As an award winning podcast, The Default Setting gets FIVES of requests from potential guests asking to be on the show. Sadly most of these guests never make it to air because they never return our messages.

So what do you do with a podcast with no guests? CLIP SHOW. But not just any clip show, a NEVER BEFORE AIRED clip show! Featuring the pre-show commentaries of Cody Cooper, Leslie Battle, Zach Shildwachter, AJ DiCosimo and Ray Roberts!

Additionally, we got so drunk/high for this week's show that we forgot how long we'd recorded so the episode is only 37 minutes. IT'S ABOUT QUALITY NOT QUANTITY.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Actor, writer, podcaster, comedian, musician, poet and Elizabeth's other half James Earl Brassfield (@jearlbrass) graces us with his gravitas this week when we discuss his default setting: Special.

Since he was a young buck, JEB always knew he had star quality and he hasn't let it go to waste. He's won awards for acting and writing in the sketch group Pizza Money and for his self-produced podcast Teach These Devils. Now he faces his toughest challenge: getting grilled by his award winning girlfriend.

We also chat about smokin sess, getting grounded and making choices. But like SPECIFIC choices.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Things get started abrupt-o with Mr. Interrupto (aka Brian Avery of @drinkswithlarry) while we discuss his default setting: Aggressively Average.

A fun thing about Brian's default setting is it allowed us all to blabber about average things, but, you know…aggressively. We talk testes, dogs, missing episodes, Patreons, glockenspiels and spin offs, all in the first 20 minutes.

We also have a special guest appearance by another award winning, award nominated podcast host! Tune in to find out who!

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Up and coming comedian and architect Katy Moynihan builds herself up this week while we chat about her default setting: grin and bear it.

Katy has one of the coolest origin stories when it comes to how she found her funny and why she decided to start writing jokes (spoiler: she didn't need her bros telling her 'YOU SHOULD DO STANDUP'). 

Also on deck for discussion are the usual: Cleveland comedy's scene and LA in general.

We also wanna thank the little people for voting us Best Podcast at the Cleveland Comedy Awards and humbly request they ingest a male sex organ.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

This week's episode contains the most amount of people, editing and tomfoolery in TDS history when comedian Kevin Ross joins us to talk about his default setting: Funny.

Our guest gets triple teamed when Jess, Liz AND special guest co-host GG Chick drops in to consult Kevin on his comedic character.

Oh 4 people on an episode aren't enough for you? Great news. Kevin's date Christine also joins us because Kevin Ross IS A FUCKING BALLER WHO COMMITS.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Who is Ray Roberts? A comedian, a democrat, a grenade thrower and a genuinely nice guy, just to name a few. We find out more about him when we dig into his default setting: juvenile.

At ages 29, 30 and 37, the Ray, Liz and Jess discuss the divisions in the Millennial generation and our perspectives on college, communism and callout culture. Plus there's a whole lotta dead grandpas.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

On TDS, we love our Marines and today is no exception when we talk to veteran and comedian Dan Brady (FUBAR Comedy on Facebook) about his default setting: Supportive.

Dan is one of the nicest dudes & fastest rising stars in the NE Ohio/Western PA circuit, but when he takes the mic, DUCK AND COVER. He'll charm you and then alarm you with his no-holds barred style that somehow remains inoffensive.

We discuss PTSD, puppies, Pennsylvania, prattling and other PG rated p-words.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

We have a confession to make. Writer and comedian AJ DiCosimo didn't really have a default setting. We just really really really wanted him to be on the show because he's hilarious and fun. You don't like it? THIS SHOW IS FREE.

What we DO discuss in lieu of an actual default setting ranges from snow plows, cat butts, cigarette butts, dying, dog people and car accidents. WHAT A ROLLER COASTER.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

You guys remember the 90's? If so, you'll love this episode. If not, well, YOU GON LEARN. Filmmaker and movie buff Zach Shildwachter (@sickeningpics) reminisces about the decade of fluorescence while also talking about his default setting: preparedness.

Is it anxiety when you always expect something bad to happen? Can it manifest itself as something good, a la knowing how to survive off salt water enemas? Zach talks about where his drive to brace himself comes from and how he manages it today.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants) 

Chillin out relaxin. Relaxin all cool. While we don't shoot b-ball, we do shoot the shit with comedian Ubad Olowolowo this week when we dish his default setting: Chill.

We spend about half the episode trying to get Jess's cat to calm the f down, and the rest of it learning about life in Nigeria, life in Alabama and life where not everybody knows (how to say) your name.

BONUS: there's a fun pseudo hidden surprise for loyal listeners in this episode!

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)