Author Archive | Alison Rosen

Betsy Sodaro

By Alison Rosen on February 13, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Comedian, actress, writer and podcast host Betsy Sodaro (Ghosts, Duncanville, We Love Trash) joins us to talk about growing up in Colorado, being the daughter of a children’s playwright and youngest of four sisters, writing notes to her parents, trying to be “cool” in middle school, religion, working with Crystal the monkey on Animal Practice, the California Raisins, panic attacks, her prank engagement to Drew Tarver and more. We also answered your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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Wendy’s Zoom Bombing, Dave’s New Coffee Habit, Is Everything Okay?

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

I am not okay with receiving emails with, “Is everything okay?” in the subject line. Also, I want to know where everyone stands on deviled eggs. Wendy just experienced her first zoom bombing and Dave has started drinking coffee. And he’s good at it! I need to figure out what to do about an interview situation and Wendy is seducing Daniel with the aforementioned deviled eggs. Plus mental haunted houses and more.

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Laura London Returns!

By Alison Rosen on February 6, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Dog trainer Laura London returns to talk about leaving Texas and why, what’s causing the dog overpopulation problem, the agendas of trainers versus veterinarians, doodles, common training issues, shock collars and why they create dogs that bite, separation anxiety, where your dog should sleep, flirt poles, Wendy’s rockin’ physique and more. We also took your calls and answered your questions.

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Joe DeRosa’s Sandwiches, Alison’s Embarrassing Letter, Robin’s Skankfest Question

By Alison Rosen on February 2, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Robin Shorr and Joe DeRosa join us on Tony’s FIRST Thursday show since his tour that didn’t go as planned. I recently received a copy of a letter I wrote when I was 14 and it’s horrifying. Robin has been revisiting notebooks from around this time too. Joe DeRosa has opened a bar/sandwich shop and I want to hear all about it. Plus the existential crisis affecting all of us. And a cameo from Owen!

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Jon Gabrus

By Alison Rosen on January 30, 2022 in podcast

Jon Gabrus is here—on his birthday no less—to talk about fat squirrels, growing up in a diverse but segregated area of New Jersey, starting High & Mighty, changing schools a number of times, getting in trouble, losing a scholarship, wearing his dad’s jeans, kid fashion, drinking, therapy, relationship day-to-day, Improv level one go-tos, meeting Betsy Sodaro and so much more. We also answered your questions.

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Scotty Landes is in Tahiti, Kurt Braunohler Doesn’t Care Anymore, Violent Stretching

By Alison Rosen on January 26, 2022 in podcast

Kurt Braunohler and Scotty Landes of Bananas are here with us although actually Scotty is currently in Tahiti. He’s also been in Bora Bora and Moorea where he learned fish love pepperoni pizza. I want to know if it’s ok to violently and loudly stretch while talking to someone or if that needs to be saved for the same people you burp and fart in front of. Also we are getting to the bottom of coconut jellybeans. Jeff Fox claims he’s never had one. I am dubious. Plus Charlie Fromage, larping, hot chocolate, buttholes, Just Me Or Everyone and a secret audio easter egg at the very end!

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Jenny Pentland

By Alison Rosen on January 23, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Jenny Pentland, author of the riveting memoir This Will Be Funny Later, was the real life inspiration for the Becky and Darlene characters on the series Roseanne, created by her mother Roseanne Barr. Jenny joins the show to talk about having been institutionalized between the ages of 13 and 18, how being a mother to five children of her own has kept her from feeling much anger at her own parents, weight issues, fame, gastric bypass, living in Hawaii, eating a squirrel, mysticism, her childhood friendship with Christina P, panic attacks, PTSD, her mom’s tweets and so much more.

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Jenna’s Family Fruit Farm, Al’s Email Tips, Daniel’s Hernia

By Alison Rosen on January 19, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Jenna, Al and Jeff are here and how is it we’re only just now learning that Jenna’s family owned a fruit farm?? As such, Jenna is the perfect person to weigh in on the question of who are seedless grapes for. Plus we find out about Daniel’s possible hernia, the year of Jenna, my ongoing battle with exclamation points, email etiquette according to Al, Mike Tyson’s hype man, bunk beds and more!

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Sarah Marshall

By Alison Rosen on January 16, 2022 in podcast, Uncategorized

Journalist and podcaster Sarah Marshall of hugely popular You’re Wrong About and You Are Good joins the show to talk about how she envisions the word “juggernaut,” growing up in Oregon and Hawaii as a “lonely, adultified kid,” her theory that loneliness is an American problem, grad school, fan fiction, television about television, memory, Tonya Harding, Go Ask Alice, Flowers in the Attic, the Sex and the City reboot and continuing You’re Wrong About after her cohost Michael Hobbes left. We also took your questions, and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY.

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Jackie’s Juicy Pregnancy Butt, Kevin’s Casting Success, Exclamation Points!

By Alison Rosen on January 13, 2022 in podcast

Jackie Johnson is here with some fantastic info about the effects of pregnancy on her bootay. Kevin T. Porter is here and honestly, his story about pretending to be the casting director of Super Mario Brothers is the best thing I’ve heard in a very long time. I want to know if 2022 is the year I finally downsize my exclamation points but everyone’s telling me I need to ditch “no worries” as well which is not going to be easy. Plus Just Me Or Everyone, liars who lie, unvaxxed celeb rumors, TV talk and more!

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