Dan Klass

The Bitterest Pill

Society EN ↓ 182 episodes

“Former comedian, failed actor, stay-at-home dad/shut-in” Dan Klass mines the victories and failures of his life in Los Angeles to bring you true stories of the joys of being a parent, and the soul crushing realities of feeling like a neurotic loser in modern America. Did Dan really have to pee into a Snapple bottle parked outside the Brentwood Country Club on his way to lunch with a celebrity priest? Yes. Did Dan screw up his lines on The X-Files over and over and over while having a hypoglycemic melt down? Yes. Did Dan’s family end up on the news after a San Francisco mass murder? Yes… Alway...

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EPISODE ONE B: THE EVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED 23.02.2026 33:09

In this episode of The Bitterest Pill, we bid farewell to the previous host, Dan Klass, and welcome aboard the new host, Dan Klass

#388: It Was 20 Years Ago Today… 04.11.2024 1:21:52

We celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Bitterest Pill by discussing: Chatbots can't keep up the facade, DJ X is a fraud, passing gas immediately before work is a risky game, and Clint Eves is a bad intern.

#387: The Eyes Have It 12.10.2024 59:00

I can not describe this episode. It was recorded on June 5th, and I'm writing this description on Oct. 12. So, just listen?

#386: The 90045 29.05.2023 57:26

I complain about Westchester and take a shower...

#385: This Episode Has No Title 09.05.2023 49:10

I recorded this episode a week and a half ago, and I don't remember what I said...

#384: Good night, Nurse 11.03.2023 30:44

My dad had an operation.

#383: Artificial Intelligence & Real Stupidity 12.02.2023 38:58

I made an AI version of my voice, I am a horrible friend, and Cousin Ronny (River) is a cowboy...

#382: If It’s Fixed Don’t Break It 22.01.2023 48:12

I switched to "less expensive" health insurance, tried to get AI to make me a Me, and finally fixed the washer and dryer...I think.

#381: Cyanide & Hot Water 30.12.2022 1:08:54

I bought a Koke Zeero laced with cyanide, got new glasses that are useless, called in "sick," and tried to fix the leaking shower...

#380: Hugo 28.11.2022 35:41

I talk about Hugo.

#379: A Picture Requires a Thousand Words 13.11.2022 1:01:12

I talk about not wanting to go to the "Black Chipotle," getting COVID twice, the proper way to write an obituary, Lighthouse Spaceship & card tricks, bald guy hair maintenance, and how I am no good at reacting to getting a traffic ticket...

#378: Don’t Call It a Comeback… 06.11.2022 49:59

After a bit of an extended hiatus (almost 3 years?), I am back with the usual nonsense about restroom phone etiquette, rabid raccoons, the Bitterest Pill connection to possibly the greatest movie ever made, my version of TikTok, and my expertise in installing smart thermostats...

PILLBOX: The Wish Book 16.11.2020 53:36

I talked reality with my agent. Honestly, if you’re trying to make it in show business, reality is the last thing you want to talk about.

PILLBOX: Science Fair 01.11.2020 1:09:32

(Originally released April 21, 2011) Hudson and his friends took part in the LA County Science and Engineering Fair, and I chaperoned. No, not my first choice of chaperone, but there […]

PILLBOX: Aloha, Birthday Girl 26.10.2020 54:07

We were supposed to go to Hawaii again this year. But, things can change. Try explaining to your 8-year-old daughter that she won’t be spending her birthday in Maui after all. Gulp.

#377: What’s a Middle-Aged White Man to Do? 15.01.2020 1:08:41

I drove to Arizona with my eyes closed and slept with my eyes open...

#376: Somethin’s (Almost) Bruin 18.11.2019 44:16

I went to a football game. Well, two. I think. Jimmy drove us. I "talked" sports and drank a third of a beer. And survived.

#375: We’ll Have Time (Right?) 11.11.2019 1:04:37

I go to a wedding, I go to Michigan and I go back in time. It's good to be back...

#374: All That Jazz… (aka “Butterscotch” or “Lima Bean?”) 09.05.2019 49:24

I talk about my need for a new coding system, so I know when a woman is interested in me and when she is just being polite. "What's Your '17?'" "Butterscotch?" "Lima bean?"

#373: Bumbling, As Usual 01.04.2019 38:50

I was trying to network...

#372: The Fix Is In 24.02.2019 50:11

All I wanted was to get some frozen yogurt on a Saturday night, and maybe get my daughter's phone fixed.

#371: The Wrong Waze Back 11.01.2019 54:25

We went to Arizona on Christmas Day and our daughter wished for snow. Silly girl...

#370: A Fairly Special Bitterest Pill (2018) 17.12.2018 1:04:38

This is sort of a reprise of Hudson's first appearance on the podcast way back in 2004. In this episode, like back then, we talk Christmas music, except now his voice is much deeper (and apparently so is mine).

#369: Mayday, Mayday! 06.12.2018 42:23

We discuss my work on a new sports podcast (no, that is not a typo), sexy old ladies and getting punched in the face...

PILLBOX #242: The Bully Brigade 15.10.2018 45:41

(April 2011) My daughter got slapped in the face at school by one of her friends. Then, the next day, a couple of boys tried to test her karate skills […]