TV Guidance Counselor

Today Ken welcomes author, poet, artist, musician and force of nature Lydia Lunch along with her musical partner in crime Weasel Walter. Ken, Lydia and Walter discuss monsters, Godzilla, being picky about horror, real life horror, In a Glass Cage, Singapore Sling, Intacto, The Deuce, the early 70s New York City, Scorese films, running away from home, David Bowie, The New York Dolls, Chicago, auditioning for The Shining, swinging disco clubs, dreams of living in a bus, Dark Shadows, SNL, Gilda Radner as Patti Smith, The Harlem Globetrotters visit Gilligan's Island, Jaws, Quincy Punks, hating punk, covering bad songs, cursed covers, The Facts of Life, Horace & Pete, hating laugh tracks, Cheers, Diff'rent Strokes' Mr Bicycle Man episode, Good Times, Suzanne Somers, thighs, vibrated foods, Markie Post, Linda Blair, going to shows for your career, the golden age of pills in the 70s, being on the cover of TV Guide with Penn & Teller, Don't Fear the Reaper, Big Little Liars, OA, Legion, mental illness on TV, creeps, TV Theme Songs, Red Kross cover of The Good Times theme, retrovirus, and loving Eric Andre's chaos and destruction.

May 30-June 5, 2004 Today Ken welcomes game designer, comedian and author Zoe Quinn. Ken and Zoe talk about Starbucks, logs with jobs, growing up in a motorcycle shop, being old beyond your childhood, wolfmen, monsters, deep nerd technicalities, Dungeon Masters, Teen Wolf, Michael J. Fox, Gillian Anderson, growing up in rural New York, driving a $200 hillbilly car to Florida, Boomerang, feeling old, I Dream of Jeanie vs Bewitched, latch key kids, socializing on the internet, calling yourself in sick, racking up 900 number bills, Yahoo Pool, Net Zero discs, original Gameboy, things falling off a truck, the golden age of Mom and Pop Video Game instruction booklets, Kids in the Hall, moving to Toronto, Twitch City, Little Shop of Horrors, punk rock, Insomniac, Pawn Stars, hosting a travel show, the appeal of open world games, Comedy in Video Games, Fallout, Boston Open World Games, being mechanically inclined, deconstructing TV remotes, original Star Trek, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Teen Titans, comic books, Avery Brooks, world building, The Addams Family, Batman the Animated Series, X-Men, game recommendations, finding out you are the monster, Space Camp, Most Extreme Elimination Challenge vs. Takashi's Castle, trying too hard, wanting to be a comedian for free tomatoes, Last Comic Standing, Grant Morrison, and the long strange history of Spider-Man movies.

Today Ken welcomes old friend and big star Joe Wong to the show. Ken and Joe discuss how Boston has changed, how long it's been since Ken has seen Joe, doing comedy in English in China, public loud speaker TV, cross talk, pirate radio, Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Cow, Hong Kong vs. Mainland China, The Comedy Studio, moving to Texas for college, Growing Pains in China, All American Girl, Margaret Cho, Joe's TV show in China, State Run Media, how people access media in China, investigative reporting, how the internet is replacing TV, Korean Soaps, sitcoms, Mary Tyler Moore, Joe's past as a Chemist, Breaking Bad, mailing drugs, skipping school to go to video parlors, Hong Kong comedy, the working middle class of China, Joan Chen, Off the Boat, Crouching Tiger, David Letterman, Joe's status as a big deal in China, working the red carpet, product endorsement, political ads, performing at the White House Corespondents Dinner, meeting Joe Biden, making 50 Cent made, violent Chinese kids' cartoons, Sex vs. Violence on TV, and being watched by a hundred million people on television.

