Shows / 1000 w/ Ron Placone
1000 w/ Ron Placone
1000 Stories. 1000 Journeys. Each week I interview somebody who is living a creative, fulfilling life, and doing inspiring work amidst the backdrop of a society in decline. For the freethinkers and those going against the tide.
Episodes
- 1000 w/ Ron Placone
A Medical Miracle, Native American in the Midwest, Strength Through Humor, Homer Shadowheart - 161
Homer Shadowheart is a comedian and Native American. He’s also a medical anomaly and miracle. Homer is studied by doctors and medical professionals, trying to…
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Recalling Just How Terrible Christopher Columbus Was By Every Metric, TV Writing, Growing Up Native American, Joey Clift - 160
Joey Clift is a comedian, Emmy-nominated TV Writer, and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. His new book is called “We’ve Been Here the Whole Time.” Goes…
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From Hopes of Jeopardy to Debating Jordan Peterson, Greg Bixby - 159
Greg Bixby is a political online personality. It all started with trying to get on Jeopardy to impress a partner, and eventually led to debating Jordan…
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Suicide Prevention, Weird Brains, and Learning a New Detail in an Old Tragedy, Zach Funk - 158
Zach Funk is a comedian, producer, and suicide prevention advocate. I’ve known Zach for about 15 years now. I knew he lost his father at a young age, and…
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Getting Out Of The World We Know For Salvation, Mental Health Performance, Amanda Andrews - 157
Amanda Andrews is an actress, performer, and mental health advocate. She regularly performs and produces One Woman Rock Shows on the topic of Mental Health…
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AuDHD, an Obsession with Pigeons, and German Nudity, Jules Oakes - 156
Jules Oakes is a comedian and performer. She’s autistic, anti-fascist, ADHD, and she has an obsession with pigeons. We met each other at the Fringe while…
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From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Early Days of the Comedy Store, Felicia Michaels - 155
Felicia Michaels is a comedian, photographer, and actor. Her episode of Marc Maron’s WTF was one of my favorites. She has an amazing story. This is my second…
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From Republican To Democratic Socialist, 9th Generation Californian Running For Change
Colin Hernandez is a Democratic Socialist and Candidate for CA Assembly District 51. He was recommended to me by a trusted colleague, as somebody trying to use…
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Are We At The End Of The World? Is Italy’s Political Situation Changing? Danilo Napoli - 153
Danilo Napoli is an actor, writer, and producer from Italy. I saw his show, This Show Has Been Canceled (Due To The End Of The World), and it was absolutely…
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From Freak Show To Influencer, Cyrus Naderpour - 152
Cyrus Naderpour is a comedian and, now, an influencer. He also used to co-produce one of the most successful shows in LA before it folded. We talk the journey…
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From a "Jewish Private School Zealot" to Questioning Everything to Actual Hauntings, Keeping it Fringe , Jon Schnitzer - 151
Jon Schnitzer is a comedian and filmmaker. His latest Fringe show, “Something Spooky,” took the Hollywood Fringe by storm. His first show, “Just the Tip,”…
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New York City to the Alleys of Palermo, Earthquake and Volcano, Ester Maria Segretto - 150
Ester Maria Segretto is a photographer and author. She is an Italian-American, who, like myself, celebrates the culture and food but found herself at odds with…
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From "Shameless" and the Hollywood Life to Horror Writing, Adam Cagley - 149
Adam Cagley is an actor and writer. He’s been doing the Hollywood thing since he was kid. He got to work with Jeremy Allen White when he played Lip’s roommate…
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Occupy, Early Days of Political YouTube, Are We Better Off? Dennis Trainor Jr. - 148
Dennis Trainor Jr. is an actor, writer, and stage performer. He was the Communications Director for Jill Stein, and he was active during both Occupy and the…
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What Does Sex Positive Mean These Days? Manwhore, Naked Comedy, Billy Procida - 147
Ready to talk about sex? Billy Procida is a sex-positive comedian and self-proclaimed whore. He’s the host of the Manwhore podcast, and founder of the Naked…
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The Infectious Joy of Travel, a Chaotic Dilemma Amidst The World Cup, Mike Siegel - 146
Mike Siegel is a comedian, TV Host, and podcaster. He hosts one of my favorite podcasts, Travel Tales with Mike Siegel. I was lucky enough to guest on there…
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Mental Health In a Time of Eugenics, Red Scare and Redacted Tonight, John F. O'Donnell
John F. O’Donnell is a comedian, TV Host, and Mental Health Advocate. We’ve been friends since the Redacted Tonight days. Those were simpler times when people…
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A Lesson From Grade School To Help Us Navigate Fascism, Emmy-Nominated TV Writer, Laura House - 144
Laura House is a comedian, podcaster, and an Emmy Nominated TV Writer. CBS, HBO, the BBC, all on her resume. She also has a very helpful perspective on how to…
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Burn This Records, DIY Comedy Amidst a Crumbling, Fascist-Friendly Industry, Brandie Posey - 143
Brandie Posey is a comedian, podcaster, and record label owner. Her new special, Milk Job, is out now and her label is Burn This Records. She brings a punk…
