Author Archive | Alison Rosen

Jade Catta-Preta

By Alison Rosen on October 16, 2022 in podcast

Comic, actor, host Jade Catta-Preta (The Soup, Hotties) joins us to talk about whether Tony is gaslighting us, her new special Jaded, her new musical comedy special A Jade Is a Jade, growing up in Brazil and moving to Virginia as a tween, coming out as pansexual, her reality show boyfriend, her experience hosting The Soup, finding her voice, tiny bangs, Scuba diving, skydiving, the scene at the Comedy Store and so much more. We also took your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Hey Go F*ck Yourself.

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Black Toilets, Wrenching On Cars, Date Nights!

By Alison Rosen on October 12, 2022 in podcast

Wendy Molyneux is here and she does not like black toilets. In fact she likens my love of fancy shuffling to a black toilet in that it’s a deal breaker. This is a gross simplification of an elegant and complex interpersonal dynamic but you get the gist. David Huntsberger is here and his new podcast Intercepts, on which I play a woman who is obsessed with fancy card shuffling for a few sketches, launches this week. Wendy would love if we would never talk about it. We also discuss wrenching and date nights even though we hate that term. Also urinals and Club 33!

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Eric Jason Martin

By Alison Rosen on October 9, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Eric Jason Martin has narrated over 350 audiobooks, and over 450 features for The New York Times Audio, including several episodes of the The Daily podcast. He directed Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne’s Heads Will Roll and Maximum Fun’s Bubble. He produced and narrated the NY Times Bestseller Stinker Lets Loose!, an Audible Original written by Mike Sacks and starring Jon Hamm. Now he’s back with New Arcadia: Revolution, the second installment of the of the Audible-bestselling New Arcadia series of multi-cast audiobooks featuring a star-studded cast of voice actors including yours truly in three small roles. Did I pester him into casting me? We find out on this episode. We also talk about how he got into this line of work, his time as an imagineer, why the present is all that matters, my true purpose on earth (to complain about Tony Thaxton), pronunciation, laryngeal massage, Mucinex and more! We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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Audience Pops, One-Star Reviews, Can Alison Name The Planets?

By Alison Rosen on October 5, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Dalton Castle, RJ City, Tony Thaxton and Daniel Quantz are here for a very fun episode wherein not only do we see who knows Dalton best but somehow, and I still don’t quite know BUT I HAVE SOME THEORIES, we also find out just how little I know regarding the order of the planets and the names of the Great Lakes. I did not sign off on this. I did not start hosting a show so I could be quizzed like this. Also we talk about Carvel turkey cakes, Daniel’s existential questions for five year olds, my plans to hand the show to Tony, RJ’s dad’s sweet comments, ring names, wrestling lingo, a guy who is loosely connected to space who’s taken an interest in Dalton’s wife and more.

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Mark Armstrong

By Alison Rosen on October 2, 2022 in podcast

What a pleasure to catch up with my old friend, Longreads founder and journalist Mark Armstrong who is now helming the short fiction podcast project Ursa where he works with authors Dawnie Walton and Deesha Philyaw to bring you short fiction stories from underrepresented voices. Mark and I met when we carpooled to a wedding shortly after I moved to New York and were fast friends for a number of years and then lost touch. Our conversation touched on the last time we talked, playing in bands, my sloppy New York years, founding Longreads, what he learned about crowdfunding, leaving New York, digital media, live streaming, various platforms, gen x, parenting, burnout and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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So Much Snoring, Tony’s New Gal Pal, B-Hole Hues!

By Alison Rosen on September 28, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Fan favorite Jackie Johnson is back IN PERSON to tell us about the birth of her baby and the time Blink 182 retweeted her pumpkin. Tony is finally back from his dumb rock tour and he brought a little something back: a gal pal! Jackie and I need to hear every single detail. Daniel is here fresh from snoring in my face during a daytime nap. I need to talk about it. Plus butthole colors and Just Me Or Everyone! And some congratulations are in order!

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Jim Florentine Is Back!

By Alison Rosen on September 25, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Comic, writer, actor Jim Florentine makes his fourth (!) appearance on the podcast to fill me in on everything that’s been happening since we last talked in 2016. We chat about Terrorizing Telemarketers #7, his arrangement with his ex, Catholic guilt, his podcast Everybody is Awful, his feelings about working on TV, his latest special Bite the Bullet, Crank Yankers, keeping a straight face during prank calls, bonding with his son during the pandemic and more. We also took your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Hair Dry Air Dry, Canadian Snacks, Yoda from Star Wars

By Alison Rosen on September 21, 2022 in podcast

Robin Shorr returns to the show and she’s brought a long a little something extra in the form of hernatural air-dried hair. Witnessing her true follicular self are John Cullen, Stefan Heck and Tony Thaxton. John and Stefan are from Blocked Party, which I was recently on. They’re also from Vancouver where cream soda is pink. We talk about all sorts of stuff including text etiquette, some specific Fiverr needs, John’s curling career, Stefan’s Twitch stream, The Jeremy Renner app, moles and more! Plus Just Me Or Everyone!

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Chelsea Devantez

By Alison Rosen on September 18, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Writer, filmmaker, comedian and host of the wonderful podcast (which I just guested on) Celebrity Book Club, Chelsea Devantez joins the show to talk about her love of memoirs, her first bit of hate mail (for calling Elvis a “chode”), documenting her wedding dress journey, the short film “Basic,” meeting her fiancé Yassir Lester, working as head writer with Jon Stewart, working on a cruise ship, attending high school in New Mexico, tattoos and so much more. We also answered your questions, and did rounds of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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Soul Sweatshirts, Under-Desk Hammocks, Daniel’s Eye-Doctor Girlfriend

By Alison Rosen on September 14, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Jenna, Al and Jeff are here to witness Daniel’s sunglasses which he claims are because he got his eyes dilated and not because he’s trying to be cool. Still raw from when he cheated on me in a dream with the eye doctor/professor, I need some details. Also, I’m wearing the hoodie he hates and Jenna gets it in a big way. So does Al. Jenna and Al recently guarded their new patio from deer in a creative and some might say insane way. Also, Jenna has a show coming up this weekend where she’ll be taping her next special in Chandler, Arizona and we have a discount code for you. It’s JENNA50 at Ticketmaster (search Jenna Kim Jones). Plus, can you pull your kid out of school if you have a decent reason or not? I need to know how this works.

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