How Were U Brainwashed?

Jenny & Nicole welcome INCREDIBLE AND GORGEOUS Actress, Comedian, Singer, and co-host of your other fav podcast Seek Treatment Cat Cohen to HWUB! They get into shoes on babies, how Gaga does dancing whereas Taylor Swift just walks, getting railed by Peter from Vanderpump Rules, the greatest passion in life being eating after midnight, why chicken parm chicken breasts are so thick and disgusting, having hair that's straight and flips up at the ends, how contouring is drawing a 3 on your face in brown marker, if cleaning your makeup brushes once a year even counts as cleaning them, and drinking shirley temples during pregnancy. @catccohen @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress and all-around beautiful human Marisol Sacramento to the pod! They get into spoon-shaped tools for your pelvic floor, if the Bodies Exhibit is good or bad, lying about being on Gossip Girl, website guides to doing drugs in other countries, if Pét-nats are like kombucha, the pursuit of perfection, and having compassion for the 19-year-old version of you. @lookitsmarisol @spinthebottleshock @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod CW: There is talk about eating disorders from 26:14-49:00 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredible actress, comedian, and Indie DARLING Eleanore Pienta to the pod! They get into dancing making you happy, if there's any clickbait we can get about The Daniels, hatred for The King's Speech, Bridget Jones fucking Ed Sheeran in a yurt, Jenny's dad carrying a hardback briefcase, Jenny eating a bagel moments before her c-section, how cringy it is to be an actor, and too much talk about Colin Firth. @honeydipmagicstick @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YOUR GIRLS ARE BACK!!!! Nicole is back from maternity leave (does that exist for podcasters?) and she and Jenny have some major catching up to do. They get into if babysitting prepares you for motherhood, how Joseph Campbell wishes he was as strong as Nicole, if Rosemary is a blonde's name, how they feel about Scandoval a year out, Tom Schwartz's anal fissure, pregnant villains, and Jenny wearing long shirts to bed. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome dear friend and GIFTED & TALENTED Casting Director Taylor Williams to the pod! They get into if Henry Winkler mistook Nicole for Ricki Lake or if she's just delulu, if parents understand art or not, where to drink beer out of styrofoam cups, casting children and animals, the Wishbone dog (honestly surprised it's taken this long to come up on the pod), owing NYU money until literal death, our graveyard of terrible online dates, having cable in 2024, and pineapple steak. @tayw817 @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius actor, artist, and human ray of light Preston Martin to the pod! They get into whether learning about similes and metaphors should still be taught in schools, the original Tin Man's closed pores, when NY theater has a food/smell gimmick, being on a lifelong HEALING journey, being #rulefollowers, again questioning if we should do clown, and The Traitors (duh.) @theprestonmartin @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome genius actor, artist, and human ray of light Preston Martin to the pod! They get into whether learning about similes and metaphors should still be taught in schools, the original Tin Man's closed pores, when NY theater has a food/smell gimmick, being on a lifelong HEALING journey, being #rulefollowers, again questioning if we should do clown, and The Traitors (duh.) @theprestonmartin @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome filmmaker (We Strangers) and director of all your fav TV shows (The Other Two, And Just Like That, The Afterparty) Anu Valia to the pod! They get into Jenny's insatiable need for jalapenos + dairy, the dangers of Amazon overnight delivery, Nicole & Jenny's Vanderpump Rules inspired pregnancy pact, working with the icons of And Just Like That, how your body shape and face shape determines what you're allowed to wear and what haircut you're allowed to have, what happens when your hairdresser isn't inspired by you, if Lisa Barlow naps, the Tom Cruise coconut cake, @anuvalia @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome a damn OSCAR NOMINEE and writer of the deeply iconic May December Samy Burch to the pod! They get into everything you could ever want to know about your fav movie May December, Traitors Season 2 (spoilers for the first 3 eps!), how Suits is the Good Wife but bad, eating your cereal with non-dairy creamer, and how mashed potatoes and pasta are cousins. @sermyberch @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome Supervising Producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers and sweetie pie Henry Melcher to the pod! They get into Reality Von Tease-gate, Nicole no longer identifying as Below Deck resistant, how Seth Meyers is a beloved boss (boring but true), the Kellyanne Conway of it all, being at a comedy show when Tr*mp won in 2016, how copying SNL is a rite of passage for funny children, and fathers loving Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. @hrmelcher @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome writer, actor, fellow podcaster, and DAMN DELIGHT Andrew Farmer to the pod! They get into