Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses a new year carb dilemma, whether pancakes, French toast or waffles are the best, where everyone will be in five years, Chris's snapchat and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Natali Morris (The Today Show) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about word whiskers, doing spots on the Queen Latifah Show, being a tech reporter, broadcasting in general, working at CBS, kids and marriage, the weirdness of being human, growing up Jehovah's Witness, dating and loneliness and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Chris and Caelan's haircuts, Alison's parking fiasco, hormones, Christmas shopping, farts, awesome fan art, The Newsroom and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Mo Mandel (comedian and host of Tru TV's Barmaggedon) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about all the trivia Alison knows about him, Reality Bites Back, measures of success, being OCD as a kid, his relationship with his parents, Boonville, relationships in general, his dog Mikey, tenacity and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses where we were a year ago, prison listeners, TV shows, Matt's adventures tree shopping, the Magic Castle, super powers and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Wink Martindale (plus appearance by his wife Sandy) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about being a frigging legend, hosting game shows, which game show he wishes he currently hosted, his first radio gig at 17, going from radio to TV, his friendship with Elvis Presley, the last time he saw Elvis, being a parent vs. being a grandparent, how he met his wife Sandy, Sandy's 6 year relationships with Elvis, their chihuahuas, keeping love alive, operating a restaurant, fighting, civil rights and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Caelan's whereabouts, Alison's sad feeling in the morning, Alison's fanny pack, Jenna's Xmas party, NYC vs. Solvang vs. Big Bear, urinal talk and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break, Breakout Kings) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about his just-released children's book I Want An Alien for Christmas, being emotional, the meaning of family, his past as a lawyer, how he came up as a screenwriter, his wife's adjustment to Los Angeles, cold calling Adam Carolla, going after what he wants, MASH and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses everyone's Thanksgiving, the final answer regarding the bank teller story teased ages ago, how much depression is normal if any, whether you are your struggle or how we define ourselves and each other, interview tactics and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Allen Salkin (The New York Times, From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about Guy Fieri, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, the writing community in New York, the value of journalism school, whether writing can be taught, breaking off an engagement, relationships, narcissism, therapy, losing his father, interviewing and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses thanksgiving plans, riding with dogs in cars, the whole bank teller thing and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone (click here to see the JMOEs from this episode). Happy Thanksgiving!

