Tim Barnes chats with culture writer Maggie Serota (SPIN Magazine, Salon, Esquire) about about what it means to be a “self-appointed trash scholar,” navigating the media world with a working class background, and how she learned to translate her voice onto the page.

Maggie also publishes the newsletter!

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest:

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with comedian/writer/artist Branson Reese about the creation of his Swan Boy web comic character, his love of horror, and his entry into the world of creativity.

Branson is a comedian and illustrator originally from Virginia. His first comics collection, HELL WAS FULL, is now out. You can (and should!) order it here.

He is the co-creator and host of the popular Fortunate Horse podcast Rude Tales of Magic.

Branson is the creator of the short animated show Swan Boy, which airs Fall 2021 on CAKE on FX. He also has contributed to "We Bare Bears" on Cartoon Network and his illustrations can be seen in The Neu Jorker, Snake Milk Magazine, and "How May We Hate You?" from Penguin Publishing.

His credits include Alternatino with Arturo Castro on Comedy Central, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Broadway Video’s 65th Man, The Special Without Brett Davis, and more. Die-hard fans of Brisk Iced Tea will remember him as the skinny lemon-headed man from the commercial.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Branson Reese

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with culture writer Maggie Serota (SPIN Magazine, Salon, Esquire) about about what it means to be a “self-appointed trash scholar,” navigating the media world with a working class background, and how she learned to translate her voice onto the page.

Maggie also publishes the newsletter!

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Merch and more are coming soon at YouAreTheGenre.com

CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest:

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with comedian, actor and writer Yedoye Travis (Mr. Mayor, Comedy Central) about his early love of standup, whether comedy and philosophy should sit on the same shelf, and how he’s dealing with the algorithmic demands of modern creativity.

Yedoye also hosts the hilarious Complex show, That’s Deep.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Yedoye Travis

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with comedian/writer Evan Waite about his early fascination with comics, his brief career as a teacher abroad, and how he carved his way into being a working comedy writer.

Evan Waite is a co-executive producer on Fox’s Family Guy, and wrote on the Emmy-winning Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, NBC’s Sunnyside, Inside Job, The President Show, Our Cartoon President, Fairfax, and Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History. He won a Writer’s Guild Award for his work on Adult Swim’s Three Busy Debras. He also contributes to The Onion, The New Yorker and McSweeney’s, and has written for Mad magazine, ClickHole, and Funny or Die. He lives in LA and can be found on Twitter at @TheOhBits.

His first humor book, "Life Wants You Dead: A Calm, Rational, and Totally Legit Guide to Scaring Yourself Safe" is available now and in bookstores everywhere!

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Evan Waite

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with musician/Vanderpump Rules cast member Israel Isaac about his early passion for music, finding the courage to be openly gay and Christian, and how his music and faith have enhanced in the process.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Israel Isaac

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with comedian/writer Andrew Nadeau about his early fascination with jokes on TV, navigating a comedy career while managing a chronic illness, and launching the social media branding company (Tim hopes that’s the right way to describe it) Persona Essential.

Andrew Nadeau is a writer and comedian known for specializing in personal content creation. From first working with names like Netflix, Nasdaq and Redpoint Ventures Andrew’s background as a stand up led him to focus on writing for the voices within a company rather than just the company itself. Beyond just social media writing and developing his own accounts to garner over 100,000 followers, he then launched, hosted and produced his own successful podcast, before becoming a producer of one of the top tech podcasts in the industry. Andrew works hard to help craft a voice for others, writing content that feels true to the client, allowing them to not just stand in the spotlight, but feel they’re well represented within it.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Andrew Nadeau

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim Barnes chats with writer Mychal Denzel Smith (Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching and Stakes Is High) about his passion for mysteries, early attempts at screenwriting, and grappling with perception as he navigates his career.

You might also recognize Mychal from Tim’s [TEXT MESSAGE] interview with him for the newsletter:

Mychal Denzel Smith is the author of the New York Times bestseller Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching and Stakes Is High, winner of the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. He is a Puffin Fellow at Type Media Center, and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at Hunter College. Smith is host of the podcast “Open Form” on LitHub Radio. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Harper’s, Artforum, Oxford American, New Republic, The Nation, and more. In 2014 and 2016, TheRoot.com named him one of the 100 Most Influential African-Americans in their annual The Root 100 list. He was also a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee. Smith lives in Brooklyn.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Mychal Denzel Smith

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram)

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla