The Dumbbells

Episode 69!! It's the triumphant return of Erin McGown and Melissa Luna (Erin and Melissa) They have each been in The Weight Room separately but this is the first time as a comedy duo. They tell the 'Bells their origin story - they met as camp counselors and were both the funny person in the group and they started as rivals! Each of them were inspired by the other in different ways and at dif...

Episode 68!!! Comedian, actor Pam Murphy is hilarious and she's in The Weight Room! The show starts in the usual fashion and the Bells get right in to it with Pam. She tells them about growing up as a swimmer and finding out one summer that the sport had passed her by. The group talks about when the pressures of looking a certain way starts and for Pam it was high school. She also tells the guys h...

Episode 67!!! The Dumbbells welcome good guy and funny dude Jacob Reed to The Weight Room. The show starts with Stanger demanding Jacob tell them about a very weird/embarrassing job from his past. HINT: it involves porn - and it's not what you think. Then Jacob goes into his long history with health food and exercise and how he got away from it for so long before finally choosing to go back. Last...

Episode 66!! It's good times in The Weight Room with the always awesome Will Choi (Asian AF). The show kicks off with Will and Eug telling Stanger all about their recent trip to San Francisco for Sketchfest. SPOILER ALERT! They went HAM on a bunch of shitty food. Also on the trip Will revealed to Eug that he has a tendency to starve himself during times of stress. The 'Bells do their best to offer...

Episode 65!! Kate Spencer (The Dead Moms Club) returns to The Weight Room. The show starts with the gang doing a deep dive into Kate's butter obsession - she eats it like chips! Then, Kate tells the guys all about the "Whole Life Challenge" she is about to start. The group breaks down all the specifics of the challenge and what each of them think would be the hardest part. The show wraps up with e...

Episode 64!!! The Dumbbells welcome a great guest to The Weight Room, actor, comedian and comedy writer, Joe Wengert (New Girl, Netflix's Big Mouth) The show starts with Joe telling Eug and Stanger about playing soccer as a kid in Philly because of a sense of obligation he invented. The guys all connect on being a part of "the clean plate club" as kids. Then Joe lays out how he settled on his curr...

Episode 63!!! In another great episode for the new year the hilarious and thoughtful Tricia McAlpin stops by The Weight Room for the second time to talk to the 'Bells about the pressures of New Years resolutions. The group discusses the merits of making resolutions and where to even start. The guys ask Tricia about how she picks the right kind of gym/group exercise class to attend and her advice f...

Episode 62!!! Merry Christmas Bellheads! This is a weird one. The Dumbbells attempt to welcome Stone Stanger (Stanger's son) to The Weight Room. The guys attempt to ask Stone about the current state of health and fitness for 7 year olds. Do they get a straight answer out of him? Does he ever speak directly into the mic? The show wraps up with Stone making some jokes and drawing some pictures while...

Episode 61!! Smack-dab in the middle of the holidays The Dumbbells welcome the effortlessly charming, senior editor of Eater LA, Farley Elliot to The Weight Room!! Farley has great stories about growing up the son of lumberjack in upstate New York. He lays out all his occupational challenges as a food journalist and the boys do their best to give him advice at how to honor his job but stay healthy...

Episode 60!! It's the boys, The Dumbbells themselves having a private conversation with the listeners. The show starts with Eug telling Stanger all about a Spartan race he just competed in with the GoTribe folks. Did his knee hold up?? Then the 'Bells give some tips on how to survive the holidays and Stanger tells Eug the status of his injury. Last the guys answer listener questions on how to cont...

It's Episode 59!! The Dumbbells welcome the very funny and talented Zac Oyama (CollegeHumor) to The Weight Room. The show starts with Zac and Stanger connecting on a few CollegeHumor sketches they did together and Zac is forced to explain the minutiae of how the site's views are calculated. The fitness talk starts when Zac tells the guys about growing up in Alabama and learning karate from his dad...

Episode 58 has arrived!! The huggable, lovable Dave Thuene makes his triumphant return to The Weight Room. In a weird break in format the show opens with Dave and the guys doing riffs on airline food. Then they get down to business and find out what Dave's been up to since his last visit - he made some major health changes and has been consistently eaten vegan for over year. He tells the 'Bells ab...

