Self Worst

Episode 83 - Whitmer Thomas Is A Little Bitch

Whitmer Thomas (The Golden One, HBO) talks about music, sincerity, grief, and achievement anxiety. WHITMER: https://twitter.com/WhitmerThomas https://www.instagram.com/whitmerthomas ME: https://www.instagram.com/selfwors https://www.instagram.com/bradicalpearson/ https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

PREVIEW: Minisode 12: Depression BANGERS part 3: Blood Orange

Episode 82 - Jason Orrell Pops The Balloon

Yoga instructor Jason Orrell talks about body image, bulimia, rebuilding after a bad breakup, male intimacy and more! JASON: https://www.instagram.com/jasonoyoga/ https://brooklynflow.com/ ME: https://twitter.com/BradicalPearson https://www.instagram.com/bradicalpearson/ https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 11: Depression BANGERS part 2: Elliott Smith PREVIEW

I talk about Elliott Smith- PATREON PREVIEW, SUBSCRIBE TO HEAR THE REST

Episode 81 - Henry Zhang Fights Back

Psychology doctoral student and martial artist Henry Zhang talks about growing up Chinese American on the Autism Spectrum, ADHD, and his work starting Dragon Combat Club, a self defense class for AAPI folks and allies. HENRY: https://www.instagram.com/hen_zee ME: https://twitter.com/BradicalPearson https://www.instagram.com/bradicalpearson/ https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 10 - Depression BANGERS part 1: Bright Eyes and Midwestern Melancholy

I talk about my complex relationship with the music of Bright Eyes and depression https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/

Episode 80 - Anya Volz Is A Vampire

Anya Volz talks about Bipolar II, EMDR, ADHD/Spectrum alliances, Millennial/Gen Z alliances, and the concept of unschooling. ANYA: https://twitter.com/AnyaVolz https://www.instagram.com/anyavolz https://www.instagram.com/bestmistakespod ME: https://www.instagram.com https://twitter.com/BradicalPearson https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 79 - Casey James Salengo's Depressed Sperm

Casey James Salengo talks about depression, masculinity, dad rock, wrestling, self harm, and BIG OL TIDDIES OH YEAH. CASEY: https://twitter.com/caseyJsalengo https://www.instagram.com/caseyjsalengo ME: https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://www.instagram.com/sheabartel/

Episode 78 - Nika Lomazzo And The Himalayan Salt Lamp

Nika Lomazzo of Best Mistakes Podcast talks about running for office while in the grips of a bipolar coke spiral, confidence, being liked, and living authentically. NIKA: https://twitter.com/NikaLomazzo https://www.instagram.com/nikalomazzo/ https://onlyfans.com/nikazhara BEST MISTAKES: https://www.instagram.com/bestmistakespod/ ME: https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson https://www.instagram.com/bradicalpearson/ https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ https://www.patreon.com/selfworst...

Episode 77 - Zilla Vodnas: THE LOST EPISODE!

We have revived an episode we thought was lost to the digital ether, with ZILLA VODNAS! We talk about good anger, bad anger, Rush Limbaugh, Bernie, and why New Yorkers are so damn rude. This episode has AUDIO ISSUES. We KNOW. We HEAR YOU. We SEE YOU. We STAND WITH YOU. ZILLA: https://twitter.com/ZillaVodnas http://zillavodnas.com/ ME: https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 9 - I Am The Night

Cope.

Episode 76 - Clay Tatum Can Tie A Tie

Clay Tatum talks about health ailments, memes, skateboarding, getting kicked out of his own band, chud comedy, reactionaries, and the storming of the capitol. CLAY: https://twitter.com/claytatum https://www.instagram.com/claytatum CLAY'S TEENAGE PUNK BAND: https://soundcloud.com/claytatum/them-pledge-now?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1 ME: https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 75 - Stormy Gail Is More Than Likes

Artist Stormy Gail talks about instagram clout, ADHD, grief, productivity, and the time when she basically lived the plot of a Dolly Parton Song. STORMY: https://www.instagram.com/stormygailart/ https://www.facebook.com/thestormygailart https://twitter.com/stormygailart https://www.patreon.com/Stormygailart ME: https://twitter.com/bradicalpearson https://www.instagram.com/selfworst https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 8 - This Is America

Let's talk about what happened at the capitol for a minute

Minisode 7 - Creative Seasons

Solo ep. I talk about creative peaks and valleys, winter blues and losing a pair of sunglasses. https://www.patreon.com/selfworst

Minisode 6

Solo ep. I talk about what I've been up to since late October and get into an altercation with some birds.

