Stop Podcasting Yourself · Graham Clark and Dave Shumka

Episode 940 - Gina Harms

March 24, 2026·1 hr 39 min·5 clips

Gina Harms describes The Moment as a mockumentary about Brat Summer, Charli XCX, and a label pushing her to keep it going.

1. Stop Podcasting Yourself episode 940 centers on Gina Harms’s comedy project Crying in Public and a long side conversation about Granville Island, wrestling, and pop-culture oddities. 2. Hosts Graham Clark and Dave Shumka interview Gina Harms, a comedian whose new YouTube special is titled Crying in Public and whose name is tied to stories about Australia and Vancouver comedy. 3. The episode asks what happens when a comedy special becomes a one-hour narrative about moving to Australia for a man at age 20. 4. Gina says Crying in Public is a one-hour narrative rather than a standard stand-up special, and she compares it to a Mike Birbiglia-style one-person show. 5. She says the piece is about deciding to move to Australia for a man in 2012 and turning that choice into a “real comedy of errors.” 6. The hosts ask about the YouTube release model, and Gina explains that she has two albums but not a traditional special. 7. Graham and Gina talk about her earlier Vancouver Fringe run, including the lottery system, the wait list, and trying to handbill. 8. Gina says she only performed the show at Vancouver Fringe and at Little Mountain Gallery, where she relied on friends rather than heavy flyering. 9. The conversation shifts to Granville Island, which Gina knows from three years working at Petit Ami in the market. 10. She describes Granville Island as busy, tourist-heavy, and full of merchants, buskers, a kids market, Arts Umbrella, a water park, and a broom shop. 11. Gina says the summer market could become “hellish,” but the early-morning coffee shifts were mostly for other people who worked there. 12. Graham recalls a busker who sang “What a Wonderful World” and tried to turn staff reactions into a running bit with “Americano!” 13. Gina also describes a local plaza under construction, noting the custom benches, picnic tables, and long delays. 14. The episode then moves to Boom Pro Wrestling, where Gina announces matches two to three times a month. 15. She pitches a ring-announcer character who says, “it’s Miles DeVille and the champion, Casey Ferreira. Bye,” and the owner tells her, “please don’t do that.” 16. Gina and the hosts also talk about Charli XCX’s The Moment, which she describes as a mockumentary about Brat Summer and label pressure. 17. Gina says the movie shows Charli XCX’s label pushing her to make a concert film and keep the Brat Summer moment alive. 18. The tone stays conversational and fast, with Graham and Dave interrupting, riffing, and steering between personal stories, local references, and pop-culture detours. 19. People who like Vancouver stories, comedy craft, and wrestling side-hustles would likely enjoy this episode. 20. People looking for a tight interview or one main topic may skip it.

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Self haircuts, AI-restored Beatles, late-life fame, and Ric Flair's age get folded into loose, reliably weird comedy.

Dave Shumka and Graham Clark keep the episode in classic Stop Podcasting Yourself territory: small talk that gets poked until it starts behaving strangely.

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A haircut gripe turns into Ric Flair math and a loose guest hang.

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