This episode of "I Swear This Really Happened" was originally recorded in November 2021.

Eric Carroll is one of the editors of Dark Matter Magazine, a science-fiction literary magazine that launched in 2020. ( https://darkmattermagazine.shop/ )

He is also a standup comedian, and Hallmark Movie aficionado.
Hear him tell his first-hand account of the worst standup performance he's ever had.

I Swear This Really Happened can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and YouTube.

Find out more about the host, Sydney Davis Jr. Jr., on sydneydavisjrjr.com
 

I Swear This Really Happened S2 Ep. 3: Mind Gap Podcast!
(Misdemeanors, Disney Land, Bullying & Age Gap Relationships)

This episode features Justin & Doug, the hosts of the long-running Mind Gap Podcast, and former improv ensemble members of mine from our time at The Second City Training Center.

Find more Mind Gap Podcast here:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-gap/id1032571259
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindgappodcast

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Ivy Nelson is an author, BDSM constituent, and my former debate team member from our college days at UAM in Monticello, Arkansas. 

For the vast majority of her life, she was also heavily involved in the Pentecostal church.

In this episode, Ivy details her upbringing within the church, the influences (both positive and negative) the faith had on her life, and how she bridges the gap between the way she was raised, and her current career as a romance novelist and BDSM community member.

Website: www.ivynelsonbooks.com
Latest book: mybook.to/HiddenCX
Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@ivynelsonbooks

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In this episode, my former high school forensics and debate teammate, Kaylin Townsend, talks mental health advocacy, forgiving high school bullies, women's rights, and the importance of THC. 

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Heather McG is a cool mom, mediocre triathlete, and two-time Emmy-winning storyteller. She also co-hosts Thirsty, a podcast about dating, relationships, and life after divorce. She grew up in a huge family, homeschooled, in a charismatic evangelical church.

She is also my former standup comedy student from The Second City Training Center in Chicago!

In this episode of "Growing Up Fundie," Heather gets candid about being raised in a conservatively religious household, and the impacts those experiences have had on her, both negatively and positively, ever since.

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Comedians Matty Robinson, Brian Lopez, Eric Carroll, and JT Rolfes-Nagel discuss their cringiest experiences, and times *they* were the worst dates.

This podcast was originally recorded in November of 2020, via Zoom

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Matty Robinson, Brian Lopez, Eric Carroll, and JT Rolfes-Nagel roast Sydney's worst (or best?) experiences from dating.

This podcast was originally recorded in November of 2020, via Zoom

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Matty Robinson, Brian Lopez, Eric Carroll, and JT Rolfes-Nagel discuss comedy during quarantine, and the worst funerals they have ever attended.

This podcast was originally recorded in November of 2020, via Zoom

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Crow Lee Belcher recorded his story at Third Coast Comedy Club in Nashville, TN

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I had the greatest time interviewing my long-time friend TJ Stokes for this podcast, and  as you listen to this interview, I highly encourage you to take a look at everything he's got his creative hands on.

His standup comedy: https://www.facebook.com/100036907898362/videos/441184984382193/
His work with B Positive Productions
His new music:   https://www.facebook.com/bpositiveproductionsllc/videos/617289102802154 

An interview with him on Entertainment Network Live:
https://www.thenativesociety.com/questionables/2021/2/16/tj-stokes-comedian-writer-amp-host

And more!

TJ is one of the kindest, most supportive people you will ever meet, and I am so honored to have the chance to interview him for I Swear This Really Happened.

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