Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison's baby shower leads to a small identity crisis, Al's telling us the holidays are a popular time for breakups and Jordan Morris 's maternal grandfather was named Pinuel Gatewood. Plus divorce stories, Thurl Ravenscroft , a discussion of Uber vs. Lyft, French fry bars, fro-yo, gag gifts, elf sexuality, What Does #Al Know?, a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog named Sanford. Che...

Reductress is a hugely popular fake women's magazine satire site. Its founders Beth Newell and Sarah Pappalardo stop by the show to talk about their new book, How to Win at Feminism: The Definitive Guide to Having it All—And Then Some! , how they each got their start in comedy, the specifics of running the site, the  Mouth Time! with Reductress podcast, Beth giving birth in a Honda, Sarah's coming...

Alison thought she had a great weekend full of tree decorating and movie watching until she looked at Instagram and saw all the holiday galas she wasn't invited to. Sean Jordan's from South Dakota where fights sometimes break out. Also he has a thing about extended chewing. Jenna's explaining why Janae keeps a giant mailbox inside the house during the holidays and we're all debating the merits of...

Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. Bruce Heischober stop by to talk about their new podcast Weekly Infusion , the challenges of being a doctor in the public eye, working with Adam , how each doctor handles pressure, why the medical community is out of touch, the parameters of defending yourself on social media, the controversy Drew encountered regarding speaking about Hillary Clinton's healthcare (and the ti...

Greg wants to say hi to everyone. Alison still can't hear the different between "Don" and "Dawn" but has some science in the form of something called the "cot-caught merger" as backup. Bees are dying inside figs , Alison just realized what "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is truly about and special guest Andy Rosen  ( Totally Married, TBASH ) watched his wife give birth in their Volvo. Plus a spe...

Greg Fitzsimmons is back to talk about what he and Alison are on the verge of, friendship fears, codependent debates, the best Thanksgiving ever, politics, Trump's Twitter behavior, Short Term 12 , Greg's Rogaine commercial 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...

When did Friendsgiving become its own standalone holiday? We're not okay with this. Also, Daniel's learned some tough coffee lessons, Jenna and Samantha went to NYC, Al did something "24 by 7," Jeff went to a vegetarian Thanksgiving and Alison had a pie freakout based on erroneous pie math. Plus, P.E. games we don't miss, sexy compression socks , political correctness, how often to wash sheets, Al...

Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi ( Throwing Shade ) return to the show to talk politics, conversations with Trump supporters, the dead dog Erin found in a bush, Bryan getting hit by a pigeon, gay party animals, Erin's engagement, the Throwing Shade television show (premiering in January on TV Land), smoking, Ghostbusters 2 , headboards and who knows whom better (we took a quiz!). Plus we did a round of...

Alison and Daniel saw pictures of "crowning" and Alison might be more traumatized than Daniel. Meanwhile Daniel's finding tons of what might be his own hair in the drain, David Huntsberger has questions and Jenna's saying recovery is worse than anyone tells you. Plus, are meat sweats a real thing? Also we did a round of What Does Al Know, Yes Please or Oh Puhleeze, Just Me Or Everyone, Snack Chat...

Jim Norton and Sam Roberts stop by to talk about their new Sirius 206/XM 103 show, Nancy Grace's famed walkout , who knows whom better (we even took a quiz), their "flaws" as performers, Sam ranking quite a bit lower on the pervert scale than Jim, Anthony Cumia, Opie, Sam vs. Kevin Pollack, Jim vs. D.L. Hughley and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did a round of Just Me O...

Special guest Jordan Morris is taking stock of the behaviors he's going to have to give up if he's going to one day cohabitate. Alison's clarifying her door-open position from last week and worrying about premature labor. Al's blasting 90s rock and eating sausage. And what's the right term for a bunch of elves? Plus a piglet update , video game and TV chat, What Does #AL Know?, Just Me Or Everyone...

My Favorite Murder hosts Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff stop by to talk about birthday doppelgangers, adult time/grownup time, their favorite kinds of murderers, their real crime origin stories, how they met, book series they enjoyed growing up, JT Leroy , Stephen King , VC Andrews , how they work best together, Georgia's need to always be busy, breakfast baked potatoes, tap dancing and so...

Daniel favors a closed-door bathroom policy. Alison and Jenna aren't necessarily on board and special guest Dave Huntsberger wonders if bathroom privacy preference splits along gender lines. Meanwhile Jeff's astrally projecting, Dave's dreaming of airports, Al's watching "What About You?" and Alison's thisclose to breaking up with her nutritionist. Plus a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adopta...

