Famous Dead People

Ep 165 - Steve Jobs & Jesus (THE FINAL EPISODE!)

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & John Everett Trowbridge) It was a great run guys, but I have decided to step away from Famous Dead People to focus on other projects. Thanks for listening, go support the comedians featured on the show, and be sure to vote in 2020!

http://jarretberenstein.com/

Ep 164 - H. P. Lovecraft & John Witherspoon

Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:00:00 -0000

This was a great ep, yo

Ep 163 - Steve McQueen & Aldous Huxley

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Shawn Wickens & Dennis Pacheco) The king of cool and also Aldous Huxley!

For more Dennis Pacheco:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

@dpacheco

For more Shawn Wickens:

http://badtheaterfest.com/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 162 - Miss Cleo & Andy Rooney

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Chris Bell & Evan Altshuler) The cards have predicted a great ep!

For more Chris Bell:

https://magnettheater.com/show/54205/

For more Evan Altshuler:

https://twitter.com/evanalt

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 161 - Annette Funicello & Muammar Gaddafi

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Louie Pearlman) We talked to a surprisingly progressive Gaddafi and a hard partying Annette about Walt Disney's weird obsession with her.

https://www.louiepearlman.com/

Kick the Jukebox

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menu

For more Megan Gray:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53585/

https://twitter.com/graymegan

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 160 - Dick Clark & Roger Ailes

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jarret Berenstein & Jon B Lerner) Austin Sanders took over the hosting for this week's ep, and he sat down with Roger Ailes and Dick Clark, two guys who definitely touched dicks in the 80s.

For more Austin Sanders:

https://www.entirelyfrommemory.com/

https://twitter.com/ahhhhhhhhhstin

For more Jon B Lerner:

The Next Best Thing, Mondays at 10pm on Radio Free Brooklyn

@jonblerner

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 159 - John Glenn & Caroll Spinney

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & John Trowbridge) We got into the real history of the space program and everybody's early attitudes towards The Muppets on this historic ep.

For more Rebecca Robles:

Look for her in Season 4 of Search Party

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more John Trowbridge:

https://twitter.com/JohnTrowbridge

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Episode Reissue! Elvis and John Wayne Gacy!

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians David Bluvband & John Trowbridge) Full disclosure: I was in Mexico last week on a well deserved vacation and I went on a jet ski and it was dope.

But that also means I didn't have time to do an ep this week, which means you are so lucky to get to hear one of my favorites once again. Enjoy!

Ep 158 - Coco Chanel & Gene Siskel

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Matt Shafeek) We talked all about the movies the Gene Siskel loved and the men Coco Chanel used for money! All that and more on today's ep!

For more Austin Sanders:

Entirely From Memory at Littlefield

https://www.entirelyfrommemory.com/

For more Matt Shafeel:

Metal Boy every Wednesday https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/metal-boy/

The Armando Diaz Experience every Saturday https://magnettheater.com/show/53585/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 157 - Adam West & Hernan Cortez

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Brendan Goggins) Did Cortez really burn his boats on purpose? And what was the worst tv show Adam West ever did? We get into all of that and more on this week's awesome ep!

For more Brendan Goggins:

@b_goggins

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/1000-foot-whale-claw/

For more Pat May:

https://www.youtube.com/videogamesimprov

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 156 - Robert Evans & Klaus Nomi

Wed, 25 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & John Trowbridge) We explored the golden age of Hollywood and the new wave revolution in New York all in the same interview! Also, we really got into how to sell out after paying your dues, so...there's that too.

For more Louie Pearlman:

https://www.louiepearlman.com/

Kick the Jukebox Podcast

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menu

For more John Trowbridge:

First Impressions at Caveat in NYC every month

https://twitter.com/JohnTrowbridge

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 155 - Peter Fonda & Nelson Mandela

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Chris Bell) Peter Fonda didn't do any drugs and Nelson Mandela was super violent! These are only some of the amazing findings from this latest episoooooode.

For more Dennis Pacheco:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/goodevil/

https://twitter.com/dpacheco

For more Chris Bell:

https://magnettheater.com/show/54205/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 154 - Frank Sinatra & David Koch

Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & John Trowbridge) Old blue eyes and old GOP mega-donor! Two of the most humble people I've ever had in the studio. You should listen!

For more John Trowbridge:

First Impressions at Caveat in NYC every month

An Inconvenient Holiday Special in NYC

https://twitter.com/JohnTrowbridge

For more Kevin Cobb:

https://twitter.com/kevincobbs

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 153 - Casey Kasem & Paul Cézanne

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Evan Altshuler) We find out the origin of Casey Kasem's top 40 television show, and the inspiration behind some of Cezanne's brush techniques! Probably! I don't remember!

For more Pat May:

https://www.youtube.com/videogamesimprov

Check out Evan Altshuler:

https://twitter.com/evanalt

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 152 - Jimmy Stewart & Graham Greene

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Rebecca Robles) We uncover some intense secrets about French culture, and also some incredible stories about Jimmy Stewart and Graham Greene fighting the nazis. Get into it!

For more Austin Sanders:

https://www.entirelyfrommemory.com/

https://twitter.com/ahhhhhhhhhstin

For more Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 151 - Luke Perry & President Franklin Pierce

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Steve Hofstetter & Brett Druck) What was President Pierce's favorite drink? And how did Luke Perry start a riot? We get to the bottom of all that and more on this week's ep!

For more Steve Hofstetter:

https://www.stevehofstetter.com/index.cfm

For more Brett Druck:

http://www.brettdruck.com/index.html

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 150 - Maya Angelou & Gloria Vanderbilt

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Chris Bell) Why did Gloria Vanderbilt marry some donk when she could have married Howard Hughes? And how many jobs did Maya Angelou have in her life? We get into all of that and more on this week's ep.

