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Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen — 159 episodes

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1

When Should You Push? When Should You Back Off? | Christian Duguay (Valley Heat)

2

Why This Arrested Development Writer Hates Having a Boss

3

Can America Still Be Saved? | PoliticsGirl

4

Writer/Life Coach, Barbara Heller Turns An On Stage Panic Attack Into A Life Quest

5

Writing Legend Don Reo Makes It Look Easy. Jay Makes It Look Awkward

6

Leah Rudick Succeeds at Acting, Stand-up, Writing & Jay Doesn't

7

Claudia Lonow & Jonathan Schmock Pioneer Making Films While Jay Pioneers Eating Snacks

8

Re-Broadcast: Directing Legend James Burrows Explores Why Jay Lacks “That Certain Magic”

9

Re-Broadcast: Directing Legend James Burrows Explores Why Jay Lacks “That Certain Magic”

10

Harper Steele Found Her Authentic Self While Jay Is A Total Fake

11

Screenwriting Legends Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski Love Movies but Don’t Love Jay

12

Friends/Co-writers Peter Farrelly & Bennett Yellin Talk About Lifelong Connection & How Jay Has None Of That

13

Actress/Writer Cheri Oteri Is Optimistic About Everything But Jay

14

Michael Elias wrote "The Jerk", Jay IS The Jerk

15

Author/Actress Annabelle Gurwitch Has Cancer Yet Jay Is The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Her.

16

Actor/writer Paul Greenberg Gets Along With Everyone But Jay

17

Stand-up Great Wendy Liebman Says Jay Should Keep Performing, Just Not Around Her.

18

Comic Al Madrigal Is The Pride Of His People. Jay Is The Pride Of Nobody.

19

Arrested Development's Jim Vallely Has Boyish Charm While Jay's Just Creepy

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

Alex Edelman is always thinking. Jay is not Part 1

27

Writer Josh Corey Becomes A Boxer While Jay Does Not

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

Gammill & Pross Disparage Kogen & Wolodarsky

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

Kathy Griffin Tells Jay He’s Not Worth Gossiping About

45

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

46

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

47

David Koechner Says Jay Is Too Old To Get Laughs

48

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

49

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

50

Actor Gary Anthony Williams Can Get Alone With Anyone Except Jay

51

Ken Marino: Being Present Works For Everyone Except Jay

52

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

53

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

54

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

55

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

56

Simpsons Showrunner Mike Scully Confirms Jay Will Never Be Beloved

57

Joely & Tricia Leigh Fisher Remind Jay His Childhood Was Boring

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

Comedy Legend Thomas Lennon Explains Why Jay Is Lazy

67

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

68

Rachel Bloom Found Her People & They Are Not Jay

69

Kenya Barris Credits Jay with The Disappointing Parts of His Career

70

Director Jon Turteltaub Explains Why Jay Shouldn’t Be Happy.

71

Comic Andrea Abbate’s Hard Life Was Easier Before Jay

72

Maggie Baird Tells Jay Why He’s Ruining His Son’s Career

73

Neal Brennan Says Happiness Is Possible For Everyone But Jay

74

Bruce Vilanch Tells Jay He Needs To Market Himself Better

75

BONUS EPISODE! Actor Jim Turner Gets Stuff Done While Jay Doesn’t.

76

Manager Liz Kamlet Proves Jay’s Destroying His Son’s Music Career

77

BONUS EPISODE! Comic J. Elvis Weinstein Says Jay Jokes Wrong

78

Jay Gets Andy Kindler Angry

79

Zak Penn Explains Why Jay Knows Nothing About Show Business

80

Mo Welch Claims Jay’s Utter Lack of Fame Is A Blessing

81

Andy Gordon Loves Writing while Jay Podcasts to Avoid Writing

82

Actress/Activist Meredith Salenger Says Jay Needs To Fight The Mediocre Fight

83

Marianne Williamson Tells Jay That Maybe He’s Not Cut Out For Self Actualization

84

Writer Dan Ewen Says Jay's A Spoiled Brat

85

Cartoonist Extraordinaire David Silverman Explains Why Jay’s Writing The Simpsons Wasn’t What Made It Good.

86

Patton Oswalt Part 2 - The Reckoning

87

Patton Oswalt Explains Why Jay Isn’t Cool

88

Oscar Winner, Jim Rash, Knows He’ll Never Befriend Jay

89

Annie Sertich & Mindy Sterling Question Jay’s Ability To Have Friends.

90

Adam Pally Thinks People Hate Jay Kogen

91

Jay Makes Lew Schneider’s House Burning Down All About Jay

92

Writer/Directors Maya Forbes & Wallace Wolodarsky On Why Jay Is A Lousy Partner

93

Jay’s Work Friends, Nicole Sullivan & Jerry Trainor, Explain That Jay’s Has No Real Friends\

94

Matt Selman Says Jay’s Big Failure Was Leaving The Simpsons

95

Kelly Carlin-McCall Says Her Dad Is Better than Jay’s

96

Directing Legend James Burrows Explores Why Jay Lacks “That Certain Magic”.

