Screwed-Up Stories Podcast

Natasha Pearl Hansen is an internationally touring stand-up comedian, actress and writer who's body of work has been featured on FOX, Hulu, MTV, and Netflix.  Her podcast "Future Role Model" praises being unconventional, redefines what it means to be a role model, and celebrates past bad-role modeling.  Keep an eye out for some of her unconventional comedy tours worldwide this year, and her upcoming series "Monogamish" and "Diary of a Bad Fiance".  Today she joins us to talk about getting into a serious relationship with a man before discovering that he is homeless!

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" and when you buy one bottle of Bergafemme we will give you a second bottle absolutely free.  You don't even have to pay for shipping!

Krista Allen is an actress, a writer and a stand-up comedian.  She is the host of the podcast "I'm Fine with Krista Allen" where she dives into her own unfortunate life choices by reviewing a popular self help book each week.  You might have seen her in the TV series "Days Of Our Lives" or "Baywatch", or in the films "Final Destination" or "Anger Management".  Today, Krista joins us to talk about attending the Burning Man festival after a devastating breakup.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" and when you buy one bottle of Bergafemme we will give you a second bottle absolutely free.  You don't even have to pay for shipping!

Felicia Michaels is a comedian who was nominated twice for Funniest Female Comic by the American Comedy Awards, and she won once.  Felicia has many podcasts including Parental Discretion, Beatufy and Da Beast with Joey Coco Diaz, and She Said What?  Felicia was also a Grand Champion on Star Search, where she made her national debut.  You can hear her comedy on XM Satellite Radio and Last.fm, and here's a fun fact: Felicia posed nude for Playboy and was featured in the October 1992 issue!  Today Felicia joins us to talk about growing up poor and her lucky break.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" and when you buy one bottle of Bergafemme we will give you a second bottle absolutely free.  You don't even have to pay for shipping!

Melanie Maras is an award-winning writer, comic, and storyteller who performs all over the world.  She recently filmed her first half hour comedy special "Brash Girls Club" in Los Angeles.  And check this out... Melanie was named one of Indonesia's Top 10 Young & Talented Stand-Up Comedians in 2018.  She is a two-time Moth StorySLAM winner and the host of "Shoot 'Em Up", a storytelling show here in Los Angeles.  Today Melanie joins us to talk about the time she fell for a sexy Jesus type at church in Los Angeles.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

Openfit - Openfit takes all the complexity out of losing weight and getting fit.  It's a brand new, super simple streaming service that allows you to work-out from the comfort of your living room in as little as 10 minutes a day.  Right now during the Openfit 30-day challenge, our listeners get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Openfit, where you can lose up to 15 pounds in 30 days, when you text "SCREWEDUP" to 303030.

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.

Rachel “Wolfie” Wolfson is a comedian, writer, and producer originally from Las Vegas.  Rachel moved to Los Angeles to work in the entertainment industry and to smoke weed legally.  She gained popularity when her relatable, hilarious and stoner-centric mems went viral.  When Rachel is not performing on stages all over the world, you can find her smoking joints on the YouTube channel "The Budd".  She has been featured on the cover of “Dope” and writes for “High Times” and “Playboy”.  Today she talks about being sent to Discovery Academy, a therapeutic boarding school in Utah, as a 17-year-old.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

Openfit - Openfit takes all the complexity out of losing weight and getting fit.  It's a brand new, super simple streaming service that allows you to work-out from the comfort of your living room in as little as 10 minutes a day.  Right now during the Openfit 30-day challenge, our listeners get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Openfit, where you can lose up to 15 pounds in 30 days, when you text "SCREWEDUP" to 303030.

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.

Joe Gorga is a real estate developer, an entrepreneur, and the author of "The Gorga Guide To Success".  Joe learned how to work with people and negotiate at a young age.  Today he owns and develops multi-million dollar properties throughout New Jersey.  In addition to his three decades working in real estate, Joe is one of the stars of Bravo's hit series, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, alongside his wife, Melissa.  Today Joe joins us to talk about a time in his twenties when he went home with a girl and was surprised by her overly interested Chihuahua!

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.

Mary Lynn Rajskub is an actress and comedian, best known for portraying Chloe O’Brian in the Fox action thriller series 24.  You’ve also seen her on TV shows like – Grey's Anatomy, Gilmore Girls, The Girlfriend Experience, The Larry Sanders Show, Two Broke Girls, and in films such as Road Trip, Punch Drunk Love, Little Miss Sunshine, and Legally Blonde 2.  She joins us today to talk about the day she met her prospective pimp outside the Tang’s Donut on Sunset Boulevard!

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.

Mindy Rickles, standup comedian/actress, was recently featured in Jeff Garlin's theatrical release, Dealin' With Idiots, and has been performing as a stand up at clubs around Los Angeles, including as an emcee at the Laugh Factory. She was featured on episodes of In the Heat of the Night with Carroll O'Conner and grew up as the daughter of one of the all-time greats of comedy, Don Rickles. Her act reflects her unique and unusual life growing up, her family and her own particular obsessions. Mindy joins us today to talk about dating psychopaths from criers to aggressive drivers.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

Openfit - Openfit takes all the complexity out of losing weight and getting fit.  It's a brand new, super simple streaming service that allows you to work-out from the comfort of your living room in as little as 10 minutes a day.  Right now during the Openfit 30-day challenge, our listeners get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Openfit, where you can lose up to 15 pounds in 30 days, when you text "SCREWEDUP" to 303030.

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.

Jenna Brister is a standup comic, storyteller and screenwriter.  She is a 5-time Moth storyslam winner, and she co-hosts the I, Survivor podcast for Wondery Media... She's an alum of the Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade comedy schools, and writes made-for-TV thrillers for Lifetime.  Jenna joins us today to talk about her spontaneous first date to the Scientology Celebrity Center.  It all started when the couple were getting lunch and noticed a giant building looming over them.  Neither of them had heard of Scientology so they approached the building gates, and decided to take a tour together!

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

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Wendi- McLendon-Covey is an actress and comedian, best known as the character Beverly Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, for which she was nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.  She also starred in Reno 911!, and had the lead role in the Lifetime comedy Lovespring International.  You've seen Wendi in the comedy film Bridesmaids, and many other films, including Single Moms Club, Think Like A Man and What Men Want.  This year, after years in comedy roles, Wendi played a leading role in the independent drama film Imaginary Order.  

Wendi joins us today to talk about taking responsibility for your screw-ups.  Her story starts before her days as a successful actress. It starts at a time when she worked at a jewelry store. She had just been broken up with and her future was unclear. She was depressed and struggled to move on with her life.  She couldn't help but wonder "Is this all there is for me?"  But as we all know, there was much more in store for Wendi McLendon-Covey.

And of course we share our own stories and screw-ups of the week. Remember to give a 5-star rating and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or however you listen! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @ScrewStories and check out our website screwedupstories.com!  Also leaves us a voicemail at  (323) 886-1277 telling your Screwed-Up Stories and we might just play them on the show.

This episode is made possible by our sponsors:

BergaFEMME - BergaFEMME is the only natural product formulated for women to reduce hot flashes and night sweats, give you energy, improve your circulation and help with heart health.  Go to BERGAMETNA.com and use promo code "SCREWEDUP" for 25% off your first order.