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MAGA Poisoning Of Our Culture, Battling Addiction, Finding Political Talk, Tara Devlin - 163Oct 27, 2026 · 52 minTara 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 there.- Tricked Into a Sam Hyde Sketch, Dating After, Bringing Theater to Scotland, Lucy Aiken - 162Oct 20, 2026 · 43 minLucy 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 she got tricked into being in a Sam Hyde sketch. I was intrigued.
- A Medical Miracle, Native American in the Midwest, Strength Through Humor, Homer Shadowheart - 161Oct 13, 2026 · 45 minHomer 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 still alive. We dive into it.
- Recalling Just How Terrible Christopher Columbus Was By Every Metric, TV Writing, Growing Up Native American, Joey Clift - 160Oct 6, 2026 · 44 minJoey 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, especially in October, we had a lot to talk about.
- From Hopes of Jeopardy to Debating Jordan Peterson, Greg Bixby - 159Sep 29, 2026 · 55 minGreg 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 Peterson.
- Suicide Prevention, Weird Brains, and Learning a New Detail in an Old Tragedy, Zach Funk - 158Sep 22, 2026 · 48 minZach 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 significant new detail to that tragedy.
- Getting Out Of The World We Know For Salvation, Mental Health Performance, Amanda Andrews - 157Sep 15, 2026 · 44 minAmanda 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, Bipolarcoaster, had a run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, which is where we met.
- AuDHD, an Obsession with Pigeons, and German Nudity, Jules Oakes - 156Sep 8, 2026 · 38 minJules 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. Unfortunately, our times conflicted, so we couldn’t see each other’s shows...Fortunately, she was down to record a podcast instead.
- From the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the Early Days of the Comedy Store, Felicia Michaels - 155Sep 1, 2026 · 56 minFelicia 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 her, and based on the rules of 1000, will likely be my last. So, I wanted to cover as much ground as possible.
- From Republican To Democratic Socialist, 9th Generation Californian Running For ChangeAug 25, 2026 · 34 minColin 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 elected office for good. Ahoy! Midterms ahead!
- Are We At The End Of The World? Is Italy’s Political Situation Changing? Danilo Napoli - 153Aug 18, 2026 · 45 minDanilo 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 climate change, and it’s unapologetically anti-capitalist. Plus it’s Italian? We had drinks after, as Michael Blaha of Fringe Management produced the show and he also produced Termination Fee. Unsurprisingly, Danilo and I got along pretty well.
- From Freak Show To Influencer, Cyrus Naderpour - 152Aug 11, 2026 · 54 minCyrus 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 place in all of it. Please welcome to the show, Cyrus Naderpour.
- From a "Jewish Private School Zealot" to Questioning Everything to Actual Hauntings, Keeping it Fringe , Jon Schnitzer - 151Aug 4, 2026 · 58 minJon 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 upbringing learning about Zionism and then later questioning everything, was beloved around the country.
- New York City to the Alleys of Palermo, Earthquake and Volcano, Ester Maria Segretto - 150Jul 28, 2026 · 42 minEster 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 political undertones that often accompanied it. Thanks to organizations like PIACE and Italians Against Fascism and others, we’ve been finding our people and each other.
- From "Shameless" and the Hollywood Life to Horror Writing, Adam Cagley - 149Jul 21, 2026 · 49 minAdam 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, he walked away from all of it to become a Horror Writer. Books no less. We talk about his journey.
- Occupy, Early Days of Political YouTube, Are We Better Off? Dennis Trainor Jr. - 148Jul 14, 2026 · 49 minDennis 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 political YouTube with his channel, Acronym TV. We’ve both distanced ourselves from the YouTube space some. Another thing we have in common: We’re both Edinburgh Fringe bound this year, 2026.
- What Does Sex Positive Mean These Days? Manwhore, Naked Comedy, Billy Procida - 147Jul 7, 2026 · 48 minReady 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 constantly sells out. I met Billy at a comedy festival over 10 years ago when he was still finding his footing in all of this.
- The Infectious Joy of Travel, a Chaotic Dilemma Amidst The World Cup, Mike Siegel - 146Jun 30, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minMike 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 crumbling industry in LA, what it means to be creatively fulfilled, the infectious allure of wanting to see the world, and he’s got a pretty interesting dilemma coming up involving the World Cup.
- Mental Health In a Time of Eugenics, Red Scare and Redacted Tonight, John F. O'DonnellJun 23, 2026 · 49 minJohn 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 that left-wing comedians were Russian spies. Somehow, things have gotten even crazier.
- A Lesson From Grade School To Help Us Navigate Fascism, Emmy-Nominated TV Writer, Laura House - 144Jun 16, 2026 · 54 minLaura 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 we’re living through.
