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Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or RSS, and download/stream the new episode here! How Was Your Week: Episode 115“Madame, No”: David Sedaris Holy Crap! DAVID SEDARIS is on this episode!!!!!!! Oh, hello. Sorry. I just got right into it, didn’t I. Anyway. This episode of How Was Your Week is so exciting, none of us can handle it. As mentioned, DAVID SEDARIS is on the show to discuss his new book LET’S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS, and to surprise Julie with the revelation that HE has questions for HER! That’s right! David Sedaris is a fan of this very podcast! I know. I know. So, once that fact is dealt or not dealt with, David and Julie have lots to talk about. Eating steak during signings, renting cats with poopy butts, reading books about pederasty, writing about doing it, and having the good fortune to be friends with David Rakoff. Also: Julie counts down to the Liberace movie, contemplates the new crop of network shows, briefly mourns Dr. Joyce Brothers, explains the source of her recent panic attack, speculates about Al Pacino’s headspace, and directs young men who wish to be sexy toward Don Draper’s hotel room shenanigans. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY! DAVID SEDARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy this.

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How Was Your Week: Episode 115
“Madame, No”: David Sedaris

Holy Crap! DAVID SEDARIS is on this episode!!!!!!!

Oh, hello. Sorry. I just got right into it, didn’t I. Anyway. This episode of How Was Your Week is so exciting, none of us can handle it.

As mentioned, DAVID SEDARIS is on the show to discuss his new book LET’S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS, and to surprise Julie with the revelation that HE has questions for HER! That’s right! David Sedaris is a fan of this very podcast! I know. I know. So, once that fact is dealt or not dealt with, David and Julie have lots to talk about. Eating steak during signings, renting cats with poopy butts, reading books about pederasty, writing about doing it, and having the good fortune to be friends with David Rakoff.

Also: Julie counts down to the Liberace movie, contemplates the new crop of network shows, briefly mourns Dr. Joyce Brothers, explains the source of her recent panic attack, speculates about Al Pacino’s headspace, and directs young men who wish to be sexy toward Don Draper’s hotel room shenanigans.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY! DAVID SEDARIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy this.

May 17, 13

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Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or RSS, and download/stream the new episode here! How Was Your Week: Episode 114“Battling Bots”: Jean Grae and a Message from GLAAD Happy May, pals! This week’s episode of HWYW features both learning AND feeling. Our one and only celebrity guest is the brilliant and fabulous JEAN GRAE, who joins Julie to chat about Sephora, dating, goat cheese, power tools, the first song she ever co-wrote with her brother, and growing up in the Chelsea Hotel. cod liver oil, and the billion projects she is working on currently. Also! An important message a from GLAAD is at the top of the show, because you can and should make a difference in the upcoming vote to, hopefully, overturn the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts. Click here for more information, and ways to take action. Plus! A story about a science teacher with stupid pants who hates Madonna, a cautionary tale about tweeting links to headshots, the Punkness of the Met Gala, and the best Jay Leno impression you will ever hear. A wonderful pre-Upfronts week show for your ears and hearts and…FEET??? Sure. Enjoy!

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How Was Your Week: Episode 114
“Battling Bots”: Jean Grae and a Message from GLAAD

Happy May, pals! This week’s episode of HWYW features both learning AND feeling.

Our one and only celebrity guest is the brilliant and fabulous JEAN GRAE, who joins Julie to chat about Sephora, dating, goat cheese, power tools, the first song she ever co-wrote with her brother, and growing up in the Chelsea Hotel. cod liver oil, and the billion projects she is working on currently.

Also! An important message a from GLAAD is at the top of the show, because you can and should make a difference in the upcoming vote to, hopefully, overturn the ban on gay leadership and troops in the Boy Scouts. Click here for more information, and ways to take action.

Plus! A story about a science teacher with stupid pants who hates Madonna, a cautionary tale about tweeting links to headshots, the Punkness of the Met Gala, and the best Jay Leno impression you will ever hear. A wonderful pre-Upfronts week show for your ears and hearts and…FEET??? Sure. Enjoy!

May 10, 13

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Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or RSS, and download/stream the new episode here! How Was Your Week: Episode 113“Pete Ubu”: Jim Gaffigan, Ophira Eisenberg Greetin’s, Granny-O! The new episode of HWYW features two comedians who’ve written books, and a lot of talk about whether enough straight white guys have talk shows right now. First, JIM GAFFIGAN is here to discuss his new book, DAD IS FAT, grapple with the concept of jogging, ponder the influence of Disney and McDonald’s on American child-rearing, and comment on the Asian Belle he saw in the BEAUTY & THE BEAST musical. Then, NPR hostess, comedienne and author OPHIRA EISENBERG chats with Julie about her book, SCREW EVERYONE, expresses horror at insect eggs, how shitty internet commenters are, and the difference between her podcast’s audience and this podcast’s audience. Plus—A trip to the botanical garden, and what we can and can’t get from trees! Jenny McCarthy Versus Amanda Bynes, and how unfair that match-up is! One World Trade Center’s literal sky-cock measurements! Different ways to metaphorically poison yourself! And the latest hurtful thing Mad Men has done to black people. A FINE AND FUNNY SHOW FOR YOU.

