Jason's Failed Podcast

Jason sits down with fellow comic to discuss their respective origin stories and the notion of translating comedy.

Keisha Shaheed stops by to teach Jason about Ramadan. 

In the first episode of season 5, Jason talks with comedian Meghan Hanley about her debut album release, her Irish family, and the benefits of laughing at sports

Comedian Brian Jian joins Jason to talk about Dr. Matthew Walker's TED talk "Sleep is Your Superpower"

Jason and Michael Somerville discuss fatherhood, sexiness, and royalty in their quest to understand life and their own senses of humor

Jason & Nick discuss why the NYC Marathon is better than all of them

...and not just because they dress you up like a burrito afterward

Jason compares midterm messaging & rants about how the midterm elections are making people crazy

Lenny Marcus works on jokes with Jason and they learn that sometimes the best punchlines come life itself

Jason & Nicki discuss what happened in the UK when they were there and how they had to adjust

Jason talks about the weirdness of the idea of royalty and what it was like being in England when the Queen died

Angelo D'Atellis talks about being one of the first people diagnosed with HIV to actually live to tell about it - Fascinating story about a fascinating time in history

One of Nicki's favorite comics, Gina Brillon talking love and comedy

Jason discusses how he processes life through comedy, who should not joke, and how comedy can be used for both good and bad purposes

Britainy Goss talks about the Dallas Comedy scene and both the booking and performance sides of the standup game.

Angelo D'Atellis returns to talk about how knowing who you are is only the first step to figuring out who you are.  We talk first crushes, unrequited love and returning home as a gay man in a world that may not accept you

Standup, NPR Host, and Author, Ophra Eisenberg stops by to discuss the Orwellian indoctrination of positivity, everything becoming Spirit Airlines, and why shy people are the worst.

She also turns the tables and tests my optimism.   

Jason ponders the purpose of the federal government and the idea of electing people to run it after they tell you they want to break it.  

Jonathan Randall discusses working his way up through comedy and growing up in Miami and how to make comedy better and do it for a living despite being abject failures at social media

Veronica Garza stops by to talk Tex Mex, the hot people at AA meetings, dating during pride month, and the art of aggressive consent

Jason talks with Jaye McBride about transitioning, her Netflix special, the appeal of Lizard People, and their various experiences with raccoons & armadillos in rural America.  Also Jaye spills the tea on Trader Joes.