Best Stephen Perlstein Podcasts (2025)

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95. Bobby Ramos AKA Dino Winwood Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley for the ECW Championship at Guilty as Charged 2000 1:27:11

7y ago1:27:11

1:27:11

Our buddy Bobby Ramos AKA Dino Winwood is gonna bring us home with the last guest on the podcast. We’ll talk Mike Awesome vs. Spike Dudley, and find out for one last time… does Stephen love wrestling?Thanks for listening for all these episodes. We’ll miss you always.For full show notes, including links to watch matches, go to BoardwalkAudio.com/You…

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94. Matt Moeller - The Saga of Sting 1:34:37

7y ago1:34:37

1:34:37

It’s been a little bit. Let’s talk about the Saga of Sting with Matt Moeller. Matt tells us how he identified with sting because he was bullied a bit in high school by some douchebags that liked NWO. Plus, Nick does weird demon ASMR. And Stephen and Nick trade The Police puns. We know it’s been a long time, but we can’t stand losing you, so here’s …

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Untitled Episode 1:04:27

7y ago1:04:27

1:04:27

In this episode, Catherine Donnelly, joined us to talk about getting web series into festivals and what goes into writing and producing internet content. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Jeremiah Burton, Ryan Tweedy, Boardwalk Audio

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44. Nerding out with Jake Michels 1:18:43

7y ago1:18:43

1:18:43

In this episode Jere and Tweedy are joined by Jake Michels (June's Cleaver, Geek and Sundry) to talk about the frustrations of being a writer or performer. I'm sure this conversation will link up to many types of writing and comedy. Of course they also read some sketches and do some pitching. Tweedy opens up like these two are his therapists. If yo…

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43. R.I.P. iO West 59:47

7y ago59:47

59:47

iO west is dead. Jeremiah and Ryan were both performers there for years and we will miss it dearly. We decided to scream into the black void that is the internet on this week's episode. We both loved the opportunities that iO gave us, we loved the community and we loved our teams. We gained many, many things from the theatre and we owe it a lot. We…

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42. Beat Boxing with Eddie Rowley 1:20:01

7+ y ago1:20:01

1:20:01

Our dear, dear friend, Eddie Rowley, jumps on Fish Out Of Water with us this week to talk about Shakespeare, being an actual actor and what he thinks is funny. Eddie is a California Native that has been writing and performing for over a decade. In wit is only matched by his musical genius and he brings a new energy to the show. Plus he beat boxes s…

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41. Henry Kaiser and the FOOW Pod renaissance 1:17:54

7+ y ago1:17:54

1:17:54

Boy Howdy is it good to be back! Jeremiah and Ryan took a 4 month hiatus to make some videos, work some jobs and kick some ass and we're all out of video ideas. So here we are, ready to do season 2 of the Fish Out Of Water podcast! We got really lucky to have our first guest of the new season be Henry Kaiser. This is actually the lost episode from …

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93. Brian Rubinow - The Unprecedented “You Should HATE Wrestling” Special 1:18:12

7+ y ago1:18:12

1:18:12

IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING. After nearly 100 episodes, Stephen finally gets his day in the sun where he has carte blanche to bring in a fellow hater, all in an effort to try to convince Nick and the YLSW Universe that “You Should HATE Wrestling”! To do this, he enlists the help of writer, comedian and former-fan-turned-hater Brian Rubinow (Fat Wolf Com…

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92. David Steiman - "They Live" (1988) 1:43:53

7+ y ago1:43:53

1:43:53

David Steiman (director of Santa’s Slay starring Bill Goldberg) comes back to lend his filmmaking expertise in a discussion of John Carpenter's 1988 cult classic "They Live" staring Rowdy Roddy Piper. David surprised and delights the boys with his head to toe Rowdy Roddy Piper costume he wore to the recording. And the crew breaks down the cult stat…

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91. Mike Rose - You Should Love “Rowdy” Roddy Piper 1:24:40

7+ y ago1:24:40

1:24:40

This week, the boys welcome writer and performer Mike Rose (Daughters of Triton, Sketch That Tune) to the show to take a look back at the legendary career of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper! Stephen gets a full dose of the Hot Rod as topics include the Rowdy One’s early days in Canada, famous Piper’s Pit segments, his quotable quotes, the fight scene from They…

