This Is Why

This Is Why

By Laura Lane, Angela Spera - HeadgumComedySociety & CultureRelationships
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This Is Why episodes

  • You Need a New Profile Pic ft. Badoo's Alexandra Chong
    Laura and Angela chat with dating app Badoo's President, Alexandra Chong to learn all about their new anti-Catfishing technology and the difference between dating in the US and UK. Then we discuss advancements in male birth control pill, a new adoption trend and give some listeners advice about teeth whitening strips and dating in your 30s.

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    40 min
  • Sexting Is Hard
    Laura explains how she reacted when she saw a girl flirting with her man and Angela admits to the under-appreciated skill she discovered about her boyf during their recent travels. They ladies help a listener plan his girlfriend's dream proposal and discuss the app to make a new BFF and find out why couples have similar immune systems. Then they divulge their #failed attempts at sexting while analyzing this week's reason of the week: Sexting is hard.

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    32 min
  • Live at SXSW: You're Better At Sex Than You Think
    Hello Austin Texas! This week Laura and Angela storm the live stage and break down loud neighbor sex, good music for a strip tease, and the most searched porn in America. An audience member joins us on stage for a question, and we finish up with some top self sex moves.
    This week's episode was brought to you by Red Flags!

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    29 min
  • You Can't Get Over Your Ex ft. Hilary Winston
    Our girl crush Hilary Winston (author of "My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me" and writer for My Name is Earl, Community, Happy Endings, Bad Teacher) joins the show to talk about how to get over exes, why the most highly confident college dudes have the least success in online dating, what actually determines penis size and whether to go out with a guy who asked you our when he had a girlfriend!
    This week's episode is brought to you by SquareSpace and Blue Apron!

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    56 min
  • You're Too Worried About a Timeline ft. Keisha Zollar & Andrew Kimler
    Laura and Angela welcome HBO's upcoming Divorce guest star Keisha Zollar & her husband (and Laura and Angela's sketch show co-star!) Andrew Kimler. The couple star in the Emmy-winning docu series, The Skin Deep, and get personal about relationship bathroom boundaries. Then we answer one listener's conundrum about following bro codes when it comes to dating and discuss how concerned you should be about following a relationship timeline.
    This week's episode is brought to you by Southern Comfort and Red Flags.

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    48 min
  • Dating Etiquette Is Confusing ft. Lauren Crouch
    Laura and Angela welcome a guest from across the pond, Lauren Crouch (nobaddatesjustgoodstories.tumblr.com), who recently went viral when a guy texted her and asked for the money back from their coffee date after she rebuked his offer for a second date. We talk about how there is no such thing as being too picky and having virtual sex with holograms!
    This week's episode is brought to you by Squarespace, Tidal, and Blue Apron.

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    55 min
  • You Can't Keep Track of All Your Boos
    Laura and Angela recap their wild Valentine's Day (hint: it involves less bedroom antics but does involve tourists hotspots and meeting lots of podcast listeners). We discuss Valentine's Day news stories, listener questions and our close friend's conundrum: what are the Valentine's Day obligations of a guy you just started dating?

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    35 min
  • You Enjoy Flying Solo Ft. Chiara Atik
    This week, author and playwright Chiara Atik (Modern Dating: A Field Guide) joins us to brainstorm Valentine's Day gift ideas for your pals. Then we let Google autocomplete our dating profiles and run down the craziest toys sold at the AVN Adult Entertainment Porn Convention, all before diving into our reason of the week!
    Want to catch Laura, Angela, and Chiara live? Join us all at our group reading at The Strand in NYC on 2/12!
    This week's episode is brought to you by Squarespace and Blue Apron and Tidal.

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    59 min
  • You Mix Business with Pleasure ft. Matthew Robert Gehring and Morgan Ferretti
    This week, Laura and Angela are prepping for their run of live Valentine's Day shows by welcoming their co-stars Matthew Robert Gehring and Morgan Ferretti. Together, we talk masturbating at work, OKCupid trends and why you should be cautious about dating a co-worker (unrelated to the whole masturbation thing...).

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    52 min
  • You're a Stalker
    It's just Laura and Angela this week! The girls are talking about that time Laura was asked to be a celebrity butt double, rejection, haikus, and finally diving into the reason of the week - You're a Stalker!
    This week's episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon, Squarespace, and Blue Apron.

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    53 min

About This Is Why

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Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your…

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