We Know Nothing Podcast

Musician Anya Marina, and comedians Phil Hanley and Sam Morril, do their best each week to help themselves and the occasional caller make sense of relationships, sex, and romance. None of them know what the hell they're talking about, but through candid conversations and help from guests, they have as much fun as possible trying to figure it all out. Call in with your questions at 347-467-1240!

97 - BYEEEEE!

Follow @anyamarina @philmhanley @sammorril Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates.

03-24
04:04

96 - CHRIS DISTEFANO

Comedian Chris Distefano joins the podcast to talk about fatherhood, writing, acting (Used People, Benders), and comedy, and to answer listener emails. Follow @chrisdcomedy @anyamarina @philmhanley @sammorril

03-17
52:23

95 - JACKIN' AROUND: MARK NORMAND

Anya & Sam are joined by comic and Tuesdays With Stories podcast co-host Mark Normand to talk about Anya's first impression of Mark, women in pajamas, text vs real talk, FaceTime, opening lines, dating a woman with one leg, having kids, opening for Amy Schumer, fame, meeting George Carlin, comedy soulmates, joke theft, wants vs needs, therapy, intimacy vs sex, Anya's emotionally unavailable period, connecting in a long distance relationship, Joe List, suspicion of those who like you, and listener emails: a songwriter's gf dislikes his song about his ex, sex advice. Follow us on Art19: art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

03-11
57:50

93 - WE LOVE BONNIE McFARLANE

Comic / writer / director Bonnie McFarlane joins the pod to talk about new book You’re Better Than Me. Other topics: light Phil impressions, tales of early New York, earnest sex talk, her radio show and podcast w/ husband Rich Vos (My Wife Hates Me), asking famous women out on social media, sexism, creeps, Adventures of a Woman in Rock, keyboard courage, hecklers, dinner shows, her documentary Women Aren’t Funny, her new movie, dating multiple people, listener emails, is saying 'thank you’ ever inappropriate? Follow us on Art19: art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Follow @bonniemcfarlane @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @WKNpodcast @standupnylabs on Twitter and We Know Nothing Podcast on Facebook, @weknownothingpod @anya_marina @philmhanley @sammorril on Instagram Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

02-26
01:02:16

92 - INSATIABLE: ESTHER KU

The frank and fun Esther Ku joins Anya and Sam for an open discourse on her faux-membership at Chronic Masturbators Anonymous and living with PSAS (Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome). Topics include: shame, doubt, Bukowski, digital manipulation, scatological stuff, suicide, dogs in the bed, listener emails, talking to kids + dogs, and more. Follow us on Art19: art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Follow @estherKuKu @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @WKNpodcast @standupnylabs on Twitter and We Know Nothing Podcast on Facebook, @weknownothingpod @anya_marina @philmhanley @sammorril on Instagram Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

02-19
55:41

91 - CRAZY LOVE

Hanley-less, Anya and Sam talk about style icons, hooded eyes, body dysmorphia, upscale alcoholics, Liz Phair, Carlin, Simpsons, types of comics in NYC, jokes that have been done to death, staying fresh and connected, Mulaney, listener emails, lying about being sick, getting your ex back, breakup bluffing, foul feather friends, a perfect and profound basketball rant, Sam and kids, possessive partners and truffles. Follow us on Art19: art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

02-12
59:24

90 - TENDER GREENS

Laos, lice, STDs, salmonella, Midway, swedish fish gum, qi, egg cream, Anya’s CD is out, Camus, eye bags, Bob Dole, online dating, I’ve Had It Bro, kids, Phil’s movie role, Sam gets too comfortable, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Synecdoche, 25th Hour, Savages, David Mamet, dating, texting, Eddie romances a girl, listener emails. Follow us on Art19: art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

02-04
46:37

89 - 23 SKIDOO

Anya and Sam are Hanley-less and start the pod with a discussion on body odor. Other topics: the Bachelor, Sam closes a club in Toledo, relationships, romance on the road, Anya meditates and gets a response, having a pep in your step, David Bowie, tidying up, found objects, Anya’s show, ups and downs of Sam’s sensitivity, Anya hates bad PAs, Cleveland, X rated stories, attachment styles, a female listener wants to know how to be casual with women, etc. Follow us on Art19: https://art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

