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In a replay of episode 7, Jack Allison (Struggle Session, @JackallisonLOL on Twitter) & I discuss the value of staying informed, healthy distractions & tips in this extended episode. Jack's book, Kill the Rich, is out 9/12/23 & available here: www.linktr.ee/killtherich

In a replay of episode 96, the great Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta & I talk about how we are, serendipity, how being on the Bill & Ted 3 soundtrack came about, harmony, making music since getting sober, being kind to yourself, road rage, what he's listening to, En Vogue, seeing Backstreet Boys in concert & ever so much more. www.linktr.ee/bigblackdelta

In a replay of episode 65, the utterly delightful Erin McGathy (a comedian/writer/actor of HarmonQuest & the podcast This Feels Terrible) & I discuss living in Ireland, being diagnosed with ADHD & the differences between Irish & American audiences. www.instagram.com/erinmcgathy www.twitter.com/ErinMcGathy www.mobtheatre.ie

In a replay of episode 196, the great Norm Sousa (a producer, writer, director, actor & comedian who appeared on Warehouse 13 & Patriot & is currently a producer & director for Fox NFL Sunday) & I discuss our seasonal preferences, his offseason, majoring in comedy writing & getting into comedy, a typical week during the NFL season & ever-so-much more. Really fun chat. www.twitter.com/normsousa www.instagram.com/normsousa www.normsousa.com

In a replay of episode 175, the utterly delightful & returning Erin McGathy (a comedian, an artist, a writer & a podcaster as well as co-founder of MOB Theatre Dublin) & I discuss celebrating Christmas in Ireland, birthdays, cats, Australia, Wild Mountain Thyme, the new Beatles documentary & ever-so-much more. Erin is great. www.instagram.com/erinmcgathy www.twitter.com/ErinMcGathy www.mobtheatre.ie

In a replay of episode 89, the great Mike Mitchell (a Birthday Boy, a Doughboy, a Love-On-Netflixboy) & I discuss being back in his hometown, metaphorical bulls, ghosts, energies, history, Tom Brady, scary movies, cats, Atlanta, shooting guns (for a role) and ever so much more. Twisted Metal is now streaming on Peacock. It's a lot of fun. www.twitter.com/BDayBoysMitch www.instagram.com/mynamesmitch www.twitter.com/doughboyspod www.instagram.com/doughboyspodcast

In a replay of episode 131, the great Sean Clements (writer, comedian, producer & podcaster most recently from Robbie & United We Fall & the fantastic podcasts Hollywood Handbook & The Flagrant Ones) & I discuss working out of town & on set during Covid, our mutual love for MTV's The Challenge, Survivor, Charlie Kaufman's novel Antkind, Paul Thomas Anderson films, the divisive humor of a particular basketball player & ever-so-much more. This was a real delight. www.twitter.com/SeanClements www.instagram.com/seanclements www.patreon.com/theflagrantones www.linktr.ee/theflagrantones

In a replay of episode 98, the great Timothy Burke (journalist & political strategist, formerly the Director of Video for Deadspin & The Daily Beast) & I discuss how we're doing, the value of completing tasks & marking them off a list, all about his massive project of archiving every relevant minute of video since the pandemic started & more. Help Tim out if you can. Full story here: www.timburkelegalfund.org www.linktr.ee/bubbaprog

In a replay of episode 97, the excellent Liz Maupin (writer & producer of many cool things) & I discuss how she became a producer, making a music video during Covid, how she met Demi Adejuyigbe & started working with him, finding a horse, working with Open Mike Eagle, drive-ins, Tenet, her new podcast & more. www.LizMaupin.com www.twitter.com/lizmaupin www.instagram.com/liz_maupin

In a replay of episode 114, the excellent Will Hines (actor, writer, comedian, musician & podcaster) & I discuss our short-lived journalism careers, anxiety, his recent breakthrough, his great album Turn It Up & how it came to be, the Beatles, ELO, what he's listening to & ever so much more. www.linktr.ee/willhines for all your Will Hines-related needs

In a replay of episode 137, the delightful Max Silvestri (a comedian, writer, producer & actor from Billy on the Street, Big Mouth & Medical Police, amongst others) & I discuss his visit to Little Rock, majoring in Semiotics, Wet Hot American Summer, the joy of Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, his favorite sandwich, Somebody Feed Phil, the experience of hosting food competition shows, The Great Pottery Throw Down, Tom Cruise dying in space & his obsession with audience-pleasing spectacles & ever-so-much more. Max is great. This was a joy. www.twitter.com/maxsilvestri www.instagram.com/maxsilvestri www.maxsilvestri.com

