Podcasts by Coyle and Sharpe: The Imposters
In the early 1960s, Mal Sharpe and James P. Coyle roamed the streets of San Francisco with a microphone, roping strangers into bizarre schemes and surreal stunts. Today, their humor has become a touchstone for a broad range of comics and personalities from The Upright Citizens Brigade to Henry Rollins to WFMU radio.
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Ep. 100: Everyone Has a Price from 2010-09-29T23:57:18
Coyle & Sharpe simply want to know how much your children are worth to you.
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Ep. 99: Big Heads from 2010-09-24T21:53:39
Coyle & Sharpe ponder the implications of the newest breakthrough in cranial expansion.
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Ep. 98: Housing Harry Kodiak from 2010-09-15T21:12:48
Coyle and Sharpe ask if anyone is willing to shelter Harry Kodiak and his family. By the way, Harry is a kodiak.
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Ep. 97: Thick Head of Wheat from 2010-09-08T18:51:40
Coyle & Sharpe believe that it never hurts to have too much wheat, even if it grows on your head.
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Ep. 96: Inter Protoplasm Flow from 2010-09-01T19:43:19
Coyle & Sharpe want you to exchange innards with another person. Relax, it's only for fun.
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Ep. 94: Manhunt from 2010-08-19T03:19:37
Ep. 93: Sugar Bowl from 2010-08-12T04:00:42
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Ep. 92: Energy Air from 2010-08-04T18:56:15
Coyle & Sharpe investigate the receptiveness of the public towards a...
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Ep. 91: Human Rag from 2010-07-30T22:51
Coyle & Sharpe want you to do your civic duty. So get into that rag, already.
Ep. 90: Leftovers from 2010-07-22T01:41
Coyle & Sharpe want to meet you. Just remember to bring a trashbag filled with leftovers.
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Ep. 89: Beware of South American Cruises from 2010-07-15T00:52
Coyle & Sharpe ask the tough questions. Like what would you do if you found yourself mixed up with a travel scam/human trafficking operation?
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Ep. 88: Whirpools from 2010-07-07T22:09:42
Coyle & Sharpe propose a unique way to revitalize the waterfront.
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Ep. 85: A Grammatical Life from 2010-05-21T18:18
Coyle & Sharpe are offering a grammatical life.
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Ep. 84: Meet the Celebrity - Lorenzo Shower from 2010-04-17T20:33
Coyle & Sharpe would like you to meet the namesake of modern bathing, Lorenzo Shower.
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Ep. 83: Tooth Decay Dramatization from 2010-04-05T01:51
Coyle & Sharpe try to figure out the logistics of a dramatic performance of tooth decay.
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Ep. 82: Elevator Repairman from 2010-03-26T21:40
Coyle & Sharpe try to solicit the assistance of an elevator repairman.
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Ep. 80: The Brother Ants from 2010-01-11T15:00
Coyle & Sharpe roll out The Welcome Mat for a newcomer to their city.
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Ep. 79: Parlez-vous Bugrabian? from 2010-01-04T18:56
Coyle & Sharpe try to overcome a language barrier.
ep. 78: The Bugrabian Refugee from 2009-12-30T17:18
Coyle & Sharpe are helping a disaster victim from the island of Bugrabia find a home in America.
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Ep. 77: Manhole Living from 2009-12-14T15:00
Coyle & Sharpe are just looking for a place to live and keep their things.
Ep. 76: The Elevator Experiment from 2009-12-07T15:00
Coyle and Sharpe perform a curious experiment on an unwilling subject.
Ep. 75: Excess Management from 2009-11-30T14:00
Coyle and Sharpe pose this question to a young man: Do you really need it?
Ep. 74: Mr. Library from 2009-11-23T14:00
Coyle and Sharpe try to enlist a gentleman's help for "borrowing" some library books.
Ep. 73: Antimaterialists from 2009-11-16T17:40
Coyle & Sharpe just want to help a young man with the things he doesn't need.
Ep. 72: The ZebEEL from 2009-11-09T20:40
Coyle and Sharpe introduce a unique yet vicious new... pet?
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Ep. 71: Mutant Creature Warfare from 2009-11-02T17:18
Coyle and Sharpe describe a secret weapon.
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Ep. 70: Total Dedication from 2009-08-24T03:02
Coyle and Sharpe have an idea for an interesting art project.
Ep. 68: Stride Regulation from 2009-07-29T17:06
Coyle and Sharpe want to punish a man for his stride.
Ep. 67: The Pigeon Problem from 2009-07-17T16:32
Coyle and Sharpe propose a solution to the pigeon problem.
Ep. 66: Other Than Standard Methods from 2009-07-08T16:22
Coyle and Sharpe have a way for the Giants to achieve victory.
