We're Here to Help Headgum
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- Comedy
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Jake Johnson (New Girl, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) and Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop) don't feel qualified to give strangers good advice. Most of their friendship over the last 15 years has been based around dumb bits, but they do (for better or worse) want to try to help people out. Like your friendly local bartender or your tipsy uncle at a family gathering, Jake and Gareth are on the caller's side and trying to help. Each episode, the guys make several pitches to callers (whose questions range from trivial to serious) with their best attempts of advice. They can't promise their suggestions will be perfect, but it will be the best they've got. Jake and Gareth also occasionally bring on a friend, peer or even an expert to help along the way.
Want to call in? Email your question to helpfulpod@gmail.com.
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Wait Is The Caller The Villain?
Jake and Gareth talk to callers about a parking spot, being a young boss and an ambitious challenge at a baseball game.
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Keeping This All In with Paul Scheer
Jake, Gareth and special guest Paul Scheer talk to callers about a dad’s wish after death and seating arrangements on a flight. Later, the guys follow up with the second caller of episode 74 “He Just Lost His Wife and Dog with David Cross” and wrap things up with a chat with Paul.
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You HAVE To Follow Up
Jake and Gareth talk to callers about a meet cute and a chef getting weird meal suggestions from his boss.
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Identical in Every Way with Max Greenfield
Jake, Gareth and special guest Max Greenfield talk to callers about an intimate question for a twin and a leopard gecko conundrum. Later, the guys chat with Max about being directed by Jerry Seinfeld and behind the scenes on New Girl.
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Mamas' Boys with Eve and Pam
For a special Mother's Day episode, the guys are joined by their moms Eve and Pam. Their moms share some notes for the podcast and Pam also helps a caller with a fear of butterflies.
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Very Strange and Beautifully Weird with Nikki Glaser
Jake, Gareth and special guest Nikki Glaser talk to a caller with a weird massage therapist. The guys also chat with Nikki about crushing The Roast of Tom Brady and some exciting big goals in her future.
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- Eduardo
Seriously the best new pod.
Professional comedians riffing, oddly funny
Gareth Reynolds (From New Girl. The Dollop Podcast. The Koh Samui International Podcast Festival. Many kids parties as Spider-Man.) and another guy. Riff on the stories of callers asking for help. Sometimes they have guests and sometimes their producer chimes in. They make it work. Give it a listen, but not with the kids.
Learn and laugh!
One day this podcast will be studied by Psych PHD candidates