Terrified with Dave Ross & Anna Seregina
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 132 ratingsDave Ross interviews comedians, musicians, and other famous types to find out what they don't like about themselves.
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Episodes
Nerdist Podcast Network Super Panel
September 14, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBLive from SDCC 2014, it's the Nerdist Podcast Super Panel with Matt Mira (Nerdist, James Bonding), Jonah Ray (Nerdist, Jonah Raydio), Janet Varney (The JV Club), Cole Stratton (Pop My Culture), Gil Letelier (The Mutant Season), Ben Blacker (Nerdist Writers Panel, Nerdist Comics Panel, Thrilling Adventure Hour), Ben Acker (Thrilling Adventure Hour), Sandra Daugherty (Sex Nerd Sandra) and Dave Ross (Terrified)!
Ron Babcock
September 13, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBRon Babcock is a comedian in L.A. and a good friend of Dave's. They talk claustrophobia and being buried alive, and Ron's fear of a desperate death. And Anna Seregina's back yet again to read some listener mail! Follow @heyron on Twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on Twitter at @touchingcheeses!
Rhea Butcher
September 05, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBRhea Butcher is a stand-up comedian and a friend of Dave's! She's great. They talk obsession, and being obsessive, and the positive and negative ways of dealing with such things. They also delve into the fears that drive one to be obsessive, or is it the reverse? They actually don't know. And Anna Seregina comes back to read listener mail! Follow @RheaButcher on twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on twitter at @touchingcheeses!
Jackie Kashian
August 29, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBJackie Kashian is a world-touring comic based in Los Angeles, CA. She and Dave talk death, and the fear of death, and the fear of not dying well. She's been surrounded with death the past few years, yet somehow laughs and jokes about it extensively. Also! The show upgrades! Dave is so excited. More radio sweepers and more segments and Anna Seregina helps host and Dave is so excited. Just so excited. Follow @jackiekashian on Twitter! Follow Anna Seregina on twitter at @touchingcheeses!
Dan Van Kirk
August 22, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBDaniel Van Kirk is a comic actor and performer in Los Angeles, CA. He's had an unconventional trajectory in comedy, and he and Dave talk about it. He's afraid of being pigeon-holed as one of his characters, and bothered by not having a crew or homebase in comedy, and they talked about that, too. Daniel and Dave have a burgeoning friendship that will, hopefully for both of them, blossom into something years- and years-long.
Dave Waite
August 08, 2014 07:00 - 53 minutes - 24.8 MBDave Waite is a comedian from Ohio, and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Dave (Ross) is a huge fan of his, and he honestly would not shut up about it on the episode. They discuss laziness, and the fear of failure that comes along with being afflicted with laziness. They also go on some rants about hecklers and policing comedy, and proceed to get horribly self-conscious about what they said.
Doug Mellard
August 01, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBDoug Mellard is a touring comedian based in L.A. He and Dave discussed anxiety, and anxiety attacks, and the debilitating nature of anxiety and anxiety attacks. Dave has them, but Doug has them worse. They both have them on stage! But Doug has them worse.
Jay Weingarten
July 25, 2014 07:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBJay Weingarten is a comic and show producer in Los Angeles, CA. He and Dave discuss Jay's fears of living an unhappy life, and of not self-actualizing. They discuss the very real way in which stand-up comedy can make you feel better, and give you an unrestricted outlet for your creativity. Basically, they talk about how stand-up comedy saved their lives.
Dave Ross
July 18, 2014 07:00 - 50 minutes - 23.4 MBONE YEAR! It's the one-year anniversary of this show! Thank you! Thank you for listening and supporting this little show where we point and laugh at our own feelings. You're the best, and you're the only reason we're here. And as it's been a year, Dave decided it's about time he put himself under the microscope. His good friend, Jake Weisman, agreed to come in and play the role of host for an hour. They discussed many-a-thing, but mostly low self-esteem and not being liked. Dave is con...
Andy Juett
July 11, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBAndy Juett is a stand-up comic, writer, actor, director, producer and father in Denver, Colorado. He and Dave discussed his occasional feelings of being overwhelmed by these things, as well as his divorce, recent breakup, and subsequent fear of being alone. The episode closes with some realizations that they both have been led horribly astray by romantic comedies.
