I'M TRYING!

Comedian Sara Hennessey stares into the abyss of Instagram, and it stares right back.

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Sara Hennessey joins the pod to talk social media vitriol and trying to maintain creative control. But first, JD & JD talk about the new cat in Jacob's apartment!

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Follow Sara on Twitter at @sara_hennessey and Instagram at @sarahennessey.

Check out her comedy albums, THEY KNOW TOO MUCH, and TROUBLE IN SARADISE on iTunes. 

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Comedian Aisha Brown is, begrudgingly, the best girlfriend ever. 

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Aisha Brown chats with Jhanelle in Montreal about her momentary stumble into makeup artistry, and the head-turning gift she bought for her boyfriend. But first, Jhanelle fills Jacob in about her trip to Just For Laughs, and meeting Spike Lee back home in Toronto!

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Follow Aisha on Twitter at @Aieeesha and Instagram at @AishaHatesPosing. Her new comedy special will air on Crave in Canada in the near future! Find out more about her at AishaBrown.Com

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Aubry Bracco is really, really smart. Just don't ask her to be your GPS in a foreign country.

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Social Media Strategist and Survivor alum Aubry Bracco joins Jacob to talk astrology, Mad Men and getting lost in a parking garage. But first, Jhanelle and Jacob only have a few minutes to record an intro, and it's while she's in Montreal and he's outside a movie theater in Manhattan!

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Follow Aubry on Instagram and Twitter at @AubryBracco and check out her work at aubrybracco.com.

Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram at @ImTryingShow, and your intrepid hosts at @JhanelleDionne and @JacobDerwin.

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Caroline Moore embraces her inner Madonna... and cleans out her fridge.

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Comedian Caroline Moore brings us back to the past to better understand our present, in terms of pop music and dance choreography that is. But first, Jhanelle and Jacob celebrate their 20th episode anniversary by complaining about the recent Disney movie remakes.

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Check out Caroline's show, PowerPop at the PIT in NYC. The next show is July 24th! 

Follow Caroline on Twitter and Instagram at @carolinemooore. 

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And your intrepid hosts: @JhanelleDennis and @JacobDerwin.

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Kate Tellers (I'm Still Here podcast, The Moth) wasn’t exactly the best waitress in New York.

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Kate Tellers joins Jhanelle and Jacob to tell stories about her waitressing disasters, playing both sides of an NYC comedy rivalry, and her love for Pittsburgh. But first, Jhanelle laments her lost sunglasses and Jacob finds a stranger's phone.

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Listen to Kate's podcast, I'm Still Here, on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

Visit www.imstillherepodcast.com for more details!

Follow Kate on Instagram at @katadudle.

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And your intrepid hosts: @JhanelleDionne and @JacobDerwin.

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Voice actor Kristen Sullivan's voice will get stuck in your head. But can she get the negative voices out of her own?

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A Silent Voice's Kristen Sullivan chats with Jacob about paying her way through drama school as a high schooler, the constant tug-o-war between paying the bills and going out on auditions and imposter syndrome. But first, Jhanelle and Jacob catch up after spending most of a month apart.

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Follow Kristen on Twitter & Instagram at @Kristenonthemic. Find out more about her work at kristensullivanvo.com. And watch A Silent Voice on Netflix now!

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This episode contains explicit themes and language. Listener discretion advised. 

On this episode of I'M TRYING HARDER, Voice actor Wolfe Scott and Blogger Sade White duke it out in a friendly (maybe too friendly) duel of words.

Follow Wolfe on Twitter and Instagram at @TheWolfeScott.

Follow Sade on Instagram at @sadejwhite.

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And your intrepid hosts on Twitter/Instagram:@JhanelleDionne and @JacobDerwin.

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JD & JD are off this week while Jacob's on tour (info here)! Let's revisit one of their favorite conversations with the wonderful Stephen Fishbach.

 

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Paraphrase host and Survivor alum Stephen Fishbach's palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy.

 

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In episode 8, Stephen Fishbach brings us inside the lowest moments of his iconic runs on CBS's Survivor, shares his struggles with social media negativity, and recounts a mental health horror story from his time in Paris. But first, Jacob tells Jhanelle about a surreal moment he had at a recent charity event.

 

Learn more about Stephen's podcast, Paraphrase, at ParaphrasePodcast.Com and listen wherever podcasts are found!

 

Click here to go subscribe on Apple Podcasts.

 

Check out Stephen on Twitter and Instagram: @stephenfishbach

 

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JD & JD are off this week while Jacob's on tour (info here)! Let's revisit one of their favorite conversations with the hilarious Jeffrey Emerson.

 

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Actor/Comedian Jeffrey Emerson works hard for the money.

 

As they say in the biz, "the show must go on!" In episode 7, Jeffrey takes us through the dark life/career events that led him to finding his /happy/ place. But first Jhanelle reveals to Jacob what her and disgraced CEO Elizabeth Holmes have in common. 

 

Catch Jeffrey on SyFy's "Happy!" starring Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswald! Season 2 is coming to Netflix soon!

 

And check out his weekly free comedy show, LAp DAnce SAloon, Mondays at 9pm at 2A at 25 Ave A in NYC.  

 

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Check out Jeffrey's socials for laughs and live show updates:

Instagram: @jansel_jadams

Twitter: @jansel_jadams

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I’M TRYING HARDER! is a new format we’re trying here on the pod! We hope you enjoy our first attempt with two of our wonderful friends, Elline and Cyan!

You can follow Elline at @elline_ on Instagram.

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