Podcasts by Dont Get Me Started
Co-hosted by Anthony King and Will Hines. Talking to talented people not about what they do but what they love.
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May 2023 Minor Obsessions from 2023-05-20T01:27
We're back! For no reason! Well, maybe because there's a writer's strike and Anthony has time. And maybe because Will figured out that if he just sent Anthony a scheduled zoom link with no warni...
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Hosts Only Reunion Special from 2020-07-23T03:57:38
Anthony and Will resurrect the podcast for one episode because... well, just kinda because! No guests! They each describe three minor obsessions. Oddly, their first ones are almost identical. Th...
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Hayes Davenport - City Planning from 2017-08-15T16:00:04
Hayes Davenport is a co-host of the very funny podcast Hollywood Handbook, as well as being a writer for many great television comedies. We don't talk to him about any of that. We get into his obse...
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Neil Campbell - Sketch Comedy from 2017-08-08T16:00:06
We break our "not about what you do" rule yet AGAIN to talk to television writer/former UCB Artistic Director Neil Campbell about SKETCH COMEDY. We get nerdy early and often as we go back to Neil's...
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Jackie Johnson - The Sims from 2017-08-01T16:00:49
We talk to Jackie Johnson, comedian actor and host of the hit podcast Natch Beaut, about her jaw-droopingly long obsessing with the SIMS. You know, the virtual family game where you set up a little...
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Beth Appel - Odyssey of the Mind from 2017-07-25T16:00:28
We talk to comedian Beth Appel about ODYSSEY OF THE MIND, the middle-and-high-school competition designed to encourage creative problem solving. What got Beth so obsessed? How is it not like a quiz...
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Will McLaughlin - The JFK Assassination from 2017-07-18T13:00:29
We talk to comedian Will McLaughlin (TBS' show "Wrecked") about the JFK ASSASSINATION. Seeing the Oliver Stone movie JFK set Will on a path of researching President Kennedy's murder to see what par...
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David Zwick - The 1924 Democratic Convention from 2017-07-11T13:00:07
We talk to producer/director David Zwick about the 1924 Democratic National Convention! In what could have been a shoo-in for the Democratic party, infighting and factions led to taking almost 2 we...
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Dominique Johnson - Listening to New Music from 2017-06-27T13:00:04
Comedian Dominique Johnson comes on to talk about LISTENING TO NEW MUSIC. Through Facebook, the hosts realized that Dom had an interesting set of opinions on music: he's both very opinionated but a...
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Jim Santangeli - The NFL Draft from 2017-06-20T16:00:49
Comedian/musician/phenomenon Jim Santangeli talks to us about The NFL Draft. "What is it?" asks Will, and Jim answers. We also get into: college football, Connecticut pride, old podcast ideas, forg...
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Jen Krueger - British Panel Shows from 2017-06-13T16:00:07
Returning guest Jen Krueger (from the "Notebooks/Day Planners") episode talks to us about her obsession with British Panel Shows. From the perhaps most well-known "QI" to the less-well-known-but-mo...
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Ben Rodgers - Audiobooks from 2017-06-06T16:00:14
Comedy mastermind Ben Rodgers talks to us about audio books. Great books, great narrators, great settings for listening to them. Why are Stephen King books so great? What should a good audiobook re...
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Matt Walsh - Improv from 2017-05-30T16:00
We break our rule (talking to people not about what they do) to talk to UCB co-founder MATT WALSH about IMPROV. We also get into sketch, and live comedy, and old school UCB shows like Robot TV and ...
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Ariana Lenarsky - Tarot from 2017-05-23T16:00:29
Comedian/musician Ariana Lenarsky talks to us about TAROT. Cards, the image, the history, tips of doing a reading, how she got into it, history of the classic cards that you are thinking of, and MO...
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Dru Johnston - Evolution from 2017-05-16T16:00:51
We talk to comedian Dru Johnston about EVOLUTION. How did he get interested in it? How much of it is getting mad at creationists? Why DO people get passionate about creationism? What happened to th...
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John Purcell - U2 from 2017-05-09T17:29:38
John Purcell talks about the rock group U2. Why does he love them? Why was he ashamed of that at first? What are some deeper cuts people don't appreciate? Why did he see 4 shows in one week one yea...
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Sarah-Violet Bliss - Sociopaths from 2017-05-02T16:00:03
Film and television creator Sarah-Violet Bliss talks about sociopaths! What makes one a sociopath, how should you deal with them and what's the difference between them and narcissists? Plus Will di...
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Joel Spence - Frankie Goes To Hollywood from 2017-04-25T16:00:03
Comedian Joel Spence is a multi-talented, well-educated man who knows about a lot of things. Despite that, he choose to talk to us about the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. "Why?" we thought. "Aren...
