Learning to Fail Podcast

19/01/2021

Learning To Fail is BACK! Today we bring you a brand new interview with the hilariously outspoken and likable, nay, lovable, Cliff Cash! Cliff just released his first comedy album, "Half Way There," from Stand Up! Records on iTunes. It's available wherever you get your music. It debuted at #1 and stayed there for the better part of a week. Amazing! Enjoy this interview, buy his album, support the podcast, and tell all your friends to listen to this tell-all interview with host, Jason Scholder and Clifton Freeman Cash!

Comedian Cliff Cash sits down with Jason to talk about how to make, love, poverty and infidelity... hilarious.

08/05/2020

Hey Everybody! We have another amazing interview this week, with Comedian, Mo Alexander! Mo has been a successful touring comic for the last 20 years and a friend of Jason's since they met in Memphis in 2018. Mo has had an amazing life. He's died and lived to tell the tale, and kills each time he goes on stage. Enjoy this special conversation between our host, Jason Scholder and the always hilarious, Mo Alexander!

http://learningtofailpodcast.com/episodes/episode-40-mo-alexander/

28/04/2020

We are very excited to finally be releasing this incredible interview with World Renowned yoga master, Aadil Palkhivala! Aadil is a mentor and friend of our host, Jason Scholder. The two of them laugh hysterically while they share cultural similarities and differences, and dive deep into the realm of yogic philosophy. This is a very different episode from our usual interviews, which are mostly with comedians. This one is extra special, and it could change your life! ... If you let it. Enjoy!

Yoga Leader, Teacher and visionary, Aadil Palkhivala, joins Jason on this episode of Learning To Fail. Aadil is one of the top yoga teachers in the world, and has become a personal friend of Jason’s since their first meeting in San Francisco, in 2009. They have embarked on creative projects togeth...

21/04/2020

Check out this week's episode of Learning to Fail Podcast with Comedy Agent, Chuck Johnson! Chuck's company, Summit Comedy, Inc. is one of the premiere talent agencies booking comics of all strata in rooms all over the world. But Chuck's bread and butter comes from having found the key to unlocking the College Comedy circuit, and maintaining the right roster of comedians to best serve this market. He's kind, generous, well-liked and successful. Not an easy combination of qualities to pull off in the oftentimes cutthroat world of show business. Enjoy!

Comedy Agent & Manager, Chuck Johnson joins Jason on this episode of Learning To Fail. Chuck has found his niche and risen to the top of the College Comedy Market. The secret of his success has been thinking big, but staying small. Of all the people Jason has met doing comedy, Chuck is one of…

15/04/2020

Check out our newest episode, featuring one of Asheville's most beloved comics, Cary Goff!

Comedian Cary Goff joins Jason on this episode of Learning To Fail Podcast to talk about life, parenting and the Asheville Comedy Scene. Cary is one of Asheville’s most beloved and appreciated comedians. He’s been performing locally since the scene was in its infancy and now runs the quintessent...

08/04/2020

This is a big one, y'all! Ritch Shydner is in the house! I mean literally, he was in my house. Ritch is one of the most established comedians I've had on my show. He is so awesome, so funny, so humble, and so cool. Everyone I know loves Ritch. And you will, too!

Ritch has been on the Tonight show, multiple times with Carson and Leno. He's written books, made movies and toured with some of the biggest names in the biz. The people vouching for him on his website include Jerry Seinfeld, Jeff Foxworthy, Jay Leno and Bill Maher.

Once the Coronavirus lets up and we can all leave our houses again, Ritch will resume touring and eventually filming his one-man history of comedy show. I can't say enough good things about Ritch. This episode is worth every minute of air time!

Comedian Ritch Shydner joins Jason on this episode of Learning to Fail Podcast. Jason was introduced to Ritch by some mutual friends who thought they might have a bit in common. It’s much more serious than that. These guys love each other! This interview took place the first time they ever met in ...

04/04/2020

Jason Scholder sits down with comedian, producer and friend, Mike Elis, to talk comedy and friendship. This is a good one, y'all. Enjoy!

Producer/Comedian Mike Elis joins Jason on this episode of Learning To Fail. Mike was the first person to ever give Jason a real shot, on a real stage, in front of a real audience. Since then they’ve fallen in, fallen out and fallen back. But overcoming adversity is what builds lasting relationshi...

24/03/2020

Check out our newest episode, with the amazing comedian, Mia Jackson!

Comedian Mia Jackson joins Jason for this episode of Learning to Fail. Jason met Mia for the first time when he hosted one of her first ever shows in Asheville. They talk about everything from how Mia got started in comedy to what it was like being a semi-finalist on Last Comic Standing to the…

17/02/2020

We're BACK! Please check out our newest episode, with "Last Comic Standing" winner, Jon Reep!

Jason sits down backstage with Jon Reep before & between their shows at The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. Jon reveals some of the secrets to his success and shares some very personal anecdotes from his life. You can follow Jon’s touring schedule at JonReep.com and listen to his podcast at Countryi...