Pleasant Conversations

This week’s episode has our hosts jumping right into today’s topic of technology that should be here by now. And, yes, Michael goes on a rant whilst Jasmine brings us back down to the ground.

“I’m Pleasant, Damn It!” has our hosts talking about conversation hijackers, and the “Curbside Cool-Down” asks if podcasts are overrated or underrated.

We’re so glad that you choo-choo-choose us for your weekly pleasant conversations!

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It’s the return of the fall allergies for both our hosts. We start with a conversation about germs (we are SO FUN), then go into an extended “Wheel of Topics” where Jasmine and Michael tell us their results from the Statistical “Which Character” Personality Quiz.

Buckle up because it’s about to get silly.

This is what happens when podcast hosts are tired, stuffy, and just want to talk nonsense. This may be our most neurodivergent episode to date.

So skip your Ritalin, grab some sugary snacks, and prepare to enter your villain as you join us for some pleasant conversations!

Quiz: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/characters/

Happy Halloween! This week’s episode is a special treat (with a trick named Kayla) just for you spooky listeners. Hallmark has a new Halloween movie out, and our hosts are giving it the full Pleasant Conversations treatment!

Join Jasmine and Michael as they discuss (and take the piss out of) “The Spirit of Halloween”. Then Michael puts Jasmine in the closing chair with Pleasantries and the Cool Down.

So don your best Avocado and Toast costume, grab some 20s, keep your men away from Kayla, and join us for some pleasant conversations!

This week, Jasmine and Michael talk about the woes of flying during their catch-up. Today’s topic really gets our hosts nostalgic (for the good and bad) as it’s about school lunches! Was trading lunches a real thing or just something TV and movies tried to convince us was a thing? Also, we find out how finicky an eater Michael can be.

*Note: The ice cream machine Michael spoke of was in his high school, not college.*

Pleasantries asks us how we handle being volun-told to help with something, and then we Cool Down with the bright side of moving to a new town.

So after you stock up on your Fiestadas, Pop-Tarts, and chocolate milk, be a champ and pull that chair up to join us for some Pleasant Conversations!

This week, our hosts catch up on Jasmine’s friend’s baby shower and Michael’s recent trip to NYC. This week’s topic is all about removing inventions from history, where Michael drags social media, and Jasmine is ready to go after Big Selfie. Michael then introduces her to Tilly Norwood.

We finish the show with Pleasantries about leftover screws and a literal cool-down about awkward first dates. So get your offline vibes ready, put those selfie sticks in the dumpster fire, and join us for some pleasant conversations!

Today’s episode starts off with Michael telling Jasmine which dog they both are based on their birthday, and then the hosts play catch-up.

Today’s topic is about specific time travel points, and Michael spirals into a story about Muzzy (the 1980s alien who taught kids foreign languages). Pleasantries dive into the crappers, and the Cool Down brings us back to history.

So throw on some period-specific garb, grab your T.B. napkins, and join us for some pleasant conversations!

This week, we find out that Jasmine hates Fall.

Welp.

To make her day, today’s topic is about the holidays. *BOOM* To no one’s surprise, Michael waxes nostalgic about holiday traditions and goes on a tangent about pies. Pleasantries continue the food theme, and the Cool Down brings up awkward interactions (and Michael goes down a deep rabbit hole due to a “Dear Evan Hansen” reference).

So don your comfy Fall clothes, take the pie out of the oven before it burns, but don’t wave to me unless you want to have some pleasant conversations!

Michael starts this week with a quick “Ain’t That Good News” segment about using celebrity for good and a cute construction kitty named Sue!

Today’s topic is about the unexplained social rules we observe…well, MOST of us. Michael uses the word “jabbering”—twice. The topic really gets both hosts heated more than Canadian hockey players. We end with the pleasantries of a silent elevator and cool down with Michael's ode to escalators.

There are no special rules when joining us around the dumpster fire except the only conversations allowed are pleasant conversations!

What resistance theme would your dinner party be? Whilst cutting cheese with a guillotine, our hosts are still trying to beat the heat, and Michael talks about some sad, patriotic art.

This week’s topic is introverts vs. extroverts, where Michael rambles, and Jasmine brings us back to center. Our hosts also talk about the pleasant side of forgetfulness and cool down with a discussion about worst impulse purchases.

Since you forgot why you came into this room, why not park it on the carpet and join us for some pleasant conversations!

This week is another shorty. Michael talks about the DC Grand Prix’s failure and Rosie’s return to talk TV.

The Wheel of Topics has our hosts talking about art and how to critique your friends.  Jasmine brags about not losing socks in either the washer or the dryer, and Michael gushes over the wonders of leftovers.

So start your engines, hold onto your socks, heat some leftovers, and prepare to look at some art so you can at least fake your way through some pleasant conversations!