Wake and Cake

This week I get down and dirty with my fave Alpha Female, Mistress K. Boston born and with 2 degrees to boast, Mistress K began a career as a nurse working long shifts entertaining her patients for 12 years with a lot of time spent in the ICU in Neuro-Rehab. Everyday on the job she met dark times with humor. (This episode is worth tuning alone for the story about "Ten second Tom" if you remember the flick 50 First Dates). Simultaneously she was in a bad relationship, in and out of the bedroom, which motivated her to become a purveyor of pleasurable toys. "Why did I even go to college? I could've been selling fake dick on the mean streets and getting paid a lot better than going to school"... Needless to say the sex toys stayed and the man did not. Through her DOM work she really came into her own. "Mistress K" was created out of necessity to reinvent the woman she always wanted to be. "It's incredible when you finally rise above being told that day after day you aren't worth anything." One day she'd had enough of the abuse realizing she was the only one that could make necessary BIG changes and boy did she. Three years ago shifts turned to sets when Mistress K made her way West to the LA area to pursue a new dream in Comedy and she's never looked back. Now producing and performing in 6 shows monthly in the LA and Orange County area, this fierce femme never ceased fire during the pandemic. Stand to get whipped cuz no virus and no mans is gonna stand in her way! Her production comedy, Future is Female (and Friends) with business partner and fellow comedienne, Ashleigh Rose is taking SoCal by storm. I highly suggest you get your consent forms signed and get to a show near you soon stat! Follow Mistress K's Laugh Path here: IG: @mistressk / @fifcomedyshow With Love + Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

"Ashkenazi or bust!" Brace yourselves folks, two Jewish Comediennes just entered a Zoom Room... Meet Lindsay Adams, Jersey born Comedian, Writer and Serial Baker. We both grew up in cities where being Jewish appeared to be rare. Lindsay says, "We didn't have a temple for a long time, so our congregation met at a church and the Rabbi would read the Torah under a large cross." Similarly in Texas, I attended Hebrew School at a Presbyterian Church because the nearest synagogue was 45 minutes away. Lindsay and I rock out to some Jewish hymns and discuss what the hell they put in Gefilte fish. This lady loves to dish about food, so much so after unfortunately having to put a pandemic pin in her interactive Live Baking Comedy Show called 'Bake Stuff' she launched a new podcast 'Snack Time' to continue the fun around food. She started baking to cope with the stress of the unstable world of comedy after being in the biz for 15 years. Like me, she no longer leans on the sauce unless its pesto or butterscotch...hold the scotch. Lindsay has spent years exploring the connection between emotions and mental health with baking. "Baking makes me feel more vulnerable in a way," which could be said of comedy, too. "Why can't we talk about suicide and bake cookies?" In this ep we also discuss cursive, corporate headhunting, childhood snacks and how stoked we are that live comedy has come back...outside! There's always a way to look at things differently. She says, "Quarantine has given me a chance to rediscover what makes me excited about comedy and performing." Lindsay admits she'd totally eat a cake out of the garbage, and so would I, so if she's not checked in to the Betty Crocker Clinic for a confection overdose, catch her at a show soon al fresco! Follow Lindsay's Laugh Path here: IG: lindsayadamsispopular YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamsLindsay1 http://www.lindsaysface.com/home With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

YEEHAW!!! Steers n Queers, Nuts n Fruits. This Texas made Writer, Actor and Comedian has left LA to come back to his roots and get in on the ground level of the Austin comedy scene that's about to explode. Dylan Ray Sullivan was born in San Antonio and now he's returned to life off the Southbound 35 enjoying cheaper rent, in home washer/dryers and never-ending restaurants named with puns. "I love moving, I've always been a person who likes fresh starts, I go to one city and get my bad reputation, then move on to the next". The only reputation I've ever known of Dylan is to be off the charts hilarious. Funny is funny, no matter what color, size, shape, or gender you are. Humor is a love language and Dylan exemplifies this exceptionally. You feel it the second he steps on stage. His talents and dedication have landed him appearances on Lights Out with David Spade and most recently in Showtime's Original Series, The Comedy Store, that beautifully chronicles the evolution of comedy within the walls of the mecca called Mitzi Shore's Sunset. Dylan was a staple in the culture at The Store as one of the Door Guys or as he and I coin in this episode, a "Door Y'all", where one minute he's in the Main Room doing five in front of 300 people, but then post set is unclogging a toilet or exercising bargaining power with chicken fingers. It's an absolute must watch for anyone. Former stand-up comedian, Mike Binder, highlights one of pop culture's greatest practices of comedy with never-before-seen, archived footage and incisive, emotional interviews with some of the greatest and biggest names in comedy. I have no doubt Dylan is on his way to being one of them. Follow Dilly Ray's Laugh Path here! IG: dylanraysull With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

