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The Dead Authors Podcast
Legendary time-traveling writer H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes literary giants to The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles for a lively discussion in front of a live audience. Unscripted, barely researched, all fun! Guests include Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Matt Gourley, Andy Da...
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66 EpisodenChapter 50: L. Frank Baum, featuring Chris Tallman
Chapter 50: In this final installment of the free monthly podcast, H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author/showman loud person L. Frank Baum (Ch...
Preface: Henry Miller and Sylvia Plath, featuring Eddie Pepitone and Jen Kirkman
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Henry Miller (Eddie Pepitone) and Sylvia Plath (Jen Kirkman) in the very first recorded version of The Dead Aut...
Chapter 49: Albert Camus, featuring Steve Agee
Chapter 49: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Albert Camus (Steve Agee) to the Dead Authirs stage for an evening of... oh, what's the POINT.
Addendum vi: Beatrix Potter, featuring Lauren Lapkus
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Beatrix Potter (Lauren Lapkus) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at San...
Addendum v: William Butler Yeats, featuring David Rees
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes William Butler Yeats (David Rees) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at...
Addendum iv: Lucy Maud Montgomery, featuring Ryan Beil
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lucy Maud Montgomery (Ryan Beil) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at T...
Addendum iii: Aleister Crowley, featuring Matt Gourley
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Aleister Crowley (Matt Gourley) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at Th...
Addendum ii: Christopher Marlowe, featuring Matt Gourley
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Christopher Marlowe (Matt Gourley) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at...
Chapter 48: Maya Angelou, featuring Tymberlee Hill
Chapter 48: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Doctor Maya Angelou (Tymberlee Hill) to the Dead Authors stage. Turns out, she is not a real doctor...
Addendum i: Lewis Carroll, featuring Rory Scovel
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lewis Carroll (Rory Scovel) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Bu...
Chapter 45 [Part 2]: L. Ron Hubbard, featuring Andy Daly
Chapter 45 [Part 2]: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes L. Ron Hubbard (Andy Daly) back to the Dead Authors stage. For some reason!
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Chapter 47: Mark Twain
Chapter 47: Special guest-host CARL SAGAN (Matt Gourley) welcomes American treasure MARK TWAIN (Paul F. Tompkins) to the Dead Authors stage for an eve...
Chapter 46: Hans Christian Andersen, featuring Joe Wengert
Chapter 46: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes fairy-taleist Hans Christian Andersen (Joe Wengert) to the Dead Authors stage. DID YOU KNOW? In Mr....
Chapter 45 [Part 1]: L. Ron Hubbard, featuring Andrew Daly
Chapter 45 [Part 1]: Unprecedented! Host H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) barely scratches the thetan-encrusted surface of guest L. Ron Hubbard (Andrew D...
Chapter 44: Confucius, featuring Eugene Cordero
Chapter 44: Think Confucius (Eugene Cordero) has no wisdom to offer other than that which can fit on a slip of paper inside a baked good? Well, H.G. W...
Chapter 43: Iceberg Slim, featuring Ron Funches
Chapter 43: It's hard out there for a host! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with Iceberg Slim (Ron Funches) about pimping, water parks, and more. ...
Chapter 42: Miguel de Cervantes, featuring Horatio Sanz
Chapter 42: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) goes mano a mano with Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes (Horatio Sanz). You may be pleased to hear that...
Appendix H: Hunter S. Thompson and Philip K. Dick, featuring James Adomian and Matt Besser
Appendix H: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Hunter S. Thompson (James Adomian) and Philip K. Dick (Matt Besser) to the Dead Au...
Chapter 41: Dr. Seuss, featuring Hal Lublin
Chapter 41: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) does not interview Dr. Seuss (Hal Lublin) on a box, proving that eating rancid breakfasts isn't the only the...
Appendix G: F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Joyce, featuring Andy Daly and Sean Conroy
Appendix F: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes F. Scott Fitzgerald (Andy Daly) and James Joyce (Sean Conroy) to the Dead Authors...
