This week Kathryn and Katie have a very special guest; comedic magician, Adam Parisi. Adam tells the women how to become a magician, what trick wow'd him the most, and all the magician gossip. This is a wildly entertaining episode, whether you're into magic, comedy, or just enjoy great stories.   Music: Heart: Magic Man

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#054 The Magic Man with Adam Parisi

Kathryn and Katie are joined by Rhode Island comic Kirsten Logan for a quick episode, to talk about anything except comedy. They talk  about cow tongues, aye-ayes, and how to play bigger or better.    Music: Beach House: Lemon Glow

#053 Aye Aye with Kirsten Logan

It's a new year and Kathryn's got a new attitude, and its a nasty one! Listen to Kathryn and Katie debate politeness, road rage, and how that fits into comedy.   Music: Alice Cooper: No More Mr. Nice Guy

#052 Bye Bye Manners

Kathryn and Katie talk about PC culture in television and movies and how that has affected comedy writing today. They also get surprised mid podcast and Kathryn does the dumbest thing Katie has ever seen her do.   Music: Sean Kingston: Fire Burning

#051 Where There's Smoke

It's our 50th episode!! So we celebrated by talking about skin flaps and armpit hair! Kathryn also talks about the palace her boyfriend's dad lives in, and Katie talks about whether it's OK to sing (sign) along with a sign language concert.   Music: Thomas Dolby: She blinded me with science

#050 Skin Flaps

Kathryn talks about what it was like to grow up in a strict Christian household and tells us about how she used to speak in tongues. Katie talks about coming out and a time she was discriminated against.   Music: Pistol Annies: Hell On Heels

#049 Bad Girls In A Barn

Katie and Kathryn talk about mental toughness. Who has it, who wants it, and who could maybe have it if they were born with a different body.   Music: Matthew Wilder: Break My Stride

#048 Kathryn G.I.

Kathryn and Katie sit down with Reluctantly Here favorite, comic Laura Manasewich (AKA the heart of Laura) to discuss the most insane comedy competition experience they each have ever shared.   Music: Simple Minds: Don't You Forget About Me

#047 The Co-Winners

Kathryn's discovered a new potential fetish; terrorizing people. Katie cant remember if she does comedy any more.    Music: Nathaniel Rateliff: You Worry Me

#046 The Haunters

This week Kathryn and Katie are joined by comedy duo Chuck Staton and Brad ROARRRR (Rohrer). They talk about the latest Halloween movie, what it's like to produce a comedy show unlike any other comedy show, and the greatest prank Chuck ever played on Brad. Chuck also shared a heartfelt story about the time he got arrested (there's an enema involved).   Get tickets for Brad and Chuck's next show in Providence, RI: https://www-ricomedyconnection-com.seatengine.com//shows/88520   Follow Chuck: IG: @DISCOUNTCHUCK Twitter: @Discountchuck   Follow Brad: IG: @Bradrohrer Music:  Reel Big Fish: Sell Out

#045 Chuck And Brad From Rhode Archipelago

Katie and Kathryn return to the basement with special guest, comedian Peter Angelo! Pete talks about coming out as gay on stage, tells some epic drinking stories, and why feet are just for shoes. Kathryn uses this episode as an opportunity to compare toes and footabilities. It gets weird.   Music: Grouplove: Tongue Tied

#044 The Reddington Effect

Kathryn talks about getting attacked by a pantsless human in the morning before work. Then Kathryn and Katie talk about Kathryn's weird calendar habits, and her Vampire Diary fantasies. Katie also talks about her techniques for negging and hitting on people.   Music: Radiohead: Creep

#043: The Vampire Calendars

Kathryn and Katie sit down with comic Colleen Genevieve to talk about the time she got dumped...by a clown. Colleen talks about meeting at a rave, and what it's like to date the top clown in Texas.   Follow Colleen on social media: IG: @Colleengenevievee   Music: Frank Sinatra: Send In The Clowns

#042 I'm Gonna F*ck This Clown

The hike is over! Kathryn, Katie, and Cartwheels relive Kathryn's first hike in the white mountains.   Music: Taylor Swift: Out of the Woods

#041 Out Of The Woods

Kathryn gets ready to join Katie and Cartwheels on their annual hiking trip into the white mountains. She's not happy about it either.    Music: Von Trapp Family: Climb Every Mountain 

#040 Into The Wild

Comedians Kathryn Giromini and Katie Arroyo reluctantly discuss all the things they're reluctantly interested in.

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