Breaking Down with Ali Kolbert
Ali Kolbert is “a post-therapy Howard Stern, in the body of a 5'2," 30-year-old lesbian.” Each week, she’ll bring her frank, lively style and particular, unapologetic perspective to conversations with celebrities, experts, and other comedians about everything from pop culture to relationships to mental health.
Episodes
March 27, 2024 • 54 mins
In the final episode of Breaking Down, Ali is joined by iconic New York couple, Roberta Smith and Jerry Saltz. Smith, the newly retired co-chief art critic of The New York Times, and Saltz, the senior art critic for New York Magazine, chat with Ali about: what makes “good art,” pursuing your passions, finding your purpose later in life, the makings of successful partnership, the relationship between work and neurosis, and much more...
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March 20, 2024 • 62 mins
Lilly and Ali chat: Lilly's come up as a YouTuber, the keys to a great relationship, social media detoxes, The Mindful Adventures of Unicorn Island, and more.
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March 6, 2024 • 56 mins
Comedian Leslie Liao joins the show and talks about her impressive journey as a stand-up from working HR at Netflix to snagging a hot-to-get special on the platform. The two dig into writing material, breaking out in the scene, and the agony of dating straight men.
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February 28, 2024 • 58 mins
Podcaster Mal Glowenke chronicles her journey of “escaping the hetero sexual trap.” Mal and Ali take listener questions like: is scissoring really a thing, smooth pick up lines, and best date ideas.
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February 21, 2024 • 46 mins
YouTuber Mattie Westbrouck talks safety in relationships, anxious attachment, “queering” straight relationships, feeling OK, and being famous online. PLUS: special guest Luca makes his first appearance!
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February 14, 2024 • 63 mins
Comedian Moshe Kasher gets into his FASCINATING story, which includes: sober drug dealer, 24-time Burning Man attendee, son of a man who converted to Hasidic Judaism, son of deaf parents… and somehow, more. It’s all in his new book, “Subculture Vulture.” Plus, Ali and Moshe go deep on randomness vs. meaning.
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February 7, 2024 • 71 mins
Sexpert, author (“Opening Up: Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships,” “The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women”) pornographer, and educator Tristan Taormino gets very adult with Ali. They talk feminist porn, anal, whether you can be addicted sex, and what constitutes good sex. Tristan tells Ali some of her story, recorded in her new memoir, “A Part of the Heart Can’t Be Eaten.”
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January 31, 2024 • 55 mins
Heather McMahan, who recently put out the Netflix special “Son I Never Had,” talks about lazy standup, almond moms, sororities, Joan Rivers, and lifting each other up.
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January 24, 2024 • 67 mins
James Sexton has a unique perspective on marriage and on divorce. The rock star divorce attorney wrote “If You’re In My Office, It’s Already Too Late: A Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Staying Together.” But while his career — and his personal life — has given him plenty of insight into what makes marriages work and not work, it’s also shown him that it may be fundamentally illogical to get hitched in the first place.
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January 17, 2024 • 52 mins
Jade Iovine, host of the podcast “Live from Bed,” gets deep with Ali on the extremity of sisterhood, when's the right time to have kids, love at first sight, and adult friendships. Ali answers Jade’s sex questions.
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January 10, 2024 • 68 mins
The legend Bonnie McFarlane tells Ali what her favorite feeling in the world is, the secret to a lasting marriage, and how having a baby isn’t as hard as it’s cracked up to be.
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January 3, 2024 • 55 mins
The brilliant comic, author, and actor almost became a priest during the pandemic. She and Ali talk lesbian fashion, the isolation of standup, and the complicated relationship between mental health and comedy.
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December 20, 2023 • 57 mins
Is having a baby ethical? YouTuber Kelsey Kreppel and Ali hash it out. Plus: what it’s like to be pregnant, bringing a baby into the world — especially as a vlogger — and how Ali wants to knock a woman up.
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December 13, 2023 • 63 mins
Josh Johnson is a comedian and musician who’s written for the Daily Show and the Tonight Show. Ali and Josh get into how talking to strangers makes for good standup, expecting people to change, and how Pam and Jim are actually awful.
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December 6, 2023 • 50 mins
Comedian Beth Stelling gets into it with Ali about taking a breaks from comedy and from men, freezing her eggs, keeping it casual, and foreplay. Ali accidentally spoils all of Beth’s upcoming hour.
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November 29, 2023 • 62 mins
The hosts of Girls Gotta Eat join Ali to talk sex toys, jealousy, boundaries, cucking, and paypigs. Plus, Ali breaks out her mob accent?
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November 22, 2023 • 46 mins
The creators of Dicks: The Musical set the record straight about their long, unlikely journey from the improv comedy stage to the big screen.
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November 15, 2023 • 50 mins
Jamie Lee — standup, actor, and Ted Lasso writer — goes in on relationships with Ali. Jamie’s been married and divorced, and engaged again — plus, she also hosted The Wedding Coach, a reality show about weddings. So she has the bona fides to talk dating, breakups, and divorce, and life after love.
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November 8, 2023 • 65 mins
The incredibly talented comic, actor, singer, and host of FBOY ISLAND goes deep with Ali on self-worth, relationships, and whether a certain someone might be bi.
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November 1, 2023 • 60 mins
The girls from Two Dykes and a Mic join Ali to talk strap-ons, dating bi women, Sophia Bush, Gaylor, and more.
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