The Mary Houlihan Show

Mike Recine is a stand-up comedian, husband, father, and former garbage man. We talk the cultural divide in comedy, comedians who are edgy on stage but sweet in real life, and Mike's plan to reboot Cumtown.

This podcast is available on YouTube! Watch videos, including my Cuba travel vlog, at https://www.youtube.com/@maryhoulie

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Chuck Park is running for Congress in NY-6. He talks divesting from Israel, why Queens doesn't need a casino, and why we have such a problem of people in power being silent on these obvious issues. We might as well just be honest and see how it lands.

This podcast is available on YouTube! Watch videos, including my Cuba travel vlog, at https://www.youtube.com/@maryhoulie

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Rae Huang is the progressive candidate for Los Angeles mayor. Rae is a single mother, community organizer, and pastor. She breaks down her platform across four areas: social housing, a people-centered local economy, green infrastructure, and public safety reform. We also discuss ICE raids and their impact on LA's immigrant communities, police accountability, and why Rae refuses corporate donations.

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Francesca Fiorentini has been consistently making left-wing comedy, journalism, and comedy-journalism for over a decade. Having previously worked for big-name news organizations, she now produces her own hugely popular show on YouTube, "The Bitchuation Room."

In this era where people are starving for leftist political comedy, yet corporations are hesitant to invest in it, Francesca shares her wisdom in independently produci...

Gabe Dunn talks pivoting from TV writer to citizen journalist, covering ICE detention, immigration protests, and political activism in LA. They also discuss Gabe's Jewish and Zionist upbringing, evolving views on Israel and Palestine, trans identity in Hollywood, and what it's like to speak out publicly when peers stay silent.

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00:00:00 Trailer

00:00:45 Intro

00:01:23 From Boston Globe to BuzzFeed to TV

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Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner of "Full House" fame) talks about leveraging her fame as a child star to help get the word out about political causes and recovery resources to her large social media following. Now a director and standup comedian, Jodie works with Jane Fonda's First Amendment Committee to make digestible comedic content about the stories corporate news media misses.

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00:00:00 Trailer

00:00:44 In...

Ahmed Al-kadri, a Yemeni American comedian from Dallas, Texas, talks building an independent touring career from scratch, his viral "Arab parents" sketch series, leaning in to taboo topics, and getting to tour with Sammy Obeid and Bassem Youssef. Ahmed also speaks about his support for Palestine and what it means to represent an underrepresented voice in entertainment.

00:00:00 Trailer

00:00:37 Intro

00:01:42 Yemeni America...

Angela Gonzales-Torres, endorsed by Justice Democrats, is running for Congress in CA-34 to unseat an incumbent who takes corporate donations from AIPAC, for-profit prisons, and detention centers.

Angela is a lifelong Angeleno, from a family who has lived in East LA for generations. She has already made change with pilot programs that help local youth. She works with elderly folks, and helps people leaving prison get into co...

Eddie Pepitone talks celebrity sellouts, political activism, AI surveillance, mental health, and the craft of political comedy.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 Trailer
• 00:00:38 Intro
• 00:01:00 40 Years in Stand-Up Comedy
• 00:03:35 Hollywood Realities and Disillusionment
• 00:04:03 Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Wells Fargo
• 00:07:27 Comedians, Selling Out, and Bob Dylan
• 00:09:56 Billionaires, AI Surveillance, and Gaza
• 00:11:36 Local Activism ...

Taylor Lorenz is ringing the alarm for Section 230. The Heritage Foundation wants to repeal the single most important Internet privacy law. Why are celebrities like Joseph Gordon-Levitt helping them?

Mary suggests that celebrities are afraid to call each other out because, "well, what if Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to work with me one day?"

Repealing Section 230 will hurt trans and queer youth, and heavily censor the Internet...

Palestinian-American comedian Lana Salah joins the show to discuss challenges Muslim comedians face in mainstream media and late-night television. She talks representation, censorship related to Palestine and Gaza discussions, Islamophobia, and the importance of building independent platforms. Also: what the hell is going on with Erika Kirk?

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• 00:00:00 Trailer
• 00:01:03 Intro
• 00:01:39 Lack of Muslim comedians on la...

Comedian Brodie Reed discusses his decision to get away from it all and move to Japan. He explains how he learned Japanese so that he could watch anime without subtitles or dubbed audio. Now that he's back in the U.S., he is back to performing comedy and banjo, and wants to make independent films on his own terms – having spent his younger years pitching shows to traditional Hollywood. He's also into swords. Enjoy!

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Comedian James Fritz talks Kentucky, starting comedy in Chicago, and how damn expensive California is getting. James's album "Old Man Yells At Crowd" (A Special Thing Records) is a master class in joking about leftist politics with zero preachiness or "clapter." We talk about Democrats' failure to be an antiwar party, and whether or not blue states are less racist than red states.

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Dexter Thomas describes working as an independent journalist vs. working at a news organization with more resources. He compares academia to a cult and pyramid scheme, highlighting limited job opportunities and the devaluation of humanities degrees. He provides advice on pursuing graduate school and questions the value of accolades for prestige. The episode explores journalism bias, political influences in media, cancel cu...

Jake Flores talks doxxing ICE, getting doxxed, comedian grifts, and why everyone hates the left (including leftists).

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Trailer

00:01:00 Intro

00:02:20 Twitter hate is free therapy (bad idea)

00:05:10 Shane Gillis says Gaza → actually based?

00:08:30 Celebs cashing Palestine checks

00:10:00 Toxic dude-bro fan armies explained

00:13:40 Why Pod Damn America will NEVER go on Pod Save

00:16:00 Sneaking wisdom on...

Aida Ashouri talks running as an Independent grassroots candidate for Los Angeles City Attorney. She explains that City Attorney actually has a lot more power than a lot of people realize –– they can shut down contracts that hurt working class Angelinos, sue slumlords, enact new policies for policing, and generally act as a watchdog for all facets of of Los Angeles governance.

Aida needs your help collecting signatures! Re...

Chris Duffy (hilarious comedian, writer, and professional thought-spiraler) talks roast jokes gone wrong, climbing cringe mountain, TV writing as a lifelong addiction, why comedy might accidentally save the world, parenting on zero sleep, and the undeniable scientific fact that poo tastes exactly how you’d expect.

Buy Chris's book "Humor Me" on Bookshop.org - https://bookshop.org/p/books/humor-me-how-laughing-more-can-make-...

Chris Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union, talks about his recent trip with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. While bringing humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, he was kidnapped, brutalized, and imprisoned by the Israeli military. Chris explains how labor can work together to stop weapon shipments to Israel, in order to end the genocide.

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