Alison is joined by Jeff Fox, Dustin Goot, Daniel Quantz, Allan Moss and Jenna Kim Jones for a discussion of Alison’s podcast tour, working from home, finding a balance, eating in front of the TV, polygamists at Costco, Jenna’s mom and so much more. We also unveiled a new segment bound to get people hatin’ and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone (click here to see the JMOEs from this episode).
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hi
I'm looking forward to your appearance on the Jimmy Pardo
podcast! I definitely know his name, but
haven't listened to his podcast before, but have enjoyed his appearances on
April Richardson's Go Bayside podcast. Growing
up, we ate dinner at the table as a family almost every night. We had a big
family and it didn't matter how many kids were living at home at once, we still
all gathered around the table for dinner. The siblings who still live at home
are still expected to gather around the table for dinner. As a married adult,
however, my husband and I totally eat in the living room every night. If we
have friends over, we all still eat in the living room. I keep saying that when
we have kids we'll eat at the table together like I did growing up. I think my
husband is a little less sure. It's kind of a foreign concept for him, since
his small family didn't typically eat at the table while he was growing up. I'm so glad “Snuggleberries” is a
drop now! Daniel's and your contribution
to the Polygamy conversation was funny.:) As a Mormon, I appreciated Jenna's
take on polygamy. I also appreciated your respectful questions about Mormons
too. I thought it was very clear that it
was Dustin that stopped you last week. I was surprised that it was confusing to
others. I think the new song from Trapp
dog made my day!! Hilarious! What a fun way to deal with explaining your side
of Carolla's claims against you. I'm glad you're doing what feels right to you.
I'm down with the new segment, even though I take no stock in his claims. I
hope everyone who gives you the benefit of the doubt is amused by the song and
knows that it's being facetious. I do recognize that there will certainly be anger
about it, but it ultimately is a big part of your life and it's ridiculous to demand
that you stay silent about it. That wouldn't be staying true to who you are and
what your show has always been. As I always say, do what feels right to you and
let the chips and fans fall where they may. For me, it's fine if you don't talk
about it and it's fine if you do. At any rate, I enjoy the song. Daniel's
grand piano comment made me snicker, but now that darned song will be in my head
for days. Jenna was hilarious about her
short cheerleading career!:) I'm fine
with not using the oxford comma, but I think I was taught that I didn't have to
use it pretty early in high school. I, however, have a hard time remembering
not to double space after a punctuation. There are so many other funny things that I
haven't commented on here.:) Great episode.
I don't mind the segment, but the theme song is lame as hell.
I’m looking forward to your appearance on the Jimmy Pardo
podcast! I definitely know his name, but
haven’t listened to his podcast before, but have enjoyed his appearances on
April Richardson’s Go Bayside podcast. Growing
up, we ate dinner at the table as a family almost every night. We had a big
family and it didn’t matter how many kids were living at home at once, we still
all gathered around the table for dinner. The siblings who still live at home
are still expected to gather around the table for dinner. As a married adult,
however, my husband and I totally eat in the living room every night. If we
have friends over, we all still eat in the living room. I keep saying that when
we have kids we’ll eat at the table together like I did growing up. I think my
husband is a little less sure. It’s kind of a foreign concept for him, since
his small family didn’t typically eat at the table while he was growing up. I’m so glad “Snuggleberries” is a
drop now! Daniel’s and your contribution
to the Polygamy conversation was funny.:) As a Mormon, I appreciated Jenna’s
take on polygamy. I also appreciated your respectful questions about Mormons
too. I thought it was very clear that it
was Dustin that stopped you last week. I was surprised that it was confusing to
others. I think the new song from Trapp
dog made my day!! Hilarious! What a fun way to deal with explaining your side
of Carolla’s claims against you. I’m glad you’re doing what feels right to you.
I’m down with the new segment, even though I take no stock in his claims. I
hope everyone who gives you the benefit of the doubt is amused by the song and
knows that it’s being facetious. I do recognize that there will certainly be anger
about it, but it ultimately is a big part of your life and it’s ridiculous to demand
that you stay silent about it. That wouldn’t be staying true to who you are and
what your show has always been. As I always say, do what feels right to you and
let the chips and fans fall where they may. For me, it’s fine if you don’t talk
about it and it’s fine if you do. At any rate, I enjoy the song. Daniel’s
grand piano comment made me snicker, but now that darned song will be in my head
for days. Jenna was hilarious about her
short cheerleading career!:) I’m fine
with not using the oxford comma, but I think I was taught that I didn’t have to
use it pretty early in high school. I, however, have a hard time remembering
not to double space after a punctuation. There are so many other funny things that I
haven’t commented on here.:) Great episode.
