This Is (Not) It
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAn exploration of the things that make us think, for an intense but finite period, "Yes. This. This is the thing for me, the thing I've been searching for. THIS IS IT.
Hobbies, career aspirations, relationships, workout plans, spiritual practices, diets, sexual pursuits, hairstyles, clothing. Whatever the thing, we are SURE it is it.
And then, time passes. Our interest fades, our passion subsides. Gradually, one way or another, we come to realize, it was not the thing at all. This was not it.
Each week, we talk with a new guest about a different thing that they were absolutely certain, at the time, was IT. @thisisnotitpod Hosted by Matt Wyatt @attentiondoozers
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Episodes
Ep 60: Rob Kerkovich
October 03, 2018 07:24 - 43 minutes - 60.9 MBActor + writer + feeler + thinker Rob Kerkovich talks about the Star Wars X-Wing miniatures fantasy game, living in New Orleans (and not Disneyland's New Orleans Square), CCH Pounder's Clocktower, the intersection of hardcore fishing aficionados and hardcore Star Wars collectors, collecting a game designed for social interaction only to avoid that social interaction, selling his Magic The Gathering cards so he can buy more Star Wars miniatures, his parents thinking he's famous to everyone, ge...
Ep 59: Molly Prather
August 15, 2018 06:48 - 51 minutes - 71.8 MBMolly Prather talks about screenwriting and social work, volunteering as an advocate, applying to grad school, going to church in the late 80s, her superpower: emotional stonewalling, crawling around in yoga pants during college, moving to NY, hating inefficiency, the fantasy of a 7am statistics class, going through the journey to get the answer, her all-lady D&D group, being her dog's main source of everything, and five grand being a cheap lesson. Check out https://www.peaceoverviolence.org...
Ep 58: Below The Line (Will Carnahan & Jose Ibarra)
August 01, 2018 05:19 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBTwo of the five original members of Below The Line (BTL), Will Carnahan and Jose Ibarra, talk about starting the podcast that was born out of an Amazon order and a 36 pack of PBR, being visual people trying to figure out audio, just wanting to hang out, get drunk and talk about movies, having strong Sam Rockwell affinity, being wild set boys holding onto the dream of Hollywood while hitting the wall of having to work, growing their own media empire, being too tired from making movies all day ...
Ep 57: Clint Gage
June 20, 2018 07:16 - 25 minutes - 35.8 MBClint Gage talks about growing a mustache, being a taurus and being on the cusp, taking the Baseball Hall of Fame family vacation, contemplating how a full sleeve tattoo would affect his other life choices, the dirty but approachable look, stress dreams, the secret 'stache menu at every restaurant, always being about to get back into things, and the hobbies waiting to be discovered out in the garage. Check out Clint on the Team Tiger Awesome Show podcast and at patreon.com/teamtigerawesome
Ep 56: Evan Gaustad
June 06, 2018 05:34 - 33 minutes - 39.4 MBRecorded remotely from his wooded cottage in Northern California, Evan Gaustad talks about starting a production company, his hit website BoringArticles.evan, his two paying clients, helping models be funny, realizing it was very hard to be a producer and it wasn't what he wanted to do anyway, stepping out for an existential cigarette, leaving Los Angeles mid-edit, the road from LA to Ukiah via Maine, teaching, writing and directing theatre, and podcasters hiding in his closet. Check out Eva...
Ep 55: Chelsea Clark-James
May 23, 2018 05:34 - 39 minutes - 45.9 MBChelsea Clark-James talks about chemistry, inadvertently making chlorine gas in an attempt to create a better toilet bowl cleaner, growing up in Denver, becoming fascinated by the science of color and light, putting down thing she loved because there was no way to pursue it the way she would want to, coming from a long line of educated women, art and science coming from the same seed, the desire to sing in Spanish, and continuing to explore science without the dangerous in-home experiments part.
Ep 54: Nick Rallo
May 02, 2018 05:36 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBNick Rallo talks about writing a novel, his transition into journalism, exploding himself on the page, getting to write about Chili's, stealing the Merck Manual from a library, not caring whether people read his work on their wrist or projected on the moon, trusting that he is good enough to finish the thing, the first sound the aliens hear, writing about artificial intelligence, and wanting the career path of Ninja Turtle. Check out Nick's work at the Dallas Observer http://www.dallasobserv...
