George Barber chooses his own religion! George is a comedian from Cape Cod--specifically, Sandwich, Massachusetts. George grew up Catholic in Massachusetts during the middle of the Spotlight scandal, and we talk about how that rocked the community. George also talked about his time as a substitute teacher, going to punk shows, coaching improv, growing up working-class, and cultivating beautiful shared experiences. Follow George on Twitter @george_barber!

James Austin Johnson chooses his own religion! James is a comedian from Tennessee and grew up in the Church of the Nazarene. In this episode, we talked about bridging the gap between two Americas, relationships, universalism, and all things about the South and Southern Christianity. Follow James on Twitter @chamesaustin!

Alex Hooper chooses his own religion! Alex is a standup comedian from Baltimore and has been on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, The Meltdown, New Girl, and he came on to talk to me about CRAVE, a comedy show/dance party/Burning Man event that he created. We also talked about gratitude, Phish, standup, and generating positivity. For more Alex, go to hoopercomedy.com, for more on CRAVE, go to cravecomedy.com, and follow Alex on Twitter @HooperHairPuff!

Joe tells a Christmas story to the gang of the Goods from the Woods podcast.

Tony Ridenour chooses his own religion! Tony is a standup comedian in Hawaii and a practitioner of zen for a decade. In this episode we talked about what zen actually is and what a modern day zen practice actually looks like. We also talked about meditation, emptiness, the importance of a community, and of course, life on the Big Island.

Devin Blake chooses his own religion! Devin is a standup comedian from the San Fernando Valley and came to talk about his experiences going to Quaker meetings and fighting homelessness. We also debated the usefulness of standup to society, compared methods of spirituality, and then he made up a beautiful religion where you are your only non-God.

Dave Neal and Tasha Courtney choose their own religion! Dave and Tasha are the hosts of the “Sex Actually” podcast and we did a crossover sex-and-religion episode, and you can find part one on their feed. Dave grew up Catholic and Tasha non-denominational, and we talked about sexual shame, improvising prayers, rich preachers, highly produced worship, and the beautiful sound of AHHHH. Check out my interview on the Sex Actually podcast on iTunes/Stitcher, @dnealz on Instagram, @tashatv on Snapchat and @tashacourtney on Twitter & Instagram!

Jessica Michelle Singleton chooses her own religion! Jessica is a comedian from Anchorage, Alaska with a #1 iTunes comedy album “Please. Don’t. Leave. Me.”, and hosts the podcast “Ignorance is #Blessed”. We talk about southern Christianity, tribalism, Gnostic Christianity, comedy, making beliefs your identity, and the place of disagreement within communities. Go to iTunes to buy “Please. Don’t. Leave. Me.” and check out jessicamichellesingleton.com for more Jessica!

Greg Smith chooses his own religion! Greg is a writer and improviser on The Pickup and Quick and Funny Musicals at UCB. Greg played a lot of music for his Lutheran church and told me about where his faith journey has landed him now. We talked about trying to please our parents, "Children's Time", the dark side of youth group, dancing, authenticity, and inviting your jealousy in for a cup of tea. Follow Greg on Twitter @smithlgreg and check out both The Pickup and Quick and Funny Musicals at UCB Sunset!

Claudio Saavedra chooses his own religion! Claudio is an improviser from Granada Hills and a dear old pal. He grew up Catholic and I praise him for the spirituality of his non-spirituality. Then he made up a religion that defies this podcast. Nobody fact check this episode!