Totally Rad!

Actress Janie Haddad Tompkins (@janiehaddad) joins 16-yr-old host Alyssa Sabo (@alyssa_sabo), 37-yr-old sidekick Ben Cassil (@bencassil), bandleader Janine Hogan (@j9_hogan), and professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about ghosts, country music, and Catholic school, and play a game called "Country or Christian!"

Follow Janie on Twitter @janiehaddad and Instagram @lebaneselooker, and check out her terrific podcast that started during lockdown, Stay F. Homekins!

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan, and check out her podcast "Jammed Space Pod!"

Follow July Diaz on Twitter @julydiaz and check out his podcast "Inside Video Games!"

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Oscar Montoya (@ozzymo) joins host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo), sidekick Ben (@bencassil), and bandleader Janine (@j9_hogan) in 1996 to talk about fashion, EZ Squirt Ketchup, and Disney secrets, and play an "improvisation" game called Freeze My Life!

Follow Oscar Montoya on Twitter and Instagram @OzzyMo, and check out his podcasts Inside the Disney Vault, Spanish Aquí Presents, and Podcast Killed the Video Star!

Follow bandleader Janine Hogan on Twitter and Instagram @j9_hogan!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Today we present a very special look back at the early days of Totally Rad, when it was a LIVE show at UCB Los Angeles, when we did a special 4/20 Anti-Tobacco Show!

Comedian Will Hines (@williebhines) joined 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo) and 37-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil) in 1996 to learn about why smoking the drug tobacco is actually BAD! With special guest Lindsey McDowell (@LiNzee_)! And of course the Totally Rad crew: bandleader Janine Hogan (j9_Hogan), 14-year-old intern Miranda Rae Hart (@mirandaheartsyou) professional audience member July Diaz (@julydiaz), musician Thayer Frechette (@thayerfrechette)!

Check out Will Hines’s books: How To Be The Greatest Improviser on Earth, and Pirate, Robot, Ninja and his online improv school https://www.wgimprovschool.com!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], PLEEEEEEASE rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Jake Jabbour (@wakeupwithjacob) joined 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo) and 37-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil) in 1996 to talk about what makes farts funny, falsifying AIM messages, and play a game of "Guess the Commercial," and the "improve" game "More, More, More, How Do You Like It? And By 'It' I Mean This Game!"

Follow Jake on Twitter @wakeupwithjacob, and if you're interested in learning how to do improv comedy, Jake is the founder of one of the best online improv schools in the county, We Improv! Check them out at weimprov.org. Also check out Jake and Josh Simpson's improv podcast The Meat, which is not only very entertaining but also a good way to learn about improv!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

It's Totally Rad's third anniversary since beginning as a live talk show at the UCB theatre in Los Angeles! To celebrate, we invited some of our past guests and all of our crew to put up a talent show! Thanks for listening and supporting the show, here's to the next three years!

Featuring Talents from:

Patrick Babbitt (@patrickbabbitt) "Is This The Chorus?"

Jiavani Linayao (@jiavani) "Student Council Stump Speech"

Nick Mandernach (@mandernick) "How To Draw a Stussy"

Kiki Milner (@addictedtovibes) "Goth Poetry"

Kevin T. Porter (@KevinTPorter) "Three Distinct Musical Pieces"

And our faithful Totally Rad crew!

16-year-old host: Alyssa Sabo (@Alyssa_sabo)

36-year-old sidekick: Ben Cassil (@bencassil)

Bandleader: Janine Hogan (@j9_Hogan) "Why Sister Mary Clarence Should Replace Alyssa"

Professional Audience Member: July Diaz (@julydiaz) "July's Journal"

Intern: Miranda Rae Hart (@Miranda__Hart) "Showtunes"

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

High School Soccer Girls (Comedy Team Best Actress) Monica Loomba, Chelsea Morgan, & KP Parker joined 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo) and 37-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil) in 1996 to talk about the crime of graffiti, soccer positions in life, and whether Alyssa can be in their friend group even if she is a born-again Christian!

Comedy team Best Actress (IG: @bestactressLA) is Monica Loomba (IG: @monloombie), KP Parker (IG: @kpifthatscool), and Chelsea Morgan (@dootiecream)! Check out their website bestactresscomedy.com for some hilarious comedy videos!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Matt Apodaca (@MattApodaca) joins 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo), 37-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil), and professional audience member July (@julydiaz) in 1996 to hear Matt's new rules about the mall, work out some bully issues, and play the hit game "What's With These Homies Talkin' 'Bout Boy Stuff?"

Follow Matt Apodaca on Twitter or Instagram @MattApodaca to hear funny jokes and about his podcasts What's With These Homies Talkin' 'Bout Weezer and How Did This Get Played.

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Carl Foreman Jr. (@C42YaDoor) joins 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo), 36-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil), and bandleader Janine (@j9_hogan) in 1996 to talk about Catholicism and Dharma & Gregg, perform a classic skit, and play a lively round of Sticky Situations!

Follow Carls Instagram @carlforemanjr, Twitter @C42YaDoor) and check out his website www.carlforemanjr.com!

Janine Hogan does regular live-streaming music, follow her on Twitter for updates @j9_hogan!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Comedian Julie Brister (@bristahsouljah) joins 16-year-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo), 36-year-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil), and professional audience member July (@julydiaz) in 1996 to talk about gerbils coming back to life, favorite hymns, and how menstruation changes you!

Follow Julie Brister on Instagram and Twitter @bristahsouljah, and if you're interested in improv, Julie is one of the best teachers in the world! You can take classes with her at www.wgimprovschool.com and losangeles.ucbtrainingcenter.com.

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us [email protected], rate and review on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996 for video content!

Freshman star of Johnstown High School's "Sound of Music" Angela (comedian Angela Giarratana IG @giovanagiarratana) joins host 16-yr-old host Alyssa (@alyssa_sabo), 36-yr-old sidekick Ben (@bencassil), in 1996 to talk about breathing into each others' mouths, sing show tunes, and sing their feelings!

Check out Angela on instagram @giovanagiarratana!

Theme song by Ben Cassil. Email us for advice [email protected], PLEASE rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts. Follow @totallyrad1996