I'M TRYING‪!‬ Jhanelle Dionne & Jacob Derwin

This episode was recorded in February 2020 ahead of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Comedian and Food Network host Courtney Rada joins Jhanelle and Jacob in the kitchen to chat about her journey from stage to screen.
Watch Courtney's new show, Better With Age, on the Food Network Kitchen app with a free 60 day trial! Episode 1 features Jacob's mom!
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"Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters." -Jesse Jackson
Jhanelle and Jacob explain their hiatus (kind of), talk CATS beef, adulting, pickling, bad baby names and give a mini-update on what's in store for 2020...
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Filmmaker Yhane Smith discovers the world of audio drama podcasts and dives in head first.
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Jhanelle and Jacob sit down with Yhane Smith to talk about creating art on a budget. But first, Jhanelle and Jacob discover that a new popular SNL short was shot in front of their apartment!
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Comedian Jennifer McAuliffe had some really crummy high school teachers.
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Jennifer McAuliffe joins Jhanelle and Jacob to talk about her dysfunctional childhood and her atypical journey from high school dropout to comedy. But first, Jhanelle and Jacob talk cheese.
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The "genre famous" massage therapist is a lot of things, but she isn't your mom. 
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Courtney Yates joins Jhanelle and Jacob to talk about starting her new massage therapy class, stories from the Villains camp during her second stint on Survivor, and why baths are just the best. But first, Jhanelle alerts Jacob to a new holiday coming up this weekend!
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Host/Actor/3x Survivor Player, Andrea Boehlke saves (her) face. 
In episode 4, Andrea recounts her near-death experience, deathly embarrassing stories of rejection, and how to deal with losing face in front of your crush. Meanwhile, Jhanelle tries to get a newly baby-faced/clean-shaven Jacob to ditch the razor in favor of waxing. They come to a greedy compromise.
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Keep up with Andrea!
Instagram: @andreaboehlke
Twitter: @andreaboehlke
And her podcast: Past Your Bedtime
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