"Don't give out your blood type publicly or they will steal your financial records!" Watch out y'all! The Canadian Colossus of Crowd Work, (as I call him) Ian Bagg, is vaccinated and apparently magnetic with a bigger package as a result! Comedy fans everywhere can't wait to see him back on stage...and ya, he's quite looking forward to being back there, too. Post pandemic Ian typically flies over 100,000 air miles per year and life has been amazing for this energetic and wildly funny boundary pushing entertainer. A regular at the Jimmy Kimmel Club, you've also seen him on “Last Comic Standing” where he performed a national tour. Aside from touring, he's been on “Late Night with Conan O'Brien”, “The Tonight Show”, Adam Corolla Show, WTF with Marc Maron, and The Wrap Up Show on Howard Stern. I ask Ian if his comedy has shifted in any way during this incubation period in a world that seemingly continues to become more and more sensitive. He poses the question, "Why are comedians being held more accountable than politicians?" Haha, I'd argue that they aren't even held to that standard. "My job is to be a dummy and to say dumb things and to push as far as I can and to make you laugh at things that you'd never thought you'd laugh at...my jokes don't come from a place of hate, I'm teasing you"... Off stage in quarantine Ian keeps busy hosting a game show called "Around the Bagg" where comedians compete to be Ian's BFF for the week. In this ep, I decided to get back at him at his own antics and he did pretty damn good! He also has a podcast released weekly called Enjoying Orange Slices based on dreams of playing in the NHL. At one point he tried hockey camps and knew that he had no chance to make it. One of the most valuable things that he learned from chirping players on the bench, bus or the locker room was that he was funny. That is where his extraordinary talent for humor began his comedy adventure. His quick wit, off-the-cuff antics, playful conversation and fast paced crowd work has earned him spots on some of the best stages in the world. While bringing his love of comedy and hockey together, Ian has performed multiple collaborative NHL Alumni shows for teams such as the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ian has also been featured on the History Channel, the Food Network and the Biography Channel. His most recent one-hour specials are “Ian Bagg: Getting to F**king Know You”, on Showtime and “Conversations”, on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. Stand-up comedy is Ian's personal journey – fans of his don't want to miss a single show, because no two shows are alike. Follow Ian's Laugh Path and catch him at a show near you soon! His precious Frenchie and Merch Model, Pearl, might even likely be in tow! https://ianbagg.com/ IG: @ianbagg With Love and Grat, XO LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

