The Towel

This week's guest is another standup comedian, Jon McCarthy! He drops by to talk about how he got started in standup, about his attempts at becoming a firefighter, and he tells some terrifying tales from his day job as a clinical service technician for medical equipment.

Jon also shares some pro life tips for everyone, so make sure you're ready to take notes!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

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On this week's episode I'm joined by Humorman, Observationalist, Former Dog, and Conceptualizer Extraordinaire Mike "Sally" Faerber!

We talk about his journey from Austin to Los Angeles, his adventures in comedy, and how he keeps getting auditions to play cavemen!

You can also hear Mike on his podcast, Mike Needs A Friend (available wherever you get your podcasts), or follow his musings as @beardontap on Twitter!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

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On this week's episode we talk to my friend Adam Bradshaw, who talks about how a kid from a small town in Michigan ended up working in Television in Los Angeles, what it's like to produce independent film, and, of course, about the time he won on The Price Is Right!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

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On this week's episode we talk to Tony Nagatani, an old friend who wears many hats: he's the co-host of the Model Majority Podcast (available on your favorite podcast source), he's a former field organizer for President Barack Obama, and he works as an editor in reality television! We cover all of this and more!

For more from today's guest follow @AnthonyNagatani or @ModelMajorityP on Twitter!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

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Writer/Producer Ken Hanes ("Rizzoli & Isles", "Make It or Break It", many other shows) comes on the pod to talk about his career as a writer, how he moved to Los Angeles as an actor before his career shifted, and even talks a bit about his time as a Private Investigator!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod

Musician Jason Arimoto (who also wrote our theme song!) is on the pod this week talking about how he first got into music, and explores all the different ways he's able to share his love of the ukulele.

If you're in Los Angeles, you can visit Jason and check out his shop, U-Space, in downtown. You can also find them at:

https://www.facebook.com/UspaceLA/

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod

Lauri Roggenkamp (@lauriroggenkamp) comes on the show this week to talk about being a comedian, how to survive and balance comedy and your day job (or not), and talks about some of the weirdest places she's ever performed standup!

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod

We're back after taking last week off! I'm sure you missed us very much.

In this episode, I speak to actor/writer/comedian Colin Contreary, who moved to Los Angeles thinking that he'd only be here for a couple of years before moving on with his life.

Now, almost a decade into his detour to the West Coast, he reflects on everything that he's been through, and what's kept him going, even as he's adjusted his priorities over the years.

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod

This week we go off the rails a bit, thanks to tech entrepreneur Spencer Toyama, who I've known since we were five years old.

We talk about how he went from music to renewable energy to tech, and how everything has been preparing him for the work he does today, as one of the co-founders of tech company Sudokrew.

You can find Spencer and Sudokrew on Twitter: @spencertoyama and @sudokrew

Sudokrew's website: www.sudokrew.com

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod

In this episode, comedian Colin Hughes talks about how he originally moved to Los Angeles to be a musician, and how everything he's done as a performer has been building to his pursuit of a career as a stand-up.

Besides performing as a comedian, you can hear Colin on the podcast he co-hosts, Tight Top Five, available on all major podcasting platforms.

You can find Colin in the following places:

TWITTER/INSTAGRAM: @colinhughesla and @ttfpod

SHOW THEME SONG: "Brightside" by Jason Arimoto

TWITTER: @thetowelpod