Made a really cool new podcast with some really cool folks. Check out Pondersations with Lilan Bowden at backdrop.fm or wherever you get podcasts. Our first episode is with Luke Tennie (Shrinking, Abbot Elementary). Go listen now!

pssst... new show announcement: www.patreon.com/posts/introd...

New Obsessed is out - we dive into high school band and high school choir... what side were you on? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Drew DiFonzo Marks and Rachel Van Nes join James and Mike for an episode inspired by monologues from @williebhines.bsky.social. Summer jobs, strange bosses, and even stranger side hustles... Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

This week on OBSESSED, Nina and Katherine are back in the Maxton Hall spiral, this time breaking down the final episodes of Season 1. Plus, on backdrop.fm, they do a watch-along of Maxton Hall Season 2, Episode 1 (Part One). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

New Open to Suggestion episode! Greg Gallant (Firsthand, Haunted Hotel, Queen George) and Monte Montepare (The Moth, Ghost) join James & Mike to pull inspiration from the world’s favorite distraction: YouTube. www.patreon.com/posts/youtub...

Today on OBSESSED, Nina and Katherine spiral into the drama, tension, and teen chaos of Maxton Hall. In this first installment of their two-part breakdown, they cover the opening three episodes… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

This week on OPEN TO SUGGESTION @missmonikasmith.bsky.social and @nnamdingwe.bsky.social join James and Mike for an episode inspired by Reddit’s "Am I the Asshole." Plus, Backdrop.fm members get an extended episode about twoprov, trust, callbacks, and why sitting down can be the death of a scene.

Here's Nina's horror movie starter pack. What do you think? www.patreon.com/posts/nina-c...

This week, Nina introduces Katherine to the world of horror obsessions. They unpack why some movies scar us for life, why others feel like comfort rewatches, and how a crush on a killer can make perfect sense in context. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

This week we asked: Can you make real-estate listings funny? Toni Charlene & Ryan Meharry join us to find out. No scripts. No plan. Just the chaos of long-form improv. Check it out (and everything else) at backdrop.fm

This week on OPEN TO SUGGESTION: Toni Charlene and Ryan Meharry (of Bangarang) join James and Mike to see if they can turn the driest text on the internet—real estate listings—into improv comedy. Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Our improv podcast, OPEN TO SUGGESTION is available early and as-free at Patreon.com/backdropfm Find out if real estate can inspire improv scenes: www.patreon.com/posts/142068...

The first episode of Obsessed is available wherever you listen to podcasts! Listen on Apple Podcasts here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

The first episode of Obsessed with Nina Concepción and Katherine Bourne Taylor just dropped for Backdrop Members. If you want to hear it before the rest of the world, become a Backdrop Member! www.patreon.com/posts/raised...

Backdrop’s officially on YouTube! We’re just getting started, but you can expect show clips, livestreams, and plenty of experiments as we build this thing. Come watch → youtube.com/@backdropfm

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