Mike Lawrence
July 04, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 30 MBMike Lawrence is a comedian and writer based in New York City. He and Dave discuss what it's like to be an open mic comedian, and to be an up-and-coming comic in a big scene. In the same vein, they discuss what it is to be mean when you're young, and to feel remorse about it later in life.
Pat Bishop
June 27, 2014 16:33 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBPat Bishop is a comedian, writer and director in Los Angeles, CA. He's also in Dave's sketch group and one of his good friends. They discuss social awkwardness, and being shy, and Pat's fear of his relationships suffering because of his shyness. At one point, he and Dave have a real, human moment, and Dave blushes.
Emily V. Gordon
June 20, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBEmily Gordon is a writer, performer, producer and host of the podcast The Indoor Kids (also on Nerdist). She is also a former therapist, and in recovery from hating herself! Emily and Dave discuss what makes one hate oneself, and what one does to combat it -- the walls put up and the facades presented. They also discuss getting better! And feeling better. And the road to being a happy person. They laugh a lot. Like a whole lot.
Live at Crom Fest
June 13, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 28 MBThis episode was recorded live from O'Leaver's Pub in Omaha, Nebraska, during the second annual Crom Comedy Festival! Dave is noticeably hungover and devoid all of nutrients in his diet. His guests were hometown hero and hilarious comedian, Ryan De La Garza, who outlined his fear that he may have a child somewhere in the world. Next came the undeniable Ben Kronberg, who discussed decision-making and an inability to do so, along with some not-so-subtle jabs at Roseanne. And finally, the Pu...
Kevin White
June 06, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBKevin White is a stand-up comic and podcast host in Chicago, IL. He and Dave made fast friends at a show in Kevin's home town of St. Louis, MO, and moved quickly to record this episode together at Crom Fest a few weeks later. They talk the anxieties of being a touring comedian, and a social person who is also a comedian, and a comedian who wants other comedians to like him, and more. Also... DAVE CRIES. Kevin got Dave to cry. It took 45 episodes, and Dave, at long last, cried on his sho...
Live in Nashville
May 30, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 31 MBRecorded live at The High Watt in Nashville, Tennessee and masterfully produced by Brandon Jazz (of Corporate Juggernaut), this episode features three undeniably great performers -- John-Michael Bond, Julia Luce and Coco Hames. Each of their mini-interviews was riddled with laughs and intensity for completely a different reason than the next. Also, it was raining outside and Dave got scared.
Leon Blanda
May 23, 2014 07:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBLeon Blanda is a comedian from New Orleans, Lousiana. He bends Dave's ear about government conspiracies and the helplessness of being an ordinary citizen. They recorded the interview at the beach, which made them both feel pretty weird.
Chris Thayer
May 16, 2014 08:00 - 53 minutes - 24.6 MBChris Thayer is a comedian based in Los Angeles. He and Dave discuss self-centeredness, awareness of the feelings of others, and straight-up narcissism. (Also other things.) Recorded live from Dave's car in San Diego, CA.
Anna Seregina
May 09, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBAnna Seregina is a great comic and one of Dave's best friends. They had a great time. They played old 90s singles and talked a lot of trash, and also discussed Anna's upbringing in detail. She is Russian-born with an OCD-riddled mother. Dave was fascinated.
Bert McCracken
May 02, 2014 18:37 - 38 minutes - 18 MBBert McCracken is the lead singer of The Used. He discusses the failing American system with Dave, and anarchy, and anarchism, and Occupy, and what might happen if America continues down its current path. They had fun, and the discussion is decidedly different from most others so far on Terrified.
Alice Wetterlund
April 25, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBAlice Wetterlund is a writer, stand-up comic, and friend of Dave's. She and Dave talked her fear and fascination of sharks, and then went deeper and deeper from there. They got so deep, in fact, that they didn't have time to finish everything! To be continued, for sure.
Adam Lazzara
April 18, 2014 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBAdam Lazzara is the lead singer of Taking Back Sunday. He and Dave talk kids, failure, getting picked on, getting fame, losing fame, becoming cool, becoming UNcool, and Adam's stutter, just to name a few things. It was about the sweetest conversation Dave ever had. At the end, they had to scream over Sleepwave sound-checking. It was a good time.
Anthony Raneri
April 11, 2014 07:00 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBAnthony Raneri is the lead singer and rhythm guitarst for pop punk Bayside. He and Dave talk the artistic process, and all types of fears of failure. They also talked war a bit, and courage, and YouTube comments, and their inherent lack of courage. They had fun.
