The Worst Thing with Maria Heinegg
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The Worst Thing with Maria Heinegg
"The Worst Thing" is a podcast where comedian and writer, Maria Heinegg, gets up close and personal with her guests about some of the worst things they’ve ever done, seen, said, experienced, witnessed or felt. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes there’s tears, often it’s uncomfortable and always, it’s i...
Recent Episodes
30 episodes
"Robberies and Bedwetting" with Mark Normand
Stand up comic, Mark Normand (@marknorm), talks about growing up in the hood in New Orleans, getting mugged and wetting the bed.
"Top Death" with Myka Fox
Stand up comic and writer, Myka Fox (@mykafox), discusses losing her close family member and Maria diagnoses Myka with endometriosis (despite not...
"Finding Amy" with Chris Calogero
Comedian, Chris Calogero (@realchriscal), discusses finding his best friend and roommate dead in their apartment after she took her own life. You can...
"I See Dead People" with Diego Lopez
Stand up comedian, Diego Lopez, recounts the stories of witnessing 3 separate incidents of people being killed, sobriety and his time MMA fighting.
"Teenage Girls Attack" with Katie Hannigan
Stand up comedian and actress, Katie Hannigan, tells the awful yet hilarious story and aftermath of getting beaten up and mugged by a group of teenage...
"Broke & High in New York" with Taylor Clark
Taylor Clark, Seattle comic, recounts the trials and tribulations of living in New York City with little to no money, getting arrested, fired, robbed...
"American Muslim Girl" with Dina Hashem
Comedian, Dina Hashem (@dinahasemsays), tells personal stories from growing up Muslim and female in the US as well as dealing with an autoimmune skin...
"Shower Creep" with Langston Kerman
Langston Kerman (@langstonkerman), comedian and actor, shares the story of confronting the peeping tom in his dormitory shower and the college hearing...
"Identity Crisis" with Mike Cannon
Comedian Mike Cannon (@iammikecannon) comes on to talk about his struggle with self perception through difficult years following high school around se...
"Losing Them Both" with Shalewa Sharpe
Shalewa Sharpe (@silkyjumbo), stand up and writer, comes on to share the story of her mother and then father each passing away from cancer within less...
"First Love Betrayal & Grandma's Comeback" with Anthony Devito
In this special Valentine's Day episode of The Worst Thing, stand up comedian, Anthony Devito @AnthonyDeVito_, shares the stories of the heartbreak ar...
"Death and Diets" with Alison Zeidman
Stand up and "Adam Ruins Everything" writer, Alison Zeidman (@alisonlzeidman), discusses her father long term illnesses and eventually death, the plig...
"Childhood Embarrassment, A Broken Back & Adulting" with Matt Koff
Stand up comic and Daily Show writer, Matt Koff (@mattkoff), comes on to discuss childhood shame, breaking his back and the grim reality of adulthood....
"Meth and Cutting" with Justy Dodge
Stand up comic, Justy Dodge (@justydodge), talks about her addictions, trips to mental hospitals, childhood, self abuse, emotional turmoil and body is...
"Rock Bottom" with Paul Hooper
Comedian, Paul Hooper, discusses his rock bottom that led to what is now him being 10 Years sober recovering from alcoholism.
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“Eating Disorders and Lies" with Dan Wilbur
Comedian and author, Dan Wilbur, comes on to discuss his eating issues, his ex girlfriend, lies and betrayal.
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Pt. 1 of 3: “Our Bodies, Politics and the Legal System" with Guest Host: Rigodis Appling
Part 1 of 3: Public defender, Rigodis Appling, guest hosts to interview Maria about her diagnosis of endometriosis, surgery, women's healthcare, polit...
Pt. 3 of 3: “Our Bodies, Politics and the Legal System" with Guest Host: Rigodis Appling
Part 3 of 3: Public defender, Rigodis Appling, guest hosts to interview Maria about her diagnosis of endometriosis, surgery, women's healthcare, polit...
Pt. 2 of 3: “Our Bodies, Politics and the Legal System" with Guest Host: Rigodis Appling
Part 2 of 3: Public defender, Rigodis Appling, guest hosts to interview Maria about her diagnosis of endometriosis, surgery, women's healthcare, polit...
"Confronting Huntington's" with Larisa Makow
Writer, Larisa Makow, walks through the experience of her grandfather, aunt and now her mother having Huntington's Disease and her controversial decis...
"Cancer and Cookies" with Dave Hill
Gentleman scholar, musician and comedian, Dave Hill (@MrDaveHill), shares about his mother's diagnosis, sickness and eventual death from cancer and th...
"Blackout Drunk" with Kerryn Feehan
Comedian, Kerryn Feehan (@KFreehams) walks through her alcoholism, sobriety, relapses and being in recovery from addiction.
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"Stage IV Cancer" with Erik Bergstrom
Stand up comic, writer & cartoonist, Erik Bergstrom (@Erik_Bergstrom) to talk about his diagnosis, treatment and being in remission from Stage IV Hodg...
"Grieving For Mom" with Noah Gardenswartz
Stand up comic, Noah Gardenswartz (@noahgcomedy) discusses his mother's fight and her eventual passing away from cancer and intimacy issues with women...
"The Disappearances" with Sara Silverstein
Excellent human and ace photographer, Sara Silverstein, talks through the bizarre theme in Sara's life of disappearing boyfriends and friends, cheatin...
"Liquor Store Robbery" with George Gordon
Excellent comic (and ex boyfriend), George Gordon (@georgepgordon3), shares the story of being held up at gun point while working at a Memphis liquor...
"Car Accident" with Molly Austin
On this Valentine's Day episode of “The Worst Thing”, Maria (@mariaheinegg), has on comedian, Molly Austin (@mollyoaustin). They mine the intense stor...
"Daddy and Babysitter"
Maria and her guest discuss being groomed and eventually seduced by the father of the family she babysat for in high school.
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"Dead Relativity" with Andy Sandford
Maria has on comic, Andy Sandford (@andysandford), to discuss his father dying, having Crohn's Disease, taking drugs, the trials and tribulations of d...
"Losing Mom and a DUI" with Omar Shaukat
In the inaugural episode of “The Worst Thing” podcast, comedian, Maria Heinegg (@mariaheinegg), has on comic and director, Omar Shaukat (@omarshaukat)...