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Tom Rhodes Smart Camp

About Smart Camp podcast
Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books, and adventures. I have been a comedian for more than 40 years, traveling the world to perform comedy. Whenever I can, I will share my adventures with you on this podcast. Together with my creative partner and best friend, Ashna, we ‘re offering a blend of wisdom, humor, and heart.

Tom
I have been a comedian for more than 40 years. I travel the world, performing comedy. Exploring diverse cultures and connecting with people from all walks of life while doing comedy is at the heart of my journey. Whenever I can, I’ll share my adventures and a global perspective with you on this podcast.

Ashna
Ashna, Dutch artist, photographer, and my ex-wife, is my best friend and she’s an essential part of the Rhodesies production team. We’ve traveled the world together for 8 years. With her background in cognitive psychology and her passion for philosophy and the arts, Ashna shares her unique European perspective.

Copyright: © 2011 Tom Rhodes

Latest Episodes:

Henry Phillips Nov 10, 2015

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Henry Phillips is a one man comedy hit making factory.

He established himself many years ago as a purveyor of original hilarious songs and tours regularly crushing skulls with his laugh inducing music. Aside from his music he has harnessed his abilities lately with the making of his underground classic comedy clips on youtube. Henry's Kitchen is his humorous take on the many cooking videos that abound on the internet today, but none with the stinging hilarity that Henry infuses as his main ingredient. You & You're Fu*king Coffee is the other series of excellently written video short series clips that has become so popular that Mike Judge starred in one because he was such a fan of them. I highly recommend Henry's Big Foot episode of You & You're Fu*king Coffee with Rick Overton as the park ranger. He is a man of many talents and someone who I am always happy to see because he is always striving for more in his creativity and he is the least pretentious person ever to work in show business and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Henry Phillips! This episode was recorded in Los Angeles.

Matt Davis 2 Nov 03, 2015

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While doing the Kuala Lumpur International Comedy Festival Matt Davis and I sat down to talk about doing comedy all over the world. Matt was inspired by my years of living the nomadic life of a comedian with no home and now he has thrown caution to the wind and he is on his own epic adventure. It is Matt's plan to tour all over the world for a year if he can set the gigs up to cover the time span and end his journey at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is a brave ambitious plan and I was happy to meet up with him on his Asian segment of this journey. From here he will go to India and Africa. He needs help to plug in the holes in his calendar and I am just the guy to offer him help and advice. The man from Birmingham, Alabama is expanding his horizons and that is why it is my pleasure to welcome back to my show the one and only Matt Davis! This episode was recorded in Kuala Lumpur End Song: Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama

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Obscure Vinyl Oct 28, 2015

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My Vinyl record collection has been in storage for 10 years and now I am unleashing savory slices for you of the strangest and most wonderful obscure selections for your sonic gravy consumption. The servings in their running order include:

Laughter and gunshotsThe Hindenburg DisasterEtta James Tell MamaBillie Holiday One for my baby and one more for the roadWill Rogers Bad Will TourBBC End Of World War II Louis Armstrong I've got the world on a stringGroucho Marx WC FieldsTom Lehr SmutAnthony Quinn In my own way... I love youTelly Savannas SomethingNat King Cole L O V EFlip Wilson The devil made me do itThe big sounds of the dragsGeraldine and Ricky Reading the bibleVan Morrison Town called paradise In the garden

This episode was recorded in Los Angeles.

(Update PT 1:27 PM: Obscure Vinyl_final 1:38:25 replaced with Obscure Vinyl_2_final.mp3 1:35:29)

Chicago Reflections Oct 20, 2015

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In this episode I reflect on my many years coming to Chicago and how much this city has meant to me personally. From my years of partying in late night blues joints to the healthy living of briskly walking along Lake Michigan every morning of today.

I talk about Chicago Fun facts, John Fox, Bernie Mac, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Zanies and my magnificent love story with Ashna that began with our first trip together to Chicago. In this episode I talk about why Bill Murray is my Buddha and the most perfect moment I have ever experienced in Chicago.

