Kevin Guilfoile

Kevin Guilfoile is the author of two novels, “Cast of Shadows” and “The Thousand,” and a memoir, “A Drive Into the Gap.” He is also co-screenwriter of the feature film “Chasing the Blues.”

24 Oct 2003

Not Fade Away

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we go back through our priest’s record collection to find out when the music died.

17 Sep 2003

Madalyn Murray O’Hair In Hell: The Mad Minister From Circle Six, Part I

In the fourth chapter of Madalyn’s adventures in the underworld, a controversial film has Hell up in arms! Kevin Guilfoile continues the saga of everyone’s favorite atheist sleuth.

13 Aug 2003

The Pop-Off King

Though dancers occasionally kick one another, writers are alone among artists in using their craft to attack each other. A report on Stephen King’s new decision to join the vipers.

03 Jul 2003

The Indignant Correspondence of Folksy Ken Oakley

Liz Phair is not the first artist to fight bad reviews with worse allegories—folk artist Ken Oakley invented the genre. Kevin Guilfoile reports on the only musician to have 184 albums panned in Rolling Stone.

23 Jun 2003

The Columbia Letters

In 2001, the book “My First Presidentiary” came out, authored by Kevin Guilfoile and John Warner, and quickly became a best seller. A college student contacted the authors with a simple question. They responded with glee.

13 Jun 2003

The Wedding Party

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we tell you what to do when hundreds of people RSVP for your wedding and then don't show up.

18 Apr 2003

Poetry for Your Girlfriend

Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we play the eloquent Cyrano to an anonymous Christian, and script poesy for the tongue-tied.

04 Apr 2003

Madalyn Murray O’Hair in Hell: The Secret of the Burning Canvas

In the third chapter of Madalyn’s adventures in the underworld, the lost plays of Sophocles are discovered in an art fair, possibly to be lost again! Kevin Guilfoile continues the saga of everyone’s favorite atheist sleuth.

04 Mar 2003

MetaFilter in the Ruins

When the apocalypse comes, when the world ends as we know it, you can bet someone will be updating the Blue.

05 Feb 2003

Madalyn Murray O’Hair in Hell: The Mystery of the Antenoran Chant

In the second chapter of Madalyn’s adventures in the underworld, a mystery is uncovered on the way to Walt Whitman’s Super Bowl party. Kevin Guilfoile continues the saga of everyone’s favorite atheist sleuth.