The ALL NEW Big Wakeup Call with Ryan Gatenby
Ryan Gatenby chats with actors, authors, athletes, comedians, musicians, and experts in their field in each episode featuring selected interviews from the popular "The Big Wakeup Call" radio program.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 398
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Todd Barry
From March 17, 2017: Comedian Todd Barry chats about his book Thank You For Coming to Hattiesburg.
From the veteran comedian and actor from The Wrestler and Louie comes a hilarious book …
Marc Summers
From June 28, 2018: TV legend Marc Summers called in to talk about the reboot of Double Dare! We discussed the legacy of the original show, why aging Gen-Xers like me continue to have s…
Austin Kleon
From March 15, 2022: Austin Kleon made a return appearance to talk about STEAL LIKE AN ARTIST: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative -10TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT EDITION.
About the au…
Roy Wood Jr.
From April 22, 2021: Comedian and actor Roy Wood Jr. returned to the show for a chat about his new podcast Roy's Job Fair.
ROY WOOD JR. SHORT BIO
Roy Wood Jr.'s comedy has entertained mil…
Merrill Markoe
From October 28, 2020: Merrill Markoe is a national treasure in the world of comedy, one the best television writers in the history of ever. Her newest book is “We Saw Scenery.”
J.B. Smoove
From October 26, 2017: "The Book of Leon: Philosophy of a Fool" is a new book written by Leon Black as told to J.B. Smoove. We discussed how Leon took over his book deal, how he gets in…
Hannah Durkin
Author and historian Hannah Durkin discusses her new book, THE SURVIVORS OF THE CLOTILDA: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the American Slave Trade.
About the author:
DR. HANNAH…
E.A. Aymar
Crime fiction writer and essayist E.A. Aymar called in for a lively chat about his novel When She Left. E.A. received 2,565 bonus points for being a listener to the show, which he will …
From The Vault: Cousin Brucie
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Beatles invading America, we revisit my conversation with the legendary radio DJ Cousin Brucie about his role in their historic first visit.
Alanna Shipley
Alanna Shipley from DoorDash joined the show for a fun chat about Super Bowl eats. What will people order on the biggest game day of the year? What’s the largest order ever? What’s th…
Hena Khan
Hena Khan called in for a lively chat about her new book for young readers, Drawing Deena.
HENA KHAN is a Pakistani American writer, and winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Ch…
Matthew Blake
Author Matthew Blake joined the show to talk about his debut novel, one of the most anticipated of the year, Anna O.
Matthew Blake is a London-based author who has also worked as a scree…
Joanna Ho and Liz Kleinrock
Joanna Ho joins our 3-Timers Club as she calls in to talk about her newest book Eyes that Weave the World's Wonders. Joanna was joined by her co-author Liz Kleinrock.
Joanna Ho is the Ne…
Best of 2023 - Scott Aukerman
Our Best of 2023 shows continue as we re-visit my chat with Comedy Bang! Bang's Scott Aukerman about “Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book,” and “Comedy Bang! Bang! the Podcast” (no…
Claire Robinson
After being away from our show for nine years, Claire Robinson returned just three months after her October appearance to share some fun & helpful tips about holiday food and entertainm…
Ben Gleib
From December 22, 2017: Comedian, actor, and friend of the show Ben Gleib called in for our end of the year program to share some personal highlights of the past year.
Dylan Brody performs “A Child’s Christmas In Brief
This holiday season, we continue our annual tradition of playing Dylan Brody‘s “A Child’s Christmas In Brief.” Gather the family and enjoy this modern-day holiday classic!
Sharon Cameron, Christine Platt & Catherine Wigginton Greene
Sharon Cameron made her first appearance on the show for a lively and informative chat about her new book Artifice.
Christine Platt & Catherine Wigginton Greene called in for a discussio…
Don Winslow, A.F. Steadman, Alyssa Davies
On this episode, we're once again chatting with authors!
Don Winslow is a #1 International Best-Selling author. We discussed his new novel, "City on Fire."
A.F. Steadman's debut Young Ad…
Lily LaMotte, Karen Edwards
In this episode, we chat with two best-selling children's book authors!
Lily LaMotte, brilliant author of the graphic novel Measuring Up, an ALA Top Ten, has written her debut picture bo…