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A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume - FRED Entertainment

A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume - FRED Entertainment

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Steve Lieber

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Ken has a chat with artist Steve Lieber about Jimmy Olsen, Superman, comics, deadlines, timing, posers, process, awkward asks, sexy condiments, and more!

Dec 17, 20251h 38m

Patrick Cotnoir

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Ken has a chat with producer Patrick Cotnoir, about THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW, blu-ray bonus bonanzas, Muppets, wax nightmares, bouncy houses, poster pits, and more.

Dec 17, 20251h 51m

Yvonne Innes

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In this episode, Ken is joined by Yvonne Innes to chat about her book DIP MY BRAIN IN JOY: A LIFE WITH NEIL INNES...

Dec 9, 20251h 31m

Kelly Thompson 4

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Ken Plume has another chat with with writer Kelly Thompson, about Jeff The Land Shark waves, ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN, cartoon thinking, keeping characters alive, Ken The Septapus, Gurihiru, Zdarskyverses, Taskmaster challenges, and more!

Nov 20, 20251h 59m

Just A Few Things - Patrick Cotnoir

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In JUST A FEW THINGS, Ken Plume welcomes a special guest who shares favorite items from their personal collections. For this episode, Ken is joined by producer & impresario Patrick Cotnoir of THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW, ASSSCAT, and more.

Aug 15, 20241h 47m

Just A Few Things - Dan Schreiber

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In JUST A FEW THINGS, Ken Plume welcomes a special guest who shares favorite items from their personal collections. For this episode, Ken is joined by comedian/writer/podcaster/adventure companion Dan Schreiber of NO SUCH THING AS A FISH, WE CAN BE WEIRDOS, THE CRYPTID FACTOR, THE MUSEUM OF CURIOSITY, QI, and more!

Aug 15, 20244h 8m

Toks Olagundoye

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Ken Plume has a chat with actor Toks Olagundoye, about secrecy, tea-timing, boarding school, doc panic, heritage, Norwegian family, salmon butter, instant joy, industry Tea-casting, Middle Islanders, booze sheds, hair, executive lawyers, television mothers, preparation, stunts, DuckTales, uptight hippies, TikToking, and more.

Jul 4, 20222h 10m

Steve Agee 4

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Ken Plume has another chat with actor Steve Agee, about theater etiquette, undersea aliens, cottonmouth mobsters, SUICIDE SQUADing up, beardy torture, King Sharking, pumpkin carvery, musical noodling, PEACEMAKER bonding, photography, easy listening, dance numbers, Cena songs, dye-beards, Economos rising, burger kryptonite, shark voices, and John training.

May 14, 20222h 27m

John Hodgman XV

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Ken has another of his periodic chats with writer, deranged millionaire, minor television celebrity, PC, literary trivialist, judge, and performer, John Hodgman, about lost niceties, awkward lobbying, road tripping, Dicktown touring, spider invasions, hawkish chats, Family feuds, production hustle, high school, skee-ball, bubbles, pork rolls, hashing things out, diner dishes, pimento cheese, crabby fries, candlepin bowling, dead eyes, Gorey acceptance, and nostalgia traps.

Mar 31, 20221h 50m

Paul Williams

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Ken has a chat with comedian/musician Paul Williams, about Taskmaster, New Zealand, music, albums, Nelson rivalries, musicals, comedy, audiences, process, travel verses, airport residency, task dangers, writing, breaking codes, jealousy, brotherly love, Taika Waititi cuts, Bond musicals, Alex Horne's blessings, Prime friends, Surf dancing, unfinished films, cookies, praising BJ's, homemade Pizookies, roadtripping, Disney parks, Kiwi Burgers, a Rose Matafeo challenge, and more.

Mar 14, 20223h 0m

Kelly Thompson 3

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Ken has another chat with writer Kelly Thompson, about failed tests, villainous cameos, Substack futures, kiddie admin, ideal process, distractions, creative playlists, sidestepping stories, reading habits, the mystery of Christie, long runs, Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Eisner awards, Jeff, Gurihiru, teamworking, Zdarsky odes, Taskmaster love, and a musical challenge.

Feb 21, 20222h 19m

Kyle Mooney 2

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Ken Plume has another chat with actor Kyle Mooney, about Saturday Morning All Star Hits, VHS hoards, cultural exposure, Mooney Afternoon, narrative weaving, absurd sincerity, sincere absurdity, Saturday Night Live, vulnerability, and disaster tapes.