In this episode recorded live at Denver Comic Con Ken welcomes Garrett Wang (Star Trek Voyager) to the show. Ken and Garrett discuss George Takai, DragonCon, going from fan to being the head of TrekTrack, CosPlay, Miss Star Trek Universe, Ensign Kim, Rich Little, being an impressionist, Kate Mulgrew, loving Star Wars, LL Cool JJ "martinating", UPN, being kept from the bathroom, stealing stuff from the set, having second hand Data clothes, other people owning your uniform, games played on set, how Tim Russ is a real life Vulcan, training to press buttons, seeing the worst episode of Star Trek The Next Generation over and over again, All American Girl, Asians on US TV, James Hong, why he never got a promotion on Star Trek, Handsome Kim, a history of failed relationships, farting the original Star Trek theme, and being dumbfounded by Sigourney Weaver.

October 6-12, 1984 Today Ken welcomes comedian Kendra Cunningham to the show. Ken and Kendra discuss communist dance troupes, growing up in Milton, Dorchester, moving to the Cape, NKOTB, Pretty Boys, Chess King, Maurice the Pants Man, Brockton, Casey Affleck's Dunkin Donuts ad, wearing purple velvet, Leah Remeny, Paper Dolls, models, Love Boat, cocaine, cruise ships, Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous, Fatal Vision, Sweeps Week, Gin Blossoms, Carl Malden, Shelly Long, Cheers, Joan Rivers, Late Night Shows, Arsenio Hall, SNL, Stand Up Comedy, Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Richard Simmons, why Ken wants to mostly sit at home and watch movies with his Poodle, getting stuck in Jan Brady Voice, Kendra's sing speak, Ryan O'Neal, Killing Klaus Kinski, John Ritter's Wardrobe malfunction, Judith Light, World's Funniest Commercials, The Amnityville Horror, Spontaneous Human Combustion, Ball Lighting, In Search Of..., Arthur and Arthur II: On the Rocks, Parasitic Twins, New Edition, and Little People tough guys of Boston.

March 7-14, 1998 Today Ken welcomes comedian, writer, musician and all around entertainer Lane Moore to the show. Ken and Lane discuss being a 90s kid, feeling old, Dawson's Creek, the shift in morality in a short amount of time, collecting 'em all, being a sophisticated adult discussing movies, New York City, the shocking nature of MTV's NEXT, Brittney vs. Christina, loving Buffy, why the TV Guide may be the only normal thing in childhood for many of us, smooth operators from Denver, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, SNICK, All That, being confused by Ren & Stimpy, doing comedy to meet women and vice versa, Amanda Bynes, being part of someone's childhood, getting recognized in public, Alan Strange, the wonders of Awards shows, writing songs for your cat, Crybaby, being a serious musician but a funny comedian, loving pop culture, MTV, interviewing Ani DiFranco, writing for major magazines as an outsider, Saved by the Bell, writing TV Theme songs, how California Dreams can change your life, Clueless and the childhood depression fueled by there being nothing to watch at 9:30pm.

May 15 - 21, 1993 Today Ken welcomes writer/comedian Jo Firestone to the show. Sitting on a concrete staircase in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA Ken and Jo discuss being very tired, nap stations, closing time at Cheers, when people get together how it ruins things, hope, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Dead Kennedys, step-singers, updating Wikipedia, seasons changing, Pappy's St. Louis BBQ, Pizza based improve, Matlock, Andy Griffith, escapism, horror of nature, Disney's Lemmings, COPS, renting SNICK, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Death Becomes Her, She-Devil, Roseanne, dumb parents on kids TV shows, The Simpsons, seeing people you know on TV, gameshows, amateur magicians, Punderdome, Square Dancing on TV, Murder She Wrote, hiding Klondike bars behind a false wall, The Kids in the Hall, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, replacing actors, Shelly Long, Troop Beverly Hills, Hello Again, Blossom, getting concreted out, Flight of the Navigator, the mind blowing revelation that ET is all of us, Rescue 911, getting "stuck" in a hot tub, women in stand up, Coach vs. Woody, when the dumb character can be way too dumb, the Simpsons, and Sharon Stone's bath problems.