For more Megan Gray:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53585/

https://twitter.com/graymegan

For more Chris Bell:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53585/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 149 - Humphrey Bogart & Amerigo Vespucci

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Aaron Gold & Chris Ferry) We get all into Humphrey Bogart's early acting work and Amerigo's early exploring!

Ep 148 - Stan Lee & Edward R Murrow

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Rob Penty) So much fun business with this legendary newsman and the chief creative force behind Marvel comics! We really got into it on this one, so check it out, punks!

Ep 147 - Eddie Money & Rip Torn

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & John Trowbridge) Two tickets to paradise, Defending your life...these two have rounded all the artistic bases! We get into all of that and more on this week's episode!

For more John Trowbridge:

https://www.unionhallny.com/e/first-impressions-the-s-dating-game-show-72433497541/

For more Brendan Goggins:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/1000-foot-whale-claw/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 146 - Liberace & Wyatt Earp

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Louie Pearlman) Of the two people that I had on this week's episode, you'll never guess which one invented gaslighting! We get to all of that and more on this week's Famous Dead People.

For more Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more Louie Pearlman:

https://www.louiepearlman.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menu

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 145 - Walter Cronkite & Ray Kroc

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jon Bander & Jonathan B. Lerner) A lot of antisemitism on this ep, despite all three of us being jewish. What do you expect when we talk about Walter Cronkite's tv show where he did the news with puppets?

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

For more Jon Bander:

https://twitter.com/jonbander

https://magnettheater.com/show/53958/

For more Jon B Lerner:

https://twitter.com/jonblerner

https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/

Ep 144 - Evel Knievel & Julian Eltinge

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Keith DiRienzo) What's more dangerous than jumping over the Snake River in a rocket? How about building your entire career as a female impersonator in the early 1900s! This is one of those times when the past was way more progressive than I thought it would be (and thankfully so). I learned a lot about stuntman Evel Knievel and early 20th century female impersonator Julian Eltinge on this week's ep!

For more Pat May:

https://www.youtube.com/videogamesimprov

https://thepit-nyc.com/events/pat-may-plays-video-games-does-improv/

For more Keith DiRienzo:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://www.instagram.com/keithdirienzo/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 143 - Charles Schulz & Mario Puzo

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Megan Gray) Who were the inspirations for all of the Peanuts gang? And how did Mario Puzo go about researching all his mafia books? We get to the bottom of all that and more on this week's ep!

For more Federico Garduño:

The Year of the Week podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/year-of-the-week/id1454963640

For more Megan Gray:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53585/

https://twitter.com/graymegan

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 142 - Charles Ponzi & Busby Berkeley

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) How does one go about establishing themselves as the choreographer of enormous musical numbers for stage and screen? And how does one trick hundreds of people to give them millions? We get into all of that with Charles Ponzi and Busby Berkeley on this week's ep!

For more Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more Dennis Pacheco:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://twitter.com/dpacheco

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 141 - Jeffrey Epstein & The Big Bopper

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I feel bad having someone like Epstein on, but I really wanted to find out the truth about his untimely but well deserved death. And I had similar questions for the Big Bopper of course.

For more John Trowbridge:

https://johneveretttrowbridge.tumblr.com/

https://twitter.com/JohnTrowbridge

For more Dave Bluvband:

https://sexyspookyteens.podbean.com/

https://twitter.com/Bluvband

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 140 - Charles Bukowski & Boris Karloff

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Shawn Wickens) Why did Charles Bukowski stop writing after getting two stories published, and how did Boris Karloff land his first scary movie role? We get into all of that and more on this week's ep!

For more Shawn Wickens:

http://badtheaterfest.com/

For more Louie Pearlman:

https://www.louiepearlman.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joeyandron/joey-and-ron-a-new-sixties-bubblegum-rock-musical?ref=user_menu

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 139 - Philip Seymour Hoffman & Rudyard Kipling

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Dominic Russo) We chatted with Philip about acting ad Rudyard about writing and also racism and intensity and yelling! Also, stick around till the very end to hear three people doing simultaneous Truman Capote impressions.

For more Brendan Goggins:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/1000-foot-whale-claw/

For more Dominic Russo:

https://www.instagram.com/dfr247/

https://thearmorycomedy.com/schedule/2019/9/18/armory-sketch-house-teams-be-king-rewind-lje7b-xxy26

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 138 - Joseph Stalin & Gene Kelly

Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & guest host Rebecca Robles) I let Famous Dead People darling Rebecca Robles take over the microphone so she could interview famous dancing man and Fred Astaire rival Gene Kelly, and pretty cool dude with no negative attributes Joseph Stalin. What do we talk about? Listen to find out (plus there's really funny bonus audio at the end of the ep).

For more Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more Pat May:

https://www.youtube.com/videogamesimprov

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 137 - Robin Leach & Saint Augustine

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Evan Altshuler & Rob Penty) Where did Robin Leach's obsession with the rich and famous come from? And why was Saint Augustine such a controversial christian? We got into all of that and more on this week's ep!

Check out Rob Penty:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/sexy-baby/

http://actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com/

Check out Evan Altshuler:

https://twitter.com/evanalt

Check out Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 136 - Jim Jones & Geoffrey Chaucer

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:39:47 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Jonathan B. Lerner) We got to the bottom of Chaucer's early nicknames and Jim Jones' journey to being a cult leader and more!

For more Megan Gray:

https://twitter.com/graymegan

https://magnettheater.com/show/53334/

For more Jonathan B. Lerner:

https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 135 - Anna Nicole Smith & Édouard Manet

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We deconstructed some of Manet's paintings, and Anna had some snacks off mic. All that and more!

