How To Survive with Danielle & Kristine

Danielle Koenig & Kristine Kimmel

Join hosts Danielle Koenig & Kristine Kimmel for a comedy podcast about surviving the things that could kill you and the stuff that just makes you wish you were dead.

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Our Editor's Take

How To Survive with Danielle & Kristine is a comedy survival podcast. Disaster can happen at any minute and in unexpected ways. When it does, preparation can be the difference between life and death. At least, that's what Danielle Koenig and Kristine Kimmel think. Their podcast has plenty of tips on what to do in an emergency. To underscore their point, they share testimonials from people who survived disasters.

Some of the disasters in the podcast are commonplace. The kitchen contains chemicals, hot things, and knives, so it's a favorite for the cohosts. They have advice for what to do after an accidental–or intentional–stabbing. They also provide tips for those who ingest chemicals. Danielle and Kristine spend episodes on surviving COVID-19, lack of sleep, and low credit scores.

The podcast cohosts are both in entertainment. Danielle writes for television and does comedy. Kristine is a television writer and essayist. The two like to come up with unlikely disasters. Listeners might find themselves ready in the case of a hijacking. The Black Death, river otters, and bear attacks each get their own episode.

No survival podcast would be complete without testimonials. Listeners discover that most of the time, accidents happen out of carelessness. A play fight in a restaurant's kitchen turns into a stabbing. A DIY project involving a chainsaw ends with a trip to the emergency room.

The podcast hosts are also interested in situations where people wish they were dead. For that segment, they like to invite comedians to tell their most harrowing tales. Paula Poundstone regales listeners with her experience waiting tables at IHOP. Kevin Seccia shares what it was like growing up in New Jersey. Elizabeth Beckwith worked as an extra in a Scorcese film and lived to tell the tale. Renee Gauthier got into a fight while on the freeway.

How To Survive with Danielle & Kristine may appeal to fans of the cohosts' other work. Their regular guests keep the conversations lively and entertaining. As a bonus, the podcast has sound advice. New episodes premiere on Tuesdays.

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