A casted monologue, hence modcast, of discursive, peripatetic story telling. I want to get my stories down before I forget or die of Covid. Anchor asked me to categorize it. I went with Improv. Isn’t life just an improvised comedy? I certainly didn’t get the script. Probably because there is no writer, director, or producer. But there do seem to be lighting and sound departments, and really heavy special effects. Let's not forget the actors, extras, and craft services! Metaphors will me mixed, facts unchecked, tales embellished. You've been warned. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mod-john-cast/support
Yak Fur in Aspen
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Second yearly trip to Aspen, and I'm slurring my words. A bout of drink after a 20 mile bike ride up to Maroon Bells from Difficult Campground below Independence Pass. I rolled into town thirsty for the rich and local friends of Hunter. And I met them. A rich dude stole my jacket. So, what else is new... Aspen, where women dress as the Man With No Name and the men are well-coifed with yak toupees.
Bound for Okie! w/Woody and Pussy
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As I bound up the side of Black Mesa, seeking the highest point in Oklahoma, I breathlessly expound upon Russia. Another high point... witnessing Pussy Riot receiving the Woody Guthrie Prize for bravely pushing back against the fascists with their machines and machinations. At a bar near Cain's, an attendee showed off his haul of Pussy Riot merchandise telling his mates how it was better than seeing Roger Waters. I wanted to chime in about Waters being a Putin apolgist... but I didn't.
Itaewon
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Do I speak Korean? Better than you! Probably. Who knows.
QEII 2: The Kingening
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Like many monarchs she was named after a boat... and owned all the money? That can't be right, about the money I mean. Can she yet be converted into a floating hotel after her decommissioning? Listen to a harrowing story from abroad about how I was brutally crushed under lese majeste law by one of her Canadian subjects in the early 70s. I was worried I'd die before her. We hardly knew ya Queenie. Blimey, it just occurred to me, I've also known HMS Charlie the Turd my whole life! Now I have to outlive him too? I sure am glad I don't live in a country where someone thinks he is king of me, and is easily insulted, and...
Rootless Cosmo
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This one comes out a bit angry.
We're Winning, Hence the Whining -- New Years Day 2022
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Recorded Jan 1, 2022. Vintage White Whine. Aged 400 years. What else is new. Civilians who are disobedient for a cause don't bitch and moan before judges and regret their actions. Unless they are doing bad trouble instead of good trouble. Oops! You find yourself on the wrong side of history, darling? How terribly embarrassing. But please don't sob. Own it. Take it like a man. MLK didn't whine from Birmingham Jail, he laid it on the line.
A Betty Betty White New Years Eve
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My second podcast of 2021. The first was 6 days before the attempted coup d'clown, so I'm getting this one in just under the gun at 11pm in the midst of our first snow of winter. I'd fully intended to do more podcasts, they were as rare as snowfall. I couldn't be arsed. Now you can hear why I think Orson Welles should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, because y'know if the likes of Patti Smith can get in there, well, y'know, why not just everybody then!
Racism, as American as
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Larry King didn't prep, and nor do I. Unless you count living as preparation. Be partizan! Don't use hurtful words! Listen to Patti
Ann (sic) Rand Was A Dick
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Is an explanation necessary?
Zero Stars
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Year in Re(ar)view
Rest in Punk D. 35 years on
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35 years ago today D Boon, of San Pedro punk rockers Minutemen, died. It's pronounced "minit", as in two-minute-warning not "my-nyoot" as in teensy, you dimwit. Or, indeed, as in the historical Minutemen, which now seem to be the darlings of the fucked up right.
Shelf/Life
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I almost kill Chopper with a Covid project. Hanging shelves to get books off the floor so I don't spill my Diet 7-UP all over my unread books. But at what price?
The Schall, Wareheim, Melt-Banana Connexion
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Why do this? Three Marc Maron episodes were, to me, literally WTF, and so inspired me. You see my super power is the small word connection. But as PeeWee says, "It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it!" But the world needs a new coat, so let's do!
Bong Oscar
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Korea wins Best Picture! Can a country win an Oscar? What will they do with it? Make a water pipe? I name drop some heavy hitters I’ve worked with in my, er, acting career. Will there ever be an statuette for extras? Should I get my Screen Extras Guild card? This and more on MeTalking.
