A podcast about the cultural impact of The Simpsons. Featuring interviews with people who worked on the show, as well as people who love the show, and even the occasional deep dive on some of your favorite episodes.
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Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind. These friends happen to be famous comics, musicians, actors, artists, writers, and sometimes even his family. It’s an entertaining, fun, and thoughtful show meant to bond us through humor, experience, and empathy. From Straw Hut Media
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Round Springfield is a Simpsons-adjacent podcast hosted by Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott where they interview writers, directors, showrunners, and voice-actors from the Simpsons-verse on their various paths to Springfield, failed pilots, other projects, and beyond. In this 20-episode limited series, you'll hear David X. Cohen talk Futurama, Josh Weinstein talk Mission Hill, and Yeardley Smith dig deep into her diverse path of becoming Lisa Simpson.
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Welcome to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Every Wednesday PayTech Talk welcomes industry experts to reflect on the latest news in payments. Hosts Elliot Lyons and Emily Robida welcome guests to discuss the current happenings in the industry and provide unique insight on the world of payments. PayTech Talk is produced by Cognito Amsterdam.
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Matt Groening Says, The Simpsons Aside, Jay’s Life Is Meaningless
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Blurb: Matt and I talk about the legacy of The Simpsons, what it means to go from super fan to icon, always knowing he wanted to draw cartoons, having kid are better than making great art, how music makes The Simpsons great, how Jay could come back to work if he came back crawling on his knees, and how Jay agreed to crawl. Bio: Matt Groening was bo…
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Laraine Newman Says Jay Squandered His Success
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The Great Laraine Newman talks about the growing up in Beverly Hills, founding the Groundlings, being part of the pioneering cast of SNL, raising kids who work in show business and still have integrity, fighting addictions, avoiding auditions, voice work, writing an audible memoir “May You Live in Interesting Times”, and what it’s like to make a mo…
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Judd Explains Jay’s Show Ruins People's Day
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Judd talks about Jay helping Judd’s career, Jay relentless hounding Judd to do the podcast, The Mike Douglas Show, how to spot talent, Totie Fields, The Cable Guy, stand-up now, being hungry, why it’s hard to make movies, too many apps, hoarding memorabilia, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, what it takes to be a producer, Walk Hard, and demanding a souvenir…
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Billy Ray Details How Jay Could Lose The Election for Kamala
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Billy and I discuss being writing partners in Jr High, why MAGA loves to be afraid, why Kamala has a shot, why Biden didn’t have a shot, how to make the campaign work, writing for candidates, why we should fight to keep our democracy, how America agrees with Democrats even though some of them don’t know it, dirty tricks from the bad guys, and Lynn …
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Fintech is Femme: Empowering Fintech, Financial Inclusion and Equity with Nicole Casperson | PayTech Talk
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PayTech Talks welcomes Nicole Casperson to the Money Pot at this year’s edition of Money 20/20. Nicole is a journalist and entrepreneur on a mission to shape the future of economic equity. Nicole is the founder of Fintech is Femme, a media agency dedicated to empowering and elevating women’s voices within the fintech industry. Nicole joins PayTech …
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Jade PettyJohn Tells Jay How He Destroyed The Lives of Child Actors
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Blurb: Actor Jade PettyJohn who was 14 years old when she first worked for Jay on School of Rock talks about her journey becoming an actor at 7 and being an actor at 23. They talk about what was good and bad about working as a child actor and how to make the lives of child actors better. They also talk about dreams, candles, the weirdness of growin…
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Actor Craig Bierko Warns Jay To Never Ride A Horse
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We talked about: Finding community, doing The Stump, Not doing Chandler on “Friends”, the wonderful and difficult friendship of Matthew Perry, doing theater as a kid, “easy” comics who took their time, playing villains, lying about knowing how to ride horses and almost dying on the horse, auditioning by “being that guy” to set you apart, The Great …
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Jim Colucci & Frank DeCaro Explain Why Jay Alienates Stars
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This is our most gossipy episode ever! Jim and Frank, one of my favorite couples, spill the tea on the icons you want to know most if it were 1983. Sarah Mills, Andy Warhol, and yes, humiliating yourself in front of Merril Streep are all on topic. We discuss occasionally overstepping and finding their way to any and every premiere and the joys of b…
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Stephen Markley, Accuses Jay Of Destroying The Earth
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Novelist/Environmental Activist, Stephen Markley talked about the coming environmental disaster and other laugh out loud subjects. Stephen thinks there’s hope but mostly it’s by applying pressure to big business and government which sounded hard to Jay. We also talked about writing for ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Jay and Stephen shared stories ab…
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Larry Wilmore Tells Jay He’s Podcasting Wrong.
