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Six Months Later...

by QED Comedy Lab

The Podcast 180 days in the making!Do you like hearing about cool people but then wonder what happened to them after the interview is over? Well do we have the podcast for you! Every week on Six Months Later… Tara Newton-Wordsworth and Matthew Chadourne interview interesting people about their lives and hopes for the future and then check in again in six months to see how everything worked out. Then we edit it all together into one long interview to create an audio time capsule.If you like the podcast please rate, review and subscribe on whatever podcasting app you use. Thanks!

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Episodes

  1. Episode 52 – Emily Bazelon

    It's our final episode (for now?) and we’re going out on a high note with an interview with New York Times Magazine Writer, Senior Research Fellow at Yale Law School, and host of the Slate Political Gabfest: Emily Bazelon. We cover all the big topics from abortion to appliances as we discuss her...

  2. Episode 51 – Kathryn Mather

    Comedian and Podcaster Kathryn Mather is our guest this week and we talk about all her big days out, all her little wins, her many health issues, her work on her new hour, and her thoughts on Vienna. Plus Tara gets hydrated and Matthew hope for just one piece of good news. Please rate, review and...

  3. Episode 50 – Tom Walker

    You probably know this episode’s guest Tom Walker as his opinionated, foul mouthed creation Jonathan Pie but he’s so much more. We discuss his reasons for creating Pie in the first place, his recent collaborations with the New York Times, his attempts to stretch out creatively, moving house, and...

  4. Same Time Next Year Episode 5 - Jamie Loftus

    This month we reconnect with comedian, writer, journalist, and podcaster extraordinaire Jamie Loftus (@JamieChristSuperstar) and talk about her new book about hot dogs, her recent podcast about spiritualism, and her new job in and newfound love for Star Trek. If you want to listen back to our...

  5. Episode 49 – Helen Zaltzman

    It’s been a long six months since we last talked to podcaster Helen Zaltzman (in that it is actually seven months because Matthew was sick and then very busy). We talk about her podcasting career, her excellent show The Allusionist, her search for new challenges, her patchwork crafts, and we...

  6. Episode 48 – Mark Rice-Oxley

    It’s a new year (or was anyways) and we are ringing it in with Guardian Journalist/Editor and AuthorMark Rice-Oxley. We talk about politics, world events, career changes, journalistic freedom, and dog poo and he makes a surprisingly high number of accurate predictions (for this podcast). Plus,...

  7. Episode 47 – Ever Mainard

    This week we talk to comedian and actor Ever Mainard about their top surgery, comedy, life, slop, and all kinds of nice topics for the nice people Plus, Matthew and Tara talk pigs! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really helps the show. And tell a friend! Thanks. If you…

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  8. Same Time Next Year Episode 4 - Sam Lake

    This month we catch up with the nicest young man in comedy, Sam Lake (@MrSamLake) and discuss his wedding (which finally happened), his new show and feeling at home in Edinburgh. If you want to listen back to our original conversation (in episode #8) just click here:...

  9. Episode 46 – Danielle Perez

    This week we talk to triple threat(!) writer/actor/comedian Danielle Perez (@divadelux). We talk about her rad fire pit, her secret Netflix project, fun summer fashions, and all her cool accolades. Plus, Matthew makes a plan to get a new personality (that fails) and Tara deals with her creepy…

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  10. Episode 45 – Myq Kaplan

    Sorry we are a bit late but this week we have the hilarious, cerebral, loquacious, and charming Myq Kaplan (@myqkaplan). We get to talk to him about comedy, podcasting, Buddhism, love, enlightenment, music, and the importance of “choosing the mountain”. Plus, Tara spends two weeks locked up…

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  11. Episode 44 – Coree Spencer

    Coree Spencer (@CoreeSpencer) comedian, podcaster, author, and founder of The Cinderblock Comedy Festival (A HUGE inspiration for Matthew’s own comedy festival) joins us to talk about drugs, working in a haunted house, her new book (I’m Not Okay, You’re Not Okay), and the dissolution of her...

  12. Same Time Next Year Episode 3 – Caitlin Durante

    One of the best in the podcasting biz, comedian Caitlin Durante (@CaitlinDurante) of the Bechdel Cast, is back after a year to check in with us about her life. It’s a fun, lively discussion about her new tattoos, her new #CuteButt, her new Lego Titanic, her new stand-up show, and all the other...

