Jason's uniquely Yankee American upbringing as an adopted Korean kid in Mr. Roger's white picket fence neighborhood of New Boston, New Hampshire gave him a distinctive "slant" on life, now put to hilarious use in his stand-up routines. The self-proclaimed "Caucasian Asian" put it this way in his "Go pahk yah cah" wicked-thick New England accent, "I created the show to incorporate all kinds of comedians. I wanted to stay away from an all Asian-, white-, black-, purple-, blue-themed show." America...
Jan 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Actor/comedian Darrell Hammond fondly recalls his first taste of show business at age five practicing the impressions of his family members on the porch of their home in Melbourne Florida. It wasn’t many years later when Darrell realized he wanted to submerse himself in the pursuit of bringing his comedy and impressions to a much bigger stage. For years now, Hammond has brought to life a cavalcade of politicians, media figures, celebrities and newsmakers on television. Darrell is known for being...
Dec 08, 2019•1 hr 5 min
ANT, Former co-host of Second Chances Podcast returns to the show to catch us up on what’s going on in his life and career. Since leaving the cast, he continues to slay on stage, help others in comedy and recovery, and work for a better world battling addiction by starting a company, Continued Compliance.
Nov 24, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Mark Brazill is an American stand-up comic, television creator and executive producer. He is most well known as being the co-creator of the FOX situation comedy That '70s Show which aired for eight seasons, and continues to be a large part of the American pop-culture zeitgeist. Mark was also a consulting producer and later a producer of NBC's 3rd Rock from the Sun. Early in his career, he was an uncredited writer for the video game film adaptation Double Dragon, mainly for the comedy.
Nov 10, 2019•1 hr 6 min
A regular panel member on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me, Alonzo Bodden has been making audiences around the country laugh for more than 20 years. In his stand-up special, Heavy Lightweight, which streams on Amazon Prime Video, he presents a range of topics from slavery, cell phones, and the #MeToo movement, to millennials, Kanye West and Taco Bell. As he says, "he likes to mix it up and hopes that audiences will join him for a laugh and a think, or two." Last year, Alonzo released his fifth co...
Oct 27, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Jimmy Shin joins Greg Baldwin as the co-host of Second Chances Podcast! Jimmy has been Mixing his musical and comedic talents all of his life. After graduating from California Western School of Law, Jimmy decided to take a more humorous path. While in Seattle, Jimmy won the honor of "Rookie Comedian of the Year" in the Seattle International Comedy Competition in 2005 and was advised by Ron Reid (The Producer of the competition) to move to Los Angeles. Although urged by his parents to become a la...
Oct 13, 2019•53 min
Greg Baldwin, Cecilie Korst, and Charlene Goto get together in the studio and talk about the podcast, what it takes, and a little about Cecilie (which she finds totally unnerving because she prefers working behind the scenes). Second Chances is celebrating 90 episodes and is moving on to a slightly different format with a new co-host and more comedians. All three of us have loved the guests, co-hosts, and subjects, and we hope all of our listeners continue to enjoy the show!
Sep 29, 2019•56 min
Charlene Goto is a San Francisco native and has been working in market 4 since 2002 and is the owner of Go-To Productions, a creative services production company, specializing in producing quality audio content and entertainment through radio shows, podcasts & live broadcast events. A Television & Radio graduate of San Francisco State University, she got her start in broadcasting as a Production Assistant for the cable channel G4 TV, while also working on the award-nominated programs Cyb...
Sep 15, 2019•37 min
In the fourth grade, Olivia used to stare out the window of her second-story classroom and daydream. Her teacher declared that she would be a writer. He was right. Born in Quebec City, educated in Montreal and brought to maturity in Los Angeles, Olivia has worked as a freelance writer, translator, art gallery curator, and retail manager. In 2014 she quit a good corporate job and moved to Thailand to finish her novel. Today she works as a French-speaking tour guide and lives the globetrotting lif...
Aug 19, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Doug and Christine Fekete have an encouraging story of reconciliation. They were married for almost 20 years, divorced for eight, and have recently reconciled. Their journey begins when they met in college and continued in Nashville, TN, London, England, and includes four birth children AND four adopted children. Christine is a writer, actor, abstract artist and comic in the LA area. She is also the founder of THINK HAPPY STUFF- a gift company with a logo that reminds us that even the little thi...