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Nate Dern - George Saunders from 2017-04-18T16:00:50
Comedy writer Nate Dern discusses author George Saunders! Absurdist! Heartbreaking! Sci-fi-ish? And more! Plus Anthony talks about the strange public domain movies in the Prelinger Archives and Wil...
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Dylan Snowden - Disaster Response from 2017-04-11T16:00:28
Comedy writer Dylan Snowden tells about his time working for FEMA and the world of responding to disasters! Plus Will talks about the song "Magic" by B.O.B. and Anthony discusses an innovate produc...
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Sasha Feiler - Dog Sports from 2017-04-04T16:00:14
Comedian/writer/editor Sasha Feiler talks to us about DOG SPORTS. We get into how great her dog Spoon is at dog sports. We talk about "nose work." We talk about "dog agility." We talk about trainin...
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Michael Hartney - Unfavorable Semicircle from 2017-03-28T16:00:04
Comedian/writer/Broadway actor Michael Hartney returns to the podcast to discuss the internet phenomenon called "Unfavorable Semicircle." Basically, someone (or perhaps, some program) is uploading ...
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Liz Rodriguez - Studio Ghibli from 2017-03-21T16:00:04
We talk to artist Liz Rodriguez about her lifelong obsession with Studio Ghibli - the Japanese animation/production house behind My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle an...
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Todd Fasen - Coachella from 2017-03-14T16:00:03
Comedian Todd Fasen talks to us about the music festival institution Coachella! Why is it good? How has it changed? What are the best ways to enjoy it? What's the deal with the camping? Plus Will d...
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Jesse Fox - SNL as Sport from 2017-03-07T17:00:20
Vulture.com writer Jesse Fox talks to us about watching SNL as a sport. Good episode, bad episode, good season, bad season -- you keep watching at least partly because you want to see how the "team...
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Brandon Gardner - Woody Allen from 2017-02-28T17:00:21
Comedian Brandon Gardner talks about his interest in comedian/filmmaker Woody Allen. Heard of him? Genius comedy writer and stand-up comedian? Maker of brilliant films (both comedies, dramas and so...
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Luke Kelly-Clyne - Zoloft from 2017-02-21T17:00:07
A very cool and interesting personal episode. We talk to comedian Luke Kelly-Clyne about Zoloft and how this anti-depressant ended up being the thing that helped him handle his clinical depression....
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Billy Merritt - Birds from 2017-02-14T17:00:22
Comedian Billy Merritt returns to discuss BIRDS. "I'm ready to talk about birds now," he emailed us, and even though we didn't know what he meant by "ready" and "now" we scheduled a podcast immedia...
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Nicole Erb - Shakespeare's Problematic Plays from 2017-02-07T17:00:10
Nicole Erb (actor, comedy writer, you know the drill) talks to us about Shakespeare's "problematic plays." This includes the "problem plays" (neither comedies nor tragedies) but also any play which...
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Charles Rogers - Pranks from 2017-01-31T17:00:15
WE FIND OUT THAT CHARLES PRANKED US AT 19:30. Charles Rogers, co-creator of the TBS show "Search Party" and the South by Southwest winning film "Fort Tilden" comes on the podcast to discuss PRANKS....
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Connor Ratliff - Charles Schulz from 2017-01-24T17:00:35
We talk to returning guest/comedian/madman Connor Ratliff about the comic strip PEANUTS. We get into how it changed over its 50 year run, how amazingly devoted creator Charles Schulz was to it, why...
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Lauren McGuire - RuPaul's Drag Race from 2017-01-17T14:00:18
Comedian/writer Lauren McGuire discusses the tv show "RuPaul's Drag Race." What is so compelling about it? How is it different than other reality/competition shows? Where does the positivity come f...
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Robbie Pickering - Boxing from 2017-01-10T14:00:12
We talk to writer/director Robbie Pickering about BOXING. How did he get into it? What do you learn about yourself? Are you, the listener, intrigued by the idea of being hit in the face? Then BOXIN...
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Clay Larsen - Game Structure from 2017-01-03T17:00:28
We talk to comedian / director Clay Larsen about game structure. "Game" like board games, party games, things-you-play games, and "structure" meaning the stories you get into while you play games. ...
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Mark David Christenson - Deerhoof from 2016-12-20T17:00:35
We talk to comedian Mark David Christenson about the band Deerhoof. How does one categorize their indie but epic but funky style? How did he get into them? Why does Anthony like them right away? In...
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Bridgid Ryan - Japan from 2016-12-13T17:00:11
We talk to comedian/musician Bridgid Ryan about her love of JAPAN. Like Anglophilia, but for Japan. Japandamania? Japandamonium? We talk the language, the culture, the media, the style and more! Pl...