- Burn This Records, DIY Comedy Amidst a Crumbling, Fascist-Friendly Industry, Brandie Posey - 143Jun 9, 2026 · 1 hrBrandie Posey is a comedian, podcaster, and record label owner. Her new special, Milk Job, is out now and her label is Burn This Records. She brings a punk rock DIY ethos to putting out comedy albums, which is beyond a breath of fresh air amidst a crumbling, fascist friendly industry. We break it down the only way two lefty millennials know how.
- Leftists Of The Italian Diaspora, Creator of the MAGAroni Tag, George De Stefano - 142Jun 2, 2026 · 41 minGeorge De Stefano is an author, journalist, and critic. In my show, Anti-Fascist Pasta Night, I make reference to MAGAroni, a new moniker for right-wing Italian-Americans. I knew I needed to find the inventor of this hysterical slogan. Well, George is the inventor! Please welcome to the show, the creator of the MAGAroni tag, among so many other amazing things.
- Bad Hasbara, Co-Authoring w/ Dr. Gabor Mate, Daniel Mate - 141May 26, 2026 · 47 minDaniel Mate is a musician, playwright, author, and podcaster. He recently co-authored a book with his father, Dr. Gabor Mate, and he’s the co-host of the Bad Hasbara podcast.
- Maybe Wisconsin's ONLY Leftist Punk Band, How the Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was Tilted in His Favor, Nick O'Malley - 140May 19, 2026 · 54 minNick O’Malley is the singer/songwriter for the Wisconsin leftist punk band, The First Rule. Also, as a resident of Kenosha, he has a first hand perspective on the event, trial, and murders, and yes they were murders, committed by Kyle Rittenhouse.
- To Have or Not to Have Children, NYC So Far With Mamdani, Katie Compa - 139May 12, 2026 · 44 minKatie Compa is a comedian. Her new album, Incurable Optimist, is out now. She lives in NYC and was active with the Mamdani campaign. She co-hosts a podcast called Kid/Life Crisis, that goes in-depth about their guest’s decision on whether or not to have children. Which is quite the topic given the state of the world...
- Italians For A General Strike, Partisans, Fighting Fascism - Mike LoBello 138May 5, 2026 · 56 minMike LoBello is an organizer who has been instrumental in the rise of the Italian-American Left in New York. He helped organize the Italians for a General Strike demonstration in Brooklyn. His speech was incredible, it was about his family being Partisans. It literally brought me to tears. I didn’t even know he was because he does not use his name for his IG account. I found out who he was, and immediately sent him a 1000 invite.
- Breaking Down The Inside/Outside Approach, Importance of Local Politics, Madinah Wilson-Anton - 137Apr 28, 2026 · 1 hr 20 minMadinah Wilson-Anton is an elected official in the state of Delaware, and a comedian. Also, she’s a polyglot! At least I would say she is, I guess some people define it differently. We have an in-depth conversation about how she weaved her web, and the inside-outside strategy for change. Myself being on the outside, and her being on the inside.
- Project Censored, Free Speech, the MAGA Takeover of Academia, Nolan Higdon - 136Apr 21, 2026 · 45 minNolan Higdon is a political analyst, author, and academic. He writes the Gaslight Gazette on Substack and works with the amazing, Project Censored. We first cross paths via Substack over a cordial disagreement on Section 230, and started collaborating. Yay Substack!
- From Searching For Community to Touring with Laura Jane Grace, Black Guy Fawkes - 135Apr 14, 2026 · 50 minBlack Guy Fawkes is a musician. I first came across him when I saw a video of him covering an Against Me song. I became an instant fan. Aside from the great music, his story is one of the importance and challenge of finding your community amidst these difficult times. Said challenge is not a destination, it’s a journey. One that we’re all still on. Please welcome to the show, Black Guy Fawkes.
- "Don't Sell Out! Start Local!" Dennis Kucinich, Advice For Future PoliticiansApr 7, 2026 · 57 minDennis Kucinich is a public official. He’s been a Mayor, State Senator, Congress Member, and Candidate for President of the United States. He is, in my opinion, one of the few out there who has genuinely tried to use public office, as corrupt as it is, for good. We talk about his history, the current state of affairs, and even a few points of disagreement.
- Trying To Find Common Ground Amidst The Fractured Left, Craig Pasta Jardula - 133Mar 31, 2026 · 1 hr 26 minCraig Pasta Jardula is a Journalist and YouTuber. Also, we’re friends, at one point we were roommates. Pasta and I were both part of the Bernie movement. When that fractured, we went different ways. I’ve been curious about that fracturing, so I decided Pasta was somebody I needed to ask about it. We see things differently. We’re not aligned on issues such as Covid, Kyle Rittenhouse, and social issues. We talk about it, and its impact on the splintering of a movement that once, at least in my opinion, had potential, and hopefully will again.
