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Comedian Kevin Slattery joins Justin and Mike for episode 149 of If This Doesn't Work...Kevin tells the story of how a stolen Vanilla Coke turned into an eighth-grade fight, a schoolwide spectacle, and an official suspension for inciting a riot. Somehow, that's only the beginning.We get into his time working in college football recruiting, his disastrous run as a Starbucks barista, bringing stand-up comedy to a skate shop, growing up on the early internet, and why he thinks AI-generated content is missing something that real comedy needs.Plus: theater kids, Philadelphia sports fans, terrible decisions, the internet's obsession with catching predators, and whether a comedian could survive an unlimited army of ten-year-olds.It's a long one. We got into some shit.Follow Kevin:Instagram: @kfslatteryGo To a Show: Website: bouylaughs.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/buoy_laughs/Subscribe for new episodes every Monday and more clips throughout the week.📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/#KevinSlattery #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy #IfThisDoesntWork

Baltimore streamer, rapper, and content creator GhettoBabyQPee pulls up to If This Doesn't Work… and brings the whole crew with him.We get into the Baltimore streaming scene, his issues with Reggie and other creators, growing up in Northeast Baltimore, stealing cars as a teenager, getting arrested at summer school, and some absolutely ridiculous stories from jail and military boot camp.QPee also opens up about losing both of his parents, becoming a father, leaving the streets behind, and building a future through streaming and content creation.From serious conversations to stories that probably shouldn't be as funny as they are, this episode goes everywhere.Follow GhettoBabyQPee:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhettoBabyQpeeClipsYouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/@UC6NKDVWKESS2Hdw5oF2Av8w TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ghettobabyqpeeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghettobabyqpee/Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/

Ken Baden went from addiction, homelessness, and jail to building a seven-figure business. Somewhere along the way, he also attempted to rob a Hallmark store with a cell phone pretending to be a gun.Yeah. A Hallmark store.This week on *If This Doesn't Work…*, Justin Anderson sits down with entrepreneur, roofing business owner, and *The Kitchen Table Podcast* host Ken Baden for a wild conversation about the decisions that nearly destroyed his life and what finally changed.Ken opens up about a devastating car accident, prescription painkillers, heroin addiction, multiple trips to rehab, homelessness, and the armed robbery attempt that landed him behind bars.But this isn't just another comeback story.Ken and Justin share their own experiences with addiction, talk about the people who refused to give up on them, and explore how the same obsessive drive that once fueled their worst decisions can be redirected into something worthwhile.From sleeping outside to building a business, finding love, becoming a father, and helping others get a second chance, Ken's story gets pretty unbelievable.And somehow, it's also hilarious.**In this episode:**- The world's least intimidating armed robbery- How a car accident led to opioid addiction- Why Ken's grandmother helped keep him locked up- Nine trips to rehab and the moment everything changed- Sleeping in the woods and accepting homelessness- Going from food stamps to seven figures- Starting a roofing business with a felony record- The importance of mentorship, gratitude, and second chances- Why recovering addicts can make exceptional entrepreneursFollow Ken Baden:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@officialkenbadenInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialkenbaden/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialkenbadenThe KitchenTable Podcast: https://thekitchentablepodcast.net/Potamac Custom Remodeling: https://potomaccustomremodeling.com/Blue Collar Ballers Union: https://bluecollarballersunion.com/ 📌 Support the show: Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/ Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLink Join YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.) Follow the Podcast: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is... Follow: Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/ Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/ #KenBaden #IfThisDoesntWork #AddictionRecovery #Entrepreneurship #Podcast#KenBaden #IfThisDoesntWork #AddictionRecovery #Entrepreneurship #Podcast