In a replay of episode 105, the delightful Erin Whitehead (actor, improviser, great artist & a member of the improv group Wild Horses) & I discuss getting names right, nuance, connecting with people, drawing, Maine, Little Rock, Instagram DMs, improv quotes & more. Erin is wonderful. This was a complete joy. Happy Holidays. Erin's very funny new podcast, College Town, is now available at CBB World: www.comedybangbangworld.com www.twitter.com/girlwithatail www.instagram.com/girlwithatail

In a replay of episode 167, the excellent Stoney Sharp (a comedy director from Comedy Bang! Bang!, I Love You, America & Well Done with Sebastian Maniscalco) & I discuss Florida, working on Comedy Bang! Bang!, French, his awesome public access station Highland Park TV & ever-so-much more. Stoney rocks. www.twitter.com/stoneysharp www.instagram.com/stoneysharp www.youtube.com/c/highlandparktv

In a replay of episode 189, the delightful Vic Michaelis (an actor, writer, improviser & 2nd degree black belt-wielding turtle parent from Upload, Bless This Mess & Speechless) & I discuss nicenss vs kindness, cults, conspiracy theories, our mutual LEGO love & ever-so-much more. Such a fun, easy chat. www.twitter.com/vicmmic www.instagram.com/vicmmic www.resistline3.org

In a replay of episode 95, the excellent Vera Drew (Emmy-nominated editor, writer, director on The People's Joker, Who is America?, Comedy Bang Bang & An Evening with Tim Heidecker) & I discuss career success during Covid, processing it all, egg sandwiches, her approach to editing, working with comedy geniuses, Michael Jordan without basketball & more. https://twitter.com/VeraDrew22 https://www.instagram.com/veradrew22/ https://www.patreon.com/veradrew22

In a replay of episode 193, the great George Basil (an actor, writer, director & improvisor from Werewolves Within, The Good Place, You're The Worst, Flaked, Wrecked, Crashing & No Activity) & I discuss how we're doing, mental health, the fantastic film Werewolves Within, veganism, getting a feel for the set & ever-so-much more. George is awesome. Such a fun chat. www.instagram.com/georgewilliambasil Training Wheels: vimeo.com/713008586/3f884f0e69

In a replay of episode 103, the awesome Shane Mauss (standup comedian, science enthusiast & podcaster) & I discuss a whole slew of topics. So many in fact that I simply will not name them here so as to raise intrigue. What could we have possibly talked about? Only one way to find out. linktr.ee/shanemausscomedy

In a replay of episode 180, the great Eric D. Johnson (the frontman & founder of the fantastic band Fruit Bats, along with being a member of the contemporary folk triumvirate Bonny Light Horseman) & I discuss the origin of the Fruit Bats band name, writing film scores, major cinematic & musical influences, music documentaries & ever-so-much more. As a longtime fan of his music, this was very exciting. What a joy. www.linktr.ee/fruit_bats www.smarturl.it/ThePetParade

The great & returning James Hankins (director of music videos for Richard Dawson, Steve Mason, Tim Heidecker, Kero Kero Bonito & more) & I discuss making his epic video for Richard Dawson's The Hermit (now on YouTube), virtual reality, guerilla filmmaking, cinematic influences, his great video for Steve Mason's No More & ever-so-much more. James is great. Recorded November 9, 2022. Watch James's video for The Hermit here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZln5ktyYM8 Watch James's video for No More here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpUFg8odzPw James's YT page with his work: www.youtube.com/@SpeillBerg www.twitter.com/HeinzJunkins www.instagram.com/hankins__/

In a replay of episode 187, the great Ben Dickey (a musician, a singer, a songwriter & an actor, who starred in the 2018 film Blaze as the titular Blaze Foley, along with The Kid & The Good Lord Bird) & I discuss his tumultous 7 months, the communal experience of Blaze, working on the upcoming series The Peripheral, museums, Eddie Izzard & more. Really cool to speak with Ben. www.instagram.com/ben.dickey.for.true.yall www.bendickeymusic.com www.ben-dickey.bandcamp.com

In a replay of episode 184, the delightful Chris Farren (an indie-pop songwriter who most recently released his fantastic album Death Don't Wait (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)) & I discuss playing new music for the first time live, his great new album & music videos, German Compliments, planning a tour, creating a setlist, his writing process & ever-so-much more. What a joy. His new album is fantastic. www.chris-farren.ffm.to/death-dont-wait www.twitter.com/chrisfarren www.instagram.com/chrisfarren www.chrisfarren.com