Grace Helbig
April 04, 2014 07:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBGrace Helbig is a wildly popular comedian and YouTube personality. She and Dave talk the divide between the conventional comedy worlds and YouTube, amongst other things. Grace is also the nicest person to ever have lived.
Brendan Kelly
March 28, 2014 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBBrendan Kelly is the bassist/vocalist for famed punk band The Lawrence Arms. He and Dave talked self-loathing, and self-loving, and dealing with self-loathing while raising children. They also talked about how they both feel really, really dumb all the time. (With Dave it's true.)
Jake Weisman
March 21, 2014 17:02 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBJake Weisman is an incredible comedian and one of Dave's best friends. They talk pushing people away, and judging others, and the loneliness and terror that comes from pushing people away and judging others. Jake also knows Dave really well, so they talk about Dave for a bit. For awhile, actually. They talk about Dave a lot. Like it's kind of off-putting how much they talk about Dave.
Clare O'Kane
March 14, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBClare O'Kane is a comedian in Los Angeles and a good friend of Dave's. They talk failure, and comedy, and success, and success in comedy and failure in comedy. They both feel like failures and they are both WRONG. (Only Clare is wrong.)
Andrew Orvedahl
March 07, 2014 08:00 - 1 hour - 27.8 MBAndrew Orvedahl is a comedian based in Denver, Colorado, and honestly? He's delightful. He and Dave talked drinking and quitting drinking and kids and quitting drinking because of your kids. Also, turns out that if you have kids, you are constantly worried you're going to die.
Live at SF Sketchfest
February 28, 2014 09:28 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBIt's Terrified's first (successful) live recording! Straight outta San Francisco Sketchfest, three of Dave's favorites joined him on stage. Barbara Gray kicked it off, then Karen Kilgariff, and a grand finale from Eddie Pepitone. There was some screaming, some extreme fear, some roleplaying, and a straight-up existential crisis. Also laughs. Like hella laughs.
Andrew Polk
February 21, 2014 19:41 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBAndrew Polk is a friend of Dave's and fellow comedian, based in New Orleans. They talked growing up home-schooled, and growing up religious, and a fear of feeling left out. They also discussed a mistake that Dave made that he will feel bad about forever.
John F. O'Donnell
February 14, 2014 08:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBJohn F. O'Donnell is a sweet man, and a hilarious man, and a stand-up comic in New York, and a friend of Dave's. They talked disorders of the mind, and John's occasional breakdowns, and how they happen, and how he's dealt with them, and the fears and anxiety that have come along with them. Don't worry, it's fine! It's all going to be fine.
Mikal Cronin
February 07, 2014 08:09 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBMikal is a wildly prolific songwriter and musician based in San Francisco, and also just about the sweetest man who ever lived. He and Dave talked growing up, and working hard, and procrastinating, and a fear of "never getting your shit together". Dave could relate. Also, Dave is more screwed up than Mikal. They figured that out.
Emily Heller
January 31, 2014 08:00 - 59 minutes - 35.5 MBEmily Heller is Dave's guest this week! She's a great comedian and a great friend and she's doing great. Dave and Emily get a little confused as to what they're going to talk about, because of how great Emily is doing. They discuss judgment, and the judgment of others, and disliking yourself for the judgment of others. Emily is doing great.
Eric Dadourian
January 22, 2014 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBDave is joined in the studio this week by a great comic, and a great friend of his, Eric Dadourian. Eric is the sweetest. You'll love it.
Chris Charpentier
January 15, 2014 20:09 - 27.3 MBDave is joined this week fellow comedian Chris Charpentier! Chris is a comic in Denver, and Dave loves him dearly. You should too. They discussed feeling stupid, and feeling uneducated, and feeling separate because you feel stupid and uneducated. Chris had an interesting school experience, to say the least. Dave did not.
Adam Cayton-Holland
January 08, 2014 08:00 - 46 minutes - 27.3 MBFrom his dining room table in Denver, Colorado, Adam Cayton-Holland joins Dave on the podcast this week. They discuss the weight and the worry of making the big decisions in one's career, and what the entertainment industry can do to a man. They then move on to discuss family, and friends, and tragedy. Adam is a god damn sweetheart.