- How Today's Comedy Helped Fascism, Punk Houses, Mutual Aid, Jake Flores - 132Mar 24, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minJake Flores is a comedian and podcaster. I first cross paths with Jake when he was a guest on The Jimmy Dore Show many years ago (when it was a much different show), and have been following his path ever since. He’s a huge contributor to the left podcasting space, and he’s never been shy to call out what’s been happening politically in the stand-up comedy world amidst this fascist rise.
- The Perfect Song for St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Battalion, Protest Music Past and Present, David Rovics - 131Mar 17, 2026 · 1 hr 6 minDavid Rovics is a musician, songwriter, anarchist, and activist. I’ve been listening to David for over 20 years, having first discovered his music when the Iraq War jolted me awake and I started participating in the anti-war movement in the United States. If you’re not familiar with him, you are about to learn why this is the perfect episode for St. Patrick’s Day.
- Finding Politics in Grade School, Found Footage Indie Horror, the Other 1/2 of the Vanguard, Gavin Charles - 130Mar 10, 2026 · 1 hr 5 minLast week we had Zac Polston, well, this is the other half of the Vanguard. Gavin Charles is a YouTuber, Journalist, and Filmmaker. He’s the creator of the Found Footage Indie Horror series, No Clip, and, as mentioned, he’s the co-host of the YouTube Breadtube show, the Vanguard.
- Holding Indie Media Accountable, Building Lefty Community in the Midwest, Zac Polston (The Vanguard) - 129Mar 3, 2026 · 57 minZac Polston, known on YouTube as Zac from the Vanguard, is a YouTuber, Journalist, and Filmmaker. He’s the co-host of the Lefty Breadtube show, The Vanguard. They do a news show from a progressive point of view, and dissect the inter-fightings of indie lefty media. Also, they talk film, sports, and culture as 2 dudes from Kansas City.
- Son of a Preacher, Ameircore, Punk Rock, Anarchy, John-Michael Bond - 128Feb 24, 2026 · 58 minJohn-Michael Bond is a writer and comedian. He’s had quite a life. The son of a preacher, Americore, being held up at gun point, and that’s barely scratching the surface. Punk rock, public broadband in Chattanooga, philosophy, politics, religion, and cats. This is everything 1000!
- Getting a Question in on Tom Cruise, the Right-Ward Shift of the BBC, Sarah O'Connell - 127Feb 17, 2026 · 1 hr 4 minSarah O’Connell is a show host, writer, and movie reviewer. I had the honor of being a guest on her show, she’s an incredible interviewer. She noticed things about Loner and Left At Wall that I didn’t even think of. She’s interviewed some of the biggest actors in the world. This is her story.
- Italians for Zohran, Some of the Grassroots Behind Mamdani's Victory, Jesse Ortiz - 126Feb 10, 2026 · 43 minJesse Ortiz is a med student and activist. He is the founder of the Instagram account, Italians for Zohran, an account in support of the election of Zohran Mamdani. It remains active post-Mamdani’s victory, as an outlet for leftist and progressive Italian-Americans (and everybody else, too) to gather and exchange ideas, and pushback against the commonly held generalization that Italian heritage in the US automatically means right-wing conservative.
- Is the Lefty YouTube Space Actually Helpful? How the US Lost Public Health - Matt Lech 125Feb 3, 2026 · 54 minMatt Lech is a podcast producer and media maker. He’s best known for Jacobin, Left Reckoning, and the Majority Report. We both dwelled or currently dwell in similar YouTube spaces and we’re both anti-capitalist. Lot of talk about the current state of affairs in this one.
- Getting US Citizenship In Trump's America, Finding the Intersection of Comedy and Science - Matt Kirshen 124Jan 27, 2026 · 1 hr 13 minMatt Kirshen is a comedian, writer, and podcast host. He’s one of the co-hosts of Probably Science, one of my favorite comedy podcasts that incorporates science news. Matt and I first met at a live show of the Infinite Monkey Cage and then reconnected when I moved to LA. He’s one of my favorite comics to watch.
- Origin of the Radical Publishing House, PM Press - Ramsey Kanaan 123Jan 20, 2026 · 1 hr 17 minRamsey Kanaan is a musician, anarchist, and publisher. He is the founder of AK Press and, later, PM Press. I’ve been a fan of PM Press for many years, I highly recommend diving into their catalog if you’re not already familiar, it’s one of the best out there. They’ve tabled at some of our events over the years. We talk Ramsey's origin story from Scotland to San Francisco, what it means to him to be an Anarchist, the contemporary state of Socialism, and, of course, punk rock.
