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Everything is Awesome
by Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr
For nearly a decade, Everything is Awesome has been where genuine conversations meet creative passion. Host Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr. sits down with comedians, actors, musicians, authors, and creators of all kinds to talk about the work they love and the stories behind it. No gimmicks, no script. Just two people connecting, laughing, and diving into what makes life and art awesome.
Episodes
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From La La Land to Self-Tapes w/ Amiee Conn
Amiee Conn's résumé includes a memorable turn in La La Land, from back when auditioning meant physically walking into a studio, the exact kind of audition depicted in the movie itself. She breaks down just how much that process has disappeared: self-tapes are now the default, in-person callbacks...
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If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything w/ Taylor Kellar
10 YEARS OF AWESOME! That's right, we've hit 10 years of Everything is Awesome, and we're doing what every other IP does when they hit major milestones: REBOOTING WITH A GENDER SWAP! Ok, not really, BUT it is fun that our guest this week, Taylor Kellar, is such a big Back to the Future fan, as it...
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Episode 206: Parody Only Works If You Love the Genre w/ Erin Stegeman
Talking with Erin Stegeman feels like sitting down with someone you’ve known forever and immediately picking up where you left off. Erin is a writer, director, and performer who has spent years creating smart, scrappy parody work, and in this episode of Everything is Awesome, we spend a lot of…
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Episode 205: Did Marvel Fall Off After Endgame? w/ Craig Liggeons
Talking with Craig Liggeons is like talking to the guy at the convention who has seen everything, read everything, and somehow remembers every lineup change and post-credit scene along the way. Craig is a Philadelphia pop culture personality, comic book expert, and host of Comic Book Gurus, a…
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Episode 204: Everything is Awesome 2026 Look Ahead
We're dropping this a little late because Kev's oldest got injured in wrestling! Back to a normal schedule next week! Mike and Kev are back! After taking a sick week, the boys are back to take a look at movies, video games, and TV projects that are coming in 2026. They also take a minute to…
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Episode 203: Independent Spirit w/ Michael Pikard
PIVOT! We'll be back next with our look ahead to 2026, featuring Mike DeAngelo, but we're both feeling a bit under the weather. So, we chat with a different Mike! Enter Michael Pickard—an award-winning author who got his start in writing in an unconventional way. From letters to his daughter to...
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Episode 202: Everything is Awesome 2025 Rewind
It's officially 2026! It's time for our annual tradition of sitting down with Mike DeAngelo to talk about the previous year—that's right, it's the Everything is Awesome 2025 Rewind! We look back at the entertainment, specifically in film and video games [with a touch of TV and books] that we...
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Episode 201: Jik-Jak's Life Day Special
Happy Life Day and Merry Christmas! Don't know who Jik-Jak, Rindak, Kessa, and Kyjean are? Go listen to episode 200! It's a great holiday time listen! SUPPORT MIKE DEANGELO Tellest | Etsy | Twitch SUPPORT JEFF STORMER Party of One Podcast | Bluesky SUPPORT TAYLOR KELLAR Taylor Kellar | TikTok THE...
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Episode 200: Escape from Mos Shuuta (a Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Adventure)
200 episodes. Man, that's something special. This is the first podcast I've done where we've hit that number. Happy Hour hit around 175 episodes or so before I shut it down, though I may have been part of The Stabcast for close to 200 episodes. Regardless... this is special, no matter how long it...
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Episode 199: Engage Your Community w/ Brian Reveals
This is one of my absolute favorite episodes I've ever recorded. When I sit down and think about my favorite episodes (and, to be fair, every episode has a special place in my heart), they are usually on opposite sides of the spectrum. Our live shows, which I love, are either in a "Late Night"...
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Episode 198: Exploring Philadelphia’s Dark Side w/ Grim Philly
Let's talk about podcasting and how no one is an expert. Everything is Awesome is nearly 10 years old. I've been podcasting for nearly 19 years. Yet, an entire interview is missing. It happens to the best of us. None of us is perfect, and we should always be striving to learn from our failures....
