Reverse Jackass

Confession is good for the soul... and even better for podcast content. In this episode, Evelyn finally admits to Nick that for months she had no idea what the acronym "CAMFT" meant—and thought he was talking about an actual camp for therapists . Meanwhile, Nick shares a very real confession of his own: his internal tug-of-war between admiring Canada and subconsciously treating it like “...

This episode of Reverse Jackass is pure mayhem:  Nick explains how a college tantrum led to drywall destruction and an absolutely deranged (yet completely successful) plan to avoid consequences. Evelyn counters with a story involving a totaled car, broken glass, just out of reach chicken nuggets, and the kind of decision-making that makes you reconsider left turns forever. Also featured: Nick and...

It’s Canadian Thanksgiving at the time this Reverse Jackass episode was recorded (even though it's closer to Valentine's Day at the time this is released, WE KNOW OK, GET OVER IT), and Evelyn is ready to sincerely express her gratitude… for overlooked vegetables, surprise double garbage pickup, and the joys of ergonomic design. Nick, meanwhile, is thankful for gluten, therapy, and a wedd...

What happens when an American mislabels Canada’s national dish and brings up the Oklahoma–Texas rivalry? Let’s just say: tensions rise, and it's not pretty. In episode 11 of the Reverse Jackass podcast, Evelyn explains the VERY. SPECIFIC. RULES. of what makes a real poutine (spoiler: it’s not just fries with gravy and shredded cheese, you animals), while Nick recounts a moment of cultural ten...

We're now into double-digits over here with our 10th episode of the Reverse Jackass podcast. The hydro's out at Evelyn's place, so she does the classic "social media manager working from a coffee shop” move… and immediately gets betrayed by a wobbly table and spills her tragically expensive Americano all over. From there, it’s off to an upscale market for $15 coffee-caramel sau...

In Episode 9 of Reverse Jackass , Nick tries his darndest to bring Canada and the US together through the idea of innovation. He unveils his “million-dollar therapy idea” (never read the comments), then he tries to “innovate mathematics" (deleting the equal sign entirely), and finally, he asks Evelyn to confess what she’s contributed to music theory (spoiler: she burned a piano in a field, le...

In Episode 8 of Reverse Jackass , Evelyn thinks she's choosing a topic of levity, but she may have spoken too soon. She and Nick rewind to their original career dreams (composer and actor) and compare the stereotypes that come with the territory, from instrument cliques to theater department pecking orders. Nostalgia then takes a sharp turn as the discussion quickly shifts to “let’s unpack th...

This special statement doesn’t have jokes or banter. It has us, speaking plainly about what’s been happening in the United States, including the killing of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. We’re heartbroken. And furious.  Thanks for being the kind of audience we can speak honestly with. (To be honest, we didn't know whether it was appropriate for us to...

Fresh off their CBC Radio debut (watch out, "Board of Canada"), Nick and Evelyn return with tales of flags: Clinical red flags, that is. Nick opens with a story about a high school bully turned co-worker: someone so bizarrely charismatic and casually cruel, he could only be explained through diagnostic criteria. Evelyn counters with her own real-life Canadian villain, whose opening line...

In the 6th episode of Reverse Jackass , Evelyn and Nick get to work on a very specific kind of diplomacy: swapping stories that felt normal at the time… until you say them out loud and someone goes, “Hey… so that’s messed up.” Evelyn kicks things off with a church camp memory from her teens, when an Old Testament-style puke plague takes down basically everyone. Evelyn, however, doesn’t get sick, s...

It's the Reverse Jackass podcast coming at you hard like a high school promposal on steroids, and we're pretty sure we are now at least 2 steps forward into finding common ground between Canada and the US.  In this episode, Nick breaks down the plot to Warren G's song Regulate as a seduction method (street dice game, guns, chaos, then straight to the motel ) and asks Evelyn: what’s...

In Episode 4, Evelyn drops her peacemaking prompt with the subtlety of a Timbit cannon: "You’ve been chosen to build a national statue, but it can only be made of stereotypes." Nick slaps on his Ray-Bans and responds by sculpting America into a fever-dream of chips, firearms, raw milk, measles, and an above-ground pool full of ivermectin. Evelyn, meanwhile, refuses the statue brief entir...

In this episode of Reverse Jackass, Nick and Evelyn roll up their sleeves and get to work digging into their respective countries' jingoistic tendencies (don't feel bad, guys; Evelyn had to look up the word 'jingoistic' when Nick used it for the first time, too, but she edited that part out so you didn't think she sounded dumb). They also compare important cultural touchst...

A 2nd episode? Wow, time sure flies! Evelyn shares a memory of a documentary she watched on Tibetan nomads called the 'Salt Men of Tibet,' leading to her pick for a life-swap fantasy. Nick reveals his much more down-to-earth dream: exacting pickleball revenge. Join their conversation as they joke about the salt language, and Nick's ponderings about "What happens out with the ya...

Hear that? It's the first ever episode of the Reverse Jackass podcast.  Nick and Evelyn jump right into it, discussing everything from the colo(u)rs of their respective currencies, sweat-based pubescent experiences, memorable shoplifting incidents, and more, all in the hopes of finding a modicum of common ground on which they can start peace talks between the United States and Canada.  ...the...