Verge of the Fringe

Verge of the Fringe


Latest Episodes

Culture of Cults
November 15, 2013

The Swedish daily paper DN.se's blurb describes this scattered podcast best: "anecdotes with stunning fragmented and cluttered feeling." Recorded November 12, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz&nb

Wrestling with Ideas
November 09, 2013

I said I was going to record, so I riff on story ideas about old North Hollywood Huskies, ultrarunning unicorns, the "cheesy" Podcast Awards and Art Bell. Recorded November 7, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the&nbs

The Bitter Fringe
October 27, 2013

A bitter howl at the bloody arrows of the "pioneering days" of podcasting and storytelling in Los Angeles.  Recorded October 25, 2013 on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620. "Taix Lounge a

Lessons from The Dude and Jack Kerouac
October 07, 2013

I thank both "The Dude" and my man Jack Kerouac for teaching me how to write autobiographical fiction... Recorded on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620 and "Run, Jack, Run" shot on my iPhone.

Nude Photos on the Russian River
September 27, 2013

An excerpt from my novel-in-progess about taking nude pictures in 1989 along the banks of the Russian River and then having to get them developed. Recorded on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620 and

Storytelling is Kinda Kids Stuff
September 13, 2013

I express my true feeling about how storytelling is sorta lightweight. Recorded on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with the Marantz PMD620 and "Novel Notebook" on my iPhone. (AUDIO LINK) 11:42 / 11.2 MB  Rate

Bird on the Wire
September 08, 2013

A midnight ramble with Marisol on Zane's balcony about the duality of (Wo)Man. From virtual to real, Humpty Hump to Cher, but mostly about Leonard Cohen's towering authenticity... "Bird on the Wire" by Leonard Cohen and performed by Marisol Mart

Tonight, I'll Be Staying Here With You
September 04, 2013

A midnight ramble about the future of my podcast and my love of radio. (Mentions include Dan Klass, Marc Maron, LAist, LAPodFest, Rocky, Dodgers, Petros & Money and Coast to Coast AM.) Recorded on the third floor balcony of the Zane Grey Estate with t

Verge of the Dude: Something That Happened on the Fringe
June 24, 2013

Dude - "A lot of people are talkin' about nothin' -- this guy's talkin' about somethin' -- and there's a big f**king difference." Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one-take... recorded and "Something That Happened" shot on my&nbsp

Verge of the Dude: Remember, Be Here Now
June 17, 2013

Anyway Dude - I was just thinking about all that hippie-ass s**t. Proudly presented raw, unedited and in one-take... recorded and "Be Here Now" shot on my iPhone. (VOICE MAIL: AUDIO LINK) 9:22 / 4.7 MB  Rated: R (M