Once We Were Spacemen

Once We Built Serenity with Loni Peristere | Episode 44

Before Nathan and Alan ever set foot on a spaceship, Loni Peristere had to build the thing… that thing being Serenity. As Firefly's visual effects supervisor and co-found

Once We Got Clipped | Episode 43

Once We Were Spacemen was only ever supposed to run sixteen episodes. Forty-something episodes later, Nathan and Alan finally cash in that long-threatened break with a hi

Once We Logged on with Colton Dunn | Episode 42

For twenty years, Nathan, Alan, and Colton Dunn have been gaming buddies. So much so that Nathan kept a sticky note handy during this recording so he wouldn't slip and ca

Once We Were Committed Beyond Reason | Episode 41

Being interesting isn't enough – it's better to be interested, especially in things like overheard phone conversations and restaurant ordering systems. Nathan and Alan we

Once We Drank Open-Sore Coffee with Lisseth Chavez | Episode 40

Early in her run playing Officer Celina Juarez on The Rookie, Lisseth Chavez accidentally introduced herself as a famous pop star. Nobody has let her forget that. By th

Once We Got Farts in the Drapes | Episode 39

Once, Alan set off on a camping trip he called The Quest for Freedom, chasing wide-open spaces and total independence from anything resembling a girlfriend. What he found

Once We Were Lunk Alarmed with Louis Jensen | Episode 38

Artist and creative catalyst, Louis Jensen, has been part of this show since before the first episode aired, just never in front of a microphone. Nathan makes the introdu

Once We Used Dog Scissors | Episode 37

Nathan got a pet psychic reading for his cat. The psychic said something that he, a committed skeptic, immediately dismissed. But maybe he was wrong to do that… Meanwhi

Once We Made Uncharted with Allan Ungar | Episode 36

Allan Ungar is the filmmaker behind the Uncharted fan film that the internet went wild for… the one where Nathan played Nathan Drake. It all began with a soft float, whic

Once We Coveted Sharp Vision | Episode 35

Nathan cannot seem to visit Paris without ending up underground. Last time it was the basement of the Eiffel Tower; this time, the catacombs, where one prisoner's story p

Once We Had A Tudyk Rash with Jim Rash | Episode 34

Jim Rash will insist the Groundlings is not a cult, and he is mostly right. The improv troupe turned him into a gifted actor, though he insists his deep well of character

Once We Were Robot #4 | Episode 33

Alan was once cast as Robot #4, but his trailer door now says Gary. The upgrade was not an accident. Checking in from the Atlanta set of the Superman sequel, Alan makes t

Once We Were Fake Private Eyes with Eric Winter | Episode 32

Eric Winter spotted Nathan at a farmers market and assumed, with some certainty, that his career was over. Fortunately for fans of The Rookie, he was wrong. Despite bein

Once We Scared Aunt Jeannie | Episode 31

Do you know how real cowboys earn their belt buckles? If you don't, Alan will tell you. And if you do, Alan will tell you anyway. The guys wander from Texas to Paris, wh

Once We Were Late Clowns with Edi Patterson | Episode 30

Edi Patterson is one of those performers who commits so fully you forget you're watching someone act. Righteous Gemstones and Vice Principals fans need no introduction.

Once We Had A Nice Fist Fight | Episode 29

Alan just moved into a new place that may already be occupied. He's fine with some light haunting, as long as the ghost mostly stays out of his way. Nathan, however, thin

Once We Were Knee-Deep in Chocolate with Bill Roe | Episode 28

Bill Roe was eleven years old when he rode a trolley to Bavaria Studios, waved to the guard, and went to work scooping foam out of the chocolate river on the set of Willy

Once We Drove Cross-Country | Episode 27

Alan drove a motorhome across America and arrived with lots of feelings about freedom, the open road, and the structural integrity of RV awnings. Nathan has 150 fidgets –

Once We Borrowed Kayaks with Jon Huertas | Episode 26

Jon Huertas has lived a life that defies easy explanation. He'll try anyway. From the Bronx to the Air Force, from Castle's precinct to gold country, Jon has always found

Once We Had Bad Haircuts | Episode 25

Once, Alan Tudyk humped a national treasure. Tom Hanks, specifically. In jeans. Other business includes worst haircuts, surreal celebrity encounters, and the time Alan ac