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Cosmic Lion Radio
Hosted by Cosmic Lion Productions · EN
Step into the mind of Gonzo Musicologist and publisher Eli Schwab as he takes you to the outer reaches of Comic Books, Music, Films, Art, and beyond.
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Bobby Weir - CLRGD #3
Mar 501:36:48Tap to summarizeWe are back this week with our tribute to Bobby Weir! This career spanning reflection shines a light on all the corners of Bobby's illustrious, moving, epichol, and iconic life. From the first That's it For the Other One to Wolf Bros. From The Midnights to The National, we listen to it all. Also this week, more fan voicemails!! Thanks to Seth Peagler from Heroes Aren't Hard to Find and HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC for his GDMemories. ENJOY!! Call the voicemail and leave us your Grateful Dead memories. How did you get into the Dead? Whats your first memory of the Dead? Favorite tour story? Give us a call! (818) 253-1738 https://bobweir.net/
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Phil Lesh - CLRGD #2
Feb 1401:16:44Tap to summarizeThe Cosmic Lion Radio / Gratful Dead exploration contines this week as we look into the musical legacy of Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead and BEYOND!! The Phil Zone is HUGE and we dive head(stock) first into it. From his college trumpet ensemble, to The Dead, Phil & Friends and all the way up to the Terrapin Family band, we look at Phil's entire lifes work. We also start diving into the voice mails that we recieved for the 'cast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the podcast call (818) 253-1738. It'll pick right up and you can leave a message.
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The Grateful Dead Primer CLRGD #1
Feb 1001:13:26Tap to summarizeWelcom to the Grateful Dead season of Cosmic Lion Radio!!! It's the Deads 60th anniversary and Cosmic Lion Productions' 20th anniversary so we are doing whatever the hell I want, and what I want is to talk about the Grateful Dead. This ep we go era by era and cover the Dead from 1965 to 1995. The Prime era. I go into some history, play some killer jams and lay a basic overview of the career of the greatest rock band of all time. Also, if you want to be a part of this season you can call our hotline/voicemail and leave a message with your Dead memories, history or just a wild story. Call (818) 253-1738 and leave a message! I'll start playing them on the cast next episode. We'll go member by member and next up is Phil! Hope you enjoy and for a much better Grateful Dead podcast listen to the official Good Ole Grateful Dead Cast here or where ever you get your podcasts: https://www.dead.net/deadcast Tons of great and new books coming every month of 2026 at: http://cosmiclionproductions.com/
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#65 with Allan Arkush
Jan 2101:21:47Tap to summarizeCosmic Lion Radio is back and we have an absolutely amazing guest. Director and Producer of over 400 TV shows (Timecop, Heroes, Moonlighting) and films (Rock 'n' Roll High School, Get Crazy, Heartbeeps), Fillmore East employee, and Deadhead Allan Arkush joins us. We talk about his history as a music lover, seeing all the shows i DREAM about seeing, his friendship with Jerry Garcia, the fusion of music and film and so much more!! It was such an honor to speak with Allan and our time went by WAY too fast. I didn't even get to ask him about working with Andy Kaufman!! WHAT! Maybe we can get a part 2 going soon. This is episode 65 and the Grateful Dead started in 1965 so I am embarking on a ten episode journey into the history of the Grateful Dead as well as my own personal history with the band. So excited and hope you'll join me! For more from Allan check out his YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@hwy61rv Also check out his video on Trailers From Hell here: https://www.youtube.com/@trailersfromhell
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CLR Preview - 2001 A Space Podyssey: 2061 Book Club
Dec 1900:35:41Tap to summarizeIt's that thing of when you preview another Podcast in the feed of your podcast! Join Eli as he joins the amazing hosts Brad and Wes from 2001 A Space Podyssey in this special read through of the, oft forgotten, 2061: Odyssey Three. This is a subscriber only podcast on their patreon so join up there and enjoy the rest of their 2061 read through and as they go on to 3001 and beyond the infinite. You can also enjoy their podcast for free where ever you get your podcasts. Eli popped in to tlak about Jack Kirbys 2001 comics. You can also go to their official website SpacePodyssey.com for photos, research links, exclusive articles and more!
