Comedian, Writer, Producer and Zine enthusiast, Jason Van Glass is on the couch this week. Talking about obscure obsessions, specific collections, comedy nerdom, chance meetings with Seinfeld writers, cat magic, his bay area childhood, comic sh

14 Years Later ( w/ Kortney Shane Williams )

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 17m

Comedian Kortney Shane Williams joins Jake for an epic catchup. The two became fast friends early in their respective stand-up careers but lost touch for over a decade. The two talk standup and do some reminiscing and Kortney chats about growin

Swimming with Snarks ( w/ Scott Krinsky)

Apr 12th, 2021 1h 20m

Actor/Comedian/Artist and more Scott Krinsky joins Jake and talks about what it was like playing a geek culture icon on the hit NBC show Chuck without much real life geek cred! Plus the joys of swimming, living life at the beach, finding peace

Best at Beasts ( w/ Dru Johnston )

Mar 29th, 2021 1h 45m

Actor/Sketch Comedian/Improviser/writer and more, Dru Johnston is on the podcast this week. Jake gushes over how his work on The Chris Gethard Show helped get him through the pandemic and then the two dive into being a part of creative communit

Slack Rope Roasting ( w/ Alex Hooper )

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 6m

Comedian and Writer Alex Hooper from AGT, Comedy Central's Roast Battle, and much more, joins Jake on the pod to talk about meeting on the set of Kevin Smith's Zack & Miri Make a Porno, creative meandering, forging your own path, meditation, sl

Do The Thing

Mar 15th, 2021 42m 26s

Elaborate is coming back! But first, Jake is sitting down solo on his birthday to catch up and share some thoughts on being dark for all this time, the pandemic and what its highlighted of his shortcomings and strengths, getting older and his c

Top Tier Ribbons (w/ Helen Highfield )

Dec 11th, 2019 1h 9m

Actor and Vocalist Helen Highfield is on the couch and she’s sharing tales of growing up to super smart academic parents who also have no shortage of cool factor, being on the cover of her mother’s album, riding show ponies and which equestrian

Your Mark Embarks ( w/ Shane Hartline )

Aug 16th, 2019 1h 3m

Actor/Producer/Director Shane Hartline is on the couch and sharing tales of a creative kid with a glorious VHS camcorder making home movies, taking improv classes at 13 and calling Universal Studios and Nickelodeon trying to get acting jobs! He

Debunk The Hunk ( w/ Michael Wayne Foster )

Aug 2nd, 2019 1h 3m

Actor/Model/Host Michael Wayne Foster is on the couch! Michael and Jake are long time friends and collaborators and the two talk about how they met and instantly clicked. Michael also talks about growing up a big kid in Michigan, childhood inse

Dossier of DNA ( w/ Paul Bianchi )

Jun 10th, 2019 56m 58s

Elaborate First Mate, Paul Bianchi is on the couch this week and joining Jake for a super unique episode in which our host talks about doing one of those ever so popular Ancestry DNA kits. Jake tells a story about how the results lead him to fi

Netflix and Will (w/ Eddie Furth )

May 27th, 2019 1h 43m

Comedian/Writer and Creator of Netfix's Historical Roasts w/ Jeff Ross, Eddie Furth is on the couch this week! He and Jake play get-to-know-ya as despite having all the same friends they've someone missed one another for the past decade. The ex

Torque Your Dork ( w/ Jackie Kashian )

May 20th, 2019 1h 14m

Comedian & Podcast Host Jackie Kashian is on the couch! Her & Jake share a similar kinetic conversational style that finds them chatting about all sorts of stuff from the bearded youths, nerd porn, Zack Galifianakis being "patient zero," the hi

The Twinfinity War ( w/ Amy Vorphal )

Apr 30th, 2018 1h 11m

Actor/Improvisor/Writer/Host/Human Rogue and more, Amy Vorpahl is on the couch this week! Amy talks all about growing up in an ever-moving family, changing places and people every 3 years or so and how that effected her relationships with those

Familial Feuding Familiarities ( w/ Shane Brady )

Apr 23rd, 2018 1h 29m

Actor/Magician/Writer and more Shane Brady joins Jake this week for an incredibly personal, specific, transparent and sometimes heart-wrenching conversation about family. Shane talks about his dreams of being a hockey player and how they were t

Funny Pants Rants (w/ John Lehr )

Apr 2nd, 2018 1h 7m

The multi-talented and effortlessly funny John Lehr is on the couch this week. The co-creator & Star of incredible shows like Ten Items or Less & the Hulu Original QuickDraw is talking all about growing up in Kansas, the son of badass social ac

Midnight Delirium Criterium (w/ Mo Mandel )

Mar 26th, 2018 56m 2s

Actor, writer, comedian & host, Mo Mandel is on the couch this week. He talks about growing up in a small country town in Northern California that may actually be the origin of the term "boonies" as the second son of two mindfully professional

First Anniversary Percursory (w/ Paul Bianchi)

Mar 12th, 2018 1h 3m

Its Elaborate's first anniversary! What better way to spend it than sit down with Elaborate First Mate Paul Bianchi and unpack the last 12 months. The duo disclose what they're proud of accomplishing since the launch of Dragon Wagon Radio, both

Weird Careered Engineered ( w/ Nat Baimel )

Mar 5th, 2018 56m 56s

Comedian Nat Baimel is on the couch this week, talking all about growing up in south Florida as an indoor kid with a reputation for making people uncomfortable and being more "weird" than funny. His love of pro-wrestling handed down from his gr

So Hip Replacement ( w/ Chris Fairbanks )

Feb 26th, 2018 1h 5m

Comedian, Actor, Writer & Artist Chris Fairbanks didn't let being sucker punched at a bar this weekend stop him from sitting down with Jake and sharing a ton of stuff on this weeks Elaborate. He Talks about growing up a skater kid on the street

Happiest of Holidays

Dec 25th, 2017 5m 12s

Happy Holidays! Jake is just saying a quick hello and happy holidays from Las Vegas! Elaborate is part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit www.dragonwagonaradio.com/donate to gift something off the amazon wishlist! Foll

The Safety Trampoline (w/ Coy Jandreau)

Dec 22nd, 2017 1h 1m

Better late than never. Jake escaped a near-death illness and managed to get out Episode 34 before the weeks end. Actor, Writer, and host of Marvel Movie News, Coy Jondreau joins Jake for fast paced and light hearted conversation that's all ove

Painstaking Trumpet Faking (w/ John Miller, The Holy Dark)

Dec 11th, 2017 1h 20m

The man behind The Holy Dark, John Miller is on the couch this week. He's talking about what "Gloom Folk" means to him, what it was like growing up a fraternal twin and the youngest of 7 super artistic kids from two super artistic (and also rel

Poultry & Pupdates

Dec 5th, 2017 35m 48s

Happy 2 week late Thanksgiving! On this weeks episode Jake shares the story of his Thanksgiving deep in the heart of Texas and the cursed road-trip it took to get there. He also talks about the newest four-legged member of the Dragon Wagon Radi

Five First Names (w/ Chad Philip Peter)

Nov 20th, 2017 1h 28m

Chad Philip Peter is a filmaker, writer and post production mogul who's work you've seen in tv shows like Mr. Robot and Mindhunter and in films like Birdman and The Revenant. He's also the son of an alpha fighter pilot father and a junking moth

Constable of Cuteness

Nov 13th, 2017 34m 11s

Jake recalls how his trusty companion, Cosmosis Jones came into his life at the most perfect time in the most imperfect and random way. ---------- Follow Elaborate on Social media: http://www.twitter.com/elaboratepod http://www.instagram.com/el