Episodios

  • No. 431 - Fragrance and Comedy with Eau Snap's Justina Sparling

    No. 431 - Fragrance and Comedy with Eau Snap's Justina Sparling
    Apr 14 2026
    Justina Sparling, joins us to talk about her fragrance education and experience entity, Eau Snap! "Wife of the Show" Justina discusses Eau Snap, her fragrance education and experience business that hosts events to teach people about perfume, help them find what they like, and build community through shared conversation. She talks to Jason about getting deeply into fragrance during the pandemic via TikTok, why packaging and storytelling matter, and how she curates a large collection partly to expose others to unusual scents. She also shares her seven Eau Snap fragrance categories and previews the Eau Snap improv comedy show that will use fragrance names, bottles, and scent memories as inspiration. It's a redolent chat! Check out the website for more: www.eausnapfragrance.com Get tickets to Eau Snap! at Magnet Theater on Apr. 21st at 8:30pm: magnettheater.com/show/60517/ Instagram: @EauSnapFragrance, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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  • No. 430 - Philly Improv, Swear Jar Jamboree, and D&D with Gabi Swain

    No. 430 - Philly Improv, Swear Jar Jamboree, and D&D with Gabi Swain
    Apr 7 2026
    We talk to Philly-based comedian, Gabi Swain! Jason talks with comedian and improviser Gabi Swain about her path from Michigan to Pennsylvania (not the other way around), living in Philly, and how a political-science and campaign career (including work in DC) left her burnt out and led her to discover improv. After seeing an all-day improv festival at the Harrisburg Improv Theater, she became deeply involved, eventually co-founding the indie Swear Jar Jamboree comedy festival. Gabi explains the festival’s purposeful community-building approach, its produced show blocks mixing improv, sketch, standup, clown, character, and more. They also discuss improv warmups, long-form styles (including Harold and Spokane), Gabi’s D&D projects like Tiny Tabletop and “15-minute D&D,” and more more fun stuff! Swear Jar Jamboree (July 9-12): swearjarjamboree.com Instagram: @gabandgoof, @swearjarjamboree, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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    48 m
  • No. 429 - Casey Rand on Marketing, Satire, and Climate Storytelling

    No. 429 - Casey Rand on Marketing, Satire, and Climate Storytelling
    Mar 31 2026
    We were joined by writer, climate activist, and creative director, Casey Rand! Casey has done a ton and she talks about it all with Jason in this expansive chat! Casey discusses growing up in Montreal, doing odd jobs (including trying to get a musician on iTunes), then discovering advertising creativity and moving to New York. She also talks about finding improv and sketch at Magnet and how she started writing for Reductress, McSweeney’s, and The New Yorker. She shares her side of the story on how she encouraged Howard Finkelstein (friend of the podcast) to pursue comedy via an email prank that reached comedy Jon Glaser. She also talks about co-writing "People Who Deserve It" and how it came to be from a blog, cofounding the climate nonprofit Potential Energy Coalition, writing a pilot that won a Black List fellowship, freelancing with Gooder (which she founded), and making entertaining messaging to counter disinformation. It's a great discussion! www.caseyrand.com Instagram: @CaseyRand @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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  • No. 428 - Building Character Driven Comedy with Matt Stephens

    No. 428 - Building Character Driven Comedy with Matt Stephens
    Mar 24 2026
    We talk to NYC-based comedian, writer, and performer, Matt Stephens! Matt talks about how he started doing comedy in Pennsylvania through improv at the Philly Improv Theater, bussing to New York for UCB classes, and later beginning stand-up after moving to New York. Matt discusses writing constantly, learning to create his own work, and developing his character-based work. He talks how his joke structure and how it's utilized in his play Brody Went Missing. Jason and Matt also talk about Matt’s Instagram choose-your-own-adventure series The Choice, made with Snapchat filters, polls, and self-performed characters. It's a fun and informative chat about the process of growing as an artist and creating comedy. Instagram: @MattDaKat9, @BrodyWentMissing, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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  • Pop Talk - Oscars 2026 and the Scrubs Revival (No. 427)