In a replay of episode 176, the delightful Mike Castle (an actor & improvisor, who mostly recently was in Netflix's Brews Brothers & the movie Guest House & just last night Curb Your Enthusiasm) & I discuss chess & the brilliance of Magnus Carlsen, learning Japanese & speaking the language in Japan, improvising in character & ever-so-much more. A delight. www.twitter.com/magicmikecastle www.instagram.com/biketassel www.linktr.ee/mikecastle

In a replay of episode 107, the great Carl Tart (improviser, actor & writer from Brooklyn Nine-Nine & Connecting & the podcast The Flagrant Ones) & I discuss baking, the South, what he misses about Mississippi, the origin of his New Orleans fandom, the NBA bubble experience, nearly being an Arkansas Razorback, having a purpose and ever-so-much more. www.instagram.com/dammitcarl/ www.linktr.ee/theflagrantones

In a replay of episode 78, the great Doug Lussenhop aka DJ Douggpound (comedian, musician, writer, video editor from Tim & Eric, The Eric Andre Show, Portlandia) & I discuss staying active during Covid, Robert Altman films, how he creates drops, pre-show prep for Office Hours Live, the music he listens to, formative musical moments & a whole lot more. www.linktr.ee/douggpound www.twitter.com/douggpound www.instagram.com/douggpound

In a replay of episode 94, the excellent Kevin T. Porter (comedian, writer & podcaster) & I discuss how we're doing, therapy, turning 30 vs. turning 31, the Limitless pill, Sorkanisms, self-plagiarizing, impromptu gas station block parties & ever so much more. https://linktr.ee/kevintporter https://www.instagram.com/kevintporter https://twitter.com/KevinTPorter

In a replay of episode 141, the great Adam Pally (an actor, comedian, writer & producer from Happy Endings, The Mindy Project, The President Show & Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2) & I discuss being fully quarantined in Canada for 2 weeks, the lack of social interactions in all of this, entitlement, this current New York Knicks team, possible roster moves & the most beloved current player, John Calipari's NBA player factory, how he became a guest host of The Late Late Show & ever-so-much more. Adam is such a delight. www.twitter.com/adampally www.instagram.com/adam.pally Episode 1 of 101 Places to Party Before You Die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjqNLxG343k

In a replay of episode 77, the great Jeff Dutton (writer, director, actor, musician, A Sloppy Boy, A Birthday Boy) & I discuss finishing the SB album Paradiso during Covid, countless movies, actors & directors, making his director's reel, being bad with song lyrics, building arcade machines & so much more. www.linktr.ee/jeffersondutton www.instagram.com/jeffersondutton www.twitter.com/jeffersondutton

The great Tim Kalpakis (A Sloppy Boy, A Birthday Boy & a silly boy) & I discuss his life during Covid, the sloppiest Sloppy Boy, his main casting beef, Hobbs & Shaw & much more. www.twitter.com/TimKalpakis www.instagram.com/timkalpakis www.linktr.ee/thesloppyboys

In a repeat of episode 129, the great Neil Campbell (comedian, actor, writer & producer from Comedy Bang Bang, Brooklyn Nine-Nine & many awards shows) & I discuss keeping busy, kind of working on Rob & Big, all about writing for awards shows, following the Washington Capitols post-Stanley Cup, all about our quarantine movie watchary & ever-so-much more. This was a delight. www.twitter.com/neilerdude www.instagram.com/neilerdude

In a replay of episode 60, the delight ful Mookie Blaiklock (an actor, writer, & improviser) & I discuss his TikTok experiences, adjusting to the new normal, his new podcast You Are Worthy w/ Lilmookieb & a lil football. Just a lil. www.twitter.com/LILmookieB www.instagram.com/lilmookieb

In a replay of episode 125, the delightful Lily Sullivan (comedian, actor & writer from Shrink, The Righteous Gemstones, Killing It & several hilarious podcasts) & I discuss reality tv, gossip, Megatrends, not having a TV for a time as a kid, birthdays, how her podcast Going Deep came about & its inspiration, filming I Think You Should Leave, all about therapy & much more. Lily is awesome. This was so fun. www.instagram.com/lilyyily www.twitter.com/LilyYily www.lilysullivan.com Her Podcast, Going Deep: www.stitcher.com/show/going-deep Her other podcast, This Book Changed My Life: www.CBBWorld.com

The great & returning Colby Day (a filmmaker & playwright) & I discuss the experience of having his feature produced & getting the call that Adam Sandler was starring, juggling potential projects, PTA, Andrew Stanton & all about his absolutely excellent, just-released short film Lead/Follow, which is available directly below. Watch LEAD/FOLLOW: www.vimeo.com/795361776 www.twitter.com/thecolbyday www.instagram.com/thecolbyday www.medium.com/@colbyday www.linktr.ee/notimpossibleco

