Anthem Of Life

High Stakes. Smooth Talk. William Shakespeare. The loquacious and gentile gambler Reginald Coulton DeLaBar guides Douglas through the ups and downs of his life and afterlife. They explore the risky bets made on love, life and luxury that ultimately led to… well, I suppose you’ll just have to listen to the Anthem of Reginald.

OUR GUEST: Paul Vaillancourt

Paul is an actor, director, writer but most of all improviser who has been teaching and performing for over 30 years. He is the creator and host of “Improv Tips” on youtube and the author of “The Triangle of the Scene: A simple, practical, powerful method for approaching improvisation”. He’s always up to talk about improv or action movies. You can find Paul on Instagram: @whatsupwithpv and on Youtube: @PVImprov 

THE SONG: The Gambler

"The Gambler" was written by Don Schlitz, who was the first to record it. It was covered by several artists, but it was Kenny Rogers' adaptation that went on to top the country charts and win a 1978 Grammy for Best Country Song. The Gambler went on to become  Rogers' signature song. Kenny Rogers made 'The Gambler' a huge hit song, but the late country star originally wanted his friend Willie Nelson to sing and release the song. The iconic tune was offered to Willie by Kenny, but was turned down. According to songwriter Schlitz, The Gambler is a loose adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novella by the same name, which reflects on Dostoevsky's roulette compulsion. “The Gambler” inspired five highly-rated made-for-TV movies starring Rogers, the first airing in 1980 and the last in 1994. Official Video - Lyrics

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

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Butter Animals. Beard Barrettes. Hand Holding. Nomadic crafter Caroline chats with Douglas about everything that goes into making her life so good. Can you be willingly abducted? Can you give away your father’s vehicle? What are tornadoes really up to? None of those questions are really answered in the Anthem of Sweet Caroline.

OUR GUEST: Dana Powell

Known best for her role as Cam’s sister, Pameron Tucker, on ABC’s Modern Family, Dana Powell is a Los Angeles-based actress, writer, improvisor, and producer. You may have seen her in other things such as Bridesmaids, Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Good Place, 911, and more. She is also co-host of The Rants And Raves Podcast. You can find Dana on Instagram @iamdanapowell and @therantsandravespodcast

THE SONG: Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

"Sweet Caroline" is a song written and performed by American singer Neil Diamond and released in May 1969 as a single with the title "Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)". Over the past 50-plus years, “Sweet Caroline” has been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Jennifer Lopez, but it was Frank Sinatra’s version that Diamond loved the most. “He did it his way,” said Diamond of Frank Sinatra’s rendition. Since 2002, “Sweet Caroline” has been the official chant of the Boston Red Sox, who have played the song in the middle of the eighth inning at every home game. Diamond has said Sweet Caroline was inspired by a young Caroline Kennedy and also by his wife in 1969, Marsha. On March 22nd, 2020, Diamond posted a video of him singing Sweet Caroline in front of his fireplace at home with the lyrics changed to reflect coronavirus safety measures: “Hands…washing hands, reaching out…don’t touch me, I won’t touch you…” 2012 Live From the Greek, Link to Sweet Caroline Lyrics

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

You can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.

Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library

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Hot Air Balloons. Hang Gliders. Memoirs. Passionate New York balloonist Arthur takes Douglas for ride to explore life at 3,000 feet. New perspectives are gained about love, family and H.A.B. statistics. Join us high in the sky for the Anthem of Arthur.

OUR GUEST: Brendan Dowling

Brendan Dowling is an actor and writer living in Los Angeles. He most recently wrote on season two of Work in Progress, and he performs with the Improvised Shakespeare Company at their monthly shows at the Largo. He's on Instagram and X @berndandooling

The Song: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)

Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen. When Bacharach got the gig scoring music for the movie Arthur, starring Dudley Moore, he worked on the music for the theme song with Christopher Cross, and asked Bayer Sager to compose the lyrics. She recalled the line Allen came up with years earlier, and secured his permission to use it. - How do you get “caught between the moon and New York City”? - According to Peter Allen, he came up with the line when his plane got stuck in a holding pattern waiting to land at JFK Airport in New York. The song won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1981. It was the main theme song for the 1981 Dudley Moore film Authur. Dudley Moore, who starred in Arthur, was also an accomplished pianist,  He and Cross became good friends and performed the song together a few times with Moore on piano and Cross singing. OfficialVideo - Lyrics

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

You can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.

Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library

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Live Theater. Avant-garde. Georgia. Veteran stagehand, Mary, enthralls Douglas and regales him with tales of the eccentricities, surprises and tragedies of a life in the theater. Her truth may be tough to nail down but, the conversation was most certainly real in the Anthem of Mary.

OUR GUEST: Jessica Young

Jessica is an actor/improviser/podcaster based in Los Angeles. She’s appeared on New Girl, Jimmy Kimmel and For the People. Jessica has been performing and teaching for over 20 years around the country.  She co-hosts The Rants and Raves Podcast weekly and performs with her long-time improv team Big Yellow Taxi on the second Thursday of every month at The Glendale Room. Instagrams: @jessbyoung1975 @therantsandravespodcast @bigyellowtaxi 

THE SONG: The Wind Cries Mary

The Wind Cries Mary is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix. The Wind Cries Mary was released in the UK in May 1967.  In the United States, the song was first released as the B-side of the "Purple Haze" single in June 1967. According to Jimi’s then-girlfriend Kathy Etchingham's account, he wrote the lyrics after an argument with her about her cooking lumpy mashed potatoes, using "Mary" (Etchingham's middle name). But, according to a previous girlfriend from Seattle, Mary Washington, the words "Somewhere a Queen is weeping/ Somewhere a King has no wife," were written in a love poem Hendrix had written for her. In a later interview, Hendrix commented that the lyrics represent "more than one person.” And of course, some people take it as a nod to good ol’ Mary Jane. Link to OfficialVideo - Link to Lyrics

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

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Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

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Independence. True Love. Face Slaps! Smalltown gal with big dreams, Jolene, chats (and possibly flirts) with Douglas as they get real about how hard it can be to find your one true love in life and what that means for defining your self-worth. Grab your favorite summer meal and get ready for all the feels in the Anthem of Jolene.

OUR GUEST: Stephnie Weir

Stephnie Weir is an actress/writer/improvisor best known for her comedic work on shows like MadTV and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Stephnie lives in Los Angeles. You can find her on Instagram @stephniewithoutana or on Twitter @WeirDassImprov. And please check out the YouTube Channel she shares with her husband Bob Dassie called WeirDass.  

THE SONG:

Jolene was written by Dolly Parton and released in 1973. According to Dolly, the song was inspired by a red-headed bank clerk who flirted with her husband, Carl Dean, at his local bank branch around the time they were newly married. In 2021, Rolling Stone listed Jolene as #63 of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Olivia Newton John created an in-studio duet of Jolene with Parton. The duet was released as part of Newton-John’s first posthumous album, Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection.m Jolene - Video

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

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Rockin’! Yard Sale. Trader Joes. From inspiration to frustration, former rocker Billy takes Douglas on a journey through the ups and downs of the world of rock ‘n roll. Discover all of the wonderful places that one guitar can take you and enjoy The Anthem of the Juke Box Hero.

OUR GUEST: Mike Coen

Mike Coen is an actor living in LA. He was a performer at IO West for over twenty years, performing in shows such as Trophy Wife and The Armando Show. You've seen Mike on TV and in a bunch of commercials, unless you skip them, either way, it counts, he was in those commercials. You can find Mike at Twitter: @mikecoen1 and Instagram: @heremike

THE SONG:

Juke Box Hero was written by Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones and lead singer Lou Gramm.

Jones wrote the lyrics after he noticed a kid in Cincinnati waiting five hours in the rain to meet Foreigner.  He ushered that kid backstage to watch the show. When Foreigner was filling arenas, Juke Box Hero was a showstopper that drove the crowd wild and midway through the song, a 20-foot juke box would inflate near the side of the stage. Juke Box Hero, The Musical, debuted in Toronto in 2019 Video

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

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Sad Monkees. Dead Cows. Summer Of Love. Not-a-cult guru, Windy, breaks down nature, parents and celebrity friends as she and Douglas write a new chapter in the book of life. Buy someone else a sandwich and enjoy The Anthem of Windy.

OUR GUEST: Shulie Cowen

Shulie Cowen is an actress, an improviser and currently the Director and an ensemble member of Opening Night: The Improvised Musical! She also performs around the country with the long-form improv show, EST. Find her on Twitter @ShulieCowen

THE SONG:

Windy was written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association in 1967. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July and ranked the #4 song of 1967. Friedman described the song, in interviews with Songfacts, as a song about the kind of guy she wanted to be with.  Later on, she realized the song was actually about herself and how she wanted to be. Windy was featured on both Sesame Street and Breaking Bad. WINDY VIDEO - WINDY LYRICS

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

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Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library.

