Muhf***as I Know

Muhf***as I Know: Simone Erica Noz

December 11, 2012 07:32 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

There are times when I feel like talking to well-known people I know, and there are times when I feel like talking to people I know that aren't so well-known. Today's Crizzlecast guest falls in the latter category. For the hell of it, I interviewed Simone Erica Noz, a Raleigh resident who's also a server over at local, legendary hangout Sadlack's Heroes. During one noisy, occasionally interrupted dinner over at Piebird, I talked to her about her life, how she deals with drunk, obnoxi...

Muhf***as I Know: Jason Shawhan

December 07, 2012 15:31 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

On Tuesday, I spoke to Boston film critic Sean Burns. (Thanks tp all of you who listened, by the way.) Today, we'll be talking to an old college buddy of his, Nashville's very own Jason Shawhan. Also a fellow film critic (we both serve as contributing critics over at Nashville Scene), he and I touch on a number of film-related subjects. We discuss how me backing out of reviewing a certain film cemented his status at the Scene. We spend quite a bit of time discussing on-screen nudity ...

Muhf***as I Know: Sean Burns

December 04, 2012 15:34 - 1 hour - 108 MB

I've known Boston film critic Sean Burns for years. Along with being a close, dear friend, he's one of my favorite film critics. I'm both a devoted pal and a diehard fan of his -- and this makes me feel weird and a little worried that I might be obsessed with the muhfucka! Sean spends the first half of this two-hour episode (yeah, you heard me!) trying to convince me it's not a big deal, since he's a fan of mine too. (Although the word is never mentioned -- we are men after all -- we...

Muhf***as I Know: Marcell Murphy

November 30, 2012 16:16 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

Back in the day, I used to be known as quite the, shall we say, eccentric spoken-word performer in my Houston hometown. A fellow H-Town poet who I looked up to is today's guest on the Crizzlecast. Marcell Murphy has seen a lot of things in the H-Town poetry scene, and he shares them in very entertaining detail on this episode. He talks about being integral in launching the city's first poetry slam team as well as what's driving him up the wall (and there's a lot!) about the scene tod...

Muhf***as I Know: Alice Osborn

November 27, 2012 16:22 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

With her birthday fast approaching on Saturday, I thought it would be a good time to have my friend, Raleigh author, poet and teacher Alice Osborn, on the Crizzlecast. (She better accept this as a present!) We start off things on a surprising note, where she reveals that Star Wars was a major influence on her life. Then, we discuss what got her into writing poetry, her family upbringing, her toned arms and how good she's gotten at being a liar. We also talk about the "crush" she has...

Muhf***as I Know: Andrew Grant

November 23, 2012 13:52 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

They call him "Filmbrain." And, after today's Crizzlecast, you'll know why. I venture out to Berlin (via Skype, as always) to talk to today's guest, Andrew Grant. Another well-known, online cinephile, we discuss what brought him to Germany, his brief foray into distributing independent films, his new career as a film producer and how difficult it is to get films he truly wants to see down there. We also get into his rather undying love for Anna Karina. I mean, the man has really got ...

Muhf***as I Know: Doug Dillaman

November 20, 2012 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

This week, I travel overseas (via Skype, that is) and talk to a couple of American-born mofos I know who decided to live abroad. For today's Crizzlecast, I head over to New Zealand to talk to Doug Dillaman, a filmmaker, editor and well-known cinephile who also did some living time over in my hometown of Houston. We discuss his early days as an aspiring film geek in H-Town, how he ended up living in New Zealand and the egos he had to deal with when editing a project. He also educates ...

Muhf***as I Know: John Nova Lomax (Part 2)

November 16, 2012 14:15 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MB

Here we go with the second installment of my two-part Crizzlecast with Houston Press writer (and former employer) John Nova Lomax. I caught him one late, boozy Wednesday evening and we talked about several things: how Apple has screwed up listening to music, Internet trolls, his pride in the city of Houston. We also get into his quite harrowing, childhood experiences growing up in Nashville. We definitely get into some deep, dark shit for this installment. Proceed with caution.

