57 episodes

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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How Were U Brainwashed‪?‬ Jenny Donheiser

    • Comedy
    • 5.0 • 29 Ratings

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).

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    "Being Blonde to Cut in Line" (w/ Marisol Sacramento)

    "Being Blonde to Cut in Line" (w/ Marisol Sacramento)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress and all-around beautiful human Marisol Sacramento to the pod!
    They get into spoon-shaped tools for your pelvic floor, if the Bodies Exhibit is good or bad, lying about being on Gossip Girl, website guides to doing drugs in other countries, if Pét-nats are like kombucha, the pursuit of perfection, and having compassion for the 19-year-old version of you.
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    CW: There is talk about eating disorders from 26:14-49:00

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    • 1 hr
    "I'm a Lil Freakshow" (w/ Eleanore Pienta)

    "I'm a Lil Freakshow" (w/ Eleanore Pienta)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress, comedian, and Indie DARLING Eleanore Pienta to the pod!
    They get into dancing making you happy, if there's any clickbait we can get about The Daniels, hatred for The King's Speech, Bridget Jones f*****g Ed Sheeran in a yurt, Jenny's dad carrying a hardback briefcase, Jenny eating a bagel moments before her c-section, how cringy it is to be an actor, and too much talk about Colin Firth.
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    "I'm the Backpack" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)

    "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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    @howwereubrainwashedpod

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    • 51 min
    "Felicity Working at Dean & Deluca" (w/ Taylor Williams)

    "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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    • 59 min
    "As A Water Sign the Shower is a Safe Space For Me" (w/ Preston Martin)

    "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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    @nicolespiezio
    @howwereubrainwashedpod

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    • 1 hr 9 min
    "This Young 32 Year Old Ingénue" (w/ Anu Valia)

    "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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    @theheiser
    @nicolespiezio
    @howwereubrainwashedpod

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    • 1 hr 6 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

Lil Beesh ,

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.

edw243 ,

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!

Morgan Danger Wolf ,

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!!!!!

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