Why Are You Like This?

Why Are You Like This?

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Why Are You Like This? episodes

  • S4 Ep13: Walking Corpse Syndrome: Another Way to Quit Smoking
    This week on the podcast, we’re digging into Walking Corpse Syndrome. This syndrome contains everything from questioning the direction of your bones, to the true belief that one is dead. So, what happens in a living limbo? And how many times are the police cool with removing you after you break into the cemetery again?
    1 hr 12 min
  • S4 Ep12: WHAT THE FUPDATE: COVID-19
    Reaching out from self-isolation in a new segment we’ve deemed, WHAT THE FUPDATE. We’re popping in to talk about Coronavirus and perhaps shed some light on why people are hoarding toilet paper.
    36 min
  • S4 Ep11: Psychedelic Medicine: Heroic Doses, Killing Your Ego and Quitting Smoking
    This week on the podcast, Austin is reprising her role as someone who retells episodes of 60 Minutes. We’ll give you the recap of some investigative reporting courtesy of Anderson Cooper, as well as the folks behind The goop Lab, as we talk psilocybin and magic mushrooms. So what happens after heroic doses and what’s the medical community saying about it these days? Put on those eye masks, get ready for some sensory deprivation and perhaps a little trip.
    1 hr 18 min
  • S4 Ep10: ASMR: Bob Ross is Tickling Me
    This week on the podcast, prepare to have your brain scratched because we’re diving into the world of ASMR. From vacuums to Bob Ross’ sweet brushstrokes, we’ll discuss what’s happening physiologically and emotionally when you “get the tingles” from this kind of audio. We’ve also got some thoughts about whether this is just an internet trend having a moment or something that is here to stay for the long term.
    1 hr 11 min
  • S4 Ep8: Optimism: To Our Detriment and Our Relief
    This week on the podcast, we’ve diving head first into a discussion about optimism. What makes someone optimistic? Is it personality types, is it just all about disposition and outlook, or is something here actually hereditary? And how do you define optimism anyway? So get ready to see the glass half full... or half empty. Guess that’s cool too.
    1 hr 19 min
  • S4 Ep7: Crystals: Hold this Rose Quartz Until You Feel Horny
    This week we’re diving into the unfamiliar (to us) territory of Crystals. Don’t get us wrong, between Jaimi’s childhood rock collection and the time an exboyfriend tried to seduce Austin with a piece of rose quartz, we’ve got stories... So we’ll tell you what we think and what the folks who are onboard are telling us. Brace yourselves and get ready to align those chakras. And who knows, maybe after this episode you’ll be convincing your friends to use yoni eggs over brunch.
    1 hr 34 min
  • S4 Ep5: Peter Pan Syndrome: Mattresses on the Floor and Other Signs You’re Not Ready to Grow Up
    This week on the podcast, we’re talking Peter Pan Syndrome. What makes us worried we’re not ready to grow up and the folks who took never growing up so seriously they impersonated children. Yep. Is an eternal childhood ever okay? And is Austin being unfair in claiming that a lot of these Peter Pan types are just fuckboys? Second star on the right and straight on ‘til morning!
    1 hr 19 min

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Two open-minded know-it-alls discuss human behavior, pseudoscience, real science, and esoteric nonsense in order to determine why people are the way that they are.