Muhf***as I Know: John Nova Lomax

November 13, 2012 13:29 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

This is going to be an interesting week for the Crizzlecast. Today's (and Friday's) guest is John Nova Lomax, better known to you as a member of the folk music-saving Lomax family and better known to me as my old music editor at the Houston Press. I didn't mean for this to be a two-parter, but certain hiccups happened at the end of this recording that forced us to have another convo much later. Today's episode will be known as "the light side," as we discuss his experiences being the...

Muhf***as I Know: Nick Schager

November 09, 2012 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

It's another one of those Crizzlecasts where I talk to someone I've never spoken to before -- and end up having one of the best times of my natural existence! I had a very fascinating time talking to Nick Schager, one of the chief critics over at Slant Magazine and quite the in-demand freelancer. I'm sure a major reason I had a good time is because we mostly kvetched about how hard it is to be a gotdamn freelancer in this day and age. We just talk about how hard it is to get gigs, ho...

Muhf***as I Know: Matt Prigge

November 07, 2012 14:57 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Sorry for the lateness, but I've been fighting off a sinus infection -- or maybe it's a tumor. Nevertheless, I feel OK enough to finally post today's Crizzlecast. On this episode, I talk my old buddy, Philadelphia Weekly film scribe (and disappointed cinephile) Matt Prigge. We talk about his recent move from Philly to New York, how he's enjoying the movie scene in the Big Apple and what movies did he enjoy at this year's New York Film Festival. And, for reasons I still can't figure o...

Muhf***as I Know: Adam Cohen and Shane Smith

November 02, 2012 14:46 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

I basically get my Marc Maron on for today's Crizzlecast. I speak with North Carolina comedians Adam Cohen and Shane Smith, the men behind the monthly comedy night known as the Dangling Loafer. Recorded one late evening at a Dunkin' Donuts near a strip club (I'm SO not kidding!), we discuss what got them doing standup comedy, what keeps them doing it and what they're looking to accomplish in their careers. And, in fitting Crizzlecast fashion, we somehow end up talking about porn. Hav...

Muhf***as I Know: Tess Rafferty

October 30, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

I've never really spoken to Tess Rafferty before she agreed to be a guest on the Crizzlecast. So, I was a bit worried if she and I could get into a good, hour-long discussion. I soon learned that was a silly thing to worry about. Rafferty, a stand-up comic, former writer for E's The Soup and author of the book Recipes for Disaster (in stores today, by the way) is a delight to talk to. During this episode, she and I chop it up about her days as a stand-up in Boston, why she had to lea...

Muhf***as I Know: Michael Sicinski

October 26, 2012 14:11 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

For today's Crizzlecast, I venture back to Houston (via Skype) and talk to another one of my film-critic colleagues, Michael Sicinski. A very well-regarded film writer (thanks mostly to his website, The Academic Hack), Sicinski unfortunately lives in H-Town, which isn't exactly a town a cinephile like him can indulge in his passions. We mostly talk about that, specifically the theaters in Houston that plays art-house films, his problems with the local film-critic society and how he s...

Muhf***as I Know: Odie Henderson

October 23, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 91.4 MB

For today's Crizzlecast, I speak to Odie Henderson, fellow African-American film scribe and all-around super genius. (As you listen to the podcast, you'll find out that I'm SO not kidding about that.) It seems quite a few people have expressed interest in hearing me and Henderson rap a taste. Considering this would be our first time speaking, I was wondering how we'd hit it off. As you'll hear in this episode, he's practically my brother from another mother. We talk about it all: mov...

Muhf***as I Know: Raymond Gayle

October 19, 2012 16:40 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB

When I asked filmmaker and fellow Houstonian Raymond Gayle if he wanted to do the Crizzlecast, there's one thing he immediately wanted to discuss: porn stars who won't do interracial. We spend a few minutes at the top of this episode talking about that before we go into what made him want to be a filmmaker, his experiences as a "video girl wrangler" and why Live and Let Die is the best James Bond movie. Of course, we also talk about the ups and downs he went through directing his own...

