Gag Economy

Happy GAG/GAL/GAY/VA-LENTINE'S DAY, podience! Do we love to celebrate one of the most popular Saints, Mr Saint Valentine? ABSOLUTELY. AND we're doing it HERE, ON THE POD, with many segments including: a roast of someone's angry orchestra reply all e-mail, two phallic gag stories, we play FMK romantic opera edition AND we read one of Beethoven's immortal beloved letters. LOTS OF CONTENT, PEOPLE! BE...

PODIENCE! It's our first anniversary! We accept congratulatory gifts via cryptocurrency, Venmo, rolled up wads of cash, etc. In this episode, we reminisce about our pod with Benni, Marta rants about AN ENEMY SHE MAKE AT THE OPERA, we pull back the curtain on influencer and gen z gigs, we screen a vintage video titled "small, angry man yells at trumpet player in New York" AND we close it up with ou...

Hoe Rogan....I mean, Gag Economy, is back and welcomes esteemed, talented, amazeballs violist/improviser/composer Benni von Gutzeit to the pod!!! *air horn sounds*  Podience, you are IN FOR A TREAT. Say GUTEN TAG—this strapping German Man will keep us LADIES on track (or will he???) as we discuss AI, the future of Music, rewrite his bio, and share fun facts about Mr. Good Time. Danke for listening...

Hi Bbs, as you may know we are well into the third week of January. The horror. If you, like us, feel horrified - listen to this pod. We will snap you out of it using our verbal NAVY SEAL tactics. You'll come away from this episode saying, "what are they talking about?" or "I love that one but I can't stand the other one" or "why do these women act like this?" or "someone get these shrews some add...

Is your feed packed with New Year Round-Up episodes??? Well, we've got something extra special for you, podience!!! ANOTHA ONE.  We the Gaggers give you a LIFE UPDATE (Maestro--did we watch it?? BB goes to London--did she love it??), we introduce you to the genius that is GIG MATH, and we recap the BEST FIVE GAGS OF THE YEAR.  Hold on to your aulds, bbs, they are about to get lang syned. 

Happy two days after Xmas, podience! We bring to you a medium grade ADHD episode yet again! Segments include: Musician Martyr Minute, How to be a clown!, an improv quickie with an ambiguously offensive accent, we opine about the top 5 moments of our friendship, there's a call in gag story, we recap our joint gig at an EMBASSY AND we have an A+++ rant from the call in gag story mystery gentleman fr...

Hello, podience. We have been DELINQUENT, and, yet DETERMINED to bring you another episode answering the paramount question - "was it a gig or was it...a gag?" Miss Caroline is in the process of finishing her soul contract with Radio City and Miss Marta has commited to humiliating herself for the rest of 2023 by learning a new skill. NEVERTHELESS, SHE and the other SHE PERSISTED. In this episode,...

DISCLAIMER: If you want to know what goes on in the freelance artist-for-hire world in NYC - THIS POD IS FOR YOU! We answer questions like: what makes a gig a gig, what makes a gig a gag? Can they be both? Does it even matter? We occasionally have stories from listeners about their wierd gigs/gags. AND sometimes we don't and we just TALK!  Now back to the irregularly scheduled programming. Mimi an...

Welcome, podience. This is episode lucky number 28, our favorite number. In this edition, we ask important questions, like: what is the difference between hot and classical music hot?...is Lindsey Stirling a good dancer?...should gaggers be forced to wear sequin jumpsuits?...would you attend Gag University? ...Pertinent. Relevant. Enjoy. 

WE ARE BACK with another car pod. BEFORE YOU AUDIBLY SIGH, just know that it sounds AMAZING THIS TIME (YES we ARE YELLing) because we have our PROFESSIONAL set up mobile unit. Just imagine we're in, like, a big red emergency vehicle but for podcasters...so basically a decorated clown car. In this episode, we fantasize about the lottery again, give you tips on how to strike, bring you in on the tim...

Podience, we are truly honored to be joined by our favorite classical music Lord of Memes, @Maxim_Memegerov AKA Sean Flynn. WARNING!!! This episode could not be more niche. @Maxim_Memegerov is the micro-micro celebrity you have been waiting to follow. We discuss classical music influencers, his viola c-string kink, we the burning questions "why meme? why now?" and of course gig stories. You do not...

The ladies face their ultimate freelance battle: time. In this episode, a ceasefire forces them under a bridge at the Central Park Zoo in NYC. Join them as they barely string thoughts together, make up excuses to people who don't even notice them and shield themselves from a child's projectile vomit... we of course include gigs and gags. Special guest: the sights, sounds, smells of beautiful Centr...

