(ft comedians Pat May & David Etkin) Is it fair to only call one guest "great" just because it's the name that history gave them? Darwin was a little sticky about this, but we got past it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Nov 01, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Will Jacobs) The line between genius and moron has never been so fiercely debated! This was a spicy one, baby. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Oct 25, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Megan Gray & Austin Sanders) Everybody knows that the dice are loaded, everybody knows that the United Fruit Company paid American politicians to stage a coup in Guatemala! (I think those are the lyrics, right?) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Oct 18, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Brian Frange & Todd Fasen) I'm noticing a worrying trend of booking dead people who end up either trying to or vowing to kill me on the air. No more warrior kings or 20th century artists from now on! Jk, they were great. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Oct 11, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Branson Reese and Kevin Cobbs) There may or may not have been a little spark in the air between Blackbeard and me. Either that or Kinsey just really likes watching people bone. You be the judge! jarretberenstein.com @justajrret
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Chris Ferry & Meghan O'Neill) Everybody is confused by the history of European royalty, even Charlton Heston and Mary Queen of Scots! Enjoy the ep and don't...lose your HEAD! (spoiler alert) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Sep 27, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Eric Yearwood) The father of western philosophy and the handsomest man in 19th century America! Which one was which? You'll have to listen to find out! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Sep 20, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Pat May & Evan Altshuler) You'd think Neil Armstrong would be tired of talking about space, but on the contrary he was annoyed we didn't get to it more, much to Disney's consternation. Jarret had fun regardless. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Sep 13, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Douglas Widick & Lex Morales) If I had to pick two dudes who I did not expect to be as obsessed with farts and boobs as they were, it would be Louis Pasteur and Marlon Brando, who joined Jarret in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Sep 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
(ft comedians Joe Miles and Andy Moskowitz) A poet and a pope! It's not a romantic comedy, it's John Keats and the very first John Paul sitting down with Jarret and really getting into it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Aug 30, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Austin Sanders) I thought these two would get along a lot better than they did, but Timothy Leary kept insisting that Anne Frank take responsibility for the bad things in her life and somehow I got blamed for this as well. UNFAIR! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Aug 23, 2017•1 hr 2 min
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Mike Cabellon) Did you know that Alan Rickman and Napoleon were both famous for parties for which there are no records at all? Thankfully, I got them in the studio to dish all the hot goss. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Aug 16, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Molly Cahen) Emily Dickinson gave Churchill and real lesson in confidence here, and I think that's a lesson that all of us can take to the heart. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Branson Reese and Michael Lutton) Don't worry guys, I really let Jerry Falwell have it on this episode, but it was hard because he had an unlikely ally! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Aug 15, 2017•57 min
(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Michael Wolf) a surprisingly Australian Sappho and predictably blustery Thomas Edison join Jarret in the studio this week to talk about poems from the heart, gods, and technology! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jul 26, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Meghan O'Neil and Sean Taylor) Both of these two would describe their lives as "quite a ride!" Poor abused Judy Garland and hero of the revolution Paul Revere join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss what's worse: living under oppressive British rule or the studio system (it's the studio system). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jul 19, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Matthew Sellitti & Les Morales) A real watery theme for our thirtieth podcast ep! John the Baptist and Jacques Cousteau join Jarret in the studio this week to get to the bottom of their aqua fascination. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Austin Sanders) We're on a real wacky roll here on Famous Dead People. JFK and PT Barnum join Jarret in the studio this week to debate who can put on a better show: a professional circus developer, or a rich white dude from Massachusetts. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jul 05, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs and Chris Ferry) Both criminals but for very different reasons! Oscar Wilde and Pablo Escobar join Jarret in the studio this week to try and figure out which one of these two icons had more of an impart on gay culture. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jun 28, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Jarret Berenstein) Friend of the pod Andy Moskowitz hosted this light hearted romp with explorer Marco Polo and writer/pedophile Lewis Carroll. One of my fav eps so far! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Patricio Machuca & Bianca Casusöl) The man who invented dynamite and the man who WAS dynamite...on stage (I'm nailing this intro). Aldred Nobel of the Nobel peace prize and Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols join me in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Starr Kendall) Oh the great mysteries of history! Where did Amelia go? Why did Vlad do so much impaling? What's fact and what's exaggeration? All that and more as Amelia Earhart and Vlad the Impaler join me in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Jun 07, 2017•59 min
(ft comedians Federico Garduño and Joe Miles) How old was Mozart when he first started composing? And was Shaka Zulu the black Napoleon, or was Napoleon the white Shaka Zulu? All this and more on this ep where I dish with Shaka Zulu and Mozart! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
May 31, 2017•59 min
(ft comedians Chris Ferry and Andy Moskowitz) Did you know that Michelangelo's dad was a real poon hound? And that Lincoln's wife was bonkers? You did? Well, listen to this great ep anyway. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
May 24, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Matt Nedostop and Dede Tabak) Socrates and Katharine Hepburn guided me through the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and philosophy in this dope ep. Find out more by LISTENING! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
May 17, 2017•1 hr 1 min
(ft comedians Lex Morales and Chris Ferry) Want to know where Shakespeare was for his lost years? Wonder what the Salad Bowl boycott was all about? This ep is for you. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
May 10, 2017•55 min
(ft comedians Matt Shafeek and George Fernandez) It's the first interview I ever did paired with a totally separate interview I did later! Join me and get to know our beloved Jim Henson and the mysterious Pablo Picasso in a rare two part interview. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
May 03, 2017•1 hr 2 min
(ft comedians Peter McNerney and Maya Deshmukh) I had no idea how wrong I was pronouncing these names, you guys. Listen to me struggle, plus get all the hot gossip on Louis and Clark and the Land of Make Believe!
Apr 26, 2017•59 min
(ft comedians Megan Gray and Rebecca Robles) I finally stepped away from the host mic for an ep and let someone else do the question-making. Friend of the show Megan Gray hosts this epic conversation between Albert Einstein and Genghis Khan (played by me). Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Apr 19, 2017•1 hr
(ft comedians Dede Tabak and Lex Morales) It matters who plays you in the movie, version, guys. That's what I learned from my talk with Catherine the Great and Babe Ruth (the great). Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 1 min