Podcast Episodes

10/19/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Kathryn Hahn

Most people know her as Lily Lebowski on Crossing Jordan, or from recurring roles on Hung, and Girls. She has appeared in films such as Anchorman, Step Brothers, How Do You Know and A Lot Like Love. Funny, nice and self-deprecating, she opens up to Paul about her difficulty in saying what she means and asking for what she wants. Paul also reads a letter from a veteran having trouble adjusting after returning home, and one from a mother of four married to soldier currently in Afghanistan.

10/12/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Dave Holmes (Voted #8 Ep of 2012)

Most people know Dave from MTV’s Wanna Be a VJ contest where he was runner-up, from FX’sDVD on TV, his video podcast A Drink with Dave or dozens of appearances on various programs, but few know his calm exterior often masks panic and anxiety. He and Paul bond over being raised Irish Catholic, hosting interstitial t.v. shows and other similarities. Dave talks about the minefield of coming out to a family with mixed views on gays, his oddly easy time with it in high school and difficult time in college. Paul reads survey responses related to the LGBT community, highlighting where America is at in seeing them as equals and how it makes them feel.

10/05/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Cara Santa Maria

The neuroscientist and senior science writer at Huffington Post (Talk Nerdy to Me) talks with Paul about the roots of her depression, her parents divorce, her decision at 14 to leave the Mormon church and her father’s inability to accept it, her love of science, how she currently treats her depression and the toll it has taken on loved ones. Plus Paul reads some listener emails and surveys and a list of signs that might mean you’re a narcissist.

09/28/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Chris Gore

The author, filmmaker, podcaster and t.v. personality invites Paul to his craft room where they discuss Chris’ OCD, ADD, fear of disappointing people and the unshakeable feeling that he’s not successful enough. Often described as “The Nerd’s Martha Stewart”, Chris is the founder of Film Threat magazine, the author of The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, the host of the podcast Podcrash, and a co-host of G4’s Attack of the Show. He lives in Los Angeles.

09/21/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Lauren Weedman

The actress (Hung, True Blood, Date Night, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Reno 911) and solo theatre artist (Bust) opens up about being an adopted child growing up in a family uncomfortable with emotion, her food and weight issues and the manipulative, alcoholic 23 year-old who wouldn’t leave her alone when she was 16. She also talks about a lie that snowballed out of control and why she had trouble stopping it.

09/14/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Dan Telfer

Nerds get bullied – but nerds who are also “spazzes” as Dan describes his younger self, get the worst of it. The comedian/writer opens up about the abuse he endured as well as the tactics one can employ to minimize it. He and Paul talk about science, Tycho Brahe, atheism, hostile audiences, the questioning of one’s sexuality and the difficulty in silencing internal messages that were literally pounded in.

09/07/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

A Day of You The Listener

Paul shares a single day of feeback from the listeners, including various surveys from the website, fears, loves and several emails. Topics include the cloudiness of depression, a 13 year-old boy who was seduced by two of his friends’ mothers, and a mom who is ashamed at feeling overwhelmed by her disabled child.

08/31/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Kerri Kenney-Silver (Voted #6 Ep of 2012)

The comedian / actress / musician opens up about her childhood, the impact of her parents’ divorce, her obsessive worrying, her aborted engagement to a crack addict and what she learned about herself. People know Kerri from Reno 911, MTV’s The State, the sitcom Still Standing, and the indie rock band Cake Like.

08/24/2012 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Todd Sawyer

The writer (Huffington Post), stand-up comedian (Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson), podcaster (My Picker is Broken) and longtime friend opens up about everything. From his abusive mother, his 5x married father, his summer of daily acid trips, his odd wet dream about his aunt and much, much more. Do highly disciplined people have more trouble accepting their partners flaws? Update: Todd is no longer doing the My Picker is Broken podcast.