Aug 05, 2019•1 hr
Joumana Kidd is an actress and journalist and former wife of retired NBA basketball star Jason Kidd. She has hosted shows for NBA television, E Television’s Extra, and has covered various Red carpet events including The Grammys and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies. After a very public divorce, Joumana was invited as a guest analyst on a variety of news programs and morning shows. Joumana co-stars in the VH1 Reality Series “Let's Talk About Pep.” She also appeared multiple times on Bethenny ...
Jul 21, 2019•55 min
As a satirical comedic innovator, Jeff Hilliard’s provocative point of view on the dark, twisted reality of modern-day society proves his creativity knows no bounds. His controversial music videos have garnered millions of views and recently been promoted by the likes of Charlie Sheen, Russell Brand, and Tommy Lee. Hilliard's film credits include opening Paul Schrader's Dog Eat Dog film starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Defoe. He also played the main antagonist officer Banks in Bernard Rose's awa...
Jul 07, 2019•1 hr 28 min
Jacob Kilborn is a stand-up comic and musician originally from Perris California. He's inspired by George Carlin, Bill Hicks, and Richard Pryor. He has performed at The Comedy Store can be found often at The Dojo at Sycamore Tavern.
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Natalie Fikes, joined on the podcast by her friend Tina Strange, is a highly sought after speaker, coach, #1 Bestselling Author, and The World’s Greatest Emcee™. As a speaker, she has been trained by New York Times Bestselling Author and Inc 500/5000 five-time honoree- Suzanne Evans, Larry Winget- six-time New York Times Bestselling Author and the Pitbull of Personal Development™, as well as leadership guru John Maxwell and Motivational Speaker Lisa Nichols. In December 2017, Natalie won first p...
Jun 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Matty Staudt is a 27 year broadcasting vet. Having worked as a producer, consultant, and mentor throughout his career, Matty is now serving as VP of Podcast Programming for iHeartMedia. He talks about his journey with long-time friend and the host of Second Chances, Greg Baldwin.
May 26, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Julie Kertes connects great brands with great people through celebrity and influencer events, editorial placement, focus groups and a consumer product awards program, the Hot Diggity Awards. She has extensive experience in marketing and communications, PR, non-profits, event planning and execution, and strategic partnerships.
May 05, 2019•56 min
Cory Reeder is a writer, director, producer and founder of Renaissance Man Productions. Since moving his company to Los Angeles in 2011, he has been creating music videos for Hayley Kiyoko, Seether, Martin Solveig, Of Mice & Men, Five Finger Death Punch, and more. In between music video productions, Cory is devoted to directing narrative stories. In 2014, while directing the award-winning short film Unlikely Temptations starring Nic Novicki, Reeder was educated on the lack of representation ...
Apr 10, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Kerry Mondragon is an award-winning writer, director, and producer known for Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and Meet Me at a Funeral , He was born in Arizona and raised in the Bay Area. He got his start in advertising, working on commercials for Fortune 100 tech companies until moving to Los Angeles, California, in 2013. He recently wrapped the feature film Tyger Tyger which he wrote, directed, and produced....
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Greg tells the story of his life, addiction, sobriety, and being of service to others. Greg Baldwin is a comedian, actor and VO guy. As an actor, Greg began his performance career in the 3rd grade with a hit rendition of Greased Lightning in the school talent show. He has been hooked ever since. A natural comedian, Greg performs in comedy clubs throughout Los Angeles and was a member of The Actors Theater of San Francisco. He has been the lead in 5 theatrical productions, acted in over 15 short ...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr
Willie Macc has quickly come a long way as a member of young black Hollywood since first becoming known to a national television audience as the funny man on BET's extremely popular “College Hill Virgin Islands” in 2007. He has become one of the few Reality TV stars to make the transition from Reality TV to that of a working actor in Hollywood. He has been quite busy since his "graduation" from College Hill. Once he relocated back to Los Angeles from the Virgin Islands, he continued his small-sc...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Noel has over 25 years of experience in sales, media, marketing, and partner development. Before founding GroundSwell Group, Noel held senior leadership positions at CBS Radio, KNBR radio, and World Cup Soccer. Dedicated to philanthropic causes, he was awarded Man of the Year by Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Hospital, and founded Noel’s Heroes, a non-profit that inspires high school and college cancer survivors. Noel grew up Los Angeles and earned a B.A in Business & Economics from U.C S...
