Down By The River With Terence Hartnett

My childhood friend Andrew has travelled the globe but we still share the same hometown. Andrew has lived and worked in China, Mexico, and the UK. We talk everything from geopolitics and globalization to which Cazenovia street signs were the funniest to steal. This is a fun one!

Tom Wisdom (PHD, Late Late Breakfast) talks to me about traveling and searching for novelty. He is also living out of a car traveling the country. We talk about staying present, Late Late Breakfast, how to enjoy life without making money, and the (very good) set that made him quit comedy!   Consider hiring Tom or follow him @thomwisdom on IG!

Erik Scott is trying to come back to comedy post pandemic with some 2019 energy. We talk IN THE VAN about the anxiety attack that is New York City, managing our vices, and growing up as the heir to a fireworks company.   Follow @erikscottcomedy on Instagram!

Jordan Jensen got a great education even though, in her words, she never learned about "chemistry" or "wars". She attended a school in Ithaca called the Lehman Alternative Community School in Ithaca, which was where I did my student teaching.  LACS has no regents exams or standardized tests, the students call their teachers by their first names, and there are no letter grades. We talk about this amazing school for an hour and 99% of it is positive. Follow @jordanjensenlolstop on Instagram!

Kelly Bachman went viral for yelling at Harvey Weinstein but she has a lot more to offer! We talk about the radio show she made as a child, the beauty of a great rejection, and her new live show "Rape Victims are Horny Too"!    Follow @bellykachman on twitter and @KellyBachman on IG  Check out this recommendation for her show in the New York Times! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/arts/things-to-do-weekend.html

Bobby is one of the easiest guests I've ever had because he knows what he wants to say. He has a thoughtful, articulate, and strong opinion on everything. We also started comedy in Chicago together so we have a lot to discuss. We talk about New York, relationships, recording an album in front of your family, and we even squash an old beef- Marc Maron style!   Bobby's album is called "Greatest Hits" and it comes with my personal reccomendation!

Mike Szar stayed in Brooklyn and isn't sorry about it. Unlike a lot of my displaced comedian guests, Mike sees the value in the struggle presented by this city. We talk about traveling to Georgia, his optimistic attitude, the show he runs on his patio, and why we are both wearing the same hoodie. Follow @mikeszar_ on Instagram and get off Twitter!

Rebecca is a comedian turned magician. A few years ago, she decided that magic was a better use of her time and talent. Now she regularly performs at the nationally Chicago Magic Lounge. We talk about what it means to "believe" in magic, why she quit standup, her favorite magic theorists, and getting passed at a magic lounge.   Follow @rebeccaspectremagic on Instagram!

Conor has a great attitude and a life to match. Beautiful wife, great day job, great comedy opportunities. But you can't resent him because he is so jolly and fun. Conor was one of my first friends in comedy and we talk about Rat Pack Comedy (the show we ran together), his move to and from Los Angeles, the shape of his skull, and some great advice he got about grief. Follow Conor @ConorCawley And check out Bric a Bracket podcast, @bricabracket on Instagram   P.S. Rest in Peace, Sam Berkman. 

Unlike every other comedian, Tyler Fowler has a retirement plan. He bought a 4 unit apartment building in Wicker Park to help support his comedy career. Tyler is a great comedian and a new friend, we talked about anxiety, the similarity of comedy scenes across the country, finding a good tenant, and anxiety.   Follow @_TylerFowler on everything and consider making a long-term investment

Harris got 30k followers on Instagram and then switched to a flip phone. He is funny and mentally healthy and that is a crazy combination. We talk about our experiences grinding in NYC, Harris's new post-covid approach to comedy, and why he hates the internet. We also develop a new app called "Squingle."   Subscribe to Harris's email list at harrisalterman.com to get his new eBook!

Lisa Curry (The Jim Jefferies Show, "Alive For Now" on Spotify) is not an olympian, she is a comedian and writer based in Los Angeles. I met up with Lisa in Nashville and we talked about getting her first writing job, recording her album in London, Second City, and her plan to flee to Europe ASAP.   Donate to Black Women Lead https://www.blackwomenlead.black/   Follow Lisa Instagram @OlympianLisaCurry Twitter @Lisa_Curry

I met Harrison Tweed (not his real name!) at the Creek and the Cave in New York.  We caught up and talked comedy, doing jokes about tough subjects, adjusting to Durham, handsomeness, and his plan to record a special in his hometown.   Follow @tweedyjokes !