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Shaun Diston - Pre-History from 2016-12-06T17:00
We talk to comedian Shaun Diston about PRE-HISTORY, meaning the human civilizations that existed before current recorded history. We're talking lost coastal cities, a hypothetical EARLIER Egyptian ...
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Amy Silverberg - Wiener Dogs from 2016-11-29T17:00:08
Writer and stand-up comedian Amy Silverberg loves wiener dogs, and she tells us all about it. What breeds? What types of coats? What are her preferred names? What is the appropriate voice to make w...
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Jamie Lee - Movies Where People Die from 2016-11-22T17:00:35
We talk to comedian Jamie Lee about her obsession with MOVIES WHERE PEOPLE DIE. Tragedies, preferably involving a fatal disease and a group of tight-knit friends getting even tighter. We're talking...
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Oops! Election Followup [AUDIO SKIPS - SORRY] from 2016-11-15T17:00:23
NOTE: The audio starts cutting in and out after 14 minutes. My recording error. It's ironic that a conversation about trying to communicate better is ITSELF having trouble communicating. We're leav...
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Devin Field Likes Fast-Talking Weirdos in Comedy Movies Like Michael Keaton and Maybe Just Michael Keaton from 2016-11-08T17:00:03
We talk to comedian Devin Field about FAST-TALKING WEIRDOS IN COMEDY MOVIES. Michael Keaton is the best example, and maybe the only example? No, there are others and we talk about them! Also, Antho...
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Jake and Amir Love Dancing from 2016-11-01T16:00:07
We talk to comedians and Headgum network founders Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld about their obsession with DANCING. These guys get dressed up, hit the bar/clubs (but usually bars) and get into t...
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Travis Helwig and Mary Sasson Help Us Obsess Over The 2016 US Election from 2016-10-25T16:00:33
There's not enough talk about the elections, we figured, so here's our contribution. We talk to comedians Travis Helwig and Mary Sasson about the 2016 US presidential election. More than in previou...
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Casey Feigh - Facebook from 2016-10-18T16:00:44
We talk to comedian Casey Feigh about the radical idea that Facebook is good and fun. People love to criticize it, but Casey is here to defend it. We get into the main criticisms people have, and C...
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Alex Fernie - Robert Kennedy from 2016-10-11T16:00:18
Comedian / writer / director Alex Fernie returns to the podcast to discuss ROBERT KENNEDY. We get into his strengths (committment to civil rights), he weaknesses (er, being real cool with Communist...
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Nicole Byer - Fake Hair / Stealing from 2016-10-04T16:00:18
We talk to comedian Nicole Byer, star of the MTV shows "Girl Code" and her own "Loosely Exactly Nicole" about her obsessions STEALING and FAKE HAIR. It's our first two-obsession podcast, including ...
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Mike Carlson - Grant Morrison from 2016-09-27T16:00:59
We talk to comedian Mike Carlson about comics writer Grant Morrison! He's written almost everything in the super hero world! He's into chaos magick! He's cerebral and laid-back and Scottish! We tal...
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100th Episode: Anthony King and Will Hines - Gun to Your Head from 2016-09-20T16:00:07
To celebrate the 100th episode of their podcast, Anthony and Will interview... each other! They ask a series of "gun to your head" questions, many posed by listeners. They answer "Which branch of t...
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Nate Shelkey - William Goldman from 2016-09-13T16:00:05
We talk to comedian Nate Shelkey about screenwriter William Goldman. Though he's most famous writing the book and movie "The Princess Bride," as well as the screenplay for "Butch Cassidy and the Su...
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Lennon Parham, Danielle Schneider, Deb Tarica - Indigo Girls from 2016-09-06T16:00:03
We talk to a panel of passionate guests about their love for the INDIGO GIRLS. Our panel is Lennon Parham, Danielle Schneider and Deb Tarica. They are comedians and friends and attend an Indigo Gir...
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Drew DiFonzo Marks - Buddhism from 2016-08-30T13:00
Actor, comedian, improviser Drew DiFonzo Marks talks to us about BUDDHISM. How it pulled him out of a huge depression, what of its principles spoke to him first, how he meditates, meditation retrea...
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Anne Lane - Norovirus from 2016-08-23T13:00
Comedian, actress and writer Anne Lane comes on the show to talk about her obsession with the norovirus. This is a virus that causes symptoms very similar to an intense stomach flu but is also incr...
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Eva Anderson - Immersive Theater from 2016-08-16T13:00
We bring back television writer and UCB sketch maestro Eva Anderson to talk about her recent but potentially problematic (our words) obsession with IMMERSIVE THEATRE. This is the type of theatre wh...
