Why Do You Know That?

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to actor Patty Guggenheim (@patriscuit) about the specific topic of microdosing, aka using minuscule amounts of LSD, mushrooms, ketamine, THC, CBD, and other psychedelics. What tips should any microdosing newbie know? How do you even figure out the right dosage to micro so you don't end up on a "bad trip"? And why does every commercial audition take our best ideas? Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to actor Kimia Behpoornia (@childclown) about the specific topic of the life and times of notorious figure skater Tonya Harding. What made Tonya so great at skating beyond her infamous triple axel? What's the truth behind the "incident" aka the Nancy Kerrigan of it all before the 1994 Olympic Games? How do we feel about picking up a teenager at an ice skate rink in the mall? And what's up with Worst Cooks in America? Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to comic editor and podcast host Amanda Meadows (@amandonium) about the specific topic of how to begin taking care of plants in your home. What are the easiest plants you can take care of without killing them outright? How are your pets ruining that Instagram Millennial plant parent look? Is horticulture the It new thing for a while during the pandemic? And why are Diane Warren's bangs like that? Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve welcome back actor and host Emma Fyffe (@emmafyffe) about the specific topic of the 1997 PlayStation sci-fi role-playing game, SaGa Frontier. How does the nonlinear gameplay work for seven characters, multiple storylines, and a bunch of robots? What are the hardest bosses, the craziest stories, and the weirdest moments of this little known RPG? How will the remastered version for 2021 pan out? And how to play Szlaga's Frontier?! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve welcome back writer and host Mark Rennie (@markrennie) about the specific topic of the Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling mansion under constant construction built by the widow and heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. Is this San Jose historic landmark actually haunted? What's with the staircases to nowhere? Is $9 a good deal for a virtual tour? Should more religious folks buy a boat? And is Mr. Holland's opus any good?! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve welcome you to the new year with wild, unfounded, absolutely stupid predictions for the upcoming year! With 2020 now behind us, but COVID-19 still raging on, what's going to happen? How will the celebs disappoint us? Will Beanie Babies make a comeback? Fake vaccine scams! Steve starts a restaurant with an air fryer! Nadia wears a feather boa finally! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to writer and actor Chris Renfro (@themeatskeleton) about the specific topic of Series 11 (or the latest season) of BBC's baking competition reality show hit The Great British Bake-Off. What convinced Chris to get into baking, and how did GGBO influence him? Who are our favorite bakers this year? Why doesn't anyone understand what brownies are? What HAPPENED with Japan Week? And how does Paul Hollywood still have a job?! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to actor and podcast host Jessica McKenna (@jessjessmckenna) about the specific topic of award-winning journalist Robert Caro and his decades-long work covering the biography of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. What does Conan think of Caro? Why was LBJ such a jerk? What can we learn about modern American politics from these tomes? Has Caro ever heard of self-care? And when are we getting the Uncle Corn Pone and Lady Porkchop musical?! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk to writer Nick Mandernach (@ManderNick) about the specific topic of the poetry of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Schuyler. What does Nick appreciate in his poems, and what can we all learn from them to apply to our own writing? Did we think the art, literary, and criticism worlds would be so intertwined? Is "you lack charm" one of the greatest insults of all time or WHAT? And HOW on earth do you say this man's name?! Let's do this again some time!

This week, Nadia and Steve talk with actor and writer Nalini Sharma (@nalsbarkley) about the specific topic of the music and fashion styles of musician and fashionista Harry Styles. How did we all kind of miss the One Direction craze? How did David Bowie, Elton John, and more influence his looks? Why is authenticity so important? Why does a sheep sweater vest work so well on him?! Let's do this again some time!