Why Are You Like This?

Why Are You Like This?

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Why Are You Like This? episodes

  • S8 Ep11: Time Slips: When Am I, Now?
    This week on the podcast, Austin takes us down another TikTok inspired rabbit hole into the concept of Time Slips. These seemingly unintentional slips into the literal past have us asking a lot of questions. From plausibility of time travel to one’s ability to potentially document an experience with time travel in the age of the smart phone. And why in fiction do time travelers always have to conceal themselves? Is it actually just a plot device to keep hope alive that time travel could be happening all around us already?
    1 hr 12 min
  • S8 Ep10: Horoscopes: April 2022
    We’re back to consulting the stars, as we let you know exactly what your April WHOROSCOPES have in store. Who is set to have the best month ever, and who is gearing up for the worst!
    49 min
  • S8 Ep9: TGI Fridays: A Very Sexy Start
    Would you believe us if we told you we were talking all about the sexy (yes!) origin story and history of TGI Fridays? If you’re not new here, this probably won’t surprise you… Where was a single gal to go once the birth control pill was on the market? Well… now you know…
    1 hr 14 min
  • S8 Ep8: Uncanny Valley: Accidentally in Extreme Discomfort
    This week on the podcast, we’re taking everyone’s favorite accidentally in love ogre and we’re doing so as we talk the accidental (?) horrors of the uncanny valley. We’re breaking down what it feels like to emphasize with different human-like depictions and what happens when those renderings get maybe a little *too* real. 
    1 hr 2 min
  • S8 Ep7: WHAT THE FUPDATE: Daylight Savings is a Messy Bitch
    In preparation for the upcoming clock switch, on this month’s FUPDATE we’re taking all about Daylight Savings Time. She’s a real bitch for countless reasons, but we’re specifically talking some seasonal depression, circadian rhythm, and general biological mismatches. Why are we doing this anyway? Is there some kind of benefit at this point? We’ll tell you what the experts think…
    33 min
  • S8 Ep6: Cryopreservation: Pausing Death?
    This week on the podcast it’s not all about Mark Walberg’s daily routine, but we certainly spend some time there… We’re going into the freezer on this one as we discuss Cryopreservation. Would we do it? A lot of famous people have been rumored to be put on ice… but where does one draw the line? Are folks placing their faith in this overly optimistic? And would you even want to rejoin the world without your loved ones? We’ve got some thoughts…
    1 hr 2 min
  • S8 Ep5: Horoscopes: March 2022
    We’re back to consulting the stars, as we let you know exactly what your March WHOROSCOPES have in store. Who is set to have the best month ever, and who is gearing up for the worst!
    51 min
  • S8 Ep4: Goop-ing Again: The Erotic Blueprint
    We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again— this is not a sex podcast, except when it is. And today it is! Austin once again gets on the microphone to defend her love of Gwyneth Paltrow as we discuss Goop’s most recent Netflix series, Sex, Love, and Goop. We’re specifically digging into the Erotic Blueprint presented by somatic sexologist and educator Jaiya in the series. And it’s a worthy endeavor because we shake up some of our own perspectives using what we have coined “Love Languages for Sex.”
    1 hr 31 min
  • S8 Ep3: WHAT THE FUPDATE: Mardi Gras Hot Takes.
    Feast or famine? It’s Lenten season and folks are doing all of the above. On this month’s FUPDATE, we dissect fasting for spiritual reasons and the binging that sounds the fast this time of year. Performative or a totally great step to self improvement? We’ve got opinions…
    44 min
  • S8 Ep2: Dissociative Fugue: The Disappearance of Agatha Christie
    We’re back with our first major episode of SZN 8! And how could we start with anything other than the tale of the original Gone Girl, Agatha Christie. Whether you’ve read her mystery novels or not, you’re going to be interested in her real life reaction to infidelity and the time she crashed a car and perhaps completely forgot who she is. FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK, BABY.
    1 hr 3 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.