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PODCAST

How Were U Brainwashed?

Jenny Donheiser

How Were U Brainwashed? is a podcast hosted by your new best friends, Nicole Spiezio and Jenny Donheiser, that asks guests just that. What did you grow up thinking was true that you now know is just full brainwashing, babe? How did you unpack that bullshit and come out the other side?From religion to Jersey Shore, from Monogamy to Pepé Le Pew, the pod tackles women stuff, fat/body stuff (Nicole is fat! Trendy!!!), mental health stuff (you know your girls are in therapy), and a fair share of lowbrow

comedy

All Episodes

55:45

RE-RELEASE ""Soda Culture as an Entry into...

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2024/12/25

Merry Christmas, all! Please enjoy our re-release with the Prince of Christmas himself, Matt Rogers!Jenny & Nicole welcome funniest goddamn human of all time and ray of light MATT ROGERS to the pod!They get into internet cafes, how Nicole & Jenny have deeply and earnestly loved Las Cultch since DAY ONE, how Jenny is so excited to meet Matt she might go into labor, the amount of soda being consumed on Long Island in the '90s, how questioning reality parallels improv rules, how Leah Remini

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1:02:47

"A Fellow Mountain Wild Woman" (w/ Peter Smith)

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2024/12/18

Jenny & Nicole welcome ultimate star director & Broadway actor (Oh, Mary!, Macbeth) Peter Smith to the pod!We get into all the celebs coming to see Oh, Mary!, how genitals are a spectrum, if being on Broadway is the same as motherhood, The People's Couch, getting text messages from Heather Gay, getting censored by The BBC, how solo shows are NOT radical, The Magic School Bus but make it intersex, how Erika Jayne ruined Housewives, and giving your children unfilmed focused

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1:05:27

"The Category is Simply Catfish" (w/ Kristen Bartlett)

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2024/12/11

Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious and delightful writer/comedian (Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, SNL, How To Die Alone) Kristen Bartlett to the pod!We get into if non-theater people are capable of throwing good weddings, motivational water bottles, why all the confrontations on Catfish happen in a frigid parking lot, what celebs are currently on Raya, Christian clowning, how Harry Potter is The Bible, finding community when you need it, and Lane Bryant

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46:10

"Be Nervous and Be Aware" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)

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2024/12/04

After a loooong stretch of incred guests, Jenny and Nicole cozy up for a nice lil solo ep.We get into Jenny's transformation from Dirty Messy Slut to Anxious Clean Mommy, who is stoned while filming Real Housewives, if Nicole has sideburns, if The Substance is like skydiving, puzzles being Victorian, pedicure tickling as torture, and who has coolatta energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:07

RE-RELEASE "Literally Anyone Can Be Hot" (w/ Richard...

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2024/11/27

Happy Thanksgiving week! Jenny and Nicole are taking this week off to make yams for our babies. Enjoy this re-release with best person we know, Richard Perez!Jenny & Nicole welcome HILARIOUS ANGEL RICHARD PEREZ to the pod! They get into what jobs are good for meeting people to hook up with, why media is obsessed with making high schoolers feel like they have to fuck by graduation, and what everybody's first concert was.Check out the short film "The Woodpecker" here:

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59:59

"A Crazy Bitchy Chihuahua" (w/ John Hill)

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2024/11/20

Jenny & Nicole welcome gorgeous genius actor, writer, producer (Watch What Happens Live, Project Runway, Top Chef, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List) John Hill to the pod!We get into where we're at post-election, if peacocks attack, bare: A Pop Opera (ur welc), working at Six Flags, the elevators at The Luxor, Titanic-themed snowglobes, Tabatha Takes Over, if we can get Kathy Griffin on Masterclass, Garden Salsa Sunchip overstock, crotch rot, there being too much hugging in RENT, and getting

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53:31

"We Can Handle Much More Than a Man Can" (w/ Caroline...

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2024/11/13

Jenny & Nicole welcome Reality TV LEGEND Caroline Manzo (Real Housewives of New Jersey, Manzo's With Children) to the pod!We get into how Jenny and Nicole can be incredible Italian chefs like Caroline, acknowledging your therapist at the movie theater, why people feel like they're friends with reality tv stars, the traditional role of women in the household, being a mom vs. being a grandma, why taylor ham is better than Canadian bacon, plus Caroline gives us some incredible marriage advice and

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57:27

"Comedians Are All Little Sensitive Philosophers" (w/...

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2024/11/06

Jenny & Nicole welcome our very funny parasocial bestie - comedian, writer, and Youtuber (Buzzfeed, The Kitchen & Jorn Show) Kristin Chirico to the pod!We get into nightstand pretzels, whether or not we should be able to Yelp people, if Leonardo DiCaprio will ever be on The Masked Singer, The Tyler Perry storyline on The Crown, The Imperial core, nuance on Love Is Blind, how capitalism is the opposite of empathy, and if we are 3 Che

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59:15

"Sizzling Fajitas is Showmanship" (w/ Jordan Carlos)

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2024/10/30

Jenny & Nicole welcome comedian, actor, and writer (First Wives Club, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, Everything's Trash) Jordan Carlos to the pod!We get into basically everything you could ever want to know about Dallas, if someone dresses up as Raygun at Magic Time Machine, Sadie Hawkins dances, Nicole not understanding how to pump gas because of her New Jersey culture, how Italian Americans would say "peanut butter & jelly", being nervous in restaurants, and Yancey's Fancy Buffalo

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52:24

"Dark Web But For Line Dancing" (w/ Josh Sharp)

