How Were U Brainwashed? Jenny Donheiser
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- Comedy
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How Were U Brainwashed? is a podcast hosted by your new best friends, Nicole Spiezio and Jenny Donheiser, that asks guests just that. What did you grow up thinking was true that you now know is just full brainwashing, babe? How did you unpack that b******t and come out the other side?
From religion to Jersey Shore, from Monogamy to Pepé Le Pew, the pod tackles women stuff, fat/body stuff (Nicole is fat! Trendy!!!), mental health stuff (you know your girls are in therapy), and a fair share of lowbrow pop culture (hiiiiii Real Housewives).
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"I'm the Backpack" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)
YOUR GIRLS ARE BACK!!!!
Nicole is back from maternity leave (does that exist for podcasters?) and she and Jenny have some major catching up to do.
They get into if babysitting prepares you for motherhood, how Joseph Campbell wishes he was as strong as Nicole, if Rosemary is a blonde's name, how they feel about Scandoval a year out, Tom Schwartz's anal fissure, pregnant villains, and Jenny wearing long shirts to bed.
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"Felicity Working at Dean & Deluca" (w/ Taylor Williams)
Jenny & Nicole welcome dear friend and GIFTED & TALENTED Casting Director Taylor Williams to the pod!
They get into if Henry Winkler mistook Nicole for Ricki Lake or if she's just delulu, if parents understand art or not, where to drink beer out of styrofoam cups, casting children and animals, the Wishbone dog (honestly surprised it's taken this long to come up on the pod), owing NYU money until literal death, our graveyard of terrible online dates, having cable in 2024, and pineapple steak.
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"As A Water Sign the Shower is a Safe Space For Me" (w/ Preston Martin)
Jenny & Nicole welcome genius actor, artist, and human ray of light Preston Martin to the pod!
They get into whether learning about similes and metaphors should still be taught in schools, the original Tin Man's closed pores, when NY theater has a food/smell gimmick, being on a lifelong HEALING journey, being #rulefollowers, again questioning if we should do clown, and The Traitors (duh.)
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"This Young 32 Year Old Ingénue" (w/ Anu Valia)
Jenny & Nicole welcome filmmaker (We Strangers) and director of all your fav TV shows (The Other Two, And Just Like That, The Afterparty) Anu Valia to the pod!
They get into Jenny's insatiable need for jalapenos + dairy, the dangers of Amazon overnight delivery, Nicole & Jenny's Vanderpump Rules inspired pregnancy pact, working with the icons of And Just Like That, how your body shape and face shape determines what you're allowed to wear and what haircut you're allowed to have, what happens when your hairdresser isn't inspired by you, if Lisa Barlow naps, the Tom Cruise coconut cake,
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"Babies Love May December" (w/ Samy Burch)
Jenny & Nicole welcome a damn OSCAR NOMINEE and writer of the deeply iconic May December Samy Burch to the pod!
They get into everything you could ever want to know about your fav movie May December, Traitors Season 2 (spoilers for the first 3 eps!), how Suits is the Good Wife but bad, eating your cereal with non-dairy creamer, and how mashed potatoes and pasta are cousins.
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"Nicest Guy in Hollywood" (w/ Henry Melcher)
Jenny & Nicole welcome Supervising Producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers and sweetie pie Henry Melcher to the pod!
They get into Reality Von Tease-gate, Nicole no longer identifying as Below Deck resistant, how Seth Meyers is a beloved boss (boring but true), the Kellyanne Conway of it all, being at a comedy show when Tr*mp won in 2016, how copying SNL is a rite of passage for funny children, and fathers loving Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
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Customer Reviews
A perfect listening experience
Jenny and Nicole are great hosts! They’re both hilarious and it feels like I’m hanging out with close friends whenever I tune in. Love how in each ep they highlight the work of fellow creatives with so much enthusiasm, then get down to the hard stuff, analyzing the ways we were all brainwashed. Sometimes the reveals are fun and silly, sometimes they’re a bit cynical. Unlike other “truther” pods, this one makes space for the self-realized wisdom of others, sharing life lessons we can all learn from, with so much love and earnestness.
Talent alert!
Love hanging with these two and their amazing guests! They cover my corner of the zeitgeist, which is so so fun. Easy listening and good for laughs!
Why can’t I be their best friend??
Hi so no offense but I should be best friends with Nicole and Jenny? I agree with everything they say and also I am full Taco Bell BK rising and I need more of these eps!!!!!