Failing Up

S2 Ep15: Steve Agee | Failing Up Podcast | Comedian, Writer, Actor, Photographer Oct 04, 2018

Steve Agee

01:03 Eden’s wallpaper

04:01 Eden has an update on her rejection letter from last week

05:58 Names getting pronounced wrong

10:32 Steve as a young man

14:12 Going to college

17:55 Eden breaks her hips

19:52 Steve gets an art scholarship

27:04 Steve discovers The Groundlings and experiences failure

31:22 Meeting Sarah Silverman

38:38 Steve talks about auditioning

39:12 Auditioning for Curb Your Enthusiasm

42:12 His approach to acting now

45:21 Is there a show he wishes he got?

49:39 Steve is an awesome photographer

54:17 We’re No Doctors - the podcast

56:05 Biggest failure

59:15 Steve’s Charity: Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/

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S2 Ep14: Rafael Casal|Writer and Actor | Failing Up Podcast|Guy Opochinski and Eden Dranger Sep 27, 2018

00:35 Eden reads a rejection letter

01:55 Is it better to hear back or not?

05:44 The Bay Area hates LA

08:43 Growing up in Oakland

11:25 Guy and a 7th grade bully

15:35 When did he figure out he wanted to be an artist?

22:33 What does he love about poetry?

26:12 Is he proud of everything he has written?

28:08 Blindspotting

31:52 The 10 year journey to make the movie

38:35 Does he care about the critics - 93% Rotten Tomatoes

44:37 Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey

50:38 What’s next?

57:02 Eden’s writing room

01:03:28 Biggest Failure

10:10:12 Favorite Charity: ACLU : https://action.aclu.org/give/donate-to-aclu

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S2 Ep13: Josh Radnor Sep 06, 2018

How I Met Your Mother's Ted Mosby

01:32 Born in Columbus- Went to an orthodox Jewish school but was raised conservative Jew.

04:25 Milk and meat

10:00 What did a young Josh want to do

13:41 Ohio people loving Ohio State

17:56 Robot writers

22:06 Turning in to a writer and getting fired from a pilot

26:01 Everything is a struggle

28:46 What does he consider his “big break”?

37:02 Failure and success and How I Met Your Mother

40:41 Josh doesn’t like Jewish “money jokes”

44:08 Transcendental Meditation

47:40 The Den Meditation

52:04 What is his biggest failure?

58:30 Josh’sFavorite Charity : https://raziasrayofhope.org/donate.html

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S2 Ep12: Eric LeGrand Aug 30, 2018

4:00 Signed by Rutgers as a high school freshman

9:23 The injury that changed his life

11:20 He said he is proud of the hit, why?

12:20 Malcom Brown’s text to Eric

17:30 Walking on a treadmill

19:58 Winning the Jimmy V Award on ESPN

20:30 Tweeting Lolo Jones and the drama it caused

23:13 Getting signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

28:10 Would he ever want to be a coach

29:30 Fan questions

36:20 What is Eric doing now?

38:51 Eric’s Favorite charity: teamlegrand.org

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S2 Ep11: Erin Gibson Aug 23, 2018

Erin Gibson

01:20 living in a construction zone

06:02 Heathers and other problematic movies

9:38 Risky Business

32:00 It’s hard to hate someone when you’re handicapped

34:35 S&M guy

44:50 How did she start podcasting

53:30 Erin’s book Feminasty

57:00 Favorite charity: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/

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S2 Ep10: Ben Blacker Aug 09, 2018

Author and writer Ben Blacker

02:26 Ben’s origin story

06:34 Where did he get the confidence to be a writer professionally?

11:47 Master classes

17:45 Thrilling Adventure Live

24:20 Star Wars and Supernatural canon

31:30 Does Ben care about reviews?

39:35 Are three fights with his writing partner Ben Acker?

41:34 Hex Wives comic book

50:30 Advice to young writers

55:49 Favorite charity: CHIRLA - http://www.chirla.org/donate

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S2 Ep9: David Iserson Jul 26, 2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me - In theaters August 3rd

02:02 Guy and David grew up in the same town

04:32 Theater Camp

09:30 Los Angeles isn’t intimidating

12:00 Coming out to LA without a job

15:25 The first writing, was it good or crap?