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On this week’s episode the versatile writer, creator, actor, & comic Larry Wilmore talks about growing up in Pomona, CA and finding comedy and magic, hanging with President Obama. We compare notes on LA, TV, the Dodgers, SNL, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, losing a sibling and we challenge each other to do stand-up comedy. Bio: Emmy Award winner Larry…
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Sklar Bros Defend Jay’s Moronic Love of Sports
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Bio: Randy and Jason Sklar can currently be seen in the fourth season of FX’s WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS playing fictional Property Brothers ‘Bran and Toby Daltry’. The Sklars produced, wrote, and starred in THE NOSEBLEEDS, a UFC original series that released this summer on UFC’s Fight Pass. The series is a hilarious deep dive into UFC’s history fea…
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Conan O’Brien Explains That Jay Needs to Just Shut Up
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Conan O’Brien and Jay discuss the neurotic need to constantly make jokes at the peril of personal relationships and true communication. They also talk about their kids and wives putting up with them, their long friendship, podcasting, comedy, growing older in comedy, Conan’s new show “Conan O’Brien Must Go”, and reading commercials. Bio:Conan O'Bri…
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Weird Al Perfects His Craft While Jay Clearly Doesn't
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Jay smothers Weird Al with love and appreciation for Al’s perfection in his parody. We talk about Mad Magazine, Looney Tunes, pizza, travel, doing what you want, the power of an orchestra, the two pulls of being a comic vs a musician, how a true showman can come out of Linwood, and giving up architecture for being a professional goofball/genius. Bi…
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Episode 86 - Simpsons Video Games (Part 3)
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This week we take a look at EVEN MORE Simpsons video games! Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Join my new marketplace: district.net/simpsons Check out my episode of Wrestling Nostalgia here. Interested in my book? - Buy a SIGNED COPY from me here. - Order directly from Mango here. - Order fro…
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Tony and Jay meet for the first time. We talk about the depth of his character, Primo, in “The Big Night” and why Jay can’t find that depth in real like. We also chat about growing up the 9th of 10 kids, the acting scene in Green Bay, WI., tailoring Monk for Tony, auditioning, the struggles of being an actor, & Tony’s biggest mistake which lead to …
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Payments in Greece with Stavroula Kampouridou
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Welcome back to PayTech Talk Payments Around the World! In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country. This week, PayTech Talk travels to Greece to discuss with DIAS CEO Stavroula Kampouridou. Stravroula dives into the Greek payments ecosystem, highlighting the …
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Toby Huss Explains Why Jay Can’t Handle Adventure
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Toby and Jay talked about art and trying to see art (and life) from unique perspectives. Jay calls Toby a weirdo. And, like a weirdo, he accepts it as the compliment which is what it was actually meant to be. We talk about failing at school, meeting a guy called Magic who makes pipes out of antlers, and working as a janitor in a church and 10000 ot…
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Author Kliph Nesteroff Tells Jay He's Remembering His Life Wrong
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Entertainment Journalist and all around funny guy Kliph Nesteroff talks about a Canadian kid who got into collecting stories of strange and eccentric show business events. We both talk about our short lived stand-up days. Capturing worthwhile memories, and how Milton Berle was a jerk. I also stump Kliph when I ask him what else he would care about …
