Don't Panic with Anthony Atamanuik
Don't Panic with Anthony Atamanuik
Wondery
Staying alive in the most ridiculous situations keeps comedian Anthony Atamanuik up at night. If you’re attacked by a swarm of killer bees, do you lay on the ground and play dead? Climb up a tree? Jump into the nearest body of water with a little straw poking out as a breathing apparatus? We could find ourselves caught in a million wild situations, and if you don’t know what to do, you might not make it out alive!   On Don’t Panic, Wondery’s new weekly comedy show, super-worrier Anthony Atamanuik brings to life our most irrational fears and anxieties with some of the funniest people on the planet, from how to escape from a submerged vehicle to how to avoid sinking in quicksand. Along the way, guests will also share what keeps them doomscrolling on their phones, and learn what to do in every worst-case scenario that couldn’t possibly happen in real life. Or could it?
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2 min
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May 13, 2024
4 min
How to Survive Prison with Chris Gethard | 42
Don’t Panic but... it’s our final episode! We dusted off an old recording of Tony and the very funny, very talented Chris Gethard. In this finale, Chris and Tony try not to panic about… SURVIVING PRISON. What would you do? Keep to yourself? Link up with a prison gang? Try to write your manifesto in solitary confinement? We’ll hear what Chris thinks he’d do if he was spending the next 10 years in a supermax, hear what “experts” say to do, and discover Chris actually has a personal connection to this scenario due to participating in “Scared Straight” as a teenager in New Jersey! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
May 6, 2024
29 min
How to Survive Being Poisoned with Christine Nangle | 41
BLECH! This week, the very funny Christine Nangle joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING POISONED! Tony is crafting Christine mocktails in her new kitchen when he accidentally adds the wrong ingredient: poison! What would you do? Call Poison Control? Vomit? Give a ghost a blowjob? We’ll find out what Christine thinks she’d do, hear what experts say to do, and discover that even if someone is choking on poison it’s still a good time to bring up if they are good or bad at oral sex. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 29, 2024
26 min
How to Survive Skydiving with a Faulty Parachute with Julie Klausner | 40
HELP! This week, the very funny Julie Klausner joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SKYDIVING WITH A FAULTY PARACHUTE! Julie and Tony jump off a plane to “keep things interesting” when Julie’s parachute fails to open! What would you do? Pull the emergency chute? Try to find a soft place to land? Come to terms that you’ll be a human pancake soon? We’ll hear how Julie thinks she’d survive this panic inducing scenario, hear what experts say to do, and who knows, maybe Alec Baldwin will visit the podcast!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 22, 2024
31 min
How to Survive Being Stuck in a Cave with Carl Tart | 39
The walls are caving in! This week, Carl Tart joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING STUCK IN A CAVE. Carl and Tony are repelling down a giant sinkhole when they fall in with no way out. What would you do? Try to climb the wall? Look for food? Immediately have a heart attack and give up? We’ll hear what Carl thinks he’d do in this cavernous scenario, hear what the experts say to do, and discover there’s nothing better to take the edge off at the end of a hard day than baking – and eating – a homemade key lime pie. Yum! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 15, 2024
39 min
How to Survive an Earthquake with Emmy Blotnick | 38
The ground is shaking! This week, Emmy Blotnick joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… SURVIVING AN EARTHQUAKE. Emmy and Tony are enjoying a day at the mall when suddenly – the Earth starts quaking! What would you do? Run? Hide in a doorway? Worry about the inevitable societal collapse that is to come? We’ll hear what Emmy thinks she’d do in this seismic scenario, hear what experts say to do, and discover the most important person to keep alive if you’re at the mall when an earthquake happens is the dude serving drinks at Orange Julius. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 8, 2024
27 min
How to Survive Complete Societal Collapse with Neil Casey | 37
HELP! This week, the very funny Neil Casey joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… A COMPLETE SOCIETAL COLLAPSE. This one’s a doozy! Neil and Tony take a stroll around their neighborhood when the city’s power generators malfunction, F-16 fighter planes fly overhead, and every news station claims ‘America has fallen’. What would you do? Hole up at home? Buy survival gear? Start a militia? We’ll hear what Neil thinks he’d do if confronted with this dystopian reality, hear what experts say to do, and discover that Tony is actually pretty happy about all this ‘society collapsing business’ because at least he can smoke cigarettes again.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Apr 1, 2024
35 min
How to Survive Getting Abducted by Aliens with Jessica McKenna | 36
HELP! This week, the very funny Jessica McKenna joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… GETTING ABDUCTED BY ALIENS. Jessica and Tony are a couple out on a nature walk when a UFO appears and beams them up to the ship! What would you do? Whatever the aliens told you? Would you fight them? Maybe listen to their shitty alien music and tell them it’s good just so they leave you alone? We’ll find out what Jessica would do if she was abducted, hear what “experts” say to do, and discover that aliens love corny American game shows.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mar 25, 2024
31 min
How to Survive a Runaway Train with Rachel Dratch | 35
Oh no! This week, SNL icon Rachel Dratch joins Tony as they try not to PANIC about… BEING STUCK ON A RUNAWAY TRAIN! Rachel and Tony are a couple of Bostonians on the AmTrack when the train speeds up and doesn’t stop! What would you do? Pull the emergency brake? Jump out? Make the train go faster in hopes of creating a wormhole to go back in time? We’ll hear what Rachel thinks she’d do if she was a passenger on a runaway rocket train, hear what experts say to do, and discover that placing a wild wolf on the train during the improv scene is probably NOT the best way to ensure survival of this scenario. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mar 18, 2024
29 min
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