Why Are We Still Doing This?

Episode #28: "Why Are We Still Performing Stand Up Comedy At Applebees?" w/ Seth Brown

In episode #28, I'm joined by my good friend and award-winning writer, author, stand up comedian, and rapper Mr. Seth Brown.  Seth and I talk about our early days of stand up comedy in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts, and beyond, and the difficulty of keeping an open mic going, why “surprise comedy” is the worst kind of comedy and not good for anyone, some of the most dreadful experiences we’ve experienced in stand up, the process of joke writing, why some people think stand up comedy can happen anywhere (such as a chain restaurant), why a joke will destroy an audience one night and play to crickets the next, and so much more.  You can find Seth's column, "The Pun Also Rises" every other Thursday in The Berkshire Eagle www.berkshireeagle.com [www.berkshireeagle.com] His Website: www.risingpun.com [www.risingpun.com] His newsletter at: https://buttondown.com/RisingPun [https://buttondown.com/RisingPun] A Cheese Rap: https://torrentz.bandcamp.com/track/the-big-cheese-feat-ham-star-johnny-z [https://torrentz.bandcamp.com/track/the-big-cheese-feat-ham-star-johnny-z] A D&D rap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzT7OlsKd2A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzT7OlsKd2A] And, again, if you’d like to write in, you can do so at whyarewestilldoingthispodcast@gmail.com [whyarewestilldoingthispodcast@gmail.com]. And if you’d like to support the show, you can do so at: buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis [buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis]

Episode #27: "Why Are Still In Love With 90's Colognes?"

In Episode #27, we explore scents of the 1990s that are both burned into our brain as well as our nose, major life events in our teenage years and the smells associated with such, keeping clothing items of those who have passed for a great big sensory hug when needed, smells from our past that can trigger a physical response decades later, the nostalgia of both cigarettes and marijuana and why I’d surprisingly rather smell one over the other, and how some of our favorite food and retail outlets have quietly changed their name and we didn’t even notice.   Why Are We Still Doing This? is a biweekly podcast that can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts.   If you’d like to support the channel, you can do so by buying me a coffee at: buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis

Episode #26: "Why Are We Still Smoking Cigarettes?"

In episode 26, we talk about the hilarity of SMOKING SECTIONS of our youth and how cigarettes are a nostalgic scent for kids of the 80s, Marlboro Miles and how our parents generation was slowly killing themselves to earn a cool leather jacket, cigarette vending machines and how sometimes all you needed was a note from your parents to buy cigarettes, the simplicity in the advice coming from a child regarding how to quit smoking for good, why sharing a meal at a restaurant while you’re already making six figures is bad policy, working in customer service and why everyone should work on Black Friday at least once in their life, and what year you’d need to have been born to officially qualify to be an “80s Kid.” Why Are We Still Doing This? is a biweekly podcast that can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’d like to support the channel, you can do so by buying me a coffee at: buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbuymeacoffee.com%2FWhyarewestilldoingthis%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExM1VIdFNQakpLVlFsVW92eHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR53oJme4A3-ypcjhDfETlrwURg7t7Z2pU2dDb6ySdbS5dl-5_m5-b1-RlDvCg_aem_dl6YZWmGyzYthSBwWxfVCg&h=AT71irAnw4gKEIiohvdn3Fyqw53Gyxz01p7ZdqBOerOqvBZaoeisotFzRUxkR2vMbK9fbQskxmQFJ19wd8WwzfopYWc-5PdraPxUiVrSlAyyTTM7PdYGvbCiAKuVA5EtxZe0zlQFn4bDB0mA0SrAYY_dUZOvwIto2FE&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT4v_kc3aERk-PfFxi8PlOcb2R2XG_cEvf2jwE_9WGAq_kgrzhNqO7MUs8PjTtw4JxfAWafxu6Kqgoq5AK3UdiKqaIJd0h2jfLSTWEaFdzaOjtfmbV6WXjJ8rC1deLYLDwTJfi--zBbgvmuFQhoTNLr_]

Episode #25: "Why Are We Still Buying Our Clothes At Costco?"

In episode 25, we’re discussing the excitement and sadness that millennials endure when buying clothing from the same place you buy a rotisserie chicken, buying food from TJMaxx why it should be studied, the disappointment of walking into an Abercrombie and Fitch in 2026 and expecting it took as it did in 2003, navigating the mall on a Friday night as a teenager in 2026 compared to 1996, competition and one upping each other and the blunt and unfortunate reason why kids put each other down, why we wait so long to pick up the phone to call someone from our past, and the greatest day I ever had doing absolutely nothing. If you’d like to support the show, you can do so by buying me a coffee:buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis

Episode #24: "Why Are We Still Pretending Like COVID Didn't Happen?"

In episode #24, I'm joined by my wife, Kristen, to talk about the little bit of good, the lots of bad, and the incredibly tragic of the early days of COVID-19.  We reminisce about the amount of time we spent as a family and how we’ll never have that much time together again, educators and families both trying to survive remote learning, having to parent both our children and our parents during the pandemic, the frustration with misinformation and conspiracy theories running amok on social media at the time, fostering a relationship with a family member due to the world slowing down, the selfishness and lack of empathy that was magnified from certain people, wiping down groceries, how COVID accelerated the demise of schools using paper and pencil, and above all…never getting to say goodbye to a parent who died alone but ultimately receiving closure through an incredibly vivid and unexpected way. A deep, emotional, and difficult conversation, episode #24 is dedicated to the memory of Tony DeMarco, my father in-law. Why Are We Still Doing This? is a biweekly podcast that can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, or wherever you get your podcasts.   If you’d like to support the channel, you can do so by buying me a coffee at: buymeacoffee.com/Whyarewestilldoingthis