The Play Typer Guy
"The Play Typer Guy” offers an engaging deep dive into politics and pop culture. Your host is Portland, Oregon-based playwright, columnist, and media critic Stephen Robinson. His son describes him as “play typer guy."
Podcasting since 2023 • 52 episodes
The Play Typer Guy
Latest Episodes
#52 Revisiting When Cheers Went Corporate with Ryan Daly
It’s 1987, and a heartbroken Sam Malone (Ted Danson) has sold his beloved bar Cheers to the massive Lillian corporation — originally called Drox Chemical, Die, and Munitions with the unlikely motto “We care about people.”Sam’s new boss i...
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Episode 52
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#51 Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Legacy with Joy Davenport
In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with filmmaker Joy Davenport, whose documentary Fannie Lou Hamer’s America is a must watch. Joy and I had a great conversation about Hamer’s life and activism, as well as the personal inspir...
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Episode 51
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#50 Democrats, January 6, and a ‘Don’t Surrender To Fascists’ Policy with Kaitlin Byrd
Kaitlin Byrd (Dame Magazine) joins me to discuss what the hell just happened on January 6, 2025.In this episode, we will discuss:The easy concession by Democrats during the vote confirmation on January 6thProblems wi...
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Episode 50
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56:24
#49 Comics Writer Matthew Manning on Dick Tracy, Batman, Superman, and More!
Our guest this week is writer and author Matthew K. Manning. Matthew has written hundreds of comics and prose books for a range of publishers, including DC, Marvel, IDW, Scholastic, Disney, and many more. Some standouts are the Batman/Teenage M...
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Episode 49
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#48 Taking a Trip Through The Kennedys’ New York with Author Tim English
In this episode, I interviewed author Tim English about his book, The Kennedys' New York: American Royalty in the Greatest City in the World, which I recommend even if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has permanently soured you on the Kennedy fam...
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Episode 48
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