Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend
By Alison Rosen
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Description
A twice weekly podcast hosted by veteran interviewer and everyone's new best friend, Alison Rosen, featuring surprisingly honest conversations that are equal parts silly, serious, revelatory and sometimes involving a sombrero. Plus an eternal quest to find out if that thing you think or do is normal in a segment called "Just Me or Everyone?"
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ExplicitGreg Fitzsimmons #5 | Greg Fitzsimmons is back and I always have the best time talking with him. This time we talked about branding, whether we're too needy, being Zach Galifianakis versus Dane Cook, anal sex, breastfeeding, names, Greg's ideas for things I should auction... | 10/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCroissantroversy, Jurassic Parked and Jenna's Cheerleading Journal | You may be under the impression we put the "how do you pronounce croissant" debate to bed. You're wrong! Plus Alison visits a nutritionist, Jensen Karp gets stuck on the Jurassic Park ride and Jenna reads a journal entry from when she was a young... | 10/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitJeannette Rizzi | Comedian, writer and documentarian Jeannette Rizzi stops by the show to talk about the inspiration behind Blindsided, the one-woman-show she's performing for one night only Oct 20 at the Hollywood Improv. The show involves the suicides of two of... | 10/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreg's Whereabouts, Alison's Cirque du Soleil Obsession, Jenna's Nutcrackers | Someone was involved in a hit-and-run many, many years ago. Alison's obsessed with Cirque du Soleil and also had a somewhat mortifying experience at the OBGYN. Jenna's mom's dream is for her children to gather 'round and enjoy cracking nuts without... | 10/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitKulap Vilaysack Returns | Kulap Vilaysack (Who Charted?, Bajillion Dollar Properties) returns to the show to talk about her memorable Podfest entrance (and feeling comfortable taking up space), projecting confidence, the status of the Origin Story documentary, creating and... | 10/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitFancy Burgers, Online Dating Apps and Special Guest Ali Segel | Special guest Ali Segel joins us again (Greg is out shooting a pilot) for an episode where we discuss Ali's take on Shake Shack and her preference for fancy burgers, online dating apps that Alison wants to join even though she's married and pregnant,... | 10/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Sklar Brothers Return | Jason and Randy Sklar return to the show for a spirited discussion of parenthood, Colin Kaepernick and the role of political commentary in sports, whether sports in general are behind the times, raising a son versus raising a daughter, live tweeting... | 10/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitPiglets Named Abigail, Fro Yo Hold-Ups and Special Guest Ali Segel | Special guest Ali Segel joins us on this episode where we recap our fun day at Podfest and discuss a 6-day-old piglet that Alison fell in love with and wants to protect from assholes at The Grove, weirdness at frozen yogurt shops, Al's experience with... | 9/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCameron Esposito | Cameron Esposito (Take My Wife) stops by the show to talk about not feeling comfortable in her own skin growing up, being cross-eyed as a child and having multiple surgeries to correct her vision, shame associated with eye contact, being enamored of... | 9/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitCrystals, Croissants and Special Guest Jensen Karp | Jensen Karp stops by for a discussion of UFC fights and how much money we would need to let someone pummel us, money and materialism in general, Alison making the mistake of not asking a million questions at a restaurant, how to pronounce croissant,... | 9/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSophia Amoruso | Sophia Amoruso, bazillionaire entrepreneur, author of New York Times bestseller #Girlboss and producer of the forthcoming Netflix series about her life, stops by the show to talk about founding the hugely successful e-commerce site Nasty Gal and how... | 9/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlison's Destroying Jeans, Jenna's Gagging on Pumpkin, Greg is back! | Alison has a cooking/science question and she wants to know if #Al knows. Greg is back with a story of a memorial sandwich. Jenna made a video about pumpkin spice wherein she overdid the pumpkin spice and Daniel's brought saladitos—a Snackchat item... | 9/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitChristina Pazsitzky #3 | Christina Pazsitzky (Your Mom's House, That's Deep Bro) stops by the show to talk about pregnancy and motherhood, career epiphanies, the now legendary Cincinnati Fart, who's the real water champ, how labor can be life affirming with the right drugs,... | 9/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlison's Huge Body, The Truth About Jenna's Prom, Daniel's Pizza Nachos | Alison's feeling huge and Daniel isn't helping. Plus a Greg update, Allan prefers his science fiction to have more karate and Daniel's got a million dollar nacho idea. Then Jenna reads a journal excerpt about prom which isn't exactly the truth. We... | 9/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHenry Phillips | Comedian, actor and musician