Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying join Bridget to discuss their latest book A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century . They have a fascinating conversation covering how so much in evolutionary biology is obvious in retrospect, why an explicitly scientific and evolutionary understanding of who we are as humans doesn't take away the sense of awe or miraculousness of our humanity, and...

Jillian Hamilton drops in to talk about her new podcast Cheating: When Love Lies . She and Bridget have a refreshingly honest conversation about the taboo subject of affairs, cheating, why people do it, what they're looking for, what it can lead to, the effect the pandemic had on relationships, and the "monogamy myth." Jillian talks about what led her to this topic and why she finds...

Helena identified as trans from the ages of 15 to 19. She was on testosterone for 17 months before realizing she'd made a huge mistake. She and Bridget have a frank and compassionate conversation about her journey, how body image issues and social media led her to identify as trans, the ease with which she was presribed testosterone, her parents' reaction to her transition, what led her...

Stand-up comic, Sam Morril, drops in to talk about his upcoming documentary Full Capacity , chronicling the reopening of comedy clubs in New York. He and Bridget discuss why they're both in no place to judge the strange habits of other people, the utter absurdity of podcasts, the value of being a whore in the Wild West, why women are so obsessed with true crime, trying to get something made i...

Reed Coverdale is a trucker and host of the podcast The Naturalist Capitalist , which he often podcasts from the cab of his truck. Reed believes that if you can connect people who understand what isn't working to the root cause of why it isn't working in an effective way, you can create a movement. He and Bridget discuss the gap between the people having "the conversation" in m...

Rosebud Baker stops in to talk about her new comedy special Whiskey Fists , and she and Bridget discuss making jokes about traumatic experiences, toxic positivity, the way you're supposed to perceive things versus the way that you actually do, being addicted to doomscrolling, and why they're both terrible at adulting. They compare notes on being Covid newlyweds, the exes they've lef...

Michael Malice ( Your Welcome ) returns for another fun episode where he and Bridget discuss the definition of anarchy, the random reason he finally decided to leave NYC, his hoarding tendencies, the Russian attitude towards therapy, suicidal thoughts, and how many pairs of jeans he owns. They cover the idea that progressivism is domesticated imperialism, giving people the benefit of the doubt, th...

Matt Taibbi, author and journalist, drops in to discuss the state of modern journalism, why it's increasingly difficult to source news you trust, "soft" censorship, link rot and stories that disappear, the instinct to conformity that is an epidemic in newsrooms right now, and why eventually the mob will always come for you. They cover Matt's background, how he comes from a fami...

Sarah Shahi returns to the podcast to talk about her newest show Sex/Life on Netflix. She and Bridget discuss the cultural impact of the show, the resonance it's had with women, sex as a character on the show, female sexuality, how little room there is for women to be messy in our society, the importance of sex, trust and devotion in a relationship, and taking a chance on yourself. They cover...

Jordan Harbinger, host of The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast, talks about being one of the first people in the podcasting space way back in 2006. He shares how he went from a law firm intern, to a networking coach/body language expert, to a dating guru, which led to accidentally starting a company. He and Bridget discuss the art of interviewing, their relationship with their listeners, the desire t...

Antonio García Martínez, author of Chaos Monkeys, stops in to talk about the ever-evolving role of social media and technology in our lives. He and Bridget discuss how everyone in media is basically a lunatic, the dangers of kids knowing tech better than their parents, the days when the internet wasn't an all-consuming thing, the effect Sex/Life has had on marriages, tech billionaires and San...

Jimbo Williams and Aristotle Sanchez are the founders and creators of La Ropa , one of the most popular streetwear brands in the US. They sit down with Bridget to tell their story, from an art collective in Toronto, to couch surfing in New York, to the Great American Road Trip that brought them to LA. They describe operating a business while they were homeless, their lack of a Plan B, their endles...

John McWhorter, author of Nine Nasty Words: English In The Gutter - Then, Now and Forever , sits down for a fascinating and fun conversation with Bridget. They discuss the appeal of swear words, the evolution of language, the rise of "like" and "literally," the arc of curse words from blasphemy, to the body, to slurs, and evaluate Critical Race Theory from both sides of the arg...

