Episode 12--David Huntsberger! Is! A! Delight!

<p>Imagine spending years listening to a podcast and falling in love with everyone on it. <br/><br/>Imagine one of the hosts comes to town and you get to meet him!<br/><br/>Imagine that the show ends forever and you never get to hear their voices, their updates, their little weirdies. <br/><br/>Imagine the host you met returns to your town and DOES YOUR PODCAST IN YOUR HOUSE!<br/><br/>This is that conversation... <br/><br/>...In this cheery chat recorded back in the blissful, uninfected past (Aug 2019), comedian David Huntsberger (of Professor Blastoff (w/ Tig Notaro)) podcast fame and I sat down IN MY BASEMENT (it&apos;s pretty!) to discuss:<br/>~The early years of comedy podcasting from his front-row view at Earwolf (quite different from what I expected)<br/>~The meaning of celebrity (spoiler: DH thinks it&apos;s utter total nonsense) and what it&apos;s like to watch your friend become famous <br/>~The experience of podcast fandom and if you can be too big a fan of something (David and I have different takes) <br/>~Why make anything/ the &quot;insanity&quot; of being all-in doing something no one seems to register/ should you even continue and if so why? <br/><br/>This was, for me, an utterly magical conversation. The publication of this months-old convo was delayed for a series of boring reasons but I&apos;m delighted to share this blast from the blithe, unknowing past for your enjoyment, now. <br/><br/>Before primaries and viruses there was... simple friendly connection &amp; happiness. <br/><br/>LOTS AND LOTS OF TREATS AND LINKS! <br/><br/>*NPR&apos;s &quot;Hidden Brain&quot; has quite a different take from David&apos;s on whether impassioned &apos;imaginary&apos; (or &apos;secret&apos;) friendships are truly healthy or not. Here! It! IS! <br/> <a href='https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/799963509/secret-friends-tapping-into-the-power-of-imagination'>https://www.npr.org/2020/01/27/799963509/secret-friends-tapping-into-the-power-of-imagination</a><br/><br/>*David&apos;s comedy-and-animation album &quot;One-Headed