Sonja Morgan's boundaries, ripping toilets out of walls, whether Jenny's mom knows the Gilgo Beach Killer, the burping on The Jinx, if there are any valid reasons why someone would support one sport team over another, whether an assortment of dips makes a Super Bowl party worth it, and what NYC Tourist Trap everyone is. @thatsajellyfish @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with a classic Jenny & Nicole ep! They get into the birth of Jenny's son (!!!!!!), including his perfectly circular little face, eating a Caesar Salad Wrap at 3:30 AM, not wanting to have Tim Allen on the pod, May December being an absolute BOP of a movie, Nicole asking a question on WWHL, Jenny's amazing impression of The Crown, getting pumped for the new Vanderpump Rules season, and vegan empanada heiresses. Plus...Nicole has a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! If you don't want to hear about Jenny's actual birth story, feel free to skip 2:24-11:20! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome incredibly smart, funny, and charming comedian, actor (Bros, Hacks, Platonic) & writer (The Other Two, The Mindy Project, Q-Force) Guy Branum to the pod! They get into sad lights & testosterone increasing red lights (?), the liberation of taking off your shirt in a park, the amount of Family Guy references in Prince Harry's book, the undeniable brainwashing we receive around the fat body and it's worth, the act of performing shame on an airplane, the battle of fatphobic costume designer vs. fat actor, and which Sound of Music characters everyone is. @guybranum @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole are with family this Xmas! Please enjoy this re-release of our LIVE SHOW with funniest human alive JO FIRESTONE! --- Jenny & Nicole record How Were U Brainwashed LIVE at the Green Room 42 with special guest JO FIRESTONE! They get into Jo's self-published book "Murder on Sex Island," conspiracies of Big Q-Tip, and a BIG life announcement from Jenny. Please enjoy this special ep! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome Comedian/Writer/Sister/Funny Lady Susan Casey to the pod! They get into predictions about Jenny's unborn baby, binge-watching The Sopranos, the Selling Sunset twins and their large pupils, how watching Ted Talks is like really important, the horniness & evilness of Cruel Intentions, who teen movies are *actually* for, Nicole being a child narc, and Jenny's love for Paulie Walnuts. @suscasey @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome amazing Director of theater (!) and film (!) Annie Tippe to the pod! They get into delayed gratification TV watching, Jenny's pregnancy weeping sessions, what it's like to be in the *cool* college acapella group, if being a director is like playing with Barbie dolls, how showing off at karaoke is uncouth, how men talking to you should be handled like the meats at Fogo de Chao, why people tell new housewife watchers to start with Salt Lake (?!?), and buying underwear at The Gap. @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome funniest goddamn human of all time and ray of light MATT ROGERS to the pod! They get into internet cafes, how Nicole & Jenny have deeply and earnestly loved Las Cultch since DAY ONE, how Jenny is so excited to meet Matt she might go into labor, the amount of soda being consumed on Long Island in the '90s, how questioning reality parallels improv rules, how Leah Remini needs to get on the pod STAT, and how Jessel's husband Pavit can get it. YA'LL BETTER BUY MATT'S XMAS ALBUM "Have You Heard of Christmas?" IMMEDIATELY and see his ass on tour!!!! @mattrogerstho @lasculturistas @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome beloved childhood friend of Jenny and INCREDIBLE director Mary Dauterman to the pod! They get into Jenny being a juror on a murder trial, taking home the class pet for the weekend, what it's like to direct (and text with) Jennifer Coolidge, reciting bible verses for your Grandma's Christmas present, watching the Left Behind movie as a youth, how True Vibe is the only good band, writing letters to Jesus as if he is your boyfriend, Veggie Tales being v religious, and Nicole's weird obsession with the 2001 movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence. @whatsfordunch @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole are out for Thanksgiving week! Please enjoy this re-release of our ep with the legend JOHN EARLY! Jenny & Nicole welcome college friend turned CELEBRITY John Early. They get into how John convinced Taylor Swift to release "Anti-Hero" as the first single, how "The Brady Bunch Movie" created his aesthetic, and that time he shat himself on the subway on his way to work. Please go to @howwereubrainwashedpod for THE PICTURE. @bejohnce @nicolespiezio @theheiser @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenny & Nicole welcome true original genius comedian and writer Billy Domineau to the pod! They get into Kevin Federline appearing on Celebrity Fit Club, Wendy's baked potatoes, the disgusting science behind babies being born with pneumonia, their grandmothers pushing tomatoes on them, getting ketamine therapy in a strip mall, and what illicit materials we all are. @duraflamelogs @theheiser @nicolespiezio @howwereubrainwashedpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.