Why Are You Like This?

This week on the pod, we’re talking just one of many horse idioms. As we discuss “getting back on the horse” we talk about how we’ve tried to prevent falling off the first place, why sometimes it’s easier to find a new horse entirely, and generally what it’s like to fear failure. So go ahead, dust yourself off... or don’t.

Paris syndrome is a condition exhibited by some individuals when visiting or going on vacation to Paris, particularly noted among Japanese travelers. This week on the pod, we dig into Paris syndrome and what it feels like to romanticize a place and be wholly let down once you get there.

This week on the pod, we’re talking all about the ways technology enhances ours lives… and maybe how we’re worse for it. It’s a double-edged sword— meet more people than ever, use your gps for quick directions, and have just about anything delivered via an app. But what about before all that? Were we stronger more thoughtful people before we didn’t have to be?

Meet Mark and his horse, Pixel. The couple that was even too controversial for Jerry Springer— true story, as the episode never aired for exactly that reason. On this week’s pod, we’re talking all about bestiality. We talk human to animal marriages, couple engaging in bestiality together, and everything in between. Brace yourselves.

Always a bridesmaid, never a bride...? Something like that. This week on the pod, we’re dipping our toes into the pool of matrimony. We talk the financials of attending weddings, what makes for an easy plus one situation, and all sorts of other things happening on one’s way to some vows.

This week on the pod, we tackle our first true listener suggested episode. We’re talking all about Anarchy. And what better film to ground our narrative that the art school cult favorite, SLC Punk!? So, anarchists— a bunch of punks or people with important philosophical ideas?

This week on the pod, we dig into what it feels like to be afraid. What are the things that put someone on edge? When do our *real* fight or flight responses kick in? And what about freeze and fright? Because let’s be honest... isn’t everyone at least a little afraid of the dark?

This week on the podcast, we’re talking about Masculinity. And since we don’t identify as masculine ourselves, we’ve sought out a little help… We’re thrilled to share our first guest fueled episode, as we’re joined by friends of the show Michael Woodson and Peter Kemme! We talk locker rooms, shaving, mental health, and a lot of other “dude stuff” in between.

Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots are just two of the countless women throughout history pitted against each other. This week, we’re talking all about women in competition with one another. We share our thoughts on being both a spectator and a participant, because sometimes it’s in the tabloids and sometimes it’s in our personal lives.

We’re stuck on bandaids, because bandaids are stuck on us. And this week on the podcast, we’re talking all about relationship bandaids and what it’s like to piecemeal a bunch of different relationships together in attempts to meet your needs. Can you seek fulfillment of your physical and emotional needs from different people and fill the gap of a partner? And how is it a different experience in friendship?

This week on the podcast, we’re talking all about disappearing. And this is not a magic show— we’re talking everything from faking your own abduction to ghosting someone. Think you can hang with the Gone Girls and Runaway Brides of the world?

Anna Nicole Smith and J. Howard Marshall. Heather Mills and Paul McCartney. Kevin Federline and Britney Spears. That’s right— this week, we’re talking about gold diggers. Are they all money hungry leeches, or is it all public opinion? And if money is a value, is pursuing it in love ever okay?

“Comparison is the death of joy,” according to Mark Twain. And this is just one of the possibly misquoted quotes we’re bringing to you as we play the comparison game. This week, we’re talking about how we compare ourselves to other, how it feels, and the crazy things competition drives us to do.

This week we’re diving into another personality typing system. Because honestly, how could we not? We’re dissecting the Big Five this week and all of its not-so-binary inner workings.

This week on the podcast we’re diving into conversation about solitary confinement. We talk what your Psychology 101 professor told you, feral children, and if we’d spend a year in prison for a million dollars.

On our Season 2 Premiere (!!!), we are talking all about Object Sexuality. We’ll attempt to dissect the sexual relationships people engage in with inanimate objects and explain how one can have a sexual encounter with national landmarks.

The week we are closing out our first season of Why Are You Like This? with a special New Year’s Edition! The most fitting thing seemed to be talking about the most memorable New Year’s of our lifetime: Y2K. So tune in to find out who thought the world was gonna end, and what Bill Clinton had to say about the whole thing. Happy New Year to everybody who has supported us in 2018– we’ll be back again after a two week hiatus for Season 2 with fresh episodes and hot new takes!

And a Festivus for the rest of us! That’s right, we’re coming at you live (well, not live...) on Christmas Day this year to talk all about Kris Kringle, Santa, and Saint Nick himself. Where did all this Santa stuff start? And is lying to kids harmless, even in the spirit of the holidays?

This week on the pod, we’re talking all about “peaking.” What does it mean to peak? Are the best days of your life really over already— and how do you know?

This week on the pod, we’re talking all about Introverts and Extroverts. (And dare we mention, Ambiverts?) Can you be outgoing and introverted? Extroverted and quiet? All the misconceptions and truths about this polarizing topic are coming at you.