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Welcome to the lighter side of the dark side! Mark The Goth Comedian And his cohost horror writer Nicole Sixx bring you a freak show like no other. It's an Absinthe fueled party with guests from the underbelly of Hollywood.
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A podcast to connect people, to inspire, encourage and empower you to live your truth, find strength and hope as you listen to people like you sharing their path and journey. We all share the same feelings, go through ups and downs, go through phases of self doubt, feel sad, defeated, depressed or have little self-worth. I want to create a space for you to be heard, to be seen, for us to come together, laugh, cry, build a community, make new friends, show empathy and support for one another. ...
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Singer/songwriter/soon to be podcaster Jacqueline Van Bierk and stand-up comedian Franchie San Pedro joined Mark this week and the conversation just would not stop. Jacqueline just got back from France and talked about what it's like to compose music for Oprah Winfrey how to get a live crowd up and dancing how she motivates people on her YouTube ch…
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10 years ago, a Dark Mark Classic episode featured Adult superstar Venus Lux and pro dom Orpheus Black who joined Mark and Josi for a wild show. Venus talked about being a 4 time AVN nominee, but being a winner of the Tranni awards, what separates her from the other transexuals in porn, how she narrowly escaped being married to a rich man, showed h…
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10 (!) years ago today former WWE NXT Diva Skyler Moon aka Buggy Nova who was then known as Invexi Li, comedian David Burger and Scone from the internet show Pinkgirl & Scone joined Mark and Josi for a battle royal of a show. Invexi talked about changing her name from her independent wrestling name of Buggy Nova, which was changed to Skyler Moon wh…
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After just over 2 years and counting, Dark Mark's weight loss journey continues. He is now down 85 lbs and 10 inches in the waist. How did he do it and how is he sustaining it? It's because he was coached by bodybuilder, nutritionist, personal trainer and coach Paige Sandgren who was on the show in 2022 to tell you how you too can get Food Freedom …
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Tommy Chong is turning 86 (!) today. Mark and Nicole had the honor of speaking to the comedy legend and hero twice. Here is the first time we spoke to Tommy in 2021 Legendary comedian Tommy Chong joined Mark and Nicole for an epic supersized show. Chong talked about everything from his being a clubowner in the 60s, being on Motown Records and disco…
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10 years (!) ago this week David J. and Sasha Grey were Mark and Josi's superstar guests for a great show. David talked about being one of the creaters of goth, how Bauhaus was influenced by dub and funk, how he wrote the lyrics to Bela Lugosi's Dead, how he just found out Love and Rockets was founded on a lie his bandmates told him, how Peter Murp…
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Rockstar Cheri Rockafella and comedian Brandon Black joined Mark and Nicole for one of the wildest shows we've had in a while... Cheri made sure to clarify that she came up with the Rockafella name way before Jay Z, She started singing in her native Houston and sings one of her first songs "Punk Slut" on air. She made her way to the Sunset Strip in…
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Singer and Influencer Ayoka shocked the world with her apocalyptic Tweets about the solar eclipse then murdering her boyfriend and one of her children (another child having miraculously survived) and then killing herself. You can read more about it here: Who Was Ayoka? Astrology Influencer Suspected of Gruesome Killings (newsweek.com) It turns out …
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Happy Easter and Trans Awareness Day everyone. Here is a classic show from 2018 with comedian and fan favorite guest Jamie Gendron and actor/writer/singer Michael Lee Gogin This podcast is sponsored by Eddie by Giddy FDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to…
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Mark and Hannah celebrated the 5th Anniversary of The Dark Mark Show with a magical show as they welcomed 80s teen dream girl Diane Franklin and magician Michael Vile to the lighter side of the dark side. Diane had so many stories about her roles in Better off Dead (including stories about the notorious Dan Schneider), Last American Virgin, Amityvi…
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The Dark Mark Show got in touch with its inner nerd as Mark and Hannah welcomed Julia Montgomery who played Betty Childs in Revenge of the Nerds and actor/cosplayer Brett Gustafson to the lighter side of the dark side. Julia recounted growing up in New Jersey where she was a teenage model and acted in high school alongside classmate Jason Alexander…