Ep 53: Katy Stoll
April 11, 2018 06:30 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBKaty Stoll talks about the intersection of activism, acting and producing, wanting to change the world but not being confident using the sleeve holes just yet, her star turn as Mr. Beaver, being Ms. High School America, empowering women to find their voice, growing up with a cool dad, finding the things that light her up, missing certain meats, not wanting her name on a bumper sticker, and the clay pot that is out there somewhere waiting for her to return. Follow @katystoll and check out her...
Ep 52: Adam Sztykiel
April 04, 2018 06:34 - 33 minutes - 38.5 MBAdam Sztykiel talks about self-reliance, the need to fly the plane himself, composting, creating his own ecosystem, having the bug-out bag packed, the fleeting joy of harvesting the corn, the desire to prove he's more than a guy who just sits at a typewriter, fatherhood, and throwing knives. Check out the movie he wrote, RAMPAGE starring Dwayne Johnson, in theaters April 13th.
Ep 51: Chris Cantwell
March 14, 2018 06:56 - 40 minutes - 46.8 MBChris Cantwell talks about model trains, the intersection of the creative and the analytical, high barriers to entry, basic DCC wiring skills, the satisfaction of building an electrical circuit that works... and the emasculation of your train not running, thinking about building that drop cloth pulley system, the elephant in his garage, and bonsai trees. Brought to you by Flock n' Turf. Watch Chris' show Halt and Catch Fire on Netflix, and look out for his Dark Horse comic and a feature film...
Ep 50: Alison Rich
March 07, 2018 07:02 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBAlison Rich talks about intuitive eating, being in the comedy realm, dieting with her dad, the difficulty of finding medical professionals online, learning to eat real meals, being amazed she hasn't been in a cult, the proactive feeling of online dating, and mindfulness. Check out Alison on season 5 of the Goldbergs and Drunk History. And look for her upcoming series, the McMillan Genius Grant.
EP 49: Carl Tart
February 28, 2018 06:27 - 39 minutes - 46 MBCarl Tart talks about basketball, always rooting for the underdog, the Los Angeles park that he called home, the daily battle of piano vs hoops, moving from Mississippi to Inglewood, regretting not forging his mom's signature, getting to play basketball in college, the college paper that started his comedy writing career, finding improv and realizing it was his thing, and taking a year off to become Olympic-level at curling. https://twitter.com/dammitcarl Check out Carl's podcast, https://tw...
Ep 48: Tara Erickson
February 21, 2018 05:58 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBTara Erickson talks about becoming a dolphin trainer, being fond of large mammals, living alone in a three bedroom house in Hawaii, waking up at 4am to prep fish, getting her whistle, the pregnancy-detecting abilities of dolphins, swimming the length of an Olympic pool in one breath, acting, standup and developing her Idiot Army. http://youtube.com/taraerickson https://twitter.com/thetaraerickso
Ep 47: Ellie Knaus
February 07, 2018 03:41 - 50 minutes - 57.9 MBEllie Knaus talks about writing a book about overcoming anxiety (which bred a lot of anxiety), podcasting in her car, showing off her tap dance skills in audio form, growing up in Houston, going to Smith, getting a nose piercing for one day, wanting to be on the CW, being diagnosed with a one in a million bone-dissolving tumor the size of a plastic easter egg, sitting on the couch and realizing she was still worthy of love, writing 80,000 words and not looking at them, unmedicated births, not...
Ep 46: Jacquis Neal
January 31, 2018 06:04 - 45 minutes - 52.3 MBJacquis Neal talks about his short-lived but storied career as a rapper with RDM (Run Dat Mob), growing up wanting to be an entertainer, being inspired by Marc Summers, going to high school and getting to be black in a white space, nightclub brawls, getting caught the first time out, stumbling into acting and realizing he loved it, blowing away the competition with very little training, 2002-2003 being a turning point in his life, the power of being told "go sit the hell down, you'll be fine"...
