Podcast Hell with Erick Hellwig

This Jason Garrett episode of the podcast was a rough one to make. I do not like the Dallas Cowboys, or their fans, but I felt it was only fair to give them an quarterback episode like every other city, and I did my best to do them justice. When you listen, you be the judge. As an Eagles fan, there's no fence sitting when it comes to the Cowboys, so I may have just cost myself some Birds gang fans. So be it. I gave Dallas an episode. And yes, I haven't slept since releasing this podcast. Also, Keren Margolis (Inside Amy Schumer, Race Wars Podcast) is my guest for the episode, and Joe Schiappa (MTV, IFC) drops in as well. While doing my own thing up top, I chat about Blink 182 hitting nothing but net on UFO's, Egypt, the career of Jason Garrett and his incredible Thanksgiving Day miracle, and more. Joe Schiappa parachutes into a pre-planned bit to make fun of my merch store and I promote a couple pods I appeared on (The Big Dumb Podcast, Opening Kickoff Podcast & Locked On Browns). When Keren drops in, we chat about the time we were involved in a mass firing, wives knowing their husband's buttholes, underlying rage, creativity vs. comfort, military service, fisting, ditching jokes in your act and salads. Oh yeah, remember the super long show notes from the Scott Zolak and Scotty Landes episodes? They both got way more listens than any shows I've done so far, so looks like I'm gonna be a long-winded son of a bitch in these show notes moving forward.

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Before I tell you about former quarterback Anthony Wright or my guest Scotty Landes, let's address my dog being very loud in the background of this podcast. It sounds like he's tap-dancing on the hardwood. What can I tell you, he's a dog, lay off. This podcast takes us to some very cool places. I burn bridges with Stamps.com, discuss people's weight loss journey, and get excited for the upcoming Rubber City Comedy Festival in Akron, Ohio. I also touch on Tim Tebow, Urkel, the somewhat disturbed fans of Death, and trying to become friends with Alex Gettlin (Let Me Be Clear podcast). Once I get to Anthony Wright, we're talking about his career at South Carolina, his playoff battle against the Titans in 2003, his battle with eventual 1st round bust Kyle Boller, him getting shot, and more. My wife, comedian Liz Galalis (The Joel McHale Show) drops in for a quick pre-planned bit, and then I welcome Scotty Landes (Ma, Workaholics) onto the show. Scotty and I catch up, then talk Ravens football from the early 90's. I'm talking a lot of really good defense, special teams, and a lot of screen passes from Trent Dilfer, Stoney Case and Elvis Grbac. A quick shout out to some fellow podcasts that have had me guest on their shows recently; Sports & Shit, Larry Knows Sports, Project Drivel, Winning Losers & The Spin-off. Hit these guys with some social media follows and check out their content!

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Scott Zolak refused to do my show, but he demanded I have no guest. As he seems like a cool guy, I obliged. This ep is a solo joint. I start the show with some chit chat about mediation, as last week's episode with Brendan Sagalow motivated me to start doing it. I chat about weeping in hot yoga, my favorite Maryland Terp t-shirt, and how my recent doctors visits are making me feel like a fat RoboCop. I also yell at the audience to go to therapy, talk about poor people tearing their ACL's, and do a quick bit on Atlanta Falcons backup Turk Schonert. Am I doing the episode summary right? I feel like previous ones I didn't write enough, now I'm writing too much. Whatever, this one will just be over-written, we'll see what happens on the next episode description. Moving on...I also talk about psychos watching me sleep, hugging Drew Bledsoe, Scott Zolak being a fun guy, Scott Zolak having terrible college numbers, Scott Zolak reminding me of Koy Detmer, and the Patriots-Jaguars 1998 playoff game. I feel like I'm committed to this style for the rest of the way here, but in case it's annoying to you, don't worry, I think this is a one-off. You don't need to hear EVERYTHING I talked about. Anyway, then I talked about Giovanni Carmazzi being fearful, being an enabler, my recent appearance on The Schmidt Scharing Show, yelling at that Geico commerical, Jack Bauer cutting off a terrorist's nutsack, making Coldstone employees sing and pit bulls. Still reading? I close the podcast by talking for too long about the Oprah interview with Harry and Meghan, Woody Allen, having kids, and encouraging people to check out my merch, newsletter and Patreon waiting list. Also, follow my friend Rob Stern, he dropped in for a quick comedy bit. Alright, we made it. That sucked. I will never write an episode summary like this again, unless this gets a ton of listens, in which case it'll be like this forever.

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Brendan Sagalow hasn't the faintest who Bubby Brister is and he's not ashamed of it! Not only does this episode include a funny and interesting interview with Brendan, but two of my friends drop by in Liz Galalis (@Erickswife) on Insta/Twitter and Gary DeNoia (Gary's Insta). Also, I'm kidding, Liz is @LizGalalis, I'm just feeling frisky. The podcast starts off with me talking about getting my Twitter account hacked. We're talking full on, sex pervert, gimps in my DM's hacked. But I got it back thanks to the millions (Rock pause) and millions of fans reporting the asshole to Twitter, so if you were one of those that helped me out, thx! I also get deep into talking to dogs like they're humans, men from the 1930's named "Babe", Bubby Brister telling Chuck Noll to eat shit, Terrell Davis coming after Bubby, and more. Then I start chatting with Brendan and we get into meditation, snowboarding, the ecstasy in quitting versus the self-value of perseverance, not caring about sports, dating in a pandemic, and more. Follow Brendan on Insta/Twitter and listen to his comedy album Not Now More Than Ever FOR FREE on Spotify.

