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Alison's Election Woes, Ken's Snake Piss, Carlye's Secret Husband Nov 05, 2020

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Ken Reid and Carlye Wisel join this episode which was recorded on Monday. How accurate are their election predictions? Also why does Ken lie down on the floor of his shower and will everyone's shower status ensure a good show? Plus Carlye's secret music husband, an Elliot cameo, Tony's secret reasonable girlfriend, a confession regarding the band Phish, discussion of The Vow and Seduced, volleyball, theme park talk, a question about snake piss and so much more.

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Spanks and Beanz (Plus Your Calls) Nov 02, 2020

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How is Daniel feeling election-wise on a scale of zero to one hundred? How about one to ten? We talk about our concerns for a bit before moving on to a funny Owen story, guns, a cop coming to our door, a parenting book that endorses spanking and other upsetting punishments and more. We also take your calls, listen to a new installment of Daniel's Kewl Beanz and do Snack Chat with Thanksgiving-flavored candy corns!

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Alison's Shower Squeegee, Kurt Braunohler's Tooth Tapping, Scotty Landes's Postcards Oct 29, 2020

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Kurt Braunohler (Comedy Central, Bananas) and Scotty Landes (Workaholics, Bananas) join Tony Thaxton and me for a SPOOKY Halloween episode. Don't worry, it's not too scary. Kurt has words of warning for me regarding shower squeegeeing. Am I up for the commitment? Scotty Landes shares tales of his year valet parking at Brooklyn's famed River Cafe. Also, he used to send celebrities postcards. Kurt counts corners on his teeth and also counts eights to Stone Temple Pilots. Plus a banana quiz, landlords, quotes, Just Me Or Everyone, some hot jury duty talk and so much more!

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Bob Saget is Back Oct 26, 2020

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Bob Saget (Full House, Fuller House, America's Funniest Home Videos) returns to the show to talk about his podcast Bob Saget's Here for You, recording in lockdown, making friends via the show, telling lies, being a father figure, compassion, cockatiels and Cavaliers, what he's watching and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and answered listener questions. Full video available on youtube.com/alisonrosen

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Alison's Shower Superstition, Jordan's Bread Bomb, Carlye's Kim K Meeting Oct 22, 2020

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Theme Park journalist Carlye Wisel joins us for the first time and she wants to know why, if Jordan Morris is only eating two slices of bread a week, he isn't choosing what she dubs "event bread." It's a good question but the heart wants what it wants and Jordan wants Dave's Killer Bread. Fuck you, Ezekial. Alison is off her game for the second week straight. Could it be because she ran afoul of her shower superstition? Also, which is better, Disneyland or Disneyworld? And what was the last thing we all did before lockdown? Plus Caryle saw Kim Kardashian up close and it wasn't what we expected.

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Ben Sheehan Oct 19, 2020

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Ben Sheehan is the author of OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? A Non-Boring Guide to How Our Democracy is Supposed to Work. His premise is simple: the constitution is the user manual for how our government is supposed to run—and it's a government for the people by the people meaning we're the ones who are supposed to be operating it—and yet most of us don't even know what's in this document. He's a former producer for Funny Or Die, the Hollywood Reporter named him one of entertainment's 35 Rising Executives Under 35 and perhaps most importantly to listeners of this show, he's engaged to be married to frequent guest Jackie Johnson. We talked about his childhood in DC and Bethesda, MD, his relationship with his brother, civics versus history, hustling, comedy, music, whether Trump can steal the election and so much more. Plus we took your questions. Full video available on http://youtube.com/alisonrosen

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Alison's Slip of the Tongue, Tony's Torrential Typing, Dustin's Itch Cream Oct 15, 2020

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Alison makes a mistake at the top of the show which is nothing compared to the one she made while reading a bedtime story to Elliot. Jackie Johnson has some theories and Dustin Goot is here to commiserate. Also, Jackie is fond of a certain filter that's ruining society, house hunting, leafblowers versus podcasters, accents, Tony's torrential typing, a round of Yes Please or Oh Puhleeze and more!

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Bald Bryan Is Back! Oct 12, 2020

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Author, radio personality and sidekick/sound effects guy on The Adam Carolla Show, Bryan Bishop AKA Bald Bryan (Shrinkage: Marriage, Manhood, and the Tumor that Tried to Kill Me ) returns to the show to talk about pandemic life, Tessa's fifth birthday, big girl beds, doing the Adam Carolla Show remotely, undergoing chemo again, awful side effects, The Film Vault, movies, being a call screener for Loveline and more. We also took audience questions, did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and played some old Alison drops! Full video available on http://youtube.com/alisonrosen

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Alison's Baths, Jenna's Shampoo Mystery, A Mary Katharine Ham Quiz Oct 08, 2020

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Mary Katharine Ham and Jenna Kim Jones join for some #GalChat and Tony declares himself to be an honorary #gal. We get to the bottom of the correct number of shampoo bottles and we also take a quiz to see who knows MK best. Plus Aruba, baths, LinkedIn, TikTok, homeschooling, Just Me Or Everyone and more.

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Oct 05, 2020

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler (The Sopranos, Entourage) joins the show to talk about motherhood, her plans once quarantine is behind us, hiding her MS for fifteen years and the decision to speak out, her relationship with her parents, her friendship with Robert Iler, advice James Gandolfini gave her, watching The Sopranos for the first time in quarantine, her podcasts Mama Said and Pajama Pants, gratitude, Bravo, Lance Bass and so much more. We also did a round of How Dare You? Full video up at http://youtube.com/alisonrosen

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