Muhf***as I Know: Alexis Couture

October 16, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

Well, people, in my further attempts to rack up hits and downloads for this barely-listened-to podcast, I decided to pull out all the stops and interview a bona fide member of the adult entertainment industry. Somehow, I got Alexis Couture, retired adult-film actress, full-time exotic dancer and all-around fascinating gal, to be a guest on the Crizzlecast. And when I say we get into some freaky-sneaky stuff, I AM NOT EXAGGERATING! We discuss how she got in the adult business, her bes...

Muhf***as I Know: Gary Chun

October 12, 2012 14:22 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

For today's Crizzlecast, I go all the way to Hawaii (via phone) and talk to Gary Chun, features reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. We discuss the odd-but-amusing way we first got to know each other (it involves cookies). We also trade war stories about working at daily newspapers, talk about how shows like Lost and Hawaii Five-O have brought awareness to the state and reveal why you should always have a second Twitter account while working at a daily (like he does). Oh, and G...

Muhf***as I Know: Kellie C. Murphy

October 09, 2012 13:38 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

We're now in week two of talking to journalists about the politics of the journalism business. And, for today's Crizzlecast, I make a call over to Jersey to talk to the entertaining and exquisite Kellie C. Murphy. A former print journalist with her own news site, I talk to her about her experiences in the print field (especially her stint with Philadelphia Weekly) and how she's persevering in this age of new media. We also discuss the personal hardships she's dealt with, as well as h...

Muhf***as I Know: Sam LaGrone

October 05, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

For today's Crizzlecast, I go back-and-forth about journalism-related stuff with Sam LaGrone, D.C. reporter, U.S. Naval Institute online editor and a former colleague of mine from my News & Observer days, But it isn't all about journalism -- we also talk about being thirtysomething old farts, his experiences in military school, who the hell is that "Gangnam Style" guy and how people in other countries aren't really feeling Americans like we think they are. Oh yeah, we also talk about...

Muhf***as I Know: Lisa Sorg

October 02, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

For the next two weeks, Muhf***as I Know will be talking to journalists about the politics of the journalism business. And, for today's Crizzlecast, I'll be speaking to someone who's been dealing with a lot of journalism business these past few weeks. Independent Weekly editor (and kind of my boss) Lisa Sorg will be discussing the North Carolina alt-weekly's future now that it's been bought by another paper. We also talk about how she became top dog at the Indy, as well as her philos...

Muhf***as I Know: Richard & Shelby Bacchus

September 28, 2012 13:30 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

So, what's it like being married to a rock musician? Shelby Bacchus will tell you all about it on today's Crizzlecast. As we close out Love & Marriage Week, both Shelby and her husband, renowned rock-and-roller Richard Bacchus, discuss the rather sordid tale of how they got together, along with how they manage to stay together even when they're apart. You'll also learn a new term during this episode: "fairly faithful." By the way, they also tell a delightful story about the time thay...

Muhf***as I Know: Warren & Donna White

September 25, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

Well, it's Love & Marriage Week at Muhf***as I Know -- because, sometimes, I need to talk some couples and figure out how the hell they do it. Today's Crizzlecast is a doozy! I speak with Warren & Donna White, a pair of drinking buddies who also has been married for a whopping 40 years! We discuss how they got together, Warren's time in Vietnam, Donna's time working for male chauvinist pigs and just how they've managed to keep their relationship fresh and frisky all these years. Hey...

Muhf***as I Know: Isaac Weeks

September 21, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

It's another noisy, lengthy edition of the Crizzlecast. If you can stand the occasional gusts of wind and music playing in the background, you'll probably get a kick out of this installment. I speak with film critic Isaac Weeks about a number of things: why he hated Beasts of the Southern Wild and loved Ted, the hilarious shit he got from readers about those two reviews, why most movies blow, women and relationships, the pros and cons of freelance writing, Jennifer Lawrence's rack, w...

Muhf***as I Know: The Bastages

September 18, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 74 MB

This week, the Crizzlecast goes punk! I spent a somewhat noisy hour-and-a-half with three members of the Durham punk-rock band the Bastages. We discuss how a bunch of middle-aged white dudes (which includes guitarist and Independent Weekly TV critic Danny Hooley) got together to rock like they were in their twenties. We also discuss old punk-rock memories, the so-called "legacy rock" scene, why being left-wing is better than being right-wing and how Michelle Malkin drives one of them...