"If you live through 2020 you should legally be able to take a year off your age" says this weeks Wake and Cake guest! Meet Irina Voronina, Teen Model and Playboy Playmate turned Stand Up Comedian and Actor (plus TikTok sensation), who moved to the states from Dzarzhinsk, Russia at the age of 23. "All blonde girls in comedy eventually meet" which is true for us and in pandemic fashion, we met online! It took a minute to adjust to the online platform. It was first stated by governing officials that we'd only be in lockdown for three weeks...translation a year and counting. While I give 2020 the shitty credit it deserves, a lot of incredible things happened as well like working with fierce females in comedy like Irina. Online comedy has been viewed by many artists as a necessary medium to lean into to keep the muscle working and there's no doubt it's efficient. While it's not the real deal, it's a money and time saver to get reps in plus it's also how comedians network these days. Irina says it takes her a month to craft a five minute set and that's working at it EVERYDAY. Initially taking ideas from paper to formulating jokes, building bits and workshopping them with other comics until they're stage ready...or as of late, screen. A month ago I got to meet my comedy sis in person to see her perform live at a Drive-in production at the Hollywood Hotel Roosevelt on a dreadfully cold (for us Southern Californians) winter night with Santa Anas in full effect at 40 mph. Other members of our all female comedy studio, 'The Misfit Toys' were in attendance cheering like soccer moms on the sidelines from our cars. Irina crushed it managing not to blow away delivering her punchlines in between the desynchronized cacophony of honking horns...the modern day way to heckle. A recent TikTok Irina posted of what comedians commonly get on the regular to "tell us a joke!" which has us in unity saying, "we don't work for free!" So while at home support the arts and buy a ticket to a show friends (a little secret, a lot of them are still FREE) and when we're back in the land of the living join us at at a live one, too. You're not gonna get Irina's "Fancy Feast" at a show streaming on YouTube that's for sure...well maybe a little "Chunky Tuna", she says. Follow Irina's Laugh Path here: IG: @irinavoronina TikTok @iamirinavoronina (One of my faves! "Russian Mom" vodka is the solution for everything! https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeBsaDjx/ ) Comedy Therapy New Jersey Tournament 3/22 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/142442895535 Knuckleheads San Clemente 4/23 Fun read on Irina's show in LA at Bar Lubitsch, "Comedy Stew" http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-of-comedy-stew-all-female-comedy-show/ With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Who else is a fan of launching a psychological survey upon the new Gen without them being made aware of the recent narrative surrounding Dr. Seuss?! Well it's in the works whether ya like it or not! These last couple weeks I have been inquiring upon elementary aged kiddos who celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday at school this month by dressing up and enjoying his stories. I can share that from my research thus far, not one cub has shared any feedback involving ideas of racism or discrimination. Imagine that... This week Wake and Cake sits down with Comedian and Chef, Keith Graber where we weigh in on this topic. When Keith isn't performing or producing weekly online mics and shows, he's also a private culinary artist so in this ep we naturally find the funny about food, too. When the frenzy sparked to make Mr. Potato Head anatomically correct, it was a good time to remind everyone that potatoes don't have dicks... however Mrs. Potato Head may beg to differ there! Can we not take gender out of it for one second even from a vegetable?! When you say a 'sack of potatoes' no one is referring to nuts! In fact in Spanish, potato is feminine! (La patata/papa!) Are we going to dismantle and cancel all romance languages too?!? Time will tell, because in time, at the rate we're going, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OFFENSIVE. Keith and I speculate on what's next to be deemed "insulting", "insensitive" and "racist". Whatever it might be, it's a fuckin goldmine for us comedians! Our job has never been more important. Keith believes, "Sunshine is the best disinfectant" and I'm with him there. While Keith and I can gratefully grab some in San Diego and LA, little daily rays can be found in the words of Dr. Seuss. This has always been a fave, "You're off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so...get on your way!" - Dr. Seuss Don't ever let anyone tell you what to believe or make you feel like you aren't "WOKE" enough. Life is a climb, keep going and DO THE YOU! Enjoy this episode on food and funnies and follow Keith's Laugh Path here for Shows and Merch Goodies! LIAR Comedy IG: https://www.instagram.com/liarcomedy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithdgraber Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/YesterdaysSushi/shop With Love + Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

How do Comedians compete with butt shots on Instagram and today's human attention span when comedy requires you to watch and listen?! Andrew Norelli's described "fierce wit and biting intelligence" makes for a stealth opponent. With numerous late night appearances including “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live," where he was booked by Jimmy himself who said "because of how few slots we have available you have to be an A++ comedian to get booked on my show, and Andrew is." Other TV appearances include Comedy Central's “Live at Gotham,” and the nationally syndicated comedy round-table “Comics Unleashed,” where he also worked as a monologue joke writer. But guess what folks, he's not done there! A Ted Talk was also most recently added to his resume where he hilariously lampooned the absurdity of computer error messages. Check this "corrupted" file bit! https://open.spotify.com/track/1RiUer9U6nlCtYINQjHRhi?si=aM30Ly7NSxqBAGMO7-nRGw While it's bleak at the moment to tour internationally, Andrew has performed all over Europe and Australia but he gratefully calls North County San Diego home...who can blame him there. Andrew is passionate about contributing his comedy for causes that are important to him. Some shows to be on the lookout for will be at Seaside Spiritual Living Center in Cardiff benefitting The First Step Recovery Houses and Survivors of Suicide Loss, both local San Diego organizations. Join the conversation and learn more here: First Step House: https://fshnc.org/ Survivors of Suicide Loss: https://www.soslsd.org/ with a Crisis Line: (619) 482-0297 Follow Andrew's Laugh Path here: https://www.andrewnorelli.com/ IG: @tonightscomedian With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

