Untitled Thorn/Morris Project: The New Podcast from Maximumfun.org
It's here!"Untitled Thorn/Morris Project" is the new podcast from maximumfun.org. Your hosts Jesse Thorn, "America's Radio Sweetheart" and Jordan Morris, "Boy Detective" will steal your hearts with irreverent chat, psuedo-celebrity guests, and MAXIMUM FUN.
Here's a rundown of Episode One:
* An extensive discussion of the man who hawks loogies outside of Jesse's apartment window.
* Why are we doing the podcast? Vanity, primarily. We also want people to call us at 206-384-4FUN.
* We used to get a lot of calls from weeeeeeird Santa Cruzians. For example -- people who opposed the flouridation of water (apparently they didn't realize that Dr. Strangelove was a work of satire).
* A guy who worked at our station, Bob, lived in the woods. Not in a house in the woods, but literally in the woods, under a tarp. This was not considered especially unusual at our station.
* Why did the white reggae djs speak in faux-Jamaican patois sometimes, but not other times?
* Jesse talks about adjusting to life in LA -- Jordan points out that compared to Orange County, LA is Valhalla. They agree that while it's hacky to talk about the traffic in LA, it really is unbelievable -- and unpredictable.
* Jordan runs down his LA apartment history. Now he lives with our pal Lauren... he doesn't have any stuff, Lauren wants to have stuff. What should we do? We're gonna get Lauren on the show, call us and share a question for Jordan and Lauren that you think would help, or tell us what you think of the situation. Has this ever happened to you? 206-984-4FUN.
* Hang it up:
APPLES
PERFORMANCE POETRY
LAWNS
SNIPING AT CELEBS
CRACK COCAINE
PIRATES
* Keep it Up
HOBOES
BURGLARS / ESCAPED CONVICTS
VIKINGS
SAFARI CAPTAINS / PEOPLE IN PITH HELMETS
CONQUISTADORS
THIS WEEK'S ACTION ITEMS:
* What should we call the show?
* What's a good replacement for pirates (culturally speaking)?
* How can we settle Jordan's housemate dispute?
* What's your worst holiday memory, that's funny looking back?
Call 206-984-4FUN to share your thoughts on these ACTION ITEMS.
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Tuesday, December 05, 2006
25 Comments:
Jesse, I will listen to this podcast to get the full extent of your dis on "Apples", but let me state preemptively that you are wrong, so wrong. You likely mean Apple computers or actual Apples. If it's computers, you're just jealous. If it is actual apples, then let me tell you, I once felt the same way, but my mouth has been opened. Since you live in LA, take a trip Wednesday to the downtown Santa Monica farmer's market, or find an actual farmer's market (you know, the kind with actual farmers). Try yourself a nice matte-finished pesticide/wax free Fuji apple, or whatever the farmer may recommend. You will find nearly none of the pitfalls that snare supermarket apples, I swear.
If I'm going to the farmer's market, why shouldn't I buy something cool?
Like an Asian Pear. I don't even know what that is!
do that too, but don't buy a "pear apple" they are not so awesome
Crossing fruits is AWESOME!
Just a pear shaped like an apple, quite a disappointment.
Pear is a good example of a fruit that's better than an apple.
great show, I love the idea. i wouldn't have led with, nor gone so long on the lugie story, but I think people who know each other well and are both funny can make for very good "radio". Also works in sportscasting, too (why do they always stack strangers with strangers?).
Also, great apple beats acceptable pear. How does one donate produce to TSOYA?
Make more of these. Often.
Mike -- I think Jordan's "cold open" joke made it seem more planned than it was. It's been a long time since we've done this, and even when we did it was with Gene and callers, so we're playing our way into shape.
Sara -- once a week!
Hurrah!
Also, an idea for the name of the show:
The Good Times Train
and you and Jordan are the conductors.
I haven't even listened to this yet, but I have a feeling it's going to be very awesome.
Asian Pears are one of the best fruits, since they're mostly unrelated to apples or pears but combine the best qualities of each (in apples' case, not being mushy).
This was awesome.
Action Items: Pirate replacement=Vikings!
They're awesome!
Or: Frogmen? They have wetsuits.
I left a terrible holiday memory on your answering machine about two weeks ago.
Can you use it for the next show, Jesse?
I was under the impression you were using it for the holiday special.
Call in with Vikings & Frogmen, Aaron.
Holiday memories are for the Thorn/Morris podcast after this one.
Huzzah! My prayers have been answered!
Possible names:
The Soul of Young America
Thorny Morris and the News
The Associated Repressed
PirateCast
Harry Potter Talk
Oh, yeah, and I totally get having to defend Huey Lewis. As a native of Long Island, I am obligated to defend Billy Joel.
Think we could get a non-iTunes podcast feed for this one too?
Done, WJR, thanks!
Excellent podcast. It's as if you've brought together all my favorite disparate elements of past and previous TSOYA flavors into one show.
Very excited to hear of the return of hang it up / keep it up. I could go point by point and agree with you on all of them, from performance poetry to safari garb to vikings, so let me just say "good show." And good show also.
Done, Jesse!
I left a message extolling the virtues of Frogmen and Vikings.
The podcast was great, BTW. Like someone else said, it's like a melting pot of all the best things from your previous shows.
Apples? Keep it up apples, the work horse of the fruit world. Easy to peal and eat, Apples can be baked in and out of pies while the kiwis sit in the fridge. Lazy kiwi.
Thank you, Jesse!
I really enjoy TSOYA's current direction but it's great to hear the old Thorn/Morris goofiness again! It's been sorely missed. Looking forward to more.
Totally Funny Like oh my gosh funny
well anyway I think "This LA Life" could be a pretty cool title. Anytime you can poke fun at NPR is always Good.
Jesse, as a resident of Silverlake/Hollywood, and former temporary resident of Sherman Oaks in the Valley, I have to say I have a theory on the "loogie-hawking" (unsure of the definitive spelling of both of those). I believe it's people who smoke pot, just really smoke it allllll day long, and so they end up with this gross smokers' morning (and occasional afternoon) phlegm. A few of my neighbors and my friends' neighbors who have suffered this affliction have also been known pot-smokers. Don't feel sorry for him: he's not dying, he's just a stoner. (Or, actually, maybe he's both?)
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