19:14 What is Failing at writing a script

22:45 Writing for Saturday Night Live

29:36 Moving on from SNL

34:47 what type of writing does he enjoy most

38:15 Pitfall younger writers have

40:09 Does David have a mentor?

42:40 Writing “The Spy Who Dumped Me” was born out of failure

47:38 Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis

51:09 What is his biggest failure?

54:32 Favorite Charity : ACLU

S2 Ep8: Failing Up - Guy and Eden Jul 19, 2018

00:02 No guest this week

01:04 Where Eden gets most cyberstalked

04:33 Eden’s unwanted “guests”

09:40 Talking failure

18:56 Dating worries - Are her parents alive?

23:10 It’s not about you...

24:20 Being taught how to flirt

30:06 Esther Perel

32:30 Instagram has a mute function

36:01 Cast your net wide

36:42 The chocolate cookie is a failure

Give to Guy's favorite charity this week! www.foodonfoot.org

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S2 Ep7: Jay Duplass Jul 12, 2018

Jay Duplass director, author, and actor (Transparent)

2:52 Does everybody “bomb”?

15:51 The jump in to writing and making movies

20:10 No one’s first movie is great

23:58 Eden’s dad invented the Arm Waving Tube Man!

25:30 Jay’s belief in how success happens

25:50 Transparent

29:25 Inside Baseball of filmmaking

36:00 What people like to watch

37:15 How do you know when your baby is beautiful (The Puffy Chair)

42:40 Watching old people watch movies

44:10 Getting cast on Transparent

48:48 Outside In

51:44 Biggest lesson Jay learned

01:01:30 Favorite Charity https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?

S2 Ep6: Ben Wexler Jun 28, 2018

Ben Wexler

05:00 Casting for Forrest Gump?

12:26 The new thing that reads your thoughts

23:44 The Comedians/ Bill Crystal

41:00 Consulting producer - Arrested Development

45:37 Inside story about Arrested Development Season 4

47:29 What is he most proud of l

Favorite charity

The Christopher Reeve foundation for paralysis

https://www.christopherreeve.org/donate

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S2 Ep5: Ben Lee Jun 21, 2018

Ben Lee knew what he wanted to do for a living by the time he was 10 years old... a rockstar. And although many of us dream of stardom at the age of 10, by 14 years old, Ben had his first successful band, Noise Addict. Since then, this composer and musician's music has been featured in There's Something About Mary, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs and many other places. Now married to 80's icon Ione Skye, Ben even shares a little information about his famous wife.

Donate to the "B is for Beer: The Musical" Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benleemusic/b-is-for-beer-the-musical-by-tom-robbins-and-ben-l

http://asoundlife.org/

S2 Ep4: Alex Edelman Jun 13, 2018

Alex Edleman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston. Son of a noted biomedical engineer and brother of an Israeli Olympian, Alex had a lot to live up to. At 15, Alex started performing standup and found his career. Now Alex tours the world as a comedian and has won multiple awards for his calling.

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Save an elephant or two! Donate to Alex's charity: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/is/donate_now.asp

S2 Ep3: Amir Blumenfeld May 31, 2018

9:12 2nd place in a Yahoo IM contest

11:08 Comedy Origins

14:15 Getting on CollegeHumor.com

17:04 Prank Wars starts with fake pranks

20:35 College Humor TV show cancelled quickly

25:30 Food talk - Bread makes you fat

35:24 Pranked on MTV

36:02 What people expect from Amir

39:39 Head Gum podcast network

44:40 Writing and selling TV shows

46:30 Getting ahead of the curve: Luck or skill?

51:02 Favorite charity: Foodbank LA

Give to Amir's favorite charity: https://bit.ly/2H3jqO5

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S2 Ep2: Sara Benincasa May 23, 2018

Sara Benincsa

00:35 Technical issues to start the show breeds some laughs

9:00 Some New Jersey Talk

12:19 What’s a ‘Benny’?

13:55 Talkin about Skeeball

15:00 Sara just did another podcast titled Failing Up

16:27 A criminal fails

25:27 Why people who have been single a long time are better partners

31:16 Talking about Getting Wet

34:19 Margaret Cho gets naked

34:23 Donald Glover gets naked

41:09 Surrounding yourself with people who are better at shit than you

45:50 Bruce Springstein vs Bon Jovi

50:17 Agoraphobia and Failing Up

1:00:17 Biggest Failure

1:03:31 Favorite Charity

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More on Sara: https://sarabenincasa.com/

S2 Ep1: Chris Regan May 18, 2018

Emmy award winning writer Chris Regan (The Daily Show, Family Guy) comes by and inaugurates Season 2, Episode 1 of Failing Up! Chris talks about his successful times and the failures he endured along his journey. From getting punched by Donald Trump to getting rejected by Reading Rainbow, Chris has his fair share of great stories. Listen now!