COMEDY STORE IS COMING BAAACK so watch out y'all, the A-TRAIN is comin through! This week's Cake sits down with San Diego born, LA livin Comedian, Austin Train. I met Austin one night while he was running the door at The Store in LA. He's actually been a loyal employee at both locations in Hollywood and La Jolla which have been inoperative for the most part, with the exception of a few outdoor shows, since last March. Needless to say, he's seen A LOT and his hustle and talents are admirable, recognized with coveted stage time. Austin has opened for Jeff Garlin, Chris D'Elia, and Pauly Shore and appeared in Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour performing all over the West Coast and Nevada. “Comedy is one of the few things in my life that I've really found rewarding,” says Austin. I CONCUR!!! Ask him to do his Grandpa bit the next time you have the privilege of seeing him live! Follow along with Austin's LAUGH PATH here: IG: austin_train BTS Read about Austin and The Store: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/dec/23/cover-how-dare-you-not-me/ Comedians Anonymous Web Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph72lY5NYJ4 With Love + Grat XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

There's more to this chap than early childhood acid trips and dick jokes. Meet Deece Casillas, a native Californian who called it quits in SoCal a decade ago and ventured north to Oregon only to make a pitstop in Spokane, WA his permanent residence where he'll be running for mayor in 2023!!! Hey if a Reality TV personality can be the POTUS, The Terminator can be the Governor of CA and Kanye can get himself on a ballot, I say praise the lord a Comedian is running for a political office! About fucking time!!! Deece Casillas grew up in Los Angeles, CA. After a stint of open mics and improv comedy, he decided to combine his love of writing and all things funny into scripting and filming sketch comedy. Although not having the itch most comedians have to perform on stage, he still had the angst of a comedian and really liked to complain, so in July of 2014 he launched The Social Hour. So with a face for radio and a voice for silent movies, Deece became a podcaster. “I like to be on the vanguard of the most popular platforms-- That's why I write books and do talk radio. I can also do the Charleston and enjoy hanging at the local malt shop. ” –Deece Now living in Washington, Deece uses the show as a platform to promote local and worldwide events, all from his unique comedic perspective. The show features interviews with comedians, politicians, business owners and more. You can also find him back in the standup comedy game, performing regularly around the Northwest, producing shows as one of the heads of SpoKomedy which will pick back up when venues can safely reopen. Catch this comical human below and vote for him if you're in Spokane! http://socialhourpod.com/ IG: @deece.comedy With Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Fresh Cake Friday with fellow Founding Misfit Toys Comedy Studio Comedian, Maria DeLaGhetto! Maria is an LA based comedian, born in the Philippines, but raised in the North East Los Angeles area of Highland Park, an area of LA that has gentrified aggressively over the last 10 years. Miss DeLaGhetto is misconstrued by many as Hawaiian, (Her Moana bit is a must see!) but nationality aside, she's honestly just HUNGRY y'all! Her anecdotal comedy hilariously takes you through her experiences growing up as an outsider in minority groups to being the fat kid in class. I've learned so much from this funny lady, for example if you're eating Flamin Hot Cheetos or any kind of Cheetos really, do it with chopsticks! Save washin your hands for the real germs not chip residue! For the last year Maria has been my online comedy sister, as we only just met in person a week ago. It's so wild how close you can get with someone without ever being in person! Thank you pandemic for new friends and artists to work with and lean on for support. In this ep we dish about Movies, Music, and of course Comedy. We discuss how Maria finds her inspo for material and how she's been surviving the quarantine. She performs A TON online and has been co-hosting the Misfit Toys Comedy Podcast which live streams weekly featuring other strong female voices in comedy and is very interactive with it's audience. Tune in to learn more about whats to come on the SoCal Comedy scene and follow Maria's laugh path below to catch one of her shows! https://linktr.ee/MariaDeLaGhetto IG @MariaDeLaGhetto With Love + Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

