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Jason's Failed Podcast
by Jason Salmon
Standup comedian, Jason Salmon has had a ton of podcast ideas over the years...and all of them have failed. That's when he realized his true gift...failure.He's not afraid of it, and now he's got a podcast about it. Jason's Failed Podcast is a a sort of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style twist on the comedy podcast, where the audience and the guests get input in what the podcast will be about. It might spawn more episodes or even brand new podcasts, but he's willing to try anything - no matter how insane. Listeners can email at [email protected] to offer suggestions, ask questions, or give feedback and they get to be part of the show.And even if this fails...it will just mean that Jason picked the perfect title.
Episodes
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s.5 ep.4 - Kaneez Surka - Lets Call it Joburg
Jason sits down with fellow comic to discuss their respective origin stories and the notion of translating comedy.
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s.5 ep.2 - What is Ramadan with Keisha Shaheed
Keisha Shaheed stops by to teach Jason about Ramadan.
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s.5 ep. 1 - Meghan Hanley - This Happy
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
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s.4 ep. 35 - Brian Jian - Talking TEDs
Comedian Brian Jian joins Jason to talk about Dr. Matthew Walker's TED talk "Sleep is Your Superpower"
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s.4 ep. 34 - Michael Somerville - Dad Pod
Jason and Michael Somerville discuss fatherhood, sexiness, and royalty in their quest to understand life and their own senses of humor
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s.4 ep.33 - Go To Health 10 - NYC Marathon
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
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s.4 ep.32 - Mid-Terminal
Jason compares midterm messaging & rants about how the midterm elections are making people crazy
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s.4. ep. 31 - Lenny Marcus - Bodily Funtioning
Lenny Marcus works on jokes with Jason and they learn that sometimes the best punchlines come life itself
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s. 4 ep.30 - Go To Health 9 - Re-Run
Jason & Nicki discuss what happened in the UK when they were there and how they had to adjust
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s.4 ep 29 - Bury Queen
Jason talks about the weirdness of the idea of royalty and what it was like being in England when the Queen died
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s. 4 ep. 28 - Best of JFP - Angelo - Surviving an Epidemic
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
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s.4 ep. 27 - Best of JFP - Gina Brillon
One of Nicki's favorite comics, Gina Brillon talking love and comedy
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s.4 ep.26 - JOKERS
Jason discusses how he processes life through comedy, who should not joke, and how comedy can be used for both good and bad purposes
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s.4 ep.25 - Britainy Goss & Dallas Comedy
Britainy Goss talks about the Dallas Comedy scene and both the booking and performance sides of the standup game.
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s.4 ep.24 - Angelo and the Coming Out Party
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
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s.4 ep.23 - Ophira Eisenberg - Big Smies Ladies
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.
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4.22 - Break Brokers
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.
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s.4 ep.21 - Jonathan Randall - Surrogate Comic
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
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s.4 ep.20 - Veronica Garza - Sex Mex Cuisine
Veronica Garza stops by to talk Tex Mex, the hot people at AA meetings, dating during pride month, and the art of aggressive consent
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s.4 ep.19 - Jaye McBride - Jaye Pride Month
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.
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JFP 4.18 - Waffle House Birthday - 61122 6.11 PM
Paul Farahvar joins me to discuss the difference between the music industry and standup comedy. We also talk about the ways we embarrassed ourselves at a Tampa Waffle House
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s.4 ep.17 - Mom - Teaching about Teaching
Jason & his Mom reunite to discuss the American educational system, the art of teaching and his mom's career in the profession.
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s.4 ep.16 - The Guns of Uvalde
This would make a great western movie title, if it weren't a tragic real life story. Jason discusses Texas and America's strange relationship with guns
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s.4 ep.15 - Go to Health 8 - Marathon Woman
Jason talks to Nicki about marathons - the many she has run in the past, the half marathon, she'll run in London, and all the things she's learned along the way.
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s.4 ep.14 - Ashley Austin Morris - Red Dirt & White Trash
Ashley Austin Morris joins Jason to discuss a host of topics including poverty, Texas, and the process of recording a comedy album. Hers comes out soon. Find her and give it a listen.
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s.4 ep. 13 - The United State of Covid
Jason discusses Covid fatigue and how it compares to the never ending fatigue of long Covid and how this one pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of our society.
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s. 4 ep. 12 - Sumner Vacation - Damon Sumner
Jason talks with Atlanta comedian Damon Sumner about his new album, vacationing with family, writing on Google, and, of course...Bruno. Here are the links to check out his stuff: https://www.damonsumner.com Buy the album: https://orcd.co/iknowwhoiam Instagram AND TikTok: @damonj2
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s. 4 ep. 11 - Bret Raybould - Named After Famous People
Jason talks with Bret Raybould about famous people who have their names, their sketch comedy histories and impersonating coaches
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s. 4 ep. 10 - Searles of Wisdom - Kathy Searle
Jason talks with actor Kathy Searle about the absurdity of the acting industry and how to lean into it to find your success. They discuss her experience, pandemic effect on auditioning and techniques she uses to get her best performance, including... The V.O.T.E. technique, finding the right…
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s. 4 ep. 9 - Irish Spring Forward - Katie Boyle
Jason talks with Irish immigrant Katie Boyle about what it's like to be in America and why St. Patrick's Day has gotten way out of hand.
