The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi

By Vox Media Podcast Network

Stand up comedian and lifelong cynic Gianmarco Soresi interviews people more famous than him about all the downsides to their life. If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off. This ... more

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June 09, 2026 #378 Miss August Antisemite with Bassem Youssef
Comedian Bassem Youssef joins to share the downsides of being a surgeon by day and salsa teacher by night, the steep price of being a comedian in Egypt, holding your own in a treacherous political media landscape, and why preface texting has gotta stop.

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See Bassem Youssef in a city near you: https://bassemyoussef.xyz/
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: ⁠⁠⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast⁠⁠⁠
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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1h 55min
June 06, 2026 #377 We Got a Letter From Erika Kirk (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell are joined by producer Paige who reads a letter she received from Erika Kirk.

Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/downside⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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13min
June 02, 2026 #376 What Rocky’s Hole Do with James Ortiz
Puppet director James Ortiz (Project Hail Mary) joins to share the downsides of making niche musical theater jokes, working with the gorgeous Ryan Gosling, navigating your way through the small world of puppeteering, and why using the word “camp” to mean “bad” has gotta stop.

Follow James Ortiz on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠
Watch James Ortiz as Rocky in Project Hail Mary, now available to stream
For all the latest on James Ortiz, visit: https://www.jamesortiz.co/
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: ⁠⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast⁠⁠
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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1h 35min
May 30, 2026 #375 Stephen Miller is Ugly (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of "the tolerant left" and why Stephen Miller needs to shut the f*ck up.
Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/downside⁠⁠⁠
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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12min
May 26, 2026 #374 Always Leave Them Wanting More with Jamie Wolf
Comedian Jamie Wolf joins to share the downsides of being a child of divorce, copying your twin sister’s homework, joining a musical just to kiss someone, getting sober cold turkey, and why scalding hot pizza has gotta stop.

Follow Jamie Wolf on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠TikTok⁠
See Jamie Wolf in a city near you: ⁠https://www.jamiewolfcomedy.com/
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: ⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast⁠
--
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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2h 6min
May 23, 2026 #373 The End of Stephen Colbert's Late Night Run (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and discuss who their last guests would be.

Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/downside⁠⁠
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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24min
May 19, 2026 #372 We Need Soundbites with Laverne Cox
Actress & storyteller Laverne Cox joins to share the downsides of getting your tea clocked at a young age, going to conversion therapy, the fight for trans rights in a fascist society, beefing with Caitlin Jenner, and why “messing up” has gotta stop.

Follow Laverne Cox on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, & ⁠Facebook⁠
Pre-order Laverne Cox's memoir, Transcendent: http://bit.ly/TranscendentBook
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The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast
--
The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate & Christian Pittman
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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2h 18min
May 18, 2026 #371 The Downside with Russell Daniels (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Russell Daniels has started a coup with special guest Douglas Goodhart while Gianmarco is out on vocal rest. They share the downsides of ranking Gianmarco's Wikifeet, and strange encounters with neighbors.

Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/downside⁠

Follow Douglas Goodhart at
https://www.instagram.com/thedouglasg/
https://www.tiktok.com/@thedouglasg
https://www.youtube.com/@thedouglasg

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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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16min
May 12, 2026 #370 Christian Home School Energy with Caroline Baniewicz
Comedian Caroline Baniewicz joins to share the downsides of being the first guest after Gianmarco’s vocal surgery, transitioning from homeschooling to being a musical theater college major, the hypocrisy of the Christian church, and why selling “vintage” Forever 21 has gotta stop.

Follow Caroline Baniewicz on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, & Spotify
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The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content!
Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow the show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Technical production by Ty Colgate & Christian Pittman
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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1h 56min
May 09, 2026 You Can Think Michael Jackson is Guilty and Still Listen to Thriller (Patreon Excerpt)
In this Patreon exclusive excerpt, Gianmarco and Russell share the downsides of listening to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, in 2026.

Watch the full episode exclusively on Patreon, and join for only $5 a month: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/downside
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Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠Twitter⁠
Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠Instagram⁠
Follow the show on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠
Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi
Studio engineering by Ty Colgate & Christian Pittman
Edited by Dave Columbo
Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann
Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

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12min

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The podcast currently has 373 episodes available.

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