Austin Sessions

This week artist Tim Doyle talks with us in this pop culture heavy episode. We talk about what led him to start his company Nakatomi Inc, the new Godzilla movie, Kurt Vonnegut, and more! Follow him on Twitter @NakatomiTim and buy some of his work here.    Other stuff we talked about: Dobie Mall, Alamo Drafthouse Theater, Die Hard, Spiderman, comic books, Captain America, video games, Fat Man on Batman, Lost, True Detective, Game of Thrones, The Dark Tower, Firefly, Star Wars, JJ Abrams, Iron Man

This week's guests are husband and wife blogging duo Chris and Kristen Sheppard. We talk about Kristen's Mad Betty blog, Chris' Craft Taste blog, using Wordpress, and some of our favorite movies and TV shows. Follow them both on Twitter @MadBettyATX and @crafttaste.  We also talked about: Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Austin craft beer and breweries, Godzilla, Wordpress, ATXBlogathon, Moontower Comedy Festival, Kids in the Hall, and more...

This week we hung out with filmmaker and veteran photographer Andrew Shapter. We sat on his patio and talked about his upcoming film The Teller and the Truth, how he became friends with Willie Nelson, and his evolution from photography to film. Follow him on Twitter @AndrewShapter and follow him on Facebook.    Also talked about: Happiness Is, Before the Music Dies, The Teller and the Truth, Benny Hill, Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, Erykah Badu, John Mellancamp, Branford Marsellis, Eric Clapton, Doyle Bramhall II, Willie Nelson, Trigger. 

The amazingly sweet (and hilarious) Erin Foley was in town performing at the Moontower Comedy Festival and took some time to talk with us. We chatted about her Conan appearance, podcasting, dancing, her love of Austin, her role in Almost Famous and more! Follow her on Twitter @erinfoleycomic and on Facebook! More things we talked about:Dinah Shore Festival, Arcade Fire, Sports Without Balls Podcast, Jackie Kashian, Sklar Brothers, Fleshlight, sexism, Maria Bamford, Rory Scovel, Marc Maron, y mas...    

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo hangs out with us this week to talk about growing up in Cuba, Cheech and Chong, social media, and more! Special guest host Vickie Grier sits in with us! Tags may or may not include Dale Dudley, SXSW, jaywalking, Los Angeles, CHIPS, Austin Sessions Podcast, and Hopfields. 

Comedian Matt Bearden is our guest this episode. We got into politics, comedy, his show Punch! at Cap City Comedy Club, having kids, the Dudley and Bob show, Austin Stories, the Moontower Comedy Festival, and crap load more stuff! 

For our 50th episode we hang out with the Seattle band Ephrata at Austin's Waveform Rehearsal Studio! We had a great chat about the current Seattle music scene, playing their first SXSW, making music videos, and they also play a live set for us! 

This episode shares the stories of 3 families affected by the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how they've adapted to their own unique circumstances. This is a departure from our normal format but we were extremely excited (and challenged) to give it our best to help promote the upcoming Give Autism A Chance Summit.  www.theautismtrust.org

We're closing out the month of March with the hilarious comedian Ryan Cownie! Ryan hosts Avalanche Comedy at Holy Mountain every Monday. In this episode we talk about performing at the Moontower Comedy Festival, being a nanny, and the new Spiderman reboot. Follow him on Twitter @RyanCownie and check out his MySpace page here. 

The amazing band Brass Bed talks with us this week to talk about playing SXSW multiple times, cajun food, having their instruments stolen, and being on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert! Follow them on Twitter at @brassbed and LIKE them on Facebook. 

Brian "Swifty" Peters and Amos Lowe, brewers at the ABGB, sat down with us to have a few beers and a great conversation. We talk about how they met, naming their beers, craft beer legislation, and live music at the ABGB! Follow them on Twitter @theabgb. 

SXSW documentary and international film programmer (and digital content producer) Jim Kolmar takes a break from the insanity that is SX to sit and talk with us! We chat about how Prometheus sucked, our mutual love of the British version of the Office, and we get a sneak peek of his favorite SXSW film picks!

The lovely, and amazingly talented portrait artist, Janis Fowler is our guest this week. We talk about her love of Snoop Dog (Lion?), Quentin Tarantino, Bill Murray, and getting tatoos! Follow her on Twitter @janisf, check out some of her artwork here and purchase some of her work at her Etsy store!

This week we have a trifecta of Austin BBQ goodness. John Lewis from La Barbecue, Shane Stiles from Stiles Switch BBQ, and Tom Micklethwait from Micklethwait Craft Meats all get together to talk shop. We dig into how these guys got started, favorite non-barbecue eating spots, and stripclubs? Wait...what? Follow them on Twitter @StilesSwitchBBQ, @CraftMeats, and @la_Barbecue. 

Blogger and screenwriter Lauren Modery joins us this week to talk about her movie Loves Her Gun, Steve Martin, musician Nicole Atkins, Christopher Guest, and lots more! Look for her movie on VOD and iTunes! 

This week we met comedian, podcaster, and all around good guy John Tole at the ABGB for a fantastic conversation. We talked about comedy, Star Wars, JJ Abrams, spirituality, and media programming. 

For our fortieth episode we hung out with owner Josh Hare and brewer Bob Galligan of Hops and Grain Brewing! The guys were kind enough to invite us into the brewery to check out their new tap room and discuss their recent expansion, living in Colorado, and beer! Follow them on Twitter @hopsandgrain and like them on Facebook!

Novelist, screenwriter, and performer Owen Egerton joins us for this session. We met Owen at the ABGB and discussed his writing process, Master Pancake, religion, and a LOT more. Follow him on Twitter @Owen_Egerton and Facebook.

KLBJ morning show host and Austin Monthly contributor Dale Dudley is our guest this week! Dale met up with us to talk about life on the radio, dealing with social media, and hanging out with Bill Hicks! Listen to him in the mornings from 6a-9a on 93.7 FM and follow him on Twitter @DaleDudley @DudleyandBob & @DudleyandBobLan!

Comedian Joe Hafkey joins us for this session to talk about his comedy roots, co-hosting Jazz Cigarrette, and he performs a surprise television intervention. Follow him on Twitter (@joehafkey) and Facebook.