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James Mastraieni - Modern Immortality from 2016-08-09T16:00
We talk to actor/comedian James Mastraieni about the enticing topic of modern immortality and life extensions. Oh man, the science these days is crazy. How to stop cells from aging, replacing organ...
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Jamie Gaul - Female Serial Killers from 2016-08-02T13:00
Actor/comedian Jamie Gaul talks to us about the gruesome but compelling topic of female serial killers! Why don't they get talked about? Why were so many nurses and caretakers? Why so many children...
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Johnny Meeks - Theology from 2016-07-26T13:00
We talk to actor/comedian/improviser Johnny Meeks about THEOLOGY. Johnny's dad was a for-real theologist, and we're talking teaching, writing books, studied with Germans, preached in MLK Jr.'s chur...
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Brian Hines - Bands That Do Their Job from 2016-07-19T13:00
Improviser Brian Hines (yes, related to co-host Will) talks about the concept of "Bands That Do Their Job." Meaning bands like Journey, who consistently crank out hits and yet would make you laugh ...
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Marcy Jarreau - The Paranormal from 2016-07-12T16:00
Actor/comedian Marcy Jarreau joins us to discuss her obsession with The Paranormal. Poltergeists, haunted houses, ESP, psychics and lots more including cool terms you haven't heard of it. In an in...
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Nina Concepcion and Beth Lepley - Fan Fiction from 2016-07-05T13:00
Actors/comedians Nina Concepcion and Beth Lepley bravely discuss their passionate history with fan fiction. Newsies, Harry Potter, Stand By Me, One Tree Hill: all these universes and more were expl...
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Nick Mandernach - Walt Whitman from 2016-06-28T13:00
Comedian/writer Nick Mandernach returns to discuss American poet Walt Whitman! We get into how Whitman's progressiveness, his naturalistic tone, his breaking from the formality of other poets of hi...
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Mark Rennie - The Golden Girls from 2016-06-21T13:00
Comedy writer Mark Rennie joins us to discuss the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls. A much-loved, much-revered show gets DISCUSSED. What made it so good? What are some of the stand-out episodes? Who w...
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Matt Newell - Sandman Comics from 2016-06-14T13:00
Actor/writer Matt Newell talks to us about The Sandman, DC's long-running fantasy/horror-ish comic book by Neil Gaiman. We get into the amazing high quality and quantity of stories covered in its r...
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Sarah Claspell - Barenaked Ladies from 2016-06-07T13:00
Actor/comedian Sarah Claspell talks to us about the band Barenaked Ladies! She explains how they're funny, and great musicians, and often the creator of heartbreakers as well as bootyshakers, and t...
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Kevin Porter - Bruce Springsteen from 2016-05-31T13:00
We talk to Kevin Porter, comedian and co-host of the Gilmore Guys podcast, about his obsession with musician/rock icon/self-appointed voice of the working class Bruce Springsteen. Kevin goes for th...
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Alex Berg - Gravitational Waves from 2016-05-24T13:00
We talk to comedian and impressively-proficient-for-an-amateur physicist Alex Berg about the recent conformation of gravitational waves! Wait, what are they? Why is it a big deal? How nerdy did the...
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Mary Holland - Survivor from 2016-05-17T13:00
We talk to comedian/actor/writer Mary Holland about the reality show Survivor! We talk about why it's so compelling, how it's outlasted so many other types of shows, the human drama it displays, th...
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Lindsay Katai - Mister Rogers from 2016-05-10T13:00
We talk to actor/writer/comedian Lindsay Katai about children's show creator Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, and also known (to Lindsay) as an "enlightened being." We talk about Rogers'...
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Jason Greene - Steve Jobs from 2016-05-03T13:00
We talk to video editor Jason Greene about his obsession with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Jason comes armed with cool quotes, interested anecdotes, and even having several years of employment at A...
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Gil Ozeri - Snapchat from 2016-04-26T13:00
We talk to comedy writer/actor Gil Ozeri about the smartphone app SnapChat and his recent obsession with it. At the time we recorded this podcast, Gil had only known about Snapchat for 2 weeks and ...
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Anthony King, Will Hines, Kate Spencer - Dead Moms from 2016-04-19T13:00
The subject of this episode is the experience of losing your mom at a young age. After the success of very personal episodes like Eugene's body image one and others, we decided to tackle something ...
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Paul Scheer - Improv from 2016-04-12T13:00
We break our format for a second time to discuss improv with Paul Scheer! One of the original students and performers of the UCB Theatre, Paul gets into the nitty gritty of improv. We get very insi...
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Mike Elder - Mascots from 2016-04-05T13:00
Mike Elder, aspiring actor and creator of the delightful podcast Box Angeles, is our guest to talk about MASCOTS. The characters who represent various sports teams and the people who wear the costu...
