Failing Up
Education Podcasts
Life is a journey that’s filled with ups and downs, but it is how we respond to our failures that truly define us. Conan O’Brien was on The Howard Stern Show and said, "Thirty-five things have to go wrong for the best thing to happen in your career." "Failing Up" is the podcast that takes its listeners through the failures in our guest’s lives that “had to happen” in order for them to find true success. Hosted by long-time podcasters Guy Opochinski and comedian Eden Dranger, Failing Up attempts to find that magical moment from our guest that educates and inspires the listeners. Every show also incorporates listener and the hosts' own stories. At the end of every show. we donate money to our guest's favorite charity.
Location:
United States
Description:
Life is a journey that’s filled with ups and downs, but it is how we respond to our failures that truly define us. Conan O’Brien was on The Howard Stern Show and said, "Thirty-five things have to go wrong for the best thing to happen in your career." "Failing Up" is the podcast that takes its listeners through the failures in our guest’s lives that “had to happen” in order for them to find true success. Hosted by long-time podcasters Guy Opochinski and comedian Eden Dranger, Failing Up attempts to find that magical moment from our guest that educates and inspires the listeners. Every show also incorporates listener and the hosts' own stories. At the end of every show. we donate money to our guest's favorite charity.
Twitter:
@failinguppod
Language:
English
Contact:
7144576930
Website:
https://soundcloud.com/failingup
Email:
failinguppod@gmail.com
Episodes
S2 Ep15: Steve Agee | Failing Up Podcast | Comedian, Writer, Actor, Photographer
10/4/2018
Steve Agee
01:03 Eden’s wallpaper
04:01 Eden has an update on her rejection letter from last week
05:58 Names getting pronounced wrong
10:32 Steve as a young man
14:12 Going to college
17:55 Eden breaks her hips
19:52 Steve gets an art scholarship
27:04 Steve discovers The Groundlings and experiences failure
31:22 Meeting Sarah Silverman
38:38 Steve talks about auditioning
39:12 Auditioning for Curb Your Enthusiasm
42:12 His approach to acting now
45:21 Is there a show he wishes he got?
49:39 Steve is an awesome photographer
54:17 We’re No Doctors - the podcast
56:05 Biggest failure
59:15 Steve’s Charity: Red Cross - https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/
Follow us all on twitter and Instagram! @SteveAgee @eden_eats @theguydf
Duration:01:01:07
S2 Ep14: Rafael Casal|Writer and Actor | Failing Up Podcast|Guy Opochinski and Eden Dranger
9/27/2018
00:35 Eden reads a rejection letter
01:55 Is it better to hear back or not?
05:44 The Bay Area hates LA
08:43 Growing up in Oakland
11:25 Guy and a 7th grade bully
15:35 When did he figure out he wanted to be an artist?
22:33 What does he love about poetry?
26:12 Is he proud of everything he has written?
28:08 Blindspotting
31:52 The 10 year journey to make the movie
38:35 Does he care about the critics - 93% Rotten Tomatoes
44:37 Ethan Embry and Sunny Mabrey
50:38 What’s next?
57:02 Eden’s writing room
01:03:28 Biggest Failure
10:10:12 Favorite Charity: ACLU : https://action.aclu.org/give/donate-to-aclu
Follow us all on twitter: @RafaelCasal @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
Duration:01:11:19
S2 Ep13: Josh Radnor
9/6/2018
How I Met Your Mother's Ted Mosby
01:32 Born in Columbus- Went to an orthodox Jewish school but was raised conservative Jew.
04:25 Milk and meat
10:00 What did a young Josh want to do
13:41 Ohio people loving Ohio State
17:56 Robot writers
22:06 Turning in to a writer and getting fired from a pilot
26:01 Everything is a struggle
28:46 What does he consider his “big break”?
37:02 Failure and success and How I Met Your Mother
40:41 Josh doesn’t like Jewish “money jokes”
44:08 Transcendental Meditation
47:40 The Den Meditation
52:04 What is his biggest failure?
58:30 Josh’sFavorite Charity : https://raziasrayofhope.org/donate.html
Follow us all on twitter: @joshradnor @theguydf @eden_eats @failinguppod
Duration:01:02:07
S2 Ep12: Eric LeGrand
8/30/2018
4:00 Signed by Rutgers as a high school freshman
9:23 The injury that changed his life
11:20 He said he is proud of the hit, why?
12:20 Malcom Brown’s text to Eric
17:30 Walking on a treadmill
19:58 Winning the Jimmy V Award on ESPN
20:30 Tweeting Lolo Jones and the drama it caused
23:13 Getting signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28:10 Would he ever want to be a coach
29:30 Fan questions
36:20 What is Eric doing now?
