Everything Is Awesome With Jeff And Kc

Help us grow by donating to our new podcast network! It's called Sassy Animal and it's gonna be super cool, but we need your help to make it happen. Donate here:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sassy-animal-productions-need-a-website-photography-art#/     In which Jeff and Steve continue their wide-ranging discussion; Steve talks about his hometown and living in the woods; parasocial relationships and falling in love with rock stars; Steve asks Jeff his biggest regret and Jeff gives three; Supernatural is a good show; KC pops in for a minute; Jeff reads a piece he wrote about Chris Cornell; Steve talks John and Hang Green, the Vlog Brothers; The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, and Looking For Alaska; Jeff goes all gaga for Temple of the Dog; Nancy Wilson talks about Cornell; we encourage the reader to get help; Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden are rad; Zach did songs with Trent Reznor?; developing musical ruts in the brain; Steve reads his piece which is fantastic; and more!   Closing Song: "K

v PS Help us grow by donating to our new podcast network! It's called Sassy Animal and it's gonna be super cool, but we need your help to make it happen. Donate here:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sassy-animal-productions-need-a-website-photography-art#/   In which Jeff welcomes old friend Steven Dombrosky to the studio to talk shop and catch up; Steve admits he sometimes fears losing his job; he gets paid to do standup; the boys discuss Steven King's thoughts on writing; they talk Elizabeth Gilbert and Tom Waits; genius comes like a spark into a bathtub; Jeff needs to get some sunscreen; a party is saved through the power of Spotify; Jeff takes down the xmas lights; Creampuff and Louis stop by; Jeff shoots a dog (with pepper spray); Steve saves lives (not to brag); Steve outlines his budding standup career; he gets in a tough spot and comes out on top, thanks to one outraged viewer; Americans put each other in boxes; Neil Gaiman writes a thing and Amanda Palmer reads it; Jayson Teller does a great bit

Hey guys, no show this week but we wanted to throw a little love to Chris Cornell. He was a great guy and made some kickass music. So go listen to it!   PS Help us grow by donating to our new podcast network! It's called Sassy Animal and it's gonna be super cool, but we need your help to make it happen. Donate here:   https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sassy-animal-productions-need-a-website-photography-art#/   Get involved in the conversation:   Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC on Twitter: @EIAPodcast or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com

FRIENDS! BECOME A SUBSCRIBER AND GET ALL KINDS OF EXCLUSIVE       DONOR-ONLY CONTENT! CONTACT US FOR ALL THE DETAILS! In which Jeff and KC welcome Tacoma's own Dain Norman to the studio to discuss music, writing, and all sorts of other fascinating stuff; Jeff has a new derby name; Jeff busts KC up top; KC and Jeff recall the founding of the Metronome; Jeff hosted a mic; Dain's a confident man; KC shows enthusiasm; we meet Vampire Jimmy, best bluesman in Tennessee; Dain's son drums; KC recommends "Wild Trees"; Jeff reads another chapter from Shattered World's: The Serpent's Kiss; the boys tackle pre existing conditions and the AHCA; and more!    Plugs:   May 20th - Dain Norman and the Chrysalis Effect at The Metronome Coffee Company in Tacoma, WA Facebook.com/DainNormanRecords Bandcamp: https://dainnormanmusic.bandcamp.com/ And stay tuned for the new record, coming out this fall!   Podcasts:   Ted Talks TBTL - Too Beautiful To Live Shattered Worlds RPG Mental Illness Happy Hour The Adventure Zone TOFOP Movie

In which Jeff and KC get to talkin in KC's new office; KC updates us on her experience attending Evergreen; KC's all-league derby team, The Wave of Mutilation, kicks the butt of two good teams; they crush th Rainier roller girls in a squeaker; Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy; Jeff talks about America's history of colonialism; Samuel Clemons AKA Mark Twain writes an article about a massacre in the Philippines; Jeff and KC ponder how does Puerto Rico might fix their problem Jeff asks KC her favorite drive thru (hint: it's Jack in the Box); Jeff's all Taco Bell; KC asks Jeff his favorite fruit; Jeff's dad taught him good government; Jeff's a socialist (huge surprise); KC asks about the labor movement and Jeff gives a lecture; in the Writing Process Jeff reads from his latest novel, Shattered Worlds: The Serpent's Kiss; KC reads her journal entry on The Final Forest; a loss of Louisiana Cypress trees leaves New Orleans at risk; we talk about the issues around logging, forest people, landslides and clearcuts; an