For more Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/lobsterbisque/

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

For more Dennis Pacheco:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 134 - Johnny Ramone & De Dee Ramone

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Kyle Gordon) I never usually do this, but we dedicated this entire episode to delving into the life and times of two members of the notorious punk band The Ramones. And it was great!

For more Kyle and Louie:

https://twitter.com/KTJBPodcast

https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/Kick-the-Jukebox-p988433/

https://soundcloud.com/kickthejukebox

For more Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 133 - Andrew Carnegie & Conway Twitty

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brendan Goggins & Chris Ferry) How did Andrew Carnegie make all his billions of dollars, and what was some of the secret sexual meanings of Conway's songs? We get into all that and more on this week's ep.

See Brendan Googins

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

https://magnettheater.com/show/53194/

See Chris Ferry:

http://podcast.storypirates.com/

https://www.storypirates.com/backstrokeraptor

See Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 132 - George H. W. Bush & Roger Moore

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Austin Sanders) I thought I knew what the HW stood for, but it turns out there were many options. And at what point was Roger Moore offerred the role of Bond?! We get into all that on this week's ep!

Check out Kevin Cobbs:

https://gacdrifters.com/

https://twitter.com/kevincobbs

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6UKzyrdGwhAM2KpAPADtci?si=2MHRl2EvTsqfOdFVpAGRWw

Check out Austin Sanders:

https://theouterzone.brownpapertickets.com/

Check out Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 131 - Marilyn Monroe & King Arthur

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Mia Bloomfield & Aaron Gold) We get to the bottom of everything in this episode, like the extremely sketchy way that Marilyn Monroe got into modeling and also the weirdly unnecessary role Excalibur played in King Arthur's life.

Check out Mia Bloomfield:

https://www.instagram.com/weirdwellness/

https://www.instagram.com/ediblefreaks/

Check out Aaron Gold:

https://twitter.com/HeyItsAaronGold

https://www.aaron-gold.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-mind-if-i-dont/id1155338403?mt=2

Check out Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 130 - Jack Kerouac & Anton Chekhov

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rob Penty & Graham Techler) We discussed the hidden meaning of some of Chekhov's plays and also the hidden double meaning of the title of Kerouac's book On The Road. Hint: it's exactly what you think it is.

Graham Techler:

https://twitter.com/gr8h8m_t3chl3r

https://hellskitchen.ucbtheatre.com/performance/68461

Rob Penty:

http://www.actuallyitsrobpentydotorg.com/

https://magnettheater.com/show/52979/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/sexy-baby/

See Jarret Berenstein

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://youtube.com/jarretberenstein

Ep 129 - John Hancock & Dave Thomas

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Evan Altshuler) When our country first formed there was one key question every new citizen had on their mind: where's the beef.

Check out Megan Gray:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53171/

https://twitter.com/graymegan

Check out Evan Altshuler:

https://twitter.com/evanalt

Check out Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 128 - H. G. Wells & Desi Arnaz

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Dennis Pacheco) We had an awesome time getting into the origins of early Desi Arnaz's career, and what HG Wells' rule is for writing great science fiction stories!

Check out Dennis Pacheco:

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/the-nitro-girls/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

Check out Rebecca Robles:

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/metal-boy/

Check out Jarret Berenstein:

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 127 - ee cummings & MCA

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Anna Neu) How did ee cummings feel about jews, and how did the Beastie Boys move from punk to rap? We'll get to the bottom of all of that and more on this week's ep!

See Pat May:

https://magnettheater.com/show/50505/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0xxSgc9hfIez9sd5TF14Q

See Anna Neu:

https://magnettheater.com/show/53055/

See Jarret Berenstein

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://www.youtube.com/jarretberenstein

https://twitter.com/justjarret

Ep 126 - John Wayne & George Washington Carver

Wed, 29 May 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Eric Austin) On this episode we learn what you can and cannot do with a peanut, and John Wayne's famous techniques for surviving dangerous movie stunts!

See Eric Austin

Rufus Khan: https://www.rufuskhan.com/

See Jonathan B Lerner

The Next Best Thing: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/

See Jarret Berenstein

https://jarretberenstein.com/

https://youtube.com/jarretberenstein/

Ep 125 - Johnny Appleseed & George Bernard Shaw

Wed, 22 May 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Brendan Goggins) This one got a little dirty through no fault of my own. I'm sorry, but when George Bernard Shaw and Johnny Appleseed start talking about getting it wet, it is my job as an interviewer to follow.

See Brendan Googins

Newport sketch: https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/

1000 Ft Whale Claw improv: https://magnettheater.com/show/53194/

See Federico Garduno

Year of the Week podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/year-of-the-week/id1454963640

See Jarret Berenstein

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://youtube.com/jarretberenstein

Ep 124 - Eva Perón & Lionel Barrymore

Wed, 15 May 2019 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Shawn Wickens) We really got into it on this ep, and by "it" I mean my pronunciation of various South American words.

https://jarretberenstein.com

https://twitter.com/justjarret

http://www.shawnwickens.com/

https://twitter.com/shwickens

https://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

Ep 123 - Cecil B DeMille & Wolfman Jack

Wed, 08 May 2019 14:00:00 -0000

What happens when a radio active radio bites a wolf who then bites a man? Or a werewolf bites a man who's listening to the radio? I forget exactly what happened, I only know it's gonna make a hell of a picture!

Check out Louie Pearlman: Joey and Ron, May 13th 7:30 PM at Pearl Studios! www.LouiePearlman.com for tickets

Check out Chris Ferry: http://podcast.storypirates.com/

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Ep 122 - Mary Shelley & Mel Blanc

Wed, 01 May 2019 14:00:00 -0000

How did Mel Blanc get his nam and iconic voice, and who hooked up with Byron when Mary Shelley was writing Frankenstein? Don't worry, fam, we get to the bottom of it.