Dave Holmes
January 02, 2014 17:14 - 39.1 MBJoining Dave in the studio this week is none other than comedian, actor and television personality Dave Holmes! They talk growing up Catholic, and feeling separate, and trying hard to fit in, and rejecting your own identity. Both Daves have no idea who they are anymore.
Jarrod Harris
December 18, 2013 08:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBDave's guest this week is comedian Jarrod Harris. They talk about Jarrod's life. They discuss his fear that he doesn't allow people to love him or allow himself to love people, but all in all, they talk about his life -- his fascinating and difficult and painful and adventure-ridden life. Dave says "HOLY SHIT" a lot.
Erin Lennox
December 11, 2013 08:00 - 49 minutes - 28.8 MBDave's guest this week is his good friend, Erin Lennox! A comedian who just relocated to LA from NYC, Erin broke down her fear of failure in comedy, and of extreme success in comedy, and of not being liked. She's also scared of big windows. Dave seriously had to lock the windows.
Ty Segall
December 04, 2013 08:02 - 46 minutes - 28.2 MBJoining Dave in the studio today is none other than TY SEGALL! He's one of the most, if not THE most, prolific musicians of our time, and such a nice guy. They talked "freaking out", the power of the human mind to do something you don't want it to do, and the anxiety that comes from living with disturbed parents. Also, Ty and Dave high-fived.
Hasan Minhaj
November 20, 2013 08:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBComedian Hasan Minhaj is Dave's guest this week! They talk growing up with immigrant parents, and as a first-generation American, what it takes to get your parents to open up, and what happens once they do. Hasan and Dave love each other. They hugged.
Cameron Esposito
November 13, 2013 08:00 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBCameron Esposito joins Dave in the Nerdist studio today! She's wonderful, and hilarious, and came out as a lesbian at a Catholic college! So they talked about that, and dealing with that, and the anger that comes from that, and a general fear of alienating others and hurting your career. They had fun.
Paul Gilmartin
November 06, 2013 08:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MBJoining Dave in the studio this week is revered comedian and podcast host, Paul Gilmartin. Of the Mental Illness Happy Hour! They discuss alcoholism, and what pushes you there, and recovery, and what comes after, and more. Dave gets nervous that his podcast is similar to Paul's. (Dave gets nervous numerous times.)
Rob Gleeson
October 30, 2013 07:00 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBRob Gleeson is Dave's guest this week! They talk comedy, and getting older in comedy, and regret, and the possibility of regretting doing comedy. Lots of comedy talk. They also discuss Rob's family life and what it's like to come out as gay to a comedy scene! Lots and lots of comedy talk.
Allen Strickland Williams
October 23, 2013 07:00 - 59 minutes - 27.2 MBDave's guest this week is his good friend and fellow comic, Allen Strickland Williams. They talk hospitals and sickness and physical pain and being nice. Allen's nice. Real real nice.
Chemda Khalili
October 16, 2013 07:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MBThis week, Dave interviews Chemda Khalili! Of the Keith and the Girl podcast! They dive headfirst into self-image issues, feeling fat, judgment from others, and more. They also talk about sex! Dave has never done that.
Will Weldon
October 09, 2013 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBWill Weldon joins Dave in the Nerdist studio this week! They talk Will's recent divorce, and all the horror and anxiety that came along with it. Other topics include hardcore liberalism and straight-up hating yourself.
Katie Levine
October 02, 2013 07:00 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBJoining Dave in the studio this week is... KATIE! Katie Levine, that is, producer of all Nerdist podcasts and all-around sweet and hilarious lady. After years of sitting on the sidelines and leaving us to wonder, Katie grabs the mic and lets us inside her head. She has horrible ADHD, for a start. Dave also has that!
Christian Spicer
September 25, 2013 07:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBChristian Spicer, comedian and beloved member of the Nerdist team, joins Dave in the studio today. Death is the topic. And positivity. Death and positivity and the ways in which one can live forever. SPOILER ALERT: Christian will die.
Petey Dammit
September 18, 2013 07:00 - 58 minutes - 27.1 MBPetey Dammit, bassist/guitarist in the acclaimed garage punk band Thee Oh Sees, joins Dave this week. Recorded in Petey's kitchen in San Francisco! Petey, who is possibly the world's sweetest and kindest man, straight-up hates himself, and spends this episode rooting around in his brain to reveal why.