Modern Day Philosophers with Daniel Lobell

Comedian Brian Regan

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Comedians Brian Regan, Daniel Lobell, and Mark Schiff come together for an exciting new episode of We Think It's Funny, where they dive into Brian's l...

Guest Eric Kaplan (Writer on The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon, The Simpsons)

30 Oct 2024

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Daniel Lobell and Mark Schiff sit down for a chat with one of TV's top comedy writers; Eric Kaplan on the "We Think It's Funny" podcast. They discuss ...

We Think it's Funny Episode One: Darren Carter

18 Mar 2024

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Comedian Darren Carter join Daniel Lobell and Mark Schiff to kick off the first episode of the new podcast We Think It's Funny!

Remebering Al Martin

07 Feb 2024

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Al Martin was a legend on the New York scene, owner and creator of The New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club and Greenwhich Comedy Clubs. He help...

Throwback: Carl Reiner

18 Jan 2024

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Origionally recorded in 2014. Enjoy.

Remembering Shecky Greene

09 Jan 2024

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Origially posted in season 4. Rest in Peace Shecky.

SEASON 10 WRAP UP SHOW with Daniel Lobell & Alex Fossella

26 Apr 2023

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Daniel and Alex discuss the highlights of season 10 and Alex bids farewell to the show.

Elon Gold and Jack Kerouac

15 Mar 2023

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In the season 10 finale, Daniel Lobell sits down with comedian and impressionist Elon Gold to discuss everything from Jewish life to his feud with Jim...

Carl Gottleib interview

18 May 2022

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Seth Glass Interview

30 Nov 2021

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It's hard to describe Seth Glass and do him justice. He's a musician who's lyrics are incredible poetry. He's a spiritual man and a Jewish philosopher...

Art Bell interview on his new book Constant Comedy

24 Feb 2021

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Daniel and Art Bell talk about the creation of Comedy Central, old comedy and making it in the TV exec biz! Check out Art's new book Constant Comedy: ...

Daniel and his wife Kylie - Special Coronavirus Edition

24 Mar 2020

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Kylie Ora Lobell joins Daniel on a special coronavirus edition. They talk about everything that's going on in the world, how to cope with it, the loss...

Daniel and his wife Kylie - Special Coronavirus Edition

24 Mar 2020

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Kylie Ora Lobell joins Daniel on a special coronavirus edition. They talk about everything that's going on in the world, how to cope with it, the loss...

Daniel and his wife Kylie - Special Coronavirus Edition

24 Mar 2020

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Kylie Ora Lobell joins Daniel on a special coronavirus edition. They talk about everything that's going on in the world, how to cope with it, the loss...

Ashley Blaker and Leo Strauss

23 Feb 2020

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Ashley Blaker join Daniel Lobell in his Edinburgh "Flat" to discuss philosophy from Leo Strauss, UK comedy, Little Britain, working with Joan Rivers, ...

Tommy Tiernan and Albert Einstein

31 Jan 2020

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Tommy Tiernan and Daniel Lobell get together at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland to talk about everything from Jonathan Winters to growi...

Nick Vatterott and Miguel de Cervantes

17 Jan 2020

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Nick Vatterott visits Daniel Lobell to talk everything from sketch comedy to living in NYC and seeing Elephants walk through the Queens tunnel to Don ...

Skyler Stone and Sylvia Plath

02 Jan 2020

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Skyler Stone visited Daniel Lobell at his home studio. The discussion ranges from topics of addiction to acting to reminiscing about their mutual lost...

Dan Soder and Robert Louis Stevenson

06 Dec 2019

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Dan Soder and Daniel Lobell meet up for this podcast in Lobell's Edinburgh "Flat" this past August. It's a great talk ranging from topics of addiction...

SEASON 9 WRAP UP SHOW with Daniel, Alex Fossella and Jordon Ferber

07 Nov 2019

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Daniel Lobell, Alex Fossella, and Jordon Ferber sit down at Stand Up NY Labs to record the season 9 wrap up show. They talk about episodes with AJ Jac...

A.J. Jacobs and JL Schellenberg

11 Sep 2019

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A.J. Jacobs hosts Daniel Lobell to talk about philosophy, religion, what is involved in being an author, and a recap of the global family reunion that...