Catch Dede on the Friday Night Show every Friday at 8:30pm at the Magnet Theater (https://magnettheater.com/show/53053/)

Catch Jamie on The Armando Diaz Experience every Saturday at 7:30pm at the Magnet Theater (https://magnettheater.com/show/53002/)

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@justjarret

Ep 121 - Roger Ebert & Arch Duke Ferdinand

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:11:00 -0000

Exactly how many assassins were after Arch Duke Ferdinand, and what about Roger Ebert's secret fav movie? Maybe we will be getting into all these things?

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Pat May Plays Video Games and Does Improv: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0xxSgc9hfIez9sd5TF14Q

The Big One sketch team: https://thearmorycomedy.com/schedule/2019/3/6/the-big-one-p3hkn-rrksd

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Ep 120 - Cary Grant & David Koresh

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:00:00 -0000

I'd love to write up this summary, but Cary and I are on our way to see Chance the Rapper at the Branch Davidians complex! I wonder whatever happened to those guys... jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 119 - River Phoenix & George Orwell

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode we learn about Orwell's obsession with poor people and River Phoenix's incredible acting method! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 118 - Hunter S. Thompson & Johannes Brahms

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0000

This was a wonderful episode for a number of reasons, not the least of which being it features the most frequent and second most frequent Famous Dead People comedians. Email me your guess as to which one is which. You will get a prize if you guess correctly. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 117 - Buddy Holly & Sir Francis Bacon

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 14:00:00 -0000

What was science like before the scientific method, and what were rockstars like before they had sex? We got to all that and more on this week's episode of Famous Dead People! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 116 - Cole Porter & Sophocles

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:00:00 -0000

How did they judge plays in antiquity? And where did Cole Porter get the titles of his songs? We explore all that and more in this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 115 - Bing Crosby & Johannes Gutenberg

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Why would a man make so many bibles just so a different man, hundreds of years later, could beat his kids with it? All that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 114 - Charles Bronson & Anne Boleyn

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0000

The only thing that stops a bad king from divorcing his wife is a good king who's divorcing his wife. Also, we get to the bottom of the invention of bowling. You'll never guess who did it?! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 113 - Hugo Boss & Bob Kane

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Who knew that the Batman was a co-collaboration between Bob Kane and the nazis? Hugo knew! He knew and he let it happen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 112 - Basquiat & Cornelius Vanderbilt

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:00:00 -0000

At the intersection of art and commerce comes this fascinating conversation with an artists - desperate to sell out - and a wealthy man who buys only horses (insert shrugging emoji here) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 111 - Stanley Kubrick & Charlotte Brontë

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Stay away from hot water and other sins! That is the sage advice we got this week from our two dope guests. Give it a listen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 110 - Arthur Conan Doyle & Sonny Bono

Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0000

I got another case for Sherlock Holmes: why was Sonny Bono so about copyright extensions?! We get to the bottom of that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret Don't forget to check out Pay May's video game improv channel on youtube! https://bit.ly/2xo7sfM

Ep 109 - Truman Capote & Selena Perez

Wed, 16 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0000

How did Truman Capote feel about the film version of Breakfast at Tiffany's? And how was it that Selena's dad got her out of school to do all those shows? We've got the straight dope on this latest ep, yo! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 108 - Georgia O'Keeffe & King George the 3rd

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Why did Georgia O'Keeffe decide to paint so many genitals? Was King George really angry at America for succeeding? We get to the bottom of it right here on this ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 107 - Michael Crichton & Lady Godiva

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:00:00 -0000

I don't know why these two kept talking about a train I needed to catch, because I was definitely NOT in a rush to pick up a rental car in Jersey right after the taping. Other than that, stellar ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 106 - Julia Child & Tom Petty

Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0000

There was some contention on this ep about the proper pronunciation of certain foods. I'm sure we settled on something by the end though. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 105 - Lou Gehrig & Johannes Kepler

Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Two men who had things named after them: the movement of the planets, and apparently a sandwich at this one deli, but that has not yet been confirmed. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 104 - Ernest Hemingway & Theodore Roosevelt

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0000

What a fun ep! Have there ever been two more masculine men than Hemingway and Roosevelt? Both all about their solo dude trips and war! Make way for the testoster-zone! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 103 - Stephen Hawking & Claude Monet

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 15:00:00 -0000

Stephen Hawking has his non robot voice back and he is taking full advantage, plus Claude Monet talks about what impressionism really means. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 102 - Walt Whitman & Steve Rubell

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:00:00 -0000

The man behind studio 54 and the man behind Leaves of Grass. Two sex men, obsessed with sex and masculine energy, together at last. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 101 - Johann Sebastian Bach & Pol Pot

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 15:00:00 -0000

We played around with some nicknames for these two on the show, which was 100% the best use of our time. Stick around towards the end for a little special bonus content, and happy thanksgiving! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 100 - Reunion Spectacular!

