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Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 899 - Darcy MichaelComedian Darcy Michael returns to talk Darcy and Jer, crow attacks, and Graham’s 24 hours of comedy. Trigger warning: there's a lot of cancer talk in this episode. Follow us: Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky.
2025-06-101h 40Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 875 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns for a holiday spectacular to talk Muppets, Christmas, traditions, and curling. Plus our annual Secret Santa gift exchange. Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky.
2024-12-241h 45Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 850 - Abby ShumkaHer own person Abby Shumka returns to talk sewing, a puzzle movie, and sumo wrestling.
2024-07-021h 32Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 840 - Chris GriffinComedian Chris Griffin joins us to talk energy drinks, riddles, and Graham’s 24-hour comedy marathon.
2024-04-231h 45Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 837 - Dave MerhejeComedian Dave Merheje returns to talk press junkets, toilet topics, and The Orphan.
2024-04-021h 37Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 832 - Jon DoreComedian Jon Dore returns to talk sleepwalking, hitting the post, and Graham’s Juno Award nomination.
2024-02-271h 26Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 823 - The ListenersDave and Graham cap off 2023 with a call-in show featuring the listeners and their questions, talents, and a discussion of where exactly Justin Bieber gets his peaches.
2023-12-262h 14Stop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - Commercial Jingles 1We're taking this out from behind the paywall and sharing it with you. Dave and Graham listen to a few commercial jingles sung by our talented listeners. Want to hear more bonus episodes? Support us at $5/month at maximumfun.org/join.
2023-11-221h 07Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 791 - Abby ShumkaHer own person Abby Shumka returns to talk languages, listener mail, and macaroni.
2023-05-161h 25Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 771 - The ListenersDave and Graham cap off 2022 with a call-in show featuring the listeners and their questions, talents, and regrets.
2022-12-272h 01Stop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - Bean There Done That 7: “Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean"Dave and Graham take on the most iconic Mr. Bean ever. Plus Mr. Bean's first name, a Mr. Bean pageant, and a fan fiction challenge.
2022-12-161h 13Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 726 - Graham KayComedian Graham Kay joins us to talk jet skiing, dog updates, and the Winter Olympics.
2022-02-151h 45Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 719 - The ListenersDave and Graham wrap up 2021 with a Q&A call-in show featuring a whole bunch of listeners.
2021-12-282h 04
Jordan, Jesse, GO!Ep. 685: The Paninissance with Dave Shumka and Graham ClarkDave Shumka and Graham Clark (Stop Podcasting Yourself podcast) join Jordan and Jesse for the first week of MaxFunDrive 2021!! They get into all the old Los Angeles restaurants that advertise pastrami, but actually have a different specialty that everyone orders, the time Dave's family rented a video camera to tape him singing the Gilligan's Island theme song, and the sad sitcom intros that made you realize you were up too late when you were a kid. Plus, we get a call from one of Jordan's favorite guys! It's the first week of MAXFUNDRIVE! You can support the sh...
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Jordan, Jesse, GO!Ep. 685: The Paninissance with Dave Shumka and Graham ClarkDave Shumka and Graham Clark join Jordan and Jesse for the first week of MaxFunDrive 2021!! They get into all the old Los Angeles restaurants that advertise pastrami, but actually have a different specialty that everyone orders, the time Dave's family rented a video camera to tape him singing the Gilligan's Island theme song, and the sad sitcom intros that made you realize you were up too late when you were a kid. Plus, we get a call from one of Jordan's favorite guys! It's the first week of MAXFUNDRIVE! You can support the show by going to MaximumFun...
2021-05-061h 33Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 667Dave and Graham wrap up 2020 with a Q&A call-in show featuring a whole bunch of listeners.
2020-12-282h 00Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 661 - Jess SalomonComedian Jess Salomon joins us to talk human rights law, The Silence of the Lambs, and Graham’s new glasses.
2020-11-171h 35Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 649 - Kayla LoretteComedian and actress Kayla Lorette returns to talk true crime, magazine subscriptions, and a criminal Graham Clark.
2020-08-251h 34Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 647 - Alison RosenPodcaster Alison Rosen joins us to talk karaoke, getting ID’d, and Graham bought a vest. Plus, Dad Movie Movie Club continues with Captain Phillips.
2020-08-111h 51Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 643 - Amanda Brooke PerrinComedian and writer Amanda Brooke Perrin returns to talk pop songs, Lego, and Graham’s new park chair. Then Erotic Thriller Month continues with Unfaithful. Plus, it’s week 1 of MaxFunDrive 2020. Support the show at maximumfun.org/join.
