VulnerabiliTea Brendan McCarthy & Maggie O'Reilly

Maggie and Brendan welcome Jen Horne to the studio. The three get nostalgic and recall meeting as cast members of Greece in 2019 before diving into her segments. For her Sprout stage, Jen shares stories of being a spirited kid, getting into choir and theatre, and going to Interlochen. For her Seedling stage, she discusses going to Northwestern and fighting the urge to be an actor. Enjoy! 

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnstone.

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Maggie, Brendan, and guest Tony discuss Tony's career change into consulting before diving into his Sage stage where he talks about how he got involved with improv, ultimately being added to the home team, and getting other opportunities such as directing. The three finish off the episode with some Niche Quiche. Enjoy!

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnstone

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Maggie and Brendan welcome Tony Augusty to the studio. The three chat about Tony's novel that he is currently working on and his old podcast, After Improv, before starting his segments. For Tony's Sprout and Seedling stages, he shares stories about seeing multiple people get hit by a car, being pranked, and getting a full ride scholarship at Wayne State where he studied journalism. Enjoy!

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnston.

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Maggie, Brendan, and guest Shawn conclude the episode with Shawn's Sage stage where he shares memories performing on cruise ships for Second City for 7 years, the different places he visited, and being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult. As always, they finish the episode with some Niche Quiche. Enjoy!

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnstone.

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Maggie and Brendan welcome Shawn Handlon to the studio. The three talk about their excitement of the Lion's past season, the movies they have recently seen, and Shawn getting cable for the first time before diving into his segments. For his Sprout and Seedling stages, Shawn talks about seeing Star Wars as a kid, making his own graphic novels and Penthouse magazines, going to Wayne State, and working in Chicago and finding The Second City. Enjoy!

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnstone.

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Maggie, Brendan, and guest Travis finish the episode with Travis' Seedling and Sage stages. Travis talks about graduating college and finding a work/life/improv balance, being a newlywed in the first months of the pandemic, and becoming a parent. Naturally, the three swap their 9/11 memories before having some Niche Quiche. Enjoy!

Music by Will Curry and Artwork by Aaron Johnstone.

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