Me Clicking RECord with Dane Curley
Writer/Comedian Dane Curley explores all the intelligent s*** you're interested in, but makes it funnier. Discover fascinating new concepts in the least pretentious, most entertaining way imaginable. MCREC is thoughtful and irreverent infotainment, from the crowd-work specialist who also hosts "The Best Open Mic Comedy Show in New York City." Always unscripted. Always worth a shot! Follow, Subscribe & Play Any Episode, Now.
Episodes
61 episodes
Episode 56 - Of Queens and A-Holes
Why does Dane's impression of Prince William have a California Surfer Dude accent? You'll just have to listen and learn! This episode asks "Why?" with regard to British Monarchy, and "WTF?" with regard to American Governors treating illegal mig...
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Episode 55 - From Suckerberg to Zuckerberg
Dane reflects on his radical opinion change on Mark Zuckerberg following a recent 3-hour-long interview by the Meta (formerly known as Facebook) CEO. The future of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality sound incredibly interesting, in par...
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Episode 54 - Full Metal Jacket & Gone with the Wind
In this super-interesting episode, Dane shares the tragic-but-hilarious story of the man who wrote Full Metal Jacket, and riffs about the disclaimer that Turner Classic Movies forced him to watch before he could see Gone with ...
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Episode 53 - Joey B, Donny T, and Tony S
Catch a very fun "Song of the Day to Check Out" and then move on to $10,000 in Biden Bucks, the world's quickest/funniest Mar-A-Lago "Raid" Explainer featuring Donald Trump himself, and a final third about everyone's favorite mafia don, re: The...
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BONUS 3 - Reflections on the Stabbing of Salman Rushdie
Not as flawlessly riffed as the regularly numbered episodes, this "bonus" episode features some random thoughts, and then Dane's candid reflections on the situation surrounding the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, including the fact that he had poke...
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Episode 52 - Trevor Noah Ignored Me
30 Full Minutes on the terrifying subject of Trevor Noah ignoring our dear & sensitive host on the street. Support the show (and the host's mental health) by donating any amount on Patreo...
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Episode 52
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Episode 51 - Card Magic & Iron Chef
Dane shouts out a badass card magician whose demolishing hecklers on Instagram Reels by performing tricks with the deck upside down. Then, he moves onto the new Iron Chef show, "Battle for an Iron Legend," which has captivated his attention and...
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Episode 50 - Comedy Stuff
Dane gets invited to the Instagram Reels Bonus Program for comedy, but can't predict which videos IG will show to his followers. He also shares his thoughts on Bill Burr's new special, and talks about re-entering the world of traditional club-s...
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Episode 49 - Obi Wan & Mad God
Dane rails against the terrible new Obi Wan Kenobi series, reviews the latest season of Star Trek: Picard, and segways into an introduction to the obscure new stop-motion animated horror film Mad God.This podc...
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Episode 48 - Bas Rutten Complimented My Head Kick
In Episode 48, Dane reflects on his time at Karate Combat's Live fight week in Orlando, Florida, where he worked on content creation with Bas Rutten & Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson. (Karate Combat Season 4 Event 4 was broadcast live on June ...
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Episode 47 - Demystifying Crowd Work & Other Things
Dane Curley demystifies crowd work, explaining "how the sausage is made" by deconstructing two stand up comedy specials: Todd Barry's The Crowd Work Tour and Andrew Schulz's The Crowd Work Special. Each was filmed and performe...
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Episode 46 - The Art & Science of Open Mic Comedy
Dane Curley takes listeners Behind the Scenes of the Underground Stand Up Comedy scene in New York City. What makes the average "Open Mic" such a miserable experience for comedians and guests alike? And what has Dane done to make ...
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Episode 45 - Very Expensive Speech
Dane Curley riffs on the ~$44B acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk, whether it has any real bearing on propagating Free Speech around the world, and whether the phrase "Free Speech" actually has any shared or agreed upon meaning in the first pl...
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Episode 44 - Red Hot Chili Preppers
It's a rambler, as Dane moves from his appreciation for the brand new Red Hot Chili Peppers album to his continued fascination in outdoors survival, especially in the wake of recent world events. It's a mostly lighthearted episode to work the p...
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Episode 43 - Much Ado About N(eilYoung)othing
Episode 43 challenges the narratives of a polarizing American body politic by offering a more reasonable, moderate view on a debate topic that shouldn't have to result in an "Us or Them" answer: Who's right between Neil Young and Joe Rogan? Dan...
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Episode 42 - Senseless Hamster Death in Hong Kong
Dane kicks Episode 42 off by wrongfully referring to it as Episode 41, but otherwise swan dives directly into his target topic: a psychotic result of the Chinese Communist Party's illogical "Zero-Covid Policy" (the unbelievable premise that 100...
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Episode 41 - Catching Up!
It's a Lighthearted "Welcome Back" for MCREC's Host Dane Curley in this return from the recent hiatus. Listen for random laughs, ideas, entertainment recommendations, and to hear from your old pal Dane for the first time in a long time. MCREC w...
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Episode 40 - Psychedelic Ideas
Three related moments in time sharing a date: November 16th. They are, the discovery of L.S.D. by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman, the birth of Terence McKenna, and the death of Alan Watts. We discuss a variety of "psychedelic" ideas on this funny...
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Episode 39 - Smart People Only
Dane reads the philosopher Schopenhauer's thoughts on Smart People versus "the pathetic commonplace heads with which the world is crammed," and how that too-heavy-on-the-wrong-side spectrum plays out in societal interactions. Then, he shares Sc...
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Episode 38 - High Noon
Finding the humor in nearly being attacked by a psychopathic homophobe in Brooklyn, Dane also finds his way to a meditation on the brilliance of the classic Western film High Noon starring Gary Cooper. This may be the longest advertise...
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Episode 38
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Episode 37 - I Am the Bodhisattva AND SO CAN YOU!
Dane invites you on the long and winding road to enlightenment, which, in your case, is achieved by listening to his story of momentary enlightenment, very temporary ego death, and a speedy return to ego life... and why that's just perfectly al...
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Episode 37
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I was on The SOPRANOS, Ask Me Anything! (MCREC Live)
Thanks to our Callin callers and redditers for the fantastic dialogue! Enjoy the replay, and enjoy The Many Saints of Newark, in theaters Oct 1. Dane Curley had a small, but multi-episode credited role on HBO's the Sopranos. He...
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Episode 2
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Episode 36 - The MATRIX
Remembering that he's a SciFi writer, and being very excited by the forthcoming sequel, Dane devotes an entire MCREC episode to The #MATRIX. Dane explains his theory that The Matrix extends to Z...
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Episode 35 - ILLiberals
After a very comedic first-half (loaded with madness and voices), Dane, a self-proclaimed "left-libertarian," continues his attempt to pluck a cancer out from his own side of the aisle. He reads an excerpt from The Economist's new seri...
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Episode 34 - Idiocracy Comes to Boxing
Dane realizes that the state of Boxing, where old has-beens fight older has-beens, and where YouTube celebrities fight washed up MMA fighters, proves that humanity is worthless. Only after recording did the perfect title for this episode come t...
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