In which Darren Selector and Jeff continue their conversation, ranging from such topics as death in the post office, the Beastie Boys, and NWA; you used to get CDs from BMG and Columbia House; Jeff wants a walkman but the belts are running down; CDs may not last forever; Jeff melts a record by the band Slut River; we debate impermanence or an implicit order in the universe; is there a heaven for music and art?; Darren looks for a tantric moment for music; Nadamucho runs Darren's collection of Beastie Boys essays; did Russell Simmons screw the boys?; copyright law weakens the culture; Disney bites old culture but now they shut the door; next Nadamucho essay collection will be about NWA; music is a journey; Darren is late to the party on classic rock; a CPA plays new wave; there's tons of great music at the library, and more!   Closing Song: "Something's Got to Give" - Beastie Boys   RIP Adam Yauch AKA MCA (1964-2012)   Get involved in the conversation:   Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast Wi

  In which Jeff welcomes DJ Darren Selector to the studio to talk Beastie Boys, Nadamucho.com, N.W.A.; Bob's Java Jive; Kevin Heiderich is on notice; KC's going to Evergreen; and more!     Closing Song: "The Sounds of Science" - Beastie Boys     Get involved in the conversation:   Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC on Twitter: @EIAPodcast or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com   Read more at http://awesomepodnw.libsyn.com/#Vxkv0oipH5zd8E3q.99

In which Jeff & KC continue their epic conversation with the stars of the awesome Seattle experience The Fellowship of Reconciliation, Daniel Isherwood and Nam Huynh; Jeff explains his prudish nature; Daniel destroys the studio restroom; the gang explores the nature of exotic sexual aids; the four writers discuss their process; Nam and KC talk about being the children of immigrants; KC's parents flee disaster; Nam's dad has swagger; he was the richest truck slapper in Vietnam; escaped death through pooping; taking boats from Na Trang; Dad comes to Bothell; his mom goes bonkers; Nam takes care of the family; Mom passes; Asian dudes party like dorks; romance will ruin a D&D group; Daniel grew up in the rurals; donkeys and chickens; Nam describes his ideal man, Lord Shawnathan Kemp, Father of Bastards; KC continues building a poem; Jeff reads from "Shattered Worlds: The Serpent's Kiss"; Nam plugs Zen Pencils; we learn all about The Fellowship of Convenience; and more!   Closing Song: "Cell Block Tango"

In which Jeff & KC welcome the men of the Fellowship of Convenience, Nam Huynh and Daniel Isherwood to the studio; the boys quiz KC and Jeff on roller derby; we riff on ideas for mall-based toenail stores; tongues need brushing; the gang talks foot dentists and oral; KC says saliva has enzymes and some other science-y type stuff; Amateur Dentist Nam Huynh; we recall the "going postal" days; Daniel ponders existential ennui; Daniel roasts Nam; we bring the listener behind the curtain; Nam may be more like his mom than he'd like; KC encourages Jeff to keep things clean; Daniel talks about his living sitch; Nam tells how they met and made the FoC; Hannah Boone and the show she wanted to emulate; Acquisitions incorporated; Jason Goad and D & D street cred; the Fellowship has been going for a good year or so; Daniel finds something on his shirt; the Pocket Theater hosted the show until Wine World of Wallingford stepped in; KC has no knowledge of harpies; Nam and KC talk Vietnamese names; finding games at

Hi guys! We have a very special treat for ya this week: Erica's Dog Blog! Friend of the show Erica Knapp answers listener questions all about dogs. We'll be airing these within our episodes in the coming weeks, but for now listen to this great first installment! Thanks to Erica for providing this sweet content for the show!   Get involved in the conversation:   Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC on Twitter: @EIAPodcast or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com

