PODCAST: The Batman Forgives Edition

Batman, how gay marriage affects you, fear, faith, The Devil, your brain, the nature of forgiveness and our capacity to change.

The nonsense and conscience continues with the new and improved format. More pith, less pits! Shorter, punchier and coming at you every Tuesday and Friday. (Friday fiction’s coming soon as I begin to podcast my book.) Until then? Delicious schadenfreude and brief pontificating. And bloopers! If you hate the show, you’ll still love the books…or so goes my hypothesis. Make it a proven theory and buy the books through  the links above. Gee. That was easy! If you like the books, please be sure to leave a happy review. I’m drowning in obscurity over here!

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My buddy Mosno asks the key question: What would Batman do? Kevin Smith talks Fat Man on Batman. Me? I talk about how Batman is woven into the fabric of our lives…and we are not measuring up to his example. It’s clear to me now that if Jesus had a cape, a cowl and a Batmobile, he’d still be rockin’ in the free world to this day.

 

Self-help for Stoners: New Directions in Podcasting

Hi fellow babies, as Dr. Johnny Fever used to say. I’m going to be taking the Self-help for Stoners podcast in new directions soon. Hm. That sounds like corporate-speak uttered by a soulless robot in a suit at a vast corporation easily parodied on The Simpsons, so let’s put it this way: I’m changing the format for the Self-help for Stoners podcast starting this week.

I was shooting the wild crapola on the Skype serengeti with my buddy Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting the other night and he mentioned he likes the variety I present here weekly. Another way of putting it is that I’m all over the road, ranting one minute and doing a skit the next and reading short stories from my collections here and there. 

So here’s my nefarious plan for world domination: I’m going to podcast twice weekly, but with shorter episodes. I will podcast my new crime thriller, one chapter at a time, once a week, as soon as it’s ready. That’s just a few weeks away as I finish revisions etc.,…. The full version of the book will be available as an ebook, paperback and with Audible.com so if you can’t wait to get your suspense doled out a week at a time, you can go get the whole thing in one fell swoop (or one foul swoop if you don’t care for my peculiar brand of whimsy.)

In the meantime, expect a couple of episodes of ranty fun each week as I go off on my lefty liberal rants, confusing an Ought with an Is and suffering from I Wish I Were King of the Universe Syndrome. There are lots more goodies to come as I ramp up my book and podcast production, my web presence, my readership, my listenership and my army of ninja monkey clones. Stay tuned.

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The Sit Right Back Edition

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THE ODD & THE FUNNY: Gilligan’s Isle, dead dwarf celebs and their terrible ends. Plus, I heckle myself and, man, do I deserve it!

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The This Week in Doucheyness Edition

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This week: KONEY 2012, our St. Paddy’s Day Riot and the disappointment that is me. Still, I rail against cynicism. I’m paradoxical.

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PODCAST: The Hawaii Five-O Edition

Learn German from Hogan’s Heroes, worship Steve McGarrett and beat up bad children if they don’t belong to you. In this week’s edition of the Self-help for Stoners podcast, Chazz takes a trip down trip down memory lane and finds a lot of macho bullshit on his shoes.

BONUS: Read my funny interview with RaeBeth McGee at The Writing World.

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Enjoy and thanks for listening and reading!

PODCAST: The Buckle Up & Brace Yourself Edition

God, door-to-door solicitors & Skylanders disappoint me. Clowns are under your bed. In this ranty, surreal, zero-segue romp across your brain, I’m off the Quaaludes and into the ditch. This is going to be my roughest ride yet. Bring your chair to the full upright position. Buckle up. Brace for impact in this Not Safe for Work podcast.

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~ Chazz

PODCAST: The Forays in Self-consciousness Edition

A starving of artists and a choking of friendships: things are going to get weird. This week I also worry about trying not to bother Joe Rogan too much while still campaigning to get comedian Mike Schmidt (from the 40 Year Old Boy podcast) on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. I also update you on the #IndiesUniteforJoshua campaign. To donate, please go here and get perks for your generosity!

Check out my page at Quotations Diary! It’s fun. No, really it is! Much more fun than this monotone, deep and despairing podcast in which I talk to myself for 40 minutes or so. I should really write more and talk less. God, I hate myself. Also? Kind of self-conscious. But listen to the podcast and I’ll explain.

I also have my new author page at Amazon’s Author Central in which I reveal the truth of my army of ninja assassins.

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Chazz Meets Kevin Smith & Jay Mewes

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In this NSFW, most serious episode of Self-help for Stoners ever, Meeting Kevin Smith & Jay Mewes:

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telling a bad leukemia joke in front of thousands, meeting my DIY hero, help a kid with leukemia (ironic, no?), weight loss tech, The Fight Club Test and I discuss how truly dangerous Joe Rogan is. This is the most serious of my podcasts ever! Almost lugubrious. However, if you’re at a crossroads, too, it might inspire you to change your life, too.

To see my video about How Kevin Smith Changed My Life, go to http://allthatchazz.com/book-reviews/

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Joshua is a very sick young man. He and his family need our help as they deal with heavy financial demands while his leukaemia is treated. For the charity drive (#IndiesUnited4Joshua), if you can’t contribute cash, please tweet and share to spread the word. If you can donate, bonus! You will get books or services in return! And may Thor bless your tender heart.

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 It’s time for us all to be Why Not? People. I mean…why not?

Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes now have autographed copies of Self-help for Stoners! YAY!

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Last night I shook hands and had a chat with Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob for those not in the cult). Each now have a signed copy of my book, Self-help for Stoners. They couldn’t have been more gracious, interested, warm or friendly. It was a big moment for me, especially when Kevin recognized the book and said, “Hey! I know you!”

Each got a personalized recommendation for stories they might particularly like from Self-help and it was a genuine pleasure all around. We laughed a lot. As always, of course, Kevin spoke inspired and inspiring words about writing and the creative process.

I’m a bit emotional today. (Scratch that. I’m very emotional today.) It was a milestone in the evolution, not just of the book, but for me taking the leap to writing full-time. It was just over a year ago that I decided I needed to “stop chasing the puck” and quit my job of twenty years. (I won’t rehash that story here, but you can always watch the video on the Inspiration page.) Things went full circle last night. And now? Onward. Three novels are coming out this year with my name on them. Hoo-ha!

I must make this writing thing work.

Bonus? As I walked up onstage, Jay sang Paperback Writer. Yes!

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