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s. 4 ep. 8 - Singin' in Ukraine
Talking Ukraine - the bad, the silver lining and the fact that it was all caused by an tiny insecure dictator. My theoughts on this and places to donate: UNICEF...
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s. 4 ep. 7 - Sunshine in Harlem - Nicky Sunshine
Jason talks with Nicky Sunshine about her new comedy, club, her new solo show "Confessions of a Massage Parlor Madam,"and her new son. "Confessions of a Massage Parlor Madam" will open at "WoW Cafe Theater" on Friday March 25, then play Saturday & Sunday March 26 & 27th at "Comedy in Harlem" Info...
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s. 4 ep. 6 - The School Barometer
Jason talks about empathizing with different experiences and the role schools have played in reflecting the fight to minimize the black experience in America & maintain the status quo.
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s. 4 ep. 5 - Franqi French - Murdy/Suiy & More Pet Names for Trauma
Franqi French comes on to discuss what she had to do to survive her childhood trauma and how her comedic mind helped her turn it into art. Warning this episode discusses sexual abuse & trauma and contains some very difficult material which may not be suitable for everyone.
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s. 4 ep. 4 - Jon Laster - BLAPP History Month
Jason talks to the CEO & Creator of BLAPP - an app that allows you to find black owned businesses near you. Also a very funny dude and we discuss which people from black history would have made the best standups (Hint - not MLK Jr.)
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s. 4 ep. 3 - A Case for Puffy Short Pants
Michael Somerville joins the podcast to talk about resolutions and why his wardrobe is basically a collection of Halloween costumes
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s. 4 ep. 2 - GTH 7 - Carbs for Algernon
GO TO HEALTH 7 Jason talks with Nicki about the cult of dieting and she gives a few basic eating strategies to create a sustainable weight loss & healthy eating program
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s. 4 ep. 1 - Resolutionary
Jason discusses how to narrow down resolutions to make them more effective & timely
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JFP 3.42 - The End of the Year as We Know It
Jason goes through all the craziness that was 2021 in the Year in Review Episode The final Episode of Jason's Failed Podcast Season 3
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JFP 3.41 - Archies & Jugheads
The AFE gang (Leah Bonnema, Meghan Hanley & I) do a quick wrap up of all our travels and experiences between flights in the Baltimore airport
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s.3 ep.40 - Journey to the World
Leah Bonnema & Meghan Hanley join Jason as they embark on a tour to perform for the troops. Their trip is set to take them from near the Equator to near the North Pole and they talk laundry, movies and the refusal to be devastated.
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s.3 ep.39 - Hard Candy Christmas
In this episode, Jason talks about the lessons to be learned from Dolly Parton and one of the greatest Christmas songs ever written.
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s.3 ep.38 - Kevin Dombrowski - Silence of the Fam
Jason and fellow comic Kevin Dombrowski talk about family, comedy, & their lack of interest in talking to people when they're not holding a mic.
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s.3 ep.37 - Go To Health 6 - Stuffing Happens
Jason & Nicki discuss Thanksgiving traditions and how to keep the day of thanks from becoming a day of regret in the 6th installment of Go To Health
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s.3 ep.36 - ThanksGabbing
So much sports this time of year My friend Vic Henley is dead and my dad is in an Alzheimer's facility and those are the people I would love to talk to about this most. But I am trying to be thankful to have had the opportunity to miss that.
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s. 3 ep. 35 - John Flynn Tells Stories
Jason talks with John Flynn on the origin stories behind his famous turns as, Dennis, the shark from Jaws, Miranda Priestly, and IT in his comedy career.
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s. 3 ep. 34 - Mary Carley's Pecan Casa
This week, Jason has a candid conversation with Mary Carley about the use of sculpture, pencil drawing, and painting to help heal from years of abuse and overcome her dissociative disorder. You can find her art online at her Etsy shop MarysHeartShop:...
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s.3 ep.33 - Mia Jackson & The Jackson 55
Jason interviews Mia Jackson about the highlights of her standup comedy career from flying on private jets for fancy gigs to staying in hotels where they plan robberies, we discuss getting fired and getting laughed at (in the good way) and everything in between from Texas to Atlanta to NYC.
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s.3 ep.32 - Satomi Hofmann - Phantom, Spoons & Hearts
Jason chats with Broadway actor Satomi Hofmann (from Phantom of the Opera) who is also a talented singer and musician (she even pays the spoons) and a charitable member of the theatre world
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s.3 ep.31 Art-Tober-Fest
Quick Rundown of the coming month on Jason's Failed Podcast. October is all about the arts
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Standup comedian, Jason Salmon has had a ton of podcast ideas over the years...and all of them have failed. That's when he realized his true gift...failure.He's not afraid of it, and now he's got a podcast about it. Jason's Failed Podcast is a a sort of Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style twist on the comedy podcast, where the audience and the guests get input in what the podcast will be about. It might spawn more episodes or even brand new podcasts, but he's willing to try anything - no matter how insane. Listeners can email at [email protected] to offer suggestions, ask questions, or give feedback and they get to be part of the show.And even if this fails...it will just mean that Jason picked the perfect title.
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