Good Orbit

It’s DINOSAURS, friend-o’s!!!!!! everyone loves dinosaurs and everyone loves our lineup: Allie Goertz (Mad Magazine) Joe Zimmerman (Comedy Central), Paul Gale (HuffPo). Madelyn Freed and Blythe Roberson host. Recorded at Union Hall November 17, 2017 as part of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival!! Live sound and recording by Chris Medrano. Edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Original poster by Hallie Bateman (@hallithbates)

 Ep. 7:Avenaughty, Puerto Rican Bonds-i Scheme Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey #puertorico #hurricanemaria #avenatti #stormydaniels #bonds #municipalbonds #municipalfinance #comedy #colony #territory #boriqua #pr #santander #ubs #morganstanley #berniesanders

Ep 7:BUGS! BUGS! BUGS!!!! We got bugs to show you and bugs to warn you about. Blythe loves a chill roach and Madelyn admires aphids as feminist heroes. Jaboukie Young-White, Bennet Ferris, and Harris Mayersohn scramble around and are generally freaky-deaky but also tell jokes. Plus scientist Christine Johnson from the AMNH with expertise on parasites and their hosts, with a specialization on slave-maker ants. Madelyn Freed and Blythe Roberson host. Recorded at Union Hall September 15, 2017 as part of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. Live sound and recording by Chris Medrano. Edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Original poster by Hallie Bateman (@hallithbates)

Ep 6: Jason Chatfield (cartoonist, illustrator, comedian) Carole Montgomery (comedian, writer, producer, director) Kenice Mobley (comedian and filmmaker) Jenny Boylan (author, activist, GLAAD co-chair) John Hodgman (author, actor, humorist) Your hosts: Kate Willett Is a comedian, actress, and writer whose raunchy feminist storytelling is both smart and relatable. She just made her network debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and her 15 minute special premiered on Netflix in 2018. Her comedy album “Glass Gutter” was released in 2017. She’s the cohost of the political comedy podcast Reply Guys. Emily Flake is a New Yorker cartoonist, a writer, an illustrator, and performer. Her latest book is called Awkward Hug and before that was Mama Tried; both feature drawings and cusswords. Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest host Kate Willett as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke arou

Ep. 6: My son, my innocent insider trading son; nothing fires up the MAGA base like the proposed regulation on proxy advisory firms; ESGee Willikers Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey #ESG #esginvesting #chriscollins #insidertrading #greennewdeal

EP 5 Abbi Crutchfield Jeremy Nguyen Vicky Kuperman David Heatley as ever your hosts Emily Flake and Kat Burdick! Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning! Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media. Recorded Sept 18, 2019. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Abbi Crutchfield’s Nightmare Jeremy Nguyen’s Nightmare Vick

Ep 5: Ponzi Scream goes full murder mystery; private equity populism Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey #privateequity #PE #SEC

EP 4 Mira Jacob (author of Good Talk) Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Ophira Eisenberg (NPR’s Ask Me Another) as ever your hosts Emily Flake and Kat Burdick! Big thanks to Sandi Marx for being carried up 3 flights of stairs and also to the stage to bring us her terrifying nightmare. Ask her in private to explain Emily’s drawing! Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning! Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media. Recorded Feb 6, 2020. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NY

Ep 4: Keith Springer sprung; the only living Super PAC in New Jersey Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey

EP 3 GUESTS Amanda Duarte Porochista Khakpour Jean Grae Kembra Pfahler Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and Kat Burdick as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. They’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning! Cats, Kids, Kanye, Birds, JoCo Cruise, Slavery Drawings by Emily Flake are posted on Good Orbit site and social media. Recorded Dec 15, 2019. Live show monthly (first Thursdays!) at KGB Bar in NYC. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Amanda Duarte’s Nightmare Porochista Khakpour’s Nightmare Jean Grae’s Nightmare   Kembra Pfahler’s Nightmare https://good-orbit.co

Ep 3: A linebacker broker-dealer; Baby Bonds for Grownups Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey  

Ep 2: Even after his murder, Jeffrey Epstein remains entangled in two of the biggest fights in financial regulation (FULL EP on Patreon only) Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey

Ep 1: Bermuda, a Mexican border town plastic surgeon, a gym rat’s P.O. Box, and Facebook’s Libra Ponzi Scream is a comedy and news podcast looking at white collar crime, especially in the financial sector. Hosted by Danny Felts, David Bradley Isenberg, and Gabe Pacheco, who are all very happy with how everything is going in the world these days. Logo art by Morgan Pielli Theme song by James Harvey

