The Dork Forest

She LIVED in Korea you guys. So Korean food is discussed in depth. Yay. Aisha Alfa (@aishaalfa everywhere) has a new album out – ALL THE PARTS and a podcast called THE SHOUTOUT SHOW. She played international University Soccer and we now have a club to form that needs to go get Korean food. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Jeanne Hospod (artist, animater and writer – has her info AND a post about her dorkdom!) Singer/Songwriter Scott Walker -who SOUNDS LIKE … DEAN MARTIN? Like CROONY. Wild. Lyrics DEFINITELY The 60s and 70s. Man outta time. This is fascinating. Made more so if you go check him out (via her blog which is THOROUGH!!). Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

David Rees (Hulu’s DickTown animated series creator-w John Hodgeman and podcast host to ) has SO MUCH info about a sound thing. They’re called Effects Pedals and I LEARN THINGS. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Mark Saltveit (@taoish and palindromist.org loves him a frontways/backways pile of letters that say the same thing and WE GO BACK to the LATIN. This is amazing. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

San Francisco WAS the old west in 1856 - 622 Bob Calhoun (@bob_calhoun) is BACK! He’s got a new book out called “The Murders that Made Us” and we talk about San Francisco MURDERS mostly in the 1800s. It’s nuts. It’s great. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

The TV show Frasier. With Kelsey Grammar. Yeah. Holly Brown (@itshollybrown & @hollybrowncomedy on IG) LOVES it. Has Memorabilia because her dad worked on the show and what was dumb when she was a kid is now the thing she LOVES a LOT. This is great. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

We all deal with Q-tine differently. Brian Swartz (@brianswartz, trumpet player w a new jazz album “To Be With You on distrokid.com) LOVES him some M.A.S.H. Does it hold up? SOME of it 😊 YES. You will love this one. Ha@! Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Ramon Rivas II @blazerramon has comedy chops all over the internet and IRL. Podcast (PreBaked, Albums – spotify/pandora) and he leads me through the epic Shakespearean drama that IS The Wire. It’s amazing. You will love. FULL OF SPOILERS. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Alison Leiby @alisonleiby comic and cohost of @RuinedPodcast is my guest. We do a deep dive into what COULD, ambitiously, be called a charcuterie situation but is really “SNACK dinner.” You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

STARDEW VALLEY. Ha@! It’s a more dramatic Animal Crossing. I love IT. And Katie McMillian is DIPPED. We get into it and I love it. I LOVE it. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Halle Kiefer (@hallekiefer) loves horror tv, movie and will support anyone who does NOT love such things (she has a podcast called “RUINED” and makes it better for her friend Alison who can’t take it. Like Me. She’s great. Listen Up. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Arthur Gaus (@maniac_bowl twitter and IG) is a comic with a new album “Nice Jokes for Smart People” and we dork out hard on history and San Francisco history specifically. Enjoy Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Briane Parise (@parisecomedy twitter and IG) is a comic with a new album “Last Wishes” and we dork out hard on his love of making pasta. This is fun. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Chris Fleming (@chrisfluming twitter and @chrisflemingfleming IG) is a comic that loves puppets and horror and they ALL help his anxiety. (Follow for zoom shows!). He is delightful. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Kyle Ayers @kyleayers (comic w great album called “HAPPINESS” and podcast “Never Seen It”) loves a band. Which seems to be a woman named Annie Clark. And I learn about a BAND!! Yay music. St. Vincent the band. Not the thrift store. Sigh. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

More baseball w Greg Proops: The Negro Leagues - 611 Greg Proops @gregproops is a great comic and we did the history of baseball TDF seasons ago. This ep is a deep dive (w pictures YOUTUBE) into the Negro Leagues. It’s fascinating and inspiring and eye opening. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