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It is tasseographer, journalist and historian Rissa Miller's birthday this week so we present this classic Dark Mark Show from 2022 where Mark and Nicole first talked to her and she became one of their favorite people and guests. Rissa grew up in York, Pennsylvania and was fascinated by the vintage architecture and the ghosts within, after studying…
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Beth Lapides as a new home for her legendary alternative comedy show Uncabaret and Savannah Pope has released a new single Melancholic Goddess so in that spirit here is a classic Dark Mark Show featuring them both from 2019 It was a fun sized show this week as Mark and Hannah welcomed the queen of Alternative Comedy Beth Lapides and powerhouse sing…
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Melrose Larry Green, Sin Fisted and Nik Sin joined Mark and Josi for a wild classic Dark Mark Show from 2014 Melrose talked about being an accountant to such stars as Andrew Dice Clay and a Hollywood tour guide. He said he finds it a huge compliment when Howard Stern plays "cookoo" sounds when he talks, inferred that Mark was gay a few times, talke…
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In this Dark Mark Show classic from 2020 Legendary comedian Tom Dreesen joined Mark and Hannah as he talked about his extraordinary life and 51 year comedy career. Tom grew up poor on the southside of Chicago and became part of the first (and last) interracial comedy team Tim and Tom with Tim Reid of WKRP and Sister Sister fame. He talks about then…
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It is co-host Hannah's birthday this week and Dark Mark threw her quite a birthday party in 2021 including some of her BFF's and favorite past guests such as stand-up comedians Jamie Gendron and Nikki Wantz, pinup model and fashion designer Tamera Von Tart, her Vegans Uncensored podcast co-host Mary Zaint, her then boyfriend the lead singer of Moto…
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Academy Award nominee and star of the new HBO show True Detective Night Country John Hawkes and horror movie icon Rodney Eastman joined Mark and Hannah for some spirited conversation and music in this classic Dark Mark Show from 2019. John is someone who has been in so many big movies, but says he can walk the street and go unnoticed much of the ti…
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Master Arcane and Kat Byslka joined Mark for a wild conversation about BDSM and all things S & M Master Arcane talked about his journey which started at age 5 as the only boy in the neighborhood, continued through being a teenager playing with an older woman, to the Amsterdam fetish scene in the 90s to now teaching people the ropes (no pun intended…
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In this classic Dark Mark Show from 2018 Mark and Nicole welcomed dating coach Marni the Wing Girl and the most interesting person in the world Sin Twisted to the lighter side of the dark side. Marni's journey to being a dating coach started at a singles mixer where she helped men approach women, which led to her being approached by pickup artist R…
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Enjoy this Dark Mark Show classic from 2015 That Chris Gore, Tessah LaCoyle and former cohost Josi Kat joined Mark and Nicole for the 2nd Anniversary Special Dark Mark Show.Chris talked about his proposed Fan Fiction panel at Wondercon being misunderstood and attacked by a Twitter mob, that he does not own as many action figures as you might think,…
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In a Christmas classic from 2019 Mark welcomes Ela Darling, the Marketing Director of ViRo Club and Adult Film performer and Santa Claus who took time out of his busy schedule to stop by. Ela talked about how adult film stars tend to be deceptively smart, and how she got her Masters Degree in 2 years and became a librarian, who turn out to be freed…
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After 10 years of outrageously hilarious shows The Dark Mark Show comes to an end with a bang as Mark and Nicole threw a holiday special like you've never seen before with contortionist/burlesque dancer/cosplayer Sin Twisted and Santa Claus. Sin talked about how Andy Dick once tried to bum rush her while she was onstage inside an R2D2 shell, talked…
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Mark and Nicole brought back 2 of their favorite guests Pro Dom, Life Coach and Sex and Relationship Guru Orpheus Black and comedian/actress Vanja Renee for a wild supersized show. Orpheus described himself as a “big nerd” but has been helping men, women and couples get in touch with their kinky side for a long time now and talks about his current …
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Dakota the Bearded Lady returned to The Dark Mark Show (as did former cohost Hannah) to talk about her move to Las Vegas, some scary and dangerous stunts she and her fellow performers have pulled off lately, how she deals with jerks who think her beard is fake and to talk about how her mother lost her house in the hurricane and the upcoming benefit…
