Tom and D

In this episode, our hosts Deren Abram and Tom Fry swap stories that’ll either have you laughing or wondering, “wait… what?” — including Tom’s less-than-thrilling tale about his grandfather in Greece (spoiler: not exactly The Odyssey) and D’s hilarious confession about inventing a fake assistant just so he could follow up with clients without looking like a total idiot.

Tom’s guest this time is film and stage actor David Caprita. Tom and David reminisce about meeting in the legendary Sanford Meisner acting class, bonding over their shared roots as radio guys. David’s had a wild career — showing up in some of the biggest crime shows and action flicks — though he admits he’s usually only recognized as “that dude who gets punched and bloodied up.”

In this episode, D’s guest is entertainment lawyer Dave Ratner from The Creative Law Network in Denver, Colorado. Through some laugh-out-loud but surprisingly informative chats, they dive into the legal landmines that filmmakers and artists constantly stumble over. Along the way, we also uncover Dave’s rock ‘n’ roll past as a band manager before he traded backstage passes for law books.

This episode is as hilarious as it is eye-opening — and an absolute MUST-LISTEN for anyone in entertainment, especially if you’re wrangling with licensing, releases, copyrights, or just trying to avoid accidentally getting sued.

In this episode, D’s guest is longtime friend and multi-hyphenate screenwriter-producer-director, Gregory Poppen.

Greg and Deren first crossed paths back in the day on movie sets, and while Deren was busy doing… well, whatever Deren does, Greg was busy building a career that stretches across just about every corner of entertainment. From heartwarming Disney holiday specials to edgy ESPY Awards monologues, and even wrangling the live TV circus at Miss Universe (yep, that one — you know the moment where Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner), Poppen’s been there, done that, and probably wrote the script for it too.

Get ready — this conversation promises stories, laughs, and maybe a little behind-the-scenes dirt you didn’t know you needed.

In this episode, Tom surprises everyone by bringing on an unexpected guest — his mom, Kathleen O’Brien: author, and once officially the “most heard voice in America.”

Kathleen shares some amazing (and hilarious) stories, from a cringy encounter with Larry King, to being literally the voice everyone heard across the country, to writing the most “seen” slogan in America. She also dives into the wisdom she’s packed into her book, Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old.

And of course — we get the inside scoop on what Tom was really like as a kid. (Spoiler: brace yourself.)

In this first episode, the hosts (Deren Abram and Tom Fry) kick around names for their new podcast—half-jokingly calling it "Tom and D.” but then going with it.

Between laughs, Tom opens up about their friendship since college and trying to quit vaping.

They bring in Brian Wilson, a podcast producer for influencer-giants like MeatDad and drops some wisdom on podcasting and content creation. He shares the wild success story of MeatDad—a butcher-turned-influencer with 5 million plus followers—and stresses the power of consistency and the importance of getting started. The episode wraps with some good-natured ribbing and loose plans for more to come.