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Verge of the Fringe

Lance Anderson

Lance Anderson"s raw storytelling podcast. Spoken word, music and weird phone ramblings to "Dude."

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Self-Portrait at 60

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2025/10/19

Hey Dude, I try to sort through my messy milestone birthday, perfectly captured in my super funky selfie that inspired the call. QUOTE: "There's a lot of strands in the old duder's head..."AUDIO LINKCAST: Modesto, Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, The Dude, The Doors, Bill MurraySPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Paris, France, Smoke House, Ernie's Taco House, Toluca Lake, Casa Vega, Hill Street Cafe, St. Leon Armenian Cathedral, Bob's Big Boy,

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Raiders of the Lost Open Mic

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2025/08/24

Hey Dude, I goof on myself about my recent disastrous performances at an informal open mic at my church.QUOTE: "Well, that went so well, why not?"AUDIO LINKCAST: George Clooney, Vince Vaughn, James Franco, Harrison Ford, Chef Ben Ford LOCATIONS: Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City (UUCSC), Studio City, Studio City TheaterPROPS: androgynyMOVIES: Rocky, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner SPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming Ming SOUNDS: gravel, footsteps, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes

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"Oh Lord, Stuck in Lodi Again"

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2025/07/17

Hey Dude, I rave about basking in John Fogerty's light at the Hollywood Bowl. Plus I ask your advice about how to tell some of my saucy stories with songs. QUOTE: "If there's a Heaven, he's gonna be there rockin'!" MUSICIANS: John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Belinda Carlisle, Go-Go's, Kittens for Christian, Alicia Silverstone, Richie Valens VENUES: Hollywood Bowl, Hamburg, Germany, UCLA, BurbankINSTRUMENTS: Beauty and the Beat, Volkswagen BugLULLABYE: "Lodi" by John FogertySOUNDS: wind,

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"Long As I Can See the Light"

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2025/07/03

Hey Dude, the amazing Reverand Rick retired at the top of his game to become an artist, while the jury is still out for me. QUOTE: "Just do your thing. Come as you are."MUSICIANS: Reverend Rick, Paramahansa Yogananda, John FogertyVENUES: Studio City, Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City, Claremont, Self Realization Fellowship, Echo Park, AltadenaINSTRUMENTS: Unitarian Universalism, poetry reading, pandemic, podcasting, Zoom, Eaton Fire, GoFundMe, AASPECIAL GUEST CAMEO: Ming MingLULLABYE:

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I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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2025/06/21

Hey Dude, my recent reconnection to music makes me travel back in time to 2004, where I was living in a basement apartment in "Eagle Rock" and working on a one person show called "Broken Hearts and Sad Country Songs." QUOTE: "Whatever!"AUDIO LINKMUSICIANS: Stan Hillas, Kittens For Christian, Bruce Springsteen, Marilyn Monroe, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Bob DylanVENUES: United Kingdom, Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, Sun ValleyINSTRUMENTS: spoken word and music, podcasting, Karaoke SONGS: "I'm So

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Hollywood Way to The Valley

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2025/05/27

Hey Dude, an innocent Sunday drive to the Hollywood Bowl box office with my dad, turns into a mudslide of deep hometown memories.QUOTE: "If you don't drive through your hometown, are you really in your hometown?"LULLABY: "Hooray for Hollywood" (Whitling/Mercer)AUDIO LINKMUSICIANS/CAST: John Fogerty, Joan Anderson, George Clooney, Billy Strings, Bob DylanLOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Hollywood Way, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studio, Universal Studios, Cahuenga Pass, Highland Ave., Sunset

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California Sober at The Hollywood Bowl

