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Hey everybody, it’s comedian Mike Marino. Live From My Mother’s Basement is a real talk, funny podcast about life, family, food and more from a real basement in New Jersey. Listen to me every week, sometimes with special guests from film, television, music, comedy and more.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mike Marino turns working lives, Italian family history and basement interruptions into loose interviews with a dependable comic reflex.
Mike Marino makes guest interviews feel like conversations already in progress, with food, family language and studio mishaps available for the next joke.
A leaf blower interrupts an interview; Mike Marino calls it out before you can.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A practical, low-key conversation about casting, directing, and how projects get made.
Mike Marino keeps the focus on the work behind the camera, with director Natalie Rodriguez laying out casting, self-tapes, rehearsals on location, and the practical steps that help a project take shape.
A loose, noisy hangout that lands best on backstage detail and everyday interruption.
Live From My Mother's Basement opens by undoing its own title: the show is not in a basement, but in a studio extension in North Hollywood. Mike Marino treats the guest as someone known more by resume than by personal familiarity, which gives the conversation a clearly backstage…
A loose basement catch-up that moves from show-business memories into Newark and 9/11 firefighting talk.
Mike Marino brings Freddie the Fireman Tenor back for an easygoing basement catch-up that starts in show-business memory and drifts into Newark and 9/11 before landing on the harder edges of firefighting life.
Family names, dialect jokes, and live-room tension keep Italian identity at the center.
Live From My Mother's Basement keeps its focus on Italian identity and family naming, and Mike Marino gives the room enough edge at the start to make the live setting feel genuinely loose.
A warm Jersey hangout that turns a musician's winding path into the main story.
Mike Marino opens in familiar basement mode, letting the room, the shirts, the snacks, and the third attempt at getting the recording right set the tone.
A stranger calls. Chris Gethard listens. Anything can surface.
Comedian Mike Marino hosts a humorous interview show from his mother's basement, discussing health, fitness, and food with guests.
Mike Marino welcomes Freddie the Fireman Tenor back to Live From My Mother's Basement for a catch-up that starts easy and gets more personal as it goes.
Comedian Mike Marino interviews fellow comedian Joe 'Porkchops' Lombardo, discussing his drive from Boston and coffee preferences.
Mike Marino opens by warning that the room is split by different kinds of Italian, especially Sicilians and Brutese.
Mike Marino opens the basement with Glenn Alexander after two false starts.
Mike Marino and Johnny Frida recall growing up on Wallace Avenue in Jersey City's Marion section, a 14-block neighborhood between the railroad tracks and a cemetery.
Mike Marino records a pre-taped show from his Los Angeles studio and brings on director Natalie Rodriguez.
Comedian Mike Marino interviews a French film industry professional about his background and work.
Mike Marino opens by saying the room is not the basement, but a studio extension in North Hollywood.