The World According to Jen & Carolyn

Send us Fan Mail We could be wrong, but we’re pretty sure nearly every woman on the planet has dated a dude who has no job, no ambition, and no goals. In this episode, Jen and Carolyn focus a bit on what’s going on with dudes like the ones who provided inspiration for such songs such as TLC’s Scrubs and Eryka Badu’s Tyrone, BUT the emphasis is really going to be on why us women bother with these w...

Send us Fan Mail The U.S. Federal Trade Commission received more than 5.88 million fraud reports in 2021. Carolyn and I, who are both reasonably intelligent humans, have both nearly fallen for scams. Scamming innocent people out of their money is nothing new, but thanks to technology, scams are seedier, more pervasive, and easier to perpetrate. If the X Files taught us anything, it's that we...

Send us Fan Mail Not all narcissists act like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. Most of these dudes use their words to hurt you, gaslight you, and make you feel like you’re crazy for having feelings. How dare you! Today, Jen and Carolyn define the many faceted term “narcissism” and  discuss dudes they’ve dated who fall into this category.  Narcissistic Personality Disorder Types of Narcissism...

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Send us Fan Mail Asylums were scary ass places and the institutions that followed weren’t always much better. Today, Jen and Carolyn are going to talk about the history of institutional mental healthcare in this country and how shutting down state-run facilities has contributed to unacceptably large numbers of people struggling with severe mental health issues living on the street. Part I will foc...

Send us Fan Mail How many times have you heard someone say “so and so met their husband on Tinder” or some such nonsense? We’re not denying that people can meet their soulmates via these dumb apps. We’re just spitting some truth about how statistically unlikely it is and how as a woman, you’re probably going to have to weed through a ton of unsolicited dick pics before you find “the one.”  This ep...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone knows what catfishing is, but not everyone knows the origin of the term and how the practice started. In this episode, Jen and Carolyn take a brief look at the history of catfishing, the prevalence of the practice and, from a psychological perspective, why so many people, including our very own Carolyn, fall for the carefully calculated schemes of these depraved people. ...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone had a childhood friend who grew up to be a racist serial killer, right? No? Just Jen? Well, alright then. Today, Jen and Carolyn discuss a young man that Jen grew up with who became a killer. We’re talking about the many social and psychological factors that may have contributed to this young man choosing a horrible, homicidal path that resulted in life-long imprisonment....

Send us Fan Mail From the days of Unsolved Mysteries and America’s Most Wanted to podcasts like Serial, people have been obsessed with the true crime genre for a long time. Turns out, it’s mostly us women who love this depraved shit. In this episode, Jen and Carolyn will look at not only why women are obsessed with true crime, but also at why so many popular true crime stories center around missin...