SPECIAL PEOPLE
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsComedian Tom Cowell talks to men and women he respects about the people who have made the greatest impact on their lives.
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Ep. #38: Jennie Sutton
March 15, 2016 04:30 - 45 minutes - 21 MBJennie Sutton is a comic, ex-Letterman monologue writer, and part-time humanitarian.
Ep. 37: Daniel Perafan (part 2)
March 08, 2016 05:30 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBDaniel Perafan returns. He lost 155lbs in five months. And it almost killed him.
Ep. #36: Alexis Guerreros
March 01, 2016 05:30 - 54 minutes - 25.1 MBAlexis Guerreros is a comic and broadcaster. He grew up in Newark NJ, with gangsters, goons, + ne'er-do-wells.
Ep. #35: Selena Coppock
February 23, 2016 05:30 - 58 minutes - 26.7 MBSelena Coppock is a comic, podcaster, author and Guns N' Roses obsessive. We rap.
Ep. #34: Chris Calogero
February 16, 2016 05:10 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBChris Calogero (@RealChrisCal) is a comic. His best friend and roommate passed away in their home last year. We talk about it.
Ep. #33: Diego Lopez
February 09, 2016 05:10 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MBDiego Lopez (@walkingalonenyc) is a retired cage fighter. Now he's a comic. We talk about it.
Ep. #32: Monroe Martin
February 02, 2016 05:10 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBComedian Monroe Martin (@MonroeMartinIII) grew up in foster care. He lived in 15 homes in 14 years. We talk about it.
Ep. #31: Oiver Chin
January 26, 2016 05:05 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBOliver Chin (@oliverdirtyb) is a comedian and storyteller. When I first met him, his name was Rita. We talk about it.
Ep. #30: Alyssa Limperis
January 19, 2016 05:30 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAlyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) is a comic and good person. We talk dads, and the 2012 Miss Universe winner.
Ep. 29: Tovah Silbermann
January 12, 2016 05:30 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBTovah Silbermann (@milbermann) is a producer of comedy shows and other joyful things. She used to be a Hassidic Jewish lady. Then she stopped. We talk about it.
Ep/ #28: Serge Kovaleski
January 05, 2016 05:10 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBSerge Kovaleski is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. We talk Trump, biker gangs, Harper Lee, and more.
Ep. #27: Chris Bannon
December 15, 2015 05:30 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBChris Bannon (@cjbannon) is the Chief Content Officer of Midroll, and one of the wisest people I know. He mocks me without mercy. Loved it.
Ep. #26: Megan Gailey
December 08, 2015 05:10 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MBMegan Gailey (@MeganGailey) is my friend. She just did stand-up on Conan. WE. BROKE. IT. DOWN. Highs, lows, middles, + mothers.
Ep. #25: Brooke Arnold
December 01, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBBrooke Arnold (@brooke_arnold) grew up in the same Christian fundamentalist movement as the Duggar family. She didn't like it. At all.
Ep. 24: Bob Hansen
November 24, 2015 05:10 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBBob Hansen (@bobhansenjokes) is a former professional wrestler. You may know him better as Bob Thrash. He takes me into The Squared Circle.
Ep. #23: Ahri Findling
November 10, 2015 05:30 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MBComic, writer and producer Ahri Findling (@theycallmeahri) was bullied as a child. Brutally bullied. But even if he could, he wouldn’t go back and change a thing. It made him who he was: a guy he (mostly) likes.
Ep. #22: Doug Smith
November 03, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBDoug Smith (@whodougsmith) is a comedian and a new father. Two months ago, his son Mason entered the world. The kid's journey - from conception to EXTREMELY difficult birth - is a wild one. Doug tells it brilliantly. It's a hairy ride with a happy ending. Enjoy.
EP. #21: 'Arthur'
October 27, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBMy friend 'Arthur' talks us through the entire story of his marriage. And his divorce... after just one year of matrimony. This is intense stuff.
Ep. #20: Betsy Capes
October 13, 2015 04:05 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBBetsy Capes is the founder of Capes Coaching, that helps artists and creative professionals achieve their goals. It's not a "trust falls and Scientology"-type deal. It's the real deal. She has a fascinating story. Here it is.
Ep. #19: Daniel Perafan
October 06, 2015 04:05 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBMy friend @DanielJPerafan talks Colombians, cousins marrying, drugs, weight-loss and what it feels like to be catfished. Yes. That happened to him.
Ep. #18: Joe Zimmerman
September 29, 2015 04:05 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBComedian Joe Zimmerman (@joezimmerman, Comedy Central Half-Hour) stops by to discuss social media diets, 1 success out of 100, and the art of the short written funny thing.
Ep. #17: Mike Sacks
July 21, 2015 04:30 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MBMike Sacks (@michaelbsacks) has written for precisely EVERYONE: Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Radar, Funny or Die, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Vice, Maxim, Women’s Health, and Salon. He's most celebrated for his books. His first, And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Humor Writers About Their Craft (2009) featured conversations with George Meyer, Harold Ramis, Al Jaffee, Buck Henry, Bob Odenkirk, S...