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2024/10/23

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius of all geniuses, comedian/actor/writer and CREATOR AND STAR of Dicks: The Musical Josh Sharp to the pod!We get into Mormon sodas and if Gatorade is supposed to be milky, baths, how line dancing is lore, firing all doormen, if we go to the suburbs for safety or size, taking your children to see an immersive production of RENT, if Jenny's talking about the pod in therapy, and Fartin' Queen which is like Dancing Queen but

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1:03:32

"A Little Love Tap of Trauma" (w/ Eliot Glazer)

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2024/10/16

Jenny & Nicole welcome cultural stalwart and incredibly funny writer/actor (Broad City, Younger, New Girl) Eliot Glazer to the pod!We get into Mars 2112, if waking up is embarrassing, running a television network as a child, getting your grandfather's sketch comedy character as a tattoo, if it's mean to name your child Peach, if Jen Fessler should have a YouTube channel, learning how to cruise from a book, and Livejournal being for indoor

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1:08:31

"The Generation of Endorsement" (w/ Ashlie Atkinson)

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2024/10/09

Jenny & Nicole welcome ICONIC Actress with a Capital A Ashlie Atkinson (The Gilded Age, And Just Like That, Mr. Robot) to the pod!We get into whether or not Jenny & Nicole have wills, Manischewitz jingles, the Tenement Museum, roller derby, if we can blame Paris Hilton, sellout culture, selling designer imposter perfumes, what it was like to originate the role of Helen in Fat Pig, and who's an espresso martini.@ashlie_atkinson@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast

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1:04:26

"Temporary Garlic Knot Problem" (w/ Willy Appelman)

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2024/10/02

Jenny & Nicole welcome damn delightful comedian (NBC’s Bring The Funny) and actor Willy Appelman to the pod!We get into squirting milk during your mammogram, T9Word, your kids loving the Baha Men, The Twins Days Festival, emulating Gavin Rossdale, hair gel for boys, stretched out belly button piercings, dancing hard to the Annie soundtrack, and Jimmy Buffett Corn Mazes.@wappelman@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpodhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/TishaSweetTreats Hosted on Acast. See

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1:08:45

"Mime Adjacent" (w/ Sudi Green)

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2024/09/25

Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious writer (SNL, Shrill, Loot, I Love That for You) and actress (I Think You Should Leave, The Other Two) Sudi Green to the pod!We get into going to college with baby teeth, flat ironing your hair with a Chi straightener, seeing all walks of life in Las Vegas, how shampoo suds are fake news, buying birthday gifts for your friends that you want to do, the masked magician, the clown egg registry, plus Sudi shares all of her curly hair

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56:37

"There's No Reality Show About Baristas" (w/ Sarah...

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2024/09/18

Jenny & Nicole welcome endlessly entertaining writer, comedian, and content creator (Buzzfeed, HuffPost, UCB) Sarah Burton to the pod!We get into mammogram logistics, if dating sports mascots makes you a furry, if Jenny should get her real estate license, if Buzzfeed was the peak millenial job, recording TikTok content in your nightshirt, if it's better to be pompous or modest, The Dunning-Kruger effect, scaring your kids with your farts, and which diapers are chic.Check out Sarah's pod

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1:01:11

"A Verification Family Plan" (w/ Sofia Dobrushin)

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2024/09/11

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor (Mean Girls, Booger), comedian, and writer/director Sofia Dobrushin to the pod!We get into Sofia's role in the new movie Booger (in theaters this Friday!), the DJ @ the DNC, warm Caesar salads, dogs being camera shy, if Nicole's babies should be bartenders on WWHL, if trigger warnings can actually trigger people, giving other people the opportunity to change, calling your parents on the school office phone, boiling your tampons, and having art teacher

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1:04:36

"It's All Terracotta Now!" (w/ Gus Heagerty)

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2024/09/04

Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious and insightful director, actor, and comedian Gus Heagerty to the pod!We get into Jenny dressing up her baby as a flapper, the anticipation of arriving at a new persona, being BYO-rollerblade, the pressure of doing the right thing for your birthday, abundance and joy in eating, the chokehold of consumerism, buying objects when you don't get into grad school, consulting TikTok before you make any home decor changes, and who we all are at the Apple Store

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1:06:56

"Explain Yourself Less" (w/ Jenn Harris)

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2024/08/28

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress (American Fiction, Gayby, Search Party), director and writer (She's Clean) Jenn Harris to the pod!We get into Succession being spoiled for Nicole, Jenny's final thoughts on Summer House, how women apologize like we're constantly bumping into ghosts, feeling vs. thinking, the emotional health of the community not being your job, sexualizing people 40-70, and if you can wear a leather jacket around your

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1:00:49

"The RENT to Garden State Pipeline" (w/ Patrick Foley)

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2024/08/21

Jenny & Nicole welcome deliciously talented actor, writer, and tastemaker Patrick Foley to the pod!We get into Patrick's upcoming ‘Real Housewives’-Inspired Murder Mystery film starring Jennifer Lawrence 'The Wives' (can u believe?!), if Nicole is capable of making stew, forcing yourself to use the treadmill in order to watch Housewives, waking up at 3AM to do therapy with Alex McCord in Australia, if Valerie Cherish is vaccinated, whether Jenny ever fucked in Nicole's bed, being in love with a

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48:29

"Commedia dell'baby" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)

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2024/08/14

This week it's just us gals!We get into hot snake wranglers and deep dive into everything Love Island, if we should star in a reality show about Millenial Moms, growing up in a naked house, how trying to entertain your baby is clown school, the myth around medication making you lose the artistic "spark", if your ear is a good gift, and how Nicole is Dr. Dolittle.@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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