Land Romo

Land Romo is CEO of Starburns Audio. Follow Starburns on Twitter here.

If you, Land Romo, were going to start a podcast—don’t worry about the logistics or whether or not anyone would like it, what would it be?
I would talk about Queer history and artists. It would be great to really get into the topic and introduce new listeners to the Mattachine Society, Hibiscus, Jack Smith, the Compton’s Cafeteria riots and so many other people, places and organizations who have made unique contributions.

What’s a Starburns show that not enough people know about?What’s your relationship with your voice and how would you describe it?
Definitely Valley Heat! [Ed. note: I love this show!] It follows Doug Duguay, a freelance insurance adjuster living in the Rancho Equestrian District in Burbank, California, who thinks his pool guy is using his garbage can as a drug drop and decides to investigate. It is absolutely hilarious. Listen to the first 5 minutes and you’ll be hooked!

What’s a show that you love but not many people know about?
Lizzy Cooperman’s In Your Hands. [Ed. note: I featured this as a “if u only have time for one thing” pick a few weeks ago.] I am completely obsessed. Lizzy is placing her life decisions in the hands of her listeners each episode by outsourcing two tough choices every week and asking the audience to vote on her next move. I can’t wait to see where this goes.

What’s a show (any network) that you love that everybody loves.

I love Dumb People Town with the Sklar Brothers and Daniel Van Kirk. Especially the past few years, the news has been wild and stressful and I can always count on Dumb People Town to take a break and laugh at the some of the weird stuff people are doing out there. One of my favorites is the story of a man and his cat named Spaghetti who broke into an Oregon home and made themselves very comfortable.

Do you have any interesting stories about the fans?
Listeners of Ghosted! By Roz Drezfalez [Ed note: I interviewed Roz] regularly share their personal experiences with the paranormal. We have heard stories about shadowy figures, haunted hospitals and phone calls from the other side. It’s pretty interesting how many people say they’ve never had a paranormal experience and follow it up with, “Well, there was that one time…”

Thanks, Land!