Why? The Podcast

Let's face it; as we come out of the quarantine, you're going to want a new and exciting sport to watch. Thank goodness Filip Eyckmans has created Bossaball. Combining soccer, volleyball, trampolining and music, it's not only fascinating to watch, it's fun too. We talked with Filip about how he created the sport and how it's taking the world by storm. And lest you think th...

Ever watched Silence of the Lambs and thought, 'I wish I could stay at Buffalo Bill's house?' Well, it's your lucky day because now you can. This week we talked with Chris Rowan, who bought the house, restored it, and now is opening it up for guests. Eat in the dining room where Bill was confronted by Clarice. Get your tuck on in Buffalo Bill's workspace. Would we stay her...

This week we're off to the Satellite of Love as we talk with Conor McGriffin (better known for his work as Tom Servo) and Emily Marsh (better known as Emily Connor on the MST3K live show... but coming to TV soon!) We learned about the hard work of watching bad movies and trying to make them enjoyable. What they brought to their characters and whether it's easier to watch a new terrible m...

This week, we lace up our skates and talk with Nellie Lillie from the National Roller Skating museum. We examine the history of the sport and where it is now. We also try to wrangle an invitation to skate through the museum. For more information, check out the museum's website . You can also find them on Instagram , which is one of Heidi's favorite follows.

All rise- this week we talked with actor, stunt coordinator and model Raymond Vinsik Williams. Raymond has been keeping pretty busy, pandemic been damned. He's going to be in a new project that we definitely can't talk about, but it's be exciting, if we could talk about it. For more information on Raymond, check him out on Instagram .

For those of you who wish there were less people in the original Star Wars trilogy, Charles Ross is your guy. Charles performs a one-man show (titled 'One Man Star Wars,' to drive home the point) where he tells the entire story by himself. It's impressive. For more information on where Charles will be performing next, check out his website, or find him on Facebook .

You've heard this week's guest, even if you don't know it. Lauren Culjak has written music for TV shows like Nancy Drew and Love, Victor . (Oh, and she had a song on Rick & Morty ... no big deal.) She's also written the score for the new film Long Weekend. For more information on Lauren, check out her website .

For many of us, growing up in the 1980s meant a trip to EPCOT Center at Disney World. And, if you're going to EPCOT, you're going to come across the Dreamfinder and his dragon, Figment. This week, we talk with the original Dreamfinder, Ron Schneider. Ron has dedicated his life to reinventing performance, and creating something interesting as he worked to make the audience the part of eve...

Generations have fallen in love to the music of this week's guest. As one half of the popular duo Air Supply, Graham Russell has written some of the most romantic songs of all time, and brought that music to audiences around the world. Air Supply is currently on tour and selling out arenas around the world. For more information, you can check out their website here .

For his whole career, John Vorhaus has been helping people. From playing better poker, to writing sitcoms and now, to stand-up comedy, John is the encouraging voice by your side as you head out and try something that you've always wanted to do; but is a little scary. For more information on John, or to pick up any of his books, check out his website .

Last week, we were thrilled to take part in the Colonial Theater's annual Blobfest. We got to talk with a lot of the folks who helped make Blobfest the great event it is. We also got to talk with Judith Harris, whose husband Jack Harris, was the producer of The Blob and a bunch of other great films. For more information about Jack, check out The Blob's official website .

This week we head out to the track with racer Ben Lowe. How did he get into the sport? What exactly is the sport? And what's his career looking like as he moves onward. Ben was a blast to talk to and we learned about a whole new sport.

If you're like us, you're spending the July 4th holiday onboard a fast cigarette boat, cruising around the marina, daring the police to catch you and yelling over a megaphone, "you'll never take me alive!" No? Just us? Anyway, here's a special episode of Why? for you to listen to while you grill weenies and/or remove a few digits with firecrackers. We talked with Jill...

What does Nick Cave eat to feel better? What about Morrissey? We talked with vegan punk rock chef Joshua Ploeg. Joshua has written a bunch of cook books and has been traveling the country sharing his vegan wares. We talked with Joshua about his travels, his books and what makes vegan cooking just so punk rock. For more information, check out Joshua's website .

Every single day, we are being lied to about... well, everything. This week we talked with author Aja Raden about her new book, The Truth About Lies . It's a fascinating look at lying and how we all fall for them and why we maybe shouldn't feel too bad about it? The Truth About Lies is available right now, wherever you get books. You can follow Aja on Twitter or on Instagram . (And we&ap...

When we wanted to learn more about numerology, we got in touch with Heather Schram- and she said the best way to find out more was to just do it- so Heather read our charts. While Heather is giving us the reading, she's telling us more about her experience and what the numbers mean. Heather is offering 50% off readings to Why listeners. Just use the 'Why' as the discount code at che...

Peter Riegert has stories. Stories from his acting career, which includes such films as  Animal House and  Local Hero . He also has stories from the people he's met along the way. Peter's podcast  Vocal Hero offers a fascinating and unique conversation with every episode. We sat down with Peter and had great talk that left us thinking about things for days afterward. For more information...

The music of Van Dyke Parks has always taken you on a journey, replete with exquisite sounds and thoughtful concepts. His most recent collaboration is no different.  He never met Veronica Valerio, but the resulting album is no less compelling. We talked with Van Dyke about the new album, finger foods in Berlin, the Twentieth Century Fox theme music and the various books of the bible in this wide-r...

As the world begins to re-open, what better way to celebrate than going on walkies with a llama? This week, we talked with Matt Yorke from Pembrokeshire Llamas about his Wales-based farm. We got into the relation you can get while out walking, good llama names and, of course, what to do with all that fur. For more information, or to book a trek of your own, check out the Pembrokeshire Llamas websi...

Michael Stein always cheers for the underdog. As an actor, filmmaker, podcaster and small business owner, Michael knows the hard work it takes to be successful. His podcast Long Shot Leaders is designed to encourage us all as he talks with people who have made it, despite the long odds. Michael's company Abadak sells all kind of tarps. On top of talking about podcasts, how to be sucessful, we...

We talked with Mark Stancil and Daniel Hancock from Terminus Media. They are a comic book company dedicated to telling stories originally told in the Bible. (So, maybe spoiler alert?) But if you hear that description and tune out, you should know that Davey & Goliath, or, to make a modern reference, Veggie Tales these are not. Terminus is telling stories based on biblical characters, but focus...

Here's an episode we didn't think we'd be releasing this weekend. If you haven't heard, actress and model Tawney Kitaen passed away last night at age 59. Not much more is known about her death, but, like many people, we were pretty surprised. We interviewed Tawny last summer and had some technical issues, so we were trying our best to make everything sound better. In light of t...

Hi there! Hope you're doing well and enjoying the great weather as we enter a new season. And when we think about sun and flowers and dandelions, we think Satan. (Well, we don't, but we wanted to segue to this week's guests.) This week we talked with Kym and Nick from The Satanic Temple. We had a great conversation, learning more about the work of the Temple and their beliefs. They&...

To the uninitiated, bee keeping seems like a scary and dangerous hobby. But for Paul and Lynda Violassi, it's all in a day's work. They are the owners of Violassi Farm, located in Davisburg, Michigan. We talked with Paul and Lynda about how they got into the hobby, how hard it is to take care of the bees and what they do with all that honey. For more information, check out the Violassi F...

This week we talked with the legendary Steve Cropper. "Hey, hold on a minute Slappy(s)," we hear you say. "'Legendary' is strong words." You're right, it is. But when you're talking about someone who co-wrote "Green Onions," and "Soul Man" and "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," forgive us for throwing around the 'L' wor...