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Illogical Contraption

333 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratings

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Episodes

Panini Colada

October 30, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

We got a brand new segment called CRUISE NEWS! Some Stranger Things flaming hot takes. Hittin' and Shittin' some slam metal and kids music. MIKE DIKK from VRTLPRS joins us for Enter Sandman. Siqq Piqqs: Seattle! [email protected]

Gleek Squad

October 23, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

It's 8 more days till Halloween! Al's sports bets. Halloween 3 chat. Cory meets the Unarians. Erik sees Jimmy Buffet. Shelby makes everyone watch a homophobic Adam Sandler movie. [email protected]

Clickbait'n

October 16, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

We got the fever for the flavor of some Blade Runner hot takes. We check out Fieldy's new album. GILBERT GOTTFRIED is interviewed! We watch CLICK for this week's Enter Sandman. Expanded universes are Siqq Piqq'd. [email protected]

Joggy Style

October 09, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Ufos! Bigfoots! Adam Sandler! Our pal Kai Wada of The Super Shangri-La Show tells us about his upcoming Space Visitors Film Festival at The Balboa Theater in SF. We Hit or Shit some alien music. We Siqq Piqq our favorite FIRST CONTACT themed media. A very heated ENTER SANDMAN segment as we watch Spanglish. [email protected]

Luminous Reunion

October 02, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

The takes are too hot to handle on this one. More Mother! talk. Cory has the fever for the flavor. Pizza thrash king Justin from Axeslasher calls in to talk HAUNTERS. Shelby's tips for a successful haunt! There's a Na'vi circus! 13 WEEKS OF ADAM SANDLER! Siqq Piqqs - Good/Bad casting! [email protected]

Dave Cardigan

September 25, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Shelby returns from a diplomatic podcasting mission from New York. Al goes in on Aaron Daronofsky's "Mother!" Erik counterpoints. Sara still can't believe Fury Road! Siqq Piqqs: Movie Cults. [email protected]

Horton Hears A Boo

September 18, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Spoopy September! Al witnesses ritualistic twerk majik. Professional haunters. Bay Area's most haunted sites. NAD Dad and conspiracy buff WELF calls in to talk sonic weaponry and unsolved baseball mysteries. Siqq Piqqs - G-g-g-GHOSTS! [email protected]

Enter The Booch

September 11, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Cory and Erik have Twin Peaks chat! Furor over furdom! Millennials are ruining chain restaurants! A recap of Re-Enter The Boog. Sara spills some booch. A look at the music of the Flat Earthers. Siqq Piqqs - SPORTS! [email protected]

The Real Housewives of Hot Takes

September 05, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

The Live Five talk metal news, the music of The Real Housewives, movies and cool ass special make up. Lot's of HOT TAKES to scorch your earholes for Chili Dog Summer! [email protected]

Na'vi Punks Fuck Off

August 28, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

We got sound problems! Sara is high (in the air). Eclipse stories. Shelby memes his computer into oblivion. Leon Redbone chat. Are you laughing with or at outsider musicians? Puppets, animatronics and marionettes are Siqq Piqq'd. [email protected]

Onions Three Ways

August 21, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Alex Jones meltdowns in Seattle. Harvey Sid Fisher calls in honor of eclipse week! Al Sports! Al Taco Time! Greatest celebrity meltdowns! [email protected]

Enter Pissman

August 14, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Al goes to Reno. Author Freddy Alva talks his new book, "Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore." Some Suspiria hot takes. Metallica news. Travis from GWARCAST gives us an update. Siqq Piqqs: Albums to listen to from start to finish. Al is in the corner getting Al drunk. [email protected]

The Nose Wants What The Nose Wants

August 07, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Bumblefoot is back, baby! Al and Sara recount their NYC trip. Cory delves into the trenches of Amazon Prime. Stephen King sees Rancid. Total eclipse talk. Says Science quiz! We got some HITS we got some SHITS. SIQQ PIQQS - Jukebox Killerz. [email protected]

It Was The Chester Times, It Was The Durst of Times

July 25, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

The unsolved Hollywood mystery of Blackenstein. The magical music of Prosthetic Cunt. Metal news! Conspiracies explained! A new LPC track! Take a bite out of crime with McGruff's album! Our fav movies of all time and WAY TOO MANY SOUND EFFECTS! [email protected]

Yiffin, Riffin and Spliffin

July 18, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Jan Terri talks hot dogs and plays her new song for us! George Chen has health problems and a new comedy album! We judge OPP (other people's podcasts). Al Sports talks the worst knee injuries and we Siqq Piqq cartoon dogs, dawg. [email protected]

Red Dogster

July 10, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Our guest cancels on us to eat cheesy bread. Al talks the most boring week in sports. Finger foods debated. Twin Peaks isn't trash! Sara curates our Hit or Shit. Cartoon kitty cats are Siqq Piqq'd. Email us! [email protected]

