Six Months Later…

Comedian and Podcaster Kathryn Mather is our guest this week and we talk about all her big days out, all her little wins, her many health issues, her work on her new hour, and her thoughts on Vienna. Plus Tara gets hydrated and Matthew hope for just one piece of good news.

You probably know this episode’s guest Tom Walker as his opinionated, foul mouthed creation Jonathan Pie but he’s so much more. We discuss his reasons for creating Pie in the first place, his recent collaborations with the New York Times, his attempts to stretch out creatively, moving house, and get some exciting pet news in the second half. Plus, Tara’s worries about sharks ultimately helps put her place in the universe in perspective and Matthew finds the perfect children’s programming for him (and probably his son too).

This month we reconnect with comedian, writer, journalist, and podcaster extraordinaire Jamie Loftus (@JamieChristSuperstar) and talk about her new book about hot dogs, her recent podcast about spiritualism, and her new job in and newfound love for Star Trek.

If you want to listen back to our original conversation (in episode #8) just click here: https://anchor.fm/sixmonthslaterpod/episodes/Ep-23---Jamie-Loftus-e1bb30i

It’s been a long six months since we last talked to podcaster Helen Zaltzman (in that it is actually seven months because Matthew was sick and then very busy). We talk about her podcasting career, her excellent show The Allusionist, her search for new challenges, her patchwork crafts, and we speculate about he future of haircuts. Plus, Tara’s surfing is the hot topic of the last six months and Matthew takes some bold stances.

It’s a new year (or was anyways) and we are ringing it in with Guardian Journalist/Editor and Author Mark Rice-Oxley. We talk about politics, world events, career changes, journalistic freedom, and dog poo and he makes a surprisingly high number of accurate predictions (for this podcast). Plus, Matthew plans a festival, Tara plans a new life in Australia, and they also make some accurate predictions too (what is happening around here!?)

This week we talk to comedian and actor Ever Mainard about their upcoming (and then past) top surgery, comedy, life, slop, and all kinds of nice topics for the nice people Plus, Matthew and Tara talk pigs!

This month we catch up with the nicest young man in comedy, Sam Lake (@MrSamLake) and discuss his wedding (which finally happened), his new show and feeling at home in Edinburgh.

If you want to listen back to our original conversation (in episode #8) just click here: https://anchor.fm/sixmonthslaterpod/episodes/Ep-08---Sam-Lake-e1bb321

This week we talk to triple threat(!) writer/actor/comedian Danielle Perez (@divadelux). We talk about her rad fire pit, her secret Netflix project, fun summer fashions, and all her cool accolades. Plus, Matthew makes a plan to get a new personality (that fails) and Tara deals with her creepy kid.

Sorry we are a bit late but this week we have the hilarious, cerebral, loquacious, and charming Myq Kaplan (@myqkaplan). We get to talk to him about comedy, podcasting, Buddhism, love, enlightenment, music, and the importance of “choosing the mountain”. Plus, Tara spends two weeks locked up (which may be her preferred form of living) and Matthew thinks up some very bee-coming Halloween costumes.

One of the best in the podcasting biz, comedian Caitlin Durante (@CaitlinDurante) of the Bechdel Cast, is back after a year to check in with us about her life. It’s a fun, lively discussion about her new tattoos, her new #CuteButt, her new Lego Titanic, her new stand-up show, and all the other great development in her life.

If you want to listen back to our original conversation (in episode #12) just click here: https://anchor.fm/sixmonthslaterpod/episodes/Ep-12---Caitlin-Durante-e1bb31m

This week we’re lucky enough to talk to Canada’s Sweetheart Simone Belshaw, about her decision to quit stand-up for medical reasons, her old rat, her new cats, her mental health journey, and all her amazing ideas/hairbrained schemes. Plus, Tara reveals the secrets to a good night’s sleep and a good marriage and Matthew predicts the end of social media (perhaps a bit too soon).

Absolute legend, Kaytiln Bayley takes time out of her busy life to reconnect with us and tell us what’s been happing over the last year. We get into her dealing with her new non-profit, her love of boxing, her thoughts on motherhood, and her dealing with her father’s illness. It is a conversation as funny and intense as she is and you’ll love every minute of it.

If you want to listen back to our original conversation (in episode #4)  just click here: https://anchor.fm/sixmonthslaterpod/episodes/Ep-04---Kaytlin-Bailey-e1bb303

Actor, writer, director Jonah Ray is kind enough to talk to us this week about the new Mystery Science Theater 3000, dealing with grief, giving up stand up and his rad new electric bike. Plus, Matthew finally learns to pronounce Tara’s name and Tara get a one way ticket to paradise.

