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Standup comedian, Jason Salmon has had a ton of podcast ideas over the years...and all of them have failed. That's when he realized his true gift...failure. He's not afraid of it, and now he's got a podcast about it. Jason's Failed Podcast is a a sort of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style twist on th…

Jason Salmon


    • Jun 11, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 163 EPISODES


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    s.5 ep.4 - Kaneez Surka - Lets Call it Joburg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 61:01


    Jason sits down with fellow comic to discuss their respective origin stories and the notion of translating comedy.

    s.5 ep.2 - What is Ramadan with Keisha Shaheed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023 73:37


    Keisha Shaheed stops by to teach Jason about Ramadan. 

    s.5 ep. 1 - Meghan Hanley - This Happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 54:34


    In the first episode of season 5, Jason talks with comedian Meghan Hanley about her debut album release, her Irish family, and the benefits of laughing at sports

    s.4 ep. 35 - Brian Jian - Talking TEDs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 54:37


    Comedian Brian Jian joins Jason to talk about Dr. Matthew Walker's TED talk "Sleep is Your Superpower"

    s.4 ep. 34 - Michael Somerville - Dad Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 53:29


    Jason and Michael Somerville discuss fatherhood, sexiness, and royalty in their quest to understand life and their own senses of humor

    s.4 ep.33 - Go To Health 10 - NYC Marathon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 35:35


    Jason & Nick discuss why the NYC Marathon is better than all of them ...and not just because they dress you up like a burrito afterward

    s.4 ep.32 - Mid-Terminal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2022 26:48


    Jason compares midterm messaging & rants about how the midterm elections are making people crazy

    s.4. ep. 31 - Lenny Marcus - Bodily Funtioning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 60:03


    Lenny Marcus works on jokes with Jason and they learn that sometimes the best punchlines come life itself

    s. 4 ep.30 - Go To Health 9 - Re-Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 22:49


    Jason & Nicki discuss what happened in the UK when they were there and how they had to adjust

    s.4 ep 29 - Bury Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 14:40


    Jason talks about the weirdness of the idea of royalty and what it was like being in England when the Queen died

    s. 4 ep. 28 - Best of JFP - Angelo - Surviving an Epidemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 57:51


    Angelo D'Atellis talks about being one of the first people diagnosed with HIV to actually live to tell about it - Fascinating story about a fascinating time in history

    s.4 ep. 27 - Best of JFP - Gina Brillon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 53:38


    One of Nicki's favorite comics, Gina Brillon talking love and comedy

    s.4 ep.26 - JOKERS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 22:11


    Jason discusses how he processes life through comedy, who should not joke, and how comedy can be used for both good and bad purposes

    s.4 ep.25 - Britainy Goss & Dallas Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 52:13


    Britainy Goss talks about the Dallas Comedy scene and both the booking and performance sides of the standup game.

    s.4 ep.24 - Angelo and the Coming Out Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 56:12


    Angelo D'Atellis returns to talk about how knowing who you are is only the first step to figuring out who you are.  We talk first crushes, unrequited love and returning home as a gay man in a world that may not accept you

    s.4 ep.23 - Ophira Eisenberg - Big Smies Ladies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 53:50


    Standup, NPR Host, and Author, Ophra Eisenberg stops by to discuss the Orwellian indoctrination of positivity, everything becoming Spirit Airlines, and why shy people are the worst. She also turns the tables and tests my optimism.   

    4.22 - Break Brokers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 17:16


    Jason ponders the purpose of the federal government and the idea of electing people to run it after they tell you they want to break it.  

    s.4 ep.21 - Jonathan Randall - Surrogate Comic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 58:37


    Jonathan Randall discusses working his way up through comedy and growing up in Miami and how to make comedy better and do it for a living despite being abject failures at social media

    s.4 ep.20 - Veronica Garza - Sex Mex Cuisine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 62:25


    Veronica Garza stops by to talk Tex Mex, the hot people at AA meetings, dating during pride month, and the art of aggressive consent

    s.4 ep.19 - Jaye McBride - Jaye Pride Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 54:22


    Jason talks with Jaye McBride about transitioning, her Netflix special, the appeal of Lizard People, and their various experiences with raccoons & armadillos in rural America.  Also Jaye spills the tea on Trader Joes.

