Disorganized Religion

Earl Skakel is a regular at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, California. He is an actor, voice-actor, podcaster, and comedian. He is a fantastic guy with some fantastic stories. Here are the fantastic highlights. You want the whole conversation? Just join up as a zealot for $5/month. Just visit patreon.com/disorganizedreligion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Travis, Katie, and I are joined by Katie K. She has been doing comedy for around 8 years. She has done a bit of everything in Hollywood. She is hilarious. She is delightful, She tours the country doing standup. She even is doing colelge shows on Zoom. That is how much she loves doing standup. She has a specail coming out on Feb 20, called I am the Trash. Katie K is from Arkansas originally. She is also Catholic originally. Now she lives in LA and is a self-proclaimed "Woo Woo." And she told me that Woo Woo is not offensive if used with love. We have a great chat about her journey away from Catholicism and her path into the Woo Woo. We discuss her thoughts on what makes a good medium, what her true feelings are regarding crystals, and her dream afterlife. Then she pesters me with some fun and hard-hitting questions about my faith. Hope you enjoy this episode. Find her everywhere you look for people at @katiekcomedy. Oh, and her website is katiekcomedy.com, crazy right? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Travis, Katie, and I are joined by Katie K. She has been doing comedy for around 8 years. She has done a bit of everything in Hollywood. She is hilarious. She is delightful, She tours the country doing standup. She even is doing colelge shows on Zoom. That is how much she loves doing standup. She has a specail coming out on Feb 20, called I am the Trash. Katie K is from Arkansas originally. She is also Catholic originally. Now she lives in LA and is a self-proclaimed "Woo Woo." And she told me that Woo Woo is not offensive if used with love. We have a great chat about her journey away from Catholicism and her path into the Woo Woo. We discuss her thoughts on what makes a good medium, what her true feelings are regarding crystals, and her dream afterlife. Then she pesters me with some fun and hard-hitting questions about my faith. Hope you enjoy this episode. Find her everywhere you look for people at @katiekcomedy. Oh, and her website is katiekcomedy.com, crazy right? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hey zealots. Travis, Katie, and I have Ian Ira Rousso join us in the studio this week. He is about as inside baseball for LA comedy as one can get. He crashed onto the scene in LA some 7 years ago, and almost instantly made a name for himself. He is a self-proclaimed troll. He is at just about every open mic in LA that exists. And he just performed is first hour in LA. I tell Ian just what I thought of it in this episode. In all honesty, Ian is an LA open mic icon. When I first arrived in LA to start standup, there was basically one website that had all the information one needed regarding open mics and independent shows in and around LA: The Comedy Bureau. The Pandemic hit and The Comedy Bureau was one of its victims. Ian filled that void with a list that he put together on his website: https://www.ianirarousso.com/la-open-mic-lists. Just about every new comic I have spoken to references Ian's list. He has also seen fit to rank his peers in Top 100 lists the last few years, which is something that most LA comics do...we just don't write it down and publish it. Find Ian on the socials at @ianirarousso. His website is www.ianirarousso.com. Follow him. He will be taking his hour on the road after performing it one last time in LA in March. He films his hour in New York in April. Look for his next ranking in 2024...we'll see if I make his list in 2024...I might have to remind him I had him on my podcast...and that I went to his show...Luke, help me make Ian's list. Full video episodes and so much more is on our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/disorganizedreligion for all your zealot needs. Email us at disorganizedreligionpodcast@gmail.com with your suggestions, comments, questions, or concerns. We will read them on air, unless you don't want that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hey zealots. Travis, Katie, and I have Ian Ira Rousso join us in the studio this week. He is about as inside baseball for LA comedy as one can get. He crashed onto the scene in LA some 7 years ago, and almost instantly made a name for himself. He is a self-proclaimed troll. He is at just about every open mic in LA that exists. And he just performed is first hour in LA. I tell Ian just what I thought of it in this episode. In all honesty, Ian is an LA open mic icon. When I first arrived in LA to start standup, there was basically one website that had all the information one needed regarding open mics and independent shows in and around LA: The Comedy Bureau. The Pandemic hit and The Comedy Bureau was one of its victims. Ian filled that void with a list that he put together on his website: https://www.ianirarousso.com/la-open-mic-lists. Just about every new comic I have spoken to references Ian's list. He has also seen fit to rank his peers in Top 100 lists the last few years, which is something that most LA comics do...we just don't write it down and publish it. Find Ian on the socials at @ianirarousso. His website is www.ianirarousso.com. Follow him. He will be taking his hour on the road after performing it one last time in LA in March. He films his hour in New York in April. Look for his next ranking in 2024...we'll see if I make his list in 2024...I might have to remind him I had him on my podcast...and that I went to his show...Luke, help me make Ian's list. Full video episodes and so much more is on our Patreon! Head to patreon.com/disorganizedreligion for all your zealot needs. Email us at disorganizedreligionpodcast@gmail.com with your suggestions, comments, questions, or concerns. We will read them on air, unless you don't want that. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hey zealots! Another great episode of Disorganized Religion is all ready for your consumption. This week, we have Ahmed Al-kadri join us in the studio. We chat about his thoughts and struggles with Islam. He ends up phoning his brother as a lifeline for some of our questions regarding Islamic heaven. We also get the inside scoop on his experiences with reality TV. If you have not seen Ahmed, then you have got to get out to one of his shows and see him. It will not be long before tickets to see him will be just outrageously priced. He is the host of the Monday Funday Podcast. He also travels the country doing standup. He is amazing and hilarious. Find him on all the socials at @ahmedlovesbread. Or go to https://linktr.ee/AhmedLovesBread for all your Ahmed needs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hey zealots! Another great episode of Disorganized Religion is all ready for your consumption. This week, we have Ahmed Al-kadri join us in the studio. We chat about his thoughts and struggles with Islam. He ends up phoning his brother as a lifeline for some of our questions regarding Islamic heaven. We also get the inside scoop on his experiences with reality TV. If you have not seen Ahmed, then you have got to get out to one of his shows and see him. It will not be long before tickets to see him will be just outrageously priced. He is the host of the Monday Funday Podcast. He also travels the country doing standup. He is amazing and hilarious. Find him on all the socials at @ahmedlovesbread. Or go to https://linktr.ee/AhmedLovesBread for all your Ahmed needs. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