Episode 57! A special day in The Weight Room - The Dumbbells welcome the cofounder of Go Tribe and all around fitness bad-ass Krickit Hodges! The show starts off with Eugene and Krickit talking about the current ins and outs of Go Tribe. Then she tells the guys her amazing story about how she went from doing hair in Texas to opening one of the hottest gyms on LA. Krickit gives some great advi...

Episode 56!! Seth Morris is a funny dude and The Dumbbells were thrilled to have him in The Weight Room. Morris tells the guys about growing up in Northern California as the son of a hiker/camper and how that made him identify as an outdoorsman for life. Then he tells them about his crazy fitness journey, working at a yoga studio and becoming a Pilates instructor in New York. Last, the Dumbbells g...

Episode 55 is here!!! The Dumbbells welcome actor/comedian Will McLaughlin (Wrecked TBS) to The Weight Room. Will tells the guys about growing up in Georgia while being raised by a single mom. How, despite having flat feet, he loved sports and exercise growing up until he found punk music. The group is able to connect on the challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in between jobs and how Wei...

Episode 54 is here and it's a doozy. The Dumbbells were happy to welcome their friend Ryan Meharry, actor, writer, comedian and creator of  fantasyflixleague.com . The episode starts off with the group talking about movies and Meharry's fantasy movie league. Then he tells the 'Bells about growing up as a well fed kid in the Midwest and all his different stops and starts with diet and exercise...

Episode 53!! April Mouton, the not-so-silent, producer of Bitch Sesh joins The Dumbbells in The Weight Room. She wastes no time in taking full advantage of having a microphone. She regales The DBs with stories of being a tall kid playing basketball on an amazing team with a weirdo for a coach. The guys try and fail to figure out why she won't use her free passes to Barre Method - she loves th...

Episode 52 has arrived!!! And The Dumbbells got funny man Jason Shapiro of @lozfelizdaycare and author of "The Memory Hoarders Journal" to talk shop in The Weight Room. Jason opens up about playing sports as a small -for-his-age kid in an effort to connect with his dad and has a great childhood football story that's right out of one on those happy/sad, coming of age teen movies. Ultimate Frisbee c...

Episode 51 is here!! And it's a 'beaut...A Natch Beaut that is. The Dumbbells welcome queen of the hon-neys and host of The Natch Beaut podcast, Jackie Johnson. The show starts with group talking shop and the guys getting all the details on Jackie's super popular podcast. Then, Jackie tells them about growing up as an indoor kid in Texas and eating junk food her whole life. The DBs find out about...

It's episode 50!! In celebration of that milestone Eugene and Stanger decide to dedicate an entire episode to inspiring the listeners. First, they also talk about what they're currently doing for workouts and what's inspiring them. Then they play testimonials from the winners of the New You Summer Challenge. And last, they read A very special email from a friend of the show about is his perso...

It's Episode 49! The Dumbbells were delighted to have Casey Feigh join them in The Weight Room. The guys waste no time discussing a ongoing beef between Stanger and Feigh that has spilled onto the podcast as well as Instagram. Then, Casey tells the 'Bells about his love of sports growing up in and how they became a part of his identity. Casey describes a brutal season playing college football...

Episode 48! Marcy Jarreau returns to The Weight Room!! Marcy is an incredible writer, actor, comedian and co-host of the Kar-Dishin-It podcast and the soon to be released A Funny Feeling podcast (watch for it on the Headgum network) The DB's love Marcy and we're pumped to have her back. The talk starts with her telling the boys about a recent bout with clinical depression and how that affected her...

It's Episode 47 with the delightful Raiza Licea! She is a hilarious actor, comedian and hustler and The Dumbbells were pumped to have her in The Weight Room. The show starts with Raiza talking about growing up in Miami and getting into sports at a very young age. She tells the guys about her love of competition and how a bad relationship kept her away from exercise for too long and how she made a...

Episode 46 with the great Allan McLeod! You know him from You're The Worst and Drunk History. The Dumbbells were thrilled to have him in The a Weight Room and they started the show with a discussion about Christmas and the merits of incentivizing your kids good behavior. Then Allan gets into his story about growing up in the south and having a secret food cooler in his room. And finally how a chan...

Episode 45! Jon Mackey is one funny dude and he joins The Dumbbells in The Weight Room for this weeks 's episode. You know him as a member of the sketch group Big Grande and from their amazing podcast, The Teacher's Lounge. Jon tells The DBs all about growing up in the south and being an active outdoor kid for the first part of his life. He also tells the guys how he became sedentary once he start...