Sage-Based Wisdom

Jana’s credit card got stolen. Brian is done with his tour and happy to be home. Our guest Kaniehtiio Horn (Seeds, Reservation Dogs, Letterkenny) went through a harrowing tale about the pull out method. Our advice of the week tells us how to naturally make breasts larger. Our caller asks: How does a non-Native mom and wife navigate living on a reservation and integrate into the community? Hosts: J...

Jana is in Canada filming a movie. Brian went on a tantric massage retreat. Our advice of the week is a British person recounting Kim Kardashian saying we should “get up off your ass and work.” Our caller gives an update: They had a crush on their neighbor but they were in a relationship. That relationship ended under wild circumstances. They want to know how to deal with being a hopeless romantic...

Brian might have ADHD. Jana does not. Emily argues that every comedian suffers from ADHD. Our advice of the week comes from an elderly white who assumes the one choice people have to make in life is between Harvard or Yale. A caller asks how to get the most out of their pop. Another caller needs help managing her frizzy fly-aways.   Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)...

Jana did what could be considered identity theft. Brian needs to get in more faces and start engaging in more conflict. Our advice of the week comes from a white woman walking down the street who says: people talk about you because they lost the privilege to talk to you. A millennial caller asks: How to deal with her mom who will say that she is being disrespectful if the caller disagrees with her...

Jana needs guys to start wiping after going number one (bathroom). Brian is loving being single at the moment. Our guest Emma (founder of Los Angeles Chapter House) forgot to do something for her husband on Valentine’s Day. Our advice of the week comes from a dominatrix who says that the less you do for a man, the more he does for you. A caller asks: How does she stop taking care of her parents an...

Jana made a TikTok while using the bathroom. Brian is into Mystery from VH1’s The Pick Up Artist. Our advice of the week tells us to use charisma in conversation to elicit dopamine. A caller asks: How to make friends in college, settle in, and what we’d say to ourselves when we were in college. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins) P...

Jana thinks Brian could give off more confidence cues. Guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman have been married for 15 years! Our advice of the week tells us how to make others comfy in OUR presence (thank god). A caller asks: If I wear long earrings, will they rip out of my ears and leave buttholes? Another caller needs some reassurance that his wife isn't out of his league. Hosts: Jana S...

Jana wants to open a coffee shop that is also an event space. Brian’s dream job is to be a barista. Guest Rupinder Gill (Ghosts, Schitt's Creek, Sex Lives of College Girls) does not want to live past sixty. Our advice of the week tells us three things we need to do to be happier. A caller asks: How to persevere and do your job despite everything that’s happening in the world? Another caller d...

Jana has received fan art of varying levels of artistry. Brian wants to date a photographer. Guest Lauren Ashley Smith (Smith Sisters Live Deep Dive Podcast) would love to be someone’s muse. Our advice of the week poses the question: Is feminism killing men’s confidence? A caller asks: Is she expecting too much from a straight man she recently started dating, in terms of understanding her queer-ne...

Jana believes life experience makes writing better so she downloaded Hinge after the pandemic. Brian wonders if relationships should have performance reviews. A caller asks: Should she let her twin brother take her little brother’s dog? Another caller asks: How does she as a white woman spot a real powwow from a fake powwow?  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music:...

Jana firmly believes men should be creating sensory experiences for people they want to woo. Brian would remember for the rest of his life if someone made him chili cheese fries. A caller asks: What our role is in managing our parents’ or elders' relationships? Another caller asks: Should he start drinking again?  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve...

Jana doesn’t like to mix savory and sweet foods. Brian is an enlightened blonde woman when he’s on vacation. Sterlin Harjo added mango to Matthew McConaughey’s viral tuna salad recipe. A caller asks: What are nice things to do for her partner who does so much for her and their kids? Another caller asks: Should he reverse his vasectomy to repopulate his dwindling tribe?  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@ja...

