247 episodes

Two open-minded know-it-alls discuss human behavior, pseudoscience, real science, and esoteric nonsense in order to determine why people are the way that they are.

Why Are You Like This‪?‬ Jaimi Ryan and Austin Williams

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.2 • 59 Ratings

Two open-minded know-it-alls discuss human behavior, pseudoscience, real science, and esoteric nonsense in order to determine why people are the way that they are.

    Necrophilia: Not Illegal in California

    Necrophilia: Not Illegal in California

    This week on the podcast, we’re digging into a topic we cannot believe we haven’t already covered… bringing some SPOOKTOBER energy to your February, we’re talking Necrophilia. We’ll get into what we know about the origins of the concern and… eh, practice as well as some more current accounts. Because turns out, it’s still not illegal in every state.

    • 44 min
    WHAT THE FUPDATE: Hikikomori

    WHAT THE FUPDATE: Hikikomori

    In this week’s FUPDATE, we’re digging into a severe form of social withdrawal that the Japanese are calling Hikikomori. The term, mostly used to characterize adolescents and young adults, describes folks so withdrawn that they may become recluses in their parents' homes, not even engaging with the family they live with. Certainly there is big COVID energy around this, but there are also generational divides being highlighted… kind of like that time someone said millennials could buy a home if they just stopped buying all this avocado toast.

    • 30 min
    Neuroplasticity: Science’s Attempt to Manifest

    Neuroplasticity: Science’s Attempt to Manifest

    This week on our SZN 10 PREMIERE (!), we’re looking to dust off the copy of The Secret we bought in 2005 as we talk Neuroplasticity and it’s *proximity* to manifesting. With all these TikTok’s saying that we can call our fate to us, we ask about the psychology behind faking it ‘til making it. Does envisioning the life you dream of or even going as far to live parts of it, actually affect your brain? We’ll get into it… so shut up, we’re manifesting!

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Horoscopes: February 2023

    Horoscopes: February 2023

    We’re back to consulting the stars, as we let you know exactly what your February WHOROSCOPES have in store. Who is set to have the best month ever, and who is gearing up for the worst!

    • 37 min
    Horoscopes: January 2023

    Horoscopes: January 2023

    For the last time in 2022 we’re back to consulting the stars, as we let you know exactly what your January WHOROSCOPES have in store. Who is set to have the best month ever, and who is gearing up for the worst! Good riddance to this year, as we look ahead to 2023!

    • 47 min
    Left Behind: Recapping the Rapture

    Left Behind: Recapping the Rapture

    This week on the SZN FINALE (!) of the podcast, we’re watched the 2000 Christian cult classic, Running Out of Time, so you don’t have to. Based on a best selling 1990s novel, this story is full of loose ends and Christian propaganda that we truly cannot wait to share as we follow out protagonist played by Kirk Cameron, of Growing Pains fame, through a sudden spiritual awakening. Buckle up because the rapture is predictably unpredictable as portrayed during peak Y2K.

    • 1 hr 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
59 Ratings

59 Ratings

Helleanora ,

a true GEM of a show!

absolutely love this podcast! so fun to expand my thought process alongside the hosts who are witty & delightful and have such an easy rapport. I’m always learning from these ladies and I love how the show encourages me to think outside of the box when it comes to things we’ve always thought we understood. this is a great show for easy, fun & thoughtful listening! majorly recommend it!

vedarose_ ,

Five golden stars

What an absolute joy. Maybe the only podcast I actually find myself laughing out loud about in the car by myself. Super interesting topics with some cool research/background info and a lot of fun personal takes and stories that feel like you’re just hanging out with some really hilarious friends.

msbolan ,

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