How Were U Brainwashed?

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, performer, and playwright Becca Blackwell (The Pitt, Survival of the Thickest) to the pod this week! They get into where Jenny & Nicole stand on the Kelly-Clarkson-Art-of-Play Gate, Nicole accidentally participating in a hidden-camera show, Becca's past life in a queer punk rock band called Inner Princess, whether the President of Iceland will save us from...

Jenny & Nicole welcome model, actor, content creator, and activist Jordan Underwood to the pod this week! They get into Jenny & Nicole's 20-year Friendship Anniversary dinner extravaganza, Nicole role-playing as her twins at their daycare, Jordan's review of JLo's Vegas Residency, sanitizing Rocky Horror for Broadway, how wrinkles are actually beautiful signs of emotion, sleep...

Jenny & Nicole are BACK this week after a brief hiatus, with incredible comedian and actor (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dicks: The Musical!) Danielle Perez! They get into how independent filmmaking is not for the weak, Nicole's daughters learning to curse, what Danielle has purchased on TikTok Shop, how public transit in NYC still has a HUGE accessibility problem, if Jenny & Nicole will ever...

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, musician, comedian Douglas Goodhart to the pod this week! They get into wrestling their toddlers, Nicole putting her children to bed with fist bumps, Douglas' past life ripping cigarettes at a gas station in Long Island, how to decompress when you no longer have vices, why no one should be allowed to binge Mad Men, Douglas learning how credit cards work in his lat...

Jenny & Nicole fly solo this week and get into Nicole's perfect doctor's appointment attendance, if they should pay $1200 for Prenuvo scans, needing a break from "Here We Go Looby Loo," the hell that is potty training, their kids' cute playdate, the fun food at the Texas State Fair, Nicole's local jewelry store drama, those dogs that press buttons to communicate, what documentaries Nicole is w...

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, writer, and filmmaker Joel Perez ("Fun Home" on Broadway, "Tick, Tick... Boom!" on Netflix, and currently "Hazbin Hotel") to the pod this week! They get into Jenny's eccentric Uncle's memorial, Nicole's new passion for watercoloring, growing up gay in a Pentecostal church, how church is not so different from theatre, Joel's family learning to accept him through "F...

Jenny & Nicole are joined by performer and writer ("School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play," "JaJa's African Hair Braiding") on the pod this week! They get into the craziest plate of nachos Nicole ever received at a restaurant, how many times Jenny has been to the aquarium, Jocelyn's play "School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play" going to Broadway, beauty standards, colorism, and...

Nicole and Jenny welcome content creator and former "The Circle" contestant Sean Taylor to the pod! They get into Nicole being contacted by Page Six, Jenny's deep dive into dorm room interior decorators, how all the Teen Moms' kids are fully in high school now, Sean's double Trump run-in, if Nicole will ever dip a toe into Love Island, Adam & Eve as the original brainwash, chimps vs. bonobos,...

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor ("Heathers," "Black Monday") and podcaster ("How To Be Less Old") Deanna Cheng to the pod this week! They get into beach poop etiquette, those flats that look like hooves, the Italian word for vagina, the Rainforest Cafe frog, whether or not they have forgiven Howard Stern for the sins of his past, and the importance of tretinoin. @deannamcheng @theheiser @nicolesp...

This week Jenny & Nicole welcome actor ("9-1-1", "You"), writer, comedian, and podcaster ("Attitudes!" "Ask Ronna") Bryan Safi to the pod! They get into Bryan's off-Broadway show "Are You Mad at Me?", Jenny's GLP-1 reveal, if they should all be on beta blockers, the Below Deck Med stain, if getting older means actually caring less, the Glass Child, how cars no longer prioritize dry cleaning in...

Jenny & Nicole welcome comedian and writer (SNL) Rachel Pegram to the pod! They get into why "Obsession" reminded Jenny of her toddler, Rachel's Trader Joe's haul, if we're drinking too much water as a culture, Jenny peeing into a sifter to catch her kidney stone, Nicole disremembering the story of Madeline, the fingertip length rule, and what bodily expulsions they each are. Hosted on Acast....

Jenny & Nicole welcome fellow podcaster Gibson Johns (Gabbing with Gib) to the pod this week! They get into Nicole's awkward movie Q&A experience, Heather Dubrow reading her mom for filth on the RHOC premiere, Famesick's potential role in Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley's split, how Pixar's still got it, Gibson hiding his love of Britney Spears as a closeted gay boy, and the lasting pow...

Jenny & Nicole are joined this week by hilarious TV writer/actor, Chris Schleicher (The Mindy Project, Never Have I Ever)! They get into Nicole's distaste for nature, wild parrots in New York City, toddler toy etiquette, homophobia in figure skating, that time Chris bodyswapped with the Quad God and cost him the Olympics, if Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey" can top the Wishbone one, and why we we...

