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Experimentally ILL

by Michael O’Toole

Experimentally ILL is a bohemian arts and entertainment podcast produced/hosted by multi-media artist Michael O’Toole. Get to know funny and fascinating friends filmmaker Lawrence Hollie, "weird local artist" D.L. Polonsky, irrepressible entertainer Quincy Brisco and others as they talk DIY art, pop culture, movies, mental health and more. The show also features long-form one-on-one interviews with New England area and internationally recognized countercultural artists, performers, musicians, filmmakers and creative thinkers. Visit http://ExperimentallyILL.com for 100+ episodes.

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  1. #120 'Ramgog' Filmmaker James Ristas 10/2/25

    James Ristas is filmmaker currently working out of Marlborough, MA. He attended the New York Film Academy Director’s Workshop class of ’97 and has a degree in Radio, TV and Film from South Dakota State University. His short film, RAMGOG has been on the festival circuit for the last year and was...

  2. #119: Hartley Pleshaw (Host of Active Radio, Writer for Imagine Magazine and Actor for Experimentally ILL) 5/18/25

    Experimentally ILL Podcast with Michael O'Toole #119: Hartley Pleshaw (Host of Active Radio, Writer for Imagine Magazine and Actor for Experimentally ILL) 5/18/25. Michael welcomes radio host, writer, actor and Experimentally ILL: The Movie series' orator Hartley Pleshaw to wax poetic about his...

  3. #118 Patrice O'Toole (Mike's Mom/Artist/Poet) on her 71st birthday 4/29/25

    Experimentally ILL Podcast with Michael O'Toole #118 features a chat with Mike's mom/Artist/Poet Patrice O'Toole on her 71st birthday. Appearing in Experimentally ILL: The Movie 7, 9 and 10, which played at Lyric Hyperion in LA, Somerville Theatre during IFFBoston and The Coolidge Corner Theatre…

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  4. #117 4/4/25 Michael O'Toole & Lawrence Hollie talk their ten Experimentally ILL movies and pay tribute to late friend/videographer Robert W. Lee of Sha La La La Productions and actor Va Kilmer

    Experimentally ILL Podcast #117 Michael O'Toole & Lawrence Hollie talk their ten Experimentally ILL movies and pay tribute to late friend/videographer Robert W. Lee of Sha La La La Productions & actor Val Kilmer 4/4/25

  5. #116 Filmmakers Michael O'Toole & Lawrence Hollie talk about Experimentally ILL: The Movie #9 at Coolidge Corner Theatre's Boston Open Screen

    Filmmakers Michael O'Toole & Lawrence Hollie reunite for the return of their podcast concurrent with the recent debut of Experimentally ILL: The Movie #9 at Coolidge Corner Theatre's Boston Open Screen. The duo also talk the Experimentally ILL collective at large and the Experimentally ILL movie...

  6. #115 Artist D.L. Polonsky & Michael O'Toole talk Experimentally ILL: The Movie at Boston Open Screen at IFFBoston, art, filmmaking and more!

    Artist D.L. Polonsky & Michael O'Toole talk Experimentally ILL: The Movie at Boston Open Screen at IFFBoston, Boston Underground Film Fest PSA, art, filmmaking and more!

  7. #114 1/17/24 LA Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie to talk Art and Mental Health

    Hosts and long-time friends Michael O'Toole and Lawrence return for the long-running Experimentally ILL podcast in this proposed "reboot" episode. The New England and California filmmakers and artists discuss the relationship between creativity and mental health. Additionally, the other current…

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  8. #113 9/30/23 Guest: LA Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie to talk ILL CCTV Cambridge debut and public access TV at large

    Experimentally ILL with Michael O'Toole #113 9/30/23 Guest: LA Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie to talk ILL CCTV Cambridge debut and public access TV at large. Michael's documentary plays The Screaming Ostrich Film Fest 10/14/23 1PM West Newton Cinema

  9. Active Radio With Hartley Pleshaw: Guests Filmmaker Michael O' Toole of Experimentally ILL on CCTV Cambridge and John McGuinness of Screaming Ostrich International Film Fest - 10 5 23

    Experimentally ILL podcast presents this clip of Active Radio with Hartley Pleshaw 10-5-2023 broadcast from WCAP-AM 980. Guests: John McGuinness of Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival and Filmmaker Michael Phelan O'Toole of Experimentally ILL on CCTV Cambridge.John speaks about the...

