{"podcast":{"title":"The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi","slug":"the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096","podcast_index_feed_id":3641096,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VMP1717216655","website_url":"http://podcasts.voxmedia.com/show/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2ccd6014-2f60-11f1-b604-8be22f5f95de/image/a24df2225c14031d831fa8b0a7c56013.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media Podcast Network","episode_count":377,"summary":"Stand up comedian and lifelong cynic Gianmarco Soresi interviews people more famous than him about all the downsides to their life. If you like looking on the bright side of life, f*ck off. This is a podcast where complaining is encouraged, negativity celebrated and silver linings debunked. Misery loves company and when Gianmarco is with company he loves talking about their miseries. You can follow @gianmarcosoresi on all social platforms. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T08:21:13.247640+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096"},"episode":{"title":"#382 Folding Like Lawn Chairs with Ali Siddiq","slug":"382-folding-like-lawn-chairs-with-ali-siddiq","published_at":"2026-06-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096/382-folding-like-lawn-chairs-with-ali-siddiq","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/257/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2378756883.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/257/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2378756883.mp3","summary":"Comedian Ali Siddiq joins to share the downsides of having street smarts, getting your parents to sign their divorce papers, becoming a comedian before social media existed, paying your dues, and why comedians rushing through their careers has gotta stop. Follow The Downside on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Reddit⁠, ⁠Facebok⁠, ⁠Threads⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ali Siddiq on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Facebook, YouTube, X, and TikTok Watch Ali Siddiq's new special, My Father, out now on his YouTube channel See Ali Siddiq live in a city near you: https://alisiddiq.com/ -- The Downside is going on tour! See us live in Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Get tickets: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gianmarcosoresi.com/downsidepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi has a Patreon! Subscribe ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for two bonus episodes every month and access to exclusive content! Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Technical production by Ty Colgate Edited by Dave Columbo Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Comedian Ali Siddiq joins to share the downsides of having street smarts, getting your parents to sign their divorce papers, becoming a comedian before so…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096/episodes/382-folding-like-lawn-chairs-with-ali-siddiq/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-downside-with-gianmarco-soresi-3641096/382-folding-like-lawn-chairs-with-ali-siddiq.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}