Hey everybody! Hope you're well, as always. My podcasting equipment shat the bed so it's been a min since the last episode. Have no fear! It's fixed and we're in the clear! Today I recorded with Andy Haynes, a great comic and buddy who is using the recording for his own podcast Miss Me With That. I'm excited! A cross over episode! Woohoo! We recorded in the car on the way back from a gig in Atlantic City and a few times we couldn't see out the windshield because of the rain, but bless Hosanna on...
Feb 13, 2019•56 min
Hey everybody! Hope you're doin well as usual. I have a hot one for ya today! First I talk about gettin sick and quittin cigs, yellin and dyin, but then - but THEN! I partake in one of the most fun talks I've had in a while with two fellas whose work I've been a fan of for years. Every day since 2012, brothers Beau and Bryan Abbott have drawn crude jokes on their old trading cards from the '80s and '90s and posted them on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram as Baseball Card Vandals. Today I talk to t...
Jan 25, 2019•52 min
Hey everybody how the hell are ya? Back at it this week and my guest is adult film star Alana Luv. But first I fill ya in on the great relapse of 2012 and share my love for Reno 911. Today's guest is 3 time AVN award nominee for "Hottest Milf" Alana Luv. Alana shares the interesting tale of how she got into pornography and what it was like for her growing up normal in Brooklyn. Thanks everybody for listening! Alana Luv on instagram: http://www.instagram.com/_alanaluv_ Alana Luv on twitter: http:...
Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Hey! How the hell are ya? Doin well, I hope. I'm comin to ya today with a great episode if I do say so myself. I get back into cooking and try to multitask while recording the podcast with mixed results. I also talk to singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield from the band Fences - not to be confused with the award winning Denzel Washington/Viola Davis film "Fences" - cuz holy hell will you be surprised when it's not that. Anyway, we have a great talk about sobriety, mania, recovering from it all...
Jan 10, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Happy New Year everybody! This is the first pod of 2019 and it's a doozy, folks. I tell the tale of the great scarfcapade of 2018 and then I get to my interview with Roger Miret. For those that don't know, Roger Miret was a Cuban immigrant who came to America at the age of four in 1968 and became a pioneer of the New York Hardcore scene in the 80s. He joined seminal NYHC group Agnostic Front in 1983 and has influenced and changed people's attitudes, lives, and perceptions thru his music worldwid...
Jan 03, 2019•59 min
Hey everybody it's the Christmas episode of Wild World and boy oh boy do I have some fun presents for you! I tell the tale of what it's like to volunteer, we get a Christmas surprise call from Gail, and I talk to Danny Marianino from Cause For Alarm & North Side Kings! Danny is a great story teller and told some fun one's on today's podcast, including his most famous story: the time he punched Glenn Danzig in the face. Hope you dug the pod and if ya did, please rate, review, and subscribe an...
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Hey gang welcome back to another episode of the pod! This week I talk to an old pal by the name of Corinne Fisher - comedian, author, and podcaster - from a lil podcast called Guys We F****d (and Two Less Lonely Girls). What is fame? What is privacy? What is the cross section between the two? How do you balance exposure and exploitation with your own right to privacy and keep doing what you love in the process? We try to figure it out today and have fun along the way. Really enjoyed this one and...
Dec 21, 2018•42 min
Hey gang here's another episode for ya. I talk with someone I've admired for a while and I'm lucky enough to call him a friend - Cheyenne Randall aka indiangiver on instagram. Cheyenne is an artist based out of Seattle who has spent decades honing his craft while dealing with the demons of addiction - which is why I'm so happy to have this chat with him today to hear him come out on the other side of things. This talk is full of wisdom, growth, honesty and I recommend it to anyone trying to get ...
Dec 13, 2018•48 min
hey all! This week I'm coming to you live from Stand Up NY Labs where I interview an old friend of mine - comedian, boxer, & reptile enthusiast Sergio Chicon. Sergio & I met when I started comedy in 2011 & have been friends ever since. Watching him grow from a pioneer of DBS (dirtbag shit) to a loving father and husband has been a cool thing to see. Today we talked about his life growing up in the Baruch Projects on the Lower East Side, how neighborhood violence impacted his upbringi...
Dec 06, 2018•43 min
hey everybody hope ya'll had a happy and thankful thanksgiving filled with love and joy however you define the word. i went home and watched some movies with gail who has become my favorite movie companion. find out why by tuning in on this weeks episode! if ya enjoy the pod, take a min to rate, review, subscribe and share the podcast - it helps! thanks! ---see me live!!!--- headlining house of blues boston foundation room friday nov. 30, 8pm headlining laugh it up poughkeepsie, ny sat. dec. 1, ...