Henry Phillips (Henry's Kitchen, Silicon Valley, Punching the Clown) stops by the show to talk about his new comedy special Neither Here Nor There and how he's "always found failure to be hilarious." We also talk about his... | 9/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAli Michelle's Rad Parties, Daniel's Morning Beverage, Bathroom Steve | Alison reads a journal entry from when she was an unrecognizable to her present day self 16 year old but not before recounting the shock of thinking Daniel was casually taking his life earlier in the day. Plus a debate about Stranger Things (no... | 8/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitGreg Fitzsimmons #4 | Greg Fitzsimmons is back! The episode starts with a bet between Alison and Greg and moves on to talk of a potentially uncomfortable conversation with Marc Maron, Greg's colonoscopy, quitting drinking and drugs, Stanford's recent... | 8/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Pregnancy Cacti, Greg's English Journal, Al's Ladies | Alison's body is changing, Greg's answering the siren call of adventure and we all learn a little more about life in a Mormon Singles' Ward. Plus Alison had a career meltdown but pulled herself out of it and also dropped three to five boxes of... | 8/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitHeather McDonald | Heather McDonald (Juicy Scoop, Chelsea Lately, You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again) stops by the show to talk about abusive adult siblings, her unfortunate feud with Chelsea Handler (and its resolution), getting her start via a Learning Annex... | 8/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Baby Statue, Jeff's Kismet and Swedish Fish Oreos | Daniel's dream cheating again so Alison comes up with an ingenious way to stop it. Plus Jeff reads from his journal, we discuss whether cats really like lasagna or if Garfield is an outlier, Alison tells the story of the time she crashed a brand new... | 8/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitErin McGathy | Erin McGathy (This Feels Terrible, Human Conversation with Wayne Federman, Harmontown) stops by the show to talk about her marriage to and divorce from Dan Harmon, clashing love languages, moving to Ireland, growing up a military kid, losing her mom... | 8/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitJenna's Journal, Alison's Harrowing Medical Test and an Advice Update | Jenna reads an excerpt from her college journal on this episode and it does not disappoint. Plus Alison has a nerve-wracking genetic testing experience and the listener who wanted advice about her best friend's fiance cheating with the listener's... | 8/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMindy Cohn | Mindy Cohn (Facts of Life, Scooby-Doo) stops by the show this week and if you know anything about me it's that I'm a huge lifelong fan so you can only imagine how excited and nervous I was. Mindy did not disappoint. We talked about her unusual... | 8/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitGender Reveal, Alison's Journal, Buxom Exes | Alison and Daniel are pretty sure they know what they're having. Plus the overwrought journal entry-reading continues this week with a couple soul-crushing pages from Alison's journal (Jenna's next week and then either Jeff or Greg again. We're... | 8/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDave Coulier | Dave Coulier (Full House, Fuller House) stops by the show to talk about his new digital songbook and album The Adventures of Jimmy Bugar as well as to regale us with celebrity fart impressions. We also talk about working clean, growing up in Michigan,... | 7/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's New Jacket, Greg's Old Journal, Chips from France | Alison and Daniel are both having anxiety dreams, Alison bought a maternity jacket that happens to be a regular jacket plus 30 dollars and Greg's pulled out his old journals to regale us all. This episode also has palindromes, advice for listeners... | 7/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitSpike Feresten | Spike Feresten (Seinfeld, Talkshow with Spike Feresten, Car Matchmaker) stops by to talk about nicknames, childhood mischief, going to Berklee School of Music and realizing it was a mistake, being silly and getting paid for it, working for Letterman... | 7/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Crisis, Daniel's Bing Bong Theory and One Helluva Sister Problem | Alison comes face to face with herself in great lighting at DSW and is horrified by what she sees. Greg has a fantastic metabolism but can't sleep. Jenna's back from Utah with Snack Chat items and advice for Alison regarding maternity clothing. Also,... | 7/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitJonah Ray Returns | Jonah Ray (The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Hidden America, Nerdist) returns to the show to talk about the dream come true experience of being chosen to host the upcoming MST3K reboot, feelings of unworthiness the... | 7/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Jealousy, Greg's Trash Snooping, Jeff's Chonies | Alison's having crazy pregnancy dreams, Greg is looking into his neighbor's trash and Jeff has suffered an underwear massacre. Also on this episode, Daniel accidentally agrees with Alison when she refers to herself as a big gal, #AL correctly explains... | 7/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitNeal Brennan Returns | Neal Brennan (Chappelle's