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KPODD 101.3 — Comedy Fiction
KPODD 101.3

A comedy fiction podcast from Ben Harrison (The Greatest Generation) and Dan Kennedy (McSweeney’s, founding host of The Moth Podcast ). Someone drinking at Casa Vega described the show as, “It’s like Alan Partridge but at a 90’s alternative rock station. Or like Comedy Bang Bang, but 90’s radio.” That person was killed by shadowy members of a nautically themed gang. Here’s how we describe KPODD 101.3 since we’re still living: Two L.A. morning radio DJs return to the airwaves in the 1990s after being suspended and sent to rehab. Machine Bolt and Él Farto are on a savage journey to better living. The mics are always on a little too early and each episode starts with the accidentally aired unvarnished small talk that lurks behind their positivity personas. The oddest characters invade their lives, and the occasional mysterious rips in the space-time continuum add a note of science fiction weird to the morning drive. You may have questions: Are they the only ones trapped in the 90s? Why did a giant python constrict the HR lady’s Chihuahua? Why does this version of reality include the SeVan® conversion kit that turns most economy sedans into custom vans by appearance at most angles? Is Station Manager Gene from the future? Why does Producer Lynn dress like Kurt Cobain if he hosted a bird watching show on NPR? Start with a recent episode. Then jump around. Because there’s no right way to travel back or forward in time. Everyone knows that. Right?

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Latest Episodes:

We Spent Our Budweiser Cards (with Dave Holmes!) Dec 02, 2021

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Self Awareness Drains You Nov 25, 2021

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It's April 9th, 1998! El Farto drops a bomb and a horse in the weather report, the guys are still inspiring middle schoolers, Whisky Dick calls in for some clarification on his new name, and if Arizona can just invent a Major League Baseball team called The Diamondbacks then Machine Bolt and El Farto may consider starting The Van Nuys Garbage Possums. News goes well but then everything goes south announcing this week's live remote. Paint it on, suck it in, prop it up, and Look Your Best® as we welcome sponsorship dollars from The Mop Shop Rock and Roll Performance Hair Center For Men in Studio City.

Dead Cars and Sweet Tarts (with Tim Stevens!) Nov 18, 2021

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It's April 02, 1998! Malibu® Rum is sponsoring 5th Period lunch at the middle school with free drinks and a Tom Petty tribute band called Free Fallin', as Machine Bolt and El Farto push their luck right up against Vice Principal Garibaldi's ban. And the 1998 version of Tim Stevens (Editor in Chief of "Roadshow" on CNET) tries to educate the guys about Electric Cars and the future! Nooner mini kiwi smoothies from Simi Hibachi on Doheny! Plus: Gasland® Amusement Park, News, your listener calls, and more!

Banned by Vice Principal Garibaldi Nov 11, 2021

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It's 3-26-98, and this episode is brought to you by Buddy Björn: "Buddy Björn. Now you don't have to be a baby to get a break"®. Mornings with Machine Bolt and El Farto has been banned from being played by parents in the pickup area of Gaspar De Portola Middleschool, and now there's a news chopper circling the station. A creature called Chixor7 comes from space to give us the stars, "Titanic" sweeps the Oscars and El Farto is beside himself, plus: News! Weather! Cho Cho San remote!

We Are Basically Nirvana Nov 04, 2021

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The Rock Mobile is dead so the street team has gone fully two-wheel, someone is calling himself Dr. Farto and he has Alternative Viewpoints, Machine Bolt secretly stumbles into Ginsberg's essays, plus: thinking is depressing at the Orange Coast School of Philosophy, Muffler King Redux, News, Weather, and more! Epic!

Unsanctioned Street Team (with Ted Travelstead!) Oct 28, 2021

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It's March 12, 1998! The future of home video delivered right to your door, and this is no scam! The RockMobile is officially dead, but KPODD is getting represented on the streets of LA by our in-studio guest Nathram! The guest appearance turns into a job interview, which could spell trouble for Whiskey Pete and Precious Keepsake. Plus: Listener Calls, and News! No regrets.

300 Animals in a Tiny Room (with Mike Sacks!) Oct 21, 2021

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It's March 5th 1998, once again Lynn has the mics on when the guys are discussing personal matters and that's not professional behavior. Super Caller Mike sheds light on sending weird drawings to the station, living with hundreds of animals, accidentally driving his Buick Electra onto a Little League field, and more. Plus listener calls, El Farto's advertising debut, News, Live Remote... Epic!

Ghost in the Machine? (with Ophira Eisenberg!) Oct 14, 2021

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Here comes the future! It’s February 26, 1998 and technology is taking over more and more of our lives. Ophira Eisenberg, tech consultant extraordinaire, is in studio to tell the guys about how to adapt to a modern world where 41% of Americans are projected to use Internet. There’s news, station drama, Nostradamus-like predictions and more on today’s KPODD morning show! Hello end users!

Eating Science Fiction (with Jesse Thorn!) Oct 07, 2021

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It’s 2/19/98 and Lynn has booked local TV greengrocer Jesse Thorn on the morning show. What seems like it would be an onion in the fruit basket ends up pairing with Machine Bolt and Él Farto like ice cold brew dogs and a morning commute. The interview touches on Mexican Chip Sauce, seasonal produce, building wealth, news, traffic and weather. Tensions seem to be rising between Producer Lynn and Program Director Keith, but at least the Raddest Morning Team has gotten to the bottom of why they’re suffering from scurvy. Gnarly!

Nothing Is Being Judged? (with Lauren Weedman!) Sep 30, 2021

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The date is 2/12/98, the RockMobile is nearly dead, but the Raddest Morning Team in the Southland is keeping spirits high…on life! Are you choosing pain? Special guest Dr. Lauren Weedman (who for legal reasons we have to stress is not licensed as a doctor) is in the studio to promote her self-help book... but who knows which direction the self-help advice will flow? Please note: the Taco Bowl competition is canceled, but we got the permit so we’re going to the park anyway. No regrets!

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