Babs Gray (@BabsGray) is a comedian, writer, podcaster, accidental investigative journalist, and one of the founders of the #FreeBritney movement. We talk to her about her investigative podcast all about Britney Spears’ conservatorship, Toxic; her big plans for her garden; all of her health goals and so much more. Plus, Matthew is worried about coffee (again) and Tara has some nice date nights in paradise.

Hey Everybody, It's a new chapter in or ongoing experiment in podcast timekeeping as we bring you our first episode of our new semi-regular mini-episodes: Same Time Next Year. It's like the the old show you know and love but what we're doing is checking in with people we already talked to a  year ago. 

So join us as we talk to our original guest, the wonderful Jordan Gray. Get all the updates on her life, her obsessions (witches now!), her upcoming TV show, how much more she loves her wife, and her new thoughts on aliens. It's a delight!

If you want to hear our original episode with Jordan (in case you missed it or to refresh your memory), check it out here: https://anchor.fm/sixmonthslaterpod/episodes/Ep--01----Jordan-Gray-e1bb2vn 

The wonderful Chloe Petts (@ChloePetts) is our guest this episode as we talk about comedy, the gameshow Mastermind, her favorite team (the) Crystal Palace (Elephants), and have a very mature conversation about relationships . Plus, Tara is certified totally sane and Matthew goes on a tequila based health kick.

This week it’s a fun interview with comedian and podcaster Jim Daly (@jimdalycomedy). We talk about fatherhood, football, his new show “Football and Fatherhood”, his podcasts Blank and Five Year Plan, and Matthew pitches him on his campaign to rename of Jim’s favourite football team. Plus, Tara has a trip to the beach that inspires a huge life change and Matthew tries to rewild his lawn.

This episode we catch up with Kieran Mortell (@KieranMortell), Westend comedy legend and an old friend of Tara’s. We hear about his new show Dr Who: Time Fracture, his new dog, his new roommate, his new moustache and Matthew gets on the inside of one of their inside jokes. Plus, Tara’s boys finally go to nursery and Matthew has some very important news about your toaster that could change your life.

This week it’s a run-away train of an interview with the thoroughly delightful, Midwestern dynamo that is Mary Mack (@marymackcomedy). We talk about her comedy career, her get rich slow schemes, her cartoon voice work, and we try to convince her to run for office. Plus, Matthew and Tara talk dead royals and come up with a pretty great idea for a movie.

This week we couldn’t figure out the schedule for our guest because Tara went to a Australia and Matthew was pretty sick but here is the intro and outro with Tara making health goals and Matthew making a museum goal. And if they ever figure out when to talk to their guest we’ll update the feed.

Eman El-Husseini (@eman_el_husseini) and Jess Salomon (@jess_salomon) are married pair of individual comedians who also work as a double act the El-Salomons (@theelsalomons) and they both talk to us this week about relationship issues, their podcast Comedians vs. the News, their adorable dog, relationship issues, how much they love Tara’s accent, relationship issues, comedy, Halloween costumes, relationship issues and so much more. It was a real delight. Plus, Tara makes a horrible miscalculation in Ikea and Matthew makes some terrible Halloween costume predictions.

We kick off season two with an awesome episode featuring Chris Gethard (@ChrisGeth) and we get into all the big topics like mental health, parenting, and lawn care. We also talk about his new project New Jersey is the World, his podcast Beautiful Anonymous, his new special, the greatest hour of dumpster related content on TV, and his exciting future in retail. Plus, Tara is anxious to get back to Australia and Matthew has high hopes for something called “moving pictures”.

It’s a special episode as we talk to Aaron Birch and Grace Newton-Wordsworth (coincidence!?) of Australian indie rock band Joan and the Giants (and secret to this podcast’s professional sound). They tell us about their new songs, new tour, new perspectives, and new cat! It’s all new! (Except the parts that are six months old). Plus, Tara’s worried about threats from space and Matthew’s worried about threats to coffee.

Cartoonist and Editor Matt Bors (@Mattbors) talks to us about his political and nonfiction cartooning site The Nib,  why he quit political cartooning, new projects on the horizon, moving to Canada, and the movie “The Postman”.  Plus Tara and Matthew talk shopping carts and get an email!

This week author Andrew Steele (@Statto) talks to us about his fascinating new book “Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old”, the science of ageing, and the strange world of press tours before terrifying us with news about the planets. Plus, Tara comes up with a pretty intense relaxation plan and Matthew attempts to defend the concept of vegetarian haggis.

