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What a pleasure this week has been, what with all the art theft and recovery. I’m way glad to have Xander Deveaux on the show this week, fresh off a super notable appearance on the Paul Goebles Show with Gallagher … Continue reading →

Episode 72: Pope Book [ 50:57 | 34.98 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I don’t know what to say. It’s been a stellar weekend for me. The 2013 Bridgetown Comedy festival has come and passed, and now I’m posting a podcast from during it. As far as I can tell, a big part … Continue reading →

Episode 71: Friendship Festival [ 56:02 | 38.47 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Let’s not make every post the “I haven’t posted here in a while” post. I’ma get better about punctuality. Part of why this episode took so long was schedule calibration. Like a month ago, I had Nic Goans on the … Continue reading →

Episode 67: Gina, I love you [ 1:04:54 | 44.56 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I have no real excuse for putting this episode out so late other than I just moved and don’t have an internet connection at home and that’s more of a reason than an excuse. Right now I’m in a crepe … Continue reading →

Episode 64: The Axes of Evil [ 52.97 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Yeah. I’m sure you thought you were off the hook. You’re not. You’re just not. Coming back at you, in full force, it’s one more episode of Jon Reads the Paper! This week I’ve got Gabe Dinger and Christian Ricketts … Continue reading →

Episode 62: Smart House [ 1:04:30 | 44.29 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Sunday New York Times is insane. It turns out there’s a lot of news that’s fit to print. We didn’t even get to any of the stuff by that puzzle dude from the radio. Marcia Belksy joins me this week … Continue reading →

Episode 61: Rosebud [ 1:56:06 | 79.72 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

“Maybe my second-favorite thing about the internet.” -Shane Torres

Episode 60: King Rat [ 1:44:52 | 72 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The other week, I was about to get in a car with some other comics to do a show out of town, and almost took my mic and laptop with me, thinking: “Four funny people in a car? That’s a … Continue reading →

Episode 59: Jon Reads the Menu [ 1:27:52 | 60.34 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is it: the post-election relief episode! I’m pretty glad to be out of the thick of the election and can go back to being secure in my lack of informative-ness. This week, we’ve got Chuck Frederickson of the Chuck … Continue reading →

Episode 58: Powering Down [ 1:09:16 | 47.57 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week I have little friend of the show Tynan Delong on, after way too long. Get as much of this kid as you can; he’s moving to New York soon and you’ll want to be able to say you … Continue reading →

Episode 52: Say Hello [ 1:05:02 | 44.65 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hi persons, places and things! After one busy week off, I’m throwing you a rare, shambling orphan episode! It’s been like six months since I’ve done this, but I bring you one more guestless episode, in honor of what I … Continue reading →

Episode 51: One Good Singularity [ 30:18 | 20.8 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hello Internet! It’s so great to bring you today’s episode, recorded live at the Tonic Lounge on a dimming August 22nd evening. This show went very well and I totally didn’t have any stress dreams about the sound not working … Continue reading →

Episode 50: Live on Ice! [ 1:29:06 | 61.18 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’ve been quite excited to have this week’s guest, Nathan Brannon, on the show. When I started doing comedy in Portland, he was one of the most funny and relatable voices I found on the local scene. In the last … Continue reading →

Episode 49: Wookieleaks [ 1:10:30 | 48.41 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is something of a tardy episode. But then again, it’s also an episode where we talk a bit about Linkin Park. So, you know, angst and tardiness go hand in hand. This week I have the irascible Dan Duncan … Continue reading →

Episode 47: Cheese Bizkit [ 1:15:28 | 51.82 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

So much happening in the world! London 2012! Mitt Romney! The iPhone! So mostly this week we talk about the Hobbit. I mean, three movies? What the hell? This week I have Scoot Herring in the basement. Be sure to … Continue reading →

Episode 46: Bootanical Gardens [ 1:16:42 | 52.66 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

What a pleasant surprise this week’s episode is. I walked away from recording yesterday with a sense of dissatisfaction that I misinterpreted as being me not liking the result of a very odd chat with Steven Wilber and Mandie Allietta. … Continue reading →

Episode 45: Meet Cute [ 1:06:35 | 45.72 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Oh my goodness. It’s America’s birthday and I couldn’t be more in observance of it. But today, as you nurse your corn and potato salad hangovers, treat yourself to a little Jon Reads the Paper. Listen while you mow the … Continue reading →

Episode 43: Zoot Suit Riot (Riot) [ 1:21:30 | 55.96 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