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Writer/Director/Cinematographer Colin Bressler joined Mark and Nicole for a lively discussion which tickled the film nerd in Mark. Colin has been a cinematographer for years and finally defines what that is and gives examples of good and bad cinematography. He has worked on projects as diverse as the PBS science series Nova as well as My 600 pound …
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Mark and Nicole welcomed Nancy Narayana and Krista Kira to the lighter side of the dark side. They both perform at parties and definitely brought the party to the studio as they talked cosplaying, DJing, tarot card reading, The Doo Dah parade, Sybil Dannings potty mouth and so much more! Nancy also gave Mark a sexy belly dance for his birthday. Get…
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Dark Mark had a birthday party with a guest list of some of his best friends: Co-host Nicole Sixx, Former co-host Hannah Bakk, singer Jacqueline Van Bierk, and comedians Jamie Gendron and Mike Muratore The party raged on for almost 2 hours with Mark getting increasingly drunk on absinthe. Luckily he did not drunkenly fall out of his chair until jus…
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Tasseographer and historian Rissa Miller returned to regale Mark and Nicole with tales about the hidden history of Halloween Rissa talked about how the spooky season really started with the oft-mispronounced Samhain and how it was actually turnips at that time that were being carved and how children were given soul cakes instead of candy. She share…
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Fangsmith, Club Empresario and Vampire Father Sebastiaan returned to The Dark Mark Show just in time for the Halloween Season Sebastiaan recounted how he grew up in Red Bank, NJ and was exposed to the New York club scene through a fax machine at the Wild Pair shoe store he worked at as a teenager. He recounts how his high school girlfriend inspired…
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Child actor turned adult scream queen and stand up comedian Anastasia Washington joined Mark and Nicole to kick off the Halloween season with a bang. Anastasia began her show business career at 3 years old inadvertently stealing the spotlight from Shamu at Sea World, this led her parents to get her an agent leading to roles in Die Hard 2 (where she…
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Psychic/Medium/Akashi Reader Raven Willow joined Mark and Nicole for a wild show which included Raven picking up energy and giving Mark a reading. Raven saw ghosts at an early age, including a scary night playing with a K-Mart Ouija board, she has always been in tune with things we can't comprehend and even went to India to study and get accredited…
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Mark went to the premiere of Actor/Director Harley Wallen’s new vampire movie “Beneath Us All” last week and here is where he first met Harley, his lovely wife and collaborator Kaiti and actress Vida Ghaffari 4 years ago discussing his film Eternal Code Mark and Hannah return and try to crack the Eternal Code with writer/director/actor Harley Walle…
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Novelist Blake Rudman joined Mark and Nicole to talk about his 4 novels that have come out in 2023, his high roller corporate past and the many books he has to come. Blake grew up in Dallas but went to UNLV where he would come under the mentorship of Steve Wynn which led him on a fast track in his 20s to success in Las Vegas casinos and also in res…
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Singer/Songwriter Philip Cole joined Mark and Nicole for quote a rocking show this week. Philip discussed his time in Desert Storm where he was responsible for checking parachutes, which apparently is a job that is a lot less detailed these days. He always had a passion for guitar, inspired by bands such as Triumph, Van Halen, Whitesnake and other …
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Fitness coach Derek Newborn joined Mark and Nicole for a lively and educational show about his extraordinary life and career and his metabolism rev up program. Derek, who looks like a bald Bradley Cooper on steroids, grew up as many men did raised by a single mother who was forced to be both mother and father to him. She was busy and had gained wei…
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A classic Dark Mark show from 2019 Erika Ervin aka Amazon Eve from American Horror Story and Grammy viral sensation Joy Villa joined Mark and Hannah for an epic show Amazon Eve talked about how she was called back to perform the role of “The Fist” on AHS Apocalypse, being star struck meeting Joan Collins and reconnecting with Kathy Bates, overcomin…
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Country singer songwriter Uncle Ryano brought some down-home stories and inspiration to The Dark Mark Show. Uncle Ryano grew up in East Texas/West Louisiana and regaled Mark and Nicole with tales of fishing in alligator infested waters, talked about paying his dues in some rough Texas bars playing behind chicken wire Blues Brothers style, he went t…
