authorMichael Malice
Michael Krechmer, better known as Michael Malice, is a Ukrainian-American author and podcaster. He is the host of "YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice, a video podcast that airs on Podcast One. Malice's early life was the subject of Harvey Pekar's 2006 biography Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story.
Malice is the co-creator and founding editor of the humor blog Overheard in New York, which posts submissions of conversations allegedly heard by eavesdroppers in New York City. Launched in 2003, the site was inspired by a conversation overheard by co-creator S. Morgan Friedman. A book based on some of the site's submissions was published in 2006.
Malice is also the subject of Harvey Pekar's 2006 biographical graphic novel Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story, illustrated by Gary Dumm. As the title suggests, the biography deals with the development of Malice's egoic personality, a characteristic that Malice does not dispute.
Malice also co-authors and ghostwrites for celebrities. He is the co-author of several celebrity memoirs. He co-wrote MMA fighter Matt Hughes's 2008 autobiography Made in America: The Most Dominant Champion in UFC History. He co-wrote Concierge Confidential: The Gloves Come Off – and the Secrets Come Out! Tales from the Man Who Serves Millionaires, Moguls, and Madmen (2011) with Michael Fazio, one of New York City's most highly sought concierges to the rich and famous, Malice also co-wrote comedian D. L. Hughley's 2012 book I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up How the Audacity of Dopes Is Ruining America and his 2016 book Black Man, White House: An Oral History of the Obama Years.
In 2017, Malice joined Compound Media as the host of the weekly talk show YOUR WELCOME, of which Malice writes YOUR WELCOME as a form of trolling. In 2018 "YOUR WELCOME" moved to the GaS Digital Network and effectively converted to a podcasting platform. In 2021, he moved to PodcastOne, where he began adding his name to the show's title. Episodes generally revolve around interviews with a wide variety of political pundits and entertainers, including journalist Glenn Greenwald, author Douglas Murray, comedian Dave Smith, radio show host Alex Jones, YouTube personality Blaire White, politician Kari Lake, media pundit Ann Coulter, and comedian Jimmy Dore.
