Mary & Wyatt are fresh-faced and bright-eyed after a restful week off. After recapping the first Presidential debate, they talk about the art of assertiveness and why it’s so hard to stand up for yourself and say no. They discuss the gendered dimension of assertiveness and how capitalism plays into a culture of obedience and complacency. Also on the agenda: Read My Lips, Wyatt & Mary’s house is infested with fruit flies, and poems by June Jordan and Haya Alyan.

Episode 42: Assertiveness & Saying No

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Mary kicks off the first full solo episode with an intimate exploration of codependency, friendship, desirability, and how the last few months have been since the separation. Back on the pod: lies, obsessions, and a poem by Marie Howe.

S4 E2: Codependency & Friendship

Join Mary in the new season of the podcast as she hosts for the first time on her own. Wyatt and Mary interview Nicola Salmon about fat positive fertility, and Mary reads a poem by Aracelis Girmay.

S4 E1: New Beginnings, Kindnesses, and Nicola Salmon

Great news -- Mary & Wyatt still have a podcast! But a bunch of terrible things are happening in the world. Auntie M. & Papa W. settle in at the dining room table to catch up on the last couple of months and talk about how the world is responding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. They talk about maintaining your humanity & humility in the face of horrific events and how they are struggling to do both. Also on the agenda: Mary's film is eligible for an Oscar no...

S3 E15: Mary & Wyatt Talk Israel & Palestine

Wyatt and Mary snuggle up on the couch for a conversation about everything from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to the cost of college and—surprise, surprise—complaining about Republicans. They also spend some time talking about the power of platitudes and how good we are at tricking ourselves into tolerating icky situations. Also on the agenda: Turnip’s emotional manipulation and poems by Robbie Q. Telfer, Jane Mead, and Uma Menon.

S3 E14: Unions, Real Housewives, and Non-Binary 'Staches

Mary and Wyatt pause Vanderpump Rules long enough to record the podcast. They talk about their obsession with this generation's greatest reality show and then move on to a discussion of their shifting relationship with substances... namely weed. They also talk about the Barbie movie, which they thought was... pretty good. Also on the agenda: Gay or Straight? and poems by Shelby Handler and Brandon Shimoda.Click here for a transcript of this episode.

Episode 42: Assertiveness & Saying No

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