Jan 31, 20221h 8m

Andy Richter 4

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Ken Plume has another chat with the mighty Andy Richter, about building fences, decorative clutter, Guillermo's horror homes, piles, improv, stand-up, expectations, bar pix, comedy weirdos, variety, auditioning, bi-coasting, Three Questions, and a Bowie bon Mott.

Jan 4, 20221h 44m

Kelly Sue DeConnick 3

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Ken Plume has another chat with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, about time, destructor puppies, Wonder Woman Historia, Greek gods, re-framing myths, good brains, process, Lois Lane, pigeon milk crossing, Captain Marvel parking, and fragrant destruction.

Dec 1, 20211h 39m

Reece Shearsmith 4

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Ken Plume has another chat with writer/performer Reece Shearsmith, about INSIDE NO. 9, time travel, Halloween, hoardumentaries, pandemic production, creativity, BAFTAs, festivals, glory hand stories, mermits, zig-zags, raising hares, clockwork, local politics, Christmas cakes, and returns.

Nov 11, 20212h 24m

The Genies

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Ken has a chat with a trio of The Genies from Disney's California Adventure's beloved ALADDIN: A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR show - Mark Gagliardi, Jeff Sumner, & Dylan White - as they share tales of early calls, zen meditation, Barbasol blues, knitting, hug trains, applause tokens, comment cards, snafus, the well, one-offs, mic tree mishaps, makeup solubility, hamburger tickets, beard fails, and more. (And fair warning - There is some adult language.)

Nov 2, 20212h 36m

Star Wars Explained's Alex Damon & Mollie Damon

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Ken has a chat with Star Wars Explained's Alex Damon & Mollie Damon, about Star Wars trivia, training montages, Gungan party balls, galactic improv, Ch'ckle Hutts, cosplay, talking figures, pop quizzes, Anakin's hats, lockdown lean-ins, LEGO losses, spooky season, seasonal Grogu, Marvel's furry butt, and anticipation.

Sep 29, 20211h 39m

Bubble - Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, & Tony Cliff

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Ken has a chat with the folks behind the brand new graphic novel BUBBLE - writers Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan, and artist Tony Cliff - about Bubble, eyes, long games, dreams, Moosejaw clubs, adaptation, long distance regrets, dabbing, Dolly's folly, scabs, nibs, other stuff, large Lads, LEGO food, pub names, future hats, and monsters.

Jul 14, 20211h 43m

Bobby Moynihan

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Ken 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.

Jun 28, 20211h 20m

Paget Brewster

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Ken 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.

Apr 19, 20212h 9m

Charlie McDonnell 7

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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.

Mar 31, 20212h 21m

John Hodgman XIV

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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.

Mar 26, 20211h 39m

Darin De Paul

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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.

Dec 17, 20203h 2m

Karla Pacheco

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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.

Nov 19, 20201h 39m

Yuri Lowenthal 2

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

Oct 14, 20201h 12m

Election Profit Makers

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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.

Oct 12, 20201h 35m

Jason Ritter

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.

Jul 23, 20201h 9m

Deanna Rooney

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.

Jun 29, 20201h 58m

Travis McElroy

Ken 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.

May 11, 202055 min

Matt Fraction 2

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.

Apr 16, 20201h 30m

Steve Agee 3

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.

Apr 14, 20201h 39m

Molly Lewis 10

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.

Mar 22, 20204h 6m

Doc Hammer 7

Ken Plume has another late night 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.

Feb 25, 20203h 16m

Chip Zdarsky

Ken 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.

Feb 23, 20202h 21m

Phill Jupitus 2

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.

Feb 20, 20201h 47m

John Hodgman XIII

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.

Dec 13, 20191h 23m

Dan Schreiber 3

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.

Dec 12, 20192h 6m

Kelly Thompson 2

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.

Nov 20, 20192h 36m

Matt Fraction

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.

Nov 6, 20191h 17m

Janet Varney

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.

Oct 25, 20191h 7m

Disney Dan Becker

Ken Plume has a chat with vlogger Disney Dan Becker, about Royal Plumage, Lord Beckeredge, pie flights, Depressorman, pumpkin pie pop tarts, bacon, horror nights, lo-fi Fantasmic, Mansion burials, upsells, penny sacks, salt lamps, and Galaxy's Edge wars.

Oct 21, 20191h 1m

Tony Thaxton

Ken Plume has a chat with musician and presenter Tony Thaxton, about Dirty Baker's Dozen, Bizarre Albums, rocking wrestlers, crooning Terry Bradshaw, Lenny & The Squigtones, special Guest-ing, Chris Gaines, Derek Smalls, California Raisins, Urban Chipmunks, Spider-Man, Animalympics, Archies, baffling Bruno, drumming, faking it, pantheons, Michael McKean, Motown, masked singers, obscure Star Wars characters, and Christmas Number 1s.

Oct 13, 20192h 7m

Glen Tickle

Ken Plume has a chat with comedian Glen Tickle, about steel skeletons, Chuy's, de-nesting, Van Wildering, lab coats, Laika, cricket crackers, Wednesday daughters, impossible sliders, Doctor No Dad, Strawberry Longcake, My Little Pony appeasement, Buckaroo Hodgwalk, Jojo Siwa, barf tablets, funny movies, process, MIAlvin, Burton fails, Muppets, and Endgaming.

Oct 6, 20192h 19m

Jenny Klein

Ken Plume has a chat with writer Jenny Klein, about vacations, eye twitches, Daisy Jones, genres, missed connections, ice cream tours, chili myths, affy tapples, weasel pops, seat filling, Paul F. Tompkins worship, haunted diners, mopey ghosts, Supernatural, writing, couch possums, pottery, jar visitation, yard turtles, Vent Haven, Mr. Meat, Jessica Jones, specs, bathroom desks, swamps, mosquito suits, Cloak and Dagger, 90 Day Fiancé, Disneyland, Dapper Doc, and parties.

Oct 3, 20192h 32m

Jonah Ray

Ken Plume has a chat with performer Jonah Ray, about Care-ometers, leg days, Valley guys, tiny streets, Terry Gross Drivetime, LA deep dish, coyote solicitors, Haole boys, shark tales, Tahoe Kraken, big for nothing, anger, punk tribe, hobo-bee, resentment, fear, drumming, Weird Al, maturity, Jonah Sauce, and Kumail action figures.

Aug 7, 20191h 16m

Steve Agee 2

Ken Plume has another chat with actor Steve Agee, about preambles, not coolness, WTFed, Dumb Ravager Gef, Sarah Silverman, Smokey Southern Nights, AM Gold, photography, Catalina copters, bird flu, fevers, control issues, stones, strictures, and Chuy's.

Aug 6, 20191h 45m

Calvin Lester & Kelsey Ann Brady

Ken Plume has a chat with puppeteers Calvin Lester and Kelsey Ann Brady, about dignity, Hoop-Dee-Doo, Walt's chili, Chuy's balloon animals, Frank and Jim, side hustles, Bird Call Radio, international Disney, Doofenshmirtz, tater tots, Hagrid's motorbike, undead Cat In The Hat, Suite Life Of Terror, and FozzCasting.

Aug 1, 20192h 1m

Symphony Sanders

Ken Plume has a chat with performer Symphony Sanders, about windy cities, deep dish crusauchee, wonder sporks, onion bombs, magical housewarmings, booze bastards, nesting, Daleks, joy sparking, smoke exits, rude patrons, sky monsters, vocal routines, EuroCows, tender Halburgers, Nightvale, circus school, accidents, Tamika Flynn Fight Club, Tiny Baby Driver, Beyoncicorn, cat ears, and Salty Pepper.

Jun 29, 20191h 59m

Juliana Hansen

Ken Plume has a chat with performer Juliana Hansen, about Toy Story 4, Funkoforky, Miss Wendy, direct offers, wild teachers of the wasteland, weeping Hanks, Disney range, bright voices, high school musicals, Tomorrow, bullying, Broadway, road warrior, London, Popeye, Disneyland, Jasmine's stomach, J-babies, magical maps, inspiration, vocal scares, Richard Sherman, Hayley Mills, Pollyanna, and snap jokes.

Jun 27, 20192h 24m

Nathan Hamill

Ken Plume has a chat with artist Nathan Hamill, about stupid friends and family, domes, MarioKart grifting, Lavawear, ascots, spats, artisanal vinyl, Hamadu's Lost Toys, sandbox lightsabers, Gilligone, Venkman reassessment, Horror the Duck, Get A Life, and collecting.

Jun 24, 20191h 31m