If I Were You (podcast)
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| Hosted by | Jake Hurwitz Amir Blumenfeld |
| Genre | Comedy Advice |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Weekly (Monday) with occasional bonus episode (Thursday) |
| Length | 30–65 minutes |
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| Debut | May 13, 2013 |
| Provider | iTunes SoundCloud (2013-2014, 2015-present) PodcastOne (2014-2015) Spreaker (2015-present) HeadGum (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), featuring the duo's comedic advice for listeners who have submitted questions by email.
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, some 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] actresses Allison Williams[5] and Rose McIver,[6] co-workers Streeter Seidell,[7] Emily Axford, Sarah Schneider,[8] Brian Murphy,[9] Patrick Cassels, and Dan Gurewitch,[10] The Pete Holmes Show host Pete Holmes,[11] rappers Hoodie Allen[12] and Lil Dicky,[13] singer Alana Haim,[14] Jake's mom Laura Hurwitz, and his brother Micah Hurwitz, all of whom were present for entire episodes, as well as cancer sufferer Ethan Trex[15] and Amir's (at the time) girlfriend Laura,[16] who were only in parts of an episode.
Guests with multiple appearances
- Ben Schwartz - 7
- Thomas Middleditch - 5
- Streeter Seidell - 4
- Dave Rosenberg - 3
- Rose McIver - 3
- Allison Williams - 3
- Laura Hurwitz - 3
- Emily Axford - 2
- Patrick Cassels - 2
- Brian Murphy - 2
- Jon Gabrus - 2
Reception
The podcast reached number 1 on the British,[17] Canadian[18] and Australian[19] iTunes charts, as well as peaking at #3 in the United States[1] and #17 in Germany.[20]
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]."[21]
Episodes
Episodes were originally posted every Monday to SoundButt and Tumblr,[22] 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.[23] The second episode was posted early, on the Friday after the first episode.[24] There are currently 200 episodes.
| # | Title | Length (hours:minutes:seconds) | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Starbucks" | 0:30:26 | May 13, 2013 |
| 2 | "Bounce" | 0:30:22 | May 16, 2013 |
| 3 | "Noodles" | 0:30:35 | May 20, 2013 |
| 4 | "Cheeseburger" | 0:29:54 | May 27, 2013 |
| 5 | "Seize the Cheese" | 0:33:25 | June 3, 2013 |
| 6 | "Tattoos (with Ricky Van Veen)" | 0:34:03 | June 10, 2013 |
| 7 | "YouTube" | 0:35:52 | June 17, 2013 |
| 8 | "Tinder" | 0:38:32 | June 24, 2013 |
| 9 | "Communism (with Streeter Seidell)" | 0:37:19 | July 1, 2013 |
| 10 | "Grandma" | 0:38:50 | July 8, 2013 |
| 11 | "Zero to D (with Allison Williams)" | 0:40:51 | July 15, 2013 |
| 12 | "Kick Ass Dad" | 0:29:24 | July 22, 2013 |
| 13 | "The Necklace" | 0:36:26 | July 29, 2013 |
| 14 | "Sexting" | 0:38:37 | August 5, 2013 |
| 15 | "Trust" | 0:45:45 | August 12, 2013 |
| 16 | "Drunk" | 0:42:58 | August 19, 2013 |
| 17 | "Batman vs. Porn" | 0:37:51 | August 26, 2013 |
