Bret Banta talks about how his childhood provided him with a unique preparation for what it took to work at legendary skateboarding magazine Big Brother

Episode 59: The Shape Shifter, feat: Mary Lynn Rajskub

Apr 25th, 2016 1h

Mary Lynn Rasjkub explains how she became a mother and your parents' favorite actress

Episode 58: The Dependent, feat: Jeremy Scippio

Apr 18th, 2016 1h 6m

Jeremy Scippio talks about being a caddy, a tax preparer, and a factory worker as a young man in Cincinnati.

Episode 57: The Real Garden State, feat: PJ Stansbury

Apr 11th, 2016 1h 5m

From a pizza shop owner's basement near Trenton to a Holiday Inn in Southern California, PJ Stansbury is a one man New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

Episode 56: 13th Step Baby, feat: Anna Valenzuela

Apr 4th, 2016 59m 28s

Anna Valenzuela was raised by parents who met in AA. Guess where she ended up as an adult?

Episode 55: Thurgood Marshmallow, feat: Nathan Hurd

Mar 28th, 2016 1h 5m

Nathan Hurd is a black albino who went to a school for the blind and the deaf.

Episode 54: Kickstarter, feat: Sandy Danto

Mar 21st, 2016 56m 1s

Sandy Danto talks about supporting himself as a drug dealer, a gay porn director, and a nanny. Donate to his kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/661667808/2076358915?token=aded5ab2

Episode 53: The Pink Cloud, feat: Joe Dosch

Mar 14th, 2016 59m 28s

Joe Dosch discusses being gay and using psychedelics in his studio apartment.

Episode 52: Available for Children's Parties, feat: Jeremy Bassett

Mar 6th, 2016 1h

Jeremy Bassett got a job performing at children’s parties within several days of arriving in Los Angeles. He would soon learn that it wasn’t easy money.

Episode 51: It Takes a Village to Raise Neighbors feat: Jamar Neighbors

Feb 28th, 2016 1h 1m

Jamar Neighbors describes the ways in which he searched for acceptance growing up, and the unlikely places where he found it.

Episode 50: Growing up in America, feat: Feng Chao

Feb 22nd, 2016 1h 1m

Feng Chao went from a carefree small-time drug dealer in China to a father in Milwaukee, struggling to make ends meet.

Episode 49: Katrina and Me, feat: Eric Carter

Feb 13th, 2016 1h 10m

Eric Carter talks about growing up in Mississippi and working on an oil rig in North Dakota. We also discuss his father--who was like a really aggressive Andy Griffith--and our shared hatred of Gallagher.

Episode 48: The Undefeated Victim, feat: Al Bahmani

Jan 25th, 2016 59m 17s

Al Bahmani discusses his many brushes with death and crime.

Episode 47: Walking On, feat: Jerron Horton

Jan 16th, 2016 1h 23m

Jerron Horton talks about how he grew up dreaming about playing professional football, and what he did with his life when he realized it wasn't going to happen.