We are blessed to have Michael Regilio join us this episode. We start the podcast with some very heartwarming stories of pets being put down. Michael is a great comic and prior rocker. He also grew up Catholic and very conservative. We discuss a bit of his journey away from Catholicism. We touch on politics, but mostly to commiserate about how we all have Priuses. This is Michael's second appearance on this podcast. Michael and I have a great discussion on this one and I encourage you to go back into the archives to look for his first appearance - that was a great conversation, too. There are some technical issues, but nothing too serious. I mess up with some of my historical facts - at some point, I refer to the Nicene Creed when I intended to discuss Constantine. We have a ball. Find him on IG at @michaelregilio. On Musk's site, @michaelregilio1 Check out our Patreon (work in progress) patreon.com/disorganizedreligion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

We are blessed to have Michael Regilio join us this episode. We start the podcast with some very heartwarming stories of pets being put down. Michael is a great comic and prior rocker. He also grew up Catholic and very conservative. We discuss a bit of his journey away from Catholicism. We touch on politics, but mostly to commiserate about how we all have Priuses. This is Michael's second appearance on this podcast. Michael and I have a great discussion on this one and I encourage you to go back into the archives to look for his first appearance - that was a great conversation, too. There are some technical issues, but nothing too serious. I mess up with some of my historical facts - at some point, I refer to the Nicene Creed when I intended to discuss Constantine. We have a ball. Find him on IG at @michaelregilio. On Musk's site, @michaelregilio1 Check out our Patreon (work in progress) patreon.com/disorganizedreligion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. Everyone is now back to work...and so are we! Travis and I join forces in this episode with Katie as our on-air producer and sound tech. We tease a bunch of stuff to come. The big news!? We're moving to Patreon (patreon.com/disorganizedreligion). Fear not, you can still get the audio episodes for free here. But if you want access to all the good stuff to come, then you gotta get your tush to Patreon. Thanks for listening. Enjoy and have a great week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season. Everyone is now back to work...and so are we! Travis and I join forces in this episode with Katie as our on-air producer and sound tech. We tease a bunch of stuff to come. The big news!? We're moving to Patreon (patreon.com/disorganizedreligion). Fear not, you can still get the audio episodes for free here. But if you want access to all the good stuff to come, then you gotta get your tush to Patreon. Thanks for listening. Enjoy and have a great week! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

For the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you can find on his IG page (@iamseangrant). He performs with his improv troop every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater. And if that isn't enough, he also has posted a ton of great sketches. Sean has been in the standup game for a long time. We discuss his first open mic experience where his big goal was to just remember exactly what he wanted to say. It is clear that his love of others and his desire to spread joy is what drives him. We also discuss a bit of his faith journey. He was raised religious, but like many of us, really didn't make the conscious choice to believe until a bit later in his life. It is rare to find a comedian in LA who is funny and believes in God. Sean is one of those unicorns. I hope you enjoy our chat. This is the last one of 2022. It is the last video episode you will get for free on Anchor/Spotify. Travis and I are taking our videos to Patreon, so you can get the video episodes (and much, much more!) there. Do not fret though, you will still get the audio here for free! Thanks for listening. We will catch you in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