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Alan Caudillo studied Film and Political Science at the University of Colorado, and as it turns out learned a great deal about both from avant-garde filmmaker and mentor Stan Brakhage. Alan's photographed his first feature film, The Shot in 1994 and has since worked as a DP numerous features, television shows, commercials, documentaries and music videos. Alan for some reason studied Poetry at the Anne Waldman/Allen Ginsberg founded Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Univers...
Dec 30, 2018•1 hr 33 min
When you think one of the most prolific character actors, who’s also an outrageous openly gay stand-up comedian, one name comes to mind…. Jason Stuart. He has been in close to 200 film & TV shows! Jason is in one of the most anticipated films of the year playing a plantation owner in the Nat Turner biopic Birth Of A Nation starring Nate Parker & Armie Hammer. The Grand Jury and Audience Sundance Award winner from Fox Searchlight. Also, a director with the web series Mentor on Revry now w...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Born in the deep South, raised in Los Angeles, Dayna has been a professional voiceover actress since she was eight years old. She graduated from LA County High School for the Arts with a resume of radio and television spots, as well as many theater productions, already under her belt. Dayna went on to act in indie films, music videos and even more national television commercials. Dayna moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000, continuing her acting career and studying broadcasting at the same...
Dec 02, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Dennis Argenzia's love for music started as a young child and he's been fortunate enough to spend his entire adult life working in the music industry. He currently serves as Vice President for Asia Touring and Managing Director of Hong Kong and Singapore for Live Nation, and has worked with some of the biggest bands in history including Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Metallica, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Madonna, GNR, and Maroon 5. After working in LA for 16 years, he spent 8...
Nov 18, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Mike “No Name” Nelson has been a popular on-air fixture on Bay Area radio for 20 years and also an accomplished TV host. Hosting shows nationally for Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, HGTV, and locally with Beer Money on KPIX, and Creepy KOFY MovieTime and Carpool Showdown on KOFY TV. A veteran voiceover talent and actor, Nelson has been featured in the films Cars (2006) and Head in the Sand (2009). He lives with his wife of 15 years and two young sons. He is a motorcycle fanatic, DIY enthusias...
Nov 05, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Matty Staudt is a 27-year broadcasting vet. Having worked as a producer, consultant, and mentor throughout his career, Matty wanted to give back and started teaching at the Academy of Art University. There he developed the first podcast production program of its kind in the United States and their first branded content course. In 2017 Matty was named Digital Program Director for iHeartMedia San Francisco and a year later become the company’s and radio’s first VP of Podcast Programming overseeing...
Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Joumana Kidd is an actress and journalist and former wife of retired NBA basketball star Jason Kidd. She has hosted shows for NBA television, E television ‘s Extra, and has covered various Red carpet events including The Grammys and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies.
Oct 07, 2018•55 min
After nearly six consecutive years of working as a body-guard to the rich and famous, Keith landed his most lucrative contract in November 1992. The very next day, he decided to go out and celebrate his good fortune at a popular restaurant/nightclub on the infamous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. At 2 o’clock the next morning, Keith and his friends left the restaurant/nightclub, and shortly thereafter, he was the initiating party in a multi-car collision which resulted in the death of another yo...
Sep 23, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Matt Nolan is an actor and voice-over artist. He has appeared in Oscar Winning Best Picture Argo, directed by Ben Affleck, and films Only the Brave, Jersey Boys, Stolen, and more. His TV credits include Love, The Librarians, 2 Broke Girls, Grimm, and many others. He has voiced countless animated tv shows, commercials, and video games and has lent his voice to dozen's of blockbusters such as Black Panther, The Avengers, Deadpool, War for the Planet of the Apes, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Mat...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 10 min