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Episode 197: Creating an Experience w/ Jordan Spector
BAM! We're back with another episode! Jordan Spector is a former multi-sport athlete who walked on to the football team at Temple University. After an injury cut his playing career short, he discovered his true passion for art. Since 2015, he has built a remarkable reputation for creating...
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Episode 196: Activism is Activism w/ Tonya Todd (finally)
Blows inside the podcast, kind of like we did to video game cartridges back in the '90s. It works! Everything is Awesome works! But, for how long? Are we back, back? Or a few before Kev's mental health tanks again. Folks, it's going to tank again, but I've set up some internal processes that will...
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Episode 195: Zoning Out on TikTok w/ Mike Antonelli
Happy Memorial Day! I love sitting down and talking with Mike about life, podcasting, and more. Mike is one of the first Philly podcasting buddies I made, and while we don't talk often, I have so much respect for him. We catch up, talk parenthood, podcasting, and more. Find... Doom Thugs on...
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Episode 194: Go Birds, How a Fandom Unites a City... and Beyond LIVE at FanExpo Philadelphia
GO BIRDS. My intro and outro to this episode say it all. FanExpo 2025 was important to me for many reasons. It brought me back to Everything is Awesome, which has been with me through ALL my trauma and what I can only assume is the onset of my fragile mental health. This show makes me happy, and…
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Episode 193: This is Heavy, 40 Years of Back to the Future LIVE at FanExpo Philadelphia
WARNING: The audio for the panel was recorded differently because the cable I needed changed from years past. That said, I can't believe how well it turned out despite the way we recorded it. There's nothing like a live show, panel, or performance to get your creative juices flowing. And that's...
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Episode 192: Wearing Flip Flops in the City w/ Ben Beck
WE'RE BACK. For real. Fan Expo 2025 has energized me to return to Everything is Awesome and commit to it more than ever. I miss talking to people about their awesome things, and there are so many conversations you haven't heard. I'm playing off the momentum to bring you FAN EXPO week! Today is a...
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Episode 191: State of the Pod 2025A: Best of 2024 & Looking Ahead to 2025
Kev sat down a few weeks ago with the unofficial co-host of Everything is Awesome, Mike DeAngelo, to talk about 2024 and 2025, what they liked, and what they're looking forward to. If you listened to the small episode we dropped last week, you know that Kev has been preoccupied with a death in…
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2025 Apirl Update
Quick Update from Kev about what's going on.
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Episode 190: Social Media, Skipping Intros, and No Sabo w/ Ana Saia
Ana Saia joins Kev for an engaging and thought-provoking conversation about social media’s evolution, cultural identity, and the art of storytelling. Kev kicks things off by marveling at the fact that podcasting is now a college class, leading to a discussion about generational differences…
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Episode 189: Podcasting, Philly Sports, and Life Beyond the Mic with Steve Cooper
Steve Cooper, host of the long-running Cooper Talk podcast, joins Kev for an insightful and entertaining conversation! They dive into the art of podcasting as Steve approaches his 1,000th episode (at the time of recording, at release, Steve has released 1,029 episodes), sharing his philosophy on...
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Episode 188: 2024... And Beyond w/ Michael DeAngelo
Mike DeAngelo joins Kev a final time to conclude their conversation from the Season 2 premiere! They dive into the personal projects they have going on in 2024, some of the games they're looking forward to, and wrap things up with what's coming in 2024 for TV. Be sure to join us at Fan Expo...
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Episode 187: Bleeding Knees
Season 2 continues to be the season of throwbacks as Kev sits down with friend and former co-host, Michelle! They chat about bike race Sunday, injuries, the Happy Hour 2.0 era, and more! Find your Senators | Find your Congressman | Make 5 Calls | Trevor Project | Support Black Lives Matter…
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Episode 186: Both of Their Chris's Disappear at The End w/ Michael DeAngelo
Mike DeAngelo joins Kev once more to continue their conversation from the Season 2 premiere! They dive into what movies to expect in 2024 with some side discussions about the MCU, Star Wars, and more! Find your Senators | Find your Congressman | Make 5 Calls | Trevor Project | Support Black Lives...
