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Each week, comedians Sean Conroy, Jamie Flam, Amber Kenny, and Joe Wagner discuss their struggles and general terror of everyday life... it's a comedy podcast.

The Long Shot Podcast


    • Jan 17, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 23m AVG DURATION
    • 484 EPISODES

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    The Long Shot Podcast is a charming and delightful show that has evolved over the years. As a long-time listener, I have witnessed the format change and co-hosts come and go. However, despite these changes, the podcast remains as enjoyable as ever. Sean has mellowed and opened up, allowing listeners to connect with him on a deeper level. Meanwhile, Amber has transformed from being the show's secret weapon to its undisputed star. Her wit and humor shine through in every episode.

    One of the best aspects of The Long Shot Podcast is its authenticity. The hosts are refreshingly honest about their lives, sharing both the ups and downs with their listeners. This vulnerability creates a sense of intimacy and makes you feel like you're listening to old friends catching up. The conversations flow naturally, filled with jokes, laughter, and heartfelt moments. It's like being part of a conversation among close friends.

    Another great aspect is the variety of topics covered on the show. From personal anecdotes to discussions about current events, there's never a dull moment. The hosts have diverse interests and backgrounds, which leads to engaging and thought-provoking conversations. Whether they're sharing stories about their own lives or discussing larger societal issues, there's always something interesting to listen to.

    However, one potential downside of The Long Shot Podcast is its inconsistency in terms of co-hosts. Throughout its run, various co-hosts have joined and left the show. While this brings new dynamics and perspectives to the podcast, it can also disrupt the flow for some listeners who may prefer continuity in their podcasts.

    In conclusion, if you're looking for an entertaining podcast that feels like chatting with old friends, The Long Shot Podcast is worth checking out. With its authentic conversations and variety of topics discussed, it's sure to keep you engaged and entertained. Despite any changes or inconsistencies along the way, this podcast remains a gem in my book.



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    Latest episodes from The Long Shot Podcast

    #19.23: The End of The Beginning of The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 10:02


    Everything's funny in the long shot.

    #19.22: Happy New Year 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 10:17


    Sean LOLs at a guy who lolls. Happy New Year! Music: "Denny's Parma" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.21: Brando Really Blew Up At The End!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 103:12


    Amber, Eddie, Jamie, Sean, and special guest Morgan Murphy perform live at the late, lamented Improv Lab- back when live shows were still gonna be a regular thing. A flashback to over ten years ago.

    brando blew up morgan murphy improv lab
    #19.20: The Lakers, Burritos, and Squash: Chuckie's Christmas Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 92:17


    'Tis the season! From late 2011, the original LoShoPo crew dissects Christmas, Christmas traditions, and incidents that happened on Christmas. It's a beautiful, tragic, cheerful Christmas miracle! Video of Chuckie's Christmas by Frank Pulaski https://www.youtube.com/@Dreamtymefilmsmaui Music: "Landis" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.19: Time In A Bottle: Mailbag 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 83:18


    In a very special Mailbag episode from November 2012, Loshopo listeners from all over the world weigh in on their favorite and very, very least cast members, and the show ends with its usual warmth (seriously).

    #19.18: LoShoPoDucken

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 78:20


    Amber and Sean are away for the month of December, so please enjoy this episode inside an episode inside an episode. It's a good one. Trust. #11.44: We look back at the very first holiday special and live show from The Long Shot Podcast, Season 2 Episode 14 "Gifts with Paul F. Tompkins."

    #19.17: It's Cameron Diaz, not Charlize Theron, Dummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 91:36


    Sean deals with a delinquent bill, and the Walmart parking lot (yikes). Amber hits the day-spa for an upgrade, and an upgrade upgrade. Also, if only "What Happened in Vegas" had stayed in Vegas. Music: "Stairway" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.16: Amber Won An Emmy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 11:41


    Amber and Sean recorded an episode, but Sean forgot to hit record. Like a dummy! So this is them doing the quick highlights of the lost episode. It was an important episode, too, because by the end they were running for co-president of the United States. Music: "Eat Around The Pudding" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.15: A Self-Aggrandizing Pat On the Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 74:19


    Amber goes to The Grove,  Sean hits a parked car, and a special appearance by Scooch of Go, Dog, Go! Music: "Planned Obsolescence" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.14: Rom-Coms and Sadness: Don't Give Up Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 65:11


    Sean and Amber ruminate on sadness, and the delight to be found in meet-cutes between Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl. Plus, the letter formerly known as X. Music: "Flock Hard, Lockhart" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.13: It's Episode 13.42, again! The Good Disc Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 116:23


    WIth Sean's short film coming closer and closer to being released upon the world, we thought it would be a good week to take a look back at the short film that started it all, along with a bunch of other stuff. Music: "So Long, The Scrubber" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.12: Fu@k the Patriarchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 62:15


    Amber wears a flower crown at a hobbit-hole sprinkle. Sean encourages the pornographic proclivities of a local car guy. Plus, whistling! Music: "Coming Too" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.11: A Truce In Palm Springs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 68:33


    Sean begins his journey to influencership. Amber can't believe how far she has to go to get a welcome drink. Music: "Babe, I'm Gonna Cry All Over You" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.10: How To Get Good Theater Seats

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 56:45


    Amber goes to a Korean spa. Sean goes to a Hungarian spa. Sean gets fired, Amber doesn't, and nobody gets punched in the face. Music: "The Shipping, The Sharks, And the Shoes" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.09: It's Episode 13.24, again! The Theme Parks Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 76:38


    Amber and Sean are taking a week to recharge, so please enjoy this throwback to a simpler, more complicated time, when Joe and Jamie ruled the waves, and theme parks covered the land.