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David Wild’s 30 Year Party With Music’s Biggest Names & Why Jay’s Not Invited
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David, fresh off of a weekend with Donny Osmond talks about a lifetime of celebrities. Idolizing them, meeting them, interviewing them, befriending them and eventually making them stars once again on his grammy specials. We also talk Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, and Phil Rosenthal plus a special surprise call from Brad Paisley! Bio: …
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Writer Eugene Garcia-Cross Explains Why Jay Isn’t Happy Enough
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Eugene Garcia-Cross talks about growing up in Pennsylvania, losing his dad early, and becoming a literature professeur only to give it all up to be a Hollywood comedy writer. Only to wind up writing books on the side. He also talks about struggling as a 35-year-old assistant, how to be patient for the next job. making the most out of the writers ro…
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Episode 85 - Simpsons Video Games (Part 2)
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This week we take a look at more Simpsons video games! Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Join my new marketplace: district.net/simpsons Interested in my book? - Buy a SIGNED COPY from me here. - Order directly from Mango here. - Order from Amazon here. PLAY THE GAME BRANDON WORKED ON! You can…
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Singer Nicole Atkins Tells Jay He’s Been Squandering His Creativity
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Nicole talks about the difference between creation and nervous activity and how hard it is to distinguish between the two. We also talk about procrastination, Elvis Costello, the need to let ideas simmer, collaborating on a show, making an album, the meaning of music, the tricks to productivity, and the joy of baby steps. Bio: For two decades, Nico…
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John Ross Bowie Explains Why He Can Meet His Heroes and Jay Can’t
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We talk about how to pronounce Bowie, the love of Monty Python, Elvis Costello, growing up in New York, the Ramones. John’s new play, Brushstroke, my love of John’s wife, Jamie Denbo, John’s possible love of Jay’s wife if he ever meets her, John Cleese, John’s dad who wanted to be an actor but never did it but then turned John on to great movies, t…
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Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! In today's episode, Elliot and Emily welcome Matt Danzico, Director and Executive Producer at Danzico & Company. Matt joins PayTech Talk to discuss his experience with Phone Phreaking, the art of using audio frequencies to make long distance phone calls for free. Enjoy the show! This episode…
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Women in Payments: Advice, Industry Insights, & Selling Yourself with Esther Groen, Lina Saleh, and Dajana Nozic
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Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Today's episode was recorded during Women's History Month, welcoming Esther Groen, of European Women's Payments Network (EWPN), Lina Saleh, Co-Founder and COO at Cino, and Dajana Nozic, Director Compliance and Fin.Crime Advisor. In this episode, Emily sits down with Esther, Lina, and Dajana …
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Director Paul Feig Encourages Jay To Completely Remake Himself ASAP!
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Paul and Jay discuss looking like losers and feeling like winners, and wearing clothes to match your goals and garner respect, being authentic, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, directing, collaborations, why Paul prefers dinners with girls, why I’ll have to fly to London to see him again, his next movie, his wife Laurie, drinking Artingstall Gin, Paul’s “Coc…
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Millennials Tell Jay Why The Youngs Will Never Love Him.
