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Karaoke Knockout was a competition worthy of a Glee episode for a great cause, and the two winners are on the pod!Champions Rishae Sanchez & Megan Albidress are opening up about their experience competing in Karaoke Knockout, including what it was like being judged by Jenna and Kevin, their stiff competition, what winning meant to them, and the best part … the competition raised over $900,000 for HelpUsAdopt.org!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all have guilty pleasures, and the Glee kids reveal theirs in a fun-filled episode heavy on the music but light on the plot!  Jenna and Kevin have all the behind-the-scenes scoop like the Taylor Swift song that didn't happen, Kurt's ambien-fueled purchase and why it might have been inspired by real life, the performance that was fueled by a lot of Redbull, and their thoughts on Sam's macaroni art.  Plus, Jenna spills the tea about the fun Spice Girls performance, and both share their real-life guilty pleasures! You're going to want to indulge in this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for some delish insider scoop thanks to the executive who helped market "Glee" into a massive hit!  Jenna and Kevin welcome Joe Earley, the President of Direct-to-Consumer for Disney Entertainment, but back in the day, he was a FOX marketing executive tasked with bringing awareness to a little show about a high school Glee club, and boy, did he ever!  Get behind-the-scenes stories on Glee's marketing strategy, including how the 'L' on the forehead campaign was born, how they identified their target audience and went after them, the choice of colors used and why, the concerns higher-up execs had about the new series, and the reaction the show got at a special screening during pilot season! It's a fascinating insider look you don't want to miss! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What better way to squash a feud than to cover songs by feuding pop stars?! Yes, there are plenty of duets, feuds, and mashups, and Jenna and Kevin have strong feelings about some of the mashups, including the Super Bass performance and why Jenna was so angry shooting it, the real reason Brittany was MIA during this ep, mixed feelings about Brody's storyline, loving the new dynamic in NY with Santana, and the scene that made Jenna love the show all over again! Plus, the duo remembers attending the season three premiere of "Game of Thrones!" From their questionable outfit choices to their obsession with the show and the GOT actor they once hid from because they were too star-struck to meet him! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quinn is in the house! "Scandal" Quinn, that is!Katie Lowes joins Jenna and Kevin to talk all things Glee and Scandal, including revealing her surprising connection to Ryan Murphy, her many auditions for Glee, and song choice (she never got a call back), her awful babysitting gig while she waited for an acting gig and how Shonda Rhimes saved her from it, and behind-the-scenes Scandal stories that left the duo gasping!Plus, the time the Glee cast got to visit the Scandal set and why Kevin had to miss out, the singing lesson Katie learned the hard way, and the VIP treatment she is now getting at restaurants because her hubby, Adam Shapiro, is on The Bear! This is a fun-filled one you don't want to miss!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab Your Popcorn and get ready for some movie magic because the Glee Club is tackling songs from hit films!Jenna and Kevin are back with a deep dive into all the confessions from this episode and, of course, the performances, like why shooting their 500th musical number, "Shout," was such a pain, the rehearsals they had to go through for "Footloose" and why it was one of the most challenging songs for Kevin to do, the scene Jenna had a blast on, and being so impressed by Matt and Jayma crushing their performance in an actual rotating box!Plus, in NY, Santana snoops through everyone's belongings, and Jenna and Kevin reveal why that was 'SO Naya' and the Spice Girl that was on the set and why they will never forget meeting her!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the saying goes ... if you want something, work hard for it, and that's exactly what Ali Stroker did! From dreaming about being on Glee and Broadway to making it a reality!The Tony Award-winning actress joins Jenna and Kevin to talk about her long journey to success, including why seeing a character with a disability on Glee was so important to her, what it was like spending ten weeks as a contestant on the second season of The Glee Project, how she felt when she finally guest starred on Glee, and how it changed her life!Plus, Ali gets candid about her experience in the industry as a person in a wheelchair, her Broadway dreams coming true, and what she hopes to do next!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Something is in the air in Lima! It's a hookup palooza with a major cliffhanger!Where to even begin? Klaine and Finchel back together?! Quinn and Santana hooking up, Emma the runaway bride, and Rachel's pregnancy scare??!!Kevin and Jenna are breaking down one of the most jam-packed episodes to date, including the very real-life flu that took Amber out and had the director sending Jenna home, their reaction to the impressive hotel set built by the crew, the awkwardness of shooting hookup scenes pre-intimacy coordinators and the goofiness and fun of shooting "Anything Could Happen!" And that's just scratching the surface!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's time for another Q&A session!  Jenna and Kevin are back answering your most burning Glee questions, like who they would cast in the main roles if there were a Glee reboot in 2024 (surprising responses), the hit song Jenna, Naya, and Amber recorded that never made air, the current show that they would both love to do together and the Sci-fi series Kevin wants to be on but Jenna wants nothing to do with!Plus, the duo share their mixed feelings about entering season 5 soon, why Jenna asked to go from a series regular to a recurring character after Tina graduated, and a game of 'Kiss, Marry, Kill' that had them LOLing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Glee Club gets to show off their inner divas, which leads to some standout performances and possibly the cringiest Glee scene of all time!Yep, it's the Tina, Blaine, infamous VapoRub scene, and Jenna has all the deets! Including what it was like shooting with Darren Criss, how she feels about the scene now, her big solo, and, of course, the many great performances! The duo revisits the fun of shooting Diva, Blaine channeling Freddie Mercury, Santana shining during Nutbush City Limits, and Kevin and Naya's inside joke about 'Girl on Fire!'Plus, the performance cut that left them all seriously upset, the scene Kevin was not in, and he still can't get over it, and Chord Overstreet's famous former roommate who is currently taking Hollywood by storm! