Wednesday, June 27, 2018

'Maynard' Documentary coming to iTunes and Digital

A few months back I had the honor of speaking with Sam Pollard, Director of the intriguing documentary, 'Maynard'.


The documntary follows the story of Maynard Jackson Jr. who became Atlanta's first black mayor in 1973. Maynard Jackson's story is one that everybody needs to see and hear. 

I wasn't familiar with Maynard until watching the documentary in preparation for speaking with Sam. The film is incredible. I was honestly sad that it took me this far into life to be able to learn Maynard's story. I would highly encourage everybody to take the time to watch this film and learn from such an incredible hero. Maynard Jackson was not just a political hero, but human hero as well. This is a film you will not want to miss. And now that it's going to be on digital platforms, you don't have an excuse to not watch it. 

'Maynard' arrives on iTunes and Digital platforms on Tuesday, July 3rd. 

Listen to Episode 110 with 'Maynard' Director Sam Pollard below. 

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Monday, June 25, 2018

Episode 130 - AT&T Shape at Warner Brothers

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 On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sit down and recap our time at the AT&T Shape event at Warner Brothers. 

Austin was only able to attend part of the first day as he had to head back to Salt Lake City to star in a movie. We talked about what we were able to do at the event while Austin was there, as well as the parts Austin missed out on. We had great panels with some of the filmmakers behind Ready Player One, panels with Issa Rae & P. Diddy, and incredible tech displays highlighting new science and technology in film. We also covered part of a second event I attended back at CBS with Rod Rodenburry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Rodenburry, and Executive Producer of Star Trek: Discovery. 
Tim and Austin on the Warner Lot for AT&T Shape


Tim and Austin on the set of 'Friends' at Central Perk


Tim Drake and Austin Grant on the set of Ellen


Tim's future dog butler statue


Tim and his wife Vanella with Rod Rodenburry at CBS

This episode also started a new podcasting experience for us. Since Meltdown closed at the end of March, we've been without regular spot to record the podcast. We bounce back and forth between my place and Austin's, but we thought it would be fun to record at interesting spots around Los Angeles. After hearing about the Los Feliz Murder House on an episode of My Favorite Murder, we decided to check it out since it was right up the street from my place. After checking out the creepy house, we decided to record the episode there. 
Tim Drake and Austin Grant in front of the Los Feliz Murder House

We have a few other locations in mind that we will be recording at, but if you have a spot you want us to check out on a future episode, let us know! 

Thanks for having us AT&T and Warner Brothers!

Enjoy the episode. 








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Thursday, June 14, 2018

Episode 129 - CBS Emmy FYC

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On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sit down to recap the CBS Emmy FYC Event.


Austin and I went to the CBS Redford Lot in Studio City for Emmy presentations from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane The Virgin, Star Trek: Discovery, The Amazing Race, and American Vandal.


Tim and Austin at the CBS Emmy FYC 2018

There were a few of these shows that neither of us have had a chance to watch, but after seeing their Emmy presentation, we are definitely compelled to dive into these shows right away. Listen to our recap and everything we learned from these shows while we were at CBS. 

Thanks for having us, CBS. 

Enjoy the episode.

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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Episode 128 - Jonathan Giles

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On today's episode, I talked with comedian Jonathan Giles!

Jonathan Giles

Jonathan and I first met doing an open mic at the Nerdist Showroom only to find out that we were actually working together there as well. Austin Grant joined us on this episode as we got to know more about Jonathan and his career.


Jonathan performing at The Laugh Factory

We talked with Jonathan about how he started comedy in Chicago, moving to Los Angeles, being a part of NBC's Late Night Writers Program, reminiscing over some of our favorite NerdMelt memories, a lot of riffs, and so much more.


Jonathan performing at Zanies Chicago

A huge thanks to Jonathan for taking the time to join us on the show. It was great to learn more about Jonathan and his career in comedy. Make sure to follow Jonathan on all of the links below and make sure to go see him perform! 

