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Banging It Out with Elke Thoms

Season 2 coming 2026. Comedian Elke Thoms pretends she’s a therapist and asks why you really changed your hair. No really, why? Did you always hate your face or—?

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All Episodes

28:10

Going Gray as a Senior (in College) with Abigail Jensen

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/11/15

After finding out the guy she was dating in college hooked up with her sorority sister, Sex Educator and Host of Rat Girls Podcast Abigail Jensen wanted to get her hair dyed with purple tips à la Kylie Jenner's 2014 green hair look. Unfortunately, the hairstylist said this would be a challenge for her and she was correct because she dyed it half gray. For the 2025 season finale of Banging It Out, Elke and Abigail discuss Abigail's plight of going gray as a senior (in college), and how it launched

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25:50

Bald In Denial with Josh Edelman

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/11/01

Comedian and filmmaker Josh Edelman fought back against losing his hair by shaving his head at the end of his upcoming comedy special, but is now letting what's left grow back. Despite acknowledging that he looks cooler with a shaved head, Elke and Josh dive into why he's still hanging on, before debating the virtues of hair that grows like vines versus sheds glitter. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT JOSHJosh Edelman is a comedian and filmmaker. He directed the New York Times "Best Comedy

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26:29

"Amicable" Breakups with Rachel Mathieu (Part 2)

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/10/18

Comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Mathieu dyed her hair blonde at 18 after a break-up that sent her into crisis. In part two of this two-part episode, Elke and Rachel dive into amicable breakups vs. not-amicable breakups, Elke's post-breakup actions that were not giving the main character energy she thought they were, and whether they'd rath-HAIR have hair that allows them to fly or turn invisible. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT RACHELRachel Mathieu is a comedian, actor, and writer,

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23:48

College Crisis Blonde with Rachel Mathieu (Part 1)

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2025/10/04

Comedian, actor, and writer Rachel Mathieu dyed her hair blonde at 18 after a break-up that sent her into crisis. In part one of this two-part episode, Elke and Rachel discuss their long-distance relationships, finding yourself in college (or at least finding your hair dye), and the rebrand from "dirty blonde" to "old money blonde."Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT RACHELRachel Mathieu is a comedian, actor, and writer, you've seen her creating shorts and producing sketch comedy with

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32:54

Taking Off My Bangs with JJ Obee

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/09/20

Some women have new hair thrust upon them. Actor JJ Obee had a hair makeover done initially against her will, but now it might be… growing on her. On today's episode, JJ and Elke pull back the layers on JJ's bang piece, discuss their feelings around hair and makeup in their personal and professional lives, and finally answer that age-old question, would you rath-HAIR have hair that glows in the dark or tells time?Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT JJJJ Obee is an actor as well as a writer,

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29:20

80s Mullet Perm with Mary Gallagher

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/09/06

Comic, actor and cartoonist Mary Gallagher got a bad perm and then decided to trim the sides because her grandfather said she should always show her ears. She then reached her final form of the 1980’s—The Mary Mullet Perm. Elke and Mary chat about Mary's new empty nest, finding your voice in comedy, and one of Mary's most infamous high school nicknames (which involves The Beatles and a very curious monkey).Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTMary Gallagher is a comic, actor, and cartoonist

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31:35

Woodland Heroine with Clip-In Extensions with Kara...

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/08/23

Singer-songwriter and actress Kara Connolly dyed her hair bold, copper red to take back her power after years of entertainment industry mistreatment and feeling typecast and misunderstood. In part two of their two-part episode, Elke and Kara discuss Kara's love of love of cultivating a new vibe for each album, being vulnerable on stage (but not too soon), and the hairstyle Kara's therapist was not a fan of. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTKara Connolly is an award-nominated actress and

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29:23

Red Hair Topples Typecasting with Kara Connolly (Part 1)

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2025/08/09

Singer-songwriter and actress Kara Connolly dyed her hair bold, copper red to take back her power after years of entertainment industry mistreatment and feeling typecast and misunderstood. In part one of their two-part episode, Elke and Kara discuss stepping outside of stereotypes (with the help of some hair dye), going through the audition ringer, and the behind-the-scenes of being creatives.Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTKara Connolly is an award-nominated actress and singer-songwriter

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23:25

Villainous Handlebar Mustache with Jesse Arrow

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/07/26

Actor, writer, director, and entrepreneur Jesse Arrow grew a villainous handlebar mustache in his 20's after he discovered he was finally capable of growing facial hair. Long before Elke and Jesse were together, Jesse saught to rebel against hitting puberty late and his days as a valet, and boy did he ever. Elke and Jesse sit down to uncover this specific phase in Jesse's life and how grateful they both are that they weren't dating during Jesse's Mr. Monopoly man era.Subscribe for more hair-larious

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26:49

Emo Haired Track Star Turned Actor with Marissa Madsen

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/07/12

Actor Marissa Madsen announced that she was a cool, mysterious, IDGAF adult in college by getting an emo-chic haircut, despite its impact on her aerodynamics while running varsity cross-country. Elke and Marissa discuss how her dramatic hair change did more than just win the disapproval of her mom--it also helped her move to her real heart's desire, acting. They also chat cats in birthday hats, because of course.Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTMarissa Madsen is an actor and sketch

