The Lost Lore

Welcome to Harvard!! Today, Jake and Haley are dressed as another pair of famous enemies to lovers: Elle Woods and Vivian Kensington to discuss one of our favorite movies ever, Legally Blonde . We’re each sharing our favorite characters and quotes, and, unsurprisingly, singing half of the film soundtrack. Haley drops some lore about several of the actors in the movie, and Jake details his experien...

Happy Halloreween!! Today, we are discussing our childhood trick-or-treating strategies and naming the candies we most wanted to find in our pumpkin baskets at the end of Halloween night. Jake recalls sacrificing half of his candy to the Great Pumpkin every year and vows to become the Heidi Klum of his neighborhood by throwing elaborate Halloween parties. Haley tries to pick a last-minute costume...

Welcome back! This week, we’re in a classic Halloween couples costume (Haley is dressed as a Corona Light bottle and Jake is her lime slice!) We’re feeling loose and are all over the place as a result. In addition to exchanging the stories of our most memorable drunken Halloween nights, we also cover: our level of belief in ghosts, the movie 50 First Dates , our favorite Demi Lovato songs and vira...

Welcome back! Today, we’re revisiting the Twilight universe by zeroing in on the second book and movie from the series, New Moon . Jake is a walking, talking Twilight encyclopedia and brings Haley up to speed on the lore of author Stephanie Meyer. We re-cast the vampires with pop stars, name the most iconic moment in the film, and renew our lifelong memberships to Team Edward. For full video episo...

Welcome back! Today, we’re reflecting on one of the best years of our lives: 2008!! We’re sharing the most memorable moments from this year of adolescence, from cranking that Soulja Boy, growing (and shaving) body hair, and all of the inappropriate ringtones we bought in between. Jake and Haley bond over the middle-school humiliation ritual of having an embarrassing voicemail message. Biggest crus...

Welcome back! Between swapping illnesses, family visits, and travel conflicts, your Lost Lore hosts are behind on recording. We didn’t wanna leave you hanging, so today we’re releasing two snippets of bonus content to all of our listeners. First, enjoy our blind milk taste test. Then, buckle up for Jake’s Beauty and the Beast fanfic. Episodes like this and more are available on Patreon! We’ll be b...

Welcome back! This week Haley is dressed as the Very Hungry Caterpillar and Jake’s decked out in the fruits from the story as we share which of our favorite foods we’d enjoy before we change forever and become butterfly-runway-divas who only have nectar (which, in Haley’s case, would be Coke Zero and, in Jake’s case, would be milk). We exchange our opinions on all of the foods that the caterpillar...

READY TO ROCK?! This week, Haley manages many mustache malfunctions while dressed as Freddie Mercury, and Jake is totally unhelpful and suited up as Elton John to discuss rock music. We’re covering the oldies from Elvis, Led Zeppelin, and Guns N Roses to the modern acts that made our childhood, like Avril Lavigne, Green Day, and The All American Rejects. Turn your volume up and raise your lighters...

Labor Day is over, but Jake and Haley are still wearing white to celebrate the return of your favorite puritanical podcast! We’re covering everything we got up to during our summer break: what we watched ( The Odyssey , Veep , La La Land ), what we’re listening to (Olivia Rodrigo, Ariana Grande, Paula Abdul), and where we traveled (and the trips we cancelled). We discuss the personal and global im...

After 70 episodes and nearly a year and a half of weekly posting, The Lost Lore is officially going on a short break! Haley and Jake share their summer bucket lists and give listeners their summer homework before heading out to HolidayMaxx. We will miss you and can't wait to be back in your ears and hearts on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH!!! To support the show during the break, please leave us a 5 s...

Welcome back to the show! We swung by Old Navy and picked up our annual July 4th tees just in time to celebrate 250 years of the oldest continuously functioning democracy in the world! We test our memories by reciting the pledge for the first time in ten years and make a case for loving your country without being weird. Then, we each share our favorite Fourth of July memories from childhood; Haley...

Welcome back! Strap in (or off) and buckle up because it’s Episode 69!! In honor of reaching the raunchiest episode number to date, we are discussing the 2016 election (for some reason), millennial vs. gen-z cringe (for some other reason), and the crimes of Michael Jackson (for some truly unknown reason). Jake retracts some of his previous statements on the Iron Paradise, and Haley proves herself...