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Phil Jackson - Recording Original Songs from 2016-03-29T13:00
Phil Augusta Jackson, comedy writer and actor as well as UCB improviser, talks to us about his longtime hobby/passion pursuit of recording his own albums. Starting high school when he released song...
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Matt Giorgianni - President Taft from 2016-03-22T13:00
We talk to research scientist Matt Giorgianni (specializes in genomics, which is interesting enough that we could have just talked about that but restrained ourselves) to discuss his obsession with...
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Dan O'Brien - Sasquatch from 2016-03-15T13:00
We talk to playwright Dan O'Brien about the myth(?) of the Sasquatch and the many stories and types of people who revolve around it. We get into the famous Big Foot film of the late 1960s, the many...
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Ronnie Adrian - Prince from 2016-03-08T14:00
Improviser and sketch comedian Ronnie Adrian joins us to discuss Prince. We get into Purple Rain, 1999, unreleased tracks, the Revolution, the New Power Generation, Morris Day and the Time, whateve...
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Amanda Sitko - Cults from 2016-03-01T14:00
Comedian and improviser Amanda Sitko joins us to discuss CULTS. What's the allure of the charismatic figures who draw people in? What's with Scientologists? What's the cultiest thing you've ever do...
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Billy Merritt - Florida from 2016-02-23T14:00
Comedian and UCB original gangster Billy Merritt joins us to talk about this fascination with his own home state of Florida. With election gaffes and tabloid criminals, Florida is often a punch lin...
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Stephen Sondheim - Pt 2 of 2 from 2016-02-16T17:00
PART 2 of 2! So many people have asked us to come on and talk about composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim that we are devoting two episodes to him! And we've brought on three guests: John Flynn, John ...
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Stephen Sondheim - Pt. 1 of 2 (republished) from 2016-02-10T07:56:35
(re-published with a better sound mix) So many people have asked us to come on and talk about composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim that we are devoting two episodes to him! And we've brought on thre...
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Anthony King and Will Hines - Steve Martin (re-published) from 2016-01-27T02:50:27
NOTE: This podcast was originally uploaded with an audio glitch that made all the clips from "Let's Get Small" inaudible. That's now fixed. But you may have to delete and re-download this episode i...
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John Gemberling - Video Games from 2016-01-19T14:00
We talk to comedy genius John Gemberling (Broad City, Marry Me, and others) about his love of video games. John is particular, John is exacting, and John has opinions. He likes stories like the old...
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Alison Bennett - Thrifting from 2016-01-12T14:00
Comedian and TV writer Alison Benett ("You're The Worst" and "Betas" and others) comes on the show to talk about thrifting, meaning the art and science of finding good stuff at thrift stores. We ta...
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Jason Mantzoukas - Improv from 2016-01-05T14:00
Actor/comedian Jason Mantzoukas comes on our show to talk about IMPROV. Are we breaking the rules of our show not discussing a person's career? We are, and we don't care. Because we love talking ab...
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Chris Kula - Die Hard from 2015-12-15T14:00
Tis the spirit of the season and we talk about one of our most revered Christmas traditions, watching the movie Die Hard. Why do we love this movie so much? What makes it our favorite action movie ...
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Amber Petty - Eurovision Song Contest from 2015-12-08T14:00
We talk to comedian/writer/musical theater performer Amber Petty about her obsession with The Eurovision Song Contest. Join us as we explore this enormously popular, very specifically weird Europea...
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Mark Schroeder - Slasher Films from 2015-12-01T14:00
We talk to comedian/writer Mark Schroeder about his love of slasher films. What makes a true slasher film? Why was the late 80s the perfect time to get obsessed with them? How about the bad ones? W...
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Craig Rowin - Back to the Future from 2015-11-24T14:00
Comedian and writer Craig Rowin talks to us about his obsession with Back to the Future! Why it's so great! Why it holds up! The sequels! How the second one is better than you might remember! Not t...
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Benjamin Apple - The Singularity from 2015-11-17T14:00
We talk to comedian and writer Benjamin Apple about his obsession with The Singularity, the moment at which robots/machines learn to truly think. Benjamin is on the side of the robots, in that he t...
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Matt Besser - Arkansas Razorbacks from 2015-11-10T14:00
We talk to UCB founder Matt Besser about his life-long love for the Arkansas Razorbacks. We hear some tales of being stuck amongst a stand full of rival fans, of trying to root for a team in the da...
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Neil Casey - They Might Be Giants Brand New Album Flood from 2015-10-20T13:00
Anthony and Will have their third "self-indulgent" episode where they basically interview themselves, although they brought in returning all-star guest Neil Casey. And they have gathered to discuss...
