Actor, filmmaker and rapper Omega Edwards comes to the podcast to talk about his creative outlets. Guess who gave Omega his first acting credit?
Part of our 2022 KC Virtual Fringe program
Friday, December 30, 2022
Omega Edwards (Fringe Show)
Friday, December 16, 2022
Dan Handley (Fringe Show)
Local actor and filmmaker Dan Handley joins us to talk about film, martial arts, geek culture and relationship troubles.
Part of our 2022 KC Virtual Fringe program
Friday, December 2, 2022
Lucas Stoneking and Daniel Rains 3-Peat (Fringe Show)
Lucas Stoneking and Daniel Rains return to become the first guests on the podcast to 3-peat!
Part of our 2022 KC Virtual Fringe Festival program
Friday, November 18, 2022
Jason Turner and Andrea Dover (Fringe Show)
KC filmmaker Jason Turner and actress/filmmaker Andrea Dover join us on the podcast to talk about how the KC film community can improve.
Part of our 2022 KC Virtual Fringe Festival program
Friday, November 4, 2022
Revisited Thoughts - World Cup Edition
In this episode, we revisit three previous Thoughts segments - on #ProRelForUSA (and what club Kansas City soccer fans should support to help make that happen), on public transit (specifically streetcar extension), and on Downtown ballparks. All of these topics tie into the fact that Kansas City is hosting FIFA World Cup matches in 2026.
Friday, October 21, 2022
Jeff Polaschek
Our guest this episode is former Thulium/Anything But Joey drummer Jeff Polaschek. Jeff and Mike go way back - since second grade. We catch up on what's going on, as well as reminisce about high school and being in Scouts.
Friday, October 7, 2022
Jamie Morrow
Thank goodness for awkward meetings, because it let to this episode with actor/filmmaker Jamie Morrow. Enjoy today's meeting of the minds on filmmaking and other life experiences.
Friday, September 23, 2022
Final Thoughts on the NFL and St. Louis
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch got their hands on some sealed court documents from the St. Louis v. NFL lawsuit - and they are indeed damning, further proving what our intrepid host has long believed, that the NFL lied a team out of St. Louis for no good reason.
To read the full article:
Monday, September 19, 2022
Google Voice Trailer
Beginning with Season 6, we now have a Google Voice number. Please feel free to call and leave a message. Ask questions, share comments, or whatever, and if we like them we'll share them on the podcast.
Our Google Voice number is:
(816) 832-5160
Friday, September 9, 2022
Thoughts on Healthier Eating (The DASH Diet)
Our intrepid host has high blood pressure and was placed on a heart healthy diet called the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet. Mike reads some articles and shares his thoughts on this new way of eating.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Justin Pemberton
We welcome Justin Pemberton to the podcast. Justin is a sports fan and sports radio host. He is also a former co-worker with Mike in student media, and was the winner of our 2022 tournament bracket pool.
Friday, August 12, 2022
Bill Butts (Sausomecon)
While at Sausomecon, Mike ran into a school friend - anime voice actor Bill Butts.
Included in this episode is a panel on diversity in anime that Bill did (apologies in advance for the quality of that part of the episode).
Friday, July 29, 2022
Let's Discuss Anime Culture (Sausomecon)
Mike managed to get a panel at Sausomecon 2022 and invited convention goers - many in cosplay - to talk about their fandoms in anime and how it's shaped their lives. Mike also talks about his own experience with anime.
Friday, July 15, 2022
Thoughts on Native American Nicknames
In light of the Cleveland baseball club and the Washington football club changing their nicknames to something less offensive to Native Americans, we revisit the second episode ever of the Winning Side Coaches podcast (on this very subject) and ponder the future of certain sports teams.
Friday, July 1, 2022
6 Triangles Political Test
On the podcast, we've done the 8 Values and 9 Axis political tests. Today, we give a go at the 6 Triangles political test.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Nick Manley
Nick Manley is a chess instructor (and a very good player) with a keen interest in politics and political philosophy.
Friday, June 10, 2022
2022 Kansas City Fringe Festival Teaser
In July 2022, we'll do it LIVE!
Join us at the Kansas City Fringe Festival, running July 15 through 31. We'll be recording five episodes in front of a live audience.
All of our shows will be at the Black Box On Troost (BOT) Theater, located at 4001 Troost Avenue in Kansas City, MO.
Our show schedule will be:
- Saturday, July 23 at 4:30 pm - actor and musician Omega Edwards
- Sunday, July 24 at 6 pm - filmmaker Jason Turner
- Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 pm - actor and martial artist Dan Handley
- Thursday, July 28 at 6 pm - Friends of the Podcast Lucas Stoneking and Daniel Rains
- Saturday, July 30 at 7:30 pm - podcaster and former political candidate Amy Bell
Tickets are $10 each and Fringe buttons are $5 each. These can be purchased at http://kcfringe.org
Friday, June 3, 2022
Caroline Baehner
Today we have one of Mike's favorite people, the very talented Caroline Baehner, on the podcast.
Friday, May 20, 2022
10K Downloads Livestream
Welcome to Season 5 of This Podcast Is... Uncalled For! Which happens to coincide with our reaching 10,000 downloads for the entire podcast.
Today, we remember someone important to the podcast's history and talk about Mike's recent trip to the hospital (he'll be fine, folks).
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
We're at KC Fringe Festival 2022!!
Join us July 15 through 31 at the 2022 Kansas City Fringe Festival!!
We'll be recording interviews for the podcast LIVE in front of a live audience.
All five of our shows will be performed at the Black Box On Troost (BOT), located at 4001 Troost Avenue in Kansas City, MO. Go to kcfringe.org for show times, tickets, and additional information.
In 2022, we'll do it live.
Saturday, April 2, 2022
Thoughts on Losing One's Faith
In the Season 4 finale, Mike talks about how he lost his faith, how 9/11 played a role in it, and how a recent social media exchange brought these thoughts to the surface for this edition of the podcast.
Friday, April 1, 2022
Friday, March 18, 2022
Thoughts on Downtown Ballparks
Major League Baseball should be played Downtown, period.
It sounds like the Kansas City Royals may have finally caught on to this simple truth. And, for the sake of our intrepid host - who has been calling for the local baseball team to move Downtown for 20 YEARS! - let's hope it finally happens.
Friday, March 4, 2022
International Podcast Day 2021
International Podcast Day is September 30 - and this year we did a 2 hour long Zoom call where we read an email about how to celebrate the event, recommend some more podcasts, and try our hand at a few quizzes at Sporcle.com.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Sunflower Brew Retrospective
In 2012, Mike started down the podcasting path when he was asked to help produce Sunflower Brew, a podcast on Kansas politics and craft beers. In this episode, Mike revisits the podcast that started it all with some of his favorite moments - and how it led to the naming of this particular podcast.
Friday, February 4, 2022
Thoughts on Cars and Public Transit
We have a real problem here in America. We've become way too car dependent and need to start transitioning to more environmentally - and less costly - alternatives like public transit.
In this episode, Mike talks about a recent (and very costly) experience with auto repair and laments the lack of reliable public transit in the Kansas City metro area.
Friday, January 21, 2022
Jeffrey Johnson
Today's interview is with Jeffrey Johnson, who Mike first worked with in 2016 on rap videos. They talk today about those experiences and how they helped shape their lives today.
Friday, January 7, 2022
Thoughts on the NFL and St. Louis Part 2
On July 12, 2021 a flood of details came out from the St. Louis v. NFL lawsuit - all of which are bad for the NFL. Mike reads a few articles and tweets on the subject, and provides his own thoughts.
We are fully aware that this is coming out at about the same time the lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial.
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