| 18 | "Snapchat" | 0:42:24 | September 2, 2013 |
| 19 | "Roller Coaster of Love" | 0:41:05 | September 9, 2013 |
| 20 | "Honesty" | 0:44:16 | September 12, 2013 |
| 21 | "The Weiner Game" | 0:42:47 | September 16, 2013 |
| 22 | "Threesome" | 0:49:14 | September 19, 2013 |
| 23 | "Scientific Study" | 0:43:29 | September 23, 2013 |
| 24 | "Braces" | 0:51:00 | September 26, 2013 |
| 25 | "Waxing (with Emily Axford)" | 0:48:52 | September 30, 2013 |
| 26 | "The Richest Man" | 0:48:43 | October 7, 2013 |
| 27 | "The Easter Bunny" | 0:50:07 | October 10, 2013 |
| 28 | "Sex Is Sex (with Pete Holmes, live at ComicCon)" | 0:57:07 | October 14, 2013 |
| 29 | "Dicks And Nipples" | 0:52:25 | October 17, 2013 |
| 30 | "Haehh! (with Patrick Cassels)" | 0:53:34 | October 21, 2013 |
| 31 | "Texting Casanova" | 0:51:38 | October 24, 2013 |
| 32 | "Jake’s Mom (with Laura Hurwitz)" | 0:53:59 | October 28, 2013 |
| 33 | "Tinder Talk" | 0:54:56 | October 31, 2013 |
| 34 | "Dibs" | 0:48:15 | November 4, 2013 |
| 35 | "Merkin (with Allison Williams)" | 1:05:43 | November 7, 2013 |
| 36 | "Snail Trail (Live at Littlefield!)" | 0:59:53 | November 11, 2013 |
| 37 | "The Friend Zone" | 0:51:18 | November 14, 2013 |
| 38 | "Jealousy" | 0:49:25 | November 18, 2013 |
| 39 | "Facebook Official (with Streeter Seidell)" | 0:56:07 | November 21, 2013 |
| 40 | "Sugar Daddy" | 0:50:57 | November 25, 2013 |
| 41 | "Aunt" | 0:51:18 | November 28, 2013 |
| 42 | "Paranoid" | 0:42:18 | December 2, 2013 |
| 43 | "Guys Suck" | 0:46:59 | December 5, 2013 |
| 44 | "Awkward" | 0:45:57 | December 9, 2013 |
| 45 | "Gotye" | 0:47:24 | December 12, 2013 |
| 46 | "Christmas Gift" | 0:41:40 | December 16, 2013 |
| 47 | "Cheating" | 0:44:48 | December 19, 2013 |
| 48 | "Best of 2013" | 0:53:20 | December 23, 2013 |
| 49 | "Jewish (with Micah Hurwitz)" | 0:44:38 | December 30, 2013 |
| 50 | "Swinging" | 0:46:16 | January 6, 2014 |
| 51 | "Stay Friends" | 0:47:50 | January 9, 2014 |
| 52 | "Steroids (with Ben Schwartz)" | 0:45:54 | January 13, 2014 |
| 53 | "Shot Through The Heart (with Ben Schwartz)" | 0:46:01 | January 16, 2014 |
| 54 | "Rap Love" | 0:46:58 | January 20, 2014 |
| 55 | "Wet Dream" | 0:46:11 | January 23, 2014 |
| 56 | "Business Ideas" | 0:42:55 | January 27, 2014 |
| 57 | "Confidence" | 0:43:58 | January 30, 2014 |
| 58 | "Immune To Sex (Live At UCB Theatre in LA!)" | 0:52:52 | February 3, 2014 |
| 59 | "Preach" | 0:46:31 | February 6, 2014 |
| 60 | "Butthole (with Thomas Middleditch)" | 0:59:51 | February 10, 2014 |
| 61 | "Polyamory (with Josh Ruben)" | 0:48:09 | February 13, 2014 |
| 62 | "Phone Thief" | 0:45:48 | February 17, 2014 |
| 63 | "Porn Browser" | 0:40:50 | February 24, 2014 |
| 64 | "Cat Noises (with Rose McIver)" | 0:57:56 | February 27, 2014 |
| 65 | "Nice Guys Finish Last" | 0:44:11 | March 3, 2014 |
| 66 | "Hoodwinked (with Jeff Rosenberg And Rose McIver)" | 0:47:15 | March 6, 2014 |
| 67 | "Howdy (with Dave Rosenberg)" | 0:52:09 | March 10, 2014 |