You won’t to skip this interview with Bill Conway (@IHateBillConway) creator/editor of the satirical site The Hard Times and host of The Hard Times Podcast and Vert Button Podcast. He tells us all about his great life down by the LA River, reveals some hot celebrity camping gossip, gives his tips on jump roping, shares his dreams about skateboarding, and reminds us not to intervene if he is being eaten by coyotes. Plus, Tara is haunted by ghosts of projects past and Matthew talks about his anxiety around the state of his country and his cutlery.

What a delightful time we have with comedian and writer Celya AB (@ABCelya). It’s a fun conversation about swimming, smoking, food, writing for the BBC, and the film Parasite (we are really sorry about that part of the episode). Plus, Tara’s back off Tik Tok and Matthew has another podcast, in case you didn’t know.

Note: Click here to see the picture of Matthew that they were talking about.

One of our favourite comedians, Jen Ives (@jenivescomedian) talks to us (sometime is a terrible American accent) this week about her new show Peak Trans, her new podcast Trans Lobby, her feature in the New York Times (!), surgery, her fights online, and whether ventriloquism is coming back. Pus, Matthew is mad at his parents and Tara is happy about the future.

Tara and Matthew get stood-up by their guest so there is no interview this week but we figured that was no reason to not update you on their boring lives! Tune in for some fun conversation about Christmas, NASA, and getting wine drunk.

Comedian, podcaster, journalist, writer and all around delightful polymath Jamie Loftus (of The Bechdel Cast Podcast) joins us to discuss her (then) new project The Lolita Podcast, her upcoming project Aack-Cast (coming 28 June), her journalism, taxidermy, musicals, pets, rollercoasters, road trips, and her deep and abiding love of hot dogs. Plus, Tara considers quitting therapy to focus on DIY and Matthew encourages all of you reject the horror of Gruyère cheese and to send newts! (Or any other amphibians.)

This week David Plotz (@davidplotz) journalist, CEO of CityCast.FM, and co-host of The Slate Political Gabfest talks to us about the excitement of starting his new podcasting network, celebrating 15 years of talking to his friends, all the changes in his life over the last year, a great recipe for tomatoes and onions, and some scary accurate predictions. Plus, Matthew gets a new window on the world, Tara longs for the home country, and they both reflect on the great careers of Meryl Streep and Michelle Phifer.

Our old pal Adele Cliff (comedian and UK Pun Champion 2019) speaks to us this week about her new comedy show, the sport she invented, her life back home at her parents during lockdown, and her lack of a microwave. Plus, Tara makes a Christmas pudding and Matthew tries a Christmas pudding (only one of these thigs turned out well).

**Note: there are some audio problems with the intro but the rest of the episode sounds fine. Sorry**

This week we talk to comedian, writer, activist, and educator Elsa Eli Waithe about getting their foot messed up in a scooter accident, comedy, teaching stand-up, their new project Slavers of New York (as seen in the New York Times), their new podcast (You’re Fine), their gerbil, and proper microphone placement. Plus, Matthew and Tara make plans for the holidays. You’ll definitely want to stick around until the end of the episode to hear what happened to those plans.

Emily Winter (@EmilyMcWinter) is a writer, comedian and a podcaster and this we she talks to us about her new book (One Day Smarter available for pre-order now), her new TV Writing gig, her podcast (Comedians with Ghost Stories), hope, sadness, moving, blood clots, and her love of volley ball. Plus, Tara decides to get into TikTok and Matthew learns not to compliment Tara.

This week comedian, podcaster, and writer Jackie Kashian (Dork Forest Podcast, The Jackie & Laurie Show) takes some time to discuss stand-up, voice work, her very dangerous husband Andy, and the power of her vision board. Plus Matthew gets less anxious about the world and Tara learns to manage her anxiety about her house.

This week the incredibly busy and talented Iszi Lawrence takes time to talk to us about her various podcasts, the books she’s writing, why the best weapon in jujitsu in a purse, and tells us how to cure pirate syphilis. Plus, Matthew vents all his anxiety about the presidential election but we all know how that turned out now.

The very busy writer and comedian Athena Kugblenu (@athenakugblenu) makes time in her day to talk about her new writing gigs, her new BBC radio series Athena’s Cancel Culture, and her piano playing. All this and she give’s Matthew some great parenting advice. Also, Tara deals with her enemies and her son’s birthday and Matthew forces people to make him cakes.

This week’s guest, the brilliant comedian, Alice Marshall, hasn’t been doing anything lately. Unless you count being on the new Alan Partridge series, being in a documentary series made by Irving Welsh, writing a new show, planning for al already sold out tour, hanging out with her Tara, and watching a bunch of bride and housewife reality shows. But otherwise not much going on. Also, Tara is driven to the brink of madness by home improvement and Matthew talks her down.