Ep 45: Tess Paras
January 24, 2018 07:11 - 40 minutes - 46.6 MBTess Paras talks about dating Bruce Wayne, finding her dream man - Metro Bicycle Guy on OKCupid and then serendipitously meeting him in real life, spending Christmas in Prague, living that downtown penthouse apartment life, reg flags at an ugly sweater party, the diagnosis her therapist gave her boyfriend that changed everything, relationships being mirrors that show us ourselves, being sent a blog post about cupcakes post breakup, everyone being someone's therapist, muay thai, and her runs o...
Ep 44: Matt Pollock
January 17, 2018 06:55 - 43 minutes - 50 MBMatt Pollock talks baseball, not realizing there was entire world of other Matts out there, his meteoric pubescent rise, being a Milford man, getting called up from Farms to Majors, not growing into athlete size, being Bo Jackson'd (so good at baseball that they tried to fit him into other sports), resting on his laurels and his natural abilities coming back to haunt him, deciding not to go for the pros, developing an interest in film, becoming a director, buying a keyboard in order to learn ...
Ep 43: Stacie Corliss
January 10, 2018 07:44 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBStacie Corliss talks about acting and singing leading to modeling leading to writing, being from Nebraska by way of Santa Barbara, wanting Vivian Leigh and Judy Garland's careers, studying theatre with a side of theatre, being the captain of three varsity sports in high school, stumbling into a modeling career, getting signed by Ford, her book series All About Dinosaurs volumes 1-3, opening her own library, getting her first cover (Scientific American Mind) and thinking her hair looked amazin...
Ep 42: Rabbi Susan Goldberg
December 20, 2017 18:44 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBRabbi Susan Goldberg talks about modern dance, being the rare bird who actually grew up in LA, closing the curtains and just dancing, realizing there was something more than what she was doing, spiritual expression being connected to her body and movement, becoming a rabbi, expansive Jewish spirituality, seeing how people long for meaning and community, becoming interested in storytelling, and the power of poetry. If you are reading this, go to Temple. https://twitter.com/therabbisusan https...
Ep 41: David Futernick
December 13, 2017 07:14 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBDavid Futernick talks about wanting to become a SERIOUS THEATRE ACTOR, growing up in Hartford, having his whiteness mocked, booking that sweet USPS gig, not being athletic but dreaming of playing basketball, portraying an incel (look it up) on Criminal Minds, realizing he wasn't going to make money in theatre, almost failing Voice and losing his BFA, getting on-camera training at College Humor, trolling athletes on Twitter, and getting into a spat with a Greek NBA player. https://twitter.com...
Ep 40: Learnt Up
December 06, 2017 05:06 - 41 minutes - 47.7 MBThis Is Not It host Matt Wyatt's appearance on Learnt Up Podcast. Episode description: Matt Wyatt - filmmaker, host of This Is Not It Podcast - swings by to share his fancy European lineage and tales of castle-dwelling revolutionaries in the olden days who protested English royals and got their heads 86’ed. Matt is *awash* in privilege, and the Learnt Up gals enjoy learning from the Oppressor. Learnt Up description: Lorraine DeGraffenreidt is a black person! Sarah Isaacson is a Jewish person!...
Ep 39: Sarah Isaacson
November 29, 2017 06:04 - 44 minutes - 51 MBSarah Isaacson talks about her super intense college romantic relationship with "Tim", eating at AC/DC, being told by her father to "Play The Field, Keep It Real", falling for those emo acapella guys, middle school relationships, getting mono, winter break infidelities, an ill-fated Valentine's Day trip, significant others being bad at gift giving, dabbling in storytelling, dodging the tramp stamp bullet, and making the collegiate parfait. https://twitter.com/saraheisaacson Check out Sarah'...
