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Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen

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Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy podcast hosted by Straw Hut Media. It has 140 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind. These friends happen to be famous comics, musicians, actors, artists, writers, and sometimes even his family. It’s an entertaining, fun, and thoughtful show meant to bond us through humor, experience, and empathy.From Straw Hut Media

comedy ·en ·140 episodes

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Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons Doesn’t Think Jay is “Friend” Material.

2

Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta Talk About Being Real Artists vs Jay’s Fake Art

3

Simpsons Showrunner, Al Jean, Won’t Say a Bad Word Against Anyone But Jay

4

BONUS EPISODE! Author David Wolinsky Discusses Why Jay’s Podcast Ruins America.

5

Comic Alex Edelman is always thinking. Jay is not Part 2

6

BONUS EPISODE! Debbie Kasper Helps Jay with His One Woman Show

7

Alex Edelman is always thinking. Jay is not Part 1

8

Writer Josh Corey Becomes A Boxer While Jay Does Not

9

Writer/Creator Liz Feldman Tells Jay How She Makes Art From Tragedy & Jay Just Makes Tragedy

10

Comic/Actor Jamie Kaler Is A Face You Know. Jay Is A Face You Want To Forget

11

BONUS EPISODE! Comic Jay Mandyam Loves Comedy But Not Jay’s.

12

Firesign Theater Legend Phil Proctor Discusses How Jay Has Changed The Face of Nothing

13

Writer/creators Kohan & Mutchnick Compare Their Success with Jay’s Failure Part 2

14

Writer/creators Kohan & Mutchnick Compare Their Success with Jay’s Failure Part 1

15

Performer/Writer Jim Wise Has 40 Years of History with Jay but Still Has Questions

16

Screenwriters & Scriptnotes Podcasters, John August & Craig Mazin, Wonder If Writing’s Really the “Right Fit” for Jay

17

Michael McKean Says "Dignified & Beloved" May Not Be In Jay's Future.

18

Gammill & Pross Disparage Kogen & Wolodarsky

19

UnCabaret Founder, Beth Lapides, Says Creativity Belongs To Everyone But Jay

20

Shane Black, Fred Dekker, Jim Herzfeld, & David Silverman of “The Pad O’ Guys”, explains why I’m not “Pad O Guys” Material

21

Rebel Comedy Writer/Director Larry Charles Chats About Jay’s Lack of Courage

22

Universally Loved Actor/Writer Michael Hitchcock, Explains Why Jay Isn't

23

TV Legend Dave Thomas Talks About A Life of Creating and How Jay Just Can’t

24

Comedy Legend Dave Foley Believes In Aliens More Than Jay’s Career

25

Kathy Griffin Tells Jay He’s Not Worth Gossiping About

26

"BONUS EPISODE! Author/Director Rick Beren Says Jay Would Learn More In Jail "

27

Intellectual Influencer Douglas Rushkoff Says A New Society Will Save Everyone but Jay

28

David Koechner Says Jay Is Too Old To Get Laughs

29

Writer Mike Rowe Says Jay Should Have Been Run Out Of Hollywood Years Ago

30

Friends Helen Hunt & Helen Slater Tell Jay Why He’s Not Friend Material.

31

Actor Gary Anthony Williams Can Get Alone With Anyone Except Jay

32

Ken Marino: Being Present Works For Everyone Except Jay

33

”Wicked” Scribe Winnie Holzman Attributes Her Success To Mentors, Drive, Luck, & Not Working with Jay

34

Political Guru, Mike Murphy, Says The People Have Spoken & They Don’t Want Jay

35

BONUS EPISODE! Writer Rob Kutner Encourages Jay To Be Anti-Anti-Semitic

36

Writer/Showrunner Peter Murrieta Explains Jay Needs To Give Back Everything Now

37

Simpsons Showrunner Mike Scully Confirms Jay Will Never Be Beloved

38

Joely & Tricia Leigh Fisher Remind Jay His Childhood Was Boring

39

Amy Brenneman Talks About “Normal” and How Jay Isn’t It.

40

For Writer Felipe Torres Medina USA Has Been An Amazing Journey Until He Met Jay

41

Jay’s Dad, Arnie Kogen, Talks About How Having Kids Held Him Back

42

BONUS EPISODE! Writer Turned Therapist, Phil Stark, Says Jay Should Have Given Up By Now

43

Writer/Legend Carl Gottlieb Always Makes The Scene, Jay Doesn’t.

44

Will Forte Says, “Everyone Follow Your Dream” But Maybe Not Jay

45

James L. Brooks Explains Why Jay’s Such A Disappointment

46

Writer/Comic/Activist Steve Skrovan Explores How Jay Isn’t Making Life Better For Anyone

47

Comedy Legend Thomas Lennon Explains Why Jay Is Lazy

48

Film Makers Byron Manuel & Justin Graves Say Jay’s Art Isn’t Worth Suffering For

49

Rachel Bloom Found Her People & They Are Not Jay

50

Kenya Barris Credits Jay with The Disappointing Parts of His Career

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