How Were U Brainwashed?

How Were U Brainwashed?

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  • "The Siren Wave" (w/ Danielle Perez)

    Jenny & Nicole are BACK this week after a brief hiatus, with incredible comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dicks: The Musical!) Danielle Perez!


    They get into how independent filmmaking is not for the weak, Nicole's daughters learning to curse, what Danielle has purchased on TikTok Shop, how public transit in NYC still has a HUGE accessibility problem, if Jenny & Nicole will ever experience sexual tension with their husbands again, how long until the next feminism wave happens, Jenny needing to fix all men via her son, and Nicole casts Heated Rivalry without ever having seen a frame.


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    1 hr 13 min
  • "Bagels are Better Than Church" (w/ Douglas Goodhart)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, musician, comedian Douglas Goodhart to the pod this week!


    They get into wrestling their toddlers, Nicole putting her children to bed with fist bumps, Douglas' past life ripping cigarettes at a gas station in Long Island, how to decompress when you no longer have vices, why no one should be allowed to binge Mad Men, Douglas learning how credit cards work in his late 30s, Nicole asking for advice from a finance influencer, what AI deepfakes they each have believed, how Douglas broke away from his Catholic, conservative parents, learning Method acting at fourteen years old, and which book genre they each are.


    Get tickets for Douglas' show September 18th! https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/showdetails/peoPnwXxHxQvC74bHx3Z/S4LPsgibANhohQYw2LMw


    Jetson's Movie AI: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYjDnEOidsE/


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    1 hr 4 min
  • "Galvanized and Concerned" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)
    Jenny & Nicole fly solo this week and get into Nicole's perfect doctor's appointment attendance, if they should pay $1200 for Prenuvo scans, needing a break from "Here We Go Looby Loo," the hell that is potty training, their kids' cute playdate, the fun food at the Texas State Fair, Nicole's local jewelry store drama, those dogs that press buttons to communicate, what documentaries Nicole is watching, and which feelings they both are.

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    54 min
  • "The Royal Rangers" (w/ Joel Perez)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, writer, and filmmaker Joel Perez ("Fun Home" on Broadway, "Tick, Tick... Boom!" on Netflix, and currently "Hazbin Hotel") to the pod this week!


    They get into Jenny's eccentric Uncle's memorial, Nicole's new passion for watercoloring, growing up gay in a Pentecostal church, how church is not so different from theatre, Joel's family learning to accept him through "Fun Home," and which of Nicole's iconic watercolor paintings they each are.


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    1 hr 17 min
  • "Craisin Nachos" (w/ Jocelyn Bioh)

    Jenny & Nicole are joined by performer and writer ("School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play," "JaJa's African Hair Braiding") on the pod this week!


    They get into the craziest plate of nachos Nicole ever received at a restaurant, how many times Jenny has been to the aquarium, Jocelyn's play "School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play" going to Broadway, beauty standards, colorism, and whether the Lucille Lortel is haunted.


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    1 hr 12 min
  • "A Man Has Never Chanelled" (w/ Sean Taylor)

    Nicole and Jenny welcome content creator and former "The Circle" contestant Sean Taylor to the pod!


    They get into Nicole being contacted by Page Six, Jenny's deep dive into dorm room interior decorators, how all the Teen Moms' kids are fully in high school now, Sean's double Trump run-in, if Nicole will ever dip a toe into Love Island, Adam & Eve as the original brainwash, chimps vs. bonobos, and which characters from the Bible they each are.


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    1 hr 8 min
  • "Prosciutto Skeleton" (w/ Deanna Cheng)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome actor ("Heathers," "Black Monday") and podcaster ("How To Be Less Old") Deanna Cheng to the pod this week!


    They get into beach poop etiquette, those flats that look like hooves, the Italian word for vagina, the Rainforest Cafe frog, whether or not they have forgiven Howard Stern for the sins of his past, and the importance of tretinoin.


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    1 hr 12 min
  • "Recovering People Pleasers" (w/ Bryan Safi)

    This week Jenny & Nicole welcome actor ("9-1-1", "You"), writer, comedian, and podcaster ("Attitudes!" "Ask Ronna") Bryan Safi to the pod!


    They get into Bryan's off-Broadway show "Are You Mad at Me?", Jenny's GLP-1 reveal, if they should all be on beta blockers, the Below Deck Med stain, if getting older means actually caring less, the Glass Child, how cars no longer prioritize dry cleaning in their design, and which airline they each are.


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    1 hr 12 min
  • "Types of Expulsions" (w/ Rachel Pegram)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome comedian and writer (SNL) Rachel Pegram to the pod!


    They get into why "Obsession" reminded Jenny of her toddler, Rachel's Trader Joe's haul, if we're drinking too much water as a culture, Jenny peeing into a sifter to catch her kidney stone, Nicole disremembering the story of Madeline, the fingertip length rule, and what bodily expulsions they each are.



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    1 hr 8 min
  • "From Fatburger to Pizza Mama" (w/ Gibson Johns)

    Jenny & Nicole welcome fellow podcaster Gibson Johns (Gabbing with Gib) to the pod this week!


    They get into Nicole's awkward movie Q&A experience, Heather Dubrow reading her mom for filth on the RHOC premiere, Famesick's potential role in Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's split, how Pixar's still got it, Gibson hiding his love of Britney Spears as a closeted gay boy, and the lasting power of The OC's soundtrack.

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    1 hr 12 min

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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…

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