    #19.08: You're Not Close Enough

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 68:06


    Amber and Sean explore food trucks, Shrek 2, and the end of Playboy Magazine. Plus, Sean's film is ready for its close-up. Music: "Fingers" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.07: Punched In The Face For The 9000th Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 69:53


    Amber and Sean talk about the autumnulty of Hercule Poirot, the deliciousness and possible illicit mushrominess of Chill the F Out, and the unacceptable (or imagined) preachiness of everybody else's favorite blockbuster. Music: "Lots and Lots and Lots of Money" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.06: The Incoherence of Everything is So Bizarre

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 72:11


    Listener Youtube comments lead Sean and AMber down a rabbit hole of fun, less serious movies, the fraud of cooties vaccinations, and how 7000 miles is 39,000 steps. Music: "Propeller" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.05: And Just Like That... & Other Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 64:29


    Sean and Amber go on a road trip, go to a party, dance like a penguin, and get recognized. Meanwhile, George goes to the dentist. Music: "Woke Awake" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.04: What Happens in Vegas Stays in Burbank

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 76:36


    Amber and Sean discuss the silly architecture of Vegas, how much the Romans loved Greek salads (especially with ranch dressing), and Times Square in the early 1980's. Plus, another classic Loshopo celebrity encounter! Music: "Time Is A Chew Toy" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.03: Have You Seen My Tooth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 69:19


    Marketing, taglines, hurricanes,  and earthquakes, and why doesn't Amber have an office? Music: "Mini Monster" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.02: Amber and Sean's The Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 65:41


    Sean travels with baby suntan oil. Amber transcends with Taylor. With special appearances from Jake Gyllenhaal and Cthulhu. Music: "Where Does The Time Go, Marissa?" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #19.01: Did You Happen To See A Roadrunner?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 59:52


    Amber and Sean discuss hometown visits, coyotes, birds and jeeps, and end credits, and come to very few conclusions. Very few. Music: "Snowball (patent pending)" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.23: Jamie Didn't Make It, But Barbie Did!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 65:47


    The manipulation of reality, online vitriol, Ryan Gosling's work with Annette Funicello, and the millionaires versus the billionaires are just a few of the things Amber and Sean touch on in this wide-ranging, hilarious, and deeply personal conversation. Music: "Aside From Your Hair" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.22: I Am Become Theater Camp, Destroyer of A Chorus Line

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 59:16


    Amber and Sean get into it about cookies with rocks in them, how orgies are just like bridge, whether or not a moose counts as sexy, and why Amber put Christopher Nolan (and his movies) on time out. Yes, we are aware of the audio issues in this episode. We have fixed them for futures episodes. Thank you, and good day. Music: "An Hour Or More" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.21: Tom Cruise Made His Own Popcorn For That Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 76:52


    Sean and Amber discuss thoughts and prayers, The Infidel's travels through time, and 1982 World Series of Poker Champion Jack Strauss, and then read listener comments about Schadenfreude and the reinvention of robes.  Music: "Better Underwater" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.20: Must Be In The Front Row...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 58:58


    Amber and Sean discuss Broadway, Oscar Levant, the great things about Truth Social, and accidental Googling. Music: "Fire Breather" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.19: A Belfast Wedding and Intern Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 79:34


    Amber and Sean talk shipbuilding, the Troubles, kicking children, and the unearthly beauty of Julia Roberts. Music: "Animal Tested" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.18: Raiders of the Lost Ark is Fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 37:36


    Sean and Amber evaluate the restaurant Shake Shake, the television program Dave, and the movie Asteroid City, and guess what? They're all fine! Music: "Rhinestone Busboy" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.17: What's Your Favorite Cooking Vessel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 57:29


    Amber and Sean speak Hawaiian, go hunting at a Goodwill, and once again run into Henry Winkler. Music: "Wristwatch" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.16: We Finally Got Poo-Poo Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 78:31


    The third part of the Vanderpump Rules reunion definitely lived down to expectations, or even below.  Also, Amber explains why the director's curtain speech is the most important part of any play, and Sean loves and feels loved. For once. Maybe twice. Music: "Fantasy Team" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.15: Good Matt Damon Hunting!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 59:46


