Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Our second week of having a dumpster and we're going down memory lane. Plus Daniel explains his whole situation.   Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack:  http://alisonrosen.substack.com Podcast Palz Product Picks:  https://www.amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen/list/2CS1QRYTRP6ER?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfalisonrosen_0K0AJF...

Okay so I think this is technically the 1503rd episode but in honor of this milestone, we're pulling together a special crew to catch up, reminisce and listen to some memorable musical moments from the past many years. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack:  http://...

In honor of 1500 episodes of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, pal of the show Jordan Morris interviews me!   Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack:  http://alisonrosen.substack.com Podcast Palz Product Picks:  https://www.amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen/list/2CS1QRYTRP6ER?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfalisonrosen_0K0AJFY...

Big news you guys, we've ordered a dumpster. Steven Ray Morris has joined us to chat about this momentous turn of events. We also chat about his back surgery, a memorial wall, whether I've had a good run, talking to scientists, Steven being into fragrance, my Venus flytraps which aren't carrying their weight, the animatronics currently in our living room and more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY...

Cole Brauer is the first woman to sail solo around the world. She recounts the experience in her book First Light. We discussed the challenges she faced during her 130 day voyage, her routine on the boat, how autopilot works, how sailing works and what it feels like, reality TV, her medical team, administering her own IV, learning how to fight, professionalism and so much more including foiling. P...

Avery McKinney is here to talk about the odd timing of this booking considering he is a producer on The Film Vault and now we're remembering Bald Bryan. We also chat about Tony's midnight show in Chicago, "two screen friendly" programming, stunning gorgina routines, sailboat foiling, being a recovering scaredy cat, Daniel and my yard sale and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY, podcas...

Bryan Bishop, aka Bald Bryan, sadly passed away on the evening of Sept 18. We are revisiting his first appearance on the show after some words from Alison at the top. Original description: Bald Bryan Bishop , Alison's cohost on  The Adam Carolla Show  stopped by this episode of  Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend  to chat about petty grievances that are ultimately motivating, not wanting to be T...

Mark McConville is here and he's happily married despite a huge misunderstandin g. Tony just played the Warped Tour in Mexico City and he took three showers during one panic attack. I'm reviewing beans now and also I need to know what kind of food storage containers everyone is using. Plus naming all the Von Trapp children, Venus Flytraps, Daniel's insane spaghetti analogy and more. Plus we did a...

Writer, actor and director Dani Fernandez joins the show to talk about her time in Orange Country versus Texas, mental health, psychics, her horror short In The Static, being bullied, depression, sexuality, chronic illness, her relationship with her parents, romantic relationships and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch her...

Renee Colvert joins us and she's searching for her THING and it involves fifty or so non-consecutive Babysitters Club books. Also Bluey. Tony Thaxton just celebrated a birthday and we're making Daniel come up with some new baby names. He does not disappoint. Plus downtown Burbank, music theory, JMOE, HGFY our new words segment and the return of Podcast Pals Product Picks! Get yourself some new ARI...

In 2002, I was assigned a story for Seventeen Magazine about the popularity of the Christian rock scene. They sent me to New Hampshire to attend the Inside Out Soul Festival. The photographer assigned to the story was a young woman named Elizabeth Lippman. Along with her photography assistant, we drove from NYC to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire for a very intense few days where we interviewed a to...

Cole Imperi joins Tony, Daniel and me to address the lack of hummingbirds quaffing at our feeder. We also discuss the era where everyone wanted to be a marine biologist, tracking hobbies, superstitions, DIY perfume hacks, Owen's profane joke, Shakey's, her moving saga, dog communication buttons, canning, Sniff Chat and more! Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself...

Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Lemonada Media, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss ) is back with an excellent, heavily researched book about how to deal with the opiate crisis. It's called Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis and expands upon the work she put into the first season of her podcast of the same name, inspire...