38:51 Eric’s Favorite charity: teamlegrand.org
Follow us all on twitter: @EricLeGrand52 @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
Duration:00:40:27
S2 Ep11: Erin Gibson
8/23/2018
Erin Gibson
01:20 living in a construction zone
06:02 Heathers and other problematic movies
9:38 Risky Business
32:00 It’s hard to hate someone when you’re handicapped
34:35 S&M guy
44:50 How did she start podcasting
53:30 Erin’s book Feminasty
57:00 Favorite charity: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/
Follow us on twitter: @gibblertron @theguydf @eden_eats @failinguppod
Duration:00:59:22
S2 Ep10: Ben Blacker
8/9/2018
Author and writer Ben Blacker
02:26 Ben’s origin story
06:34 Where did he get the confidence to be a writer professionally?
11:47 Master classes
17:45 Thrilling Adventure Live
24:20 Star Wars and Supernatural canon
31:30 Does Ben care about reviews?
39:35 Are three fights with his writing partner Ben Acker?
41:34 Hex Wives comic book
50:30 Advice to young writers
55:49 Favorite charity: CHIRLA - http://www.chirla.org/donate
Follow us on twitter: @BenBlacker @theguydf @eden_eats @failinguppod
Duration:00:58:02
S2 Ep9: David Iserson
7/26/2018
The Spy Who Dumped Me - In theaters August 3rd
02:02 Guy and David grew up in the same town
04:32 Theater Camp
09:30 Los Angeles isn’t intimidating
12:00 Coming out to LA without a job
15:25 The first writing, was it good or crap?
19:14 What is Failing at writing a script
22:45 Writing for Saturday Night Live
29:36 Moving on from SNL
34:47 what type of writing does he enjoy most
38:15 Pitfall younger writers have
40:09 Does David have a mentor?
42:40 Writing “The Spy Who Dumped Me” was born out of failure
47:38 Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis
51:09 What is his biggest failure?
54:32 Favorite Charity : ACLU
Duration:00:55:39
S2 Ep8: Failing Up - Guy and Eden
7/19/2018
00:02 No guest this week
01:04 Where Eden gets most cyberstalked
04:33 Eden’s unwanted “guests”
09:40 Talking failure
18:56 Dating worries - Are her parents alive?
23:10 It’s not about you...
24:20 Being taught how to flirt
30:06 Esther Perel
32:30 Instagram has a mute function
36:01 Cast your net wide
36:42 The chocolate cookie is a failure
Give to Guy's favorite charity this week! www.foodonfoot.org
Follow us on twitter @theguydf @eden_eats @failinguppod
Duration:00:39:47
S2 Ep7: Jay Duplass
7/12/2018
Jay Duplass director, author, and actor (Transparent)
2:52 Does everybody “bomb”?
15:51 The jump in to writing and making movies
20:10 No one’s first movie is great
23:58 Eden’s dad invented the Arm Waving Tube Man!
25:30 Jay’s belief in how success happens
25:50 Transparent
29:25 Inside Baseball of filmmaking
36:00 What people like to watch
37:15 How do you know when your baby is beautiful (The Puffy Chair)
42:40 Watching old people watch movies
44:10 Getting cast on Transparent
48:48 Outside In
51:44 Biggest lesson Jay learned
01:01:30 Favorite Charity https://give.thetrevorproject.org/give/63307/#!/donation/checkout?
Duration:01:02:15
S2 Ep6: Ben Wexler
6/28/2018
Ben Wexler
05:00 Casting for Forrest Gump?
12:26 The new thing that reads your thoughts
23:44 The Comedians/ Bill Crystal
41:00 Consulting producer - Arrested Development
45:37 Inside story about Arrested Development Season 4
47:29 What is he most proud of l
Favorite charity
The Christopher Reeve foundation for paralysis
https://www.christopherreeve.org/donate
Follow us on twitter:
@mrbenwexler @failinguppod @eden_eats @theguydf
Duration:00:54:44
S2 Ep5: Ben Lee
6/21/2018
Ben Lee knew what he wanted to do for a living by the time he was 10 years old... a rockstar. And although many of us dream of stardom at the age of 10, by 14 years old, Ben had his first successful band, Noise Addict. Since then, this composer and musician's music has been featured in There's Something About Mary, Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs and many other places. Now married to 80's icon Ione Skye, Ben even shares a little information about his famous wife.
Donate to the "B is for Beer: The Musical" Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/benleemusic/b-is-for-beer-the-musical-by-tom-robbins-and-ben-l
http://asoundlife.org/
Duration:01:09:22
S2 Ep4: Alex Edelman
6/13/2018
Alex Edleman grew up in an Orthodox Jewish family in Boston. Son of a noted biomedical engineer and brother of an Israeli Olympian, Alex had a lot to live up to. At 15, Alex started performing standup and found his career. Now Alex tours the world as a comedian and has won multiple awards for his calling.
Follow us on twitter @AlexEdelman @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
Save an elephant or two! Donate to Alex's charity: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/is/donate_now.asp
Duration:01:01:52
S2 Ep3: Amir Blumenfeld
5/31/2018
9:12 2nd place in a Yahoo IM contest
11:08 Comedy Origins
14:15 Getting on CollegeHumor.com
17:04 Prank Wars starts with fake pranks
20:35 College Humor TV show cancelled quickly
25:30 Food talk - Bread makes you fat
35:24 Pranked on MTV
36:02 What people expect from Amir
39:39 Head Gum podcast network
44:40 Writing and selling TV shows
46:30 Getting ahead of the curve: Luck or skill?