Chapter 40: Virginia Woolf, featuring Mary Holland
Chapter 40: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) learns who is afraid of Virginia Woolf (Mary Holland) and it turns out to be H.G. Wells.
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Appendix F: Ernest Hemingway and Sun Tzu, featuring Josh Fadem and Fred Armisen
Appendix F: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Ernest Hemingway (Josh Fadem) and Sun Tzu (Fred Armisen) to the Dead Authors stage...
Chapter 39: Flannery O'Connor, featuring Lennon Parham
Chapter 39: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) proves a good woman is easy to snatch up in a machine that can travel through time and space! And Flannery O...
Chapter 38: Ian Fleming, featuring Matt Gourley
Chapter 38: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes the creator of James Bond himself, Ian Fleming (Matt Gourley) to the Dead Authors stage. Mr. Flemin...
Appendix E: Lord Byron and Norman Mailer, featuring Dana Gould and Frank Conniff
Appendix E: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lord Byron (Dana Gould) and Norman Mailer (Frank Conniff) to the Dead Authors stag...
Appendix D: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Erma Bombeck, featuring Seth Morris and Brian Huseky
Appendix D: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (Seth Morris) and Erma Bombeck (Brian Huskey) to the Dead Autho...
Chapter 37: Truman Capote, featuring Jessica Chaffin
Chapter 37: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes novelist, Studio 54 regular, and pill-addled gossip Truman Capote (Jessica Chaffin) to the podcast....
Appendix C: Edgar Allan Poe and J.D. Salinger, featuring Craig Cackowski and Marc Evan Jackson
Appendix C: From the vaults! H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Edgar Allan Poe (Craig Cackowski) and J.D. Salinger (Marc Evan Jackson) to the Dea...
Chapter 36: Ralph Ellison, featuring DeMorge Brown
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes novelist, critic, and scholar Ralph Ellison (DeMorge Brown) to the podcast. For you completists, this episode c...
Chapter 35: Oscar Wilde, featuring Jon Daly
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author Oscar Wilde (Jon Daly) to the podcast. Prepare yourself for many mots, a great deal of them bon!
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Chapter 34: Roald Dahl, featuring Ben Schwartz
H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author Roald Dahl (Ben Schwartz) to the podcast. The audience makes some rather disturbing discoveries about Mr...
Chapter 30: William Faulkner, featuring Thomas Lennon
Chapter 30: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Nobel Laureate William Faulkner (Thomas Lennon) to the podcast, recorded live at The Brave Theatre...
Chapter 33: Rod Serling, featuring John Ross Bowie
Chapter 33: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Twilight Zone creator Rode Serling (John Ross Bowie) to the podcast. OR DOES HE? (He does.)
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Chapter 32: E. Gary Gygax, featuring Chris Tallman
Chapter 32: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Dungeons & Dragons creator E. Gary Gygax (Chris Tallman) to the podcast. Put down your dice, pick...
Chapter 31: Anne Frank, featuring Jamie Denbo
Chapter 31: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes diarist Anne Frank (Jamie Denbo) to the podcast. It's not as offensive as you're thinking.
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Chapter 29: Clement Clarke Moore and Irving Berlin, featuring Scott Aukerman and Neil Campbell
Chapter 29: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes 'Twas The Night Before Christmas author Clement Clarke Moore (Scott Aukerman) and "White Christmas"...
Chapter 28: Walt Whitman, featuring James Adomian
Chapter 28: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Walt Whitman (James Adomian) to the podcast to discuss his work, but then this happened instead.
Chapter 27: Tennessee Williams, featuring Kristen Schaal
Chapter 27: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with Tennessee Williams (Kristen Schaal) about his many plays. Prepare yourself to hear the phrase "Re...
Chapter 26: William S. Burroughs, featuring Kurt Braunohler
Chapter 26: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) chats with William S. Burroughs (Kurt Braunohler). When Mr. Burroughs rolls up his sleeves, it's certainly n...
Chapter 25: Shel Silverstein, featuring Mark McConville
Chapter 25: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) gets an earful from Shel Silverstein (Mark McConville) about trees.
Thanks to The Time Travel M...