I don’t mind the segment, but the theme song is lame as hell.
Love your show! So glad you didn't skip a beat and continued it from day 1!
I first started listening to you because my husband is a big AC fan. I, on the other hand, can't stand him. But I could tolerate listening to the ACS when you were in it. I haven't listened to it since you left. I don't mean to be one of those people who write mean comments on the internet.The only reason I am here saying what I am about to say is because I want to see you succeed and I want to see you be the bigger person in this whole getting fired from ACS thing. I completely understand your need to vent about it. And, honestly, I love hearing your version of the story. But I don't think you need to keep talking about it. I am very glad you finally talked about the things you wanted to talk about last week. But we can leave it there… The new song about the nice lady being thrown under the bus cheapens your show. It left a bad taste in my mouth. So much so that I am here writing this comment- my first comment ever! It seems like your are milking the story to keep the audience interested. That sounds harsh but, again, I am not trying to be mean. I just want to keep seeing your show full of positive energy. There is no need to go there…
Love your show! So glad you didn’t skip a beat and continued it from day 1!
I first started listening to you because my husband is a big AC fan. I, on the other hand, can’t stand him. But I could tolerate listening to the ACS when you were in it. I haven’t listened to it since you left. I don’t mean to be one of those people who write mean comments on the internet.The only reason I am here saying what I am about to say is because I want to see you succeed and I want to see you be the bigger person in this whole getting fired from ACS thing. I completely understand your need to vent about it. And, honestly, I love hearing your version of the story. But I don’t think you need to keep talking about it. I am very glad you finally talked about the things you wanted to talk about last week. But we can leave it there… The new song about the nice lady being thrown under the bus cheapens your show. It left a bad taste in my mouth. So much so that I am here writing this comment- my first comment ever! It seems like your are milking the story to keep the audience interested. That sounds harsh but, again, I am not trying to be mean. I just want to keep seeing your show full of positive energy. There is no need to go there…
I kinda agree, Natalia. I didn't think it was right for Dustin to shut Alison down and was glad to hear her discuss her side of it more, but at this point, I just don't care to hear about him anymore. I've always loved Alison's empathy and vulnerability, and that's why I listen to her show and have always supported any podcasts she's on. I just don't even care about AC anymore – none of what he addressed to me is relevant anymore. Alison's succeeding on her own, and all of the Monday guests lately have been AMAZING – from Jennifer Pryor to Casey Wilson to Mamrie Hart. I don't know how everyone else feels about milking the AC issue, but I'm just tired of hearing his name!
I kinda agree, Natalia. I didn’t think it was right for Dustin to shut Alison down and was glad to hear her discuss her side of it more, but at this point, I just don’t care to hear about him anymore. I’ve always loved Alison’s empathy and vulnerability, and that’s why I listen to her show and have always supported any podcasts she’s on. I just don’t even care about AC anymore – none of what he addressed to me is relevant anymore. Alison’s succeeding on her own, and all of the Monday guests lately have been AMAZING – from Jennifer Pryor to Casey Wilson to Mamrie Hart. I don’t know how everyone else feels about milking the AC issue, but I’m just tired of hearing his name!
I love the new segment. Absolutely love it. I was going to write in and suggest that Alison put all of Adam's reasons for firing her into the Topic Sombrero and pull one out each Thursday show and talk about it. Inventing an enitirely new segment with its own theme song is even better. Not only do I really like the new segment, I think it had to be done. And it had to be done in a comedic fashion. This is perfect. I just wish Alison had started doing it sooner. But better late than never. Like many people – and probably the vast silent majority – I now can't wait until the next Thursday show to hear Alison talk about the next in Adam's grocery list of ridiculous points.
