Allan Arkush is the director of The Ramones motion picture Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Get Crazy, Heartbeeps, and much more. A true legend out of the Roger Corman school of filmmaking, he joins Jake to discuss how the 1964 Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night changed his life, to his unforgettable time working at the Fillmore East, to the bet that lead him to co-direct his first film Hollywood Boulevard, and why The Ramones were the perfect fit to his high school musical film. As always, check out all of the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Chris Gethard & Jake have a special one-on-one conversation about the culture of New York City Public-Access Television recorded LIVE from SF Sketchfest! Chris & Jake chat about the early days of public access, why Chris decided to take The Chris Gethard Show to public access, some of Jake’s Squirt TV contemporaries, and how Chris might have fractured his leg during the Comedy Central pilot taping of The Chris Gethard Show. Check out all of the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Julian McCullough is a beloved stand up, nice gent, and an all around delight. Julian joins Jake this week to return to the world of Kars4Kids, look at the vocal stylings of The Manhattan Transfer, check out a very specific fetish involving wrestling & nylon socks, and deal with a guy in Chicago who has some skulls. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re in San Francisco, don’t miss out on a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest CHRIS GETHARD on Friday, February 7th at Stage Werx as part of SF Sketchfest! Go to www.sfsketchfest.com for tickets.

Ted Leo joins Jake to chat about his early musical influences, his time with the punk rock band Chisel, and forming The Both with Aimee Mann. He also gives a musician’s commentary for the music video “Bottled Cork,” plays an unreleased record live in the studio, and shares his thoughts on Teddy Bear the Porcupine. Don’t forget to check out all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! On Thursday, February 6th, Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn, New York will screen a 35mm print of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains featuring an introduction and Q&A by with Jake and Natasha Lyonne! Go to www.nitehawkcinema.com for tickets. Also, there will be a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest CHRIS GETHARD on Friday, February 7th at Stage Werx as part of SF Sketchfest! Go to www.sfsketchfest.com for tickets.

Stand-up comedian, sketch performer, and Jake’s good buddy Jake Weisman stops by to have some fun on this week’s ep of THE FOGELNEST FILES! Jake & Jake chat about the empowering/hilarious word “bitch,” why improv needs to be mocked more, and how Scientology is the greatest con in the world. As always, all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! On Thursday, February 6th, Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn, New York will screen a 35mm print of Ladies and Gentleman: The Fabulous Stains featuring an introduction and Q&A by Jake in the flesh! Go to www.nitehawkcinema.com for tickets. Also, there will be a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest CHRIS GETHARD on Friday, February 7th at Stage Werx as part of SF Sketchfest! Go to www.sfsketchfest.com for tickets.

John Moe is a long time public radio person and host of the terrific public radio variety show/podcast Wits. He joins Jake to discuss how Wits became the show that it is now was born, his early comedic & radio influences, and to do an appreciator’s commentary of the music video for The Rolling Stones’ Waiting On A Friend. As always, all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! People of San Francisco you can now get your tickets for a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest CHRIS GETHARD on Friday, February 7th at Stage Werx as part of SF Sketchfest! Go to www.sfsketchfest.com for tickets.

Damien Fahey, Megan Koester, and Brock Wilbur join Jake LIVE from UCB-LA to look at some real dimwits. They’ll chat about some classic catchphrases, check out some guys hanging out in trees, and watch the worst video on the internet. As always, all the videos from this episode are over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! People of San Francisco you can now get your tickets for a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES on Friday, February 7th at Stage Werx as part of SF Sketchfest! Go to www.sfsketchfest.com for tickets.

Spend the new year celebrating VHS with Nick & Dimitri of Everything Is Terrible! They’ll discuss how they began curating lost & forgotten gems from television, the process of searching for thousands of tapes to showcase important things such as the costumed yellow dino character who hunts pedophiles, and how they build new worlds for each one of their live shows. As always, check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! People of Los Angeles, you can now get your tickets for a LIVE episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES on January 12th as part of the RIOT LA festival with special guest TODD BARRY! Go to www.riotla.com for tickets.

Jake’s longtime pal Moby drops by to discuss growing up in Connecticut, how Sid Vicious’ appearance in Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video changed his life, being inspired by Laura Palmer’s Theme from Twin Peaks, the best pick up line he’s ever heard, and losing his mind after the enormous success of “Play.” Remember to check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Bo Burnham is a very funny standup/writer who you may know from the internet and he just released his new special “what.” absolutely for free on YouTube & Netflix. Bo joins Jake to discuss growing up as a theatre nerd, the process of developing his MTV show “Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous,” and his fascination with para-social relationships. They also check out the genius of Tom Lehrer, Bill Cosby covering “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” and “Weird Al” Yankovic’s television debut on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. As always, check out all the videos over atyoutube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re listening to this on Thursday December 19th, tune in for a LIVE VPN edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guest MOBY at 6pm PST/9pm EST over at youtube.com/Earwolf!

Tom Scharpling will end The Best Show on WFMU on December 17th. Daniel Ralston, co-host of The Low Times Podcast joins Jake to celebrate all things Newbridge.

In addition to being the lead singer of several punk rock groups including Bratmobile and Partyline, Allison Wolfe is one of the pioneers of the underground feminist punk rock movement known as Riot grrrl. She joins Jake to discuss what is was like to be a central figure in the Riot grrrl movement, how the first disbandment of Bratmobile lead to the formation of Cold Cold Hearts, the later reformation of Bratmobile, and the birth of Partyline. As always, check out all the videos over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Certified stand up comedian Matt Braunger has done it all and now he’s helping Jake deal with some stuff on this week’s episode of The Fogelnest Files! Matt & Jake discuss the legend of Mac Tonight, why certain songs should never be covered, and the insanity of 1979‘s Disco Demolition Night. Check out all the videos from today’s episode over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Brooklyn’s own The So So Glos join Jake to guess which musician had a hot ass on today’s VPN episode of THE FOGELNEST FILES! They also discuss their origin story, making their Letterman debut, establishing an all-ages performance space/recording studio in Brooklyn called Shea Stadium, and perform songs from their new album “Blowout.” As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles!

Underground filmmaker Jeff Krulik joins Jake to discuss the 1986 documentary centered around the hard-rock fandom which occurred at the Capital Centre parking lot in Landover, Maryland before a Judas Priest concert called Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Jeff also explains how he went from selling cable door to door to eventually running a public access network, how he met with the King of Porn, and tells us about his new film, Led Zeppelin Played Here, about a Maryland youth center where Led Zeppelin supposedly performed on its first US tour. As always, check out the full playlist over at youtube.com/TheFogelnestFiles! If you’re listening to this on Thursday November 21st, tune in for a LIVE VPN edition of THE FOGELNEST FILES with special guests THE SO SO GLOS at 9p EST/6p PST over at youtube.com/Earwolf!