Looks like I’m popping up in some unexpected places this summer. Even after all the podcast episodes that I have done over the years, I’ve only recently appeared on an episode as myself. If you want to listen to me talking about growing up and making my way to New York you can do so on comedian Chris Lamberth’s program, The Mundane Festival. He interviews a lot of great comedians in New York and it was an honor to be among them. (Hint: the bit with me starts about thirty minutes in. You can also hear how windy our apartment is.) Here’s the link.

But since I can’t ever stay away from Dale for too long, on Weds. May 28th I’ll be returning to my teal suit and glasses for a guest spot on the Running Late with Scott Rogowsky show. It’s at Littlefield in Brooklyn and the rest of the lineup is amazing. Steve Buscemi? Brooks Wheelan? Adam Resnick! Katie Nolan? Peter Rosenberg? This show has it all. And Dale. The greenroom is going to be hopping. Tickets, if any are left, are available via this link.

And then on June 5th, I’ll be getting back to plain ole James and telling a short story about my youth as part of Split Personality, a story telling series hosted by JiJi Lee. That show is 7pm at Over the Eight Bar, in Williamsburg. Links for that event are here.

2014 has started with a busy couple of months. Dale Radio projects have been taking up most of my time, with super fun shows coast to coast, from the NYC Podfest to the SF Sketchfest. It was wonderful to be back in San Francisco and to perform for such a big and friendly crowd. I even made a brief cameo in a Killing My Lobster sketch and they let me keep my clothes on!

Back in NY, we’ve found a new venue for Dale. And while I miss being able to walk to the show, we have settled into a nice groove, while still keeping the show in a basement, in our new digs at The PIT in NYC. All the info and audio for the most recent season is available at www.daleradio.com.

In non-Dale news, I was also thrilled that my Columbia House story was featured on the Best of the Soundtrack Series compilation episode, which is still available online. On the homefront, V has discovered the intrinsic comedy in the word dookie, and she likes to punctuate a good dookie joke with an enthusiastic “CLASSIC!” The kid’s got a bright future.

Once a month, Dale Radio makes a little magic at Union Hall. The podcast, taped in front of a live audience, features the musicians, comedians, performers, and filmmakers that make Brooklyn so dynamic and intriguing. Dale Seever, the host, is an intriguing character himself. Read More

Friends. Strangers. Development Directors at non-profit art spaces around the country. If you are in New York on Monday, September 16, 2013 – and enjoy drinking and/or laughing and/or both, please consider making it out to see the Season 6 premiere of my humble podcast effort, Dale Radio. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the door for the price of just five dollars. In exchange, I will deliver one of the finest hours of your life – thanks to the amazing guests and people involved in pulling this off. After five years of doing the show, we’ll still be in a basement, but we will be in one of the best basements in all of Brooklyn, Park Slope’s Union Hall. They have a full bar, and a couch, and bathrooms that are not scary. Please bring a friend, tell a friend, let’s blow this out of the water and show em that Dale has some fans out there. If you’ve never been to a show – now is the time!! We’ll be there the third Monday of every month through December – and beyond if y’all can make it out. I have a few other items to tell you about – and will be posting again soon. Thanks for the support everyone! Onward!

Thanks to my good friend and world traveler, Joy Yoon, my advice for what to do in LA has been included in her new book, The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles! I’m even listed as an expert. Which I am. So you should get the book and flip right to pages 164 & 165 and do exactly as I say! So exciting!

So much has been happening of late over on the other side of the internet! This summer we’re shooting some very special episodes of the smash-hit webseries, Spending Time With…Dale! You can watch all of the first cycle – featuring Jamie Shupak, Cory McAbee, Eleanor Friedberger, Chris Gethard, and Sasheer Zamata doing things with Dale over at youtube.com/daleradio. If you check it out, subscribe so you can be alerted to new episodes. Podcasts and posts continue over at www.daleradio.com. And I’m excited to be performing once again as myself in the July edition of the acclaimed story-telling event, The Soundtrack Series. That’s happening on August 1, downstairs at Le Poisson Rouge. Then get ready for an amazing fall as Dale Radio Live crosses the Gowanus for a new season at Union Hall. Every third Monday at 8pm. More info on the Dale site. Gah! And so much more…20th high school reunion, trip to Venice, V’s graduation…too much for one post! Hope to see you at a live event coming up!

We moved. It’s hard to be those additional blocks away from the Gowanus, but hopefully we’ll still get some foul gusts come summer. Dale continues his march of excellence and thanks to all who supported the web series. We’ll shoot a few more episodes this month then we should have something out to you soon. If you’re in Brooklyn and want to come see a show – we’re doing them monthly, usually on the third Thursday, at the terrific Film Biz Recycling. A great organization that treats Dale right – and makes for a fun environment to be in. The Foundation also is maintaining its course – we just announced a new partnership in Portland called, The Precipice Fund, joining the ranks of the other Warhol-supported Regional Regranting efforts in other cities. So you know…things are happening. Even if I only update once a year.