Kidnapped and On the Run (w/ Aida Rodriguez)

Kidnapped and On the Run (w/ Aida Rodriguez)

Comedian Aida Rodriguez was kidnapped twice as a child. She describes her time on the run with a murderer, and how she uses her stand-up comedy to process her traumas. They also discuss dating red flags to look out for, Nicole's love for a serial killer, plus a story from a listener who dated a sock-sniffing Trump supporter.

Crazy dating story? Looking for advice? Let Nicole and her guest help you out. Submit your stories or questions to whywontyoudatemepodcast@gmail.com for a chance to have it answered on-air.

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The World is Really Shitty and I'm Alone (w/ Ziwe)

The World is Really Shitty and I'm Alone (w/ Ziwe)

Ziwe (writer for Desus & Mero) and Nicole chat about being horn'd up, what they've been crying over, and are trying to learn to love what they see in the mirror. Nicole's back on the apps, where it se...

28 Aug 20201h 1min

Class Clown on the Plantation (w/ Amber Ruffin)

Class Clown on the Plantation (w/ Amber Ruffin)

Writer and actress Amber Ruffin (Late Night with Seth Meyers, A Black Lady Sketch Show) chats with Nicole about the weight of having to discuss politics on Late Night, how they can make racism funny, ...

21 Aug 202056min

Code-Switching (w/ Gabby Sidibe)

Code-Switching (w/ Gabby Sidibe)

Gabby Sidibe (Precious, American Horror Story, Empire) joins Nicole to discuss the problematic expectation to have to code switch at work, why Black women are often dealbreakers for Black men, and the...

14 Aug 20201h

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 scho...

7 Aug 20201h 11min

Performative Allies (w/ Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman)

Performative Allies (w/ Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman)

'Do you want to be an active ally, or do you just want to say that out loud?'Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (Judge/host on Canada's Drag Race, Unreal) joins Nicole to unpack racial traumas from childhood, dis...

31 Juli 20201h 7min

White-Passing Privilege (w/ Ele Woods)

White-Passing Privilege (w/ Ele Woods)

Actress/comedian Ele Woods (The Good Place, CollegeHumor) shares her experiences being White-passing, and how she's using it for good. Her and Nicole discuss rollerblading and sewing in quarantine, an...

24 Juli 202057min

Sleeping for the Story (w/ The Vixen)

Sleeping for the Story (w/ The Vixen)

Drag queen The Vixen (Rupaul's Drag Race S10, host of Black Girl Magic) chats about calling out microaggressions on Drag Race, the type of hate mail they receive, and how appearing on the show lead to...

17 Juli 202051min

Black History Year (w/ Bob the Drag Queen)

Black History Year (w/ Bob the Drag Queen)

"I was just looking for butthole. And then wrapped around the butthole was a really nice, young, Jewish man."Bob the Drag Queen (winner of RuPaul's Drag Race S8) chats about systematic racism, his two...

10 Juli 20201h 10min

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