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Episode 185: Perfection w/ Jonesy
Nearly 17 years ago, Kev started podcasting and Jonesy was there for it all. The beginning. The rise. The fall. The Lower Bucks Podcast Wars of 2008. And now he's back to talk about the past, how podcasting has changed over the years, and to share some marketing tips. This episode is sponsored by...
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Episode 184: Season 2 is Here w/ Mike DeAngelo
Everything is Awesome is back, baby! Season 2 kicks off the only way Kev knows how–wild tangents, with Mike DeAngelo, and a little bit late! Mike shares his top ten video games of 2023 while Kev shares his top ten movies of 2023. All this and more! Find your Senators | Find your Congressman |…
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Episode 180: Middle-Aged Women Love Eddie Munson
It's been nearly three years since our last new episode, but HERE WE GO AGAIN! And we're kicking things off LIVE at Fan Expo Philadelphia 2023! Kev is joined by Mike DeAngelo, author/creator of the Tellest series, and Garrett Smith, one of the hosts of the Find your Senators < a...
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We're Back!
On the 16th anniversary of Kev's start in podcasting, we announce new episodes are coming VERY soon!!
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Episode 169: The Box That Blew Away w/ Aaron Catano-Saez
Get your flux capacitors ready as we return to 2019 and talk with Aaron Catano-Saez, one of the hosts of All My Fantasy Children. We chat about his show, imposter syndrome, Final Fantasy, and much (much) more! Call your Senators/Representatives Trevor Project Support Black Lives Matter Support...
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Episode 168: Mission: Accomplished! - Holiday Hack!
Back in March of 2019, we played Jeff Stormer's Mission: Accomplished! LIVE with Mike DeAngelo, Jeff Stormer, Zachary, and Diana. It was SUPER FUN! All this and more on this week's edition of Everything is Awesome! Take Action! Find your Senators Find your Congressman Make 5 Calls Bullies Keep…
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Episode 167: A Countdown Begins - The 2020 State of the Pod
This episode was meant to post back on July 1st, but ::gestures to the world:: is happening. This also meant that I totally forgot I scheduled a post about leaving podcasting for today; feel free to give that a read too. After listening to this episode and reading that post (which I wrote about a...
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Hosting Provider Move Goof Up
Quick announcement about switching hosting providers. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Black Lives Matter.
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Everything is Awesome Episode 166: Batman Book Club w/ Ryan Lower
Ryan Lower returns to chat about what he's been up to, his writing on Batman on Film, and his new podcast, The Batman Book Club!
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Everything is Awesome Episode 165: Podcast Blackout
Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter. Part of the podcast blackout campaign. Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter.
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Everything is Awesome Episode 164: Movie Fixers LIVE at the Great Philadelphia Comic Con 2019
With con season on pause, Everything is Awesome presents their panel, Movie Fixers, from the 2019 Great Philadelphia Comic Con in Oaks, PA!
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Everything is Awesome Episode 163: PAX Unplugged 2019 w/ Benjamin Wallis
All the way from POD OF LOVE, Ben Wallis joins us to chat about PAX Unplugged 2019! A break down of our day to day happenings at PAX Unplugged and more!
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Everything is Awesome Episode 162: Finding the Light Within Myself w/ Jason Tabrys
Writer, podcaster, beard icon, and friend to dog-kind, Jason Tabrys, joins us this week for one hell of a conversation. This is our first show recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic and, as such, the conversation weaves in out and of that subject. While on the topic, Jason and Kev chat about the...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 161: Reboot!
We hope everyone is staying safe out there. Hopefully, the return of Everything is Awesome will offer some light in these difficult times.
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Everything is Awesome Episode 160: Tap, Tap, Is This Thing On?
