Hero, mentor, and friend of mine Chris Gethard ("The Chris Gethard Show," "Career Suicide" on HBO, Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, countless TV shows & movies) is here for an extended episode of the show. I tell him about a text exchange we had that he didn't know changed my life, and that's just the warmup. He goes on to describe his customized hell full of Aerosmith, socks with sandals, and raw tomatoes. He explains an underrated aspect of parenting. He cheats when I ask him to "Relive 1 Memory" and picks two that both relate to "The Chris Gethard Show." And he revisits the night that opened him up after a childhood of trying to hide he was not okay.

If you know Gethard and not me, welcome. I hope you'll take a look around the world of the podcast and stay. If you know me and not Gethard somehow, you're in for a huge fuckin' treat.

Get my full convo with Gethard (including more comedy talk at the beginning and the briefest "Funeral Planning" segment we've ever had), every installment of the companion podcast This Is Your Aftershow, and shoutouts in future episodes at patreon.com/davemaher.

Read or listen to Gethard's new book, Dad on Pills: Fatherhood and Mental Illness.

Follow him on Instagram: @chrisgeth

And here are the two episodes of "The Chris Gethard Show" on New York City public access TV that I reference in my intro:

"TCGS #87: Let's Get Real"

"TCGS #99: Lookin' at Dicks for an Hour: A New Low" (aka "Dick Skirt")

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Transcript: This Is Your Afterlife on Podscribe

Music = Future: "Use Me" / James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing" / Four Tet: "Two Thousand and Seventeen" / Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"