In a replay of episode 63, the great Colby Day (filmmaker & playwright) & I discuss the experience of having a script on the Black List, how working in theater has impacted his screenwriting, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio & oh so much more. A new chat with Colby is next week! www.twitter.com/thecolbyday www.instagram.com/thecolbyday www.ColbyDay.com

In a replay of episode 100, Nick Wiger (writer, actor & co-host of the excellent podcasts Doughboys, Get Played & Get Anime'd) & I discuss the how we're doing, The Rock's cheat meals, how he felt post-Power Hour, coping mechanisms, his non-Doughboys diet, consoles & more. www.twitter.com/nickwiger www.linktr.ee/doughboyspodcast www.linktr.ee/getplayedpod

In a replay of episode 71, the utterly delightful Shelby Fero (writer, actor, performer) & I discuss living alone, Octavia Butler, the necessity of change, the suburbs, learning obvious life lessons, aliens, nightmares, romantic comedies, Jerry Seinfeld & more. The show will be back soon. Just gonna take a minute. www.instagram.com/shelbyfero www.instagram.com/waterdropla www.twitter.com/WaterDropLA

In a replay of episode 101, the delightful Mike Hanford (a writer, an actor, a Birthday Boy, a Sloppy Boy) & I discuss the stages of adjusting to all of this, PTA movies, his time in the Ithaca film program, the movies he enjoyed growing up, the Sloppy Boys cocktail podcast, what he's listening to, Zappa & ever so much more. www.twitter.com/mikehanford www.instagram.com/mikehanford www.linktr.ee/mikehanford The Sloppy Boys www.twitter.com/TheSloppyBoys www.instagram.com/thesloppyboys www.linktr.ee/thesloppyboys

In a replay of episode 104, the utterly delightful Emma Erdbrink (audio engineer & producer on Doughboys & High & Mighty, amongst many others) & I discuss sleeping sockless, Maine, being an independent audio engineer / producer, working on different types of shows, Christmas traditions, controlling what you can control & ever so much more. www.instagram.com/emmaatree www.twitter.com/emmaatree www.emmaerdbrink.com

In a replay of episode 105, the delightful Erin Whitehead (actor, improviser, great artist & a member of the improv group Wild Horses) & I discuss getting names right, nuance, connecting with people, drawing, Maine, Little Rock, Instagram DMs, improv quotes & more. Erin is wonderful. This was a complete joy. Happy Holidays. Erin's very funny new podcast, College Town, is now available at CBB World: www.comedybangbangworld.com www.twitter.com/girlwithatail www.instagram.com/girlwithatail

In a replay of episode 173, the great Ross Kimball (an actor, comedian, writer, improviser & podcaster from Chicago Med, Mascots, Masterminds, Superstore & Queenpins) & I discuss how we're doing, being good at parties, the NBA, basketball fights, Chicago facts & ever-so-much more. Ross is a delight & makes great podcasts. www.linktr.ee/rosskimball www.rosskimball.com www.instagram.com/merosskimball www.twitter.com/merosskimball

The great Josh Ruben (an actor, writer, producer & director, who made his debut feature film with 2020's Scare Me followed by his second feature, 2021's Werewolves Within. He recently co-starred in A Wounded Fawn & produced & acted in Blood Relatives) & I discuss the joy of playing weirdos, all about Scare Me, Werewolves Within, A Wounded Fawn & Blood Relatives, the comedy-to-horror filmmaking pipeline & ever-so-much more. A Wounded Fawn, Blood Relatives & Scare Me are all streaming at www.shudder.com www.instagram.com/joshruben www.twitter.com/joshruben

The great Jordan Mears (a videographer, a director, a writer, a producer, an editor & a fellow Arkansan, whose great short film New West is currently traveling the domestic & international festival circuit) & I discuss Rolling Thunder, his early cinematic inspirations, all about the making origin & making of New West, State of Grace & ever-so-much more. www.instagram.com/newwestmovie www.instagram.com/jmearsberg www.twitter.com/jordan_mears www.imdb.com/name/nm4092841

In a replay of episode 165, the great Seth Morris (an actor, improvisor & writer from Big Mouth, Love, VEEP, The Good Place, Broad City & Maron) & I discuss auditioning remotely, improvising over Zoom, the origin of Bob Ducca & ever-so-much more. What a delight. www.twitter.com/sethismorris www.instagram.com/sethismorris