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Leftists Of The Italian Diaspora, Creator of the MAGAroni Tag, George De Stefano - 142
George De Stefano is an author, journalist, and critic. In my show, Anti-Fascist Pasta Night, I make reference to MAGAroni, a new moniker for right-wing…
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Bad Hasbara, Co-Authoring w/ Dr. Gabor Mate, Daniel Mate - 141
Daniel Mate is a musician, playwright, author, and podcaster. He recently co-authored a book with his father, Dr. Gabor Mate, and he’s the co-host of the Bad…
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Maybe Wisconsin's ONLY Leftist Punk Band, How the Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was Tilted in His Favor, Nick O'Malley - 140
Nick O’Malley is the singer/songwriter for the Wisconsin leftist punk band, The First Rule. Also, as a resident of Kenosha, he has a first hand perspective on…
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To Have or Not to Have Children, NYC So Far With Mamdani, Katie Compa - 139
Katie Compa is a comedian. Her new album, Incurable Optimist, is out now. She lives in NYC and was active with the Mamdani campaign. She co-hosts a podcast…
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Italians For A General Strike, Partisans, Fighting Fascism - Mike LoBello 138
Mike LoBello is an organizer who has been instrumental in the rise of the Italian-American Left in New York. He helped organize the Italians for a General…
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Breaking Down The Inside/Outside Approach, Importance of Local Politics, Madinah Wilson-Anton - 137
Madinah Wilson-Anton is an elected official in the state of Delaware, and a comedian. Also, she’s a polyglot! At least I would say she is, I guess some people…
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Project Censored, Free Speech, the MAGA Takeover of Academia, Nolan Higdon - 136
Nolan Higdon is a political analyst, author, and academic. He writes the Gaslight Gazette on Substack and works with the amazing, Project Censored. We first…
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From Searching For Community to Touring with Laura Jane Grace, Black Guy Fawkes - 135
Black Guy Fawkes is a musician. I first came across him when I saw a video of him covering an Against Me song. I became an instant fan. Aside from the great…
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"Don't Sell Out! Start Local!" Dennis Kucinich, Advice For Future Politicians
Dennis Kucinich is a public official. He’s been a Mayor, State Senator, Congress Member, and Candidate for President of the United States. He is, in my…
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Trying To Find Common Ground Amidst The Fractured Left, Craig Pasta Jardula - 133
Craig Pasta Jardula is a Journalist and YouTuber. Also, we’re friends, at one point we were roommates. Pasta and I were both part of the Bernie movement. When…
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How Today's Comedy Helped Fascism, Punk Houses, Mutual Aid, Jake Flores - 132
Jake Flores is a comedian and podcaster. I first cross paths with Jake when he was a guest on The Jimmy Dore Show many years ago (when it was a much different…
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The Perfect Song for St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Battalion, Protest Music Past and Present, David Rovics - 131
David Rovics is a musician, songwriter, anarchist, and activist. I’ve been listening to David for over 20 years, having first discovered his music when the…
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Finding Politics in Grade School, Found Footage Indie Horror, the Other 1/2 of the Vanguard, Gavin Charles - 130
Last week we had Zac Polston, well, this is the other half of the Vanguard. Gavin Charles is a YouTuber, Journalist, and Filmmaker. He’s the creator of the…
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Holding Indie Media Accountable, Building Lefty Community in the Midwest, Zac Polston (The Vanguard) - 129
Zac Polston, known on YouTube as Zac from the Vanguard, is a YouTuber, Journalist, and Filmmaker. He’s the co-host of the Lefty Breadtube show, The Vanguard…
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Son of a Preacher, Ameircore, Punk Rock, Anarchy, John-Michael Bond - 128
John-Michael Bond is a writer and comedian. He’s had quite a life. The son of a preacher, Americore, being held up at gun point, and that’s barely scratching…
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Getting a Question in on Tom Cruise, the Right-Ward Shift of the BBC, Sarah O'Connell - 127
Sarah O’Connell is a show host, writer, and movie reviewer. I had the honor of being a guest on her show, she’s an incredible interviewer. She noticed things…
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Italians for Zohran, Some of the Grassroots Behind Mamdani's Victory, Jesse Ortiz - 126
Jesse Ortiz is a med student and activist. He is the founder of the Instagram account, Italians for Zohran, an account in support of the election of Zohran…
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Is the Lefty YouTube Space Actually Helpful? How the US Lost Public Health - Matt Lech 125
Matt Lech is a podcast producer and media maker. He’s best known for Jacobin, Left Reckoning, and the Majority Report. We both dwelled or currently dwell in…
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Getting US Citizenship In Trump's America, Finding the Intersection of Comedy and Science - Matt Kirshen 124
Matt Kirshen is a comedian, writer, and podcast host. He’s one of the co-hosts of Probably Science, one of my favorite comedy podcasts that incorporates…
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Origin of the Radical Publishing House, PM Press - Ramsey Kanaan 123
Ramsey Kanaan is a musician, anarchist, and publisher. He is the founder of AK Press and, later, PM Press. I’ve been a fan of PM Press for many years, I highly…