Comedian David Jones has been kicked off a plane, survived some unbelievable drunken nights, and worked in an industry everyone loves to hate. But somehow, it was texting his ex that made him seriously reconsider drinking.David joins Justin Anderson and Mike Caropreso on *If This Doesn't Work…* for a ridiculous conversation about stand-up comedy, addiction, bad decisions, growing up in Maryland, life insurance scams, and why he thinks Lil Wayne deserves a little more credit for changing race relations.We get into his wild family stories, the reality of working in insurance, his run-ins with the law, the comedians he actually listens to, and whether getting sober means giving up the fun.It's dark, honest, occasionally ridiculous, and exactly the kind of conversation you expect from *If This Doesn't Work…***In this episode:**- Getting kicked off a plane and deciding to quit drinking- His mother's unbelievable KFC scheme- Growing up around addiction and finding comedy- Lil Wayne's unexpected cultural influence- Whether life insurance is actually a scam- DUIs, relationships, sobriety, and stand-up comedy- Louis C.K., Ali Siddiq, and the comedians worth listening toFollow David Jones on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedavejones1212/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/DavidJones1212Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations with comedians, creators, and interesting people from Maryland and beyond.📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/#DavidJones #StandUpComedy #IfThisDoesntWork

Comedian Umar Khan returns to If This Doesn't Work… after two years of touring, performing with some of comedy's biggest names, and figuring out what actually matters in life.Umar talks about traveling through Australia and New Zealand with Mark Normand, his early days alongside Stavros Halkias, working with Tim Dillon, and why chasing success in comedy isn't always what it's cracked up to be.We also get into his painfully awkward interaction with a woman at the gym, the absurdity of men's retreats, whether comedians can ever be truly authentic, the pressure of social media, marriage, choosing not to have kids, and why Umar believes he was simply born to chill.Plus: nicotine pouches, parking habits, recycling, growing older, and a surprising amount of conversation about sandwich crust.**FOLLOW UMAR KHAN**Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umarkhan821/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UmarKhan821Check out his comedy specials on YouTube:- Live in Baltimore- Who Cares- Let's Talk About ItFind upcoming shows through Umar's Instagram.📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/If This Doesn't Work… the most mediocre podcast within a 3-mile radius.Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.#UmarKhan #ComedyPodcast #StandUpComedy

Baltimore rapper Menace Monroe says the streets didn’t choose him, he chose them. After entering the juvenile system as a kid, serving multiple prison sentences and coming home again this year, Menace is trying to build a life that doesn’t end with another bid.Menace joins Justin to discuss becoming addicted to criminal life before drugs, being incarcerated alongside his brother, facing 63 charges, navigating Maryland prisons, getting sober, rebuilding his music career and learning how to leave the lifestyle without losing the artist people connected with.They also get into his earliest arrests, the worst burglary excuse imaginable, prison violence, crooked juvenile guards, being labeled a “white rapper,” making a sustainable living from independent music and why the criminal voice in his head still occasionally notices armored trucks.Follow Menace Monroe:https://menacemonroe.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menace_monroe/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@menacemonroetv8841TrapRob Clothing: https://www.traprob.com/📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/If This Doesn't Work… the most mediocre podcast within a 3-mile radius.Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

Jeff “Chippy” Taylor Jr. came in ready to talk about change and ended up telling a much bigger story.At his heaviest, Chippy was 465 pounds. He lost more than 100 pounds, found running, battled depression and anxiety, checked himself into a psychiatric hospital, went through broken relationships and family trauma, landed in jail after a fight in Federal Hill, and eventually found himself rebuilding his life while on house arrest.We talk about recognizing the worst parts of yourself in your parents, learning to set boundaries, losing relationships because you couldn't communicate, fatherhood, therapy, the night that changed everything, finding Islam while incarcerated, and why Chippy believes everything he's been through is finally pushing him toward the person he actually wants to be.This one gets heavy, but there's plenty of ridiculous shit in between.Follow Jeff “Chippy” Taylor Jr. and Chippy Run Club.If This Doesn't Work… the most mediocre podcast within a 3-mile radius.Subscribe for new episodes every Monday.