Chris's Charity:

https://bit.ly/2rRmzvv

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Ben Acker Apr 26, 2017

From audience member at LA's famous Largo, to door guy, to working on his favorite show, to bringing his own show to the same venue, Ben Acker's success story certainly wasn't overnight. Ben has worked his way up, from his stints on Will and Grace and The Michael Richards Show after college, to his bartending job after both of those positions ended, Ben never gave up. Listen as Ben talks about all of this, plus his work on his famous podcast/stage show Thrilling Adventure hour, writing Star Wars books and Deadpool comics. Ben truly has a unique story worth a listen!

Donate to Ben's charities - Public Counsel: http://www.publiccounsel.org/support Detroit Creativity Project: http://detroitcreativityproject.org/donate/

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Heather Matarazzo Apr 06, 2017

Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Welcome to the Dollhouse) began acting at just six years old. The very first movie she was in won an Academy Award, but it has definitely not always been easy for Heather. On this week's show, Heather candidly discusses her successes and failures and everything in between. Today, Heather is not only a success, but she also is very grounded, something she attributes to an Ayahuasca ceremony she did. But, listen for yourself!

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Please give to Heather's charities: https://www.hmi.org/donate/ http://www.barknbitches.com/contact

Larry Karaszewski Mar 23, 2017

He has written and produced some of the most iconic biopics of all time. Larry Karazewski, along with his writing partner Scott Alexander brought us such films as The People vs. Larry Flint, Man on the Moon, and Ed Wood. The duo also penned and produced the award winning TV show, The People vs OJ Simpson. Larry wasn't always a success and certainly discusses all of the ups and downs of his career. Listen now!

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Beatrice Springborn Mar 09, 2017

International Women's Day is the perfect time to release this podcast with Beatrice Springborn. Beatrice has worked her way up from being an editorial assistant at a Texas monthly, to a Manager of Development at Pixar, all the way to her current title, Head of Original Programming at Hulu. Beatrice tells her story and dishes out some great advice to the listeners.

Donate to Beatrice's charity: http://bit.ly/2lFuHyf

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Sarah Treem Feb 16, 2017

After coming from the world of theater, Sarah Treem began her career in television writing for the hit show "In Treatment". Then, after spending time on the Netflix juggernaut "House of Cards", Sarah got her own show after creating "The Affair". Of course, Sarah had her share of struggles as well. In this episode, Sarah shares about her triumphs and failures, and offers great advice to young writers.

Give to Sarah's charity: http://btb.lausd.net/Information/Donate

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Aaron Abrams Dec 29, 2016

Aaron Abrams is an actor and writer who worked his way from the mean streets of Toronto Canada, to Chicago, then all the way to Los Angeles to realize his dream. He ran in to some bumps along the way, but that didn't stop Aaron. Listen in as he talks about his struggles and his triumphs as he departs wisdom and lessons along the way.

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Aaron's Charity: https://my.truecolorsfund.org/checkout/donation?eid=54432

Dustin Marshall Dec 07, 2016

Dustin Marshall was one of the 30 worst students in the entire state of Wisconsin. He had a troubled childhood that included doing and selling drugs and by the time he was 18 he was working at McDonalds and a local grocery store. But Dustin is no slacker, after going back to school for electronics engineering, Dustin landed a job with Earwolf in Los Angeles. Just a short few years later, Dustin is now the founder of FeralAudio.com, a podcasting art collective, which houses some of the most popular podcasts in the world. Listen to his story. Follow him on twitter @dustinmartian and give to his charity https://thewaterproject.org/

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Gaby Dunn Oct 26, 2016

Gaby Dunn didn't grow up with a silver spoon in her mouth. In fact, this self proclaimed daughter of hippies woke up one day and realized that she had a big issue, and that issue was money. So what did this writer, comedian, journalist, actress, YouTuber(and sometimes Postmates courier), do? She started a podcast about her own journey and to help others, simply titled "Bad With Money". We talk to Gaby about her journey from being heavily in debt to YouTube star who is financially solvent. We also discuss her YouTube channel, her success, her failures and so much more.