    Amber and Sean discover that the (podcast) is an imaginary number, plan a Loshopo outing to Tom Tom's in WeHo, rely heavily on an editor, and show less. Music: "Shorting" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.14: Vanderpump Rules, LoShoPo Drools

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 74:27


    Amber's feelings are hurt by the latest Julia Louis-Dreyfus movie. Sean gets a new tech guy instead of the new tech guy. Then, Amber and Sean team up for a shallow dive into the Vanderpump rules (deservedly so). Music: "Oh, The Ghost!" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

    #18.13: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 63:42


    Amber loves having dinner with entertaining kids, and Sean loves watching TV. Also, the Coen brothers turn out to be fairly talented. Music: "Since I Got Out Of My Box" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.12: Getting The Band Back Together

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 70:24


    Sean and Amber record in the same place at the same time for the first time in decades. They chat (GPT) about town halls, dog allergies, getting too close to the vet, and lots of other stuff. Plus, plenty of viewer comments! Music: "Landis" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.11: I Follow The Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 71:07


    Amber and Sean talk about rehearsal blacks, continual improvement, and spraying Anxiety (by Calvin Klein). Music: "Fingers" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.10: Torturing Ben Kingsley at Starbucks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 56:01


    Amber and Sean review Amber's attendance at Sean's new improv show, the show itself, Eddie's truthfulness about the human condition, and how excited Amber is that the Knicks are pretty good again (not very). Music: "Getting Work" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.09: Dad Rock Dance Party: Do You Know Who Cake Is?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 73:28


    Amber and Sean reflect on podcast history, explain what S.U.S. stands for, check their magic pocket watches, and dance dance dance. Music: "Clot The Wobblin" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.08: Fun With Knick Knacks and Gewgaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 22:53


    Sean flies solo and finds a way. Music: "Cribbage Champs" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.07: Abby's Plan-Ahead Clown Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 49:08


    Amber parties on Easter. Sean doesn't lose a sweater. Google is useful.  And together, Sean and Amber desperately try not to spoil the suddenly more important succession aspect of "Succession." Music: "Coffee or Soda" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.06: Smudgy's Progress

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 60:35


    Amber and Sean hear from some old listeners and a new listener. Then they talk park hangs and the disorder of the medical establishment. Music: "Stole The Rhyme" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.05: Humdrummery and Blocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 63:07


    Amber and Sean talk branding strategies, who said the thing about ship novels, loving your body, and why childhood isn't all it's cracked up to be. Music: "Denny's Parma" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.04: Pantsgate III: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 56:18


    Amber goes for a walk, and Sean goes fortune-hunting. Plus, how important are nude panties? Music: "Dry Cleaner" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.03: Pantsgate Continues!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 64:37


    Amber and Sean discuss the importance of consistency and progressive overload, the perils of chicken wings, and why tailors shouldn't be allowed to get angry. Music: "Stairway" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.02: So Glad You Speak Rich!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 73:29


    Sean and Amber discuss pants that fit, being weird at parties, snow in Rochester (ho-hum) vs. snow in Los Angeles (holy shit!), and the endless hilarity of clandestine napkin thievery. Music: "Reach Out And Grab Ya" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #18.01: Fingering the Spigot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 24:23


    With Amber on assignment in either Kauai or Steubenville, Sean discusses listener comments about when they started listening or that they don't, the pronunciation of "travails," and listening to a podcast versus watching it. Plus a brief check-in phone call from Gabby Giffords. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Eat Around The Pudding" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #17.23: The Return of Liquid Feet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 60:30


    Liquid Feet is back and better than ever. Sean and Amber discuss the endless booby-trapped maze that is your average tech rehearsal, Pulitzer's invention of dynamite, and the fun of receiving Youtube comments from fans, even if you are not a "How To Fix Your Sore Hips" video. Music: "Planned Obsolescence" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #17.22: Is It "Cuke Heads" or "Cuke Anon?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 78:49


    Amber plugs and upcoming show by some up-and-comers. Sean's water heater is forgotten, but refusing to get gone. Plus, Viewer Comments, and to "we see" or not to "we see." Music: "So Long, The Scrubber" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

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    #17.21: Bringing Breakfast Bourbon to Bel-Air Beyonce Brunch Bash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 74:54


    Amber deals with a hairy situation, and plays DMV bingo to win. Sean embarks on an odyssey to another world, almost seven miles away. And the duo once again learns the lesson of doing it now, instead of stressing about why you're not doing it and putting it off til later. Music: "Aside From Your Hair" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #17.20: Long Shot: The Last Wish

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 53:48


    Sean and Amber debate the return of societal norms at the movies, ultraviolet nail developments and The Blind Side, and the forbidden "Do Not Enter" parking structure building in Pasadena. Music: "Flock Hard, Lockhart" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

    #17.19: I Am Doomed...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 72:05


    Amber goes to Super Nintendo World from work, Sean goes to F.A.O. Schwarz for work, Amber has a new Liquid Feet Show, and Sean has a new computer. Sorry, Dave. Music: "Woke Awake" by Jake McKelvie & The Countertops

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