Shame Spiral

Latest Episodes:

"You're Not Gonna Call Me Dirty Because You Feel Dirty" w/ Robby Hoffman Apr 18, 2023

Show notes

This week I spiraled out with ridiculously funny & brilliant standup comic and Emmy-winning television writer Robby Hoffman! (Workin' Moms, The Chris Gethard Show, Odd Squad, Just For Laughs) We talked class shame, being the poorest and most religious Jewish kid in school, the way people disown and project shame on others so they don't have to deal with their own, queer love, dating and drama, being excellent in crisis and bad at the day to day, the shame-diminishing impact of even one person's kindness, and SO MUCH MORE.
Follow Robby on Twitter @iamrobbyhoffman and Instagram @robbyhoffman for upcoming show dates, and stream Robby's hour stand up special "I'm Nervous" on Just For Laughs Youtube Channel here! It is SO GOOD! https://youtu.be/mL8rZf2fZYY
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.
And we now have a Patreon! Please check it out, and if you've been enjoying the pod, PATRONIZE US! https://www.patreon.com/ShameSpiralPod

Audio Engineer/Editor: Sarah Gabrielli (check out her amazing podcast about the last lesbian bars in America @cruisingpod on Instagram and TikTok and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruising-a-lesbian-bar-road-trip/id1585850925

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

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"The Piece Of Sh*t At The Center Of The Universe" w/ Isabel Hagen Apr 11, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with hilarious standup comedian & Julliard-trained violist Isabel Hagen! (The Tonight Show, Just For Laughs.) We talked obsessing over what people think of you, the shame spiraling that performing comedy evokes and how Isabel deals with BOMBING, addiction/ recovery, why being vulnerable feels both so good and oh so bad, what it would be like to be a person who isn't plagued by constant shame spiraling, and so much more!
Plus. Isabel shares a shame story about having finally decided to stick up for herself- and in doing so ending up accidentally pushing back HARD against a random person who was truly just trying to help her.
Follow Isabel on Twitter and Instagram @isabelhagen_ and TikTok @isabelhagen, and keep your eyes glued to her website isabelhagen.com for upcoming stand up dates!
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.
And we now have a Patreon! Please check it out, and if you've been enjoying the pod, PATRONIZE US! https://www.patreon.com/ShameSpiralPod

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

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"I Shouldn't Normalize Being A Selfish A**hole" w/ Clara Olshanksy Apr 04, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with standup comedian & writer Clara Olshansky! (Flamethrowers, My First Joke.) We talked career shame, dating shame, shame embodied as the snake from the Garden of Eden, the horrible things you tell yourself when you've descended into a spiral, and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, Clara tells a heartbreaking and very relatable shame story about a moment in a teen improv class that haunts them to this day- which inspired me to share a similar adolescent shame story of my own.
Follow Clara on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @claraolshansky, and keep your eyes peeled for their upcoming show dates! They're performing constantly around NYC and are RIDICULOUSLY funny, and I'm especially fond of their recurring LGBTQIA+ roast battle at Caveat called Flamethrowers (@flamethrowers.) They also just started a podcast! It's called My First Joke (@myfirstjoke,) and Clara and their co-host interview comics about the first joke they wrote that really worked- and their journey from then to now.
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

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"The L Word Made Me Gay" w/ Jess Salomon Mar 28, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with super funny stand up comedian and former UN war crimes lawyer Jess Salomon! ( The Tonight Show, JFL, The El-Salomons) We talked late-in-life ADHD diagnoses, the nightmare of being told you have bad breath, The L Word as a catalyst for Jess' first lesbian experience, Judaism and Zionism, Manatees as the embodiment of shame and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, Jess tells an incredibly embarrassing shame story about accidentally mocking someone to their face and having to sit with the discomfort of what that revealed about her- which inspired me to share a pretty brutal shame story of my own (which Jess considered even worse than hers...but I'll leave that up to you to decide.) (Hers is worse.) (Ok they're both equally terrible.)
Follow Jess on Instagram, Twitter & TikTok @jess_salomon, and go see her perform live she is a DELIGHT! Her monthly show Sandwich at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY is happening next on 4/15! She also performs with her wife, comedian Eman El-husseini as The El-Salomons, playing with the incredible reality that they are a Jewish & Palestinian gay married couple, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE. Follow the duo @theelsalomons, and stream their comedy special Marriage Of Convenience here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9UkoZEe_o&feature=youtu.be&themeRefresh=1
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"Got My P**** Ate In The Orchards" w/Marcella Arguello Mar 21, 2023