Good evening, podience! There's nothing like assembling for a quick chat as you wander the earth like a ghost in between gigs. Some of our favorite places to lurk are the Port Authority Bus Terminal bathrooms, the Starbucks on 34th and 8th or the changing rooms at the Times Square H&M. Since those were all occupied, join us LIVE FROM Caroline's PARKED car about toxic teachers/students, how not to...

WE ARE BACK for the SEASON, PODIENCE! What happened to us? Well...better answer is what DIDN'T HAPPEN TO US cause we MAY or MAY NOT HAVE gotten abducted by aliens/UAPs, been soft recruited by the CIA, coerced into being mascots at a corn husk shucking competition by an oddly tall and convcing Tom Cruise look-alike... ANYWAY, we are SO HAPPY to have the ILLUSTRIOUS international man of violin, Fili...

Podience you are in for the best episode yet. We got our husbands to take a sneak listen to which they both unequivocally said, "that part was kind of funny" and "...I've gotten used to the sound of your voices." In this episode we discuss UAP whistleblower David Grusch, we have our dreams deciphered by an AI dream decoder, we share a Ghost of Gags Past/Gag of the Week combo and end with a great l...

Did you see Chevalier? Don't worry, we did. And we will tell you what to think about it. Did you see Barbieheimer? We did, too. And we recap the genre bending war between the plastic doll and the atomic bomb. Ghosts of Gags Past from guests at the end!!!!

PODIENCE! We are BACK after a long-ish hiatus. Many things have happened: a EuroTrip, auditions, gigs, gags, pod epiphanies, KitKat clubs, dungeon djs, strikes, lizard people - you name it. First 1/3 of pod: EuroTrip recap, second 1/3 of pod: SAG strike musings and last 1/3 of the pod we end with not one not two but THREE, YES THREE!, gag stories from our listeners. Besitos mamis and papis! Hope u...

DING DING DING! If you've wanted to know what it's like to hang out in a musician's green room - now's your chance. Sybarite and trumpeter Alex Bender brings us into his dynamic life as a BRASS MUSICIAN! In this episode we give you INCREDIBLE advice on being a freelance musician, Alex tells us a scamtastic cruise ship story, we talk David Byrne Broadway fiasco and of course you'll find some snippe...

Our gayest episode yet featuring the amazing Jason Beckmann! We gag over eachother, laugh, gossip and serve c*nt on air! We talk music summer camp stories, one ghost of gags past, a pride gag of the week, we take ask me anything write in questions and serve Jason with a fierce current cultural events questionnaire.  xoxoxo love love love  Join the Discord!  https://discord.com/invite/yzcSEF2G9S  ...

Greetings podience! We are brought to you live from the great smokening of NYC - thank you, Canada. We talk Magic Flute at the Met Opera, we talk about a recent New Yorker Article that hits close to home, we dive into some ghosts of gags past and include a little roast of HBO's The Idol. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/05/how-to-hire-a-pop-star-for-your-private-party https://www.metoper...

Gig/Gag season is upon us and we are thusly pregnant with gig/gag rage. We are full on b*tch mode and, guess what, kvetching is the name of the game in this episode. No $10 words here - top words used in this episode: b*tch, stupid, dumb. We talk sh*t about infamous author/critic Alex Ross, let you in on what it's like to be in gig pergatory and we give you details on our 4 hour car ride to the en...

Welcome back, loyal podience of gaggers! WE TOOK A DAY OFF!!!! A much much needed day off. Marta went to a wedding, Caroline started a new book and, yet, the world kept turning and turning.  This week we are talking opera, gigs and gags (we conjured an orgasmic reaction at a gig, FORREAL) and we end with some Succession series finale preditions (SPOILER KIND OF). We are so excited to annnounce tha...

Welcome back, podience. Episode 14 debuts the misadventures of Mimi and Smelly. We have already copywrited it so you cannot steal our idea. SORRY - THE PATENT WENT THROUGH, NO TIME TO C*NSPIRACY US!!! TOO LATE FOR ESPIONAGE! ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EP: judgement of the LA Phil Orgasmer, a discussion about pilgrimage to the suburbs and tips on how to sink really low as a gig worker.  LA PHIL-LANDERER...

Great News! Come sink really low with us in this episode where we weave in and out of c*nspiracy theories during our braindead gig/life takes while making various nauseating sounds. This one is bound to dissapoint our families. If this leaves you repulsed - WE TOLD YOU SO! That's how the cab*l does it. Check out the videos below while we're grossing you out and SEND US YOUR GAG STORIES!  SHAYNE SI...

CONGRATULATIONS, PODIENCE! - another week in the books as gag workers. The gals discuss Caroline's bag day, celebrate Jack Nicholson, express their love of the film, Witches of Eastwick, they recall Marta's epic Cantonese cinema ghost of gags past with some ASMR sprinkled in between.  Join the Discord!  https://discord.com/invite/yzcSEF2G9S   Follow on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/gagecono...