Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Tim Kalpakis has switched from a standing desk to sitting desk and he gets the hype. Jackie is decorating her new office and has a fancy Herman Miller chair. The whole episode isn't about chairs though. It's also about tik tok, Jackie's cool new wearable tech ring, insomnia, Squid Game, Theta waves, happy endings at massage parlors and more! We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone! Products I U...

Writer and podcast host Doree Shafrir (Forever 35, Matt and Doree's Eggcellent Adventure) returns to the show to talk about her first memoir: Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer . We talk about writing the memoir versus writing her novel Startup , growing disillusioned with journalism, switching her career focus from journalism to podcasting, missing New York, motherh...

Dave Huntsberger is here, fresh from dealing with madness in the mountains! Sara Schaefer is also here and she just hosted a very tiny comedy night in her miniature comedy club. Once again I endeavor to figure out what kind of scat I'm finding around the studio and Daniel once nearly got in a fight over loogies. Chef Jeff is here with a JMOE that has the potential to make Sara rock back and forth....

Actor, writer, comic and podcast host Niccole Thurman (Jellystone, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, The Scroll Down) joins the show to talk about her escape to New York, where she feels happiest, impersonating a conservative, growing up biracial in Kansas and then Chicago, google habits, spicy takes, creating The Scroll Down, Canadian comedy and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or E...

International superstar and my real life friend Mary Lynn Rajskub makes her Thursday show debut and Dave Huntsberger is quick to point out that he is also my friend and yet I just glossed right over that. Daniel and I are hot to talk about LuLaRich—the documentary about MLM LuLaRoe—and we all share our own experiences with multi level marketing companies. Mary Lynn's neighbor rides a one wheel. Co...

Actor, author, podcast host June Diane Raphael (Grace & Frankie, How Did This Get Made?, The Deep Dive) joins the show to talk about paranormal smells, learning to feel at home in her body, hair, adolescence, allergies, her "inner shit-kicker," making time for female friendships, Filene's Basement and Strawberry and so much more. Plus Just Me Or Everyone! Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amaz...

Paul Rust and Michael Cassady are back! Michael's broken into a new home with a different camera angle. Paul has some stuff to say about the Spice Girls. Also we break down how to work your way up from lowly passenger to pilot in one transatlantic flight. Tony didn't have to go through the formal steps because he's famous. We also talk about commuter mugs, broken glass, my interview with Emily Ost...

Daniel has some harsh words for Texas and he won't back down. He also has harsh words for Alison who can barely hack attending preschool for three hours in the sun with Owen. Has Alison become even more accustomed to inactivity? A caller moved from California to Texas and feels it's a big mistake. Another caller is moving to Canada. Alison thinks all moves are a little traumatic and Daniel disagre...

Something is different about Tony and he wants us to guess. And guess we do! Ken Reid is here and he's stepped up his ear piece game. Robin Shorr makes her long awaited return from across the country where she's just crashed a wedding. I tell a really vague story and also once again I make everyone discuss whether I should move to Rhode Island. Plus Canadian desserts, voiceover, vengeance, humidit...

Emily Oster is an economics professor and author whose hugely popular books— Expecting Better , Cribsheet , and her latest, The Family Firm —help parents make better decisions by analyzing data. Expecting Better was recommended to me by friend of show Mary Katharine Ham when I was pregnant with Elliot and I've been a fan ever since. She's written numerous pieces during the pandemic about analyzing...

Things take a spicy turn when David Huntsberger gets upset over Alison forgetting which way Nevada is pronounced. Wendy Molyneux is here and despite people constantly mispronouncing her last name, she's yet to "pull a Dave." Also, she has cellophane legs. I've been giggling over farts in general, which is a sign of my continued evolution and self-actualization in that I am truly taking pleasure in...

Producer/drummer/podcaster Tony Thaxton, AKA "The Bad Boy of Podcasting," is back on my show as the main event when the scheduled guest needs to reschedule. Tony has been going through some stuff and I'd been hoping he would want to discuss it on the show. We do a Tony Wellness Check, discuss Kids Incorporated (recently featured on Tony's podcast Bizarre Albums), Tony's lack of dancing, pandemic a...

Does Dave Dameshek get paid to agree with Daniel instead of Alison? You would be forgiven for thinking so after this episode. Also, his wife won't add to his pint glass collection and he has questions. Meanwhile Alison and Daniel got in a fight over a flyswatter and more. Also, Alison made an egregious error in a meeting earlier and is embarrassed. Betsy Sodaro is here and she's not a fruit head....

