***The first drop had some tech issues, which are hopefully corrected with this new upload***

This week, Michael continues his D23 updates (old news, we know) and talks MCU casting. He and Jasmine talk more about the House of Mouse and capitalism.

Michael shows off his new sound effect for his week’s topic, which can wait until later (heh). They then discuss the failures of technology that could possibly be solved with props. The Cool Down asks “is it just me?” when it comes to hunger pangs.

So save your pennies for the Mouse, make sure your pie chart cools completely on the window sill before cutting, close the dang refrigerator door and have some pleasant conversations!

This week, Michael’s microphone was turned up a bit too much on his end and was picking up every weird huff and puff as he talks festivals and movies.

Then he completely nerds out on this week’s topic—Jasmine is a little less enthused. Our hosts discuss how they would be pleasant after a work “whoopsie” and the Cool Down features some hot takes.

So break out your intergalactic translator to lodge some complaints, make sure that email is being sent to the right person, and head on up to the lido deck to have some pleasant conversations!

Jasmine and Michael are back, dear listeners—this time with some new sound effects and a slightly different format. Don’t worry, it’s not that different.

Our hosts catch you up on life during hiatus and then go right into this week’s topic (which Michael thought of so many more things to add during his listen-back for air). We finish with the returns of “I’m Pleasant, Damn It!” and “The Curbside Cool-Down”, both with a new twist.

So crate your dragons, order something from your favorite restaurant, and prepare to have your spirits “lifted” because it’s good to be back for more pleasant conversations!

Happy New Year, dear listeners! We at Pleasant Conversations hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. Jasmine and Michael are still decompressing after the holidays and decided to start this month with a look back at the podcast’s inaugural season.

In our first Pleasant Conversations Rewind, we hop in our DeLorean to travel back to August 2025 for Jasmine’s Game Night Birthday celebration. In this two-parter, our hosts are joined by friends Cass, Lucas, and Zachary for a night of laughs as they play games on an audio podcast. Both episodes ARE included in this rewind, so make sure you stick around after part one.

So sit back in your favorite post-holiday-insanity-comfort-wear, make yourself a concoction to take off the winter chill, and join us for some pleasant conversations (Rewind Edition)!

It’s the final special episode for this holiday season! Jasmine and Michael hope you all had a wonderful time during the holidays with your loved ones and that you enjoyed our break from normal programming. We wanted to get more to you, but life had to life, and time ran thin.

But I digress.

This week, we want to wish all who celebrate a very happy Kwanzaa! And what better way to celebrate than to head back to Nickelodeon and discuss “A Rugrats Kwanzaa”. Admittedly, we would have gotten a little more if we had watched “The Proud Family” episode, but there’s always next year!

We implore you, dear listeners, to come in out of the rain, gather with your loved ones, break open an old scrapbook, make some peanut butter sandwiches (or a different butter if you’re allergic), and join us for a final holiday episode of “Pleasant Conversations”.

See you next year!

Merry Christmas and look out for those pesky flying mammals pulling a fat guy in a sleigh! This week, Jasmine and Michael are joined by the pod’s personal guru, Lucas!

Randy Brooks wrote a song that incensed grandmothers for decades and then Time Warner made an animated special about it! That’s right, your Christmas gift from the pod is a discussion about “Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer”.

Grab your eggnog and reindeer nip, don’t forget to take your meds, watch out for those misguided sleds, and join us for another holiday pleasant conversation!

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!

This week’s episode, we dive into an animated classic telling of the “Meanie of Chanukah” and are joined by an extra-special, first-time guest, Melissa! As this is the first time Michael is joined in his “studio” with a guest, the sound is different, but the laughs are still the same.

Join Jasmine, Michael, and Melissa as they discuss an episode of the Nickelodeon animated series “Rugrats”, which tells the story of Hanukkah through the eyes of the precocious, titular toddlers.

Grab your dreidel and gelt for some unregulated gambling in bubbe’s basement while the adults fry up latkes and toast with Manischewitz, and we all have some pleasant conversations!

Jasmine and Michael are plugging along with their holiday movie reviews with a modern classic musical adventure. Take a journey with our hosts as they travel to a Dickensian English village of a different timeline, filled with whimsical inventors, plucky kids, magical toys, randy postwomen, and the legendary Phylicia Rashad. Spoiler alert: they loved this movie!

So dust off your magic robots and twirl your evil mustaches as we solve the “Square Root of Possible” and have some pleasant conversations.

Happy December 1st, dear listeners! Mariah Carey has emerged from her slumber, and it’s time for peppermint mochas, sugary treats, sleigh bells, and some of the best AND worst holiday movies and specials.

First up, our foul-mouthed bestie from Down Undah, Cass, joins us to discuss a holiday murder mystery brought to us courtesy of Lifetime. This movie has everything: snowy scenes in an old mansion, a distractingly handsome spirit with witty comebacks, a plucky female lead who questions her purpose, and a pocket watch that has NOTHING to do with the plot, even though it would have been the perfect device for the entire story.

So make yourself an Old Fashioned or five, get those chestnuts roaring in the dumpster fire, and join us for some spooky (?), holiday pleasant conversations!

Happy Turkey Day! We hope you are all enjoying time with your loved ones and “gobbling up” all the good food being offered. We also hope your gravy isn’t tainted with bigotry.

In this special episode, our hosts are discussing the 1995 chaotic classic, “Home for the Holidays”. Spoiler alert: Jasmine is not a fan. If you have a messy family, you’ll feel right at home. If not, come see how the other half live (and love, in their own f’ed up kind of way). So grab a bottle of wine, help yourself to a heaping pile of mashed potatoes, watch out for flying turkeys, and join us for this extra helping of our Thanksgiving pleasant conversations!