Donate to Gaby's charity: https://lalgbtcenter.org/how-you-can-help/donations Go to her Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/justbetweenusshow Here's her podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-with-money-with-gaby-dunn/id1144712710?mt=2

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Bridget Phetasy Sep 28, 2016

Bridget Phetasy has lead a very interesting life. After moving around a lot as a kid because her father was a possible spy, Bridget ended up getting in to drugs at a young age. Eventually, this lead her down the road to heroin and her story continues to be interesting from there. Listen in as Guy gets deep with Bridget about the topless selfies she posts on twitter, her job with Playboy and so much more.

Support Bridget's Charity: https://herofund.whitehelmets.org/donate/crowdfund/?source=whweb Become a patron of hers: https://www.patreon.com/bridgetphetasy

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Randi Mayem Singer Sep 21, 2016

We all owe Randi Mayem Singer a thank you. After winning a major award with her first screenplay 22¢ Romance, Randi was tapped to write the screenplay for Mrs. Doubtfire. It wasn't all easy along the way, Randi ran in to her share of failures, but that hasn't slowed her down. Randi is still a successful writer and "script doctor" and opens up to us about the ups and downs of writing.

Donate to Randi's charity: http://www.aspca.org/ways-to-give

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Ray Negron Sep 13, 2016

If you're a Yankee fan, Ray Negron's story is going to blow you away. If you just love baseball, I promise you'll love his amazing story, and even if you don't care for sports at all, Ray's story should touch you. As a teenager, Ray was caught spray painting on Yankee Stadium, by none other than "The Boss" George Steinbrenner. Instead of calling the police, George decided to put Ray to work for the Yankees to pay off his debt. That's just the beginning of the story.

Ray talks about his time with Reggie Jackson and what he had to do with Reggie's famous 3-Home Run World Series feat, as well as his good friends Thurmon Munson, Billy Martin and many other Yankee greats. If you're looking at the photo that accompanies this podcast, Ray is sitting right in the middle, and for good reason. Don't miss his show!

Support Hank's Yanks here: https://www.donationplanet.org/charity/hanks-yanks-baseball-foundation-inc/

Ray's website: batboyhelps.com Five Days in August: http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090727&contentid=6087874&oid=36019&vkey=4 Follow us on twitter! @failinguppod @edeneats @theguydf

Duncan Birmingham Jul 20, 2016

Duncan Birmingham is currently an Executive Producer for the show Blunt Talk starring Patrick Stewart, but Duncan's path to success didn't come overnight. After writing for various small local newspapers, being the Bigfoot "expert" for the Weekly World News, and then landing a job as a writer's assistant on Queer as Folk, Duncan really paid his dues. Duncan was also a writer and executive producer for the TV show Maron. We dig in deep with Duncan about his success, failures and everything else that made him who he is. We also ask the burning question, is Patrick Stewart nice or an a-hole? His answer may surprise you.

Duncan's charity: http://www.amnestyusa.org/donate-to-amnesty

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Andy Lassner Part 2 Jul 06, 2016

Our first guest, Andy Lassner, makes a triumphant return to the podcast this week. The first time we spoke to Andy, he spoke candidly about his past drug use, alcohol abuse and other transgressions. This time, we pick up where we left off. How is Andy doing today? Does he deal with depression still, and if so, how does he do it on a day to day basis. We also speak with Andy about the people he helped by being on our show the first time. Once again, Andy is an open book; he shares with us about how he dealt with the passing of his father, what his support system looks like, and even talks a bit about what it’s like to work on The Ellen Show. Of course we also talk about Donald Trump, twitter, The Emmys, ask questions from the audience and talkother silly stuff. Don’t miss this show!

Donate to Andy’s charity: https://secure.chla.org/site/c.ipINKTOAJsG/b.3882839/k.8604/Donate_Today/apps/ka/sd/donorcustom.asp

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Travon Free Jun 29, 2016

Raised in Compton, Travon Free did not have an easy childhood. As he got older, he was a star athlete at his high school, which translated to him playing basketball for his college team. An injury forced Travon to quit the game, and forced him to follow his other dream, comedy. Travon was scratching by as a writer and comic, when he landed his dream job writing for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and then Trevor Noah. Now working for Bill Simmons, Travon has seen his career skyrocket, but it wasn't always easy. Listen to Travon's inspiring story and get inspired yourself.