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Mark and Nicole welcomed Brad Forenza, the creator of the award winning radio play Around The Sun to the lighter side of the dark side for a wonderful conversation. Brad talked about how growing up in Jersey City has made him identify as a New Yorker, even though he is in a different state. He was able to turn his short plays to a serious of audio …
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High Priestess of Order of the Black Flame Sun Lucivere Von Der Stjuerpan joined Mark for a magickal good time. Lucivere described her upbringing as a Pastor’s daughter in Kansas and as most preachers’ daughters do, she rebelled and really indulged her wild side as her family moved to California and she found the rave scene. She quickly got married…
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Award winning plus sized adult star Sofia Rose joined Mark and Nicole for some stimulating conversation. Sofia talked about her sheltered upbringing, being unhappily married with a child and starting her journey to adult superstardom on an AOL chat room, which led her to take naughty photos, which eventually led her to break the internet on several…
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Academy Award nominee John Hawkes and horror movie icon Rodney Eastman joined Mark and Hannah for some spirited conversation and music in this classic Dark Mark Show from 2019 John is someone who has been in so many big movies, but says he can walk the street and go unnoticed much of the time. He describes how he was able to stay awake while acting…
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Mark and Nicole welcomed the most interesting person in the world Sin Twisted and horror director Joe Castro to the lighter side of the dark side for a terrific night of chatting about everything from sex and violence to very deep conversation. Sin is back in LA after a hiatus and regaled Mark and Nicole all about what goes on at the Foot night par…
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Mark and Nicole welcomed TomiRae Brown, Sin Twisted and Martin McNeil for a 4th of July party in this classic Dark Mark Show from 2015 TomiRae reminisced about being a teenager on the Sunset Strip, living with Guns N Roses (all of them), what its like to have a business meeting with Madonna, to her marriage with James Brown. She went over everythin…
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Singer/Songwriter JD Nash and model/influencer/promoter Amanda Christine Collins joined Mark and Nicole in studio for quite a sober but rocking party. JD talked about his influences which range from metal to country, the medical oddities he came across as a nursing assistant, what an influence Johnny Cash and Eddie Van Halen have been on his music,…
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Comedian Jamie Gendron indulged her naughty side and reminisced about her dominatrix past as she met a willing slave in Kinky Jesus on the show this week. Jamie had all sorts of stories about being a dominatrix in New Orleans and Hollywood and how lucrative and naughty that can be. You will never look at a dog’s chew toy quite the same again. Kinky…
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Mark and Nicole talked to the Chaotically Fascinating Burlesque performer, MUA, model and tarot reader Kira VonSutra on the latest Dark Mark Show Kira talked about how haunted Tulsa, Oklahoma was growing up, leading to spirits pulling her off the top bunk of her bunk bed, how she was able to follow her dreams of being a makeup artist to Hollywood l…
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Author/podcaster/Advocate Kelly J. Mendenhall joined Mark and special guest co host legendary anchorwoman Bree Walker for a fantastic show Kelly talked about growing up in Flint, Michigan and finding the punk rock scene as a pre-teen.. She discussed her collection of tattoos, which inspired her book “Skin in the Game”. She was a successful marketin…
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Mark and Nicole celebrated World Goth Day by chatting with Danielle Graves who is known as The Living Gothic Doll. Of course the conversation started with Nicole and Danielle talking about their cats and progressed with Danielle talking about the awful bullying she endured, which led to her being home schooled and winning beauty pageants and modeli…
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Dancer/Choreographer Abi Anne Oliver and Pro Wrestler/Actor Author Ronnie Angel joined Mark and Nicole for a show so wild, even the studio couldn't contain it Abi talked about growing up in Manchester and her love of Irish Riverdancing leading to her winning dance competitions at an early age which has led her to everything from the London Olympics…
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Glen Matlock, the original bass player for Sex Pistols joined Mark and Josi Kat, the lead singer of Piss Ant for a fun size punk party Glen just played Coachella with Blondie and talked about the experience of performing in front of 100,000 people and having to show Nile Rogers the proper notes to play on the fly, why there was no animosity between…
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