Ep 2 Dave Hill Raquel D’Apice Karen Chee Blake Schwartzenbach Hosted by Emily Flake and Kate Willett Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest co-hosts as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. We’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning! Live show monthly at KGB Bar in NYC. Images will be posted on Good Orbit site and sometimes social media. Recorded Jan 8, 2019. Recorded by Chris Gersbeck. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Illustrations by Emily Flake and Photos by Scott Johnson @Moreguinness Dave Hill’s Nightmare Karen Chee’s Nightmare Raquel D’Apice’s Nightmare Blake

Ep: 6 This show was so good that after this show a bunch of Sloan Kettering administrators asked for my autograph. We delighted them and probably the audience with dreadful facts about CANCER. Did you know that the doctors that invented chemotherapy tried to poison their young patients with anything they could think of including mustard gas? Did you want to know? Sachu Ezura and John Reynolds yummed our yucks, too. Madelyn Freed and Blythe Roberson host. Recorded at Union Hall Oct 24, 2017. Live sound and recording by Dave Polk. Edited by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit. Poster by Hallie Bateman (@hallithbates) with edits by Josh Roman. https://good-orbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TheScientists-Cancer.mp4  

EP 1 Gastor Almonte (This Is Not Happening; Risk!) Hollie Harper (American Candy) Doogie Horner (This Might Hurt a Bit, America’s Got Talent) Sarah Cooper (How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings) Join comedian and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and guest co-hosts as they talk to the funniest and most interesting people around about what messed up things go through their heads at night. We’ll poke around looking for deeper meaning behind that dream where you’re still in high school somehow even though you know you graduated years ago and oh god, you’ve been blowing off first period all semester – and then Emily will present each guest with artwork based on their worst nightmare, suitable for framing or ritual burning! Hosted by Emily Flake and special guest host Jason Chatfield (New Yorker cartoonists and all around terrible people) Live show monthly at KGB Bar in NYC. Images will be posted on Good Orbit site and sometimes social media. Recorded Aug 21, 2019. Reecorded and edited by Shannon Man

Book Club is a comedy variety show where hosts Colin Stokes and Blythe Roberson (The New Yorker, The Onion), along with some of NYC’s best comedians, read the books so you don’t have to. Held monthly at Union Hall. Book Club decides to take it easy for once, so we read a children’s book: Nancy Drew and the Clue in the Diary. Discussion topics include: how rich is Nancy? Is Ned actually hot? And why the hell is everyone so mean to Bess? With: Jen Spyra, Nore Davis, Joe Zimmerman, Rebecca O’Neal and your lovely hosts Colin Stokes and Blythe Roberson https://good-orbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Book-Club-nancy-drew-audiogram.mp4 Live sound and recording by Harry Scott. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning. Recorded live January 27, 2018 at Union Hall. Poster Art by Will McPhail

This month we’re psychologists. And you have to pay us $225/hr to be told that you’ll swim faster if you tell yourself you’re terrific. So pony up, kiddo. Kings and queens of Brooklyn Mitra Jouhari, Alex Watt, and Zach Zimmerman floor us with giggling. Hosted by Blythe Roberson, Madelyn Freed Recorded Tuesday, June 6, 2016 at Union Hall  Live sound and recording by Dave Polk. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning. https://good-orbit.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/theScientistsLyingToYourself.mp4

Chelsea White & Erin Leafe are our guests for the very special Serious Matter of PODCASTS. They talk about – and conduct a mini-episode of – their dating podcast, “Ghosted Stories.”  Kristen Daly provides some PODCAST-worthy music and Jaimie McCaffrey provided the familiar voice of your favorite PODCAST (besides this one.) Serious Matters is a monthly comedy show at Union Hall that features stand up, video, PowerPoints, and interviews with real-life experts. On this podcast, we play the featured interview from each show, as these experts help us solve that day’s Serious Matter. This show recorded November 11, 2017 at Union Hall as part of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival. Sound by Gary O’Keefe and edited and produced by Shannon Manning for Good Orbit.

Book Club is a comedy variety show where hosts Colin Stokes and Blythe Roberson (The New Yorker, The Onion), along with some of NYC’s best comedians, read the books so you don’t have to. Held monthly at Union Hall. This episode is WHAT HAPPENED by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Listen and laugh with us, or Blythe sobbing while reading this book on a plane will be all for naught! We had some sizzling possibly political comedy by: Dylan Marron (Conversations With People Who Hate Me) Halcyon Person (Nickelodeon) Steven Markow (New Yorker, Turner Masters Memory Hospital) Catherine Cohen as Hillary and your lovely hosts Colin Stokes and Blythe Roberson Part of the Brooklyn Podcast Festival Live sound and recording by Gary O’Keefe. Produced and edited by Shannon Manning. Artwork by Will McPhail