How Were U Brainwashed?

Jenny & Nicole welcome downtown theater darling and incredibly talented actor & creator Janice Amaya on the pod! They get into their BravoCon FOMO, how phlebotomists have incredible vibes, Mary Cosby choosing to sit in a car instead of filming, how the aliens are actually coming from the water and not from space, and if mermaids actually exist or if sailors just want to hook up with fish....

Jenny & Nicole fly SOLO this week and get into Britney's memoir, who they're voting for in the BravoCon Awards, what foods/bevs might make Jenny go into labor, the expectations around friendship, and their audio play of Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes in prison. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome cabaret STAR and all-around icon Salty Brine to the pod! They get into what's ACTUALLY inside the pyramids, Nicole's undying love for Hibachi, Salty's incredible cabaret series The Living Record Collection, which of them have made out and under what circumstances, how birth should feel like squashing a blueberry, why art is MORE than just an elective honey, seeing Rent i...

Jenny & Nicole welcome SUPREMELY FUNNY comedian & writer Anna Drezen (SNL, Praise Petey) to the pod! They get into if there was a flash mob at Jenny's recent baby shower if the women on the Golden Bachelor should be allowed to sit during the rose ceremony if having eucalyptus on your wedding tablescape is over or not, how being from Long Island is going to Blockbuster after church, Jenny's...

It is a huge day on the pod this week because Jenny and Nicole are joined by their husbands - Graham Burns and Mike Duquette! They get into Back to the Future THE MUSICAL, Nene on Bethenny's podcast, if our couples would survive as teams on the Amazing Race, how to work with your neurodivergence instead of fighting against it, and most importantly - which Ninja Turtle everybody is. @sir_duque @the...

Jenny & Nicole welcome THE TASTE MAKER Evan Ross Katz to the pod! They get into Welcome to Plathville (a questionable show), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (an incredible show), The Legend Cirie Fields, the Reality Reckoning of it all, and the love we have for Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. We know you will enjoy Evan's impeccable taste & takes and Jenny & Nicole's less cultured but equa...

Jenny & Nicole welcome filmmaker and actor extraordinaire Todd Flaherty to the pod! They get into fried bologna sandwiches, what it's REALLY like to make an independent feature film, how good it can feel to be in feral wild animal single mode, and most importantly - what bodies of water everyone is. Make sure to check out Todd's film Chrissy Judy! @toddflaherty @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwe...

It's a classic Snooki & JWOWW ep this week. Jenny & Nicole take on #boymoms, what they're currently watching (aka Selling the OC, Station Eleven, Girls, The Ultimatum, The Return of Real Housewives of Salt Lake, AND MORE), if zoos are helping or hurting, and all you can eat buffets. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Jenny & Nicole welcome star writing duo Claire Rothrock and Ryann Weir to the pod! We get into the Lindsay & Carl of it all on Summer House, just how many plants Jenny has, making a TV pilot 4 weeks postpartum, how grades are ultimately about winning, and what jobs are good for robots. Please also enjoy Jenny's family losing all sense of decorum in this week's Babe, What's Going On? @rothr...

Welcome to a very special ep of How Were U Brainwashed! This week we welcome professional astrologer Jordan Shomer aka Your Astrologer Friend to the pod! Jordan breaks down our charts and tells us whether or not we should be friends. Ultimately Jenny is Mother who is nervous and Nicole is Alien who is anxious and ur gonna have to listen to REALLY GET IT. (Spoiler alert: they both need to work on b...

Jenny & Nicole welcome the host of your FAV Bravo pod, Sarah Galli from "Andy's Girls," to HWUB. We of course dabble in Bravo since we're in the presence of greatness (Michael Rapaport wishes!). We also get into wedding and marriage as the pinnacle of a young girl's life, how acting school is essentially majoring in thoughts & feelings, and celebrating therapists for all going on vacation...

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius writer & director Morgan Gould (A League of Their Own) to the pod! They get deep into Housewives from the new New York cast to the golden age of Brooks faking cancer, the #darkness of the Salem Witch trials, and who is shaving what. @actuallyfatmorgan @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome comedian, actor, writer, co-host of the podcast Straightiolab, and damn GEM OF A HUMAN Sam Taggart to the pod! They get into how being an actor/comedian/perfomer ultimately means you also have to be hot and dress well, if dermatologists are hotter than musicians, and how your older cousins peer pressure you into being indie. @samtaggart @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwere...

