The Default Setting

Pick a topic du jour. A topic that's spicy. A topic that causes debate. A topic that is inexplicably divisive. We talk about it this week when guest Leslie Battle joins us to discuss her default setting: rambler.

On deck for discussion: Chad Ochocinco, the state of Texas, the state of Florida, the state of Ohio, the Army, guns, edibles, time travel, and literally at least 10 other topics I can't remember right now.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Special guest co-host GG Chick joins Jess this week to keep calm and carry on with comedian and writer Cody Cooper while he talks about his default setting: dormant rage.

We talk about the subtle benefits (along with the extremely unsubtle downsides) to lashing out, along with the occasions where we find ourselves seething, including at parties, in traffic, on vacation & next to lemonade stands.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

We hoard all the fun this week when poet and comedian Angelo Maneage feels compelled to dish his default setting: OCD.

OCD isn't just a fun way to describe being annoyingly meticulous; it can actually be quite the contrary. The three of us all describe our own past run-ins with the disorder and how we've coped/ignored it.

Also on deck: porcelain dolls, edition #917 of 'Jess is old', Oscar the Grouch, Angelina Jolie's marital history and blood. Lots and lots of blood.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

We made the best choice having guest Stephanie Sherman (@drinkswithlarry) join us (again) this week to chat about her default setting: indecision.

The 3 of us dive into how calling the shots isn't as fun as it's cracked up to be. 

Also up for discussion: GhostBusters, transgender felines, veggie porn, audiophiles and an idea for a possible side podcast we're calling 'Boytus Interruptus'.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Comedian Katie O'Malley (@ko in cle) met and/or exceeded every one of our expectations this week with her default setting: fake it til you make it.

Katie teaches us all about the Amazon & Colombia, while Elizabeth teaches us about vagina echo chambers and sausage death.

We also talk puppies, kitties, the elderly and the elderly man who periodically attempts to ruin Cleveland comedy.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

EVERYONE LOOK AT US AND WHAT WE'RE DOING. Comedian Dwayne Duke (IG @lifesaparty, Twitter @funnydwayne) is front and center this week discussing his default setting: attention whore.

We chat about good attention vs. bad attention, being an only child vs. one of many and being a pig lover vs. a c-word.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Season 3 BAYBEEEE.

This season we've got an all new co-host in our beloved Lizzy Jizzy, Ms. Elizabeth Seman and our premiere episode guest, Mr. Bryan Sternik (@thebryansternik).

We talk about Bryan's default setting: youthful and everything that encompasses including ambition, naivety and car jackings.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

The kween of Cleveland comedy crushes our Season 2 Finale: Mary Santora.

We laugh, we cry, we eat pizza & discuss the benefits of Mary's default setting: being an optimist.

Also on deck: kids, lesbians, moms, kids of lesbian moms…or maybe just the first 3. Idk. We recorded this like 8 months ago.

Shoutouts:

-Pete Milk (@patrick_melk)

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Things get cheesy when comedian and motivational speaker David Horning has his whey with us, talking his default setting: yes and’ing.

David’s one of the first improv performers we’ve met who’s managed to successfully cross over into standup. He discusses his history with writing, performing and staying funny in the face of tragedy.

We have an udderly good time this week, so you’ll definitely want to give this week’s episode a skim. Moo. 🐄

Comedian, co-host of Drinks With Larry (@drinkswithlarry) and neighborhood ninja Aaron DeTaurean joins us this week to deliver his default setting: energy.

Aaron takes us through his tips and tricks to getting energy, keeping energy and using energy. Listen to this episode to find out exactly why you're exhausted all the time and SPOILER ALERT: it's because you're doing EVERYTHING WRONG.

We also learn about the best way to put out a fire and we chat about the greatest animated series to ever be taken off the air: Code Monkeys.

Shoutouts:

-Pete Milk (@patrick_melk)

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)