Adult ISH

20-something hosts Merk Nguyen and Nyge Turner are gonna be extra generous this season — by letting you, the listener, learn from their (many!) (notable!) mistakes in their continuing quest towards adulthood. Premiering April 8th, Season 5 will feature uber-personal stories of failure + growth alongside down-to-earth convos, celebrity guests, and tangible advice. Subjects range from learning to co...

Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  &  Nyge Turner  wrap up Season 4 with a narrative episode that truly feels like a page out of their journals. First, Nyge travels back to his school days from kindergarten up to college, where he fights through his learning disabilities and labels put on him by teachers, family, and classmates. Then, Merk dives into the internal battle about changing her last...

Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  &  Nyge Turner  are notorious for winging it in the world of #adulting — as just-barely grownups, there’s a lot they don’t know. But there are challenges unique to every age group, not only to twentysomethings like themselves! In this episode, the hosts get real about ageism and generational divides in a chat with actress/producer  Ana Golja  (The Cuban, Full...

Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  &  Nyge Turner  have some very special interviewees this week: their own coworkers, podcast producer Georgia Wright and senior producer  Davey Kim . In this behind-the-scenes edition of the Adult ISH you know and love, Merk and Nyge turn the mic on their usually-hidden colleagues, putting them in the hot seat to share first impressions, tell silly stories, and...

In this episode of  Adult ISH , co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  and  Nyge Turner  tackle the real #adulting challenge of drawing boundaries. First, YouTube star  Tim Chantarangsu (fka Timothy DeLaGhetto)  speaks to the hosts about letting the public in on private matters, the roles he  won’t  take, and pooping with the door open! Later, Merk tells a story that explores the unique challenges that come with...

Merk Nguyen  &  Nyge Turner  get real about being fake, particularly when it comes to imposter syndrome + ways the digital world can amplify feelings of fakeness. Writer  L’Oreal Thompson Payton  and YR Media CEO  Kyra Kyles  bring their bad mamajama advice to remind us all we’re deserving of our successes. Then YR Media’s Interactive Team walks the co-hosts through the pros and cons of  deepf...

After an election night with no final results + everything else that has happened in 2020,  Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  &  Nyge Turner  ask each other, “How are you doing?” This vibe check includes loving calls from family members and kindergarten PeaceBuilding jams. Plus, a throwback interview with “Black-ish” actor  Marcus Scribner  on HBCUs and interracial dating. The Adult ISH fam re...

Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  and  Nyge Turner  give the mic to their guests who highlight important social justice issues of 2020. MTV News’  Dometi Pongo  speaks to the End SARS movement, shares the best ways to stay media literate and gushes with Nyge on their latest hip-hop earworms. Merk leads a roundtable with  POPSUGAR’s  Kelsey Garcia that features reporters on YR Media & WNYC’s Ra...

What's your silver lining in 2020?  Adult ISH  podcast co-hosts  Nyge Turner  and  Merk Nguyen  ask themselves and their guests that very question in this episode that focuses on joy. "Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good" author adrienne maree brown reads a poem and teaches us how to appreciate the small radical changes that allow us to feel happy. NPR's  Tiny Desk Contest winner  + fr...

What’s your biggest insecurity? For Nyge, it’s living with gynecomastia (aka man boobs). For Merk, it’s feeling too “Merky” for some people in her life. This “Insecure ISH” episode explores all that + brings on YR Media’s Noel Anaya to talk about getting access to his foster care files and confronting his painful past. Be sure to also check out Noel’s new short documentary “Unadopted”  here . Foll...

Adult ISH  co-hosts  Merk Nguyen  and  Nyge Turner  eat cucumber sandwiches and get meta over prosecco! Featuring Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman of the “ Call Your Girlfriend ” podcast + vintage Adult ISH deep cuts, in this episode the hosts take a step outside themselves to help them acknowledge the under-appreciated moments in their #adulting journey. Especially if it involves a freestyle rap f...

20-somethings Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen are back with another szn of Adult ISH — a culture, advice, and storytelling show produced by and for almost-adults. Season 4 drops on October 8th and will feature celebrity “experts” & other self-deprecating segments that touch on #adulting topics like imposter syndrome, the election, and whether you should #2 with the door open! New episodes every Th...