I know at the beginning, some people encouraged Alison to “take the high road,” “stay classy,” and not respond, but I never understood that. With Adam, there is no high road to take. As far as I can tell, firing Alison meant nothing to Adam. Just listen to his non-response when asked about it on Howard Stern's show. He clearly gave firing Alison as much thought as he gives to changing his socks. Then, taken by surprise by the backlash and outrage, he cobbled together a weird set of reasons for the firing – reasons that give revisionist history a bad name. I don't think even Adam believed a tenth of what he was saying. Dude just loves to talk and words come pouring out. Heck, his story changes every time he talks about it. He cares so little even he can't remember what his reasons were. Taking the high road relative to that is taking Adam way too seriously and giving him far too much credit. Better to have some fun with it. Even if you don't care what the truth is behind each of Adam's points, it's fun to just get a behind-the-scenes look at the Adam Carolla Show and get some details on how things happen.
By the way, there are assorted lists of Adam's “points” floating around the Internet. None of them are perfect, but this is a good example: http://bentcorner.com/adam-car… This blogger didn't include all of Adam's statements, and he probably divided them up differently than Alison will, but by my count, Alison has already dealt with five of those points in depth. I wonder which one she will deal with next week.
While Carolla handled the situation poorly, he did correctly say you shouldn't be a sidekick, you should have your own podcast. You seemed very comfortable over there, and I suspect you would have chosen to remain a sidekick for at least a couple more years. Behind-the-scenes stories are always the most interesting, and I like hearing the different perceptions of what happened; but I see no reason to choose a side and make a bunch of negative comments either way because you're both so successful.
I like your shift toward being more honest, it's just too bad you let trolls get under your skin (the downside of having an empathetic heart). Your podcast is so enjoyable, you are very likable, and you have fun people around you. I do have one suggestion that I think might increase the downloads substantially – have a few non-explicit shows each month. You have a Mormon girl on and that will draw a lot of Mormon listeners. Having a few episodes without a red letter 'E' would also draw a lot of other church-types. Carolla is a contractor with a limited vocabulary… he uses profanity to fill in sentences. I think your show would be just as funny without cursing. At the very least it might be a very interesting experiment to announce announce a family-friendly couple shows ahead of time and see if downloads increase. If successful maybe post a handful of non-explicit shows each month. I hope you don't find this offensive, and I hope I'm not making you feel defensive – just an idea that might help drive up the numbers.
While Carolla handled the situation poorly, he did correctly say you shouldn’t be a sidekick, you should have your own podcast. You seemed very comfortable over there, and I suspect you would have chosen to remain a sidekick for at least a couple more years. Behind-the-scenes stories are always the most interesting, and I like hearing the different perceptions of what happened; but I see no reason to choose a side and make a bunch of negative comments either way because you’re both so successful.
I like your shift toward being more honest, it’s just too bad you let trolls get under your skin (the downside of having an empathetic heart). Your podcast is so enjoyable, you are very likable, and you have fun people around you. I do have one suggestion that I think might increase the downloads substantially – have a few non-explicit shows each month. You have a Mormon girl on and that will draw a lot of Mormon listeners. Having a few episodes without a red letter ‘E’ would also draw a lot of other church-types. Carolla is a contractor with a limited vocabulary… he uses profanity to fill in sentences. I think your show would be just as funny without cursing. At the very least it might be a very interesting experiment to announce announce a family-friendly couple shows ahead of time and see if downloads increase. If successful maybe post a handful of non-explicit shows each month. I hope you don’t find this offensive, and I hope I’m not making you feel defensive – just an idea that might help drive up the numbers.
Good tease, can't wait to hear the real reason. BTW- recent research study reports “
Being 'laid off' leads to a decade of distrust”. Gads!
I also think polygamists (“modern living” as well as “prairie style”) are so fascinating. I really want to see a show on polygamists that are one wife several husbands though. Wouldn't that be cool?!
Comedian Cameron Espisito just did an awesome riff on periods at San Francisco Sketch Fest. It's on the Put Your Hands Together podcast a couple of episodes ago. It's THE BEST ever take down of men whining about period talk EVER. I highly recommend it.
I also think polygamists (“modern living” as well as “prairie style”) are so fascinating. I really want to see a show on polygamists that are one wife several husbands though. Wouldn’t that be cool?!
Comedian Cameron Espisito just did an awesome riff on periods at San Francisco Sketch Fest. It’s on the Put Your Hands Together podcast a couple of episodes ago. It’s THE BEST ever take down of men whining about period talk EVER. I highly recommend it.
