Famous Dead People

(ft comedians Jonathan B. Lerner & Eric Austin) On this episode we learn what you can and cannot do with a peanut, and John Wayne's famous techniques for surviving dangerous movie stunts!See Eric AustinRufus Khan: https://www.rufuskhan.com/See Jonathan B LernerThe Next Best Thing: https://radiofreebrooklyn.com/show/the-next-best-thing/See Jarret Berensteinhttps://jarretberenstein.com/https://youtube.com/jarretberenstein/

(ft comedians Federico Garduño & Brendan Goggins) This one got a little dirty through no fault of my own. I'm sorry, but when George Bernard Shaw and Johnny Appleseed start talking about getting it wet, it is my job as an interviewer to follow.See Brendan GooginsNewport sketch: https://magnettheater.com/ensembles/newport/1000 Ft Whale Claw improv: https://magnettheater.com/show/53194/See Federico GardunoYear of the Week podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/year-of-the-week/id1454963640See Jarret Berensteinhttps://jarretberenstein.comhttps://youtube.com/jarretberenstein

(ft comedians Rebecca Robles & Shawn Wickens) We really got into it on this ep, and by "it" I mean my pronunciation of various South American words.https://jarretberenstein.comhttps://twitter.com/justjarrethttp://www.shawnwickens.com/https://twitter.com/shwickenshttps://www.instagram.com/therebeccaroblesshow/

What happens when a radio active radio bites a wolf who then bites a man? Or a werewolf bites a man who's listening to the radio? I forget exactly what happened, I only know it's gonna make a hell of a picture!Check out Louie Pearlman: Joey and Ron, May 13th 7:30 PM at Pearl Studios! www.LouiePearlman.com for ticketsCheck out Chris Ferry: http://podcast.storypirates.com/jarretberenstein.com@justjarret

How did Mel Blanc get his nam and iconic voice, and who hooked up with Byron when Mary Shelley was writing Frankenstein? Don't worry, fam, we get to the bottom of it.Catch Dede on the Friday Night Show every Friday at 8:30pm at the Magnet Theater (https://magnettheater.com/show/53053/)Catch Jamie on The Armando Diaz Experience every Saturday at 7:30pm at the Magnet Theater (https://magnettheater.com/show/53002/)jarretberenstein.com@justjarret

Exactly how many assassins were after Arch Duke Ferdinand, and what about Roger Ebert's secret fav movie? Maybe we will be getting into all these things? jarretberenstein.com @justjarret Pat May Plays Video Games and Does Improv: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0xxSgc9hfIez9sd5TF14Q The Big One sketch team: https://thearmorycomedy.com/schedule/2019/3/6/the-big-one-p3hkn-rrksd054656

I'd love to write up this summary, but Cary and I are on our way to see Chance the Rapper at the Branch Davidians complex! I wonder whatever happened to those guys... jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

In this episode we learn about Orwell's obsession with poor people and River Phoenix's incredible acting method! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

This was a wonderful episode for a number of reasons, not the least of which being it features the most frequent and second most frequent Famous Dead People comedians. Email me your guess as to which one is which. You will get a prize if you guess correctly. jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

What was science like before the scientific method, and what were rockstars like before they had sex? We got to all that and more on this week's episode of Famous Dead People! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

How did they judge plays in antiquity? And where did Cole Porter get the titles of his songs? We explore all that and more in this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Why would a man make so many bibles just so a different man, hundreds of years later, could beat his kids with it? All that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

The only thing that stops a bad king from divorcing his wife is a good king who's divorcing his wife. Also, we get to the bottom of the invention of bowling. You'll never guess who did it?! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Who knew that the Batman was a co-collaboration between Bob Kane and the nazis? Hugo knew! He knew and he let it happen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

At the intersection of art and commerce comes this fascinating conversation with an artists - desperate to sell out - and a wealthy man who buys only horses (insert shrugging emoji here) jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

Stay away from hot water and other sins! That is the sage advice we got this week from our two dope guests. Give it a listen! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

I got another case for Sherlock Holmes: why was Sonny Bono so about copyright extensions?! We get to the bottom of that and more on this week's ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret Don't forget to check out Pay May's video game improv channel on youtube! https://bit.ly/2xo7sfM

How did Truman Capote feel about the film version of Breakfast at Tiffany's? And how was it that Selena's dad got her out of school to do all those shows? We've got the straight dope on this latest ep, yo! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret 

Why did Georgia O'Keeffe decide to paint so many genitals? Was King George really angry at America for succeeding? We get to the bottom of it right here on this ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret

I don't know why these two kept talking about a train I needed to catch, because I was definitely NOT in a rush to pick up a rental car in Jersey right after the taping. Other than that, stellar ep! jarretberenstein.com @justjarret