Carol Roth is a leading business advisor, 'recovering' investment banker, and author of bestselling book The Entrepreneur Equation . She stops by to discuss her latest book, The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America . She and Bridget cover the effect of the pandemic on small businesses and what that means for our economy, what happen...

Former US Congressman, Justin Amash, gives us an inside look on the inner workings of Congress and the fact that people in Washington aren't actively trying to harm people, it's just that they mostly don't care. He and Bridget discuss the difficulty of having a free society when everyone's angry and hostile with each other, why the use of the word "defend" is problema...

Jonathan Haidt ( The Coddling of the American Mind , The Righteous Mind ) is a social psychologist who believes that we're currently suffering from Wisdom Deprivation Disorder. He and Bridget analyze how the "like" and "retweet" functions changed the face of social media - and eventually the mainstream media, why wokeness makes it impossible to do anything, the costs of sp...

Bari Weiss is a journalist ( New York Times , Wall Street Journal ) and author of How to Fight Antisemitism . She and Bridget have an in-depth conversation about how full personhood is not possible on the internet, faux outrage and what it's doing to us, the explosion of independent media, the dangers of exploring TikTok, and why the end of Trump's presidency means you're suddenly y...

Glenn Greenwald ( No Place To Hide , Securing Democracy ) shares the journey that led him to Brazil, how he met his husband, what led him to the path he's on, and why tries to make sure he's always open to people who challenge his convictions. He and Bridget discuss their shared mistrust of authority, why the acceptance of gay marriage accelerated so rapidly, living outside of America an...

Eliza Bleu is a survivor advocate for those affected by human trafficking, she’s also a survivor of human trafficking. She and Bridget discuss the red flags both parents and youths should be aware of, grooming tactics and how insidious they can be – especially from someone you’re supposed to be able to trust, the fraught conversation around personal responsibility in the survivor space, and the ro...

Mitchell Jackson stops by and talks about his beloved friend and surrogate mother, Sandie Crisp, aka The Goddess Bunny, a disabled trans icon. She died in January of Covid, after surviving polio and HIV.  Mitchell discusses the ups and downs of her life, stints of homelessness, having her picture hanging in the Louvre, why she’s huge in South America, her hatred of identity politics, the surrogate...

Candice Thompson is a comedian, writer, actor and host of the podcast Nosy Neighbors which breaks down the  most absurd neighborhood app posts of the week. She and Bridget discuss how everybody wants to label you so they know what to think about you, why they don’t trust groups, their paths to stand-up comedy, their worst comedy bomb experiences, why hemp is the buffalo of plants, normalizing knif...

Sarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy writer, psychedelic educator, comedian, and co-founder of Hello SciCom, a company that combines science communication and comedy to help scientists and tech companies revamp their content. She and Bridget discuss homelessness, how little we knew in our 20s, sobriety & pharmaceuticals, why D.A.R.E. is a terrible program, pandemic-induced anxiety, why menta...

Julian Walker is a yoga instructor, writer, and co-host of the podcast Conspirituality. He and Bridget discuss the growing overlap between new age spirituality and conspiracy theory culture in the last few years, how QAnon-influenced ideas started to take hold in the yoga space, the growing trend of anti-intellectualism and shying away from science, the difference between freshman skepticism and h...

Angel Eduardo is a writer, musician, photographer and artist. He and Bridget discuss the discipline of being a professional artist, the moral panic around art these days, self-censorship and the fear of being cancelled, victimhood culture, exercise & discipline, Bridget's ideal super power, why mistakes are like wrapping paper, what to do when you're lost, and the ground we're l...

Stand-up comic, Erica Rhodes, stops in to trade stories with Bridget about their various adventures that always seemed to start with “there was a boy…”. They discuss the winding roads that brought them to comedy, why spoken word poetry is a lot harder than you might think, acting as a gateway drug, the joys of creativity, the embarrassment of journals full of men, and their struggles with love and...