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| Episode | Date | Guests | Origins of episode title |
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| Episode 1: "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags" | March 8, 2011 | Julie's Parents and Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Please add origin |
| Episode 2: "The Taste of Christmas Morning" | March 19, 2011 | Jesse Murray, Anthony Atamanuik | Please add origin |
| Episode 3: "A Smiling Bruce Vilanch" | March 26, 2011 | Billy Eichner, Megan Amram | Please add origin |
| Episode 4: "I Did Fiddler!" | April 1, 2011 | Ronna & Beverly, James Urbaniak | Please add origin |
| Episode 5: "The One With Joan Rivers" | April 7, 2011 | Joan Rivers | Please add origin |
| Episode 6: "Polar Bears on Moonbeams" | April 15, 2011 | Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger | Please add origin |
| Episode 7: "The Pottery Scene From GREASE" | April 23, 2011 | Rachel Dratch and Rachel Shukert | Please add origin |
| Episode 8: "All The Way To Canada" | April 29, 2011 | Neko Case, Joe Mande | These are the primary lyrics to the first song that Neko Case recalls writing. |
| Episode 9: "In The Face" | May 6, 2011 | Seth Rudetsky, Baratunde Thurston | Please add origin |
| Episode 10: "Pico Won't Know Our Baby" | May 14, 2011 | Jen Kirkman, Andrea Rosen, John Gemberling | Guest Andrea Rosen, under the influence of pregnancy hormones, lamented that a deceased pet would never meet her baby. |
| Episode 11: "Enter Dancing" | May 20, 2011 | Sally Kellerman, Paul Scheer | Please add origin |
| Episode 12: "The Young & The Messy" | May 27, 2011 | Jackée | During her interview with Julie, Jackée refers to the long running soap opera The Young and the Restless as "The Young and the Messy". |
| Episode 13: "The Ballad of Buddy Longo" | June 3, 2011 | Julieanne Smolinski | Please add origin |
| Episode 14: "Our Congressman In His Underpants" | June 10, 2011 | Michelle Collins, Eugene Mirman | Please add origin |
| How Were Your Tonys? Special Minisode | June 13, 2011 | Scott Brown | A play on the podcast title, in which the Tonys are discussed. |
| Episode 15: "What's This? It's The Style" | June 17, 2011 | Ira Glass, Anaheed Alani | Please add origin |
| Episode 16: "So Many Ethans" | June 24, 2011 | Ana Gasteyer, Vanessa Bayer | Please add origin |
| Episode 17: "Cat Bride" | July 1, 2011 | Michael Rapaport, Larry Murphy | Please add origin |
| Episode 18: "Giant Pictures of Hamburgers" | July 8, 2011 | Tom Scharpling | This title refers to Tom and Julie's scheme to paste giant pictures of hamburgers onto billboards in New Jersey that feature current governor Chris Christie's giant face. |
| Episode 19: "She's A Cold Soup" | July 15, 2011 | Rob Delaney, Michelle McNamara | Please add origin |
| Episode 20: "Bev's Bananas" | July 22, 2011 | Maria Bamford | Please add origin |
| Episode 21: "In The Business Of Lying To You" | July 29, 2011 | Dave Hill, John Ross Bowie | Please add origin |
| Episode 22: "Rave Withdrawal" | August 5, 2011 | Steve Agee, Bryan Safi | Please add origin |
| Episode 23: "America's Jelly" | August 12, 2011 | Laraine Newman, Lisa F. Jackson | Please add origin |
| Episode 24: "Half A Face" | August 19, 2011 | Paul F. Tompkins, Jamie Denbo | Please add origin |
| Episode 25: Best of HWYW Vol. 1 | August 26, 2011 | Joan Rivers, Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger, Neko Case, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak | |
| Episode 26: "Count Chocula's Other Teeth" | September 2, 2011 | Michael Musto, Jake Fogelnest | Please add origin |
| Episode 27: "Shelf Of Justice" | September 9, 2011 | David Rakoff | The Shelf of Justice is Nancy Grace's bosom in her outfit from Dancing with the Stars. |
| Episode 28: "Sherry" | September 16, 2011 | Jackie Collins, Amy Schumer | Please add origin |
| Episode 29: "This Is Lowell" | September 23, 2011 | Patton Oswalt, Daniel Kibblesmith | Please add origin |
| Episode 30: "Upstairs Coke" | September 30, 2011 | Susie Essman, Gabe Delahaye | Please add origin |
