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SPECIAL PEOPLE

A podcast about the most important people in our lives. With jokes. Hosted by Tom Cowell.
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Dec 15, 2015

Chris Bannon (@cjbannon) is the Chief Content Officer of Midroll, and one of the wisest people I know. He mocks me without mercy. Loved it.

Dec 8, 2015

Megan Gailey (@MeganGailey) is my friend. She just did stand-up on Conan. WE. BROKE. IT. DOWN. Highs, lows, middles, + mothers.

Dec 1, 2015

Brooke Arnold (@brooke_arnold) grew up in the same Christian fundamentalist movement as the Duggar family. She didn't like it. At all.

Nov 24, 2015

Bob Hansen (@bobhansenjokes) is a former professional wrestler. You may know him better as Bob Thrash. He takes me into The Squared Circle.

Nov 10, 2015

Comic, writer and producer Ahri Findling (@theycallmeahri) was bullied as a child. Brutally bullied. But even if he could, he wouldn’t go back and change a thing. It made him who he was: a guy he (mostly) likes.

Nov 3, 2015

Doug Smith (@whodougsmith) is a comedian and a new father. Two months ago, his son Mason entered the world. The kid's journey - from conception to EXTREMELY difficult birth - is a wild one. Doug tells it brilliantly. It's a hairy ride with a happy ending. Enjoy.

Oct 27, 2015

My friend 'Arthur' talks us through the entire story of his marriage. And his divorce... after just one year of matrimony. This is intense stuff.

Oct 13, 2015

Betsy Capes is the founder of Capes Coaching, that helps artists and creative professionals achieve their goals. It's not a "trust falls and Scientology"-type deal. It's the real deal. She has a fascinating story. Here it is.

Oct 6, 2015

My friend @DanielJPerafan talks Colombians, cousins marrying, drugs, weight-loss and what it feels like to be catfished. Yes. That happened to him.

Sep 29, 2015

Comedian Joe Zimmerman (@joezimmerman, Comedy Central Half-Hour) stops by to discuss social media diets, 1 success out of 100, and the art of the short written funny thing.

Jul 21, 2015

Mike Sacks (@michaelbsacks) has written for precisely EVERYONE: Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, Radar, Funny or Die, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Vice, Maxim, Women’s Health, and Salon. He's most celebrated for his books. His first, And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Humor Writers About Their Craft (2009) featured conversations with George Meyer, Harold Ramis, Al Jaffee, Buck Henry, Bob Odenkirk, Stephen Merchant, David Sedaris, Jack Handey, Robert Smigel, and Daniel Clowes. The sequel, Poking a Dead Frog (2014) contains interviews and advice from Mel Brooks, Jim Downey, Adam McKay, Amy Poehler, Terry Jones, Diablo Cody, James L. Brooks, Kay Cannon, Patton Oswalt, Marc Maron, George Saunders, and many more.

He's currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair.

Jul 14, 2015

Ryan Beck (@iamryanbeck) is a writer and comedian, the brains behind The Ryan Beck Show, and an all-round good guy.

Jun 16, 2015

Haitian therapists. Yoga ball sex. Nicholas Cage's birthday party. This episode has everything. Jenn Welch (@jennwelchnow) stops by to talk sobriety, sexual awakenings, and why watching grown men play Tony Hawk on Playstation is not strictly considered foreplay.

Jun 9, 2015

This was f**king fun. Ronnie Fleming (@ron_flem) is about to start a podcast. He wrote me a message asking for advice. I said "yes, if we can record it". So we did. Think of this as a "meta"-episode, commenting on its own creation as we make it. Like the movie Barton Fink. Or any episode of Animaniacs.

May 19, 2015

J.R. Havlan (@jrhavlan) is an eight-time Emmy Award winner and an 16-year writing vet for The Daily Show on Comedy Central. He also hosts The Writer's Bloc Podcast where he interviews the finest TV writers in the business. We talk about Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef, and the high school guidance counselor who's off-hand remark put his life on track to success.

May 12, 2015

Jonathan Van Tulleken (J, to his friends) is a filmmaker. We have been friends for 25 years. He talks about his teacher at Columbia Film School, Eric Mendelsohn. We also discuss the merit of small talk, and the peerless joy of paintball.

May 5, 2015

Comedian @AnthonyDeVito_ is one of the Rad Dudes of the RadDudeCast. He stopped by, very early in the life of this podcast. What resulted was an insane conversation. It went everywhere, and was enormous fun. This was an early "sketch" of Special People, which due to my tecnhical incompetence didn't sound quite as good as later shows. If you're a new fan of this show, don't judge us ENTIRELY on this episode. But if you're a longtime fan, don't skip it: it's great.

Apr 28, 2015

Comedian Kyle Ayers (@kyleayers) talks about his high school English teacher Ms. Veitor. He went through something terrible one year. She pulled him out of it and changed his outlook forever. 

Apr 21, 2015

David Ebert (@horsedivorce) is a writer, actor, comic and TV star. He's a regular on both MTV2's Guy Code and their newest show, Joking Off. He grew up in a Christian cult in Western New York. One man made him hate it. Another man helped him understand what life could be like outside it.

Apr 14, 2015

Jo Firestone is one of the rising stars of New York comedy, with fingers in several pies of funny. We discuss friends with skin diseases, emotional boundaries, and ex-convicts. Miss nothing she does by following her obsessively (yet respectfully) at @kingfirestorm.

Apr 7, 2015

Bryson Turner is a comedian, about to release his second self-produced stand-up comedy special. He's at a crossroads. Let's join him there. You can also join him at brysonturner.com and thecomedyhajj.blogspot.com.

Mar 31, 2015

Sabrina Jalees is a Canadian comedy superstar, on her way to conquering the U.S. She's also an adorable nut, and someone I admire and take inspiration from. We talked about her wife Shauna. It's a great time. Follow Sabrina on Twitter @sabrinajalees and on ALL PLATFORMS.

Mar 24, 2015

Matt Ruby (@mattruby), founder of Vooza (@VoozaHQ), stops by to talk about staying level, respecting Tom Petty, and what being in a band can teach you about creative life.

Mar 17, 2015

Comedian and upstate New York wildman Casey James Salengo (@CaseyJSalengo) drops by to talk about his sister Nicole, his hatred of mornings, and why we all need a coach.

Mar 13, 2015

John Anderson is one of my oldest friends in comedy. He's a successful actor (his most famous role was probably as Tina Fey's fantasy boyfriend "Astronaut Mike Dexter" in 30 Rock. He has a story about a high school beauty pageant you really have to hear.

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