Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/jessica-interviews-matt-about-celebrities-he-has-encountered On each episode, Jessica Carlson interviews her friend Matt Houchin about a different celebrity he has encountered. Through their candid conversations, they explore fame, empathy, jealousy, spirituality, pop culture, nostalgia, and more. © 2024 Melrose Hill Media e9939909-0d36-55c0-a02b-22f1c62df27a no Matt Houchin en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:35:59 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:35:07 -0800 https://img.transistor.fm/Rb8hkHbBkhoEsRhqBmRtRfNRRpaaM6-z9UegfwHjZcQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzMzUyLzE2Nzc1/MTIwNzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin On each episode, Jessica Carlson interviews her friend Matt Houchin about a different celebrity he has encountered. Through their candid conversations, they explore fame, empathy, jealousy, spirituality, pop culture, nostalgia, and more. On each episode, Jessica Carlson interviews her friend Matt Houchin about a different celebrity he has encountered. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling Matt Houchin matt@matthouchin.com No No 3 3 Episode 18: Juvenile full ba1a537c-65be-4b20-8228-8969083a49c2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3bdc1386 Guest host Heera Kang interviews Matt about his encounter with the rapper Juvenile.

]]> Guest host Heera Kang interviews Matt about his encounter with the rapper Juvenile.

]]> Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:17:50 -0800 Heera Kang & Matt Houchin Heera Kang & Matt Houchin 1803 Guest host Heera Kang interviews Matt about his encounter with the rapper Juvenile.

]]> celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Matt Houchin 3 3 Episode 17: Without Celebrity full 4bb4b910-3d40-4537-8784-57a0c60c2496 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ab83fe18 Jessica doesn't interview Matt about a celebrity he has encountered, actually.  But there is mention of Diamond Dallas Page.

]]> Jessica doesn't interview Matt about a celebrity he has encountered, actually.  But there is mention of Diamond Dallas Page.

]]> Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:24:58 -0700 Jessica Shugart & Matt Houchin Jessica Shugart & Matt Houchin 2796 Jessica doesn't interview Matt about a celebrity he has encountered, actually.  But there is mention of Diamond Dallas Page.

]]> celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Matt Houchin Jessica Shugart 2 2 Episode 16: Danielle Fishel full 3500a542-bbbe-423c-a96b-c69597159d26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fee8c6d2 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounters with celebrity Danielle Fishel.

]]> Jessica interviews Matt about his encounters with celebrity Danielle Fishel.

]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:20:28 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2498 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounters with celebrity Danielle Fishel.

]]> celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Matt Houchin Jessica Shugart 2 2 Episode 15: New Kids on the Block full b181497a-33c8-4051-840c-01724a1e9aec https://share.transistor.fm/s/873663cd Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:14:19 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2275 Jessica is back in the host chair to interview Matt about his encounter with the New Kids on the Block. Jessica is back in the host chair to interview Matt about his encounter with the New Kids on the Block. celebrity, interview, celebrities, New Kids on the Block, donnie Wahlberg, Jordan knight, Matt Houchin, Jessica Carlson, mommy blog No Matt Houchin Jessica Shugart 2 2 Episode 14: Switchfoot full 9173ba05-939d-4e07-8c6a-2ef2c1b06cec https://share.transistor.fm/s/eba34088 Sun, 18 Dec 2022 13:47:57 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 4077 Guest host Michelle Allbon interviews Matt about the times she encountered the band Switchfoot. Guest host Michelle Allbon interviews Matt about the times she encountered the band Switchfoot. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 13: Montell Jordan full d4d5ba96-0fc8-40fd-a012-10db27be37bc https://share.transistor.fm/s/51a35fbd Sat, 29 Oct 2022 19:21:02 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2061 Jessica and Matt interview each other about their mutual encounter with Montell Jordan. (Recorded March 2022) Jessica and Matt interview each other about their mutual encounter with Montell Jordan. (Recorded March 2022) celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 12: Janice Dickinson full 30b25131-0adf-4201-b99d-c6ad607e5f38 https://share.transistor.fm/s/36dd9850 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:48:55 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1991 Jessica interview Matt about his encounter with the world's first supermodel, Janice Dickinson. Jessica interview Matt about his encounter with the world's first supermodel, Janice Dickinson. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 11: Diamond Dallas Page full f10cde2d-9048-4d9f-a43d-dc67703e4b61 https://share.transistor.fm/s/89d93912 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:44:12 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2087 Matt's ex-wife Katie fills in for Jessica and interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Diamond Dallas Page, aka DDP. Matt's ex-wife Katie fills in for Jessica and interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Diamond Dallas Page, aka DDP. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 10: Sinbad full 8e911f65-b796-42c7-9142-ec985a2f1888 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ae36a6ec Wed, 03 Nov 2021 23:29:01 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2201 Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with the celebrity Sinbad. Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with the celebrity Sinbad. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 9: Charlyne Yi full 4a1d7c44-bdf2-4e55-a927-d3a13757ab77 https://share.transistor.fm/s/48fe06c1 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:51:55 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1564 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounters with the celebrity Charlyne Yi. Jessica interviews Matt about his encounters with the celebrity Charlyne Yi. celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 2 2 Episode 8: Bret Michaels full a66b8897-1044-4bd6-a9f8-254c82337111 https://share.transistor.fm/s/07e3c7fb Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with Bret Michaels before diving into a deeper discussion around suicide, therapy, and more.

