Plants! With Pallavi Gunalan
On this ep I'm joined by comedian, engineer, scientist, and recent plant mom, Pallavi Gunalan for a conversation about saving the world, and creating space for yourself.
Aug 09, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 12
At Least There's This
A podcast about some of the small good things in a world of hurt.
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Nature! With Nate Dappen
I got to talk with biologist and film maker Nate Dappen of Day's Edge Productions about Nature... which is kind of everything, so in a way we talked about everything. Find out more about Day's Edge here: http://www.daysedge.com/
Jul 31, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Talking To People About Space! With Tracy Drain
This episode I get to talk to Flight Systems Engineer and all around amazing person, Tracy Drain. We talk about her love of space, her love of talking to people, and her love of talking to people about space. It all kind of comes together in the end.
Jul 20, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The Circus! With Chet Monday
If you're interested in hearing more about what Chet does, see the links below: https://laughterleague.org/ https://marchforscience.org/
Jul 10, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Bats! With Katie Golden
Katie Golden helps me kick of season 2.5 with a joy filled convo about horror, mental health, and bats!
Jul 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The Unseen Universe featuring Maria Bamford and Dr. Jason Rhodes (Feed Drop)
Science! The Show is a live stream science and comedy show that brings cutting edge scientists and amazing comedians to make science more accessible. This episode features Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite, Big Mouth) and Dr. Jason Rhodes (NASA-JPL), and we talk about dark matter and dark energy. If you like it, search for Science! The Show where ever you get your podcasts.
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min
The Beach...Again!
Alex is joined again by Jon Gabrus to talk- nominally- about the beach, but actually about everything else in the world right now.
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Muslim Women! With Seema Yasmin
On this weeks episode Alex sits down with doctor, journalist, poet, disease detective, and so much more, Seema Yasmin, to talk about the power of Muslim Women
Jul 04, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Exploration! With Trevor Wallace
This week Alex sits down with film maker and explorer Trevor Wallace to talk about the rich tapestry of history we are all a part of, and dope horse lords with golden pants.
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Microbes! With Angela Manci
On this episode science communicator Angela Manci shows us just how weird, wild, and wonderful the microscopic world around us is.
May 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Struggle! With Jay Shifman
Is struggle always such a bad thing? Do you gain anything by choosing how and what you struggle for? In my conversation with mental health and recovery advocate (and also my brother) we talk about how choosing what you struggle for helps you struggle better
May 19, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Yeast! With Alex Dainis
What are the invisible forces shaping your life and culture and why do the smell so good?
May 11, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Evolution! With Shane Campbell-Staton
This episode Alex is joined by the caramel voiced scientist, professor, and podcaster Shane Campbell-Staton to talk about how we all got here.
May 04, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Poker! With Andrew Ti
This week I sidle up next to Andrew Ti (Yo Is This Racist) to talk about poker, being analytic, and finding a safe way to practice aggression. It’s MANIAC DAY, BABY!
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Munchies! With Sean Cooley
I get to set down with ‘weed journalist’ Sean Cooley to talk about what’s good in your mouth when your high...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Anime! With Ify Nwadiwe
This week on My Podcast Hero Ultimate, Alex must face his most challenging interviewee ever when Ify steps into the booth. Will Alex be able to to draw out that good, emotionally relevant but still funny shit from Ify without resorting to his ultimate technique?
Dec 04, 2018•44 min
Strangers With Candy! With Hana Michels
An episode in which Hana Michels extols to me the virtues of a TV show featuring the most disgusting main character of all time. Enjoy!
Nov 27, 2018•45 min
Bad Movies! With Maggie Mae Fish
This week I sit down with the wonderful Maggie Mae Fish to talk about the joy and hope inherent in terrible films.
Nov 21, 2018•47 min
Strangers! with Nathaniel Moore
Well hello stranger. Alex is joined by his long time comedy partner/ best bud to talk about the joys and pains in making new friends. Engineer Samee makes a repeat appearance in this one too.
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Keanu Reeves! With Andy Kryza
Time Traveling stoner movies, romantic surfer bank heists, and the perfect actor for existential dread. Thrillest’s Andy Kryza and I talk about Keanu Reeves!
Nov 06, 2018•53 min
Beer pong! with Samee Junio
This week I get to sit down with my producer and friend Samee to talk about a sport that’s apparently not just for frat bros.
Oct 30, 2018•58 min
The Coen Brothers! With Abe Epperson and co-host Michael Swaim
On this weeks episode Micheal Swaim and Abe Epperson of the Small Beans network join me to make some sweet sweet meaning all over the Coen Brothers.
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Podcasts! With Jack O’Brien
This week Alex is joined by podcast legend Jack O’Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist, Cracked) to talk about podcasts. Just an hour of two grown men talking about podcasts on a podcast, time in no way bends in on itself. Their conversation never fractles out into an infinitely self replicating, mind bending podcast. It’s just good, wholesome fun. This I swear.
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 14 min
The Beach! With Jon Gabrus
In this episode Gabrus gives me two of the best metaphors for life I’ve heard in a long time (only one of which is puke based) and we talk about the big and little pleasures inherent in a day at the beach.
Oct 09, 2018•1 hr 3 min
A Series Of Unfortunate Events! With Jamie Loftus
The frequent podcast guest herself, Lil Zam, Jamie Loftus joins me to talk about some childrens books that made her feel like you didn’t need to be a wizard to be powerful.
Oct 04, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Bjork! Featuring Ethan Edenburg
Comedian, Member of The Cooties, and Host of the Podcast Bad Science, Ethan Edenburg comes on the podcast to talk about Bjork and being ‘totally in it’.
Sep 26, 2018•48 min
Voyager 1! With Soren Bowie
Alex and guest Soren Bowie (American Dad, Cracked’s After Hours), get really misty eyed on this one, folks. Listen in for a beautiful love story, some dope space facts, and a cosmic journey of epic proportions.
Sep 18, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Table Top Role Playing Games! With Jordan Pridgen
Comedian and Streamer Jordan Pridgen introduces Alex to a whole world of RPG’s outside of the usual humdrum wizards and dragons, they discus the magic in descovering the ‘moment’ together, and they Invent dad quest, the best RPG about making your dad proud there ever was.
Sep 12, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Wrestling! With Diogo Hausen and Co-Host Katie Wilert
Please enjoy an episode wherein guest Diogo and co-host Katie want to talk about the wonderful weird world of wrestling while Alex tries to Woman-handle them into discussing a dead French philosopher. NOTE: I accidentally attributed a Roland Barthes quote to Bertrand Russell. To be fair to me they basically have the same damn name. To be unfair to me... I’m an idiot!!!?!
Aug 22, 2018•49 min
Drugs! With Robert Evans
This episode Alex and author/ war corespondent/ host of the podcast Behind The Basterds, Robert Evans have a very mature discussion about the individual and cultural effects of certain substances. They by no means get reeeeeeeal FAR OUT, MAN! Nor do they get groovy in a cosmic sort of way, dig? They’re simply two mature adults talking about the nature and function of certain... things. So be chill, ok?
Aug 15, 2018•1 hr
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