I think this is something she needs to express. I wasn't crazy about the segment, itself (I was recently reading her the Riot Act, as she likes to say). But as far as what was actually said, I didn't really have any issues with.
I think it's partially that the Thursday show in particular has a certain kind of positive vibe and the new segment is not in that spirit. (as opposed to the seemingly-defunct HGFY, which was superficially similar, but a different animal in terms of content, context, presentation etc)
Also, the approach loses something in sincerity, which is something else the show is known for (particularly Alison, herself). I can't speak for all listeners, as surely the drama queens or Adam-haters might like it a great deal. But I would much rather Alison herself just say that she feels like Adam turned tail and sold her out because he couldn't handle the fallout of having fired her, the way she'd talk about anything else she has strong feelings about.
But I will keep listening- I didn't like this one chunk of the episode, but it was a good one overall, and a good show.
How is this segment a lot different than the HGFY aside from the fact that it's about something likely more real and more emotional to her than the things that prompted HGFY? I think that the fact that she can get all of this out with a funny song makes it so that she's taking the situation more into her own hands rather than letting the trauma of it be the center of it all. The reason that people are having such a hard time with it isn't because they believe she needs to keep the show positive, since she's gone down darker roads on her show before, but because it's about somebody that they like/have admired for years. There's too much personal emotions wrapped up in what she says, as she pulls the curtain open on a man that people have thought of as upstanding and full of integrity.
I think this is something she needs to express. I wasn’t crazy about the segment, itself (I was recently reading her the Riot Act, as she likes to say). But as far as what was actually said, I didn’t really have any issues with.
I think it’s partially that the Thursday show in particular has a certain kind of positive vibe and the new segment is not in that spirit. (as opposed to the seemingly-defunct HGFY, which was superficially similar, but a different animal in terms of content, context, presentation etc)
Also, the approach loses something in sincerity, which is something else the show is known for (particularly Alison, herself). I can’t speak for all listeners, as surely the drama queens or Adam-haters might like it a great deal. But I would much rather Alison herself just say that she feels like Adam turned tail and sold her out because he couldn’t handle the fallout of having fired her, the way she’d talk about anything else she has strong feelings about.
But I will keep listening- I didn’t like this one chunk of the episode, but it was a good one overall, and a good show.
While it's certainly true for some people, some of her fans aren't fans of Carolla, and this is still a surprisingly controversial segment (based on a few social media responses). Also, some of her fans were/are fans of Carolla, too- they are still her listeners, and I wouldn't/didn't expect them to be OK with Carolla doing a segment like this if/when the shoe was on the other foot.
Just speaking as one listener, I don't dig it as much- but it does make sense that she'd use the silly song and make a joke out of the whole thing to make it easier for her to talk about, and that's a good point.
As for HGFY, it was quite different. From a content POV it was a great deal shorter, and not dealing with a repeated person/comment/issue. For some of the listeners (and I think Mr. Goot), they were rooting for Alison to overcome the firing situation and be successful- devoting a segment of her Adam-free show to talking about Carolla seems to feel like a backslide. It doesn't bother me as much as it does some of them, but I can see where they're coming from.
How is this segment a lot different than the HGFY aside from the fact that it’s about something likely more real and more emotional to her than the things that prompted HGFY? I think that the fact that she can get all of this out with a funny song makes it so that she’s taking the situation more into her own hands rather than letting the trauma of it be the center of it all. The reason that people are having such a hard time with it isn’t because they believe she needs to keep the show positive, since she’s gone down darker roads on her show before, but because it’s about somebody that they like/have admired for years. There’s too much personal emotions wrapped up in what she says, as she pulls the curtain open on a man that people have thought of as upstanding and full of integrity.
I can see where you're coming from as far as HGYF being different due to it not focusing on one person, but I think allowances can be made since this situation was quite a bit more significant than a rude iTunes comment. If Adam ad a segment like this about her, it'd be a completely different thing, since he's the one that unceremoniously fired her and then publicly listed flimsy (as she sees it) reasons for do ing so. He may have felt forced to do that due to fan backlash, but he could have done it in a better way that didn't “throw her under the bus.” It's like comparing apples to oranges as far as if he had a similar segment about her.
