Having Funlessness with Jen Kirkman

Jen Kirkman sits in bed, talks to you, well into a microphone about what's on her mind.

FORTIES 05/15/2019

FORTIES Jen talks to you about that awkward moment when you meet someone again twenty years later and they are no longer a douche-magoo and so you don’t tell them, “We met, you were a douche magoo.” Jen talks about how people change for the better as they get older - and she talks to her friend, actor Michael McMillian about what they’ve learned recently about how to stay in a tough business, have faith, handle conflict differently, and why being in your twenties is hard af. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9786239

RECHARGE 05/08/2019

RECHARGE This is the first episode of the newly named podcast Having Funlessness with Jen Kirkman (formerly known as I Seem Fun; The Diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast) - this week Jen talks about the time she thought she was going to be a divorced writer perfectly recharging by writing at a beach house that turned out to be a dirty, spider filled guest house with no beach. Jen gives advice to a listener who wants to know how to recharge out of a life slump. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9708683

SEX DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL 05/01/2019

SEX DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL Jen talks about sex drugs and rock and roll with her mom in an exclusive interview, and also gives advice to a listener who is moving back in with her parents, a talks about a new book about an unmarried, childfree, lady spy who helped save France from the Nazi’s. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9599240

OLD SEED 04/24/2019

OLD SEED Jen talks to you about her controversial opinion about Mick Jagger having a toddler, how people think money solves emotional problems, when the universe sends you a guy in a dirty hat, and being uncomfortable with more honesty on the podcast. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9507017

CONNECTIONS 04/17/2019

CONNECTIONS Jen talks to you about her ten years on Twitter, how the internet has changed her life for better or worse, the guy who didn’t get “Heathers”, and Jen reads from obnoxious think pieces she wrote in college as well as notes from her high school friends. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9426518

DINERS, DOT COMS and DUMBASSERY 04/10/2019

DINERS, DOT COMS and DUMBASSERY Jen sits at home to talk to you about quitting jobs then begging for them back, moving somewhere you’ve never been to, traveling America, making private jokes about someone who is secretly witnessing the whole thing, and being fired in the dot com bust. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9331199

CURRENT AND NOT SO CURRENT EVENTS 04/03/2019

CURRENT AND NOT SO CURRENT EVENTS Jen sits at home to talk to you about the delightful day on Twitter when The Cure and Keanu Reeves being a hero on a plane were trending. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9246533

GOING CLEAR 03/27/2019

GOING CLEAR Jen sits at home to talk to you about traveling and wanting to be president. Inspired by a listener who wanted to know how to road trip Jen talks about nuclear bombs on highways, never being bored, and cheating in the TSA Clear line. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9157889

HOW TO GROW UP 03/20/2019

HOW TO GROW UP Inspired by a listener who wants to know what to do about a quarter-life crisis with debt, anxiety, and work stress Jen talks about her epic fails in her early comedy life, not knowing you had to pay off credit cards, day jobs where phones were thrown, and some talk of last week’s tour date where the pilot slammed on the brakes and causing trouble at a rental car company. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/9071507

ALL THE CLOCKS ARE WRONG 03/13/2019

ALL THE CLOCKS ARE WRONG Jen sits at home to talk to you about her hatred of springing ahead, 20 reasons why it’s okay to not love spring, Jesus flying into the sky, loving younger and older people, an annoying male feminist yoga teacher, and some words on touring. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8985620

WHAT LANE AM I IN? 03/06/2019

WHAT LANE AM I IN? Jen sits at home to talk to you about how bummed she was to get a listener email suggesting that Jen lives a glamorous life and should never talk about parenting because she isn’t one herself. Jen also talks about her mom going to concerts and reads an essay about how Gen X is misunderstood. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8901533

UNPOPULAR OPINIONS 02/27/2019

UNPOPULAR OPINIONS Jen sits at home to talk to you about bringing the generation gaps, her book idea, unpopular opinions, more on Oppy, listener follow-ups, and a dramatic reading of Roger Stone’s Instagram photo hearing. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8796998

IT’S BETTER WHEN IT’S EASIER 02/20/2019

IT’S BETTER WHEN IT’S EASIER Jen sits at home to talk to you about her Valentine’s Day in Seattle, fearing black ice, awards shows, talking smack on Twitter to people you’ll later meet, Oppy’s sad last words, and life without a home design app game. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8708720

I WEAR FOUR DIFFERENT EARRINGS 02/13/2019

I WEAR FOUR DIFFERENT EARRINGS Jen sits at home to talk to you about how her seat mates on a plane hated her, Climate Change is affecting her gigs, and hanging out on an aircraft carrier with her parents. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8626049

NAME AN AIRPORT AFTER ME 02/06/2019

NAME AN AIRPORT AFTER ME Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she hated canceling a gig in Phoenix but there was weather in LA and planes were grounded, making plans with her parents for this week, hanging out with old people as a kid, a little politics, feeling nostalgic for years ago in comedy, how it’s fun to tour, and emails from listeners who go to shows alone. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8518784