Muddy Waters - I Am Ready

Willie Dixon - Back Door Man

Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call

Bernie Mac on Def Comedy Jam

Scene from Groundhog Day

Bill Murray on Charlie Rose

Robert Johnson - Sweet Home Chicago

This episode was recorded in Chicago

Exotic Nebraska Oct 14, 2015

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After doing a weekend at the Omaha Funnybone I slipped down to Lincoln to do a gig at the historic Zoo bar. A few hours before my last show in Nebraska I sat down and recorded this rant of interesting knowledge nuggets about Nebraska, what I've experienced here and how I feel about a lot of the big issues of the day at this moment in time. After having having traveled the world Nebraska is a very exotic place to me. People in lumberjack shirts and Cornhusker hats seem like movie extras to me. Please enjoy the one and only me!

This episode was recorded in Lincoln, Nebraska

Tom Rhodes Black Power Netflix Suggestions:

Winter on Rising

Black Power Mix Tape

Nina Simone

No No

Fela

Muscle Shoals

End Song : Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LIEr43_wk

Jeffrey Gurian Oct 06, 2015

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I first met Jeffrey Gurian at the HBO Aspen comedy festival in 1995. Back then I was chasing the devil's flame in New York with Mitch Helberg 1998-1999, Jeffrey was there many times hanging out with us after shows and keeping notes on the exotic wild life he was observing.

His history in comedy is remarkable considering that he started out as a dentist who wrote jokes for Milton Berle, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield and Dice Clay. He has been around the business for so long many comedians say if you don't know Jeffrey Gurian you are not a real comedian. Not only do I know him, he was kind enough to let me stay with him in his penthouse apartment on the Upper East side last year when I visited New York. He is a regular contributor to The Bennington program on Sirius XM and he also covers all the latest happenings in the comedy world at comedymatterstv.com and his red carpet coverage of major comedy events can be seen at youtube.com/GurianNewsNetwork In life there are not many true friends that will let you stay at their homes and keep you filled up with love and thoughtfulness but that is exactly the kind of friend he is to me and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Jeffrey Gurian! This episode was recorded in New York City End Song: Hey, Brother Man Mickey & The Soul Generation

Bas Rutten Sep 28, 2015

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Bas Rutten is a living legend in the fight world.

He is in the UFC Hall Of Fame and is the perennial host of Inside MMA. He is one of the most intensely exciting pugilists ever to step into any ring and his charm as well as his skill led to the rising popularity of the sport when it was in its infancy. He is funny, intelligent and most importantly he is from Holland and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Bas Rutten! This episode was recorded in Los Angeles End song: Classified feat. David Myles - Inner Ninja

The Sheperds Sep 22, 2015

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Friendship is one of the masterpieces of nature and I have never had two truer friends than Lou Angelwolf and Kevin Rogers. We all met as young comedians in Clearwater, Florida in 1986 at Ron Bennington's comedy scene and we were so earnest about influencing the world in a positive way through our comedy that we can ourselves The Sheperds.

They have been there for me through thick and thin. We have cried together and laughed together and never not been friends and that is why it is my pleasure to introduce to you now the one and only Lou Angelwolf and Kevin Rogers!

End song: My Morning Song by The Black Crowes This episode was recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida

Ian Edwards Sep 15, 2015

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Ian Edwards is one of my favorite comedians because of the supreme intelligence he brings to his well thought out ideas. He inspires me every time I see him perform and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Ian Edwards!

End Song: Bob Marley Acoustic Medley This episode was recorded in Los Angeles

Mishka Shubaly Sep 09, 2015

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I first met Mishka Shubaly at Doug Stanhope's desert party ten years ago.

Since then he has gone on to become one of the best selling authors on Amazon and kindle for the heart felt outpouring of honest words that he has produced about his love life, ship wrecked survival, drinking and giving up drinking. He and I recently did a show together in Los Angeles and before the show we sat down to record this conversation which brims with the same honesty and lovingkindness that made me like him many years ago when we first met. His stories are epic and his heart is true and that is why it is my pleasure to present to you now the one and only Mishka Shubaly! End Song: Tom Waits Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) This episode was recorded in Los Angeles

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