Comedian, Writer, Producer and Zine enthusiast, Jason Van Glass is on the couch this week. Talking about obscure obsessions, specific collections, comedy nerdom, chance meetings with Seinfeld writers, cat magic, his bay area childhood, comic shop work, and his opinions on his own general weirdness. All that and much much more, as a normal podcast h…

Comedian Kortney Shane Williams joins Jake for an epic catchup. The two became fast friends early in their respective stand-up careers but lost touch for over a decade. The two talk standup and do some reminiscing and Kortney chats about growing up under watch of a minister mother, living nomadically, being an introvert, a fighter, a sibling, a sel…

Actor/Comedian/Artist and more Scott Krinsky joins Jake and talks about what it was like playing a geek culture icon on the hit NBC show Chuck without much real life geek cred! Plus the joys of swimming, living life at the beach, finding peace in solo activities, the culinary arts, balancing yourself and the box you've been placed in, the cardboard…

Actor/Sketch Comedian/Improviser/writer and more, Dru Johnston is on the podcast this week. Jake gushes over how his work on The Chris Gethard Show helped get him through the pandemic and then the two dive into being a part of creative communities, adopted families, 50 weeks of Wayne's World, hanging out in grocery store parking lots outside of Sea…

Comedian and Writer Alex Hooper from AGT, Comedy Central's Roast Battle, and much more, joins Jake on the pod to talk about meeting on the set of Kevin Smith's Zack & Miri Make a Porno, creative meandering, forging your own path, meditation, slack rope walking, yoga, managing mental health, and much much more! Get Alex's book "Roast Yourself to Hap…

Elaborate is coming back! But first, Jake is sitting down solo on his birthday to catch up and share some thoughts on being dark for all this time, the pandemic and what its highlighted of his shortcomings and strengths, getting older and his current journey of rediscovery, what he's learning about letting go of complete control, perfectionism and …

Actor and Vocalist Helen Highfield is on the couch and she’s sharing tales of growing up to super smart academic parents who also have no shortage of cool factor, being on the cover of her mother’s album, riding show ponies and which equestrian ribbons are and aren't good enough, being an ESL ringer, and giving teachers some much needed advice abou…

Actor/Producer/Director Shane Hartline is on the couch and sharing tales of a creative kid with a glorious VHS camcorder making home movies, taking improv classes at 13 and calling Universal Studios and Nickelodeon trying to get acting jobs! He also talks about training to be a wrestler at 15 with his supportive father who bought him a wrestling ri…

Actor/Model/Host Michael Wayne Foster is on the couch! Michael and Jake are long time friends and collaborators and the two talk about how they met and instantly clicked. Michael also talks about growing up a big kid in Michigan, childhood insecurities and bullying, high school radio, breaking stereotypes, his tight-knit family and zombified father…

Elaborate First Mate, Paul Bianchi is on the couch this week and joining Jake for a super unique episode in which our host talks about doing one of those ever so popular Ancestry DNA kits. Jake tells a story about how the results lead him to find some truth and discover way more than he bargained for! Be sure to Rate, Review, & Subscribe! Check out…

Comedian/Writer and Creator of Netfix's Historical Roasts w/ Jeff Ross, Eddie Furth is on the couch this week! He and Jake play get-to-know-ya as despite having all the same friends they've someone missed one another for the past decade. The extra long conversation spills out of them both as they discuss living a bow tie life, style vs fashion and …

Comedian & Podcast Host Jackie Kashian is on the couch! Her & Jake share a similar kinetic conversational style that finds them chatting about all sorts of stuff from the bearded youths, nerd porn, Zack Galifianakis being "patient zero," the high school reunion myth and why she's reading speeches. She also talks about bringing personal interests in…

Jake discusses the connections between blockchain, conservatives, and why they lose.

In this episode Jake discusses the historical Spirit of the outlaw throughout American history, how it's been killed in the modern day, and how we can bring it back to defeat the system and restore American prosperity.

In this episode Jake talks about the state of American identity. We go over the causes for what modern conservatives call "identity politics", and we talked about why Americans identify with so little of their own culture.

In this introductory episode Jake lays out the simple plan to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula, and how the same technique will be used with Iran and the Middle East.

Actor/Improvisor/Writer/Host/Human Rogue and more, Amy Vorpahl is on the couch this week! Amy talks all about growing up in an ever-moving family, changing places and people every 3 years or so and how that effected her relationships with those around her. She also talks about being a surprise twin named after a "Little Women" character, the endles…

Actor/Magician/Writer and more Shane Brady joins Jake this week for an incredibly personal, specific, transparent and sometimes heart-wrenching conversation about family. Shane talks about his dreams of being a hockey player and how they were taken from him at a young age after breaking his neck, growing up in a fractured familial situation. There'…

The multi-talented and effortlessly funny John Lehr is on the couch this week. The co-creator & Star of incredible shows like Ten Items or Less & the Hulu Original QuickDraw is talking all about growing up in Kansas, the son of badass social activist mother and a technologically efficient yet socially inefficient father who's talents made their fam…

Actor, writer, comedian & host, Mo Mandel is on the couch this week. He talks about growing up in a small country town in Northern California that may actually be the origin of the term "boonies" as the second son of two mindfully professional yet hippie NY parents. An outcast who found himself in creative writing after a disheartening realization …

Its Elaborate's first anniversary! What better way to spend it than sit down with Elaborate First Mate Paul Bianchi and unpack the last 12 months. The duo disclose what they're proud of accomplishing since the launch of Dragon Wagon Radio, both in the podcast world and their personal and creative lives, as well as what they're not so proud of and w…

Comedian Nat Baimel is on the couch this week, talking all about growing up in south Florida as an indoor kid with a reputation for making people uncomfortable and being more "weird" than funny. His love of pro-wrestling handed down from his grandfathers as well as his father who he lost when he was just 3 old. The flashes of memories he has of him…

Comedian, Actor, Writer & Artist Chris Fairbanks didn't let being sucker punched at a bar this weekend stop him from sitting down with Jake and sharing a ton of stuff on this weeks Elaborate. He Talks about growing up a skater kid on the streets of Missoula, Montana, the son of artistically inclined & government employed parents, how a girl and an …

Happy Holidays! Jake is just saying a quick hello and happy holidays from Las Vegas! Elaborate is part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. Visit www.dragonwagonaradio.com/donate to gift something off the amazon wishlist! Follow Elaborate on Social media: http://www.twitter.com/elaboratepod http://www.instagram.com/elaboratepod…

Better late than never. Jake escaped a near-death illness and managed to get out Episode 34 before the weeks end. Actor, Writer, and host of Marvel Movie News, Coy Jondreau joins Jake for fast paced and light hearted conversation that's all over the place. Coy is discussing his involvement in the Rocky Horror Hipster Show (by former guest of the sh…

The man behind The Holy Dark, John Miller is on the couch this week. He's talking about what "Gloom Folk" means to him, what it was like growing up a fraternal twin and the youngest of 7 super artistic kids from two super artistic (and also religious) parents and the duality of them translating Rammstein lyrics to ensure they're "safe" to listen to…

Happy 2 week late Thanksgiving! On this weeks episode Jake shares the story of his Thanksgiving deep in the heart of Texas and the cursed road-trip it took to get there. He also talks about the newest four-legged member of the Dragon Wagon Radio family, a brand new podcast, and discusses his feelings on the year end of 2017, the year that birthed h…