We get to the 1980s with Batman. I know. But with Scott Rogers @mightybedbug you get comics AND TV AND toys AND writers and artists and then ALMOST the movies. He’ll be back. This is great. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Holding Ollie Barder to 5 of his fave Anime and getting to see some sick action figures makes this a must watch TDF. There are SPOILERS for shows FROM THE 1980s. FYI. Ollie is a game designer and toy reviewer for Forbes/Hobbylink and Mechadamashii.com. He’s @cacophanus on twitter and youtube and this ep is on fire. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Mike Drucker (comic @mikedrucker, head writer ofFull Frontal, author of new book Silent Hill2) will play a scary video game. In VR. I will HEAR about such things. But not play. Too Scary!! But Fascinating. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Free Willy and that Orca that killed SEVERAL jailers… Andie Main you guys… (@AndieMain, album MAGPIE, and her podcast People Enjoying Terrible Accidents-PETA) and I talk NOT fish. It’s awesome. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Orlando Leyba (@heylando, album and special on HBO Max “Adorable”) is a comic and loves the positive energy of some HGTV. Notably… The Fixer Upper. We also get some Orlando Grandmother stories and it’s great. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Wonder Woman Spoiler – Ep 4 Andy, his good friend and DC long box Lee Bennet all saw Wonder Woman and we TALK ABOUT IT IN DETAIL. THIS IS SO SPOILERY... so only listen if you've SEEN IT. Or DO NOT CARE. Both are acceptable to us. Enjoy. Donate to The Do

Tom Papa (@tompapa and has all the books and shows) makes bread… simple bread.. exciting and, weirdly, for me, complicated. It’s a good one. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

PS2 Platform Games. Specifically Sly Cooper. A DEEP dork dive with Xander Kwiecien @thewhatsupdate. This is so great. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

This is MOST covid Dork Out! Suwon Weaver @suwonweaver (produces @hotmedusacomedyshow) is a comic and fashion designer and we talk COMFORT and STYLE. The Sweatpant. What could be more timely. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Kevin James Doyle (@kevinjamesdoyle) is a comic (with a new album 30 Year Old Virgin and a podcast called The Bradshaw Boys) and loves the scratchy lyricism of Tom Waits. I learn who Tom Waits is. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Jenn Welch (@jennwelchnow) is a New York comic and has a podcast (@LadyHDpod) and is one of the legion of people that told me Animal Crossing is THE BEST. She brings it. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Two years ago, Gary Petersen (@garyjpetersen) (ep 492) talked about LEADING UP to the Revolutionary War. We have him back to talk about the NEXT YEAR. Oh… it’s 7 more eps with him. He has a new album!! “Yellow Belt Confidence!” It’s great. He’s great. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

FINALLY! Jen Kirkman (@jenkirkman on twitter/IG) will break her NON EXISTENT silence about her love of Hallmark Christmas Movies. Because of their simple SIMPLE formula. This is so good. You will love. PROMISE. : In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

My brother RUSS KASHIAN loves many things. Great films. But not HERE. Here it is the love of a mediocre movie and that constant; a love of data. The video. You’re going to want to WATCH the video bc there’s a tour of his spreadsheet. OMG. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Sophia Zolan @SophiaZolan on IG with SoZo’s Variety Show on IG – loves a scary movie. But she’s been going at it since 1997 so I mention scary movies I’ve HEARD of and we talk about how she would probably love those. This is hilarious. You will love. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there.

Ron Babcock @ronbabcock and Ryan McKee @TheRyanMcKee make a ‘zine (Modest Proposal) and love zines and their zine is now an anthology you can get!! - welcome to ZINE TALK!! Enjoy. In November and December - do NOT DONATE TO THE DORK FOREST - donate to your LOCAL FOOD BANK. ie Google "food bank" and the name of your town. If you're in the US it's slightly harder but fun to go to www.feedingamerica.com and put yer zip code in. Resume donating to TDF in January. If you're a monthly donar kebob know that yer monies will go to LA's food bank and i'll get ALL THE CREDIT ;). yer call. Be well. take care of each other out there. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Kristin Key (@thekristinkey on twitter/IG) makes Mad Libs. Since sheltering in place she’s got a podcast where she does it for people (Mad Mondays). We talk about the history (fascinating), the joys and the ongoing reason to keep going. She’s a great comic and I tell my own tale of mad libs. Heh. Fun!! Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Bil Dwyer (@bildwyer on IG) is PUZZLED. WHAT? I know. Sudoku, Crosswords. I just like Bil. He’s a great comic and who knew he liked word and number puzzles so much. It’s great. You will enjoy. Promise. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Jeremy Wein (@thisismyshow & ) loves theater, SURE… but we talk cartoons. We start with Kevin Smith and go through the Simpsons, Space Ghost and SO many I’ve never seen. And we celebrate Kevin Smith too!! FUN!! You will enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

