Podcasts by Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot

Kevin Ryan 1 Year Anniversary!!! from 2020-04-20T20:55:45

Kippy returns for our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! If you don't know Kevin Ryan he's a very funny New York-based comedian, a good friend and the reason why Dear Nana is up and running which is...

Blair Socci from 2020-04-14T21:28:34

Blair Socci joins Nana on this week's episode and they talk about the quarantine because they're in it, performing in quarantine and still being scared of their parents at 30 years old. 

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Sarah Tollemache from 2020-04-06T04:00

Sarah Tollemache joins Nana on this episode and they talk comedy in quarantine, the pressure to create content and Sarah gives us her best piece of advice. 

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Julie Poptart from 2020-03-30T04:00

Julie Poptart joins Nana (on the phone) this week for another episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot, Quarantine Edition. We talk comedy, Julie's published articles in PASTE magazine, (okay ...

Steph Tolev from 2020-03-24T06:00:49

Steph Tolev joins Nana for the first ever quarantine podcast! They talk about life in quarantine, living with her parents again, a little bit of comedy and boys too. This was so much fun. I miss...

Andrew Tisher from 2020-03-16T05:50:05

Andrew Tisher joins Nana on the podcast this week and even though Nana was/is a little weirdo and took a minute to warm up, Tish was so gracious and kind and patient while she did. We talk about...

Becky Scott + Amanda Lundquist from 2020-03-16T05:18:03

Becky Scott and Amanda Lundquist, the writer and co-director and director, respectively, of "Asking For It" join Nana as they record an episode from the VIP lounge at Conquest film festival in S...

Diego Lopez from 2020-03-02T05:00

Diego Lopez joins Nana this week as they talk comedy, home decor, what it's like to be a fighter, comedian and male model and the nuances of the word "fuck boy." 

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H Foley from 2020-02-24T13:33:32

H. Foley joins Nana this week as they record in his car just before a  show. They talk about talking shit, how to determine whether or not you are garbage and birthdays. Please check out Foley's...

Matt Bachus from 2020-02-22T21:35:08

Matty joins Nana this week and they talk about growing up Catholic, finally making the decision to do comedy and what it's like to be a comedian and dating in NYC. 

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Jason Coworker from 2020-02-10T05:00

Nana sits down with one of her favorite coworkers, Jason, to talk about how he ended up in finance and how life has a funny way of working out. Below is the full quote that Jason opened up the e...

Claire McCloskey from 2020-02-03T07:24:03

Nana interview her new roommate! It was nice to do this and I'm so glad Claire was game. It's almost 2:30 am on a Sunday so I'm stopping this description here. Enjoy the episode! 

Greg Stone from 2020-01-27T06:18:42

Greg Stone joins Nana after two others cancelled and saves the day! They talk about their old podcast, comedy, porn and Greg gives us his best piece of advice. Be sure to check out Greg's podcas...

Solo Nana - Quickie from 2020-01-20T06:24:42

Solo Nana episode where I update you on where I've been, it's kind of a bummer so I keep it brief. 

Solo Ep: Self-Love from 2020-01-02T04:49:54

Solo episode with Nana on the first day of the new year! I learned about self-love maybe three or four years ago from my good friend Blair Socci and have been curious about it ever since. I just...

Luci Giangrandi from 2019-12-09T08:55:30

Luci Giangrandi joins Nana this week to discuss their almost 20 years of friendship (they met in high school) and what Luci's career has been like up until this moment where she's 5 months into ...

Becky Scott RETURNS! from 2019-11-25T12:47:03

Becky Scott returns!!! Nana missed her friend and wanted to catch up with her and most of our conversations are good enough to be podcasts so we decided to record it. Becky Scott is the writer a...

Solo Nana: Thich Nhat Hanh from 2019-11-18T13:28:51

This week Nana brings you a solo episode where she reads from a book written by Thich Nhat Hanh called, How To Love where, among other explanations and offerings, he breaks down true lo...

Ralph Emmerich from 2019-11-12T02:02:19

Ralph Emmerich joins Nana this week to discuss transcendental meditation or TM for short. They record in the TM Center on Beaver Street in New York City. 

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Nataly Aukar from 2019-11-04T07:25:49

Nataly Aukar joins Nana on this week's episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. Irene and Nataly discuss comedy, what it's like to have parents and family who are from another country, and Na...

Krystyna Hutchinson from 2019-10-28T04:55

Krystyna Hutchinson sits down with Nana at a bar to discuss trauma, red flags and the books we've read and love that get us through it all. I adore Krystyna and I'm really happy we were able to ...

Solo Nana from 2019-10-21T04:27:43

Solo Nana Ep! I've been wanting to do an episode like this since the beginning but I've been too scared and putting it off and even though I had a panic attack while recording (and I'm still com...

Brett Davis from 2019-10-14T07:55:33

Brett Davis joins Nana on the podcast this week as they talk about Andy Kaufman, the similarities between pro-wrestling and stand-up and how to develop a character as darkness descends over Nana...

Katie Hannigan from 2019-10-07T07:01:09

Comedians In Diners Recording A Podcast: This week Nana records live from Tivoli Diner on 3rd Ave and 22nd Street with very funny comedian and good friend, Katie Hannigan. We talk about diets, c...

Myka Fox from 2019-10-02T05:39:55

Myka Fox joins Nana as they talk about OCD, therapy, how they met and what lead them to become comedians. Myka is a creative director at Comedy Central and is so funny and I am constantly so pro...

Mike Recine from 2019-09-24T05:34:23

Mike Recine joins Nana this week to talk about the state of comedy, what it's like to grow up with an autistic brother, and what advice he would give to his younger self. 

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Nathan Macintosh RETURNS! from 2019-09-19T04:54:18

My apologies for the delay my little freaks! Nana wasn't feeling well at all this past Sunday (when I usually record and upload episodes for Monday morning consumption) and with an average of 4 ...

Ferdi Rodriguez from 2019-09-09T05:04:48

This week Nana has one of her oldest and dearest friends: Ferdi Rodriguez. They talk about growing up together and becoming best friends through their love of comedy, 7-11 and Taco Bell. Two bac...

Sofia de Cardenas from 2019-09-02T05:45:38

Sofia de Cardenas joins Nana this week and it might be the most intimate episode yet as Sofia is the closest thing to a sister she has - even though they are first cousins, they were raised as s...

Tanya Patron from 2019-08-26T06:43:09

Tanya Patron joins Nana this week to discuss Botox, fillers and SNL. She practices her Injection Artistry at the Miami Plastic Surgery offices in Miami, Florida. Along with teaching injectables ...

Father Manny from 2019-08-19T06:01:48

Father Manny is Irene's priest friend, yes - she has a priest friend. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. They cover how they met, what it's like to be young priest, whether a Vatican III is ne...

Eli Rodriguez from 2019-08-12T04:00

Eli Rodriguez joins Nana on the podcast this week and with 12+ years of friendship and a common love for dogs, comedy and positive thinking, we get into pretty quick and this might be the longes...

Shayne Smith + Mac Arthur from 2019-08-05T07:27:51

Shayne Smith and Mac Arthur join Nana on the podcast and we talk Diet Coke, 4chan, and what it's like to be from Utah. Yeehaw! 

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Alex Pavone from 2019-07-29T05:57:05

Alex Pavone was Irene's first friend when she moved to NYC five years ago. She lovingly refers to him as the "gateway drug" for friends as she has truly met some of the best people through him a...

Kase Raso from 2019-07-22T04:00

Kase Raso joins Irene on this episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. We talk about comedy, candles and what it's like to date as a comedian in New York City. We recorded at Kase's apartment...

Chris Scopo from 2019-07-16T12:55:46

Chris Scopo joins Nana on this week's episode of Dear Nana: Advice from an Idiot. We recorded this episode a while back so Chris fully has the NBA finals playing on his phone while we recorded b...

Marcia Belsky from 2019-07-08T08:48:34

Marcia Belsky joins Nana this week for an intimate episode of what it's like to be an artist in NYC and working to find the balance of in it all. Marcia hosts a monthly show at Union Hall called...

Helena from 2019-07-01T05:26:41

Helena joins Nana this week and it's a walk down memory lane because they've known each other for almost 20 years! I always feel silly writing these because, is anyone really reading as they lis...

Shane Torres from 2019-06-25T07:15:16

Shane Torres joins Nana this week to discuss Irene's "podcast voice" crushes, and Shane basically takes over the podcast and starts asking Nana very personal questions. 

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Kippy Bonus Episode! from 2019-06-17T04:48:10

Kippy Bonus Ep! WE originally recorded two weeks ago in the park but the Zoom6 recorder died halfway through our conversation and the file was lost. This recording is the second part of that con...

Kevin Ryan Returns! from 2019-06-17T03:28:06

Kevin Ryan, affectionately known as "Kippy" returns to the podcast. The original intention was to pick up where we had left off and to see how far we've come and I think we touched on it a littl...

Alexis Guerreros from 2019-06-10T23:42:33

Alexis Guerreros joins Irene on this episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. They cover what it's like to grow up Cuban-American,  being married to your best friend, and getting verified on ...

Nathan Macintosh from 2019-06-06T06:54:14

Nathan Macintosh joins Irene on this episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. My apologies for the delay on this episode! This week was a bit busier normal and now I'm uploading my Monday mor...

Pat Burtscher from 2019-05-27T22:34:48

Pat Burtscher joins Irene on this episode of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. I'm still not sure if people read these so it feels silly to continue in the third person but here we are: Pat cover...

Liz Heather from 2019-05-21T13:45:14

I'm still not sure if anyone reads these but! Liz Heather was the first person to read my screenplay and was so nice and tender and wonderful about it, I'll never forget it. She's also one of th...

Dominik + Alessandra Garcia-Lorido from 2019-05-13T06:50:01

Does anyone even read these? It's always so tough for me to write them? Does it really help the "search" ??? 

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Queef Latina from 2019-05-06T04:13:52

Queef Latina joins Irene on this episode as they record in Miami, Florida in Queef's home: House of Shame. Irene is running on fumes and she messes up Queef's name 2.5 seconds in: Anthony Mendez...

Jason Loughlin from 2019-04-29T04:00

Jason Loughlin joins Irene as her fourth guest on Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. I’m going to stop counting the guests after this one, you guys get how order and dates work. Irene and Jason me...

Ashley Brooke Roberts from 2019-04-22T03:58:25

Ashley Brooke Roberts joins Irene as her third guest on Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. Ashley is one of Irene’s dear friends who she initially admired from afar and now that they are friends s...

Becky Scott from 2019-04-15T04:00

Becky Scott joins Irene as her second guest on Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot. Becky wrote and co-directed the comedy/thriller “Asking For It” which is currently in post-production and should b...

Kevin Ryan from 2019-04-15T04:00

Kevin Ryan joins Irene as her first guest and producer of Dear Nana: Advice From An Idiot as he has been the only one to get through to Nana in regards to actually launching a solo podcast. Kevi...

Dear Nana Intro from 2019-02-07T01:34:30

This mini intro episode gives the listeners an idea of what they can expect with Dear Nana.