Take A Walk!

Nes and Jess talk to comedian Kevin Anderson about being that guy who goes to raves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nes and Jess talk to comedian Katie Merriam about the Hollywood Canteen, a former LA landmark where military men and women were waited on (and cleaned up after) by the biggest entertainment names of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and Jessica talk to Anna Valenzuela and Cindy Aravena (from the Brujaja Podcast) about foods that make you miss home when you're sick (or just homesick). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nes and Jess talk to comedians Sean Hyatt and Ryan O'Toole about LA improv venue The Clubhouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The girls sit down with Sameer Suri to talk about India, history, the desire to eat post tragedy and the cruelty of third world tailors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nes and Jess meet with husband and wife, tattoo artist Emily Effler and comedian John-Michael Bond to talk day trips, the Madonna Inn, things to do when you have 12 hours in a new city and following strangers into the desert on alien based promises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nes and Jess meet with return guest Nadav Fleisher to talk about wandering around someone else’s home town during the holidays, prison shanks, Fish hatcheries, Folsom Prison and how Nadav almost ruined Vanessa’s life with a katana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and Jenn meet with LA Comedian Aubrey Jacobowitz to discuss her month of coffee dates. They discuss how to be social when you’re dealing with anxiety, putting yourself out there and giving yourself the same courtesies you give others. Oh and of course Jessica got everyone ridiculously stoned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Jessica Singer’s first episode as Co-host! Vanessa and Jess meet with LA Meekly’s Greg Gonzales to talk about the Brand Library for arts and music, scholastic book fairs, the most overdue books in the world, local resources and the worst ad read by far. We’re really excited about this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa joins a tipsy Kevin Anderson, Casey Clark and Radostin Zahariev to discuss their favorite drinking holes, young and dumb horror stories, play a drinking game and make a very special announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Southern comfort Rivers Langley from episode one returns with more research and LA insanity to talk about all of the bonkers history surrounding Griffith Park and billionaire madman Griffith J Griffith (yes his name is Double Griffith). They discuss curses, history and hat dances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa meets with utter fucking lunatic and comedian David Rosenberg to talk all things guinea pigs, the current rescue crisis at the LA Guinea Pig shelter, she tries to talk about the importance of volunteering at shelters before David goes an a million tangents about rodents, bananas and his Jewish family. This may be the weirdest episode to date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa meets with Radostin Zahariev, Evan Kessler and Ian Ager to talk about LA strip club Jumbo’s Clown room as well as strip club etiquette, weird late nights and Rad’s 5 min awkward comedy album Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and Nadav get together to discuss the Sandlot-ian dodgeball game of his youth, the importance of friends and groups, why grown up's are weird and angry sometimes, and why Adam is so f***ing wrong about apples, red delicious are terrible mush, ADAM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa meets with comedian Justin Williams to discuss theme bars, ripoff superhero characters, if delusion is just a necessary flavor of hope and lottery tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and 2/3rds of the This is Rad trio sit down to talk about the magic of Meltdown, finding the other weirdos in the world, the importance of having an open mind about passions and hosting an open mic. Also, Vanessa used to be kind of an intense maniac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa Gritton meets with old friend John Fahy to discuss the Coral Castle, the weirdest shit they've ever done for love, empty millionaires and the life's works of weirdos on display. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa meets with Brian Cox and emergency sound guy Kasey Clark to discuss why Waffle House is the greatest dining chain of all time, the hardcore scene in North Carolina, and why no one does bloody marys or hospitality like the south. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final episode of the murder map arc (downloadable custom map coming soon) Vanessa meets with the Bleak In Review boys Matt Brousseau and Kevin Anderson where they're joined by a wandering Travis Clark to discuss ghost stories, force Travis to improvise on a found guitar, bully Kevin and read Matt's insane word art manifesto. It's a weird one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa welcomes the duo behind the LA Meekly podcast for more talk about famous murder locations in Los Angeles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa records an impromptu emergency episode with comedian Adam Tod Brown about strange small towns in Florida and the merits of roadside attractions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Vanessa Gritton and Erik Barnes on this week's Take A Walk to talk about the Steampunk Cafe where everyone knows your name, why making friends as an adult is hard, the history of the "BYAAAA" soundbite and how to find your "third place" in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and comic Adam Tod Brown visit the world famous Amoeba Records in Hollywood. And also an Arby's in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and comic Anna Valenzuela explore the Museum of Death in Hollywood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa and comic Cindy Aravena take a trip to famed LA restaurant Trois Mec. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa welcomes comic Adam Tod Brown for a visit to Dodger Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa almost suffers a stroke when special guest Chet Wild takes her on a tour of the infamous Culver City Stairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Kevin Anderson and Vanessa sit in her car in the parking lot of a Pink's Hot Dogs and talk about the best late night eats in Los Angeles. Many bad impressions happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vanessa welcomes comic/former child magician Alex Mandelberg and comic/not even sort of a magician Kevin Anderson to discuss the impenetrable fortress of entertainment that is LA's Magic Castle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Vanessa Gritton and comic Rivers Langley visit Clifton's Cafeteria, a Los Angeles landmark with an insane back story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices