Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchQuico Toro: Venezuela was never a one-man show
Venezuelan expert Quico Toro explains why the removal of Nicolás Maduro feels historic—and yet leaves Venezuela largely unchanged, with the regime's …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dan Soder & Moshe Kasher: A Lighthouse for the Mentally Ill
Mike Pesca digs into the vault for two 2017 interviews exploring the "ground game" of the New York stand-up scene and the "ad hominem screech" of ear…
4 months ago
Rosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic
Rosebud Baker explains why motherhood is the most political act of her life and how she handles breastfeeding pressure by claiming she's "raising her…
4 months ago
Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder
Comedian Robby Hoffman explains why she treats complaining as "enjoying"—and why her Depression-era instincts make her shakier during good times than…
4 months ago
Chris Turner: Possession is 9/10 of the Word
Oxford-educated archaeology student turned freestyle sensation Chris Turner joins Mike Pesca to explain how his "British period" of deadpan one-liner…
4 months ago
Michelle Buteau: An Achievable Beyonce
Michelle Buteau explains why she is the "achievable Beyonce" for government workers and how her history editing grim news footage at WNBC led her to …
4 months ago
T.J. Miller: You'll Do Better in Toledo
Actor and comedian T.J. Miller explains why a traumatic brain injury is his improvisational "cheat code"—and how a 2010 surgery for an arteriovenous …
4 months ago
Sarah Silverman & Kyle Kinane: Comedy, Cancel Culture, and Conspiracies
Mike unlocks two interviews from the vault featuring comics who navigate the cultural minefield with very different styles. First, Sarah Silverman di…
4 months ago
Alex Edelman: "The Hardest Thing to Talk About in a Joke is Israel."
In this special holiday week episode, Mike sits down with comedian Alex Edelman, fresh off a Tony Award for his show Just For Us and a spot on the Ti…
4 months ago
Roy Wood Jr.: "People Just Want to Feel Good."
In this special Christmas Day edition, Mike gives the gift of Roy Wood Jr., a comedian who embodies the "profundities in punchlines" ethos. Wood join…
4 months, 1 week ago