Latest Kumar Podcast Episodes
Completely Conspicuous 586: Repeater
Completely Conspicuous - April 12, 2022 21:44 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1990. Show notes: - Our top 5 albums of '90 - Phil's #5: Jane's Addiction with a sprawling classic - Jay's #5: Sophomore release from Living Colour explored a lot of different styles - Phil's #4: Sinead O'Conno...
STAND WITH UKRAINE
Behind The Curtain - April 06, 2022 15:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKATHY BARRETT Host of BEHIND THE CURTAIN, Interviews award-winning Ukrainian director and multi-media producer OLHA ONYSHKO of OLIA FILM about the universal impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Olha Onyshko's career began as a broadcast journalist in her hometown of Lviv, Ukraine where she...
Stand With Ukraine
Behind The Curtain - April 05, 2022 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKATHY BARRETT Host of BEHIND THE CURTAIN, Interviews award winning Ukrainian director and multi-media producer OLHA ONYSHKO of OLIA FILM about the universal impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Olha Onyshko's career began as a broadcast journalist in her hometown of Lviv, Ukraine where she...
Completely Conspicuous 585: All Shook Down
Completely Conspicuous - March 30, 2022 02:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1990. Listen to the episode below or download directly (right click and "save as"). Show notes: - Recorded in person at CompCon World HQ - In '90, Jay turned 23 and Phil turned 21 - Phil's short career in foodse...
Racists Anonymous
Behind The Curtain - March 22, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKathy Barrett Host/Producer of “Behind The Curtain,” interviews Pastor Ron Buford, Writer, Speaker, Consultant, Seminarian and Pastor for the Congregational Church of Sunnyvale, CA. about Racists Anonymous, a 12-step program inspired by the teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous that he founded in De...
A Call For Change
Behind The Curtain - March 08, 2022 17:33 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKathy Barrett Host of Behind The Curtain interviews Attica Woodson Scott. When I came across a video of Attica Woodson Scott., State Representative for district 41 of Kentucky, talking about the obstacles she faced growing up, I was in awe of how she channeled personal adversities and the lesson...
Completely Conspicuous 584: Wave of Mutilation
Completely Conspicuous - February 09, 2022 00:12 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1989. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom during a blizzard - Our top 5 albums of '89 - Phil's #5: Tom Petty finds renewed success with a solo album -Jay's #5 and Phil's #4: Nirvana's sludgy debut hints at future ...
Completely Conspicuous 583: Fascination Street
Completely Conspicuous - February 02, 2022 00:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1989. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom during a blizzard - In '89, Jay turned 22 and graduated from college, Phil turned 20 - Early seeds of Seattle and Manchester sound - GNR became huge - Milli Vanilli was ...
Completely Conspicuous 582: Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
Completely Conspicuous - January 12, 2022 00:29 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1988. Show notes: - Recorded while driving home from Trillium Brewing in Canton, Mass. - Phil's #5: Sonic Youth focuses their sound - Jay's #5: J. Mascis and Dino Jr. get more melodic while still delivering a h...
Completely Conspicuous 581: Talk Is Cheap
Completely Conspicuous - January 04, 2022 00:41 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1988. Show notes: - Recorded while driving to Trillium Brewing in Canton, Mass. - In 1988, Jay turned 21 and Phil turned 19 - Jay: 21st birthday was pretty rough - Phil tells tales of good decision-making - ...
Completely Conspicuous 580: The Dream of the '90s is Alive
Completely Conspicuous - December 22, 2021 02:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our top albums of 2021. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - On to the top 10 - Breitling's #10: The Reds, Pinks and Purples with an ephemeral pop release on Slumberland - Kumar's #10: Raw collection of rippe...
Completely Conspicuous 579: On the Bubble
Completely Conspicuous - December 14, 2021 02:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2021. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky World HQ - Fully boostered podcast - We've been to concerts - Some shows have been postponed or canceled - Physical media is disappearing - Vinyl shor...
Completely Conspicuous 578: Playing Out the String
Completely Conspicuous - November 02, 2021 23:49 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss rock stars and retirement. Show notes: - Recorded recently via Skype - Will we see KISS JR.? - Will bands bring in replacements after the original members are all retired/dead? - Plenty of good cover bands out there who...
Completely Conspicuous 577: Hang 'Em High
Completely Conspicuous - October 26, 2021 23:49 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Brian Salvatore as we discuss rock stars and retirement. Show notes: - Recorded recently via Skype - David Lee Roth recently announced his retirement - Should more aging rock stars retire? - Robert Plant isn't trying to be the Golden God anymore -...
The Importance of Dog Training with James Maldonado
Behind The Curtain - October 26, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKathy Barrett HOST of BEHIND THE CURTAIN interviews James Maldonado, of DOG TRAINING WITH JAMES MALDONADO about the importance of obedience training for all dogs. Although training can take place at any time in a dog's life (you can teach an old dog new tricks) it is essential to put puppies into...