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Hot Dog on A Stick. 20-minute Relationships. Delayed Twins. Debra’s morose sister, “Jenny” opens up to Douglas about dream jobs, baby pictures and of course her sister. But this episode is NOT about Debra. Seriously. Throw on your favorite multi-colored hat and enjoy The Anthem of Jenny …not Debra.

OUR GUEST: Zabeth Russell

Zabeth is a Los Angeles-based actress, writer, improviser and lyricist originally from Monrovia, Indiana. She has appeared in numerous films & TV shows including The Office, Young Sheldon, Fresh off the Boat, Suburgatory, Days of Our Lives, Modern Family, and Mystic River. She's also half of the band Casual Young Italians. Find her on Instagram at @thatzabeth, @communitycookbookroundup and @casualyoungitalians. 

THE SONG:

This episode was inspired by the song Debra by Beck from his 1999 album Midnite Vultures. The song was inspired by both Prince’s song “Adore” and the David Bowie song “Win” - and contains samples of “My Love for You” by Ramsey Lewis. Debra was used in the 2017 Edgar Wright film Baby Driver and is credited as an inspiration for music in Flight of the Conchords. In addition to J.C. Penny the song mentions Zankou Chicken, a middle eastern restaurant in Glendale, CA, near where Beck spent his youth. There are over 12 Zankou Chickens in the Greater Los Angeles Area and all of them have delicious delicious garlic sauce that both Douglas and Zabeth love and that Sarah hates. Debra-Video

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

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Drinks. Feminism. Decoupage. Somewhere between bored and passionate, Kathleen Leslie. Gets real with Douglas about art, unhappy marriages, what she does to feel alive. Make yourself an Almond Palmer and enjoy The Anthem of The Little Old Lady From Pasadena.

OUR GUEST: Gillian Bellinger

Gillian Bellinger is a North Carolina-based character actor and improviser. She can be seen on Disney Channel, Hulu, and VH1. Follow her character bits and show updates on Instagram at @gillianbellinger

THE SONG:

Jan and Dean were William Jan Berry, and Dean Ormsby Torrence, who formed in Los Angeles in 1958. They helped to shape the California Sound and vocal surf music. "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" was a folk archetype in Southern California in the mid-20th century used mostly for comedy and by used car salesmen as an indicator that a car had very little wear and tear. Early in 1964, there was an ad campaign from Dodge that had a little old, white-haired lady (played by Kathrn Minner) speeding down a street in a Dodge. Then she would stop and say, “Put a Dodge in your garage, Hone-ey!” You can hear it here.

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

You can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy our eclectic playlist on Spotify AOL PLAYLIST

Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library.

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Dating. Deadly Guilt. Dual Personalities. Werewolf-about-town, Edgar talks about the benefits and struggles of living as a lycanthrope. He shares a cocktail with Douglas as he regals him with tales of adventures, regrets and full moon routines in The Anthem of Edgar.

OUR GUEST: Sean Cowhig

Sean Cowhig is an actor/writer/producer based out of Los Angeles. He hosts a weekly cannabis comedy show, The Way Highway on idobi Radio and, most recently, worked as an Executive Producer and Series Regular on the SYFY animated series Hell Den. Sean loves all things supernatural - check out Bloodsucking Bastards free to stream on Tubi or ask him any question about the Vampire Diaries. Find him on Instagram and Twitter @seancowhig - Here is a link to a show that Sean co-host called Sean and Jenn’s Improvised Playlist. The whole show is improvised based on a curated playlist.

THIS EPISODE was inspired by the song Werewolves of London by Marinell/Wachtel & Zevon), Warren Zevon’s biggest hit - and only top 40 hit as a singer. It was the first single from his 3rd solo album, Excitable Boy (1978). Legend has it that the song began as a joke by Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers). After seeing the film Werewolf in London (1935) on TV, Phil suggested to Zevon that he use the title and create a song and dance craze. Two years later, he did. Mick Fleetwood is on drums and Jon McVie’s on bass. Werewolves of London Official Music Video

THE SHOW:

Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood.

Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.com

Additional music provided by Icarus

Please rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.

Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast 

You can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy our eclectic playlist on Spotify AOL PLAYLIST

Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library

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