Barely Making It
Stand Up Comedians Duane Burress Jr and Meghan O'Malley love to talk about everything and nothing, like the nothingness that exist in the void of our existence. They have so much in common. They're both struggling actors, have had 3 concussions amongst the two of them and were both born under the Cancer Sun. This podcast will have you thinking "what are they saying?".
Episodes
30 episodes
Barely Making It: Episode 29 with Mary-Alice McNab
29 and feeling fine!!! Mary-Alice McNab joins us and we talk about why it's not fair that there aren't swings for adults, even though we totally get why adults can't use the kid swings, condoms and condiment packets are hard to open, performing...
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36:31
Barely Making It: Episode 28 with Catherine Geller
We're back in the new year and we're joined by Catherine Geller. It's fully winter and we're talking about liking NY in the winter and/or all the seasons, seasonal depression - is it real? (it is), being judged and judging/not judging others. A...
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Episode 28
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38:10
Episode 27!!! 2025 is over!!!
It's the last episode of 2025 and we are happy about that. Meg and Duane talk about books, the PR team for the Bible, Iron Man and teaching old dogs new tricks and perhaps we should do that more oftern. But seriously, when was the last time som...
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Episode 27
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36:56
Episode 26: Mike Favor, America's Favorite Traitor
This episode takes us all over the place. We have America's favorite traitor, Mike Favor on the show telling us his most definitely not popular opinions. Taylor Swift is mentioned a lot, as is Boston and Philly. And he might have found a ...
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Episode 26
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36:22
Episode 25 with Our Good Pal, Jon Gardiner
Jon has been a guest on Barely Making It, possibly in every form it has taken and now he's on the podcast. Our conversations were all over the place, like always. On this episode we talked about Thanksgiving sides, the traditional vs experiment...
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Episode 25
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36:18
Episdoe Twenty-Four with Patricia Yeazell
Oh boy! Did we have fun this episode. Patricia Yeazell came by and we talked about a lot of things that come with a warning sign. In no particular order, Murder, Pube Panties, Relationships that End in Murder Instead of Divorce, Full Bush, Than...
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Episode 24
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33:53
Barely Making It: Twenty Three with Rocky Powell!
We had a real treat of a conversation today with Rocky Powell. We jumped around from meditation to betting against your own team because you love them to Bea Arthur, naturally and then threw in some childhood trauma at the end. Balance.
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Episode 23
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31:19
Barely Making It: Episode Twenty Two with Ash Mehta
Today we talked about why bad things happening to comedians isn't always bad, it's material! Skits and why it's sooooooo great when our friends and lovers tell us we can "use this". Witchcraft comes up and so does cultural differences, coastal ...
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24:10
Episode 21 with Marla Schultz
One of our favorites stopped by, Comedian and Actor, Marla Schultz. We talked about the Gen Z stare, how the dating rules are dead and so is civility. And we continue our important discussion about how the Jardiance commercial gets stuck in you...
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Episode 22
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37:15
Episode Twenty: Tom Kelly Brings Us a Visit: Part 1
Comedian Tom Kelly stops by and we try to keep it light but you know that didn't last long. It's a disease we have but that's why we journal and so should you.
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Episode 20
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35:29
Barely Making It: Episode Nineteen is Just Us
It's Duane and Meg today talking again about dark stuff with an upbeat attitude. Bunkers were mentioned. The new survival kit and what goes in it. Oars? And it turns out that Cancers just like to go for long walks outside on their birthday to t...
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Episode 19
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33:35
Barely Making It: Episode Eighteen with Lyssa Mandel
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Tarot Reader, Somatic Therapist, Podcaster Lyssa Mandel joins us this week and we discuss Tiny Hats, the downfall of society and rise of humanity, Saved by the Bell, the comment section and countdown clocks.
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Episode 18
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33:10
Barely Making It: The Episode 17 with John Brecko and Johnny Sharp
John Brecko and Johnny Sharp share one thing in common, a body. They join us this week and we chat about Wrestling and the clear cut path from stand up to commentator.
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Episode 17
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35:30
Barely Making It: Sweet 16 with Vannessa Jackson
We are so excited to welcome back Vannessa Jackson to Barely Making It!!! And so naturally we talked about predators and boy, did we laugh.
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Episode 16
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35:30
Barely Making It: The Fifteenth Episode with Kelly Zemnickis
This episode was tariff free with our friend from Toronto, comedian Kelly Zemnickis. Between our combined forces of paranoia, depression, anxiety, and many, many, phobias, a new crime fighting team has reluctantly been formed. Does that make se...
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Episode 15
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35:29
Barely Making It to the Fourteenth Episode with Malachi Fox
Comedian, Malachi Fox joins us and we laughed a lot.
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Episode 14
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24:23
Barely Making It: The Thirteenth Episode with Luz Michelle
Lucky episode 13 with Barely Making It favorite, Luz Michelle. We talk about death a lot in this one. And sinkholes! An idea being thrown around was that we are born in a ditch and then die in one. Think on that, while you listen.
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Episode 13
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29:41
Barely Making It: The Twelfth Episode with Justin Davis
Justin Davis joins us with his thoughts on Long Island, Staten Island and Florida. Will he do it? Will he move to Florida or stay trapped in NYC for what feels like an eternity? People say they can escape, but can they?
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Episode 12
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39:07
Barely Making It: The Eleventh Episode with Adrian Ashby
This week we have Adrian Ashby on and we talk Hallmark, after death and what the future of our televisions look like.
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:23
Barely Making It: The Tenth Episode: Airplanes are...
In this weeks episode we start at airplanes, go to DEI, talk about unsolicited feedback and somehow end at the liter box. How you enjoy this weeks fever dream.
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Episode 10
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36:59
Barely Making It: The Ninth Episode: America is...
We talk about America, how DEI is beneficial to us all and our collective success and... HOLOGRAMS!!!!
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46:03
Barely Making It: The Eighth Episode: Chat GPT and Looking For a Fight
We are talking about Chat GPT and how some days we are just looking for a fight.
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Episode 8
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29:16