Jan. 1: Alistair Cook & Dylan Rhymer

Damn, if it isn't 2012. I have no idea how that happened. I remember as a kid figuring out how old I'd be in the year 2000 and it seemed like a million years in the future. Now it's already 2012? Krazy.

We're starting the new year off running. It's a holiday but not for us. We've got twos this week to make up for missing a show on Christmas day. Tonight Alistair Cook (if you're of a certain vintage, that name will ring a bell but it's not the Masterpiece Theatre AC; he's the hip bizarro world AC as seen on the right) and Dylan Rhymer (above left) join us to talk about East Van comedy in general and the Blackout Broadcast in particular. Tomorrow's a holiday so you can stay up. We're on the air at 11, or shortly thereafter. Have a listen.

THIS JUST IN: As you can see by the cross-outs, Alistair Cook is unable to join us tonight. Does Stop Podcasting Yourself employ a Helen Kushnick-like booker who won't allow their recent guests to do our show? Yeah, let's start that rumour.