  10. Experimentally ILL with Michael O'Toole #112 8/11/2023 Guest: Artist D.L. Polonsky & Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie talk ILL CCTV show and Fan Expo Boston comic con

    Experimentally ILL’s Michael O'Toole welcomes artist D.L. Polonsky & filmmaker Lawrence Hollie to talk the upcoming Experimentally ILL CCTV show and Mike and DL shooting footage at Fan Expo Boston comic con 2023. Lawrence, Mike and D.L. discuss Spiderman, Star Wars, Danny Trejo, cosplaying at a...

  11. #111 Artist/Writer/Filmmaker D.L. Polonsky 1/18/2023

    Michael O'Toole welcomes artist/writer/filmmaker D.L. Polonsky on this episode #111 of Experimentally ILL, recorded on 1/18/2023. Kick off the new year with some pop culture and counter-culture chatter. The serious and the seriously funny D.L., known most lately for his political cartoons, waxes...

  12. Experimentally ILL with Michael O'Toole #110 Guest: LA Filmmaker/Actor Lawrence Hollie for a tribute to late Artist/Outlaw Poet/Filmmaker Mick Cusimano 9/15/22

    Experimentally ILL host Michael O'Toole welcomes LA Filmmaker/Actor Lawrence Hollie for a tribute to late Artist/Outlaw Poet/Filmmaker Mick Cusimano. Mick passed away on July 23, 2022 at 71 years old. Michael and Lawrence appeared in Mick's films Don't Spill The Eggs, Monkey Do Monkey Don't and...

  13. #109 Artist D.L. Polonsky Returns Live 3/12/2022

    Michael O'Toole welcomes the return of Experimentally ILL favorite D.L. Polonsky, live and in-person. They talk D.L.'s exploits as an artist like his vast portfolio of political cartoons, his adventures as a writer, like performing his blog onstage at BATV's Golden Sounds rock show, work as a...

  14. #108 “The Professor Of Surrealism" Mick Cusimano Returns - Poet/Cartoonist/Filmmaker 2/16/22

    “The Professor Of Surrealism" returns as Michael O'Toole reconnects with the great poet/cartoonist/filmmaker #MickCusimano on this episode 108 of his podcast #ExperimentallyILL to celebrate Mick’s continuing creativity in the wake of a cancer diagnosis. Checkout episode 82 for even more Mick life...

  15. #107 The Lone Ranger Of Rock, KEG 11/19/21

    Punk, writer, filmmaker & podcaster Michael O’Toole’s #ExperimentallyILL makes a triumphant return with a kickin long-form chat where The Lone Ranger Of Rock, KEG comes out from under a rock to become The Lone Ranger of Talk! Listen to 107 on @anchor.fm, #ApplePodcasts, #Spotify, Stitcher & more....

  16. #82 “The Professor Of Surrealism” Mick Cusimano - Filmmaker/Poet/Cartoonist 8/22/2015

    Michael O’Toole hosts a hearty two hour journey through some of legendary New England surrealist cartoonist/poet/filmmaker Mick Cusimano’s life story. This covers his extensive travels to France, London (where he stumbled into a huge underground techno rave filled with hippies and punks), Greece...

  17. #97 I.T. guy Chris Kimball talks tech, Star Trek, Speed 2, Starship Troopers, social media 6/10/2016

    Experimentally ILL Radio 97 with @MikeOToole ExperimentallyILL.com AIR DATE 6.10.2016 Guest: I.T. genius Chris Kimball talks technology, social media, creating good, conscious internet content, the Experimentally ILL brand and podcasting, internet security concerns, pop culture and entertainment...

