Carmody Central Podcast

The lovely and hilarious, Honora is joining today and talking about the big and little issues, like penis size, weird beauty regimens, women in the modern world, politics, and more.  Listen to this entertaining convo that ranges from insightful to silly. 

My good friend, Mark Harley, is back and he has had a great year. Last time I had him on the podcast Trump won the election and even though the world has gone to shit, things have looked up for Mark. He is now a permanent cast member on BET's sketch comedy show called 50 Central, produced by 50 Cent. We are talking about the show, politics and how to approach a stranger that you want to fuck. Mark actually give great advice, he needs a dating column. 

Lucas Handwerker is a highly skilled Mentalist. His abilities appear to be super human, although he insists it is all people reading and influencing - he refers to himself as a "fake psychic." After seeing his show, I had tons of questions and needed to know more about the man behind the mind reading. Putting the tricks aside, he is equally as interesting and his perspective was refreshing, honest, and completely unique.  I had him share his personal opinions on psychics, mediums, and other mystics. He shares some his experiences as a hypnotist, a skill that crosses over into conversation where is extremely mesmerizing. Recently he has begun doing intuitive readings for people and unlike many others, he is very upfront about his methods and the systems he uses.  www.lucashandwerker.com

Yoshi is back in the US and back on the podcast. He is sharing some of what he has been up to over the past few years.  He has been involved with www.illegalmagazine.org a magazine based in Europe that is written, produced, and photographed by addicts. The drug culture is changing across Europe and many places have adopted the idea of 'shooting rooms' which is where heroin addicts can get heroin and clean needles, and are able to use right there in the room.  Sounds crazy, but it has drastically reduced drug related crime, the spread of disease and actually lowered the number of fatal overdoses. Yoshi has a new perspective on addiction and drug use after visiting these shooting rooms around the world. He recently visited one in Vancouver and hopes the US can adopt some of these methods. 

Delanie is back and she’s admiring my same but new apartment. We are talking about pinterest, and how the hoard ALL THE GOOD PICS ON THE INTERNET. We are talking about Dicks by Delanie, her super cool side gig of selling coffee mugs with dicks drawn on them. But really whats going on here is, we are obsessed with food and its all we really want to talk about. Cooking and how she can become quite the burrito master and has learned to roll her own. Also, how tofu in water is kind of gross, our mutual love for Taco Bell. Her all you can eat in college days and the doctor telling her that although she’s skinny she has the cholesterol levels of Ursula. 

The lovely and talented, Ric Rosario, is back after a life changing experience and I'm so grateful to have him back. Ric suffered a near fatal car accident 7 months ago and has been on a journey to recovery. We are discussing his loss of memory leading up the to accident, followed by months of surgery, his powerful story of being in a rehabilitation center, and adjusting to his new day-to-day life.  This is honestly so inspiring to me, learning to walk again and the gratitude Ric has for life is so empowering. To me, the most beautiful thing about this whole interview is how after such a traumatic experience, how he loves his life more than ever and how quick he got himself back on stage. So much love to Ric, we are lucky to have you back!

So many girls, so little time. For my 100th episode I decided that the best way to celebrate was torecord a live episode... but that didn't work out! So my next best thing was to compile all my favorite moments with funny females. Enjoy this look back and some of my best lady-parts. PARTS OF PODCASTS, you perv! Lolika - Weird Fruit Michelle Ortiz - Random Bathroom door + LA Subway Delanie Fischer - Juicing and Dancing Sara Weinshenk  - You don’t look old, its just bad lighting Ashley Currie - Stop Dirtying the Sand, Poor People Melissa Stetten - Contouring vs Real Life  Kelsey Cook - Youtube comments  Camilla Cleese - Pretty Funny  Amy Schumer - Sexual Positions  Scout Durwood - Staying Focused on your Craft  

The amazing Ashley Currie is back. We are talking about how much I hate dry food and that working in a restaurant is out of question because we just can't care enough for that. We want to tip everyone just to compensate for having to listen to customer's jokes. We also talk about the current state of the union because, come on. We talk about the possibility of having a woman president and now realistic it is. Which leads to a convo about being a woman in general... because come on. Then we get on to a discussion on how much work it is to be conscious of the environment and social/political issues but the guilt is out of control that we just keep pushing through.  Then we black out, no literally - the lights go out and we continue recording in the pitch black apt. 