| Episode 31: "My Birds" | October 7, 2011 | Sandra Bernhard, Jeffrey Self | Please add origin |
| Episode 32: "Tiny Faces" | October 14, 2011 | Amy Poehler, Rich Fulcher | Please add origin |
| Episode 33: "Pondering Tonya" | October 21, 2011 | Martha Plimpton | Please add origin |
| Episode 34: "Satchel" | October 28, 2011 | Sarah Silverman, Mike Albo | Satchel is the birth name of Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, discussed in this week's episode. |
| Episode 35: "Full Petula" | November 4, 2011 | Mink Stole, John Mulaney | Please add origin |
| Episode 36: HWYW Live | November 10, 2011 | Fred Armisen, Billy Eichner, Paul F. Tompkins, more | |
| Episode 37: "The Juiciest Chicken You've Ever Had" | November 18, 2011 | Sonja Morgan, Richard Lawson | Please add origin |
| Episode 38: "Steampunk Goodfellas" | November 25, 2011 | Mike Daisey, Gil Ozeri | Please add origin |
| Episode 39: "Horror-curious" | December 2, 2011 | Nick Kroll, Gabe Liedman | "Horror-curious" refers to someone, like Julie, who obsessively reads or asks about what happens in scary movies but does not choose to watch them because they are too scay-aired. |
| Episode 40: "Twittertudes" | December 9, 2011 | Kristen Schaal, Ari Graynor | Please add origin |
| Episode 41: "You-know-what-icide Season" | December 16, 2011 | Ted "Teddy" Leo, Ramona Singer | A coy reference to the holidays, thought to be the time of year in which the suicide ("you-know-what-icide") rate is highest. |
| Episode 42: "Spa-cast" | December 23, 2011 | Kurt Braunohler, Cecily von Ziegesar | Please add origin |
| Episode 43: "Tommy Mattola for Nothing' | December 30, 2011 | Mike Doughty | Please add origin |
| Episode 44: "Twiddling and Eight-balls" | January 6, 2012 | Rob Tannenbaum | Please add origin |
| Episode 45: "Many Parts of a Pine Tree" | January 13, 2012 | Frank DeCaro, Kate Beaton | Please add origin |
| Episode 46: "Consequences" | January 20, 2012 | Chris Gethard, Katie Notopoulos | Please add origin |
| Episode 47: "What Someone's Mom's Idea of a Nightclub Is" | January 27, 2012 | David Cross, Eliot Glazer | Please add origin |
| Episode 48: Best of HWYW Vol. 2 | February 3, 2012 | Patton Oswalt, John Mulaney, Mike Daisey, Ted Leo | |
| Episode 49: "Me and My Stupid Bat" | February 10, 2012 | Kristen Johnston | Please add origin |
| Episode 50: "What About a Macaroni Salad?" | February 17, 2012 | Jenny Johnson, Max Silvestri | As described by guest Max Silvestri, this was a tragic question asked by Aaron Carter, a contestant on "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cookoff." |
| Episode 51: HWYW Live | January 24, 2012 | Sandra Bernhard, Tom Scharpling, Ira Glass, Joe Mande | |
| How Were Your Oscars? Special Minisode | February 27, 2012 | Dave Itzkoff, Tom Scharpling, Gary Tha Squirrel | Please add origin |
| Episode 52: "Jolly Roger" | March 2, 2012 | Lizz Winstead, Adam Wade | Please add origin |
| Episode 53: "On Improv" | March 9, 2012 | Simon Doonan, Eric Lefcowitz | Please add origin |
| Episode 54: "The Crunch Factor" | March 16, 2012 | Rickie Lee Jones, Kambri Crews | Please add origin |
| Episode 55: "A Jaw That Could Open a Can of Tuna Fish" | March 23, 2012 | Mo Rocca, Dave Cullen | Please add origin |
| Episode 56: "Jam Ghetto" | March 30, 2012 | Sharon Needles, Whitney Jefferson | Please add origin |
| Episode 57: "Dog Valet" | April 6, 2012 | Chris Parnell, Jon Daly | Julie met the dog valet while in California. He is a dog who will take your bag, bring it inside, and put it on his bed, which is no help to anyone, but extremely charming. |
| Episode 58: "College Hounds" | April 13, 2012 | Susan Orlean, Jon Hendren | Please add origin |
| Episode 59: "The Boyfriend Experience" | April 20, 2012 | Michael K, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham | Please add origin |
| Episode 60: "Fig Bar Bender" | April 26, 2012 | Nellie McKay, Dodai Stewart | Please add origin |
| Episode 61: "Something Something Justin Timberlake" | May 4, 2012 | David Yazbek, Damien Lemon | Please add origin |
