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Where’s the Grief is a weekly podcast about loss and grief in everyday life that somehow manages to be consistently funny, surprisingly insightful and easily absorbed. It’s a show that isn’t afraid to face some of the most difficult questions of what it ultimately means to be human, while finding the ever-present comedy in our day-to-day truths, and some of the things we all fear. In each episode, host Jordon Ferber interviews comedians, actors, writers, and others who have experienced tragi ...
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Weeding Out the Stoned - The Game Show of Sobriety Tests is hosted by Alex Grubard live from venues around the country. A pack of players enter. All of them are stoned - but one! Grubard seeks audience testimony, plays mind games and administers sobriety tests of the world's funniest comedians, celebrities and characters in order for the entire audience to eliminate the stoners and spot the sober individual. Take part in your civic duty by seeing if you can detect the sober Narc by weeding o ...
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In this episode I got to talk to Author Courtney Deane about her new book, "When Happily Ever After Fails." Courtney's father died when she was just 14, and her mother when she was just 28. In order to process her grief and make sense of her feelings about her own identity as a now parentless person, Courtney wrote a romantic comedy novel about a y…
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Author and Podcaster Brooke Carlock
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In this episode I talk with Author and fellow grief podcaster, Brooke Carlock! After a two year span in which she lost both her parents, her stepmother AND her 10 year old daugher Libby, Brooke has found a miriad of ways to process her grief, as well as help others through thier own. Her podcast, "Mourning Coffee" is an open and honest discussion a…
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In this episode I talk to my good friend comedian John Moses! John's father Ken managed to live for 18 months after being given a terminal diagnosis that was much shorter. Now a year after his passing, John is starting to process his relationship with his dad, and finding ways to let his new perspective make him a better man and father. We also tal…
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In this episode, I talk with Author Deborah Kasdan about her book, "Roll Back The World - a sister's memoir." After being diagnosed with schizophrenia as a young adult, Deborah's sister Rachel lived most of her life in and out of hospitals and institutions. Now 20 years since her death, Deborah felt the need to tell Rachel's story, to honer her mem…
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UPDATE: Upcoming 4/20 Editions at Helium Comedy Club & Emmaus Theater
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Alex Grubard gives a quick update about Weeding Out The Stoned's upcoming 4/20 Editions on today's podcast. Hit it! Weeding Out The Stoned is The Game Show of Sobriety Tests. See the show live! A pack of players on stage. All of them are high but one. Alex Grubard leads the investigation by administering ridiculous sobriety tests of America's funni…
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In this episode I talk with comedian and fellow grief podcaster Micah Walsh! After his father Kevin died, Micah found an outlet for his feelings in starting his own podcast with comedians talking about grief and loss, "I'll Greive You With This." We talk about how helpful it can be to talk about the hard topics with other people who understand, and…
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Happy New Year! In this episode, I had an incredible conversation with my good friend and comedian Ray Gootz! Ray was one of my very early guests on the show (Episode 11), just one month after both his mother and Aunt died. He was among the first people I knew who was doing comedy material about his losses right away, and I was in awe of how open a…
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Writer and Performer Colin Campbell
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In this episode I got to talk with Writer and Performer Colin Campbell about his Book, "Finding the Words," as well as his solo show, "Grief: A One Man Sh*tshow." After both of his kids, Ruby and Hart were killed by a drunk driver, Colin had a deep need to express his grief, first by writing jokes about his grief and his loss, eventually turning it…
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In this episode I talk to Author James G. Robinson about his book, "More Than We Expected - Five Years With A Remarkable Child." When his son Nadav was born with a congenital heart defect, James and his wife understood that thier lives would be more difficult than most. When Nadav died at 5 years old after complications from heart surgery, James ma…
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In this episode, I talk with comedian and sex worker rights advocate Kaytlin Bailey about life after the death of her father just over a year ago. Already a performer and activist before her Father Joe developed dementia, and ultimately cancer, Kaytlin helped her father write his memiors about his life and career in the US Army, and spending as muc…
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In this episode, I got to talk with Author Alexandra Wyman about her book, "The Suicide Club: What To Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death." We talk about the importance of community and the various ways we can find support and create connection outside our immediate families. Alexandra has become an advocate for suicide prevention, helping to ch…
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Author Dawn DiRaimondo - Surviving Sibling Loss
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In this episode, I talk with clinical psychologist and author Dawn DiRaimondo about her book, "Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread That Connects Us Through Life And Death." Dawn was already a therapist when her brother Michael was killed while deployed in Iraq. Finding few resources and liturature about sibling loss, Dawn decided to write …
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In this episode, I got to talk to Comedian Christy Miller about how she's been faring after the death of her mother Shirley. Christy has always been a comedian who pulls no punches in her act, and she came by her sense of humor from her mother, always pushing the bounderies of what was deemed appropriate. Having opened for Andrew "Dice" Clay as wel…