JOHNSON MAGICK

July 03, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Burger Boogaloo, Mike Love, Describin' Death Metal Memes, Movies We Made As Kids, Hit or Shit: Psychostick Edition, Siqq Piqqs, Baby Drivin', Double Dildos, and AL's MAGICK TRICK! Email us! [email protected]

Karaoke Flip Flops

June 26, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

AL SPORTS brings us WEIRD SPORTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. We Hit or Shit 80s novelty tunes. Beware alt-right hippies! Email us! [email protected]

JNCO PAstorius

June 19, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

The wild world of Flat Earther memes. Nick Redfern calls in to celebrate the anniversary of The Roswell Incident. Local hot sauces and pizza. The bizarre, Scooby Doo-ish case of the 1971 film "The Zodiac Killer." We do a totally original segment called THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY regarding DADS. Email us! [email protected]

Feliz Na'vi Dog

June 12, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

CHILI DOG SUMMER 2017 COMMENCES. Director Jackson Stewart joins us to talk video game music. Chili Dog God breaks down the do's and don'ts of chili dogs. Erik thinks Na'vi baby dolls are real babies. Siqq Piqqs: BEACH MOVIES! Email us! [email protected]

Alien: New Alien

May 29, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

We're broadcasting LIVE from Erik's houseboat, The Flying Chud! Al attempts an INDY 500 based Al's Sports. Gimmicky CD covers. The new Alien movie. Adam Papagan needs the OJ Bronco. Erik teaches us about TROP ROCK! SIQQ PIQQs: BOAT STUFF! Email us! [email protected]

Black Ham

May 21, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Cory's got a gig and Sara's off camping, so Shelby, Erik, and Al sit down for a spirited discussion about desert tweakers, Salvation Mountain, The Integratron, UFOs, and good-ass BBQ. Adam Gorightly calls in with some crazy synchronicity, music is Hitted or Shitted, and party scenes from film and TV are Siqq Piqqed. Email us! - [email protected]

Flat Yurters

May 16, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Paranoid conspiracy music Hit or Shit! An extra long Al's Sports! Our buddy Clay Newman recounts performing at The Roast of Dustin Diamond at a food truck park. Sara busts out with a Dr. Oz quiz. A fun-filled suicide based WORLD ENDING SIQQ PIQQS. Email us! - [email protected]

NIGHT FOOD (with Tony Molina)

May 08, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

It's been a long week and The Live Five Minus Cory Plus Shelby's Mom are beat af from the metal show and Al's spectacular live commentary of Die Hard 2. It's looking pretty grim but a miraculaous visit from Santana Claus aka Tony Molina saves the day and everything is magic and rainbows and dolphins and nothing hurts and healthy cum levels are restored. Email us! - [email protected]

Lenny Dykstra Carwash

May 01, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Obsessed with a Na'vi robot. Ev Gold from Cinema Cinema gets noisy. Podcasting about podcasts gets miserable. Funk metal is also miserable. Siqq Piqq'n vintage commercials. Dream restaurants. Email us! - [email protected]

Rambo III: How The Dogs Chill

April 24, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Our buddy JPEGMAFIA is in studio to Hit or Shit our own bands. We talk Silicon Valley Comic Con, 90s funk metal and Siqq Piqq our favorite fictional pets. RAMBO RULES. Email us! - [email protected]

David Lee Sproth

April 17, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Al has a toothache, which makes for an interesting Taco Time and Al's Sports. The worst comics in the funny pages. We rate weird podcasts. SIQQ PIQQS Who's the best Jesus? Email us! - [email protected]

Worf On Golf

April 10, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Heavy metal Disney. Warner Brothers might prove ghosts are real. The Large Hadron Collider proves they are not. Taco Time with Aloysius. Scott Stapp vs Jack White. We're hitting the books with a historical Siqq Piqqs. Email us! - [email protected]

Show Me The Maymays

April 03, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

A Stephen King extravaganza. A tweeker makes a horror movie. Erik has a new film scoring system. Taco Time with Al. An email and a mall based Siqq Piqqs. Email us! - [email protected]

South Buy Southwest

March 27, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Heal yourself with crystals. Sad Vicious in in studio! Shelby's rules on playing guitar. Dudes that died on stage. THE GHOULIE WEIRD GAME! Creative writing class assignments, emails and MORE! Email us! - [email protected]

Valerie Larper

March 20, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Shelby's back! And we SAY YES TO HIS VEST! Backpatch chat. Is that new King Kong any good? New evidence uncovering the transdimensional time shift. SIQQ PIQQS: KAIJU MOVIES! Email us! - [email protected]

Twin Geeks

March 13, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Al's Taco Time. Tom DeLonge: UFO Researcher of The Year. Leave Richard Simmons alone. Remote Viewing some hippies. Siqq Piqqs: British Stuff! Email us! - [email protected]

