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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Dan Klass

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Society

Podcast website

www.danklass.com

Latest episode

Feb 23, 2026

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Episodes

PILLBOX #133: Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word 26.11.2012

Originally podcast on May 19th, 2008… Grand Master tells us that there are only two phrases you need to know that will get you through any situation: “Thank you very […]

PILLBOX #132: Ivar Has a Big Unit 16.11.2012

We revisit an episode originally release on May 10, 2008.  Enjoy! ________________________________ A show in three short bits. Yes, I know, this show is shorter (36 min.) than the usual […]

PILLBOX #131: The Casual Traveler 08.11.2012

A Pill Premium flashback to May 4, 2008. No, I did not continue to record while also on UStream. Don’t try to find me on Saturday night. Thank you… I flew […]

REISSUE: #102: Massive Murder 30.07.2012

In response to the horrible tragedy recently in Aurora, Colorado, I am re-releasing The Bitterest Pill episode #102: Massive Murder, which details the events surrounding the untimely death of my […]

PILLBOX #129: Chutes and Ladders 13.04.2012

This is a free encore download of Premium Pill episode #129: Chutes and Ladders.  If you’d like the entire first year of The Premium Pill, just get PILLBOX.  It’s easier […]

PILLBOX: #127: My Derailer Needs Adjusting 01.02.2012

This is an encore presentation of episode #127: My Derailer Needs Adjusting, originally podcast in April 2008. If you’d like to see the original episode comments, go to the original […]

PILLBOX #159: Christmas Time is Here Again 16.12.2011

This is a free re-podcast of Premium Pill episode #159: Christmas Time is Here Again.  Originally recorded and release in December 2008.  Don’t hold anything I might have said then […]

PILLBOX #126: Jury Doodie / Explosive Afternoon 16.11.2011

This is a free release of Premium Pill episode #126.  This and the entire first year of The Bitterest Pill Premium is available as PILLBOX.  Click the link to the […]

PILLBOX: #125: The UStream Debacle 29.06.2011

I talk about getting Studio VW fixed, the round and around with the dryer that won’t shut up, and can’t seem to broadcast on UStream, even though even an idiot […]

PILLBOX: #124: Aloha, Unicorn Goat Boy! 22.06.2011

Well, I’m off the Paxil (I think) and back from “The Big Island.” I’m sure it has an actual name, but that what I call it because it’s easier than […]

PILLBOX: #122: Please Don’t Break (free release) 08.06.2011

I hate having people in the house. I admit it. The moment they arrive, I want them to get the hell out. Not friends, but workers, cleaners, co-workers, etc. I […]

PILLBOX: #121: I Wanna Be a Car Wash Mogul (free release) 01.06.2011

I don’t like talking about money, but I do like listening about money, and if I listen too much about money, eventually I’m gonna have to talk about it, right? […]

#240: Fifty Shades of Grey 21.03.2011

Do you think I should worry that my kids go to school in an official tsunami danger zone? By the time the Japanese tsunami got to California, it was only […]

#236: Boss of Road Rage 03.02.2011

This is a short show about rage.  Rage and anger.  Well, probably really just frustration and disappointment. I was nearly run off the freeway by a guy in a florist’s […]

#230: The Red Curtain Hangs Down 11.12.2010

I got the HBO job.  Apparently I was hired by the hottest director in commercials.  Not bad.  That was Monday.  I had an audition Tuesday and came back to get […]

Get The Premium Pill FREE for 30 Days! You’re Welcome! 03.12.2010

It’s that time of year again!  Get The Premium Pill FREE for 30 Days! Get the full story and enjoy The Premium Pill FREE this holiday season! There’s info all […]

#216: Art School Confidentiality 04.08.2010

I talk about many things.  My brain thinks they’re all connected, but I’m not sure you’d agree.  I talk about art school, theater camp, Bosom Buddies (yes, Tom Hanks did […]

#215: Smoke and Rear View Mirrors 25.07.2010

[INSERT SOMEWHAT INTERESTING AND VAGUELY RELEVANT IMAGE HERE ] I don’t usually listen to “Mommy Podcasts,” mostly because I’m not, you know, a mommy.  But, I got a listener e-mail […]

#214: Hudson Uses a Payphone 09.07.2010

My son Hudson joins me in Studio G to discuss art school summer camp, channel surfing, buying and naming a dog, the Karate Kid movies and finally getting a chance […]

#213: Bitterestville 24.06.2010

I am joined in Studio G by very special guests Brian Ibbott and Tina Ibbott from the legendary Coverville podcast.  Brian’s podcast was one of the first I ever listened […]

#212: Are You Stalking Me, Voice Over Loser? 17.06.2010

This episode is a strange hodge-podge of meaningless anetdotes.  So, what else is new? After 15 years or more of procrastinating, I’m trying (again) to get a voice over reel […]

Dan Tries to Do a Lighting Test Video 14.06.2010

I tried to test my studio lights.  Things went as well as you’d expect, given who is involved…

#211: Teach Me, Doggy Lovers and Bakers All! 11.06.2010

I had a brainstorm while recording this show: The Dan Klass New Media Summer Camp!  You give me lots of money and I’ll teach your kids podcasting next summer!  Whadda […]

#210: Lucy, The Duke, Manny, Moe and Jack 03.06.2010

Last week we had new gates built.  To replace the new gates we had built about this time last year.  Apparently, you should never hire people who make their living […]

#209: Control Issues (results may vary) 22.05.2010

Apparently, I have control issues.  For instance, when it comes to the wildlife in my backyard, I really need the creatures that I meet out there to run away in […]

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