2020-07-141h 46Jordan, Jesse, GO!Ep. 637: Gush of Goggins with Dave Shumka and Graham ClarkDave Shumka and Graham Clark (Stop Podcasting Yourself) join us for the MaxFun crossover event of the year for a discussion of Jesse's daughter's new preoccupation with Scooby-Doo, Graham's newest beard paintings, and public officials that may or may not listen to everyone's shows. Plus, we listen to more Walton Goggins Spirits songs and Jesse brings a surprise!
2020-05-191h 16Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 633 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka (Dave’s wife, her own person) returns to talk homeschooling, haircuts, and buying a printer. Also, we watch Joy as part of the Bradley Cooper Movie Club.
2020-05-051h 36
RiYLEpisode 390: Dave ShumkaThis week marks the 12th anniversary of Stop Podcasting Yourself. What began as a venue for two Vancouver-based comedians has since become one of the longest running and most beloved comedy shows in the medium. For more than six-hundred weekly episodes, the show has been a remarkable consistent — and hilarious showcase for cohosts Dave Shumka and Graham Clark, along with a rotating cast of established comedians. Shumka’s podcasting bonafides extend beyond SPY, including the one-off musical series, Our Debut Album (cohosted with Clark) and his work on the well-received This Sounds Serious, a takeoff on popular true shows like...
2020-03-0145 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 613 - Ennis EsmerActor Ennis Esmer joins us to talk set etiquette, Disney on Ice, and Graham’s 24-hour stand-up comedy marathon.
2019-12-161h 43Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 609 - Morgan BraytonComedian Morgan Brayton returns to talk about amateur plumbers, key parties, Dave’s new Halloween song, UFC, and the greatest Marilyn Manson joke you will ever hear.
2019-11-181h 37Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 600 - Dave MerhejeComedian and actor Dave Merheje returns to talk impressions, rock concerts, and the MTV VMAs.
2019-09-171h 29
Stop Podcasting YourselfThis Sounds Serious Season 2 Episode 1 - Missing MelissaWritten by Dave Shumka: A 9-1-1 call from a 2017 bank heist leads investigative journalist Gwen Radford to the story of the country’s most missing person, Melissa Turner. And now Melissa has disappeared again, only this time it’s different.
2019-06-0528 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 577 - Abby ShumkaFashion Hag and her own person Abby Shumka returns to talk trends, a hot dog tasting, and The Dirt.
2019-04-081h 29Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 561No guest as we talk about Dave’s birthday, the Grinch, and choir fights.
2018-12-171h 40Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 558 - Erin GibsonAuthor and Throwing Shade host Erin Gibson joins us to talk Erin’s new book, Dave’s new shelf, and Justin Timberlake’s new album.
2018-11-261h 14Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 523 - Amanda Brooke PerrinComedian Amanda Brooke Perrin returns to talk morgues, the valley, and locking the bathroom door. Also, Graham sings the hits.
2018-03-261h 40Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 518 - Mark ChavezMark Chavez of the Pajama Men and the Sunday Service joins us to talk mammoth meat, the stranger Dave met, and teen drinking.
2018-02-191h 45Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 508 - Dave MerhejeComedian Dave Merheje returns to talk fears, beard oil, and log barns. Also, we get the names of so many TV shows, actors, and singers wrong. You’ll be so frustrated.
2017-12-111h 37Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 495 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk public pools, underwear pouches, and Guns N’ Roses.
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Our Debut Album12 - "Cash Salad" featuring Jay ArnerFor our final song, we are joined by musician/producer Jay Arner as we set out to write the song of the summer, inspired by car washes, Whitney Houston, and milk.
2017-07-121h 00Our Debut AlbumBonus: Track ListingIn this bonus episode, we go through all the songs on the album and come up with a running order.
2017-06-2835 minOur Debut Album11 - "Back Home (Grande Cache)" featuring Chris ConnellyOur penultimate song draws inspiration from Jock Jams, rambling country, and psychedelia. Chris Connelly of Bad Pop and Hot Panda joins us to write this one.
2017-06-1458 minOur Debut Album10 - "Everybody Whispers"A song inspired by State Farm insurance, the misunderstood loners of Home Alone and Home Alone 2, and the cello.
2017-03-0148 minOur Debut Album9 - "Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears"A song inspired by the wonders of nature, the vastness of the incomprehensible, and the charm of Tom Petty. Buy the song at https://ourdebutalbum.bandcamp.com/
2017-01-0448 minOur Debut Album8 - "Stay Calm"Graham finally takes the lead vocal as we write a song inspired by stupid wisdom, hotel fire maps, and Leonard Cohen.
2016-12-0752 minOur Debut Album7 - "Insomnia"As we enter the second half of the album, we write a rockin' tune inspired by sleepless headaches, Leprechaun, and a R2-D2.
2016-11-0254 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 449 - Dave MerhejeComedian Dave Merheje joins us to talk border towns, diaper disasters, and auditions.
2016-10-241h 28Our Debut Album6 - "Party Lyin'" featuring Jessica DelisleWe reach the halfway point of the album with a track that takes inspiration from disco, telephones, Bruces, and Brians. Jessica Delisle from Jay Arner and Energy Slime joins us and pulls our disco biscuit out of the gurgler.
2016-10-0552 minOur Debut Album5 - "Ice Hotel"Our fifth song draws on such influences as Cake, Billy Joel, and those big sand-filled ashtrays that used to be in hotels.
2016-09-0748 min
RiYLEpisode 181: Graham Clark and Dave Shumka (Bonus)Back in 2008, two funny guys saying funny things into microphones with an optional third funny friend was the concept a podcast needed. But we’re living in the age of Serial, a time when show need a central idea to set themselves apart from millions of like-minded shows. Eight years after launching Stop Podcasting Yourself, comedian comic duo Dave Shumka and Graham Clark are giving their loyal audience even more bang for their podcasting bucks with Our Debut Album, a monthly podcast in which the pair force themselves to write and record a song in an hour. At the end of...
2016-08-0824 minOur Debut Album4 - "Sharon Shockwave" featuring Aaron ReadOur fourth song takes inspiration from new wave crooners, the Beach Boys, and older women. Aaron Read from How to Dress Well and the Sunday Service and joins the team for a synth-heavy songwriting collaboration.
2016-08-031h 00Our Debut Album3 - "Magnetic Pulse"Our third song combines rock anthems with our greatest fears, and also Tom Petty.
2016-07-0651 minOur Debut Album2 - "Glam Boyz" featuring Emmett HallOur second song features elements of Prince, funky grunge, and Meat Loaf. Emmett Hall from the Sunday Service and Revered joins us for our first songwriting collaboration.
2016-06-0151 minStop Podcasting YourselfOur Debut Album: 1 - "King of the Deep"Episode 1 of Dave and Graham's new podcast, Our Debut Album. Subscribe through iTunes or using the RSS feed: http://ourdebutalbum.libsyn.com/rss Our first song features elements of Toto's "Africa," USA hamburger rock n' roll, and that song about sliding into home with your pants full of foam. Support the show and buy the song at http://ourdebutalbum.bandcamp.com
2016-05-0444 minOur Debut Album1 - "King of the Deep"Our first song features elements of Toto's "Africa," USA hamburger rock n' roll, and that song about sliding into home with your pants full of foam. Support the show and buy the song at http://ourdebutalbum.bandcamp.com
2016-05-0444 minStop Podcasting YourselfComing Soon: Our Debut AlbumOur Debut Album, the podcast where two comedians have one hour
to write a hit song. Featuring Dave Shumka and Graham Clark from
Stop Podcasting Yourself. Episode 1 is coming soon.
Subscribe through iTunes or any podcast app using this address:
http://ourdebutalbum.libsyn.com/rss
2016-04-2801 min
Our Debut AlbumComing SoonOur Debut Album, the podcast where two comedians have one hour to write a hit song. Featuring Dave Shumka and Graham Clark from Stop Podcasting Yourself. Episode 1 is coming soon.
2016-04-1601 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 405 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk baby energy, name retention, and suburban kindness. Also, the Stop Podcasting Yourself Secret Santa gift exchange.
2015-12-211h 30Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 400 - Countdowns!We reflect on our last 400 episodes with countdowns of our favourite business ideas, accents, and TV obsessions. Also, Dave visits his alma mater and Graham is afraid of teenagers.
2015-11-161h 43
One Bad MotherEp. 125: The Great Switcheroo with Dave Shumka and Graham Clark!This week, we take part in The Great Switcheroo, a massive host-swapping extravaganza within the Maximum Fun podcast network! Guest hosts Dave Shumka and Graham Clark of Stop Podcasting Yourself take over for Biz and Theresa and add their own special touch to this episode. Dave and Graham talk about kids and TV and wonder whether it is inevitable that all children will become obsessive compulsive television addicts. (Short answer: seems like 'yes.') They also share genius moments, failures, and hear a happy mom rant! Plus, the guys are joined by a special guest and friend of the sh...
2015-10-071h 17Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 394 - Switcheroo Week with Jon DoreIt's MaxFun's Great Switcheroo. The hosts of some of MaxFun's shows have swapped for the week. Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn of JJGo are hosting SPY with Jon Dore. And a special guest resuscitates Hulk Hogan News.Catch Dave and Graham on One Bad Mother.
2015-10-051h 20Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 353 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk baby stuff, driving stuff, and rats. Also, the annual SPY Secret Santa exchange.
2014-12-231h 29Stop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - LIVE from MaxFunCon 2014 with Abby ShumkaRecorded live at MaxFunCon in Lake Arrowhead, California on Sunday, June 1st, 2014.
2014-10-0257 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 326The guest never showed up, so we talked about MaxFunCon, Graham's bad neighbourhood, and we play about a million Drunk Dials.
2014-06-171h 42Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 314 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk costuming, Road House, Square One, and one other thing.
2014-03-251h 42Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 308 - Josh StubbsJosh Stubbs returns to talk Jay Leno, car troubles, and Graham joins Tinder and wonders whether he's a bear.
2014-02-111h 28Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 300For our 300th episode celebration, Dave and Graham challenge each other to a trivia showdown based on the show's history.
2013-12-171h 44Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 296 - Dave MartinComedian Dave Martin joins us to talk fast food lore, Moneyball, and TLC.
2013-11-191h 35Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 286 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk driving school, Chubby Checker's non-Twist hits, and Graham's month in Scotland.
2013-09-091h 47Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 276 - Caitlin HowdenCaitlin Howden returns to talk puppets, playing bridge, and Graham visits a sensory deprivation tank.
2013-07-021h 44
Hang Out With Me (A Myq Kaplan Podcast)Episode 38: Dave Shumka and Graham ClarkHang out with Myq hanging out with Dave Shumka and Graman Clark. In Vancouver!
2013-02-0700 min
Hang Out With Me (A Myq Kaplan Podcast)Episode 38 Bonus: Dave Shumka and Graham Clark in Vancouver!Hang out with Myq hanging out with Dave Shumka and Graman Clark. In Vancouver!
2013-02-0700 minStop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - LIVE from MaxFunCon EastRecorded live at MaxFunCon East at Pocono Manor on October 28. Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins us and we spend about 90 seconds tearing a Hulk Hogan shirt off Graham.
2013-01-241h 02Stop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - LIVE from CalgaryRecorded live from the YYComedy Festival in Calgary, Alberta on September 27, 2012 with guests Ryan Belleville, Amanda Brooke Perrin, and Graham's dad.
2013-01-201h 39Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 252 - Allyson SmithComedian Allyson Smith returns to talk about the worst scary movies, New Year's resolutions, and Graham's travels with a muscle woman.
2013-01-151h 20Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 250 - Rory ScovelComedian Rory Scovel returns to talk about the invention of basketball, winter Slurpees, and Graham's embarrassing moment.
2013-01-011h 20Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 248No guest this week as we talk Paul McCartney, plays, and Graham's waxing commercial.
2012-12-181h 42Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 246 - Warren BatesWarren Bates returns to talk fast food promotional cups, communal dining, and Graham's dumb art project.
2012-12-041h 30Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 244 - Ryan BeilImproviser and former spokesman Ryan Beil returns to talk about single-A baseball, donkey riding, and Graham's weird commercial.
2012-11-201h 20Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 242 - Jayden PfeiferImproviser Jayden Pfeifer returns to talk about local listings, celebrity sightings, and Graham's good deeds.
2012-11-051h 14Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 230In this guestless episode we talk about pie, Graham's trip to London, and it's Hulk Hogan's birthday!
2012-08-141h 30Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 223 - Abby ShumkaAbby Shumka returns to talk sewing, soccer, and getting barfed on.
2012-06-261h 28Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 205 - Paul F. TompkinsComedian Paul F. Tompkins returns to talk about TV, wigs, and one of Graham's Klassic Krazies.
2012-02-201h 41Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 200 - EVERY SEGMENT!In the 200th episode extravaganza, Graham and Dave run through every segment and theme song in the show's history. Pop Rocks Minute? Yes! Road to Rock Band? Of course! Everything packed into just under two hours.
2012-01-171h 58Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 180 - Morgan BraytonMorgan Brayton returns to talk about the Pinkett-Smiths, Prime Suspect, Graham's Spartan race, and we take a bunch of Drunk Dials.
2011-08-301h 37Stop Podcasting YourselfBonus Episode - LIVE from MaxFunCon with Jon DoreComedian Jon Dore returns to join us at MaxFunCon 2011. Recorded Sunday, June 12, 2011. Accents, audience Overheards, Graham's Dad Movie Reviews, and the Littlest Hobo.
2011-06-1758 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 139Dave and Graham go without a guest and talk about international waters, phony bands, and no references from post-2004.
2010-11-091h 08Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 136 - AL ConnorsImproviser AL Connors joins us to talk waterslides, the Yukon, and if Graham would make a good Big Brother.
2010-10-191h 23Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 131No guest this week as we talk rock concerts, cartwheels, and job requirements. Later, we rank male nudity possibilities and Graham catches Dave not listening.
2010-09-141h 17Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 130 - LIVE, with John KeisterAlmost Live's John Keister joins us at Seattle's Bumbershoot festival and we talk bad tattoos and play a round of Graham's Dad Movie Reviews.
2010-09-0745 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 126 - Pat KellyPat Kelly from CBC's This Is That returns and we spoil every M. Night Shyamalan movie, tell childhood camp stories, and Graham explains how fireworks work.
2010-08-101h 21Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 111 - Josh StubbsComedian Josh Stubbs joins us to talk Haiku, Barbitsu, and play a round of Graham's Dad's Movie Reviews.
2010-04-261h 10Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 100 - Graham's BrothersGraham's brothers join us for our 100th Episode Murder Mystery Spooktacular, featuring appearances by Paul F. Tompkins, Adam Lisagor, Emmett Hall, Abby Campbell, Lou Ferrigno, and Russell Johnson (The Professor from Gilligan's Island).
2010-02-101h 18Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 95 - Mark ShumkaDave's brother joins us and we have nothing to talk about. Fortunately he brought notes.
2010-01-041h 22Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 91Dave and Graham are all alone and choose to badmouth Germans and go goo-goo for GaGa.
2009-12-071h 18Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 85Graham's off his deathbed and we're back to talk about moving, cologne, and debut Dave & Graham's Favourite Things.
2009-10-271h 23Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 71 - Brad MacNeilImproviser Brad MacNeil joins us to do a segment lightning round, Dave doesn't edit out the juicy parts, and Graham comes down with a case of Cool Runnings.
2009-07-121h 19Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 63 - LIVE, with Jason BrydenJason Bryden joins us for our first live podcast, recorded May 15, 2009
at Cafe Deux Soleils in Vancouver. After getting to know us, we do some
audience Overheards, and the greatest Graham's Dad Movie Review segment
ever, featuring Graham's Dad.
2009-05-1755 minStop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 51 - Kevin LeeImproviser Kevin Lee joins us and we talk giant burgers, we get fed up
with blokes, we do some Graham's dad movie reviews, and we play a round
of Fisher or Adams.
2009-02-231h 16Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 46 - Alicia TobinComedian Alicia Tobin joins us for a gigglefest in which we talk about
more extraordinary blokes, we eat Graham Bumpers, and we play that
WebMD game. Enough with the Johnny Dakota callbacks.
2009-01-201h 07Stop Podcasting YourselfEpisode 26 - Dan ClarkGraham's brother Dan stops by to tell embarrassing bathtub stories from Graham's youth. Not really, but recap Kid Rock's Olympic-sized Summer '08.
2008-08-251h 12Stop Podcasting YourselfStop Podcasting Yourself - ep.7Redheaded spitfire Jane Stanton returns as we explore Graham's windfall, Toronto, New York, and Flintstone Funland.
2008-04-2055 minStop Podcasting YourselfStop Podcasting Yourself - ep.5Comedian John Beuhler joins the boys to help Graham get a train ticket, more Overheard, more Celebrity Odds, and a round of Blanchett or Winslet.
2008-04-0154 minStop Podcasting YourselfStop Podcasting Yourself - ep.2Graham and Dave are joined by Ben Mills for more getting to know us, overheard, and the celebrity death pool.
2008-03-0946 minStop Podcasting YourselfStop Podcasting Yourself - ep. 1In the pilot episode, Graham and Dave discuss what segments should go in the show, and whether Jonathan Winters is alive.
2008-03-0347 min