Kelsey Cook is a hilarious stand-up comic who I've been dying to hang out with because we have a mutual friend who we are talking about... Jim Norton!  She says Jim has changed her life and we have that in common for sure. She talks about how they met and how it has been touring on the road with him for almost 2 years. Kelsey is also a beauty blogger and is amazing at doing make-up, and talking about her "Comedians Doing Make Up" series on youtube. What's most interesting is that she's a second generation World Foosball Champion and we are talking about her upbringing of being raised in a small town by a trumpet player and french teacher. What a great gal! Make sure you subscribe to her podcast Cook'd and check out her stand-up dates on her website.

She has been killing it in the pilates world and has become an expert in spinal alignment. Jen Latino aka ConnectwithJen aka Baby Jen - my best friend!  She has a background in physical therapy and has the best posture of anyone I've ever met. We are talking about inner muscles and how crucial core strength is to overall health and lifestyle. We are focusing on one the most important parts of our body, the iliopsoas, which most of us have never heard of. It's the muscle that connects our upper and lower body and secures our spine. Often a weak iliopsoas can be confused with sciatic issues, lower back pain, digestive issues and menstruation cramps. Jen believes that if you strengthen your body from the inside-out then you're protecting your body and mobility in every aspect of your life. She blew my mind with this info, definitely advice to live by if you can remember to do it in your day to day life or in your fitness routine. 

Shaun is an Arizona based comedian and we are recording in our high tech sound studio, aka Shaun's pick up truck in the parking lot of his job. We are talking about how lazy he is, weed edibles, his mom punching him in the stomach, growing up in AZ where you just light stuff on fire in the desert, because why not? He is super young so don't be alarmed when he said he started watching The Walking Dead when he was only 9... he's 15 now. Just kidding, he's a legal and willing adult and he consented to this recording. 

Caitlin O'Connor is probably the sweetest person to ever be on this podcast. Not only is she stunning, funny, and down to earth but she is killing it! She's been featured in Maxim and is one of the ArsenicTV girls. She talks about moving from LA to Pennsylvania, going to school in a small town and dealing with bullying. Also, she talks about her first job as a Disney Princess at Disneyland. We bond over our love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is also on top of her celebrity gossip and has updates on some of our favorite 90s stars. Finally, we talk about anonymous comments on the internet and how annoying trolls are. 

Choni Francis is back and he's been working with Blavity and Buzzfeed creating new content, and all those creative vibes have reached all the way to Carmody Central and created Carmody House. Coming to a youtube near you soon.  We are talking about everything, men, women, faithfulness, cheating, dating, dick size... um, those videos of guys getting kicked in the balls. Not something i would know about... anyway shit gets real as always with Choni and we have a hilarious chat. He's ready, I'm ready... We ready... for this podcast.

Such a huge topic to discuss, I needed to bring in my friend Will Saunders to shine some light on something white people have a hard time acknowledging. Racism in America on the systematic and individual levels. We are talking about the sugar coating of African American history to make it sound better in social studies class. Also, we are talking about calling someone the "R" word, how people do and say racist things but do not consider it to be racist. We talk about police brutality, pop culture, the Black Lives Matter movement, and Will even wanted to discuss the different type of white culture.  He also explains "whiteness" and "blackness" to me because we've all seen these words in the comments sections.

