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

Beckett Kenny's Bad Luck of the Irish

Apr 20th, 2020 31m 38s

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’

Matt Damhauser Tennessee Holler

Apr 13th, 2020 40m 28s

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 sm

Jon Torres' Emo Band Van

Apr 6th, 2020 35m 9s

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

Paige B Trippin'

Mar 30th, 2020 34m 50s

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?! Mary Kate is

Nikki DelZenero - All Things Italy

Mar 23rd, 2020 31m 46s

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

Natasha Pearl Hansen, Traveling Comedienne

Mar 16th, 2020 34m 22s

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 c

Suze Ballout - Lebanon War, What is it Good For?

Mar 9th, 2020 31m 38s

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 w

Colt Cabana - Pro Wrestler, Pro Traveler

Mar 2nd, 2020 39m 32s

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, pr

Tommy Schneeman's Costa Rican Tweak

Feb 24th, 2020 30m 24s

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 o

Autopilot I: Listener Stories

Feb 17th, 2020 31m 18s

Maggie Hughes Depalo, my fellow producer, southsider, mentor, and comedy partner in crime joins me today to read stories from our loyal listeners Meghan Hillenbrand & Abbie O’Ryan! From green cards to Euro Snookie’s, this episode it all! Mary

Phyl Moore, Phoneless Abroad

Feb 10th, 2020 39m 24s

Phyl Moore, creative genius, model, a virgo with placements of cancer, and self-proclaimed “feeler”. Phyl takes us back to his study abroad days in England and in true fashion loses his phone immediately. Phyl is a partier who gets himself into

Annie Russell, Band Groupie

Feb 3rd, 2020 29m 57s

Annie Russell, stand up comedian, radio personality, and all around amazing human, takes us back to 2012 when she is dating the lead guitarist in a band! She decides to tag along for the last leg of the tour which turns out to be a terrible ide

Liz Zagone Gets Iced in Iceland

Jan 27th, 2020 39m 54s

Liz Zagone, comedian, yogi, and proud snake momma joins me today! Liz takes us to Iceland with her friends and a man we’ll call “Charles” Liz thought this was going to be a fun, romantic getaway with “Charles” in the mountains under the norther

Sarah Perry's Southwest Hack!

Jan 20th, 2020 27m 24s

Sarah Perry, comedian, writer, mediocre person (her words, not mine) She’s actually one of my favorite people and travel companions! Most people know where they were on 9/11 but do you know where you were in 2018 when Southwest’s systems were h

Lucia Whalen's Jamaican Me Homesick

Jan 13th, 2020 28m 58s

Lucia Whalen, comedienne, fellow podcaster, and eat pray love wannabe joins me today! Lucia takes us to the beautiful beaches of Jamaica! She is seven years old, with beaded corn rows in her hair, and virgin strawberry daiquiri in hand! This so

Hari Rao's Monkey Business in India

Jan 2nd, 2020 38m 19s

Hari takes us back to 1994 when he was the ripe age of 18! He goes to India with his family to meet his new adopted sister and meet his new sister-in-law! While there for several weeks, Hari gets himself into trouble with cigarettes, gold, and

Liz Stockwell's Honeymoon On Fire

Dec 26th, 2019 26m 7s

Liz Stockwell, female comedian and fellow podcaster tells me about the worst trip of her life, her honeymoon. Liz and her new hubby set off for a road trip along the pacific coast, sounds romantic right? Wrong. Mother Nature would do anything t

Mallory Bradford's Thailand Trauma

Dec 16th, 2019 29m 39s

Mallory Bradford, female comedian, producer, and girlfriend of Mike O’Keefe the host of “Buddy of the Groom” on the People of Comedy network joins me today! Mal goes on a girls trip to Thailand with some of her best friends from high school! Th

Taylor Mayhue's Jackson Hole Mayhem

Dec 9th, 2019 41m 26s

Taylor Mayhue, Texas native, RX Bar enthusiast, and my instant best friend! Taylor takes us to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where she tags along on her friend’s family vacation! Taylor was looking forward to hiking and taking in all of the beautiful l

Ian Molnar's Barcelona Bargaining

Dec 2nd, 2019 31m 5s

Ian Molnar, stand-up comedian, Ohio native, and mediocre volleyball player joins me today! After dropping out of grad school to pursue stand up comedy, Ian goes on a 5 week trip to Europe before moving to Chicago to chase his dreams! One of his

Kelli Kerr in the Cheap Caribbean

Nov 27th, 2019 38m 21s

Kelli Kerr, co-worker, Kentucky native, and self-proclaimed hillbilly joins us on the show today! When Kelli was a little girl, she dreamed of going on the ultimate, luxurious, vacation in the Caribbean! Kelli, in true hillbilly fashion, booked

Stephanie Beck Johnson's Honeymoon from Hell

Nov 19th, 2019 37m 6s

Stephanie Beck Johnson, my cousin, the master trainer, and group fitness guru joins me today! Stepahnie takes us to her honeymoon in New Zealand! It’s the most romantic trip of her life, with her new hubby, in paradise! What could go wrong?! Li

Matt Maliszewski's Cub Scout Drop Out

Nov 11th, 2019 30m 57s

Matt Maliszewski, stand-up comedian, skeeball enthusiast, and self-proclaimed cat boy tells a coming of age tale from his days as a Cub Scout! Matt, a city-slicker at heart, stepped outside his comfort zone, into the wilderness, and it bit him

Marissa Driscoll's Florence Fiasco

Nov 5th, 2019 29m 10s

Marissa Driscoll, stand- up comedienne, Bachelor Blogger, and Mary Kate’s voice doppelganger joins us today! Marissa takes us to her study abroad days in Florence, Italy! Marissa was just trying to be a good wing woman to her roommate but wound