Donate to Travon's charity here: https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/donate-unicef-tap-project/16034

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Eliza Bayne May 11, 2016

Eliza Bayne is a writer, producer and performer from Vancouver, B.C. She began her career working in radio, performing and writing comedy bits for a local morning show. She moved into acting shortly thereafter, and in addition to acting in commercials and television, she produced and hosted several shows on G4TV as well as providing voice-over for commercials and animation. Eliza is a great talent and has been named one of the funniest people on twitter too many times to count. We talk to Eliza about her struggles, her failures and successes and how they define her as a person.

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Eliza's charity: www.foodonfoot.org

Dave Holmes Apr 27, 2016

This week, Dave Holmes came to the studio and discussed his awesome story. As a high school freshman, Dave "snuck on" to a local college radio station. From there, he went on to give up a good job in advertising to try to win MTV's "Wanna Be a VJ" contest. Dave came in 2nd place, but that didn't damper his spirits. Hear how Dave parlayed his time on MTV to make connections, and the tenacity that he exhibited to land his dream job. Dave's story truly shows us the power of persistence.

Dave's charity: http://www.csh.org/

Buy Dave's book: http://www.amazon.com/Party-One-Memoir-21-Songs/dp/0804187983/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1461771234&sr=8-1&keywords=dave+holmes

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Alex Capecelatro Apr 20, 2016

Alex Capecelatro is a young man who has already seen a lot of success. From leaving high school to go work for NASA and Harvard, to being on Space X's Zero Gravity Flight, to being the CEO to his own startups. But Alex has also had to face a lot of adversity, he was diagnosed with Type-1 Diabetes when he was 9 and faced a ton of rejection along the way. In the end, we think that you'll agree Alex's words of wisdom can help everyone.

Contribute to Alex's charity: www.startout.org

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Comedy Writers Roundtable Feb 03, 2016

Listen to the first ever LIVE Failing up broadcast from The Hollywood Improv! This episode takes a more lighthearted approach to the subject of failure. Eden and Guy sat down with three of our generation's most successful writers/executive producers, Danny Zuker (Modern Family), Alec Sulkin (Family Guy) and Mike Scully (The Simpsons) and talked about what it took for them to become successful. We also play a game called "Who Tweeted It" for charity. Listen!

Danny's charity: Autistic Self Advocacy Network http://autisticadvocacy.org/

Alec's Charity: The Rape Foundation https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1411292

Mike's Charity: Boys and Girls Club of America http://www.bgca.org/Pages/index.aspx

Brandon Michael Koch Jan 20, 2016

Brandon Koch is a successful hypnotherapist with a very interesting story. When he was a teenager, his mother found out some information from his phone that caused them to not speak for two years. Soon after, Brandon moved to LA and fell in with the wrong crowd and spiraled downhill. But don't worry, Brandon has a story of triumph that you must listen to.

Brandon's charity: http://www.hayfoundation.org/ Contact Brandon: http://www.brandonmichaelk.com/

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Joey Greco Nov 18, 2015

As the former host of the TV show Cheaters, Joey Greco has seen it all, and has personally witnessed many relationships fail. But did you know that Joey began his career working as a counselor? Or that he later donned tights and was on a fitness show on ESPN? This week we speak to Joey about the personal and professional successes and failures that led him to who he is. We ask Joey to come clean about the alleged 2003 stabbing incident on the show, and talk about his 2005 arrest as well. Finally, we update a story we did in 2012 about someone who called in our show when Joey was on because he thought his wife was cheating on him.

Donate to Joey's favorite charity: https://www.adopttogether.org/donate/at

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Josh Mankiewicz Nov 11, 2015

This week, we start the show with a little bit of audio issues that recover eventually. But that doesn't take away from Dateline NBC's Josh Mankiewicz's appearance. Josh talks to us about his success and how a failure at his "dream job" changed his life forever.

Josh also shares stories about his dad working with Robert Kennedy and what Kennedy he is still in touch with. Also, he shares a great story about his mom's time with the NAACP. Don't miss it.