| 68 | "Hemorrhoids" | 0:49:55 | March 17, 2014 |
| 69 | "Mom" | 0:42:02 | March 24, 2014 |
| 70 | "One Word Texts" | 0:44:07 | March 31, 2014 |
| 71 | "Sim Cheating (with Thomas Middleditch)" | 0:56:30 | April 7, 2014 |
| 72 | "Gifts" | 0:48:07 | April 14, 2014 |
| 73 | "Horoscope" | 0:40:17 | April 21, 2014 |
| 74 | "Ladies Night" | 0:45:29 | April 28, 2014 |
| 75 | "Harry Potter (with David Rosenberg)" | 0:45:52 | May 5, 2014 |
| 76 | "Bowl Cut (with Streeter Seidell)" | 0:52:58 | May 8, 2014 |
| 77 | "Mother’s Day/Butt Plugs" | 0:49:52 | May 12, 2014 |
| 78 | "Steroids (with Rick Fox and Kyle Fox)" | 0:51:28 | May 19, 2014 |
| 79 | "Persistence" | 0:48:13 | May 22, 2014 |
| 80 | "Ultimatum" | 0:41:35 | May 26, 2014 |
| 81 | "Hot Pizza" | 0:44:05 | June 2, 2014 |
| 82 | "Baby Dick (Live at the Hollywood Improv!)" | 0:57:30 | June 9, 2014 |
| 83 | "Meredith" | 0:40:08 | June 16, 2014 |
| 84 | "Everybody Snoops (With Allison Williams!)" | 1:04:18 | June 19, 2014 |
| 85 | "Homophobia" | 0:42:11 | June 23, 2014 |
| 86 | "Instagram (with Hoodie Allen!)" | 0:55:11 | June 30, 2014 |
| 87 | "Racist Opinions" | 0:40:21 | July 7, 2014 |
| 88 | "Walmart (With Eliza Hurwitz!)" | 0:44:59 | July 10, 2014 |
| 89 | "One Less Problem (With Ben Schwartz!)" | 1:01:03 | July 14, 2014 |
| 90 | "Nipple Ring" | 0:48:40 | July 21, 2014 |
| 91 | "Meddling" | 0:45:03 | July 28, 2014 |
| 92 | "Cookies" | 0:50:15 | August 4, 2014 |
| 93 | "Weird Name" | 0:50:06 | August 7, 2014 |
| 94 | "Ex-Girlfriends" | 0:53:44 | August 11, 2014 |
| 95 | "Minnesota" | 0:48:21 | August 14, 2014 |
| 96 | "The Fly (With Sarah Schneider!)" | 1:09:21 | August 18, 2014 |
| 97 | "Break Up" | 0:51:45 | 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 |
| 148 | "Master" | 0:47:50 | April 20, 2015 |
| 149 | "Orgy (Live at Duke U!)" | 1:00:31 | April 23, 2015 |
| 150 | "Prom" | 0:49:09 | April 27, 2015 |
| 151 | "Spicy (w/Alana Haim!)" | 1:01:25 | May 4, 2015 |
| 152 | "Litmus Test" | 0:50:23 | May 7, 2015 |
| 153 | "Mint (live at the Improv!)" | 0:56:04 | May 11, 2015 |
| 154 | "Truth or Dare" | 0:48:44 | May 18, 2015 |
| 155 | "Carpets (w/Rose McIver!)" | 1:03:34 | May 25, 2015 |
| 156 | "Raven Nest" | 0:55:07 | June 1, 2015 |
| 157 | "Tile and Ring" | 0:49:33 | June 7, 2015 |
| 158 | "Matt Damon" | 0:48:08 | June 15, 2015 |
| 159 | "Best of Australia" | 1:00:56 | June 22, 2015 |
| 160 | "Memory" | 0:49:33 | June 28, 2015 |
| 161 | "Honor (w/Dan Gurewitch!)" | 1:07:06 | July 6, 2015 |
| 162 | "Anti Drug" | 0:54:06 | July 13, 2015 |
| 163 | "Ugly Hot" | 0:52:28 | July 20, 2015 |
| 164 | "Stinky Pets" | 0:53:52 | July 27, 2015 |
| 165 | "League (Live from Montreal!)" | 0:59:44 | July 30, 2015 |
| 166 | "HeadGum" | 0:58:43 | August 3, 2015 |
| 167 | "Secrets" | 1:00:29 | August 10, 2015 |
| 168 | "Where's the Beef" | 0:53:28 | August 17, 2015 |
| 169 | "Lightning Round" | 0:59:21 | August 20, 2015 |
| 170 | "Hairy Butthole" | 1:02:27 | August 24, 2015 |
| 171 | "Soulmate (w/Julia Nunes!)" | 1:06:36 | August 31, 2015 |