  13. Episode 43 – Simone Belshaw

    This week we’re lucky enough to talk to Canada’s Sweetheart Simone Belshaw, about her decision to quit stand-up for medical reasons, her old rat, her new cats, her mental health journey, and all her amazing ideas/hairbrained schemes. Plus, Tara reveals the secrets to a good night’s sleep and a…

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  14. Same Time Next Year Episode 2 – Kaytlin Bailey

    Same Time Next Year Episode 2 – Kaytlin Bailey Absolute legend, Kaytiln Bayley takes time out of her busy life to reconnect with us and tell us what’s been happing over the last year. We get into her dealing with her new non-profit, her love of boxing, her thoughts on motherhood, and her dealing...

  15. Episode 42 – Jonah Ray

    Actor, writer, director Jonah Ray is kind enough to talk to us this week about the new Mystery Science Theater 3000, dealing with grief, giving up stand up and his rad new electric bike. Plus, Matthew finally learns to pronounce Tara’s name and Tara get a one way ticket to paradise. Please rate,...

  16. Episode 41 – Babs Gray

    Babs Gray (@BabsGray) is a comedian, writer, podcaster, accidental investigative journalist, and one of the founders of the #FreeBritney movement. We talk to her about her investigative podcast all about Britney Spears’ conservatorship, Toxic; her big plans for her garden; all of her health goals...

  17. Episode 40 – Ed Patrick

    It’s time for a six month check-up with doctor, comedian and new author Ed Patrick. We talk about his new book (Catch Your Breath available now), the perils of going on a book tour, the joys of having a dog in the pub, and exciting new developments in his personal life. Plus, Tara and Matthew…

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  18. Same Time Next Year Episode 1 - Jordan Gray

    Hey Everybody, It's a new chapter in or ongoing experiment in podcast timekeeping as we bring you our first episode of our new semi-regular mini-episodes: Same Time Next Year. It's like the the old show you know and love but what we're doing is checking in with people we already talked to a year...

  19. Episode 39 – Chloe Petts

    The wonderful Chloe Petts (@ChloePetts) is our guest this episode as we talk about comedy, the gameshow Mastermind, her favorite team (the) Crystal Palace (Elephants), and have a very mature conversation about relationships . Plus, Tara is certified totally sane and Matthew goes on a tequila…

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  20. Episode 38 – Jim Daly

    This week it’s a fun interview with comedian and podcaster Jim Daly (@jimdalycomedy). We talk about fatherhood, football, his new show “Football and Fatherhood”, his podcasts Blank and Five Year Plan, and Matthew pitches him on his campaign to rename of Jim’s favourite football team. Plus, Tara…

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  21. Episode 37 – Kieran Mortell

    This episode we catch up with Kieran Mortell (@KieranMortell), Westend comedy legend and an old friend of Tara’s. We hear about his new show Dr Who: Time Fracture, his new dog, his new roommate, his new moustache and Matthew gets on the inside of one of their inside jokes. Plus, Tara’s boys…

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  22. Episode 36 – Mary Mack

    This week it’s a run-away train of an interview with the thoroughly delightful, Midwestern dynamo that is Mary Mack (@marymackcomedy). We talk about her comedy career, her get rich slow schemes, her cartoon voice work, and we try to convince her to run for office. Plus, Matthew and Tara talk dead...

  23. Episode 35 – [Guest Name Unavailable]

    This week we couldn’t figure out the schedule for our guest because Tara went to a Australia and Matthew was pretty sick but here is the intro and outro with Tara making health goals and Matthew making a museum goal. And if they ever figure out when to talk to their guest we’ll update the feed....

  24. Ep. 34 – The El-Salomons

    Eman El-Husseini (@eman_el_husseini) and Jess Salomon (@jess_salomon) are married pair of individual comedians who also work as a double act the El-Salomons (@theelsalomons) and they both talk to us this week about relationship issues, their podcast Comedians vs. the News, their adorable dog,...

