Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

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Alison's News, Jenna's Birthday, Greg's Pitches Jun 09, 2016

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After an exciting announcement near the top of the show, we talk about doctors who play rock music during surgery (and whether #AL knows the most popular bands played in operating rooms), Casablanca and viewing it for the first time, Jenna's date in a corn maze, Jenna's feelings about turning 30, Greg's harrowing day of pitches, plays and musicals and being uncomfortable in the front row, Greg's curling iron fears, getting into bed real quick so the other person is stuck turning off the lights and so much more. We also did a birthday-themed SnackChat, a round of Just Me Or Everyone and talked about an adoptable dog named Cornelia.

Ben Gleib Returns Jun 06, 2016

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Ben Gleib (Idiotest, Chelsea Lately) returns to the show to talk about his Showtime special Neurotic Gangster, dieting, eating every three hours, speaking for all men, needing last minute pressure to meet deadlines, carrying a cooler around with him, jelly beans, Syrian people living in his butt, bringing a Kanye West and Donald Trumpesque flair for self-promotion to his art and career, politics, appearing on CNN, ABC and The Today Show, relationships and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Your Questions, Eating Armadillos and The Chuckle In Your Voice Jun 02, 2016

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Al's eaten the finest of Uruguayan cuisine as we learned on this episode. Also we discussed what it would be like if turtles were on reality shows, everyone's experience playing the recorder in grade school and Alison's secret love of the recorder, Nibbles's real name, our hot new mailbox, voiceover technique, The Jinx and Making a Murderer, whether being best friends suggests exclusivity, weird dreams and we took your questions over Twitter. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and talked about an available dog named Rufus.

Ben Hoffman / Wheeler Walker Jr. May 30, 2016

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Comedian Ben Hoffman (The Ben Show), who's currently doing interviews as his country musician alter ego Wheeler Walker Jr., agreed to be himself—the Ben part of himself that is—for his return to the show which took place on the eve of his first tour as Wheeler. Wheeler Walker Jr.'s self-financed album, Redneck Shit, is a surprise hit. It debuted at number nine on the Billboard country charts and number one on the comedy charts. The album, with songs like "Fuck You Bitch" and "Which One O Your Queers Gonna Suck My Dick?" isn't a parody, though it's been mistaken for one. It's a solid country album with genuine bonafides. And lyrically, though it's definitely comedy, it's got real emotion behind it: the emotion Hoffman doesn't get to express as himself. As he explains, Wheeler is his release. We also talked about the state of country music, being OCD, whether Wheeler is Ben's id, making an album that's unplayable on the radio, beefs with the press, relationships, dick pics and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Really Rosie, Danielpump Rules and Greg's Yelp Saga May 26, 2016

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Who among the Thursday gang has written a Yelp review? You'd be surprised. Also in this episode we talk about Alison's Really Rosie bender and all the nostalgia it brought up, Daniel's increasing metamorphosis from a Vanderpump Rules non-participant to the show's biggest fan, Alison and Daniel's SUR drive by, Brazil nuts and cauliflower, rolling calls, Greg's battle with a health food market, Alison and Jenna's jumpiness, nicknames, bleaching teeth, vicissitudes and so much more. We also talked about an urgent adoptable dog named Mickey and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Travis McElroy May 23, 2016

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Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone, Interrobang, Schmanners, Can I Pet Your Dog) stops by the show to talk about being a part of numerous popular podcasts, wanting to improve the internet, his friendship with a certain Lin Manuel-Miranda and learning My Brother, My Brother and Me got a shoutout in Hamilton, the battle of two Travises, working at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, losing his mom to cancer when he was in college and the way it affected his relationships with his brothers, meeting his wife, miscarriages and how no one talks about them, his fear of death, loving attention, getting verified on Twitter and so much more. We also took your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Champers, Brekkie and Al's Grammy Win May 19, 2016

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Did you know #AL won a Grammy? Truly. Also, while we're asking questions, which is worse: the person who says champers or the person who says brekkie? These are a few of the many topics covered on this episode. Also Daniel's increasing and reluctant obsession with Vanderpump Rules, vocal exercises, compassion fatigue, stinky fridges, #workfridge, eating at a table versus over the garbage can, food at Jenna's family's house versus #AL's, Daniel's thoughts on cereal, mail bankruptcy and a special guest segment featuring ultrafan Rafael Castaneda who placed the winning bid to be a podcast guest during Pardcastathon. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and talked about an adoptable dog named Roberto.

Mike Schmidt May 16, 2016

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Podcaster, comedian and writer Mike Schmidt (The 40-Year-Old Boy) stops by the show to talk about which brand of bottled water tastes like rocks and filth, his girlfriend Jill from Wisconsin, the breakup of his marriage and the experience of divorce, why he feels he wasn't a good husband, the Never Not Funny backstory, people walking on eggshells around him, anger, gastric bypass surgery and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Alison's Potato Face, Weird Ice Cream Scoops and Six Degrees of Homelessness May 12, 2016

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Fresh from France with the taste of vomit still in my mouth (oh, did I mention I got sick there because I can't shut up about it) we recorded this episode where we talked about the trip, Jeff's Florida adventure, the weird ice cream scoop that I thought was standard but isn't, the death of Nibbles McGee, Jenna's first Mother's Day, modern dancing, Dutch snacks and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and talked about an adoptable dog named Mickey.

Jensen Karp May 09, 2016

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Jensen Karp (Get Up On This) is a true multi-hyphenate. He's a writer, a gallery owner, an entrepreneur, a producer, a manager and a former rapper. And an author: the upcoming Kanye West Owes Me $300 (And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who Almost Made it Big), due out June 7, chronicles his unlikely rise as the rapper Hot Karl. We talked about his childhood in Woodland Hills, getting bullied for loving rap and hip hop, performing at age 12, rap battles, media savvy, prognosticating trends, lapel pins, OCD, trauma, new clothes and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.