JJ Meets World

Push your horn-rimmed glasses squarely up the ridge of your nose and grab your pocket protector, we get pretty nerdy in this episode. Today's guest is Tim Larson, an accomplished actor and improviser, who also once had a letter published in a comic issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Plus, the podcast team attempts some improv for the first time on the show!

This episode features collector extraordinaire Ben Larson. Ben is the owner and operator of Rebel Toy Box, which sells basically anything that you loved from your childhood. If you've ever wondered about the value of those old toys you've got hidden away in the attic, or if you're looking for a prized possession from when you were a kid, Ben is the guy to talk to.

Today's guests are Tequila Mockingbird and Miranda Madsen, members of Fargo-Moorhead's newest drag troupe the Hot Mess Harlots. Tequila, fresh off her recent win at the 2018 HPR Best of the Best Awards for Best Drag Queen, gives us a behind the scenes look at the world of passionate and professional drag.

Our guest this week is Dayna Del Val, the President and CEO of The Arts Partnership here in Fargo. Dayna, talks about the economic value of the arts, things she's done in the community, and why she calls the FM area home. Also JJ and Tucker unravel the mystery of why storks deliver babies.

In this special edition of JJMW, our host-with-the-most takes a shot at being the guest for a change! Topics range from the serious to the surreal, including but not limited to: growing up in a family affected by alcoholism, taking care of Alice Cooper's snake, Donkey Hotey's Improvcicles, Garth Brook's pants, and the sweet taste of 1994.

Phil Godel has been a professional performer in the FM area for awhile now, where you've probably seen him onstage with JJ's improv troupe The Linebenders. In today's conversation, Phil shares his perpetually optimistic take on surviving his battle with cancer, being really into reading, and how his marriage hit the rocks after a fateful Neil Diamond concert.

For more than 20 years, stand-up comedian Fred Bevill has been entertaining audiences around the world in venues big and small. In this episode, Fred gives the JJMW crew an inside look at life on the road, developing an act, cruise ship comedy and what it's like to open for Jerry Seinfeld!

Our guest today is renaissance man and viking enthusiast Tim Jorgensen. Tim organizes the annual Viking Festival at the Hjemkomst in Moorhead, has a deep knowledge of viking artifacts and customs, and can often be found playing the strings of his bass guitar or hard at work with a hammer and anvil. Don't forget to rate JJ Meets World on iTunes!

Huzzah! It's our 20th episode! Earmuffs for this one children. The JJMW crew welcomes special guest Shelly Fink to the studio for a nearly two hour conversation fueled by some really potent coffee!

Our good friend Monika Browne-Ecker is here today to help us cover all sorts of topics, including but not limited to: historical preservation, differences between Poland and America, Dolly Parton, and more! Plus, JJ takes us back down the 56k modem rabbit hole.

Ever since seeing Snow White at the age of four, professor and filmmaker Greg Carlson has been in love with the language and world of film. He and the JJMW crew chill over topics covering all things cinema! Other topics of conversation include collective experience, Scottish heritage, genetic sequencing and more!

The masterful art of Punchgut has been a fixture of the FM area for years now. From corporate logo design and branding to concert posters and beer labels, Punchgut does it all. Also in this episode, the boys discover the next big thing in major motion picture crossovers!

If you collect vinyl records in the FM area, chances are you've run into Dean Sime. Besides being a devoted audiophile and record collector, Dean organizes the annual Fargo Record Fair! Plus the guy has a killer beard!

Artist, folklorist, writer, model and performer are some of the words that best describe today's guest, Sabrina Hornung (aka The Alabaster Disaster). Topics of discussion include working at the Fargo Theatre, burlesque, nude modeling, and what happens in Ypsilanti.

A new player has entered the game. Today's guest is our good friend Jason Jacobson. A creative marketing strategist by day and a comedian by night, Jason let's loose with the JJMW crew in an unfiltered, adult conversation that dives quickly into the gutter, and then tunnels deep inside the Earth. Also, lots of alliteration with the letter P.

