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Today's guest is comedian Ricky Velez whose debut comedy special 'Here's Everything' is now available on HBO Max. Pete Davidson & Judd Apatow are executive producers of the special. Michael Bonfiglio directs. Ricky acted in & co-produced last years hit comedy 'The King of Staten Island' with Judd Apatow and is currently working with Judd on a new top-secret project... of which we'll learn nothing about today! Support The Portland Podcast by rating on Apple Podcasts. Visit us at http://pdxpodcast.com/.

Zakk Wylde is the founder, guitarist, and lead singer of the heavy metal band band Black Label Society who you can catch this Friday, October 8 at the Roseland Theater in Portland. The group’s new full length album 'Doom Crew Inc' drops appropriately enough on Black Friday of this year. The record is a tribute to the BLS road crew and a salute to band’s loyal legion of fans. Zakk’s also featured on Ozzy Osbourne’s forthcoming record and will be touring with the rock legend in 2022 to support the of the album. Music used under license. Support The Portland Podcast by rating on Apple Podcasts. Visit us at http://pdxpodcast.com/.

Flula Borg is a German actor, musician, comedian, YouTube personality and DJ who stars as 'Javelin' in the 2021 feature film The Suicide Squad. His character serves in the first team of Task Force X in the DC action adventure. Flula's also teamed up Reggie Watts + virtual DJs Ivan and Peter on a new dance release, “Javelin (Move Your Body),” inspired by the movie’s character. Portland-based art-pop project MANE chats with us in the second segment of today's show about their new EP 'Leo // Lib // Bull.' Music used under license. Support The Portland Podcast by rating on Apple Podcasts. Visit us at http://pdxpodcast.com/.

Reborn in the USA: An Englishman's Love Letter to His Chosen Home is the new The #1 New York Times Bestseller from Roger Bennett, one-half of the celebrated Men in Blazers duo. The longtime culture and soccer commentator traces the origins of his love affair with America in the biography, and how he went from a depraved, pimply faced Jewish boy in 1980s Liverpool to become the quintessential Englishman in New York. Music used under license. Support The Portland Podcast by rating on Apple Podcasts. Visit us at http://pdxpodcast.com/.

Carole Hooven teaches in and co-directs the undergraduate program in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. She was a featured guest last month on the Joe Rogan Experience promoting her new book 'T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us,' which is also the basis of our chat today. Music used under license. Support The Portland Podcast by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts.

4-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Michael League is the founder of Snarky Puppy and musical director for David Crosby and has just released his debut solo album So Many Me via GroundUP Music. Quarantine found League in a tiny apartment in Cadiz, Spain with no Snarky Puppy projects or major production gigs on the horizon. He found himself with the time to compile the footnotes, drafts and melodies he’d collected over the years with the intent of pulling together a solo record. Michael had the idea of creating a textural landscape with thick vocal harmonies; a mix of Turkish, Moroccan and Kurdish percussion and synthesizers. Throughout the album, League rediscovers the music of his own past, exploring 1980’s soundscapes and drops in references spanning from Tears for Fears to Talking Heads. Support The Portland Podcast by visiting http://pdxpodcast.com/ & rating on Apple Podcasts.