- Running One of London's Coolest Comedy Clubs, From Drama School to LA, David Whitney - 122Jan 13, 2026 · 51 minDavid Whitney is a London-based actor and comedian. He helps run one of my favorite comedy clubs in the world, not an exaggeration, the Backyard Comedy Club in London. Turns out David went from Drama School, to getting booked to do stand-up in LA, only problem was, David had never done Stand-up. What? We go through it, buckle in for a wild creative journey!
- Going Local For Political Change, The Tricky Science of Platforming, Mary Houlihan - 121Jan 6, 2026 · 57 minMary Houlihan is a comedian, writer, and artist. She’s the host of the Mary Houlihan Show and she paints live on Twitch. She had an interview with Martin Shkreli that I thought was hilarious and exposed and unmasked him.
- Launching a Theater Run From Start To Finish, Sharing a Florida Hometown with Hulk Hogan and Scientology, Sara Kay Godot - 120Dec 30, 2025 · 1 hrSara Kay Godot is an actress, comedian, and producer. Her and I have collaborated on an awful lot. She was in Loner, Left At Wall, and Termination Fee. Termination Fee began as a read through at a pizza place. It went on to do the Hollywood Fringe, sold out 60% of the run, got nominated for an award, and its film version is currently in post-production. Sara was a driving force behind all of that, so we’ve had quite a year.
- Capturing Solitude In Film With Nothing But a SmartPhone, "Quitter" - Tim Warner - 119Dec 23, 2025 · 50 minTim Warner is a comedian, podcaster, and filmmaker. Most importantly, though, he’s Tim Warner. I’ve known Tim for a long time. We did comedy together in Seattle when I was first starting out, he had been doing it in New York a few years prior. Tim released a short film on YouTube called Quitter. I loved it. It captured what I was trying to do in a short film we did (also on YouTube), Loner, but, at least in my opinion, didn’t quite capture. Quitter was done, exclusively, on a phone. We dive into it.
- Forgiveness in a Friendship, Lucy & Ron, Art & growing up Greek - Chris Liatsis - 118Dec 16, 2025 · 1 hr 13 minChris Liatsis is an artist and illustrator. He is the other half of Lucy & Ron. I would write them, Chris would draw them. Lucy & Ron was a labor of love for us for a long time, out of necessity, it was an on-again off-again pursuit. At one point in our professional and personal relationship, I messed up. Fortunately, we were able to reconcile, and we revisit that time in this interview. This is an episode about friendship, collaboration, love, loss, art, and growing up Greek.
- Escaping the Alex Jones Cult, Finding Your Creative Tribe, Andrew Saxena - 117Dec 9, 2025 · 1 hr 5 minAndrew Saxena. You’ve heard that name before on this show, Andrew does the music for 1000. Andrew Saxena is a filmmaker, musician, actor, and podcaster. Andrew and I met a few years back in the lefty creator space in San Pedro. He was a huge part of Left At Wall, Frank Azurri, Termination Fee, and there’s another project we’re working on that has to do with cats. Also, we’ve become close friends over the past few years. We talk online media and young Andrew's escape from the Alex Jones cult, discovering punk rock in middle school, hanging out with David Lynch, CATS....This episode is everything that 1000 holds dear!
- Battling Stage 4 Cancer in your 20s, the complexities of Friendship, Probably Science - Jesse Case - 116Dec 2, 2025 · 1 hr 14 minJesse Case is a comedian, writer, and podcaster. Jesse’s one of the best comedians I know, and he’s a good friend. We spent our early comedy days in Seattle, Jesse went off to LA, and then, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer in his late 20s. He documented the whole thing in a podcast series called Jesse vs. Cancer, it’s absolutely brilliant. His journey’s wild, and we go through it.
- Italian-American Leftist History That the Powers-That-Be Suppress, Steve Cerulli - 115Nov 25, 2025 · 1 hr 20 minSteve Cerulli is an Italian-American Historian. Like Steve, I’m an Italian-American, too. The Italian-American identity seems to be very right-wing-presenting, at least in the mainstream. But, that is far from reality. Steve’s work has exposed why that is the case in the contemporary United States, the scam that is Columbus Day, and so much more. In a landscape where all of the most powerful Italian-American organizations are praising Trump, Steve is among the voices of opposition.
- Carving a Lefty Niche Out of the Bernie Movement, Collaborating in Film with a Spouse, Leila Leigh - 114Nov 18, 2025 · 1 hr 9 minLeila Leigh is an actress, writer, and podcaster. We first met amidst the online Lefty Bernie Movement. She’s the co-host of one of my favorite Lefty YouTube Shows, PunchUp Pod. In addition to podcasting, she’s done a ton in the indie film space, some of it with her husband, Josh Stolberg, who was Episode 98.
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