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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#208: Our Fish Don’t Die of Ankle Cancer 14.05.2010

Monday I sneezed. All day. Tuesday I coughed rib-shaking coughs. Wednesday I coughed rib-shaking coughs while I worried my head would split open. Thursday I hobbled around, complaining about my […]

#207 – Chocolate, Choking and King Kamehameha 06.05.2010 30:13

Well, well, well. It seems that, not only do we have to warn our kids about the dangers of drugs, unsafe sex, pedophiles, and crossing the street without looking, we […]

#206: Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. 26.04.2010 26:32

I’ve been buried with two video projects leading up to our annual trip to Hawaii. Lots of work, lots of shooting, lots of editing. Not lots of sleep… I continue […]

#205: I Can’t See Clearly Now 06.04.2010 29:50

I’ve noticed a different atmosphere at the bank since the beginning of the financial crisis: Customer Service. Man, they are so eager to please I feel like I’m at the […]

#204: Look Dad, No Hands! 22.03.2010 21:10

Okay, I don’t really know what got into me, but suddenly I found myself talking in this strange, stilted way for the first 8 minutes of the show. I think […]

#203: Have Donny Bring Us Some Bread 13.03.2010

I whine for an hour and ten minutes about my computer dying on the operating table, visiting old friends over the internets and trying to go out to dinner. Premium […]

#202: Beach Front Property 03.03.2010 35:28

I got new glasses. I think. And, we need to make some changes that we can not afford. Well, don’t want to afford. No, can’t afford… Premium version of this […]

#201: I Taught The Other Guy to Take My Job 18.02.2010 23:38

I taught the other guy to take my job. Luckily for me, it took him three years to learn. Unluckily, eventually he did learn… Don’t worry, no names are mentioned […]

#200: Return of the Load Bearing Stud (aka My Cousin Died) 10.02.2010

When exactly does death truly occur? When your heart stops? When you stop breathing? When you buy a minivan? And, if you die, can you come back? If you come […]

#199 – Stand and Deliver 26.01.2010

It’s been raining. A lot. Buckets and buckets, to the point where the house is warping out of recognition and it is messing with my head. And the alarm system. […]

#198: Going Nowhere 16.01.2010 31:46

I had part of a song stuck in my head for 30 years. My friend Timmy B and I went to see a band play live back in 1981 or […]

#197: Buying Tilapia and the Claw 04.01.2010

So, how is it the I had never heard of tilapia until 2008? I’d heard of tuna, cod, swordfish, salmon, etc. but never tilapia. Now, of course, since 2008 I’ve […]

Music from The Bizarre Holiday Party 04.01.2010

These are still messing up the blog, but here are links to the music from the Holiday Party show. _______________________________________________________ Dean Martin “Jingle Bells (Dan The Automator Remix)” (mp3) from […]

#196: The Very Bizarre Holiday Party 24.12.2009

Welcome to the Bitterest Pill Holiday Party! Wow, is this a strange one… I invited friends of the show to send or phone in some audio, pretending that they are […]

AUDIO PROMO: PILLBOX, 30 days Prem. Pill FREE, Holiday Party… 03.12.2009 6:37

In this audio promo… PILLBOX: Premium Pill Year One is available now for only $17.50! Also, get 30 days of The Bitterest PIll Premium for FREE when you sign up […]

#190: If Anything Ever Happened 05.11.2009 1:06:05

I try to remind everyone that Halloween is not actually a form of devil worship (while dusting off some very old stand-up material). Also, and it may sound like a […]

#184: Antonio & Lou Really Fix it This Time 10.09.2009 57:40

Antonio fixes my TiVo, and Lou doesn’t get his $300. But, everything works out in the end? Really? Wow… This episode is currently only available to Premium Pill subscribers.

#180: “I’ve Played This Game With You Before” 21.07.2009 54:50

I recently had a strange encounter at my local Ralphs grocery store. An encounter that suddenly felt like an incident and almost became an altercation. I don’t know if the […]

Pill Refill: “We are all Fairport” 29.06.2009 33:21

This is a “Pill Refill,” a revisiting of my 2007 podcast, “We are all Fairport.” This “Best Of” episode was requested by Mike Hamilton of The Disney Podcast Directory. Thanks, […]

#174: ENTER: Cousin Ronny 18.05.2009 1:16:21

Despite what you are about to hear, the producers of The Bitterest Pill do not condone, nor to their guests condone, any of the following: drug use, pornography, breaking and […]

First Three Chapters of “Jack Wakes Up” 05.05.2009

Since Seth was just over, and since his book “drops” tomorrow on Cinco de Harwood, I thought I’d pass along to you the first three chapters of JACK WAKES UP, […]

#172: Dan Wakes Up and Seth Moves the Needle 28.04.2009

Yesterday, I thought I woke up after having had a slight heart attack. Luckily I had just slept funny. Later, crime-noir author/podcaster SETH HARWOOD came over the watch the big […]

#169: Sleeping in the Ocean 01.04.2009 37:34

We went on a “Mammal Search.” In the rain.

#164: I’m Just Being Parentnoid 05.02.2009 46:06

I talk a bit about my latest trip to Costco, by way of The Diaper Genie. Trust me, there is no actual genie inside The Diaper Genie. Just big plastic […]

#161: MoanMA 14.01.2009 31:09

We took the kids to MoMA in New York City. Well, we took Hudson to MoMA, Princess T and I had a date… The “Free Month of Premium Pill” offer […]