Alone At Lunch

This week we are joined by Dewey Lovett! Dewey Lovett is the author of the hilarious novel, Drinksgiving , which debuted October 15, 2024! She’s a comedian around LA and New York, and sometimes in between. As a comedian, she’s known for her combination of a sweet voice and dark humor. In 2022, Dewey published the short story collection, Scary Stories (But Not Too Scary) . More of her funny writing...

This week we are joined by Sean Flanagan! Sean is a stand up comedian who makes crowds laugh with his wry take on coming out late in life, being a gay military spouse, and a fish out of water at home and abroad. He helped open Tokyo Comedy Bar and was a regular headliner there and at US military bases around the country. Sean is also a winner of the nationwide Best Medicine Brigade's standup compe...

This week we are joined by Amy Cakes! Amy Cakes (she/they) is a multi-disciplinary creative and producer who has worked primarily in fashion, hospitality, and experiential events. Amy lives in New York City with two cats, Gazpacho & Ceviche. Make sure to check her out ! In this episode, we discuss growing up between California, New Mexico, and Germany, having funky parents, appreciating nature, pa...

This week we are joined by Kaycee Conlee! Kaycee Conlee is a standup comedian, actor, and writer described as “refreshingly authentic, hilariously relatable, and brilliantly witty.” Kaycee has worked on “The Tonight Show” and “Ellen” and brings a dynamic stage presence and infectious energy. She has a natural charisma that draws audiences in and her unique blend of observational humor and personal...

This week we are joined by Micky Shiloah! Micky Shiloah is an actor and creator best known for his social media series Anthony & Diane (which has helped him grow his following to over 160K across platforms) and his musical-comedy song "I'm Gay" . No stranger to the live stage, he's performed in venues ranging from Off-Broadway to Radio City Music Hall. In Los Angeles he's performed in productions...

This week we are joined by Justin Herman! Justin Herman is a stand up comic who's performed at clubs, theaters and s**thole dive bars (why did he put that one last?) all over the world. He's performed at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the 2018 Melbourne Comedy Festival and he's been seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers, TruTV, Travel Channel, Discovery ID and SiriusXM. Justin has also directed...

This week we are joined by Jean Meltzer! Jean has the unique distinction of being the world’s only Emmy-award winning, chronically-ill and disabled, rabbinical-school drop-out. She is the author of the internationally bestselling book The Matzah Ball , Mr. Perfect on Paper , and Kissing Kosher , and the recipient of several writing honors including Amazon Best Romance, Apple Best Book of October,...

This week we are joined by Helen Laser! Helen is an Audie Award Finalist and multiple Audiofile Earphones Award winner. Her commercials have aired on TV, radio, and online/social media, including commercials for Tide, Advil, Annie's Homegrown, Dunkin Donuts, IHOP, and many more! Helen narrates for Audible Studios, Penguin Random House, Hachette, Simon and Schuster, Deyan, Podium, Tantor, Harper, M...

This week we are joined by Tagan Shepard! Tagan Shepard (she/her) is the author of eleven books of sapphic fiction, including the 2019 Goldie winner Bird on a Wire . When not writing about extraordinary women loving other extraordinary women, she can be found playing video games, renovating the fixer-upper house her wife convinced her to buy, or sitting in DC metro traffic. She lives in Northern V...

This week we are joined by Peng Shepherd! Peng Shepherd is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of All This and More , The Cartographers , and The Book of M . Her novels have been acclaimed as a “Best Book of the Year” by the Washington Post, a “Best Book of the Summer” by the Today Show and NPR, and featured in the New York Times, the LA Times, and on Good Morning America, as well as...

This week we are joined by Ryan Erwin! Ryan Erwin is a comedian who travels the country performing for colleges, corporate events, cruises and comedy clubs. He has been featured on DryBar Comedy with his first special ( Vertical Claps ) debuting in 2019 and his second special (The Shape of Wear) was released in April 2024. Make sure to check him out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in Utah...

This week we are joined by Natalie Naudus! “A fave among audiobook listeners” (Buzzfeed), Natalie Naudus is one of the most beloved audiobook narrators working today. She has won an Audie award and nine Earphones awards, and maintains a robust social media following. She lives with her family on a mountain in Virginia. Gay the Pray Away is her debut novel. In this episode, we discuss growing up in...

