I have had so much fun writing for you this year, I wanted to get you a little something. It’s not much. Just a couple of podcasts I think you’ll really like. (It’s hard to send anything really big through the Internet.) So here you go, I hope you’ll love them as much as I do.

• The Bugle – a satirical news show featuring John Oliver of the Daily Show with his friend Andy Zaltzman. Andy operates from the U.K., which adds a nice international flair to the weekly podcast. They have me in stitches on a regular basis. I hope you’ll join us. There’s also a blog.
• Risk! – a collection of truth-telling that will make you laugh, snort, gasp and/or cry, depending on the people you know and how you normally spend your time. Kevin Allison, who I know of from The State, is in charge of this operation and narrates the podcast. I became a fan quickly.

That’s it! They are both free (at this time) on iTunes, so download to your heart’s content and donate to the creators if you love them. I hope they make you smile. Happy holidays!

Thursday July 30

• Title Tracks
• Casper Bangs
• Grendel Babies

This is the last show of the season!

FREE, 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tenleytown AU Metro station on the Red line.

No glass bottles, no drugs, no alcohol.

Full schedule and info on how to keep Fort Reno concerts going available at: fortreno.com

Monday July 20

• Meredith Bragg
• Hey Arbore
• Troll Tax

Thursday, July 23rd – Night of a Thousand Cakes!

• Soft Power
• Benjy Ferree
• TBA

This year’s season will be short, so don’t miss any shows!

All shows FREE, 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

No glass bottles, no drugs, no alcohol.

Full schedule and info on how to keep Fort Reno concerts going available at: fortreno.com

After a scare that it might not be back ever, Screen on the Green is back. Films run on Mondays on The Mall. The current line-up is:

July 20: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
July 27: “Dog Day Afternoon”
Aug. 3: “On the Waterfront”
Aug. 10: “Rebel Without a Cause”

Show time is 8 p.m.

Anyone looking for free all-ages rock in Northwest DC might as well head out to Fort Reno, near the Tenleytown Metro stop on the red line this week and many others this summer.

Monday July 6

• Go Home Robot
• Sea Monsters
• Power Pirate

Thursday July 9

• Imperial China
• FFFever
• The Key Blanks

This year’s season will be short, so don’t miss any shows!

All shows 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

No glass bottles, no drugs, no alcohol.

Full schedule and info on how to keep Fort Reno concerts going available at: fortreno.com

It’s a DC tradition! Free and fun for the whole family, if the whole family rocks, that is.

Monday  June 29

• Cigarbox Planetarium

• Small Doses

• Batala

Thursday July 2

• Caverns

• Aerialist
• TBA

This year’s season will be short, so don’t miss any shows!

All shows 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

No glass bottles, no drugs, no alcohol.

Full schedule available: http://fortreno.com/

Monday June 22

• Pash
• Funk Ark
• The Sweater Set

Thursday June 25

• The Electricutions
• Meow vs. Meow
• Noon:30

This year’s season will be short, so don’t miss any shows!

UPDATE: The rest of the schedule is at their website:

http://fortreno.com/