Alchemy This
397 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 715 ratingsAward-winning actor and comedian Kevin Pollak has gathered five extraordinarily-talented improvisors to capture lightning in a bottle in the way that only great improv can. In each episode, he presents uniquely bizarre scenarios for he and them to hilariously bring to life.
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Episodes
Soldier’s Mother Travels To Iraq...
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBSoldier’s Mother Travels To Iraq To Check Up On Him; Feels Like A Heart Attack; Mid-Evil Times Actor Hits On Women At A Bar. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Scientist Faked It To Make It;
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 1 hourScientist Faked It To Make It; Intern Does Anything For 2 to 7 Dollars; Handsome Man Uses Nerdy Brother As Front On Dates. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Scientist Faked It To Make It;
November 12, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBScientist Faked It To Make It; Intern Does Anything For 2 to 7 Dollars; Handsome Man Uses Nerdy Brother As Front On Dates. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
U.S. Cruise Ship Through Norway;
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBU.S. Cruise Ship Through Norway; Child Teacher vs Adult Students; No Toilet Aboard Apollo 11 Begets Astonishing Ingenuity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Escape Room;
November 05, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBAn Escape Room; The Stone Age Meets The Future; Old West Outlaws Face-off With School Teacher. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
R-rated Freak Attraction...
October 31, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBR-rated Freak Attraction At A County Fair; Sheriff Pulls Over School Bus; Wall Streeter Sentenced To Community Service. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Healthy Patients and Sick Doctors;
October 29, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBHealthy Patients and Sick Doctors; Murder In The Control Tower; C Minus Celebs At a ComicCon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Biologists exploring find a Chupacabra…
October 24, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBBiologists exploring find a Chupacabra… Worst. HR. Dept. Ever… What if the Alchemy This cast were actually patients in an asylum… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Uni-Body Part Group Therapy...
October 22, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBUni-Body Part Group Therapy; Feuding Ferry Captains; Haunted House Reality Show. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jacob, Rachel and Leah...
October 17, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBJacob, Rachel and Leah; Ocean, Party Of Two; Untested Pet Products. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
School Drop Off...
October 15, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBSchool Drop Off; How Kevin Recruited The Alchemists; Naming A New Mascot. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
CutCo Knife Sales Replicants;
October 10, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBCutCo Knife Sales Replicants; “Live Police;” Not-So Typical Office Bullpen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Absurdly Busy Pizza Joint;...
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBAbsurdly Busy Pizza Joint; University Admissions; All Things Rats.Disgruntled customers vs loopy pizza makers… Pressure mounts during University admissions… Stuff about rats and people you didn’t know. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Detectives Interrogate James Heaney...
October 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBDetectives Interrogate James Heaney; The Pool Man Knows All; Holy Grail Found At The Mall Of America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
OCD Sufferer Is Jailed
October 01, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBOCD Sufferer Is Jailed; Alleged Aussie Struggles With Accent; Batman and Robin’s New Cave. His OCD is exacerbated from being incarcerated… Man insists he’s Australian, but his weak accent betrays him… Batman and Robin are in the market for a new cave. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pet Frogs Plan An Escape...
