The World According to Jen & Carolyn

Send us Fan Mail It’s Jen and Carolyn’s favorite time of the year! No, not pumpkin spice latte season, it’s Pride month in San Francisco, baby! Pride is a magical time of the year where our LGBTQ+ community and allies come together to celebrate not only queer art, music, and love, but also the LGBTQ+ community’s basic right to exist. Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the history of pride cel...

Send us Fan Mail The Trad wives movement, defined as a burgeoning movement of women who spend their days taking care of their homes and families and documenting their activities on social media, is a fascinating one. Jen and Carolyn are not here to diss, but we do feel an obligation to dissect and examine how this movement has taken shape and what, if any, are the implications for those of us who...

Send us Fan Mail If you think Hollywood is a seedy industry for adults, imagine what it’s like for kids. While labor laws have been established to protect child actors, there don’t seem to be enough precautions taken to ensure that kids in the industry aren’t subjected to abuse by “trusted” adults. Join Jen and Carolyn as they talk about their favorite child actors, provide a brief history of kids...

Send us Fan Mail Delta, Gamma, whatever the hell. Jen and Carolyn don’t care about Greek life, but hundreds of thousands of college kids (and Jen’s husband) would consider that sacrilege. Join Jen and Carolyn as they take you on an historical tour of Greek life in the United States. We’ll take a look at the philanthropic side of these institutions, as well as some of the not so wholesome activitie...

Send us Fan Mail Carolyn is off to Mexico, but that ain't gonna stop us from dropping some new, fresh ish on y'all! Bill and Jen from the podcast Scene it with Bill and Jen will be talking about strange and interesting news as well as reviewing the classic film, Animal House. Consider this a warm up for Jen and Carolyn's next episode focusing on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Gr...

Send us Fan Mail What comes to mind when you think of psychedelics? Hippies spinning around in a park circa 1968? Maybe you’ve heard of Timothy Leary and the Merry Pranksters or, like Jen, spent much of your freshman year of high school tripping on acid whilst listening to the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour album. But, did you know that research suggests prehistoric people may have deliberately cons...

Send us Fan Mail In lieu of our usually well-researched, science-based content, we're going to give you all a healthy dose of random fears and phobias that Carolyn and Jen share. If you aren't completely freaked out when driving behind a truck transporting a bunch of rods, you need to be and we're going to tell you why! Join us as we break down our horror-film and Learning Channel i...

Send us Fan Mail It’s 2024. The aristocracy is no longer cool. Democracy is all the rage. Well, kind of. In addition to our myriad issues in the good ole US of A, we seem to be fascinated with the British royal family. To Jen, this is like a snail having salt fantasies, but to many (ehem, Carolyn), the royal family is an institution to be admired, hated, and dissected. Join Jen and Carolyn as they...

Send us Fan Mail From Area 51 to Ancient Aliens, the idea of life beyond our planet has fascinated and frightened us for a very long time. Human beings have been pondering the existence of extraterrestrial life since the Middle Ages, but do aliens really exist and if they do exist, are they little green men or tall and hot like the alien race in Avatar? Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the...

Send us Fan Mail Six. Figure. Debt. That’s where both Jen and Carolyn are thanks to student loans plus accrued interest. We know we aren’t alone. Student loan debt is financially crippling an entire generation; trapping us in a seemingly endless cycle of debt and despair. What’s worse-the cost of a college education keeps going up, but wages do not. Join Jen and Carolyn as they rage against the no...

Send us Fan Mail Of all of the fights that seem insurmountable, saving the planet is definitely at the top of the list. Climate change deniers, corporate greed, and general freaking apathy experienced by the everyday person make this fight to preserve our precious planet seem unwinnable. As beaten down as Jen and Carolyn sometimes feel, we aren’t so sure that the demise of earth is a foregone conc...

Send us Fan Mail Dating can be hard, but according to the results of Match.com’s recently released findings from its 13th annual Singles in America study, it may suck a little less now. According to the survey results, singles are now more into “conscious dating” than they are into perpetuating the hookup culture that Jen and Carolyn discussed in their online dating origin episode. And, just what...