Show, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Inside Amy Schumer) returns to the show to talk about the creation of his ingenious new one man show 3 Mics, where he alternates between three microphones on stage, one designated... | 7/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitYour Questions and The Great Poll Results Reveal | On this episode we finally reveal the very important results of the Twitter poll we ran to get to the bottom of whether we should continue to talk about reality shows or not. We also dusted off Deleted Tweets and discussed whether we'd rather never... | 7/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Return of Mary Katharine Ham | Mary Katharine Ham, author of End of Discussion and CNN political commentator, makes her fourth appearance on the show to talk about life after the sudden and tragic loss of her beloved husband Jake Brewer. He was killed in a cycling accident in... | 7/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison Betrays Jenna, Al Gets a Pedicure, Greg Loves Bugs | This episode starts with a little bit of sad news before moving into a discussion of Greg's obsession with giant bugs. Also Jenna feels a trifle betrayed by Alison, Al got a pedicure and Greg wants to know if Al and Jenna ever swear in their minds. We... | 6/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitGreg Fitzsimmons Returns Again | Greg Fitzsimmons (Fitzdog Radio on iTunes and Sirius/Howard 101) joins the show to talk about participating in a recent Best Buddies bike race for charity, catching one of Tom Brady's passes, visiting JFK's bedroom, not having cable or internet for... | 6/26/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThe Blackout Episode | About half an hour before our scheduled recording time—in the middle of a heat wave—we lost all power. But the show must go on, even if it means six and a half sweaty people sitting in darkness reading JMOES by candlelight. On this very strange... | 6/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitThrowing Shade's Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi | Erin Gibson and Bryan Safi of the Throwing Shade podcast (and soon to be TV Land television show) stopped by this episode to talk about Alison's run in with an older woman who needed eggplant, Erin's boundaries, being credited under a hairbrush, the... | 6/19/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMore Big News, Meeting Teen Idols, Al's New Restaurant | After more big news and the revelation of an amazingly exciting-to-Alison potential podcast booking, we discuss meeting people we've been huge fans of since childhood and the way these encounters don't always go as smoothy as we wish like when Jenna... | 6/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitDave Holmes Returns | Writer and television personality Dave Holmes returns to the show to talk about his fantastic new book Party of One: A Memoir in 21 Songs (out June 28) which you're going to want to pre-order, not just because it opens with a discussion of Blind... | 6/12/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's News, Jenna's Birthday, Greg's Pitches | After an exciting announcement near the top of the show, we talk about doctors who play rock music during surgery (and whether #AL knows the most popular bands played in operating rooms), Casablanca and viewing it for the first time, Jenna's date in a... | 6/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitBen Gleib Returns | Ben Gleib (Idiotest, Chelsea Lately) returns to the show to talk about his Showtime special Neurotic Gangster, dieting, eating every three hours, speaking for all men, needing last minute pressure to meet deadlines, carrying a cooler around with him,... | 6/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitYour Questions, Eating Armadillos and The Chuckle In Your Voice | Al's eaten the finest of Uruguayan cuisine as we learned on this episode. Also we discussed what it would be like if turtles were on reality shows, everyone's experience playing the recorder in grade school and Alison's secret love of the recorder,... | 6/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitBen Hoffman / Wheeler Walker Jr. | Comedian Ben Hoffman (The Ben Show), who's currently doing interviews as his country musician alter ego Wheeler Walker Jr., agreed to be himself—the Ben part of himself that is—for his return to the show which took place on the eve of his first... | 5/29/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitReally Rosie, Danielpump Rules and Greg's Yelp Saga | Who among the Thursday gang has written a Yelp review? You'd be surprised. Also in this episode we talk about Alison's Really Rosie bender and all the nostalgia it brought up, Daniel's increasing metamorphosis from a Vanderpump Rules non-participant... | 5/25/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTravis McElroy | Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me, The Adventure Zone, Interrobang, Schmanners, Can I Pet Your Dog) stops by the show to talk about being a part of numerous popular podcasts, wanting to improve the internet, his friendship with a certain... | 5/22/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitChampers, Brekkie and Al's Grammy Win | Did you know #AL won a Grammy? Truly. Also, while we're asking questions, which is worse: the person who says champers or the person who says brekkie? These are a few of the many topics covered on this episode. Also Daniel's increasing and reluctant... | 5/18/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMike Schmidt | Podcaster, comedian and writer Mike Schmidt (The 40-Year-Old Boy) stops by the show to talk about which brand of bottled water tastes like rocks and filth, his girlfriend Jill from Wisconsin, the breakup of his marriage and the experience of divorce,... | 5/15/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Potato Face, Weird Ice Cream Scoops and Six Degrees of Homelessness | Fresh from France with the taste of vomit still in my mouth (oh, did I mention I got sick there because I can't shut up about it) we recorded this episode where we talked about the trip, Jeff's Florida adventure, the weird ice cream scoop that I... | 5/11/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJensen Karp | Jensen Karp (Get Up On This) is a true multi-hyphenate. He's a writer, a gallery owner, an entrepreneur, a producer, a manager and a former rapper. And an author: the upcoming Kanye West Owes Me $300 (And Other True Stories from a White Rapper Who... | 5/8/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAlison's Big Question, Jeff's Pot Epiphany, Jenna's Magical Jeans | Should you wash and dry your jeans before getting them altered? It's a complicated issue and the Thursday gang is here to weigh in. Plus we recount some glorious pants past and talk about the fact Jenna has never had a pork chop and has... | 5/4/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRory Scovel Returns | Comedian Rory Scovel returns to the show to talk about contrived honesty, people pleasing and how being a new father has affected his relationships, pretending to be easy breezy, not feeling the need to be a people pleaser onstage, eating and... | 5/1/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitLayoffs, Takeoffs and Greg's Greatest Poop Story | A few episodes ago we teased a particular Greg story and then didn't get to it and you guys were none too pleased. Here, finally is Greg's spiritual evacuation journey plus some news about Alison and Daniel (no, not THAT news), a Janae story that does... | 4/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTiffany Haddish | I first met comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish (Keanu, The Carmichael Show) when we both appeared on a radio show and ever since then I've hoped to have her on ARIYNBF. I'd heard bits and pieces of her story and got the sense she'd had a rough... | 4/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitAl's Bug Out Bag, Greg's Mom's OJ Story, Alison's Aggressive Bed Making | Ornery Jones and Old Bones Jones make an appearance on this episode as well as Craftsy Joe, Moss the Sauce, Helldog and The Supervisor. Because we were talking about nicknames. Which led to a discussion of The Juice and the revelation that Greg's Mom... | 4/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitArden Myrin | I'm in love with actress, writer and comedian Arden Myrin. I love that she claims to have looked like "a little red-headed gentleman" until she was 19, I love that she describes herself as "silly and rascally" and I love listening to her talk about... | 4/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDo Women Really Get Mad At Men for Holding Doors? Also: Banana Bread! | In keeping with my New Year's resolution to be more social, I attended Greg Fitzsimmons 50th birthday party where I both had a good time and endured a shockingly painful massage. We also talked about Jenna's cling wrap battles, banana bread, whether... | 4/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHutch Harris | Hutch Harris of one of my very favorite bands The Thermals stops by Dining Room Studios to talk about what it's like playing in a band with someone he used to date, how he and Kathy met and why they broke up, Portland's "budtenders," recording the... | 4/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPilot Shoots and Lemon Pranks | On this episode we recounted the recent shooting of my pilot and Greg's affinity for on-set pranks. Plus all the coffee I drink while performing, whether people have better sides, sausages, Vanderpump Rules, what #AL knows about pillows, everyone's... | 4/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitMargaret Cho | For this very special episode, we went on location to Margaret Cho's house to talk with her about her recent appearance on Korean SNL, things that frighten her, learning how to talk about sexual abuse onstage and the challenge of asking people to... | 4/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitTrash Chat and Buffet Wishes | Is it rude to not tie your garbage bag before tossing it in the can? This was the genesis of a disagreement in the House of Greg so we moved said conflict to the show. We also did an epic Easter-themed Snack Chat with goodies Jenna and Al brought back... | 3/30/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitRhea Seehorn Returns | Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul) returns to the show to chat about being paralyzed by indecision, the audition process for Better Call Saul (it involved fake scripts and fake characters), the ways in which she is and isn't like BCS's Kim Wexler,... | 3/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEmail Systems and Drifter Butlers | On this episode we talked about complicated restaurant orders, #Al's intense email system, drifter butlers, everyone's bad Australian accents, The Grateful Dead, John Mayer and the return of Yes Please or No Thank You Or Oh, Puh-leeze. We also... | 3/23/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStevie Ryan Returns | Stevie Ryan returns to the show to talk about kidney stones, being stoned, ballet and how it's helped her depression, depression in general, suicidal tendencies and cutting, being "on pointe," hypnotherapy, sleep eating, body dysmorphia, comedy... | 3/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlison's Hugs and Big Pink Cats! | Do I give the kind of hugs that could best be described as non-committal and tentative? I think of myself as a distributor of warm snuggly hugs however the feedback I've received of late would suggest otherwise. We delved into this gritty topic along... | 3/16/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJen Kirkman Returns | Jen Kirkman returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about all sorts of stuff including her new book which I loved so much I wanted to crawl inside and live there, I Know What I'm Doing And Other Lies I Tell Myself: Dispatches from a... | 3/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanCurds, Interventions... and Fish Butts! | Superfan Meghan brought us cheese curds from Wisconsin so this episode features a cheese-centric #SnackChat. We also talked about Greg's voice doppelgänger on Intervention, coming home to find your landlord in your apartment unannounced, whether... | 3/9/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGreg Behrendt | Comedian and author Greg Behrendt stopped by Dining Room Studios to talk about all sorts of things including the complicated effect being a consultant on Sex and The City had on his life and career and the way he spun out when fans of the book and... | 3/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSki Trips, Mean Girls and Special Guest Little Esther | Little Esther joins us while Greg becomes one with the sea this week for an episode in which we determine the worst age and discuss who was a mean girl and who was tormented by mean girls. We also chatted about Daniel and my recent ski trip, the... | 3/2/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNikki Glaser Returns Again! | Nikki Glaser may be the first repeat Monday guest we've had in Dining Room Studios which puts her in an elite group of one, despite that fact that her therapist Donna tries to impress upon her she's just average. The last time Nikki and I talked, she... | 2/28/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanNibbles McGee's Big Adventure | You guys, I fell off the carb wagon, and how, so I talked about that in a shameful #SnackChat segment. We also talked about Scotch kisses, butterfly kisses, people who live in glass houses, something called Meat Dip, a stirring open letter to the... | 2/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlex Blagg | Alex Blagg is the kind of overachiever who makes you feel as if you aren't doing enough with your life/career, but in a completely charming way. In addition to being the co-creator and executive producer of @midnight, he writes for Workaholics, helms... | 2/21/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPersonality Quizzes and Tupperware Angst | Before recording this episode we all took the Keirsey Temperament Sorter personality quiz and then revealed our results on air. Then #AL told us what it all means according to David Keirsey's Please Understand Me and what each of our personal hells... | 2/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanGustavo Arellano | I knew Gustavo way back when I was leaving the OC Weekly and he was starting there. He came out of nowhere it seemed and was suddenly writing a zillion articles a week which, I heard at the time, didn't exactly endear him to the other writers. He went... | 2/14/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBunk Beds, Chopped Salad and Special Guest Susie Meister | We're minus #AL but plus special guest Susie Meister on this episode where we talked about our different interpretations of a common cliche, which is the better bunk bed should one find him or herself needing to bunk, Greg's issue with chopped salads,... | 2/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMichael Ian Black | I've been a fan of actor, writer and comedian Michael Ian Black for years so it was a real treat to have him stop by my podcast during one of his trips to Los Angeles. We talked about his podcast How to Be Amazing and his approach to interviewing... | 2/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanBarnhouses, Broken Noses and the Birth of a New Segment | We got to the bottom of what #AL knows on this episode and we also debuted a new segment that Greg can't remember the name of. Plus we debated precious notebooks, talked about the whereabouts of Jenna and Al's baby, discussed the butt stuff that does... | 2/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJake Fogelnest | I like to think I was something of a precocious whippersnapper, but writer, director, producer, podcaster, television personality Jake Fogelnest (Wet Hot American Summer, Billy On The Street, Difficult People) has me beat. At age 7 he wanted to be... | 1/31/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanStatistics, Probability, Tension and Soup | Ok look, this was a weird show. There was tension, embarrassment, statistics and probability (part of our fledgling "What Does #AL Know" segment), egg talk, a discussion of soup, music and whether it's better to have a lot of lights on or very few.... | 1/27/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanKate Micucci | I first met comedian, musician, actress