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90. Ben Parks - Karl Malone & Diamond Dallas Page vs. Dennis Rodman & Hulk Hogan at WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 1:13:28

7+ y ago1:13:28

1:13:28

This week, the boys welcome actor and brand new father Ben Parks (Funny Or Die, Fat Guys in the Woods) to the show to talk all about the 1998 WCW storylines featuring NBA superstars Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman, including their rather disappointing multi-man match at Bash at the Beach 98. Also, discussions about pro athletes in wrestling, crossove…

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89. Erika Curry - Becoming The Great One: from Rocky Maivia to The Rock 1:26:22

7+ y ago1:26:22

1:26:22

This week, the boys welcome actor, writer and producer Erika Curry (The Scramble, Jakked Wrestling Comedy) to the show to talk all about the “Blue Chipper” Rocky Maivia’s early career and the steps he took to transform into the “Great One”, mega legendary Superstar The Rock! Also, Erika discusses her relatively new dive into the world of wrestling …

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88. Stephen Loh - Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 1:35:38

7+ y ago1:35:38

1:35:38

In this week’s episode, the boys welcome writer and performer Stephen Loh (Dr. America, The CBS Diversity Showcase) to the show to discuss his favorite match of all time: the excellent ECW World Television Championship match between Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999. This also leads to a discussion about how Lynn seems to be fa…

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87. Nick Pettigrew - WeeLC: El Torito vs Hornswoggle at WWE Extreme Rules 2014 1:27:59

7+ y ago1:27:59

1:27:59

This week, the boys welcome actor, writer and comedian Nick Pettigrew (Hooch @ Nerdist) to talk all about a match that Nick Gligor has wanted to show Stephen for a while now: the famous 2014 gimmick match and spotfest known as WeeLC - aka the completely miniaturized version of a TLC match that pitted 3MB’s pal Hornswoggle against Los Matadores’ bul…

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86. Sean Spencer - Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega II at NJPW Dominion 6.11 for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 1:17:55

7+ y ago1:17:55

1:17:55

This week, the boys welcome writer and producer Sean Spencer (“The 5th Quarter” on go90, Haymaker) to the show to talk all about the colossal sequel match-up between Kazuchika Okada and Kenny Omega - once again for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and this time emanating from NJPW’s Dominion 6.11 event in Osaka, Japan. And, everyone finds out that…

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85. Dan Black - John Cena vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble 2017 1:16:44

7+ y ago1:16:44

1:16:44

In this week’s episode, returning guest Dan Black (Comedians of Wrestling Podcast, Adam Ruins Everything) shows up in his best officially licensed Roman Reigns vest to talk all about John Cena and AJ Style’s highly praised WWE Championship match from the 2017 Royal Rumble. Also, everyone takes a look back at AJ Style's phenomenal WWE debut one year…

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84. Mike Carlson - Sami Zayn vs Neville for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution 1:32:01

7+ y ago1:32:01

1:32:01

This week, actor and comedian Mike Carlson (Podcast the Ride (coming soon!), Tournament of Nerds @ UCB) stops by the show to talk about the 2014 Career vs Title match that pitted friends Sami Zayn and Adrian Neville against each other for the NXT Championship at the highly acclaimed NXT TakeOver: R Evolution special. Also, everyone discusses the bo…

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83. Jesse Klein II - TLC II: Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz 1:36:00

7+ y ago1:36:00

1:36:00

Jesse Klein takes a break from his endless quest to find the meaning of jazz to try to convince Stephen to love wrestling with the match that’s meant to steal the show, TLC II: Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz from WrestleMania X-Seven. Jesse points out all the great set up being done in this match how it’s true team work the w…

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40. Nathan Caywood talks about persistence and never giving up 1:13:43

8y ago1:13:43

1:13:43

Nate is a performer on The New Deal at the Upright Citizens Brigade and has been a writer/performer all over Los Angeles. He started performing comedy in college and has never stopped. You may recognize from TV shows and movies and all sorts of cool things. You can follow Nate on Twitter HERE You can follow Fish Out Of Water on Twitter HERE Send us…

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82. Requestlemania V: The Requestening! 1:06:50

8y ago1:06:50

1:06:50

The time has come once again for the grandaddy of ‘em all: IT’S REQUESTLEMANIA V: THE REQUESTENING! Just as they did in previous editions, Nick and Stephen watch and discuss matches submitted by you, the fans! Topics in this episode include the break-up and feud between Enzo and Cass, the WWE World Championship match between Roman Reigns and Sheamu…

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39. Eric Owusu talks about getting a literary agent and writing for "Raven's Home" 1:59:26

8y ago1:59:26

1:59:26

Eric Owusu (Wuwu) joins Ryan and Jeremiah to talk about how he got his literary agent. He also has written sketch shows and pilots and pitched them all over Los Angeles. After joining a sketch team in college and going to Washington D.C., he was accepted into the CBS diversity showcase and moved to Hollywood. Now he writes for Raven's Home on The D…

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81. Leroy Patterson Returns - Ultimate Warrior, Freakshow Wrestling, and the Debut of Ring Crew Guy 1:31:56

8y ago1:31:56

1:31:56

Leroy Patterson returns, and dives right in to the pile of thumbtacks that is Stephen’s opinions. First we watch Leroy’s wrestling debut, Leroy (RCG) vs Vic Grimes at XPW. Then we watch back to back clips of The Ultimate Warrior kicking ass, first demolishing The Honky Tonk Man, then totally no-selling The Pedigree. And, we finish the clips with a …

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38. Jesse Klein talks about how to never not have a pitch ready. 1:12:12

8y ago1:12:12

1:12:12

We are lucky to have Jesse Klein, writer for the Pack house team Haymaker, with us today. Jesse talks with us about idea generation and always being prepared with several pitches and sketch packets for every occasion. Another thing that Jesse shows us is a way in generate an infinite number of sketch premises and honestly it's pretty great. On the …

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80. Adam McCabe - The One with La Parka 1:39:34

8y ago1:39:34

1:39:34

This week, the boys welcome writer, comedian and old pal Adam McCabe (Bangarang @ UCB, Detective Detective Detective) to the show to examine an individual that proves to be a truly confounding enigma for Stephen: the luchador enmascarado La Parka. From his over-the-top ring entrance set to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to getting squashed by Goldber…

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37. Zora Bikangaga talks about respecting the audience while still writing for yourself 1:19:05

8y ago1:19:05

1:19:05

Zora Bikangaga may possibly be our most interesting guest to date. This man has been on "This American life" because he pretended to be an Ugandan international student for an entire semester. After committing to the bit for so long he followed his new found love of acting and writing down to Los Angeles. I say down because he's from Northern Calif…

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79. Ben Rodgers - Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee in a Scaffold Match at ECW High Incident 1996 + Crazy ECW Moments 1:19:13

8y ago1:19:13

1:19:13

In this week’s episode, Nick and Stephen welcome writer and actor Ben Rodgers (Workaholics, Action Boyz, Hollywood Masterclass) to the show to talk about ECW, with the main highlight being the absolutely bonkers Scaffold Match between Tommy Dreamer and Brian Lee from ECW High Incident 1996. Plus, Stephen gets a sampling of other key crazy ECW momen…

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76. Dave Theune & Doing Comedy On Your Own Terms 1:29:52

8y ago1:29:52

1:29:52

We’re back! 2017! Will this be the only podcast I record all year? Who knows! Today on the show, it’s Dave Theune. Los Angeles improvisers may know Dave from the legendary Bangarang, or Sassy Bluff, or Midbest, or his run with Bonafide on Maude Night. And, all the TV watchers may have seen dave on Brooklyn 99, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Michael Bolton’s Bi…

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78. Jesse Esparza - The Legacy of Trish Stratus 1:16:45

8y ago1:16:45

1:16:45

This week, Nick and Stephen welcome actor and writer Jesse Esparza (Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, Extra Extra) to the show to talk all about his favorite wrestler: Trish Stratus! Everyone takes a detailed look at Trish’s career including clips of her debut, some of her best matches, the hurdles she had to overcome (including the “We want Puppie…

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36. Connie Shin talks about making sketches easier to write by formulating beats 1st 1:09:54

8y ago1:09:54

1:09:54

Connie Shin joined us on FOOW this week to talk about writing for her Maude team Karate Karate, her process of formulating beats before she writes her sketches and the task of trying to identifying legitimate news stories vs ads. Connie Shin currently writes for the team Karate Karate at UCB's Maude night and sometimes Sketch Cram. She also perform…

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35. Billy Merritt talks about finding the deeper meaning in your sketches 1:39:42

8y ago1:39:42

1:39:42

Billy Merritt graced FOOW this week to talk about scientology, not writing for the Denny's Twitter feed and finding the deeper meaning in your sketches. We discussed writing material that appeals to all ages (and the fact that all kids across the world laugh at fart jokes) and using your "where" to help find the deeper meaning in your sketches if y…

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77. Greg David Jones - Infamous Incidents In The Downfall of WCW 1:30:03

8y ago1:30:03

1:30:03

In this week’s episode, Nick and Stephen are joined by guest Greg David Jones (Tournament of Nerds, Comedy Bang Bang, Funny Or Die) to discuss many of the “Infamous Incidents” - including the Fingerpoke of Doom - that led to the decline and eventual downfall of WCW. Also, everyone discusses Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Vince Russo, Hulk Hogan,…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Stephen Perlstein Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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You Should Love Wrestling

Nick Gligor, Stephen Perlstein, Boardwalk Audio

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Improv Obsession - Conversations About Improvising Better

Boardwalk Audio

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Fish Out Of Water: A Sketch Writing Podcast

Jeremiah Burton, Ryan Tweedy, Boardwalk Audio

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95. Bobby Ramos AKA Dino Winwood Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley for the ECW Championship at Guilty as Charged 2000 1:27:11

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94. Matt Moeller - The Saga of Sting 1:34:37

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Untitled Episode 1:04:27

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44. Nerding out with Jake Michels 1:18:43

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43. R.I.P. iO West 59:47

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42. Beat Boxing with Eddie Rowley 1:20:01

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41. Henry Kaiser and the FOOW Pod renaissance 1:17:54

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93. Brian Rubinow - The Unprecedented “You Should HATE Wrestling” Special 1:18:12

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92. David Steiman - "They Live" (1988) 1:43:53

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91. Mike Rose - You Should Love “Rowdy” Roddy Piper 1:24:40

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90. Ben Parks - Karl Malone & Diamond Dallas Page vs. Dennis Rodman & Hulk Hogan at WCW Bash at the Beach 1998 1:13:28

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89. Erika Curry - Becoming The Great One: from Rocky Maivia to The Rock 1:26:22

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88. Stephen Loh - Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn at ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 1:35:38

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87. Nick Pettigrew - WeeLC: El Torito vs Hornswoggle at WWE Extreme Rules 2014 1:27:59

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86. Sean Spencer - Kazuchika Okada vs Kenny Omega II at NJPW Dominion 6.11 for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship 1:17:55

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85. Dan Black - John Cena vs AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble 2017 1:16:44

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84. Mike Carlson - Sami Zayn vs Neville for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution 1:32:01

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83. Jesse Klein II - TLC II: Edge & Christian vs The Hardy Boyz vs The Dudley Boyz 1:36:00

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40. Nathan Caywood talks about persistence and never giving up 1:13:43

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82. Requestlemania V: The Requestening! 1:06:50

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39. Eric Owusu talks about getting a literary agent and writing for "Raven's Home" 1:59:26

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81. Leroy Patterson Returns - Ultimate Warrior, Freakshow Wrestling, and the Debut of Ring Crew Guy 1:31:56

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38. Jesse Klein talks about how to never not have a pitch ready. 1:12:12

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80. Adam McCabe - The One with La Parka 1:39:34

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37. Zora Bikangaga talks about respecting the audience while still writing for yourself 1:19:05

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79. Ben Rodgers - Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Lee in a Scaffold Match at ECW High Incident 1996 + Crazy ECW Moments 1:19:13

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76. Dave Theune & Doing Comedy On Your Own Terms 1:29:52

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78. Jesse Esparza - The Legacy of Trish Stratus 1:16:45

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36. Connie Shin talks about making sketches easier to write by formulating beats 1st 1:09:54

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35. Billy Merritt talks about finding the deeper meaning in your sketches 1:39:42

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77. Greg David Jones - Infamous Incidents In The Downfall of WCW 1:30:03