I SEE YOU 01/30/2019

I SEE YOU Jen sits at home to talk to you about Roger Stone’s indictments, the shutdown and airplane travel, being an idiot to Bill Murray, and failing at ice skating class. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8427947

YOU GOT PROBLEMS. I GOT MAIL 01/23/2019

YOU GOT PROBLEMS. I GOT MAIL Jen sits at home to read emails from listeners who need advice on how to tell if the girl at the diner likes them, how to get over a love that never blossomed, and how to handle job insecurity. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8355137

ON THE MOVE 01/16/2019

ON THE MOVE Jen talks about how science says your dog isn’t smart, Jen’s opinion that cat owners are social, quotes famous women who say spending time alone is awesome, how her physical therapist told her it’s time to accept death, a shout out to Fran Liebowitz, more tour updates, and chocolate that’s ruined with positive messages. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8260382

PERSONALITY FEE 01/09/2019

PERSONALITY FEE Jen sits at home to talk to you about her realizing she’s got gender biases, the amazing Hasselhoff at the Berlin Wall performance, going on tour, wanting to change the name of the podcast, and ruining the walls in your home. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/8180057

RESOLUTION REVOLUTION 01/01/2019

RESOLUTION REVOLUTION Jen sits at home to talk to you about where some New Year’s traditions come from, statistics on how people are going to spend New Year’s Eve 2018, reads listener emails about resolutions they’re going to break, resolutions that never work, and some realistic resolutions that they’ll strive for. Jen reads an article about giving up shopping for a year and talks about changes she wants to make in 2019 and how annoying it is to take down decorations. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7921718

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU OLD PODCAST, YOU! 12/24/2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU OLD PODCAST, YOU! Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she recorded this episode early and so she can only speculate on how her vacation in NYC went, the joy of organizing, almost becoming a person without books in her home, the joy of canceling things, and she tackles some listener emails and gives advice on how to stop having lunch with an annoying co-worker and handling a roommate who is a lot younger. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7921550

I AM INTENSE 12/19/2018

I AM INTENSE Jen sits at home to talk to you about the coming drama of how she’s staying in a hotel while visiting family at Christmas, er lack of grace when getting unsolicited medical advice from strangers, new fun tour dates, Valentine’s Day 2019, how her needle in the neck procedure went without anesthesia, and listeners weigh in on what they don’t find fun. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7921523

SAY, WHAT’S IN THIS DRINK? 12/12/2018

SAY, WHAT’S IN THIS DRINK? Jen sits at home to talk about a store overcomplicating how to sell wrapping paper, a disagreement with a young man about the post office, why you’re wrong about Baby It’s Cold Outside and having arthritis in her neck. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7839239

BORN TO RUN 12/05/2018

BORN TO RUN Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she’s not going to talk about politics as she predicts exactly how Trump would leave office if he did, she discusses a seismic worldwide earthquake that no one felt, discovers Universal Time and feels stupid, and discusses how she was wrong about Bruce Springsteen. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7785731

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE 11/28/2018

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE Jen sits at home to talk to you about how she’s stressed at the amount of live, laugh, love tchotchkes on earth. Mimi and Gerald make an appearance. She talk about how Alex Trebek is scared of #MeToo, tells listeners to please stop feeling bad about her career and is it wrong to drink on a plane or to judge people who do? /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7710641

THE GHOSTS OF XMAS FUTURE 11/21/2018

THE GHOSTS OF XMAS FUTURE Jen and her friend Allison take to the All Things Comedy Studio to give you all the advice that you asked for about your upcoming holiday dilemmas. We solve the problems of people who want to avoid telling their mom about their relationship, people who feel sad and single during the holidays, husbands and wives who disagree on when to decorate and people concerned with how they’re messing up their kids. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7635950

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S SMOKE 11/14/2018

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S SMOKE Jen sits at a hotel in San Francisco to talk to you about how Brooklyn is becoming Vegas, smoke inhalation in Northern California at her gigs, more tales of customer service, feeling moved by people taking care of each other, a review of the Queen movie and an article about how Harvard scientists found a spaceship but also it’s not a spaceship. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7539305

NO RECESS 11/07/2018

NO RECESS Jen sits at home to talk to you about how Thanksgiving decorations aren’t a thing, feeling too old for a job, getting emotional about the goodness in people while handing out candy on Halloween, a listener who has a criticism, an article about mental health that disappoints, and how she doesn’t know what to say because this was recorded before the midterm election. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7459355

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND OTHER HOLIDAYS! 10/31/2018

HAPPY HALLOWEEN AND OTHER HOLIDAYS! Jen sits at home to talk to you about the Red Sox, why her tree is up already, and then Jen and her friend Allison take to the All Things Comedy studio to answer listener emails and give advice on Thanksgiving related problems like fading friendships, family outbursts and more! And then the last thirty minutes Jen sits at home to give you Christmas decorating ideas on the cheap-ish. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7379873

SPIRITUALLY FINNISH 10/24/2018

SPIRITUALLY FINNISH Jen sits at home to talk to you about when sneezing starts annoying small talk, a dream world in Finland where small talk is frowned upon, not wanting to be nude around animals, and rant about Gen-X. /episode/index/show/iseemfun/id/7290959

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