| 172 | "Airplane Romance (/Jon Gabrus!)" | 1:02:11 | September 7, 2015 |
| 173 | "Heroin" | 0:57:24 | September 10, 2015 |
| 174 | "Romance" | 0:53:50 | September 14, 2015 |
| 175 | "Moon Facts" | 0:57:26 | September 21, 2015 |
| 176 | "Fantasy (w/Emily Gordon)" | 1:00:55 | September 28, 2015 |
| 177 | "Cocaine (Live From Toronto!)" | 0:54:51 | October 5, 2015 |
| 178 | "Divorce (w/UTK)" | 1:04:58 | October 12, 2015 |
| 179 | "Hickey (w/Laura and Angela)" | 0:58:18 | October 19, 2015 |
| 180 | "Baldness" | 0:47:13 | October 22, 2015 |
| 181 | "Flying Bull (live at the Irvine Improv!)" | 0:53:37 | October 26, 2015 |
| 182 | "Halloween" | 0:50:08 | November 2, 2015 |
| 183 | "Filet-o-Fish (w/Billy Scafuri!)" | 1:04:45 | November 9, 2015 |
| 184 | "Parental Love (w/Dannielle and Claire!)" | 1:10:15 | November 16, 2015 |
| 185 | "Turtles and Honey" | 0:59:24 | November 23, 2015 |
| 186 | "Polyamory (w/Elliott Morgan!)" | 1:09:56 | November 30, 2015 |
| 187 | "Old Bully (live in Brooklyn!)" | 0:57:16 | December 7, 2015 |
| 188 | "Red Dot (w/Jonathan, Jerah, and James III!)" | 1:01:56 | December 14, 2015 |
| 189 | "Silver Lining" | 0:58:17 | December 20, 2015 |
| 190 | "Best of 2015" | 0:52:54 | December 28, 2015 |
| 191 | "The Emotionary (w/Eden Sher!)" | 1:01:15 | January 4, 2016 |
| 192 | "Surge Dude" | 1:00:05 | January 11, 2016 |
| 193 | "Game Boy" | 1:02:27 | January 18, 2016 |
| 194 | "Get At It (w/iJustine!)" | 0:49:04 | January 22, 2016 |
| 195 | "Caviar" | 0:53:55 | January 25, 2016 |
| 196 | "Don't Do That" | 0:55:06 | February 1, 2016 |
| 197 | "Mormon Mama (w/Laura Hurwitz!)" | 1:05:29 | February 4, 2016 |
| 198 | "Peyton Manning" | 1:00:13 | February 8, 2016 |
| 199 | "Homework (w/Brian Murphy!)" | 0:50:13 | February 11, 2016 |
| 200 | "Yes Dude (w/Ben Schwartz!)" | 1:04:30 | February 15, 2016 |
| 201 | "Search Terms (w/Shane Dawson!)" | 0:55:12 | February 22, 2016 |
| 202 | "Mixed Signals" | 0:47:27 | February 25, 2016 |
| 203 | "Thick Skin (w/Daren and Will!)" | 1:15:57 | February 29, 2016 |
| 204 | "Sexy Gift" | 0:50:37 | March 7, 2016 |
| 205 | "Special Announcement" | 0:39:37 | March 10, 2016 |
| 206 | "Chex (Live in Austin w/ Ben Schwartz!)" | 1:01:44 | March 14, 2016 |
| 207 | "Beehive" | 0:59:03 | March 21, 2016 |
| 208 | "Nerd Cave (w/Caldwell and Nathan!)" | 1:00:37 | March 28, 2016 |
| 209 | "Friend Group (w/Lauren Lapkus!)" | 0:56:32 | April 4, 2016 |
| 210 | "Lonely and Horny" | 0:51:52 | April 7, 2016 |
| 211 | "Phone vs. Wallet" | 0:54:44 | April 11, 2016 |
| 212 | "Tampon (w/Ariana Madix!)" | 0:56:23 | April 18, 2016 |
| 213 | "Lactose Intolerant" | 1:07:45 | April 25, 2016 |
| 214 | "Sex Dream (w/Rahul Kohli!)" | 1:00:43 | May 4, 2016 |
| 215 | "Prom Season" | 0:56:25 | May 9, 2016 |
| 216 | "Cool Snack" | 0:46:36 | May 16, 2016 |
| 217 | "Let’s Go! (w/Hoodie Allen!)" | 1:00:23 | May 23, 2016 |
See also
References
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