| Episode 62: "The Front of a Crocodile" | May 11, 2012 | Will Leitch, Sara Schaefer | Please add origin |
| How Was Your Smash? Special Extrasode | May 17, 2012 | Nate Harris, Jason Grote, Rachel Shukert | Please add origin |
| Episode 63: "Help the Street Animals of Morocco" | May 18, 2012 | Curtis Gwinn, Choire Sicha | Please add origin |
| Episode 64: "Library Water" | May 25, 2012 | Patton Oswalt, Retta | Julie remarks that the water from one's childhood library water fountain is the coldest and best tasting water; this is an absolutely accurate statement. |
| Episode 65: "My Least Favorite Eagles Song" | June 1, 2012 | Eddie Pepitone, Paula Pell | Please add origin |
| Episode 66: "The Mingus Method" | June 8, 2012 | Kurt Loder, Nathan Rabin | Please add origin |
| How Were Your Tonys? 2012 | June 12, 2012 | Ana Gasteyer, Seth Rudetsky | Please add origin |
| Episode 67: "Space Ireland" | June 15, 2012 | Adam Pally, Eric Drysdale | Please add origin |
| Episode 68: "Crazy Person F.I.T." | June 22, 2012 | Tavi Gevinson, Jessi Klein | Please add origin |
| Episode 69: "Is This Jazz?" | June 29, 2012 | Rob Sheffield, Michael McMillian | Please add origin |
| Episode 70: "Do You Shred?" | July 6, 2012 | Carole Radziwill, Kevin Allison | Julie went to a male strip club with Katie Notopoulos and asked a guitar-playing hunk: "Do you shred?" |
| Episode 71: HWYW Live | July 13, 2012 | Martha Plimpton, Jim Gaffigan, Katie Notopoulos, Mike Daisey, VIDS | |
| Episode 72: "Side of Fries" | July 20, 2012 | Tig Notaro, Steve Kandell | Please add origin |
| Episode 73: "The Sneaker Nap" | July 27, 2012 | Bobcat Goldthwait, Simon Amstell | A term for when one puts on his or her workout clothes to exercise but instead just takes a nap while wearing sneakers. |
| Episode 74: "Most of the Nooks" | August 3, 2012 | Gabe Liedman, Alison Rich | Please add origin |
| Episode 75: "Doc Hopper Realness" | August 9, 2012 | Alex Stone | Please add origin |
| HWYW Special Minisode | August 10, 2012 | David Rakoff | |
| Episode 76: Best of HWYW Vol. 3 | August 17, 2012 | Patton Oswalt, Carole Radziwill, Eddie Pepitone, Sara Schaefer, Dave Cullen | |
| Episode 77: "The Fajitas" | August 24, 2012 | Andy Kindler, Adira Amram | Please add origin |
| Episode 78: "Girls Named Heather Fixing Their Skirts" | August 31, 2012 | Max Read, Kurt Metzger | Please add origin |
| Episode 79: "C Skeleton" | September 7, 2012 | W. Kamau Bell, Wayne White, Neil Berkeley | Please add origin |
| Episode 80: "Ubu's Owner" | September 13, 2012 | David Sirota | Please add origin |
| Episode 81: "The Best Mother on Television" | September 21, 2012 | Fran Drescher, Adrian Chen | Please add origin |
| Episode 82: "Lapland" | September 27, 2012 | Jon Ronson | Please add origin |
| Episode 83: "P is for Pizza" | October 4, 2012 | Jodi Lennon, Jessica Grose | Please add origin |
| Episode 84: "Where's Grandpa?" | October 11, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy, Frank Conniff | Please add origin |
| Episode 85: "No Breast Buds" | October 19, 2012 | Mike Birbiglia, Peaches Christ | This title refers to Julie's experience seeing the musical "Annie" surrounded by pre-pubescent girls who had "no breast buds." |
| Episode 86: "How Was Your Shriek Live" | October 25, 2012 | Kristen Johnston, Scharpling & Wurster, Gabe Liedman, Gary Tha Squirrel | Please add origin |
| Episode 87: "How Was Your Storm" | November 2, 2012 | Chris Spooner, Jack Fagan | A more poignant play on the podcast's title, the "storm" refers to Hurricane Sandy. |
| Episode 88: "Angry Horseback Riding" | November 9, 2012 | Todd Oldham, Nikki Glaser | Post-election, Julie speculates that Ann Romney is likely engaging in some angry horseback riding to cope with her husband's loss. |
| Episode 89: "Blowhole Junction" | November 15, 2012 | Tim Heidecker, Lisa Hanawalt | Please add origin |
| Episode 90: "Night Trote" | November 23, 2012 | David Rees, Laura Benanti | Please add origin |
| Episode 91: "Meet the Flickers" | November 30, 2012 | Siggy Flicker | Please add origin |
| Episode 92: "Banana Steaks" | December 7, 2012 | Kyle Dunnigan, Beth Hoyt | |