51:02 Favorite charity: Foodbank LA
Give to Amir's favorite charity: https://bit.ly/2H3jqO5
https://twitter.com/jakeandamir
https://twitter.com/eden_eats
https://twitter.com/theguydf
https://twitter.com/failinguppod
Duration:00:52:42
S2 Ep2: Sara Benincasa
5/23/2018
Sara Benincsa
00:35 Technical issues to start the show breeds some laughs
9:00 Some New Jersey Talk
12:19 What’s a ‘Benny’?
13:55 Talkin about Skeeball
15:00 Sara just did another podcast titled Failing Up
16:27 A criminal fails
25:27 Why people who have been single a long time are better partners
31:16 Talking about Getting Wet
34:19 Margaret Cho gets naked
34:23 Donald Glover gets naked
41:09 Surrounding yourself with people who are better at shit than you
45:50 Bruce Springstein vs Bon Jovi
50:17 Agoraphobia and Failing Up
1:00:17 Biggest Failure
1:03:31 Favorite Charity
Follow us on twitter: @sarajbenincasa @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
More on Sara: https://sarabenincasa.com/
Duration:01:08:30
S2 Ep1: Chris Regan
5/17/2018
Emmy award winning writer Chris Regan (The Daily Show, Family Guy) comes by and inaugurates Season 2, Episode 1 of Failing Up! Chris talks about his successful times and the failures he endured along his journey. From getting punched by Donald Trump to getting rejected by Reading Rainbow, Chris has his fair share of great stories. Listen now!
Chris's Charity:
https://bit.ly/2rRmzvv
Follow us on twitter: @ChrisRRegan @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
Duration:01:05:00
Ben Acker
4/25/2017
From audience member at LA's famous Largo, to door guy, to working on his favorite show, to bringing his own show to the same venue, Ben Acker's success story certainly wasn't overnight. Ben has worked his way up, from his stints on Will and Grace and The Michael Richards Show after college, to his bartending job after both of those positions ended, Ben never gave up. Listen as Ben talks about all of this, plus his work on his famous podcast/stage show Thrilling Adventure hour, writing Star Wars books and Deadpool comics. Ben truly has a unique story worth a listen!
Donate to Ben's charities - Public Counsel: http://www.publiccounsel.org/support Detroit Creativity Project: http://detroitcreativityproject.org/donate/
Follow us on twitter: @bnacker @failinguppod @theguydf @eden_eats
Duration:01:01:46
Heather Matarazzo
4/5/2017
Heather Matarazzo (The Princess Diaries, Welcome to the Dollhouse) began acting at just six years old. The very first movie she was in won an Academy Award, but it has definitely not always been easy for Heather. On this week's show, Heather candidly discusses her successes and failures and everything in between. Today, Heather is not only a success, but she also is very grounded, something she attributes to an Ayahuasca ceremony she did. But, listen for yourself!
Follow us on twitter: @HeatherMatarazz @SUALwithHM @theguydf @eden_eats @failinguppod
Please give to Heather's charities: https://www.hmi.org/donate/ http://www.barknbitches.com/contact
Duration:01:10:41
Larry Karaszewski
3/22/2017
He has written and produced some of the most iconic biopics of all time. Larry Karazewski, along with his writing partner Scott Alexander brought us such films as The People vs. Larry Flint, Man on the Moon, and Ed Wood. The duo also penned and produced the award winning TV show, The People vs OJ Simpson. Larry wasn't always a success and certainly discusses all of the ups and downs of his career. Listen now!
Give to Larry's charity: www.foodonfoot.org Follow us all on twitter: @Karaszewski @failinguppod @theguydf @eden_eats
Duration:01:05:56
Beatrice Springborn
3/8/2017
International Women's Day is the perfect time to release this podcast with Beatrice Springborn. Beatrice has worked her way up from being an editorial assistant at a Texas monthly, to a Manager of Development at Pixar, all the way to her current title, Head of Original Programming at Hulu. Beatrice tells her story and dishes out some great advice to the listeners.
Donate to Beatrice's charity: http://bit.ly/2lFuHyf
Follow us all on twitter: @beespring @failinguppod @eden_eats @theguydf
Duration:00:51:44
Sarah Treem
2/15/2017
After coming from the world of theater, Sarah Treem began her career in television writing for the hit show "In Treatment". Then, after spending time on the Netflix juggernaut "House of Cards", Sarah got her own show after creating "The Affair". Of course, Sarah had her share of struggles as well. In this episode, Sarah shares about her triumphs and failures, and offers great advice to young writers.
Give to Sarah's charity: http://btb.lausd.net/Information/Donate
Follow us on twitter: @sarahtreem @eden_eats @theguydf @failinguppod
Duration:00:55:54