Kevin Bigley is an actor in L.A. He and Dave discuss narcissism, and his fear of becoming a narcissist, and how everyone in Hollywood is in immediate danger of becoming an awful, narcissistic douchebag at any moment. Kevin is not a douchebag. Dave checked.
Megan Rosati is an actor and writer in Los Angeles, CA. She and Dave discuss her fear that she's chosen the wrong path in life, and that she'll be sent to live with her sisters in shame. They discuss the other possible paths she could've taken, and her fear that her life will not be as fulfilling or interesting or safe or complete as a result of not taking those paths. They talk failure, and pushing for a dream. They also discuss how they know each other, and we suppose you'll just have to liste...
Moshe Kasher is a comedian and author based in Los Angeles. He and Dave discuss the double life he led as a child, splitting his years between the conventional American community that is Oakland, California and a strict Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York. The talk the differences between the two, the ways he was ostracized from each, how it affected him then and now, and on and on and on. It was fascinating. Dave was absolutely fascinated.
Megan Amram is a comedy writer based in Los Angeles, CA. She and Dave discuss her fear of her own hands, and wrists, and touching her hands and wrists, and other people touching her hands and wrists. Dave does not touch her hands and wrists, or his own hands and wrists, out of respect. Follow @meganamram on Twitter!
Marty DeRosa is a stand-up comedian who just moved to Los Angeles from Chicago. He and Dave talk depression, and getting better, and taking medication, and really everything surrounding clinical depression and the painful process of trying to beat it. They also talk wrestling! Dave was intrigued.
Sean Green is an LA-based comedian, writer and podcaster. He chronicles his battle with testicular cancer to Dave, and all the fear and anxiety that went/goes along with that. Also, turns out, they both hate Fireball.
Aristotle Acevedo was born and bred in Alhambra, California and is the producer of THIS PODCAST. He and Dave talk about all kinds of fear and self-loathing, from not having friends to feeling like you have no friends to feeling like you can't do anything right to suicide. Dave thinks Aristotle is great, and spends a certain amount of time berating him about how he should never commit suicide. They somehow managed to not talk about pop punk that much.
Joey Izzo is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, CA. He's great. Dave's a big fan of his. They talk about the oversaturation of people with art and culture and "content" in the modern world, and how they think its both hurt and helped their lives. They also talk about detachment from your loved ones, and not being present in your relationships. Near the end, they discussed changes in DAVE. It was a great conversation. They both thought so. For real.
James Fritz is a stand-up comic based in Los Angeles, CA. He and Dave talk about love, and what it is to be a good comic, and what it is to be a good person, and what it is to fail at all three of those things. Follow @jamesfritzcomic on twitter!
Kate Berlant is a comedian based in Los Angeles, California. She and Dave discuss her paranoia that something awful is about to happen, at any time, for no reason. They talk panic attacks and social panic and just panic in general. Also swastikas. For real. Follow @katerberlant on Twitter!
Greg Katz is a musician in Los Angeles, and bass player for the band LA Font, who wrote the Terrified theme song! Or rather, they wrote a song named Strangest Dream, and then graciously donated it years later to be the Terrified theme song. Regardless, Dave and Greg talk about the music scene, and the comedy scene, and their similarities to one another, and the ways that one can do wrong while coming up in either. It was a huge relief to both of them that it's so similar in other art forms, and ...
The Beast Village Comedy Festival had its first year this year, in the East Village neighborhood of Des Moines. It was SO FUN. This live episode was recorded in the basement of the Des Moines Social Club, and features comedian and festival founder Dan Umthun, Chicago comedian Ashley Huck, New York-based comedian Andy Sandford, and road dog extroardinaire Sam Tallent having a god damn breakdown. We say again: SO FUN. Follow @DanUmthun, @pervityoldman, @AndySandford and @Sam_Tallent on Twitter!...
Solomon Georgio is a comedian in Los Angeles, CA. He and Dave talk about his abusive family history, and the emotional distance he's put between himself and everything around him as a result. They also talk about porn for thirty minutes.
Batman is a superhero based in Gotham City. He and Dave discuss his parents' death. And bats. Happy Halloween! Maybe become a fan of comedian Joe Starr.
John Butler is a writer and director based in Ireland! He is also gay, and is afraid that maybe he isn't overtly gay enough. He and Dave discuss his homosexuality, and the possibility that he is suppressing parts of his personality as a result of institutionalized fear of homosexuality.
Baron Vaughn is an L.A.-based comedian and actor. He and Dave discuss his fear that he'll never get out from under his debt, and that he'll be judged for doing so. They dive pretty deep, and we'll say no more than that here. Enjoy.
Goodrich Gevaart is a stand-up comic in Chicago. He and Dave disucss mental illness and emotional problems, and what it takes to eradicate them. Goodrich is afraid that, depsite all his hard work, he'll never be better, and they discuss that fear at length. They both love punk rock, and they talk about how much they both love punk rock, especially when punk rock is nice. Anna Seregina comes back at the end to talk a little more about self-loathing.
Eliza Skinner is a comedian based in Los Angeles, CA. She and Dave discuss showing your feelings to your friends, showing too much of your feelings to your friends, the fear that doing so could hurt your friendships, and the fear that not doing so could hurt your friendships. Also, they talk about lifeguards, and Anna Seregina shows up at the end for some listener mail.
Marcella Arguello is a comedian based in Los Angeles, CA, and also kind of in San Francisco, CA. She and Dave talk about her dad, and what she's been going through since his passing. She's afraid of letting him down, and feels extra pressure to succeed as a result. They talk about her relationship with him, and the rest of her family, and how it's improved dramatically over time. Also, Anna Seregina and Dave read a piece of listener mail. They talk about Anna's twitter handle a lot....
Joe Sib is a comedian, storyteller, musician and co-owner of SideOneDummy Records. He and Dave talk about the fear of being exposed as a fraud in your craft, and about being dick. Joe says he used to be a dick sometimes, and he worked to not be a dick anymore. Dave doesn't think he's a dick, though. At the end, Dave revisits body dysmorphia, as discussed in the Julian McCullough episode.
Live from SDCC 2014, it's the Nerdist Podcast Super Panel with Matt Mira (Nerdist, James Bonding), Jonah Ray (Nerdist, Jonah Raydio), Janet Varney (The JV Club), Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture), Gil Letelier (The Mutant Season), Ben Blacker (Nerdist Writers Panel, Nerdist Comics Panel, Thrilling Adventure Hour), Ben Acker (Thrilling Adventure Hour), Sandra Daugherty (Sex Nerd Sandra) and Dave Ross (Terrified)!
Ron Babcock is a comedian in L.A. and a good friend of Dave's. They talk claustrophobia and being buried alive, and Ron's fear of a desperate death. And Anna Seregina's back yet again to read some listener mail! Follow @heyron on Twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on Twitter at @touchingcheeses!
Rhea Butcher is a stand-up comedian and a friend of Dave's! She's great. They talk obsession, and being obsessive, and the positive and negative ways of dealing with such things. They also delve into the fears that drive one to be obsessive, or is it the reverse? They actually don't know. And Anna Seregina comes back to read listener mail! Follow @RheaButcher on twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on twitter at @touchingcheeses!
Jackie Kashian is a world-touring comic based in Los Angeles, CA. She and Dave talk death, and the fear of death, and the fear of not dying well. She's been surrounded with death the past few years, yet somehow laughs and jokes about it extensively. Also! The show upgrades! Dave is so excited. More radio sweepers and more segments and Anna Seregina helps host and Dave is so excited. Just so excited. Follow @jackiekashian on Twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on twitter at @touchingcheeses!...
Daniel Van Kirk is a comic actor and performer in Los Angeles, CA. He's had an unconventional trajectory in comedy, and he and Dave talk about it. He's afraid of being pigeon-holed as one of his characters, and bothered by not having a crew or homebase in comedy, and they talked about that, too. Daniel and Dave have a burgeoning friendship that will, hopefully for both of them, blossom into something years- and years-long.
Dave Waite is a comedian from Ohio, and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Dave (Ross) is a huge fan of his, and he honestly would not shut up about it on the episode. They discuss laziness, and the fear of failure that comes along with being afflicted with laziness. They also go on some rants about hecklers and policing comedy, and proceed to get horribly self-conscious about what they said.
Doug Mellard is a touring comedian based in L.A. He and Dave discussed anxiety, and anxiety attacks, and the debilitating nature of anxiety and anxiety attacks. Dave has them, but Doug has them worse. They both have them on stage! But Doug has them worse.
Jay Weingarten is a comic and show producer in Los Angeles, CA. He and Dave discuss Jay's fears of living an unhappy life, and of not self-actualizing. They discuss the very real way in which stand-up comedy can make you feel better, and give you an unrestricted outlet for your creativity. Basically, they talk about how stand-up comedy saved their lives.
ONE YEAR! It's the one-year anniversary of this show! Thank you! Thank you for listening and supporting this little show where we point and laugh at our own feelings. You're the best, and you're the only reason we're here. And as it's been a year, Dave decided it's about time he put himself under the microscope. His good friend, Jake Weisman, agreed to come in and play the role of host for an hour. They discussed many-a-thing, but mostly low self-esteem and not being liked. Dave is convinced tha...
Andy Juett is a stand-up comic, writer, actor, director, producer and father in Denver, Colorado. He and Dave discussed his occasional feelings of being overwhelmed by these things, as well as his divorce, recent breakup, and subsequent fear of being alone. The episode closes with some realizations that they both have been led horribly astray by romantic comedies.
