The JV Club with Janet Varney

Hello Calga-reeeee! Find out what that last sentence means, as well as how comedian and writer Amanda Brooke Perin handles JV’s oh-so-personal, prying questions about the weather in Alberta, on this tell-all episode of The JV Club! Hosted by Janet Varney . Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Get out your Rydell High letterman/woman’s jacket and/or pomade up your hair for this chat with author and storyteller Courtenay Hameister (Author of the new book Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things )  who be-bopped all across these United States and even over the Pacific Ocean for a childhood of Army-Bratting… with plenty of ener...

Tensions are high as the final two contestants of  Burning Love  (Janet and Abigail Spencer ) face off to discuss counterculture of surfing, discovering Barbra Streisand, the rush of a flea market find, and the emotional magnetism of the City of Angels. This interview originally was originally published in 2017. Abigail's new show " Reprisal " is now streaming on Hulu. Hosted by Janet Varney. Edit...

It’s a podcast spanning the whooooole wooooooorld! JV lolls on her bed on the phone, staring at the ceiling like a proper teen, with guest   Alice Fraser (“Savage”) who cover female friendships in all their highs and lows and much much more! Hosted by Janet Varney. Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

It’s a healing of old wounds as Rizzo and Sandy come together at last in the spirit of forgiveness. Or, it’s JV’s dear friend, actor and writer Danielle Weeks (“Baby Love”), who comes over to reminisce about their shared junior high experiences in Tucson, complete with a certain musical they performed in the school cafeteria. Hosted by Janet Varney. Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

Surely this is the most mime-and-clowning-heavy episode of The JV Club to date, thanks to award-winning comedian  DeAnne  Smith , who gamely humors JV’s ongoing enthusiasm for the subject. Plus! Jodie and Joni worship, surprise cherry pie, and much more. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.

It’s not just anyone who gets featured in an Amy Grant music video, y’all. So load up your baked potato and delight in the joy that is Susan Yeagley (“Parks and Rec”) and her tales of the wonders of Nashville and surrounding areas. Including an upside-down country music legend! Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun

FINALLY! A conversation about the Winchester Mystery House. But there’s more! The charming Sarah  Enni   (who you can also hear on the “First Draft with Sarah  Enni ” podcast) and her fellow chatterbox JV rove all over topics including staying interested in life, the deliciousness of cheese, and JV’s nickname for sheep in New Zealand. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum F...

This week on the podcast the luminous Lillie Mae , musician extraordinaire, is freshly back from her tour with Robert Plant (yes, that Robert Plant!) and sits down with JV to talk mobile homes in the truest sense, pet deer and pigs, and the beautiful simplicity of the perfect potato.  Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun .

Water towers! Grain elevators! Hair bands! Surprise and delight await you in this week’s episode of the podcast, as the simply wonderful Kari Wahlgren ("Rick and Morty," a million other things) hikes up a dirt mound and claims her place in the world! Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun .  

From ballet slippers to leather studs, this week’s guest Rebecca Knox (“Orange is the New Black”) has deep teenage roots in music… in part thanks to crying when she couldn’t get into a concert. So treat mouth to a crunchy salad and your ears to this episode! Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun .

Comedian Katie Compa ("Hard Pass”) joins JV for a chew about Swedish culture, “mean girl” friendships and the mysterious spelling of “Bamf.” Hosted by Janet Varney Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun .

 If you could cram a sleepover into an hour and change, you’d have this episode of The JV Club featuring Jennie Pierson (Showtime’s ‘Kidding”), whose wonderful imagination should surely be put to use in the realm of theme park design. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The JV Club will be LIVE at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn on Wednesday Oct. 9th! Details and tickets...

This week: JV welcomes musician Tatum Lynn! Put on your tap shoes and tap, tap, tap your way through a world of non-glitzy pageants, playing on an all-boy basketball team, and impromptu PA performances at department stores. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The JV Club will be LIVE at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn on Wednesday Oct. 9th! Details and tickets are availab...

This week: Two Ladies, Two Couches. JV is tickled pink to chat with her podcast crush, Rebecca LaVoie (Crime Writers On; These Are There Stories) as Rebecca recovers from leg surgery (Folks- she’s doing great!) and reflects back on the general embarrassment of high school, the deep truth of “it gets better," and her too-perfect photo mate, the mysterious Lisa N! Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by...

This week JV is delighted to welcome her dear friend, the uber-talented and hilarious Kit Pongetti (“Scrubs”), for a conversation consisting of 50% JV laughter! Plus! Falling in love at first strum and the special thrill of a good old fashioned stakeout. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The JV Club will be LIVE at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn on Wednesday Oct. 9th!...

It’s a last Boy of Summer post Labor Day! How scandalous! Indulge yourself with the delightful Mexican-American-Queer-Writer-Illustrator  Terry Blas , whose experiences growing up Mormon in both Boise, ID and various places in Mexico make for quite a journey. Happy listening…. Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The JV Club will be LIVE at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn...

Enjoy this multimedia festival of conversation and pre-loaded sound effects on this week’s episode with Boy of Summer Justin McElroy! And wait— what’s that in the air? It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Politically Incorrect Musical! Hosted by Janet Varney . Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun . The JV Club will be LIVE at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn on Wednesday Oct. 9th! Details and tickets ar...

This special Boys of Summer episode with Michael Rosenbaum (“Smallville” and oh-so-much-more) features the very first (and possibly only?) time JV gets a lesson in how to do a Walken impression. Enjoy Michael’s talent as much as you enjoy JV flailing! Plus: it’s never too late to become the person you’re meant to be. We mean it! Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a discussion of Scott Thompson's experience surviving a school shooting from 23:22 to 37:38 The sketch comedy legend that is Scott Thompson joins JV this week as a spectacularly fascinating and funny Boy of Summer, including a JV-jaw-dropping-moment after a disclosure by Scott that left her temporarily speechless. Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian B...

Throw on your merit badge tape up that racket for this conversational mosey with the delightful Chris Sullivan (“This is Us”), who may or may not be the secret son of a certain California “Governator!” Plus! Taking chances in music, life, love, and podcasting. Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun .

In a rare and exciting twist, this week’s accomplished Boy of Summer Seamus Dever (“Castle") also happens to be an old college chum of JV! Enjoy a reminiscence about Flagstaff Arizona, nerding out on Shakespeare, getting schooled on the wonders of Tom Waits, and what 90’s Moscow has to offer a college-aged American. Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun .

It’s a very special Boys of Summer with the audio from January's SF Sketchfest Tribute to Neil Patrick Harris, in conversation with your good pal JV. Magic, Muppets and More! Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun .

Join Boy of Summer Johnathan Fernandez (“Lethal Weapon”) for one of the most shocking revelations to ever occur on The JV Club… about the film Dirty Dancing. Plus! Sunday night braid sessions, secret beaches, and a new pastime we like to call Canoe-dling. Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun .

Chris and Steven, the delightful gents from the Is This Adulting? podcast, have a phone tree with JV and talk cargo pants, undershirts, evangelical youth camps and the natural disasters of North Carolina in episode 331 of the podcast as Boys of Summer saunters on! Hosted by  Janet Varney . Edited by  Julian Burrell  for  Maximum Fun .