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Deep Night Season 12: Odetta Hartman

Dale tunes his vessel to just the right frequency in this conversation with New York-based musician and songwriter, Odetta Hartman. Odetta tells Dale about growing up on the Lower East Side, exploring the music of caverns, the influence of Alan Lomax, and why murder ballads are such an enduring presence in the American songbook. In…

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Deep Night Season 12: Marcel Dzama

Dale dons his caped turtleneck and pulls his fangs out the jar for a very seasonally-appropriate, vampire-inspired conversation with acclaimed visual artist, Marcel Dzama. The two discuss Marcel’s lifelong fascination with the character of Count Dracula, tracing its beginnings to his youth in Winnipeg spent assembling puzzles of Bela Lugosi and watching classic films on…

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Deep Night Season 12: Natasha Vaynblat

Dale soothes his fears by focusing on his breathing until he starts to forget how to breathe and then the very idea of breathing becomes super weird to him and then has a panic attack before settling into this week’s episode featuring comedian Natasha Vaynblat. Dale and Natasha talk about some of their worst fears…

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Deep Night Season 12: Paul Cauthen

Dale snaps his western turtleneck all the way up for a conversation with country music sensation, Paul Cauthen. Big Velvet meets Big Crystals in this discussion about Paul’s most recent album, Room 41. Written mostly in a West Dallas hotel, during a particularly rough time in Paul’s life, the album sparks with a range of…

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Deep Night Season 11: Paco Romane

Dale lights up whenever he sees comedian Paco Romane. Dale and Paco go back to their time in San Francisco at the dawn of the last millennium. Paco was a jazz musician longing to do comedy and Dale was a comedian ready to pursue the jazz of life. The two friends discuss what happened when…

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Deep Night Season 11: Nataly Aukar

Dale discovers some universal truths about performing when he sits down with comedian Nataly Aukar. Nataly tells Dale about her early experiences growing up in Lebanon and how a chance encounter outside the Comedy Cellar changed the course of her career. She and Dale also talk about being bullied in the mountains, the burgeoning comedy…

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Deep Night Season 11: Live with Mallory O’Meara, Monroe Martin, and Todd Barry

Dale breaks the surface of his personal black lagoon to present this special monster-movie inspired episode of the program, featuring Dale and his guests Todd Barry, Monroe Martin, and author Mallory O’Meara. Recorded live at The Slipper Room, the show begins with Dale spreading the word about the growing threat of sewer monsters beneath New…

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