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26:38

Elke's Bangs: The Origin Story

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/06/21

The tables turn as host Elke Thoms takes a spin in the guest chair. Elke reveals the origin story of her bangs, which somehow involves stand-up, a breakup, and Prince. Our previous episode's guest, comedian Renée Percy, sticks around to uncover how this podcast all started with a haircut in 2016. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTRenée is a comedian, actor, and writer. You've seen her on shows like Jimmy Kimmel, The Goldbergs, Workaholics, and on stage performing with people like Jay Leno,

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24:29

Traumatic Summer Camp Haircut with Renée Percy

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/06/07

Comedian Renée Percy was sent to summer camp at age 9 with all her hair chopped off (thanks mom) and hasn't cut it short since. As always, what starts as a lighthearted podcast episode quickly devolves to deep-rooted trauma like "do I even like my face?" Elke and Renée discuss their camp coming-of-age experiences, how they dress on stage, and whether their current or childhood bedroom wall color would make for a better hairstyle. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUTRenée is a comedian, actor,

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28:58

Getting Back at My Mother with Hanna Anderson

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/05/24

Comedian, Writer, and co-host of The Dating Detectives podcast Hanna Anderson dyed her hair red last December, and she can't tell if she did it to feel independent from her mother or because it looked hot on Dua Lipa. Maybe both? Elke and Hanna delve into the naunces of these equally reasonable motives, as well as the perils of dying hair at home, workshopping stand-up material in front of friends, and flirting as a lifestyle. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT HANNAHanna Anderson is a

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25:23

A Stay-At-Home Dad's Ponytail with Seth Lawrence

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2025/05/10

Comedian Seth Lawrence is a stay-at-home dad by day, raising four kids and (briefly) a ponytail. When the going got tough and he had toddlers at home, it came down to time for a haircut or time for stand-up. Seth chose stand-up. Seth and Elke discuss the ideal work/life balance and their current lack thereofs, Elke's first Catholic confession, and Seth's wife's breaking point when it came to him growing his hair out. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!ABOUT SETHSeth Lawrence is a comedian who

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24:53

Break-Up Bangs Twinning with Emma Smith Watts

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/04/26

Actress/Comedian Emma Smith Watts is the stereotype that catapulted this podcast into existence: she got bangs after a breakup (she's our first guest to do so). Emma and Elke discuss blondes vs. redheads, childhood fringe cuts, and how they both went through a long-distance breakup the exact same year. One of them copied their mom's bangs, the other's mom copied hers (keep up, please). Somehow, they've both been told they look like Taylor Swift. Subscribe for more hair-larious tales!KEEP UP WITH

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23:17

Medusa, Hades, and High School Bullies with Grant...

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/04/12

Actor Grant Terzakis cut his long shaggy hair at 13, fueled by wanting to fit in with his classmates. Now, at 31, he's growing it out again. After a comment in middle school led to the death of Grant's footballer mop, Grant kept things short and tidy until 31, when he found himself in a role playing a 13-year-old boy. Now he's shed his lifelong anxiety and regrown his original look. Elke and Grant debate whether Medusa hair (live snakes on your head) or Hades hair (hair that bursts into flames) is

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25:31

World’s Worst Quarantine Bangs with Genesis Sol

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2025/03/29

Comedian Genesis Sol cut herself bangs in the pandemic, and let's just say, it's a good thing she didn't have to see too many people. A lot of folks made questionable DIY hair choices during this uncertain time, but Genesis's was so bad, she got featured on the Tamron Hall Show. In an interview with celebrity hairstylist Brad Mondo, they attempted CPR on Genesis's bangs. Meanwhile, Elke worries she accidentally manfested the pandemic. In the end, it took a village to fix Genesis's hair. Good thing

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26:36

This Concept Isn't Working for Me with Nemesis Ruiz

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/03/15

Model Nemesis Ruiz had adventurous hair in childhood, but today keeps it anything but adventurous. After a run-in with a pair of scissors at age 5 followed by occasional barbaring from her family, Nemesis challenges whether the theme of this pod is relevant to everyone as she enjoys not changing her hair ever. Well, she did part it on the side once. Elke did that too (to look like Conan O'Brien, of course). Today, Nemesis loses her podcast virginity, keeps her hair virginity, and celebrates the

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24:01

Going Through a Bad Bleach-Up with Leo Forest

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/03/02

Musician Leo Forest bleached his hair platinum after a less-than-ideal breakup. Artist, producer, and songwriter Leo realized that if you're going to change the way your mind thinks, maybe you should attempt to change your brain by shooting chemicals into your head. Can your long-distance breakup woes be cured by bleach? Elke finds out. The tables turn as Leo has his own "Would You Rath-HAIR?" question for Elke. Subscribe for more tales of impulsive hair decisions and the emotional baggage behind

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20:23

Depression, But Make It Pink with Katie K

Banging It Out with Elke Thoms ·

2025/02/15

Can bangs fix your life? Comedian Elke Thoms is determined to find out. In this interview podcast, Elke dives into the wild, impulsive, and occasionally life-altering hair choices we make—because sometimes, a bad perm is more than just a bad perm.In this first episode, comedian Katie K shares the story of her first-ever hair dye experience—a full transformation from virgin hair to an all-pink meltdown, followed by what she thought was a more “professional” purple. Spoiler: her friends immediately

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