"LAUGHS DO MATTER" and Chris Williams is a big part of making sure they happen in America's Finest City! Chris is an integral part of the San Diego comedy scene running mics and shows at Jacked Up Brewery in Escondido. Through the course of the pandemic he's produced shows outdoors at this local hot spot offering a "where everybody knows your name" vibe. Chris hosted 53 events last year and continues to grow his Comedy Collective known as WWC. This acronym is left up to interpretation but my fave is "WE WANT COMEDY!" His story of how he got into comedy is a tale to tune in for as it was something he never wanted to do, but The Dude upstairs works in mysterious ways! Lots of new projects to look forward to in 2021 such as "Submit Your Bit" and collaborations with meaningful causes like Suicide Prevention and Awareness. For FREE TICKETS to future shows, mics and events hop on Chris's mailing list or check out WWC! wwcComedy.com FREE TICKETS for public. wwcComedy.com/mics wwccomedy.com/suicide-awareness With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

How are stand up comedians continuing to survive the pandemic? San Diego Comic, Photographer, Poet and Professor, Brendan Praniewicz weighs in! I'll start by saying Happy Birthday to him! I've come to know Brendan from the local comedy scene and have gotten to work with him on many shows. He's a truly talented professional. He's unique in incorporating music into comedy sets, such a fun experience that really unifies a room. In the ep we chat about Brendan's many passions as he shares stories about occasions he's performed on the East Coast and road trips with his parents that were happening no matter what...Rain, shine OR COVID! Brendan is an award winning teacher and writer. He received 2nd place on the Del Mar Fair photo contest displaying his love for photography. He was a finalist in the National Comedy Competition and has opened for notable comedians, Erik Griffin, Jaime Kennedy, Ian Edwards, and Dat Phan. Brendan has also been hosting an outdoor show in the front yard of his apartment community throughout the pandemic to keep comedy alive. Next show is February 6th! Message me if you're a San Diegan for info! You can catch Brendan at Cocina del Rancho in Rancho Santa Fe this Sunday at 5:30pm PST for some al fresco patio laughs! Again, message me for more info! Follow Brendan to check out his work and learn of more comedy shows: IG: @praniewicz Photography: https://www.emergingphotographyawards.com/vote/2021/1/18/emerging-photography-awards-contender-brendan-praniewicz?fbclid=IwAR3juitvgjs5FBaPpNLyd41I2TIatUsju9rEouGhEge9ohLRjvGeFYE0hsM With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie This episode is dedicated to my cousin, Casey Dean Lane who passed away in 2019 and turned 38 in heaven this week. You are missed and loved, Casey. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

This EP is oozing with sweetness y'all! This man needs many introductions to acquaint you with all of his personalities! Meet seasoned Coach and Comedian, Iggy Lovesky! The Comedy Gods blessed me with his presence at a San Diego competition right before the Apocalypse. When entertainers could no longer perform LIVE we were forced to think outside the box. Iggy called me up shortly after we met to share a vision, "I'm thinking of starting a virtual comedy studio for women and calling it The Misfit Toys since the world is on lockdown "...and just like that something great was born. Lockdown began the weekend of my birthday on March 14th. The next day I lost my job, a couple days later my monthly comedy show was canceled until further notice as were future shows. You can bet I was ALL IN and haven't looked back. Since last March the studio has grown from 5 to 30 women and counting from all over the US! The Misfit Toys Comedy Studio launched with the intention to create a safe environment for women to work on their craft. Since it's conception, it's become more than just a place to work on comedy, but a sisterhood to lean on for support in a tough business that was ravaged by the pandemic. While the lights may have dimmed on live entertainment, The Misfit Toys are ready to hit the road as soon as clubs and venues can safely reopen again! To say Iggy wears many hats is an understatement...well for one, they're headbands, haha! Iggy is a chameleon no doubt with lots of roles and I'm grateful he's my friend. He shows Women in Comedy a side of themselves they didn't know they possessed. Even if it's by painful, challenging methods, he will get it out of you and there's beauty in the breakthrough baby! When Iggy's not working on his own craft and sharing his wisdom teaching female funnies, he dabbles in the Art world brokering one of a kind pieces while running an Eco Friendly Retreat in Baja Norte that can be found on AirBnB. Links below on how to get in touch with Iggy for comedy or how to stay at his majestic property in Mexico! IG @iggylovesky @misfittoyscomedy https://www.facebook.com/MisfitToysComedy/ Baja Off The Grid: Eco Retreat https://www.bajaoffthegrid.com/ IG @bajaoffthegrid With Love and Grat, XO LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