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In this episode, I talk with Comedian Christopher Wagner about the different ways he dealt with the death of his parents. We reflect on how much more difficult of a time he had after his mother died than his dad. Chris was somewhat estranged from his father for a period before trying to mend the relationship as time ran out, and we talk about how h…
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Alex Grubard talks the Doom Loop in the cannabis industry on today's podcast. Hit it! Weeding Out The Stoned is The Game Show of Sobriety Tests. See the show live! A pack of players on stage. All of them are high but one. Alex Grubard leads the investigation by administering ridiculous sobriety tests of America's funniest stoners to find the one so…
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In this episode I talk with author Kelly S. Thompson about her book, "Still, I Cannot Save You." Already an award winning non-fiction writer when her sister Meghan died, Kelly turned her story into a memoir about the difficult parts of sisterhood and family bonds that is both heartbreaking and uplifting. After battling childhood cancer, Meghan's ad…
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INTERVIEW: George Martens (Sip Studios) and Colin Armstrong (DimBoopers)
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Alex Grubard brings on guests George Martens and Colin Armstrong to talk weed use, NY cannabis retail crackdown and medical patients in South Dakota, plus some liquor law loopholes. Hit it! Weeding Out The Stoned is The Game Show of Sobriety Tests. See the show live! A pack of players on stage. All of them are high but one. Alex Grubard leads the i…
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Alex Grubard hosts the podcast and talks upcoming shows, venues, the cool things on the horizon for WOTS and some cannabis news stories like the guys trying to turn their strip club into a strip dispensary. Check it out! Weeding Out The Stoned is The Game Show of Sobriety Tests. See the show live! A pack of players on stage. All of them are high bu…
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After the death of his mother Phyllis, comedian Jason Roeder turned to what he knew best to help cope with the loss, along with the amount of free time he suddenly had due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. A comedy writer by trade who has been published by The New Yorker and The Onion (among others), Jason managed to write a parody grief book that turns ma…
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In this episode I got to sit down with Comedian Adam Mitrani to talk about how he's been coping after the death of his brother Rueben. We talk about how isolating grief and loss is, particularly for those who have lost siblings, as well as how difficult it can be to write comedy material about such a devastating and far reaching experience. We also…
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Author and Financial Planner Donna Kendrick
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In this episode, I talk with Author Donna Kendrick, about her book "A Guide to Widowhood – Navigating the First Three Years." After her husband Greg died by suicide, Donna shifted her financial planning skills to help newly bereaved widows and widowers. We talk about how important it is to integrate our loss so we can move forward, especially when …
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LIVE: 4/20 Edition from Sip Studios with special guest Jim Tews + Amanda Gail, Justin Williams, Joe Gorman, Zach Sims, Jordon Ferber, Dan Frigolette, Ben Siy-Hian & Lauren Lereux
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Weeding Out The Stoned is live-streaming from Sip Studios in Jersey City, NJ and you can play along on your phone! Give prompts, play games and vote for who you think is the highest. Check out the show live in person for prizes and giveaways! Hosted and created by Alex Grubard SPECIAL GUEST: Jim Tews FEATURING: Amanda Gail Ben Siy-Hian Justin Willi…
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Michele Benyo - Founder of Good Grief Parenting
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In this episode, I talk with Michele Benyo, Founder of Good Grief Parenting. When Michele's son David died of cancer at just 6 years old, his sister Deanna, then 3 said, "Mommy, half of me is gone." Already a teacher of early childhood development, Michele shifted her focus. Realizing how much support her daughter was going to need after this loss,…
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In this episode, I talk with author Mark Chesnut. Already a travel writer, after the death of his mother Eunice, Mark channeled his grief into a touching end-of-life memoir called "Prepare for Departure," emcompassing his relationship with his mother as well having to confront his own feelings about love and death. We talk about how impactful it is…
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In this episode I talk with author and mental health advocate Sherry Walling! 6 months after the death of her father, Sherry's brother died by suicide. Already a mental health professional, Sherry found that her own need to express herself was through movement and connection. Her poetic book, "Touching Two Worlds" was also turned into a aerialst sh…
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Sibling Loss and Hiking Safety Advocate Chelsey McHale
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I got to talk with Chelsey McHale, a fellow member of The Compassionate Friends (TCF) support group that I attend. After her brother Clint died while out mountain hiking, Chelsey actually started a TCF sibling support group in her town, AND managed to get new safety signage put up where Clint died in order to help make sure future accidents can be …
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Filmmaker, Dancer and Arts Therapist Adriana Marchione
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In this episode, I talk with interdisciplinary artist, documentary filmmaker, teacher, and arts therapist Adriana Marchione. Already a therapist and dancer when her husband died, she ultimately found ways of expressing her path towards healing by incorporating that which she was already involved in. Her film, When the Fall Comes, is about her proce…
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LIVE: Harry Terjanian, Josh Wells, Jordan Fried, Tony Loud and Stephen Victor at Sip Studios in Jersey City, NJ
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Hello! Weeding Out The Stoned hits Sip Studios in JERSEY CITY, NJ on DECEMBER 1ST and we again invited the audience watching at home to play along from their phones! We live-streamed the show and added some new games too. Thanks to NORML for everything they do to get marijuana reform. Find our December 1st players: Harry Terjanian @harryterjanian J…
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