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2025/05/19

Hey Dude, I took my dad to see Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival at The Hollywood Bowl and it somehow magically restored my faith in my own home town.QUOTE: "I would call it a borderline spiritual experience..."LULLABY: "California Sober" by Billy StringsAUDIO LINKMUSICIANS/CAST: Willie Nelson, P-22 (mountain lion), Ricky Gervais, Sierra Hull, Billy Strings, Bob Dylan, Cate Blanchett, Deadheads, Jimi HendrixLOCATIONS: The Hollywood Bowl, Ventura Blvd, Universal City, Burbank, Griffith Park, LA

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LA in La La Land

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2025/05/06

Hey Dude, I finally watched La La Land and it really struck me to the core, especially the scenes at my beloved Smoke House and the wacky one person show stuff.QUOTE: "My recording situation isn't perfect..."AUDIO LINKCAST: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Ming Ming (cameo)LOCATIONS: Oregon, 105 Freeway, The Dresden Room, The Smoke House, Warner Bros., Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, Sunset Blvd.FILM/TV: A Complete Unknown, The Chocolate War, La La Land, SNL, Drive, Barbie, PortlandiaPODCASTS:

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My Own Private Chocolate War

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2025/04/26

AUDIO LINKHey Dude, I trip out on being a heathen freshman at a Catholic high school, and then I goof on the reason why I left.QUOTE: "I didn't want to sell the chocolates."CAST: Pope Francis, Jesus of Nazareth, Spartacus, Chris Prine, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, Jennifer Jason LeighLOCATIONS: Notre Dame High School, Beth Meier Preschool, Corvallis High School, Descanso Gardens, AltadenaPROPS: Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, My Own Private Idaho, The Chocolate War, Poolman, The Big Lebowski,

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Completely Unknown

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2025/04/13

AUDIO LINKHey Dude, after stumbling from the ashes, I finally sat down to have my mind blown by the film A Complete Unknown...twice.QUOTE: "The wheels have completely fallen off the wagon."CAST: Brandi Carlile, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Friday, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Fred Neil, James Mangold, Elijah Wald, Timothée Chalamet, Sylvester Stallone, Joaquin Phoenix, Johnny Cash, Boyd Holbrook, Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Suze Rotolo, Scott Warmuth LOCATIONS: Burbank,

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"Have a nice f**king day, Sir!"

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2025/03/31

Hey Dude, my super funky weekend was redeemed after Reverend Rick let his freak flag fly from the pulpit of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City.QUOTE: "I don't know if I should say this in church."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Kris Kristofferson, Philip Roth, Jack NicholsonPLACES: Altadena, Los Angeles, DTLA, Los Angeles Central Library, Universal City, Studio City, Harvard Westlake Sports Complex, UUCSCTHINGS: Sunday Morning Coming Down, The Last Detail, Shore Patrol PHOTO: "Beautiful UU

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Marching into Podcasthon

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2025/03/19

Hey Dude, I talk about how I'm struggling to keep my head on straight this year as I deal with the Altadena Fire, my induction into the Podcast Hall of Fame and my 20th anniversary of podcasting. All while trying to celebrate the efforts of the people at Podcasthon, as Dean and I ask for your help with our own non-profit, the History of Podcasting Project.AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Dean WhitbreadPLACES: Altadena, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, Canada, France, "The Gulf of Canada"THINGS: Eaton Fire

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Altadena, Revisited (Part 1)

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2025/03/02

Hey Dude, I headed up to Altadena to visit the three historic places where I once lived. All three were burned to the ground. Yet I still feel a tinge of hope.PEOPLE: David Lynch, Zane GreyPLACES: Altadena, Jane's Village, Zane Grey Estate, Woodbury BuildingTHINGS: History of Podcasting ProjectSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, airplane Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Woodbury Building Mural" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: March 1, 2025

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Go Find Me

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2025/02/03

Hey Dude, obviously there has a been a lot going on with the Eaton Fire burning down my studio in downtown Altadena. So many people, suffering so much loss, so I'll wait to tell my side of the story for another day.My GoFundMeAUDIO LINKSOUNDS: footsteps, gravel path, sirens Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE: storytelling, personal narrative, personal journalPHOTO: "Go Find Me" shot with my iPhone XSRECORDED: February 1, 2025 in the "Cafe" under the flight path of the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank,

