Yeah, so THAT happened, and here we are, almost two weeks later and if you're like me, you're still processing what it all means, how we got here, and what happens next. Quite frankly I'd rather just sleep through the next 4 years but that's no...

Gun violence hits a little too close to the Wagner homestead last week, casting a bit of a shadow over almost everything else, but that doesn't stop the damn cat from yelling at me throughout the recording.

In which our hero endeavors to make sense of celebrity excuses, acquire a chicken sandwich slathered with hot mayonnaise, defends the right of every entrepreneur to create their creations, and laughs at what a loser the loser of last night's Pr...

It's back to school day! And what better way to celebrate than to learn all about how bicyclists don't have to stop at stop signs anymore (except for when they do), how Fred Meyer employees dare ask for more and better, how the Supreme Court do...

My quest for a mostly analog existence continues but that would mean a dramatic reduction in stupid social media arguments over whether or not Nintendo is making worthwhile video games in 2024. Why this matters I do not know but fanboys are goi...

Frustrated with a) people's inability to hold themselves (or others) accountable and b) the ever-growing problem of drug-fueled crime in our fair city, our hero decides to go for a walk, clear his head, and try to make sense out of the world. S...

Health scares, dog scares, future scares, and maybe a few other random scares. Scares are the topic of this one. Bottom line: I don't want to die, I don't want to talk about my scooter, and I don't want the guy at the food cart to give a woman ...

What began as a simple Happy Holidays episodes turns into a complete trainwreck thanks to Gary the Cat, the Portland Police Department, and the DLZ Creator Super Duper Podcast Recorder by Mackie.

Chandler's passing and Lady Gaga's really, really bad headaches have nothing on my disappointment in missing Halloween after buying my first costume in years. Fortunately, I'll get an extra hour to think about it this weekend. Yay?

This would be a return to form if I ever had form to begin with. Instead, it's a quick check-in to reveal my (mostly) legitimate excuses for staying away from microphones for a while. Topics include: 31st Ave W and Fecal Street, Happy Birthday ...

Tales of fire, rock'n'roll, travel, jet lag, corporate radio shmucks, and more! But really, this one is all about answering the question: "What does it really mean to create?" 

More infuriating than anonymous emails, new social platforms, and voice acting failures is the public gushing over Bruce Springsteen & the Michelle Obama Vocal Choir - a new film by Steven Spielberg.

Backstory: I found a former friend's Facebook page and quickly realized two things: 1. My former friend has lost his mind, and 2. His Facebook posts (when read like poetry and word for word) made for an interesting audio experiment. This is tha...

What did you do last weekend? I sold gently used unwanted items on Facebook Marketplace - and it was equal parts entertaining and exhausting.

As a wise man named Popeye once said, "I've had all I can stands, I can't stands no more!" That's about where I'm at with what is probably a lot of people's dream jobs. 

Banks collapsing, experts pontificating, podcasters traveling, and an incredibly childish analogy are the "topics" this week. Apologies in advance to vegans and vegetarians, as there is a lot of discussion about meat. Well, not really ABOUT mea...

I realized that almost all of my Portland friends are now long-distance friends, to varying degrees. It made me sad. Who is to blame? Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and his ongoing inability to do even the slightest positive thing while in office.

Let's get this out of the way, this episode is anti-cyclist, anti-podcaster, anti-couple, and anti-dead guitarist. If you have issues with any of that then you probably shouldn't listen. If you don't, HEY! SMASH THAT LIKE BUTTON, BABY!

In which our hero outs himself as a retro arcade game nerd, confused and troubled by the Internet's relentless efforts to 1up itself in the realm of useless opinions by people posing as so-called "creators."

I quit Twitter to have more time, but that didn't lead to a regular podcast schedule. Instead, I've been watching television, arguing with my dad, and contemplating a new podcast format in which I become an Uber Wise Podcast Monetizing MegaMind...

The Black Friday deals might have been fantastic, but that doesn't excuse the lack of idiot-on-idiot violence this year. Fortunately, sportscasters are still angry, the World Cup is still nap-inducing, and great podcasters still need great podc...

It's been a minute but rather than wait for this feed to die like an Elon Musk platform investment I decided to go ahead and make an episode. Sorry, not sorry? Topics today include: Catching COVID (finally), Mastodon is stupid unless we're talk...

Gone are the days when you can rely on your government to get anything done, but can you honestly rely on Corporate America to save your heatstroked bacon? No. No you cannot.

Positivity is difficult to find unless you're at the 2022 Portland Blues Festival. Think about that for a moment. We've reached a place where the effing BLUES are the most positive thing going on in the lives of the average Portlander. That's s...

A post-Easter, rainy day podcast for my 16 Twitter friends, er, followers. Topics include: eBike regrets, a cardboard box full of dinner, the evils of candy and Russell Wilson, and buying miniaturized versions of almost anything.

Plague, racism, and now war...and nary a single shred of purposeful art or music to be found. What's wrong with this place? 

On the 10th Anniversary of becoming responsible, a trip to Costco causes some self-reflection. I'm kidding. I saw a billboard and it irked me, so I did some digging and laughed at how stupid people are.

Frequent-flyer guest Betsy Richter joins to discuss the slow, painful decline of proper journalism, with a stop along the way to talk about the pros and cons of staying in Portland vs. moving to Mexico.

In which our hero (me) laments the utter lack of protest music in a time when we need it most - and when the only music that sells appears to be old music. But wait! There is one among the musical masses who dares stand up to oppression, whose ...

Ah, the holidays. That ever-so-wonderful time of the year for burning conservative trees, insulting an entire country or two, enjoying the end of another entertaining sports season, and playing an unhealthy amount of video games.