Episode 49

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20th Jul 2021

A Party Where I'm on the Grill with Ramon Rivas II

Ramon Rivas II (Comedy Central's The Half Hour, Netflix's Cooking on High, HBO's Crashing) describes a deja vu-like afterlife and the memory he'd choose to relive, a whirlwind of food and family prior to filming his Comedy Central special. His hell is full of drunk white people, and his "coma" is a pair of experiences that made him commit to his comedy and his life.

Ramon is a DIY role model, and this episode paints a portrait of a working class dude who loves his family and is working his ass off to create art and build community. Enjoy!

Check out Ramon's extended episode at patreon.com/davemaher.

Transcript: This Is Your Afterlife on Podscribe

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Follow Ramon on Twitter: @BlazerRamon, and Instagram: @blazerramon

Ramon's work:

"Gentle Hustle" (the self-filmed documentary we talk about him filming prior to his Half Hour): Episode 1

Albums: Revisited, Stick to Comedy, and Now That's What I Call Prebaked Volume 1

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Intro Song = Future: "Use Me"

Transitional Music = James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing"

Outro Song = Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"

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About the Podcast

This Is Your Afterlife
Comedian Dave Maher interviews artists and activists about death, their lives, and the afterlife.
What happens when we die? What if this is the afterlife? Comedian, coma survivor, and former Pitchfork writer Dave Maher ("This American Life") asks artists, entertainers, and activists for definite answers to these unanswerable questions.
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