01-29
57:11

88 - VOCAL FRY

Liza Treyger returns! Topics include: method acting, bad headshots, Anya’s film debut, eyebrow shaving, writing to famous people as a kid, Chris Kattan, a disgusting story about vodka, moving to LA, Liza is stressed about visitors, entertaining and routines, sibling rivalry, artistic hotspots, comedian pet peeves, parents, online dating, how to reach out to a highschool crush. Follow @glittercheese @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @WKNpodcast @standupnylabs on Twitter and We Know Nothing Podcast on Facebook, @weknownothingpod @anya_marina @philmhanley @sammorril on Instagram Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 https://art19.com/shows/we-know-nothing Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at ComedyVoices.com

01-22
51:04

87 - DREAM TEAM

Best ep to date. Our trio covers vast territory, including: Anya’s light molestation in Mexico, a big relationship reveal!, Eddie from New York, Phil goes to the Big Short premiere, movies of the year, Sam can’t say Dayton, the boys offer to father Anya’s child, the Italians, Harrison Ford & Josh Hartnett, Hollywood Homicide, Star Wars, Anya sends Phil to her chiropractor, Phil is doing a movie, Sam's new annoying character, emails: a listener wonders if he should break-up with his young, shy gf, Sam is off porn; a female listener's first date asks if she wants to move to the suburbs over dinner—too much too soon? Is Sam a large? and more. Follow @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @WKNpodcast @standupnylabs on Twitter and We Know Nothing Podcast on Facebook, @weknownothingpod @anya_marina @philmhanley @sammorril on Instagram

01-15
51:39

86 - SLIDING DOORS

Writer / comedian Christine Nangle (Inside Amy, Kroll Show, Race Wars podcast) joins WKN to talk 12 Angry Men, Football Nights, head injuries, the writers’ room at Inside Amy, dating, breaking up, dogs, how to date someone whose personal style differs from yours, why there are so many attractive and single women out there, and dating someone in your field. Also: Sam almost chokes and dies on this pod. Follow @nanglish @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @WKNpodcast @standupnylabs on Twitter and We Know Nothing Podcast on Facebook, @weknownothingpod on instagram

01-08
55:57

85 - BLOWOUT

Anya and Sam discuss their 2nd huge fight. Also: comedy is all Sam has, Phil calls himself Daddy, Tracy Chapman, Phil requires hot milk in his lattes, Sam’s boy crush, p magnets, Judy Blume, nascent sexual summer camp experiences, Sam’s brother crashes his first time, Sam’s NYC upbringing, bodegas, porn, an old comedy barker story, and a listener email involving a girlfriend of a year who is still on Tinder. Follow @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at StandUpNYLabs.com

01-01
51:25

84 - SWEET REPOSE

Phil, Sam and Anya are joined by comedian Joe Machi & singer / songwriter Louise Goffin for a very special (and sometimes bleak!) holiday episode. Topics: Joe's parakeets, Anya's dog Radio, the Santa Claus myth, a hamster trafficking business, Sam’s trip to Bermuda, and listener emails (a painful tale of a hookup hooking up with a mutual friend, Catholic guilt, and tense holiday stories). Louise plays an original song and one by her mom and dad (Carole King & Gerry Goffin) and shares stories about Beautiful, getting signed to Dreamworks, having famous parents, having children, following your passion and her latest album, Apple on Fire, as well as her Carole King covers project. Follow @joemachi @LouiseGoffin @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at StandUpNYLabs.com

12-25
01:14:16

83 - BIG POP: ERIC HUTCHINSON

Pod starts off negatively right outta the gate then transitions into singer / songwriter / producer Eric Hutchinson's ethnicity, topics of food, performing w/ John Mulaney, pacing yourself, touring, touring, an awkward therapist incident, Richard Lewis’ therapist, analysts, Eric’s wife’s obsession w/ Roger Federer, Jessica Seinfeld, live music, Eric Hutchinson Is Pretty Good, Pure Fiction, shirts / merch, songwriting, inspiration, reading the audience in comedy vs music, phones at shows, co-parenting songs and jokes, Paul Simon, influences, and a couple live songs including a duet with Anya and Eric. Follow @erichutchinson @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at StandUpNYLabs.com

