Good Things Are Happening

Martin Mandela Morrow is originally from Birmingham, AL where he started doing stand-up, improv, and belonged to an award-winning sketch/stand-up hybrid “Tubbi and Martin” with his childhood friend Joshua “Tubbi” Mays. The Auburn University grad has performed in clubs, colleges, and festivals all over the world including Toronto, Shanghai, and Cape Town, and has worked with some of the top names in comedy including Tim Allen, Eric Andre, Neal Brennan, Bobby Cannavale, Gabriel Iglesias, Jamie Kennedy, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Tig Notaro, Amy Schumer, and Katt Williams.

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Fielding Edlow is a stand-up comedian, writer, and creator/star of award-winning digital series Bitter Homes and Gardens. She has performed stand-up at Edinburgh, Leicester, Boston Comedy Festival and hosted her sold-out cult show Eat Pray Fuck for 6 years at the Hollywood Improv. She voiced the “Roxie” on Bojack Horseman including a slew of other characters (but was politely asked not to do “accents”) Her first solo show, Coke-Free J.A.P. had two sold-out runs in LA before being developed as a half-hour pilot at Showtime. Her plays have been produced/workshopped with Naked Angels, New York Stage & Film, Comedy Central Stage, IAMA, and Circle X Theatre. She’s currently on a very haphazard international tour for her latest solo show Gaslighting is My Love Language.

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Tom Wells, as a 16 year old teenager, experienced an event few others get to have and be able to share about, a near death experience or NDE.  Over the next 48 years his NDE, consciously and sub-consciously, has influenced his life.  Upon reflection Tom recalls the pressures to doubt and deny his near death experience. Later, his self-awareness and spiritual work reintroduced him to his experience, which brought him to an acceptance that has enabled him to embrace his NDE story.  Tom's NDE is part of the foundation of a new way of living in which he has absolute confidence that he is going to be OK regardless of what happens.  Today, Tom shares his NDE story as a message of hope, peace, and serenity for today, tomorrow, and beyond.

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Aiden Bloch is an up-and-coming 17-year-old stand-up comedian. He has worked with Jeff Dye, Pablo Francisco, Dustin Ybarra, Jay Mohr, Sam Tripoli, and more. He is a comedy contest winner and is known for Cool Beans Comedy.

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Hayden Kristal is a Colorado-based former zookeeper who gave up a lucrative career in salamanders to pursue comedy and public speaking. Speaking on the topics of diversity and intersectionality, Hayden has spoken for colleges and organizations across the country, including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, the Connecticut Supreme Court, and TEDx. For an overview of Hayden’s most popular workshops and keynotes please visit Campus Pride

Comedically, Hayden was a semifinalist for Stand Up NBC, a finalist for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s Comedy Writing Mentorship, and has opened and featured for Maria Bamford.

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Floating down a river, peeing in a bottle, and getting therapy from a psychologist who only works with comedians...that's what's going on this week with guest Dustin Chafin.

Born in a doublewide trailer in Kilgore, Texas; son of a used-car salesman and a beautiful and wild hippy child; grandson of Choctaw Native Americans: Dustin Chafin is both Cowboy and Indian.

Dustin set foot in the boxing ring at the young age of five. Full of fight and fury, he quickly won golden gloves. As a young man, Dustin's path took a turn towards the spiritual, and led him to the mountains of Chile where he worked as a missionary for many years. After developing a love and deep appreciation for people and their experiences, Dustin followed his calling from the Chilean forests to the tall buildings and crazy streets of New York City. There he found his true passion, culminating his experience of peoples and their voices and the fight of the ring: stand-up.

Since Chafin first grasped the microphone, he has been very busy. He has been featured in the New York Underground Comedy Festival Hosted The Bill Hicks Tribute show at the Laugh Factory. Dustin has also been featured in the Chicago and Las Vegas comedy festivals where he won "Best of Fest". He headlines regularly at premiere New York City venues such as Caroline's on Broadway, Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club , Dangerfields and Standup NY. He is the creator of "Uncensored Comedy," a critically acclaimed show that runs weekends in New York City and a nationwide tour and is now the staple of the award wining Greenwich Village Comedy Club. Chafin has toured with the USO to perform in Korea, Japan, Africa and Iraq. He has been a staff writer for the Sci-Fi Channel, and contributing writer for many television shows. Dustin is a regular on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio - he has been featured on Jim Breuer Unleashed, Court TV Radio, Blue Collar Radio, Howard Stern radio, Howard Demand, Insight Channel and Raw Dog . He was also featured on ABC's special coverage of the New York Comedy Festival. Dustin brought down the house on Showtime's White Boyz in the Hood. Dustin has also been a writer, producer for United Stations Radio and Iheart radio. He was featured in an episode of Crashing an HBO new series created by Judd Apatow.

He's released a new album on Comedy Records "Stop Telling People That" that's now available everywhere. His new podcast is called "I'll Leave You With This with Dustin Chafin" Look for it on Podbean and iTunes. Sponsored by Surfshark! Get a deal at https://get.surfshark.net/SH3q3 

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Lindsey Glass is on the pod this week talking about her book, her recovery and her past relationship with Greg. 

(Editor's note: when Greg told me that his ex-girlfriend was a guest on Good Things, I was like, "Whoa, dude are you sure that's a good idea?" Turns out that yes, it was a good idea, but they talked forever, so I had to cut a lot out. Find the uncut episode with no ads on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodthingsarehappeningpodcast/)

Lindsey Glass grew up in New York City and received her B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and her M.A. from New York University. She is an author, screenwriter, and cofounder of Reach Out Recovery where her articles about relationships and recovery reach millions of readers worldwide. Lindsey has written screenplays, TV shows, and co-produced award-winning documentaries, including The Secret World of Recovery and The Silent Majority, which premiered on PBS in 2014. Lindsey has worked in publishing and communications and served as a recovery advocate for twenty years from testifying in Congress to teaching her 2019 self-help book, 100 Tips for Growing Up, to recovery and gang reentry programs. Lindsey is a frequent featured speaker, a proud member of Rotary International, and a practicing Buddhist. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Kevin Kraft is an actor and director, known for The Second Coming of John Cooper, The Howard Stern Show and The Howard Stern Channels on SiriusXM in NYC, and The Burn with Jeff Ross. Most recently, Kevin has been the senior producer for The Jason Ellis Show on SiriusXM in Los Angeles. He has been writing screenplays on the side for years, many of which have done well and even won in film festivals and screenplay competitions.

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The continuing saga of Dustin's family mystery...Dustin connects with his uncle and keeps digging into his missing extended family. Telenovela? Helz yes!

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Nick Guerra is definitely a comedian that will catch you off guard BUT in a good way. His comedy has been described by his fans as a hilarious soul cleansing experience. A stand up comedian that wants people to not only enjoy his show but leave enjoying life in general. Nick has been featured on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, has a Dry Bar comedy special “Enjoy Life” and an HBO half hour comedy special “Love Me At My Worst”. He made his TV debut on the Comedy Central show “Stand Up Revolution with Gabriel Iglesias” and was a fan favorite on NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

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