Show notes

This week I spiraled out with standup comedian, writer & actress Marcella Arguello!!! (Bitch, Grow Up! on HBO Max) We talked shamelessness, the value of owning your sh*t and being uncomfortable, plastic surgery, love and dating, family dynamics, and what Marcella thinks truly pushes the envelope in comedy.
Plus, Marcella tells a shame story about performing at a comedy festival while reeling from the recent loss of her Dad...and being shocked by an intervention from her friends about her questionable, grief-fueled behavior.
Marcella's debut standup comedy special "Bitch, Grow Up!" is streaming NOW on HBO & HBO Max! Watch it! And follow her on Instagram, Twitter & TikTok @marcellacomedy, listen to her album "The Woke Bully," check out her meditation album "Motivational Monday Meditations with Marcella Marguello" on iTunes & Spotify and go see her perform live all over! Marcellacomedy.com.
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"Shame Leads To Starvation From Life" w/ Theo Germaine Mar 14, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with actor, writer & activist Theo Germaine! (The Politician, Work in Progress, They-Slash-Them.) We talked growing up queer/trans in the Midwest, shame embodied as a lanky, hungry bear, the relationship between shame and surviving trauma, navigating sharing vulnerably about yourself when you're a public person, and sooooo much more.
Plus, Theo tells a shame story about being impacted by negative reviews of a film they were in, which hurt extra hard because the harshest critiques came from their own queer community -and were basically the opposite of what Theo was hoping for.
Follow Theo on Instagram and Twitter @theogermaine! And you can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"I Have Everything You Want & I'm Stress Cutting My Hair" w/ Milly Tamarez Mar 07, 2023

Show notes

This week I spiraled out with comedian, writer & actress Milly Tamarez! (Betches Sup Podcast, Clown Parade, Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me) We talked shame and social media, dating and breakups, shame embodied as a sneaky, slithering snake, the brutal impulse to compare yourself with others in the entertainment industry, staying grounded and hopeful when your world view is challenged, and SO MUCH MORE.
Follow Milly on Twitter @MillyTamarez, and TikTok and Instagram @milly_tamarez. Listen to her podcast Betches Sup, catch her hilarious episode of Clown Parade, produced by Will Ferrell and Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers of Las Culturistas Pod, and stay tuned for upcoming stand up dates!
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"Rosebud Baker Is A Self-Care Queen" w/ Rosebud Baker Feb 28, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with stand up comedian, actress & writer Rosebud Baker! (Whiskey Fists, Life & Beth, SNL) We talked being recovering alcoholics, living like a disgusting swine on tour, feeling no shame when you should and big shame when you shouldn't, sparring with your therapist, the urge to isolate, screaming in the shower, and SO MUCH MORE.
Plus, Rosebud shares a story about being young, drunk and oh-so-white- and coming face to face with some unconscious racism that had bubbled to the surface in a shamefully humiliating, regretful, and cringeworthy way.
You can follow Rosebud on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter @rosebudbaker! Stream her hilarious special "Whiskey Fists" on Comedy Central's Youtube Channel here: https://youtu.be/IMCm1V6Z1s4, go see her on tour NOW (rosebudbaker.com) and watch her on "Life & Beth" on Hulu and "That's My Time With David Letterman" on Netflix!
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.
Audio Engineer/Editor: Sarah Gabrielli (check out her amazing podcast about the last lesbian bars in America @cruisingpod on Instagram and TikTok and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruising-a-lesbian-bar-road-trip/id1585850925
Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde
New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"I Can't Make An Old Lady Cry" w/ Niles Abston Feb 21, 2023

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This week I spiraled out with stand up comic, television writer and director Niles Abston (Dave, Household Name.) We talked being a people pleaser in life and the furthest thing from it in comedy, shame embodied as a chilled out orangutan, the most humiliating thing that could happen on a second date, and SO MUCH MORE. Plus, Niles shares a story about dropping out of college to move to LA and ending up living in his car for a year- his shame insisting that throughout the whole experience he not tell a soul what he was going through.
Niles has a new stand up special out on youtube NOW and it is ICONIC- watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3JOUtnGqzs
And if you'd like to see Niles live, you're in luck because he is currently on tour! Follow him on Instagram @thenilesabstonshow and Twitter @Niles100 to stay up to date on where you can find him.
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.
Audio Engineer/Editor: Sarah Gabrielli (check out her amazing podcast about the last lesbian bars in America @cruisingpod on Instagram and TikTok and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cruising-a-lesbian-bar-road-trip/id1585850925
Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde
Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa
New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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"Killin' It At The Hot Dog Factory" w/ Ariel Dumas Feb 14, 2023

Show notes

This week I spiraled out with the delightfully funny, charming, and ELEVEN TIME EMMY-NOMINATED Ariel Dumas (Head Writer- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.) We talked the three shameful things that happen to everyone in adulthood, why feeling bad can feel oh so good, the spooky and powerful embodied physicality of shame- and Ariel even tolerated me enthusiastically (and obvs unofficially) diagnosing her with ADHD!
Plus, Ariel shares a shame story about accidentally mass emailing HUNDREDS of students a message that likely sent them all careening into their own shame-anxiety spiral!
Always enjoy Ariel's work on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, and stay tuned for the arrival of her new project, which is a LOONEY TUNES MUSICAL!?!?!?!? Ariel is also consistently hilarious on Twitter @ArielDumas, Instagram @arieldumaspubicaccount and TikTok @arieldoom.
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @elykreimendahl, and the pod on Twitter and Instagram @podshamespiral, where I'm regularly posting fun video clips of especially juicy or hilarious moments from the episodes.

Original Music: Shadwick Wilde, Instagram and Twitter: @shadwickwilde

Cover Art: Cassidy Kulhanek, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: @heavenlygrandpa

New episodes every Tuesday! Don't forget to subscribe, review and please leave those five shining stars!

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