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Have you ever wanted to craft the perfect horror film a la NFL fantasy draft or assign A Tribe Called Quest albums to their corresponding “Seinfeld” characters? Well, now you can with Know Your Role(s)! Join your favorite neighborhood bartenders, comedian George Gordon (“Your Good Friend”) and writer David Kleinman (“On the Way North”), for a workshop of words where “knowing your roles” means finding unexpected connections across all your favorite mixed media from film and television to music, literature, sports, and beyond! Sit down with special guests like musician and Jawbreaker frontman Blake Schwarzenbach, celebrated comedian Josh Gondelman, and “Eye of the Majestic Creature” series creator and cartoonist Leslie Stein for pop culture party games and barstool banter, bringing you the contextualization that’s sweeping the nation!
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Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
On today’s episode, Know Your Role(s) welcomes actor, comedian, writer, and creator Jake Cornell to the pod! On tap in this week’s Bar Talk are Nas’ “King’s Disease II” album release, the Netflix docuseries “Untold: Malice at the Palace,” and “Pod People,” a mini-segment where George and Dave discuss what they’re listening to! Jake discusses how years of food service have inspired his comedy, his path from theatre in Vermont to worldwide TikTok attention, and why “Happy Birthday” harmonizers are the worst. This week’s game has Jake and the fellas comparing celebrity couples to party games from Spin the Bottle with Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox to Go Fish with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell! In today’s Last Call, Dave gets excited for a new season of “The Challenge,” while George gets gnarly with the “100 Foot Wave” HBOMax docuseries! Producer Mary Bess offers ways listeners can help the people of Haiti and Afghanistan in the midst of major crises and celebrates NYC production company Paper Kraine’s return to the stage.
Resources: Nas’ new album “King’s Disease II” is available now; “Untold: Malice at the Palace” is streaming now on Netflix; listen to “Gene and Roger” and “Firebug” wherever you stream your podcasts; watch “The Challenge: Spies, Lies and Allies” season 37 on MTV; see the docuseries “100 Foot Wave” on HBOMax; Send aid to Haiti with organizations like Health Equity International at www.healthequityintl.org and FOKAL Haiti Relief Fund at www.fokal.org; support the people of Afghanistan by donating airline miles at www.miles4migrants.org and via organizations like Women for Afghan Women at www.womenforafghanwomen.org; learn more about Paper Kraine Productions at www.paperkraine.com.
Guest: Jake Cornell / @jakewcornell / www.jakecornell.com.
Hosted By: George Gordon & David Kleinman.
Produced By: Mary Bess Pritchett.
Music: Alnitak Kid, Nate 88, & Cazeaux OSLO.
Artwork: Amanda Xeller.
IG & TW: @kyrpod.
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