Ep. #16: Ryan Beck
July 14, 2015 04:30 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBRyan Beck (@iamryanbeck) is a writer and comedian, the brains behind The Ryan Beck Show, and an all-round good guy.
Ep. #15: Jenn Welch
June 16, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBHaitian therapists. Yoga ball sex. Nicholas Cage's birthday party. This episode has everything. Jenn Welch (@jennwelchnow) stops by to talk sobriety, sexual awakenings, and why watching grown men play Tony Hawk on Playstation is not strictly considered foreplay.
Ep. #14: Ronnie Fleming
June 09, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBThis was f**king fun. Ronnie Fleming (@ron_flem) is about to start a podcast. He wrote me a message asking for advice. I said "yes, if we can record it". So we did. Think of this as a "meta"-episode, commenting on its own creation as we make it. Like the movie Barton Fink. Or any episode of Animaniacs.
Ep. #13: J.R.Havlan
May 19, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 30 MBJ.R. Havlan (@jrhavlan) is an eight-time Emmy Award winner and an 16-year writing vet for The Daily Show on Comedy Central. He also hosts The Writer's Bloc Podcast where he interviews the finest TV writers in the business. We talk about Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef, and the high school guidance counselor who's off-hand remark put his life on track to success.
Ep. #12: Jonathan Van Tulleken
May 12, 2015 18:54 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBJonathan Van Tulleken (J, to his friends) is a filmmaker. We have been friends for 25 years. He talks about his teacher at Columbia Film School, Eric Mendelsohn. We also discuss the merit of small talk, and the peerless joy of paintball.
Ep. #11: Anthony DeVito
May 05, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBComedian @AnthonyDeVito_ is one of the Rad Dudes of the RadDudeCast. He stopped by, very early in the life of this podcast. What resulted was an insane conversation. It went everywhere, and was enormous fun. This was an early "sketch" of Special People, which due to my tecnhical incompetence didn't sound quite as good as later shows. If you're a new fan of this show, don't judge us ENTIRELY on this episode. But if you're a longtime fan, don't skip it: it's great.
Ep. #10: Kyle Ayers
April 28, 2015 04:30 - 56 minutes - 25.9 MBComedian Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers) talks about his high school English teacher Ms. Veitor. He went through something terrible one year. She pulled him out of it and changed his outlook forever.
Ep. #09: David Ebert
April 21, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBDavid Ebert (@horsedivorce) is a writer, actor, comic and TV star. He's a regular on both MTV2's Guy Code and their newest show, Joking Off. He grew up in a Christian cult in Western New York. One man made him hate it. Another man helped him understand what life could be like outside it.
Ep. #08: Jo Firestone
April 14, 2015 04:30 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBJo Firestone is one of the rising stars of New York comedy, with fingers in several pies of funny. We discuss friends with skin diseases, emotional boundaries, and ex-convicts. Miss nothing she does by following her obsessively (yet respectfully) at @kingfirestorm.
Ep. #07: Bryson Turner
April 07, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBBryson Turner is a comedian, about to release his second self-produced stand-up comedy special. He's at a crossroads. Let's join him there. You can also join him at brysonturner.com and thecomedyhajj.blogspot.com.
Ep.#06: Sabrina Jalees
March 31, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBSabrina Jalees is a Canadian comedy superstar, on her way to conquering the U.S. She's also an adorable nut, and someone I admire and take inspiration from. We talked about her wife Shauna. It's a great time. Follow Sabrina on Twitter @sabrinajalees and on ALL PLATFORMS.
Episode #05: Matt Ruby
March 24, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBMatt Ruby (@mattruby), founder of Vooza (@VoozaHQ), stops by to talk about staying level, respecting Tom Petty, and what being in a band can teach you about creative life.
Ep. #04: Casey James Salengo
March 17, 2015 04:30 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBComedian and upstate New York wildman Casey James Salengo (@CaseyJSalengo) drops by to talk about his sister Nicole, his hatred of mornings, and why we all need a coach.
Ep. #03: John Anderson
March 13, 2015 19:25 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBJohn Anderson is one of my oldest friends in comedy. He's a successful actor (his most famous role was probably as Tina Fey's fantasy boyfriend "Astronaut Mike Dexter" in 30 Rock. He has a story about a high school beauty pageant you really have to hear.
Episode 02: Ashley Bez
March 03, 2015 10:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBThe Giantess of Twitter @bez (Ashley Bez) stops by. She discusses her best friends Emily, Haley and Christy Coffey. Ashley is a fantastic person and she should be in your life. If not ACTUALLY, then definitely DIGITALLY.
Special People, Episode 01: Jeff Simmermon
February 23, 2015 16:50 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBA discussion with comedian Jeff Simmermon about kangaroo shooting, how to almost die in the Grand Canyon, and why the word 'busy' sucks so much. Special People is a podcast about the most important people in our lives. With jokes. It's hosted by Tom Cowell.