Nov 29, 2018•37 min
well well well look who it is! it's your ole pal ian here, the ghost of podcast past coming back to haunt ya for another episode. i stopped doing the podcast for a couple months and i'm back to tell the tale of the great pod break of 2018. later, we call gail and she updates us on her new home security system. come see me live - http://www.ianfidance.com friday nov. 30 - house of blues boston sat. dec. 1 - laugh it up poughkeepsie thurs. dec. 6 - atlantic city comedy club fri. dec. 7 - philly co...
Nov 22, 2018•34 min
hey gang ian here back at ya with a brand new episode, albeit a week late. sorry bout that, technical difficulties made this one hard to get out but we're here and we're doin it folks. on this weeks episode i bring on my pal dan st. germain who has an extensive list of credits he would love me to write down but i won't give him the satisfaction - but what i WILL say is he has a great new stand up album out that you should go buy called "no real winners" here. dan's one of my favorite stand ups a...
Aug 21, 2018•48 min
Hey gang, i spent the weekend in a cabin alone in the woods and i'm here to tell ya the tale. it was incredible and i cant wait to do it again. it was like a mushroom trip without the mushrooms, can ya believe it? i call gail to tell her about it, she warns me of ticks in the woods and then we get a visit from Terry The Tick. what fun! come see me live! http://www.ianfidance.com become a patron of patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ianfidance instagram: @ianimal twitter: @ianfidance listen every we...
Aug 06, 2018•35 min
hey gang killer episode this week if i do say so myself! more stories from DC & i tried to eat pussy to fugazi and it went exactly as it sounds. also i talk to my old pal jon nean, who plays guitar in BLACKLISTED, an american punk rock band from philadelphia, pennsylvania. it's my favorite talk i've had with someone on an episode so far. maybe it's because blacklisted is one of my favorite bands, or maybe because it's just that good of a talk. gotta listen to find out, hombres! and know what...
Jul 31, 2018•56 min
whats up everybody what an episode i have for ya this week! i wanna give a shoutout to DELTA for being pieces of shit, but i also wanna send love to washington, dc for being amazing - i forgot to mention i ate ben's chili, was surprised with a visit to the lincoln memorial at the end of the night and skanked on the stairs of the lincoln memorial to the specials at 3am. it was truly magical. almost as magical as my guest this week - ethan fixell. ethan is a rad dude who started out in punk/hardco...
Jul 23, 2018•1 hr
Hey gang this week I talk to my pal Sean O'Hagan, guitarist for Everyday Dollars. Sean's a hardcore legend and stand up comic based out of NYC. we get into his history in punk rock and hardcore, and hear some wild stories from his days of boozin' & usin'. thanks for listenin & come see me live! wednesday july 18 - new york comedy club, 9:30pm thursday july 19 - hosting new jokes at comedy cellar fat black pussy cat, 8:30pm saturday july 21 - kennedy center in washington, dc, 10pm sunday ...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 3 min
holy cow i think this is my favorite episode so far! it's got everything! laughter! sadness! gail! what more could ya want? i call gail this week and she hangs up on me for recording her, then gives me some good advice on how to feel better. hint: it's about enjoying the sun while it shines! then i continue my talk with my buddy wes who sings for the lumineers. we dive deep into dealing with everyday distractions. he tells me there's nothin more honest than the truth and we come to the conclusio...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 8 min
hey gang! this week i spend most of the episode annoyin' good ole gail and shoooooweeee is it fun. gail sure is an ornery ole gal and we really love to push each other's buttons, but isnt that what family is all about? annoyance? anyway, oh wow! i saw dave attell & jeff ross' "bumping mics" show at the cellar's village underground and HOLY COW IT'S AMAZING! so fun to watch good golly miss molly what a time to be alive. speaking of live, come see me live! this week! monday july 2 - mo better ...
Jul 02, 2018•9 min
hey gang! it's your ole pal ian here with another fun one for ya! spent some time in heaven, aka my mom's backyard in delaware. i feel rested and ready to dive back into that old concrete bitch i love called new york city. this week i have a great talk with Wesley Schultz! he's the lead singer of the Lumineers and a solidly righteous dude. me & wes met a couple months ago and became fast friends. we talk about human nature, the lives of our father's, what it means to be selfish and why that'...
Jun 25, 2018•54 min
hooooly hell folks i'm tired! this is a fun one but boy could i use a nap! i update ya on my patreon rewards (http://www.patreon.com/ianfidance) and then get right into continuing my talk with the fascinating Luis Calderin, who worked on Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. he traveled the country talking to real american's about real america and found that just because you look a certain way, live in a certain area, or check a certain box on a ballot, it doesn't necessarily make you a ba...