Episode 74 - Ian Goldstein Returns

We've all had a bad 2020, but did your house burn down? Ian's did. He talks about that, getting laid off, and the general state of the shitshow. IAN: https://twitter.com/iangoldsteinyes https://www.instagram.com/ianyesok PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 73 - Cooper Raiff Grows Up

Cooper Raiff talks about his new movie, Shithouse, college, adjusting to new settings, growing up, sensitivity, and having his dreams come true in the midst of a global nightmare. COOPER: https://www.instagram.com/coop_myself https://twitter.com/cooperraiff2 PATREON : https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 5

Goddamnit. Shit! FUCK! It's fine. It's fine. SHIT. Oh goddamn motherfucker shit FUCK!

Minisode 4

AUDIO SUCKS I KNOW SHUT UP. MISS ME?

Episode 72 - Jacqui Painter Vs. The B61

Organizer and activist Jacqui Painter talks about growing up in Red Hook, class disparity, systemic racism, and mutual aid. RED HOOK RELIEF: https://redhookrelief.org/ Venmo: @RedHookRelief (phone# 1367) Cash App: $RedHookRelief Music By Shea Bartel: https://sheas.art/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst

Episode 71 - Tiffiney Davis Is Inspired

Educator and organizer Tiffiney Davis talks about her tough upbringing, poverty, and the power of art and community. TIFFINEY: https://www.facebook.com/tiffiney.davis https://einnafcosmetics.com/?aff=1749 RHAP: https://www.instagram.com/redhookartproject/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst venmo @bradpearsonforever TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BradicalPearson INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/ MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 70 - Rolling With Diego Lopez

Comedian and MMA instructor talks about martial arts, machismo, and pressure to perform well, on stage and in the cage. DIEGO: https://twitter.com/thisdiegolopez PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst venmo @bradpearsonforever MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BradicalPearson INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/selfworst/

Episode 69 - Avery Moore Missed The Bussey

Comedian Avery Moore talks about lockdown, day jobs, Bernie, and the dignity of the service industry. AVERY'S TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AveryReedMoore VENMO AVERY @averyreedmoore PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst Venmo me @bradpearsonforever Music by Shea Bartel https://sheas.art/

Episode 68 - Arti Gollapudi Is Crazy

Comedian and writer Arti Gollapudi talks about quarantine life, grief, reaching out for help, and Bright Eyes ARTI: https://www.instagram.com/artiparty/ https://twitter.com/ArtiParty PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 67 - Holmes Rackleff Boarded A Sinking Ship

Dog trainer and podcaster Holmes Rackleff talks about a major depressive slump, empathy, justice, law school, and career changes. HOLMES: https://www.instagram.com/revolvingdoorcast/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 66 - Linas Phillips Takes The Ride

Actor/Filmmaker Linas Phillips talks about anger, loneliness, presence, and spirituality. LINAS: https://www.screenplaydoula.com/ https://twitter.com/linasphillips PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 65 - Eric Schuster Is A Grocer Who Draws

Minneapolis based artist Eric Schuster talks about day jobs, process, working from home, and corporate IP. ERIC: https://www.instagram.com/ericjschuster/?hl=en https://twitter.com/ericjschuster?lang=en PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 64 - Let Sean McCaul Play

Musician Sean McCaul talks about busking, day jobs, hard times, and being bound to the life of an artist. SEAN: https://www.instagram.com/sean.mccaul.music/ https://vibalot.wixsite.com/music https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/midnight-at-the-purple-palace-mr0004519557 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 63 - Michael Seidlinger Was Not A Bookish Kid

Author Michael Seidlinger talks about coming into writing after a youth of not being into books, Florida, music, writer's block and video games. A lot of video games. MICHAEL: https://michaeljseidlinger.com/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 62 - Kate Mooney Is Hot And Fun About It

Writer and musician Kate Mooney (AKA Feral Teen) talks about coming back to music, putting pain into art, overcoming perfectionism, and plays a few songs! KATE: https://soundcloud.com/feralteen https://twitter.com/yatinbrooklyn https://www.instagram.com/feralteen/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 61 - Mike Dawson's Boom And Bust

