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We explore the real-life challenges that shape us — and the growth, healing, and understanding that become possible when we face them honestly. Hosted by Dr. Bryan Gross, The Acceptance Project Podcast dives into the moments, experiences, and conversations that define who we are. From resilience and bullying to grief, connection, belonging, emotional well-being, and everyday wisdom, each episode offers compassionate insight and practical tools for navigating life. Exploring life's challenges ...
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Comedian Steph Tolev talks to a new guest every week about any and all things related to the body! Gross ailments, crazy accidents, things doctors can't figure out and anything in between. Tune in every Thursday for a new episode.
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Dead Pilots Society

Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich

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In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Starring actors you know and love from television and film, a live audience, and a good time in which no one gets notes, no one is fired, and everyone laughs. Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Worst Week) Ben Blacker (The Writers Panel podcast; co-creator, Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Noah Findling (The New York Times, Comedy Central).
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BeardOh is here on the first Steph Infection episode of the new year! Steph talks with BeardOh about tattoo sleeves, broken feet, delayed surgeries, kidney stones, hospital trips, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 20…
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Physical, emotional, and mental scars and how they become proof that a life was bravely lived. In this reflective episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, you are invited to look at the scars you carry. The visible ones you can point to, and the invisible ones that quietly shaped how you trust, love, and speak to yourself. Some scars came from su…
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Steph is ringing in the new year with Spencer Sutherland on the pod this week. Spencer and Steph go over how they met, Spencer seeing Steph at clubs around LA, performing and touring, Elvis, and much much more. Happy new year! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! Get tic…
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A reflective New Year's special about letting go of the past, honoring loss, finding hope, and moving forward with clarity, compassion, and acceptance in the year ahead. In this episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, host Bryan invites you to slow down, take a breath, and gently look back at the year that was… the laughter, the losses, the brea…
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Episode 188: Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz Interview In this After Show Andrew talks with writing partners Aaron Brownstein and Simon Ganz about their long road to Guy Text. They share what they learned working under Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, About a Boy) and Victor Fresco (Santa Clarita Diet), including lessons about character…
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Jefferson McDonald is back on the pod this week for the Christmas episode! Steph and Jefferson talk Thanksgiving, Christmas traditions, favorite Christas movies, Christmas body stories and much much more! Merry Christmas and happy holidays everybody! Don’t let financial opportunity slip through the cracks. Use code STEPH at Monarch.com in your brow…
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In this reflective Christmas podcast episode, Bryan explores holiday stress, comparison, and how to reconnect with meaning, gratitude, and presence during the Christmas season. You're invited to slow down and ask a question many of us quietly carry this time of year: when did Christmas start feeling less like wonder and more like pressure, comparis…
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Episode 187: Guy Text Written by Aaron Brownstein & Simon Ganz This month’s dead pilot is Guy Text, written by Aaron Brownstein and Simon Ganz, whose credits include Santa Clarita Diet, Beavis and ButtHead, and About a Boy.  Four geriatric millennial friends struggle with what it means to be sensitive, thoughtful, emotionally available modern men. …
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Aleksei Archer is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Aleksei chat’s with Steph about her experience with grief and how it lead to her 2 podcasts, she reveals more of her many talents, and comes prepared with a few crazy body stories! Lumi Gummies are available nationwide! Go to LumiGummies.com and use code STEPH for 30% off your order. Follow @St…
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Release the pressure that comes from comparing your life to what you see online. You know the feeling of scrolling through social media, seeing promotions, new homes, perfect vacations, and suddenly wondering if you missed some invisible deadline for "having it all figured out." In this episode, you're reminded that life isn't a race. You're not be…
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Pauly Shore is on this week’s episode of Steph Infection! Pauly chats with Steph about his family history at the Comedy Store and hanging out there since he was a kid, how comedy has evolved in LA, MRI scans, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See S…
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A conversation about courage, belonging, and the emotional wounds we don't always see. Bullying doesn't always leave visible marks — sometimes the deepest wounds are the ones carried quietly. In this powerful episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, Bryan explores the hidden emotional battles that children, teens, and adults face when bullying go…
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Episode 186: Lisa Muse Bryant Interview This month’s After Show features Andrew’s conversation with Lisa Muse Bryant, the powerhouse behind our latest dead pilot Dream. Lisa traces her remarkable journey from Camden, New Jersey, to writing on standout series like Black-ish, The Four Seasons, Man on the Inside, and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinos…
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Dana Moon is here on this week’s episode of Steph Infection! Dana (and her dog Walter) chat about getting the ick while dating, the importance of being a good tipper, false test results from the doctor, and much much more! Get harder, longer-lasting erections with Ro Sparks: $15 off first order of medication to get hard at http:ro.co/steph Follow @…
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How to reclaim your energy, set emotional boundaries, and stay grounded when life feels loud. In this grounding episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, Bryan explores the moments that drain your energy, the conversations that pull you off balance, and the quiet power you have to protect your peace — even when the world around you feels overwhelm…
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Daniel Webb is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Daniel’s dog hangs with Susan in the studio while Daniel and Steph chat about road rage story, their past lives of being single on the road, traveling back to LA after some time away, and much much more! Don’t let financial opportunity slip through the cracks. Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in- one …
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Lessons from the everyday people who teach us presence, compassion, and the courage to live intentionally. What if someone you've never met could help you navigate challenges, regret less, and live with greater clarity? In this reflective episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, Bryan explores the quiet wisdom found in the people who shape us — m…
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Episode 185: Dream Written by Lisa Muse Bryant This month’s Dead Pilots Society features Dream, a musical comedy pilot from Lisa Muse Bryant, whose work includes Black-ish, The Four Seasons, Man on the Inside, and Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. The show centers on Dream Morgan, a former teen mom who finally goes after her long-delayed ambit…
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Fellow Canadian Austen Alexander is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Austen chats with Steph about his life as a Blue Jays fan, the longest MLB game, a wild body story from one of his first times in Los Angeles, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod…
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A Thanksgiving reflection on the moments, memories, and people who remind us what truly matters. In this Thanksgiving episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, Bryan reflects on the deeper meaning of gratitude... not as a holiday obligation, but as a practice rooted in connection, community, and the small moments that stay with us. Through stories…
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A World Kindness Day special about compassion, connection, and the small actions that change everything. In this special World Kindness Day episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, Bryan explores how simple acts of compassion can create lasting waves of change — in our communities, our relationships, and even our own well-being. You'll uncover th…
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Sebastien Granger of Death From Above 1979 is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph goes through her ticket stub book with Sebastien and they chat about early DFA shows, performing music and comedy together, tonsil stones, gross microphones, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body st…
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A conversation about loss, healing, and the surprising places hope can take us. What if your deepest pain could become the pathway to your greatest transformation? In this powerful episode of The Acceptance Project Podcast, life coach Melody West — the Alchemist of Possibilities — joins Bryan for an honest and uplifting conversation about grief, he…
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Gabby Bryan is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Gabby and Steph have never met, so they during the episode they get to know each other, Gabby tells Steph about her experience with plastic surgery, and Gabby comes with a crazy story for the worst body thing she’s ever heard. Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in …
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Episode 184: Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton Interview Welcome to this month’s after-show interview with Brian Singleton and Jim Brandon. You heard their hilarious pilot Humans of the Americas last week on Dead Pilots Society. You may know Brian and Jim from their work on Mixed-ish (ABC), Black Monday (Showtime), Arrested Development (Netflix), or th…
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Casey Balsham is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Casey chats with Steph about parenting 2 girls, her experience with IVF, becoming friends with moms in New Jersey, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2025 Tour US …
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A reflection on identity, vulnerability, and the stories we hide beneath the surface. In this heartfelt Halloween-season episode, Bryan invites you to look beyond the costumes of childhood and explore the deeper, invisible masks we learn to wear as adults — the ones made of confidence, busyness, strength, or a carefully practiced smile. Through nos…
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This is where our journey begins. In this short introductory episode, Bryan shares why he created The Acceptance Project Podcast™, the heart behind its mission, and how this show aims to bring more compassion, clarity, and connection into your everyday life. You'll hear how acceptance, resilience, and belonging shape the conversations ahead — and w…
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A brief introduction to the conversations, stories, and moments that inspired The Acceptance Project Podcast. Welcome to The Acceptance Project Podcast, a space where real stories, emotional insight, and practical wisdom come together to help you feel more grounded, connected, and understood. In this short trailer, Bryan shares the heart behind the…
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Episode 183: Humans of the Americas Written by Jim Brandon & Brian Singleton This month’s dead pilot is Humans of the Americas by Jim Brandon and Brian Singleton, whose credits include Animal Control (FOX), Mixed-ish (ABC), Black Monday (Showtime), and Arrested Development (Netflix). Here’s the logline: A single camera comedy set in a small town ne…
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Kerryn Feehan is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Kerryn and Steph chat about Kerryn’s experience with Shingles, the extended length of her tailbone, breaking her hand doing a box jump, and much much more! Don’t let financial opportunity slip through the cracks. Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in one financial tool at www.monarch.com/STEPH Follow …
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Brendan Sagalow is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph chats with Brendan about their first impressions of each other, Steph’s tattoo removal process, moshing at shows vs watching the band play, and much much more! Make this summer your healthiest yet with Green Chef. Head to https://www.greenchef/50STEPH and use code 50STEPH to get 50% off …
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Melissa Hutchison (AKA Phoenix Marie) is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph chat’s with Melissa about her intro into and experience working in the adult film industry, she brings some wild behind the scenes stories from her time on set, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stor…
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Kirk Fox makes a rare podcast appearance on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph and Kirk talk about meeting at the Comedy Store, Kirk’s past as a professional tennis player, his experience with tinnitus and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Li…
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Episode 182: David S. Rosenthal Interview In this after show for The Cheap Seats, Andrew sits down with writer David S. Rosenthal, whose career spans some of television’s most iconic series. Andrew and "Rosie" go way back to their days at summer camp, and their longtime friendship adds a personal dimension to this conversation. Rosenthal’s career t…
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Felicia Folkes is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Felcia talks to Steph about her love for Susan, Steph’s new studio plant, and her journey and recovery with breast cancer over the last few years. Ready to say yes to saying no? Make the switch at MINTMOBILE.com/STEPH Upfront payment of $45 required (equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new cus…
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Episode 181: The Cheap Seats Written by David S. Rosenthal This month on Dead Pilots Society we have The Cheap Seats by David S. Rosenthal, a veteran television writer whose credits include Spin City, Gilmore Girls, The Middle, and Jane the Virgin. The script centers on a close-knit group of emotionally and intellectually stunted friends whose worl…
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Jay Mohr is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph talks to Jay about the back pain she’s dealing with, having raccoons and skunks as pets, Jay makes a case to be Susan’s godfather, and much much more! Make this summer your healthiest yet with Green Chef. Head to https://www.greenchef/50STEPH and use code 50STEPH to get 50% off your first month…
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Jordan Jensen is back on this week’s Steph Infection! Jordan talks to Steph all about her new Netflix special TAKE ME WITH YOU which is available to stream NOW! Make sure to check it out!! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM HARD 2025 Tour US …
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Libbie Higgins is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Steph and Libbie talk about dealing with a flea infestation, life and comedy in Nashville, experiences with air travel, navigating weight loss, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Live!…
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Episode 180: Gracie Glassmeyer Interview This after-show episode dives deeper into Here She Lies with its creator, Gracie Glassmeyer. If you heard the table read of this dark, twisty pilot, you probably have questions—like why Seth can’t leave his house, or why Talia has been spying on Amber’s stepmom. Gracie shares the answers, along with her uniq…
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Steph and Jefferson are back from vacation and they recap everything on this week’s Steph Infection! They come with stories from visiting Steph’s family in Canada, Jefferson’s family in Upstate New York, crowd surfing at Just For Laughs, and make sure to stick around to the end to hear them react to another listener body story! Thanks to Monarch Mo…
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Episode 179: Here She Lies Written by Gracie Glassmeyer Welcome to Dead Pilots Society, the podcast that takes comedy pilots from A-list writers that were sold and developed at networks and streamers but never produced, and gives them the table reads they never got to have. This episode features a pilot from Gracie Glassmeyer. Gracie has written fo…
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Jenny Zigrino is here on this week’s Steph infection! Jenny and Steph chat about their preference of doing comedy in NYC vs LA, Jenny’s experience with endometriosis, and make sure to stay tuned through the end when they read a body story sent in by a listener! This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and …
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Cherie DeVille is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Cherie and Steph talk about Steph hosting the AVNs, Cherie’s experience getting heart surgery, botox, late night shoots, crazy on-set stories, and much much more! Make this summer your healthiest yet with Green Chef. Head to https://www.greenchef/50STEPH and use code 50STEPH to get 50% off your…
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Matt O’Brien is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Matt and Steph chat about Matt’s many trips to the hospital to deal with with broken noses, the mysterious “Steakhouse Disorder,” getting a vasectomy, and much much more! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph …
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Episode 178: Chris Marcil & Sam Johnson Interview (Blessed and Highly Favored, NewsRadio, Beavis and Butt-Head) In this after-show interview, Andrew sits down with longtime writing partners Chris Marcil and Sam Johnson. Friends and collaborators, Marcil and Johnson share some incredible stories from their decades in the business. They talk about ho…
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Maddy Smith is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Maddy and Steph chat about their mutual love for Degrassi, Maddy’s time on Wild n Out, and Maddy comes prepared with stories about her torn ACL from a soccer game, a broken arm from a treadmill, and much more! This year, skip breaking a sweat AND breaking the bank. Get this new customer offer and …
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Episode 177: Blessed and Highly Favored by Chris Marcil & Sam Johnson - Live from the Elysian Theater We have such a great dead pilot for you this month. It's called Blessed and Highly Favored. It’s a hilarious comedy about a rookie pastor struggling to keep her progressive Baptist church afloat while dealing with megachurch competition, financial …
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Eleanor Kerrigan is here on this week’s Steph Infection! Eleanor chat’s with Steph about growing up in Philly, life with nine siblings, and her special NO COUNTRY FOR OLD WOMEN which is out NOW on YouTube! Follow @Steph_Tolev and @Steph_Infection_Podcast on Instagram. Send in your body stories to be featured on the pod! See Steph Live!! KEEPIN EM H…
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