September 26, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBPet Frogs Plan An Escape; “Dad, Dad, Dad,” The Gameshow; James Heaney Has A Fox. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Castaways Find Others
September 24, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBCastaways Find Others; Pretentious Young Artists; Americans Running Pot Back Through Canada. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Training For Jaded Geniuses
September 19, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBTech Support Training For Jaded Geniuses; Interviews For A New German-Based Start-Up; Wealthy Brits Meet Their American Trash Neighbors. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Origin Of British Posh-Speak
September 17, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBOrigin Of British Posh-Speak; Backstage With The Band, Wunderkind; Couple’s Retreat Is Actually A Cult. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Uncle Squishy Show
September 12, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBOn-Set Of A Children’s TV Show; Competing Car Salesmen and Saleswomen; Safety Officer Inspects A Building. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Medieval Prisoners
September 10, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBMedieval Prisoners Welcome A New Inmate; Inventor Strolls And Solves Problems; Hipsters Discover Hitler. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Grocery Store Detectives
September 05, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBToo many plain-clothes grocery store detectives… Comedian Nicky Shitts showcases for The Tonight Show… A white house intern attempts to save the day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Questionable Renters
September 03, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBQuestionable Renters Come A Callin’; The Next Great Tech Company; Brothers Inherit a Nightmare. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Questionable Renters
September 03, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourQuestionable Renters Come A Callin’; The Next Great Tech Company; Brothers Inherit a Nightmare. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Passengers On A Commuter Train
August 29, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBPassengers On A Commuter Train; Marvel’s First Openly Gay Super Hero; The Day The Machine Woke UP. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Psychologist’s First Day
August 27, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBPsychologist’s First Day At The Clinic; Organizing To Set A Guinness Book Record; Substitute Teachers Give ‘Em Hell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Psychologist’s First Day
August 27, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourPsychologist’s First Day At The Clinic; Organizing To Set A Guinness Book Record; Substitute Teachers Give ‘Em Hell. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Friends Playing Clue Solve Murder
August 22, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBPals playing Clue in an isolated cabin have to solve an actual murder… Teenage Carlos tries to cheer up the elderly at Seniors Center… A lowly, troubled museum employee may not be the one to pick on… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dog-Walkers Chill In Owner’s Home
August 20, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBDog-Walkers Chill In Owner’s Home; Faculty Attempts Cow Removal After Senior Prank; Kids Try To Save Ice Cream Shop.Dog-Walkers are discovered hangin’ out in the dog-owner’s home… Administrators argue how to get a cow down some stairs after the senior prank left it in a loft over the gym… Children must raise 250k to save their favorite ice cream shop from demolition… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Crime Boss, Michael Mann at Theme Park
August 15, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBMichael Mann opens a ride at Wonder Park and Mafioso Don Angelotti wants to meet him… Some Caveman were wildly smarter than others… Man wins McDonald’s Monopoly prize to travel around-the-world from Florida. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What The Dead Leader's Parrot Knew
August 13, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBWhat The Dead World Leader’s Parrot Knew; The Hangover Revisited; Truckers See Everything In Passing Cars.Norweiga’s President is dead, and his parrot knows too much… Weird one of these idiots woke up with a new tatoo… What we do in our cars on the open road, as seen by truckers… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
High School Senior Prank Day
August 08, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBA graduating class attempts to set a Prank Day precedent… Dumbass welders lock the boss in a cage, but to what end…? House Cleaners fear the homeowner is criminally insane… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bowlers Should Never Be This Serious
August 06, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBAn insider’s view of league bowlers reveals an otherworldly underbelly… Is that the REAL Thor, God Of Thunder, on the main floor of Comic-Con…? The president of a major toilet paper company addresses his troops. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Frat Pledge Attempts to Impress
August 01, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBLIVE From The Westside Comedy Theater: Frat Pledge Attempts to Impress; the South African Spirit, Tokoloshe, Is Pissed for Reals; How Many Brilliant Scientists to Change a Lightbulb? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rich Southern Aristocrats on a Snipe Hunt
July 30, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBUlterior motives abound during a snipe hunt of the southern rich and infamous… What the hell is up at this “friendly” game night gathering…? Crappy products from big time celebs somehow start working… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Author, Muse, and Publisher; Tarot Card Reading, Psychiatrist or Patient?
July 25, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBA Writer Blocked, A Lame Muse and A Publisher Sans Patience; Madame Wednesday Knows Your Card; Psychiatrist as Institutionalized Patient.A writer attempts to replace his muse, while his muse attempts to move on… These Tarot Card readings are unlike all others… Newly arrived psychiatrist is treated like another asylum patient. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moonshiners Become Secret Agents; Aspiring Actress As A 911 Operator; Worst Driving Test Ever
July 23, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBMoonshiners Become Secret Agents; Aspiring Actress As A 911 Operator; Worst Driving Test Ever Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Not So Private Honeymoon; Snoofa Finds the Father; Are You Smarter than a Millennial?
