Author: David Dawson

Hi. I’m David, your host at The Intellexual Network. I’ve been a fan of podcasting for years – having first been exposed to podcasting as a Radio & Television Communications student in the early 2000s. I started my first podcast in 2005 as a part of the marketing blitz for a feature film I produced here in San Diego called “What’s The Vig?”

I’ve tried more personal shows off and on over the years, but in 2013 I found my voice with the “Voices of ’93 Podcast” which I hosted and produced for my high school class as a celebration of our 20 year reunion.

The success of this show, and the overwhelming response of my classmates to continue it past the reunion, has inspired me to round up my extremely talented family and friends and launch The Intellexual Network. A place where we can produce the types of shows that we would listen to, and we think you’ll enjoy.

The Boys Are Back

David selfie in Boracay

David, Steve and Eric sit down for their first group podcast together since January. Hear how David and Steve have adjusted to being back from the Philippines. Dave has had a hard time adjusting to his changing career path and all the time he is now spending in Hollywood. And hear how Steve nearly killed himself this week by taking some herbal supplement.

Chastity Bites DVD Party

Amy Okuda and Lotti Pharriss Knowles participate in the Chastity Bite's podcast round table prior to the Chastity Bites DVD signing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA on Feb. 16, 2014. Photo/Carla Van Wagoner-The IntelleXual

JJ and Laura host a pair of roundtable podcasts with the cast and crew of Chastity Bites at Dark Delicacies on the 25th episode!

Jon Briddell

Jon Briddell, star of the independent film Misogynist, is on the podcast! Jon talks about the challenge of playing a character that's the polar opposite of himself, maturing into Hollywood and traveling around the world to find the love of his life was in his own town.

Jon Briddell, star of the independent film Misogynist, is on the podcast! Jon talks about the challenge of playing a character that’s the polar opposite of himself, maturing into Hollywood and traveling around the world to find the love of his life was in his own town.

Happy Valentines Day from the Philippines

Happy Valentines Day to everyone back stateside. We had a great time here in Kalibo. We slept in, I got a pedicure (needed badly due to an ingrown nail) and then we spent the evening at this amazing restaurant near the beach where they catch your dinner in the local river and then cook it up and serve it to you. The fish was amazing! Here are some photos!

Kalibo – Halfway Point of Journey

Driving through the province hasn’t been all that different from driving through the urban areas of Manila. Everywhere you go the suffering of people who survive on next to nothing is very apparent. The shanty towns of Manila give way to the shanties in the fields. But the living conditions are the the same… appalling.

Bizarre Foods

The IntelleXual on the Road is in the Philippines! David and Steve are on the journey of a lifetime as David visits his family in the Philippines for the first time in 30 years and Steve takes his first ever trip outside of the confines of the continental US. In this episode the boys try a bunch of Filipino foods they wouldn’t have tried at home!

Island Time

Lost in a sea of gifts for the balikbayan box.

I’m going with my Mom and with one of my closest friends and co-host of my podcasts Steve Schwartz. He’s nearly 50 years old and has never been outside of the U.S. for anything. Between my Mom being unpredictable because of her battle with liver cirrhosis and Steve’s inexperience in traveling internationally this is going to be one interesting trip.

Allison Iraheta and Halo Circus

Allison Iraheta, lead singer for Halo Circus, performs on January 15, 2014 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Photo by Carla Van Wagoner/The IntelleXual

Allison Iraheta and Halo Circus join the podcast! Allison talks about her American Idol experience, learning via Twitter about Jive Records dropping her from the label and finding new inspiration with Matthew Hager and Halo Circus.

Fighting the Jitters

Jessica Jerran and David Dawson interview Martha Davis of Martha and the Motels at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA on Jan. 15, 2014. Photo by Carla Van Wagoner/The IntelleXual

The IntelleXual was given an opportunity to speak with former American Idol contestant Allison Iraheta, and the legendary Martha Davis of The Motels. I was so excited to have the opportunity to get our first big celebrity interviews for the shows. But I was incredibly anxious about it.

Danielle Lozeau

Danielle Lozeau

The IntelleXual – Danielle Lozeau: The actress discusses the difficulties of playing highly emotional scenes, her various film projects from 2013 and the beauty of her father’s mullet.

I Snatched Andy Warhol

Josh Bevier, who guested on The IntelleXual Podcast and will be hosting a show of his own on the network in the future, stars in this funny film from Devon Armstrong.