Anita Flores

Anita Flores is the host of I’m Listening. Season 3 of I’m Listening premiers 10/1. Follow Anita on Twitter.

Introduce yourself!
I'm a comedian/video producer living in New York City. I've produced and starred in videos for Buzzfeed, Univision, and Pride.com. I host a monthly comedy show called Party of Two and am on tour with Awkward Sex and the City.

Tell us about your show and your history with the show Frasier.
I didn't have cable growing up, so everything I learned about TV, I learned from sitcoms. I watched Frasier when it was actually on, then in syndication, and then Netflix.

What was the moment where you realized having a Frasier podcast was the best idea ever?
As a comedian living in New York in this current day and age, you start to wonder, "Why don't I have a podcast?" I knew if I was going to do it, it had to be about something I knew VERY well. What do I know well? Television. What show have I watched more times than I can count and fall in love with more with each viewing? Frasier! That's how I'm Listening was born.

Who do you work with to make the show and what goes into making it?
I started recording my podcast in my apartment, but then I linked up with More Banana Productions. More Banana is a Brooklyn podcast network with podcasts entirely hosted and produced by women and non-binary creators. I record there, but I book all the guests and edit every episode.

What are you most excited about when it comes to podcasting?
What's been the most exciting about podcasting is how little restriction there is on what I can do creatively. There's no true format for my show. Two of my favorite episodes of my podcast are entirely different, but still somehow about Frasier. 'The Queerness of Frasier' episode with guest Anthony Oliviera focuses on the queerness of Frasier and its treatment of homosexuality on the show. 'An Evening with Frasier Crane' was super fun because I got writer/improviser Dan Chamberlain (who does a great Frasier impression) to come on and let me interview him as Frasier Crane. It was totally improvised and totally insane.

Do you remember the first podcast you listened to?
The first podcast I listened to was The Ricky Gervais Show with Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington. It was one of the funniest things I've ever heard, just listening to 3 friends talk about stupid stuff.

Dream guest?
Obviously, David Hyde Pierce. David, call me!