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Jake Regal - Mixed Martial Arts from 2015-10-13T13:00
Comedian Jake Regal tells us about his obsession with Mixed Martial Arts. He has watched EVERY UFC card for the last NINE years. He knows countless stories about the athletes who have competed in M...
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Eugene Cordero - Body/Food/Weight from 2015-10-06T13:00
Comedian/actor Eugene Cordero, our guest from episode number 1, comes back to discuss his lifelong obsession/struggle with body/food/weight. We get personal on this one, talking about Eugene's chil...
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Eva Anderson - Radio Drama from 2015-09-29T13:00
Playwright, TV writer and UCB sketch master Eva Anderson is our guest to talk about the world of radio drama. We talk about, perhaps surprisingly, the radio dramas of the early 1980s from Canada an...
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Erin McGown - Pranks from 2015-09-22T13:00
We talk to comedian Erin McGown (the trombone playing and co-singing half of the musical comedy duo Erin and Melissa) about her lifelong love of PRANKS. What makes a good one? Why do so many involv...
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Caroline Anderson - Kate Bush from 2015-09-15T13:00
Writer and comedian Caroline Anderson joins us to discuss her no-kidding-around deep deep love for singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It's surprisingly easy to find people, especially in the US, who know...
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Anthony, Will and Jon Gabrus - Don't Get Me Started from 2015-09-08T16:00
In honor of episode 50 and our anniversary, the topic of this podcast is the podcast itself. Hosts Anthony and Will bring on former guest and devoted listener Jon Gabrus to discuss their favorite e...
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Beth Appel - Face Transplants from 2015-09-01T13:00
Comedian Beth Appel talks about the equally fascinating and disturbing world of FACE TRANSPLANTS (capitalized for how much we are fascinated by it). We get into the most famous cases of it, the sci...
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Eric Scott - Trains from 2015-08-25T13:00
Writer/comedian Eric Scott talks to us about his lifetime obsession with trains and railroading. It goes deep and we get into it: what are the best train rides? Types of engines? How does he feel a...
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Haley Hepworth - True Crime and Cults from 2015-08-18T13:00
Comedian Haley Hepworth talks to us about true crime and cults! We get into the Zodiac killer, the Green River killer, the Source Family, Elizabeth Smart, Jeffrey Dahmer, as well as quick digressio...
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Jess McKenna - Mock Trial from 2015-08-11T13:00
Comedian Jess McKenna talks about her passion for time in high school doing "mock trial." MT FOR LIFE. We talk about how intense practice trials can be, the passion and investment of her great teac...
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Erin Whitehead - Harry Potter from 2015-08-04T13:00
Comedian Erin Whitehead comes on the show to talk about her passion for Harry Potter! We talk about the power of the books including how well it handles dark and intense emotions, how the movies fa...
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Dan Klein - The Sirens of Titan from 2015-07-28T13:00
Writer, actor and hilarious all around human Dan Klein comes on the show to talk about his obsession with the Kurt Vonnegut novel The Sirens of Titan. We talk about the appeal of Vonnegut in genera...
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Hillary Matthews - Martha Stewart's Living vs. Lifestyle Blogs from 2015-07-21T13:00
Actor and writer Hillary Matthews talks to us about her obsession with Martha Stewart's Living magazine, and also about the world of lifestyle blogs, and how the latters often do not measure up! We...
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Drew Spears - Southern Gothic Fiction from 2015-07-14T13:00
Actor and writer Drew Spears joins us to talk about his love of Southern Gothic Fiction. What is it? What is it not? Who gets defensive about that label? Co-host Anthony King joins Drew in a brief ...
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Charlie Todd - Craft Beers from 2015-06-23T13:00
We talk to Charlie Todd, the founder of Improv Everywhere and longtime UCB improviser, about his obsession with craft beers. We get into how Charlie discovered his love for them, how an iPhone app ...
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Mary Sasson - Pittsburgh from 2015-06-16T13:00
Comedian / writer / improviser Mary Sasson comes on the show to talk about her obsession with her home city of Pittsburgh. We talk about the accent, the three rivers, Andrew Carnegie, and which cit...
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Sean Clements - The Mountain Goats from 2015-06-09T13:00
Writer/actor/podcaster Sean Clements comes on to tell us of his long-time love for the band The Mountain Goats! We go over their original lo-fi stuff, the later highly produced stuff, the way that ...
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Neil Casey - General Aviation from 2015-06-02T13:00
Neil Casey joins us for his second appearance on this podcast to discuss his obsession with flying, specifically the world of general aviation (meaning unscheduled flights generally from small airp...
