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I'm going to give you a little insider baseball on this one: there were so many great thirty second bits throughout this conversation that it was almost a quadruple level Sophie's choice which clip was going to make it as the stinger (I think it's obvious why the winner prevailed).

Alexa is one third of the producing team that cast me in the comedy web-series Dirty Talk that we shot in 2015 (I think...? Definitely while I was living in my car, of which they were all unaware of) and since starting the podcast has always sent me encouraging Facebook messages about the show so when she happened to be in America for a weekend, I jumped at the opportunity to get her on.

In this conversation we talk about my regrets on the set of Dirty Talk, my off-kilter sense of humor, and lightly graze the origins of my distrust in people.

George Rockwell had a lot to do with the creation of this podcast incidentally. He was actually the first person I was excited about interviewing, hence why I decided to hold off on interviewing him until after six months of recording.

He's a social dynamics coach and a huge history and philosophy nerd (he also loves boardgames). My point is he's a smart guy and a source of constant enrichment and incredible book suggestions. Originally he had had a whole slew of notes on the podcast and my personality but unfortunately he forgot them.

In this interview we talk about my critical nature, how critical I can be, and wether or not I am too critical.

This one is a treat.

Lamar is probably the first friend I ever made in LA and one of the most down to earth, compassionate people I've ever met. I spent almost half my first year in Los Angeles falling asleep on his futon as we got high watching anime, talking about life, and inhaling Domino's bread bites (you'll hear about it).

In this conversation we talk about my work ethic during the making of my first film, the colorful cast of characters in our group of friends, and seriously: those bread bites -- you gotta order at least 32!

This was a tough episode to edit as I'm sure you'll soon understand.

Keara is a gem. The best kind of gem: A Gemini. While we've never formally hung out we've had a plethora of conversations over iced green tea at the shop she works at (Tea Pop on Vineland -- check it out) and that I frequent.

In this interview I initially had planned on trapping Keara into a surprise conversation on feminism, instead I fell for playful charms and it became an insightful conversation about which character from 'Friends' we are, the way both of our minds work, and one of the most questionable thing I've ever done in a relationship.

I met Sarah the first year I moved into LA when my friend Kristy told me her... cousin? I'm gonna say... was coming into town and needed someone to show her the ropes and how to make it in show business. Needless to mention I had barely any advice to give her and even fewer opportunities to offer. Yet, unlike so many dashed-hopefuls who get chewed up and spat out by this town, Sarah found her way into a successful career as Producers Assistant to one of the biggest movie franchises of the last decade.

In this conversation we discuss my off color sense of humor, my forgettable independent projects, and investing in your friends and their success.

I'm out there but I'm more reserved. Sierra was one of the makeup artists on the film Hatchback that I worked on this year and seem to keep mining from to find guests (I'm also kind of hoping it will help promote the movie and it's IndieGoGo which just went live: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hatchback-feature-film-finishing-funds-movie-drama--2/x/14746214#/)

In this interview we talk about my behavior on set -- it's always about me on set -- and how my "doucheness" reminds Sierra of her dad.

Christina and I met during my first "professional" acting gig in LA where we were both playing extras. It's a tale as old as time: boy meets girl, girl has cool jacket, boy wants jacket and girl promises to give it to him if she ever gets rid of it, girl calls boy up months later to let him know she'd give him the jacket if she hadn't lost it.

In this conversation we attempt to avoid all forms of noise pollution and interruption to little success: we recorded this podcast early in the morning and while neither of us are morning people our problems were exacerbated by airplanes, leaf blowers, and of course notification messages.

You can find her at on twitter and instagram @tynathomas and www.christinamthomas.com

I've rarely been able to get it right with my dad and this interview was no different. After packing up all my equipment to take down with me to the Island Hotel in Newport Beach and setting up the whole recording rig in my dad's hotel room, the audio input shorted and died on me. Not to be dissuaded (certainly not in front of my father) I repacked all the equipment and drove fifty-eight miles back up to my place in order to test and confirm the unit was broken (it was) and then figure out an alternative recording strategy before sleeping for three hours and waking up at 6:00AM to drive another fifty-eight miles back to my father's hotel only to realize I had forgotten one of the mic stands.

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In this interview we talk about what I was like as a child, the most traumatizing memory of my childhood that has spurred an endless debate in my family regarding my character, and enjoy a spontaneous digression from my sister, Remington.

Nick Kramer was the body of the Voltron that was made up of Breeanna Judy, Bobby Hooper, Jose De Los Angeles, and myself (I'm one of the arms by the way) back when I lived with all of them in the well remembered "Debbie House". He and I use to have long conversations at night about film theory and eventually worked together on a short film project that, like all great first time creative endeavors, lead to a huge disagreement. That said, I've always thought of him as one the classiest and charming people I know.

In this conversation we do something I've been looking forward to trying out: talk about old episodes and what they convey about my character and the people in my life. We also talk about my most recent attempt to get to know someone that ended in disaster and my secret to re-writing screenplays overnight, all while ignoring the construction crew as they install a new furnace in my building.

Jay's a comedian/budding actor I met while working for a secret boys club (you only THINK it sounds bad) where he taught people how to attract other people and I realize this is sounding worse and worse the more vague I try to be. Initially I was skeptical of his character until an intimate self-improvement workshop brought us closer together in the way people like me love to get to know other people: in a rush of emotion and terrifying honesty. Since then we've worked on a podcast, a short film, and... well I know it's usually good to have a third thing but I can't think of anything at the moment -- that might just be it so far.

In this interview we talk about being overly aware of your audience, my brand, and a very meaningful public interaction I had with my mom on Facebook.