    JFP 4.18 - Waffle House Birthday - 61122 6.11 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 55:40


    Paul Farahvar joins me to discuss the difference between the music industry and standup comedy.  We also talk about the ways we embarrassed ourselves at a Tampa Waffle House

    s.4 ep.17 - Mom - Teaching about Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 54:51


    Jason & his Mom reunite to discuss the American educational system, the art of teaching and his mom's career in the profession.

    s.4 ep.16 - The Guns of Uvalde

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 27:12


    This would make a great western movie title, if it weren't a tragic real life story.  Jason discusses Texas and America's strange relationship with guns

    s.4 ep.15 - Go to Health 8 - Marathon Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 31:50


    Jason talks to Nicki about marathons - the many she has run in the past, the half marathon, she'll run in London, and all the things she's learned along the way.

    s.4 ep.14 - Ashley Austin Morris - Red Dirt & White Trash

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 64:41


    Ashley Austin Morris joins Jason to discuss a host of topics including poverty, Texas, and the process of recording a comedy album.  Hers comes out soon. Find her and give it a listen.

    s.4 ep. 13 - The United State of Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 15:29


    Jason discusses Covid fatigue and how it compares to the never ending fatigue of long Covid and how this one pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of our society.

    s. 4 ep. 12 - Sumner Vacation - Damon Sumner

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 43:17


    Jason talks with Atlanta comedian Damon Sumner about his new album, vacationing with family, writing on Google, and, of course...Bruno.   Here are the links to check out his stuff: https://www.damonsumner.com   Buy the album: https://orcd.co/iknowwhoiam   Instagram AND TikTok: @damonj2

    s. 4 ep. 11 - Bret Raybould - Named After Famous People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 64:01


    Jason talks with Bret Raybould about famous people who have their names, their sketch comedy histories and impersonating coaches

    s. 4 ep. 10 - Searles of Wisdom - Kathy Searle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 57:21


    Jason talks with actor Kathy Searle about the absurdity of the acting industry and how to lean into it to find your success.   They discuss her experience, pandemic effect on auditioning and techniques she uses to get her best performance, including... The V.O.T.E. technique, finding the right light, and treating every audition like its own short film.

    s. 4 ep. 9 - Irish Spring Forward - Katie Boyle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 70:42


    Jason talks with Irish immigrant Katie Boyle about what it's like to be in America and why St. Patrick's Day has gotten way out of hand.

    s. 4 ep. 8 - Singin' in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 13:10


    Talking Ukraine - the bad, the silver lining and the fact that it was all caused by an tiny insecure dictator.  My theoughts on this and places to donate:   UNICEF https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-children-are-bearing-brunt-intensifying-crisis-ukraine/39481?form=FUNKBHMZQDQ&utm_content=Ukraine3&ms=cpc_dig_2021_Ukraine3_20210801_google_Ukraine3_delve_None&initialms=cpc_dig_2020_Ukraine3_20210801_google_Ukraine3_delve_None&gclid=CjwKCAiAsYyRBhACEiwAkJFKomscMul2leOG9Dvc6F64fBnGa0FQdAoicaxgBR7G0YD-EyJEIMfUiRoCj98QAvD_BwE RED CROSS https://www.icrc.org/en/where-we-work/europe-central-asia/ukraine DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/support-us WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN https://wck.org/ AIRBNB: https://www.airbnb.com/?from_belo_click OTHER WAYS: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-refugees-donations/  

    s. 4 ep. 7 - Sunshine in Harlem - Nicky Sunshine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 53:14


    Jason talks with Nicky Sunshine about her new comedy, club, her new solo show “Confessions of a Massage Parlor Madam,”and her new son.   “Confessions of a Massage Parlor Madam” will open at “WoW Cafe Theater” on Friday March 25, then play Saturday & Sunday March 26 & 27th at "Comedy in Harlem" Info will be on www.comedyinharlem.com

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    s. 4 ep. 6 - The School Barometer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 20:52


    Jason talks about empathizing with different experiences and the role schools have played in reflecting the fight to minimize the black experience in America & maintain the status quo.

