If I Were You (podcast)
| If I Were You | |
|---|---|
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If I Were You's cover art | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by |
Jake Hurwitz Amir Blumenfeld |
| Genre |
Comedy Advice |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Biweekly (Monday and Thursday) |
| Length | 30–65 minutes |
| Publication | |
| Debut | May 13, 2013 |
| Provider |
iTunes SoundCloud (2013-2014) PodcastOne (2014-2015) Spreaker (2015-present) |
| Website | http://ifiwereyoushow.com/ |
If I Were You is a comedy advice podcast created and hosted by Jewish American comedians Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld, known for their involvement with CollegeHumor and their web series Jake and Amir. First released on May 13, 2013, new episodes are posted every Monday (as well as occasional bonus Thursday episodes) and involve the hosts attempting to give humorous advice to listeners who have submitted their problems.
The show has appeared on the iTunes podcast charts in multiple countries, reaching number 3 in the United States.[1]
Content
Each episode of If I Were You begins and ends with a different theme tune created by a listener. The format of the show consists of hosts Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld reading out questions—or, in later episodes, playing audio questions—emailed to them by listeners with problems; usually three or four questions every episode. They assign the listener a pseudonym (often humorous or that of a popular fictional character) and discuss the problem, often brainstorming ideas and improvising humorous situations, before reaching and summarizing a conclusion of what the person should do.
The show has featured several guest stars, including CollegeHumor co-founder Ricky Van Veen,[2] actors and comedians Ben Schwartz[3] and Thomas Middleditch,[4] actress Allison Williams,[5] co-workers Streeter Seidell,[6] Emily Axford, Brian Murphy [7] and Pat Cassels, The Pete Holmes Show host Pete Holmes, Jake's mom Laura Hurwitz, and his brother Micah Hurwitz, all of whom were present for entire episodes (with Schwartz, Seidell and Williams guest-starring in three different episodes), as well as cancer sufferer Ethan Trex[8] and Amir's (at the time) girlfriend Laura,[9] who were only in parts of an episode.
Guests with multiple appearances
- Ben Schwartz - 6
- Thomas Middleditch - 5
- Streeter Seidell - 5
- Dave Rosenberg - 4
- Allison Williams - 3
- Emily Axford - 2
- Pat Cassels - 2
- Laura Hurwitz - 2
- Rose McIver - 2
Reception
The podcast reached number 1 on the British,[10] Canadian[11] and Australian[12] iTunes charts, as well as peaking at #3 in the United States[1] and #17 in Germany.[13]
The Guardian 's Miranda Sawyer called If I Were You "a typical example of a comedy podcast" and "amiable enough", but said it contained "far too much laughing", commenting that "If I wanted stream-of-consciousness waffle with the occasional funny line, I'd listen to [my small children]."[14]
Episodes
Episodes were originally posted every Monday to SoundCloud and Tumblr,[15] and then were posted on podcast website PodcastOne. As announced on Episode 146, IIWY show left PodcastOne and is now available on radio and podcast website, Spreaker. They are also available on iTunes.[16] The second episode was posted early, on the Friday after the first episode.[17] There are currently 146 episodes.
