Worst Time for Everything

Though it may sound like a TLC show, sex actually sent Montreal storyteller Alexia Côté to the emergency room. But the most humiliating part actually happened four years later while she was at work. In the end, it taught her to embrace embarrassing experiences and use them as fodder for her performances.

Follow Alexia on Instagram: @sidealexia

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Public speaker and performer Christina Blacken tells Chris about flying through a dangerous storm on her way to Mardi Gras that had even the flight attendants looking terrified. It’s a wild ride of a story that touches on lack of control, anxiety, and worst-case scenarios — and how we can actually channel those things to our benefit.

Christina is the founder of The New Quo, a leadership development and equity consultancy that uses narrative intelligence to help organizations achieve status-quo-breaking goals by turning their values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into powerful policies, practices, and communication habits. Learn more at: thenewquo.com

Christina’s podcast, Sway Them in Color, is available on all podcasting platforms.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele – https://a.co/d/eEj37B0

Panic Free: The 10-Day Program to End Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia by Tom Bunn – https://a.co/d/9sKONbl

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Chris welcomes his wife Laura Maltz back to the show to talk about some of their worst on-the-job experiences. Self-entitled customers, psychotic bosses, layoffs — they cover it all! They even identify the origins of their raging anxiety disorders. Plus, their very good dog Bernie makes a brief appearance.

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You know your first road comedy show isn't going well when you get assaulted by an audience member. That's what happened to stand-up comedian Max Cohen. The nightmare gig taught him about the importance of understanding your value as a performer — and a person.

Follow Max on Instagram & Twitter/X and go see him on tour withLove's a Joke!

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When comedian Esmond Fountain took a job as a nanny in Beverly Hills, he didn't expect staring down a gun would be part of the job. But it was the revelation he had afterward about his relationship with money that was even more surprising.

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Comedian Kelli Dunham tells the story of how she joined the Missionaries of Charity, met Mother Teresa, and ultimately quit the convent and embraced her queer identity. She also reveals just how far some nuns take that whole “married to Jesus” thing.

For all things Kelli, visit: kellidunham.com

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Seven-time Moth StorySLAM champion Sandi Marx reminisces about the night she turned down a marriage proposal from her boyfriend of just six months at a New York Islanders game. (And that’s not even the craziest part of this story.) In the end, Sandi learns why being a people pleaser can get you into a lot of trouble.

Come see Chris perform at WORD on Friday, June 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Whippoorwill Theater in Armonk, NY! Admission is free, but a $15 donation to The Armonk Players is suggested and appreciated: https://www.armonkplayers.org/donation.html

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Mark gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to settle his estranged brother’s affairs, which surprisingly includes reuniting 32 cars with their rightful owners. In the end, the experience brings Mark closer to his family and grants him the opportunity to reckon with years of loss.

Listen to Mark's podcast: Other Men Need Help

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It's the final episode of 2022! This month, Chris takes a look back at his favorite moments from the podcast since the show began. Featuring stories from: Vicky Kuperman, Ria Spencer, Hunter Slaton, Jacob Slaton, Laura Maltz, and Ro Moran.

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In a very special episode, Chris talks about spending two days in the hospital last year while experiencing what could have been a life-threatening allergic reaction to a medication. Plus, Laura Maltz returns to the show to play host as they unpack Chris’ long history of hypochondria.

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