Emily Fleming is here and she has some personal news! Also we discuss alligator pears, Emily's new hair and how it relates to dogs, the "no gifts please" policy plus general party etiquette, Emily's teeth, voiceovers, Sniff Chat, bedbug-sniffing dogs and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://alison-rosen-shop....

Comic, podcaster, and writer Ophira Eisenberg stops by the show to talk about her new special, I Used To Be Nicer, having bad luck, parenting later in life, growing up the youngest of six in Calgary, dancing at the olympics, family estrangement, hosting a jazz show in college, fashion and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch...

Is Whitney from The Hills really inviting me somewhere or is this some kind of scam? Jackie Kashian joins Daniel, Tony and me to discuss. Plus, we might be living in Watership Down, drama between comedy club owners, cancelled comedians, Jackie's living situation, the harridan on the phone, pencil sharpeners and more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Learn more about BED...

Journalist, cookbook author and  This Is Taste host Matt Rodbard joins the show to talk about making the switch from music and culture journalist to food reporter. Matt and I knew each other as magazine journalists in New York years ago and I am curious about his path. We also talk about Moonlighting, he offers some restaurant recommendations, makes the case for farmer's markets and we talk a litt...

When exactly are the dog days of summer? There is an actual answer and we get to the bottom of it with Lizzy Cooperman. Also apparently Daniel likes 85% of me. Thank you? I make everyone indulge my midlife crisis and I share Owen's new sign off. Plus Lizzy's dating quandary, food talk and we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here :  https://al...

Comic, actor, improviser, host and writer Greg Proops is back to discuss his latest album Kidding. But Still. We also discuss the mechanics of a completely improvised album, the first time we met on the set of his game show Vs., pitching shows, a romantic cave in Jamaica filled with bats, Thailand, when I interviewed Kiss, Jackie Collins, Jennette McCurdy, fashion and so much more. Plus we did a r...

Jonah Ray is here on his birthday, no less! We discuss celebratory Deadline announcements, Jonah quitting and unquitting standup comedy, his new weekly show, the most extravagant lie Daniel ever told, hot snake girls, parents coming clean years later, the weird man Tony encountered in the airport bathroom and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and Podcast Pals Product Picks . Get your...

Screenwriter, producer, journalist and novelist Amy Ephron is here to talk about the inspiration for her latest novel Unseasonably Cold , growing up the youngest of four famous sisters (Nora, Delia, Hallie) in a family of famous writers, period writing, her time as a Hollywood exec, secrets, whether she considers herself prolific, "Charisma White," and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HG...

Jackie Johnson is here after facing some serious criticism about her choice of top. I share a story about something that happened with Owen this morning and also I'm sitting in a different seat and it's awful. Tony catches us up on the Jimmy Eat World shows he did and playing the Warped Tour. Also Jackie has to scoop her doodie. Plus so much more including JMOE, HGFY and our new favorite words seg...

This week we're re-visiting this episode with Christina Pazsitsky. Original description: Christina Pazsitsky, comedian and cohost of the podcast  Your Mom's House  (which she records with her husband Tom Segura) stopped by this episode of  Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend  to talk about growing up in the Valley, the answer to the question "Who's your daddy?", appearing on  Road Rules , getting...

Rob Schulte is here to discuss his upcoming book, Reality TV Is the Devil (And Don't You Forget It) but before we get into the rich history, I need to poll the group for some engrossing page-turners. I'm tired of books that are impenetrable. I want a book that reads itself to me! We also discuss scents, Dracula, Bravo, unique issues that crop up while writing an oral history of Vanderpump Rules, l...

Actor, writer, director and comic Edy Modica (Jury Duty) joins the show to talk about her new special, I'm Just Like You (And It Sucks), the truth behind her twisted on camera presence, her boyfriend's boundaries, growing up an only child, Jury Duty, playing starring in Phantom in high school, cutting her grandmother's hair, UCB, therapy and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our...