| # | Title | Length (minutes:seconds) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Starbucks" | 30:26 | May 13, 2013 |
| 2 | "Bounce" | 30:22 | May 16, 2013 |
| 3 | "Noodles" | 30:35 | May 20, 2013 |
| 4 | "Cheeseburger" | 29:54 | May 27, 2013 |
| 5 | "Seize the Cheese" | 33:25 | June 3, 2013 |
| 6 | "Tattoos (with Ricky Van Veen)" | 34:03 | June 10, 2013 |
| 7 | "YouTube" | 35:52 | June 17, 2013 |
| 8 | "Tinder" | 38:32 | June 24, 2013 |
| 9 | "Communism (with Streeter Seidell)" | 37:19 | July 1, 2013 |
| 10 | "Grandma" | 38:50 | July 8, 2013 |
| 11 | "Zero to D (with Allison Williams)" | 40:51 | July 15, 2013 |
| 12 | "Kick Ass Dad" | 29:24 | July 22, 2013 |
| 13 | "The Necklace" | 36:26 | July 29, 2013 |
| 14 | "Sexting" | 38:37 | August 5, 2013 |
| 15 | "Trust" | 45:45 | August 12, 2013 |
| 16 | "Drunk" | 42:58 | August 19, 2013 |
| 17 | "Batman vs. Porn" | 37:51 | August 26, 2013 |
| 18 | "Snapchat" | 42:24 | September 2, 2013 |
| 19 | "Roller Coaster of Love" | 41:05 | September 9, 2013 |
| 20 | "Honesty" | 44:16 | September 12, 2013 |
| 21 | "The Weiner Game" | 42:47 | September 16, 2013 |
| 22 | "Threesome" | 49:14 | September 19, 2013 |
| 23 | "Scientific Study" | 43:29 | September 23, 2013 |
| 24 | "Braces" | 51:00 | September 26, 2013 |
| 25 | "Waxing (with Emily Axford)" | 48:52 | September 30, 2013 |
| 26 | "The Richest Man" | 48:43 | October 7, 2013 |
| 27 | "The Easter Bunny" | 50:07 | October 10, 2013 |
| 28 | "Sex Is Sex (with Pete Holmes, live at ComicCon)" | 57:07 | October 14, 2013 |
| 29 | "Dicks And Nipples" | 52:25 | October 17, 2013 |
| 30 | "Haehh! (with Patrick Cassels)" | 53:34 | October 21, 2013 |
| 31 | "Texting Casanova" | 51:38 | October 24, 2013 |
| 32 | "Jake’s Mom (with Laura Hurwitz)" | 53:59 | October 28, 2013 |
| 33 | "Tinder Talk" | 54:56 | October 31, 2013 |
| 34 | "Dibs" | 48:15 | November 4, 2013 |
| 35 | "Merkin (with Allison Williams)" | 65:43 | November 7, 2013 |
| 36 | "Snail Trail (Live at Littlefield!)" | 59:53 | November 11, 2013 |
| 37 | "The Friend Zone" | 51:18 | November 14, 2013 |
| 38 | "Jealousy" | 49:25 | November 18, 2013 |
| 39 | "Facebook Official (with Streeter Seidell)" | 56:07 | November 21, 2013 |
| 40 | "Sugar Daddy" | 50:57 | November 25, 2013 |
| 41 | "Aunt" | 51:18 | November 28, 2013 |
| 42 | "Paranoid" | 42:18 | December 2, 2013 |
| 43 | "Guys Suck" | 46:59 | December 5, 2013 |
| 44 | "Awkward" | 45:57 | December 9, 2013 |
| 45 | "Gotye" | 47:24 | December 12, 2013 |
| 46 | "Christmas Gift" | 41:40 | December 16, 2013 |
| 47 | "Cheating" | 44:48 | December 19, 2013 |
| 48 | "Best of 2013" | 53:20 | December 23, 2013 |
| 49 | "Jewish (with Micah Hurwitz)" | 44:38 | December 30, 2013 |
| 50 | "Swinging" | 46:16 | January 6, 2014 |
| 51 | "Stay Friends" | 47:50 | January 9, 2014 |
| 52 | "Steroids (with Ben Schwartz)" | 45:54 | January 13, 2014 |
| 53 | "Shot Through The Heart (with Ben Schwartz)" | 46:01 | January 16, 2014 |
| 54 | "Rap Love" | 46:58 | January 20, 2014 |
| 55 | "Wet Dream" | 46:11 | January 23, 2014 |
| 56 | "Business Ideas" | 42:55 | January 27, 2014 |
| 57 | "Confidence" | 43:58 | January 30, 2014 |
| 58 | "Immune To Sex (Live At UCB Theatre in LA!)" | 52:52 | February 3, 2014 |
| 59 | "Preach" | 46:31 | February 6, 2014 |
| 60 | "Butthole (with Thomas Middleditch)" | 59:51 | February 10, 2014 |
| 61 | "Polyamory (with Josh Ruben)" | 48:09 | February 13, 2014 |
| 62 | "Phone Thief" | 45:48 | February 17, 2014 |
| 63 | "Porn Browser" | 40:50 | February 24, 2014 |
