Jalapeño Business with Daniel Weingarten

On today's episode, I sit down with actress, filmmaker, and my girlfriend, Zoe Kanters. We discuss growing up in Michigan, how we met and our new podcast coming soon!

On today's episode, I sit down with stand up comedian, Michael Blaustein. We talk about bad auditions, growing up in Maryland, and how we became friends by bonding about love at a comedy club.

On today's episode, I sit down with Emmy Nominated television producer and motivational speaker, Phillip Andrew Barbb to discuss his experience growing up in Detroit, recovery, self-help, and time travel.

On Episode #6 of Jalapeño Business, I sit down with Jack Jr. to discuss growing up in a comedy club, working the road together, and relationships!

On today's episode, I sit down with comedian, Christine Little. Starting off with some ho ho's, we found ourselves having a conversation that covered everything from people pretending to be smart at museums, morning pages, and Christine's journey from studying psychology to becoming a comedian. Enjoy!

On today's episode, I sit down with comedian Craig Conant. Starting off with some peanut butter and jelly tortillas, we found ourselves having a conversation that covered everything from the Mandela Effect, addiction/recovery, not killing plants, and Craig's legendary 10+ year career at Trader Joe's. Enjoy!

On today's episode, I sit down with film composer Mikel Hurwitz. We talk about how hard boiled eggs ruined his childhood, his musical upbringing, and how his experience as a Human rights observer during the 2006 Oaxacan uprising led him to become a composer.

Some of his recent include: Dr. Baseball: Ron Taylor, U.P. There, Gentefied, American Meat, Behind the Dress, Getting By, and, Tiradero al Cielo Abierto. His music has also been featured in national advertising campaigns and international film festivals.

Mikel currently collaborates with Academy Award Nominated and Grammy Winning Composer Danny Elfman (Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Fifty Shades of Gray, The Simpsons) as a sound developer; and has recently collaborated with Emmy Nominated Composer Philip Giffin (Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Darkwing Duck), Francis Buckley (Quincy Jones, Aerosmith, Alanis Morrisette); and, Luis Conte (Madonna, James Taylor, Al Di Meola). He holds a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College Berklee College of Music in Film Scoring, where he won best score in the Berklee Academy Awards, and, a B.A. Honors from the University of British Columbia in Political Geography and Latin American Studies.

On today's episode, I sit down with comedian, writer, actor and host, Francisco Ramos. He recently did a special on HBO called “Entre Nos” that aired in 2018. He was a top 10 finalist on Last Comic Standing and has acted on “Shameless”, “Angie Tribeca” “Lady Dynamite”, and voiced the role of Marmoset in the animated film “RIO.” I’ve known Francisco since when I first started doing stand up. But as is the case, he was someone I always saw around and said hello to, but we never really got to know each other. But on this episode, we did just that. Starting off with some delicious arepas, we quickly went into talking about his experience immigrating to America from Venezuela when he was 13 and how self help books guided him in the transition from working in finance to stand up. By the end, we discovered that we have similar philosophies on the way we see the world and attack it accordingly.

On today’s episode, I sit down with comedian, writer, actor and host, Sammy Obeid. He’s been on America’s Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, and Conan. I’ve known Sammy for years, having run in some of the same comedic circles. Needless to say, he has always been one of my favorites. He’s a ridiculously intelligent guy and a has a brand of comedy to match.

Our conversation today started with lentil soup, which ended up being a metaphor for happiness and life itself and took off from there. In the episode, we touch on everything from his experience growing up with hippie immigrant parents in the Bay Area, studying applied mathematics at Berkeley, and becoming a tutor before eventually transitioning into stand up comedy. And upon doing so, dedicated himself to down a show everyday for 1001 days straight, during which he faced an existential crisis of sorts that simultaneously left him on the verge of quitting stand up only to find happiness once again.