Easy Listening

It’s been a minute, but Gina Grad and Teresa Strasser pick up where they left off, only there’s less of Gina these days. She details her recent breast reduction, life on the Adam Carolla Show these past few months, and updates us on step-mommyhood. Meanwhile, Teresa explains why her upcoming grief/baseball memoir has a new subtitle, and both hosts agree that “grief is really having a moment.” Just a little check in after a year or so. They missed talking to each other, and missed the Easy Listening easy listeners. Give it a listen. There are no ads to fast forward through, because, c’mon, like these two can deal with invoicing and taxes. This is just some free talk because two old friends couldn’t stay away! Free, and worth every penny.

The only title that is more uncomfortable to say out loud than Adventures with Dead Jews, is perhaps People Love Dead Jews. These are the titles of Dara Horn’s Book and companion podcast. Speaking of uncomfortable, Dara isn’t afraid to point out all the reasons the mainstream christians love Anne Frank…but only up to the point where she was caught by the Nazis. G & T walk you through this experience.

Fallen Angel is a new podcast series documenting the origin story of Victoria’s Secret. Secrets uncovered include: models have to be skinny and it leads to eating disorders! The modeling industry is filled with skeezy people! Sometimes, models are treated poorly! So, this series isn’t exactly breaking any news. It’s not solving any crimes. And yet, they couldn’t stop listening to it.

The diet industry is a cash cow that makes billions of dollars a year promising instant results and a brand new you. We’ve all fallen prey to one cure-all or another. And some of them work…for a time anyway. The Maintenance Phase podcast promises to debunk the junk science behind health fads. And as we approach the season of overeating, shame-binging and mindless holiday grazing, it’s nice to know we’re not alone, we’re not broken, and we’re certainly not bad people. 

This week, Teresa Strasser explains the unusual way her dad got COVID. Gina Grad shares some audio from a very intoxicated Vegas podcast episode. And both hosts discuss the ongoing conversation about the tragic accident on set involving podcaster Alec Baldwin. It’s Easy Listening, a podcast about podcasting (and podcasters!).

It’s officially time for terrifying stories of body snatchers and cautionary tales about exorcisms…it IS spooky story season after all. And nobody does it better than Glynn Washington over at Snap Judgment who rolls out the red carpet for their SPOOKED episode around this time of year. But sometimes these stories don’t fit neatly into the weeks leading up to halloween. There are times when we all scare ourselves by acting like somebody else. That day is today. Gina Grad and Teresa welcome you to the show.

If writing about cringy hook-ups and regrettable empty sex isn’t tricky enough, Paulina Pinsky managed to co-author one with her dad, Dr. Drew Pinsky. A triplet, Paulina remembers having the sex talk one way, her dad another. Their book, “It Doesn’t Have to Be Awkward: Dealing With Relationships, Consent, and Other Hard-to-Talk About Stuff” covers everything from how to break up, to how to deal with enemies and bullies, to what age is right for sex.

As two people who despise small talk, Gina goes deep with a one-on-one interview this week with former comedian and all-around personal hero Lisa Lampanelli. The two talk about judgement, jealousy and of course Lisa’s new show, Losers With a Dream.