Janet Varney ( The JV Club, Stan Against Evil ) stops by to talk about playing a badass sheriff in the new IFC show Stan Against Evil , wanting to do her own stunts, her neck bandaid, how she felt when she heard show creator Dana Gould was writing the role expressly for her, managing stress and anxiety, her experience at Huffington Post Live, grief, darkness, shooting on location, runaway pillowca...

What happened to Alison's brand new pajamas that she was super excited about? Did we get a lot of hate mail regarding last week's comments about chiropractors? Did anyone else throw tortillas at their high school graduation? Plus special guest Ali Segel, updated Halloween feelings, old movies, British TV shows, vacation Daniel's hair regimen, snacks from Japan, an adoptable dog named Jared and a r...

Shane Dawson is back to talk about masturbating too frequently, body image, artificial sweetener, the Mandela Effect, ranch facials, what works on YouTube, changing his image, relationships, attraction, depression, book tours, not wanting to die, Halo Top, Postmates 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://pa...

On this spooky Halloween episode, we discuss Alison's new habit of accidentally offending people, bad chiropractor stories, Jensen Karp's thick skin regarding comments, #AL's feelings about "Halloween buffoonery," #SnackChat involving treats from Minnesota, a round of Just Me Or Everyone and an adoptable dog named Mason.

Greg Fitzsimmons is back and I always have the best time talking with him. This time we talked about branding, whether we're too needy, being Zach Galifianakis versus Dane Cook, anal sex, breastfeeding, names, Greg's ideas for things I should auction off, high highs and low lows, Trancendental Meditation and anxiety, politics in comedy, a news story about Amy Schumer, the problem with Venice, conf...

You may be under the impression we put the "how do you pronounce croissant" debate to bed. You're wrong! Plus Alison visits a nutritionist, Jensen Karp gets stuck on the Jurassic Park ride and Jenna reads a journal entry from when she was a young cheerleader. Plus Daniel's impression of a ventriloquist, Frasier, more Blue Man Group talk, Broadchurch, a rant on Pico de Gallo, #SnackChat involving t...

Comedian, writer and documentarian Jeannette Rizzi stops by the show to talk about the inspiration behind Blindsided, the one-woman-show she's performing for one night only Oct 20 at the Hollywood Improv. The show involves the suicides of two of Jeannette's classmates when she was a teen (one of whom was her best friend) and Jeannette's subsequent struggles with feeling suicidal herself—but she pr...

Someone was involved in a hit-and-run many, many years ago. Alison's obsessed with Cirque du Soleil and also had a somewhat mortifying experience at the OBGYN. Jenna's mom's dream is for her children to gather 'round and enjoy cracking nuts without making a bunch of jokes. Plus Al's miscalculation involving the Blue Man Group, What Does Al Know, acorns and kumquats, #SnackChat straight from Israel...

Kulap Vilaysack (Who Charted?, Bajillion Dollar Properties) returns to the show to talk about her memorable Podfest entrance (and feeling comfortable taking up space), projecting confidence, the status of the Origin Story documentary, creating and helming Bajillion Dollar Properties, losing her beloved Rocky, grief, babies, secrets and so much more. We also took your questions over Twitter and did...

Special guest Ali Segel joins us again (Greg is out shooting a pilot) for an episode where we discuss Ali's take on Shake Shack and her preference for fancy burgers, online dating apps that Alison wants to join even though she's married and pregnant, a #SnackChat involving popular treats from Corpus Christi, Texas, more details on Daniel's bleach drinking or-was-it incident, TV Talk, basement chat...

Jason and Randy Sklar return to the show for a spirited discussion of parenthood, Colin Kaepernick and the role of political commentary in sports, whether sports in general are behind the times, raising a son versus raising a daughter, live tweeting the AVN Awards, how to tell Jason and Randy apart on audio, having sex with Wendy, fist fighting in a cab, recent and upcoming projects and so much mo...

Special guest Ali Segel joins us on this episode where we recap our fun day at Podfest and discuss a 6-day-old piglet that Alison fell in love with and wants to protect from assholes at The Grove, weirdness at frozen yogurt shops, Al's experience with hot eats and cool treats, Jenna's infamous free Chipotle streak, Ali's battles with agoraphobia, corn stealing, corn mazes, compliments and insults...