Don't Get Me Started
Episodes
Anthony, Will and Jon Gabrus - Don't Get Me Started
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of episode 50 and our anniversary, the topic of this podcast is the podcast itself. Hosts Anthony and Will bring on former guest and devoted ...
Beth Appel - Face Transplants
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Beth Appel talks about the equally fascinating and disturbing world of FACE TRANSPLANTS (capitalized for how much we are fascinated by it). W...
Eric Scott - Trains
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/comedian Eric Scott talks to us about his lifetime obsession with trains and railroading. It goes deep and we get into it: what are the best tr...
Haley Hepworth - True Crime and Cults
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Haley Hepworth talks to us about true crime and cults! We get into the Zodiac killer, the Green River killer, the Source Family, Elizabeth Sm...
Jess McKenna - Mock Trial
11 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Jess McKenna talks about her passion for time in high school doing "mock trial." MT FOR LIFE. We talk about how intense practice trials can b...
Erin Whitehead - Harry Potter
04 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Erin Whitehead comes on the show to talk about her passion for Harry Potter! We talk about the power of the books including how well it handl...
Dan Klein - The Sirens of Titan
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, actor and hilarious all around human Dan Klein comes on the show to talk about his obsession with the Kurt Vonnegut novel The Sirens of Titan....
Hillary Matthews - Martha Stewart's Living vs. Lifestyle Blogs
21 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and writer Hillary Matthews talks to us about her obsession with Martha Stewart's Living magazine, and also about the world of lifestyle blogs, ...
Drew Spears - Southern Gothic Fiction
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and writer Drew Spears joins us to talk about his love of Southern Gothic Fiction. What is it? What is it not? Who gets defensive about that lab...
Charlie Todd - Craft Beers
23 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Charlie Todd, the founder of Improv Everywhere and longtime UCB improviser, about his obsession with craft beers. We get into how Charlie d...
Mary Sasson - Pittsburgh
16 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian / writer / improviser Mary Sasson comes on the show to talk about her obsession with her home city of Pittsburgh. We talk about the accent, t...
Sean Clements - The Mountain Goats
09 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Writer/actor/podcaster Sean Clements comes on to tell us of his long-time love for the band The Mountain Goats! We go over their original lo-fi stuff,...
Neil Casey - General Aviation
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Casey joins us for his second appearance on this podcast to discuss his obsession with flying, specifically the world of general aviation (meanin...
Dan Black - Professional Wrestling
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Dan Black talks about his long time, passionate obsession with professional wrestling. We get into the Attitude Era, the Reality Era, how the...
Eli Newell - Exotic Travel
19 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and adventurer Eli Newell stops by to talk about exotic travel, meaning travel to places American tourists generally don't go including: Jordan,...
Fran Gillespie - ASMR
12 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor and writer Fran Gillespie describes the amazingly specific, comforting and relatively new world of ASMR, or Autonomous sensory meridian response...
Eric Appel - Disney Theme Parks
05 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Appel, writer/director who worked on a million cool TV shows and before that made a million cool FunnyOrDie videos, talks to us about Disney Them...
Jeff Hiller - Celebrity Autobiographies
28 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Hiller, a for-real star of stage and screen (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, 30 Rock, Ghost Town) talks to us about the maybe-not-totally-recognize...
Michael Hartney - Superman
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Michael Hartney talks about his lifelong obsession with Superman. If you, like the hosts of this podcast, thought Superman to be a character ...
Geoff Garlock - Extreme Metal
14 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian / musician Geoff Garlock talks to us about the musical genre of Extreme Metal, by which he means several different metal genres that your ave...
Kevin Hines - Duck Comics
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Kevin Hines talks to us about Duck Comics --- meaning the comics and cartoons about Disney characters Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey...
Tricia McAlpin - The Movie 'House Bunny'
31 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Comedy writer Tricia McAlpin talks to us about her obsession with the 2008 Anna Faris comedy "House Bunny." It's our most specific obsession yet! Also...
Brian Gallivan - The Billboard Charts
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Gallivan, improviser writer and actor, talks to us about his longtime obsession with the Billboard Charts. Starting with Casey Kasem's weekly to...
Danielle Schneider - Megamusicals
17 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Improviser and comedy writer Danielle Schnider talks to us about megamusicals, meaning specifically the big Broadway productions of the 80s and early ...
Tami Sagher - Dogs of Instagram
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to improviser and comedy writer Tami Sagher about dogs. Not just dogs! But dogs of instagram. And not just dogs of instragram! But moving, ama...
