Jon Glaser (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter) talks about how not getting SNL helped put his career on track. We also chat about what helped him deal with writers room adversities, the jealousy of hearing Mr. Show film next door while on a not particularly fulfilling job, what he learned from his daughter's recital and the important advice he shared with his son.

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Julie Klausner (Difficult People, How Was Your Week) chose to pursue a solo project instead of joining a soon-to-be-popular TV show writing staff and things don't quite pan out. She also chats about dealing with the cancellation of Difficult People, the importance of finding your tribe, and how being in a writers room is an incredibly social job for the least socially comfortable people.

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Lennon Parham (Playing House, Veep) talks about how she rocked her SNL showcase, bringing her one step closer to her dream, but was never asked to officially audition. We chat about using visualizations to help with pre-performance jitters, getting in trouble on a Batman tie-in commercial set, running a writers room as a new mom, and how things started to pick up when she finally allowed herself to say the things she wanted out loud.

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In our Season 5 premiere, guest Tami Sagher talks about depression, shame, and the fear of doing this podcast. We chat about her extensive experience with The Artist's Way and the group she checks in with weekly, the time she got "Housed" by Hugh Laurie, and how she believes that success and failure is not based on one decision, but the million little decisions we make on a daily basis. Tami also opens up about her experience showrunning Season 1 of Broad City and how she dealt with not being asked back.

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Thank you for listening to Forever Dog podcasts this year and please enjoy this year-in-review clips show! Listen to find a new favorite podcast to subscribe to in 2019 or just a killer back catalog to binge during your holiday travels. And please follow Forever Dog @ForeverDogTeam on Twitter and Instagram for the latest network news and updates.

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Our Season 4 finale ends with a resonating yet jovial bang from guest Arthur Meyer (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, High Maintenance). Arthur takes us through the myriad setbacks throughout his career; everything from not being able to get onto sketch teams in high school and college to his failed SNL screentest. He chats about his time working a side-gig as a nude model, the swiftness in which he received an email back from the knowledge-dropping Brian Stack, and how he dealt with it when his good friend and comedy partner was hired over him at Jimmy Fallon.

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Kate Spencer (Forever35 Podcast, The Dead Moms Club) takes us through many years of setbacks. She chats about her early doubts on the UCB Stage, trying to cope with the death of her mother, and what happened when she gave up on selling her book after numerous rejections.

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Eliot Glazer (Broad City, New Girl) chats about the difficulties being a multi-hyphenate (actor/writer/producer) in this current comedic climate. He also talks about the mini-breakdown he had while editing his book, his love of 2010's Howard Stern, and how he had to go back and get an anonymous job when a TV show he sold fell through.

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Singer/Songwriter Rayland Baxter (Wide Awake, Imaginary Man) tells us the story of how getting arrested in college and losing his scholarship led him, in his darkest of hours, to discover his life's passion. We chat about how he changed his expectations when they weren't being met, how his confrontationinspired the song "Hey Larocco" off his new album,and how simple it can be to find joy in living.

The song "Hey Larocco" played in this episode and was given permission for use by ATO Records.

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Craig Rowin (Search Party, Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later) opens up for the first time publicly about an extremely scary, three day long manic episode that landed him in a hospital for a week. We talk about the perfect storm of events that led to it, how he got through it, and what he learned from it.

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