The Bafflegab Podcast

British comedian and hostile introvert Shazia Mirza joins Jay at his house for an exercize in awkward podcasting as the two discuss the legacy of British Empire and why most of Jay's podcasts suck. 

Actor turned assistant director Chris Northup gabs with Jay about his early years as an assistant to Patrick Swayze on 'Dirty Dancing,' the crazed insanity of trying to make it as an actor, and his eventual reorientation to becoming a successful working producer and assistant director. 

Actress comedian Brenda Schmid (Two Broke Girls, The Wedding Band) bafflegabs with Jay about the pain of hostessing Hollywood nightclubs, the joys of Peruvian religious ceremonies, and what it's like to make it as a working actress in Hollywood. 

Eddie Gamarra, literary manager at The Gotham Group and executive producer of "The Maze Runner"  talks to Jay about the process of turning books into movies, the joys of psychoanalysis, and the ups and downs of the Hollywood dance. 

James Deen, legendary coital stunt man, neurotic Jew and passionate fan of lemons, joins Jay at the legendary Musso and Frank restaurant in Hollywood to enjoy a martini and steak and to muse on the odditie of being the most famous male porn star working in adult film today. 

Rawle D. Lewis got his acting start in Hollywood as Junior Bevil, one of the members of the Jamaican bobsled team in the modern Disney classic "Cool Runnings."  Since then Rawle has worked as an actor and comedian with the requisite ups and downs that most careers in Hollywood bring. Rawle chats with Jay about his journey and tells an awesome story about a red neck bar in the Valley. 

Emmy winning makeup effects artist Jamie Kelman (Looper, Iron Man) chats with Jay about the joys of monster movies, the changing nature of practical effects in the age of computer graphics, the pain-in-the-assitude of working with Mike Myers, and the incredible legacy of the late Dick Smith.

Comedian Rosie Tran (Last Comic Standing) bafflegabs with Jay about moving to Los Angeles at eighteen to pursue her dream, the joys of dating comedians, and the awkwardness of wanting to fire your manager the day after his mother died. 

Dean "Chainsaw" Cameron, star of such teen classics Summer School, Bad Dreams, Rockula, and Ski School, talks through the highs and lows of surviving as an actor, writer, and occasional office temp for over thirty years in the Hollywood chum. 

Director John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda, Father of the Pride) sits down with Jay to talk about the greatness of Ray Harryhausen, the joys of creating a world famous Panda, and his first big breaking working as an illustrator for Jim Henson on the Muppet Show. Jay apologizes in advance for spending way too much podcast time geeking out about the Muppet Show during this podcast.