With the finale coming soon, we decided to recap the season so far. Dear friend Milo Eriksen, who is a fan of the show as well, joins to talk about this season's "super pack" of villains - here to get rich or let poor people die trying. The writers are going all out this season, every episode is more intense than the last and you have no idea what's next. (Edit: Sorry, original upload was cut short - Full Episode is now up)

Melissa Ximena Golebiowski is a Literary Publicist and owner of Lost Literati PR. Today we are discussing writing, the creative process, tips for setting time for your work and of course I must ask a professional publicists if she prefers self publishing or going the agent route. Loved reconnecting with my old NYC friend now a fellow LA Native, and naturally we discuss the difference between the coasts. 

Lauren Eisman is a Nutrition Trainer & Certified Detoxification Specialist, based out of LA. Founder of Clean Bodies©. She focuses on creating personalized diets for people looking to "go clean," or plant-based. She offers FaceTime grocery store trips that guide her clients through the supermarket and teach them what they should be getting.  We are talking about all types of fun topics, health, toxins, and natural alternatives to your fav supermarket items. Also, she believes in realistic diets... her goal is to help with a successful lifestyle change as opposed to a strict diet that you can only last 7 days. She says that occasional slice of pizza might be the difference between a lifetime of healthy eating or repressing your cravings until you abandon your diet and go on a junk food rampage.  Realistic and honest is the practical way!

Brian Lynch is back for his yearly check-in, we catch up on life and work. As usual we are in the same place in life. I talk about the NEW website that will have a lot more listening options. Then things get wild, Bumble date possible roofie story, whether the pope is good or evil, then progressively more drunk and more embarrassing discussions. At one point, I said I was going to post the podcast just like it is. So that's what I did, Brian is wasted by the end. I apologize in advance. 

It's going down in America and we recorded the shit show live. Mark Harley and Luana Harley join me in this moment in history. Mark is an independent voter and Luana is from Germany and not able to vote in the Election, but a Hillary supporter. I didn't vote, which probably pisses you off. But Chill we all live in California and Clinton won 55 electoral votes here. Listen as we go from joyful, to anxious, to disbelief, I stay in denial, Luana is pretty devastated, but we all need a moment for this to settle in. 

I've been wanting to get Erin Mallory Long on the Podcast for a while, she has some great youtube videos that I love.  Unfortunately, I introduce her worse than John Travolta presenting Indina Menzel at the Oscars. Look up Travolta Oscars Fail right now, you will thank me later.  Anyway, we are just some gals getting to know each other.  We talk about our names, growing up on the east coast, living in LA, anxiety, cats, dating apps, ahem - my recent break up (juicy haha) So make sure you check this one out.

Myrone Sumner hosts this episode of Endless Sumner, the Summer Editions of Carmody Central.  We are talking about shitting when naked, being a quick shitter, the RNC/DNC drama, we are talking Hillary Clit-on and more.  Enjoy this episode with guest, former host, Jennifer Carmody!

As some of you might remember, I told Myrone Sumner that if anything ever happens to me he will inherit this podcast. Well after a month or more hiatus of not recording the podcast, as  Godfather - he became the primary caregiver and took over the show.  Luckily he let me be the guest.  This is might be my favorite episode yet.  We talk Brexit, Bernie/Hilary... a Hall & Oates tribute and more.

One of my favorite people is finally on the podcast, after me asking him so many times. Once I started taking tips from one of those extravagant 'Will you be my Prom Date?' Videos, I finally got him on and it only took a trail of rose petals leading to a pizza.  Well we are just talking big picture, things like autocorrect, utter paranoia towards life, being afraid of food, and creepy people who pretend to be teenage girls on the internet.

Fizaa Dosani, is a lot of fun and super low key gorgeous... it's almost like she doesn't know how insanely pretty she is.  She came in eating McDonald's but don't judge her cuz she's hilarious and talented. We talked too much about periods, tampons, and ew... menstrual cups.  Guys will be uncomfortable but get the fuck over it.  Also we are talking about youtube, film school, and of course politics.  We are talking Bernie or Bust, and the state of the union. 

