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Beth's ode to Einstein features miracles, the "Uncertainty Principle" of modern particle physics, and her childhood shame about her family's Funk & Wagnall's encyclopedia.

Taylor Negron has tales of growing up with his parents, the first Generation X'ers.

Julia went to Vegas for the film festival, but she stayed for the lap dance.

Beth Lapides celebrates Passover in her uniquely freewheeling, life-loving, symbolism-embracing way. BETH LAPIDES executive produced and hosted Un-Cabaret for Comedy Central. She hosts and curates the Un-Cabaret, Say the Word, and the Other Network. She is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and The Huffington Post, and she had her own daily talk show on Comedy World Radio. Her first book, Did I Wake You? Haikus for Modern Living, was published in 2007.

TAYLOR NEGRON has appeared frequently in comedies of the 1980s and on television. He is an actor, stand-up comedian and writer who has been seen in The Aristocrats, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Punchline, and in his own HBO One-Night Stand comedy special.

Merrill Markoe reads two classic pieces from her book How to Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me. First, a piece about dealing with parties (written seven years before the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode that used the same idea). Then, another illuminating visit with her friends the dogs.

John challenges himself to make conversation and opens a very intriguing dialog with a vampire. JOHN RIGGI is a writer and co-executive producer on 30 Rock. He was also a writer and co-exec on The Comeback, Will & Grace, The Bernie Mac Show and The Larry Sanders Show.

Jon Kinnally offers his interpretation of the Noah themes: animals (especially those freakish ostriches), re-creating 1970s disaster movies, and his own personal ark. JON KINNALLY was a writer and co-executive producer of Will & Grace and Ugly Betty. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's reading series "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction at the Skirball Cultural Center in L.A.

Cindy goes on a book tour/manhunt with the help of her matchmaker. CINDY CHUPACK is the Emmy-winning writer and executive producer of Sex and the City and Everybody Loves Raymond; she's also the executive producer of Him and Us, with Sir Elton John, and the author of The Between Boyfriends Book.

Jenny shrinks her many shrinks down to size. JENNY BICKS is the Executive Producer of Men in Trees, was a writer and producer of Sex and the City, writer and co-producer of The Naked Truth, and creative consultant on Dawson's Creek.

Hear Taylor Negron's emotional tale about trying to help a young school-mate who's been abused. TAYLOR NEGRON has appeared frequently in comedies of the 1980s and on television. He is an actor, stand-up comedian and writer who has been seen in The Aristocrats, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Punchline and his own HBO One-Night Stand comedy special.

Merrill gets healed by Buddhist monks at a clothing store in Malibu, plus the latest from Zantar Mozinki.

Brent Forrester recounts some hair-raising stories about wigs. Yes, really. BRENT FORRESTER is a writer and consulting producer on The Office. He was a writer and co-executive producer on King of the Hill, co-producer on The Simpsons and a writer on The Ben Stiller Show and Mr. Show.

Jon Kinnally's deep, beautiful piece goes shallow and deep as he explores feline and human love.

Rob Cohen is love-adjacent in this dark and kinda dirty love letter to a Valentine's past.

Jon Kinnally explores the darker side of family love in this emotional tour de force.

An epic misbegotten vacation culminates on a nightmarish New Year's Eve in Hawaii.

A deeply funny and epic story by Beth Lapides about her eviction from Los Angeles and exile in the desert (if you can consider Palm Springs the desert).

A deeply funny story by Merrill Markoe about being a very messy girl.

A deeply funny story by Scott King about a very scary diagnosis.