Shrek, Beck, Alex Trebek

March 06, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

AL'S SPORTS gets weird. The Magic Castle and bizarre Hollywood suicides. Classic game shows. Comedian, DJ, VHS jockey and former child star Jeremy Wheat in the Shelby chair. Youtube comfort zones. SIQQ PIQQS - childhood earworms. We got JUNGLE FEVER. Email us! - [email protected]

ILLCON DIQQ PIQQS

February 27, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Remember when Bill Paxton was in an Oingo Boingo style new wave band? We do. Remember when Bill Paxton starred alongside Bill Pullman to dissect Bud Cort's brain onscreen? We do. Remember when Werner Herzog tried to kill Klaus Kinski and a famous artist made seven hours of art films about a muscle in the scrotum? We do. REMEMBER WHEN LA LA LAND DIDN'T WIN THE OSCAR FOR BEST PICTURE? OH WE SURE AS FUCK DO. Email us! - [email protected]

Support The Troops

February 20, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Shelby drags Al and Sara through 8 agonizing rounds of SHIT ROULETTE. Body Count Chat. Cookie Siqqness. Antifa and Marmaduke. Conspiracy theory dad rock and Siqq piqq: KEANU REEVES flicks! Email us! Email us! - [email protected]

Tony Manager

February 13, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

It’s Tinsel Town’s most magical night! A melange of musical mediocrity awaits your earholes as we delve into Nickleback’s most woke ass songs, Take a Hit or Shit on officially sanctioned Church of Scientology music and Siqq Piqq our favorite live performances on tv! Mike Keegan joins the fun in the second hour. Email us! - [email protected]

Sex With Eugene

February 06, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Author, fighter and avant punk vocalist Eugene S. Robinson joins us LIVE in studio to talk sex, sex, fucking, butt stuff, bdsm, mmf threesomes, mfm threesomes and mma threesomes. WARNING: Audio issues the first 30 minutes of the show! Email us! - [email protected]

Taken 4: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Story

January 30, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Cobras introduces a brand new game that make Al and Sara sad. Erik ponders human/pig hybrids. Everyone is very woke and hydrated. Movie chat. Strong opinions regarding the Naked Chicken Chalupa. Email us! - [email protected]

500 Days Of Tony

January 16, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Hour One: Author Nick Redfern dials in to discuss UFOs, crop circles, punk rock and immortality! Hour Two: TONY MOLINA (AKA WAYNE SANCHEZ) drops into the studio! - Illconradio AT gmail! - Illconradio AT gmail!

Stapp Or My Mom Will Hoot!

January 09, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Shelby challenges Al and Sara to a new Yarling-themed game. Al uncovers revolutionary sub-sub conspiracies concerning The Mandela Effect. Dark comedies are Siqq Piqq'd. Guest Starring: Baby Boy Erik - Illconradio AT gmail!

Remember the AL-amo

January 02, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour

Programmers of The Alamo Drafhouse SF, Mike Keegan, and the forthcoming Alamo LA, Bret Berg, return to the studio to give us a look behind the scenes of the cult movie biz. Shelby, Al and Sara call in for their Siqq Piqqs! - Illconradio AT gmail!

The Illogical Contraption 2016 Christmas Special

December 26, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

Al and Cory save Christmas! Featuring Eddie Deezen, Kevin Moss, Wayne, The Border Boss, Sarah, Erik and Shelby! - Illconradio AT gmail!

CTRL-F Tompkins

December 13, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

2017 predictions, death pools and resolutions. Mike McBeardo McPadden calls in with some year end stuff! Food/Booze/Movie pairings are Siqq Piqq'd Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Super Frakes

December 12, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

Nick Flanagan's year end list! One and done actors! Obscure X-mas music! Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Virtual Prose

December 05, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

December movie trailers. Year end lists. Shelby debuts a brand new impression. Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Corn Man

November 28, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

Emails and packages from Peru. Dog in studio. Al gets dadmad. CAMEOS are Siqq Piqq'd. Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Gigglin' and Jigglin'

November 21, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

The Love Witch is reviewed. Cory's nephew gets drunk and calls everyone posers. Shelby and Sara both get dad mad. Rainy day albums are Siqq Piqq'd. Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Orb and Mindy

November 14, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

Listen to Ill Con Radio every Saturday 11-Midnight on Radio Guerrero! (Pictured: Actual orb caught on film by Shelby Cobras) Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

Al For President

November 07, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

People keep submitting music to us. We'll keep doing Hit or Shit. Sean Aaberg from PORK Magazine calls in to talk his new board game Dungeon Degenerates. THE BORDER BOSS CALLS IN AND PREMIERES TACOPOCALYPSE EPISODE #0. Siqq Piqqs: SATANS. Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

The Illogical Contraption Satanic Black Metal Halloween Ritual

October 31, 2016 13:30 - 1 hour

Recorded live at The Punch Line in San Francisco 10-25-16. An audio document of our live ritual where all the gags were visual. Oh well. Featuring Kaseem Bentley, Sad Vicious, Witches Brew, DJ Real, The Death Metal Dads and Ill Con Nights After Dark. Email us - Illconradio AT gmail!

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