Sage-Based Wisdom

Jana Schmieding & Brian Bahe
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Sage-Based Wisdom is a podcast where two Native American comedians and our friends give you, the listener, the smudgiest, sagiest solicited advice. Hosted by Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music by Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)

  1. 2H AGO

    Ep. 77 - It's Giving Blowers.com w/ Zach Noe Towers

    Jana and Brian are joined by comedian Zach Noe Towers (E!, Comedy Central, Netflix, Good Sod Pod) for a chaotic, deeply educational exploration of gay hookup apps and the complicated taxonomy of twinks, otters, bears, and daddies. The trio debates sobriety, weed as a coping mechanism for the horrors, and whether personal growth in your 40s is just finally caring less during sex. In the advice segment, a listener asks how to survive working with a stubborn 71-year-old coworker who seems to clash only with her. Jana and Brian unpack the generational tension, projection dynamics, and the delicate art of choosing when to confront someone versus when to disengage. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Zach Noe Towers (@zachnoetowers) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    59 min

  2. MAR 2

    Ep. 76 - It's Giving Professor Hopscotch w/ Tommy Pico

    This week, Jana and Brian are joined by poet and writer Tommy Pico for an episode that spirals from fart science to social media detoxing, cousin jealousy lore, and Tribal Chairman drag names. Along the way, they invent new anatomy terminology, debate lying for mystique, and remind you that everything is connected…including your microbiome. A grad student called in after being accepted to two conferences a day apart, and then finding out she’s receiving an award at one on the same day she’s supposed to present at the other. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Tommy Pico (@tommypicoprints) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    53 min

  3. FEB 23

    Ep. 75 - It's Giving The Bender Method w/ Michelle Davis

    Joined by television writer Michelle Davis (After Midnight, Ziwe, A Black Lady Sketch Show), the conversation ricochets from pickup basketball and dating lore to Zoom romance during the pandemic. The trio unpacks the chaos of writers’ rooms, getting canceled six months after signing a lease, and why West Hollywood can spiritually exhaust even the strongest among us. They spiral into pandemic panic attacks, cereal-based coping mechanisms, and unhinged therapist takes. In the advice segment, they discuss if Heated Rivalry is humanizing gay athletes, proving once again that the wisdom is unsolicited, occasionally profound, and always delivered with love. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Michelle Davis (@mdavis94) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    55 min

  4. FEB 16

    Ep. 74 - It's Giving Joie de Vivre

    Jana and Brian dive headfirst into TikTok withdrawals and Instagram Reels methadone. Brian recommits to finishing his stand-up hour after what he calls a “comedy sabbatical,” Jana productivity-maxes on antidepressants, and together they unpack algorithm slop bowls, Threads nostalgia, Land Back discourse, and why every app now feels like it was invented by a supervillain. In the advice segment, a soon-to-graduate listener wonders whether to pursue grad school, move home, or chase community and love elsewhere. This prompts a heartfelt (and chaotic) counsel about quitting jobs, moving to big cities, and refusing to let federal funding or avoidant Native men derail your dreams. It’s equal parts cultural commentary, career crisis hotline, and cold-brew-fueled delusion. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    47 min

  5. FEB 9

    Ep. 73 - It's Giving Hard Launch w/ Steve Jenkins

    Jana and Brian welcome a very special guest straight from Jana’s bedroom to the couch musician and Gen X icon, Steve Jenkins. Hear them talk Succession finale worship, Mad Men propaganda, wallet chains, gay fashion crimes, and whether rich people are, in fact, the worst. Along the way hear from Brian about his ongoing existential crisis about becoming a daily vlogger in pursuit of filming a stand-up special. In the advice segment, a listener asks about cursed college fashion phases and “wise” advice that turned out to be completely wrong…which unlocks jeans-under-skirts discourse and a surprisingly passionate defense of leaning into your cringe era. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest AND Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    1h 1m

  6. FEB 2

    Ep. 72 - It's Giving Roasting As Resistance

    NOTE: This episode was recorded in early January. This week on Sage-Based Wisdom, Jana and Brian ping-pong from SAT scores and stress dreams to Bri’s week-three vlog era, construction chaos, and a renewed commitment to 2026 being the Year of the Bitch™. AKA stop people-pleasing, start roasting the powerful, and please keep your eyes on the alley. In the advice section, a listener doesn’t even ask for advice… she blesses us with a dispatch from Earth Haven, an eco-village in North Carolina that’s giving dry toilets, tantric retreat flashbacks, and “is this a cult?” energy, which launches Jana and Brian into a full investigation + a pitch for Brian’s new moonlighting career as an $800/hour massage therapist. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    52 min

  7. JAN 26

    Ep. 71 - It's Giving Sharpie Eyebrows w/ Brigid Boyle

    Joined by stand-up comedian and longtime NYC sketch scene legend Brigid Boyle, the conversation spirals from cosmetic procedures, aging, dating, desire, power, and why fantasy is often hotter than reality. Together, they unpack slut energy vs. slut behavior, fear of commitment, and the psychological thrill (and terror) of actually being seen by another person. The trio dives deep into roleplay fantasies, Taylor Swift level yearning, why early-stage dating gives some people hives, and whether anyone actually wants to poop in the same bathroom as their partner. In the advice segment, they tackle internet moralizing around pleasure and addiction, the loneliness baked into modern scrolling culture, and whether community can really save us from ourselves. A caller asks how to renegotiate a salary after realizing their paycheck is not what they expected. As always, the advice is unsolicited, occasionally useful, and delivered with love. Zero refunds. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Brigid Boyle (@brigidboy) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    56 min

  8. JAN 19

    Ep. 70 - It's Giving You Have To Be Delulu

    Jana and Brian spiral productively into a full-blown stand-up special intervention. What starts as a casual check-in turns into a radical commitment to being delulu on purpose: chasing a Hulu/Netflix special, vlogging the process, and refusing to wait for permission. Along the way, they unpack rage as creative fuel, why bombing is actually essential to comedy, clowning vs. cringe, and whether stand-up belongs at protests, sit-ins, and the mall. The episode swerves hard into Taco Bell discourse (bag sizes, nacho fries, merch capitalism), holiday gift reveals, and the deep emotional power of a good bolo tie. A caller asks for real advice on creating culture camps and teen nights for Native youth, prompting a grounded conversation about food, vulnerability, not being corny, and how intergenerational community actually gets built. Bottom line: feed people, make a fool of yourself first, choose momentum over fear, and if the system won’t give you a platform... so build one anyway. FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio) Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom Email us a voice memo here: sagebasedwisdom@gmail.com Call us at 657-201-9263 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SageBasedWisdom

    49 min
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Sage-Based Wisdom is a podcast where two Native American comedians and our friends give you, the listener, the smudgiest, sagiest solicited advice. Hosted by Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music by Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)

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  • Creator
    Jana Schmieding & Brian Bahe
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    80
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sage-Based Wisdom
  • Show Website
    Sage-Based Wisdom

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