Wil Gelin is my writing twin soul.  In a way, we are the same person.  So he brought his friend Alessandra, who he met earlier today but they are best friends.  She is visiting from Italy and we are talking about everything, the world, crime, and mystery.  I never knew other countries did not have the right to "bare arms" so we attempt to get worldly talk about bigger issues.  Like criminal justice and prison, and shit gets jail-isn. I never knew.  Wil, with ONE L, is hilarious and I love having him on.  Listen now!

Myrone Sumner joins once again, and we are talking about work and responsibility.  How we want to "not care" at work but thats even harder then caring.  Somehow, we get into our cry history.  First we both claim not to try but as time goes on we realize we are big babies and cry a lot when it "doesn't count."  Then we end up talking about software porn and cinemax, are those shows still on?

I have been wanting to do an episode about Spirituality and Magick for a long time because supernatural and metaphysical topics have always been a huge intrigue throughout my life.  I wanted the right person for this cast and Marcella Kroll, host of Saved by the Spell Podcast, spiritual practitioner, artist and teacher is here for one of my favorite episodes yet.  We talk about doing rituals and its consequences, New Age manifestation magic and how sometimes it can only focus on the positive and not the consequences of performing rituals.  We're talking about cleansing and taking on others energy, own our spiritual journeys.  Also, I'm glad we talk a bit about darkness, negative entities, and selling you're soul. My favorite is part is we discuss Past Life Regression and Marcella brings up something new for me, Ancestral Regressions. Last, we talk about soul missions and how being a person who heals can be a lot of responsibility but its our human evolution. 

The Hilarious and Talented Katie Malia joins today and we are talking about her awesome career in commercials, but she's also a comedian, and actress.  This girl kicks ass!

We are talking about politics... well not "politics" we are talking about Trump being an ass.  We both 'feel the Bern' and are talking about Bernie Sanders as president.  And how Obama actually did a lot as president, but if you were ALREADY RICH, his work didn't change you're perfect life.  Haha, but really, he did a lot and help the country.  Michelle Ortiz is an singer and actress and we talk about how she ended up not being a lawyer or doctor!  Also we talk about Hollywood turning into Manhattan-wood. Michelle is soon funny, I loved this conversation, we got into some relationship talk which is beyond entertaining. 

This girl is awesome, she does charity, she’s funny, and super talented! Dione Kuraoka, not karaoke, is a triple threat.  Our conversation takes a bunch of crazy turns and we end up talking about the horrors of google images and body modifications gone wrong. We talk about growing up and as usual, living in LA. 

Brett Maline is super talented and funny.  And this guy has some interesting facts to know about him, he’s from Nebraska and worked on an actual farm.  He literally herded calves, brand them and HE HAS BEEN A MID-WIFE TO A COW!  I’m not even joking.  We talked about the difference between weed in LA compared to every where else in the world.  Brett has a really good track record with success and was in a band which toured the world and he spent quite a bit of time in Japan doing comedy.

Jeremy Howard is a hilarious actor and model.  We are talking about how he ended up in Los Angeles, diversity in Hollywood and his Southern upbringing.  Those backhanded compliments and southern hospitality mixed with small town mentality.  Also, how his mother is pastor and growing up with a lot of siblings.  You’re gonna enjoy this one! 

This is the 2nd half of last weeks episode with Ashely Currie. Hoverboards, I am such a fan of them and they literally make Ashley's skin crawl.  We talk about firemen and a crazy story of Ash almost getting poisoned in her apartment over a strip club in NY.  We are talking about mental illness and depression, Robin Williams, death and the way our society shuns it.  Also we are talking about trolling and my youtube stalker who wants to kill me... and how I attempted to get this guy banned from America and called the FBI on him.  

Ashley Currie is back and this is part 1 of our usual 2 part discussions.  Today we are talking about the social media backlash any time someone messes up.  No need to be proven guilty, if the internet thinks you're guilty... Good luck. We are talking about Making a Murderer, Bill Cosby, and others.  We are also talking about Therapy and why it works for some and not for others.  Plus tons of other silliness, and seriousness, and we talk about death as usual.

