This month, Kelly is in conversation with Victoria Labalme, author of Risk Forward, a unique and bold take on what one needs to figure out your next steps on a project, plan or life path. It offers courage, inspiration and whimsical ways past what blocks you.

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152: Kelly Risks Forward

Kelly plays a little ditty from Katie Goodman, then discusses what is really going on in America with Carter Phipps of EnlighteNext Magazine and Steve McIntosh, an Integral Philosopher, then she Shoots the Shit with Dylan Brody and finishes with a really rare item from the Carlin archives.

002: Carter Phipps, Steve McIntosh, Dylan Brody

Kelly spends the entire show talking with Gary Shandling about TV, mindfulness meditation, taking sides, and the cosmos.

003: Comedian Garry Shandling

Kelly shoots the shit with Lee Camp and has a play date with Rick Overton

004: Comedians Lee Camp and Rick Overton

After a few weeks of absence, Kelly is back! She spends the show with her new BFF Kathleen Madigan where they reminisce about their crazy, fun trip in November on Lewis Black's Comedy (Booze) Cruise in the Caribbean. Kelly also spins some holiday tunes from her Polymind Community of artists, the fab Gary Stockdale, and the groovy, funny ways of Amy Engelhardt and The Bobs.

005: Comedian Kathleen Madigan

Kelly starts the show by reading a poignant personal essay about her family called The Liminal, and then she chats with her guest, Tracy Newman - founding member of The Groundlings, Emmy award winning sitcom writer, sister of another Newman who also happens to be quite funny, and these days a fabulous singer-song writer - while playing a few of her songs for the hell of it.

006: Writer/Singer/Song Writer Tracy Newman, Kelly reads her essay "The Liminal"

On today's show Kelly talks with one of the original Not Ready for Prime-time Players, Laraine Newman. They delve into things like the writing process, how improvisation informs motherhood, the difference between SNL and SCTV, and what it took to have a life beyond SNL. The music selections for this show are: Shadow to the Sun by Brownstein Houston Music and Hollywood Douchebag by Captain Danger.

007: Actor/Writer Laraine Newman

Today, Kelly rambles on about Egypt, plays Jazz Callner's Modern World and Travis Shook's Enlightenment, and talks with Dana Gould about the difference between stand-up comedy and writing comedy, growing up in dysfunctional families, and finding one's voice as an artist.

008: Comedian Dana Gould

Will Arntz, producer of What the Bleep Do We Know? and Kelly discuss his new project (Ghetto Physics), the archetypal pimp/ho power dynamics of the world, and how The Secret gets it only partially right. She plays a Travis Shook and the Club Wow song, and Some People by Ross Falzone.

010: Film Producer Will Arntz

Kelly converses with Sounds True founder Tami Simon about following the small, quiet voice of intuition, living in the big "I don't know" of life, and learning to trust yourself. Gary Stockdale and Ali Handal are the musical selections of the week.

011: Founder/Publisher of Sounds True Tami Simon

Kelly speaks with Van Wishard, global trend analyzer, about how man's relationship with the "numinous transcendent" has evolved over time. Music is provided by Jason Luckett.

012: Global Trend Analyzer Van Wishard

Kelly and Steven tackle Hollywood douchebaggery, discuss how live performance creates mind melding, and predict that Kelly will be giving birth anally someday. Music provided by Captain Danger and Tracy Newman.

017: Kelly Solves Everything with Steven Weber

Kelly converses with paleoanthropologist and shamanic practioner, Dr. Hank Wesselman about the convergence of science and spirit, his friendship with Hawaiian Kahuna Hale Makua, and why it is important to think about the next seven generations. Music by Ross Falzone.

018: Kelly Sees the Big Picture with Hank Wesselman

Kelly and Beth talk about Hollywood ego, why middle-age is an empowering time, and the joy of not giving a shit. Music provided by The Clutter Family and a very rare clip of George Carlin singing a little ditty.

019: Kelly Laughs at the Bullshit with Beth Littleford

Kelly and Marc talk about the sacred vs. the profane, healthy narcissism, and writing for the page vs. performance. Music by Tin Pan

020: Marc Maron and Kelly Carlin "Keep it Real"

Wendy and Kelly discuss their comedy inspirations, the origin of a Mary Poppins song, and evolving as an artist. Music by Rachel Carrick and Tin Pan.

021: Wendy Liebman and Kelly Decide to Have a Threesome

Kelly and Flip talk about his journey as a comic, what it's like to win over a crowd, and how fucking big the universe really is. Music by Tracy Newman and Gary Stockdale.

024: Flip Schultz and Kelly Both Love the Universe

Kelly and Carter discuss messianic thinking and the evolution of culture and world views. Music by Jazz Callner and Tin Pan Band.

026: Carter Phipps and Kelly Evolve

Kelly and John talk about early memories of music, how different their childhoodâ€™s were, and why being in the middle isn't such a bad thing. Music by Travis Shook & The Club Wow.

