Family Gems – Details, episodes & analysis

We can't believe it's been a year already! We're so grateful for everyone who has listened, followed and reviewed our pod! We've had such a blast unpacking everyone's family baggage that we're taking a break to create some more of our own. That's right, we're taking a small summer break to recharge. On this episode we share a few untold family stories, go over some pop culture family drama and more before saying a temporary goodbye! Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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You read that right; our guest this week worked for Obama! Naturally, we feel way more legit. Josh Burstein is a comedian, journalist, and political strategist who directed videos for the Obama Administration and Biden campaigns and currently hosts a weekly series online called "U Need To Know This!" for Mashable. We were thrilled to chat with him about growing up at Monticello, eating broccoli to appease Bill Clinton, and his parents' absolutely WILD multi-country courtship that shaped his views on romance and partnership. Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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This week we're giving the gift of the hilarious Shanna Christmas! You've seen her on "Coming to the Stage" on Pluto TV. She has an awesome comic book out called "You Ain't Nothin' But A Bitch With A Wig On," and she'll be filming a special in Seattle this August. Listen in while we talk growing up in Vegas, prankster fathers, and more but no spoilers! Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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Get ready for a gut busting episode, because it's Caitlin Peluffo week! One of the rowdiest comedians out there, you've seen her tear up The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Late Late Show with James Corden. Listen in while we explain dry shampoo, determine when to toot in front of a partner, and more but no spoilers! Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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This week on the pod we have the incredible, actor, pro wrestler, and stand up comedian Jay Washington! He took a break from slamming people into tables to regale us with stories of brotherly mischief and club fights, and we couldn't be more grateful!

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We're just going to come out and say it: Our guest Emily Winter is so dang cool. You know her writing from "That Girl Lay Lay" on Nickelodeon, her delightful trivia book "One Day Smarter", and a heap of humor pieces published in places like The New Yorker and The NYT. Get to know her even better while we chat about moving from NYC to LA, being your parent's first draft, parasailing in Mexico, and more! Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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This is one is for all the New Englanders out there! We have the man behind the hilarious Instagram meme page, Square One Mall Goth. We talk grandmas, evil children, and gravitrons with Boston royalty, Girard Gover. Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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It's Carly Montag week on the pod! Turns out growing up in a passive family environment does not protect you from bananas behavior. Hit play for all things fashion faux pas, judgy jewish grandmas, + caviar controversies. Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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Fresh off his TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, It's the hilarious comedian Akeem Woods! Akeem drops by the podcast to discuss finding arguably the world's best mom, fun scams, and foster care. Akeem is regularly at the Comedy Cellar and out touring with Godfrey so we're lucky he had the time to share these stories with us!

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IT'S A PINBALL PARTY!! That's right, we managed to track down the mysterious Editor in Chief of the incredible Nudge Magazine, Ian Jacoby! Get ready for some real nerd shit... and a lot of bodily fluids. Be sure to rate, review, subscribe, and follow us on all the things!

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