Ep 38: Happy Thanksgiving
November 22, 2017 15:49 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBA very special This Is (Not) It Thanksgiving Extravaganza. Thanks for listening. If you're digging the podcast, go to iTunes and leave us a rating and review. Check us out on the social thingies @thisisnotitpod
Ep 37: Mike Still
November 15, 2017 07:06 - 50 minutes - 57.9 MBMike Still talks about getting off of Facebook, being the face of Big Improv, early MySpace sketch comedy success, the erosion of the idea of privacy, becoming the people from Wall-E, putting his dreams on Cyber Page, the extortion of the desire for human connection, acquiring all the string instruments, camping, and threatening to dig up the body of a cultural icon and kiss it. Check out Mike's podcast Hard Nation, and look for him in an episode of Superstore that already aired. https://tw...
Ep 36: Jen Bartels
November 08, 2017 04:10 - 37 minutes - 43.9 MBJen Bartels talks about being a professional data consultant for Verizon Wireless, not being a Jenny, having that corporate card, parking wherever she pleased in the city, selling cell phones inside of a Circuit City, existential panic attacks, making so many Powerpoint presentations, the day the cell phones stopped dancing, remembering that we could have been born bugs, taking a minute and taking a breath, getting Facetimed butt-ass naked on the toilet (and accidentally answering), and learn...
Ep 35: Dave Horwitz
November 01, 2017 03:48 - 49 minutes - 57.5 MBDave Horwitz talks about almost joining Oliver Stone's special effects team, writing for all media, not having the patience for conspiracy theories, being an OG Tumblrite, being excited to take classes at UCB while reconstructing Ground Zero, moving to LA with no car no job and no apartment, internet cafe visits, relaxed fit jeans, and taking care of himself like a real human being. https://twitter.com/Dave_Horwitz Check out Dave's tshirt shop: http://dopeshirts4sale.bigcartel.com/
Ep 34: Lorraine DeGraffenreidt
October 25, 2017 17:39 - 41 minutes - 47.9 MBLorraine DeGraffenreidt talks about spin classes, feeling like a superhero playing rugby, tearing her ACL, being judged by people on the elliptical, graduating from the back of the room to the front, a pop song that's so great it feels like it's going to kill you, comparing her two thighs, CBT and mindfulness, OCD being particularly en vogue, spin guru Dougie Johnson, and how it's all ideology, man. Check out her podcast, Learnt Up https://twitter.com/lorrrrraine https://twitter.com/learntu...
Ep 33: Luke Kelly-Clyne
October 18, 2017 05:00 - 31 minutes - 36.4 MBEp 33: Luke Kelly-Clyne talks about burning brightly for boy bands, having cornrows at 12, musical gateway drugs, being radio famous for an hour, low-level stalking N Sync, filling the void with a Timberlake puppet, having no hobbies, watching disturbing human interest documentaries, and trying to fill the void with a Justin Timberlake puppet. http://Lukekellyclyne.com http://twitter.com/imstillrightpod
Ep 32: Elaine Carroll
October 11, 2017 05:47 - 43 minutes - 49.7 MBElaine Carroll talks horse back riding, growing up in VA but being a Jersey kid, learning how to drive a horse, realizing she was not going to be Mel Gibson, getting obsessed with bread, becoming a sword fighting kid, dabbling in meditation, and being surrounded by cows. https://twitter.com/elainasaurus Check out season two of Precious Plum, coming soon to @collegehumor https://twitter.com/fuckabag
Ep 31: Lauren Greenberg
October 04, 2017 16:59 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBLauren Greenberg talks hospitality and tourism management, being inspired by the movie Maid In Manhattan, having classes in hotel, enjoying the free food benefit, getting asked out by the ex-convict, loving the spa life, becoming a guinea pig for aestheticians and having her whole body waxed, getting very good at using PMS, every job in LA being staffed by overly attractive people, going to a luxury wellness retreat, realizing that at the end of the day she's a writer, writing for television,...
Ep 30: Jared Lipscomb
September 27, 2017 19:24 - 39 minutes - 46 MBJared Lipscomb talks about cultivating his drag queen persona the Famous Sparkle, growing up on the space coast, turning the auto-tune up to 100, seeing Britney 7 times (mostly in drag), learning about those California wines, confronting Fergie, negotiating with the paparazzi, developing a relationship with Paris Hilton, becoming a meme, using his drag skills to raise money for charity, and dressing up as Honey Boo Boo for Halloween. https://twitter.com/jaredmakeup https://www.instagram.com/...
