Failing Up

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S2 Ep5: Ben Lee Jun 21, 2018

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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:

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S2 Ep4: Alex Edelman Jun 13, 2018

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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.

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

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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

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S2 Ep2: Sara Benincasa May 23, 2018

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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

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

S2 Ep1: Chris Regan May 18, 2018

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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

Ben Acker Apr 26, 2017

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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/

Heather Matarazzo Apr 06, 2017

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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!

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

Larry Karaszewski Mar 23, 2017

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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!

Give to Larry's charity: www.foodonfoot.org Follow us all on twitter: @Karaszewski @failinguppod @theguydf @eden_eats ‏

Beatrice Springborn Mar 09, 2017

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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

Sarah Treem Feb 16, 2017

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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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