    Pop Talk - Oscars 2026 and the Scrubs Revival (No. 427)
    Mar 17 2026
    The “Of the Show” gang joins Jason to talk all that POP about the Oscars and the Scrubs revival! Jason, Rob, Trey, and Justina react to the major Oscar wins including Michael B. Jordan, celebrate Ryan Coogler’s win, debate Paul Thomas Anderson’s win for One Battle After Another, and compare it to Sinners while critiquing elements like sexualization and story choices. They praise Conan O’Brien’s hosting, discuss how powerful the In Memoriam segment was including the emotional Rob Reiner tribute that featured many luminaries of his films, took a deep dive into their love of film, and Justina shares a dream about politician James Talarico and SNL's Ashley Padilla that you have to hear to believe. Instagram: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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  • No. 426 - Erica Diederich on Commercials and Characters

    No. 426 - Erica Diederich on Commercials and Characters
    Mar 10 2026
    We had a great chat with actor, comedian, and writer, Erica Diederich! Jason talks with NYC-based actor and comedian Erica Diederich about their work, including being a Tina Fey in a Booking.com commercial. Erica shares their path from childhood theater near Syracuse to a BFA in theater performance at Niagara University, where audience reactions helped them discover their comedic voice. They discuss UCB training, the benefits of improv for confidence and “failing well,” and how the pandemic pushed them toward characters and sketch, including performing on the Boogiemanja, Fever Dream. Erica emphasizes taking action in an acting career, lessons learned on large sets, and how they develops characters by grounding absurdity in truthful human feelings. The Indecision Zone: theratnyc.com/event-details/the-indecision-zone-a-comedic-anthology-series Instagram: @EricaMirandaa, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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  • No. 425 - Rachel Niswander on Her Hilarious Monologue Prediction Videos

    No. 425 - Rachel Niswander on Her Hilarious Monologue Prediction Videos
    Mar 3 2026
    We got the chance to chat with NYC-based comedian, Rachel Niswander! Jason talks with Rachel about getting into comedy at the University of Maryland, performing sketch (Boogie Manja, Maude Night) and stand-up after moving to New York, and creating her late-night-style talk show, “See You Later.” They also dive into their shared love of Saturday Night Live (including her attending multiple tapings) and Conan O’Brien...and how she got to meet him! She also breaks down her digital bits predicting award show and SNL host monologues and promos, which caught the attention of Nikki Glaser. It’s a fun, nerdy chat! Instagram: @Rachel_n24, @seeyoulatershow, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics TikTok: @RachelNis, @JasonFarrToks Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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    46 m
  • No. 424 - Iris Bahr on Doing Solo Shows About Trauma

    No. 424 - Iris Bahr on Doing Solo Shows About Trauma
    Feb 24 2026
    We got to talk to actor, author, director, and comic, Iris Bahr! Iris joins Jason to talk about growing up in the Bronx, spending time in Israel, and studying neuropsychology at Brown (with stints at Stanford and Tel Aviv University) before making a big pivot into acting. She gets into her screen work (Star Trek, The Big Bang Theory, Curb Your Enthusiasm), plus what pushed her to start writing and performing her own character-driven solo shows to avoid typecasting. Iris shares how travel shaped her work, how she approaches writing about trauma, and what it was like creating a raw shows and her newer show Stories from the Brink (coming to Soho Playhouse March 18-April 3). They also talk about her books, teaching/coaching at GOLD, running Neurotica Fest, and the realities of getting creative work seen in today’s crowded landscape. Get tickets to her show "Stories from the Brink" - www.irisbahr.com Sign up for her GOLD Comedy class "Build Your Solo Show" and use our code - ***GOLD Member Link: myrootabl.com/r/VGpHmbt0?rootabl=thereitispod ***New Member Link: myrootabl.com/r/SDSFxXel?rootabl=thereitispod Instagram: @Iris.Bahr, @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Threads: @ThereItIsPod, @JasonFarrPics Facebook: @ThereItIsPod Subscribe to our comedy newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/e22defd4dee2/thereitis
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    53 m