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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Salem, a erstwhile Midwestern precocious schoolhouse coach who is now a full-time stand-up, is launching a caller podcast pinch All Things Comedy, titled After School Snack, connected June 11.
The podcast sees Salem effort to circumvent his deficiency of culinary skills arsenic he recreates his guests’ favourite nostalgic snacks from their upbringing, up of conversations centered astir storytelling astir their mediate and precocious schoolhouse experiences.
New episodes are group to aerial each Thursday, pinch video launching connected YouTube and Spotify and audio disposable wherever listeners watercourse podcasts. Upcoming guests see comedians Joey Bragg, Leslie Liao, Ray Lau, Katherine Blanford and Shapel Lacey.
“I’m really proud to make thing pinch my friends that I genuinely consciousness is worthy people’s time,” Salem told Deadline. “And nan name After School Snack is a small spot of an homage to my precocious mother. I’d travel location from school, drawback a snack, and she’d fto maine yap uninterrupted arsenic I recounted my full day. She’s a large logic why I talk for a living.”
Salem added, “I dream each my guests consciousness for illustration I’m arsenic coming pinch them arsenic my mom was pinch me. Having a small chat complete a snack pinch personification you emotion is what life’s each about.”
After School Snack is produced by Max Castillo and will beryllium overseen connected nan All Things Comedy broadside by Rebecca Edmonson, ATC’s Director of Network Operations, arsenic good arsenic Director of Network and Creative Strategy, Chance Nichols.
Salem is represented by Logan Potter astatine Authentic Talent and Literary Management, Gersh, and Granderson Des Rochers.