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How Was Your Week: Episode 113
“Pete Ubu”: Jim Gaffigan, Ophira Eisenberg

Greetin’s, Granny-O! The new episode of HWYW features two comedians who’ve written books, and a lot of talk about whether enough straight white guys have talk shows right now.

First, JIM GAFFIGAN is here to discuss his new book, DAD IS FAT, grapple with the concept of jogging, ponder the influence of Disney and McDonald’s on American child-rearing, and comment on the Asian Belle he saw in the BEAUTY & THE BEAST musical.

Then, NPR hostess, comedienne and author OPHIRA EISENBERG chats with Julie about her book, SCREW EVERYONE, expresses horror at insect eggs, how shitty internet commenters are, and the difference between her podcast’s audience and this podcast’s audience.

Plus—A trip to the botanical garden, and what we can and can’t get from trees! Jenny McCarthy Versus Amanda Bynes, and how unfair that match-up is! One World Trade Center’s literal sky-cock measurements! Different ways to metaphorically poison yourself! And the latest hurtful thing Mad Men has done to black people.

A FINE AND FUNNY SHOW FOR YOU.

May 3, 13

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Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or RSS, and download/stream the new episode here! How Was Your Week: Episode 112“Wesleyan As A Human Being”: Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman Good day, sir. This week’s episode of HWYW begins with a meditation on God, and ends with a plug for a cabaret show. In between, Julie speaks to the hilarious and brilliant RACHEL “DJ ROTARY RACHEL” LICHTMAN about The Monkees, how Baby Boomers ruin everything, the counterintuitive artifice of The Ramones, and whether the retro cycle is broken. Oh, and also Rachel imitates Joe Pesci’s Bee-Gee’s cover, and that is just perfect. Then, comedian JENA FRIEDMAN joins us to discuss preceisely how Long Island she is, how AIDS shaped her hook-up patterns, her attitude toward small dogs, and the anatomy of the New Jersey Devil. Plus—the guilty part of the female brain! Whether super foods can adequately supplement eating off the children’s menu! Fleetwood Mac’s medicinal properties! And a LOT of talk about Amanda Palmer and whether she can possibly be for real. A fun and frenetic show!

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How Was Your Week: Episode 112
“Wesleyan As A Human Being”: Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman

Good day, sir. This week’s episode of HWYW begins with a meditation on God, and ends with a plug for a cabaret show. In between, Julie speaks to the hilarious and brilliant RACHEL “DJ ROTARY RACHEL” LICHTMAN about The Monkees, how Baby Boomers ruin everything, the counterintuitive artifice of The Ramones, and whether the retro cycle is broken. Oh, and also Rachel imitates Joe Pesci’s Bee-Gee’s cover, and that is just perfect.

Then, comedian JENA FRIEDMAN joins us to discuss preceisely how Long Island she is, how AIDS shaped her hook-up patterns, her attitude toward small dogs, and the anatomy of the New Jersey Devil.

Plus—the guilty part of the female brain! Whether super foods can adequately supplement eating off the children’s menu! Fleetwood Mac’s medicinal properties! And a LOT of talk about Amanda Palmer and whether she can possibly be for real.

A fun and frenetic show!

Apr 26, 13

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Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes or RSS, and download/stream the new episode here! How Was Your Week: Episode 111“Ann-Margret’s P-Belt”: Christina Gausas, Craig Rowin What a week, huh? This new episode of How Was Your Week will not heal wounds, but, ideally, it will provide a whimsical distraction while the world burns. First, CRAIG ROWIN, from the new TV show YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL is here to tell Julie what he sees when he looks down at himself in a Speedo, precisely how he’d like to be conned, where he is reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s memoir, and why you needn’t be a dad to enjoy the works of Dave Barry. Then, CHRISTINA GAUSAS joins Julie to discuss her dislike of Gayle King, the hazards of the Anthropologie sale rack, the misdeeds of Isaac Mizrahi, and whether David Foster has ever eaten a human finger. Plus! Julie recounts the tale of her Eye Irritation. The notion of “dating and mating” is straight-up ADDRESSED! The kind of man Charlie Rose may be is fearlessly speculated upon! And comfort dogs are honored. Enjoy this show. Love to Boston.

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How Was Your Week: Episode 111
“Ann-Margret’s P-Belt”: Christina Gausas, Craig Rowin

What a week, huh? This new episode of How Was Your Week will not heal wounds, but, ideally, it will provide a whimsical distraction while the world burns.

First, CRAIG ROWIN, from the new TV show YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING TO HELL is here to tell Julie what he sees when he looks down at himself in a Speedo, precisely how he’d like to be conned, where he is reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s memoir, and why you needn’t be a dad to enjoy the works of Dave Barry.

Then, CHRISTINA GAUSAS joins Julie to discuss her dislike of Gayle King, the hazards of the Anthropologie sale rack, the misdeeds of Isaac Mizrahi, and whether David Foster has ever eaten a human finger.

Plus! Julie recounts the tale of her Eye Irritation. The notion of “dating and mating” is straight-up ADDRESSED! The kind of man Charlie Rose may be is fearlessly speculated upon! And comfort dogs are honored.

Enjoy this show. Love to Boston.

Apr 19, 13