Why? The Podcast

Suzi Quatro was one of the first female bass player to make it big in rock. She also was a television star, playing Leather Tuscadero on  Happy Days . There's a new documentary, called  Suzi Q , where Suzi leads you through her amazing life. We got to talk with Suzi prior to the film's release and learn about her friendship with Debbie Harry, where she celebrated her 50th birthday and so...

Scott Wiener knows a thing or two or three or four about pizza. He offers guided tours of different pizzerias in New York City, but that's not all. He also is a writer & columnist for  Pizza Today magazine and holds the world record for owning the most pizza boxes. We talked with Scott about the tour, what makes a good pizza and the history of the most wonderful food group ever. For more...

Not only is Sarah Jett Rayburn a Jeopardy! champion- she's a four time Jeopardy! champion. We sat down to talk with Sarah about nerves, the backstage area at the show and her new book which just came out. For more information on Sarah, follow her on Twitter , and your can order her books on Amazon .

If you're Jeff Dawson, jumping out of a plane isn't enough. He'd rather do it naked. And he's done so 814 times. (And counting.) Believe it or not, it's harder to do a naked jump than a clothed one. And, the Guinness people don't keep records, so it's up to Jeff and his friends at SANS (The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving) to keep the records. For...

Synchronized swimming is hard work. Don't believe us? Listen to our conversation with US Olympic Synchronized Swimmer Anita Alvarez. We talk about the specifics about the sport, what drew her to the water and if the team might consider changing their performance music. For more information on the team, check out the Team USA website . And you can follow Anita on Twitter .

There's only one way a show with the title Naked & Afraid is going to be making it to TV- that's with extensive graphic work. Erin Gavin was part of what they called, "The Blur Man Group," the group of visual effect engineers who spent painstaking hours covering all the contestants bits and bobs. Needless to say, there are some stories. For more information on Erin's w...

You may know Patrick McEnroe from his time on the tennis court, but now he's also hosting a new podcast called Holding Court. His show features conversations with celebrities who are also tennis fans. We are thrilled to announce that we're now sharing a network with Patrick. Why and Holding Court are both part of the Mudd House podcast network. You can find out more about Patrick's...

To say Michael Miller likes the Indiana Jones movies is a bit of a understatement. He has what much be the greatest collection of material related to the films in his Wisconsin home. We talked with Mike about how he started his collection, where he got some of his prized pieces from and whether or not he opened the Indy LEGO set. (For a full look around his collection, check out our website.)

You may not know Aaron Reynolds, but you know his work. His Effin Birds twitter account has been a sensation, and just what many people need during these trying times. The concept is simple but brilliant- show pictures of birds with incredibly inappropriate captions. We talked with Aaron about his creation, how it got started and which bird is the easiest to write for. You can check out Effin Bird...

It's too difficult to explain all that Cherry Vanilla has done in a couple of sentences. She has led an amazing life and gotten to know many rock legends before becoming one herself. We got to talk with Cherry about her time working with David Bowie, her many friendships and whether music still retains that thrill for her that got her interested in the first place.

Stuntwoman Rachel Harrison has done things we certainly wouldn't want to try. From skydiving, to being set on fire to being buried alive in cement... she's survived it and even gotten paid for it. We talked with Rachel about her career, how she got into the industry and what all of this feels like.

As the pandemic continues, small business owners are looking for new and inventive ways to stay open and take care of their customers as well as their staff. Shon Boulden at the Lucky Devil Lounge in Portland, Oregon has hit upon an idea that is downright brilliant- and he calls it Boober. If you can't go to the strip club, why not have the strip club come to you? We talked with Shon about hi...

John Reznikoff is one of the foremost autograph and ephemera dealers in the world. So when he decided he wanted to start collecting something, he wanted to pursue something that wouldn't be a conflict of interest. So he ended up collecting hair. John owns the locks of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth and Edgar Allan Poe, among others. We talked with John about his collection and how he auth...

Quidditch isn't just for wizards anymore. The sport has evolved from the pages of J.K. Rowling and is now being played world wide by people (some of whom haven't even read the books). We talked with Mary Kimball from US Quidditch about the origin of the sport, how they've adapted the rules for muggles and where the sport can go from here. For more information and to find a team near...

With so much time on our collective hands, people everywhere are now looking for more movies to watch. We re-connected with Bob Trate from the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA to talk about what he's been watching and one way you can stay involved with the local independent movie theater near you during this rough time. For more information on the Colonial check out their website . And to...

We get all of our football questions answered when we talked with Jake Sutherland. Jake is a tight end for the XFL's New York Guardians. How many people are hitting him up for tickets? Who names the plays? Do signs in the stadium really encourage them? Check Jake out on Twitter , or visit the Guardians' website for more info.

When you think of the perfect detective pair, maybe you think Crockett and Tubbs. Or Holmes and Watson. But you likely don't think of the 44th President and his Vice President. Andrew Shaffer is here to change all that. He's the author of the Obama-Biden mysteries books that, while are a lot of fun for the politically informed, they're also actually really good mysteries. We talked...

Heidi and Luke were recently guests on The Love Pod, a podcast dedicated to discussing everything going on in the world of reality TV dating. They got together to talk about Love is Blind, the hit Netflix show. (In case you haven't binged it yet, you might want to give it a shot.) For more info on the Love Pod, check out their site.

If you're looking to get away, why not go to a galaxy far, far away? We talked with Bryndee Barton from Loma Homes, the woman who oversaw the building of the home and talked over the details that they put into every room. For more information, or to book your time to stay at the Twelve Parsecs house, check out their website. You can also check out a gallery of the room inside the house at our...

Love is Blind is a reality TV show on Netflix. And it's popular. And if you didn't know this, we're thrilled to know they finally got you out from under that rock. We talked with two contestants about their brief stay in the pods, what they learned about themselves and why Andy might be a bad traveling companion.

When it comes to famous animals who paint, one swine who is taking the art world by storm is Pigcasso. When she's not painting in her barn in South Africa, she's designing Swatch watch bands and raising money to support the animal sanctuary where she resides. (And if that isn't enough, she's also bottled and about to start selling her own wine.) We talked with Jo Lefson, who no...

Who hasn't needed to blow off some steam? Who hasn't wanted to smash stuff? Well, thankfully, there's rage rooms. (And they're, forgive the pun, all the rage.) We talked with Kea Tull from the Philadelphia Rage Room about the creation of the room, what kind of music people like to smash to and who is the best rager? For more information and to book your time in the room, check...

Matt Thomas is a world champion chess boxer. As the first American to try the sport, Matt broke new ground in a sport that combines the brains needed for chess and the brawn needed to hit someone in the face repeatedly. Matt talks with us about his strategy  that he brought to the world championship and what gave him a leg up on his competition and about his charity that raises money through boxin...

Malcolm Brenner is fascinated with the idea of dolphin telepathy. After a life long interest in dolphins, (and a romantic relationship with a dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s) Brenner sat down to talk with us about communication with animals and his two books, Wet Goddess and Mel-Khyor . For more information on Malcolm, check out his website. You can also order his books on Amazon , and get the au...

Long before the Lombardi trophy was a glint in the eye of anyone in Kansas City, we sat down with KC Wolf himself, professional mascot Dan Meers. Today, as the Kansas City Chiefs parade through their city as world champions, we re-visit our talk with Dan. (If you enjoy this sample, we highly recommend you check out the full interview and learn all of Dan's amazing story.) For more information...