While it’s certainly true for some people, some of her fans aren’t fans of Carolla, and this is still a surprisingly controversial segment (based on a few social media responses). Also, some of her fans were/are fans of Carolla, too- they are still her listeners, and I wouldn’t/didn’t expect them to be OK with Carolla doing a segment like this if/when the shoe was on the other foot.
Just speaking as one listener, I don’t dig it as much- but it does make sense that she’d use the silly song and make a joke out of the whole thing to make it easier for her to talk about, and that’s a good point.
As for HGFY, it was quite different. From a content POV it was a great deal shorter, and not dealing with a repeated person/comment/issue. For some of the listeners (and I think Mr. Goot), they were rooting for Alison to overcome the firing situation and be successful- devoting a segment of her Adam-free show to talking about Carolla seems to feel like a backslide. It doesn’t bother me as much as it does some of them, but I can see where they’re coming from.
I can see where you’re coming from as far as HGYF being different due to it not focusing on one person, but I think allowances can be made since this situation was quite a bit more significant than a rude iTunes comment. If Adam ad a segment like this about her, it’d be a completely different thing, since he’s the one that unceremoniously fired her and then publicly listed flimsy (as she sees it) reasons for do ing so. He may have felt forced to do that due to fan backlash, but he could have done it in a better way that didn’t “throw her under the bus.” It’s like comparing apples to oranges as far as if he had a similar segment about her.
https://vimeo.com/36718165 Teach your pup to record her own bark-drop using a game, like in the video.
You'll need a clicker and some really wonderful treats like a half a hot-dog cut up in 40 tiny pieces. Pet supply aisle “treats” won't do it. Has to be really high value, like actual cooked meat.
I used a game to bring an impossible-in-the-car Basenji back from the vet without a crate, armed with only a clicker and treats. By the end of the ride she was curled up next to me like the one in the picture, all regal and content.
Alison I've been thinking about this a lot. I have been listening to Carolla since his Radio days, back in 2008. I would say that was the pinnacle of his career. The other Pinnacle of his career was in picking you up. Think about it, out about 3 or 4 different bimbos the audience chose you. Why? Because you had something special.
Now my girlfriend thinks I'm crazy because she has no idea who you or Adam carolla are, and I've been talking about this to her every morning. Debating on what has happened, and whos' right and who's right. And now that the dust has settled…
I've been thinking about it, and I think it's something that can't really be put into words. Maybe it is heart. I think you have a lot of heart, and a sense of compassion; it can be heard in your voice when you talk. You have a presence that probably outshined carolla in a sense. The two of you together, was the winning combination, at first. But I will say that Carolla has lost his marbles. I think you did what you could with his sour lemons, trying to turn it into lemonade.
One can only suffer so much, endless stories of Road trips, complaining about airports, and your wife and kids. (Whatever pays the bills.) –
But to fire the Gem, or the “glue” that was holding the show together? Oh christ, that's terrible. That's what you were Alison.
The loveable glue that was holding the pirate ship together; a sort of positive flow of light in the sea of tasteless, redundunt jokes and celebration of psuedo-manhood. What does Adam talk about these days, when he isn't complaining? Maybe over the years I've just elevated from the past, but what a betrayal to the audience to rob us of your soothing voice and warm personality. WHAT a betrayal, and I feel robbed. In fact..
I don't think I noticed how much of a presence you were until after listening to the show without you. OVer the years, I've listened to Carolla talk about how two faced corporate entertainment can be, complaining about his script being rejected, edited, and having to diminish the quality of authenticity when trying to plug himself in hollywood; yet here he stands, in the aftermath (or wake) of fighting a patent troll, having put a book out in the pinnacle of celebrating his egocentrism (President me) and cowardly kicks you off the “Pirate ship” – making the only thing true, and good in the show off.
Onto some more ass kissing: Alison, I think that you were a positive spin and perspective in a sea of docuhe-bags. I remember, listening to that dip-shit, fuck-wad (DAG) repeatedly insult you in an effort to get a cheap laugh out of the audience back in December 2013; I was working security that night and was on a podcast marathon. But you held your ground and stayed on point, delivered, and showed great composure.
You are a shinning star in my book, and are an example of integrity and warmth something that this industry lacks.I'm tired of the Carolla genre panning to the middle aged, 1st world white man problems of mediocrity, tasteless jokes, and “inventing things” to complain about. Maybe I'm maturing beyond my 20 year old victim mentallity and realizing certain things, but christ, it just gets old.