    In which Kevin and Heather Heiderich come to Mailman Studios for the first time; we learn about a Volkswagon Golf named Gertrude and the Union Street Massacre; we enter rabbit hole of words; Kevin explains different weed strains; Jodi Streeper says to woah down; Kevin tells us to go to seedfinder.eu to learn all about the strains; vaporizing extracts cannanabinoids and burns up all the fats and jazz; dabs are the destiny of goodness; all the smells and tastes come through in the oil; turpines are notes like tannins; you can take different chemicals from each bud for different effects; weed can help you have a great time and feel a lot better; wait long enough, for all these strains are all still out there; Jeff has a strain that taste like rubber ball meets broccoli; "the government doesn;t like clever”; different farm regions have different ratios of price and quality; Kevin finds candy cigarettes in the wild; weed is like beef; a strain reminds Kevin of the dankest days of seattle and tacoma; Jeff reca

In the second installment of a terrific episode, Jeremy Henson returns to talk about blogging, meeting Craig, and other fun stuff.   Closing Song: "No Below" - Speedy Ortiz   Get involved in the conversation:   Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC on Twitter: @EIAPodcast or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com

In which Jeff calls up Jeremy Henson, cohost of the Eureka Podcast; Jeff praises KC Kaos; Jeff tells the story of how she became the cohost of Everything is Awesome; Jeremy and his wife go to New Orleans the week before Mardi Gras and receive a surplus of beads; the wife has important news regarding her physical state; Jeremy gets into community theater; in his town they don't even have Dominos!; Jeff talks Gig Harbor politics; Jeremy talks about his progression from the city to small towns; he can be happy anywhere; Pittsburg, Kansas has no "h"; small town drivers have trouble with 4-way stops; his wife has a twin; the Henson family has a church; and more!   Plugs: Listen to the Eureka Podcast! Jeremy's also appearing on Nerd Out Loud! March 18th - Dockyard Derby Dames Championship Bout, Steillacoom WA April 15th - Black Lives Matter march, Seattle WA April 23rd - One Laugh at a Time, Comedy Underground, Seattle WA   Podcasts:   The Mike O'Meara Show I Doubt It with Jesse Dollemore Nerd Out Loud Eureka Podc

In which KC and Jeff make the acquaintance of one Mr. Cameron W. Kobes, author, student, and escaped farmboy; Cameron takes up writing at age 12; he describes the difference between rural life and university life; boludos and Argentina stories; Red Walls mice and rodents as the enemy; he didn't know about the gritty fairy tale trend; Baskin-Robbins is a wrist workout; kc speaks some silly words; Cameron comes home to find sub-par transit; Jeff and KC meet Cameron at Creative Colloquy; KC has Cameron's birthday deja vu; Cameron lived on a farm til age 18; work ethic is different between farmboys and the higher classes; Cameron is the only non religious one; the church of the invisible pink unicorn; he works writing like a job; Jeff remembers meeting KC, so fly; the power of spoken word heard in the proper setting; and more!     Closing Song:  "Fluorescent Adolescent" - Arctic Monkeys   Plugs:   Buy Cameron's book! Tales of Cynings, Volume I on Amazon.com March 18th - Dockyard Derby Dames Championship Bout, P

In this thrilling mini episode, KC joins Jeff on a trip to a roller derby bout and they get to talkin'; KC makes sure Jeff knows it's Southside Revolution not "South Sound" Revolution; the event is called Dr Who, the Unearthly Bout; we learn all the names of the Revolution and Marysville Derby Demons skaters; KC and the windshield get frosty; KC wonders when the Tacoma Dome will get a Warhol facelift, while Jeff thinks it should be more O'Keefe-y; KC sees a Warhol monument in Las Vegas; Jeff makes a new hit song; it's a pretty drive to the place; it's coed derby so we talk gender identity; KC kills it on the mic as an announcer; KC talks about the push and pull between making derby inclusive and letting people speak freely; and more!   Closing Song: "Edge of Town" - Middle Kids   Get involved in the conversation:    Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC  on Twitter: @EIAPodcast  or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com  

In which Jeff continues his chat with Amy Sheppard of the Earbuds and Earworms Podcast; he shares with her the song that means the most to him; Amy gets whimsical with the literal jams; it's a new Amy's Book Club selection; Jeff reads a poem about jaded journalists; getting rid of stuff; Jeff's life is much less cluttered; Amy wants to give these guys a hug; Tennessee Liquor Laws; it's Amy and her husband's anniversary; and she didn't have to invite either mom for the occasion!   Closing Song: "Rescue" - Alysha Brilla   Get involved in the conversation:    Find us on Facebook: Everything is Awesome Podcast With Jeff and KC  on Twitter: @EIAPodcast  or by email: everythingisawesomepodcast@gmail.com