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray, Chris Ferry, Dede Tabak, & Brian Patchett) Our first ever reunion show in honor of our 100th episode! Hoo boy, did we have fun both before and after this show getting turnt at St Francis' bar. You have-a to hear it to-a believe it! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 99 - Charles Dickens & Andre the Giant

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & Rebecca Robles) I felt bad about how I treated Charles Dickens during this episode, he just wanted to be included and I was very dismissive of him. I didn't think him and Andre would have such similar lives, and I was very wrong. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 98 - Johnny Carson & Daniel Boone

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Lex Morales & Jonathan B. Lerner) If there's one thing that brings the disparate worlds of Johnny Carson and Daniel Boone together, it's a desire for Israel to git! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 97 - Ansel Adams & Sir Edmund Hillary

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Justin Moran & Todd Fasen) A mountaineer and a guy who likes taking pictures of mountains. Two men who are famous for doing equally dangerous things I guess? jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 96 - Patrick Swayze & Charlemagne

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Sulaiman Beg & Austin Sanders) What does it really mean to Swayze? And who killed Charlemagne's younger brother Carloman? And what year did I go to high school with Ludacris? All these questions and more will be answered on this week's episodes. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 95 - Rod Serling & Martha Washington

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians David Bluvband & Rebecca Robles) This episode had so many twists I honestly can't make heads or tails of it. There were Hitler's and dinosaurs, that is all I can say, and Martha was at one point locked up in a basement for a few months. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 94 - Shirley Temple & Archimedes

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Megan Gray) The invention of the heat ray plus the invention of adorable! These two dished the straight dope on this light hearted ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 93 - James Joyce & John Denver

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Jarret Berenstein) Friend of the pod Austin Sanders hosted this light hearted romp with two notorious drunk perverts! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 92 - Wes Craven & Lord Byron

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Will Jacobs) I believe these two are currently in talks to develop a spooooooky poem! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 91 - Henry Ford & Mary Todd Lincoln

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Fu Goto) Who was really behind the invention of the cheap car? And who was really behind a second plot to wound Abraham Lincoln? All this and more in today's exciting ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 90 - Immanuel Kant & Richard Feynman

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Nedostup & Boris Khaykin) I know these guys are smart, but I weirdly also found them to be super condescending. Who knew! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 89 - Vincent van Gogh & Eliot Ness

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Aaron Gold & Chris Ferry) We may not figure out who the Torso Killer is in this episode, but we do figure out exactly who wanted to exchange Vincent's ear for sex. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 88 - Philip K. Dick & Elizabeth Báthory

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Melissa Ulloa) If you've ever wondered why science fiction is so RANDOM or why a Hungarian noble woman would want to murder over 650 and people, then this is the episode for you. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 87 - Rowdy Roddy Piper & Edward the Eighth

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Tim Platt) I made a lot of mistakes in this episode. I mistakenly called Edward the Eighth a former king but he was NEVER coronated. Also, I mistakenly used an offensive word for little person which I deeply regret. Still, it's great ep and Mr Piper very fairly called me out on it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 86 - Alfred Hitchcock & Nicolaus Copernicus

Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jon B Lerner & Pat May) Suspenseful movies and the math of the stars! Also, we got into the B movie versions of Alfred's movies made by the infamous Freddy Bitch-cock. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 85 - Mary Magdalene & Jim Varney

Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Fu Goto & Chris Ferry) We got the inside scoop here on the other two Mary's that used to hang out with Jesus, and also floated the idea of a darker Ernest movie, maybe we could get DC to produce or something. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 84 - Dean Martin & President Taft

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Jon Krauss) President Taft and Dean Martin came at me hard in this episode. It was weirdly familiar, like how I get roasted by my high school friends every day on a text thread that I refuse to participate in. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 83 - Steve Irwin & Eli Whitney

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Eric Yearwood) Steve and Eli really got on like a house fire. Look for our new doom synth band, who's name I forget, but I think we have a gig at the Bellhouse coming up. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 82 - Vincent Price & Moliere

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Weir & Shawn Wickens) Did you know Moliere worked on a spooooky play? And that Vincent Price did the audio for the historical exhibit at the OK Corral? Unprompted?!? Learn all this and more on this fascinating ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 81 - Shel Silverstein & Pontius Pilate

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Peter McNerney) One of these people is really tired of hearing about how they killed the lord and savior. The other one is on the run from massive gambling debts. Listen to find out which is which! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 80 - George Harrison & Nero

Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Louie Pearlman & Dennis Pacheco) You'll never guess which former Beatles girlfriend was a spectral being able to travel through time and tell people secrets about the future! We reveal all in this episode chock full of hot goss! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 79 - Audrey Hepburn & Carl Sagan

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Sulaiman Beg) You do NOT want to get in the way of the woman who runs social media for WeWork, she will eat you alive. And Carl might not know exactly how babies are made. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 78 - Dale Earnhardt & Karl Marx

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Jon Bander & Pat May) If you've never seen a Disney movie, then you will not understand the budding friendship between these two luminaries of socialism and cars. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 77 - Agatha Christie & Edith Bouvier Beale

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dede Tabak & Devin O'Neil) This episode has it all! A comprehensive list of all the men and women who were in love with/jealous of Lil Edie, AND the one mystery that even Agatha Christie...never solved.... jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 76 - The Wright Brothers & Fred Trump

Wed, 30 May 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Boris Khaykin, Matt Shafeek, & John Everett Trowbridge) Our first live show! I hope you enjoy, and I swear I never did cocaine with Fred Trump in Klan robes. He is making that up. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 75 - Voltaire & Joan Crawford

Wed, 23 May 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Anna Neu) No wire hangers on this episode! That was not something Joan asked, but I did a little research and I heard they both weren't fans. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 74 - Noel Coward & Martin Van Buren

Tue, 15 May 2018 22:10:12 -0000

(ft comedians Adam Mamawala & Chris Ferry) One of the world's most successful playwrights paired with one of America's most forgettable presidents? This was one for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 73 - Marie Antoinette & Frank Lloyd Wright

Wed, 09 May 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Marian Rosin) These two have some historically dope libidos, and do not fret because we talked about it at LENGTH! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 72 - James Dean & Montezuma

Wed, 02 May 2018 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Jon Bander & Federico Garduño) My one regret in this episode is I don't think I did enough to keep Montezuma from picking up smoking. That damn James Dean makes it look so cool! Kids! Don't smoke! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 71 - Richard Nixon & Virginia Woolf