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Running One of London's Coolest Comedy Clubs, From Drama School to LA, David Whitney - 122
David Whitney is a London-based actor and comedian. He helps run one of my favorite comedy clubs in the world, not an exaggeration, the Backyard Comedy Club in…
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Going Local For Political Change, The Tricky Science of Platforming, Mary Houlihan - 121
Mary Houlihan is a comedian, writer, and artist. She’s the host of the Mary Houlihan Show and she paints live on Twitch. She had an interview with Martin…
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Launching a Theater Run From Start To Finish, Sharing a Florida Hometown with Hulk Hogan and Scientology, Sara Kay Godot - 120
Sara Kay Godot is an actress, comedian, and producer. Her and I have collaborated on an awful lot. She was in Loner, Left At Wall, and Termination Fee…
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Capturing Solitude In Film With Nothing But a SmartPhone, "Quitter" - Tim Warner - 119
Tim Warner is a comedian, podcaster, and filmmaker. Most importantly, though, he’s Tim Warner. I’ve known Tim for a long time. We did comedy together in…
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Forgiveness in a Friendship, Lucy & Ron, Art & growing up Greek - Chris Liatsis - 118
Chris Liatsis is an artist and illustrator. He is the other half of Lucy & Ron. I would write them, Chris would draw them. Lucy & Ron was a labor of love for…
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Escaping the Alex Jones Cult, Finding Your Creative Tribe, Andrew Saxena - 117
Andrew Saxena. You’ve heard that name before on this show, Andrew does the music for 1000. Andrew Saxena is a filmmaker, musician, actor, and podcaster. Andrew…
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Battling Stage 4 Cancer in your 20s, the complexities of Friendship, Probably Science - Jesse Case - 116
Jesse Case is a comedian, writer, and podcaster. Jesse’s one of the best comedians I know, and he’s a good friend. We spent our early comedy days in Seattle…
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Italian-American Leftist History That the Powers-That-Be Suppress, Steve Cerulli - 115
Steve Cerulli is an Italian-American Historian. Like Steve, I’m an Italian-American, too. The Italian-American identity seems to be very right-wing-presenting…
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Carving a Lefty Niche Out of the Bernie Movement, Collaborating in Film with a Spouse, Leila Leigh - 114
Leila Leigh is an actress, writer, and podcaster. We first met amidst the online Lefty Bernie Movement. She’s the co-host of one of my favorite Lefty YouTube…
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Surviving Anorexia, Stigmas Around the Eating Disorder, Dave Chawner - 113
Dave Chawner is a speaker, comedian, and anorexia survivor. I first met Dave at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival because we had a similar timeslot and our venues…
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What REALLY Happened With The Young Turks' Alleged Union Busting? Hank Thompson - 112
Hank Thompson is a video editor, writer, and comedian. Hank and I both worked at The Jimmy Dore Show, and overlapped a little bit. Hank also worked at The…
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What is Modern Monetary Theory? Christian Reilly - 111
Christian Reilly is a musical comedian and self-proclaimed "MMT lover." Are you familiar with Modern Monetary Theory? Honestly, I don’t even know if it’s…
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The Hard Times Co-Founder Says Goodbye, Bill Conway - 110
Bill Conway is a comedian, writer, and co-founder of The Hard Times. The Hard Times is basically the Onion, but for punk rock. You’ve probably heard of the…
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"ADHD Is My Super Power" Betsy Cox - 109
Betsy Cox is a comedian, writer, and solo performer. Her Fringe show, “Broke B*tch Got Rich”, was among the most popular and talked about shows of the…
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Taking Back "Building Better Men" From the Bigots, Chris Smith - 108
Chris Smith is a writer and performer. From a small farm in rural California to the movie business in LA, he’s had successes, failures, and has dealt with…
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Before Lady Gaga, Before Madonna, There Was Johanna Went - 107
Before Lady Gaga, before Madonna, there was Johanna Went. Johanna Went is a performance artist. She found her home in the LA punk scene of the 1970s after a…
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A Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder? Temujin Kensu Book, Joy Marie Mann - 106
I’ve known Joy Marie Mann awhile now. We’ve collaborated on a ton of shows. We met amidst the Bernie Movement in 2016, which seems like a different life at…
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The 60s California Commune That's Still Standing, The Messenger - Jonathan Berman - 105
Jonathan Berman is producer, director, and academic. His documentaries include Calling All Earthlings, My Friend Paul, and Commune. Commune is coming up on its…
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Blackout at a Wedding, Punk Shops to Fringe: Kerri Van Auken - 104
Kerri Van Auken is an actress, writer, and comedian. For a brief period of time, her, myself, and Joe Moran ran a show together at a punk shop in Pasadena…
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Worldwide Fringe Warrior Now Stuck in the US! Jon Bennett - 103
Jon Bennett is a comedian and storyteller. He’s a Fringe warrior who does more festivals in a year than anyone I know. He’s hysterical, and he’s one of those…
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Jen Barnett (Expatsi) - 102
Are you from the US? Have you thought about moving abroad? Many Americans have as of recent. I know I sure have. Jen is the co-founder of Expatsi, an…