Jana and Brian host a live comedy show at The Chapter House LA in Echo Park! The show followed the LA NDN Flea and they took some incredible questions from the audience and answered them with their local, Native comedian friends.  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guests: Monique Moreau (@moniquemoreaucomedy) and Siena East (@sienaeast) AND MORE! Music: Steve Jenkin...

Aparna Nancharla is on the pod! Jana checks to see if Brian and Aparna are face-taping. Brian has seven alarms and if he wakes up by the third alarm, he's winning at Lyfe. A caller asks how she can build community and make friends outside of work. Another caller admits that he's been claiming that he's Filipino when he's not.  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe...

Jana is receiving a lot of advice about sleep in her algorithm. Brian needs 7 hours of sleep MINIMUM. A caller asks: When living in a Native community with other Natives, how do you deal with Native people who are über Native? Another caller remarks that: Jana was in her hometown in Montana to increase Native voter turnout and she wasn’t able to meet Jana.  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and...

Jana snagged at a powwow. Brian is allergic to cats despite never expressing symptoms. Guest Bobby Wilson doesn’t know how hospitals are funded even though his wife works at a hospital. A caller asks: What was the last powwow we went to? Another caller asks: How to talk about not believing in conspiracies with a romantic partner who does believe? Note!: We recorded this episode WEEKS before the Un...

Jana doesn’t want kids, she wants permanent auntie status. Brian is 60% sure he wants kids. Guest Minnie Goode is a real life therapist who thinks you should date your friends. A caller asks: Can she be a Native American who is also into witch culture? Another caller asks: How does a mother and variety store worker break into the entertainment business? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Bri...

Jana uses mouthwash before brushing her teeth. Brian’s last dentist seemed to be using unclean equipment. Dash’s dentist burped in his mouth. A caller asks: How to “burn” her brother who is hurling anti-Indigenous insults at her? Another caller asks: How does a mother and variety store worker break into the entertainment business?

Jana has been helping a friend grieve. Brian’s did a fair share of grieving this year. Sierra has eaten ostrich and loved it. A caller asks: what pet should they get their child that they could also eat when it gets older? Another caller asks: what do you do when you don’t feel like taking care of yourself? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Sierra Teller Orne...

Jana started a pretty big fire as a child. Brian has also allegedly started a fire in his past. Guest Vinny Thomas advises you, if you own a box turtle, to put tea lights out to attract moths. A caller asks: How to deal with being the victim of revenge p*rn? Another caller asks: Why can’t women “freeball” their breasts? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Vinny...

Jana is aware everyone is a human being and knows to expect flaws. Brian needs everyone to be perfect. Siena believes in paying yourself a minimum wage. A caller asks: How much to price their Syrian bread at their farmers market? Another caller asks: If they want to do disability policy work after college, do they work in the US or Canada? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@bria...

Jana used fake human hair on “Rutherford Falls” and wasn’t possessed by it. Brian takes his loose strands of hair with him when he leaves an AirBnB. A caller asks: what are reasonable steps to get to know your neighbors? Another caller wants to know how to get rid of a possible haunting in their home. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Marcy Jarreau (@marcylan...

Jana wants a house to throw ragers. Brian is trying to stop dating people that trigger him. A caller wants to know if it’s worth buying a house or just stick to renting? Another caller wants to know how to ask her child’s school to stop dressing kids up like pilgrims for Thanksgiving? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Tazbah Chavez (@tazbah) Music: Steve Jenk...

Brian shouts out IHS Dental Services for their incredible work. Jana is grieving the sudden loss of a friend. A caller needs to start turning down panel and speaking requests to focus on self care. Another caller wants to know how to tell her boyfriend that his breath is so bad, she may not marry him.  Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunpgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejen...

Jana has Chris Farley living inside her belly. Brian is trying to be “Brian 2.0.” A caller with creative dreams and credit card debt wants to know if they should move to LA. Another caller asks how to deal with her elderly, nuisance mom who lives in her backyard. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe) Guest: Dallas Goldtooth (@dallasgoldtooth) Music: Steve Jenkins (@stev...