]]> Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with Bret Michaels before diving into a deeper discussion around suicide, therapy, and more.

]]> Sat, 10 Jul 2021 13:47:51 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1613 Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with Bret Michaels before diving into a deeper discussion around suicide, therapy, and more.

]]> celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 7: Prince Ƭ̵̬̊ full 83ba4e7a-5f23-4c7c-af4f-94ae48dff020 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2583823 Matt briefly tells a story about how Prince once tweeted back at him, before he and Jessica do a deep dive into their own spiritual history, present, and future.

]]> Matt briefly tells a story about how Prince once tweeted back at him, before he and Jessica do a deep dive into their own spiritual history, present, and future.

]]> Sun, 28 Feb 2021 21:08:23 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2481 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with the celebrity Prince. Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with the celebrity Prince. prince, pop culture, spirituality, personal, interview, God, You Made it Weird, Matt Houchin, the liturgists No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 6: Christina Ricci full 796c1491-7369-4a95-9997-de50bd084980 https://share.transistor.fm/s/112e94e5 Jessica is back in the host chair as Matt talks briefly about meeting Christina Ricci. The rest of the episode is mainly about making wedding vows and then getting divorced.

]]> Jessica is back in the host chair as Matt talks briefly about meeting Christina Ricci. The rest of the episode is mainly about making wedding vows and then getting divorced.

]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:03:11 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1342 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Christina Ricci. Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Christina Ricci. celebrity, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, Christina Ricci, Casper, divorce, weddings vows, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 5: Kato Kaelin full 38ee5426-ab6c-45cf-9b5d-5ed6fff0221a https://share.transistor.fm/s/5d67856f Jessica didn't show up for the interview, so Matt asks his friend Robb to fill in at the last minute.  Robb and Matt discuss their interactions with Kato Kaelin which include a Hollywood party and a comedy video shoot.  They also dive into what a massive celebrity Kato was in the mid-90's.  Finally they process their own experiences "trying to make it" in Hollywood, and why they have landed where they are today.

]]> Jessica didn't show up for the interview, so Matt asks his friend Robb to fill in at the last minute.  Robb and Matt discuss their interactions with Kato Kaelin which include a Hollywood party and a comedy video shoot.  They also dive into what a massive celebrity Kato was in the mid-90's.  Finally they process their own experiences "trying to make it" in Hollywood, and why they have landed where they are today.

]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:46:49 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2123 Guest host Robb Buzzini interviews Matt about his (and their) encounter(s) with celebrity Kato Kaelin. Guest host Robb Buzzini interviews Matt about his (and their) encounter(s) with celebrity Kato Kaelin. celebrity, Kato Kaelin, nostalgia, oj Simpson, pop culture, Matt Houchin, Jessica Carlson, Robb Buzzini, friends, personal stories, Hollywood No Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 4: Carrot Top full 294ad27f-622b-4683-b399-da8900e15b86 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1e3752ae Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:02:21 -0800 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1749 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Carrot Top Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Carrot Top celebrity, interview, personal, pop culture, nostalgia, carrot top, fame, empathy, regret, Gallagher, comedy No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 3: Olympic Special with Jennie Finch and Apolo Ohno full 880bda83-01b7-4893-a926-47197a4599e6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e8980c1a Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:05:41 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 1920 It's an Olympic Special! Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with softball gold medalist Jennie Finch, as Matt interviews Jessica about her encounter with speedskating gold medalist Apolo Ohno. It's an Olympic Special! Jessica Interviews Matt about his encounter with softball gold medalist Jennie Finch, as Matt interviews Jessica about her encounter with speedskating gold medalist Apolo Ohno. celebrity, interview, pop culture, olympics, olympians, Jennie finch, apolo ohno, nostalgia, personal, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 2: Mario Lopez full 563680a9-9aad-4017-9045-2fb80316d585 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ea95305 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 09:36:21 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2088 Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Mario Lopez. Jessica interviews Matt about his encounter with celebrity Mario Lopez. celebrity, interview, nostalgia, pop culture, saved by the bell, Mario Lopez, personal, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin 1 1 Episode 1: Pauly Shore full 48325bc2-2e32-4970-88f4-8246e4af37d8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/693f7963 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 14:56:18 -0700 Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin Jessica Carlson & Matt Houchin 2095 Jessica interviews Matt about his many encounters with celebrity Pauly Shore. Jessica interviews Matt about his many encounters with celebrity Pauly Shore. celebrity, interview, pop culture, journal, pauly shore, nostalgia, stories, storytelling No Jessica Shugart Matt Houchin