Dan Blank – creator of Carrier Dan Blank Taking Podcasts for the Long Haul with Carrier by Jay S. Jacobs It’s late at night. A truck is driving across the highways and byways of this land. The driver is trying to stay awake, wishing that they were home. The truck is making some weird noises. The trucker decides to listen to something to keep sane. Is this trucker listening to Carrier, or are they living it? Carrier is the latest hit immersive audio dramatic podcast from QCode

Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista at the Philadelphia advanced screening of “Stuber,” at the Ritz East. Photo by George Seth Wagner. Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani Action Drives an Uber by Jay S. Jacobs Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista come from totally different worlds – at least as far as show business is concerned. Which is why it was so dementedly brilliant to cast them together in the action comedy Stuber. Nanjiani comes from the comedy world. He started out as a sta

Jen Kirkman Jen Kirkman Living in a Material World by Jay S. Jacobs This year is comedian Jen Kirkman’s 20th year doing standup. Just don’t expect her to do anything big to celebrate that fact on her “All New Material, Girl” Tour. “No! No, no, no. Just touring is always special,” Kirkman laughed to me recently as she was preparing for her latest tour, which will be stopping at the Trocadero in Philadelphia on September 23. “In standup, 20 is kind of a baby. Jerry Seinfeld got

Emily Hearn plays at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, on 5/2/15. Photo © 2015 Adam MacDonald. All rights reserved. Emily Hearn Blowing Up Like a Volcano by Ethan Serling and Adam MacDonald Emily Hearn has been turning heads as of late, with her newest album Hourglass, which was just released a couple months ago. Her single “Volcano,” is the top-rated song on iTunes from her new album and Emily has gained quite a new fan base after the song was played on an episode of Jane the V

Jill Whelan in the theater district, New York City. Photo copyright 2015 Mark Doyle. Jill Whelan Life, Exciting and New by Jay S. Jacobs Did you ever hear the story about the young actor who became famous while still in grade school, grew up glamorously amongst some of the biggest names in Hollywood and then went on to become a normal, well-grounded adult? Not the typical sordid child-star tale, but that’s what life had in store for Jill Whelan.  She was still in grade school

Bryan Callen Bryan Callen It’s A Man’s, Man’s World by Jay S. Jacobs Stand up comedian.  Actor.  Podcast host.  Father.  Occasional color commentary guy.  Seeker of knowledge.  Chronicler of sexual roles. You don’t want to be the dude responsible for keeping Bryan Callen’s résumé current. You’ve seen him on TV, or on the big screen, or in the comedy clubs.  His filmography veers wildly from a recurring role in The Hangover films to doing serious time in Oz to being an origina

Alison Rosen, hostess of the podcast “Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend.” Alison Rosen Is Our New Best Friend by Ronald Sklar Adam Carolla’s awesome sidekick gets her own podcast — and it’s an instant hit. Keeping up and matching wits with the entertaining hyper vigilance that is Adam Carolla is not a job suited to just anyone. His daily complain-fest (available for free on iTunes) is the most downloaded podcast on the planet, and for good reason: it’s funny, it moves fast