In which Jeff welcomes podcaster, TBTL ten, and all-round groovy chick Amy Sheppard to the world of Everything is Awesome; Jeff has seen LEGO Batman and it is legit; KC and Jeff are fixin to sing a song from the movie; KC wants to learn the ukelele; Amy thinks guitarists look cool; Amy has a podcast (Earbuds and Earworms); Amy clowns on Jason's love of Deep Purple; Everything is Awesome has a rich history of audio screwups; the only iMacs Amy thinks of are the big blueberries; Memphis is all blues and Elvis; Nicole Kidman can't clap cause she's Nashvillian; Amy has a lot of alcohol; fun "facts" about alcoholism; bleedin heart liberals surrounded by Trump voters; Amy counsels "don't look at twitter before you go to sleep"; Amy goes on a treasure hunt with maps made by a child; they found a worm, a spider, and a classic bottle of pop; don't sniff the inside of the bottle; Amy prices things low to move product; she has a helpful mailman; Jeff talks Zine Symposium, Neely Bat Chestnut and Mend My Dress publishing

In which KC travels to New Orleans, leaving Jeff to enjoy the city of Tacoma alone; Jeff drives to Destiny City Comics for the Winter Zine Symposium; turns out Tacoma needs more condos; Jeff meets zine distributor and author Neely Bat Chestnut; we learn about Mend My Dress Press and their various offerings; Mike has Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 and it's terrifying; Jack Cameron and Mimi Levenson say hi; KC reminds the listener that Jeff used to have an embarrassing last name; everyone in New Orleans calls each other "bebe"; the Lyft driver has a "Daddy"; Ocean Sauce at Adolpho's is super good; Creole food like Jambalaya and Gumbo is all over; KC gets a selfie with Bianca del Rio; baby alligators are adorable; KC gets scientific with the people and the culture; there was some snapping; Andrew Jackson did something at the Battle of New Orleans; Madame Le Veau lived where they stayed; we learn some cool Napoleonic history; there's some strong military history in  New Orleans; Jeff gets rabbit hole-y; and mor

In which Jeff and KC welcome Chad and Tawny Denick to the studio; Chad’s back from LA; KC blames her bad behavior on the trump in her; tawny talks health insurance; jeff doesnt like talking on phones; passwords are stupid; the ladies do hot yoga; Chad can’t understand the yogi’s nonsense; Jeff talks Sri Baghwan Rajneesh; Chad prefers yang yoga; Jeff and KC went to Curry Corner; KC throws some shade at work; Chad talks about shutting down hecklers; Jeff talks about his sidecast, Shattered Worlds RPG; Jeff goes back to therapy; sprinkling; Tawny and Jeff hate Valentine’s day; we learn how Chad handled his early standup career; Emo Philips is great; Jeff doesn’t love eye contact with strangers; Chad doesn’t love shoulder touches; Tawny is a master gardener and baker; Jeff loves pastry;  the gang talks Disneyland;  KC talks about parenting and emotional neglect; she could nuke anything; Chad lays a positive statement on us; Jeff reads a post from The Belle Jar; the good thing about being snowflakes;  the differen

In which Jeff and KC welcome Seattle comics Reid Clark and Meredith Armstrong to the studio to discuss a broad range of topics; Jeff and KC engage in some podcast foreplay; Reid and Meredith have an open relationship; Reid has mad sad pieces; Jeff is uncomfortable with the whole topic; a uhaul truck is a great way to pick up free stuff off of Craigslist; roller derby is the Doug Stanhope of sports; Reid and Jeff discuss talkin ish and burnin bridges; KC contends that one can be honest without being offensive; the possibility of making a perfect statement; Reid quotes the first memo; Reid advocates approaching life like a press secretary; getting lost in your own con; y'all should come on down to the Chuckles Factory; KC uses an authoritative tone with Louis; Reid thinks we should keep sex, religion, and sports out of social conversation; we discuss the new bread and circuses; Lady Gaga doesn't get up to any Super Bowl shenanigans; Meredith talks about her first standup set; Reid tells Meredith she's a natural