Nick Eckerson self-identifies as a poet and has the chops to back it up. He is currently finishing his master's degree in poetry at Brockport University. We talk about slam, spoken word, the classics, our mutual love of Shakespeare and the story of how a passionate professor begrudgingly invited him into the poetry world. He also reads his poems "Asphodel Front Yard" and "Afterhours, in an Industrial Park"

I met Tuck doing comedy in Chicago and we met up in New Orleans to talk about our encounter with some NOLA street toughs, the future of our country, a too-intense mushroom trip, and why he thinks pessimism is the new realism.    Follow @tuckerbrookshire on Instagram

Max and I took 90 minutes away from eating in New Orleans to talk about restaurants, politics, the horrors of working as a Certified Nursing Assistant, riding motorcycles in Vietnam, John McCain, and the tragic closing of Jeri's Grill in Chicago.    Go to a diner!

6 months ago, Spencer read my Tarot at a football party which we were both ignoring and it kind of blew me away. So we sat down in New Orleans to talk Tarot, witchcraft, premonitions, potions, patriarchy and intuition. Follow @spencerdiaztootle on Instagram!

I met A Wandering Mystic when I did Stranger Danger: Big Bend and we were able to catch up again in Santa Fe. We talked about WWOOFing, mutual aid, the human condition, and pooping in the woods.   Please donate to your local mutual aid! This is a link for the mutual aid in Sunnyside mentioned by Michael: https://opencollective.com/swma_nyc

Can you be a good teacher and a good comedian? As a retired teacher with a 3 month tenure, I wasn't sure. But Corey Evans kills it at both! We talk about dealing with administration, testing, student relationships, teacher/comedians who sh-- talk their students, Texas Tech, and how comedy saved Corey's life!   Donate school supplies to a teacher! They need them and they are using their own money to buy them and that sucks. Here's a link where you can do that: https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/where-donate-school-supplies-help-kids/36186

Legendary Houston comedian Andy Huggins (America's Got Talent, Vaccinated!) talks to me about his long and storied career in comedy. He tells me about his time at the Comedy Store, his relationship with Bill Hicks, one-liners, and how being old has helped his comedy. One of the best conversations I've ever had!

Dan says that his 28 days in Austin has felt like a year. His roommates are "Burners"- burning man enthusiasts and we talk about energy fields, ketamine, an adult-sized blanket fort, and Dan's 5 day long 3rd date! Don't forget to review the podcast on whatever app on which you listen to pods!

I set up on a hiking trail in Big Bend National Park (the Pinnacles trail to Emory Peak, near Chisos Basin) and found some hikers to talk to. I got a bunch of fun couples, a family of five, and a wandering mystic to answer these twenty questions: (Play along at home!) (Also please review my damn podcast!) 1. What is your favorite National Park? 2. Do you have a bad travel story? 3.  Best advice you've ever gotten? 4. What would you tell your self from 5 years ago? 5. How's your relationship with your Dad? 6. How's your relationship with your Mom? 7. What's your favorite country? 8. What's your favorite state? 9. What was your worst relationship? 10. Have any tattoos or scars? 11. What's your middle name? 12. Who is your favorite ex? 13. How old were you when you felt like an adult? 14. What music did you listen to today? 15. How was your Jordan Year (23)? 16. Could you be happier? 17. Have you ever quit a habit? 18. Worst/best job? 19. What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you? 20. If you could re-experience a year of your life, which would you choose?

My old friend Tim has a Tesla now (bitcoin!) and we talk about his success, his plans to buy a house in Austin, Elon Musk, socialism, capitalism, the singularity, minimum wage, and going Keto. It's a normal episode plus a kind of weird political debate episode!

Mike and I went out and talked to some Austinites about the ice storm and power outages. We talked to a nurse, people waiting at IHOP, people waiting at HEB, and we discuss staying for almost a week in an apartment with a new friend! (There was an audio issue about 40 mins into the podcast, sorry about that) Venmo @Austinmutualaidhotels to help the unhoused in Austin get shelter!

My old friend and new travel buddy Michael Rowland (Comedy Central, The Comedy Cellar) joins me in a hotel on a cold Austin day to talk about life, love, comedy and Matthew McConaughey's masterpiece memoir Greenlights!

New-to-Austin comedian Lukas McCrary cares about jokes, so we talked about offensive humor, coming out as non-binary, Tennessee, Sydney, Salt Lake City, and racist improv suggestions.

My old friend from high school, Chris Reimann, joins me on a beach to talk about wake surfing, carpentry, Austin, and how he became a BBQ chef by accident.   If you're enjoying the pod, why not scroll down and drop a review? I work very hard at it and I come home after a long day and it is the LEAST YOU COULD DO. Sorry for yelling. No that was my fault. I'm just passionate about what I'm doing here and I want it to go well. You know I love you right?

Austin comedian Ashley Overton talked to me by Lady Bird lake about turning 30, relationships, moms, politics, the exciting future of Austin comedy, and Demi Lovato! Follow @Ashleysoverit on Instagram and TikTok scroll down to rate and review this podcast for your CHANCE TO WIN a favor from me redeemable at any time, day or night, for the rest of my life.