and artist Kate Micucci years ago when she and Riki Lindhome performed live as Garfunkel & Oates at my first live Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend show at UCB. I've wanted to have her on the show solo to... | 1/24/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWhat Does Al Know???? (And Another Salad Debacle) | This episode features the birth of an on-the-fly-off-the-cuff segment entitled, "What does #AL know?" in which we attempt to figure out the titular question and also, how the game works. We also talked about sports and finance which is unusual for us... | 1/20/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanApril Richardson | Comedian and podcaster April Richardson stopped by, hoarse from singing David Bowie songs at the top of her lungs the night before, to talk about all sorts of stuff including growing up an only child and how she thinks that impacts her relationships... | 1/17/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanFinicky McPrissy and the 600 Questions | If you've ever wished to go to dinner with me, you won't after hearing this episode. Also, we talked about Jenna's ice-pack maxi-pads, things Greg overheard at the Farmer's Market, junkyard kittens, things Greg feels shame and guilt about, my... | 1/13/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSusie Meister | You might know Susie Meister from her many seasons on MTV, first on Road Rules and then on The Challenge. Or maybe you know her from her podcast Brain Candy which she hosts with fellow MTV'er Sarah Rice, or the one she hosted before that, The Meister... | 1/10/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMagicians, Hypnosis, Things Placed Inside Alison | My God, who names these episodes? Just kidding, it's me, the person who was awake for a harrowing surgical prep and who has maybe changed her mind a little about Versed because it turns out certain kinds of discomfort cut right through the haze and... | 1/6/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanJay Larson | I met Jay Larson back when I was a guest on The CrabFeast and have wanted to have him on my show ever since. It finally happened and I learned all sorts of things about the man like the fact he has about 12 memories of his father, he now auditions for... | 1/3/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe New York Odyssey and Our Special Year End Episode | Sure you could let Ryan Seacrest count down your New Year's eve but wouldn't you rather do it with us, your new best friends? We did a full on count down with noisemakers that you can sync up to midnight. Did Alison's landlord call in the middle? Oh... | 12/30/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAlex Buono and Rhys Thomas | Writer, producer, cinematographer Alex Buono (SNL, Documentary Now!, Bigger Stronger Faster) and writer, director, producer Rhys Thomas (SNL, Documentary Now!, Staten Island Summer) head up Saturday Night Live's film unit which means they're... | 12/27/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanWinter Wonderland Holiday Spectacular! | Our Christmas episode doesn't start out very Xmasy if I remember correctly and warning for those who listen around young kids who still believe in Santa: at one point someone blurted out that Santa isn't real. We also talked about Merry Christmas... | 12/23/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanZoe Lister-Jones | Zoe Lister-Jones (Whitney, Arranged) stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about Consumed, the dramatic indie thriller she and her husband Daryl Wein recently made which is the first narrative film about... | 12/13/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanAdults Who Eat Baby Food (with special guest Mike Carano) | Greg was sick for this episode and afraid to spread germs to the newest member of the Thursday gang plus the people who care for her so he sat this one out but sent a very special recorded message which was only rivaled in beauty by length. Sitting in... | 12/9/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThere Was No Curtain! (But There is a Baby!) | Samantha Moss makes her Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend debut on this episode and by that I mean she was sleeping like an angel a few feet from the table while we all cooed and our hearts melted. Before the show Greg met her for the first time... | 12/2/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanDana Gould Returns | Dana Gould and I sat down for a very rare, honest and unflinching conversation about his recent breakup and divorce along with his experience adopting three children. We also talked about the genesis of his podcast, his thoughts about gun control and... | 11/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanHappy Thanksgiving from Alison's Nose Whistle | Daniel and I just had a hearty debate about whether it's a mistake to reveal whose nose was whistling right in the episode title. I pointed out that we already revealed it on last week's show but then he said it's possible people might have missed... | 11/25/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMatt Nathanson Returns | Matt Nathanson and I went to college together and as I confess to him early on in this episode, I've come to feel like he and I are on similar journeys in life. It's an incredibly squishy and drippy thing to say and if I read it or overheard it, I'd... | 11/15/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
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