Thanks, Jonathan!

Enjoy the episode. 




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Sunday, May 20, 2018

Episode 127 - Food Addiction, Murder, and Solo

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On today's episode, Austin Grant and I sat down to catch up on what we've been up to the last few weeks.

Tim and Austin at the Solo: A Star Wars Story World Premier Red Carpet

On this episode, Austin and I talk about his new art endeavors, attending the World Premier of Solo: A Star Wars Story, blood covering Hollywood Blvd, food addictions, Austin's weird audition, San Diego Comic-Con planning, and more.


Tim checking out the Millennium Falcon on the Solo: A Star Wars Story Red Carpet


One of Austin's latest pieces. He's currently working on a Universal Monster Collection


Austin is a huge Utah Jazz fan and drew this portrait of the Jazz's breakout star, Donovan Mitchell.

We have a lot of things coming up, including the launch of our new sketch channel with recently debuted the first sketch, Avengers: Xfinity War. Stay tuned for our SDCC announcements, as well as new merchandise and projects we're involved with. 

Thank you for your support!

Enjoy the episode. 






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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Episode 126 - Here's Jonny

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On today's episode Austin and I sat down with our good friend, Jonny Byrne!

Austin, Tim and Jonny at Lake Hollywood

Jonny came to LA to escape the icy tundra that is he calls home, Chicago. It was so great to have Jonny in town and be able to show in around the city. We journeyed up to Lake Hollywood to record this episode.


Austin, Tim and Jonny at UCB


Jonny with Bobby Moynihan at UCB following Asssscat

We talked to Jonny about his experience in Los Angeles, going to UCB, meeting Bobby Moynihan, going to Groundlings and meeting Jim Rash, living in Chicago, Second City, and more! We also gave some play by play of the ridiculously stupid girls right out our window that decided to pose for pictures on top of their Mustang convertible under the Hollywood Sign.


Tim and Jonny at Second City Hollywood


Tim and Jim Rash at The Groundlings

We had such a great time with Jonny while he was here visiting. Hopefully we will have him back here in LA sooner than later. If you're in Chicago, make sure to look for Jonny performing and check out his new improv group, Cult Movie Improv. 

Thanks for joining us Jonny! 

Enjoy the episode. 





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Sunday, April 29, 2018

Episode 125 - NerdMelt Forever

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 Today's episode of the podcast is a special episode. This is the audio from the NerdMelt Farewell interviews I filmed last month. 


I had so many incredible people join me for this. On this episode you will hear: Matt Mira, Sarah Silverman, April Richardson, Kyle Clark, Hannah Kyle Crichton, Beowulf Jones, Zac Mckeever, Danielle Kramer, Aaron Baker, Nolan Fabricius, Julia Prescott, Samee Junio, Caitlin Durante, Matt Burnside, Jenny Chalikian, Ed Salazar, Aristotle Acevedo, Katie Levine, and Dave Kloc.
Tim and Matt Mira at NerdMelt
Tim and Sarah Silverman at NerdMelt

The Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics was a place comics across Los Angeles called home. Fans came in from around the country to see shows at NerdMelt and shop at Meltdown Comics. On March 30th, 2018, the place we called home came to a close.
The Nerdtern Family Picture at the Final Show on March 30, 2018.

So many incredible people had a part in making this place magical since it first opened as NerdMelt on April 2, 2011. We found out 9 days before closing that we were in our last week of shows. I spent 5 of those days reaching out to everybody I possibly could to sit down and share their memories with me for this video. I was amazed at how eager everybody was to be a part of this.


As the light goes out on Sunset, an era comes to an end...


The sign coming down


A huge thanks to every comedian and member of the NerdMelt family that took the time to rush over to NerdMelt in the final days to film this with me. You can watch the fill video below.

We miss you NerdMelt and Meltdown Comics. 

Thanks for the memories.

Enjoy the episode.

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