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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

59:10

"The IMDB is Extensive" (w/ Jeff Hiller)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/08/07

Jenny & Nicole welcome hilarious star and iconic actor (Somebody Somewhere, American Horror Story: NYC) Jeff Hiller to the pod!We get into why we need THE VILLAGE, whether or not Nicole has been to Connecticut, buying abandoned amusement parks off Zillow, Jeff's (legitimately very good) audition tips, why doing standup is good because you don't have to take turns talking, the overlap between bad improv and buttholes, if Wicked is too niche, the gatekeepers of comedy, if real estate agents need

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59:19

"Phish Was My Beard" (w/ Doron Max Hagay)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/07/31

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius director and filmmaker Doron Max Hagay (SNL, Matt Rogers's Have You Heard of Christmas, Joel Kim Booster's Psychosexual) to the pod!We get into if we can make prohibition happen again, Jenny's distaste for Ray Romano, when actors get replaced on TV shows, how yearbook is a filmmaker's medium, if Swifties are the new Phishheads, bringing your own trash bag to MSG, not knowing how to rollerskate, what happens when Sour Patch kids owns a house (???), and what vinegars

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59:29

"We're Family Or We're Not Doing This" (w/ Ronald Peet)

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2024/07/24

Jenny & Nicole welcome powerhouse actor Ronald Peet (Bad Monkey, Jeremy O. Harris's "Daddy") to the pod!We get into Ronald's turn as one of the stars of the upcoming Apple TV show "Bad Monkey" premiering August 14th, pureeing salmon (GAG), how acting disregulates the nervous system, learning about Zen Buddhism at Border's, how running a marathon makes you the world's most powerful person, the artist as activist, what treats they put in your pocket when you film with a monkey, imagining what it

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56:14

"Most Likely to be a Beatnik" (w/ Kim Blanck)

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2024/07/17

Jenny & Nicole welcome Musical Theater DARLING Kim Blanck (Suffs, Octet, Alice By Heart) to the pod!We get into Kim's BROADWAY DEBUT in Suffs, what it's like to perform at The Tony's, Costco rotisserie chicken, Hillary Clinton's vibe, the lace budget on Hamilton, if performing arts high schools are good or bad, how Jenny & Nicole were both student council secretaries, how yearbooks are permanent Instagram, and fake hillbilly teeth.@kblanck@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod

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1:02:50

"Traumatized by The Phantom" (w/ Sherz Aletaha)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/07/10

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, singer, and all-around powerhouse performer Sherz Aletaha to the pod!We get into Sherz's journey with the iconic Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along, how Nicole invented starring places on Google Maps, Jenny being the single vote for Gore in her Texas school's mock election, if we can still be on Summer House now that we have kids, being terrified of a Phantom of the Opera calendar, the morbid desire to go on by some unhinged understudies, showing our children

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55:35

"All Talking is Improv" (w/ Maria Wojciechowski)

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2024/07/03

Jenny & Nicole welcome the delightful stand-up comedian, writer, and Jenny's former work bestie Maria Wojo to the pod!They get into whether babies float like witches, Rochester Garbage Plates, looking like Laura Dern, being pranked by your children, being young and bold with your Facebook requests, if Conservative female OBGYNs exist, and whether Nicole could or should improv a movie,@mariawojocomedy@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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52:49

"I'm an Angel in Hell and You're a Devil in Heaven"...

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/06/26

Jenny & Nicole have a BFF catch-up this week.They get into a shopowner upstate who has a personal vendetta against Nicole, Jenny being wrongfully accused of wearing and returning an expensive dress, watching people have sex on Summer House, why we still say "god bless you" after sneezes, Jenny's commitment to nightgowns, the brainwashing by big pineapple, and the Robert Downey Jr. classic Heart and Souls.@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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1:03:04

"Grindr for Actors" (w/ Paul Marcarelli)

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2024/06/19

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, writer, producer, and commercial superstar Paul Marcarelli to the pod!They get into permanently changing your eye color, auditioning to play an airplane seat, not identifying as happy, pre-Ellen vs. post-Ellen, if there is any good job, if there's a difference between advertising and propaganda, and who among them would make the perfect Traitor. @paulmarcarelli@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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56:10

"Smashed Rats is Nature" (w/ James Tison)

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2024/06/12

Jenny & Nicole welcome brilliantly funny comedian, actor, and writer James Tison to the pod!They get into making your baby Italian via daycare, #calzonegate, how living in New York has forced us all to be vigilante exterminators, why anyone would want to move to Manhattan after seeing RENT, and having an agent that asks YOU for notes on their stand-up set.@jamestison@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:02:02

"Thought In My 30's I'd Know How To Do My Hair" (w/...

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/06/05

Jenny & Nicole welcome INCREDIBLE AND GORGEOUS Actress, Comedian, Singer, and co-host of your other fav podcast Seek Treatment Cat Cohen to HWUB!They get into shoes on babies, how Gaga does dancing whereas Taylor Swift just walks, getting railed by Peter from Vanderpump Rules, the greatest passion in life being eating after midnight, why chicken parm chicken breasts are so thick and disgusting, having hair that's straight and flips up at the ends, how contouring is drawing a 3 on your face in

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1:00:43

"Being Blonde to Cut in Line" (w/ Marisol Sacramento)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/05/29

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress and all-around beautiful human Marisol Sacramento to the pod!They get into spoon-shaped tools for your pelvic floor, if the Bodies Exhibit is good or bad, lying about being on Gossip Girl, website guides to doing drugs in other countries, if Pét-nats are like kombucha, the pursuit of perfection, and having compassion for the 19-year-old version of you.@lookitsmarisol@spinthebottleshock@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpodCW: There is talk about

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1:01:28

"I'm a Lil Freakshow" (w/ Eleanore Pienta)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/05/22

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress, comedian, and Indie DARLING Eleanore Pienta to the pod!They get into dancing making you happy, if there's any clickbait we can get about The Daniels, hatred for The King's Speech, Bridget Jones fucking Ed Sheeran in a yurt, Jenny's dad carrying a hardback briefcase, Jenny eating a bagel moments before her c-section, how cringy it is to be an actor, and too much talk about Colin Firth.@honeydipmagicstick@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod

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51:08

"I'm the Backpack" (w/ Jenny & Nicole)

How Were U Brainwashed? ·

2024/05/15

YOUR GIRLS ARE BACK!!!!Nicole is back from maternity leave (does that exist for podcasters?) and she and Jenny have some major catching up to do.They get into if babysitting prepares you for motherhood, how Joseph Campbell wishes he was as strong as Nicole, if Rosemary is a blonde's name, how they feel about Scandoval a year out, Tom Schwartz's anal fissure, pregnant villains, and Jenny wearing long shirts to bed.@theheiser@nicolespiezio@howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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