Alison Rosen

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

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A twice weekly podcast hosted by award-winning interviewer and everyone's new best friend Alison Rosen. Mondays are one-on-ones featuring surprisingly honest conversations that are equal parts silly, serious and revelatory. Thursdays are roundtable group shows. You will laugh, think, and feel less alone. (Unless you don't feel alone at all in which case, congrats! You've done it!) Support the show on Patreon. Sign up for a year and get two months free. Patreon.com/alisonrosen

Author

Alison Rosen

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

alisonrosen.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Mike Mitchell 10.09.2017

Mike Mitchell (Doughboys , LOVE , Birthday Boys , Parks and Recreation ) stops by the show to talk about the ways he's similar to and different from the complicated man-child he plays on Netflix's LOVE, growing up in Quincy, Massachusetts, starting out at UCB, apologizing for everything, getting into trouble and being sent to private school, his relationship with his father, finding out his father...

Alison's Funway, Daniel's TV Ghost, Sassy Dog Shirts 07.09.2017

Alison can't remember what Chuck E. Cheese type places are called. Arcades? That doesn't sound right. Daniel's edgy again. Special guest Jason Horton is also edgy but in a different way. Plus he once auditioned for the Sham Wow guy. Renee's collecting looks for her zed card. Plus the pedi ped pod, an update from Jenna and #AL, the merits and trendiness of sleep training, how to get verified on Ins...

Larry Miller Returns 04.09.2017

Larry Miller ( Pretty Woman , Best in Show , Seinfeld , Larry Miller Show ) stops by to talk about punctuality, marines, empty nest syndrome, getting hit in the face with books , his accident (he hit his head and was put in a medically induced coma), his pettiest pet peeves, show business, Casablanca , The Manchurian Candidate , podcasts, God and so much more. We also took your questions over Twit...

Alison's Lizard Cowbells, Daniel's Music Career, Jordan's Identity Crisis 31.08.2017

Daniel's a man of many alter egos. Jordan's adjusting to life now that @midnight has ended. Alison did the new mom equivalent of getting drunk and making a bunch of booty calls. Also Jordan may have been wrong about lizards. Renee and Jeff are on different sides of the shrimp chip divide. Plus the truth about billboards, an update from Jenna and #AL, the Westminster Fart Show, #SnackChat, Itunes C...

Rider Strong 28.08.2017

Rider Strong ( Boy Meets World , Cabin Fever ) stops by to talk about guest judging the storytelling competition where he and Alison met and their differences of opinion, his decision to focus on working behind the camera, directing episodes of Girl Meets World with his brother Shiloh, the logistics and challenges of directing as a team , directing and producing short films, his school experiences...

Alison's Crisis of Aesthetics, Demi's Bro Guy Therapist, A Plague of Dildos 24.08.2017

A popular new t-shirt and the way Daniel's "baggadicks" pins are selling out is causing Alison to question her branding. Should she be the female Joe Rogan? Demi's not sure about his overly fraternal shrink. Renee went to work with a spoon in her pocket. Plus embarrassing auditions, an update from Jenna and #AL, that golf cart lyfe, Val Kilmer, iTunes comments of the week good and bad, a round of...

Laura London 21.08.2017

 Dog trainer and Animal Planet star Laura London ( Rescue Dog to Super Dog ) stops by to answer your dog questions and talk about how she was selected to cohost Rescue Dog to Super Dog.  We also discuss working with shelters, letting dogs sleep in your bed, asking her father for his blessing when she switched careers, reading dog energy and whether that translates to being able to read human energ...

Alison's Bathtub Problem, Wendy's New Mattress Company, John Henson's Matinee Sex 17.08.2017

Alison had a biohazard situation in the bathtub . Wendy Molyneux is back with a genius idea for a company. John Henson has returned from an epic working summer. Both Wendy and John share embarrassing stories of young performances. Alison has questions about real estate. Plus a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog named Gatsby. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen  ...

Esther Povitsky Returns! 14.08.2017

Esther Povitsky ( Crazy Ex-Girlfriend , Last Comic Standing, Difficult People ) stops by to talk about her upcoming show Alone Together, the reality of having your own show versus the fantasy, working on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, her new podcast Glowing Up , becoming recently obsessed with "girly things," the phase of her childhood where she told people she was a dog named Jacob, relationships, meeting...

Alison's Door Weirdness, Jordan Morris's Hand Cramps, Butt Lizards 10.08.2017

Alison and Daniel are frustrated, Jordan's hands are cramping from video games, Jeff loved his ergonomic chair , Renee GOT A DOG, Jordan explains some of the weirder corners of the internet, Al and Jenna have snakes and an unusual birthday song, Alison and Daniel put in a backup offer on a house, Alison's still trying to appear normal in her voiceover class, Jordan's fed up with NYC transplants an...

Dustin Marshall 07.08.2017

Dustin Marshall, founder of Feral Audio (My Favorite Murder, Doughboys, Duncan Trussell Family Hour) stops by the show to talk about the future of podcasting, growing his network from the ground up to become one of the biggest networks in the world, how podcast listeners are ruining "the podcast revolution," being an anarcho-socialist, depression, talking openly about mental illness and his experi...

