Alone At Lunch

This week we are joined by Will Purpura! Will Purpura is a comedian based in New York, NY. Will has a high-energy positive act that's fun for everyone. Will has been featured in the Westside Comedy Festival (LA) the North Carolina Comedy Festival (Greensboro), West End Comedy Festival (Atlanta) and Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin TX). In 2023, Will placed First in the A-List Comedy Competition in Atlanta. Make sure to check him out! In this episode, we discuss using habit trackers, having a go big or go home mentality, being an introvert, stepping out of your comfort zone, being an only child, reading Calvin and Haobbes, making strong connections, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Will coming out as bisexual later in life. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  The Introvert Advantage: How To Thrive in an Extrovert World Darkhearts  Field of Dreams Follow Will: @willpurpura Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Week we are joined by Claire Alexander! Claire is a standup comedian who can be seen performing regularly at comedy clubs QED and The Tiny Cupboard Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, at her weekly comedy show “Drule” at Fette Sau in Williamsburg, as well as at other clubs and independent shows all over New York City city. Claire is also a headline contributor for Reductress, a staff writer for The Dump, a late night talk show podcast, and a contributing writer for the popular queer publication, GoMagazine. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in Connecticut, growing up in a “no TV” household, having ADHD, wearing a brace for scoliosis, obsessing about women’s sports, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Claire’s experience performing at New York City’s famous Apollo Theater. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations From This Episode:  Full Court Press Love and Basketball Follow Claire: @clairebearpears Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This Week we are joined by Sara Kunz! Sara is 2x Discovery Channel Primitive Survivalist, Therapist in training, and Speaker extraordinaire. Sara is also the creator and performer of 3 solo shows blending standup comedy and circus stunts, performing in over 20 countries, 6 languages, and she even won some awards along the way! Now Sara helps individuals transform obstacles into adventures to reconnect with the passion and power of life and work. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in Hawaii, being athletic and into musical theater, going to college at 16 years old, going to China to study contortionism, having PTSD, being a survivalist, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Sara’s experience on Naked and Afraid! Give this episode a listen! Recommendations From This Episode:  Naked and Afraid - S.16, Ep.3 - Broke Back Jungle Naked and Afraid - S17.E2 - There Will Be Blood The Challenge - seasons 30 - 40 The Comfort Crisis Follow Sara: @the_joyful_warrior Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nancy Brophy fills her novels with romantic betrayals and murder. It’s a far cry from her quiet life in the suburbs, where she and her chef husband, Dan, are living out their golden years. But when Dan is shot dead, Nancy finds herself at the center of a murder case that could be ripped from the pages of her novels. From Wondery, this is a story about what happens when the line blurs between fiction and reality.  Listen to Happily Never After: Dan & Nancy on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial by visiting Wondery.fm/HNA_DN now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by Annie Russell! Annie Russell is a comedian and editor, currently working as a senior producer at Storycorps, where her work can be heard on NPR’s Morning Edition. She is an experienced public radio editor, reporter and producer. She’s worked on a variety of short and long term projects, comedy podcasts, news stories and audio work. She was previously an editor at NPR affiliates KQED in San Francisco, WBEZ in Chicago and Vermont Public Radio. She hosted The Pub, a podcast about public media for Current.org. In past lives she’s worked as a freelance podcast producer, live sound engineer, social worker, music director, and video store clerk. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School. In this episode, we discuss growing up in Westchester, New York, being an organized control freak playing in bands and loving Indie Rock, misogyny in the music industry,  working in public radio, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about when Annie worked in social work and the wild tasks she was given. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  Fountain House Normal Gossip How to Build a Girl - Caitlin Moran Empire Records Follow Annie: @anniemrussell Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

his week is all about getting to know hosts Carly Montag and Emily Walsh. Do you think you know us? Guess again! In this episode, we play some rounds of “We’re Not Really Strangers” and discuss whether we’re morning or night people, our feelings about plants, our celebrity crushes, compliments we’ve gotten, advice we could give, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about whether we’re more scared of success or failure. This is such a fun episode. Enjoy! Recommendations from this episode: Home Is Where The Bodies Are Lonesome Dove The Woman in Cabin 10 Nora Goes off Script Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by Dan Frank! Dan Frank is a standup comedian who has been featured at the Tiny Cupboard Penthouse Festival, GEM Fest, PN & Friends, and toured for the musical/comedy act Queer MF across the Southwest/West Coasts. His comedy mostly deals with his family, his experiences from pretending to be straight, and how everyone thinks he’s related to Anne Frank. Make sure to check him out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in Long Island and Vermont, being queer and religious, being musically inclined, overthinking everything, having a name that is close to a historical figure, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about why Dan was banned from Grindr! Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  Mama’s Boy: A Story From Our Americas - Dustin Lance Black Steve Martin’s Banjo Albums Cleat Cute - Meryl Wilsner Follow Dan Frank: @NotAnneFrankk Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by Ruth Ware! Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, The Death of Mrs Westaway, The Turn of the Key, One by One, The It Girl and Zero Days have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times, and have sold more than six million copies. Her books have been optioned for both film and TV, and she is published in more than 40 languages. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss traveling for work, having both social and solo modes, being in the headspace for writing, setting boundaries, the importance of supporting independent bookstores, fan fiction, being a modern day Agatha Christie, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about how Ruth transitioned from writing children’s books to thrillers. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  In a Dark Dark Wood The It Girl Baby Reindeer The Traitors The Butcher Game    Follow Ruth Ware: @ruthwarewriter Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by Imogen Church! Imogen is the voice of some of your favorite audiobooks! She trained as an actress at The Drama Centre London, has worked extensively in theatre, film, commercials, comedy sketch work, and works regularly as a voice artist! Imogen is also the author of Audible Original “Death and the Burlesque Maiden” and “Boop” on Xigxag. In this episode, we discuss learning to read from books on tape, training as an actress, being shy and socially awkward, being good at voices and accents, being an extroverted introvert, shopping at thrift shops, writing horror comedy, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about the audiobook narration process and how Imogen finds and practices different characters. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  In A World Bridgerton How I Met Your Mother Follow Imogen Church: @imogenchurchgobshite Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we are joined by Gillian McAllister! Gillian McAllister is a British Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author, known for seven novels, several of which have been top ten bestsellers. Her works have been translated into 40 languages. She has been selected for the Reese Witherspoon book club, the Richard and Judy book club, the Radio 2 book club and shortlisted for a national book award. Several of her novels have been optioned for television and film. Her seventh novel, Wrong Place Wrong Time, reached number 4 on the Sunday Times bestseller list and number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list. Make sure to check her out! In this episode, we discuss growing up in a small poor town in England, surviving school, finding yourself at university, living a solo existence as a writer, writing characters who deal with loneliness, playing with time, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about how Gillian dealt with having glandular fever. Give this episode a listen! Recommendations from this episode:  Wrong Place Wrong Time Just Another Missing Person Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Argylle Follow Gillian McAllister: @gillianmauthor Follow Carly: @carlyjmontag Follow Emily: @thefunnywalsh Follow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpod Please rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends!  Email us: [email protected] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.