The Arlington Drafthouse Podcast

Counter Currents Episode 46 with Natalie McGill

Petey and Elena get together with their old friend Natalie McGill to tell old war stories about journalism, early forays into comedy, scorned lovers, and other matters of gravitas.

CC 45 With Randolph And Noah

Petey and Elena are joined by local faves Randolph Terrance and Noah Crowley to talk about the importance of grooming, branding, influence, and everything that also matters in comedy success. There’s also some fodder on black film. Enjoy!!!

CC Episode 44 With London Brown

On Episode 44 Petey and Elena go backstage at Arlington Drafthouse and talk to headliner London Brown. We talk comedy, the importance of a good hair cut and coming together no matter what. Sound cheesy? Well don’t judge before you listen, so check it out!

Episode 43 with Jay Chandrasekhar

Episode 43 is here and Petey and Elena spend time talking to Jay Chandrasekhar. We talk turning stand up jokes into movie scenes, writing, directing and how to juggle all those comedy skills at once. We also laugh. Check it out!

Epsiode 42 With Local Faves Ross Benoit, Jared Stern and Pete Bergen

This week, the CC Riders form a quintessential quintet with Drafthouse regulars Pete Bergen, Jared Stern, and Ross Benoit to talk about the joys of time traveling to Hanover, PA, the shows this weekend at ACDH, the DC comedy class of ‘14, and general fun-loving sphere splitting among five frenemies. Enjoy!

Counter Currents Episode 41 With Chris Distefano

On Episode 41 we talk to hilarious Brooklyn born headliner Chris DiStefano and his feature act Sergio Chicon. We give Petey some first date advice, talk New York open mics, finding success and come up with a great inappropriate name for this episode. Listen to hear it!

Counter Currents Episode 40 with Hal Sparks

In this premium yet protracted edition of the CC Riders, Petey goes solo and discusses LA living, mental illness, Cincinnati Kentucky, and Sweet Home Chicago with Hal Sparks and Charlene Mae. Indulge!!!!

Counter Currents Episode 39 With Haywood Turnipseed Jr

On this edition of Counter Currents, Elena ditches Petey again for LA auditions, causing him to hunt down "The Laugh," Haywood Turnipseed, Jr. to have an in-depth psychological discussion about the formation of an artist as a person, as well as an artist, plus the varieties of religious experience, doing the road, Gary, Indiana, and why Washington, D.C. is the greatest city on Earth, in addition to being the fastest-growing comedy scene in America. This was good.

Counter Currents Episode 38 With Ricky Velez

Petey enjoys Elena's triumphant return from Hollywood to talk game with Ricky Velez about laying down carpet, growing up in NYC, Tony Bennett vs Frank Sinatra, getting a flat tire on the road, and other dope essentials. Peep!

Counter Currents Episode 37 With Jen Kirkman

This week, Petey Steele lost his co-host so he recruited Jen Kirkman to drop science on The Day After, Non-professional comics, the importance of thermodynamics when writing comedy, and the nuances of casual ageism. It was fun and nothing stupid was said.

Counter Currents Episode 36 With Theresa Concepcion

In this Installment of the Incorrigible, Petey and Elena sit down with friend and comic Theresa Concepcion to discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Theresa's cutthroat transformation to becoming a lawyer and her application of this ethos to comedy. Legally dope.

Counter Currents Episode 35 With DeAnne Smith

Petey and Elena are honored with 20 minutes or so to speak to DeAnne Smith about doing comedy in Australia, in Montreal, and the other comedy Mecca, Upstate NY. Petey also makes an elaborate excuse for why he won't tell problematic one-liners on the pod. Tune in! Find out!