Great Hang! with Derek Humphrey

Today we are talking science, identity politics and women! Babe Parker is a comic, producer and writer who's written for MTV's Guy vs Girl Code, MTV2, Vidiots and Fuse TV. Babe comes from a space family, her grandfather worked on lunar missions, so we discuss a woman's changing role in modern science. Her and my wife talk wedding planning, my naps and Babe asks about what it is like to be a white man! Check out the latest episode of Derek Mansplains It All "Hyperbolic Echo Chamber!"

Fellow former Ohioan and current religious heretic Brian Allen Mitchell was in the studio to talk all things Jehovah's Witness. Growing up in the Cleveland area, Brian talks about his religious upbringing which included converting people door-to-door like a vacuum salesman, smoking "the devil's grass" and how women played an integral role in forsaking his faith! Getting into heaven for a Witness is like winning the Super Bowl but being on this podcast is like winning the MVP. Check out "Jehovah's Pimpness" on iTunes, Spotify and Soundcloud.

If you are thinking of starting comedy, have been in comedy for a short time or are wondering about the culture of comedy over the last 40 years there are very few people who have the pedigree to answer all your questions about it other than Carole Montgomery. Having been on every major network, her own Showtime special or managing a career that is as old as I am, Carole has seen it all. She came on the podcast to talk about the evolution of comedy, women in show business and starting out with Richard Belzer, Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld. We talk a little current events and her thoughts on the President and Carole moderates my wife and I's marriage! Check out "Woman Of A Certain Age" with Carole Montgomery!

If you are in NYC, check out Carole's show "Women Of A Certain Age" at StandUpNY during the New York Comedy Festival!

Alison Leiby is a stand up comic and writer who's written for Comedy Central shows such as "The President Show" and "The Opposition with Jordan Klepper." I had her and my wife Jess on the show to commiserate together about a dude named Brett! 

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Originally hailing from the Annapolis, Maryland area, Alison shares some insights into growing up with a politically aligned mother, her fears over the recent Supreme Court nomination and she asks about the direction of white guys in comedy! 

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Check out the latest ep of Derek Mansplains It All,  "Guys Named Brett", on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Spotify!  Also, do not forget to check out the two hour special finale of "The President Show" starring Anthony Atamanuik which airs on Comedy Central, Monday October 22nd at 11PM.

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Growing up in Alabama carries certain connotations: typically white or African-American, Christian and the worship of football. But what if you are Muslim growing up in the Bible Belt? Things might be a little out of the norm for both you and your neighbors. Atheer Yacoub is a comic in NYC but was raised in Alabama after being born in Palestine.

Atheer is a very funny comic who talks about how her unique upbringing shapes her comedy, her level of faith and how she views the socio-economic plight that is America! We talk about how much we have in common despite our disparate differences, the state of comedy today and she talks about her career in nutrition! Check out the latest episode of Derek Mansplains It All: "Roll Allah"

Tahlia and Timothy J. Robinson are siblings and old friends of mine who I had the honor of sitting down with; catching up about all things South Carolina, family and culture.

Tahlia is a comedic actor, musician and improviser who debuted her solo one woman show this year "The Real Bubble Lives of Building 104" at the People's Improv Theater in NYC as well as the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. Tahlia is also an esteemed member for the sketch group "All Female Reboot" and cast member of the award winning play "Hidden Fences."

Timothy Robinson, aka Huck Tim, a classically trained musician, a former member of the hip-hop group PitchBlack Brass Band and currently a freelance musician working on the road with a plethora of talented musicians, most notably George Clinton and His Parliament-Funkadelic collective.

We talked about their experiences growing up black in the South, code switching, Gullah culture and how Tim and I don't go to church enough. Check out the latest episode of Derek Mansplains It All "White People Roulette!"

You can find Tahlia on Instagram: @tahlisaworld and on her site is http://www.tahliasworld.com/

Timmy is on IG: @timjayrob and check him out if you are in Morocco!

"I should have just been able to be Asian" is an odd statement from someone who is Asian.

A lot of people, myself included, have always pinholed anyone Asian as being just one of a few sets of ethnicities when in fact there are so many more. Bryan Yang is a comic and writer living in NYC but was Southern born, California bred and the grandson of a clandestine CIA operative for the Hmong people of Laos during the Vietnam War.

Bryan and I talk about how he felt pressure to shed his ethnic identity to have a more "American" one, the history of the Hmong people, Ric Flair and how our wives get bored by our comedy! Check out ep. 40 of @derekmansplains "Exploring Whiteness" w/Bryan Yang!

Carolyn Castiglia is a comic, writer, actor, producer and Head Editor at the forthcoming comedy app Laugh Exchange. In addition to all that, Carolyn is a single mom who is raising her daughter in Brooklyn balancing the responsibilities of being a mother with being a comic. Carolyn and I talk about raising a politically active daughter, Ethiopian food, Louis CK's unannounced return, moral PTSD and her previously assumed dead siblings.

What does it mean to be Christian in America today? How do so many reconcile their faith with a President who exhibits none of the qualities of Jesus? New York City is a liberal bubble of atheists so what does it mean to be a man of faith who walks among them?

Jared Waters is a very funny southern comic who walks with Jesus. Having been raised in a military family, around the globe; Jared has a unique perspective on being a country boy in a modern world, the wonders of Darius Rucker's country music and not hating Trump as a black man. We also don't think Black Panther is the best MCU movie! Sorry!

Check out the latest episode of Derek Mansplains It All "Jesus Didn't Have Olsteen Money" on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher today! (RATE REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE)

Challenging gender roles, notions of beauty and a woman's strength is as inherit to Caitlin's personality while being expressed as funnily as possible on stage. Comedian Caitlin Peluffo is super funny, super energetic and very proud to be a beefy woman! In the latest episode of Derek Mansplains It All, Caitlin and I talk about being fat shamed by parents, the Southern Mama, Nanette and how open mic males cannot beat Ronda Rousey in a fight. Check out episode 36, "Beast Of A Woman", with Caitlin Peluffo in iTunes, Soundcloud and GooglePlay!