Life Is Weird

This week's caller is an environmental scientist who studies stormwater. She's also a mischievous little trickster. She and Geth talk about what our water can tell us about the health of the world around us and share a few changes you can make in your own yard to help care for yo ... Show More

This week, Gethard talks with a middle school theater teacher about growing up homeschooled, her time in a traveling Christian theater troupe, and what it was like adjusting to public school life. She and Geth talk about the importance of arts in schools, what kids learn when the ... Show More

This week's caller works in psychedelic medicine, and Gethard has questions. They talk about ketamine, psilocybin, what it really means to do this work responsibly, how therapy changes when the problem is the world around you, and why real connection might be the thing we all nee ... Show More

<p>A caller tries to balance parenthood, existential dread, and working at Applebee’s.</p> <p>Afterwards we hear from a caller trying to make things work in the Netherlands and a final caller attempts to explore the dense social scene of Flint, Michigan.</p> <p>Release the sewer ... Show More

<p>A caller worries about the flailing job market while preparing to raise a child with their girlfriend and platonic roommate.</p><p> </p><p>Afterwards a caller attempts to smoke weed out of his girlfriend’s vagina, a caller feels smothered by their obligations to their family, ... Show More

A phonecall episode about accepting the sufferinng of existence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

On today's tapes...>> Jeffrey Wayne Gorton << Our storyteller gets home and immediately hears a knock on a door no one uses in the middle of the night.>> Laura Staying With Us << A mother and daughter take in a homeless girl, only to find out there's something going on with her. 

The moms talk about the difficulties of letting your children out into the world on their own, including an attachment to laundry and an airport almost-mishap. Plus an adulting mom brag and a hindsight fan question.This episode is sponsored by:Better HelpSakara (Code: MomEarlyAcc ... Show More

<p>Some quick life updates including bouncing back from the horrible first date I told you all about last week, and planning the redemption date. Then we get into "Task".  It was the wildest episode to date, and only one more left.  To wrap up, callers bring us ghost stories, dep ... Show More

-What it's like to turn 30, personality adjustment, no friends etc -Crazy Currents: sex on your period? national archives acts like Big Brother! Catholic high school thinks it's heaven on earth?! -Youtube opinions - Onision EXPOSED, Nikkitutorials LIED, Shane Dawson PROFITS -Pers ... Show More

The girlies bring you a classic chatty episode exploring emotional labor, free speech, and that one cartoon sound effect that plays when someone slips on a banana. Even more digressions include: secret Mormon influencers, why Coachella sucks, and a follow up on a crucial mailbox ... Show More

A caller attends a lego convention, a caller tries to socialize after having a child at a young age, a caller attempts to get out of a deep rut, and a final caller discusses the roller derby universe. Does anyone know many calories are in an ant? I am a gecko. GET BONUS EPISODES: ... Show More

On today's tapes...>> Babysitter << A man recounts his dreams about a former babysitter… or maybe they’re nightmares.>> Game Store Creep << A woman has an odd interaction with a customer… then she receives a phone call.>> What Was She Planning? << A man is brought home from the b ... Show More