In today's episode solo ep, Jenny & Nicole get into how good Maddie's Secret is, if Nicole is actually memorable or just fat, how making fun of people misspeaking is the ultimate Millenial humor, Jeremy Strong's wig in the Social Reckoning, which Valley stars should be on the pod (Benji?!?), getting disregulated thinking about Drew Sidora, and if Jenny is too sensitive for the Hacks finale. @t...

This week, Jenny and Nicole are joined by comedian and fellow podcast maven (We Disrupt this Broadcast, Sniffies' Cruising Confessions) Gabe González ! They get into what we would shave if we were Gen Z, our top 4 on Letterboxd, if the heat between Carl and Lindsay is still there (it is), banning Bat Boy in Scotland, what shades of blonde are hot on guy, how Christopher Columbus was the first Ivan...

Jenny and Nicole welcome extremely talented writer and actor (Pluribus, Jury Duty presents Company Retreat, She Keeps Me Young) Blair Beeken to the pod! They get into Nicole's visit to Watch What Happens Live!, Jenny's husband's airport faux pas, Blair's incredible shake acting on Pluribus, Ariana Grande #donutgate, which celebrity Anthony from Company Retreat looks like, if Amanda Batula ever had...

This week, Jenny and Nicole are joined by BELOVED actor and comedian (Maddie's Secret, Killing It, Trainwreck, Love) Claudia O'Doherty! They get into the juicy goss about Claudia's new role in the upcoming film Maddie's Secret, all the big industry secrets of being on a film set (ex: spitting steak into a bucket and being too sweaty), doing the honor system for Zoom therapy, if Ratatouille is "too...

This week, Jenny and Nicole are joined by Emmy-winning writer/director John O'Neill (Bridesman, Sister)! They get into the millennial prison of politeness, the investment banking to Grindr original series pipeline, improv being prescribed as exposure therapy, if hypnosis works, why your banana breaking as a child is basically the equivalent of your iPhone shattering, auditioning new hobbies to rep...

Jenny & Nicole welcome actor, writer, fellow podcaster (And Just Like Matt, Homophilia) to the pod! They get into Famesick, their predictions for the Summer House Reunion Part 1, true crime in Bachelor Nation, schoolyard UFO encounters, MLMs, and Jeff Probst's MAJOR flub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a quick present-day catch-up with Jenny & Nicole where they get into The Comeback finale and if they should go to Bravofest in Charleston, we revisit the groundbreaking ep with the incredibly smart, funny, charming comedian, actor (Bros, Hacks, Platonic) & writer (The Other Two, The Mindy Project, Q-Force) Guy Branum! They get into sad lights & testosterone increasing red lights...

This week on the pod, Jenny and Nicole welcome playwright, actor, and clinical mental health counselor Jacob Perkins to the pod! We get into Nicole's cat wreaking havoc at the vet, Jenny's son only wanting to hear Scar's song from "The Lion King," which TikTok doctor we should trust about hantavirus, the psychology behind wanting to win an Oscar, reevaluating what success looks like as we get olde...

In today's episode solo ep, Jenny & Nicole get into some real brainwashing about weight and bodies, Jenny's upcoming Ladies of London highlights tour, how Strangers is rich people porn, if reading outside will finally make us happy, if we'd rather be stuck in an elevator alone or with strangers, the healing properties of Spa Castle, Amanda's WILD tone on the Summer House reunion leaked audio,...

In today's episode, Jenny & Nicole are joined by incredible filmmaker and actor (Dead Lover, Tito) Grace Glowicki! They get into where the fuck the Tooth Fairy came from, ChatGPT trying to make Jenny eat ground turkey, Smell-O-Vision, who Pam Bondi played in Titanique, if we should get flip phones, and being so ill that you use Instagram on desktop. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwash...

In today's episode, Jenny & Nicole are joined by iconic NYC drag queen Ruby Roo! They get into what the drag/nightlife scene is like these days, doing corporate gigs during pride month, what it was like being raised in the Footloose religion, Cats vs. Death of a Salesman, if we're allowed to scream at the stage during Rocky Horror on Broadway, bible quizzing, if "were you there?!" is the ultim...

In today's episode, Jenny & Nicole are joined by legendary host of the incredible podcast SUP (Sexy Unique Podcast) Lara Marie Schoenhals!  They get into the legitimate brainwashing happening at Emotional Growth Boarding Schools for Troubled Teens, checking in on our thoughts about Scamanda, holding space for Danny Booko, how auctioneering has come back into the profession options, the bo...