Scott Carter (Real Time with Bill Maher) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about his play Discord, asthma attacks, epiphanies, religion, wanting to feel normal, Bill Cosby, Maher audiences, harmony, fatherhood and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Alison's coffee swirlaroo disaster, Caelan's new intro, scunchies and banana clips, Jenna's experience at AFV, where we sat in class, how we sleep, sleeping with a dog in the bed and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Stevie Ryan stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about growing up in Victorville, getting into comedy, having her own Vh1 sketch show Stevie TV, relationships, self-help books, therapy, dirty dishes, the worst apartment vermin story ever, hair color, tragedy and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses hair color, BAE, the holiday spirit, Alison's cervical sea monkeys, Caelan's TV debut, Interstellar, John Wick, Chris's love of Guy Fieri and John Mayer, ZZ Top, Jenna's upcoming AFV meeting and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Emily Morse (Sex with Emily) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend talk about getting her doctorate in sex therapy, being a sexologist, her podcast and radio show, Loveline, launching her product line, Bravo's Miss Advised, working in politics, going to Cabo with Dr. Drew, advice for Caelan and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses the mysterious whereabouts of Blanche, The Prestige, deleted tweets, Jenna's bathroom door adventure/fiasco, The Wizard of Oz, Guy Fieri, Maury and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Duncan Trussell returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk teachers turned twerkers, magic in the universe, meeting girls on twitter, death, loss, spirituality,the multiverse, our experience of time, goblins, guilt, anger, haircuts, virtual reality, oculus rift and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Halloween costumes, a gal chat update, Matt's girlfriend's dog's costume, cats and cat allergies, Hannah Montana and Tony Montana, Iggy Azalea, Blanche's untimely surprise demise, car tags and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Ryan Sickler (The Crabfeast) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend talk about his new baby girl, fatherhood, childbirth, being a gentleman, his relationship with his girlfriend, losing his father, forgiving his mother, growing up with brothers and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses checking email in bed, the hip party Alison and Jenna attended, what "Hannah Montana" means in slang, Alison's possibly offensive comments,Strawberry Shortcake Pets on Parade, Matt and Gary at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, upcoming movies and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Ben Gleib stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about vaginas, Idiot Test on GSN, being wily, growing up in a family with a lot of yelling, overcoming his speech impediment, disfluency, losing his virginity, relationships, Chelsea Lately, Last Week on Earth and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) welcomes Randi Lawsonto the show and discusses Chris's mustache, Gal Chat vs. Dude Talk, Alison's shower cap game-changing epiphany, Meet the Mormons, getting dressed up, what to wear after a shower for a day in, a shitty comment and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Esther Povitsky stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about appealing to the same people as Alison, growing up in Illinois, not drinking, college, relationships, early days of reality TV, Esther with Hot Chicks, Ebola and other fears, meeting her boyfriend, dogs, comedy, ballet, how she met Deathsquad and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn discusses Alison's memory lapse, video games, Halloween plans, Adam's housewarming party, Alison's trip to a pet loss support group, pet hospitals, awkward conversation, font talk, spoons, and the introduction of Matt Fondiler's alter ego. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Jenny Johnson stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about comedy writing, her upcoming book, growing up in Texas, working as a news producer for 12 years, the early days of twitter, all caps and exclamation points, social media pet peeves, relationships, marriage and divorce, losing a parent, dealing with grief, prostate cancer, cheat days and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Jenna's trip to New York,Meet the Mormons, accidental twitter follows, perfectly manicured women, shower caps and wilting hair, an awkward conversation at Adam Carolla's housewarming party, Caelan's love life, online dating and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Jerry Ferrara stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about remembering Caelan from Coffee Bean, getting in shape, cracking a rib, growing up in Brooklyn, moving to LA, his encyclopedic knowledge of Saved by the Bell, the recent Saved by the Bell movie, childhood crushes, his love for TV Guide, Kevin Connolly, upcoming roles, quitting smoking, relationships and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Alison's surgery and vagina pill fallout, Chris's voluminous hair, new software and video games, jury duty, group chat, stenographers, the need for mint to be standardized and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Shane Dawson makes his third appearance on Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about all sorts of stuff including his new movie Not Cool, his experience filming reality show The Chair and his leaky man-made nipples. Also we talked about therapy, weird body phenomena and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Alison's surgery, sadness, a new puppy, wearing the wrong thing to a funeral, Chris's jury duty, vagina pills, frozen yogurt, and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Kulap Vilaysack (Who Charted?) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about Origin Story, the documentary she's making about her trek to Laos to find her biological father. We also talked about sharing a birthday, her history with Caelan, her mother's gambling addiction, family drama, how she met her husband Scott Aukerman, relationships, marriage, wanting to have kids and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith, Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses bread rankings, Jenna's exciting news, Alison's therapist, Matt's protocol when it comes to typing Adam's emails, Jason Dix's Topic Sombrero animation,a guy who needs a kidney in Indianapolis, embarrassing grocery store combos, Chris's fish and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Christina Pazsitsky returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about taking time off from the road, empathy, family stuff, wedding albums, merging lives and bank accounts, marriage, fertility, frozen yogurt, football, mattresses and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) gets things off to an unconventional start when they try to play a special song for Jenna's arrival and then Chris spills water. Then they discuss sadness, grief, death, funerals, black cherry versus cherry, whether it's worse to go number one or number two in your pants, hot button issues for moms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Art Alexakis (Everclear) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about fatherhood, sobriety, experiencing loss and trauma at a young age, his relationship with his siblings, his mother's dying wish, anger, the business acumen he gleaned from dealing drugs, how he felt at the height of Everclear's success, relationships and marriage and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Jenna's upcoming AFV audition, Chris and Caelan's big cornhole adventure, the mystery that is Caelan, The Leftovers, a question about therapists, movie stars that would make you see the movie and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Daniel Quantz (Alison's husband) returns to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to discuss the experience and the grief of losing Oliver. Also some behind the scenes discussions of errands and scheduling. And a thank you to the listeners for all their support during this sad time. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones and Caelan Biehn) discusses Alison's horrifying week, the loss of Oliver, the Carolla Digital reaction to losing Oliver, Matt's Mammoth trip, worms in the hot springs, everyone else's weeks, Jenna upcoming AFV audition, Caelan's hair and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Lauren Sivan stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her start in broadcasting, working for Fox, working overnights, Courtney Friel's cookie party, sneakers vs. tennis shoes, pronunciations, dream jobs, losing her father at a young age, finding Libya on a map, crashing a news van, hair, twitter and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones) discusses Caelan's Carb Contribution, driving to San Diego, vaccines and shots in general, whether the ability to hear everyone's thoughts would make you feel compassion or contempt, milk and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Jeremy Konner (Drunk History) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about directing, producing and co-creating Comedy Central's Drunk History, being the brother of Girls show runner Jenni Konner, growing up in a screenwriting family, his mother's stroke and subsequent six month long coma when he was seven, TV shows, being Jack Black's assistant, relationships, architects and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones) discusses family nicknames, our upcoming vacations, how we feel about talking on the phone and so much more. Also we pulled your topics out of the hat! Also Alison's website is down right now and it's making her crazy! Also we also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Matt Braunger stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about his podcast Ding-Donger with Matt Braunger, hitchhiking, love, being an only child, casting shows, therapy, relationships, commercials, stand up and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones) discusses being reunited after Jenna's adventures, fry sauce, Daniel's thoughts on nuts, nut rankings, baking, burping and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Zhena Muzyka, author of Life by the Cup, stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her journey from poor single mother to successful author, entrepreneur and activist. We discussed learning to ask for help, picking your battles, powerful women versus powerful men, her gypsy heritage, growing her Gypsy Tea company, yurts, Ojai, raising money, motherhood, book widows, tarot cards and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones) minus Jenna plus Mike Altier discusses Alison's frisbee/boomerang uterus, vaccines, tubas, more butter sandwich talk, Mike Altier's nutrition theory as it relates to sandwiches, the BoBo Boys, National Batman Day, tattoos and the return of fan phone call. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Jonah Ray stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about The Meltdown which premieres on Comedy Central July, 23, playing in bands, how he met Chris Hardwick and became part of Nerdist, growing up overweight, meeting his wife, comedy and stand up, guitar stores, the ladies, drinking, Vine and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

The Thursday gang (Alison, Chris Laxamana, Matt Fondiler, Gary Smith and Jenna Kim Jones) minus Jenna plus Mike Dawson revisits the pill discussion while Gary pre-reads. Also we discuss Adam's jump rope attempt on Matt and Mike's life, the air conditioning fiasco of last week, manscaping, Eva Peron, Ray Donovan, Real Housewives of Orange County, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Celebrity Rehab and we introduce the animal name game. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone

Courtney Robertson stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about her new book I Didn't Come Here To Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain (about her experience winning the Ben Flajnik season of The Bachelor), the bachelor himself, dating, what it's like behind-the-scenes on a reality show, feeling betrayed by her friends, having sex on the show, the whole "skinny-dipping with a model" thing, her overprotective mother, buying dogs with her first modeling money, modeling in general, nudity, how to look good at a photo shoot and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone