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How to Be a Better HumanHow to find laughter anywhere (w/ Dan Harris and guests)Humor is all around us— you only need to be intentional about seeking moments of laughter and joy in your life. In this special compilation episode on humor, Chris shares six short snippets from his conversation with thoughtful guests such as TikTok forager Alexis Nikole Nelson, meditation and happiness journalist Dan Harris, peace activist Aziz Abu-Sarah and more on how they flex their laughing muscles. From foraging mugwort to drawing a stranger for 60-seconds, Chris and his guests encourage you to practice mindfulness and embrace the spectacle of life.FollowHost: Chris Duffy (Instagram: @ch...
2025-07-2824 min
You Are ThatMasterdome | Dave NadelbergIf you ever wanted a peek into our diaries this is your episode. Because Dave, creator of the magic that is the Mortified podcast, also the Mortified live stage shows which are all over the country, and creator of this mega awesome game we play. Yeah, the guy is brilliant. Well he’s also down for getting nostalgic and crazy with the best questions courtesy of I Can’t Believe I Did That. We delve into what had us feeling glamorous and also what made us feel like real idiots. But we gotta warn you, the content gets real stea...
2020-11-091h 13
The Allusionist110. Engraving part 1: EpitaphWhen Dave Nadelberg of Mortified used to visit his mother’s grave, he would look around at the nearby gravestones and see similar - or even the exact same - epitaphs for lots of different people. And it made him curious: who were these people, really? What were their personalities, what happened in their lives? And didn’t they deserve something more meaningful, more personal, than these bland and repetitive epitaphs? So when Dave’s father died a few years later, Dave was determined to choose better words to represent him in perpetuity. Go to theallusionist.org/epitap...
2019-11-2628 min
A Therapist Walks Into a BarRadical Short: Dave Reads A Poem & Lily Sings A SongIn this Radical Short I talk to Dave Nadelberg, co-founder of the stage show, television series, books, movie and more that make up Mortified. In the last episode of A Therapist Walks Into a Bar, "The Presence of Past," I shared some clips from my performance in the stage show in Oakland. But this thing, where people get on stage and read from their adolescent diaries, share poems, songs, plays they wrote - it actually happens in chapters all over the world. Several months ago, on my sister show Radical Advice, I chatted with Dave about how all this got...
2018-07-1811 min
The Dork ForestDave Nadelberg is safe-distance fascinated by Walt Disney.Dave Nadelberg (@mortified and www.getmortified.com) is fascinated by Walt Disney. He loves Pixar but it isn’t Disney so much as the life and times of the guy who created this THING. Whether it’s good or bad, it IS fascinating to Dave! You will love. Donate to The Dork Forest at www.dorkforest.com or www.jackiekashian.com My new album “I Am Not the Hero of This Story” available on Amazon, iTunes and hard copy if you want it signed on the website. As well as TDF tshirts, standup shirts and other CDs and just videos of m...
2018-05-251h 03
Fueled By Death CastDave Nadelberg - The Mortified GuideDave Nadelberg is the creator of Mortified and the cultural movement has now become a podcast, multiple books, a couple documentaries and the new Netflix series, The Mortified Guide. But it all started with a live show, which is still going strong across 20 cities around the world. Dave joins the show to talk about creating Mortified and what it has become, the brand new book My Mortified Life: A Guided Journal, and Jeff actually reads a poem he wrote in 7th grade to Dave and his team! Hear it all on episode 75 Get more from Mortified at ge...
2018-05-241h 33
The Mortified PodcastBonus Episode: Mortified Meets The AllusionistIn this bonus episode, Mortified’s Dave Nadelberg and Neil Katcher visit The Allusionist and discuss the importance of keeping a diary with host Helen Zaltzman. The Mortified Podcast (and also The Allusionist) is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Visit getmortified.com/podcast to hear more.
2016-01-0417 min
The Allusionist24. Spill Your GutsIt’s cathartic; it’s a useful historical record; and it might help you behave better on public transport. Neil Katcher and Dave Nadelberg from Mortified discuss the art and practice of keeping a diary. Find the Mortified podcast, stage shows, documentary, TV series and books at http://getmortified.com. Read more about this episode at http://theallusionist.org/diaries. Say hello at http://twitter.com/allusionistshow and http://facebook.com/allusionistshow.Support the show: http://patreon.com/allusionistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at h...
2015-11-0418 min