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Doug shares the harrowing tale of his wife’s failed home birth and the NICU nurses who saved his son’s life before catching up with the hilarious Casey Balsham about impending parenthood.
They discuss the physical and financial hell of IVF treatments, detoxing from social media addiction, and prepping your kids for the robot takeover.
| Casey |
Instagram: @Casefaceb
Twitter: @CaseyBalsham
TikTok: @Casefaceb
Snapchat: Lawless
Website: http://www.caseybalsham.com/
| Doug |
Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith
Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com
Email the show: [email protected]
Produced by @doctorphotograph
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Doug shares his experience of moving to NYC to be a drunken harlot before finally chasing his standup dreams, but not before dipping a toe in the world of improv with his former teacher and this week’s guest, Chris Gethard.
They discuss the terrors of witnessing your child’s head trauma over FaceTime, the prospect of ending up as t-shirt salesmen, and how peer criticism can unfortunately outweigh fan support.
| Chris |
Instagram: @chrisgeth
Twitter: @chrisgethard
Facebook: Chris Gethard
Website: www.chrisgeth.com
| Doug |
Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith
Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com
Email the show: [email protected]
Produced by @doctorphotograph
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Doug shares his origin story as a former Jehovah’s Witness and compares notes on a strict religious upbringing with comedian and former Orthodox Jew, Ari Shaffir. They reflect on how rituals and discipline shaped them while discussing Jesus getting sunburned, ridiculous songs of worship, and how to survive the rapture.
| Ari |
Instagram & YouTube: @arishaffir
Website: www.arishaffir.com
| Doug |
Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith
Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com
Email the show: [email protected]
Produced by @doctorphotograph
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Comedian Doug Smith, a former Jehovah’s Witness, searches for the silver linings in growing up inside of a doomsday cult through conversations with other artists that had challenging experiences of…