Travel Disasters

Alex Kampp, Seattle Native, Programmer by Day, Comedian by night! Alex takes us on an emotional roller coaster to his first solo trip to Thailand. Alex meets the girl of his dreams, stays in luxury hotels, and gets held up in security! Find out why Alex gets stopped in TSA for the rest of his life.

Beckett Kenny is here, he’s queer, and he’s ready to podcast!! Beckett is the producer of Sashay: A Queer Comedy & Drag Show at the Laugh Factory and is one of Chicago’s favorite comedians! Beckett takes us on his first trip to Ireland when he’s “stroller age” and is still traumatized. He also tells us about the time when he went to Japan when he’s 18, and saw both Buddha & Robots!

Matt Damhauser, former coworker, current friend joins me today! Matt and his girlfriend go to Tennessee for a wedding in a holler, in Tennessee! Their flight home keeps getting delayed but these experienced travelers don’t worry about it and smooth talk their way into a ton of free stuff!

Jon Torres, comedian, producer, fellow podcaster, and proud father of houseplants joins me today! Jon drops out of college to join an emo band, and gets a deal to record a record in Atlanta! Things are looking up until everything goes wrong the second they hit the road in their van from 1989. Will this band survive the trip?!

Paige B, comedienne, producer, and “young Fran Drescher” joins me on the podcast today!! Paige takes us on a trip with one of her best girlfriends. They go to an island in Bali where magic mushrooms are legal! What could go wrong?!

Nikki DelZenero, fitness instructor, volleyball player, and newcomer to the Chicago stand up comedy scene joins me today! Nikki never studied abroad so at age 24, she decides to ditch her parents house and take a 12 day vacation to Italy! There’s sex, vespas, and earthquakes! See how she shakes it up in Italy!

Natasha Pearl Hansen, comedienne, actress, producer, podcast and so much more, joins me today! NPH is a traveling comedian who has performed all over the US and Europe. She sheds light on her ealy travel days as an up and coming couch surfing comedian to now, when she stays in luxury hotels for free!

Suzanne Ballout, female comedienne, producer, Aqua Marine fan, and proud Lebanese woman!! Suze takes us to Lebanon when she was 12 years old. She is in a house filled with distant family members that she is not particularly fond of… Luckily a war breaks out and she has an excuse to go back to the states… ALONE!! See how this 12 year old makes it back.

Colt Cabana, professional wrestler, podcaster, United Airlines Million Miler is in the hot seat!! Colt has been on an airplane every weekend for the past 20 years traveling for wrestling. Today he shares the best and worst parts of tracking, pro-tips, and how he uses his million miler status for good!

Tommy Schneeman, comedian, producer, and famously one of eight children! Tommy takes us to Costa Rica for a family vacation with his family. The whole trip is a dream until the flight home where he finds a “sneaky edible” in his bag and takes off on the flight of his life!