Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome LOVELY actor (The Politician, Madam Secretary, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), playwright, and autobiographical performer Ryan J. Haddad to the pod! We get into Ryan's star turn in Pasadena Playhouses' production of La Cage Aux Folles, trying to control the uncontrollable as a child, whether we should have Mike White and Miss Rachel on the pod at the same time, giving roses on Hinge, Atma Janzu, Nicole's star turn in the sexual harassment training video that will not go away, and Big Dolly. <a href="https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/beattys-chocolate-cake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/beattys-chocolate-cake</a> @ryanjhaddad @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"Cookin' Cake in Your Fish Pan" (w/ Ryan J. Haddad)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome genius stand-up, writer, actress, and fellow podcaster (Go Touch Grass) Milly Tamarez to the pod! We get into hookup culture, the shrimp in the cereal, if we should buy bots, what they're selling at The Beef Jerky Experience, getting a visa to do coke, how many weed breaks are necessary to get through a baby shower, why movies should take big swings, and if guys should send you playlists, @milly_tamarez @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"I'm Trying Not to Sleep with Idiots" (w/ Milly Tamarez)

It's just us gals this week! We get into how Traitors, White Lotus, and Summer House are The Big 3, how Jenny's son's Spotify Wrapped is just Wheels on the Bus, if we should have had stage names, if Jenny's ever made a mistake, finding your UCB classmates on LinkedIn, cleaning a dog's ears via VR, if White Lotus can cure depression, and Jiminy Cricket. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"Pepper Nipples" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome ICONIC Burlesque STAR and Author (Naked: On Sex, Work, and Other Burlesques) Fancy Feast to the pod! We get into if bronchitis is a virus, scrims in high school theater, being Gandalf in 6th grade, how doing burlesque is microdosing having power, Nicole's driving journey update, mudlarking, nap dresses, and if Boomers are tipping. @fancyfeastburlesque @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"He's Right Behind Me, Isn't He?" (w/ Fancy Feast)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome the DELIGHTFUL actor (Everything's Trash, I Feel Pretty), writer (Vulture), and comedian Paul McCallion to the pod! We get into the culture being too woke for us to book, very smart business &amp; finance hacks, Gypsy Rose Blanchard's new show, the Distracted Boyfriend meme, if The Strategist gift guides can be trusted, the pod being a small business, if we'll make our kids wear leashes, and Jenny reading dragon erotica. @pmccallion @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"Iterations of a Gay Assistant" (w/ Paul McCallion)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome genius comedian, writer, and actor (Search Party, The Other Two) Joe Castle Baker to the pod! We get into Joe's short film "Honey" (now streaming on Vimeo), whether or not Nicole has Munchausens, Roseanne Barr's long-lost reality show "Roseanne's Nuts," Kid Nation, being good at sex, and who is which of the seven erogenous zones. @joecastlebaker @nicolespiezio @theheiser @howwereubrainwashedpod

"This Image is SO Complex" (w/ Joe Castle Baker)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome joyous actor (OKLAHOMA! Nat'l Tour) and sweet lil friend Benj Mirman to the pod! We get into what bad stuff happened at all of our weddings, Paul Rudd's candy store, if we can stretch mid-30's to mean 37, being a talented child, if time out works, and how Gen Z loves Shrek. @benjmirman @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"I'm Gifted AND Talented!" (w/ Benj Mirman)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome our first TONY AWARD WINNER (Oklahoma!) Ali Stroker (Only Murders in The Building, Blue Bloods, Christmas Ever After) to the pod! We get into brainwashing as a good thing, being working mommies, if doctors should wear suits, how Petco is kind of like a zoo but not, the beauty of having a finished basement and a yard, how having a disability is like having a suitcase that you're always unpacking, and who is Kimmy Gibbler. @alistroker @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"Bouncing Off The Walls at Coldstone" (w/ Ali Stroker)

Jenny &amp; Nicole welcome the radiantly delightful author (When You Read This, Privilege, Palm Beach) Mary Adkins to the pod! We get into if undercover cop is the same job as detective, the (lol) TikTok ban, Ace Ventura, attending a murder mystery WEEKEND, being a lawyer for 7 months, a vaping Ghost of Christmas Future, reading joke books at bedtime, and Nicole being the next Judge Judy. SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST 3 EPS OF THE TRAITORS 4:46-7:39 Go Fund Me for Marisol: https://www.gofundme.com/f/sending-love-to-mari-tom-after-eaton-fire @maryadkins @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod

"Girls Meets Narnia " (w/ Mary Adkins)

with Jenny Donheiser and Nicole Spiezio

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 bullshit 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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