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We talk about trying to stay positive in a down comedy market, how Jay did or didn’t fit in writing a pilot with much younger people, what started the desire to perform, inspirations, Boy Meets World, and the trick to showbiz is just never leaving. Bios: Lucy Blehar is an actor, writer, and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (home of Heinz Ketc…
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Writing Legend Rob Edwards Exhorts Jay To Avoid Showbiz Disaster
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We discuss our friendship since 1985, teaching at USC, the graphic novel “Defiant” about slave Robert Smalls who stole a southern ship and gave it to the north, Rob’s analytical brain, being teamed with a monster, being fooled by a first meeting, insane show runners with guns on the table, being a black writer, the sunk cost fallacy, making The Pri…
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This week I am joined by Will and Lucky from Hotline TNT. We talk about a dark moment in the history of my collection, as well as why Family Guy isn't as good as The Simpsons. Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Interested in my book? - Buy a SIGNED COPY from me here. - Order directly from Mang…
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Kevin Nealon Explains Why Jay’s Son Will Never Respect Jay
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Comedian Kevin Nealon talks about being an older dad, and the butt of all jokes, bad impressions, secret to stand-up comedy, stumbling into SNL and making Weekend Update and how good Germany smells. Bio:Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, comedian, and author Kevin Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live…
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Episode 83 - Simpsons Video Games (Part 1)
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This week we take a look at Simpsons video games. We also discuss just how annoying Bartman Meets Radioactive Man is. Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Interested in my book? - Buy a SIGNED COPY from me here. - Order directly from Mango here. - Order from Amazon here. You can also order from …
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Actress Suzy Nakamura Explains Why Jay’s A Hack
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On this episode we talk about making art for artsake. Suzy convinces Jay to start a second career as an actor and demands I put myself in my own show. We also talk about Chicago, Crate and Barrel, reliving one year, old people holding tissues all the time, and the greatest show about masturbation ever created. Bio: Born and raised in Chicago, Suzy …
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Gary Gulman Explains Why Jay’s Latchkey Childhood Ruined Him
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Comedian/Author Gary Gulman and Jay compare their latchkey childhoods with memories of being alone, watching endless TV and worrying about whether the real world would have more channels. We also talk about needing to be funny, the excitement of being on a soundstage for the first time, how one of us was built to play basketball, and how we owe our…
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Cross-border payments with Pedro Batista and Laura Rofe | Payhawk
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Welcome back to PayTech Talk, the podcast about payments! Today's episode covers one of the biggest pain points in the payments industry..Cross Border Payments! To cover this subject, Elliot and Emily welcome Pedro Batista, VP Payments & Operations at Payhawk and Laura Rofe, Director Account Management EMEA at Thunes. Pedro and Laura discuss subjec…
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Bryan Cranston Details Why His Life Is So Much Better Than Jay's
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Bryan talks about commiting to craft and giving up on whether you get the gig. We compare notes about growing up in the valley without adult supervision, writing, why celebrities feel better with other celebrities, the difference between Tequila and Mezcal, having kids in the arts, getting your heart broken in 5th grade, the lessons of struggling, …
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Rizwan Manji tells Jay to not box himself in already!
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Rizwan how he got from Calgary to Hollywood, how he stopped playing terrorists and started playing himself, how serious actors who have the knack for funny can make it, and how Jay needs to reconsider acting as a profession. Bio: Rizwan Manji is one of Hollywood’s most respected TV and screen actors. He received a Best Guest Actor nomination for hi…
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Episode 82 - Google, Why Does Simpsons?
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In this episode, we look even deeper into the most googled questions about some of our favorite people from Springfield. Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Interested in my book? - Order directly from Mango here. - Order from Amazon here. You can also order from Barnes & Noble, Target, Wal-Mar…
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Comedy Legend Lew Schnieder Scolds Jay for Crossing The Comedy Line
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Writer/comic Lew Schnieder and Jay talk about the jokes they aren’t allowed to tell and how important being “funny” is to them both. Bio: Lew Schneider is a youthful 62 year old man. From Straw Hut MediaBy Straw Hut Media
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Kevin Nealon Shames Jay for Not Being A True Artist
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The talented Kevin Nealon comes in for a quick visit in between painting, writing, stand up, acting and being a renaissance man, while Jay… isn’t. They discuss what’s normal and why Jay can’t be. Bio: Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, comedian, and author Kevin Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live, …
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Marketplace Payments with Arnold van Sabben | Bol.