Jun 18, 2018•53 min
hiya gang! this week i get silly & serious when i read a few messages i get from some of yall wild ones out there. also i got more free coffee! this time from Variety Roasters right here on Graham Ave in Williamsburg! check'em out they're really somethin special and i dig em - and i ain't just sayin that cuz i got free (cold)brews! this week i talk to my friend Luis Calderin: a righteous dude who served as Director of Arts, Culture and the Youth Vote for Senator Bernie Sanders 2016 president...
Jun 11, 2018•56 min
hoooo doogy! What an ep I have for ya this week folks! I'm back from my coffee fueled travels in Vermont (shoutout to my first sponsor @coldbrewtus) and I'm back in the New York groove for a killer interview with Hoya Roc from Madball, one of my all time favorite bands! Madball is synonymous with NYHC and has a new album coming out, their 9th studio album, FOR THE CAUSE on NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS on June 15th! Hoya rang me from Miami to talk about the new album, touring, making things that make yo...
Jun 04, 2018•46 min
hoo boy! what a fun one this week, folks! i spent the weekend in vermont at the wonderful vermont comedy club with my pal gal nikki glaser and i was like "hey ian?" and he was like "yeah ian?" and so then i go "why not just have nikki on the pod" and he goes "that's a great idea, ian!" "thanks, ian!" "yeah! we can ask her about life, love, and c--" "--omedy!" "omg it's like we finish each others s--" "--entences!" and so we chatted about the saga of yanny vs. laurel, growing up in st. louis, her...
May 28, 2018•26 min
Minor Threat. Bad Brains. Dag Nasty. Fugazi. Dischord Records. DC punk & hardcore. Incredible music, incredible stories, incredible history & it's all captured in an incredible documentary called "Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-1990)". Written & directed by Scott Crawford, "Salad Days" received critical praise from the NY Times, Washington Post, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, MTV, and sold out theater screenings all over the world. The film examines...
May 21, 2018•1 hr
hey gang, ian here. this week i saw "there's something wrong with aunt diane" and it blew my fucking mind. i also called up my ole drinkin buddy justin to spin some yarns and get the scoop on how he earned his esteemed nickname MR. STINK (hint: he didn't get it coming in first place at a "fun guy to be with" competition). email me: ianfidanceswildworld@gmail.com see me live: http://www.ianfidance.com insta story king: @ianimal twitter tales: @IANfidance DM me & say whats up! rate & revie...
May 07, 2018•54 min
hey gang, ian here! thanks for tunin' in this week. i forgot to upload an episode last week so i'm putting up two today like a buy one get one free deal where no one buys anything and you still get stuff for free. wow, can't beat it! anywhozer i invite my friend Katharyn on the show. she's a comedian in the city who is also the manager at a sex dungeon in korea town. which is insane! her stories are fuckin' great and she's a peach, so buckle up and get ready for a one way ticket to weirdville, p...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 3 min
sup world it's your ole pal ian here. have you been watching the show Barry on HBO? holy shit is it good. i met henry winkler the other day! but i forgot to talk about it on the pod. whoops. oh well. anyway in this weeks episode i do something really annoying and that's: talk about comedy. my bad! won't happen again but i got into it with a heckler at a show and it really grinded my gears. i call gail for a sympathetic ear & she's not really havin it. know what doesn't grind my gears? you em...
May 01, 2018•46 min
what's up gang! ian here & i got a hot one for ya. holy jeez if you don't like ska - TURN THE RADIO OFF (reel big fish ref) jk listen to ska cuz it rules & it's more than just horns. Today I interview the great Mike Park - founder of Asian Man Records, vocalist/sax player in Skankin' Pickle. Side projects are The Chinkees & Bruce Lee Band (B. Lee Band), and his current musical incarnation is an acoustic venture under his name, Mike Park. ALSO! He organizes charity tours and events vi...
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 6 min
hey gang it's your ole pal ian here and i got a new one for ya! i talk about my 3 year sober anny comin' up and get into some deep waters but don't you worry, we swim ashore to talk about my time as a door to door construction salesman. i call up an old friend who consented to the conversation but wanted me to bleep his name cuz he thinks this will ruin his illustrious career in the world of home remodeling. i respect his wishes and highly edit the conversation so the world will never know my fr...
Apr 07, 2018•5 min
hey gang, ian here and i'm back with another episode! i have some fun on this one talkin' bout why i'm gettin a vasectomy & why you should, too. i also call my ole pal jeff who taught me everything i know about carpentry & planted some seeds in the foundation of my spiritual growth. be warned: he is southern. email: ianfidanceswildworld@gmail.com insta: @ianimal twitter: @IANfidance website: http://www.ianfidance.com truly thank you to everyone that reaches out to me with kind words and ...
Mar 30, 2018•44 min