The great Laura Neale (a holds specialist in the Central Arkansas Library System, a moth maven, a seed specialist & a fellow Arkansan) & I discuss Twitter & its bumbling caretaker, living in China, the amazing multitude of resources provided by libraries, patron stories, seed libraries, popular misconceptions & more. A fun chat. Support & frequent your local libraries! www.twitter.com/lauracreature www.instagram.com/lauracneale

In a replay of episode 172, the great Payman Benz (a comedy director, producer & writer from Blockbuster, The Last Man on Earth, Who is America?, Champaigne Ill & Black Monday) & I discuss returning to live NBA games & the atmosphere thereof, working with Tommy Wiseau, getting back on set, directing basketball scenes for HBO's Untitled Lakers Project & ever-so-much more. Such a fun chat. www.twitter.com/PaymanBenz www.instagram.com/paymanbenz www.paymanbenz.com

In a replay of episode 169, the great Brad Neely (writer, producer & creator of The Harper House & China, Ill as well as a fellow Arkansan) & I discuss making his excellent show The Harper House, how we consume art, Arkansas, low-fi artistry, knowing what you don't know & ever-so-much more. An absolute delight. www.twitter.com/bradneely www.instagram.com/bradneely www.creasedcomics.com

In a replay of episode 89, the great Mike Mitchell (a Birthday Boy, a Doughboy, a Love-On-Netflixboy) & I discuss being back in his hometown, metaphorical bulls, ghosts, energies, history, Tom Brady, scary movies, cats, Atlanta, shooting guns (for a role) and ever so much more. Happy Halloween, folks! www.twitter.com/BDayBoysMitch www.instagram.com/mynamesmitch www.twitter.com/doughboyspod www.instagram.com/doughboyspodcast

The great Justin Nickels (an LA-based filmmaker who has worked on projects like Star Trek: Picard, A Man Named Scott & Shangri-La) & I discuss our storied history, getting Covid, the blockbuster filmmaking of 2022, Nope, Sorcerer, scary movies, Werner Herzog & ever-so-much more. A real fun chat. www.twitter.com/JustinNickels www.instagram.com/justinnickels www.justinnickels.net Brent Renaud Journalism Foundation: www.brentrenaudjf.org

The great Joe Schiappa (a comedian, writer, actor, podcaster & this show's first 4 time guest, whose great podcast Smackers is available everywhere) & I discuss SNL, Eddie Murphy, stand-up comedy, Joseph Kosinski, John Carpenter, Martin Scorsese & ever-so-much more in this delightful conversation. Joe's awesome. www.linktr.ee/joeschiappa www.twitter.com/mrjoeschiappa

The great (and returning) Duncan Birmingham (a writer, director, actor & producer, who wrote the great short story collection The Cult in My Garage & since we last spoke wrote & directed the delightful horror comedy Who Invited Them, now streaming on Shudder) & I discuss how he's been since we spoke mere weeks before filming his first feature, the process (writing, casting, filming, editing, sound mixing) of making it, his Spooky Season viewing habits & ever-so-much more. Cannot recommend Who Invited Them enough. www.shudder.com www.linktr.ee/duncanbirmingham www.shop.maudlinhouse.net/#the-cult-in-my-garage www.neutralspaces.co/duncanbirmingham

The delightful Joey Greer (an improvisor, an actor & a podcaster who most recently appeared in the fully improvised short film Critters & the improvised web series Misrepresented, along with co-hosting the delightful podcast You Know What I Would Do? & having two comedy albums in Good Night & The Witch of WestOak) & I discuss misquitoes, Spain, early comedy influences, John Carpenter, improv, the traits shared by good improvisers & ever-so-much more. Joey's a blast. www.instagram.com/godblessjoeygreer www.instagram.com/you_knowpod His Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4nwJqe5txwDx5cGNv7yFBl?si=3b540ff1377b4a2b Good Night: https://open.spotify.com/album/0tH1BTR6lR1xQaROYYWR5Q The Witch of WestOak: https://open.spotify.com/album/6dJOMpnOGCLXYtGzqLY8j4 Misrepresented: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrHKg_9qAlyS6uosVtqluivnzDyOSzsIU TONIGHT (Oct 3rd) at 8PM PDT in LA: https://dice.fm/event/qr3by-holy-shit-improv-w-sister-and-the-knockabouts-3rd-oct-the-silverlake-lounge-los-angeles-tickets

In her podcast debut, the absolutely delightful Kelsey Redding (a producer of the great podcast The Flagrant Ones) & I discuss Lexapro, her penguin encounter, a nice (?) birthday cake story, the moment her NBA fandom was cemented & the Portland Trailblazers & we decide my NBA team allegiance. This was an absolute joy. www.instagram.com/kelseyactualredding www.patreon.com/theflagrantones