Evan Wecksell

Evan continues his “Chasing Amy” series with another Facebook friend named Amy. This time it is Amy Amerson, someone Evan had never spoken to… until now!

Hear how they came Facebook friends, the advantages of having the initials AA, and why Amy moved from LA to North Carolina.

Amy also wants to know more about Evan and how this podcast came to be, but the episode then builds to the climax of how best to unfriend someone on Facebook.

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SOCIALLY AWKWARD is kicking off 2017 with the “Chasing Amy Series,” interviews with four of Evan’s Facebook friends that are named Amy.

We start with comedian/actress/singer Amy Vorpahl who actually hasn’t been on Facebook since 2015! Hear why she left and why she hasn’t looked back.

Evan also gets into Amy’s acting career including her time at Buzzfeed, working with Aaron Sorkin on Newsroom and what her first acting gig in Los Angeles was (that included Evan). She also has an upcoming album about Dungeons & Dragons! 

2017 is the Year of the Amy! And the Year of the Awkward!

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Sean Aronson ran with Evan on the Tufts University cross-country and track teams, but for the past eight years he has been living in Hawaii. He talks about life in Hawaii, walking on volcanoes and what Hawaiians think of the Disney movie Moana.

Sean also mentions whom he stays in touch with from Tufts, recalls some funny stories (from the mainland) and gives some of his current documentary picks on Netflix. Evan also finds out more about the documentary Sean made: White Shark Cafe. 

Come for the reminiscing, stay for the trademark Aronson laugh.

Check out White Shark Cafe at whitesharkcafefilm.com.

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Joe Castro is an acclaimed Film Director and SPFX Artist most known for his adult swim-esque horror/gore features.

Hear about his horror film binge when he was younger, how a pen pal convinced him to move to LA, and what his first job was at Universal Studios. Joe and Evan then talk about Joe’s Terror Toons film franchise and how Evan’s wife, Kelly Meyersfield, was involved. 

Plus, how does Joe’s filmmaking hold a Guinness World Record? And how is he tied to film director Robert Rodriguez? It’s one big story after another!

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Nicholas Lepham grew up in Houston, went to high school in Saudi Arabia and attended Tufts University (just like Evan) where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity (just like Evan).

Evan and Nick each share their positive experiences being in a fraternity and then weigh in on the current turmoil surrounding Tufts University Greek Life.

Since graduating, Nick has been in Washington DC. Find out what it was like for him working for Hillary Clinton and then being part of a progressive think tank. Nick also uses his political perspective to discuss President-Elect Trump.

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While at a swanky Hollywood party, Evan was able to interview some of Hollywood’s ‘A-est’ of A-List Celebrities. It’s Robert Downey Jr, Arnold Schwarzenegger, President George W Bush and Morgan Freeman all on an impromptu Socially Awkward!!

Thank you Jim Meskimen for playing interview matchmaker!

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Evan chats with Los Angeles burlesque dancer Cherish Bliss (aka Bliss Meadows). Hear how Erica and Evan met, her feminist role models and how she is coping with the results of the election. Socially Awkward turns socially conscious. 

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Jason Burke has run 56 marathons in 21 cities across 4 continents. He was also Evan’s college teammate on Tufts University’s cross-country and track teams. After surveying Jason’s opinions of other people with the last name Burke (3:40), Evan and Jason talk running marathons and the viral story about a college runner who got hit by a deer during a race, which leads Burke to recount his first-hand hit-by-a-deer-while-running experience in 1997. (11:50) They then reminisce about the legend of 351 Boston Avenue, the off-campus house where Burke lived with four other teammates. This causes Evan to haphazardly cast the ‘351’ movie.

The conversation then turns miscellaneous as Burke weighs in on music, explains what he does for a living and updates us on little brother Tim.

It’s Thanksgiving so be thankful for this interview with Jason Burke! And get on a damn treadmill!

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Check out photos from Burke’s 56 marathons at http://marathonanalytics.com/Jason_Marathons_with_photos.html.

And might as well also check out his brother’s standout photos at https://www.facebook.com/timburkephoto/.

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For the first time in 12 years, Evan talks to Valentina Gomez, a Facebook friend from college whom he didn’t meet until after college. Hear them reminisce about their separate experiences at Tufts University and how their Tufts reunions compare to her husband’s more spirited Princeton reunions. Evan then counters by comparing with his high school reunion to his wife’s (fyi – it’s the same high school). Valentina also describes life in Charlotte, North Carolina as a Jets fan among Panthers fans. Valentina then leaves us with her Netflix picks, which may just be Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls and Gilmore Girls.

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Luca, aka Luca Jovi, is a Bon Jovi superfan from Turin, Italy who has seen the band play live over 180 times in roughly 30 countries!

Hear Luca discuss with Evan how he found Bon Jovi, what is his favorite song & album, how he has met the band on multiple tours and what is it like being the rarer male Bon Jovi fan. Also, discover how Bon Jovi helped Luca through some tough times and what hidden jewels Luca recommends from the Bon Jovi catalogue.

One thing is for certain: Italy is here!

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