POP CULTURE NEWS & VIEWS,
EVERY WEDNESDAY
The SWISH EDITION is the long-running comedy and pop culture podcast, launched in Washington, D.C., back in 2010, by Dale Blades & Scott Wallis.
Scott is still behind the mic and producing the show from his 'secret underground studio' in Las Vegas, Nevada...and he's now joined each week by his longtime pal Robbie Barnett—a true pop culture aficionado—from his own basement studio near Walla Walla, Washington.
The weekly show features news and sometimes-snarky commentary on the entertainment industry, travel, silly marketing trends, crazy celebrities, crazier criminals, and much more.
Over the course of 16+ years, the podcast has been downloaded in over 144 countries, has featured hundreds of guests from all walks of life, and, once upon a time, reached the top 2% on Apple Podcasts' comedy list.
Y'all can WATCH the podcast, too, in HD video, every Wednesday on YouTube!
If you don't want to see the host's pretty faces, you can stream, download, and subscribe to the AUDIO version of the show on most leading podcast distribution apps and sites, such as Spotify, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Audible, YouTube Music, and Podbean. Alternatively, every episode produced since 2018 is available right here at swishedition.com.
THE LATEST EPISODE
If you are on a smartphone or tablet and can't see the whole width of the video, head over to our YouTube page. If you'd rather just listen to the audio-only version of the podcast, head to your favorite podcast app or site, or scroll down to our audio player below.
A RECENT
"SWISH EXTRA"
Every now and then, Scott and Robbie make a single-issue show where they can do a deep dive into the wonderful world of pop culture.
LAST WEEK'S
EPISODE
This is the Season 16 finale before we started our 5-week break. Season 17 kicks off on Wednesday, October 7!
A SWISH
SHORT
A few moments from a recent full-length episode...you know...to wet your whistle for the whole thing.
THE AUDIO EPISODES ARE ALWAYS RIGHT HERE
ABOUT SCOTT
R. Scott Wallis grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, then lived in and around Washington, DC for 24 years—including working in advance at the White House (albeit not for the current administration) and planning high-level events for one of the richest men on the planet (no, not the RICHEST one).
Once upon a time, Scott worked as the creative director for a leading Washington think tank. He then created and operated his family's organic baby clothes manufacturing business, before conceiving and managing an award-winning men's clothing store in D.C.'s storied Dupont Circle neighborhood.
Yeah, he's swum in a lot of diverse pools.
Scott moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2018, where he feels most at home in the desert southwest. He lives with his husband Dale and their two rescue dogs.
On top of it all, Scott has published nine fiction novels (check 'em out here) and has been podcasting before podcasting was cool (and oversaturated). He loves to travel (especially to Palm Springs, Key West, Disneyland, and on the high seas), collect colorful pop art, push his luck with Sin City's slot machines, and binge watch TV shows he's seen a dozen times (think "I Love Lucy," "Dallas," and "The Sopranos," to name a few).
ABOUT ROBBIE
Robbie Barnett, originally from Norfolk, Virginia, moved to Washington, D.C. in his 20’s, where he worked for the Washington Blade newspaper, one of the oldest and most trusted gay newspapers in the country, and spent time as a concierge at the very hip W Hotel.
It was during his time in D.C. when he met Scott and they became fast friends over a shared love of pop culture. He once visited Scott’s clothing store and bought a pair of socks.
D.C. is also where he met his husband C.J. They now live just outside of Walla Walla, Washington, along with their three cats, where C.J. is an up and coming winemaker having created his own wine label called August Forest, while Robbie works at a local utility company.
Robbie's passions include pop culture, trivia, 80’s music and movies, horror films, listening to audiobooks, defending Madonna, attending pop culture and horror conventions, visiting famous film locations, and all things classic-Hollywood.
WAIT! WHAT HAPPENED TO DALE & KRISTIN?
Scott's two bestest friends in the whole-wide-world nearly broke Scott's heart when they decided to retire themselves from the show to pursue other projects. (But, Scott'll make 'em come back here and there over the years, mark his words.)
Dale and Scott first met in 2009, and forged a fast friendship based on their mutual love of all-things audio. The former terrestrial radio hosts/DJs started podcasting before podcasting was even cool, experimenting with a few short-lived shows before the SWISH EDITION was launched on October 7, 2010. After conceiving and operating their own award-winning men's clothing store in Washington, D.C.'s famed Dupont Circle, the guys moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2017, but soon discovered that Nevada is where they feel most at home. There, they established roots—and their signature 'secret underground studio'—in the outskirts of Sin City, and they couldn't be happier being a quick drive away from the iconic Las Vegas Strip. Dale and Scott are still serial entrepreneurs, degenerate passionate gamblers, and avid travelers (they are super fans of Palm Springs, Key West, Disneyland, and the high seas).
But before all of that, Scott and Kristin became best friends way back in 1987, when they first met in Williamsburg, Virginia. They’ve been inseparable ever since—through high school, college, and all of life’s twists and turns. Kristin lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and young son, where she runs her own consulting business. She loves cooking, tracking down the best food finds at Costco, and running around trying to keep up with her 8-year-old. When she’s not cooking up something delicious, you’ll find her cheering on the Washington Commanders, exploring local wineries, or soaking up the sun in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She’s always up for a good meal, a great conversation, and, of course, a hilarious trip down memory lane with Scott.