| 64 | "Cat Noises (with Rose McIver)" | 57:56 | February 27, 2014 |
| 65 | "Nice Guys Finish Last" | 44:11 | March 3, 2014 |
| 66 | "Hoodwinked (with Jeff Rosenberg And Rose McIver)" | 47:15 | March 6, 2014 |
| 67 | "Howdy (with Dave Rosenberg)" | 52:09 | March 10, 2014 |
| 68 | "Hemorrhoids" | 49:55 | March 17, 2014 |
| 69 | "Mom" | 42:02 | March 24, 2014 |
| 70 | "One Word Texts" | 44:07 | March 31, 2014 |
| 71 | "Sim Cheating (with Thomas Middleditch)" | 56:30 | April 7, 2014 |
| 72 | "Gifts" | 48:07 | April 14, 2014 |
| 73 | "Horoscope" | 40:17 | April 21, 2014 |
| 74 | "Ladies Night" | 45:29 | April 28, 2014 |
| 75 | "Harry Potter (with David Rosenberg)" | 45:52 | May 5, 2014 |
| 76 | "Bowl Cut (with Streeter Seidell)" | 52:58 | May 8, 2014 |
| 77 | "Mother’s Day/Butt Plugs" | 49:52 | May 12, 2014 |
| 78 | "Steroids (with Rick Fox and Kyle Fox)" | 51:28 | May 19, 2014 |
| 79 | "Persistence" | 48:13 | May 22, 2014 |
| 80 | "Ultimatum" | 41:35 | May 26, 2014 |
| 81 | "Hot Pizza" | 44:05 | June 2, 2014 |
| 82 | "Baby Dick (Live at the Hollywood Improv!)" | 57:30 | June 9, 2014 |
| 83 | "Meredith" | 40:08 | June 16, 2014 |
| 84 | "Everybody Snoops (With Allison Williams!)" | 1:04:18 | June 19, 2014 |
| 85 | "Homophobia" | 42:11 | June 23, 2014 |
| 86 | "Instagram (with Hoodie Allen!)" | 55:11 | June 30, 2014 |
| 87 | "Racist Opinions" | 40:21 | July 7, 2014 |
| 88 | "Walmart (With Eliza Hurwitz!)" | 44:59 | July 10, 2014 |
| 89 | "One Less Problem (With Ben Schwartz!)" | 1:01:03 | July 14, 2014 |
| 90 | "Nipple Ring" | 48:40 | July 21, 2014 |
| 91 | "Meddling" | 45:03 | July 28, 2014 |
| 92 | "Cookies" | 50:15 | August 4, 2014 |
| 93 | "Weird Name" | 50:06 | August 7, 2014 |
| 94 | "Ex-Girlfriends" | 53:44 | August 11, 2014 |
| 95 | "Minnesota" | 48:21 | August 14, 2014 |
| 96 | "The Fly (With Sarah Schneider!)" | 1:09:21 | August 18, 2014 |
| 97 | "Break Up" | 51:45 | August 21, 2014 |
| 98 | "Underwear (with Thomas Middleditch)" | 1:11:44 | August 25, 2014 |
| 99 | "Violence (with Brian Murphy)" | 1:04:02 | September 1, 2014 |
| 100 | "Family Fiction (with Ben Schwartz and Thomas Middleditch!)" | 0:54:53 | September 8, 2014 |
| 101 | "Bag of Poop (with Mike Schaubach)" | 1:02:58 | September 11, 2014 |
| 102 | "Plane Crash" | 0:47:13 | September 15, 2014 |
| 103 | "Psychic (Live from Manchester!)" | 0:53:41 | September 21, 2014 |
| 104 | "Berlin" | 0:52:26 | September 24, 2014 |
| 105 | "Vibrator (with Milana Vayntrub!)" | 1:06:00 | September 28, 2014 |
| 106 | "Phone Case (live from L.A. Podfest!)" | 0:56:14 | October 1, 2014 |
| 107 | "Farting (with Bobby Lee!)" | 1:01:05 | October 5, 2014 |
| 108 | "Park Sex" | 0:48:20 | October 8, 2014 |
| 109 | "Military Men" | 0:48:26 | October 12, 2014 |
| 110 | "Lie Forever" | 0:50:12 | October 19, 2014 |
| 111 | "Clam Dip (with Dave Rosenberg!)" | 0:54:46 | October 22, 2014 |
| 112 | "TextJake.com" | 0:49:17 | October 27, 2014 |
| 113 | "Bad Skin (with Jon Gabrus!)" | 1:00:13 | November 3, 2014 |
| 114 | "Hickey (with Streeter Seidell!)" | 0:51:15 | November 10, 2014 |
| 115 | "Groupies" | 0:53:55 | November 17, 2014 |
| 116 | "Eat Your Heart Out (Live from the Hollywood Improv!)" | 0:59:42 | November 22, 2014 |
| 117 | "Stomping" | 0:52:13 | December 1, 2014 |
| 118 | "Stinky" | 0:50:06 | December 3, 2014 |
| 119 | "The Wolf" | 0:48:31 | December 7, 2014 |
| 120 | "Cucumber" | 1:04:14 | December 10, 2014 |
| 121 | "Peach Fuzz (with Emily Axford!)" | 0:59:03 | December 14, 2014 |
| 122 | "Gay Barber" | 0:47:06 | December 21, 2014 |