HELP SAVE DOGMANITY SERIES - Show 2 - Nothing But Love Canine Foundation
Behind The Curtain - October 20, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHelp Save Dogmanity! - Featuring The Nothing But Love Canine Foundation Kathy Barrett HOST of BEHIND THE CURTAIN speaks with Val Ellsworth who in 2020 CO-FOUNDED the NOTHING BUT LOVE CANINE FOUNDATION with her husband Bruce. NOTHING BUT LOVE CANINE FOUNDATION is combatting the animal overpopulat...
Completely Conspicuous 576: One Tree Hill
Completely Conspicuous - October 13, 2021 04:07 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1987. Show notes: - Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ - Jay's non-top 5 albums: Terence Trent D'Arby, Pixies, The Cure, Prince (The Black Album), Sonic Youth, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses - It's easier to lis...
Help Save Dogmanity!/Show 1 - Mountain Rottie Rescue
Behind The Curtain - October 12, 2021 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHELP SAVE DOGMANITY This four-part series aims to raise awareness about the plight of homeless dogs in America. We can help save thousands of these homeless dogs from being euthanized each day around the country so stay tuned to the series and may it inspire you to become involved and take acti...
Completely Conspicuous 575: Everybody Wang Chung Tonight
Completely Conspicuous - October 05, 2021 23:06 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1987. Show notes: - Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ - In '87, Phil was 17 going on 18, Jay was 19 going on 20 - The Bangles had the #1 single of the year with "Walk Like An Egyptian" - Another big year ...
Completely Conspicuous 574: Bigmouth Strikes Again
Completely Conspicuous - September 21, 2021 13:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about our favorite music of 1986. Show notes: - Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ - Phil's #5: Solid effort from the Pretenders, which was basically just Chrissie Hynde at this point - Jay's #5: Metallica hits their high point - Nei...
Completely Conspicuous 573: It's Tricky
Completely Conspicuous - September 15, 2021 03:17 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about the music of 1986. Show notes: - Recorded in the backyard of CompCon HQ - Jay was 18 going on 19 in '86, Phil was 16 going on 17 - Nine of the top 10 selling albums of '86 came out the year before - Older artists make comebacks -...
Completely Conspicuous 572: History Lesson, Part 15
Completely Conspicuous - August 04, 2021 01:31 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCelebrating the show's 15th birthday with a look back at some key moments over the years. Show notes: - Going the clip show route - Episode 2: The early days - Episode 72: The first guest, featuring Jay Breitling - Episode 141: Talking about mixtapes, including recordings I made when ...
Completely Conspicuous #571: Come On, Sporto
Completely Conspicuous - July 28, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about growing up as sports fans. Show notes: - Recorded on the way home from Tree House Brewing - We still don't get esports - Bands who sing songs about sports - Weezer at the Winter Classic - Short attention spans and sports - Sport...
Completely Conspicuous 570: Rooting Interests
Completely Conspicuous - July 20, 2021 23:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey about growing up as sports fans. Show notes: - Recorded on the way to Tree House Brewing - Phil: Grew up watching sports with his dad, playing sports with his brothers - Watched a lot of tennis in the late '70s/early /80s - Both read the...
Completely Conspicuous 569: Smash Your Head on the Post-Punk
Completely Conspicuous - July 07, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 3 of my in-person conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2021 so far. Show notes: - Recorded at CompCon World HQ - Still with the fan noise - Kumar's #7: Sleaford Mods with perennially pissed off minimalist post-punk - Breitling's #6: Multi-instru...
Completely Conspicuous 568: Go For Soda
Completely Conspicuous - June 30, 2021 00:18 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's part 2 of my in-person conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2021 so far. Show notes: - Recorded at CompCon World HQ - Still with the fan noise - Kumar's bubbling under picks (aka "Bubblahs"): Lots of cool UK post-punk (Black Country, New Road; Squ...
Completely Conspicuous 567: Unmasked
Completely Conspicuous - June 23, 2021 22:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt's part 1 of my in-person conversation with guest Jay Breitling as we discuss our favorite music of 2021 so far. Show notes: - Recorded at CompCon World HQ - Apologies for the loudness of the fan! Pretend you're skydiving! - First time together since December 2019 - Kumar: Check out M...
Completely Conspicuous 566: Bastards of Young
Completely Conspicuous - June 08, 2021 21:59 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we count down our favorite albums of 1985. Show notes: - Recorded IN PERSON at CompCon world HQ for the first time since February 2020 - Phil and Jay's #5: R.E.M. follows up two classic albums with a quirky effort - Band gradually grew i...
Completely Conspicuous 565: We Are the World
Completely Conspicuous - June 01, 2021 22:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 1 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss the music of 1985. Show notes: - Recorded IN PERSON at CompCon world HQ for the first time since February 2020 - We were scheduled to record a podcast the weekend that everything shut down last year - In '85, Jay was 17 going ...
Completely Conspicuous 564: Purple Rain
Completely Conspicuous - April 28, 2021 00:31 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPart 2 of my conversation with guest Phil Stacey as we discuss the music of 1984. Show notes: - Recorded via Zoom - Phil's #5: A strong return for the Pretenders - Half the band died after the previous album - Jay's #5 and Phil's #3: An interesting new direction for U2 - Moody, atmosp...