Send us Fan Mail Like Carolyn and Jen, I’m sure you can name at least 10 serial killers in under 30 seconds. However, how much do you know about traits and characteristics that are supposedly shared by most serial killers? If you’ve watched Mind Hunter, you know that there is A LOT of science that goes into profiling, catching, and studying killers. Join Jen and Carolyn as they break down somethin...

Send us Fan Mail Angry. Frustrated. Appalled. Those are just a few of the adjectives Carolyn and I would use to describe the way we felt while watching the Netflix documentary American Nightmare. From horrific home invasions to kidnapping and sexual assault, this story takes the viewer on an almost unbelievable journey into scenarios that are typically reserved for our worst fears. What happens wh...

Send us Fan Mail Thrifting…so hot right now. But long before Macklemore quite literally sang the praises of procuring second hand treasures, many of us were already in the picking game. Whether you’re a high school kid looking for “vintage” 90s gear or a person on a budget looking for a sweet deal, thrifting is a great way to acquire what you want and need without ridiculously high retail mark ups...

Send us Fan Mail Drag has been in the news a ton lately and for all of the wrong reasons as far as we’re concerned! The right has, and continues to, vilify drag artists, claiming that these beautiful performers are out to do serious harm to our children. Well, honey, not only are we here to tell you that this isn’t the case, we’re also going to drop a little history on you all. Join Jen and Caroly...

Send us Fan Mail So, you think you’re too “smart” to ever join a cult? Maybe you are and maybe, just maybe, if the messaging were right and the leader was charismatic enough you’d drop everything and move to a commune in the desert! Join Jen and Carolyn as we break down the reasons why people join cults (which has nothing to do with intelligence) and what makes so many cult leaders so damn charism...

Send us Fan Mail It seems like some folks just can’t do monogamy. According to estimates based on married couples, approximately 25% of men admit to cheating on their spouse at some point, while around 15% of women admit to the same. Why is this and why, at least according to statistics, do men tend to cheat more than women? Join Jen and Carolyn as we explore our inner animal instincts and try to...

Send us Fan Mail Spiders, heights, and public speaking-oh my! We all have fears, most of which are actually pretty rational, but when does fear become phobia? What’s the difference between a fear and a phobia anyway? Join Jen and Carolyn as they discuss some of the most interesting phobias out there, the differences between phobia and fear, and treatment options for folks who do suffer from legiti...

Send us Fan Mail Emergency Podcast: Cult Alert! Join Jen, Carolyn, and special guest, Megan as they dissect the nonsense that is the documentary  Escaping Twin Flame on Netflix. The Twin Flame Universe cult is so scary and such an imminent threat that this episode rose to the alarm bell level of an emergency podcast. If you haven't seen the documentary, we encourage you to watch it before div...

Send us Fan Mail What’s that old saying? Nothing is certain except for death and taxes? Death is unavoidable and different cultures view and process death differently. From a myriad of varied and beautiful rituals to beliefs about where we go when we die, there are so many philosophies and beliefs. Something that is universal, though not shared by everyone, is fear of death. This is Jen’s biggest...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has that friend who doesn’t partake in the national pastime of watching and discussing reality tv. Well, good for that person! For the rest of us simpletons, reality tv has become a staple in our homes, providing us with a healthy dose of bemused voyeurism. From Survivor to the Kardashians to the Real Housewives franchise, what is it about reality tv that intrigues so man...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has that friend who doesn’t partake in the national pastime of watching and discussing reality tv. Well, good for that person! For the rest of us simpletons, reality tv has become a staple in our homes, providing us with a healthy dose of bemused voyeurism. From Survivor to the Kardashians to the Real Housewives franchise, what is it about reality tv that intrigues so man...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve all had a crush-likely more than one-and can remember distinct feelings of excitement and anxiety when we were in that person’s presence. Omg, he touched my hand while we were working on our science project! Crushes are a normal part of adolescent development and adulthood. They can be incredibly healthy, but what happens when a crush becomes an obsession? Join Jen and Carol...

Send us Fan Mail Admittedly, we know next to nothing about beauty pageants and a lot of what we do know is dark and salacious! Join Jen and Carolyn as they delve into the history of beauty pageants. We'll also examine why some folks consider them to be an antiquated patriarchal exercise in amplifying external beauty. But, are they more than just racist, sexist contests that have no place in m...