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Glee fan appreciation continues, and this one is full of surprises!Jenna and Kevin are back connecting with Glee's biggest fans, like 'GleeCap' and 'Gleek of the Week' podcaster Conor Burke from Ireland, who reveals how Glee changed his life, the impact of seeing positive queer representation, and being at the very last show of their concert tour! Yes, he was at Glee Live in Dublin and he shares his thoughts and memories of the show!Plus, Conor surprises the duo by turning the tables on them and asking some of the most insightful questions they've ever gotten, leaving them in awe of his interviewing skills. Kevin even dubs him the Irish Oprah! You won't want to miss this very revealing chat!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's one of the hardest and busiest working people in the biz! You've seen Aisha Tyler on Friends, Criminal Minds, Whose Line Is It Anyway, and Glee!Jenna and Kevin catch up with 'Jake's mom' to talk about her first time playing a parent on-screen, getting the call from Ryan Murphy, being in an acapella group in college, the song she wishes she could have performed on the show and the secret to her success!  Plus, could we be more excited?! Aisha shares some fun scoop from her time on Friends, like getting the gig over other A-list stars also auditioning for the role, how the cast made her feel, the pressures of shooting in front of a live audience, and what Matthew Perry said to her before her first live taping! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grab your fans because it's getting hot in herre!Tina has a great idea to raise funds for the ever-broke Glee Club ... the men of McKinley calendar! Jenna and Kevin vividly remember the filming of this episode and everyone having so much fun with their costumes, especially Kevin in his leprechaun outfit, what Chord did in between shirtless takes, and the real-life parallels in this episode between Tina and Artie and Kevin and Jenna.Plus, the stellar musical performances! The duo remember being in pure awe at Jacob's big solo, having the time of their lives filming "This is the New Year" and Kevin admits getting emotional during "Love Song" by Lea, Naya, and Dianna.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Glee fan appreciation day!  Jenna and Kevin are back connecting with Glee's biggest fans, like Abby, a med student who runs a Glee fan account and has a fun, contagious energy that leaves the duo in stitches!   During the fun chat, Abby deconstructs her favorite Glee performances, reveals how seeing confident women of color on screen greatly impacted her, makes Kevin and Jenna blush when she gives them their flowers, and blows their minds away with her impressive R&B dream episode! Wait until you hear the storyline and the Gleetastic song choices!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pack your bags!Jenna and Kevin are traveling down memory lane with Angie Warner, the tour manager of all tour managers who's worked with the biggest artists in the world, like Bruce Springsteen, Post Malone, Lady Gaga, and Glee!Yes! Angie is revealing plenty of scoop about the Glee tours, including the secret to dealing with different personalities, breaking records for the most-attended concert ever at the O2 Arena in London, the "questionable" place the cast and crew went to during their downtime, and the sweetest thing Cory Monteith would do on the road that led to them becoming close friends. Settle in because there is a lot to unpack during this episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Tina's world, and we just live in it! Jenna and Kevin are breaking down Tina's big episode where she pushes for a Sadie Hawkins dance … so she can ask her crush Blaine to go with her! But Blaine has a crush on Sam? What is happening?! Jenna has so many stories about this episode, including the scene she struggled with that left her feeling mortified and how they got through it, an unprofessional act by a co-star that almost ruined her big solo, the scoop on filming "Tell Him," and why performing "No Scrubs" was such a big deal for Kevin!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rare treat for Gleeks! A look inside the world of publicity!Usually, network publicists spend all their time pitching stories to get buzz and exposure for their shows, but Glee was different! Tracey Raftery joins Jenna and Kevin to talk about what it was like working as a publicist on the show from the very start, including the crazy weekend when the cast was on Oprah and then performed at the White House the next day, a rowdy flight story, her biggest fear during Glee's very first mall tour, and how things changed after Cory Monteith died.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glee gets into the holiday spirit, drawing inspiration from "It's a Wonderful Life," "Love Actually," and the Mayan Apocalypse?? There's a lot to unpack here! Rachel and Kurt are back in the Glee club! Sam and Brittany get married? Rory is back? What in the ghost of Christmas past is going on here? Jenna and Kevin break it all down and reveal some special behind-the-scenes secrets, like why it was so uncomfortable filming Feliz Navidad for Kevin, the very meta scene at Paramount Studios, what Director Adam Shankman had to say about this episode and the 'movie magic' trick Kevin used to get himself to cry on camera. Yule enjoy this episode ... it sleighs!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get ready for the Red, White, and BBQ!Jenna and Kevin are back with a mini but gleeful episode full of their holiday plans, including their absolute must-have foods for the 4th, their playlists, and what they did last year involving John Stamos that blew them away!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Kevin from The Office chatting with Kevin from Glee!While there was never an official crossover between the two hit shows, there was a strong connection! Before Glee, Kevin played the infamous 'Pizza by Alfredo' delivery kid held hostage by Michael Scott, and there was a whole episode where all The Office characters got together for a "Glee" viewing party!This "office" party is just getting started as actor, podcast host, and New York Times best-selling author Brian Baumgartner joins Jenna and Kevin to share stories about his time on The Office, including the audition process, the chemistry on the set, initially reading for the role of Stanley, behind-the-scenes scoop about Kevin Malone's band, and a story he has never told before involving John Mayer! It's water cooler chat worthy!Plus, just in time for the 4th of July holiday, Brian talks about his new cookbook, "Seriously Good Barbecue Cookbook," available for purchase now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.