Ep. 64: Motorcycle Confiscation from 2009-06-17T17:46
Coyle and Sharpe attempt to confiscate a motorcycle.
Ep. 63: Litter from 2009-06-10T21:35
Coyle and Sharpe propose a novel way of getting litter off the streets.
Ep. 62: Softball Game from 2009-06-03T22:09
Coyle and Sharpe try to make a man feel bad for watching softball.
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Ep. 61: Book Burning from 2009-05-27T21:28
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a student to let them burn his books.
Ep. 60: Home Observation from 2009-04-18T00:03
Coyle and Sharpe use their Sounds of San Francisco series to ask a man about a home observation project they would like to conduct with him.
Ep. 59: Human Camera from 2009-04-06T23:33
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man to insert a lens and film into his head in order to capture the world as a human camera.
Ep. 58: Feature Way from 2009-03-19T21:07
Coyle and Sharpe use their series Sounds of San Francisco to segue into asking a man to donate one of his facial features to a Feature Way, a bank of human facial features, to show his love for San...
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Ep. 57: Insult for Improvement from 2009-03-12T21:27
Coyle and Sharpe convince a man to insult a stranger on the street in the name of civic improvement.
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Ep. 56: Polylingua from 2009-03-04T21:54
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man to have his brain wiped clean in order to teach him a new language called Polylingua.
Ep. 55: Lost Boys from 2009-02-25T20:42
Coyle and Sharpe add a duo of young boys to their ruse and try to convince a woman that the boys, with their instruction, have destroyed multiple homes.
Ep. 54: Sound of Shade from 2009-02-11T18:38
In another edition of their Sounds of San Francisco recurring segment, Coyle and Sharpe ask a man to identify the sound the shade.
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Ep. 53: Interprotoplasm Flow from 2009-02-05T02:04
Coyle and Sharpe attempt to convince a man to exchange his innards with complete strangers.
Ep. 52: Underground Death Ritual from 2009-01-14T23:08
Coyle & Sharpe attempt to initiate an English gentlemen into their death cult.
Ep. 51: Tongue Removal from 2009-01-05T17:00
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man to undergo experimental surgery that would remove his tongue and exchange it with a foreign person’s in order to get rid of their accent.
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Ep. 50: Graveyard Living from 2008-12-29T17:00
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man to live in a grave during the day, come out at night, and join their cause in taking over Los Angeles.
Ep. 49: The Human Leech from 2008-12-22T17:00
Coyle and Sharpe campaign for a man running for governor, cruelly nicknamed The Human Leech, who attaches himself to people with suction cups and sucks out their energy.
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Ep. 48: Hanging From a Pole from 2008-12-15T17:00
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a seminarian to hang from a pole in
the middle of an airport runway as a way of training pilots to avoid
birds while flying.
Ep. 47: Finger Filters from 2008-12-08T17:00
Coyle and Sharpe try to get an investor for a new line of cigarette filters made of hollowed out human pinky fingers.
Ep. 46: Nicknames from 2008-12-01T18:55
Coyle and Sharpe try to explain to a San Francisco man the nickname, Levito, for an independent candidate for governor who has the ability to levitate.
Ep. 45: Fungus Infant from 2008-11-24T20:07
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a mother to allow her infant to take part in a radical science experiment that will cover the baby in fungus.
Ep. 44: Brain Piggy Bank from 2008-11-17T19:12
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man to undergo experimental surgery in the back of their station wagon that would allow them to deposit coins inside of his brain.
Ep. 43: Merchandise Peddlers from 2008-11-10T19:22
Coyle and Sharpe attempt to seduce a local into a life of burglary, and make a dollar in the process.
Ep. 42: Antique Smashing from 2008-11-03T17:58
In this weeks episode Coyle and Sharpe innocently ask an antique dealer if they can smash all of his antiques.
Ep. 41: Crawfish Boat Shirt from 2008-10-28T19:44
In this weeks episode Coyle and Sharpe try out their own language on a very confused man.
Ep. 40: Mr. Rodent from 2008-10-21T16:10
This week on Coyle and Sharpe, a San Franciscan man gets the opportunity to meet the celebrity, Mr. Rodent, who is most famous for having an entire race of small creatures named after him.
Ep. 39: Traffic Control from 2008-10-14T17:03
This week, Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a man that they are replacing a parking meter and that he has to pay them instead.
Ep. 38: The Moleman from 2008-10-06T17:02
Coyle and Sharpe confuse and bully a young man into supporting a moleman's campaign for governor.
Ep. 37: Dead Can Dance from 2008-09-29T18:43
Coyle and Sharpe talk to a local man about a scientist who makes corpses dance by installing an electronic gizmo inside of them. The local man's reaction is quite wonderful.
