Fatphobia (w/ Roxane Gay)

Fatphobia (w/ Roxane Gay)

Oh boy this is a juicy one. Author Roxane Gay (Bad Feminist, Hunger) joins Nicole to discuss their experiences with institutional racism, dealing with fatphobia in interviews, and how she treated school like a videogame. Then, Roxane shares the story behind eloping, how quarantine is testing the strength of relationships everywhere, and how her wife woo'd her through podcasting.

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Too Shy to Talk to People (w/ Owen Burke)

Too Shy to Talk to People (w/ Owen Burke)

Comedian Owen Burke (Drunk History) joins Nicole for a conversation recorded in the middle of the Los Angeles fires (things were unhinged). They talk about trying to function while the world is burnin...

25 Apr 20251h 4min

DIVORCED!!! (w/ Jackie Johnson)

DIVORCED!!! (w/ Jackie Johnson)

Comedian and friend Jackie Johnson was terrified to do this podcast… until she got a divorce. She joins Nicole to talk about dating a record number of canceled UCB comedians, surviving a nightmare mar...

18 Apr 20251h 7min

Childbirth Nightmares, Public or Private Proposal? (w/ Melissa Hunter)

Childbirth Nightmares, Public or Private Proposal? (w/ Melissa Hunter)

Writer Melissa Hunter (Santa Clarita Diet, She-Hulk, Home Economics) joins Nicole to talk through the messy reality of childbirth - including her 32-hour labor, an unexpected unmedicated birth after h...

11 Apr 202550min

The Funny Guy Trap (w/ Wayne Brady)

The Funny Guy Trap (w/ Wayne Brady)

Comedian Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, What If? podcast) joins Nicole to talk about the struggles of dating when everyone expects you to be the funny guy from TV. He opens up about being an i...

4 Apr 20251h 12min

Chubby Chasers (w/ Jana Schmieding)

Chubby Chasers (w/ Jana Schmieding)

Comedian Jana Schmieding (Reservation Dogs, Rutherford Falls) joins Nicole to discuss chub chasers, the difference between being fetishized and being genuinely wanted, and what it was like to date a m...

28 Mar 20251h 4min

Oops, All Red Flags! (w/ Mariah Smith)

Oops, All Red Flags! (w/ Mariah Smith)

Comedian and writer Mariah Smith (Smith Sisters Live) joins Nicole to share some truly wild dating stories, including a guy who got horny discussing Black Lives Matter, and another who cried about his...

21 Mar 202558min

Surviving Beergate & Escaping Trans-Chasers (w/ Dylan Mulvaney)

Surviving Beergate & Escaping Trans-Chasers (w/ Dylan Mulvaney)

TikTok sensation Dylan Mulvaney joins Nicole to share what it's like dating after transitioning in the public eye, including handling trans-chasers, dating straight men who don't live up to the hype, ...

14 Mar 202559min

Coming Out (w/ Sasheer Zamata)

Coming Out (w/ Sasheer Zamata)

Comedian and best friend Sasheer Zamata (SNL, Agatha All Along) opens up to Nicole about her journey coming out, discusses whether it’s lesbian to collect chairs, and the bizarre YouTube dating show P...

7 Mar 202557min

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