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Hey Dude, I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm attracted to women with beautiful voices. My maddest crush is on Brandi Carlile who is also my favorite contemporary artist. QUOTE: "She's GenX adjacent..."  CAST: Brandi Carlile, Howard Stern, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Kermit The Frog LOCATIONS: The 5 Freeway PROPS: SNL, GenX, CBS Sunday Morning MUSIC: "Right on Time", rock and roll, folk, country, gospel, jazz, standards, classical, popular music, Grammys  SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  (more cowbell), fast car, birds, planes PHOTO: "Right on Brandi (and The Twins)" via YouTube shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: January 24, 2026  in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12.21 FILE SIZE: ~ 12MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, while exhibiting my photos at the "Gallery at the End of the World" in the Mariposa Junction, I reconnected with Altadena through art, community and the power of podcasting. QUOTE: "Frankly, I didn't want to have to go through the whole committee process." CAST: Dick Van Dyke, Ben Mc Ginty, Dave Lovejoy, Stacey (Sacred Silver), Ming Ming (aka "My Buddy") LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, "Moorpark Church", Studio City, Gallery at the End of the World, Altadena, Mariposa Junction, Cafe de Leche, The Last Bookstore, Altadena Hardware, Altadena Library, North Hollywood High School PROPS: Spring, Autumn, Eaton Fire, History of Podcasting Project, Zoom, show notes, Altadena Junction, LA Podcasters, Podcast Hall of Fame, Christmas RELIGIONS: Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, atheism   SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   planes, trains and automobiles  PHOTO: "Photo Sold" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: December 13, 2025  on the "Wawona Lawn"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 15:36 FILE SIZE: ~ 16MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I try to sort through my messy milestone birthday, perfectly captured in my super funky selfie that inspired the call.  QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..." CAST:  Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill Murray SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming  LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy, In-N-Out Burger PROPS: Facebook, #MoreDoubles, podcasting FILMS:  The Big Lebowski, Caddyshack  SONGS: Dancing in the Dark  LULLABY: The End by The Doors SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   helicoper, Ming Ming, jet, wind PHOTO: "Self-Portrait" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: October 18, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 17:14 FILE SIZE: ~ 17MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disastrous performances at an informal open mic at my church. QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?" CAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford  LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City Theater PROPS: androgyny MOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner  SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming  SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   bird, Ming Ming PHOTO: "Raiders Googled" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: August 23, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:45 FILE SIZE: 14 MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs.  QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!"  MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens  VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, Burbank INSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen Bug LULLABYE: "Lodi" by John Fogerty SOUNDS: wind, gravel, footsteps, saw,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   PHOTO: "John Fogerty Sees the Light" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: July 16, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:32 FILE SIZE: 13 MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me.  QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are." MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John Fogerty VENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, Altadena INSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AA SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming LULLABYE: "Long As I Can See the LIght" by John Fogerty SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, saw,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   PHOTO: "Ricky's Last Word" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: July 2, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 13:36 FILE SIZE: 8MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs."  QUOTE: "Whatever!" MUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan VENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun Valley INSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke  SONGS: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"  "Dancing In The Dark" "Funny How Time Slips Away" SOUNDS: wind, birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway", planes,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   PHOTO: "Lonesome Lyrics" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: June 21, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 12:35 FILE SIZE: 8MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog, confessional  HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories. QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?" LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer) MUSICIANS/CAST:  John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood High, Burbank High, North Hollywood High, In-N-Out Burger, Director's Guild, Laugh Factory, Laurel Canyon, Mt. Olympus, Laurel Canyon County Store, Mulholland Drive, San Fernando Valley ("The Valley"), Fryman Canyon Park, Capenter Avenue School, Ventura Blvd., Thrifty's, Studio City Theater, Carney's, Pinz Bowling Alley, Sportsman's Lodge, Weddington Golf & Tennis, Harvard-Westlake, Ringside Liquor, Henry's Tacos, Woodbridge Park, Jennifer's Coffee, Tujunga Village, Ernie's Taco House  PROPS: Saturday Stairs, "The Californians", Little League, "Rocky"  MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower" SOUNDS: birds, gravel, footsteps, "The 5 Freeway",  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes   PHOTO: "Fogerty at the Bowl" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: May 26, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 16:29   FILE SIZE: 9MB GENRES: storytelling, personal storytelling, personal journal, journal, personal narrative, audio, audio blog HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town. QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..." LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy Strings MUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi Hendrix LOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA Zoo, Greek Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, LA County, Hollywood HIlls, California, Hollywood, Cahuenga Pass  PROPS: pandemic, Saturday Stairs, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Cross, American Flag, California Flag, pot, weed, vaping, contact high, threading  MUSIC: "Whatever", The Beatles, "California Sober", "All Along the Watchtower", John Wesley Harding SOUNDS: plane, gravel, footsteps,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  wind PHOTO: "Hollywood Bowl Outlaw" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: May 18, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 19:28  FILE SIZE: 10MB HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff.  QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..." CAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo) LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd.  FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, Portlandia PODCASTS: Pine Drive-in SOUNDS: children playing footsteps, gravel,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  airplane, birds, meow PHOTO: "La La Land at the Smoke House" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: May 5, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left. QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates." CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason Leigh LOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, Altadena PROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big Lebowski, Chinatown FAITHS: Catholicism, Judaism, Unitarian Universalist SOUNDS: wind, footsteps, gravel,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes , car, airplane PHOTO: "Frosh Football" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: April 24, 2025 in "The Cafe"  under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice. QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon." CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth  SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Ming Ming LOCATIONS: Burbank, Altadena, Ming Ming's Barn PROPS: ADU, Grammys, SNL, Hulu, A Complete Unknown, Eaton Fire, T-Mobile, Definitely Dylan, Dylan Goes Electric!, Cop Land, Rocky, Walk the Line, assemblage artist SOUNDS: footsteps, construction,  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  airplane, birds, helicopter, meow, purr PHOTO: "Complete Unknown Googled" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: April 12, 2025 in "The Cafe" (and Ming Ming's Barn) under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City. QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church." PEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack Nicholson PLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSC THINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol  PHOTO: "Beautiful UU Springstar" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: March 31, 2025 in "The Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.  

Hey Dude, I talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project.  PEOPLE: Dean Whitbread PLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada" THINGS: Eaton Fire (Altadena Fire), Podcast Hall of Fame, Podcasthon, History of Podcasting Project GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Podcast Hall of Fame Trophy Boxed" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: March 19, 2025 in "Ming Ming's Barn" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.

Hey Dude, I headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope. PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane Grey PLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury Building THINGS: History of Podcasting Project SOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane  Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes  GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journal PHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XS RECORDED: March 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California GEAR: Zoom H1 XLR with Sennheiser MD 46 microphone. HYPE: "It's a beatnik kinda literary thing in a podcast cloak of darkness." Timothy Kimo Brien (cohost on Podwrecked and host of Create Art Podcast) DISCLAIMER/WARNING: Proudly presented rough, raw and ragged. Seasoned with salty language and ideas. Not for most people's taste. Please be advised.