Ep. 36: Sandor 21 from 2008-09-23T18:10
Coyle and Sharpe completely confuse a local working man by speaking in codes and gibberish.
Ep. 35: For the Benefit of Mankind from 2008-09-15T17:18
Coyle and Sharpe discuss with a native San Franciscan the appropriate level of mourning for the death of a car.
Ep. 34: You Quiero Fumar Cigarros from 2008-09-09T17:17
Coyle and Sharpe, acting as Cigar Box Investigators, prompt a cigar owner to sing a song about cigars in his native language.
Ep. 33: Mobile-o-coat from 2008-08-20T17:55
This week The Imposters try to convince John to wear a coat that allows travel without physical exertion. Sounds good right?
EP. 32: Human Sugar Bowl from 2008-07-31T17:37
This week The Imposters ask a citizen if he'd be willing to start using his skull as a sugar bowl.
EP. 31: People Movers. from 2008-07-24T03:10
This week Coyle & Sharp approach a moving company employee to try and figure the logistics of moving some very precious cargo.
EP. 30: Portable Radio from 2008-07-17T18:28
Coyle and Sharpe stop a man on the street and try to explain a special new advancement in radio technology.
Ep. 29: Daring But Dead from 2008-07-09T23:03
This week Coyle & Sharpe are looking for a star for their new film "Daring But Dead". What better place to find one than on the streets of San Francisco!
Ep. 28: French Festival from 2007-12-18T22:01
This week Coyle and Sharpe ask a gentleman if he would be willing to go to France under adverse conditions.
Ep. 27: Musical Animals from 2007-12-12T18:15
On this week's podcast Coyle and Sharpe question the humanity of using animals as musical instruments.
Ep. 26: Feast Of Patience from 2007-12-05T17:36
This week we hear a lovely rendition of part of the operetta 'Feast of Patience'.
Ep. 23: Fish People from 2007-11-08T17:37
The intrepid duo get a stranger's opinion on the "fish people" of California.
Ep. 21: Burn Your Bag from 2007-10-18T21:37
Coyle and Sharpe attempt to get a man to let them add flame to the paper bag he is carrying.
Ep. 19: Human Sugar Bowl from 2007-08-29T12:28
If possible, would you turn your head into a sugar bowl?
Ep. 18: Dizzy from 2007-08-22T12:00
The story of Coyle & Sharpe's put-on of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie.
Ep. 17: Run Over My Hand from 2007-08-15T16:57
Coyle & Sharpe try to convince a truck driver to run them over.
Ep. 16: Vocal Projection from 2007-08-08T12:00
Coyle & Sharpe get really silly with an unsuspecting gentleman.
Ep. 15: Grevenz from 2007-08-01T22:42
Coyle and Sharpe render a man mute with the utterance of a single word: Grevenz.
Ep. 14: Human Leech from 2007-07-18T17:19
Coyle & Sharpe discuss the prospects of a 7 ft., 300 lb, antennaed leech man in San Francisco.
Ep. 13: Foot Apple from 2007-07-11T20:54
This week, Coyle & Sharpe talk seriously with a man about apples that grow human feet, and how he might herd them across the country.
Ep. 12: Mailman, Give Us Your Mail from 2007-06-27T18:06
Coyle and Sharpe try to convince a mailman to let them deliver some mail, and promise not to do any "rifling".
Ep. 11: The Droner from 2007-06-20T16:49
Coyle & Sharpe introduce "San Francisco's newest, freshest talent: James P. Coyle, Professional Droner".
Ep. 10: Record Your Stomach from 2007-06-15T21:10
Coyle and Sharpe ask a gentleman if they can record the inside of his stomach.
Ep. 9: Smash the State from 2007-05-31T22:23
Coyle and Sharpe affect piss-poor French accents and ask an antiques dealer if they can smash his goods.
Ep. 8: Elongated Head from 2007-05-16T21:02
A gentleman discusses the merits and difficulties of a mechanically elongated head.
Ep. 7: Wolverine Football from 2007-05-09T18:48
Coyle and Sharpe approach a football coach about training wolverines to play football.
Ep. 6: Prison Camp from 2007-05-02T01:35
Coyle and Sharpe are looking for an attendant for their agricultural facility. He should be comfortable with control procedures and be willing to apply electrical shock if neccessary.
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Ep. 5: The Ashtray from 2007-04-25T20:20
Coyle and Sharpe discuss with an Australian gentleman the possibility of growing an ashtray from his head.
Ep. 2: Selling Children from 2007-04-04T17:34
This week Coyle & Sharpe attempt to sell (or lease) two children to a young mother.
Ep. 1: Maniacs in a Living Hell from 2007-03-28T18:52
Coyle and Sharpe offer a San Franciscan a job in a recreation of the fires of hell.