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Kevin Cobbs) Looks like Virginia added one more member to the Woolf pack! These two really got into it over Vietnam though. Yikes! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 70 - Elvis Presley & John Wayne Gacy

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians John Everett Trowbridge & David Bluvband) I was frankly surprised by how well these two got along. Elvis was particularly impressed at how bipartisan Gacy was politically. Also...KARATE! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 69 - Salvador Dali & Ayn Rand

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Uncovering the secrets of Ayn Rand's bizarre philosophy of "Get Yours or Go Fuck Yourself" and Dali's possible involvement in the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. Dope ep. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 68 - Dr Seuss & Louis Vuitton

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May and Rebecca Robles) You'll never guess which of these two was the more depressed. And it wasn't even close! One was real depressed, and the other was totally fine. Great ep, though. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 67 - Ed Wood & Nostradamus

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Jamie Rivera) Weirdly accurate predictions from Nostradamus about Ed Wood?! This is the episode that has it all! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 66 - The Buddha & Queen Victoria

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Will Jacobs & Austin Sanders) This episode is all about getting crazy nuclear orgasms and how it can lead to enlightenment. Enjoy one of my new favorite eps! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 65 - Benjamin Franklin & Rodney Dangerfield

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Douglas Widick & James Robilotta) It's hard to tell the one liners from the truth in this episodes, but we did get some good dirt on Ed Sullivan and James Madison (I assume). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 64 - Kurt Cobain & Saint Francis of Assisi

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Weird & Chris Ferry) Kurt Cobain reveals the only good chain store in the world and Saint Francis gives us the real skinny on his many miscommunications with the lord. It's a hoot. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 63 - Howard Hughes & Frida Kahlo

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs & Lex Morales) If there's one main takeaway from this episode, it's that everybody loves a hilarious t shirt. I still not sure about the frog thing, but it'll probably make sense to somebody. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 62 - Jackie Gleason & Galileo Galilei

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dennis Pacheco & Xavier Padin) Being successful is, apparently, all about being a huge dick! This from both one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century and a dude who tried to tell people about the earthing moving. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 61 - Princess Di & Pythagoras

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Megan Gray) All three of us finally lost our v cards! If you're a regular listener you know that was a long time coming for me and Wilt Chamberlin, but the stories from our guests this week were just as scandalous. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 60 - Caligula & Alexander Graham Bell

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May and Paul Valienti) Sex, drugs, and rock and roll: the life of the man who would eventually invent the telephone. And also some roman dude. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 59 - David Bowie & JD Rockefeller

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Rebecca Robles) A very nice episode featuring dancing girls, rampant drug use, and a brief fling with white supremacy (gulp). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 58 - Keith Moon & Lizzie Borden

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Adam Twitchell & Anna Neu) Did Lizzie Borden really kill all those people? And how is it that Keith Moon is dead and Keith Richards is still alive? Answers to both those pressing questions and more on this week's riveting episode. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 57 - Mark Twain & Saddam Hussein

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Nedostup & Sulaiman Beg) Had I realized that their names rhymed (Twain and Hussein), I never would have put these two in the room together. Alas, the milk has been spilt, so please enjoy this particularly delightful episode. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 56 - Johnny Cash & Hammurabi

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Brian Patchett & Lex Morales) If there's one thing we learned from this episode it's that a man has gotta have a code. Whether you enforce that code on entire populations has a lot to do with whether you are an ancient king or not. Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 55 - Macho Man Randy Savage & Melvil Dewey

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Will Jacobs and Charlie Nicholson) Snap into this episode, guys. Snap into it because it is about organization, and living as macho a life as possible. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 54 - Gene Roddenberry & Leon Trotsky

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedian Kevin Cobbs & Shawn Wickens) One of my new favorite eps! Find the secret motivations one of the most influential communists leaders and the producer of the original star trek series. It's one for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 53 - Benedict Arnold & Bobby Fischer

Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Alan Fessenden) "War is a game of chess, not checkers," said someone probably, and so we bring you this episode featuring one of the greatest chess masters of all time and THE eponymous American traitor. Can you figure out which is which? It's easy. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 52 - Ronald Reagan & Marquis de Sade

Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Austin Sanders & Jon Bander) A very unapologetic Marquis and a former president who was very vocal about the old pleasure dungeons he used to hang out in. This one is for the books! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 51 - Ginger Rogers & Tomas de Torquemada

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Chris Ferry) An interview with the original bad girl of Hollywood and a surprisingly sympathetic habitual torturer! Secrets are revealed, people. Get into it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 50 - Hugh Hefner & Luciano Pavarotti

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Douglas Widick) Join us as we celebrate the 50th episode by doing the same thing as every other ep! I was joined the studio today by two very controversial figures. Pavarotti was obviously a tax evader, and I forget what Hugh did that got people upset, but don't worry, it's in the interview. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 49 - Edgar Allan Poe & Harpo Marx

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Paul Valenti & Joe Miles) Somehow, at the end of this episode, Edgar was wearing Harpo's pants. It'll make sense when you listen. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 48 - Leonardo da Vinci & Ted Williams

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Brian Patchett) You know what they say about orgies: three people is too few, and there's no such thing as too many! I think that's the lesson from this week's episode with Leonardo and Ted, but I could be remembering incorrectly. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 47 - Christopher Columbus & Eleanor Roosevelt

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Alan Fessenden & Patricio Machuca)The theme of this episode is powerful women, ie Eleanor, and the Queen that Columbus had to get money from for his dumb trip to the Bahamas (aka his Bahama mama). Dope women is dope, no matter what country or century. Ya heard? jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 46 - Charles Darwin & Alexander the Great

