Doin' It with Mike Sacks
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsA podcast of comedy, interviews, gags, curiosities, laughs, bloopers, boners, cuddling sessions, medical oddities, long stories ending with a funny pun. Think "Prairie Home Companion" with less nose whistling.
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Episodes
Episode 4 Part 4: Gus Blankman
June 13, 2016 05:00 - 22 minutes - 41 MBMike interviews the irascible Gus Blankman, the 70-year-old comedy writer responsible for all the best rap sketches from the 1990s. Gus physically threatens Mike, and Mike is still confused. This episode was produced by: Rob Schulte Follow Mike Sacks on Twitter: @michaelbsacks Follow Rob Schulte on Twitter: @RobKSchulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 4 Part 3: Byrd Leavell
June 06, 2016 05:00 - 21 minutes - 40.1 MBMike interviews his literary agent Byrd Leavell of Waxman/Leavell about the best (and worst) ways for you to acquire an agent and get your book published. Byrd shoots the facts straight and true. This episode was produced by: Rob Schulte Follow Mike Sacks on Twitter: @michaelbsacks Follow Rob Schulte on Twitter: @RobKSchulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 4 Part 2: Gettin' In Touch 2
May 30, 2016 10:00 - 25 minutes - 46.3 MBMike gets in touch with his second girlfriend (this one from 10th grade) and it does not go well. Also, in our “Babbling Segment,” M. Night Shyamalan gets all twisty! This guy is a scamp! This episode was produced by Rob Schulte Follow Mike on Twitter: @MichaelBSacks Follow Rob on Twitter: @RobKSchulte http://www.doinitwithmikesacks.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 4 Part 1: Neal Pollack
May 23, 2016 15:48 - 43 minutes - 79.8 MBAn interview with writer Neal Pollack about Hollywood, hustling, and his relationship with Dave Eggers. Also, Mike apologizes to all of his listeners for his many transgressions, including once calling Sarah Vowell an "insufferable, unfunny, pretentious cracker." This episode was produced by Rob Schulte Follow Mike on Twitter: @MichaelBSacks Follow Rob on Twitter: @RobKSchulte http://www.doinitwithmikesacks.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bonus Episode: Derf Backderf
May 05, 2016 19:20 - 24 minutes - 34.1 MBAn interview with award-winning cartoonist and graphic novelist Derf Backderf about his old high-school buddy Jeffrey Dahmer and his years spent working on a trash truck in Cleveland. Did you know that Jeffrey Dahmer attended prom and Derf did not? True. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 3: Arthur Meyer and Eric Spitznagel
April 19, 2016 15:52 - 1 hour - 139 MBInterview with Arthur Meyer of The Tonight Show Worst Club DJ In the World! Interview with Eric Spitznagel, Author of Old Records Never Die, about Comedy and LPs and Being Stephen Colbert's "Secret Santa" FRAT PARTY BLUES: A Short Story Written to Appeal to Teenagers and 20-Somethings! Excerpts from a 1980s Japanese Cleaning-Cassette! Babbling Segment: Young Executive Tight Sphincter Syndrome! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bonus Episode: Mike Ward
March 29, 2016 04:00 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBMike Sacks interviews Canadian comedian Mike Ward about being sued for $80k for a joke he told in 2012. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 2: Bill Hader And Beth Newell
February 28, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 130 MB0:0:01 | Mr. Rogers Interviews A Bassist 0:03:30 | Herb Alpert & Public Enemy Mashup 0:13:29 | Interview With Beth Newell Of Reductress 0:33:44 | NPR Fan Fiction 0:42:26 | Babbling Elvis 0:50:16 | Interview With Actor Bill Hader 01:38:49 | Gettin' To The Bottom Of It See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Episode 1: David Sedaris and Emma Allen
January 30, 2016 01:13 - 2 hours - 110 MB8:08 | Classic Rock DJ Suffering A Nervous Breakdown 13:30 | Interview With Emma Allen, Editor At New Yorker 35:00 | Larry King Babbling 38:08 | Colonel Sanders Babbling 42:46 | Interview With David Sedaris 1:47:45 | Gettin' In Touch With Mike's First Girlfriend 1:57:09 | Highlights Of Upcoming Episodes This episode was produced by Rob Schulte See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.