  25. Ep 33 - Susan Denham Wade

    This week’s episode is a fun and eye-opening interview with author Susan Denham Wade (@psuedenham)about her fascinating new book A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions, her family’s struggles with eating disorders, her passion for winter swimming, her viral marketing plan, and how here best…

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  26. Ep.32 – Chris Gethard

    We kick off season two with an awesome episode featuring Chris Gethard (@ChrisGeth) and we get into all the big topics like mental health, parenting, and lawn care. We also talk about his new project New Jersey is the World, his podcast Beautiful Anonymous, his new special, the greatest hour of...

  27. Ep.31 - Joan & the Giants

    It’s a special episode as we talk to Aaron Birch and Grace Newton-Wordsworth (coincidence!?) of Australian indie rock band Joan and the Giants (and secret to this podcast’s professional sound). They tell us about their new songs, new tour, new perspectives, and new cat! It’s all new! (Except the...

  28. Ep. 30 - Matt Bors

    Pulitzer Prize nominated cartoonist and Editor Matt Bors (@Mattbors) talks to us about his political and nonfiction cartooning site The Nib, why he quit political cartooning, new projects on the horizon, moving to Canada, and the movie “The Postman”. Plus Tara and Matthew talk shopping carts and...

  29. Ep.29 - Andrew Steele

    This week author Andrew Steele (@Statto) talks to us about his fascinating new book “Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old”, the science of ageing, and the strange world of press tours before terrifying us with news about the planets. Plus, Tara comes up with a pretty...

  30. Ep. 28 - Tara and Matthew, Six Month Anniversary Episode

    This week it’s a mix-up on the format as Tara and Matthew have a discussion between themselves to mark the six month anniversary of the podcast. They talk a lot about how the experience has changed them and about Matthews upcoming baby Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really...

  31. Ep.27 - Bill Conway

    You won’t to skip this interview with Bill Conway (@IHateBillConway) comedian, writer, co-creator/editor of the satirical site The Hard Times, and host of The Hard Times and Vert Button Podcasts. He tells us all about his great life down by the LA River, reveals some hot celebrity camping gossip,...

  32. Ep.26 - Celya AB

    What a delightful time we have with comedian and writer Celya AB (@ABCelya). It’s a fun conversation about swimming, smoking, food, writing for the BBC, and the film Parasite (we are really sorry about that part of the episode). Plus, Tara’s back off Tik Tok and Matthew has another podcast, in…

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  33. Ep.25 - Jen Ives

    One of our favorite comedians, Jen Ives (@jenivescomedian) talks to us (sometime is a terrible American accent) this week about her new show Peak Trans, her new podcast Trans Lobby, her feature in the New York Times (!), surgery, her fights online, and whether ventriloquism is coming back. Pus,...

  34. Ep.24 - [Guest Name Redacted]

    Tara and Matthew get stood-up by their guest so there is no interview this week but we figured that was no reason to not update you on their boring lives! Tune in for some fun conversation about Christmas, NASA, and getting wine drunk. Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you can. It really...

  35. Ep.23 - Jamie Loftus

    Comedian, podcaster, journalist, writer and all around delightful polymath Jamie Loftus (of The Bechdel Cast Podcast) joins us to discuss her (then) new project The Lolita Podcast, her upcoming project Aack-Cast (coming 28 June), her journalism, taxidermy, musicals, pets, rollercoasters, road...

  36. Ep.22 - David Plotz

    This week David Plotz (@davidplotz) journalist, CEO of CityCast.FM, and co-host of The Slate Political Gabfest talks to us about the excitement of starting his new podcasting network, celebrating 15 years of talking to his friends, all the changes in his life over the last year, a great recipe…

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  37. Ep.21 - Adele Cliff

    Our old pal Adele Cliff (comedian and UK Pun Champion 2019) speaks to us this week about her new comedy show, the sport she invented, her life back home at her parents during lockdown, and her lack of a microwave. Plus, Tara makes a Christmas pudding and Matthew tries a Christmas pudding (only…

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  38. Ep.20 - Elsa Eli Waithe

    **Note: there are some audio problems with the intro but the rest of the episode sounds fine. Sorry** This week we talk to comedian, writer, activist, and educator Elsa Eli Waithe about getting their foot messed up in a scooter accident, comedy, teaching stand-up, their new project Slavers of New...