027: John Fugelsang and Kelly Love the Beatles

Kelly, Wendy, and Rachel dig into what it takes to be a solo show artist. They discuss who inspires them, the writing process and the joys and challenges of performance. Music by Clutter Family and Tin Pan Band.

029: Wendy Hammers, Rachel Hiller and Kelly Talk Solo Show Shop

Kelly converses with Beth Lapides about her Un-Cabaret days in the 90s, how to create safe space for creativity to blossom, and what it is to be "happy." Music by Admiral Halsey.

030: Beth Lapides and Kelly Un-Cab It

Kelly and Paul discuss music geekdom, how humiliation is essential to grow as an artist, and what it's like to have a famous somebody in one's family. Music by Paul Myers.

031: Paul Myers & Kelly Get Consciously Competent

Kelly speaks with Jeff Carreira about the evolution or culture, why the fringe of society is important, and abiding to one's "Choosing Faculty." Music by Katie Goodman

032: Jeff Carreira & Kelly Own Their Shit

Kelly begins the show musing about the Winter Solstice & floats some questions to ponder this time of year.  Then she and Daryl talk about race, what it means to live in a victim mentality and what it means to be an adult in this culture.

044: Daryl Wright and Kelly Kill the PC Police

Kelly and Dan (aka Tom Tomorrow of This Modern World) talk about this modern over-mediated world, how comic strips are like haikus, and that the right-wing wish they could elect the Man in the Reagan Mask.

045: Dan Perkins and Kelly Give Up

Michael and Kelly talk about improv, live theater, memorizing lines and who was it that deliberately used language for the first time to get a laugh.

046: Kelly and Michael McKean Ponder the First Laugh

Kelly has Charles Freericks read from his book "My Imaginary Friend Was Too Cool to Hang Out with Me," and she plays a cut from Dylan Brody's new CD Chronological Disorder, and she even reads a bit of her own writing!

051: It's Storytelling Day!

Kelly speaks with the author and pen monkey Chuck Wendig.  They discuss letting characters write the story, finding one's unique voice as a writer, and what it's like to bleed on the page for all the world to see.  The show starts with Kelly's cousin Dennis Carlin coming by and chatting with Kelly about the word "retard," why it's offensive to some and the whole problem of trying to control speech.

052: Chuck Wendig and Kelly Bleed in Front of Each Other

The 60s pop icon Spanky McFarlane and her merry band members to shoot the shit about everything.  Comedy and music meet head on...

054: Kelly Hangs with Spanky and Our Gang.

The Octagon Table members Dylan Brody, Rick Overton, Erin Brown and Chris Bonno with Kelly gather to unpack what it means to be a hero. They talk about their own heroes, what traits heroes must have and why we even have them.

145 Octagon Table Discussion - Heroes

Kelly chats with Harvey J. Kaye, American History professor at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and  the Ben & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies, about ideas such as justice, liberty and equality and how the current Democratic Party keeps missing the important narrative that Thomas Paine so clearly saw as the true potential of this great democratic experiment.  

Harvey will become a regular of the podcast to help us sort through the upcoming presidential campaign.

Harvey can be found on Twitter @HarveyJKaye, and is author and editor of numerous works, including "The American Radical, Are We Good Citizens?" "Thomas Paine and the Promise of America", and "The Fight For The Four Freedoms: What Made FDR And The Greatest Generation Truly Great".

146 Kelly Feels the Paine with Harvey J. Kaye

Kelly is joined by screenwriter, actor and now author, David Dean Bottrell where they discuss the ins and outs, the loves and hates, the ups and downs of choosing a career in the entertainment industry.  

David's just published book Working Actor: Breaking in, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business is a deep, funny, transparent look at not only David's path in the business as a screenwriter and actor, but real nuts and bolts of how to succeed in this crazy, fantastic business.

Music by Logan Heftel

147 Kelly Acts Up

Kelly is joined by two of the three authors of "Deep Creativity: Seven Ways to Spark Your Creative Spirit," Deborah Anne Quibell and Jennifer Leigh Selig. The conversation explores their unique approach to sparking, feeding and hosting creativity in everyone's life. This is a great conversation for artists, seekers, humans of all shapes.

Music by Travis & Shook

148 Kelly Gets Deep, Creatively Speaking

After a 17 month hiatus, Kelly returns with a monologue episode about the pandemic, what sheltering in place is revealing to humanity and what it means to let the 10,000 things name the self.

Music is “Work From Home” by Pizza Bees
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=600175907603285

149: Kelly is Sheltering in Place

Kelly talks about how to face what the Buddhists call impermanence and letting go. Music is "Headphones" by the Incredible Casuals

150: Kelly Let's Go

Kelly talks about making it through the anxiety, uncertainty and unexpected gifts of the pandemic. And she explores what it's been like to dance with the legacy of her father, and how she has reached a new level of acceptance.

151: Kelly Lands on the Other Side

Trying to stay awake through all the bullshit. 

Author, performer, Founder of Women on the Verge, Shaman of the Carlin family since 1963.

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