Crazy Talk with Craig Mahoney

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes comedian Sean Morton to the show for a chat about comedy, music, culture, the loss of both loved ones and weight, and much more! Give Sean a follow on Instagram and TikTok and check out his new album “Salty” on YouTube and Apple Music . Transition music: “Cool Struttin’” by Sonny Clark (listen to the full playlist of Craig...

After a longer than usual opening discussing the recent hiatus and future of the podcast and Substack, Craig sits down for a chat with author, essayist, and culture commentator Kat Rosenfield for a talk about writing, creativity, pop culture, the culture wars, and so much more. For more Kat, please check out her Substack , read her at The Free Press , and check out her novels here . Transition mus...

Craig sits down for a chat with comedians Angelo Gingerelli and Joseph Borzotta for a talk about their comedy collective Ugly Pancake, the comedy business, trying to build a comedy scene in the Asbury Park/Central Jersey area between NYC and Philly, and so much more. For more info about future Ugly Pancake shows, follow them on Facebook and Instagram. Transition music: “The Chess Players” by Art B...

Craig sits down for a chat with The Podfather, former WFAN, SNY, and NY Post contributor and current host of Mets Daily and SI.com writer Jake Brown for a conversation about podcasting, the hustle and grind of the business, how he went from growing up a Yankee fan to becoming a Mets superfan, the New York City sports scene, why ABBA and Mamma Mia! are great, and so much more. Transition music: “Th...

Craig sits down for a chat with the author, essayist, and podcaster Meghan Daum for a lively conversation about writing, creativity, the cultural shift, her experience nearly losing everything in the L.A. fires, and so much more. Bid on Craig’s Shohei Ohtani painting here , and be sure to subscribe to Meghan’s Substack and podcast, “The Unspeakable” . Learn more about and join The Unspeaky , “a pl...

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes writer and movie critic Bill Ryan (The Bulwark, Decider, RogerEbert.com) to the show for a talk about movies, writing, detective fiction, his new Substack, “A Rip In The Picture”, his contributions to Arrow’s new 4K blu-ray re-release of Inglorious Basterds, and more! Follow Bill on twitter and Letterboxd , and subscribe t...

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes Alan Levinovitz to the show for a discussion about the nature of belief, the politicization of science, academia, media, and the death of trust and faith in our institutions, MAHA, the natural fallacy, and more. Alan is a professor of philosophy and religion at James Madison University. He is also an author and essayist wh...

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes comedian KP Burke to the show. They catch up on old times, talk about the struggles of stand-up life, the state of comedy today, and American history. KP is the co-host of the American Loser podcast and the new book, “History Isn't Boring, Your Teacher Was: Mind Blowing Stories from American History in 90 Seconds or Less”...

It’s an all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes Angel Eduardo for a conversation about the importance of free speech, the concept of “starmanning”, atheism, living a meaningful life, and Superman. Angel is a senior writer and editor for FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and board president for FAIR (the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism)...

The latest all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero welcomes journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann to the show for a conversation about her new book “Forty Bucks and a Dream: Stories From Los Angeles”, as well as musings on life, art, the creative impulse, our rapidly shifting and realigning politics and culture, the state of journalism, and why you can always make more pie. Ord...

The latest all-new, exciting edition of Crazy Talk, in which our hero expounds a little further on the topics from the previous episode, including the “long, dark night of the soul” that was the last few years, wallowing in grief and doubt, until ultimately deciding to live again and give this great crazy game called life a proper go. Then, it’s on to the urologist’s office and the story of his fi...

In this inaugural episode, host/producer Craig Mahoney introduces you to both the show and to him. Craig talks about his plans for this new podcast moving forward, then discusses how he got to this point and the reasons his two-year absence from Substack and podcasting in general. He goes into detail about his decades dealing with bipolar disorder and trying to make a name and career for himself i...