Bonus Episode: Remembering Howard Lapides

09 Aug 2019

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Some years ago Daniel Lobell sat down for an interview with the now late Howard Lapides. In this episode Daniel also reflects on the tragic loss of hi...

Colt Cabana and Carl Von Clausewitz

20 Jul 2019

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Colt Cabana comes by Daniel Lobell's Edinburgh flat (apartment) in Scotland at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They talk about Colt's career as a ...

Lola Blanc and August Comte

04 Jul 2019

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Lola Blanc comes over to Daniel Lobell's house to talk about her fascinating story of her childhood growing up in the Mormon church, her mother being ...

Barry Katz and Herbert Spencer

11 Jun 2019

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Barry Katz is a legendary comedy manager and producer. He co produced the hit show Last Comic Standing. He managed Dane Cook, Dave Chappelle, Nick Di ...

Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling and Jeremy Bentham

03 Apr 2019

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Jackie Martling invites Daniel Lobell over for a talk the ranges on everything from the Howard Stern show to addiction to marriage to the philosophy ...

Myq Kaplan and Oscar Wilde

15 Jan 2019

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Myq Kaplan joins Daniel to discuss some of the ideas of philosopher/writer Oscar Wilde. Myq and Daniel have been friends for years and they catch up. ...

Jimmy O. Yang and William Jevons

18 Dec 2018

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Jimmy O. Yang of Silicon Valley and Crazy Rich Asians comes by to talk to Daniel about philosopher William Jevons and his new book "How to American". ...

Luz Pazos and Giacomo Leopardi

09 Nov 2018

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Luz Pazos is the only Peruvian comedian working in the U.S. currently. She comes by the show to talk with Daniel about Giacomo Leopardi as well as he...

Manis Friedman and Thomas Nagel

17 Oct 2018

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Rabbi Manis Friedman comes over Daniel's house to discuss his new book "The Joy of Intimacy" and some philosophy from Thomas Nagel. The conversation ...

Mendy Pellin and Carl Jung

22 Sep 2018

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Mendy Pellin talks with Daniel Lobell about what it's like to be one of the only Hassidic stand up comedians. They discuss performing for religious cr...

Tony Hawk and Marcel Proust

09 Sep 2018

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Tony Hawk and Daniel Lobell sit down and discuss skateboarding, music, following your dreams, Hollywood and philosophy from Marcel Proust. Enjoy!

Modern Day Philosophers

21 Aug 2018

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EPISODE 100! A LOOK BACK. (Featuring Maron, Burr, Bamford, Lewis Black and more)

15 Aug 2018

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Celebration of 100 episodes of Modern Day Philosophers with Daniel Lobell. Featuring: Matt Kirshen, Maria Bamford, Bill Burr, Lewis Black, Marc Maron,...

Salvador Litvak and Adam Ferguson

27 Jun 2018

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Salvador Litvak the great writer, director and host of the Accidental Talmudist sits down with Danny to tell his story of immigrating from Chile, Umbr...

George Wallace and Montesquieu

24 May 2018

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George Wallace and Danny Lobell sit down in an airport lounge near LAX and talk everything from politics to Seinfeld to being at Martin Luther King Jr...

Special Episode: Ralphie May; a journey through podcasts, stand up and life.

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ralphie May; a journey. In this episode I look back at my friendship with my comedy mentor, brother, boss and friend Ralphie May. You will hear old ep...

SEASON SEVEN WRAP UP SHOW with Danny and Alex Fossella

31 Mar 2018

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Alex Fossella and Danny Lobell meet up at the Washington Square Diner in New York City to discuss highlights from the past season and hopes and for th...

SEASON 8 WRAP UP SHOW with Danny and Alex Fossella

31 Mar 2018

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Alex Fossella and Danny Lobell recount their favorite highlights from the season! 

Tape Face aka Sam Wills and Alexis de Tocqueville

05 Mar 2018

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Tape Face joins Danny Lobell, host of Modern Day Philosophers. America's Got Talent's Tape Face guests on this episode of the show to discuss philosop...

Erica Rhodes and John Rawls

01 Feb 2018

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Erica Rhodes comes by and she and Danny names, Prairie Home Companion, comedy, philosophy of John Rawls (with a surprise cameo from Alex Fossella), mu...

