Denver Diatribe Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 91: On geeky hiatus with Machine Readable
We the Diatribers are hard at work finalizing a whole new slate of ranty goodness for you starting next week. In the meantime, we're featuring another friendly, local podcast: Machine Readable.Creators Nick Taylor and Mark Mullis convinced their employer,
Episode 90: On hiatus with These Things Matter
After Jared dishes on a few deets about our two-week hiatus, we drop in TTM episode 11, in which co-hosts Kevin O'Brien and Taylor Gonda talk with local musician/comedian Sam Tallent about "touring, punk rock, and the proper protocol for splitting Oreos o
Episode 89: Laugh Track Live Edition
In this week's episode, we step away from Denver news to bathe in the sweet rain of comedy that was the Laugh Track Comedy Festival. Three filmmakers and four standup comedians joined Ron and Vanessa to debate a few 21st-century avenues for comedy success
Episode 88: Comedy Relief with Mara Wiles and Chris Charpentier
This week, Vanessa, Josh, and Ron welcome local funny folk Chris Charpentier and Mara Wiles, who graciously agree to some heavy conversation about the tragedy in Aurora before we get their insider takes on comedy in Denver and the upcoming Laugh Track Com
Episode 87: Denver’s dark side edition
This week, Jared, Josh, Vanessa and Joel take a long, hard look at violence in Denver: random community violence, gang violence, even violence stemming from the cops themselves.Joining them are Terrance Roberts, a former Denver gang member who founded the
Episode 86: The Nut Job, Nut Tap, Legal Beagle Edition with TJ Miller & Company
This week, Ron, Josh and Vanessa are joined in the pod by comedian/actor TJ Miller, filmmaking bros Adam and Evan Nix, and local comedy insider, radio executive (and sometimes Tom Wolfe impersonator) Andy Juett.We examine the legal distinction between
Episode 85: Brewpub, AV Club, Spiral Hotdog Edition
Jared, Vanessa, Ron and Joel talk about KHOW’s pick to fill their conservative v. liberal afternoon talk radio slot with David Sirota and Michael "Heck'va Job Brownie" Brown.Then we share the wacky invention ideas each of us will be calling dibs on once
Episode 84: Fire and Demons with Ben Roy
Josh, Ron and Jared are joined by Denver comedian Ben Roy. Together, we discuss the rumored deletion of The Onion AV Club's Denver/Boulder archives, where best in Denver to build an Olympic village, whether the weather is making people bat-shit crazy,
Episode 83: Pop Fly Edition with John Reidy
Ron, Vanessa and Joel talk Colorado Rockies ridiculousness, summer movies and pop culture with fellow Denver podcaster and writer John Reidy, host of the South Stands Denver Fancast and Pop Autopsy.We discuss the recent CU-Denver study that show no correl
Episode 82: Denver Cruisers Circle of Death Edition
Ron, Josh and Jared (via a Yemeni satellite) are joined this week by Bradferd K. Evans and Damon the Demon from the Denver Cruiser Ride, talking about cruiser bicycle subculture, mob mentality, and Colorado's bike-friendliness (or lack thereof).We review