Trevor Martin is not a prankster. He's too afraid of the consequences. Nor is he someone who messes with strangers on the regular. He's too much of a "prissy boy" afraid of the retribution. But he does love creating small, devious misunderstandings among his friends and family.

Julie Marchiano is a hoot and a half, and we had a doggone good time talking 'dogs, 'za, and passions in this ep dedicated to Julie's love of encased meats. Julie has an interesting and hilarious relationship with hot dogs where comedy, her personality, and her own health are concerned, but we share that we've learned it's best to just embrace who and what you are, who and what you love, and let everything else fall into place.

Jay Sukow came by to drop some firsthand knowledge on the use of improvisation in film. Jay and his production company, Group Mind Films, have made multiple features using [mostly] written scripts in conjunction with excellent improvisers to lead into and out of scenes, find unique, hilarious moments in scenes, and even at times improvise entire exchanges.

Even though he's a transplant from the ATL, Charley fell in love with Chicago history somewhere between watching PBS and reading Devil in the White City in the mid aughts. He's been on countless architectural boat tours, taken architectural courses around and about the city for funsies, and was supposed to be a tour guide at some point, but got hired by some Kennedys... so... yeah he worked for Kennedys instead. 

2 friends. 1 mic. An hour and a half in a kitchen to cover all the fun ground of reality competition shows. Chris and I were up to the challenge, and I think we survived this amazing race. Listen to find out how Chris feels he has truly been shaped by reality shows since he started watching them at 13, which show he'd love to be on, and how we both think we'd respond to the pressure and strategy of these shows.

Oh hi Jude! Thanks for coming to do the show about your fascination with Tommy Wiseau's 2003 disaster The Room. This episode is a total blast and explores everything from what makes The Room so awful, how Wiseau may just be living his dream of Hollywood fame, and how much Jude has garnered joy, jokes, and absurdity from going to countless viewings of the film.

Josiah Jenkins is a FOR REAL lawyer while simultaneously being an improviser! And he came to talk some for real law talk with me. It makes me anxious to think about having to take such a definitive stance on things that don't have clear sides, so that coupled with the amount of time cases can take make me not envy the position Josiah enjoys and thrives in.

Shawn Boyle is a proud father of a two-year-old son, and this encapsulates pretty well his experience thus far. From coming around to wanting to have children at all to being with his wife during childbirth to watching his son experience eating a cookie for the first time, Shawn has a lot to share from his firsthand love of parenting.

At its heart, this is a podcast about love. So at some point this was bound to happen. Eric Braband is both my significant other and a huge fan of a little Maine-based band called Rustic Overtones. I got to learn about a band he loves and the larger effect that discovery had on his search for the things he loves in music, movies, and other aspects of culture, and I suppose you all will get a window into our relationship. FUNNNNN.

The host with the most coasts as MBS hosts and boasts! Kate tells me all about some of her favorite aspects of hosting people at her place. She can cook. She secretly cleans. She can kind of bake. She doesn't need a fucking Pinterest for creative ideas.