Welcome back everyone, after a much needed break in December, Carmody Central is back.  What a way to kick off the new year with psychotherapist and author, John Tsilimparis.  Today we are discussing The Denial of Reason. We are branching off of one of John's Huffington Post articles about how many conversative candidates have rejected reason.  How Ben Carson believes that Satan is partly responsible for Darwin's evolution theory.  Seriously, he said that! How George W Bush said that God told him personally to free the Iraqi people.  And how big of a part religion plays on the Republican side of things, especially when it comes to making laws.  Believe whatever you want, I for sure am a believer in many crazy things, but you need to be logical if you're writing the laws and legislation in this crazy country we call 'merica. 

The hilarious Choni Francis is back and we are talking about the important things.  Donald Trump, Cali Kush, and instagram stalking.  Also, we talk about men lying to their girls and how they have no reason at all to do so.  We talk about race and Choni shares how he found out he was black.  I share how my 5th grade class found out I was white and got mad at me for it.  The race topic continues as we talk about police brutality, the civil rights movement being peaceful and how police are more easily fired for silly shit than real wrong doings. 

One year later, my near and dear friend Brian Lynch is back.  Our Similarities as friends, the way we are like dogs and don't want to show any signs of weakness.  The type to go die alone in secrecy.  We come to some light theory that people who had siblings that basically tortured them are afraid to show venerability.  Talking about some heavy shit, like Syrian refugees, lighter topics like Mr. Bernie Sanders... and we finish off reading some hate comments from my youtube channel.  

We are talking about everything today with one of my favorite guests of all time, the hilarious Delanie Fischer.  Weddings, Relationships, and sex... until shit gets Kinky.  We are talking about our weird sexual experiences, which is quite insightful and slightly creepy.  Enjoy, and don't judge you prude!

Cocktails with Myrone, basically I got him drunk and gave him some weird cigarettes before recording.  We are all over the place, I die about 15 mins into this episode and my ghost comes back to be a guest on Myrone’s podcast.  I gave him the podcast in my will because it’s my only possession and he’s the only person who wants it. We are both coughing the entire episode so don’t listen on high volume as you may end up deaf. Brace yourselves. 

Sara Weinshenk is a hilarious comedian wrapped up in the cutest package I've ever seen.  Her blue hair, funky style and big brown eyes can best be described as "adorbs," she is a great guest and a whole lotta fun.  We are talking about snacks, since she hosts Tuesday's Snacks Podcast.  We are also talking about, plastic skull goblets, growing up in LA, comedy, the club scene and how much times have changed. 

This is the second half of last weeks episode, all the dark and deep shit is hidden in this episode.  We are talking about how playgrounds are empty but dog parks are full.  People set up play dates for their dogs but their children play on an iPad.  Parenting is getting so hard, while meanwhile its easier than ever.  We are taking about Ashley’s grandma who served in WW2, which is crazy interesting.  Also, how people born after 9/11 and never were alive in the world we lived in before that day.  Also, we get sad talking about loss, losing family members, and we talk about woman’s issues, rape, and shit gets real.  

Ashley Currie is back for more, I love having her on, we can talk forever.  This week we are talking about cat fishing, how I’ve been cat fished every time I’ve attempted to online date.  Also, we are talking about dick pics and how sometimes guys send a pic of someone else’s dick.  We don’t understand the logic, but it happens.  Also, we are talking about movies from our childhood and how it may have lead to an alarming number of depressed people.  I mean, I’m still sad about Artex sinking in the swamp of sadness and that was in the 80s.    

Finally got Myrone back, and it wasn't cheap! However, we take this episode to a whole new low.  We are talking about public shower, getting naked before you take a shit, the presidential election, rape and MORE!! Don't miss this delightful episode!

Another ridiculous episode with my brother and I, we are talking about chain letters, the Pope, Kim Davis, Gay Rights, Philadelphia, my brother's weird obsession from childhood, we go into our Location Services and take look at Frequent Locations which gives him a panic attack.  