  18. #99 Filmmaker John Hartman of Reel Groovy Films 11/10/2016

    Experimentally ILL 99 with @MikeOToole Guest: Filmmaker John Hartman of Reel Groovy Films 11/10/2016

  19. #98 Spoken Word Poet/Musician/Actor and expert comic book fan Joseph James Bellamy 6/23/16

    Experimentally ILL Radio 98 with #MikeOToole ExperimentallyILL.com AIR DATE 6/23/2016 Guest: Spoken Word Poet/Musician/Actor and expert comic book fan Joseph James Bellamy via phone talks comic book and geek culture becoming pop culture, current technology based off Star Trek premises, Marvel and...

  20. #106 LA Indie Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie, Allston, MA Artist/Writer D.L. Polonsky & Newburyport, MA Musician Raleigh Stein via phone.

    Ring in the new year by thrilling to the unceremonious return of our illustrious long-running #ExperimentallyILL #podcast. Enjoy consuming this lowfi recording of Experimentally ILL Radio 106 with your cackling host @MichaelPOToole, captured on 11/28/2020. This edition features regular guests the...

  21. #105 TJ Welch of The Welch Boys, The Blue Bloods & Sonic Lobotomy TV show 2/23/2019

    Experimentally ILL Radio with @MikeOToole #105 Date: 2/23/2019 Guest: TJ Welch of The Welch Boys, The Blue Bloods & Sonic Lobotomy TV show

  22. #104 Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Animated TV Series Writer/"The Wheal" Goth Musician Frederic Lenoir 8/25/2018

    Experimentally ILL Radio 104 with @MikeOToole Air Date: 8/25/2018 Guest: "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir" Animated TV Series Writer/"The Wheal" Goth Musician/Indie Filmmaker Frederic Lenoir

  23. #103 Actor/Producer/Director Eric R. Eastman 5/17/2018

    Experimentally ILL Radio 103 with @MikeOToole 5/17/2018 Guest: Actor/Producer/Director Eric R. Eastman talks acting in John Hartman's Ghost Bridge, directing the award-winning Spin The Plate, appearing in Reel Groovy Films' Quest For The Indie Tube, Brina's Transexuals From Space, shooting the El...

  24. #102 Filmmaker/Former Co-host Lawrence Hollie - Part 2 of 100's Los Angeles, CA Reunion

    Experimentally ILL Radio 102 with @MikeOToole 11/26/2017 Filmmaker @LawrenceHollie - Part 2 of LA ride, talking visiting the Rainbow Bar and Grill & Lemmy from Moorhead's statue, Whiskey A Go Go, Button Mash Barcade, retro video games, memories of being extras in Kevin Smith's comedy film Zach…

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  25. #101 Kelly AKA 'The Purple Aura Love Goddess' - Rhode Island Spirit Medium/Holistic Healer/Artist/Belly Dancer/Raver 9/30/2017

    Experimentally ILL Radio 101 with @MikeOToole Air Date: 9/30/2017 Guest: Rhode Island Spirit Medium/Holistic Healer/Artist/Belly Dancer/Raver Kelly AKA 'The Purple Aura Love Goddess' gives tarot readings to Mike and phone callers and talks 'the strange and unusual,' New Age and alternative…

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  26. #100 Michael O'Toole & Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie - LA Reunion, Justice League review 11/2017

    Experimentally ILL Radio #100 Michael O'Toole & Filmmaker Lawrence Hollie ExperimentallyILL.com 11/2017 LA Reunion, Justice League review and more pop culture talk.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Experimentally ILL is a bohemian arts and entertainment podcast produced/hosted by multi-media artist Michael O’Toole. Get to know funny and fascinating friends filmmaker Lawrence Hollie, "weird local artist" D.L. Polonsky, irrepressible entertainer Quincy Brisco and others as they talk DIY art, pop culture, movies, mental health and more. The show also features long-form one-on-one interviews with New England area and internationally recognized countercultural artists, performers, musicians, filmmakers and creative thinkers. Visit http://ExperimentallyILL.com for 100+ episodes.

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