Verge of the Fringe

Verge of the Fringe


Latest Episodes

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
April 20, 2009

A profanity laced rant that is all over the place from Benny Goodman & Gene Krupa to Dancing Ninjas & 90210. It thankfully ends with a dash of hope from my friend Celia Hemken and her new "friend" Arin Crumley. It's the End of the World as We Kno

Verge of the Altadena Junction
February 04, 2009

A check-in cast that points you towards my new "Creative Arts Studio" known as the Altadena Junction. I also encourage you to do me a solid, and buy a copy of Verge of LA on Amazon. Thanks... I also hip you to a little treat from old school David Letterm

"Waiting for Cush"
November 12, 2008

The release party for the LA issue of iProng Magazine was my last event as leader of the LA Podcasters. The evening lead me to a reflective examination of everything in between iTunes & Google to MC Hammer & The World Series of Poker... On the ni

"Sometimes nothing... is a real cool hand."
September 27, 2008

My personal tribute to the late, great Paul Newman. I choose my Top Five Paul Newman Films... The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969), The Verdict (1982)... "One of the last great movie stars of th

"Verge of..."
August 13, 2008

Recorded in my attic, a trippy little piece about my new "mixed media magazine" that I call Verge of LA (Made in Liverpool, England)... I riff on letting Vegas stay in Vegas, while I head up the coast into Classic California. Dan, Tim and Cush make brief

"Look at Me, I'm a Wreck"
July 08, 2008

"It was one of those days..." I rant about watching my beloved Los Angeles Lakers getting beaten down by the Boston Celtics, while living in the center of the "Sub Prime More-of-a-Crisis" and having "IRS Stuff." Only Vic "The Brick" Jacobs and my Loose C

"The Magic Hand" Video
May 30, 2008

Thanks to Tim Coyne, I proudly present the video of my "Magic Hand" story from the "LA Original Storytelling Podcasters" show I hosted for Story Salon. I hope you dig it... Shot with Tim Coyne's gear... Music by John O'Kennedy... 15:11 / 21.1 MB / Rated:

"LA's Original Storytelling Podcasters"
May 21, 2008

A special episode featuring several of Los Angeles' original storytellers that helped to put "podcasting" on our sprawling map. Stories by Dan Farren, Joesph Dougherty, Tim Coyne, Dan Klass and Lance Anderson... "The Next Voice You Hear" by Jackson Brown

Bonus Track: "The Magic Hand"
May 03, 2008

Last Wednesday, I performed my annual gig at the Very Special Arts Festival at the Los Angeles Music Center. It took me back in time, to ten years ago when I taught the art of mime to school kids. One day while teaching at a school with "normal" kids I h

"Podcasting 101" on KCBS with Tim Coyne & Lance Anderson
April 17, 2008

KCBS News segment on the fundamentals and history of podcasting, featuring Tim Coyne of The Hollywood Podcast and Lance Anderson of Verge of the Fringe. Reported by Tech Check's Rich DeMuro... Shot on April 14, 2008 by Tim Kimball of KCBS/KCAL at the Ver