And so we have the second appearance of the great Shane Torres on the podcats. If you haven’t listened to Shane’s first episode, please enjoy that one at your leisure. It’s one of my favorites for our ability to both … Continue reading →

Episode 42: Panic! [ 2:05:56 | 86.48 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Throw out your iPads, all of them you own. There’s a new tablet in town, and it’s quite set to gently blow your mind. This week, Danny Felts (of the Spicy News Network and general video awesomeness) and I finally … Continue reading →

Episode 41: mSurface [ 1:44:27 | 71.72 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I really feel like we broke through this week. It’s been 37 episodes since I last tried to mine the Old Grey Horsefucker for humor laffs. That episode came off fine, if a bit uneasy and dry. Now I know … Continue reading →

Episode 39: Father-Son Space Movies [ 1:05:32 | 45 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Sometimes you try to do a good thing. You try to help out a couple of old-timer comics making their way through a press junket by having them on your show. And sometimes they razz you. And that’s just not … Continue reading →

Episode 38: Ribbers and Razzers [ 45:42 | 31.38 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’m quite glad to have Christen Manville back in the show this week. We hit one of the most nagging topics in my brainspace for quite some time: the fate of Mister Moviefone. I can’t tell you what happened to … Continue reading →

Episode 37: Mister Moviefone [ 1:11:45 | 49.26 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a nice, mellow little episode. The Bridgetown Comedy Festival was in town this weekend, and along with it, Seth Milstein. Seth drops by with the Eugene Weekly, which we don’t give too much attention, as we’re having such … Continue reading →

Episode 34: Talkin' Shop [ 1:07:21 | 46.25 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hi bros and such! I’m way proud to say that Jon Reads the Paper is now a prize-winning show. Prestige! It’s now “the prize-winning podcast, Jon Reads the Paper.” Keep those e-mails coming, especially the link exchanges and wonderful cash … Continue reading →

Episode 29: Pink Polo [ 1:14:27 | 51.12 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Happy Football Equivalent of Boxing Day! Today’s episode was recorded on Superbowl Eve, so we don’t have all the details, but I assure you, we do quite a job of hiding it! So congratulations to the winning team! Wasn’t it … Continue reading →

Episode 24: Jedi Hell [ 59.89 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s a good day to be a podcasting person guy. Continuing from my appearance on the Nobody Showcase earlier this month, I’m bringing on Scoot ‘n’ Troy from Rippletron to read the Oregonian. Rippletron’s a show I stay on top … Continue reading →

Episode 23: Cows. [ 1:28:39 | 60.87 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hey kids. It’s time for me to tell you the story of how I read the paper. This week I read The Asian Reporter with Ahmad Radheyyan, who also happened to be holding me under hostage in my apartment at … Continue reading →

Episode 16: Historians is What We Are [ 41:59 | 28.83 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’m going to be the first to say maybe this was a mistake. But when it’s two in the morning, and you just finished a four-hour drive, everything seems like a good idea. So please, curl up with, I don’t … Continue reading →

Episode #9: Revolution Tech N9ne [ 17:05 | 0.01 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a benchmark episode. In honor of National Coming Out Day, on this Jon Reads the Paper, I out myself as a sexist homophobe. Please open up your heart and  accept me for the bigot I am. This week, … Continue reading →

Episode #7: Skate Mittens [ 47:35 | 32.68 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

They say you should aim to live a life without regrets. Wise words, and I follow them every day. That said, I have a lot of regrets about this episode. First and foremost, I regret bringing the handsome and funny … Continue reading →

Standard Podcast [ 1:00:47 | 41.74 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

No, Mister Rooney. You lose. Today I have nobody on the show with me, because I hate people. Most of you can go suck eggs. Yeah, I said it. Don’t be hating. So it’s just me, reading the USAToday from … Continue reading →

The Google+ of Podcasts [ 28:08 | 19.32 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 Today’s episode was a struggle. Truly a battle. For starters, I’d planned to read the Portland Community College student paper my illustrious guest Steven Wilber. Sadly, people at community college are remarkably lazy, and let things like “summer vacation” get … Continue reading →

Episode 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Faer [ 56:00 | 38.45 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I’ll totally write a blurb about this amazing episode once I get back from work which is where I should be right now. Today’s episode is a super-amazing episode with the super-amazing Jimmy Newsletter!

Episode 3: Never Forget the Current Date [ 58:25 | 40.11 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download