Alison, I think, know and believe you deserve so much more than the ACS show; I think you have trancended beyond the middle-aged white mans wet dream of American mediocrity, and man-boy adolocent minded complaints. I feel with the right editing, some cinnamond and spice, and interesting guests, (some good advertisement)your podcast can supercede Adam Carollas, drunken man-boy, pirate ship.
I no longer find listening to a man in his 40's bitch about his wife, his bullshit stupid “Road trips” (Who gives a fuck?) – And how he has to jump through hoops to get a pool installed in his hollywood house. Fuck this dipshit; there is one lesson this dick needs to learn in life. And it's grattitude.
But I don't think he knows what grattitude is, from the day when he was shoveling cement and Jimmy Kimmel gave him a hand up in the business, to the day he discovered a rare gem like yourself.
I wish you the best and I hope everyone helps you on your journey whatever it is you decide to you, it will be good. Oh and for your podcast, maybe some topical direction, a few guests, and your spin on current events and news, you're always good at that. I know moneys tight but there can be a format. You deserve it.
And I re-itterate!! YOU DESERVE IT DESERVE IT DESERVE IT DESERVE IT. You have what it takes, you are BETTER than that BULLSHIT. TRUST ME. Take it from a guy who has LONG listened to the pirate ship even before it was a pirate ship and Adam was bitching about Mexicans while simutaneously working in a radio station in the center of a place that hosts millions of Mexicans.
So I went you to leave knowing that You are extremely entertaining, It's just refreshing and great to here a woman with a sense of humor and a great heart, who shows humility AND is beautiful to boot. It's very rare, and your humility is YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH!!! and thats why everyone LOVES YOU!!!!
Feel free to contact me if you need any digital art, or website design I know a little bit about that, and would gladly do it for free. YOU GOT THIS GIRL YOU GOT IT, you got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Alison I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I have been listening to Carolla since his Radio days, back in 2008. I would say that was the pinnacle of his career. The other Pinnacle of his career was in picking you up. Think about it, out about 3 or 4 different bimbos the audience chose you. Why? Because you had something special.
Now my girlfriend thinks I’m crazy because she has no idea who you or Adam carolla are, and I’ve been talking about this to her every morning. Debating on what has happened, and whos’ right and who’s right. And now that the dust has settled…
I’ve been thinking about it, and I think it’s something that can’t really be put into words. Maybe it is heart. I think you have a lot of heart, and a sense of compassion; it can be heard in your voice when you talk. You have a presence that probably outshined carolla in a sense. The two of you together, was the winning combination, at first. But I will say that Carolla has lost his marbles. I think you did what you could with his sour lemons, trying to turn it into lemonade.
One can only suffer so much, endless stories of Road trips, complaining about airports, and your wife and kids. (Whatever pays the bills.) –
But to fire the Gem, or the “glue” that was holding the show together? Oh christ, that’s terrible. That’s what you were Alison.
The loveable glue that was holding the pirate ship together; a sort of positive flow of light in the sea of tasteless, redundunt jokes and celebration of psuedo-manhood. What does Adam talk about these days, when he isn’t complaining? Maybe over the years I’ve just elevated from the past, but what a betrayal to the audience to rob us of your soothing voice and warm personality. WHAT a betrayal, and I feel robbed. In fact..
I don’t think I noticed how much of a presence you were until after listening to the show without you. OVer the years, I’ve listened to Carolla talk about how two faced corporate entertainment can be, complaining about his script being rejected, edited, and having to diminish the quality of authenticity when trying to plug himself in hollywood; yet here he stands, in the aftermath (or wake) of fighting a patent troll, having put a book out in the pinnacle of celebrating his egocentrism (President me) and cowardly kicks you off the “Pirate ship” – making the only thing true, and good in the show off.
Onto some more ass kissing: Alison, I think that you were a positive spin and perspective in a sea of docuhe-bags. I remember, listening to that dip-shit, fuck-wad (DAG) repeatedly insult you in an effort to get a cheap laugh out of the audience back in December 2013; I was working security that night and was on a podcast marathon. But you held your ground and stayed on point, delivered, and showed great composure.
