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Alison’s Chicken Twirling, Dave Dameshek’s Jump Humping, Robin Shorr’s Just Fixin’s

By Alison Rosen on October 13, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Dave Dameshek and Robin Shorr are here! Dameshek’s been altruistically cutting his own hair while Robin went on a double date that didn’t really go well. Tony’s been watching squid game along with Dave’s 12 year old son and I want to know if soaking and jump humping are real. We also get into a discussion of Hanukkah and Jewish holidays in general including one that involves twirling a chicken or money. Plus Val Kilmer, jangly music, the Sheky Awards, and fighting with ding dongs on Instagram.

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Tim Kalpakis’s Sitting Desk, Jackie Johnson’s Insomnia, Is Squid Game Scary?

By Alison Rosen on October 6, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Tim Kalpakis has switched from a standing desk to sitting desk and he gets the hype. Jackie is decorating her new office and has a fancy Herman Miller chair. The whole episode isn’t about chairs though. It’s also about tik tok, Jackie’s cool new wearable tech ring, insomnia, Squid Game, Theta waves, happy endings at massage parlors and more! We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone!

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Doree Shafrir

By Alison Rosen on October 3, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Writer and podcast host Doree Shafrir (Forever 35, Matt and Doree’s Eggcellent Adventure) returns to the show to talk about her first memoir: Thanks for Waiting: The Joy (& Weirdness) of Being a Late Bloomer. We talk about writing the memoir versus writing her novel Startup, growing disillusioned with journalism, switching her career focus from journalism to podcasting, missing New York, motherhood, infertility, Tik Tok, pandemic burnout, her shows, control and so much more. We also took your questions and did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

Past Appearances: 2017 (with Matt Mira): https://www.alisonrosen.com/2017/05/matt-mira-and-doree-shafrir/

2018 (with Kate Spencer): https://www.alisonrosen.com/2018/09/kate-spencer-and-doree-shafrir-of-forever-35-were-raised-by-teen-magazines/

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Dave Huntsberger’s Nuppy, Sara Schaefer’s HaHa Hole, Chef Jeff’s Gum

By Alison Rosen on September 29, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Dave Huntsberger is here, fresh from dealing with madness in the mountains! Sara Schaefer is also here and she just hosted a very tiny comedy night in her miniature comedy club. Once again I endeavor to figure out what kind of scat I’m finding around the studio and Daniel once nearly got in a fight over loogies. Chef Jeff is here with a JMOE that has the potential to make Sara rock back and forth. And a story about a fiddler crab! And we do our new segment: Do You Remember This Dude?

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Niccole Thurman

By Alison Rosen on September 26, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Actor, writer, comic and podcast host Niccole Thurman (Jellystone, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, The Scroll Down) joins the show to talk about her escape to New York, where she feels happiest, impersonating a conservative, growing up biracial in Kansas and then Chicago, google habits, spicy takes, creating The Scroll Down, Canadian comedy and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

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Mary Lynn’s Jetsetting, Dave’s Jetta-Setting, Do You Remember This Dude?

By Alison Rosen on September 22, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

International superstar and my real life friend Mary Lynn Rajskub makes her Thursday show debut and Dave Huntsberger is quick to point out that he is also my friend and yet I just glossed right over that. Daniel and I are hot to talk about LuLaRich—the documentary about MLM LuLaRoe—and we all share our own experiences with multi level marketing companies. Mary Lynn’s neighbor rides a one wheel. Could there be a love connection? Plus tracing old possessions, writing on money, dog farts again, iTunes Comments of the Week, Just Me Or Everyone and a new segment: Do You Remember This Dude?

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June Diane Raphael

By Alison Rosen on September 19, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Actor, author, podcast host June Diane Raphael (Grace & Frankie, How Did This Get Made?, The Deep Dive) joins the show to talk about paranormal smells, learning to feel at home in her body, hair, adolescence, allergies, her “inner shit-kicker,” making time for female friendships, Filene’s Basement and Strawberry and so much more. Plus Just Me Or Everyone!

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Daniel and Alison (Your Calls and Daniel’s Texas Rant)

By Alison Rosen on September 12, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Daniel has some harsh words for Texas and he won’t back down. He also has harsh words for Alison who can barely hack attending preschool for three hours in the sun with Owen. Has Alison become even more accustomed to inactivity? A caller moved from California to Texas and feels it’s a big mistake. Another caller is moving to Canada. Alison thinks all moves are a little traumatic and Daniel disagrees which is so Daniel. Another caller claims to be Tony Thaxton but he sounds more like Greg Heller. Plus some TV Talk, Alison’s genius wearable/disposable tech idea and more.

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Ken Reid’s Fancy Ear Piece, Robin Shorr’s Picnic Chic, Canadian Desserts

By Alison Rosen on September 9, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Something is different about Tony and he wants us to guess. And guess we do! Ken Reid is here and he’s stepped up his ear piece game. Robin Shorr makes her long awaited return from across the country where she’s just crashed a wedding. I tell a really vague story and also once again I make everyone discuss whether I should move to Rhode Island. Plus Canadian desserts, voiceover, vengeance, humidity, Just Me Or Everyone and more!

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Emily Oster

By Alison Rosen on September 5, 2021 in podcast, Uncategorized

Emily Oster is an economics professor and author whose hugely popular books—Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and her latest, The Family Firm—help parents make better decisions by analyzing data. Expecting Better was recommended to me by friend of show Mary Katharine Ham when I was pregnant with Elliot and I’ve been a fan ever since. She’s written numerous pieces during the pandemic about analyzing risk. Also, she holds a PhD from Harvard! We talked about what she loves about research, growing up the daughter of two Yale professors, the sausage roll disaster of 2020, whether she always wanted children, knowing she was done after two, her relationship with decisions, living in Rhode Island and why I should move there, hiking, being a morning person, what she was like in college, why you’re probably wrong about economics (I was), her newsletter, her favorite class in school and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone, HGFY and answered your questions.

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