Jose and I are talking about the polyamorous lifestyle and we get into the details of Jose's Poly Life.  TLC, please make a reality show called that starring Jose Sarduay. Anyway, this is all really interesting, he talks about going from being a player to being honest about wanting multiple relationships.  Surprisingly so, it seems more responsible than your average monogamous person... from the looks of it, being undersexed leads to bad decisions and having 4 girlfriends leads to responsible decisions.  He talks about women eventually moving on to get married or serious with other men.  We are talking about date rape, culture, and how young boys should be taught more about their own bodies and Jose explains how important it is to control your urges.  

Today my friend Milo Erikson is joining me and we are talking about the big WWE match that is the world we live in.  Everyone playing a good guy or bad guy version of themselves.  How Kim Kardashian is an actress in this movie we call life and how each of us is playing along.  We are talking about annoying hashtags, full of shit people on social media, attention seekers, stalking people on social media until we hate ourselves.  Comparing ourselves to others but we pull it all back, and realize we are totally fine, have everything we need and should be completely fucking happy and stop bitching.  Then we promote our social media, because we are hypocrites like that ;)

The amazingly talented Scout Durwood is dropping in and we are talking about her new album "Woman of Whimsy."  Also, a little about her journey in NY with burlesque and stand up comedy which eventually lead her to make the best of both worlds with this impressive album. Not only is it funny but I’m impressed how good the music is. And you’re not gonna believe it, but she’s also a really sweet awesome person.  We talk about being sustainable and environmentally conscious.  Which is exhausting and rewarding at the same time.  We reminisce on all those documentaries that forced us to be this way.  Scout has a great idea about global karma and a way to make people aware of their choices.  It is strange how being more aware of this makes you feel like more of a dick, even though you’re actually being less of one. Also, those teenagers who were charged with child porn because they sexted dirty pics to each other.  Not sure were we stand on this but we discuss it, and I’m guilty of it… in fact, a large portion of my life story can be told through photos I’ve sexted.  So not sure how I feel… other topics are Reality TV, social media, and how hard it is to adopt a dog. Song Excerpts are available on iTunes "Good Night Big Apple" and “Prius” Make sure you download Scout’s whole album it’s hilarious, smart, and her timing is ridiculous. 

What an awesome guest Delanie Fischer is! This is our first time meeting each other and I think she's my new best friend.  She let me talk about all my favorite things, big penises, humiliating stories and realizing I'm the worst dancer ever.  Delanie is absolutely hilarious, discussing hook-ups, her secret dancing talents, and the only way to find true love is leave LA... but that sounds boring so fuck love, just find someone you can deal with.  Check out her webseries Two Inches Apart and make sure you follow her, because one day you will see her dancing on a McDonald's commercial and be like damn I should have been her friend while I had the chance. 

Part 2 of this hilarious episode, with Ashley Currie we are talking about Science, God, Aliens, Karma, Reverse Speech and a bunch of other weird stuff. 

Ashley is one of my favorite guests, every time she is on we break the record of longest episode. So this time I divided it into 2 episodes. We are just so DARN INTERESTING and cannot be stopped… so please don’t try.  We are talking about a little bit of everything, pets, rich people, getting treated like a peasant in Malibu, and how everyone thinks they are the exception but just wants a chance to be like everyone else.  Plagiarism, since TheFatJew has finally been stopped, and how sometimes people accidentally steal jokes.  Hilarious discussion about Karma, God, Aliens, and getting scared.  

Psychotherapist and anxiety specialist, John Tsilimparis, is back and this time we are discussing addiction.  We start with the basics, is it a mental illness? Does self esteem play a role in developing addiction? We discuss overall destructive behavior without substance use and addictive personality types.  We talk about celebrities having the mental make up to develop an addiction.  Then we talk about a pressing topic, the true epidemic in the country, opiates.  We are discussing oxycotin’s origins, their sales, fatal overdoses and the doctor’s that carelessly prescribe them.