12-17
56:01

82 - VERIFIED: TODD BARRY

The great Todd Barry graces us w his presence and tackles the following topics: the Todd Barry Podcast, travel tips, the 3 people who have stayed at his apt, young Todd on Letterman, acting vs comedy, inside baseball comedy talk about owning your masters, style changes, indie rock, the Gin Blossoms, friends weigh in on Todd, listener questions: Todd and the gang help a young comic who offended an audience at his first show, open mics, bombing, Kate, Nikki, chit chat, Comedy Cellar, Vic Henley, eating in NYC, pho, O., Portland coffee, cats, Todd’s book, Crowdwork tour on Netflix. Follow @toddbarry @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at StandUpNYLabs.com

12-11
49:52

81 - JOSH GONDELMAN

Great person, comic and writer Josh Gondelman (from John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight and Modern Seinfeld) joins us for a talk about comedy writing, Donald trump’s hate tweets, forging a way for comedy in the midst tragedy, Boston accents, his gf and pug, Nick DiPaolo, dick jokes, National Lampoon, Monty Python, Mr Show, Modern Seinfeld, a Seinfeld anecdote, customs problems, Fargo, Kate Walsh, explosive chem, great TV, listener questions, Ann Arbor, comedians on dating, writing jokes about someone you’re dating, Sam’s NY character, attempts at Holocaust humor, creative process & downtime. Get Josh’s book (co-written with Joe Berkowitz) You Blew It and CD Everything’s The Best. Follow @joshgondelman @SeinfeldToday @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at StandUpNYLabs.com

12-04
51:10

80 - I’VE HAD IT, BRO

A special Thanksgiving ep of WKN starts off with the official "I’ve Had It, Bro" theme song. Our trio reconnects and recaps the past few weeks apart. Topics: Anya’s tour stories, Sam’s romantic week, Phil’s crazy Sam story, peer pressure, veganism, Sam gets a good steak, Jacqueline Novak, Phil’s appearance on @midnight, dead mouse, Sam is a contrarian, great green rooms, Thanksgiving plans, listener emails, Anya’s mom puts her on the floor in a cold room, texting protocol, gym drama. Follow @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit http://StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and http://AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at http://StandUpNYLabs.com

11-27
46:40

79 - AMERICA'S SWEETHEART: JOE MACHI

An in-depth talk on comedy & life with comedian Joe Machi. Topics include: how Sam, Phil and Joe met, Joe’s early days of comedy in NY, the Underground Lounge, standup predators, being in the top 4 on Last Comic Standing, Red Eye, Machi vs Morril, Rachel Feinstein, Joe’s upbringing, Catholicism, political correctness, joke writing, great premises, what makes a joke work vs fail, Joe punches up Anya’s anecdote, how musicians & comedians help each other, buzz words, annoying comedy patterns, stereotypes that kill which shouldn’t. when a premise lacks specificity, crowd-work, when an audience misses the point, popular music, popular comedy, is it possible to develop good taste?, hacky jokes. Follow @JoeMachi @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit http://StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and http://AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at http://StandUpNYLabs.com

11-18
57:53

78 - PLENTY OF FISH

Topics: Phil’s health, Sam’s cd release, Joe List, Attell, how to be a good opening act, Lamar Odom, Khloe, Anya’s not-relationship, inner monologues, Fisherman’s Friend, breakups via text, listeners' emails, musical influences, whether a challenge is important in dating, where to meet women, Sam's acting class, getting set up. Follow @anyamarina @philmhanley @sammorril @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit http://StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and http://AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at http://StandUpNYLabs.com

11-12
46:04

77 - BEST DATE EVER: LISA ANN

The warm and personable Lisa Ann opens up about her fascinating career in adult film and drops some serious knowledge on the podcast. Topics include: growing up in PA, Rashida Jones’ Hot Girls Wanted, “closers,” how the industry has changed since she started in the 90s, new licensing systems, sober sex, real sex vs on-camera sex, schooling teenaged fans, prepping for all types of scenes, sleeping with pro athletes and younger men, marriage, cooking tips, Jenna Jameson, sports, satisfaction & fulfillment, Lisa’s book, "repeat offenders," and listeners’ questions re: texting tips, Lisa’s healthy & fitness routine, dating regular guys, vaginaplasty, her upcoming book, and family relationships. Follow @thereallisaann @anyamarina @sammorril @philmhanley @standupnylabs Email weknownothingpod@gmail.com or call 347-467-1240 Visit http://StandUpNY.com to see when Phil and Sam are performing live at Stand Up NY and http://AnyaMarina.com for Anya’s tour dates. Listen to all our other great podcasts at http://StandUpNYLabs.com

11-04
01:21:03

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