| 123 | "Best of 2014" | 0:50:47 | December 29, 2014 |
| 124 | "Racism" | 0:52:44 | January 5, 2015 |
| 125 | "Get a Massage" | 0:48:41 | January 8, 2015 |
| 126 | "Platonic Cuddling" | 0:51:03 | January 12, 2015 |
| 127 | "Missing Dad (with Patrick Cassels!)" | 1:00:58 | January 15, 2015 |
| 128 | "Herpes" | 0:51:05 | January 19, 2015 |
| 129 | "Especially You" | 0:52:58 | January 21, 2015 |
| 130 | "Sexual Training" | 0:50:59 | January 25, 2015 |
| 131 | "#GreenlightJakeAndAmir" | 0:53:47 | January 28, 2015 |
| 132 | "Taylor Swift (Live from Austin!)" | 1:05:58 | February 1, 2015 |
| 133 | "Bro-Job" | 0:53:18 | February 5, 2015 |
| 134 | "Toothbrush" | 0:54:20 | February 8, 2015 |
| 135 | "Attraction (with Laura Hurwitz!)" | 1:01:29 | February 15, 2015 |
| 136 | "Male Stripper" | 1:00:36 | February 22, 2015 |
| 137 | "Shower Sex (w/ Lil Dicky!)" | 1:10:27 | March 1, 2015 |
| 138 | "Sitcoms" | 0:49:30 | March 4, 2015 |
| 139 | "Get Weird (w/George Basil !)" | 1:01:14 | March 8, 2015 |
| 140 | "Australia" | 0:49:21 | March 11, 2015 |
| 141 | "Chivalry (w/Ben Schwartz!)" | 0:53:24 | March 15, 2015 |
| 142 | "Fake Sex (w/Ben Schwartz!)" | 0:50:43 | March 22, 2015 |
| 143 | "Spelling Bee" | 0:49:57 | March 25, 2015 |
| 144 | "Heart to Heart (w/Thomas Middleditch!)" | 0:45:32 | March 29, 2015 |
| 145 | "Stage Kiss" | 0:43:33 | April 6, 2015 |
| 146 | "End of an Era" | 0:51:55 | April 9, 2015 |
| 147 | "Strangling (w/Jon Wolf!)" | 1:01:05 | April 13, 2015 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld – 'If I Were You': American iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (June 10, 2013). "Tattoos (with Ricky Van Veen)". If I Were You (Podcast). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (January 13, 2014). "Steroids (with Ben Schwartz)". If I Were You (Podcast). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (February 6, 2014). "Butthole (with Thomas Middleditch)". If I Were You (Podcast). Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (July 15, 2013). "Zero to D (with Allison Williams)". If I Were You (Podcast). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (July 1, 2013). "Communism". If I Were You (Podcast). Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ http://ifiwereyoushow.com/post/96371579198/episode-99-violence-with-brian-murphy
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (June 24, 2013). "Tinder". If I Were You (Podcast). Event occurs at 16:59. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Jake Hurwitz, Amir Blumenfeld (May 20, 2013). "Noodles". If I Were You (Podcast). Event occurs at 23:00. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld – 'If I Were You': British iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld – 'If I Were You': Canadian iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld – 'If I Were You': Australian iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld – 'If I Were You': German iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.net. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ Sawyer, Miranda. "Rewind radio: If I Were You; TED Radio Hour; Stuff You Should Know; Stuff Mom Never Told You; Desert Island Discs – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ↑ "If I Were You Show". If I Were You. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "If I Were You". iTunes. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Episode 2: Bounce". If I Were You. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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