1000 w/ Ron Placone
by RonPlacone
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About this podcast
1000 Stories. 1000 Journeys. Each week I interview somebody who is living a creative, fulfilling life, and doing inspiring work amidst the backdrop of a society in decline. For the freethinkers and those going against the tide.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 164 episodes
- MAGA Poisoning Of Our Culture, Battling Addiction, Finding Political Talk, Tara Devlin - 163 · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 163Tara Devlin is a comedian and political commentator. We’ve been friends for over 10 years and have been collaborating for just as long. History, addiction, politics, it’s all…
- Tricked Into a Sam Hyde Sketch, Dating After, Bringing Theater to Scotland, Lucy Aiken - 162 · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 162Lucy Aiken is an actress and producer. We met in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival. When she found out I had a show called Anti-Fascist Pasta Night, she shared a story about how…
- A Medical Miracle, Native American in the Midwest, Strength Through Humor, Homer Shadowheart - 161 · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 161Homer Shadowheart is a comedian and Native American. He’s also a medical anomaly and miracle. Homer is studied by doctors and medical professionals, trying to figure out how he’s…
- Recalling Just How Terrible Christopher Columbus Was By Every Metric, TV Writing, Growing Up Native American, Joey Clift - 160 · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 160Joey Clift is a comedian, Emmy-nominated TV Writer, and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. His new book is called “We’ve Been Here the Whole Time.” Goes without saying…
- From Hopes of Jeopardy to Debating Jordan Peterson, Greg Bixby - 159 · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 159Greg Bixby is a political online personality. It all started with trying to get on Jeopardy to impress a partner, and eventually led to debating Jordan Peterson, yes, that Jordan…
- Suicide Prevention, Weird Brains, and Learning a New Detail in an Old Tragedy, Zach Funk - 158 · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 158Zach Funk is a comedian, producer, and suicide prevention advocate. I’ve known Zach for about 15 years now. I knew he lost his father at a young age, and, recently, he learned a…
- Getting Out Of The World We Know For Salvation, Mental Health Performance, Amanda Andrews - 157 · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 157Amanda Andrews is an actress, performer, and mental health advocate. She regularly performs and produces One Woman Rock Shows on the topic of Mental Health. Her newest show…
- AuDHD, an Obsession with Pigeons, and German Nudity, Jules Oakes - 156 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 156Jules Oakes is a comedian and performer. She’s autistic, anti-fascist, ADHD, and she has an obsession with pigeons. We met each other at the Fringe while flyering for our shows…
- From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Early Days of the Comedy Store, Felicia Michaels - 155 · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 155Felicia Michaels is a comedian, photographer, and actor. Her episode of Marc Maron’s WTF was one of my favorites. She has an amazing story. This is my second time interviewing…
- From Republican To Democratic Socialist, 9th Generation Californian Running For Change · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 154Colin Hernandez is a Democratic Socialist and Candidate for CA Assembly District 51. He was recommended to me by a trusted colleague, as somebody trying to use the levers of…
- Are We At The End Of The World? Is Italy’s Political Situation Changing? Danilo Napoli - 153 · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 153Danilo Napoli is an actor, writer, and producer from Italy. I saw his show, This Show Has Been Canceled (Due To The End Of The World), and it was absolutely brilliant. It tackles…
- From Freak Show To Influencer, Cyrus Naderpour - 152 · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 152Cyrus Naderpour is a comedian and, now, an influencer. He also used to co-produce one of the most successful shows in LA before it folded. We talk the journey and finding our…
- From a "Jewish Private School Zealot" to Questioning Everything to Actual Hauntings, Keeping it Fringe , Jon Schnitzer - 151 · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 151Jon Schnitzer is a comedian and filmmaker. His latest Fringe show, “Something Spooky,” took the Hollywood Fringe by storm. His first show, “Just the Tip,” which is about his…
- New York City to the Alleys of Palermo, Earthquake and Volcano, Ester Maria Segretto - 150 · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 150Ester Maria Segretto is a photographer and author. She is an Italian-American, who, like myself, celebrates the culture and food but found herself at odds with the conservative…
- From "Shameless" and the Hollywood Life to Horror Writing, Adam Cagley - 149 · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 149Adam Cagley is an actor and writer. He’s been doing the Hollywood thing since he was kid. He got to work with Jeremy Allen White when he played Lip’s roommate on Shameless. Then…
- Occupy, Early Days of Political YouTube, Are We Better Off? Dennis Trainor Jr. - 148 · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 148Dennis Trainor Jr. is an actor, writer, and stage performer. He was the Communications Director for Jill Stein, and he was active during both Occupy and the early days of…
- What Does Sex Positive Mean These Days? Manwhore, Naked Comedy, Billy Procida - 147 · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 147Ready to talk about sex? Billy Procida is a sex-positive comedian and self-proclaimed whore. He’s the host of the Manwhore podcast, and founder of the Naked Comedy Show, which…
- The Infectious Joy of Travel, a Chaotic Dilemma Amidst The World Cup, Mike Siegel - 146 · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 146Mike Siegel is a comedian, TV Host, and podcaster. He hosts one of my favorite podcasts, Travel Tales with Mike Siegel. I was lucky enough to guest on there twice. We talk the…
- Mental Health In a Time of Eugenics, Red Scare and Redacted Tonight, John F. O'Donnell · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 145John F. O’Donnell is a comedian, TV Host, and Mental Health Advocate. We’ve been friends since the Redacted Tonight days. Those were simpler times when people genuinely believed…
- A Lesson From Grade School To Help Us Navigate Fascism, Emmy-Nominated TV Writer, Laura House - 144 · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 144Laura House is a comedian, podcaster, and an Emmy Nominated TV Writer. CBS, HBO, the BBC, all on her resume. She also has a very helpful perspective on how to handle the times…