Jacob Hawley (Jacob Hawley: On Love) is a comedian, a podcaster, and a new dad. He joins us this week to discuss the birth of his daughter, the start of a new podcast series with the BBC, and the challenges of writing comedy in a lockdown world. Plus, Tara goes to a wildlife park and does a live show (different trips) and Matthew goes on vacation to Wales to see where they kept The Prisoner!

Not only is Harriet Riley a climate scientist working for the United Nations she is also a gifted writer and she has come by to tell us all about all her new writing projects (and there is a lot), being on “Team Climate”, moving back to Australia, and her love of former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dar Hammarskjöld. Plus Matthew has some very exciting news and we put an end to April fools forever.

This week we have a very emotional episode with Caitlin Durante of The Bechdelcast Podcast. (That emotion: happiness.) It’s a fun conversation about movies (mostly Paddington and Titanic), Spanish, pandemic stress, comedy, screenwriting, podcasting, sterilization, and we even get deep into her name. It’s so comprehensive! Plus, Matthew tries to improve his house and his country and Tara’s husband tries to spice up their relationship.

Legendary Atlanta comedian and “America’s Gay Christian Sweetheart”, Ian Aber (STR8 PPL Podcast) talks to us about his stressful year so far, the diversity of gigs he’s picked up and makes Matthew feel bad about himself. Plus, Mathew remembers a great American and Tara finally has a night out.

Comedy, animation, showmanship, bad dinosaurs, lock picking, YouTube, lighting, video games, Star Trek, ghosts, Jedward. No topic is off limits this week as the fabulous Alasdair Beckett-King (Loremen Podcast) talks with Tara and Matthew about all these things and so much more. Also, Matthew has some upsetting news but it’s all okay in the end and Tara makes plans to get her toddlers jobs.  

This week we talk to Congressional Candidate Dana Cottrell who is (and then was) running for Congress in Matthew's district back in America. We talk about the challenges of running a campaign, how to make a good campaign slogan and then we find out how the election went and what she's doing afterwards. Plus, Tara gets a haircut and Matthew gets new shoes! (Trust us it's more exciting than it sounds.)

Sam Lake (or Mrs Amlake as he is known online) tells about his move to Edinburgh, his upcoming marriage, video games, his own new podcast (I’ve Had a Rose Let’s Talk About Feelings), his sweet new ‘stache and finally  comes to terms with his complete inability to name anything. Plus, Tara makes a plan to be alone and tries to help Matthew get over his fear of ghosts.

This week we have on Andy Zillig, an assistant principle in Seattle (also a very old friend of Matthew’s) to discuss his experiences and the challenges (as well as opportunities) with education in the time of COVID-19 as well as birth talk, dog chat, renovation conversations, and some robot rapport. Also, Matthew has a potentially explosive rumour to share and Tara has some expensive problems that make her grateful for what she has (it’s a journey).

This week we belly-up to the (virtual) bar with Brooklyn based bar baroness Sharlene Wellington (Hinterlands Bar, Minnie’s, Sharlene’s) and her business/life partner Stuart Wellington. We talk to them about the challenges of running an establishment in a time of Covid, customer interactions, neighbourhood politics, how to select the perfect bar name, her new podcast I Know the Owner, his old podcast The Flophouse, and whether the future of dining could be cold pizza. Plus Matthew complains about how has so much “help” to give if only someone would ask and Tara runs afoul of the Home Office.

We catch up with Drew Morgan (Comedian, Writer, Podcaster, Old Friend of Matthew's) while he’s camping and again at home to discuss his television projects, his feelings about fatherhood, his new comedy special, and his attempts to start a benign [fingers crossed] cult through his Into the Abiscuit podcast. Also, Matthew tries to explain his love of WAP (the song) and we get the beginning of the saga of Tara’s new floors and then end it as well.

Comedian, Sexworker Advocate and host of The Oldest Profession Podcast, Kaytlyn Bailey talks to us twice (Do I need to say that? You get the premise of the podcast.) about her advocay work, quitting her dream job to start her own production company, if possums are having a moment, and embarking on her exciting new #OldProProject which seeks to fund an art build in five cities across the country to celebrate the anniversary of the first sex worker led protest in the United States.

The woman with the best eyebrows in comedy, Esther Manito, joins us for some talk about puzzles, the movie Puzzle, Lebanon, motherhood, her new podcast No Nation, and her tips for handling family life in lock down. Plus Matthew tells Tara some exciting news that really pays off in the end of the episode and he also tries his hand at political punditry.

In this episode comedian/cartoonist/weirdo Isa Bonachera tells us all about her new 3D printer obsession, promises us new fingers, and tells us all about her love of K-Horror. Plus, Matthew and Tara reminisce about trips to the beach and discuss the upcoming/just past inauguration.