    s. 4 ep. 5 - Franqi French - Murdy/Suiy & More Pet Names for Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 66:11


    Franqi French comes on to discuss what she had to do to survive her childhood trauma and how her comedic mind helped her turn it into art. Warning this episode discusses sexual abuse & trauma and contains some very difficult material which may not be suitable for everyone.

    s. 4 ep. 4 - Jon Laster - BLAPP History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 35:54


    Jason talks to the CEO & Creator of BLAPP - an app that allows you to find black owned businesses near you. Also a very funny dude and we discuss which people from black history would have made the best standups (Hint - not MLK Jr.)

    s. 4 ep. 3 - A Case for Puffy Short Pants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 64:36


    Michael Somerville joins the podcast to talk about resolutions and why his wardrobe is basically a collection of Halloween costumes

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    s. 4 ep. 2 - GTH 7 - Carbs for Algernon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 40:41


    GO TO HEALTH 7 Jason talks with Nicki about the cult of dieting and she gives a few basic eating strategies to create a sustainable weight loss & healthy eating program

    s. 4 ep. 1 - Resolutionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 12:27


    Jason discusses how to narrow down resolutions to make them more effective & timely

    JFP 3.42 - The End of the Year as We Know It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 27:14


    Jason goes through all the craziness that was 2021 in the Year in Review Episode The final Episode of Jason's Failed Podcast Season 3

    JFP 3.41 - Archies & Jugheads

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 23:10


    The AFE gang (Leah Bonnema, Meghan Hanley & I) do a quick wrap up of all our travels and experiences between flights in the Baltimore airport

    s.3 ep.40 - Journey to the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 61:36


    Leah Bonnema & Meghan Hanley join Jason as they embark on a tour to perform for the troops. Their trip is set to take them from near the Equator to near the North Pole and they talk laundry, movies and the refusal to be devastated.

    s.3 ep.39 - Hard Candy Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 15:41


    In this episode, Jason talks about the lessons to be learned from Dolly Parton and one of the greatest Christmas songs ever written.

    s.3 ep.38 - Kevin Dombrowski - Silence of the Fam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 65:40


    Jason and fellow comic Kevin Dombrowski talk about family, comedy, & their lack of interest in talking to people when they're not holding a mic.

    s.3 ep.37 - Go To Health 6 - Stuffing Happens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 30:08


    Jason & Nicki discuss Thanksgiving traditions and how to keep the day of thanks from becoming a day of regret in the 6th installment of Go To Health

    s.3 ep.36 - ThanksGabbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 14:51


    So much sports this time of year My friend Vic Henley is dead and my dad is in an Alzheimer's facility and those are the people I would love to talk to about this most. But I am trying to be thankful to have had the opportunity to miss that.

    s. 3 ep. 35 - John Flynn Tells Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 65:22


    Jason talks with John Flynn on the origin stories behind his famous turns as, Dennis, the shark from Jaws, Miranda Priestly, and IT in his comedy career.

    s. 3 ep. 34 - Mary Carley's Pecan Casa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 52:19


    This week, Jason has a candid conversation with Mary Carley about the use of sculpture, pencil drawing, and painting to help heal from years of abuse and overcome her dissociative disorder. You can find her art online at her Etsy shop MarysHeartShop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MarysheartShop?ref=search_shop_redirect

    s.3 ep.33 - Mia Jackson & The Jackson 55

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 54:36


    Jason interviews Mia Jackson about the highlights of her standup comedy career from flying on private jets for fancy gigs to staying in hotels where they plan robberies, we discuss getting fired and getting laughed at (in the good way) and everything in between from Texas to Atlanta to NYC.

    s.3 ep.32 - Satomi Hofmann - Phantom, Spoons & Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 61:05


    Jason chats with Broadway actor Satomi Hofmann (from Phantom of the Opera) who is also a talented singer and musician (she even pays the spoons) and a charitable member of the theatre world

    s.3 ep.31 Art-Tober-Fest

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 8:21


    Quick Rundown of the coming month on Jason's Failed Podcast. October is all about the arts

    s.3 ep.30 - Mom on Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 34:28


    My mom has a lot of stories about my dad. This week she tells me one of them...and then turns her maternal instincts on my social media habits.

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