Adult ISH

How do you define "masculinity?" Adult ISH co-hosts Nyge and Merk try to define it with their friends and actor Jason Genao aka Ruby from Netflix's “On My Block”. Their answers lie somewhere between selflessness, chocolate milk and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

Going stir-crazy during quarantine? Then laugh it out with Merk, Nyge and our featured guests, comedians Taylor Tomlinson & Joel Kim Booster! Learn how to get revenge on your nosy grandma + perfect your 17 dating app traps. Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

Nyge shares the story of his months of unexplained symptoms and how he finally got help from a psych department. Then he channels his inner Steve Harvey and shows Merk and their senior producer Davey that the journey to finding a therapist is surprisingly a lot like dating apps. Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

Merk and Nyge are saying "I do" to marriage, but their guests (ft. Fran from “The Friend Zone”) are more leaning toward "ditch getting hitched." The co-hosts also bring on their shy significant others to compete in the "Not So Newlywed Game" that includes nose picking and jambalaya farts!? Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

Artificial intelligence (A.I.) reigns supreme over co-hosts Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen in this episode of Adult ISH. Two high school seniors and The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal get into how having your location tracked by your parents or significant other (S.O.) results in Drake-approved "trust issues." Then the co-hosts become lab rats in an experiment involving sexy robots! Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

In this episode of Adult ISH, Merk leads a discussion on menstruation myths and period stigma (ft. Vicious Cycle co-host and comedian Kate Elston). Then Nyge experiences what it’s like to have his first (sort of) period! Will he struggle with his cycle or be able to show Mother Nature that it's no big deal? Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

In this Season 3 opener of Adult ISH, Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen get the party started with... breakups?!  The co-hosts call up friendship fallout expert (a.k.a. Justina Sharp) on what to do when you lose a BFF. Nyge and his friend say goodbye to their longtime firefighting dreams. Merk reads a breakup letter to her boyfriend that would make Lin-Manuel Miranda proud. Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH

Hosted by 20-somethings Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen, Adult ISH is a jungle juice cocktail of storytelling and hilarious #nofilter advice from BFFs and celebrity “experts” that hits home. Season 3 drops on April 16th and will touch on topics from breakups, to our struggles with masculinity, to low-key falling in love with robots. New episodes every Thursday! Adult ISH is produced by Peabody Award-winning YR Media and brought to you by PRX’s Radiotopia. Find out more at AdultISHpodcast.com

There are only two types of people in this world — people who watch movies with subtitles and those who don't. So instead of bickering with your family over the holidays on who is right, let Merk and Nyge do it for you in this extra segment, “Agree to Disagree.”

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In this #squadgoals S2 finale of Adult ISH, co-host Nyge chops it up with hip-hop artists from HBK Gang about strip clubs scuffles and chicken strips. Then, he joins co-host Merk to play a game called “Still my Bro OR Let it Go” with Liza Koshy, Kikimo Glenn, and Travis Coles from "Liza On Demand".