I leave rambling voice mail messages on my friend's answering machine and you get to hear them too. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.
Verge of the Dude
Claim This Podcastby Lance Anderson writer and storyteller
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118 episodes
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I leave rambling voice mail messages on my friend's answering machine and you get to hear them too. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one take.
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11/13/2018
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Recent Episodes
May 30, 2026
The Odyssey of Tom Purcell
<p>Hey Dude, I celebrate the long and winding journey of my old friend writer/producer Tom Purcell, who booked the ultimate celebrity for the grand finale of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at the Ed Sullivan Theater.</p> <p>QUOTE: "...he's only my third favorite Beatle."</p> <p>CAST: Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Jimmy Kimmel, David Letterman, Adam Carolla, Ray Oldhafer, Marc Maron, Ed Sullivan, Tom Purcell, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Dan Klass, Stan Hillas, Jamie Kennedy, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jim Morrison, The Doors, David Letterman, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Jon Batiste, Elvis Costello, Paul Shaffer, Achilles, Taylor Swift, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr</p> <p>LOCATIONS: Hollywood, Hollywood Walk of Fame, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School, Upfront Comedy Showcase, New York City, Ed Sullivan Theater, Chicago, Second City</p> <p>PROPS: "Unbuckled", The Late Show, Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Podcast Hall of Fame, Ed Sullivan Show, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Scream, Romeo + Juliet, Late Night with David Letterman, Hello Goodbye, Odyssey, Illiad, Star Wars, Rubber Soul, Sgt. Pepper, White Album</p> <p>SOUNDS: plane, <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> (more cowbell), birds </p> <p>PHOTO: "Tom Purcell the Coyote" shot with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a></p> <p>RECORDED: May 30, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Hollywood Burbank Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a></p> <p>GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.</p> <p>TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:08</p> <p>FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB</p> <p>GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional </p> <p>HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>)</p> <p>DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.</p>
May 13, 2026
Keep on Truckin' to Yosemite
<p>Hey Dude, I took my dad back up to Yosemite after far too long an absence. It was amazing trip filled with check engine lights and giant sparks of joy. </p> <p>QUOTE: "I flew up that freakin' thing!"</p> <p>CAST: Blayney, Jay Leno, Tom Bopp</p> <p>CAMEO: Ming Ming</p> <p>LOCATIONS: Yosemite, Oakhurst, Mariposa, Big Bear, Inland Empire, Central Valley, Yosemite Valley, Rusty's Pistons, Raley's, Chocolate Soup, Marisposa Arts, Mariposa Creek, Yosemite National Park, Wawona, Pioneer Village, South Fork of the Merced River, Curry Village, Ahwahnee Hotel, Half Dome, Tunnel View, Lower Yosemite Falls, El Capitan, Bakersfield, Grapevine, Santa Clarita, Los Angeles</p> <p>PROPS: Ford Ranger, Highway 99, Model T, Napa Auto, gully, NSFW</p> <p>SOUNDS: wind <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> (more cowbell), birds </p> <p>PHOTO: "Blayney Half Dome" shot with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a></p> <p>RECORDED: May 12, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Hollywood Burbank Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a></p> <p>GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.</p> <p>TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 23:57</p> <p>FILE SIZE: ~ 23 MB</p> <p>GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional </p> <p>HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>)</p> <p>DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.</p>
April 19, 2026
GenX: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
<p>Hey Dude, an old flyer for a show I did back in my NoHo Arts District days, leads to a serious questioning about whether GenX is really my generation. </p> <p>QUOTE: "[To a] person born in 1980. Hey, what did you think of the 70s?"</p> <p>CAST: Ming Ming, R2-D2, Ken Dougherty, Dan Klass, David Letterman, Spalding Gray, Brother Theodore, Elayne Boosler</p> <p>LOCATIONS: NoHo Arts District, SoHo, Performance Garage, New York City, Hollywood, North Hollywood, North Hollywood High School, </p> <p>PROPS: GenX Singles, Late Night with David Letterman, Star Wars, Star Wars Generation, True Detective, Pulp Fiction, Story Salon, Swimming to Cambodia, Karaoke</p> <p>SOUNDS: crows, footsteps, gravel <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawdust_Art_Festival#History">Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes </a> (more cowbell), birds, planes, wind</p> <p>PHOTO: "Lance Sex Flyer" shot with my <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_XS">iPhone XS</a></p> <p>RECORDED: April 18, 2026 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport">Hollywood Burbank Airport</a> in <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank,_California">Burbank</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California">California</a></p> <p>GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone.</p> <p>TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 22:31</p> <p>FILE SIZE: ~ 20 MB</p> <p>GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional </p> <p>HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on <a href= "http://podwrecked.com/">Podwrecked</a> and host of <a href= "https://createartpodcast.podbean.com/">Create Art Podcast</a>)</p> <p>DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.</p>
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