Ep 29: Adam McCabe
September 20, 2017 06:54 - 43 minutes - 49.6 MBAdam McCabe talks about pull-up bars, home gyms and working out, Bangarang, having to choose between football and theatre, having very big muscles... under fat, the delicious wonders of Del Taco, managing a Blockbuster Video in Bakersfield, getting that immunity boost, going on podcasts just to sell his things, the nightmare of Craigslist, getting too good at escape rooms, and being comfortable spending twenty bucks on lunch. Check out Adam's podcast, @horny4horror (Also you can buy his punch...
Ep 28: Julie Brister
September 13, 2017 06:24 - 33 minutes - 38.5 MBJulie Brister talks about being goth in Texas, the aesthetics of darkness, standing out in the crowd, Throbbing Gristle, Christian Death & Alien Sex Fiend, being the subject of a college newspaper article about weirdos, the beginnings of ecstasy, a gay bar called the Boathouse, a Halloween party with a real pig's head, not wanting to have dreads in her headshots, adding color to her wardrobe, gloomsters, Cathy Cowboy, fights with frat boys, and wanting to be a plant lady. https://twitter.com...
Ep 27: Ron Babcock
September 06, 2017 05:03 - 38 minutes - 44.4 MBRon Babcock talks about devil sicks (flower sticks or wonder sticks if you fear the wrath of Satan), trying to get to a Scranton level of fame, the footbag lifestyle, basic bitch Cirque du Soleil, awkwardly constrained boobs at the Renaissance Faire, ska being the veganism of music, flying too close to the sun with fire sticks, dabbling in minimalism, and the sex finally coming when he stopped the hobbies. http://heyron.com
Ep 26: Deanna Neil
August 30, 2017 06:49 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBDeanna Neil talks about Yellowstone Dan and the fantasy of the rural life experience, having a bio that she forgets, being Jewish and rabbi-ish, writing historical fiction, dating a man who lives in a town of 800 people, being a country mouse at heart who chooses to live in cities, living on a giant boiling super volcano, making Los Angeles her own, making sure she's hot when she's 50, salsa dancing, and why New York is an everlasting gobstopper. http://deedeebird.com
Ep 25: Will Greenberg
August 23, 2017 05:49 - 37 minutes - 43 MBWill Greenberg (Wrecked, Wet Hot, Halt & Catch Fire) talks about acting, unsupervised high school sports trips, Doogie Howser creating oxycontin, not getting to do enough swordplay, switching into producer mode, the hardships of shooting in Fiji, the crash after the project is over, having to work harder, and being the Jewish Matthew McConaughey. Check Will out in Wrecked on TBS https://twitter.com/willgreenberg
Ep 24: Dan Hodapp
August 16, 2017 06:05 - 39 minutes - 44.9 MBDan Hodapp talks about minimalism, going to Joe Biden's high school, being an early adopter token millennial, contemplating his relationship to things, living biblically, angering the tiny house community (getting a lot of tiny letters), running his sketch comedy team like a NY financial firm, not having subway time anymore, and the horrifying nightmare of people who have multiple unread notifications on their phones. http://danhodapp.com
Ep 23: Laura Beckner
August 09, 2017 06:13 - 51 minutes - 58.8 MBLaura Beckner talks about being a very serious singer, weeping behind her scary angel mask, getting to sing the melody, getting that Messiah paycheck, moving to New York at 18, casting herself into a fictitious role on the Sopranos, wanting to be accredited, accidentally discovering comedy, dreaming of Piano On Ice, and the knowledge that clowns are never defeated. https://www.lereboundfilm.com/
Ep 22: Nefertiti Lovelace
August 02, 2017 07:13 - 32 minutes - 37.5 MBNefertiti Lovelace talks about dressing like an 80s power executive, a vault of different heads, having the personal style of a (homeless) stoned toddler, Instagram "models", changing the internal via the external, not wearing capri pants to a funeral, being a Renaissance woman, and tips for caring for your Afro-textured hair. https://www.youtube.com/user/nappyheadedjojoba
Ep 21: Jon Orner
July 26, 2017 07:17 - 49 minutes - 56.8 MBJon Orner talks about going to law school to become a lawyer, the glory days of mock trial, being ordered by a judge to rap, being mistaken for a political spy, the ecstasy of being rejected, accidentally becoming a newspaper cartoonist, packing it up and moving to Los Angeles, and Moonwalking with Einstein.