I take a list of 20 random questions and ask them to drunk people in Austin. Some of the answers were funny, some were sad, some were profound. 

The Charles Vergos Rendezvous is Memphis's most popular BBQ rib joint, and Charlie was raised amongst the sauces. We talk about bussing tables in smoking sections, Yellow Fever, Justin Timberlake, BBQ nachos, shipping ribs, and the assassination of MLK.   Check out Charlie's album "BBQ Rich"!!

From a hostel in Ireland, to a van in New Zealand, to a backyard in St. Louis, Kelsey is the consummate traveller. We talk about making friends, the restaurant life, and explaining your dreams to your family.

She calls it an "apocalypse job," it started as something to supplement her income during the pandemic. But it's starting to feel more like a small business. Naomi and I talk about buying and selling old stuff, determining value, and of course the weirdos that she runs into in the chair world.   Check out @naomisellschairs on Instagram!

Notre Dame, Boston College, the Laugh Factory in Chicago. Drago worked his way to all three. We talk about working for a Division 1 scholarship, being slow, and the time he almost forgot to apply to college.   Follow @alexdrags on Instagram for standup clips and sketches

A lot of people want to fight against the horrors of capitalism, but Erin gets to do it from 9-5. Another in our "Comedians Who Quit" series, Erin looks back on her years of comedy fondly and explains how she is trying to make the world a better place. We talk about guilt, privilege, puzzles, dogs, and narcissism.   Consider divesting your money from big banks and joining a credit union!!

Comedian, father, day trader, Joe Nudelman complains about it all. We talk about comedy as a poor substitute for family, what defines a good person, and what he wished he knew before he had a kid.

Easily my fastest-talking friend, golfing with Gasper was truly delightful. We have a top-speed conversation and a grand old time. Besides golf, we talk about driving, food, contacts, and our top five favorite cops.   Follow Gasper at @chickenparmcharm on Twitter and Instagram

Spending more time with family in COVID? Michael Good has been going through this for years. He has periodically returned to his family farm in Iowa since 2017 to help out. This year he's been there since March. We talk about working combines, showing pigs, Austin's Cap City Comedy Club, and the best day job a comedian can have. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @MichaelGooood

Touring full time out of a Toyota Prius isn't easy, but Reena Calm makes it look that way. One of the country's most prolific independent comics, Reena has put over 200k miles on her steed and she tells me how it works and how it doesn't. We talk about National Parks, asking for favors, changing while driving, and how she ended up living in a car with a partner.  Check out ReenaCalm.com for tour dates and merch!  

I met Marlow in a coffee shop in Moab. He was writing next to his recumbent bicycle and his dog Flix. He told me he lived in a cave and I instantly wanted him on the podcast to talk about it. I didn't know he was also a talented writer who's book Island Despair would inspire me. We talk about his cave, going AWOL from the Air Force Academy, communes, and taking the blame for a brush fire. Check out TravelDeliberately.com for Marlow's book!

Money separates the producer from the consumer. It separates us from the consequences of our actions. After 15 years of living a moneyless existence, Daniel Suelo was called home to care for his aging parents. We talk about how he got by without directly participating in the economy and what it felt like to go back to bills and grocery shopping. We also talk about living in caves, hopping trains, and eating roadkill.   Please take 30 seconds to drop us a review and follow @downbytheriverpod on Instagram for clips!

Sam Tallent doesn't want to be described as a legend, but I heard about him five years before I met him. I met Sam in Fort Collins, CO to talk about "Running The Light," his debut novel, which has gotten unsolicited praise from Doug Stanhope, Bert Kreisher, and Marc Maron.   Check out @downbytheriverpod on Instagram for clips  

I drove to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to talk to Max, my first friend in comedy. I met Max at an open mic 6 years ago and we were close ever since. In 2018, I moved to NYC and around the same time, Max quit comedy. Now Max works as a Certified Nursing Assistant and hopes to become a Physician's Assistant. We talk about what comedy meant to him, how standup affects your ego and ambition, and what his plans are for the future.   Please do me a personal favor and rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts! I will shoutout the five star reviews during my next intro to the pod. Drop a question in the review and I will answer it on air!

I met Kelsey at a campsite in Moab and she was vulnerable and generous enough to talk with me about dating a man who was lying to her constantly. He dated her sister and she found out that he had been dating eleven other women while they were together. We also talk about rock climbing, dogs, Jackson, being a wildlife guide in a national park, and Utah. The podcast is just starting off so please support us by taking 2 minutes to leave a 5 star review! If you include a question with your review I will answer it on the air in my next intro!