Bam Jacobs won McGooby’s New Comedian of the Year. Dom Solesky got second and seems to be processing it beautifully.Bam and Dom return to talk about comedy competitions, Dom’s JFL audition, disastrous New York trips, bombing in the wrong room, the delusion required to keep doing stand-up, public freakouts, terrible customer service, and their upcoming short film Easy Money.Along the way, Bam admits what happened after McDonald’s took 25 minutes to make a Happy Meal, Dom explains why he jokes during funerals, Mike remembers getting choked unconscious by a wrestler, and Justin takes a broken pickleball paddle to war with Dick’s Sporting Goods.Follow Bam Jacobs and Dom Solesky, support live comedy, and subscribe for a new episode of If This Doesn’t Work… every week.Follow Dom:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soleskywho?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soleskywho?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@soleskywhoLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/solesky?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=185730b9-599d-44b1-8f77-d216ca3fbc40Follow Bam:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bam.jacobs/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bam.jacobs.2025/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bamjacobs9162?si=yTHUpTPzySWrv3PJ📌 Support the show:Come Be On The Show: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow:Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/

Check Out the Website: https://if-this-doesnt-work.pages.dev/Justin and Mike are back for a two-man episode that starts with one surprisingly serious question: why is saying “I love you” so much harder than just saying “love you”?Then everything falls apart.This week we're digging into the Ig Nobel Prizes, frozen poop knives, cockroach milk, military dolphins, zebra-striped cows, a 103-year-old Pasadena legend, stolen PBR, missing Mozart statues and some of the strangest real research ever attempted.We also finally put Mike's new live fact-checker to work which means we discovered very quickly that “HIGH CONFIDENCE” does not necessarily mean “correct.”Plus: what Charleston White figured out about letting the internet create your content for you, Mike's questionable theory about keeping his dating standards grounded, and the deal that could finally get Mike into therapy:10,000 SUBSCRIBERS = MIKE DOES THERAPY ON THE PODCAST.Check the link below for the new If This Doesn't Work site. You can suggest a guest, apply to come on the show, send us a story to discuss, or submit something completely anonymously.Subscribe, comment, send us something weird and tell your friends you love them.Actually say the whole thing.“I love you.”📌 Support the show:Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...Follow: Justin: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/ Mike: https://www.instagram.com/skateguy30/

Mo Noor is back, and somehow this turns into therapy again.We get into men’s groups, why chaos can feel normal, comedy, relationships, weird childhood memories, cult-ish behavior, sexual awakenings, and the kind of personal shit that probably wasn’t supposed to come up on a podcast.Mo also talks about getting back to making his own stuff, including his micro-podcast and comedy clips.Follow Mo Noor:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mo_noor_lol/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mobitzlolhttps://linktr.ee/mo.noor?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=ba271310-e2f3-4737-b9c2-32c89dc9b425Subscribe to Bits, Bits, Bits on Youtube!📌 Support the show:Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/IfThisDoesntWork?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=copyLinkJoin YouTube Members for $0.99/month for exclusive content, bonus episodes & behind-the-scenes chaos. Click “Join” next to the subscribe button.(you don't actual receive anything, but you'd be really nice for doing it.)Follow the Podcast:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthisdoesn...🎵 TikTok Main: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejustintime...🎵 TikTok Clips: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips?is...

Justin went to Las Vegas and sat down with 607 Unc for another conversation that immediately went somewhere nobody could have predicted.Unc talks about the Wack 100 confrontation, his relationship with Charleston White, why internet “content” can become genuinely dangerous, why he considers marriage and streaming different kinds of prison, and his theories about animals, human bodies, relationships, self-love, truth and personal change.Somehow, the conversation also reaches whether sunlight can create life, why nobody truly knows him, King Yella’s transformation, celebrity boxing and why most people are always waiting for the next thing to make them happy.Follow 607 Unc and subscribe to If This Doesn’t Work… for more interviews, conversations and questionable trips Justin takes without proper supervision.You can find 607 Unc:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/607unc?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==Youtube: https://youtube.com/@607Unc?si=RrcApq0Vaw7YKjB0TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@607unc?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcFollow the Podcast:🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3Z0oA2RHRNXnK3OI4Pfpg🎧 Audio version: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-this-doesnt-work/id1366535800📱 Clips & BTS: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips

Melvin Daniels went from being one of Federal Hill’s most dedicated customers to owning Mugshots, Locals Only and Wanna Smash. He explains how he opened a bar with no industry experience, why Mugshots found an audience other bars were overlooking, and how its success changed the business around it.Melvin joins Justin and Najee to talk about hiring bartenders for personality and social pull, race in Baltimore nightlife, the real economics of owning a bar, franchising Wanna Smash, growing up around addiction, Justin’s history with heroin, the friend they lost to cocaine, homelessness, OnlyFans changing the strip-club business and why alcohol may be the most destructive legal drug.Subscribe to If This Doesn’t Work… for more conversations that probably should have ended an hour earlier.Melvin Daniels:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/im3llo/Najee Thrash: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/najeet410/Justin Anderson:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__justin33__/Mugshots: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mugshotsbaltimore/Website: https://www.mugshotsbaltimore.comLocals Only: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/localsonlybaltimore/Website: https://www.localsonlybaltimore.com/Wanna Smash:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wannasmashbaltimore/Website: https://www.wannasmashbaltimore.com/Follow the Podcast:🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3Z0oA2RHRNXnK3OI4Pfpg🎧 Audio version: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-this-doesnt-work/id1366535800📱 Clips & BTS: https://www.tiktok.com/@itdw_clips#Baltimore #BaltimoreNightlife #Podcast

Before Nick Troisi ever became the vocalist of Omen Skye, he spent years living what he calls the “rock-star lifestyle” without actually having the band. He joins Justin and Mike to talk about addiction, getting sober, learning to scream in his car and finally using the musical potential he thought he had wasted.Nick takes us through the whole path: getting cut from Chesapeake JV football, receiving his first guitar, using music to process his parents’ divorce, auditioning as a vocalist with two weeks of practice, surviving his first show and selling 84 tickets at Omen Skye’s second performance.They also get into the reality of building a metalcore band in 2026: management, promoters, PR, distribution, international listeners, expensive Instagram advertising, synchronized stage production and the deeply annoying requirement that every musician also become a content creator.Omen Skye’s new single “Vanquish” arrives August 28. They’ll be performing at Metro Gallery in Baltimore on September 13.Omen Skye links and “Vanquish” pre-save:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omenskyeband/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091131224729&mibextid=LQQJ4dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCGnWKACBlO2nSmMJRsI59nQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@omen_skye?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcVanquish: https://arsontheory.vyd.co/VanquishFollow Nick Troisi:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadic_fanatic/Subscribe for new episodes of If This Doesn’t Work… every Monday at 9 AM.

Justin came back from six days hiking Iceland with roughly 50 pounds on his back, a damaged knee and one important realization: he might not actually be a hiker. Justin’s cousin Chris Carroll joins Mike and Justin to talk about Iceland’s volcanic terrain, sulfur clouds, crowded hiking huts, fermented shark, Sky Lagoon and the 17-mile push that finally ended the trip. Then the conversation turns to surveillance cameras, corporate data collection, the fatal Florida alligator attack, ranking the worst ways to die, choosing the best insect to become and the claim that not one good Spider-Man movie has ever been made. Subscribe for new episodes of If This Doesn’t Work… Instagram: @ifthisdoesntworkpodcastTikTok: @itdw_clips #Iceland #Hiking #Podcast

Mike Nauton found a man unconscious in a gas-station parking lot and somehow a Yoo-hoo became part of the story.A longtime friend joins Justin and Mike to talk about growing up as a neighborhood knucklehead, becoming a father and provider, working in the cell-tower industry, unexpected encounters in Houston, questioning his own political beliefs, and using AI to examine the evidence.Subscribe for new episodes of If This Doesn’t Work… every Monday.#Podcast #ComedyPodcast #DarkHumor