Alison's Appletinis, Demi's Anxiety, Explaining Law & Order: SVU 03.08.2017

You know when you worry you've offended someone but you probably haven't and then you overcompensate which only makes you seem intense and weird? We discuss and recount and relive on this episode. Recent Monday guest Demi Adejuyigbe is here and by the time you listen he will have had his first therapy appointment. We find out more about Renee's crazy backstory and talk about golf, Law & Order: SVU...

Chris Franjola 31.07.2017

Chris Franjola (Chelsea Lately) stops by to talk about his former life as an electrician, reality TV, hot tub parties with agents, eating in public, bartending, Gal Gadot, junkets, writing for TV, comedy and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF...

Alison's Awkward Joke, Wendy Molyneux's College Heist, Japanese Game Shows 27.07.2017

Alison feels weird and off-kilter. David's getting ready to head to Scotland and needs a montage. Special guest Wendy Molyneux is still upset with Alison over something that happened in college. Plus Japanese game shows, updates from Jenna and Al, anxiety, crabs, Alison's needle-scratch moment in voiceover class, soup, the fart machine, a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog named Hon...

Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi Are Back! 24.07.2017

Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi ( Throwing Shade ) return to talk about recently moving their podcast from the Maximum Fun network to Earwolf, the juicy behind-the-scenes story of their tour doc (it was shot by Erin's ex-husband) , spa etiquette, the Brawny guy , lumbersexuals, active vacations and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/ali...

Dating Styles, Book Lice, Artisanal Light Bulbs 20.07.2017

Some confusion about energy and electricity leads to David Huntsberger's lightbulb revelation. Plus everyone's dating styles, a possibly insulting metaphor involving dogs and coyotes, Renee Colvert's screen grab embarrassment, talk of hair shafts, Daniel's blueberry enthusiasm , the Quantz Method, the bugs in Alison's dryer, messages from Jenna and #AL and so much more. We also did a round of Just...

Demi Adejuyigbe 17.07.2017

Demi Adejuyigbe ( The Good Place, Gilmore Guys , The New Yorker) stops by the show to talk about having achieved so much at such a young age, his new secret job, anxiety, otherness, whether Gilmore Guys played a role in the Gilmore Girls returning, his fun first name, meeting his girlfriend on Twitter, going viral and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just M...

Alison's Meltdown, Daniel's Rage, Cemetery Bunnies 13.07.2017

Alison had a long protracted meltdown and Daniel got REAL and Renee and David and Jeff were their usual hilarious lovable selves. Also hustling, messages from Jenna and Al, Renee's spot-on fruit metaphors , cherry season, searching for validation, David's old-timey Instagram story voice, a round of Just Me Or Everyone, an adoptable dog named Lois and so much more. Check us out on Patreon: http://p...

Jennifer Romolini 10.07.2017

Badass media boss Jennifer Romolini (Chief Content Officer of Shondaland.com , former HelloGiggles editor-in-chief/VP of Content, former Yahoo EIC/Editorial Director) stops by the show to talk about Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups & Failures, rising up the ranks at Yahoo, working with Alison at Time Out New York as the Chill Out editor (but being "the least chill p...

Understudies, Talk Therapy, Eight Cans of Spam 06.07.2017

What's the different between an understudy and a standby? Alison went to Book of Mormon ALONE and wants to know. Also, her therapist paid her a huge compliment that Daniel points out isn't really a compliment and she had a weird encounter at the grocery store. Plus crafts versus art, turtle food , Hobby Lobby, some sad words at the top, messages from Jenna and #AL, a round of Just Me Or Everyone a...

Harley Morenstein 03.07.2017

Harley Morenstein ( Epic Meal Time ) stops by the show to talk about creating the number one online cooking show, having over seven millions subscribers, feeling conspicuous,  clickbait, "YouTube voice," his childhood in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, his initial forays online, Alison's terrible first screen name, whether Amir has changed, his relationship with former Epic Meal Timers, Epic Meal Empire , Mu...

Alison's High Five Hate, Renee's Puppetry, Giving a Horse a Nerd 29.06.2017

Alison isn't the high fiving kind, Renee dabbles in puppetry, David tried to time a fart and it went horribly, Jeff got the dogs barking, Daniel has secrets, David doesn't like to be surprised by musicals, Renee doesn't like to be surprised by churros, Alison might still be trapped in her new therapist's courtyard building and so much more. Plus an audio message from Jenna and #AL, horses and cand...

Caissie St. Onge 26.06.2017

Comedy writer Caissie St. Onge stops by to talk about working with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live , writing for Joan Rivers , getting her start as David Letterman's assistant, working with Rosie O'Donnell, Best Week Ever , celebs who've flipped out, going "soft viral," the advice she gives to people wanting to become comedy writers, balancing work and family, Oprah , sensory deprivation tan...

Jenna and Al's Farewell Show, Alison's Fart Crutch, Otters Who Bring It 22.06.2017

You guys, this is Jenna and Al's last show before they move to Atlanta! Also, David Huntsberger is back and has some harsh words for Pocatello, Idaho. Plus Alison realizes she has a bad attitude, Daniel has to give someone the finger, river otters, a Korean chest, iTunes comments, tears, some surprises for Jenna and Al from friends of the show, Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog named Burt ....

Greg Fitzsimmons #8 19.06.2017

Greg is back to talk about whether he should have told his wife about his history with a woman they ran into, writing on Crashing and his living situation in New York, the launch date for Loinfruit, being an "alpha" and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.   Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF LOGO pin!  and the HGFY...

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