97

Simon Rich Explains Why Jay Isn't A Good Writer.

98

Comedy Legend Jon Lovitz Say That Acting Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard, and Tennis is Even Harder And Jay Is Terrible At All Of Them.

99

Moon Zappa Says Size Doesn’t Matter When It Comes To Jay’s Trauma

100

Comic Fahim Anwar Knows Jay’s Stand-up Will Fail

101

Showrunner Jonathan Groff Questions Why Jay Would Book Him & Not the Broadway Star Jonathan Groff

102

Jennifer Tilly Explains Why Jay Is Clueless About The Plight of Actresses

103

Writer/Philosopher Eric Kaplan Dumbs It Down For Jay

104

Singer/Songwriter Steven Page Explains Why Jay’s Writing Partner Was Right To Leave Him

105

Tim Bagley Counsels Jay On Why His Bad Self Image Is Still Too Positive

106

Paul Reiser Insists Jay Isn’t Nuanced Enough

107

Grief Expert David Kessler Tells Jay He’s Going To Die Wrong

108

Actors Lawrence & David Pressman Explain Show Biz Is A Family That Jay Is Not Part Of

109

Liza Powel O’Brien Feels Jay Will Never Be a Good Partner

110

Richard Rushfield Blames Jay For The End of Show Business

111

Comic Sierra Katow Proves Jay Doesn’t Have The Will To Succeed

112

Actor/Writer Husein Madhavji & Jay Are Surprisingly Similar But Jay Is Clearly Worse.

113

Laraine Newman Says Jay Squandered His Success

114

Judd Explains Jay’s Show Ruins People's Day

115

Billy Ray Details How Jay Could Lose The Election for Kamala

116

Matt Groening Says, The Simpsons Aside, Jay’s Life Is Meaningless

117

Jade PettyJohn Tells Jay How He Destroyed The Lives of Child Actors

118

Actor Craig Bierko Warns Jay To Never Ride A Horse

119

Jim Colucci & Frank DeCaro Explain Why Jay Alienates Stars

120

Stephen Markley, Accuses Jay Of Destroying The Earth

121

Larry Wilmore Tells Jay He’s Podcasting Wrong.

122

Sklar Bros Defend Jay’s Moronic Love of Sports

123

Conan O’Brien Explains That Jay Needs to Just Shut Up

124

Weird Al Perfects His Craft While Jay Clearly Doesn't

125

Tony Shalhoub Declares Jay’s Too Shallow

126

Toby Huss Explains Why Jay Can’t Handle Adventure

127

Author Kliph Nesteroff Tells Jay He's Remembering His Life Wrong

128

David Wild’s 30 Year Party With Music’s Biggest Names & Why Jay’s Not Invited

129

Writer Eugene Garcia-Cross Explains Why Jay Isn’t Happy Enough

130

Singer Nicole Atkins Tells Jay He’s Been Squandering His Creativity

131

John Ross Bowie Explains Why He Can Meet His Heroes and Jay Can’t

132

Director Paul Feig Encourages Jay To Completely Remake Himself ASAP!

133

Millennials Tell Jay Why The Youngs Will Never Love Him.

134

Writing Legend Rob Edwards Exhorts Jay To Avoid Showbiz Disaster

135

Kevin Nealon Explains Why Jay’s Son Will Never Respect Jay

136

Actress Suzy Nakamura Explains Why Jay’s A Hack

137

Gary Gulman Explains Why Jay’s Latchkey Childhood Ruined Him

138

Bryan Cranston Details Why His Life Is So Much Better Than Jay's

139

Rizwan Manji tells Jay to not box himself in already!

140

Comedy Legend Lew Schnieder Scolds Jay for Crossing The Comedy Line

141

Kevin Nealon Shames Jay for Not Being A True Artist

142

Stephen Root Tells Jay Why He’ll Never Fit In

143

Andy Richter Explains Why It’s Great Jay Has No Chance At Being Famous

144

Jamie Denbo tells Jay Why He’ll Never Get What He Wants

145

Singer/Songwriter, Charlie Kogen, Explains Why Jay’s A Terrible Dad

146

Lisa Kudrow Explains Jay’s Marriage To Writer, Brown Kogen

147

Phil Rosenthal Tells Why Jay Doesn’t Deserve Good Things

148

Greg Grunberg Rescues Jay From The Loneliness of Modern Life

149

Richard Kind Explains Why He’s Allowed To Say Anything He Wants and Jay Isn’t

150

Dave Foley Tells Jay About UFO’s, Friendship, Comedy and Other Mysteries

151

Dana Gould Talks About Jay’s Newfound Irrelevance

152

Actor Kevin Pollak Explains to Jay Why Irresponsible Gambling Makes Sense

153

Joshua Malina Shows Jay How Social Media Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Life

154

Wayne Federman Decides If Jay’s Too Old To Be Funny

155

Pete Holmes Explains How Jay Can Be Less Sh*tty

156

Aimee Mann Explains How to Survive the Music Industry

157

Julia Sweeney Fights Jay’s Fear of Parties

158

Steven Weber Explains Show Business

159

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