In this season 3 finale episode, Nyge and Merk take a blast to the past with “Nostalg ISH.” R&B artist JoJo aka the sultry “ Comeback ” queen shares backstories behind her new music and why 12-year-old stardom low-key sucks. Then, the co-hosts play a humiliating storytelling game with Dave Nadelberg , creator of The Mortified Podcast , to see how they can best one-up each other in true playgro...

In this "Ridin' Solo" episode (that does NOT feature Jason Derulo), co-hosts Merk and Nyge explore bumps that come up on the road to independence. Writer and musician Lane Moore lifts up people who are all by their lone selves by pushing aside broad advice. Juan Mireles-Palomar , a young DACA recipient, gets into conflicting feelings he has about finally living on his own and how his legal status...

In a time when we are witnessing the painful legacy of racism and inequality in America, Adult ISH co-hosts Merk Nguyen and Nyge Turner take a moment to highlight forward-thinking women who are working to create equal access in their respective spaces. Disability rights lawyer Haben Girma is making digital realms accessible for people with disabilities. Actresses and IRL skaters from HBO's “Betty”...

How do you define "masculinity?" Adult ISH co-hosts Nyge and Merk try to define it with their friends and actor Jason Genao aka Ruby from Netflix's “ On My Block” . Their answers lie somewhere between selflessness, chocolate milk and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Be sure to check out  adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at  @yrAdultISH.

Going stir-crazy during quarantine? Then laugh it out with Merk, Nyge and our featured guests, comedians Taylor Tomlinson & Joel Kim Booster! Learn how to get revenge on your nosy grandma + perfect your 17 dating app traps. Be sure to check out  adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at  @yrAdultISH.

Nyge shares the story of his months of unexplained symptoms and how he finally got help from a psych department. Then he channels his inner Steve Harvey and shows Merk and their senior producer Davey that the journey to finding a therapist is surprisingly a lot like dating apps. Be sure to check out  adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at  @yrAdultISH.

Merk and Nyge are saying "I do" to marriage, but their guests (ft. Fran from “ The Friend Zone” ) are more leaning toward "ditch getting hitched." The co-hosts also bring on their shy significant others to compete in the "Not So Newlywed Game" that includes nose picking and jambalaya farts!? Be sure to check out adultishpodcast.com and follow all our socials at @yrAdultISH.

Artificial intelligence (A.I.) reigns supreme over co-hosts Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen in this episode of Adult ISH. Two high school seniors and The Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal get into how having your location tracked by your parents or significant other (S.O.) results in Drake-approved "trust issues." Then the co-hosts become lab rats in an experiment involving sexy robots! Be sure to check out...

In this episode of Adult ISH, Merk leads a discussion on menstruation myths and period stigma (ft. Vicious Cycle co-host and comedian Kate Elston ). Then Nyge experiences what it’s like to have his first (sort of) period! Will he struggle with his cycle or be able to show Mother Nature that it's no big deal? Be sure to check out  adultishpodcast.com  and follow all our socials at  @yrAdultISH .

In this Season 3 opener of Adult ISH, Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen get the party started with... breakups?!  The co-hosts call up friendship fallout expert (a.k.a. Justina Sharp ) on what to do when you lose a BFF. Nyge and his friend say goodbye to their longtime firefighting dreams. Merk reads a breakup letter to her boyfriend that would make Lin-Manuel Miranda proud. Be sure to check out adultis...

Hosted by 20-somethings Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen, Adult ISH is a jungle juice cocktail of storytelling and hilarious #nofilter advice from BFFs and celebrity “experts” that hits home. Season 3 drops on April 16th and will touch on topics from breakups, to our struggles with masculinity, to low-key falling in love with robots. New episodes every Thursday! Adult ISH is produced by Peabody Award-w...

There are only two types of people in this world — people who watch movies with subtitles and those who don't. So instead of bickering with your family over the holidays on who is right, let Merk and Nyge do it for you in this extra segment, “Agree to Disagree.” Make your mark. Go to radiotopia.fm to donate today.

In this #squadgoals S2 finale of Adult ISH, co-host Nyge chops it up with hip-hop artists from HBK Gang about strip clubs scuffles and chicken strips. Then, he joins co-host Merk to play a game called “Still my Bro OR Let it Go” with Liza Koshy, Kikimo Glenn, and Travis Coles from " Liza On Demand ".