Well... 2019 was something, huh? I guess not much... we only posted a few episodes. It was a pretty great year when it comes to the non-podcasting / creative side of things (but, that allowed my mental health to heal). There were definitely some setbacks, but I let most of them only effect this...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 159: 2019 State of the Pod
IT'S BEEN A WHILE! Welcome to the annual State of the Pod here at Everything is Awesome. Kev provides some updates (where the heck has the podcast been?) and offers some expectations (is there a podcast?). More importantly, we want to send condolences to the family of James D'Amato (Oneshot...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 158: We're So Deep w/ Kacey Spivey
Kacey Spivey joins us once more! We discuss the history of Kacey being on Everything is Awesome w/ Kevin Gallagher, what she's been up to (including her comedy series, The Blonde Jokes), and much more! ABOUT KACEY SPIVEY Kacey Spivey was born and raised in Dallas, TX and graduated with a degree…
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Everything is Awesome Late Night Episode 157: Podiversary the Third (LIVE from Tattooed Mom)
[powerpress] We officially have three years under our podcast belt! To celebrate, we did a live show as part of the 2019 Awesome HeadStrong Comedy Festival at Tattooed Mom! The goal was to raise $500 and we crushed that before the festival even started! Mike and Kev sit down and talk sausage…
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Everything is Awesome Episode 156: And Then We Died w/ Emma Larkins
Game designer, Emma Larkins, joins the show to chat about game design. Her and Kev also chat about her game And Then We Died and the right demographic for it. ABOUT EMMA LARKINS Emma Larkins is a board game designer, creator of Heartcatchers, …and then we died, Abandon All Artichokes, and a bunch...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 155: Convos With Kiddos 2.0 w/ Trey
My son, Trey, is now 7 years old! He loves microphones and the idea of podcasting, so on a day off; we sat down and had a quick conversation. It's time for Convos with Kiddos 2.0! THE 2019 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HEADstrong COMEDY FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISER On January 27th, 2019, we are organizing our...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 154: You Are Not Alone w/ Blaine Martin
This week, I chat with Blaine Martin from REFUGEES OF ESMERELDA and YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We talk horror, podcasting, and how the two can work together! ABOUT BLAINE MARTIN Blaine Martin is your RPG loving friend! He makes podcasts (Refugees of Esmerelda and You Are Not Alone) and designs games…
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Everything is Awesome Episode 153: Best of 2018 w/ Mike DeAngelo
2018 was something, huh? I sit down with my frequent co-host on Live shows, the creator of Tellest, and my best friend, Mike DeAngelo, to talk about what we really liked about 2018 and what we're looking forward to in 2019. From personal milestones to TV & Film, we look at the positive that 2018...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 152: Hit The Post w/ Maggie Boccella
So often it's me talking about or writing about pop-culture/covering conventions. When we put together a panel for Wizard World Philadelphia, the script was flipped and an article came across my desk that mentioned my podcast and the panel we ran! I was floored and instantly had to speak to the...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 151: Star Crossed w/ Alex Roberts
As we start the trek towards our next 150 episodes, we sit down for a good ol' fashion long-form conversation with the designer of Star Crossed, Alex Roberts! We chat about old school radio and podcasting vs. the current podcasting methods and Alex gives me a brief history of Canada before we…
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Everything is Awesome Episode 150 – Star Crossed
One hundred and FIFTY episodes. That number will always be way more impressive to me than the 11.5 years I've been podcasting. Shout out to James D'Amato for asking me what I was planning on doing for 150—it got me thinking and I really liked playing Jeff Stormer's Mission: Accomplished! for...
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Everything is Awesome Episode 149 - Tell 'Em Chuck w/ Chuck Staton
From THE BRAD AND CHUCK PODCAST, Chuck Staton joins this week's show! Chuck and Kev chat about podcasting and content creation, in addition to Chuck's gig with the boys from TELL 'EM STEVE-DAVE. Before that, we hear how it all started with Chuck Staton, a band, a website, and a podcast. ABOUT…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
For nearly a decade, Everything is Awesome has been where genuine conversations meet creative passion. Host Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr. sits down with comedians, actors, musicians, authors, and creators of all kinds to talk about the work they love and the stories behind it. No gimmicks, no script. Just two people connecting, laughing, and diving into what makes life and art awesome.
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