Hosted by nationally touring comedian John Poveromo, Dystopia Tonight dares to ask the question: Is this too much? Are we hurtling through a dystopian nightmare, trapped in an endless, self-perpetuating whirlpool of clickbaity headlines, viral memes, and doomscroll-fueled chaos? A carnival of absurdity where every click feels like another nail in society’s coffin? Or is this the moment before we wake up, pull the plug, and rewrite the story — hoping someone remembered to hit record? Either way, welcome to Dystopia Tonight.
Episodes
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022
2hr 2 min
It was an absolute pleasure getting to speak with Glen Phillips, lead singer and songwriter for Toad The Wet Sprocket. He joins us on Dystopia Tonight for a very enlightening conversation about life, music, art, the human spirit, getting through lockdown creatively, going on tour with his friends, 90s nostalgia, Bare Naked Ladies, The Gin Blossoms, family life, loving everyone and coming to terms with the fact that we probably all want the same thing we just…sorta kinda disagree on how to get there. Enjoy!
https://toadthewetsprocket.com/
Mar 21, 2022
Mar 21, 2022
1hr 34 min
Michael Christopher is a voice actor and musician who joins us to talk about his career, a reset during Covid, his passion for music and voice acting, and one of our favorite topics - the supernatural! Enjoy!
Mar 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
1hr 10 min
Sean Rowe was an absolute blast to have on Dystopia Tonight. We talked about his latest album release, going on survival walks, the thing we will and won’t eat based on texture, his passion for music growing up, ditching a social media presence, his song, “to leave something behind,” and his new album The Darkness Dresses in Colored Lights. Enjoy!
https://www.seanrowe.net/
Mar 16, 2022
Mar 16, 2022
1hr 35 min
It was an honor hosting Billy West on Dystopia Tonight. So much of what he’s done has not only been apart of my childhood but all of our childhoods and to get to spend some time with the man behind the characters was a true joy. We talked the return of Futurama and Ren and Stimpy John DiMaggio and the plight of voice actors, standing up for what you believe in, creating characters, his first time auditioning for Matt Groening, suffering through Covid but coming out creatively on the other side, his upcoming book, his childhood, autism, evolution, Roger Klotz storming the Capitol, and so so much more, enjoy!
Mar 15, 2022
Mar 15, 2022
1hr 6 min
Gary Kroeger came out of the gate running in this episode of Dystopia Tonight and we loved every minute of it! We talk progressive politics, democrats, republicans, and the rest of us caught in between, covid, his days on SNL, his passions growing up, what lead him directly into comedy and then eventually politics, splitting his time between Ohio and Chicago, some solid beard advice, and more, Enjoy!
Mar 13, 2022
Mar 13, 2022
50 min
Good talk with Chris Difford on what inspired him through lockdown, his early days with Squeeze, his music writing process, being unabashedly British, producing new music and the chance to talk with other music legends on his podcast. Enjoy!
Mar 12, 2022
Mar 12, 2022
1hr 27 min
There’s no question that Ricky Byrd’s had an amazing music career. Touring with Joan Jet and the Blackhearts and giving a hilarious induction speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to recount a few stories from this show, but if you had told me he had a rich love for comedy and it’s history woven into all of it I may not have believed you. Thankfully I had the pleasure of having him on Dystopia to talk everything from his incredible career to hanging out and watching the best comics to ever take the stage and shoot from the hip when he was touring. We discuss favorite tv shows, rock legends he’s shared the stage with, his early influences, comedy and comedians, and we drop names you’ll definitely have to Google if you want to follow along. Most of all we have fun doing it. Enjoy!
Mar 11, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
1hr 12 min
There’s nowhere to hide from the Rude Pundit! In the tradition of Abbie Hoffman, Bill Hicks, and Bill Maher, from the depths of the left side of the blogosphere, the Rude Pundit steps forth to defend the right to be liberal, to be sexually suspect, to be broke and pissed-off-and to make fun of Republicans all the time!
We have a blast deep diving into the truckers from Canada, Jon Stewart, Joe Rogan, Tim Robbins, twitter feuds, our mutual love and respect for John Fugelsang, how Lee’s upbringing shaped his politics and point of view to this very day, and more! Enjoy!
Mar 10, 2022
Mar 10, 2022
58 min
Al Pitrelli returns and lays down some wisdom from his rock star rebel beginnings as a kid growing up in Long Island (which he stresses, birthed some of the best names in Rock and Roll) his time spent touring with Alice Cooper, Asia, Savatage, Joe Lynn Turner, and the Trans Siberian Orchestra which he just ended one of his best tours with the group coming off the Pandemic which has affected us all. We also talk about his son’s passion for musics, why he likes to get away, loving the no wifi life in PA and the need to still perform and do what he loves. Enjoy!
Mar 9, 2022
Mar 9, 2022
1hr 26 min
Legendary Comedian, Actor, Writer and Author Dave Thomas joins us on Dystopia Tonight as we discuss the state of comedy today, our favorite talk show hosts, his time with SCTV, The New Show with Lorne Michaels, picking a fight with Johnny Carson over Bob Hope, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Writing with Dan Aykroyd, his favorite Joe Flaherty story, movies that never got made, why he loves Curb over Ted Lasso and more! Enjoy!