Episode 71: Kate Spencer

Episode 71: Kate Spencer

Update: 2018-12-11

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Kate Spencer (Forever35 Podcast, The Dead Moms Club) takes us through many years of setbacks. She chats about her early doubts on the UCB Stage, trying to cope with the death of her mother, and what happened when she gave up on selling her book after numerous rejections.

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Episode 71: Kate Spencer

Kate Spencer (Forever35 Podcast, The Dead Moms Club) takes us through many years of setbacks. She chats about her early doubts on the UCB Stage, trying to cope with the death of her mother, and what happened when she gave up on selling her book after numerous rejections.THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY EVERLANE!Go to www.everlane.com/fail and enjoy free shipping off of your first order!CONNECT W/ THE NEED TO FAIL & DON FANELLI ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/theneedtofailhttps://twitter.com/donfanelliAND PLEASE SUPPORT TN2F ON PATREON FOR BONUS EPS & MORE:https://www.patreon.com/theneedtofailSUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW TN2F on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.THE NEED TO FAIL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-need-to-fail

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2018-11-2701:13:00

Episode 68: Craig Rowin

Craig Rowin (Search Party, Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later) opens up for the first time publicly about an extremely scary, three day long manic episode that landed him in a hospital for a week. We talk about the perfect storm of events that led to it, how he got through it, and what he learned from it. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY EVERLANE!Go to www.everlane.com/fail and enjoy free shipping off of your first order!CONNECT W/ THE NEED TO FAIL & DON FANELLI ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/theneedtofailhttps://twitter.com/donfanelliAND PLEASE SUPPORT TN2F ON PATREON FOR BONUS EPS & MORE:https://www.patreon.com/theneedtofailSUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW TN2F on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.THE NEED TO FAIL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-need-to-fail

Episode 68: Craig Rowin

2018-11-2001:08:58

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Josh Sharp (The Opposition, 2 Broke Girls) and Don were both recently part of cancelled television shows. They try to break down how they feel and what they've learned from the process. Josh talks about how he sees his failures as more like icing on a cake, how he takes comfort in nihilism, and how no one cares about you unless you are Childish Gambino.CONNECT W/ THE NEED TO FAIL & DON FANELLI ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/theneedtofailhttps://twitter.com/donfanelliAND PLEASE SUPPORT TN2F ON PATREON FOR BONUS EPS & MORE:https://www.patreon.com/theneedtofailSUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW TN2F on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.THE NEED TO FAIL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-need-to-fail

Episode 67: Josh Sharp

2018-11-1301:06:16

Episode 66: Alice Wetterlund

Alice Wetterlund (People of Earth, Silicon Valley) went years without booking anything while battling personal demons, and even when she started to book, didn't feel like anyone was in her corner. We chat about how a cat shelter saved her life, how becoming a buddhist gave her a complete perspective shift, and why she believes it is necessary to have bad movies made. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY EVERLANE!Go to www.everlane.com/fail and enjoy free shipping off of your first order!CONNECT W/ THE NEED TO FAIL & DON FANELLI ON TWITTER:https://twitter.com/theneedtofailhttps://twitter.com/donfanelliAND PLEASE SUPPORT TN2F ON PATREON FOR BONUS EPS & MORE:https://www.patreon.com/theneedtofailSUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW TN2F on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.THE NEED TO FAIL IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/the-need-to-fail

Episode 66: Alice Wetterlund

2018-11-0601:11:45

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