Donate to Josh's favorite charity here: http://www.lapmf.org/

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Dustin Penner Oct 14, 2015

Dustin Penner is an amazing story of someone who triumphed over adversity. After being cut by his home team three times, Dustin's chances of realizing his dream of being in the NHL seemed slim. Dustin never let adversity slow him down, proving himself through unusual means to get a chance to live his dream. After arriving in the NHL, Dustin promptly won the Stanley Cup and then went on to a wonderful career where he picked up a second one. Then one day, Dustin realized that hockey wasn't in his future anymore... did he crawl in to a ball and cry? No! He reinvented himself as DJ Pendemic. Listen now!

Contribute to Dustin's charity: https://www.supportdogs.org/

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Zeb Newman Sep 30, 2015

Zeb Newman is a true story of someone who triumphed in the face of adversity. As an actor studying at Juilliard, Zeb fell for the trappings of drugs, that eventually took control of his whole life. After seeing some success with acting in his twenties, Zeb's life went downhill. By his late twenties, he was on the street, literally living in LA's Skid Row. Shortly after that, Zeb had a stroke that temporarily paralyzed half of his body. And what did Zeb do when he recovered? He got high again! What? YES. Today Zeb is a successful producer at The Late Late Show and a happy guy. Listen to his story now!

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Donate to Zeb's charity here: http://alliancehh.org/

Elan Gale Sep 09, 2015

Elan Gale is a creative man who lives to get reactions from people, from his blind date that he live tweeted, to his now infamous Thanksgiving plane ride row with a fictional young lady named Diane in 7A, Elan is no stranger from controversy. Elan also runs the hit Instagram accounts @textsfromyourex, @unspirational and @tindernightmares, entertaining millions of people daily. Through all of his success in the cyber world, and even in real life as a Producer for The Bachelor, Elan was struggling with a deeper issue. Elan shares his story of self-realization as he decided that alcohol was a problem in his life and that he needed to change it. Elan is truly a man who appreciates all of life's ups and downs and his story is one that you should listen to and share.

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Support Elan's charity: http://nextdoor.org/
Buy one of his t-shirts: http://teespring.com/dont_giveup

Neal Brennan Sep 02, 2015

Neal Brennan helped create one of the greatest TV sketch shows in history. But the co-creator co Chappelle's Show wasn't always successful. Neal began his career as a doorman at a comedy club in NYC. When he got up on stage for the first time as a comedian, the experience was so traumatic, he didn't go up again for years. His first movie, Half Baked, although a cult classic, was not exactly a hit when it first came out. Neal walks us through his successes, his failures and how he deals with both.

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Support Neal's charity: http://www.lionheartedkids.org/

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Alec Sulkin Aug 26, 2015

Alec Sulkin has seen wild success as a writer and Executive Producer and the voice of Jesus (and many other characters)for Family Guy, a writer of the movie Ted and Ted 2, and has even written for The Oscars. Things aren't always fun and easy for Alec though, he has seen his share of failure. His controversial tweet about a Japanese earthquake in 2011 caused an uproar online. Some of the shows he has written, including Dads and A Million Ways To Die in the West didn't have the same commercial success as his other work. We talk to Alec about his failures and his great successes and the lessons he has learned along the way. If you want to do something creative for a living, listen to this show and Alec will give you the encouragement to reach for your dreams.

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Cameron's Story Is Saving Lives Aug 12, 2015

In our second episode, we meet Holly Wagner who shares her tragic story. Holly was just a "regular" mom of two young boys when a horrific accident changed their lives forever. Holly's older son was injured and her youngest son, Cameron ultimately ultimately passed away due to being improperly strapped in to his car seat. Now, Holly is on a crusade to teach parents the proper way to align their car seats and buckle in their children. Through this horrific incident, Holly has become a spokesperson and child safety advocate. Her story is one that every parent should know. Find out just how Cameron's Story is Saving Lives.

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Andy Lassner Aug 05, 2015

Andy Lassner grew up as an orthodox Jewish kid from New York and when he got in to NYU, his whole life changed. Andy discovered girls, alcohol and drugs, and a whole world he never expected to ever know. Of course everyone who knows Andy knows that he's now a super successful, multiple Emmy award winner for his work on shows with Rosie O'Donnel and of course, his current boss Ellen Degeneres. It wasn't always easy for Andy, he truly took himself from rock bottom all the way to the top. Andy talks about failure, what it has meant to him and how to overcome failure to find success within yourself. If you enjoy our first episode, please share it with a friend or seventy.

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Your hosts on twitter: @eden_eats and @theguydf

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