Comedian Derek Drescher stopped by with the craziest job stories - from installing fireplaces in Reverend Run's house, to replacing bricks fifty stories up; all while being a heroin addict. We talk about how much copper goes for on the open market, what's better getting paid hourly or being paid by the brick, that stealing from Sephora might not be…

TV host and comedian, Abbi Crutchfield stopped by to talk about all her jobs while pursuing comedy. Turns out, if you're a secretary answering phones, you're supposed to know the name of the company. Who knew? We also learn that making cookies for the office might not be the best way to fit in. And even starring in a national commercial for the com…

Comedian, writer and director, Cristian Duran stops by to talk about his worst jobs. Crispers Restaurant in Florida was the top of the list. Ya know it's bad when you have to hide your tips. We also learn about the zen of sandwich-making, what it's like being the face of a construction company, how useful a single black leather glove can be, and ho…

Ed and Josh discuss how to navigate an open work space, dodge the loudest coworker, and how to successfully drink from a flask at the office. Ed talks about how the porters of a building really are the cool kids and how he considered a high school janitor his mentor. Josh gives tips on how to get out of work drinks and how a severe limp in your leg…

Ed and Josh talk about various work schwag, from tote bags to emergency t-shirts, flirting at work and how to exact revenge on a work bully. Josh quotes the beatitudes, while Ed reveals that he has t-shirts that are 20 years old. Ed tells a story about the worst taxi ride imaginable and why you should never ever open the the front door of a taxi. T…

Comedian Chris Faga tells us about his worst job petitioning door to door for the local comptroller in the hoods of Brooklyn. The job was so bad that years later he became a County Committeeman because “it was funny”. We talk about tending bar in Brooklyn and how NOT make a Long Island Iced Tea. We also discuss strip club buffets, guys named Hennes…

Comedian Joanna Ross stops by the break room to explain the differences between performing on Broadway and working the cash register at a candle store. She also reveals when she realized what "See You Next Tuesday" really means, how many goldfish a snapper turtle can eat at a bar, and how useful a wheelchair can be in meeting women. Ed and Josh fin…

Comedian and Off-Broadway actor, Derek Humphrey stops by to talk to us about some of his worst jobs. We find out that working at Kmart as a teenager has its benefits and that ditching work for a girl will probably get you fired. Derek lets us know the pros and cons of working at a TCBY vs the steel mill. And that serving in the Navy can lead to a l…

Ed and Josh podcast live from Megaton Brewery in Humble, Texas. They talk with Master Brewer Jered Montgomery about his worst jobs, including digging up guns for a paranoid employer and working the tobacco fields of Georgia. They also talk to Miss Vicky, Humble's very own teacher of the year. She talks about her days in Philadelphia, how to spot th…

Comedian Jake Vevera joins us with a truckload of stories about mixing cement, George Santos-ing his resume, wearing an ankle bracelet, his great grandmother's breasts, partnering up with a crackhead for work and almost burning down a Pizza Hut while on acid. This is a wild one!! Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @worki…

Comedian Alex Payne tells us about his terrible job working for AT&T selling "Obama phones" in the projects and then for Ace Hardware making keys for famous comedians, and which was worse. We talk about aspiring to be drug dealers and dirtbags, the business savvy of strippers and how many pairs of shoes is too many. Follow us on YouTube @workingcla…

Comedian Teresa DeGaetano stops by with tips on how to make restaurant shoes fashionable, how soon you should leave an interview, and how long you should wait before you quit on your first day. We talk about how the Prime Rib at a VFW is actually good (it's not), how many shots is too many to do during a job interview and that working at a Science …

Comedian Max Fine stops with some great job stories. We find out what is like when the FBI asks shows up to you job, what police officers think of Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold", how NOT to pawn jewelry and how k-holes are so much better than black outs. This episode is a wild ride! Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @worki…

Comedian Lizzy Cassidy stops by to talk about all the jobs that are worse than shoveling horse manure (it's a long list). We talk about the time she called OSHA on her boss, the night her black belt coworker literally threw a guy to the curb and how being a manger of a comedy club is the worst way to get stage time. She also reveals the secret to w…

Comedian Matthew Broussard stops by to talk about joke work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the surprising lack of math he used as a financial analyst, and that despite appearing on Comedy Central multiple times, his mom would like for him to find a real job. We also talk about what job your comedy business card should say, who would make the best la…

Zach Petrovich, comedian and friend of the show, joins us for a wild episode. We talk about his days as the resident chef of a pool hall, his restaurant days locking out brunch guests, booking a hotel reservation at Denny's and how when he goes to a strip club "it's not even that expensive." This is a hot show. Follow us on YouTube @workingclasshol…

Actor Mike Houston stops by to talk about all his bad jobs before, during and after his role of Dixon in Orange is the New Black. The countless restaurant shifts, plumbing jobs and security gigs that kept him afloat before performing in the award winning film She Said. And all the gumbo that he served before being directed by Kevin Costner. This ep…

Comedian Dan Pulzello stops by to talk about getting fired because of comedy, giving the worst answer in an interview and getting bumped by Jim Gaffigan. Dan explains why lacrosse players make for good employees on paper, Josh talks about leaving his last day at the Ford dealership without pants and Ed fondly reminisces about partying in his abando…

Comedian, podcaster and all-around wild man, Keith Malley, talks to us about his early jobs as a clown and a waiter. We learned how to hide a hangover with clown makeup and to never ever order a milkshake from him. Keith also has a new book out that chronicles him impersonating his ex-wife through an insane yearlong email correspondence with his da…

Comedian Laura Sogar tells us all about her Olympic swim trials, obscure sponsorships, & morning stingers in a Ramada Inn. And of course Josh reminds everyone that he too was an athlete, while Ed questions if she preferred an in-ground or above-ground pool. Laura also reveals that downloading Limewire viruses as a kid led to her current jobs in bot…

Comedian Ben Kirschenbaum talks about being a substitute gym teacher, a math tutor and working at an ice cream shop where baseball players stopped by. We find out that Ben is bad at basketball, how similar math is to standup, and which Mets players like Rocky Road - spoiler: it's not Mookie Wilson. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us …

Content creator, podcaster and author Ruby Lynne stopped by to talk to us about being America’s sexiest GILF, where not to put a lollipop and the differences between working with Kevlar vests and cotton panties. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Got to iamrubylynne.com to…

Comedian Nick Callas revisits his worst jobs from the loading docks of a Kmart to the empty menu of a Buffalo Wild Wings. And he gets fired from all of them. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow @mrnickcallas on Instagram to see all his clips, tour dates and his upcom…

Comedian Alex Pavone talks to us about working construction with his dad and uncle, hiding from safety inspectors in an excavator bucket, and getting stuck in quicksand. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow @mralexpavone on Instagram to see all his clips and tour date…

Comedian Dominic Leonelli stops by talk to us about getting arrested while walking dogs, working construction with a crackhead boss and being a busboy while waiting on a lawsuit. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow @dominicleonelli on Instagram to see all his clips a…

Ed n Josh talk about the upcoming NFL playoffs, which team is the most working class and how to double dip at your day job. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Ed n Josh debate if work parties should offer recreational drugs, if submerging a jeep in the Atlantic Ocean should be covered under insurance, and if leaving a friend at a police station and escaping to Atlantic City is a scumbag move or not. Follow us on YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowanc…

Ed and Josh talk about counting change, collecting shoes, the zen of Metallica and what's to come in 2024 Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Comedian Chris Scopo talks to us about working for a garbage company, being an usher on Broadway and hating the city of Philadelphia. Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow @chrisscopo on Instagram to see all his clips and tour dates…

We finish this season with a focus on training the next generation of geoscience communicators. We're joined by Sharon Backhouse, Director of the GeoTenerife research and training program based in Canary Islands. We talk about the program and also delve into tourism on volcanic islands, geo-sustainability, and public education of risk and hazards. …

Ed and Josh talk about gifts, fringe benefits, and tipping the sanitation workers Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

What was your first geology or earth science class? Did you have someone that was an influence in your path? We're joined by community college geology professor Edith Rojas to talk about her personal journey from Nicaragua to the USA, changing career paths, and now passing on geological inspiration to a new diverse generation. Edith Rojas Salazar (…