Jenny and Nicole are back as a twosome this week after their first live show! Jenny walks us through what she learned at her first birthing class (yes, you CAN eat fried chicken before you go to the hospital), Nicole's undying love for a children's science museum, the bravery of a middle school teacher, and why rich people look hotter and younger than us normals. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwere...

Jenny & Nicole record How Were U Brainwashed LIVE at the Green Room 42 with special guest JO FIRESTONE! They get into Jo's self-published book "Murder on Sex Island," conspiracies of Big Q-Tip, and a BIG life announcement from Jenny. Please enjoy this special ep! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome the ONE, the ONLY, PAT REGAN , to the pod!!!!! If you thought Hannah Horvath was the voice of her generation, you must not know Pat, babe! They get into a little bit of everything this ep. From the current Kim v. Kourtney fight playing out on The Kardashians to giving handjobs as a strategy to get votes in Big Brother to the most preferred ways to die to a Blue Man Group...

History is truly made as Jenny & Nicole welcome another pair of BFF Podcast Hosts - Sarah Adams & Maggie Rieth Austin from "Unstable Topics" to the pod! They get into PRIME BRAINWASH AREAS P90x and... IMPROV. Plus, Nicole & Jenny break down all the stupid bad TV they've been watching. CW: There's some diet culture talk 24:20- 33:53, so FEEL FREE TO SKIP IF THAT'S NOT YOUR JOURNEY! @uns...

Jenny & Nicole welcome comedian and true SWEETIE PIE Drew Anderson to the pod! They get into what Bethenny Frankel vehicles they are currently consuming, the gut punch of getting hired at Abercrombie KIDS instead of the classic version and being gay in a pre-Glee era. PLUS the Paul Scheer update you've all been waiting for... @imdrewanderson @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Ho...

Jenny & Nicole welcome absolute LEGEND with a CAPITAL L Constance Shulman (Doug, Orange is the New Black) to the pod! They get into how actors are prime targets for cults and/or MLM's, senior citizen discounts, and how despite the marketing, your 20s actually suck. @connie.shulman @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole fly solo this week and get into how Paul Scheer is secretly Jenny's Step-Uncle, if blood is actually thicker than water, and if biology is responsible for why Nicole can't stop online shopping. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome POWERHOUSE PODCAST PRODUCER Jackie Danziger to the pod! They get into what true crime is enjoyable and what is too scary, why we're not able to order Ubers in our dreams, and how women are BRAINWASHED to compete with each other. Make sure to check out all the kewl podcasts Jackie works on - Blind Plea, Wiser Than Me, and more! @jackiedanziger @theheiser @nicolespiezio @h...

Jenny & Nicole welcome star actor/comedian/dancer TALLIE MEDEL to the pod! They get into THE ONLY GOOD MOVIE aka EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, the gorgeous vulnerability of CLOWNING, and Enya's genre of music being: ENYA. @talliemedel @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius comedian/figure skater (CAN U IMAGINE A BETTER COMBO?!) Tommy Do to the pod! They get into #influencerlife, all the Princes Tommy has played in Disney on Ice, and forcing your child to go to The Olympics for GLORY. Notes on a Scandoval: https://dice.fm/event/9a9l6-notes-on-a-scandoval-18th-jun-cmon-everybody-new-york-tickets How Were U Brainwashed LIVE!: https://t...

Jenny & Nicole welcome LEGIT ACTOR Michael Cyril Creighton (Only Murders in the Building, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, High Maintenance) to the pod! They get into the truth about being a dog owner, MERYL GODDAMN STREEP, how Glengarry Glen Ross IS Gilmore Girls, and who among the three is pigs in a blanket. @mccisnauseous @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Jenny & Nicole welcome supremely funny goddess Danielle Gibson to the pod! They GO DEEP (get it?) about the Janet Jackson concert Nicole went to, why celebrity struggles get marketed as FUN FOR ALL via the Ballad of Charlie Sheen, and seeking parental advice on Reddit. @HeyJulieBB - twitter @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...