Dannah Phirman - Clutter
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to comedian and writer Dannah Phirman about strategies and obsessions with fighting personal clutter. We get into practical solutions, the emo...
Connor Ratliff - Elvis Costello
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we talk to actor and comedian Connor Ratliff about his obsession with Elvis Costello. Elvis attracts a lot of obsessed fans, but few h...
Chris Kula - All-You-Can-Eat-Buffets
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Kula, who has written for such cool things as @midnight, Community, MadTV and The Onion sports TV specials, talks to us about the perhaps unlike...
Mitch Magee - Type Design
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Director/actor Mitch Magee talks to us about the world of type design: fonts, signage, movie titles, handwritten scripts --- we go deep! Also, Anthony...
Joe Wengert - Music Buying Rituals
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor/writer/stand-up Joe Wengert talks about his intense and thorough rituals of buying and listening to CDs which has resulted in among other things...
Lennon Parham - Michael Jackson
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Actor/writer Lennon Parham of the show Playing House talks to us about her intense lifelong obsession/love for Michael Jackson. We get into favorite s...
John Flynn - Bob Fosse
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we talk to storyteller/director/writer/actor John Flynn about Bob Fosse, the legendary dance choreographer / film director. We get into F...
Susannah Becket - Furniture Rehabbing and Crafts
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with actor/writer Susannah Becket about crafts and furniture rehabbing -- by which we mean generally an interest in ambitious do-it-yourself ...
Alex Berg - Physics II
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We loved talking to Alex Berg so much about physics and cosmosology so much that we brought him back! Come with us as we discuss time travel, alternat...
Anthony King and Will Hines - Billy Joel
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Anthony King and Will Hines are also the guests as they discuss their mutual obsession: singer-songwriter Billy Joel. We go ...
Alex Berg - Physics and Cosmology
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, folks. We dive deep early and then go even deeper on the topic of PHYSICS, TIME, MULTIVERSES, and other topics of Cosmology. Alex Berg (for...
Cissy Fenwick: Treehouses
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with Cissy Fenwick about treehouses! What is their appeal, where are the best ones, what makes them SO COOL! Plus Will and Anthony are minorl...
Jon Gabrus - Rugby
25 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and actor Jon Gabrus (Guy Code, Hairjacked!) talks to us about his longtime love of rugby. We get into how he discovered it, interesting thin...
Charlie Sanders - Dungeons and Dragons
11 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Sanders (UCB performer, writer for Key and Peele, Deadbeat) talks to us about Dungeons and Dragons, and we go deep. Which edition? What ground...
Luka Jones - Silly Arguments
04 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Luka Jones (Best Friends Forever, Up All Night) talks about the rise of people having passionate, angry arguments in areas where they have no expertis...
Alex Fernie - Elmore Leonard
28 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Fernie (UCB's Convoy, director of Hotwives of Orlando, Children's Hospital) talks to us about the books of Elmore Leonard. We get into how Elmor...
Kate Spencer - Phish
21 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Spencer (VH1) tells us about her lifelong love of famed jam band Phish. We include some exceprts Phish songs in this podcast, and we need to ment...
Neil Casey - Surveillance State / The Grid
14 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Casey (writer for Kroll Show, Inside Amy Schumer, SNL) talks to us about his interest in the emergency of the surveillance state, and how it affe...
Suzi Barrett - Treasure Hunts
07 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Barrett (UCB's Sentimental Lady, Disney XD's Kirby Buckets) talks to us about treasure hunts, as she has designed several for adults to play. How...
DC Pierson - Kanye West
30 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
DC Pierson (author of The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Didn't Have To, Crap Kingdom, co-star/writer of the film Mystery Team) tells us about Kanye West...
Jen Krueger - Notebooks
23 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Notebooks! Day planners! Journals! Though it seems like everyone puts their planning and notes on the internet, writert Jen Krueger organizes her life...
Katie Dippold - Scary Haunted Things
16 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Dippold (comedy writer - The Heat, Parks and Rec) tells us about her lifelong obsession with scaring, being scared, haunted houses, ghost tours a...
Nicholas Mandernach - NY School of Poets
09 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Mandernach of the UCB Theatre discusses the New York School of Poets, a group of poets from the 1950s who led a movement of plain-spoken, em...
Eugene Cordero - Muay Thai Fighting
03 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this episode is actor Eugene Cordero who tells about his experience with Muay Thai fighting, a martial art from Thailand. In addition, hosts...