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Dan Black - Professional Wrestling from 2015-05-26T20:56:22
Comedian Dan Black talks about his long time, passionate obsession with professional wrestling. We get into the Attitude Era, the Reality Era, how the fans change the sport, a number of specific wr...
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Eli Newell - Exotic Travel from 2015-05-19T13:00
Actor and adventurer Eli Newell stops by to talk about exotic travel, meaning travel to places American tourists generally don't go including: Jordan, West Africa, some crazy islands off of Central...
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Fran Gillespie - ASMR from 2015-05-12T13:00
Actor and writer Fran Gillespie describes the amazingly specific, comforting and relatively new world of ASMR, or Autonomous sensory meridian response, which certain types of quiet soothing sounds ...
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Eric Appel - Disney Theme Parks from 2015-05-05T13:00
Eric Appel, writer/director who worked on a million cool TV shows and before that made a million cool FunnyOrDie videos, talks to us about Disney Theme Parks! We go deep, as always. Also, Anthony ...
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Jeff Hiller - Celebrity Autobiographies from 2015-04-28T13:00
Jeff Hiller, a for-real star of stage and screen (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, 30 Rock, Ghost Town) talks to us about the maybe-not-totally-recognized genre of celebrity autobiography, particualry...
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Michael Hartney - Superman from 2015-04-21T13:00
Comedian Michael Hartney talks about his lifelong obsession with Superman. If you, like the hosts of this podcast, thought Superman to be a character who somehow is just not really that interesting...
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Geoff Garlock - Extreme Metal from 2015-04-14T13:00
Comedian / musician Geoff Garlock talks to us about the musical genre of Extreme Metal, by which he means several different metal genres that your average Joe has maybe never heard of. Geoff's para...
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Kevin Hines - Duck Comics from 2015-04-07T13:00
Comedian Kevin Hines talks to us about Duck Comics --- meaning the comics and cartoons about Disney characters Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, Louie, etc. And more importantly about their ...
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Tricia McAlpin - The Movie 'House Bunny' from 2015-03-31T13:00
Comedy writer Tricia McAlpin talks to us about her obsession with the 2008 Anna Faris comedy "House Bunny." It's our most specific obsession yet! Also, Will Hines talks about tower defense smart ph...
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Brian Gallivan - The Billboard Charts from 2015-03-24T13:00
Brian Gallivan, improviser writer and actor, talks to us about his longtime obsession with the Billboard Charts. Starting with Casey Kasem's weekly top 40, and then through today -- learn what it's...
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Danielle Schneider - Megamusicals from 2015-03-17T13:00
Improviser and comedy writer Danielle Schnider talks to us about megamusicals, meaning specifically the big Broadway productions of the 80s and early 90s. Les Miz, Phantom, Miss Saigon, and MORE. ...
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Tami Sagher - Dogs of Instagram from 2015-03-10T13:00
We talk to improviser and comedy writer Tami Sagher about dogs. Not just dogs! But dogs of instagram. And not just dogs of instragram! But moving, amazing, dramatic stories as told via dogs on inst...
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Dannah Phirman - Clutter from 2015-03-03T14:00
We talk to comedian and writer Dannah Phirman about strategies and obsessions with fighting personal clutter. We get into practical solutions, the emotional implications, and Anthony King has his m...
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Connor Ratliff - Elvis Costello from 2015-02-24T14:00
On this episode we talk to actor and comedian Connor Ratliff about his obsession with Elvis Costello. Elvis attracts a lot of obsessed fans, but few have the depth of knowledge that Connor has. We ...
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Chris Kula - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffets from 2015-02-17T14:00
Chris Kula, who has written for such cool things as @midnight, Community, MadTV and The Onion sports TV specials, talks to us about the perhaps unlikely topic of All-You-Can-Eat Buffets! But Chris ...
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Mitch Magee - Type Design from 2015-02-10T14:00
Director/actor Mitch Magee talks to us about the world of type design: fonts, signage, movie titles, handwritten scripts --- we go deep! Also, Anthony discusses bicycling and Will discusses the anc...
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Joe Wengert - Music Buying Rituals from 2015-02-03T14:00
Actor/writer/stand-up Joe Wengert talks about his intense and thorough rituals of buying and listening to CDs which has resulted in among other things, his having to cart over 1300 CDs to every pla...
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Lennon Parham - Michael Jackson from 2015-01-27T14:00
Actor/writer Lennon Parham of the show Playing House talks to us about her intense lifelong obsession/love for Michael Jackson. We get into favorite songs, embarassing romantic gestures, thoughts a...
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John Flynn - Bob Fosse from 2015-01-20T14:00
This episode we talk to storyteller/director/writer/actor John Flynn about Bob Fosse, the legendary dance choreographer / film director. We get into Fosse' unique dance styles, his perfectionist fi...