You know when you can take your social media so-called friendships and make them meaningful? It's possible! The universe will present it! Fresh Cake today with an old childhood chum who I'm pumped to have reconnected with in 2020 after almost 20 years! In this episode, just that is discussed. Removing toxic relationships from your life to allow room for healthy loving ones to come through or in this case, come back around! Meet Audrey Spiegel Welch, Mama, Licensed Esthetician and NVP at Arbonne. Life can change unexpectedly in a moment. When Audrey and her husband, John found out they would be expecting a baby at the budding age of 20, everything changed of course! She yearned to find a "work from home" position and something she could do to bring in income that offered a flexible schedule while adjusting to being a new mama. Audrey says, "I was a baby having a baby!" Becoming a mother and running your own personal business simultaneously is no easy feat, but she makes it look easy! Since knowing this lovely lady since high school its so fun to renew a friendship and catch up on funny memories of the past and see how one another has grown by coming together again. Audrey exudes light and optimism daily sharing easy, healthy tricks to feeling good and living well. Arbonne has some incredible products that take the chore out of healthy rituals! I'm loving these Energy Fizzes that make your H2O more exciting with a pop of fuel to give you a boost! Connect with Audrey below: www.audreywelch.arbonne.com IG: @audrey.welch BELIEVE that YOU decide what you're worth. BELIEVE that YOU can make a difference. With Love and Grat, XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Who doesn't like to be mesmerized by mind blowing and boggling tricks that channel one's inner child like wonder?! Meet my friend, ultra talented Magician and Mentalist, Derek Ostovani, who is the Master of that! This week Wake and Cake grabs a magical chat with Derek who was recently faced with the request by San Diego's NBC 8 news team to perform his greatest trick: MAKING COVID 19 DISAPPEAR, LOL! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfT-FcMs0Y&fbclid=IwAR34lKZt0vu4SU2LZgBSAvxoXdmBZZTzDXphf3wf1NSmZVNJMBZgD8o7-MQ While that's a stretch, Derek has found inspiring ways to beat the virus in order to keep performing, much like us comedians. We artists live to entertain and won't let that parish! Needless to say, he's been a trooper, staying positive and getting creative adapting to the constraints Covid has presented for live entertainment. Inside this episode Derek shares why he made the leap from being a Structural Engineer to pursue his fervor for Magic full time. After 16 years he's still at it coming up with new tricks from home, sometimes using his engineering background to think up and manufacture some of his own effects. Derek has traveled across the country and internationally to share his unique art of performance and sleight of hand skills specializing in providing high-end entertainment for all kinds of special events, occasions, and gatherings. He uses a special blend of psychology, illusions, and witty humor to charm and amaze even the toughest crowd making each performance come alive with interactive enjoyment! I highly suggest booking Derek the Great for your next event! His craft translates beautifully online! Below are ways to get in touch and watch him in action! Website: www.MagicWithDerek.com Email: Magic@DerekOstovani.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=derek+ostovani IG: https://www.instagram.com/derekostovani/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/ostovani FB Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/ostovanimagic With Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Feliz Año Nuevo my sweet amigos! First day of a New Year with another chance to shift your perspective and turn things around. Today's guest was an unexpected surprise in my life this year. As rough and tough as 2020 was I am reflecting on the blessings and she's at the top of the list! You never know what or who you'll come in contact with when you take a leap of faith and have an adventure...even with so many things working against you: A Pandemic, Job and Home loss, Financial Trouble. All of these external forces that are heavy and can affect one's inner peace... Meet Splendid Yoga's Creator and Guru Morgan Balavage. This woman is a constellation of so many offerings that one can experience, all that can empower others to find growth, healing and fulfillment. Something that stuck with me from Morgan's yoga guidance this morning was the metaphor that we, as humans, are "walking trees, putting down roots wherever we step and drawing nutrients from our present environment" Connect with Morgan in a plethora of ways: Instagram: @splendid.yoga Website: www.splendid.yoga Facebook Group: Facebook.Com/groups/splendidyoga Podcast: splendid.yoga/mymy Get your daily dose of sugar and dive into this sweet episode! It's a doozy! Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

