A very strange part of adult life is leaving the first decade of adulthood behind. Theatre artist and writer Laura Fukumoto joins me to talk about turning the big 3-0. Music from Orso Jesenka, Kingdom of the Holy Sun, and Girl with the Gun

You're Allowed To Get New Friends

Jan 2nd, 2020 28m 46s

Today's show is all about making friends. We've been talking about friends generally on the YouTube channel, but I wanted to dive a little deeper into how a lot of us end up in a place in life without the friendships we need or would like, and

Making Friends

Dec 21st, 2019 41m 40s

One of the strangely most difficult things to do as a human adult, is making friends. Once we're past the artificial environments of school (and sometimes work), it's unusually hard sometimes to make and keep friends. Riffing off the YouTube Ch

Recovery

Dec 10th, 2019 41m 55s

Recovery can mean a lot of things. For me it's been pretty specifically about recovery from alcohol but it's also been about recovering from the pain of being a human being. Whatever the thing you are recovering from might be, there's things th

Introducing Human Suit

Dec 8th, 2019 25m 17s

Welcome to Human Suit- the podcast for discussing the strangeness of being a human being. This is just a short little introduction to me, the podcast, and some tunes to keep us from spiraling off into outer space.Music by Begemot, The Bird and

After a long absence

Oct 21st, 2019 1h 11m

We're checking in after quite a long break- once again, not because we haven't been talking but because life has been real, and Nick was slow to get the show up :|We'll have another show up soon!

Breakups (Including Oasis)

Sep 8th, 2019 1h 10m

After a little hiatus, we're back and there's been some movement in our lives that we get to discuss. We discuss being trashed on the internet and Nick as a teenager.CW: We have a conversation about sexual assault allegations in broad terms

Of Migraines and Inner Worlds

Jul 18th, 2019 1h 17m

This week we talk about whether "inner worlds" are a thing, how easy it is to take too much on, and also what we're afraid as Humans Dealing with Stuff.

GoT Debate + Trusting Yourself

Jul 1st, 2019 1h

It's been a little bit but Nick and Jeanne are back and now that Nick is finished Game of Thrones, it's time to see if this is the argument that breaks the podcast/friendship. (Obvs, spoilers but like Nick was the last person to see this shown

Writing, Invisible Labour, and Codependency

Jun 26th, 2019 1h 18m

This week Nick and Jeanne fess up and let you in on what they've been talking about, as well as talk about writing projects, the pressures of invisible labour in relationships, and codependency.

Why We Are The Way We Are Now

Jun 7th, 2019 1h 32m

In this episode, Jeanne and Nick uncover some more of what brought them to where they are now

Sometimes You Just Gotta Drive 140 Miles

May 29th, 2019 1h 19m

Jeanne drove 140 miles for a date so we debrief and talk about what it means to put it all on the line.CW: There is a brief conversation about suicide around the 55 minute mark

We Meet

May 26th, 2019 53m 35s

In this first episode, Jeanne and Nick "meet." Nick made an "ad" of sorts on a dating website to look for friends (no, really!) and Jeanne responded. Jeanne lives in Ohio. Nick lives in British Columbia, Canada. Jeanne said they should correspo

265-Tricia is Redefining Happy Hour

Apr 25th, 2019 1h 3m

Today on the show, one woman force-of-nature Tricia joins me to talk about the "so now what" of recovery. As an entrepreneur and person in recovery, Tricia saw a need for some place to talk about what to do once you get over the initial hurdle

264-Grace Kamara is Changing the World

Apr 16th, 2019 1h 17m

When Grace and I used to work together, we would have sprawling long conversations that usually resulted in us trying to figure out how to save the world. In this conversation we end up there but we also cover what feminism means to different p

263-Feeling All The Feelings

Apr 9th, 2019 21m 15s

Today I'm talking about digesting some sad news, as well as coming to terms with the fact that I might be a little intense. Plus music from Dumbo Gets Mad and the Bird and the Monkey!

262-Clare Yow is Making Art and Getting Over Self Doubt

Apr 5th, 2019 1h 6m

The last time artist Clare Yow was on the show, we talked about what got her into art in the first place, which was somewhat of an unlikely thing to begin with. We pick up where we left off and talk about how a somewhat shy kid learned to embra

People Doing Things III: With a Vengeance

Apr 2nd, 2019 20m 44s

I just can't quit you.

Ep 5-Nashville Prance

Mar 4th, 2019 46m 11s

Less talkies, more walkies! This week there's music from Paper Navy, James Dangerous, Black Math, CJ Lavoire, and more!

Ep 4.001-Magnetic Poles

Feb 19th, 2019 1h 7m

Deep in the heart of distant galaxies we bring you Youth Pictures of Florence Henderson, Frog, Anemone, Dove, Monkey Warhol and more!

Ep 3.3 Oh HAI Snow Day

Feb 13th, 2019 1h 12m

Well the sky gods came and in the deep midst of winter we pull ourselves from shadowy slumber. Music by Possimiste, the Freak Fandango Orchestra, Los Amparito, Ikebe Shakedown, and more!

Ep 3.01-Prayin' For A Snow Day

Feb 11th, 2019 52m 3s

A little mellower this time around, in case you're caught in a polar vortex, a sleep vortex, or any non-Euclidean plane. Music from Sarah Maison, Heat Sureens, Delaney Mills, and me. Bundle up.

Ep 2.4-Transit(Resist)Er

Feb 9th, 2019 57m 29s

As we hurdle through the deep expanse of space/time, we might as well flow along with some good tunes! This week we've got some Dumbo Gets Mad, Antione Leonpaul, The Wiggy Blotters, Lee Rosevere, and even some Bach!

Ep 2.0-Hypothetical and Practical Space Questions

Feb 2nd, 2019 53m 7s

The end of a long week means a trek into portrayals of apocalypse. With music from The Bird and the Monkey, Francis Arevalo, Bad Panda, Be Cool Cowboy, Pete Murphy and more!