Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

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Thursday Gang, Live from Podfest Feb 09, 2017

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You guys, I had a baby! While I recover, please enjoy this previously unreleased Live from LA Podfest episode featuring the whole gang plus a special message from me at the top. Back next week with a brand new episode.

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Jen Glantz Feb 06, 2017

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Writer and professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz stops by the show to talk about her new book Always a Bridesmaid (For Hire); Stories on Growing Up, Looking for Love and Walking Down the Aisle for Complete Strangers (out February 7), her thoughts on the wedding industry, the ad she placed on Craigslist offering her services that went viral and ultimately turned into her professional bridesmaid business Bridesmaid for Hire, her desire to help people, her path as a writer, letting her mom select dates for her on dating web sites, what she's learned about marriage and love, relationships, feeling like an outcast, consulting for a sorority, growing up in Florida and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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The Last Show Before Baby, Chocodiles and Protest Etiquette Feb 02, 2017

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Alison is scheduled to be induced the following morning and has mixed feelings. Special guest David Huntsberger has an innovative idea involving irrigation, urination and alligators, Jenna knows what Chocodiles are and reassures Alison that her sudden cold feet is normal. Plus Facebook frustration, protest etiquette, a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog in Louisiana named Daisy.

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John Henson Jan 30, 2017

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John Henson (Talk Soup, Wipe Out) stops by the show to talk about his start in comedy, growing up in a chaotic household, getting kicked out of public high school, dabbling in illegal activities, finding himself in a Bahamian crack house, his relationship with his parents, his tenure at Talk Soup, turning down America's Funniest Home Videos, Wipe Out, marriage and fatherhood, getting back into stand up, The Knicks, the guy who got a John Henson Project tattoo and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Big Macs, 227 and Things Millennials Don't Know But Gen X Does Jan 26, 2017

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Daniel ate his first Big Mac which happens to be special guest Joe DeRosa's favorite burger. Alison's feeling possessed and Jenna almost punched a nurse. Alison's genuinely over-the-moon happy for the success of Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. Plus things millennials aren't familiar with that Gen X knows intimately, horror movies and a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Lisa Schwartz Returns Jan 23, 2017

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Lisa Schwartz (Party Girl, This Isn't Working, YouTube) returns to the show to discuss her two new series, the real life jobs that inspired both shows, anxiety and panic attacks, her feelings about ex-boyfriend and current best friend Shane Dawson, her divorce attorney father, office jobs and office snacks, her dog Corny, relationships, the cool kid's club dynamic of YouTube, OCD rituals and so much more. We also took your questions on Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Skunkmania, The Return of HGFY and Bear Horns! Jan 19, 2017

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Alison's baby isn't budging, Jenna and Al have a skunk situation, special guest Sean Jordan agrees with Jenna's sauce-to-taco ratio and Daniel is singing a Sting song that too many people don't seem to recognize. Also Sean witnessed his mother give birth, Daniel's over breasts, Alison got into it with someone on Facebook and also Twitter and everyone has thoughts on the circus closing, Apple's potential iPhone "theater mode" function and Taco Bell's taco shell made entirely of fried chicken. Plus a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Rachel Bloom Jan 16, 2017

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Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) stops by the show to talk about the inspiration for her somewhat obsessed and lovesick character Rebecca Bunch, making "a romantic comedy that shits on romantic comedies," how she once was an "irresponsible asshole," growing up in Southern California, therapy, anxiety, OCD and looping thoughts, spirituality, Love and Limerence, Unrequited, discovering musical theater, the pitching process and how Crazy Ex-Girlfriend came to be, real life analogues for some of the characters and relationships on the show and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Meatball Salad, Crazy Crying Pregnant Ladies and Resolutions Revisited! Jan 12, 2017

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Alison feels something peculiar in the shower and worries she's going into labor. Jeff wants to make a meatball salad and Jenna's on board. Alison can't stop crying over tiny things and worries she's turned into a cliche pregnant woman overnight. Daniel chooses his words carefully. Special guest Tony Thaxton (Feliz Navipod) crushes The Gregosity Quiz. Jenna is a big fan of Tony's old band, Motion City Soundtrack. Daniel and Alison and Daniel's phone went to Descanso Gardens. Plus Just Me Or Everyone.

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Rhea Butcher Jan 09, 2017

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Rhea Butcher (Take My Wife, Put Your Hands Together) stops by the show to talk about Akron, her relationship with her parents, realizing she was gay at age 4, guilt, skateboarding, boyfriends, coming out, improv versus standup, graphic design, Jo from Facts of Life, being a vegetarian, Comedy Bang Bang, gender and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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