Why Are You Like This?

Why Are You Like This?

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Why Are You Like This? episodes

  • S3 Ep11: The Hum: Mysterious Rumblings
    This week prepare yourselves for the dramatic retelling of a crime drama as we dig into a phenomenon known as ‘The Hum.’ As rare as it might sound, a quick internet search will show you it’s not that rare at all— with cases reported all over the world. And there are all sorts of hypothetical explanations for it, but no answers. So, what would you do if you perpetually heard a sound that not everyone was convinced was real?
    1 hr 16 min
  • S3 Ep10: Parasocial Interaction: Celebrity Crushes, Delusions, and Outright Stalking
    This week on the pod, we really spend some quality time embarrassing the hell out of ourselves as we describe parasocial interactions. We break down the psychological relationships experienced by an audience as we tell you which celebrities we would have definitely been friends with... if they only knew us. Not mention the national treasures that just about everyone feels this way about.
    1 hr 19 min
  • S3 Ep9: Herd Mentality: Everybody’s Doing It
    This week on the pod, we’re talking all about following the leader or leaders, if you will. We’re dissecting what psychologists think about your desire to jump of a bridge... you know, because everybody else was jumping. We’re talking about Herd Mentality and how one surrender to blindly following the crowd. Is it always bad and what does it really take to form a mob?
    1 hr 30 min
  • S3 Ep8: Aspartame, Saccharine and Olestra: A Recipe for Anal Leakage
    This week on the podcast we’re getting real about fake sweeteners and fake fats. We’re talking our favorite diet sodas with more enthusiasm than people who have read the chemical ingredients should. Not to mention some Craigslist highlights from people who have consumed a few too many fat free potato chips. Friends don’t let friends eat sugar free jelly beans, ya know?
    1 hr 29 min
  • S3 Ep7: WHOROSCOPE: September 2019
    We’re back! Coming at you for the second time this week with our favorite Season 3 addition. We, your favorite podcast hosts (who are not astrologers, financial advisors, or... well, a lot of other things) are giving you September’s rundown. Who is prepping for the best month ever and who is prepping for the worst? We’ll tell you.
    34 min
  • S3 Ep6: Exhibitionism: Penis Against the Glass
    This week on the pod, idiots are ruining games. But that’s just one form of Exhibitionism, and this week we’re talking a bunch. Everything from flashing, streaking, unsolicited dick pics, and a little something known on the internet as reflectoporn. So, where is the line on nonconsensual nudity? Because sometimes it’s threatening and sometimes we can’t stop laughing.
    1 hr 17 min
  • S3 Ep5: Near Death Experiences: To Hell and Back
    This week on the pod, we’re taking you to hell and back. No seriously. We’ll dissect the experiences of those who believe they have died and come back to life, where they thought they were in the meantime, and some unique techniques scientists have employed to prove or disprove out of body experiences. So, what’s it like to flatline?
    1 hr 10 min
  • S3 Ep4: Post-Christianity: Losing My Religion (feat. Matt Johnson)
    This week on the podcast, we’re joined by our friend Matt for a special guest fueled episode. Together, we discuss what it’s like to grow up in a church and what it’s like to move away (literally and figuratively) from said church. We’re talking youth group ski trips, seminary, and a lot of things in between all that. So, fix your halo.
    1 hr 46 min
  • S3 Ep3: Compromise: Sorta Getting What You Want
    This week on the pod, we’re talking all about compromise. And yes, we’re trying to get outside of what all those handshaking stock photos and the infographics from your sixth grade history textbook have to say about it. We’re talking about times it makes us sacrifice our values, get defensive, feel resentment and maybe when it isn’t the the best solution.
    1 hr 28 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.