One of the writers of the forthcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, Alan Wenkus has taken a circuitous path from the comedy clubs of New England, a wacky 80s teen comedy starring a young Johnny Depp, morning radio in New York, writing syndicated comedy bits in the Valley, and now being a big part of a major Hollywood release. Hear how tenacity, rolling with the punches and keeping your sense of humor (at all costs) can pay off in the long run. AND we'll figure out how one of the most Caucasian guys you ever met could write about one of the most groundbreaking rap bands ever.

See below for several of the references we make in the podcast, including the red band trailer for Straight Outta Compton - coming this August. -LM

Follow Alan on Twitter @alanwenkus

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One of the writers of the forthcoming NWA biopic, Straight Outta Compton, Alan Wenkus has taken a circuitous path from the comedy clubs of New England, a wacky 80s teen comedy starring a young Johnny Depp, morning radio in New York, writing syndicated comedy bits in the Valley, and now being a big part of a major Hollywood release. Hear how tenacity, rolling with the punches and keeping your sense of humor (at all costs) can pay off in the long run. AND we'll figure out how one of the most Caucasian guys you ever met could write about one of the most groundbreaking rap bands ever.See below for several of the references we make in the podcast, including the red band trailer for Straight Outta Compton - coming this August. -LMFollow Alan on Twitter <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/alanwenkus">@alanwenkus</a>How did Alan Wenkus go from this......then to this......to, now...this!

Long-time broadcaster, sometime writer, wannabe director, occasional actor, more-than-occasional voice actor, part-time banjo tuner and former tuna canner Larry Morgan has managed to spend his entire career in radio and other media somehow not pissing people off. So after years of being told to "not talk so much" and "keep it short" he decide to Talk More and Go Longer with some of those people. Having a natural curiosity for others who are creative and how they got to where they are (obviously fueled by professional jealousy) and honing in on the events, people, films, TV shows and books that drove them to create - presented in a snarky, monkey-like way - is what this podcast is all about. Live - laugh - learn - throw a little feces with us and be an honorary Monkey as we bring the snark and go on this historic, ground-breaking audio journey. (Really, it's not that big a deal, but it should be fun.) -Larry Morgan

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Long-time broadcaster, sometime writer, wannabe director, occasional actor, 
more-than-occasional voice actor, part-time banjo tuner and former tuna 
canner Larry Morgan has managed to spend his entire career in radio and other 
media somehow not pissing people off. So after years of being told to "not 
talk so much" and "keep it short" he decide to Talk More and Go Longer with 
some of those people. Having a natural curiosity for others who are creative 
and how they got to where they are (obviously fueled by professional 
jealousy) and honing in on the events, people, films, TV shows and books that 
drove them to create - presented in a snarky, monkey-like way - is what this 
podcast is all about. Live - laugh - learn - throw a little feces with us and 
be an honorary Monkey as we bring the snark and go on this historic, 
ground-breaking audio journey. (Really, it's not that big a deal, but it 
should be fun.) -Larry Morgan

Writer Alan Wenkus' circuitous path has taken him from a wacky 80s teen comedy starring Johnny Depp to the new NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton - how'd this guy get there?  Listen...

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