For the final episode of 2022, Sean Grant joins Travis and me for a discussion about standup and God. Sean is just delightful. You get a glimpse of the new studio Travis has put together. And we kind of travel back in time since we did this whole thing on Zoom, technical difficulties and all. Sean is an amazing comic who does just about everything you can do in comedy. He is a standup who performs all over the country, he has a Comedy Central special you can find on his YouTube page, and a full album you can find on his IG page (@iamseangrant). He performs with his improv troop every other Monday at Westside Comedy Theater. And if that isn't enough, he also has posted a ton of great sketches. Sean has been in the standup game for a long time. We discuss his first open mic experience where his big goal was to just remember exactly what he wanted to say. It is clear that his love of others and his desire to spread joy is what drives him. We also discuss a bit of his faith journey. He was raised religious, but like many of us, really didn't make the conscious choice to believe until a bit later in his life. It is rare to find a comedian in LA who is funny and believes in God. Sean is one of those unicorns. I hope you enjoy our chat. This is the last one of 2022. It is the last video episode you will get for free on Anchor/Spotify. Travis and I are taking our videos to Patreon, so you can get the video episodes (and much, much more!) there. Do not fret though, you will still get the audio here for free! Thanks for listening. We will catch you in 2023. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

My apologies for the delay on this episode. I hit some technical difficulties and then the Holiday of Gluttony hit. I have finally buckled down and got this episode done though. This episode is one of my new favorites. I love this episode. Erin Tracy joins Travis and me for a fantastically honest conversation about her thoughts on religion and spirituality. She points out some very real and valid concerns she has with religion in general and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in particular. We have some heated moments, but we remain respectful and fun the entire time. I love this conversation. We talk about women and the Priesthood, Erin makes a shocking reveal, and we talk about Nothing. Find and follow Tracy on the Socials: Gram and Twittelon is @erintracycomedy. Her web address is erintracycomedy.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

My apologies for the delay on this episode. I hit some technical difficulties and then the Holiday of Gluttony hit. I have finally buckled down and got this episode done though. This episode is one of my new favorites. I love this episode. Erin Tracy joins Travis and me for a fantastically honest conversation about her thoughts on religion and spirituality. She points out some very real and valid concerns she has with religion in general and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in particular. We have some heated moments, but we remain respectful and fun the entire time. I love this conversation. We talk about women and the Priesthood, Erin makes a shocking reveal, and we talk about Nothing. Find and follow Tracy on the Socials: Gram and Twittelon is @erintracycomedy. Her web address is erintracycomedy.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

The wonderful Courtney Ciacco joins Travis and me for Disorganized Religion. I have known Courtney for some time now but we have not had a chance to just sit and visit until now. Courtney's dad was either a secret government agent or he actually worked for Coca-Cola Company. Courtney, like Rob, has battled with addiction and found a lot of support in AA. We discuss her thoughts on God given her positive experiences in AA. She also reveals she may just be desperate and gullible enough to join my faith. She and another friend of mine produce a fantastic show in LA called Bleached. You'll have to follow her on social media to find out when the next show will be. Find her at @courtneyciacco in Twitter, @courtneyciaccocomic on the Gram, and her website is courtneyciacco.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

The wonderful Courtney Ciacco joins Travis and me for Disorganized Religion. I have known Courtney for some time now but we have not had a chance to just sit and visit until now. Courtney's dad was either a secret government agent or he actually worked for Coca-Cola Company. Courtney, like Rob, has battled with addiction and found a lot of support in AA. We discuss her thoughts on God given her positive experiences in AA. She also reveals she may just be desperate and gullible enough to join my faith. She and another friend of mine produce a fantastic show in LA called Bleached. You'll have to follow her on social media to find out when the next show will be. Find her at @courtneyciacco in Twitter, @courtneyciaccocomic on the Gram, and her website is courtneyciacco.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

I am bringing back an old episode. This one takes us back to soon after the Pandemic forced LA into an apocalyptical lockdown. I met Michael Longfellow out on the scene in LA. Yes, he was amazing even way back then. After he and I met at a few mics/shows, he got onto NBC's Bring the Funny. Now look at him! He is great. Enjoy him in this blast from the past. Follow him on the socials at @longfellow_michael for the Gram and @Longfellowww for the Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Rob Pugliese joins Travis and me for this episode. We bemoan our positions as straight white men in the entertainment industry. We talk about his experiences in AA and his struggles with feeling spiritual. Rob airs his grievances about religion. I try to set him straight. Rob is a fantastic comedian, one of the stars and creators of The Red Rob Roy Show, and a good friend of mine. You can catch The Red Rob Roy Show on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and Tubi. You can also visit its homepage at theredrobroyshow.com. You can follow him on socials @robpugs on Twitter and @robpugscomic on Instagram. Find out when he is performing and go see him. You will not regret it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support

Rob Pugliese joins Travis and me for this episode. We bemoan our positions as straight white men in the entertainment industry. We talk about his experiences in AA and his struggles with feeling spiritual. Rob airs his grievances about religion. I try to set him straight. Rob is a fantastic comedian, one of the stars and creators of The Red Rob Roy Show, and a good friend of mine. You can catch The Red Rob Roy Show on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and Tubi. You can also visit its homepage at theredrobroyshow.com. You can follow him on socials @robpugs on Twitter and @robpugscomic on Instagram. Find out when he is performing and go see him. You will not regret it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disorganized-religion/support