Down By The River With Terence Hartnett

Kelsey McClure does no harm, takes no sh**

From a hostel in Ireland, to a van in New Zealand, to a backyard in St. Louis, Kelsey is the consummate traveller. We talk about making friends, the restaurant life, and explaining your dreams to your family.

Naomi Spungen sells chairs

She calls it an "apocalypse job," it started as something to supplement her income during the pandemic. But it's starting to feel more like a small business. Naomi and I talk about buying and selling old stuff, determining value, and of course the weirdos that she runs into in the chair world.

 

Check out @naomisellschairs on Instagram!

Alex Dragicevich played in March Madness

Notre Dame, Boston College, the Laugh Factory in Chicago. Drago worked his way to all three. We talk about working for a Division 1 scholarship, being slow, and the time he almost forgot to apply to college.

 

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Erin Grotheer is an Assistant Attorney General

A lot of people want to fight against the horrors of capitalism, but Erin gets to do it from 9-5. Another in our "Comedians Who Quit" series, Erin looks back on her years of comedy fondly and explains how she is trying to make the world a better place. We talk about guilt, privilege, puzzles, dogs, and narcissism.

 

Consider divesting your money from big banks and joining a credit union!!

Joe Nudelman had a baby

Comedian, father, day trader, Joe Nudelman complains about it all. We talk about comedy as a poor substitute for family, what defines a good person, and what he wished he knew before he had a kid.

John Gasper and I went golfing

Easily my fastest-talking friend, golfing with Gasper was truly delightful. We have a top-speed conversation and a grand old time. Besides golf, we talk about driving, food, contacts, and our top five favorite cops.

 

Follow Gasper at @chickenparmcharm on Twitter and Instagram

Michael Good is home for the harvest

Spending more time with family in COVID? Michael Good has been going through this for years. He has periodically returned to his family farm in Iowa since 2017 to help out. This year he's been there since March. We talk about working combines, showing pigs, Austin's Cap City Comedy Club, and the best day job a comedian can have.

Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @MichaelGooood

Reena Calm has underwear in her pocket

Touring full time out of a Toyota Prius isn't easy, but Reena Calm makes it look that way. One of the country's most prolific independent comics, Reena has put over 200k miles on her steed and she tells me how it works and how it doesn't. We talk about National Parks, asking for favors, changing while driving, and how she ended up living in a car with a partner. 

Check out ReenaCalm.com for tour dates and merch!

 

Marlow is a caveman and an author

I met Marlow in a coffee shop in Moab. He was writing next to his recumbent bicycle and his dog Flix. He told me he lived in a cave and I instantly wanted him on the podcast to talk about it. I didn't know he was also a talented writer who's book Island Despair would inspire me. We talk about his cave, going AWOL from the Air Force Academy, communes, and taking the blame for a brush fire.

Check out TravelDeliberately.com for Marlow's book!

Daniel Suelo quit money

Money separates the producer from the consumer. It separates us from the consequences of our actions. After 15 years of living a moneyless existence, Daniel Suelo was called home to care for his aging parents. We talk about how he got by without directly participating in the economy and what it felt like to go back to bills and grocery shopping. We also talk about living in caves, hopping trains, and eating roadkill.

 

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