Muhf***as I Know: Kayla Marie Williams

September 14, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

For today's Crizzlecast, I rap a taste with Toledo poetess (and upcoming radio host) Kayla Marie Williams, a former high-school classmate and, as she reminded me, one of the first newspaper editors I ever had. We discuss whether or not I was a dick in high school, her quite-fascinating family history, her time at Oberlin College (yes, Lena Dunham's name pops up!) and just how vibrant is the literary arts scene in Toledo. We also talk about what foods we can't eat because we're old. Even t...

Muhf***as I Know: Simon Abrams

September 11, 2012 14:31 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

I might as well tell you right now: The next few Crizzlecasts are going to be lengthy. This is what happens when you have endlessly fascinating people for friends. Today, we start with Simon Abrams, perhaps one of the most hard-working, freelance film critics out there. (You can read his published pieces on his blog.) But, along with having one of the most adorable handles on Twitter, he's also a podcaster himself. I caught him before he took off to the Toronto Film Festival one Sund...

Muhf***as I Know: Karega Ani

September 07, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Once upon a time, I was involved in Houston's spoken-word poetry scene. Oh yes, Uncle Crizzle could rhyme and flow with the best of them. (OK, I'm kind of embellishing there. I was a'ight.) I met a lot of verbally talented people in that community. One of them is today's Crizzlecast guest, poet/recording artist Karega Ani. I talk with my old colleague his various travels, starting and restarting a family and the state of spoken-word poetry today. I also play a cut off his latest albu...

Muhf***as I Know: Bari Kindle

September 04, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

Today's Crizzlecast is one for the ages! I speak via Skype to Bari Kindle, editor of JusFlippin.com, fellow Texas Southern University alumnus and all-around gotdamn fool. We spend an hour and some change talking about it all: 2Pac, Soulja Boy, Lance Armstrong, ball cancer, Clint Eastwood's old ass at the Republican Convention, the tv show Daria, donuts, strip clubs, bringing donuts into strip clubs, dropping cell phones in the toilet, Love and Hip-Hop, the various uses for Coke and other i...

Muhf***as I Know: Sheila Duncan

August 31, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

This one goes out to all the foodies and people looking to make it in the restaurant business! For today's Crizzlecast, I visit Piebird, the Raleigh restaurant, and talk to its owner, Sheila Duncan. We discuss where she got the idea for a pie-heavy eatery as well as her early days as a former interior designer. Halfway through, some wine shows up and that's when things get interesting. All I gotta say is, making Night Train-flavored pastry, what's good and bad about the Oakwood neigh...

Muhf***as I Know: Andrew "Drewski" Pettinati

August 28, 2012 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

I haven't spoken to Houston hip-hopper/producer Andrew Pettinati (aka "Drewski") in years. Nevertheless, when he offered to be a guest on the Crizzlecast, I took him up on it. We ended up having one of the best convos I've had on the podcast so far. This is a must for fans of Houston hip-hop, as we basically spend an hour and some change clocking off the pros and cons of our hometown's hip-hop community -- and hip-hop in general. Apart from the abrupt end (somebody forgot to re-charg...

Muhf***as I Know: Flash Gordon Parks

August 23, 2012 13:26 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

On today's Crizzlecast, I speak with the versatile, fascinating and downright cool Jason Woods, aka Flash Gordon Parks. We discuss his career as a Houston-based DJ, photographer, podcaster and all-around, African-American renaissance man. Please forgive the occasional crackling sounds coming from Flash's end; he was calling from a park and, apparently, it would get a bit windy. Hey, this is a low-rent, low-maintenance podcast -- I ain't polished like Marc Maron yet!

Muhf***as I Know: Victor J. Morton

August 21, 2012 16:02 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

For the test show, I get on the phone with Victor J. Morton, aka Rightwing Film Geek, as we discuss movies, being in certain online film-awards groups, Chick-fil-A (you know that was going to come up!) and where this culture of online nastiness and extreme divisiveness will take us in the future.

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