Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio Misfits

Misfits Makin' It: Oddballs Doing Cool Stuff on Radio Misfits


Latest Episodes

RTA – Jay Martel (Key and Peele, Alternatino, The Present, and Strangers With Candy)
April 21, 2021

 “There’s nothing better than satirizing what’s going on right now and knowing that thousands of people are reading it. ” – Jay Martel Today I interviewed Jay Martel. JAY MARTEL is a novelist, essayist, screenwriter, director, actor, and TV producer.

RTA – S2 Teaser
April 07, 2021

We’re back with Season 2 of Reconcile the Aisle!

RTA – How to Talk to a Trumper With Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate
November 11, 2020

“They do change and that’s what these messages mean. People do change .” – Sammy Rangel Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate In this episode we speak about how: The far right exploited the pandemic to terrorize vulnerable communities.

RTA – ELECTION SPECIAL WITH DR. DANIELLE HOLTZ
October 30, 2020

This bonus episode gets us ready for the election in 2020 — and beyond! The lessons in this episode apply to the Democratic process overall. Danielle Holtz is a historian of US political culture, intellectual history,and US foreign policy, Dr.

RTA – Democracy Needs to be Taught! With Timothy Shaffer, PhD
October 21, 2020

“We think about [Democracy] happening someplace else … and how I think about it and encourage students to think about it: it’s there yes … but it’s also in you.” – Timothy Shaffer, PhD Today I interviewed Timothy Shaffer, PhD Timothy J.

RTA – COVID Planning Over Herd Immunity With Dr. Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation
October 07, 2020

“The fundamental principle of a testing desert is: you’re in a county and there’s not a single test site. … About 40% of rural counties in the United States are testing deserts.” – Dr. Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation Today I interviewed Dr.

RTA – Books As Activism With Jeannine Cook
September 23, 2020

“To me what movement work means is creativity.” – Jeannine Cook Today I interviewed Jeannine Cook, For the last 10 years Jeannine Cook has worked as a trusted writer for several startups, corporations, non-profits, and influencers.

RTA – The Problem With Empathy With Fritz Breithaupt
September 10, 2020

“You’re not a rockstar and I’m not an angel either, and that’s why we need each other, and that’s why we need empathy, actually.” – Fritz Breithaupt Today I interviewed Fritz Breithaupt. Fritz Breithaupt is a provost professor at Indiana University,

RTA – Comedy on Capitol Hill with Mark Eaton of The Capitol Steps
August 26, 2020

“We get into this weird thing, that if politicians don’t get made fun of [by The Capitol Steps] they get mad.” – Mark Eaton of the Capitol Steps Today I interviewed Mark Eaton of The Capitol Steps. The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers ...

RTA – Make the Stage and the Crowds Will Come With Mona Shaikh of Minority Reportz
August 12, 2020

“Somebody described our comedy shows as going to Chippendales because it’s so rowdy. These women don’t want to leave.” – Mona Shaikh Today I interviewed Mona Shaikh. Mona Shaikh is a stand-up comedian, host, emcee and producer of Minority Reportz.