You are a shinning star in my book, and are an example of integrity and warmth something that this industry lacks.I’m tired of the Carolla genre panning to the middle aged, 1st world white man problems of mediocrity, tasteless jokes, and “inventing things” to complain about. Maybe I’m maturing beyond my 20 year old victim mentallity and realizing certain things, but christ, it just gets old.
Alison, I think, know and believe you deserve so much more than the ACS show; I think you have trancended beyond the middle-aged white mans wet dream of American mediocrity, and man-boy adolocent minded complaints. I feel with the right editing, some cinnamond and spice, and interesting guests, (some good advertisement)your podcast can supercede Adam Carollas, drunken man-boy, pirate ship.
I no longer find listening to a man in his 40’s bitch about his wife, his bullshit stupid “Road trips” (Who gives a fuck?) – And how he has to jump through hoops to get a pool installed in his hollywood house. Fuck this dipshit; there is one lesson this dick needs to learn in life. And it’s grattitude.
But I don’t think he knows what grattitude is, from the day when he was shoveling cement and Jimmy Kimmel gave him a hand up in the business, to the day he discovered a rare gem like yourself.
I wish you the best and I hope everyone helps you on your journey whatever it is you decide to you, it will be good. Oh and for your podcast, maybe some topical direction, a few guests, and your spin on current events and news, you’re always good at that. I know moneys tight but there can be a format. You deserve it.
And I re-itterate!! YOU DESERVE IT DESERVE IT DESERVE IT DESERVE IT. You have what it takes, you are BETTER than that BULLSHIT. TRUST ME. Take it from a guy who has LONG listened to the pirate ship even before it was a pirate ship and Adam was bitching about Mexicans while simutaneously working in a radio station in the center of a place that hosts millions of Mexicans.
So I went you to leave knowing that You are extremely entertaining, It’s just refreshing and great to here a woman with a sense of humor and a great heart, who shows humility AND is beautiful to boot. It’s very rare, and your humility is YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH!!! and thats why everyone LOVES YOU!!!!
Feel free to contact me if you need any digital art, or website design I know a little bit about that, and would gladly do it for free. YOU GOT THIS GIRL YOU GOT IT, you got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WARNING: PERIOD TALK!
I have always enjoyed both the Monday show & the Thursday shows, & after this Thursday’s show, I just had to thank you for the period talk. None of my friends warned me that once you turn 30, your period can turn into a Shiningesque elevator – doors – opening situation. To hear someone describe her struggles with a uterus gone psycho gives me much comfort. So thanks Alison, for sharing a little too much.
…Plus, it’s got to be a little fun to make the guys on the show squirm a bit from time to time.
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Keep up the good work!
XOXO,
Koirgrrl (pronounced choirgirl)
I'm on board with the Oxford comma. I've always used it, though I know it by a different name: the serial comma. For me, using it is a no-brainer. It's just a question of logic and avoiding confusion.
I was surprised, considering how many writers are part of this podcast, that so little was known about copy editing. As one person on the podcast pointed out (I think it was Colonel Jeff, but I can't tell the men's voices apart), each publication adheres to its own style. Whether a particular publication uses the serial comma in its articles or not will depend on their style guide. I don't know what the percentage is, but a large number of American publications use the Chicago Manual of Style as a reference. I used to work as an editor (of sorts), and I referred to the Chicago Manual of Style (and other style guides) multiple times a day.
Those not in the copy editing field would likely be astonished at how many issues and problems arise in every single article that has to be copy edited. There are tens of thousands of points of grammar, punctuation, and style. Do you print USA without periods or do you print U.S.A. with periods? Should you capitalize Vice President or should vice president be lower case? When do you write the number 86 in numerals and when do you write the number eighty-six in letters? Do you use the American spelling of words like honor and color or do you use the Canadian/British spelling of honour and colour? Do periods go inside the quotation marks at the end of sentences or outside the quotation marks? And don't get me started on the subjunctive mood and appositives. When you are a copy editor, questions like these become your life (and you idolize Mignon Fogarty). Yep, it's a damn sexy life.
Perhaps a new segment on sexy grammar talk? I can't guarantee Alison would pull in a huge audience, but grammarians can be a pretty passionate bunch of people (at least when it comes to punctuation).
For more on the Oxford Comma:
http://www.quickanddirtytips.c…