  39. Ep.19 - Emily Winter

    Emily Winter (@EmilyMcWinter) is a writer, comedian and a podcaster and this week she talks to us about her new book (One Day Smarter available for pre-order now), her new TV Writing gig, her podcast (Comedians with Ghost Stories), hope, sadness, moving, blood clots, and her love of volley ball....

  40. Ep.18 - Jackie Kashian

    This week comedian, podcaster, and writer Jackie Kashian (Dork Forest Podcast, The Jackie & Laurie Show) takes some time to discuss stand-up, voice work, her very dangerous husband Andy, and the power of her vision board. Plus Matthew gets less anxious about the world and Tara learns to manage…

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  41. Ep.17 - Iszi Lawrence

    This week the incredibly busy and talented Iszi Lawrence takes time to talk to us about her various podcasts, the books she’s writing, why the best weapon in jujitsu in a purse, and tells us how to cure pirate syphilis. Plus, Matthew vents all his anxiety about the presidential election but we…

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  42. Ep.16 - Athena Kugblenu

    The very busy writer and comedian Athena Kugblenu (@athenakugblenu) makes time in her day to talk about her new writing gigs, her new BBC radio series Athena’s Cancel Culture, and her piano playing. All this and she give’s Matthew some great parenting advice. Also, Tara deals with her enemies and...

  43. Ep.15 - Alice Marshall

    This week’s guest, the brilliant comedian, Alice Marshall, hasn’t been doing anything lately. Unless you count being on the new Alan Partridge series, being in a documentary series made by Irving Welsh, writing a new show, planning for al already sold out tour, hanging out with her Tara, and...

  44. Ep.14 - Jacob Hawley

    Jacob Hawley (Jacob Hawley: On Love) is a comedian, a podcaster and a new dad. He joins us this week to discuss the birth of his daughter, the start of a new podcast series with the BBC, and the challenges of writing comedy in a lockdown world. Plus, Tara goes to a wildlife park and does a live...

  45. EP.13 - Harriet Riley

    Not only is Harriet Riley a climate scientist working for the United Nations she is also a gifted writer and she has come by to tell us all about all her new writing projects (and there is a lot), being on “Team Climate”, moving back to Australia, and her love of former Secretary-General of the...

  46. Ep.12 - Caitlin Durante

    This week we have a very emotional episode with Caitlin Durante of The Bechdelcast Podcast. (That emotion: happiness.) It’s a fun conversation about movies (mostly Paddington and Titanic), Spanish, pandemic stress, comedy, screenwriting, podcasting, sterilization, and we even get deep into her...

  47. Ep.11 - Ian Aber

    Legendary Atlanta comedian and “America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart”, Ian Aber (STR8 PPL Podcast) talks to us about his stressful year so far, the diversity of gigs he’s picked up and makes Matthew feel bad about himself. Plus, Mathew remembers a great American and Tara finally has a night out....

  48. Ep.10 - Alasdair Beckett-King

    Comedy, animation, showmanship, bad dinosaurs, lock picking, YouTube, lighting, video games, Star Trek, ghosts, Jedward. No topic is off limits this week as the fabulous Alasdair Beckett-King (Loremen Podcast)talks with Tara and Matthew about all these things and so much more. Also, Matthew has...

  49. Ep.09 - Dana Cottrell

    This week we talk to Congressional Candidate Dana Cottrell who is (and then was) running for Congress in Matthew's district back in America. We talk about eh challenges of running a campaign, how to make a good campaign slogan and then we find out how the election went and what she's doing...

  50. Ep.08 - Sam Lake

    Sam Lake (or Mrs Amlake as he is known online) tells about his move to Edinburgh, his upcoming marriage, video games, his own new podcast (I’ve Had a Rose Let’s Talk About Feelings), his sweet new ‘stache and finally comes to terms with his complete inability to name anything. Plus, Tara makes a...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Podcast 180 days in the making!Do you like hearing about cool people but then wonder what happened to them after the interview is over? Well do we have the podcast for you! Every week on Six Months Later… Tara Newton-Wordsworth and Matthew Chadourne interview interesting people about their lives and hopes for the future and then check in again in six months to see how everything worked out. Then we edit it all together into one long interview to create an audio time capsule.If you like the podcast please rate, review and subscribe on whatever podcasting app you use. Thanks!

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