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#64 Talkin' Meat with Stuart Moore and Matt Howarth
Sep 1201:42:18Tap to summarizeWe are back and this week we have comic LEGENDS Stuart moore and Matt Howarth. We sit down to discuss our new book Meat, written by Stuart, with art by Matt Howarth and published by Cosmic Lion. The book is based in the not too distant future where communication technology has brought us to the cutting edge but have we gone too far that we can't even recognize ourselves? Are we human or just meat? Matt and Stuart talk about the writing process, music, movies and everything in between! This is Matts first podcast so be sure to tune in! Stuart Moore https://www.instagram.com/stuartmoore01/ https://stuartmoorewriter.com/ Matt Howarth http://matthowarth.com/ http://www.bugtownmall.com/
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#63 G.H.O.S.T. Agents Outlaw Town / Mind Melt Creator Roundtable w/ Ken Landgraf, Rocko Jerome & Meesimo
Oct 30, 202400:36:02Tap to summarizeCosmic Lion Radio is back with the creative team behind G.H.O.S.T. Agents Outlaw Town and Mind Melt. Writer and creator Rocko Jerome, LEGENDARY ARTIST KEN LANDGRAF, colorist Meesimo and letterer, Eli Schwab. The team chats about the books, Ken's legacy and influence and a TON more stuff. Check it. For more: https://ghostagents.net/ The Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostagents/ghost-agents-mindmelt-ghost-agents-outlaw-town Instas: https://www.instagram.com/cosmiclionproductions https://www.instagram.com/landgrafken/ https://www.instagram.com/rockojerome.ghostagents/ https://www.instagram.com/meesimo/
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#62 Getting Reacquainted
Jul 16, 202401:00:47Tap to summarizeCosmic Lion Radio is BACK and we are getting our solo casting legs back on. We dive into what's been going on at CLP headquarters, talk about the new issue of Joe Matt's Peepshow, i show you a cool chat I had with Tim Heidecker about Joe on his show Office Hours about a year ago, I share a recording from the Vintage Synthesizer Museum and I play a ton of new JAMZ!!! We end the show with a tribute to Cartoonist Kayfabe and a song my buddy Turbo9 crafted with the intro drum beat and some samples. Cover photo by Ryan Dougherty Dig it!! For more check out https://cosmiclionproductions.com/
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#61 Talkin' Star Trek with Manny Gomez and Michael Jan Friedman
Oct 24, 202201:38:35Tap to summarizeCosmic Lion Radio returns with a super engaging new episode. We are joined by featured co-host Manny Gomez and our super special guest, 10 time New York Times best selling author Michael Jan Friedman. Michael has written over 30 Star Trek novels, the bulk of the DC Star Trek run and the main subject of todays show...the Star Trek X-Men Planet-X crossover book. Manny and I read this recently and were blown away witht the joy it brought us. Join us for this out of this world conversation. Manny Gomez - Instagram @_idbuythatforadollar_ and at monkeysfightingrobots.com Michael Jan Friedman - https://www.michaeljanfriedman.net/ https://twitter.com/friedmanmj ANd be on the lookoiut for his new Kickstarter!
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#60 10 Year Retrospective
Jul 18, 202101:03:38Tap to summarizeThis is 10 years since the first podcast mix I made. Happy ten year Anniversary to Cosmic Lion Radio!!! It was at 8:08pm that night in 2011 that made the 8:08 Mix intent for a podcast, I just didn't know how to make a podcast yet. Here is that mix: https://www.mediafire.com/file/yay72ac5n38gswa/808_Mix_by_Cosmic_Lion.zip/file 10 years later and here I am. Three podcasts and over 200 episode under my belt. Pretty Cool!! Join me as I look back through the episodes of Cosmic Lion Radio all while spinning some tunes inspired by the history. Hope you enjoy the tenth anniversary special!!
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