"Runnin a special today...it's called the Christmas quickie!" What Movie?! Steel Magnolias for all my Dolly P fans out there. That reminds me...I still need a haircut! How is everyone...REALLY?! This week has been tough as shit for me, all I've wanted to do is eat sugary confections in bed with The Queen's Gambit, but I've managed to pull myself out of the solitary confinement and connect with those who care. This episode is for everyone as is every lil sugary segment on this pod, but let's be honest ITS NOT ALWAYS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR. Please don't suffer in silence friends. If you are in pain, reach out to someone, because I can bet there are many someones who care about YOU. Find me @kosherbarbiecomedy for Love and Laughs For some healing?! Join my virtual online experience on Sundays via Zoom 4-5PM PST to breathe with me and release holiday angst and anxiety! Contact me for Zoom info or just to say howdy: wakeandcakepod@gmail.com Sending you all lots of sweetness as always today and everyday XO, Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Happy HAHAHAlidays y'all! This week Wake and Cake sits down with a good homey, local San Diego Show Runner and Comedian, Alex Peregrina. Alex and I both come from the Service industry and when he's not on stage and producing shows he's hustling in America's Finest City's restaurant scene. Stage time and live shows are obviously scarce in 2020 so in this episode Alex discusses how he's spending this time incubating reading and writing in preparation for when we can safely perform again on a consistent basis. Another way Alex keeps a clear head is by observing a clean and sober lifestyle for over two years now. He knows himself well when the going gets tough so instead of hitting the bottle he shrugs things off with a road trip or a good book. Alex runs a successful show in the Gaslamp District of San Diego known as "Industry Comedy Night" which he recently took outdoors this year to a Rooftop Brewery before that sadly was shutdown too. No doubt he's crafting a master plan to resurrect it in 2021. I can't wait to see what my amigo has in store for the Comedy World when we can get back to doing what we love and do best. You inspire me my friend! To learn more about Alex and to catch a show in the future follow him on IG @brainwashtheyouth With Love and Grat, XO LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

What's up sweet souls? It's just ME this week...and ME is ENOUGH! Back in San Diego experiencing the state of CA second official shutdown...at least til year end, we think??? Who knows... I too felt like I mentally and physically shut down this week. Everyday activities and tasks like staying connected, working, my projects, exercising etc. ALL felt really hard these last few days. The best thing I can do is tell someone so here I am getting rigorously honest about not being ok. Feeling defeated just sucks, but there's always a way to turn things around. I can't hurry my journey or process, but why would I want to?! If I want to work cohesively with my HIGHER POWER, I have to accept life on life's terms and realize it's not MY time frame! I'm merely an actor in the play waiting for my Director to guide me one step at a time. There is PEACE in that for me. Seeking some laughs? Just added the latest @MisfitToysComedy Show in Mexico to the channel! Enjoy at the link below and SUBSCRIBE! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOcKfwMrS8NEHFKT-3A7cVQ Feel free to DM me @kosherbarbiecomedy or reach me at wakeandcakepod@gmail.com Happy Continued Holidays Amigos! CHAG SAMEACH and Shabbot Shalom to my fellow JEW CREW! Til next Friday, sending lots of sweetness into your weekend! With Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

