Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Lila Lillien, AKA Hungry Girl ("foodologist", bestselling author and Food Network show host) stops by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about recipe development, sending foods to a lab to double check calorie counts, tofu noodles, how she went from from being a media executive to running her own business, iCarly, ducks on a date, hair straightening, one night stands, relationships and escalators among other things.

On this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, musician Matt Nathanson stopped by to talk about going to the Claremont colleges with Alison, performing on The Bachelor and Dancing with The Stars, exfoliation, what to say when someone coughs, relationships, words that need to be reclaimed, being gluten-free, touring, getting in fights with fans from the stage, Taylor Swift writing Matt's lyrics on her arm and whether music can truly reflect the entirety of a person. We also answered your twitter questions and played a round of "Just Me Or Everyone?"

On this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, SNL and Portlandia's Fred Armisen stops by to talk about the car that he's leasing for Portland, his spooky home decor, the transition from being a drummer to being a comedian, relationships (kinda), TV and an array of other stuff including who would play him in a movie and whether or not he reads negative comments. Also we took your calls and played "Just Me Or Everyone?" with your tweets. Make sure to listen all the way through (or pay a friend to do it for you) as there's a special bit of hilarity tucked at the end.

Oh hi! On this super duper episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, Kevin Pereira of G4's Attack of the Show stops by to talk about being a child of the internet (and how it leaves you desensitized to shocking images), his early days as a web impressario/nerd who rollerbladed yet dated a cheerleader, Multiplicity, He Said/She Said and Bring It On, daschunds, relationships, performance anxiety and myriad things which are dazzling and hilarious. And also drugs. Gary and I didn't want the episode to end. We are both in love with Kevin. Also we are in love with Alfred Schulz who called in to do a newish/oldish segment called Things You Never Hear People Say. Also also: we took your calls.

On this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, director/writer/actor/cat rescuer James Gunn (Super, Slither) stops by to chat about relationships, unhealthy relationships, his former marriage to Jenna Fischer, being superstitious, PG Porn and other career masterpieces and simple ways to make yourself happy. We take some calls including one from a 15 year old who wants to know whether to tell his best friend he has a crush on her. At the beginning of the episode Alison recommends a couple relationship books.

Comedian Doug Benson joins this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about how he and Alison met, costume parties, twitter, dating, deleted tweets (sort of), the advice he gave Alison when she was auditioning for The Adam Carolla Show, his podcast Doug Loves Movies, Fox News, Red Eye and other important stuff I can’t remember right now. We also took your calls and Larry Miller tried to ruin my show.

Writer, comedian and podcast host Dana Gould joins the show to talk about his sexy flat feet and his out of date IMDB photo. We also talk about his three children, four dogs, two guinea pigs, a fish and a wife, how he met his wife and the way she refused to let him sabotage the relationship, relationships in general, being one of many children, panic attacks (he had one on stage!), sexy Volvos and what it was like writing for The Simpsons for many years. We open the phone lines and take a call from a high school boy wanting to know how to handle the fact that he's openly gay, his boyfriend is in the closet and prom is coming up which he wants to attend, preferably with his boyfriend.

Actress, comedian, member of funny musical duo Garfunkel and Oates and fellow podcast host Riki Lindhome joins the show to talk about relationships, Valentine’s Day, the Nuvaring, the way you have to do fun stuff like go on trips and eat at nice restaurants even if you’re single, workaholism, setting boundaries, therapy, whether relationships make you less productive and the way Kinko’s doesn’t suck, which is nuts since everyone knows Kinko’s sucks.

On the third episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, WTF host and podcast superstar Marc Maron was kind enough to let us invade his cat ranch and interview him on his own turf. We talked about sad songs, sad sex, hateful internet trolls and how to handle them, anger and rage and anxiety and insecurity, relationships, interviewing styles, body dysmorphia, Joe Rogan, “Carolla-tards” and how to keep a relationship alive.We also took a question from the phantom topic sombrero and talked about other stuff which was fascinating and scintillating. We didn’t see any cats, which is curious.

Dustin Goot--Alison's old sidekick and longtime friend--joins the show to talk about relationships, humane ways to break up, Alison's dating history, Rosenating, burping contests, the difference between real production and doing a show in one's living room, threesomes (and how awkward they are), porn stars who aren't nobel laureates, embarrassing things people do in their cars and why you shouldn't go to dinner with people in business school or keep track of how many times you've been dumped. Also, your phone calls and a round of Just Me Or Everyone.

On the first episode we talked about my hobbit house, Pete’s first sexual experiences and what he’s looking for in a girl (hint: himself) (oooh, that’s an unintentional dirty joke!)(I really just mean he wants a girl who’s similar to him)(Okay enough parentheticals.) Also we talked about Ryan Gosling and deleted tweets and assorted other stuff, all of which is awesome.

Alison wants to share our official launch date: Monday, February 13th! Have you ever been more excited about anything, ever? We haven't. As a special bonus, here's a clip from her first episode with comedian Pete Holmes. Enjoy and look for our first full length episode on Monday!

As we get closer to the launch, Alison wants to share some thoughts and one of the show's songs with you. Enjoy & look for our official launch date coming soon!

Welcome to Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend - the all new podcast from Alison Rosen. Congrats, you've found the super secret announcement episode! All new episodes will be coming soon. In the meantime, subscribe and tell a friend!