The Injury Report

Maria and Emilia are joined by multi-talented Chicago performer Jordan Euell!! Injuries run the gamut from a gluten intolerance to the crushing transition from old dreams to new dreams. Emotional AND physical injuries galore! THANKS JORDAN! Opening theme - Tristan Ramos Closing theme - Rey Tang

Emilia and Maria are joined by hilarious Chicago performer and ABSOLUTE DELIGHT Kelli Tosic!!! Injuries include a stomach story, a Labor Day car rigamarole, and perhaps worst of all: a public sniffler. TW: Stomach flu conversation Thanks to Tristan Ramos for our incredible intro song, and Rey Tang for our incredible outro song.

Emilia and Maria are joined by the multi-talented, hilarious, lovely ZACH MASSO!! And Zach brought us the first-ever case of whooping cough on the pod. We're also talking dinosaur jump scares and bug bites. See Zach's Amelia Earhart show!! Thanks to Tristan Ramos for our incredible OPENING THEME!! And to Rey Tang for our closing theme!

Emilia and Maria are joined by improviser and musical genius Tristan Ramos!!! On an extra special episode, Tristan supplies us with a brand new shiny theme song and it rocks so hard. Injuries include aftermath from diving into an (improv) pool and the aftermath of a crush. Plus, we're gabbing about musical improv and Tristan's process. Thanks, Tristan! Opening theme - Tristan Ramos Closing theme -...

Happy one year of Injury Report! To celebrate, we invited some all-stars to return and record a drunk ep with us. The audio? Barely listenable. The injuries? Plentiful. We talk sprained ankles, suspicious skin spots, sore jet ski muscles, a shaving cut, and so, so many emotional injuries. Thank you to Jake, Mary Noah, Naomi, Jonathan, and Anthony for hanging!! And as always, shout out Rey Tang for...

Emilia and Maria are joined by delightful and talented Chicago performer Tom Cannan!! Injuries include allergies, being tanked all weekend, and a broken wrist from flipping a bike. We're also talkin the plural form of "stadium"—and it's NOT what you think. Thanks to Rey Tang for our theme song!

Emilia and Maria are joined by COMEDIC TREASURE, Chicago's own Mary Noah!! And get this: Mary Noah brought paws-itive injuries. Physical injuries include a puppy-induced bloody nose, a dog tooth to the cheek, a surprise sunburn, bike ride soreness, and most importantly, getting decked by two older ladies. It doesn't get better than this, folks. Thanks to Mary Noah for joining us and thanks to Rey...

Emilia and Maria are joined by very funny, very talented performer Steph Barnes! Injuries include spider bites, sunburns, and a case of the audition rejection blues. Plus, as always, we complain about the American healthcare system. Cheers, Steph!!

Emilia and Maria have NO GUEST this time. Wow. Can you believe it. Injuries include some neck pain, a foot splinter, and lots of emotional hurts. We also discuss SPORTS and CHILDREN OF MEN, starring CLIVE OWEN. Okay bye love you

Emilia and Maria are joined by the royalty of Cornservatory, Deanna DeMay and Justin Oliver Lance! Physical injuries galore: a series of concussions, a dislocated knee, and a bruised ribcage. Plus, our first ever story of one of us ~causing~ an injury instead of sustaining one. THANKS DEANNA AND JUSTIN! And Rey Tang for our theme song. If you have a gun, I must be a healthcare representative.

Emilia and Maria are joined by hilarious Chicago performer and giggly girl Zalia Maya!! Injuries include a cooking burn, an ankle sprain, and an eyelid incident. Plus, Zalia recalls extremely specific videos from school that nobody else remembers... but did she just hallucinate them? Listen to find out... Thank you to Rey Tang for our theme song!

Emilia and Maria are joined by Emilia's BIG SISTER: the very funny Maura Murphy-Barrosse! Physical injuries include an ankle sprain, bone spurs, ill-fitting shoes, and a dog tooth to the face. That's right, a dog tooth to the face. Plus, the elusiveness of the perfect pair of sunnies. You win some you lose some. Special thanks, as always, to Rey Tang for our beloved theme song.

Emilia and Maria are joined by composer, comedian, and music director Adam O'Dell! Physical injuries include finger scrapes and smashes—a pianist's nightmare! Plus, we learn about the cortical homunculus. Also, Adam does some nerdy stuff with our bleep sound. Come back soon, Adam! And a big thank you to Rey Tang for our new theme song!!

Emilia and Maria are joined by hilarious performer Jonathan Castillo! Physical injuries include fainting, hallucinating, and vaping to the point of injury. Emotional injuries are also somehow physical: tripping and accidentally hitting oneself in the face. Plus, Emilia reveals a secret collection. We <3 Jonathan!!! And a huge THANK YOU to Rey Tang for the new theme song :)

Emilia and Maria are joined by multi-talented comedian, podcaster, and actual beam of light Rey Tang!! Injuries include a cut finger, broken glass, and two wild stories of lost keys. Plus, Maria recommends a movie nobody else likes.

The hilarious Jake Rhodes is here! Jake, Emilia, and Maria talk sleep injuries, physical therapy, sticks and houses, and I'll be honest, rotator cuffs. Snuggle up with two gigantic Dunkins and enjoy.

Emilia and Maria are joined by Chicago's own Hannah Stibbe! This one's for those of us with uteri. Plus, some info about Maria's neighbors. If it's not cozy, we don't want it. Folks-

Emilia and Maria are joined by multi-talented Chicago writer Zoë Brian!! Physical injuries run the gamut from a tiny burn to an NDE. And on the way, as always, we end up pondering death. Just keepin it light, folks!

Emilia and Maria are joined by the multi-talented, hilarious Ryan P.C. Trimble! It's chaos, it's non-stop bits, it's ART. Only one injury the whole episode but we cover a lotta ground on the way there. DM us your thoughts on the Jekyll & Hyde musical.

Emilia and Maria are joined by the hilarious and talented Naomi Caplan!! And Naomi brought RULES so listen up. Physical injuries include a toe papercut, a hand papercut, a bandage allergy, and an endoscopy. Also, the concept Maria is trying to remember is from the Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva.

Emilia and Maria are joined by their friends/performer power couple Maddi LeBlanc and Anthony Sanberg! Physical and emotional injuries include friendship fallouts, a grudgeful ankle, performance mishaps, and stained black slacks. Let the record show that Emilia was completely right about the phrase "time immemorial" and Maria only just now understood while posting this.

No guest this week! Except for Emilia and Maria, who are each other's respective guests. We're talking cat allergies, head bangs, and minor fight choreography injuries. Plus Maria makes a super fair comparison of TV sitcoms and the work of Wes Anderson which isn't at all out of pocket.

Emilia and Maria are joined by Chicago's own Jennie Bodenstein! Physical injuries include so many knee surgeries. Also features some forgetfulness about the Alamo, despite everything. Thanks, Jennie!

Emilia and Maria are joined by lovely special guest Krissy Newcomb!!! We're out here talking baseball, a near-death experience, comedy shows, and more baseball. Injuries include a kayak smoosh and a car wash slip. You get it. We <3 Kristina!!

Emilia and Maria are joined by special guest and bff Kasey Kennedy! Physical injuries include a fajita burn and an onstage stumble. Plus, Emilia sustains a brand new emotional injury in real time!!