October 22-28, 1983 Today Ken welcomes journalist, comedian and head honcho at The Comics Comic, Sean McCarthy. Ken and Sean discuss Sean's jetsetting lifestyle, business cards, the tunnels under Northeastern University, Remington Steele, Mr. Smith, bad reporting on AIDS, growing up in CT, four Worcesters, sports Man Caves, Lynn, Defunct Sports teams, betting on horses, James Bond, classic Halloween costumes, Cabbage Night, Diff'rent Strokes, cable boxes, Bizarre, Silver Spoons, The Third Eye on Nickelodeon, being mistaken for Zach Galifinakis, the Elks, bonerless Love Boat, Fantasy Island, CBS, Alice, ignoring Knight Rider, being a child of the 70s during the 80s, Midnight Run vs Midnight Express, Goodnight Beantown, Gail King, Football, SNL, Loren Michaels New Show, dirty joke books, the return of Richie Cunningham to Happy Days, Cocoon vs. Slash, 80s old people, Oh! Madeline, Real People, the Sci-Fi Ball, Elvira, the P.A. based beginnings of Sean's broadcasting career, Guiness Book of World Records, Facts of Life, Dom Delouise as a vigilante, Joey Lawrence's Gimme a Break debut, Mama's Family, We Got it Maid, Hunter, Sliders, Remote Control, latch key kids, Celtics season opener, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Garfield on the Town, short person solidarity, and Ken's love of Jennifer Slept Here.

In this episode recorded live at Gary Sohmer's South Coast Comic Con at a long closed JC Penny at the Hanover Mall Ken welcomes Pete & Pete, Danny Tamberelli and Michael C Marona. Ken, Danny and Mike discuss Pete and Pete reunions, nostalgia, The Beach Boys, US Patents, All That, Figured it Out, Nickelodeon, Tool & Die, Halloweenie, Mr. Slurm, Hal Hartley, Bacon Neck, Steve Buscemi, the Tarantino crossover, Inspector 34, Janitors, how Hunter S. Thompson was NOT on The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Colombo, Home Alone, the lost Adventures of Pete & Pete Season 3 DVD set, setting fires, exploding honey bears, Slackers, Puppetry of the Penis, Suck/Jerk/Weed, Werewolf, the perils of Music Rights, Snow Dya and the wonders of Undressed. Ken then welcomes Billy West to the stage to discuss Nick in the 90s along with Danny and Mike. They discuss Love and Rockets, the burping room, Toby Huss, MTV promos, the origins of Ren & Stimpy, Moxie, Malort, rejected scenes, censored scenes, sharing and office with the State, cosplaying, and getting into the voice over business.

November 19-24, 1978 Today Ken welcomes writer, comedian, and world changer Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show) to the show. Ken and Lizz discuss hotel based Pink Floyd listening sessions, hating the Doors, being non-parented in a chaotic household, growing up in Minneapolis, Husker Du, Prince, being roommates with Soul Asylum, life on the road for comics and bands, Boston's fantastic indie radio scene, when WMBR became WTBS, moving to San Francisco, Dana Gould, Kevin Meaney, Bobcat's on stage garage sale, Tales of the City, being babysat by the TV because you are the responsible kid, late night horror movies, Elvira, SCTV, Women of the Night hosted by Andrea Martin, The Holy City Zoo, how a rant about a terrible one night leads to career success, Robin Williams, Louie Anderson, setting up Roseanne and Tom, when Roseanne and Tom steal your car for three days, growing up with a parent who is a bookie, being tattoo-less, Foreign Lobbyists on TV, The Bible on TV, David Brinkley, JFK, why does TV Guide exist now?, Eleanor Roosevelt's articles in TV Guide, Crossword Puzzles, TV Bib, all the great white male heroes of the Bible, Pink Lady and Jeff, Cloris Leachman's Pilgrim show, the horror of Small Wonder, It's About Time, being terrified of space, Croissant talk, That Girl, loving the news as a kid, woman hating teaching advice, finding other girls who have your interests, the death of sideshows, why taking your country back is silly, taking vs sharing, good vs evil, It's a Wonderful Life, not being able to not be reflective, Fringe, appointment television, a tattoo of tattoo, gold tattoos, The Wizard of Oz, The Lady Parts Justice League, Variety Shows, The Monkees, The Beatles Cartoon, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and loving Prince.