A man and his 3D Printer – video w awesome pictures!! Nick Betancourt (@nickhbet & https://www.thingiverse.com/txengineer14/designs) to see the cool stuff). Holy smokes do I learn stuff and it’s great. You will love. I swear. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Amber Preston (@prestonparty) collects CHURCH COOKBOOKS. And has a new comedy album out “SPARKLY PARTS”- get it. This is the practical response to Jenny Yang’s love of all of these dishes. DEAD SPREAD. HOT DISH. CASSAROLES. It’s so much. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Lisa Curry (@lisacurry and @olympianlisacurry IG) is a comic (NEW ALBUM “Alive For A WHILE”) grew up on a lake in Indiana with motor boats. We talk boats and she tells me how she learned to SAIL! It’s cool. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Tess Rafferty (@tessrafferty and @thetessrafferty IG) loves Italy and all things Italian and we talk about Olive Oil and fancy MEAT. BE WARNED… the BUNNY is discussed as a FOOD ITEM. She is hilarious and wonderful. Enjoy. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Sofiya Alexandra (@thesofiya) returns alone to talk about Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson epic Wheel of Time. It’s hilarious. She’s hilarious. She has a new album out called Father’s Day. Get it. Listen to this. Wow. Wheel of Time. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Nore Davis (@noredavis) has a new comedy album he recorded ON ZOOM called “Live from the Comedy Trap House” and you should check it out. And he dorks out (With Shared video, if you check the youtube version) of the sneakers a sneakerhead loves when he loves sneakers. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Jason Weems (@jasonweemscomedy IG, @jweemscomedy twitter) has a new comedy special on Amazon “Unknown” and he loves so many things that we wander and then… I learn MORE ABOUT Jay Z. The man, the music and the fact and the fact that there's a billionaire willing to grow up.Amazing. I learn stuff! You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Oh yeah…. Dave Berck (@hapadave) tells me SO MUCH I can’t follow it all. But it’s ALL MARVEL. And his favorite character is MoonNight. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Mandee Johnson (@mandeephoto) loves to gather, travel and host 13 to 22 people at a time! Covid might be driving her mad but she has tips and recipes and ways of making big meals fun for everyone! She has a photo/anecdotal book about Standup Comedy in LA out NOW! You should get it bc it’s beautiful. for 10% off your first month of COUNSELING. We all need it right now. Maybe you try these qualified people. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Dar Vendegna (@PickleballDar)is an epic Ranger of the Dork Forest and heard the Pickleball ep and NEEDED to hear more, say more, let the world in on how great Pickleball is! for pickleball questions. for a LOT more info and discount code Dar10 – for stuff. for 10% off your first month of COUNSELING. We all need it right now. Maybe you try these qualified people. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Alex Edelman (@thealexedelman on IG & @alexedelman on twitter) wants to crawl and climb around a SLOT canyon. Yes, I know. It’s a possibly dangerous, super fun to him, way to discover and enjoy one of nature’s results of water flow. He got all kinds of tips and reveals as to great places to hike. He also has his FIRST ALBUM out NOW!! Called “Until Now” …get in on it. Everywhere you get comedy albums. Cuz he’s great. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Jenny Yang (@jennyyangtv) is a great comic and discovered weird (to her) midwestern delacacies like Peanut butter and jelly SANDWICHES, tuna casserole and I share that I never had toast with butter AND jelly on it. Because I wasn’t raised by the Rockerfellers. You will love. for 10% off your first month of COUNSELING. We all need it right now. Maybe you try these qualified people. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Andy Iwancio (@andyiwancio) joins a long list of people that are surprised I’ve never heard of the music she likes. AH… thus my plan continues. Something called The Avalanches – here’s a spotify track list: Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

The elusive PICKLEBALL! It’s TINY! Christine Blackburn (@storyworthy) talks many racquet sports (tennis, badminton, ping pong) but none is more fascinating (to me)… than PICKLEBALL! You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos

Josh Snyder (@nerdyvirgin) can sign and storytell about MOVIE soundtracks. Yes. I know even LESS about music in the background of movies. He has a lovely sense of pitch and it’s amazing. You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest if you like the show. There’s paypal links and venmo my email address. Links to everything is at www.dorkforest.com or . USE THE AMAZON link on the front page of my and the 'cast websites when you order your own dorky goodness. Merch: My current album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of my comedy. Premium eps of TDF are taped live and available here: https://thedorkforest.bandcamp.com/ Youtube has everything too: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDorkForest and @jackiekashian on all the social mediaz. Audio and Video by Patrick Brady Music is by Mike Ruekberg Website design by Vilmos