Hangin' With Langan
MAUREEN LANGAN interviews academics to alcoholics. She is an award-winning broadcaster and international standup comic. She combines the curiosity of a journalist with the wit of a comic. Jerry Stiller said, “Maureen is to comedy what James Brown is to soul!" Fun. Heart. Smart.
Episodes
June 1, 2022 • 34 mins
Whoever saves a soul, saves the world.
Author Annette Libeskind Berkovits's historical novel, The Corset Maker, is inspired by the life of her mother Dora, who grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish home in Warsaw, Poland circa WWll. Dora chose a most unorthodox and unexpected path for herself which became the catalyst of the Corset Maker
The historical novel weaves threads of Nazism, antisemitism, sexism and the determination of a you...
Author Annette Libeskind Berkovits's historical novel, The Corset Maker, is inspired by the life of her mother Dora, who grew up in a strict Orthodox Jewish home in Warsaw, Poland circa WWll. Dora chose a most unorthodox and unexpected path for herself which became the catalyst of the Corset Maker
The historical novel weaves threads of Nazism, antisemitism, sexism and the determination of a you...
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May 8, 2022 • 39 mins
The Ladies of Laughter national winners, Jane Condon, Liz Glazer and Regina DeCicco, discuss what made them ditch their careers and get into standup comedy. We talk about fears, rewards, worst gigs and offer advice to those wanting to take the plunge!
The Ladies of Laughter will tape the first all female comedy album ever recorded at the world-famous Friars Club, on May 11th, in the very room named for Jerry Lewis, who said women ar...
The Ladies of Laughter will tape the first all female comedy album ever recorded at the world-famous Friars Club, on May 11th, in the very room named for Jerry Lewis, who said women ar...
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April 16, 2022 • 31 mins
Like the character in the Oscar-winning movie CODA, Kambri Crews was raised by two deaf parents. She grew up isolated in rural Texas with a philandering father who attempted to kill her mother. Years later, he would be sentence to 20 years in a maximum security prison for attempting to kill another woman. In her book, Burn Down the Ground, Kambri writes openly about the challenges and misconceptions of being raised by deaf parents ...
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March 29, 2022 • 60 mins
Irish Jews? Yes! Valerie Lapin Ganley, the director of the documentary Shalom Ireland, joins me to discuss the history of the Orthodox Jewish community in Ireland. From Robert Briscoe, the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin, to Guinness Beer marketed to Jewish customers, it is a fascinating chat!
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March 21, 2022 • 35 mins
Comedian and Historian Prof. Peter Bales joins me to discuss the historic relationship between Russia and Ukraine.
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March 4, 2022 • 46 mins
Cathy Ladman is a stand-up comedian, television writer (Roseanne), and actress (Charlie Wilson’s War) and one of the most respected performers in the biz. She was appeared on The Tonight Show nine times and The Late Late Show six times. We chat about her friendship with Bob Saget, why Roseanne booted her from the set and Cathy’s history with anorexia. You'll love hangin' with this funny, down to earth comedian.
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February 17, 2022 • 60 mins
What a brilliant panel! Comedians Rhonda Hansome, Carl Yard and historian Peter Bales talk Black History with me: why it matters from Critical Race Theory to “side eye.” Watch the video 'cast at www.Patreon.com/MaureenLangan.com
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January 26, 2022 • 53 mins
Kicking off my third season of Hangin' with Langan! My guest is Lois Bromfield.
Her memoir, My Dirty Life in Comedy, recounts her early days in Hollywood as an up and coming comedian playing it straight as a gay woman on stage, writing for the TV shows Roseanne and Grace Under Fire with Brett Butler as well as her relationship with the legendary Mitzi Shore of the Comedy Store, and how Lois and her gay husband became legal guardian...
Her memoir, My Dirty Life in Comedy, recounts her early days in Hollywood as an up and coming comedian playing it straight as a gay woman on stage, writing for the TV shows Roseanne and Grace Under Fire with Brett Butler as well as her relationship with the legendary Mitzi Shore of the Comedy Store, and how Lois and her gay husband became legal guardian...
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December 30, 2021 • 52 mins
Ophira Eisenberg, host of NPR's Ask Me Another, Peter Bales the Hangin' with Langan official historian, and fabulous performer Keith Price join me to bring their insights and humor to the Best and Worst of 2021 - all while trying to avoid using the “C” word.
