WNYC Studios is launching kids podcasts featuring all adult's favorite comedian

Podcasting is one of the best inventions in consuming media. In an hour and a half - sometimes less, sometimes more -  listeners can learn or laugh or cry or become intrigued or experience any other number of emotions thanks to the easy to understand format. Best of all: a majority of podcasts are free.

WNYC Studios (a podcasting division of New York Public Radio) is extending their reach to children' podcasts. Their first series is titled This Podcast Has Fleas and features a few comedy stars like Jay Pharoah, Alec Baldwin, and Eugene Mirman. Emily Lynne stars as a dog named Waffles with not so good luck. Pharoah plays an auto-tuned cat that is very cool. Both pets live together and have their own podcasts.

This Podcast Has Fleas comes from kid's programming staples Koyalee Chanda and Adam Peltzman who developed Blue’s Clues!, Odd Squad, and The Backyardigans. 

Peltzman and Chanda welcomed the challenge of moving between the television and podcast realms: “These podcasts are essentially cartoons with no pictures, and we hope kids will be completely absorbed in this immersive audio experience. As longtime listeners of WNYC, we cannot imagine better partners to bring this experiment to life.”

WNYC was nice enough to provide a snippet of what listeners can expect.

Another podcast called Pickle will premiere on WNYC on December 11. The story follows Pickle who are taken through a five episode ethically based journey. Each episode will cover topics like “When is it okay to tell on a friend?” and “Should elephants be in zoos?” Pickle be joined by Shumita Basu, Carl Smith and College of New York ethicist Jennifer Morton.

Listeners can find both show on their podcasting platform of choice on December 4th and 11th.

Hop on Wyatt Cenac’s ‘Night Train’ with these clips

Seeso’s offerings are getting admittedly robust and this next one is no different. Tomorrow, June 30th will be the premiere of Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, a comedy show that features a variety of performers. Included acts are Eugene Mirman, Scott Adsit, Janeane Garofalo and more. And apparently H. Jon Benjamin did his set in a cat suit complete with a cute button nose. Head to Seeso to see the series and, in the meantime, check out some clips below.

Enjoy a Live Tour of 'Bob's Burgers'

Your dreams of hearing the seductive sounds of Gene Belcher's farting keyboard in your hometown are finally coming true. The cast of Bob's Burgers are going on a nationwide, eight city tour in March. Those traveling with the show include creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard will join voice cast H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts. "Bob's Burgers Live" will feature a mix of stand-up comedy, fan Q&A, a live BOB’S BURGERS table read and an exclusive sneak peek at upcoming episodes. Stops include New York, Detroit and Chicago. Preorder tickets here.

H. Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman Open Online Store with Their Magical Voices

So, uh, H. Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mirman just opened an online store. What they're selling is a real mystery though. The store is called the Flotsam General Store, a "post-structural online shopping experience."

Curiouser yet, it only offers a lone item: a $40 "Mystery Sack." Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. A medium and large sack will be available at some other point in time. No one knows what is exactly in the sacks however. 

According to the store's FAQ, "Flotsam sacks are stocked according to the principles of 'positive sourcing,' with three or more Flotsam products hand-conceived by the Flotsam Design Team." 

While I'm at it, here's they're pretty intense About Page:

“From a rocky perch, a figure stands watching the waves crash in eternal repetition. Is he looking for something or is he waiting for something he has already found? For a lifetime of looking, maybe nothing will come and for a lifetime of waiting, maybe nothing returns. Flotsam is dedicated to the principle that sometimes, what we seek can eventually find us. Our goal is to never know.
Flotsam offers three sacs of hand-chosen items that are hand-hewn by machines in America and are shipped directly to you. What you receive depends on what we choose for you in the moment. In this way, a symbiotic chain is created between producer and consumer. Our mission is to always build on that chain, until that chain enwraps all of us and we are thusly bound together, chained.”

So now that you're all enticed to buy it, head over to the Flotsam store and pick up a sack. Then promptly wait the allotted 6-8 weeks for delivery. While you wait, read more about Floatsam and its legacy leaving sales model here.