Our good friend, legal professional Rachel Hoffman chills with us in the studio and she couldn't have picked a better day! JJ gets revved up over a Taco John's incident and that fills a solid ten minutes. Other topics include classic muppet movies, Super Punch-Out, Tim Curry, Michael Avenatti and a jar full of pickles.

Graphic designer Adam Wiedman and product design director Shannon Wiedman enter the studio (hungover) with stories galore! If you like tubing, if you like pickling, if you like making citizen arrests, then you are going to LOVE this episode of JJ Meets World!

In his triumphant return from Episode 3, Mike Ressl takes us through the hidden world of interactive art. Also, memories of making a really, really bad movie.

It's our TENTH EPISODE! Fargo Pinball impresario Bill Brooks and animated arcade aficionado Greg Carlson hold court on all matters relating to plungers, flippers and bumpers. Plus failed political candidate J.J. Gordon recites some top-shelf presidential monologues from popular cinema. JJ Meets World is available on iTunes, Google Play and YouTube!

Jackson Spade pops a squat in the studio to talk about his preternatural love for Michael Bay movies and how to excel at picking out music for strippers! Plus, hidden shames come to light as our dynamic duo opens the show with a discussion on Chinese food. Any chance we could bend your arm into giving us a rating on iTunes? That would be a swell action taken in kindness.

Welcome to Episode Ocho! Our guests are Mike Scholtz, an award winning documentary filmmaker, and Valerie Coit, a championship title holder in competitive jigsaw puzzling. Also in the studio is Winston, who is a very good boy! Would you like to help out the podcast? Find is on iTunes and give us a review!

Today's guest is Randi Kay Olsen Heinold (esquire?) who is a massage and healing arts practitioner. We've known Randi since we were just little tykes, and it was a ton of fun getting to hang out with her again! Give it up for Randi! JJ Meets World is available on iTunes, Google Play and YouTube!

Get ready to meet your new favorite person! Brent Brandt is the co-founder of the South Dakota Film Festival, who has magical powers when it comes to entertaining famous celebs! Also in this episode, the boys cover matters of meat, movies and Monopoly. Special guest appearance by a certain song that plays in front of films at a certain theatre chain... :) Mind helping spread the word about our podcast by giving us a rating on iTunes? We would hold you in high esteem for that act.

Joining us in the studio today is actor Rich Sommer, best known for playing Harry Crane on AMC's Mad Men, and Dr. David Wintersteen, Director of Theatre at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. David and Rich reminisce about their time together as teacher and student, as well as the transformative nature of theatre. Plus, JJ and Tucker share their most embarrassing moments from the stage! JJ Meets World is available on iTunes and YouTube!

Our guest for Episode 4 is Britta Nelson! Britta is a radio host, comedian and J.J.'s most platonic female friend. We cover issues related to Rush, raccoons and going to Disneyland all by yourself. JJ Meets World is available on iTunes and YouTube!

Do you want to go to Burning Man, but also love air conditioning? This is the only podcast you will ever need. Christina Johnson and Mike Ressl, two die-hard burners who participate in the construction of the city, walk us through the history and culture of Burning Man. JJ Meets World is available on iTunes and YouTube!

It's a beautiful day for a podcast... In this episode JJ sits down with Kevin Kennedy, a performer and educator with some pretty crazy ties to the box-office bomb Drop Dead Fred. Kevin also gives us a high school teacher's perspective on the national conversation about gun violence in schools. JJ Meets World is available on iTunes and YouTube!

It's our very first episode! Our guest is Noel "Scotch" Anderson. Noel has been a local radio legend in Fargo for years, who also has some amazing cartooning credits for Cracked, Hustler, Jokester and Thwak magazines! Also, tune in to find out how our show relates to one of the best films in history, Follow That Bird! Don't forget to subscribe!