David Koechner and Alexander Hamilton

29 Dec 2017

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David Koechner and Danny Lobell talk about having kids, addiction, Improv, SNL, the Midwest and politics.   Enjoy!

Jamie Kilstein and Thomas Jefferson

11 Dec 2017

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Jamie Kilstein came over and discussed his longtime friendship with Danny and how the two wound up on very different paths over the years. Jamie addre...

Phil Proctor and Karl Marx

27 Nov 2017

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Phil Proctor (of the Firesign Theatre) has Danny Lobell over his house in the Canyon to talk about his long exciting and at times Mystical career in t...

Baron Vaughn and Simone de Beauvoir

10 Nov 2017

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Baron Vaughn comes by for a very in depth discussion about race, religion, his new album Blaxistential Crisis identity and of course our philosopher ...

S5: Ep.58: Jordon Ferber and C.S. Lewis

26 Oct 2017

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Jenny Zigrino and Hans-Georg Gadamer

15 Oct 2017

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Jenny Zigrino comes by discuss philosophy from Hans-Georg Gadamer. The episode is full of laughs and very sincere moments and covers everything from ...

Rob Bell and Richard Dawkins

15 Sep 2017

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Rob Bell comes over to discuss all things religion spirituality Christianity starting his own church and the philosophy of Richard Dawkins. It's a fas...

Remembering Shelley Berman

07 Sep 2017

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The great Shelley Berman has passed away. Listen to my interview with him from season 2 and hear some stories of our friendship that transpired out of...

Jimeoin and Edmund Burke

03 Sep 2017

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Jimeoin and Danny record this episode from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Great talk about the philosophy of Edmund Burke, and Jimeoin tal...

Steven Alan Green and Franz Kafka

24 Aug 2017

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Steven Alan Green comes by to talk Franz Kafka, Jerry Lewis and the showbiz struggle. Enjoy!

Ophira Eisenberg and Martin Buber

17 Jul 2017

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Ophira Eisenberg (The Moth, NPR's "Ask Me Another") swings by the studio to talk about philosopher Martin Buber with Danny Lobell. They discuss NYC li...

Dana Gould and Thomas Sowell

07 Jun 2017

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Dana Gould talks with Danny from his hotel room in Phoenix Arizona while the two are there for the Bird City Comedy Festival. The two discuss philoso...

Fred Armisen and Marshall McLuhan

04 May 2017

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Fred Armisen comes by to discuss the philosophy of Marshall McLuhan as well as his upbringing in Long Island and how he failed as a drummer. Conversa...

Special Episode: Patrice O'Neal and Al Lubel

25 Apr 2017

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Patrice O'Neal, the late GREAT comedian calls in to a now "Famous" recording of Danny's old show recorded in 2007.  In this special episode Danny r...

Danny reads fan mail and plays clips from The Mostly Bull Market Podcast

31 Mar 2017

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Danny reads some fan mail and plugs some upcoming shows. Then plays some segments from The Mostly Bull Market podcast featuring comedians Jason Webb, ...

Bobcat Goldthwait and Jorge Luis Borges

23 Mar 2017

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Bobcat Goldthwait comes by the Modern Day Philosophers studio to talk with Danny Lobell about the philosophy Jorge Luis Borges. The conversation range...

Ryan Conner and John Donne

21 Feb 2017

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Ryan Conner comes by to tell Danny about his very unique upbringing in Virginia proper, his love for Mozart and how he works himself to the bone writi...

Mayim Bialik and Karl Popper

23 Jan 2017

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Mayim Bialik sits down withDanny Lobell, star of The Big Bang Theory and Blossom, was trained as a neuroscience. That's why Alex picked philosopher Ka...

Al Lubel and Thomas Szasz

27 Dec 2016

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Al Lubel comes over to discuss philosophy from Thomas Szasz but what happens is an incident from 17 years ago resurfaces that has kept the two apart ...

Kurt Braunohler and Harry Frankfurt

21 Oct 2016

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Kurt Braunohler comes by to discuss Harry Frankfurt in this "Lost" and now found episode. We are so lost on this one that we even call Alex for clues...

Gad Elmaleh and Roland Barthes

23 Sep 2016

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Gad Elmaleh, the great Moroccan French comedian joins Danny this episode in the Chateau Marmont Hotel to discuss everything from Yom Kippur in Morocc...

