My New Thing with Dan and Zach

Tip your hat to the new Constitution, and take a bow for the new revolution... we're talking about 1971!

Today on the show, Zach and Dan talk to journalist and author John A. Jenkins about his new book, Summer of '71: Five Months That Changed America (Kensington Publishing, 2026). The book focuses on several events that led us to the moment we find ourselves in now, including Nixon's criminal activity, the Pentagon Papers, and the attacks on journalists who shared the truth. We also talk about debating JD Vance and learn about John's earlier work in true crime. It's a good one!

Watch the trailer for the book!

My New Thing is a comedy podcast featuring interviews with the funniest people on the planet discussing their latest obsessions! We're talking hobbies, sports, video games, and obscure films you can only find on VHS. It's a podcast where comedians talk about anything but how they got started in the biz! What a relief.

Hosted by comedians Dan Wilbur (The Onion, Sirius XM) and Zach Sims (Comedy Central)

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Music by Corn Mo.

Art by Jordan Doll.

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You're traveling to another dimension... the 'burbs!

On this week's bonus , Zach and Dan discuss one of the all-time great Twilight Zone episodes, The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. We talk about The Red Scare, aliens, War Of The Worlds, paranoia, and the Russians. We also talk about how tired Rod Serling was by the time this aired!

My New Thing is a comedy podcast featuring interviews with the funniest people on the planet discussing their latest obsessions! We're talking hobbies, sports, video games, and obscure films you can only find on VHS. It's a podcast where comedians talk about anything but how they got started in the biz! What a relief.

Hosted by comedians Dan Wilbur (The Onion, Sirius XM) and Zach Sims (Comedy Central)

Join us, hobbyholers!

Follow us on Instagram!

Music by Corn Mo.

Art by Jordan Doll.

Want to see us live? We host a weekly stand-up show in Park Slope, Brooklyn every Wednesday at Young Ethel's!

Email us: MyNewThingPod@gmail.com

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Today we ask you: when are you going to give us some grandkids??

Zach and Dan talk to the multitalented comedian Kimberly Dinaro (The Tonight Show) about her love of karaoke, rollerblading, and subreddits where parents discuss their regret over having kids. It goes to a dark place quickly! We also discuss Britney Spears, being a cool aunt, how to talk to the youth, and Dan shares every thought he's ever had because he drank too much coffee before the recording. Give it a listen!

My New Thing is a comedy podcast featuring interviews with the funniest people on the planet discussing their latest obsessions! We're talking hobbies, sports, video games, and obscure films you can only find on VHS. It's a podcast where comedians talk about anything but how they got started in the biz! What a relief.

Hosted by comedians Dan Wilbur (The Onion, Sirius XM) and Zach Sims (Comedy Central)

Join us, hobbyholers!

Follow us on Instagram!

Music by Corn Mo.

Art by Jordan Doll.

Want to see us live? We host a weekly stand-up show in Park Slope, Brooklyn every Wednesday at Young Ethel's!

Email us: MyNewThingPod@gmail.com


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You're traveling through another dimension... A dimension mostly made up of the sounds of our voices... It's another bonus episode of My New Thing.

Today, Dan shares his lifelong love of The Twilight Zone with Zach as they watch a Season 2 classic "Shadow Play" about a man stuck in a recurring nightmare about being on death row. We talk about Rod Serling and writer Charles Beaumont's writerly pursuits and backgrounds, censorship, World War II, Plato's cave, and why this horror short is actually a reflection on how to write TV and screenplays.

Join us this Friday for a regular new episode, and join us all month for more Twilight Zone recaps!

My New Thing is a comedy podcast featuring interviews with the funniest people on the planet discussing their latest obsessions! We're talking hobbies, sports, video games, and obscure films you can only find on VHS. It's a podcast where comedians talk about anything but how they got started in the biz! What a relief.

Hosted by comedians Dan Wilbur (The Onion, Sirius XM) and Zach Sims (Comedy Central)

Join us, hobbyholers!

Follow us on Instagram!

Music by Corn Mo.

Art by Jordan Doll.

Want to see us live? We host a weekly stand-up show in Park Slope, Brooklyn every Wednesday at Young Ethel's!

Email us: MyNewThingPod@gmail.com
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Get ready to share your real feelings, we're in the heart circle with another episode of My New Thing!

Today in the Hobby Hole, Zach and Dan invite the hilarious CJ Koepp (Reductress, Pixar) to discuss her love of communal living in co-ops, Harry Potter, and fighting Climate Change! We also talk about which religion is best, how to live with others, and where to live when we all run out of water. It's a fun one!

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My New Thing is a comedy podcast featuring interviews with the funniest people on the planet discussing their latest obsessions! We're talking hobbies, sports, video games, and obscure films you can only find on VHS. It's a podcast where comedians talk about anything but how they got started in the biz! What a relief.

Hosted by comedians Dan Wilbur (The Onion, Sirius XM) and Zach Sims (Comedy Central)

Join us, hobbyholers! 

Follow us on Instagram!

Music by Corn Mo.

Art by Jordan Doll.
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