Comedian Jess Levin talks to us about theater, foie gras and St. Pauli Girl for one of our most highbrow and hilarious episodes yet. Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow @jlevcomedy on Instagram to see all her clips and tour dates…

Did you know that there are volcanoes in Australia?! Well, it's time to take a journey down under for fascinating insight into the history of Australia's volcanoes, the importance of indigenous aboriginal history, and bringing together that knowledge with new physical scientific data.... and Dr. Heather Handley is the perfect guide for this journey…

Ed and Josh discuss all aspects of the holiday party: from hook-ups, to having your friends crash the party, and whether or not you should ever take your shirt off. Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Video games and volcanoes... who knew?! Ed and Jazmin take us through their gaming experiences as trained volcano scientists, and how they blended their two loves into educational research assessing the accuracy of geology in video games. No surprise, some are more accurate than others! What memories of volcanoes do YOU have in video games? Ed McGo…

Comedian & podcaster Ray Zawodni talks about being a janitor, an airport baggage handler and the Daniel Day Lewis of slacking Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Listen to Ray on his both of his hilarious podcasts, The Brand New Jerks and Troublemakers Follow @rayzawodni on In…

Iceland is a country of great volcanic interest with three eruptions in one area since 2021, which has been a hotspot for tourism. We speak with Jorge Montalvo about educating and informing the public safely in one of the most popular volcanic countries in the world. Let's meet Jorge - Geologist, Secondary School Teacher, and Science Communicator. …

We're joined this week by Anais Vásconez Müller from Ecuador to talk about a personal journey from growing up inside a volcanic caldera to becoming a volcanologist working at a observatory studying the same volcano! What a circle! My name is Anais Vásconez Müller (she/her) and I am a German-Ecuadorian hybrid who after an internship at IG-EPN in Ecu…

The boys read their first email and discuss bad bosses. Also, Josh is off his meds and ready to fight a police precinct. And Ed has never learned how to get a haircut. Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Comedian Carmen Lagala joins us to talk about walking dogs, being a Hall of Fame track star, and getting your "Comedy Business" shut down by the Vermont Board of Health Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Go to Carmen's Linktree to see her on Don't Tell Comedy and the Late Sho…

It's time for our first DOUBLE-GUEST episode! We're joined by geoscience communication specialists Wendy Bohon and Beth Bartel to talk all about the importance of science communication and training scientists to convey their messages to the public, especially when it comes to natural hazards! Dr. Wendy Bohon (she/her) is an earthquakes geologist wh…

Ed and Josh talk about keeping a low comedy profile at the office, stress dreams about work, and the worst Halloween costume Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

In episode 3, Monique Johnson from the University of West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) talks to us about the challenges and rewards of community education and training, and working with local children on volcanic islands. Monique Johnson (she/her) is an Earth scientist exploring the impacts of geological hazards in the Caribbean includi…

The hilarious comedian, Graham Kay, stops by the break room to convince us how bad of a waiter he was. He also talks to us about painting the wrong house, being fired 18 times, spending 4 days in jail & opening for Nate Bargatze. Follow us YouTube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedy Follow Grah…

In our first guest episode of season 2, Robin George Andrews takes us into the wild weird world of science journalism. How do you write a compelling and truthful story about volcanoes for the general public?! Dr. Robin George Andrews (he/him) is a freelance science journalist with a doctorate in volcanology. He is often found writing about the Eart…

After a year away, we're FINALLY back with a whole new season! Our host Sam Mitchell will be chatting with our producer Huw James, reviewing last season and teasing some of the exciting topics coming up in this new season! We'll also take a dive into some volcanic activity over the last few years and the new direction we'll be going on... VolcaKnow…

Ralph Sutton co-host of the SDR podcast joins us in the break room. Talking strip club payouts, getting a dream job because a domestic dispute, and not seeing your wiener for awhile. Follow us on IG and YouTube @workingclassholesBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Josh says “Aloha”. Ed shares the worst Halloween costumes tips. Follow us on Youtube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan

Comedian Liz Barrett talks to us about being consoled by a window washer after being fired and what it's like to perform for the mayor of Hoboken in the back of a tile store. Follow us on Youtube @workingclassholes Follow us on Instagram @workingclassholes @joshaccardo @edmcgowancomedyBy Working Classholes with Josh Accardo & Ed McGowan