This Is (Not) It

Alison Rich talks about intuitive eating, being in the comedy realm, dieting with her dad, the difficulty of finding medical professionals online, learning to eat real meals, being amazed she hasn't been in a cult, the proactive feeling of online dating, and mindfulness.

Check out Alison on season 5 of the Goldbergs and Drunk History. And look for her upcoming series, the McMillan Genius Grant.

Carl Tart talks about basketball, always rooting for the underdog, the Los Angeles park that he called home, the daily battle of piano vs hoops, moving from Mississippi to Inglewood, regretting not forging his mom's signature, getting to play basketball in college, the college paper that started his comedy writing career, finding improv and realizing it was his thing, and taking a year off to become Olympic-level at curling.

https://twitter.com/dammitcarl

Check out Carl's podcast, https://twitter.com/culturekingspod

Tara Erickson talks about becoming a dolphin trainer, being fond of large mammals, living alone in a three bedroom house in Hawaii, waking up at 4am to prep fish, getting her whistle, the pregnancy-detecting abilities of dolphins, swimming the length of an Olympic pool in one breath, acting, standup and developing her Idiot Army.

http://youtube.com/taraerickson

https://twitter.com/thetaraerickso

Ellie Knaus talks about writing a book about overcoming anxiety (which bred a lot of anxiety), podcasting in her car, showing off her tap dance skills in audio form, growing up in Houston, going to Smith, getting a nose piercing for one day, wanting to be on the CW, being diagnosed with a one in a million bone-dissolving tumor the size of a plastic easter egg, sitting on the couch and realizing she was still worthy of love, writing 80,000 words and not looking at them, unmedicated births, not wanting to be seen out of control, having your own back, wanting to create quality charcuterie platters, and raising kids.

https://twitter.com/EllieinLA

Check out Ellie's podcast, Atomic Moms

http://iTunes.com/atomicmoms

https://twitter.com/AtomicMoms

Jacquis Neal talks about his short-lived but storied career as a rapper with RDM (Run Dat Mob), growing up wanting to be an entertainer, being inspired by Marc Summers, going to high school and getting to be black in a white space, nightclub brawls, getting caught the first time out, stumbling into acting and realizing he loved it, blowing away the competition with very little training, 2002-2003 being a turning point in his life, the power of being told "go sit the hell down, you'll be fine", new discoveries in his life from trying new things as a result of boredom, his love of Chicago and the Cubs, performing at UCB, and getting drafted into the podcast NBA.

https://twitter.com/jacquisneal

Check out Jacquis' podcast, Culture Ki

Tess Paras talks about dating Bruce Wayne, finding her dream man - Metro Bicycle Guy on OKCupid and then serendipitously meeting him in real life, spending Christmas in Prague, living that downtown penthouse apartment life, reg flags at an ugly sweater party, the diagnosis her therapist gave her boyfriend that changed everything, relationships being mirrors that show us ourselves, being sent a blog post about cupcakes post breakup, everyone being someone's therapist, muay thai, and her runs on Crazy Ex Girlfriend and Grimm. See Tess in Quick & Funny Musicals at UCB.

http://twitter.com/tessparas

Matt Pollock talks baseball, not realizing there was entire world of other Matts out there, his meteoric pubescent rise, being a Milford man, getting called up from Farms to Majors, not growing into athlete size, being Bo Jackson'd (so good at baseball that they tried to fit him into other sports), resting on his laurels and his natural abilities coming back to haunt him, deciding not to go for the pros, developing an interest in film, becoming a director, buying a keyboard in order to learn piano after seeing La La Land, getting jacked but still being two weeks away from the worst shape of his life, playing with Legos, and being an absolute pro surfer.

Check out Matt's work at http://www.mattdirects.com/

https://twitter.com/MattDirects

Stacie Corliss talks about acting and singing leading to modeling leading to writing, being from Nebraska by way of Santa Barbara, wanting Vivian Leigh and Judy Garland's careers, studying theatre with a side of theatre, being the captain of three varsity sports in high school, stumbling into a modeling career, getting signed by Ford, her book series All About Dinosaurs volumes 1-3, opening her own library, getting her first cover (Scientific American Mind) and thinking her hair looked amazing only to find out it had been... removed, starting her blog, making 2018 about focus, and Summer Camp Tuesdays.

Check out Stacie's work at http://www.ironyisalifestyle.com/

https://twitter.com/stacieannabelle

Rabbi Susan Goldberg talks about modern dance, being the rare bird who actually grew up in LA, closing the curtains and just dancing, realizing there was something more than what she was doing, spiritual expression being connected to her body and movement, becoming a rabbi, expansive Jewish spirituality, seeing how people long for meaning and community, becoming interested in storytelling, and the power of poetry. If you are reading this, go to Temple.

https://twitter.com/therabbisusan

https://www.wbtla.org/pages/the-temple-pages/our-clergy

David Futernick talks about wanting to become a SERIOUS THEATRE ACTOR, growing up in Hartford, having his whiteness mocked, booking that sweet USPS gig, not being athletic but dreaming of playing basketball, portraying an incel (look it up) on Criminal Minds, realizing he wasn't going to make money in theatre, almost failing Voice and losing his BFA, getting on-camera training at College Humor, trolling athletes on Twitter, and getting into a spat with a Greek NBA player.

https://twitter.com/davidfuternick

Listen to David's podcast The Super Hoopers, inconsequential discussions of the NBA.

https://twitter.com/TheSuperHoopers