This week we are joined by James L. Sutter! James L. Sutter is a cocreator of the bestselling Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games. He's the author of the queer young adult romance novels Darkhearts and The Ghost of Us , as well as the fantasy novels Death's Heretic and Th e Redemption Engine . His short stories have appeared in Nightmare, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , the #...

This week we are joined by Betty Corrello! Betty Corrello is a writer, comedian, and proud Philadelphian. She is the author of Summertime Punchline (2024) and 32 Days in May ( Spring 2025). Despite her hardened exterior, Betty is biologically 95% marshmallow. Her greatest passion is writing stories where opposites attract, but love is chosen. When she’s not writing, she can be found fretting about...

This week we are joined by Annabel Monaghan! Annabel Monaghan is the national bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Her latest novel, Summer Romance, topped the lists of Publishers Weekly, USA Today, Washington Post, & Amazon Editors. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss being raised by a single mother, starting to...

This week we are joined by Gab Saper. Gab Saper is a personal stylist whose focus is to empower you to embrace your body through style and have a f*cking blast doing it. Working with Gab is not about keeping up with trends or what you “should be” wearing – it's about guiding you to the next evolution of your style. When your work together is done, your wardrobe will enable you to look and feel lik...

This Week we are joined by Meg Shaffer! Meg Shaffer is the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, a Book-of-the-Month finalist for Book of the Year, a #1 Barnes & Noble bestseller, and a Reader’s Digest Best Book of the Year. She holds an MFA in TV and Screenwriting from Stephens College. Her second novel, the fantasy The Lost Story, will be...

This week we are joined by Julia Whelan! Dubbed "The Adele of Audiobooks" by The New Yorker, Julia Whelan is an author, screenwriter, lifelong actor, and acclaimed audiobook narrator of over 600 titles. Her performance of her own debut novel, the international bestseller My Oxford Year, garnered a Society of Voice Arts award. Her 2022 novel, Thank You For Listening, was a Best-of-the-Year pick at...

This week we are joined by Will Purpura! Will Purpura is a comedian based in New York, NY. Will has a high-energy positive act that's fun for everyone. Will has been featured in the Westside Comedy Festival (LA) the North Carolina Comedy Festival (Greensboro), West End Comedy Festival (Atlanta) and Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin TX). In 2023, Will placed First in the A-List Comedy Competition...

This Week we are joined by Claire Alexander! Claire is a standup comedian who can be seen performing regularly at comedy clubs QED and The Tiny Cupboard Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, at her weekly comedy show “Drule” at Fette Sau in Williamsburg, as well as at other clubs and independent shows all over New York City city. Claire is also a headline contributor for Reductress , a staff writer for...

This Week we are joined by Sara Kunz! Sara is 2x Discovery Channel Primitive Survivalist, Therapist in training, and Speaker extraordinaire. Sara is also the creator and performer of 3 solo shows blending standup comedy and circus stunts, performing in over 20 countries, 6 languages, and she even won some awards along the way! Now Sara helps individuals transform obstacles into adventures to recon...

This week we are joined by Annie Russell! Annie Russell is a comedian and editor, currently working as a senior producer at Storycorps, where her work can be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is an experienced public radio editor, reporter and producer. She’s worked on a variety of short and long term projects, comedy podcasts, news stories and audio work. She was previously an editor at NPR aff...

his week is all about getting to know hosts Carly Montag and Emily Walsh. Do you think you know us? Guess again! In this episode, we play some rounds of “ We’re Not Really Strangers ” and discuss whether we’re morning or night people, our feelings about plants, our celebrity crushes, compliments we’ve gotten, advice we could give, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about wheth...

This week we are joined by Dan Frank! Dan Frank is a standup comedian who has been featured at the Tiny Cupboard Penthouse Festival, GEM Fest, PN & Friends, and toured for the musical/comedy act Queer MF across the Southwest/West Coasts. His comedy mostly deals with his family, his experiences from pretending to be straight, and how everyone thinks he’s related to Anne Frank. Make sure to check hi...

This week we are joined by Ruth Ware! Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway, The Turn of the Key, One by One, The It Girl and Zero Days have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times, and have sold more than six million copies. Her b...