A new beautiful Friday to LOVE and be LOVED!!! Happy Wake and Cake Day y'all! The holiday season in the world as we know it is likely looking a little different this year than it has in years prior for your traditions. If you didn't get to share a slice of pie with your family last week, enjoy a piece of cake today or any day you're able to press play with with me and my Soul Sister, mi Hermana Espiritu, Emily Lingvall. I connected with this kindred spirit when I first got sober last year. Immediately I was drawn to her clarity, wisdom and views on life. Even though our belief systems regarding our higher powers differ, she had what I wanted. I yearned to learn from her. We quickly became friends, but then she took off on a cross country road trip to be with the love of her life and start a new one of her own on the East Coast. She since came back to San Diego where we reconnected tangibly again. Bless the stars! Following this episode I drop Emily off at the airport so she could journey a second time to the East Coast to fight for the love she holds near and dear and oh so deeply in her heart. Another thing she preserves and protects is her TEN YEARS of Sobriety, which she credits as her greatest achievement when asked. Emily says, “If I didn't get sober and stay sober, I wasn't going to have a life to live at all” Emily often quotes Mother Teresa...well, I just quote her! I coin these hits of joy, "Lingvallisms". Fill your hearts with Emily's transparent tale as she shares her experience, strength and hope. Intense love doesn't measure, it's just GIVES- Mother Teresa Much Love and Grat, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Hey y'all! Happy Holidays! Coming to you from my hometown, Houston, TX, this week! I have so much gratitude for this sit down with my old childhood friend, Courtney Erwin, who I thankfully reconnected with earlier this year. We haven't seen each other in 20!  While we used to joke about being cousins growing up, we both discovered that we're family in another way...sisters in sobriety.  Inside this special episode Courtney candidly shares that "comparison is the thief of joy" and how she "got tired of not being true to her heart".   Following a job layoff and a gray area in her relationship with he beau, Courtney wrote 'Not Your Song' a couple years ago after a road trip across the Southwest from the Grand Canyon on the way to New Mexico. On that trip she set an intention to the universe asking for more Music, Musicians, and Art to come into her life. Pretty quickly, people and opportunities started showing up! Imagine that and here we sit reconnected after all this time... Courtney is beautiful example of strength by vulnerability.  She discusses her process of taking the pain in her life and weaving it into art which I have the pleasure and privilege of gifting to all of you here! Feast your ears this holiday season and share 'Not Your Song' with your loved ones and friends by checking out Courtney Erwin on iTunes, Amazon Music and Spotify!  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Sls1II63kFjPX9lId7VWi?si=GRVLiW4DSWiCGrlYOyCE8g Much Love, Grat and Blessings to all of you! XO, LJ AKA Kosher Barbie  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Hola Amigos!  Meet my sweet pal and comedy sister from the Misfit Toys Comedy Studio, Cassidy Stains! What a darling, what a talent...in life and on stage! We both just had the privilege of making Misfit Toys history last week by performing LIVE for the first time in Mexico! It was a beautiful success so more to come with that! Cassidy shares about her start in Comedy and the challenges it brings, but how she's risen above the Covid constraints! Inside this Ep we discuss the formula for COMEDY and the fresh details of our performance together in Baja. Que Locura!  To follow along with Cassidy's laugh path and more on the Misfit Toys for future shows and updates see below! IG: Cassidy Stains: @queerbutchcassidy Misfit Toys Comedy Studio: @misfittoyscomedy UPCOMING SHOWS: 11/29 via ZOOM (see socials for Virtual Info!) 12/6 La Marina Restaurant and Grill, Punta Banda, BAJA, MX  For more Comedy Visit:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8KIYkuSnIVxnJpRFeXqhg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOcKfwMrS8NEHFKT-3A7cVQ/featured?view_as=subscriber Sending y'all lots of sweetness into your weekend!  Love + Grat, Wake and Cake  Lauren Jamison AKA Kosher Barbie  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support

Howdy y'all! Nice to "meet" you! Welcome to Wake and Cake Pod and the birth of it's journey in this first episode! I'm coming to you presently from Baja, Mexico where I recently relocated from San Diego. My name is Lauren Jamison AKA Kosher Barbie in the Stand Up Comedy world or to my good pals (which I hope to be with my listeners very soon!), L-J! I'm a sober comedienne originally from Houston, TX who daily practices eating clean, staying clean and trying to keep it clean! It's all Kosher baby - most of the time! Inside this first ep I tee off with the launch of this new project, one that I've been procrastinating to do... just one of my many character flaws! Today is the day and boy is it a special one! In Mexico, Friday the 13th doesn't superstitiously resonate like it does in the states, but I love this Friday more than ever! Besides the release of this pod, tonight I have the privilege of safely performing for an audience LIVE (not on Zoom!) for the first time in Mexico. Taking my Comedy international, y'all and I look forward to detailing that on a later episode! Inside Wake and Cake you can look forward to featured guests from the realms of Sobriety, Mental Health and Wellness and of course Comedy with interludes sprinkled in from myself. WAKE AND CAKE! Wake up with a little sugar or anytime your day needs a little sweetness! Mucho gusto and "See" you soon! With Love and Grat, LJ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wakeandcakepod/support