John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory, Speechless, a million other things you've seen) joins the show to talk about his new podcast Household Faces with John Ross Bowie where he interviews fellow character actors. We also talk about whether he or Tony Thaxton is nicer, nearly getting punched by a student when he taught high school, his frustration with "Fred," parenting during the pandemic, improv game...

Josh Gondelman has joined us from three hours in the future and he didn't even fall asleep while waiting for the show to start. Probably from all the cocaine he famously snorts. Caissie St. Onge is here as well and she would like to cede her time to Josh and this whole drug situation. Jeff Fox is filling in for Tony and he's fresh from the salt flats where he saw a car go 475 mph. Daniel has a CVS...

Writer, mother and host of Wife of the Party , LeeAnn Kreischer has always struck me as very wise and self-actualized. Turns out she really is! We talk about her incredibly challenging childhood, her desire to be happy, growing up with a borderline mother, meeting her husband Bert Kreischer, a little something called "Bert Mode," the effect of Bert's success on her marriage, realizing she preferre...

Helen Hong is here and she hates beans but loves her infant nephew despite his exhausting helplessness. Jackie Johnson is here and she needs advice on how to handle tomato theft. Daniel has a creative solution which leads to me wondering if Italian people really pronounce "sauce" the way Daniel insists they do. Plus Tony Thaxton's toes are occasionally going commando and I am cheating on my eye ex...

It's been too long since football analyst, writer and radio personality Dave Dameshek (NFL Network, Extra Points Network, Daves of Thunder) has graced us with a visit! We talked about getting older, surgery, the Thaxman and Q Monster, how sports help pass time, going back to school in the fall, fruits, team names, phrases and language, donuts, kids and more. We also took your questions and did a r...

Vince Mancini (Uproxx, Pod Yourself a Gun) and Matt Lieb (Good Mythical Morning, Pod Yourself a Gun) joined Tony, Daniel and me for an impromptu lizard funeral, a potentially disturbing discussion of a violent Sopranos scene (I am trying to figure out why it unsettled me so much), a deep dive into what it means to accuse someone of growing up in a barn and so much more. Plus Vince's Fresno pool od...

Comic, writer, podcast host and artist Jamie Loftus (My Year in Mensa, Lolita Podcast, Aack Cast, Bechdel Cast) joins us to talk about how stunt journalism led to finding her niche as a podcaster, the decision to switch from writing about her experience as a "dumb slut" who infiltrated Mensa to releasing it as a show, making the Lolita Podcast during the pandemic, wanting to do something lighter f...

Caissie St. Onge and Danny Jolles are here to talk about old soups, false eyelashes, the way Tony is steamed at me and vice versa, my recent Covid scare, fading tattoos, non-food motivated dogs, and drinking water and the way too much of it can kill you. We also discuss Caissie's viral prognostication regarding Ben Affleck and JLo! And dating habits! Plus a round of Just Me Or Everyone! Products I...

Daniel and I may have been exposed and I am freaking out a bit but Daniel is tempering my freakout. Still, I take a rapid test on air. Also we take your calls, Daniel does an installment of Daniel's Kewl Beanz and Elliot makes a couple appearances. Plus drinking water and breaking up with a therapist. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http:/...

Wendy Molyneux, Dave Huntsberger, Daniel Quantz and Tony Thaxton guest on this very special double snack chat episode! We're tasting Dave's homemade kombucha AND we're trying to guess the ingredients in Buttermilk Haystacks. Winner gets a special prize from Wendy's purse. Also, are there instances of animals being cruel to one another or is that just a human thing? Plus we discuss Dave's rodeo pas...

Comic, writer, actor and father Chris Gethard (Beautiful/Anonymous, Career Suicide) joins the show. We talk about his move to New Jersey, his secret bromance with Tony, fatherhood, the arc of his unconventional talk show The Chris Gethard Show which started as a live UCB show, went to public access and then cable, depression, almost needing to go to a mental hospital during the pandemic, confronti...

Jenna Kim Jones and #AL are here and Jenna is due in 3.5 weeks! Jeff Fox is here, but disguised, and he's still riding high from his labor intensive but successful court victory. Daniel is fresh from the eye doctor and they put plugs in his tear ducts. It makes me want to barf. Tony relates to Daniel's duct struggle. Also, we do a drop-off with Betsy Sodaro and Greg Heller drops. I want to know if...