Cartoonist Mike Dawson talks about the tech bubble, the indie comic bubble, and their subsequent burst. FOLLOW MIKE: https://www.mikedawsoncomics.com/about PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art

Episode 60 - Good Things Happen To Rebecca Fishbein

Rebecca Fishbein returns with her new book Good Things Happen To People You Hate, and talks about anxiety, alcohol, death, and haircare BUY THE BOOK: https://www.harpercollins.com/author/cr-132428/rebecca-fishbein/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 59 - Rachel Buse Is Big, Lumpy And Awkward

Artist Rachel Buse talks about the Des Moines art scene, being a big fish in a small pond and vice versa, therapy, and the midwest. RACHEL: https://www.instagram.com/laze_tornado/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art

Episode 58 - Joe Stanton Will Survive

Joe Stanton returns to talk about fatherhood, the apocalypse, guns, internet anxiety and gardening! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 57 - Kyle Walling And The (Crack) Rock Bottom

Photographer Kyle Walling talks about creative momentum, dissociation, financial desperation and the goal of having no "zero" days KYLE: https://www.instagram.com/kyle.r.walling/?hl=en PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art

Minisode 3: Separation Anxiety

Minisode 2: Dottie

Announcing a new member of the Self Worst Universe https://www.patreon.com/selfworst

Episode 56 - Adam Sokol Hasn't Seen Blade Runner

Comedian Adam Sokol talks about day jobs, Star Trek, and getting passed up for a Chris Farley impersonator. FOLLOW ADAM: https://twitter.com/SokolAdam SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 55 - Anna Mae Smith The Vampire Slayer

Anna Mae Smith talks about self hate, body dysmorphia, gray areas, and Buffy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrXdbNH7RIA PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 54 - Riley Quinn Is Useful

Podcaster (Trashfuture) Riley Quinn talks about UK politics, deferring the real world through continued education, and the baffling concept of insurance deductibles. RILEY: https://twitter.com/raaleh TRASHFUTURE: https://twitter.com/trashfuturepod SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 53 - Anna Roisman And Mike Muntner Stay Busy

Anna Roisman and Mike Muntner talk about their film festival: Quickie Fest, bad jobs, social media addiction and never feeling like enough is enough. ANNA: https://twitter.com/AnnaRoisman MIKE: https://twitter.com/Muntner QUICKIE FEST: https://www.quickiefest.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Minisode 1

I stammer and prattle about boredom and mediocrity. My feet are wet.

Episode 52 - Brendan Eyre Is A Rad Dude

Brendan Eyre talks about his mental breakdown, getting back on his feet, stage fright and laughing at celebrity meltdowns. FIND BRENDAN: https://twitter.com/EyreBud SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 51 - Calvin Cato Is Not Extraordinary

Comedian Calvin Cato talks about therapy, writing, growing up nerdy in Brooklyn, and reads us a selection of his teenage writing. FOLLOW CALVIN: https://twitter.com/catocalvin SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 50 - Ian Goldstein Is Under 30

Comedian and musician Ian Goldstein talks about the pressure of youth and success, privilege, the anxiety of doing enough, and plays us a song about it! IAN: https://twitter.com/iangoldsteinyes SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 49 - Sasheer Zamata Is Blunt

Comedian and actress Sasheer Zamata talks about her new movie The Weekend, which makes its New York Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, as well as rejection, scarcity, and having a mean brain. THE WEEKEND: https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/weekend-2019 SASHEER: https://twitter.com/thesheertruth https://www.instagram.com/thesheertruth/?hl=en SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 48 - Sarah Hartshorne's Thuithide Note

Comedian, writer and former model Sarah Hartshorne talks about growing up in a crack house, PTSD, dissociation and ANTM. SARAH: https://www.instagram.com/sarahbhartshorne/?hl=en https://ladypjustice.com/ SUPPORT THE PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 47 - Jake Flores Got Ghosted By DHS

Comedian Jake Flores has had a pretty intense year. He talks about opening for one of his comedy heroes, getting hospitalized, death, and the experience of "not being Mexican enough." JAKE: https://twitter.com/feraljokes PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/

Episode 46 - Julia Alekseyeva Is Probably On A List

Julia Alekseyeva talks about her book, Soviet Daughter, the Ivy League, the DSA, Chernobyl, and being the kid who ate lunch with her art teacher. JULIA: https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/6320 https://twitter.com/thesoviette PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/selfworst MUSIC BY SHEA BARTEL: https://sheas.art/