This week, raise a pint of protein as we toast to our favorite place: THE IRON PARADISE (also known as the “gym” to less serious members). We’re reminiscing on our shared love of being bench warmers during childhood sports and explain how we each possess a deep athleticism that simply cannot include rules or teammates. Jake talks about finally getting over his decades’ long fear of working out in...

Welcome back!! This week, we’re dressed up as and talking about two of the most talented forerunners in modern pop music: Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo. We cover the covid-time-lore between the Disney stars and review the distinctly different paths they each took to mega-stardom. Haley tells the story of corresponding with Olivia’s stylist, and Jake officially moves Sabrina into his Pop Tri...

Happy Pride Month, everyone!! To celebrate, today we’re talking about things that are gay, even if they don’t seem gay (walking fast, the gym, the letter Z). Jake enlightens Haley about two worlds totally unknown to her: Clavicular and gay adult content. We name our favorite pieces of queer media and make a case for exclusively using the classic Pride flag. There’s always been a rainbow hanging ov...

Welcome back! Today, our looks are inspired by the covers of two funny memoirs (Jake is Amy Poehler’s Yes, Please , and Haley is Tina Fey’s Bossypants ) to discuss the endless list of funny women. Haley tells the story of her first time doing stand up, and we share our opinions on crowd work, Ellen, and famous SNL alum. Then, we name a few of our favorite women in film, television, and stand up (a...

Grab some tiramisu (or an espresso martini)! Today, Haley and Jake discuss their love of coffee, from the diuretic benefits to being enchanted by how disgusting it sometimes tastes. We list the top tier ways it should be consumed: as a chic espresso? iced and black? black and hot? dessert in a cup? Haley makes a case for almond milk, and Jake rejects it! Cheers!

Today, your hosts step back into their middle school personalities (Jake’s raunchier than ever, and Haley’s in hall monitor mode) to recount the most fashionable moments of our adolescence! We break down our back-to-school shopping strategies and name the most influential, go-to stores. Then, we discuss the continued impact of shoes like Converse, Rainbows, and Crocs and remember our fallen old-fa...

This week we’re in cow print (synthetic, not real) to discuss life on the farm! Jake, a famous descendant of farmers, explains the significance of all the classic animals to Haley, a famous lover of the indoors. We dive into Billie Eilish’s recent comments about eating animals and have an open-minded discussion on veganism and the challenge of not eating meat in the modern world. We share a true &...

We are finally back at the happiest place on earth: our beloved green studio!! We’re dressed as iconic princesses to talk all things Disney animated movies. We cover the classics and share the most special films from our childhoods ( The Rescuers , Peter Pan , The Aristocats, and Tarzan to name a few). Of course we can’t resist picking the hottest characters, investigating whether Walt’s body is a...

It’s the final day in our maroon studio and to say goodbye, we’re traveling the rainbow road! Like, we’re literally just talking about colors. We’re firing off our rapid associations with each member of ROYGBIV and petitioning for a drastic cultural pivot away from beige. Then, we laugh about the time in acting school when we had to embody each color (pale pink was a memorable challenge) and pour...

Strike a pose, VOGUE! This week, Jake is in a chic gray wig and Haley has clipped in a pair of bangs from 2006 to sing the praises of the most quotable movie of all time, The Devil Wears Prada . We establish that, despite the backward costumes, Haley is actually Miranda and Jake is definitely Andy. Then, we celebrate the memorable and hilarious (yet moving and also deeply impactful) performances b...

Welcome back! You’ve scored a ticket to a discussion about each of our top five favorite concerts we’ve ever been to! We’re relishing in the luck of witnessing iconic shows by living legends (Reba McEntire, Patti Lupone) and modern pop favorites (Sabrina Carpenter, Megan Thee Stallion). Haley tells stories of beefing and bonding with other fans and shares the most unexpected and bizarre way of get...

Here’s Jakey! (and Haley!) Watch your back and check under your bed because this week we are diving into the world of horror movies and psychological thrillers. Jake is dressed as Casey Becker (from Scream ) and Haley is dressed as Chucky (from Chucky ) as we discuss the scariest films we’ve ever seen and cover the dark, iconic, and sometimes funny worlds of Midsommar, The Shining , Black Swan , G...

Your hosts are officially living in different decades because Jake is THIRTY! Today, he’s in the iconic 13 Going on 30 dress and Haley’s in her silkiest sleepover robe to chat about getting older and to reflect on the last three decades. We hold onto to our youth by dreaming up the perfect man (and woman) and exchanging our wildest, most in-depth fantasies. Cheers to the next thirty years! Send Ja...