Ep 20: Ashley Skidmore
July 19, 2017 06:31 - 38 minutes - 43.7 MBAshley Skidmore talks about being a Christian conservative, Live Journaling, being 85% gay, pulling the thread until everything unravels, Wall Street Jesus, using media to help foster an empathetic experience, and getting kicked out of her witch coven. https://www.instagram.com/shhhhhhley
Ep 19: Sarah Gibson
July 13, 2017 03:58 - 47 minutes - 54.4 MBSarah Gibson talks about eating paleo, eating meat trays in her car, feeling invincible and being in the best shape of her life, getting grossed out eating nothing but meat, meditation downloads, discovering an almost entirely plant-based diet, social justice filmmaking, and missing her shredded abs. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1483020/
Ep 18: Tamar Levine & Ryan Ridley
July 05, 2017 07:11 - 39 minutes - 45.4 MBTamar Levine & Ryan Ridley talk about dating each other, being mad active on Hinge, knowing how to kibbitz, first date etiquette, becoming belay buddies, short-lived turtleneck obsessions, and the fickle thrill of escape rooms. https://twitter.com/tamarlevine https://twitter.com/ryanridley
Ep 17: Meryl Hathaway
June 28, 2017 05:58 - 44 minutes - 50.7 MBMeryl Hathaway talks about figure blading, adolescent intensity, Olympic fever, competitive jump rope, trying to get aerial, love of 'capades, and finding independence via her wheels. https://twitter.com/MerylHathaway
Ep 16: Nick Dazé
June 21, 2017 04:24 - 48 minutes - 56 MBNick Dazé talks about growing a yeast culture and making bread, ancient iPads, crust vs crumb, the value of density, the profit potential of carbs, playing God, food bringing him closer to his wife, sad football loaves, and the stuff in the middle of the sandwich just being a filler for respectability. [Apologies for the poor audio quality of this episode - especially since we talk about becoming competent podcasters within the episode.] https://twitter.com/nickdaze https://twitter.com/robot...
Ep 15: Meghan Rogers
June 14, 2017 03:18 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBMeghan Rogers talks about her masters degree in nutrition, being in her sister's corner during the fight, the thrill of getting the right answer, the originator of the YOLO lifestyle, learning to relax about her culinary choices, and Phish Food. This episode is dedicated to Ali Pochebit, lover of rare steaks. Find out what you can do to make a difference in her honor. https://bethematch.org/
Ep 14: Marie Lively
June 07, 2017 05:33 - 37 minutes - 43.4 MBMarie Lively talks about creationism and sex, singing for Jesus, rocking the mellophone, getting baptized with a Sesame Street washcloth, and the erotic power of efficiency. https://twitter.com/livelymarie
Ep 13: Lena Valentine
May 31, 2017 05:18 - 58 minutes - 67 MBLena Valentine talks about her marriage, Jesus People, excruciating trips to Hawaii, collegiate engagements, the crucible of wedding planning, grown-ass comedy shows, and learning to let go and grab the next one. https://twitter.com/1LenaValentine
Ep 12: Soren Bowie
May 24, 2017 05:33 - 46 minutes - 52.9 MBSoren Bowie talks woodworking, the quest for manliness via furniture, gender dynamics, the painful pursuit of beauty and perfection, kreg jigs, and his mad sewing skillz. https://twitter.com/Soren_Ltd
Ep 11: Shirin Najafi
May 17, 2017 04:50 - 52 minutes - 60.2 MBShirin Najafi talks about her novel, preventatively imagining the worst case scenario, fighting perceived injustice via literary tirade, the horrifying nightmare of pool pumps, and clowns. https://twitter.com/shirinnajafi http://www.mentaltheshow.com/