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & David Etkin) Is it fair to only call one guest "great" just because it's the name that history gave them? Darwin was a little sticky about this, but we got past it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 45 -Friedrich Nietzsche & J.R.R. Tolkien

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Will Jacobs) The line between genius and moron has never been so fiercely debated! This was a spicy one, baby. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 44 - Che Guevara & Leonard Cohen

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray & Austin Sanders) Everybody knows that the dice are loaded, everybody knows that the United Fruit Company paid American politicians to stage a coup in Guatemala! (I think those are the lyrics, right?) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 43 - Leonidas & Marcel Duchamp

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Brian Frange & Todd Fasen) I'm noticing a worrying trend of booking dead people who end up either trying to or vowing to kill me on the air. No more warrior kings or 20th century artists from now on! Jk, they were great. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 42 - Blackbeard & Alfred Kinsey

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Branson Reese and Kevin Cobbs) There may or may not have been a little spark in the air between Blackbeard and me. Either that or Kinsey just really likes watching people bone. You be the judge! jarretberenstein.com @justajrret

Ep 41 - Charlton Heston & Mary Queen of Scots

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Chris Ferry & Meghan O'Neill) Everybody is confused by the history of European royalty, even Charlton Heston and Mary Queen of Scots! Enjoy the ep and don't...lose your HEAD! (spoiler alert) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 40 - John Wilkes Booth & Plato

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians John Trowbridge & Eric Yearwood) The father of western philosophy and the handsomest man in 19th century America! Which one was which? You'll have to listen to find out! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 39 - Neil Armstrong & Walt Disney

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Pat May & Evan Altshuler) You'd think Neil Armstrong would be tired of talking about space, but on the contrary he was annoyed we didn't get to it more, much to Disney's consternation. Jarret had fun regardless. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 38 - Marlon Brando & Louis Pasteur

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Douglas Widick & Lex Morales) If I had to pick two dudes who I did not expect to be as obsessed with farts and boobs as they were, it would be Louis Pasteur and Marlon Brando, who joined Jarret in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 37 - Pope John Paul I & John Keats

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Joe Miles and Andy Moskowitz) A poet and a pope! It's not a romantic comedy, it's John Keats and the very first John Paul sitting down with Jarret and really getting into it. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 36 - Anne Frank & Timothy Leary

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:00:01 -0000

(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Austin Sanders) I thought these two would get along a lot better than they did, but Timothy Leary kept insisting that Anne Frank take responsibility for the bad things in her life and somehow I got blamed for this as well. UNFAIR! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 35 - Napoléon Bonaparte & Alan Rickman

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:05:44 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray and Mike Cabellon) Did you know that Alan Rickman and Napoleon were both famous for parties for which there are no records at all? Thankfully, I got them in the studio to dish all the hot goss. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 34 - Emily Dickinson & Winston Churchill

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:04:18 -0000

(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Molly Cahen) Emily Dickinson gave Churchill and real lesson in confidence here, and I think that's a lesson that all of us can take to the heart. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 33 - Ludwig van Beethoven & Jerry Falwell

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 18:00:15 -0000

(ft comedians Branson Reese and Michael Lutton) Don't worry guys, I really let Jerry Falwell have it on this episode, but it was hard because he had an unlikely ally! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 32 - Thomas Edison & Sappho

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Michael Wolf) a surprisingly Australian Sappho and predictably blustery Thomas Edison join Jarret in the studio this week to talk about poems from the heart, gods, and technology! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 31 - Judy Garland & Paul Revere

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Meghan O'Neil and Sean Taylor) Both of these two would describe their lives as "quite a ride!" Poor abused Judy Garland and hero of the revolution Paul Revere join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss what's worse: living under oppressive British rule or the studio system (it's the studio system). jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 30 - Jacques Cousteau & John the Baptist

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matthew Sellitti & Les Morales) A real watery theme for our thirtieth podcast ep! John the Baptist and Jacques Cousteau join Jarret in the studio this week to get to the bottom of their aqua fascination. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 29 - PT Barnum & JFK

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Peter McNerney & Austin Sanders) We're on a real wacky roll here on Famous Dead People. JFK and PT Barnum join Jarret in the studio this week to debate who can put on a better show: a professional circus developer, or a rich white dude from Massachusetts. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 28 - Pablo Escobar & Oscar Wilde

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cobbs and Chris Ferry) Both criminals but for very different reasons! Oscar Wilde and Pablo Escobar join Jarret in the studio this week to try and figure out which one of these two icons had more of an impart on gay culture. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 27 - Marco Polo & Lewis Carroll

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Boris Khaykin and Jarret Berenstein) Friend of the pod Andy Moskowitz hosted this light hearted romp with explorer Marco Polo and writer/pedophile Lewis Carroll. One of my fav eps so far! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 26 - Sid Vicious & Alfred Nobel

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Patricio Machuca & Bianca Casusöl) The man who invented dynamite and the man who WAS dynamite...on stage (I'm nailing this intro). Aldred Nobel of the Nobel peace prize and Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols join me in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 25 - Vlad the Impaler & Amelia Earhart

Wed, 07 Jun 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Starr Kendall) Oh the great mysteries of history! Where did Amelia go? Why did Vlad do so much impaling? What's fact and what's exaggeration? All that and more as Amelia Earhart and Vlad the Impaler join me in the studio this week. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 24 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Shaka Zulu

Wed, 31 May 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Federico Garduño and Joe Miles) How old was Mozart when he first started composing? And was Shaka Zulu the black Napoleon, or was Napoleon the white Shaka Zulu? All this and more on this ep where I dish with Shaka Zulu and Mozart! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 23 - Abraham Lincoln & Michelangelo