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Susannah Becket - Furniture Rehabbing and Crafts from 2015-01-13T12:00
We talk with actor/writer Susannah Becket about crafts and furniture rehabbing -- by which we mean generally an interest in ambitious do-it-yourself home furnishings. We talk about knitting, sewing...
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Alex Berg - Physics II from 2015-01-06T12:00
We loved talking to Alex Berg so much about physics and cosmosology so much that we brought him back! Come with us as we discuss time travel, alternate universes, fate vs free will, string theory, ...
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Anthony King and Will Hines - Billy Joel from 2014-12-16T12:00
In this episode, co-hosts Anthony King and Will Hines are also the guests as they discuss their mutual obsession: singer-songwriter Billy Joel. We go deep -- way, way deep -- as we discuss the appe...
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Alex Berg - Physics and Cosmology from 2014-12-09T12:00
Buckle up, folks. We dive deep early and then go even deeper on the topic of PHYSICS, TIME, MULTIVERSES, and other topics of Cosmology. Alex Berg (former UCB artistic director, Convoy) briefly desc...
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Cissy Fenwick: Treehouses from 2014-12-02T12:00
We talk with Cissy Fenwick about treehouses! What is their appeal, where are the best ones, what makes them SO COOL! Plus Will and Anthony are minorly obsessesed with baseball statistician Bill Jam...
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Jon Gabrus - Rugby from 2014-11-25T12:00
Comedian and actor Jon Gabrus (Guy Code, Hairjacked!) talks to us about his longtime love of rugby. We get into how he discovered it, interesting things about the sport, the many and intricate post...
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D'arcy Carden - One Direction from 2014-11-18T12:00
D'arcy Carden, actor writer and grown woman, talks about her strong obsession with the British boy band One Direction. We get into how she went from being not even interested in watching them play ...
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Charlie Sanders - Dungeons and Dragons from 2014-11-11T12:00
Charlie Sanders (UCB performer, writer for Key and Peele, Deadbeat) talks to us about Dungeons and Dragons, and we go deep. Which edition? What ground rules do you use for letting the dice rule the...
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Luka Jones - Silly Arguments from 2014-11-04T12:00
Luka Jones (Best Friends Forever, Up All Night) talks about the rise of people having passionate, angry arguments in areas where they have no expertise! Why is that? We talk about it. Also, Will di...
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Alex Fernie - Elmore Leonard from 2014-10-28T11:00
Alex Fernie (UCB's Convoy, director of Hotwives of Orlando, Children's Hospital) talks to us about the books of Elmore Leonard. We get into how Elmore's book's grab you, how great the characters an...
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Kate Spencer - Phish from 2014-10-21T11:00
Kate Spencer (VH1) tells us about her lifelong love of famed jam band Phish. We include some exceprts Phish songs in this podcast, and we need to mention two things: Phish songs are very long and d...
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Neil Casey - Surveillance State / The Grid from 2014-10-14T11:00
Neil Casey (writer for Kroll Show, Inside Amy Schumer, SNL) talks to us about his interest in the emergency of the surveillance state, and how it affects the government, our interactions with each ...
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Suzi Barrett - Treasure Hunts from 2014-10-07T11:00
Suzi Barrett (UCB's Sentimental Lady, Disney XD's Kirby Buckets) talks to us about treasure hunts, as she has designed several for adults to play. How many clues? What makes something too hard or t...
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DC Pierson - Kanye West from 2014-09-30T11:00
DC Pierson (author of The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Didn't Have To, Crap Kingdom, co-star/writer of the film Mystery Team) tells us about Kanye West. Hosts Anthony King and Will Hines don't know m...
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Jen Krueger - Notebooks from 2014-09-23T11:00
Notebooks! Day planners! Journals! Though it seems like everyone puts their planning and notes on the internet, writert Jen Krueger organizes her life with good old fashioned paper and we talk with...
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Katie Dippold - Scary Haunted Things from 2014-09-16T11:00
Kate Dippold (comedy writer - The Heat, Parks and Rec) tells us about her lifelong obsession with scaring, being scared, haunted houses, ghost tours and more. What makes a good haunted house? What'...
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Nicholas Mandernach - NY School of Poets from 2014-08-09T20:02:56
Nicholas Mandernach of the UCB Theatre discusses the New York School of Poets, a group of poets from the 1950s who led a movement of plain-spoken, emotionally direct and often very funny poetry. An...
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Eugene Cordero - Muay Thai Fighting from 2014-08-03T01:02:08
Our guest this episode is actor Eugene Cordero who tells about his experience with Muay Thai fighting, a martial art from Thailand. In addition, hosts Will Hines and Anthony King tell us about thei...
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