July 18, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBA Not So Private Honeymoon, Snoofa Finds the Father, Are You Smarter than a Millennial? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Interns Get Hired to Grow Marijuana; Bowling Tournament Cops vs Criminals; Bird Watchers vs Bird Hunters
July 16, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBInterns Hired to Grow Marijuana; Bowling Tournament Cops vs Criminals; Bird Watchers vs Bird Hunters Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Awkward Tour Through 'Hobbiton'; Columbia Officials vs Free Range Hippos; Unaired Antiques Roadshow Gets a Tad NUTS
July 11, 2019 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBAmericans touring "Hobbiton" reinvent the term “Ugly Americans…” Pablo Escobar’s free-range hippos are a problem… Hitler’s secrets revealed during a never-seen episode of Antiques Roadshow. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nerds Go Camping; Ne'er-Do-Well Sleuths in Australia; Roommates and Their Fussy Pets
July 09, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBA lot of questions and a ton of concerns when nerds go camping… A group of Scooby-Do type ragamuffins try to solve a mystery in Australia… Creepy pets of annoying roommates plan a mutiny. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meeting His family for the First Time; A Day in the Life of Boehm and Britto; New Hire at the Sex Shoppe
July 04, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBThis, in fact, is NOT the family you want to introduce your new boyfriend to… Let’s get meta - As we get to know Doug Boehm and Rafael Britto juuuuuuust a little too well… Oddly, working at the Sex Shoppe is not as easy as it seems. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guided Tour of the National History Museum; Television City Town Council Meeting; Waiter Tries and Fails VERY Well
July 02, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBA disgraced scientist’s tries his hand as a history museum guide… Citizens of a Television City, CA, would like a word with the town council… Lunchtime at a Rain Forrest Café, and one waiter is instantly weeded. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Folks with Famous Peoples' Names; Carefully Hire a Construction Crew; Ill-prepared New-Adults Share a House
June 27, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBA weekly meeting for those tortured by sharing a name with a known TV or film character… Simply put, the single worst construction crew ever assembled… Barely friends and barely 20, they share a house and none of the responsibilities… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Elderly Mob-run Bingo; Fenway Concession Vendor; 'Leaf Peepers' Ruin Everything
June 25, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBA seniors’ Bingo Night is run by the mob, but not well… A concessions vendor works the stands and buddy it ain’t pretty up there… They love when the leaves turn color in the fall. For the locals, they are the worst people alive. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Family Reunion with David Blaine; Operating on the wrong Patient; An A.I Workforce and One Human
June 20, 2019 10:00 - 1 hourWhen a Texas family gathering reveals the patriarch is an ancient wizard, so someone should call David Blaine… A team of surgeons discover they operated on the wrong patient and immediately get to work on the cover-up… How can the last human worker compete and survive surrounded by Artificial Intelligence employees? Teach them improv! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Family Reunion with David Blaine; Operating on the wrong Patient; An A.I Workforce & One Human
June 20, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBWhen a Texas family gathering reveals the patriarch is an ancient wizard, so someone should call David Blaine… A team of surgeons discover they operated on the wrong patient and immediately get to work on the cover-up… How can the last human worker compete and survive surrounded by Artificial Intelligence employees? Teach them improv! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Strangers Wake on Alien Ship; Dogs Awaiting Adoption; Marvin McKuen’s First Day Waiting Tables
June 18, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBAfter sharing what they remember last, complete strangers realize they’re alien abductees in space… Dogs at a shelter make plans to escape… The return of Marvin McKuen offers insights of his past as well as his ability as a waiter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Billionaires and Their People Negotiate; Every Flavor of Humanity at the DMV; A Doctor Who Cheated His Way Through School
June 13, 2019 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBJust shy of nothing gets settled when absurdly rich idiots maneuver… Old ladies, dumb-dumbs, assorted jerks and even BATMAN have do time at the DMV… This hospital is busy as any, but this one has a physician who cheated on every level of his higher learning and it’s comin’ crashin’ down today. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Australian Arrives At US University; House Hunters Destroys Families; In A Word: PIRATES!
June 11, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBLIVE SHOW from the Dynasty Typewriter Theater—Classic fish-out-of-water, when an Australia gal arrives at a U.S. college… The worst problems any family can face is waiting for you on House Hunters… A true democracy, respect for women, if not all aboard, and fairness throughout the day is not what was expected from these ol’ timey pirates… Featuring: David Koechner Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.