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Liz Miele. Jesse Palmer. MY FATHER! The stars are out in this episode! Roll out the red carpet for a celebrity extravaganza the likes of which have never been seen! This podcast starts out with the usual with a breakdown of the execution of St. Valentine. Then I catch people up on my week, starting with my low grade Celiac Disease depression, some therapy talk, and my appearance on The Opening Kickoff Podcast. My father drops in for some pre-planned bit action, and then it's a deep dive on Jesse Palmer. The former Florida Gator has a not so memorable football career followed by a lengthy run as a multi-faceted TV host. I playfully mock him. Then my father appears in another pre-planned bit, and I chat about the stage antics of My Chemical Romance, my upcoming merch store, moving to Tarzana, Patrice O'Neal, and supporting Taylor Heinicke at all costs. I also complain about cancel culture, which believe it or not has never been done by a comedian. The guest for this episode is Liz Miele. Liz and I bitch about how NYC is better then LA for about seventeen hours (I edited it down to 30 minutes). We also dabble in some east coast anger and comedy and do not mention football once. It's the off-season and I talked Jesse Palmer earlier on, get off my ass. Liz currently has a comedy special titled "Self Help Me" you can see on YouTube right now. You can follow her on Instagram, Twitter, or visit her website. Her book Why Cats Are Assholes coming out 3/16, and she hosts the podcast "2 Non Doctors" on YouTube. 

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Two things; Erik Kramer was a huge mistake for a comedy podcast and Detroit has Duce on their staff so get ready for a Super Bowl, Motown. On this packed episode of Bring In The Backups, I talk about my Celiac Disease (again), GameStop, LA opening restaurants, Erik Kramer opening up a can of whoop-ass on Dallas in the playoffs, my rage, Erik Kramer getting Me Too'd, Erik Kramer getting un-Me Too'd, Dan Campbell, and finally, the Duce is loose in Detroit.  I also awkwardly tip-toe around Erik Kramer's post NFL career, we get a comedy visit from Liz Galalis, and I interview comedian Sandy Danto (MADtv). Check out Sandy's album The San Francisco Punchline.

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Brad Johnson stole glory from Shaun King and I'm here to take it back. Straight from St. Petersburg, our hometown hero led the Tulane Green Wave to an undefeated season in 1998, and rolled that success into a brief, mostly uninspiring NFL career where he quarterbacked a team with a historically great defense. This podcast gets real. I'm talking upper endoscopy procedures, the capitol riots (barely), the Bucs creamsicle throwbacks (mostly), exciting playoff football, living in LA during COVID and more. I also blow the secret that I'm starting a merch store, comedian Liz Galalis (@lizgalalis) drops in on a pre-planned bit, and my sister (name-less to you people) expresses her concern for my mental health. 

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Steve Bono. Lucas Hazlett. A podcast that is way too long but I just didn't want to edit, and it's funny so whatever. This marathon podcast starts with yours truly reviewing Steve Bono's career with the 49ers & Chiefs where he backed up Joe Montana and Steve Young. I also tackle current modern day hot topics including "port vs. starboard", is timeshare bad, and the lack of trigger warnings for the CBS 1991 TV movie The Rape of Dr. Willis. Then my friend Lucas Hazlett (2 Broke Girls, Life in Pieces, American Princess) joins the podcast and we cover too much ground. There's enough in here to upset everyone, so this podcast has a "don't listen if you're a pussy" rating. Steve Bono takes a back-seat, which as a backup, he's used to. If you listen till the end you get a cookie. Enjoy the pod. The next one will be five minutes to balance it out.

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

The Jimmy Clausen touchdown meter is running low, but just like Santa's sleigh, if we all just believe, he'll start crushing his current intramural league. Prepare for a Christmas journey to Notre Dame, Charlotte, Chicago, Baltimore, and wherever the else this dude has lived. I chat about country songs, the weird noises my stomach makes on the podcast, Lori Laughlin making friends, pickles and more. I also interview Madison Davis and she goes off on my looks and being a bad person. Happy Holidays. Don't kill your family.

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Sink into this Rex Grossman episode like you would a coma after eating a  Chicago deep dish pizza. I'm not talking "food coma". I'm talking you had a lifetime of poor choices and now you're in a coma following your heart attack. I want family members crying over you in a hospital bed while you listen to Sexy Rexy get his due. Merry Christmas! The REXTRAVAGANZA stays focused on #8 for the most part, but we also chat about Moises Alou's urine-soaked hands. Stay tuned as my wife makes a reasonable request to not be called a cunt, my dog Gordon mis-behaves, my father-in-law's girlfriend does dishes audibly in the background, and my friend Alex Gettlin drops in for some pre-planned bit action. No guest this time around because I'm traveling the east coast and I should be enough for you people. If I can't carry a podcast focusing on this in-consistent Super Bowl piñata, I shouldn't be in the backup quarterback podcasting business to begin with.

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.