Welcome back listeners! This week I have my friend, comedian and writer Amy Silverberg. It's like sitting in on our two person book club so readers beware; we give our recommendations in this one! We recorded over zoom so the audio gets a bit rough here and there but overall we have an amazing conversation about reading different genres and styles and how we reflect on writing. We also talk about Amy's shadow life as a wiener dog. 

Amy is published and you can find her work on https://amysilverberg.com/ or follow her on social @amysilverberg or for more on your host, I'm @thumbgalina

The hosts of Why The World's Ending Today reunite to discuss why Texas is ending, not literally but ... we miss podcasting so much! Michael joins me to catch up, tell me his motivations for moving out to Austin last year, and then we get into a deep-dive of his experience with last month's polar vortex that caused so many Texans to lose power, heat and access to water. No spoilers, but we do end up talking about poop as it relates to what happened. 

For more on Michael, you can find him @michaelbburnett or for more on me @thumbgalina

Will the real 2000's music fan please stand up? In this episode I'm joined by comedian Kelsey Cook. According to psychological studies, between the ages of 12-22, our brains undergo rapid neurological development - and the music we love during that decade seems to get wired into our lobes for good. Kelsey and I deep-dive into the music that was most influential to us during our teens and early 20's. We relive the boy bands we loved and lost, the concerts we can't forget, and how Ludacris deserves so much more credit. Kelsey has a half hour special dropping on EPIX on 2/26/21 followed her for more @kelseycookcomedy and for more on your host I'm @thumbgalina

Friend, comedian and co-owner of Westside Comedy Theater Chris Gorbos joins me this week to catch up and share his newly found pandemic passion of baking. Initially picked it up as a way to kill time, Chris has been baking up a storm over the last few months making desserts, breads, bagels, coffee cakes and more. We share our love for the Great British Baking Show and how it's been influential for both of us in the kitchen. Chris enlightens me about flour. But enough spoiler.. enjoy the episode!

For more information, follow @chrisgorbos, @westsidecomedy and @thumbgalina  

This week I'm joined by comedian and friend Josh Lanzet.  Josh and I ran a fun stand-up comedy show together so we spend some time reminiscing about before getting into our mutual love of true crime.  We cover recent true crime documentaries we've watched like The Night Stalker, discuss the origins of our fascination, and explore the boundaries of what we think people will want to listen to. I also mentioned the book I just finished "Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker that relates to our safety concerns.

For more on Josh, find him @lanzetj and for more on your host, I'm @thumbgalina 

This week comedian, artist and my dear friend Gabby Lamb joins me and we absolutely unleash on all things social media. We have a deep and earnest conversation about all the feelings we have around social media, following and unfollowing, etiquette surrounding the ol' unfollow and how it creates an inevitable stir deep in our hearts and subsequent real life interactions. We also touch on hacks for quarantine sanity, tattoos and a tragedy turned fun story about car break-ins. Enjoy our talk!

For more on Gabby, follow her @gabbylamby and check out her art @gabbylambart 

This week I'm joined by my friend comedian Jeff Baldinger. Jeff talks to me about how sometimes music fans will "gatekeep" loving their favorite artists. As a huge Beatles fan, he used to do this himself but has since learned to share his love. We have fun discussing our own incidents of fandom and what we learned about culture exploring the symptoms of fandom gatekeeping. He also helps me with some intro music. Hope you enjoy!

For more on Jeff, you can find him @jeffbaldinger. 

Joining me this week is comedian and friend Bill Squire. We get into our mutual love of animal companions, 00s music, and how much we miss stand up comedy. But mostly... another dog filled ep. This year Bill adopted his golden-doodle mix Whoopsie and she has been a force for good change in his life. We discuss how dogs can fight depression and give us structure, purpose and endless laughter during a time when everyone could use more. 

For more on Bill, find him @billsquire and listen to him on The Bill Squire Show and The Alan Cox Show

For more on your host, I am @thumbgalina 

Welcome back to Podcast & Curious with your dog obsessed host, Galina Rivina. In this episode I recap my experience with a DNA test I did on my dog (hello Embark would you like to sponsor me?!). I break down my dog's adorable ancestory and how I came to be a dog momma.

Thank you as always for tuning in to the show. For more on your host, you can find me on all social media @thumbgalina.

Welcome back! In this episode, comedian and friend Julia Austin joins me on my balcony (pardon the wilderness) to discuss the challenges of identifying as a moderate. We delve into the chaos of extreme left and right twitter posts, society's ineptness at finding unbiased information, and how to set boundaries with people looking to argue about politics. 

I really enjoyed my talk with her and hope you will too. For more info on Julia, you can find her @caninesandcoupons on Instagram.

For more on your host, I'm @thumbgalina.