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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PILLBOX #141: I’m a Believer 30.12.2013 33:08

This is a repodcast of a premium episode from July 23rd, 2008. Today, I talk about friends. First, my neighbor’s friend the other neighbor, and the complicated e-mail…situation. And, […]

#320: Jeff 20.11.2013 23:24

To Jeff Newland. I talk about double dating with Jenny and CC, being pushed into an intersection, getting my first and only nickname and the power of stopping to think […]

PILLBOX: #140: Breathe In, Breathe Out… 18.11.2013 38:49

Flashback episode. Originally podcast July 13th, 2008 Today I talk about the shocking events at the dojo and how I need to get even more exercise (and that’s an order). […]

PILLBOX #139: Raft Race to the 4th 24.10.2013 26:45

No new show this week. We’re flying our flags at half mast this week, after hearing of the untimely death of a long time friend and friend of the show. […]

#318: Just A Bit of Intelligence 18.10.2013 1:00:27

So, I have recently been thinking a lot about starting my own cult (a.k.a. acting school). I would build a little theater in a store front nearby, and you could […]

#317: A Crash Course in Old Prunes 03.10.2013 1:06:48

So, wow, what a week or two. Some guy ran into the path of my car with his, the neighbors painted their house a familiar color, Hudson and I got […]

#316: A Box Guarded By Leaves Sticking Out of the Dirt 19.09.2013 1:01:42

It took me ten minutes to figure out what “VA” stands for, and then I spent another ten minutes trying to figure out how to afford one. Most of the […]

#315: This Summer I Grew This Beard 11.09.2013 32:34

  I grew a beard this summer. Of course, all I had to do is say I grew a beard and now I have an audition to play an accountant […]

#314: We Discussed Disgust 24.07.2013 58:37

What have I been doing for the last month, month and a half? Putting together estimates, driving around the airport crying, “watching” Breaking Bad, scrubbing the gates and not stabbing […]

#313: Squirrelly Squirrel Got Squirrelly and Died 02.06.2013 56:02

We just had a holiday weekend, so the same thing happened that happens every holiday weekend: a major appliance went belly up. Turns out, if you put 20 lbs of […]

#312: I’m Working So Hard to Keep This Thing Moving 16.05.2013 45:06

Hudson has been working on his short film entry into the school film festival. He is writing, directing and starring. Yes, the triple threat. Which means three times the work […]

#311: Totally Psyched for an Audition of Biblical Proportions 02.05.2013 1:28:34

My left arm isn’t working properly. It’s not broken or injured, it’s just way past its warranty and acting up. I can’t seem to reverse curl a jug of orange […]

#310: Short Sh*tty Show 20.04.2013 37:13

A short, shitty show about cow dung (shitty), not really appreciating the latest Batman movie (shitty?) and auditioning for a big part that I have no expectation of actually landing […]

#309: We’re Losing Contact 10.04.2013 51:39

I was thinking I wanted to take the kids to Universal Studios this Spring Break. It never happened. I did, however, take a trip down memory lane and reminiced about […]

#308: More Comfortable as a Voyeur 20.03.2013 1:03:01

Patent trolls are trying to extort money from successful podcasters. I think it’s just horrible. Luckily for me, I have nothing to worry about. I have nothing to sue for. […]

PILLBOX 138: Getting in Sync 16.03.2013 28:47

No new Pill this week, due to feeling like crap. I think it was something I ate. Hope to get the next episode recorded Monday. In the meantime, here’s one […]

#307: Temptations, Temptations 09.03.2013 53:30

  I was faced with a moral dilemma: do I keep the things that fall into my lap (espeically since they would so perfectly fit my waist), or do I […]

#306: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 28.02.2013 34:19

In an effort to avoid having me hang our laundry all over the house, my wife bought us a drying rack. In an effort to take a break from doing […]

#305: Blunt Force Trauma 10.02.2013 1:01:26

I’m pretty sure at my age I should be listening to something other than Adam Ant. Maybe some Mumford & Sons or Bon Iver if I want to maintain some […]

#304: The Vestibule of Chaos 02.02.2013 54:18

A brand new Pill for 2013! In this edition, we go to New York City to throw up in a taxi and then freeze at the 9/11 Memorial. If I […]

PILLBOX 137: Sistie has the Sniffles / Hudson Strikes Back 26.01.2013 33:22

(Originally released on Jun 22, 2008) Giggling Hudson is back, with the tale of his awesome sister’s tough day earning her yellow belt in karate and making it through a dance […]

PILLBOX #136: Frogboy and Crazy Chicken 18.01.2013 42:27

(Originally podcast June 15, 2008) I feel the need to talk about Crazy Chicken. Again. Twice. Is it possible for one man to fully redeem El Polo Loco? You never know… […]

PILLBOX: #135: Can You Answer Your Phone Please? 03.01.2013 1:00:09

(Originally podcast on June 8th, 2008) I had to go to New York City. I had to bring a large video camera and tripod with me, as well as a […]

#303: He Pulled Me Over with his Finger 20.12.2012 1:04:59

I got pulled over the other day on the way to school and got a ticket for rolling though a stop sign. Not sure I would have rolled through the […]

PILLBOX #134: Plan D from Outer Space 10.12.2012 1:14:36

Free re-release. Originally podcast May 27, 2008 I saw this piece from 60 Minutes this morning on “Millenials.”, and I’m fearing for the future. Maybe it’s set the tone for the whole […]