Cash Peters and Albert Schweitzer

29 Aug 2016

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Cash Peters is an author a journalist and an avid listener of this show. He came by to talk Albert Schweitzer with Danny and about his life and relat...

Tom Rhodes and Seneca the Younger

25 Jul 2016

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Tom Rhodes comes by to talk with Danny Lobell about travel, Seneca, Florida and family. Great episode, great talk with a very funny guy.     Enjoy!

Pat Cooper and Marcus Aurelius

29 Jun 2016

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Pat Cooper and I sat down and caught up after years of not seeing each other. Pat told stories of his childhood and as always spoke his mind about eve...

Dan Schlissel and E.H. Carr

04 Jun 2016

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Dan Schlissel and Danny Lobell sit and talk outside in the Palm trees in Akumal Mexico at the Akumal Comedy Festival. They discuss topics ranging from...

Christian Finnegan and William of Champeaux

18 May 2016

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Christian Finnegan has Danny over his Queens apartment to discuss William of Champeaux. The conversation covers religion, early childhood development...

Doug Stanhope and Plotinus

28 Apr 2016

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Doug Stanhope has Danny over his place in Bisbee Arizona to talk about everything from his childhood, to his mom, to drinking, drugs the dessert vs LA...

SEASON SIX WRAP UP SHOW with Danny and Alex Fossella

26 Apr 2016

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Alex Fossella and Danny discuss the season highlights for season six, what thoughts really stuck with them and some dream guests for upcoming shows.  ...

Brian Regan and Paul Feyerabend

20 Apr 2016

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Brian Regan and Danny Lobell sit down and discuss philosophy from Paul Feyerabend. Because Brian has a history of going against the grain of the worl...

Darryl Lenox and Thomas More

19 Apr 2016

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Darryl Lenox and Danny Lobell sit down at the Stand Up! Records Akumal Comedy Festival to discuss philosophy from Tomas More. Darryl also tells storie...

"Professor" Irwin Corey and Mahatma Gandhi

30 Mar 2016

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"Professor" Irwin Corey is 102 years old. He welcomes Danny into his House in Manhattan - Yes HOUSE in Manhattan! They talk about everything from the ...

Liz Miele and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

24 Feb 2016

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Liz Miele visits Danny this week to discuss everything from her parents to relationships, holding on to your inner child, managing your inner crazy an...

Jason Zumwalt and Augustine of Hippo

16 Feb 2016

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Jason Zumwalt visits Danny Lobell to discuss Augustine of Hippo. They talk about why Jason left Stand up, grand theft auto, and having jokes stolen. I...

Henry Phillips and Marquis de Sade

26 Jan 2016

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Henry Phillips came by Danny Lobell's studio and discusses everything from Metal bands to nipple clamps and the Marquis de Sade in this hilarious epis...

JT Habersaat and William of Ockham

15 Dec 2015

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JT Habersaat and Danny meet for the first time on this epsiode of Modern Day Philosophers. The two really hit it off and figure out while discussing W...

Jessie Beth Kahnweiler and Nassim Nicholas Taleb

02 Oct 2015

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Jessie Beth Kahnweiler joins Danny at his house to discuss Nassim Nicholas Taleb. The two talk about everything from rape to bulimia to Mel Brooks, m...

Owen Benjamin and Agrippa The Skeptic

09 Sep 2015

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Owen Benjamin comes over the house and we talk skepicism, Big and Tall, REM Sleep and the Sky. It's a good one folks, Enjoy!

Dante Nero and Georg Simmel

30 Jul 2015

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Dante Nero, Danny's long time comedy friend, invites him to his Brooklyn studio "the Pimp cup" to talk Georg Simmel and social and physical relationsh...

Dave Anthony and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

04 Jul 2015

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Dave Anthony stops by to discuss Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz with Danny. The talk flys, monards and parenting. They also uncover one of the greatest con...

Jackie Mason and Martin Luther

15 Jun 2015

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Jackie Mason and Danny meet up in a diner in midtown to talk as they used to for so many years when Danny was in his twenties. They discuss in depth J...

How to get Seasons 1-5 of Modern Day Philosophers

29 Oct 2013

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Hear how it all began and enjoy talks with Janeane Garofalo on Tom Regan, Wayne Federman on Neitzsche , Zach Sherwin on Martin Heidegger, Ari Sh...