Wed, 24 May 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Chris Ferry and Andy Moskowitz) Did you know that Michelangelo's dad was a real poon hound? And that Lincoln's wife was bonkers? You did? Well, listen to this great ep anyway. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 22 - Katharine Hepburn & Socrates

Wed, 17 May 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Nedostop and Dede Tabak) Socrates and Katharine Hepburn guided me through the seedy underbelly of Hollywood and philosophy in this dope ep. Find out more by LISTENING! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 21 - William Shakespeare & Cesar Chavez

Wed, 10 May 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Lex Morales and Chris Ferry) Want to know where Shakespeare was for his lost years? Wonder what the Salad Bowl boycott was all about? This ep is for you. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 20 - Jim Henson & Pablo Picasso

Wed, 03 May 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Matt Shafeek and George Fernandez) It's the first interview I ever did paired with a totally separate interview I did later! Join me and get to know our beloved Jim Henson and the mysterious Pablo Picasso in a rare two part interview. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 19 - Fred Rogers & Sacagawea

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Peter McNerney and Maya Deshmukh) I had no idea how wrong I was pronouncing these names, you guys. Listen to me struggle, plus get all the hot gossip on Louis and Clark and the Land of Make Believe!

Ep 18 - Albert Einstein & Genghis Khan

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray and Rebecca Robles) I finally stepped away from the host mic for an ep and let someone else do the question-making. Friend of the show Megan Gray hosts this epic conversation between Albert Einstein and Genghis Khan (played by me). Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 17 - Babe Ruth & Catherine the Great

Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Dede Tabak and Lex Morales) It matters who plays you in the movie, version, guys. That's what I learned from my talk with Catherine the Great and Babe Ruth (the great). Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 16 - Charles Lindbergh & Jane Austen

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Kevin Cragg and Andy Moskowitz) Some political views do not age well, that is my main takeaway from this ep, where I interviewed Charles Lindbergh and Jane Austen. Enjoy! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 15 - Sir Isaac Newton & Jackson Polluck

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Maya Deshmukh and Patricio Machuca) Some real sexual truth bombs got dropped on this ep with Jackson Polluck and Sir Isaac Newton! We also talked about painting and math and whatever, but it was mainly sex . jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 14 - Gandhi & Jimi Hendrix

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Armando Diaz and Joe Miles) Peace and love, bros. Jimi Hendrix and Gandhi join Jarret in the studio this week and discuss more sex than I thought we would. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 13 - Sigmund Freud & Julius Caesar

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray and Kevin Cobbs) Maybe my new fav ep! Sigmund Freud and Julius Caesar join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss daddy issues and early Roman stick ball. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 12 - Harriet Tubman & JD Salinger

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Shawn Wickens and Shacottha Fields) Legendary underground railroad conductor Harriet Tubman and reclusive author JD Salinger join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss work ethic and secret slave codes. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 11 - Cleopatra & Christian Dior

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Jon Bander and Rebecca Robles) Another ep where I was unfairly maligned! Cleopatra and Christian Dior join Jarret in the studio this week to discuss fashion and sleeping your way to the top. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 10 - William Henry Harrison & Martin Luther

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Peter McNerney and Michael Lutton) Whigs and daddy issues! If you listen real hard you may hear those themes brought up a few times in this ep. William Henry Harrison and Martin Luther join Jarret in the studio to talk religion and politics, just like you're NOT supposed to do. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 9 - Nikola Tesla & Henry the 8th

Wed, 15 Feb 2017 23:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Nick Kanellis and Jon Bander) Nikola Tesla and Henry the 8th join Jarret in the studio to reveal some relationship secrets and also knock some puns outta the fucking park. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 8 - Andy Warhol & Susan B Anthony

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 02:00:00 -0000

(ft comedians Andy Moskowitz and Bianca Casusol) Hoo boy, did I get in hot water on this one! Susan B Anthony and Andy Warhol join Jarret in the studio to decide if the women's rights movement or the pop art movement were more important. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 7 - John Lennon & George Washington

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:40:00 -0000

(ft comedians Rick Andrews and Kevin Cobbs) The silliest ep so far! John Lennon and George Washington join Jarret in the studio to discuss Washington's little known affair and John Lennon's one big regret. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 6 - Steve Jobs & Dennis Farina

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 23:11:35 -0000

(ft comedians Christian Paluck and Peter McNerney) We had a little audio trouble here but it's too fun of an ep to not release to the public. Dennis Farina and Steve Jobs join Jarret in the studio to discuss the future of iPhones and some of Dennis' lesser known movies. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 5 - Robert Ripley & Jackie Kennedy

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:59:09 -0000

(ft comedians Megan Gray and Sam Rogal) Robert Ripley & Jackie Kennedy join Jarret in the studio to discuss personal tragedies and other peculiarities you can either believe or not. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 4 - Charlie Chaplin & Joan of Arc

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:57:43 -0000

(ft comedians Louis Kornfeld and Bianca Casusol) Charlie Chaplin & Joan of Arc join Jarret in the studio to discuss the evolution of comedy and the truth behind religions miracles. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 2 - Wilt Chamberlain & Mother Theresa

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:56:00 -0000

Wilt Chamberlain & Mother Theresa join Jarret in the studio to discuss love, sex, and possible second careers. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 3 - Al Capone & Jesus

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:56:00 -0000

Al Capone & Jesus join Jarret in the studio to discuss dying at 33, syphilis and party tricks. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Ep 1 - Grigori Rasputin & Orville Redenbacher

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:52:00 -0000

We're starting out the season with my favorite episode! Grigori Rasputin & Orville Redenbacher join Jarret in the studio to discuss popcorn, religion, and giant dongs. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret