Anthem Of Life

This Uptown Girl doesn’t need to find a downtown man; she’s already got everything she needs. From dogs to drugs to dentists, Mercedes takes Douglas on a whirlwind, mind-bending tour of her life, including some of the most unique soul-searching around. This is the Anthem of a Uptown GirlOUR GUEST: Rebecca StevensRebecca Stevens is an LA-based writer, actor, and comedian. She is also an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who focuses on helping pre- and postnatal moms and couples through all stages of parenthood. When she is not playing magic statues with her two hilarious children, you can find her using her Kohl’s cash to get the finest deals at Kohl's. You can find out more about Rebecca on Instagram @Hotpantsworld and @RebeccaStevensTherapy and onTikTok @HotPantsWorld THE SONG:"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album, An Innocent Man. It was released in September 1983 as the album's second single. "Uptown Girl" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.  It also reached number one in the United Kingdom, Joel’s only number-one hit in the UK.  According to an interview with Howard Stern, Joel had originally titled the song "Uptown Girls", and it was conceived on an occasion when he was surrounded by Christie Brinkley, Whitney Houston and his then-girlfriend  Elle MacPherson. According to numerous interviews with Joel, the song was initially written about his relationship with Macpherson but ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife, Brinkley.  Both women were two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980s. Billy also said that the song was inspired by Frankie Valli's music style and the Four Seasons.  Irish pop group Westlife also scored a number on UK hit with their cover of “Uptown Girl”.  In December 1985, Princess Diana surprised her husband, Prince Charles, by appearing on stage with Wayne Sleep of the Royal Ballet and doing a choreographed dance to “Uptown Girl” at a charity gala in honor of Charles’ 37th birthday. Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Bloody Sad, Sax and Sex. Journeyman saxophonist Sonny shares many drinks and a few stories with Douglas. From the peculiar events that brought him to his first sax to the simple philosophies that have kept him grooving and riffing for decades. All that and more in the Anthem of Baker Street.OUR GUEST: Bob DassieBob Dassie is an improviser/actor/writer living in Los Angeles. He currently performs in the improvised Weird Tuxedo at the Outside In Theater in Highland Park along with Stephnie Weir, Craig Cackowski and Carla Cackowski.THE SONG:"Baker Street" is a single by the Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released in February 1978. "Baker Street" was included on Rafferty's second solo album, City to City (1978). It was his first album after the resolution of legal problems surrounding the breakup of his old band, Stealers Wheel, in 1975. The song is known for its prominent eight-bar saxophone riff, written by Rafferty and performed by Raphael Ravenscroft. Played as a break between verses, Billboard described it as "the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history".  It is said to have been responsible for a resurgence in the sales of saxophones and their use in mainstream pop music and television advertising.  Legend has it that Rafferty was long irked by the public’s assumption that Ravenscroft had written the riff himself.  Rafferty's demo, with the riff played on guitar, was released on the 2011 reissue of City to City. In the liner notes, Rafferty's collaborator Rab Noakes wrote: "Let's hope [the demo] will, at last, silence all who keep on asserting that the saxophone player came up with the melody line." Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Gym. Doubt. Cupcake. Super fit and not at all insecure “bad guy” Jacxxsonn has a budding social media following and an illusive personality that Douglas tries his best to draw out. Jacxxsonn pulls Douglas along a path of partial truth and pure denial in the Anthem of Bad Guy.OUR GUEST: John ConroyJohn Conroy is an actor, producer, writer, director, certified personal trainer, doggie daddy and mezcal enthusiast based in Los Angeles. He teaches Acting for Improvisers & Improv for Actors at the Pack Theater. You can see him in such films as “Typecast: The Rise and Fall of Boingman,” “Brick,” and “Just Business,” and he’s the only actor he knows of who’s played both Jason Voorhees and Bruce Wayne. You can follow him on Instagram at @juanitoelgato THE SONG:“bad guy” was written by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell and produced by Finneas.  It is the fifth single from Eilish’s first studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? After waiting patiently at #2 behind "Old Town Road" for nine weeks, "bad guy" finally toppled Lil Nas X's record-breaking song to reach #1. In doing so, it broke the record for the longest a song spent in the runner-up position before climbing to the summit. On reaching the top of the Hot 100, Eilish became the first artist born in the 2000s to have a #1 hit. “bad guy” won Song of the Year at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Eilish also won Best New Artist and When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? won Album of the Year.  Finneas won Producer of the Year.  On July 11th, 2019, Billie dropped a remix of “bad guy” featuring Justin Bieber. You can buy a “bad guy” doll, featuring a 10” replica of Billie in the ‘bad guy’ video yellow hoodie and pants. Link to Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Gigging. Mayor. Anchovies. 5-star mega-multi-gigger Buttercup has a complicated work life and personal life and yet she is brimming with optimism and self-confidence. She helps Douglas understand her masterplan to become a mayor in the Anthem of Buttercup.OUR GUEST: Alrinthea CarterAlrinthea Carter is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer (Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, A Black Lady Sketch Show), photographer, and improviser currently based in Los Angeles, CA. She has studied improv and sketch comedy on stages across the country, including Alchemy Comedy Theater, The Second City, The Pack Theater, and more! When not writing or making up stuff on stage, she is an obsessive plant mom and Kitchen DJ. Her patron saint is and will always be Prince. You can follow her on Instagram @alrinthea THE SONG:“Build Me Up Buttercup" is a song written by Mike d’Abo and Tony Macaulay and released by The Foundations in 1968, with Colin Young singing lead vocals. Young had replaced Clem Curtis in 1968, and this was the first Foundations hit on which he sang. d’Abo was the lead singer of Manfred Mann, and Macaulay was a successful songwriter who also wrote The Foundations hit “Baby Now That I’ve Found You.” “Build Me Up Buttercup" is featured in the 1998 romantic comedy film There’s Something About Mary, the pilot episode "Truth Be Told" from the first season of the ABC TV spy drama series Alias, and in a series of 2020–21 Geico commercials. The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar has a Build Me Up Buttercup shake on its menu. It’s vanilla ice cream blended with Reese’s peanut butter sauce in a chocolate and peanut butter swirled jar with a peanut butter rim rolled in Mini Reese’s Pieces. It is topped with two Reese’s peanut butter cups and Mini Reese’s Pieces and finished with peanut sauce, chocolate sauce, and whipped icing. It won’t let you down. Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Jingle. Jangle. Ego. The world-famous artist known only as Mr. Tambourine Man shares his journey from child prodigy to Carnegie Hall. He takes Dougals on a trip through his studio/museum, which includes world records, tragic bus accidents, estranged family members, and so much more in the anthem of Mr. Tambourine Man.OUR GUEST: David RazowskyDavid Razowsky is the author of the groundbreaking best-seller, A Subversive’s Guide to Improvisation, Moving Beyond “Yes, And.” David has studied, performed, taught, and directed at Second City. He served as Artistic Director of Second City Hollywood before turning his attention to full-time coaching. He has directed and taught his methodology worldwide. David is also the winner of the 2015 INNY Award for "Best Comedy Podcast," A.D.D. Comedy with Dave Razowsky. You can find out much more on Instagram @drazowsky and at davidrazowsky.com  THE SONG: “Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the original version of "Mr. Tambourine Man," but it was made famous by The Byrds, who took it to #1 in both the US and UK. The song hadn't been released when The Byrds learned it from a demo Dylan gave to their manager, Jim Dickson. The two versions were released just a few weeks apart: Dylan's on March 22, 1965, The Byrds' on April 12, 1965. The Byrds' recording of “Mr. Tambourine Man” was influential in popularizing the musical subgenres of folk rock and jangle pop. Dylan's song has four verses, of which the Byrds only used the second for their recording. Dylan's and the Byrds' versions have appeared on various lists ranking the greatest songs of all time, including an appearance by both on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 best songs ever. Both versions received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards. Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Secrets. Goldfish. Annie. Douglas’ enigmatic neighbor Veronica agrees to chat about her complicated and sometimes fabricated life. She spins yarns and dons scarves as she weaves the tale of her alleged life. YOu decide what is real in the Anthem of Veronica.OUR GUEST: Jen BurtonJen Burton is a writer, performer, and improviser based in Los Angeles, She can be found performing on the Super Legit podcast and at @jenniferannburton on InstagramTHE SONG:“Veronica” is a song by Elvis Costello.  It was released in 1989 as the lead single from his album Spike. The song was co-written by Sir Paul McCartney and was the first to come from McCartney and Costello’s co-writing relationship. “Veronica” was co-produced by T-Bone Burnett and Kevin Killen and features McCartney on his iconic Höfner bass. “Veronica” has been Costello’s highest charting single to date, peaking at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. He explained to NME in 1996: "As soon as you make a record, particularly if it becomes a big success, it doesn't belong to you anymore, it's that 'Wah Boo!' situation. I did this show with Steve (Nieve, Attraction's keyboardist), and I changed the key and the whole song changed completely. Suddenly I didn't have to think about the record. It went back to why I wrote it, how I wrote it about my grandmother and it really meant something to me" Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Dolphins. Disco. Poker Fights. Jonathan DeBriese Jr. takes us on a journey from the Bahamas to Kentucky to Alaska to Los Angeles and from cruise ships to crates. He shares his casual life of leaf-blowing and his free-flowing ideas about everything from family to mountain lions. OUR GUEST: Norm ThoemingOriginally from central Indiana, actor, writer, and improvisor Norm Thoeming (pronounced like Foaming, but with a TH) has called Los Angeles home for over two decades, writing for and/or appearing in movies, television, stage productions, web series, and commercial advertising. Also a crime novelist, Norm writes the Caitlin Bergman thriller series under the pen name of August Norman. www.augustnorman.com. Looking for live comedy in Los Angeles? Norm is also a cast member of one of the longest consistently running improvised shows on the West Coast, Opening Night: The Improvised Musical! You can find out much more about Norm on Instagram: @normthoeming, @augustnormanauthor and @openingnnighttimTHE SONG: "Call Me The Breeze'' was written and originally recorded by guitarist J.J. Cale. "Call Me The Breeze '' appeared on Cale's first solo album, a 1971 release called Naturally. Lynyrd Skynyrd covered “Call Me The Breeze '' on their albums Second Helping (1974) and the live album One More from the Road (1976). Lynyrd Skynyrd decided to cover Cale’s song when guitarist Gary Rossington came up with a riff that distinguished it from the original. Of Skynyrd’s rendition of “Call Me the Breeze,” Cale said that it afforded him the money to have more freedom in how and when he made his music and was always honored when other artists covered his songs. "Call Me The Breeze'' was one of the few cover songs Skynyrd recorded. They recorded another J.J. Cale song, “Same Old Blues”, on their 1976 album Gimme Back My Bullets, and had plans to work with Cale again. Those plans never came to fruition after a 1977 plane crash killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment

Tunnels. Funnels. Ears. Disney enthusiast Smokey Penguin has been wildly dedicated to living her truth for the last 24 years. From hitchhiking across the country to Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride she has forged a wholly unique world for herself within someone else’s world. Enjoy the Anthem of Smokey.OUR GUEST: Hally CohenHally Cohen's debut performance was as Fitness Elf #3 in the Zach White Elementary School's Performance of "Get In Shape, Santa", since then she trained and performed improv comedy with The Groundlings and IO West Theater in Los Angeles. Hally spends most of her days teaching tennis in Beverly Hills, CA where her work in "Get In Shape, Santa" proves to be invaluable. You can find her on Instagram at @hallycoco.THE SONG:“Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is a song by English rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album “Songs From the Big Chair”. It was written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes. The song was a "last-minute" addition during recording sessions of “Songs From the Big Chair”. The decision to include the song in the album came after Orzabal played two chords on his acoustic guitar for Hughes. Along with “Shout”, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is one of Tears for Fears' signature songs. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was the first #1 hit for Tears for Fears. “Shout” went to #1 two months later. Because “Shout” was the group’s first single everywhere but the USA, Tears for Fears thought it should also be their first release in the USA, but the label insisted “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was better suited for their US Debut. The song has been covered extensively since its release, most notably by New Zealand singer Lorde for the soundtrack to the movie adaptation of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire  Link to OfficialVideoTHE SHOW:Our show is completely improvised and produced by Douglas Sarine, Marypat Farrell and  Sarah Atwood Sarine.Our theme song was produced by the wonderful Ben Wise. benwise.bandcamp.comAdditional music provided by IcarusPlease rate and review the show on iTunes. It helps the show grow and be discovered.Follow us on Instagram @AnthemOfLifePodcast You can contact us at anthemoflifepodcast@gmail.comEnjoy our eclectic AOL Playlist on Spotify.Special thanks to Spark! Digital Media Lab at the Burbank Public Library© 2024 Nerdtainment