Spirit Voices

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:42 +0000

IT’S THE EPISODE SAM’S UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS DON’T WANT YOU TO HEAR–because they, as you will hear, totally SUCK. However, what does NOT suck is our interview with Rose Surnow and Guerrin Gardner, as well as Part 2 of last week’s Vital Topics segment, in which we ponder the most dramatic way for Alan Smith to end his life (don’t worry, it’s hilarious-hopefully). The Lu has placed the Hipsters of America on notice in this week’s Search 4 Delicious, and the lovely sounds of the Kelsey Jillette Group provide our melodic glue. Check it out right here.

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Exit 7-All Jacked Up

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:37:43 +0000

Alan Smith has the new Droid phone-thingy, and everyone is jealous! Okay, fine, mostly just I am jealous. Also I am horrible with credit cards and nervous during phone interviews–but that does not stop me from conducting one with the incredible Rachel Flotard, front-woman for the awesome band Visqueen, who also provide the music for this week’s show. Did you know that Russian dressing and pastrami cannot, by themselves, fulfill your wildest sandwich fantasies? Neither did I, until recently. Speaking of dreams, there’s a kitchenwares factory in Gary, Indiana with a pretty crazy disembodied voice–the Lu has details in The Search for Delicious. Boswell is a pumpkin-brain–excuse me, has pumpkins on the brain, and though the seasons are changing, we hope you’ll keep it tuned right here.

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Exit 6-You Don’t Need Glasses

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:40:27 +0000

This week, Cashmere Thoughts would like you to know that playing fantasy football may be dangerous to your long-term capacity for wonderment, and Vital Topics reveals the ugly truth about sloths as well as the happy facts about kittens with lasers. Comedian Mike Blejer joins us with a song about the enduring power of racial prejudice, and Boston correspondents Jobo and Lizzie file dual Philadelphia Reports on Trader Joe’s and madrigal singing, among other things. Nealie D has more freestyled mindblowings from the city of Chicago, The Lu brushes her teeth, and Boswell fires off his closing ruminations with his trademark calm. The thumping grooves of Analogue keep things rocking and rolling all through Exit 6, so stop messing about stream it below…

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Exit 5-Always and Forever

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:38:18 +0000

This week, Cashmere Thoughts says God bless the child that remains blissfully unaware of dolphin cards and the user actions table. Daniel John Kelley joins us to offer some insights on the practical uses for origami (can it do your taxes?), and Philadelphia Correspondent Aaron Hollander would like to know if we are actually picking up what he’s putting down. Speaking of the Philadelphia Report, we’ve got three of them this week, as Ben Camp reveals some reassuring facts about the Youth of America (they still watch Full House!), and Neal Dandade proves that he can make a rhyme out of anything, including the start-up screen of his girlfriend’s DVD player. Vital Topics asks the central question on everyone’s mind at this time of year: do zombies sleep, and what does this mean about Cleopatra and her snake hat? Boswell has fixed his tape recorder, and musical guest Nicole Hale has brought her accordion, so consider yourself warned: Exit 5 is bringing the boomjamz directly to your face when you click here, or you can stream it directly below.

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Exit 4-Uptown Tea

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:28:07 +0000

This week, a curious aquarium patron demands answers regarding the likelihood of leaping anemones, and a Massachusetts lady with a very special talent would like to know if you’ve ever visited the Roxy Delicatessen? The Lu has either re-connected with a long-lost companion or irrevocably surrendered her credit card information, and Vital Topics covers buoys, boys, buffalo, and whiskey bacon ice cream. The music of Maddy Wyatt and the ruminations of G.T. Boswell will keep you warm as the brisk autumn breeze of Exit 4 blows all up in your ears.

Click here to download, or stream it below.

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Exit 3-Pharoah Sauce

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:33:36 +0000

This week, the first installment of Defend Your Adulthood, in which two members of our Vital Topics panel must explain their choice to start playing Dungeons & Dragons. Cashmere Thoughts offers a taste of certain obscure nectars, and we’re firing a dual-cylinder blast of the Philadelphia Report: Chicago correspondent Neal Dandade tells us how he feels about cops, and Philadelphia correspondent Ben Camp relates a sad tale of urban misfortune. Search for Delicious finds The Lu demanding explanations from a bespectacled magician, and Alan Smith keeps us updated on his work as the Bearer of the Mantle of Justice–his current project, the Young Invincibles, officially launches today. If it sounds too heady, do not fear–you will also be transported to realms of emotional tranquility by the music of Nat Cassidy and Fiona Landers. Our official archivist G.T. Boswell, has lots to say about all of this also, of course, so stop reading this and click below to listen!

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Or click here to stream and/or download Pharoah Sauce.

Exit 2-Miniature Fermentations

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:14:16 +0000

This week, Vital Topics ponders theology and pickles, Cashmere Thoughts considers time travel, nomadic film critic Tucker McCool updates us on the state of the American Dream with his review of Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs, and Boswell helps us understand how these are all essentially repercussions of the fall of the U.S.S.R. Music this week is courtesy of the amazing Joe Raciti.

Click here to download (Quicktime), or stream it below.

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The Road 2 Shambala–Exit 1

samdingman@gmail.com (Sam Dingman) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:36:20 +0000

Our first episode takes you on a journey through Brooklyn, outer space, the independent film scene, and a forest infested with cicadas and copulating foxes. It also resolves an intercontinental dispute regarding nomenclature, and takes you at least part of the way to Atlantic City via Greyhound Bus.

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(Or download it here.)