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Dreams of the 90s

Verge of the Fringe ·

2025/01/05

Hey Dude, I briefly talk about being inducted into the PodcastHall of Fame, before I flashback to my not so distant dreams of living in the 90s. QUOTE: "I didn't play it cool enough, so I dropped the ball."AUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Grant Baciocco, Hiram, Alicia Silverstone PLACES: Orlando, Burbank, Westside, South L.A., San Bernadino THINGS: Podcast Hall of Fame, Dr. Floyd, Toiley T. Paper, Kittens for Christian, Reality Bites, Portlandia, SNL, mime, Music Center of Los Angeles, Clueless, Verge of the

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Secret Successes and Broken Shoelaces

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2024/12/07

Hey Dude, I'm really sorry it's been so long since my last call.I riff about a "big f'n deal" announcement that is still a secret, while also lamenting all of the broken shoelaces in my life. QUOTE: "It's not the big things in life that kill you. It's the little things like breaking a shoelace with no time left." - Charles BukowskiAUDIO LINK PEOPLE: Charles Bukowski, Sylvester Stallone PLACES: North Hollywood High School THINGS: Rocky, X (the band), Twitter, Bluesky SOUNDS: plane, birds,

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Ode to Joan Baez

Verge of the Fringe ·

2024/03/19

Hey Dude, the other night I watched the Joan Baez documentary "I Am a Noise" and it struck me to the core. My new found reverence for Joan Baez is beyond measure. Plus I couldn't think of my favorite singer's name...Brandi Carlile.QUOTE: "Madonna, not Madonna the performer. Madonna the Virgin Mary."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Norah Jones, Kacey Musgraves, Billie Eilish & Finneas, The Carpenters, The Go-Go's, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Virgin Mary, Taylor

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Going Viral

Verge of the Fringe ·

2024/02/17

Hey Dude, I had a minor battle with COVID before I really went viral with a Star Wars post in a Generation X group on Facebook. QUOTE: "A two-year-old has no context of anything..."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: David Letterman PLACES: Hollywood Burbank Airport, Canada THINGS: COVID-19, vaccines, Star Wars, micro-generations, 1977, Substack, Generation X, 1965-1980, 1960, 1980, Facebook, History of Podcasting, Rocky SOUNDS: birds, footsteps, gravel path, plane, Laguna Sawdust Cowbell Chimes GENRE:

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The Day After Christmas

Verge of the Fringe ·

2023/12/31

Hey Dude, I left you melancholy message about my crazy days before the holidays, along with a sad remembrance of my mom's last Christmas. QUOTE: "At least that's what I call the day after Christmas..."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: Dean Whitbread, Doug Mcintyre PLACES: England, Henry's Tacos, Ernie's Taco House, Casa Vega, El Coyote THINGS: Libsyn, Subaru, Outback, Crosstrek, Faberge egg, Christmas, Christmas Eve, "It's A Wonderful Life", redemption story, Boxing Day, Redeye Radio, KFI, New Years, IBM SOUNDS:

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Spoken Word and Music at the Hong Kong Cafe

Verge of the Fringe ·

2023/11/18

Hey Dude, the PBS documentary "The Chinatown Punk Wars" took me back in my mind to my best live performance at the Hong Kong Cafe. QUOTE: "I was totally free on stage."AUDIO LINKPEOPLE: The Dude, Karen Carpenter, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Keith Morris, John Doe PLACES: DTLA, Arts District, Al's Bar, Chinatown, Echo Park, Sunset Blvd., Millie's, Madame Wong's, Hong Kong Cafe THINGS: Generation X, Boomers, micro generation, Artbound, PBS, "The Chinatown Punk Wars", punk rock, Black

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