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. 1D AGO

    Ep. 68 - It’s Giving White Relocation Act

    Jana and Brian kick off 2026, immediately spiraling into New Year “goals,” scammy influencer fitness plans, and the bleak reality that January is just a crowded gym with a calendar. Then the episode takes a HARD pivot into politics and Indigenous rage: Kristi Noem catching strays, a crash course in colonization, and the debut of the White Relocation Act–complete with a “five white passes” draft list for allies, boyfriends, and essential celebs. Finally, two callers bring the real: burnout from nonprofit/legal work and the emotional trap of serving your community at the expense of your own health. Jana and Brian deliver the only advice that matters: set boundaries like your life depends on it (because it does), make a strategic pivot if you need to, and let Gilmore Girls guide your career arc straight into your Paddington-era softness! 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

    1h 2m

  2. 12/29/2025

    Ep. 67 LIVE - It’s Giving The View but Make It Native

    Jana hosts a chaotic-perfect Sage Based Wisdom LIVE with guest co-host Sierra Teller Ornelas (Rutherford Falls), turning a packed room into the newest batch of callers. With Brian tragically missing in snowy Montreal, the night spirals from Indigenous snow art submissions to nepo vendor lore, cookie-snob confessions, and a surprisingly tender TikTok moment about getting older (and getting freer). Podcast and musical guest Xiuhtezcatl joins for laughs, life talk, and sweet-breakfast philosophy before the audience takes the mic: from powwow snagging etiquette to favorite places in Mexico, to one of the most heartfelt questions of the night, how to feel more confident as your authentic self. The answers? A little practice, a little community, and just enough delusion to go full delulu in the best way! FOR MORE OF US IN YOUR LIFE, BECOME AN OFFICIAL WISE ASS: sagebasedwisdom.supercast.com  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Sierra Teller Ornelas (@sierraornelas) Guest: Xiuhtezcatl (@xiuhtezcatl) 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

    54 min

  3. 12/22/2025

    Ep. 66 - It’s Giving SBW Wrapped

    Jana and Brian ring in the end of the year with a recap episode that spirals from Montreal mishaps and icy travel tales to totaled cars, high-stakes auditions, and the sacred wisdom of never ignoring a bad vibe. They reflect on a year of building community, teaching audition workshops, surviving industry collapse, and learning when to show up… and when to conserve energy. They revisit favorite moments from the year, listener messages, hemorrhoid updates, truck culture, and why embracing a little messiness might be the healthiest move for 2026. A caller asks the question, "why doesn’t producer John have a mic?” and another caller leaves a note as a “certified sager.” 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

    1h 8m

  4. 12/15/2025

    Ep. 65 - It’s Giving Quarter-Zip Recession w/ Nori Reed

    Jana and Brian are joined by comedian Nori Reed (Raven’s Home, After Midnight, HBO, Showtime) for a long-overdue redo episode after a tragically corrupted audio file. Together, they unpack the algorithm’s favorite “wisdom,” debate whether quarter-zips thin culture, and grocery store inflation are all signs of late-stage capitalism, and share recession-era survival tips ranging from refund confidence and rejection therapy to accidentally buying 20 bunches of kale at Whole Foods. The conversation swerves from self-help grifters and body politics to fascism and why everything suddenly costs $80, before diving into listener advice when a Bay Area pastry chef asks what people actually want from a bakery case. Jana, Brian, and Nori weigh in. 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: Nori Reed (@norireed) 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

    50 min

  5. 12/08/2025

    Ep. 64 - It’s Giving Full Body Faja

    Jana and Brian spiral gloriously from BBL surgeries and Beverly Hills housewife culture into foam-roller TikTok propaganda, pony herpes panic, and whether big cities are dying. A crash-course in medical tourism leads to faja talk, band-of-horses discourse, and Brian’s dream of a 10K population town with surgically-enhanced friends. Jana goes long on her Kristi Noem vendetta (and Brian maybe follows her husband), while horse stables quarantine like a soap opera. This week’s caller asks how to end things with a sweet but not-quite-right guy and gets a crash course in guilt-free breakups, clean exits, and why you can’t protect someone from their own feelings. 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

  6. 12/01/2025

    Ep. 63 - It’s Giving Cancel The Holidays w/ Amy Silverberg

    Jana and Brian welcome writer/comedian/professor Amy Silverberg (Comedy Central, Hulu, JFL, Amazon Prime, Don’t Tell) and author of her debut novel “First Time, Long Time,” for an episode that ricochets from news-anchor bloopers to Krampus Christmas lore. A deep dive on the iconic Grape Lady video spirals into internet nostalgia, Thanksgiving chaos, and why canceling the holidays for “political reasons” is actually just good self-care. Amy unpacks the toll of teaching Gen Z, Brian reveals the WeHo gym hookup that turned out to be Amy’s former boss, and Jana shares her secret bad-girl origin story. This week’s caller asks how to speak up confidently in grad school without shrinking herself in rooms full of “smart people.” 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: Amy Silverberg (@amysilverberg) 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

    54 min

  7. 11/24/2025

    Ep. 62 - It’s Giving Costco on Acid w/ Leah Rudick

    Jana and Brian welcome comedian and internet fave Leah Rudick for an episode that starts with psychedelics and ends in full rot advocacy. A viral clip kicks off a talk about women no longer needing men and how patriarchy is still out here with tiny weiner energy. This week’s caller asks if it’s okay to “rot” instead of doing perfect self-care. Jana, Brian, and Leah unpack shame spirals, hotel Golden Girls binges, martinis and chips, and the holy 80% rot / 20% work balance. Leah gets into psychic trauma, going from sketch to stand-up, and airport lounge life. 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: Leah Rudick (@leah_rudick) 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  #SageBasedWisdom #IndigenousPodcast #NativePodcast #NativeComedy #IndigenousComedy #ComedyPodcast #JanaSchmieding #BrianBahe #LeahRudick #RotCulture #RottingOnTheCouch #SelfCare #MentalHealth #TherapyTalk #TherapyJeff #EmotionalAvailability #DatingAdvice #RelationshipTalk #Patriarchy #ChristianNationalism #Psychedelics #DMTTrip #MushroomsVsAcid #CostcoRun #AirportLounges #TourLife #StandupComedy #PsychicTrauma #FriendshipGoals #HighLowLifestyle #MartinisAndChips #GoldenGirls #NativeHumor #IndigenousHumor #NativeTikTok #PodcastClips #WiseAsk #SageBasedWisdomPodcast

    1h 13m

  8. 11/17/2025

    Ep. 61 It’s Giving Crow Gifts w/ Rachel Dratch

    Jana and Brian welcome comedy legend Rachel Dratch (SNL, Wine Country, 30 Rock, Woo-Woo Podcast) for an episode that’s part pilot reunion and part crow TikTok deep dive. Rachel spills about her podcast, astrology, and crystal charging in the moonlight. Brian soft-launches a new horse era and contemplates being a Studio City cowboy. This week’s caller asks how not to blow up at her mom after a special bottle of wine mysteriously becomes “boyfriend wine.” Jana, Brian, and Rachel wade into family systems, boundaries in shared fridges. Come for the SNL stories and stay for the advice that might just save your next roommate/kitchen conflict. 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: Rachel Dratch (@raedratch) 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
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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
    71
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sage-Based Wisdom
  • Show Website
    Sage-Based Wisdom

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