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Welcome back to another episode of PayTech Talk! On today's episode, Elliot and Emily welcome Arnold van Sabben, Senior Product Manager Payments & Fintech at Bol., the top online marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium. Arnold discusses a wide array of topics such as the meaning of a marketplace, it's payments mix, and the new iDeal. Arnold also…
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Stephen Root Tells Jay Why He’ll Never Fit In
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Stephen Root is a genius actor who brought humanity to the character of the outsider. Jay and Stephen share the feeling of being on the outside and how that makes being an artist more insightful but being a guy at a party more of a drag. Stephen talks about the art of acting and auditioning and what it’s like to finally be able to tell the producer…
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Andy Richter Explains Why It’s Great Jay Has No Chance At Being Famous
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Comedian/Actor Andy Richter shares stories of fame, fans, and family and being a regular guy in an irregular world. Bio: Andy Richter has been working in television comedy for over 30 years as an actor, writer, host and producer. He’s best known as Conan O’Brien’s sidekick, but has been in numerous movies and tv series. He hosts the podcast The Thr…
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Happy New Year! In our first episode of 2024, we talk about some Simpsons news, including recent updates about Super7, we get a little bit personal, and play a very close game of Simpsons Trivia. Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Interested in my book? - Order directly from Mango here. - Orde…
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Jamie Denbo tells Jay Why He’ll Never Get What He Wants
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Funny Actress/Writer/Improviser Jamie Denbo talks about jumping in the water of acting and writing while also trying to have a decent relationship with your kids. As expected, none of it is easy but Jamie somehow makes it work. Bio: Jamie Denbo currently serves as CO-EP on the 20th season of ABC’s smash hit, Grey’s Anatomy. She was the creator, EP …
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Payments in Poland with Dariusz Mazurkiewicz
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Welcome back to PayTech Talk Payments Around the World! In this series, Elliot and Emily welcome experts from all over the world to discuss payments and payments technology in their country. This week, PayTech Talk travels to Poland and discusses Payments in Poland with BLIK CEO Dariusz Mazurkiewicz. Dariusz tells Elliot and Emily about the Polish …
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Singer/Songwriter, Charlie Kogen, Explains Why Jay’s A Terrible Dad
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Jay challenges his son, college senior, Charlie Kogen, to list the top 5 things Jay did wrong (and right) as a father. Along the way they talk about pushing your kid too hard, the pain of spending time apart, fear of the future, and the tyranny of expectations. Jay explores the dichotomy between loving fatherhood and wishing he could trade it for p…
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Lisa Kudrow Explains Jay’s Marriage To Writer, Brown Kogen
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Lisa Kudrow helped introduce Jay to his wife Brown Mandell, and now 27 year later they are all trying to make sense of it. Brown has issues with Jay. Jay has issues with Brown and Lisa understands them both even when neither is making sense. Tune in to marriage miscommunication on this week’s DBAWJK! Bio: Lisa Kudrow. She was on Friends. Full bio o…
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Phil Rosenthal Tells Why Jay Doesn’t Deserve Good Things
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The great writer/actor/food & travel show host, Phil Rosenthal talks Jay down from feeling bad about undeserved success. Phil claims dumb luck is part of the game. They also talk about good times, Jack Benny, spoiled kids, great show-running, enjoying life, being able to connect with people no matter what. Bio:Phil Rosenthal is the award-winning cr…
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Episode 80 - Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
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In our final episode of 2023, in celebration of X-Mas, we talk all about the very first episode of the show: “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” Thanks for listening, we’ll see you next year! (Get it?) Support our sponsor! Use the code DARKNESS to get 10% off from Brandywine Coffee Roasters! Interested in my book? - Order directly from Mango here. …
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Greg Grunberg Rescues Jay From The Loneliness of Modern Life
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In one of our first recordings, Actor, writer, director, and all around mensh, Greg Grunberg helps Jay settle in on what podcasting is and how it might help get people (and especially kids) more connected in their ever increasingly isolated life. And if we can’t fix that, then maybe, just maybe, we can sell them stuff. Bio: Actor/Producer and epile…
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