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December 17, 2021 • 44 mins
I talk women's reproductive rights with Lizz Winstead, co-creator of “The Daily Show,” and host of the weekly series “Feminist Buzzkills Live!,” a comedy talk show on Youtube. Lizz is the founder of Abortion Access Front, the only non-profit that travels the country doing comedy and providing aid and comfort to independent clinics in hostile states (yes, sometimes wine). Listen to some seriously insane clips, including a Georgia re...
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December 7, 2021 • 35 mins
Burial or cremation? Fr. Joe Veneroso says there a better way to be dead. How about human composting? The Roman Catholic priest and rebel is lobbying the N.Y. State Legislature to legalize Natural Organic Reduction (human composting), which is legal in three states. Fr. Joe says it respects both faith and science, but it has some flipping their lids.
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November 12, 2021 • 31 mins
Laurie Kilmartin just released her comedy album Corset. She is an Emmy-nominated writer who was on the staff of CONAN for ten years. She has performed standup on CONAN, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central and the Late, Late Show with James Corden. Her first book, Sh-tty Mom, was a NY Times bestseller. Her Seeso (RIP) special, 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad, was chosen one of the tops by Vulture Magazine. Buy Corset on iTunes, Amazon.....
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November 5, 2021 • 30 mins
Comedian Carole Montgomery tells us how she created a local standup comedy show in NYC called Women of a Certain Age and turned it into a Showtime TV sensation. From Fran Dresher, Caroline Rhea and Teri Hatcher to Marsha Warfield, Monique Marvez and Wendy Liebman to the many talented women you may be meeting for the first time, Carole has created a stage for Women Of A Certain Age to rock it! See the video episode at www.Patreon...
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October 27, 2021 • 44 mins
After 27 years of writing for Conan O'Brian, comedian and writer Brian Kiley is now a writer on The Ellen Degeneres Show. We talk about what it is like working for Ellen and the adjustments he's made writing for a daytime audience vs. late night. Brian talks openly about life's challenges and his desires for his future. And he gives great advice to those looking to make it as writers in Hollywood. His new recording, The Life Of Kil...
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October 12, 2021 • 25 mins
Malachy McCourt is raconteur, writer, actor, teller of tales and brother of Frank (Angela’s Ashes).
Malachy just turned 90 years old and is re-releasing his memoir, A Monk Swimming. We talk about his life from poverty in Ireland to becoming a bigger than life personality in New York City. He talks about the impact his brother Frank had on his life. Malachy was a regular on the Jack Parr Show, the soap opera One Life to Live and own...
Malachy just turned 90 years old and is re-releasing his memoir, A Monk Swimming. We talk about his life from poverty in Ireland to becoming a bigger than life personality in New York City. He talks about the impact his brother Frank had on his life. Malachy was a regular on the Jack Parr Show, the soap opera One Life to Live and own...
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October 8, 2021 • 37 mins
John McDonagh’s has spent 30+ years as a NYC taxi driver. He talks to me about his years behind the wheel and his one man show, Off The Meter. He is a radio talk show host on WBAI in NYC.
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October 6, 2021 • 36 mins
Jrome Andre is an actor and a real life exonerated man who was accused of sexual assault and battery. He is one of the stars in the Out of Box Theater production of The Exonerated from Oct 7-10th at the Bernie Wohl Center in the UWS of Manhattan. We talk about his journey as an innocent man through the legal system. He is on fire! You will love his spirit.
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September 15, 2021 • 33 mins
The Ladies of Laughter competition gives female comics the opportunity to showcase their comedy around the country. Past winners Liz Glazer, a former law professor, and Katie Hannigan, who has appeared on The Late Show with Steven Colbert join me along with
The Ladies of Laughter Founder Peggy Boyce.
Past finalists (myself included) are Amy Schumer, Tammy Pescatelli and Melissa Rauch (“Big Bang Theory”).
The Ladies of Laughter Founder Peggy Boyce.
Past finalists (myself included) are Amy Schumer, Tammy Pescatelli and Melissa Rauch (“Big Bang Theory”).
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August 18, 2021 • 30 mins
Nicole Doz is Miss New York 2021 and a NYC Sanitation worker. Both her dad and uncle are members of New York's strongest. Nicole is one of about 300 female members of the DSNY. So why would a beauty queen choose to join the NYC Sanitation Dept?
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August 5, 2021 • 36 mins
There is a reason Sherri Franklin, the founder of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, was named a CNN Hero. She saw how often senior dogs were euthanized because they were older or became a bother or had health issues. You must learn of her great work and the value in rescuing a senior. I rescued one of her seniors, Rocket, a Havanese. See all video episodes at www.Patreon.com/MaureenLangan
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