Spiraling Up

While in the final days of pregnancy of his first child, Jonny reflects on his major life changes. Meanwhile Sam returns to Queens (thankfully) childless.

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This week Spiraling Up welcomes back the prolific and hilarious Myq Kaplan. Myq has been seen on Conan, The Tonight Show and The Late Show to name a few. His new hour of comedy A.K.A. has just been released and it is worth listening to from beginning to end.

We discuss the goal of comedy, the success of failure and if Sam is a good candidate for ayahuasca.

But first, Sam and Jon check in and go over some new material...

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This week we welcome the hilarious co-host of Not Another True Crime Podcast, Casey Balsham.

We learn how to party like a theater major, the best day for a comedian to get married and what it will be like when we finally get back on stage.

But first, Sam and I go over some bits...

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This week we welcome the hilarious Moody McCarthy. Moody is the King of Astoria and has appeared on television shows like Conan, The Late Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Last Comic Standing.

Jon brings Sam up to speed on how well Moody and Jon know each other, Moody gives Jon some advice on how to be a dad and find out how your GPS can reflect your relationship.

But first Sam and Jon check in on their weeks....

Sam and Jon break down the importance of a relationship milestone, what things will be like when Sam returns to NYC, and how growing as a person can mess up your act. Plus goals for the upcoming week...

This week we learn how Sam started stand up and where Sam and Jon's bond began.

Then hear what happens when your therapist is at your show, decide if you let your girlfriend listen to your podcast and who retweeted Sam's Farmedy Club tweet.

Comedians Jon Fisch and Sam Rubinoff cope with these uncertain times together.

Very excited to welcome Alingon Mitra from Last comic Standing, Colbert, Conan the Late Late show.

We share some New England memories before getting into Gretchen Rubin's book The Four Tendencies. It's all about how you react to expectations both internal and external (which I annoyingly call exterior - oops sorry)

Alingon explains why it can be so difficult to do things you want to do when you are an obliger, how to push the right lever for external accountability and some examples of an accountability group.

Plus, how tendencies work within relationships, what your tendency says about your values and Alingon's own test to determine your tendency.

My guest is comedian, author, podcaster Dan Wilbur. In addition to his books How Not to Read and Never Flirt with Puppy Killers, Dan''s been featured on Sirius XM, College Humor, McSweeney's and Someecards, where he was the Ecards editor.

We start talking books and try to figure out when it's okay to give up on a book. Then Dan gets a life lesson from a surprising source. What's worse than poutine? All or nothing thinking. How relationships can change your diet and who was the first comedian Dan saw in NYC?

This week I welcome host, podcaster, producer and show-runner Chelsea White

We pick things up as I'm explaining why I don't watch the NFL. Then we stress the importance of following Josh Gondelman on Twitter and what it's like when a Chelsea meets another Chelsea. And we get into the similarities between OCD and Tourette. Plus how to date purposefully.