Finding Forty

Finding Forty

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Finding Forty episodes

  • A Long Drive Up the Mountain

    Liz and Ashton C. Clarke, a brilliant storyteller and wonderful person whose work can be found on the Risk podcast, discuss cultivating relationships with family members and dealing with loss, as well as the drive to get more personal with storytelling.

    46 min
  • Mommy
    In this special episode of Finding Forty Liz talks with her mom, the amazing Toby Glazer, about our shared shyness and determination to overcome it, my 1983 ballet recital when I cried on stage, BOTH of my mom's mink coats, and various Sisterhood secrets. Also, someone named Steven Levine called twice on the house phone AND the fax machine rang on Line 2 during this conversation, which really made me feel like I was in my parents' house.

     

    34 min
  • Coaches and/or Cheerleaders

    Myq and Liz go way back, specifically to January 7, 2016. On April 22, 2020 they recorded this episode and on June 23, 2020 it is being released. (Dates are important to Liz and Myq’s friendship.)

    50 min
  • What’s in a Title?
    Al Lubel is an amazing award-winning standup comedian who David Letterman has called "terrifically funny," whose joke Jerry Seinfeld has said is one of the best he's ever heard, and who is the subject of Josh Edelman's award-winning documentary Mentally Al. In this episode Liz and Al discuss the importance (and lack thereof) of names, their common background as lawyers, and Liz's pitch for Al to star in a commercial for Zoloft.  

     

    51 min
  • Memorizing Comedy Lyrics

    Liz and Amanda nerd out about COMEDY and whether starting a family is possible while pursuing a career in it. Amanda Cohen has 15 years in comedy...not in a row. She placed Top 16 in the 2019 World Series of comedy, and Top 6 in the 2019 San Diego Comedy Contest. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2020 World Series of Comedy Las Vegas Satellite. She’s based in LA and plays clubs and events all over the country.

    52 min
  • Saying Yes to New Experiences
    In this episode Liz Glazer interviews TV writer, Travis Sentell. They talk about existential crises, the multi-hyphenate life and Prison, the bar, in Koreatown.   

     

    1 hr 34 min
  • Adderall, Sobriety, and Good Things That Might Happen To You
    Liz and Julie talk about sobriety, recovery, and suicide. It’s a fun and light chat! Julie Weidmann is a Los Angeles based stand up comedian. Her comedy style is observational with a glimpse of the absurd and strongly influenced by her background in theatre and sketch comedy.    A Southern California native, she has performed at all the major clubs in Los Angeles, and throughout San Francisco and Arizona. She performs regularly at residential events, colleges and corporate gigs. She produces the popular monthly stand up comedy show, The Good Good Show, and co-produces Motorboatin’ Comedy.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Whatever This Is Going to Be

    In this episode Liz and her guest, Jeff Greenspan have an honest conversation about lying. They talk about the good and the bad parts of the NYC comedy scene and embarking on new adventures later in life. Both Liz and Jeff started doing comedy after having successful careers in not comedy. The talk openly and honestly about how this choice effects their lives and how they see the future.

     

    Jeff is a comedian, activist and artist living in NYC. to Find out more about Jeff, go to JeffGreenspan.com

     

    51 min

About Finding Forty

From the publisher's feed

Comedian Liz Glazer just turned 40 and could not be more excited about that. In this reverse-age-discriminatory podcast, Liz interviews people 40 and older about their lives and in particular, what…