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Don’t Be Alone with Jay Kogen is a comedy/advice podcast trying to fight the isolation of modern life. Each episode, Award winning TV writer/comedian/philosopher Jay Kogen has a conversation with a friend about how to solve the problems on Jay’s mind. These friends happen to be famous comics, musicians, actors, artists, writers, and sometimes even his family. It’s an entertaining, fun, and thoughtful show meant to bond us through humor, experience, and empathy.

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  • Maggie Baird Tells Jay Why He’s Ruining His Son’s Career
    May 20 2025
    Maggie Baird - Actress/writer/ & mother of superstars Billie Eilish & Finneas gives Jay the recipe for not messing up your kids and letting them flourish. She also talks about living small, rewarding effort and experience over awards, & the value of an artist’s mindset and working for love vs. money. And she talks about trying to change the world with her Support + Feed charity she formed to help fight food insecurity. She also talked about the value of publicists, good people in the music industry, and letting your kids yell at you when they need to.

    Bio: Maggie Baird is a climate activist committed to building equitable solutions that move all of us to action. Mother of Grammy-Award-winning Artists Billie Eilish and Finneas, she ispassionate about helping the music industry implement comprehensive sustainabilitystrategies. A lifelong vegetarian turned vegan, she engages audiences through her popularweekly Instagram Live streams on the climate impacts of our global food system, and she isa frequent speaker and panelist on food and sustainability within the music, catering, andenvironmental spaces. Baird’s passion for the health of our planet, her plant-based cookingtips, and conversations with youth activists, have inspired thousands to change their lives.In 2020, Baird founded Support+Feed, a US nonprofit focused on developing innovative,intersectional strategies to ensure underserved communities have access to nourishingplant-based food while driving systemic change toward a more planet friendly global foodsystem. Under Baird’s leadership, S+F has reached 41 cities globally, has a consistentpresence in 11 anchor cities in the US, and is now expanding through partnerships in theEU, UK, and Australia. Since launch, S+F has provided 1.5 million plant-based meals andpantry items and related education in underserved communities through partnerships with190+ community organizations, 100+ local and minority-owned restaurants, and 350Volunteers.

    Baird is a co-producer of Overheated, a climate summit hosted by Billie Eilish and S+F thatfeatures youth activists from around the world, and in 2024, she was featured in Forbes’ 50Over 50 list and was honored as one of Glamour’s Women of the Year. She also makes aregular appearance on climate scientist Chris Turney’s podcast “Unf*cking the Future”which is dedicated to addressing the climate crisis and exploring potential solutions withleaders in the entertainment, academic, and environmental spaces.
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    50 m
  • Neal Brennan Says Happiness Is Possible For Everyone But Jay
    May 13 2025
    We talk about deciding if you are a writer or a performer, confidence in bad joke, comedy as team sport, Neal being “groupless”, John McEnroe’s good sportsmanship, gratitude, the day the Chappelle Show died, ayahuasca & MDMA & how it made him believe in God.

    Bio: Neal Brennan has been a force in comedy for over three decades with both his own standup performances as well as working behind the scenes as co-creator of Chappelle's Show and writing, producing and directing with other comedians like Chris Rock, Amy Schumer and Seth Meyers. His landmark Netflix specials, 3 Mics, Blocks, & Crazy Good set the standard for comedy. On his ‘Blocks’ podcast, Neal talks in depth with people about their issue. Neal continues to perform comedy around Los Angeles and the world.
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    49 m
  • Bruce Vilanch Tells Jay He Needs To Market Himself Better
    May 6 2025
    Bruce talks about stumbling into writing and finding a home. His feud with Barbra Streisand, writing for Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Lily Tomlin. He talks about how being your own weird self is the best marketing and he discusses his new book “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote” He talks about t-shirts, Elmo, Hollywood Squares, The Star Wars Holiday Special and surviving as a writer forever no matter what he’s asked to write.

    Bio: Bruce Vilanch is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor who has won two Emmy Awards for his work on the Annual Academy Awards. He is also known for his appearance as a celebrity participant and head writer on Hollywood Squares for four years. Here are some facts about his life and career: He was born on November 23, 1948, in New York City and was adopted by Jonas and Henne Vilanch, an optometrist and a housewife. He started his career as an entertainment writer for the Chicago Tribune, where he interviewed celebrities and wrote about the industry culture. He moved to Los Angeles and wrote for various shows and artists, such as The Donny & Marie Show, The Star Wars Holiday Special, The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Bette Midler, Robin Williams, Lily Tomlin, Billy Crystal, Roseanne Barr, Rosie O’Donnell, Paul Reiser, Elizabeth Taylor, Steven Tyler and Aerosmith. He wrote the lyrics for the farewell song that Bette Midler sang to Johnny Carson on his final broadcast of The Tonight Show, which won him an Emmy Award. He was a panelist and the head writer for Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2002, where he sat next to his friend and client Whoopi Goldberg. He was the head writer for the Oscars from 2000 to 2014, after being a co-writer for the previous ten years. He collaborated with hosts such as Whoopi Goldberg, David Letterman, and Billy Crystal. He also acted in several movies and TV shows, such as The Ice Pirates, Law & Order, You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, and Celebrity Fit Club. He performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous in 2000. He played the role of Edna Turnblad in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005. Within the last several years, he has written the book for 2 jukebox musicals. He is openly gay and has been involved in various philanthropic causes, such as AIDS awareness, gay rights, and animal welfare
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