| Episode 93: "Skin Flesh" | December 14, 2012 | Michael Ian Black, Will Hines | Please add origin |
| Episode 94: "I'm Stayin'" | December 21, 2012 | Jackie Hoffman, Bill Persky | Please add origin |
| Episode 95: "Leon Pancetta" | December 28, 2012 | Hunter Bell | Julie astutely renames James Gandolfini's character in "Zero Dark Thirty" |
| Episode 96: "Exactly Like a Cornish Hen" | January 4, 2013 | Starlee Kine, Noah Garfinkel | Please add origin |
| Episode 97: "Glug Glug" | January 11, 2013 | Carrie Brownstein, Danielle Henderson | Please add origin |
| Episode 98: "All That Gurgling" | January 18, 2013 | Richard Kind, Issa Rae | Please add origin |
| Episode 99: "Fridge Leaners" | January 25, 2013 | Bridey Elliot, Colman Domingo | Please add origin |
| Episode 100: "One Hundred" | January 31, 2013 | Tom Scharpling, Jesse Thorn | The one hundredth episode of HWYW |
| Episode 101: "Heavy Things Onto Stages" | February 8, 2013 | David Ozanich, Michael Kupperman | Please add origin |
| Episode 102: "Men of the '90s" | February 15, 2013 | Peter Grosz, Craig Bierko | Please add origin |
| Episode 103: "How Was Your Exorcist" | February 22, 2013 | Ted "Teddy" Leo, Jesse Murray | Another play on the title of the podcast, in which the mansplaining film "The Exorcist" is discussed |
| Episode 104: "Battlefield Girth" | March 1, 2013 | DC Pierson, Alex Timbers | Please add origin |
| Episode 105: "An Egg Without Salt" | March 7, 2013 | David Wain, America Ferrera | Kissing a man without a mustache is like eating an egg without salt. |
| Episode 106: "In the Presence of Poison" | March 15, 2013 | Claudia Lonow, Carol Sue Gershman | Please add origin |
| Episode 107: "Santas, Attack!" | March 22, 2013 | Chad Carter, Ted Travelstead[1] | What was said by some very scary people during SantaCon on a subway car. Can you imagine?! |
| Episode 108: "Photos of Jackets" | March 29, 2013 | Room 237 Filmmakers Rodney Ascher & Tim Kirk | Please add origin |
| Episode 109: "Canal Street" | April 5, 2013 | Marc Spitz, Nicole J. Georges | Please add origin |
| Episode 110: HWYW Live | April 12, 2013 | Chris & Bridey Elliott, Aimee Mann, Siggy Flicker, Pichet Ong, Max Silvestri, more | |
| Episode 111: "Ann-Margret's P-Belt" | April 19, 2013 | Christina Gausas, Craig Rowin | Please add origin |
| Episode 112: "Wesleyan as a Human Being" | April 26, 2013 | Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman | Please add origin |
| Episode 113: "Pete Ubu" | May 3, 2013 | Jim Gaffigan, Ophira Eisenberg | An error when texting about the band "Pere Ubu" with Jake Fogelnest. It was accidentally corrected to "Pete Ubu". Julie reminisces about how this would be a hilarious name for a gentleman to have. |
| Episode 114: "Battling Bots" | May 10, 2013 | Jean Grae | Please add origin |
| Episode 115: "Madame, No" | May 17, 2013 | David Sedaris | Please add origin |
| Episode 116: "The Human Condition on TV" | May 24, 2013 | Emily Bazelon, Abbi Crutchfield | Please add origin |
| Episode 117: HWYW Gems 4 | May 31, 2013 | Tom Scharpling, Jon Ronson, Rachel Lichtman, Emily Heller & Lisa Hanawalt, Danielle Henderson | |
| Episode 118: "Wayne and Garth" | June 7, 2013 | Shelby Fero, Bridget Everett | Julie suggests that guest Bridget Everett may have nicknamed her breasts "Wayne and Garth" in 1992. |
| Episode 119: "Curating the Linens" | June 14, 2013 | Harris Wittels, Ben Nugent | Please add origin |
| Episode 120: "We're All Smart" | June 21, 2013 | Kat Dennings, Chiara Atik | A reference to the film "Zero Dark Thirty," this is a line spoken by Leon Panetta (Pancetta) that resonated with Julie, particularly in the wake of James Gandolfini's death two days earlier |
| Episode 121: "Silver Dollar Pancakes" | June 28, 2013 | Gillian Jacobs, Louis Virtel | Please add origin |
| Episode 122: "Rosie's Meds" | July 5, 2013 | Ted "Teddy" Leo, Andrea Arden, Marrilee Wilson | Please add origin |
| Episode 123: "The Patient Zero of Food" | July 12, 2013 | Freedy Johnston | Please add origin |
| Episode 124: "Dicks for Days" | July 19, 2013 | Brent Weinbach, Gabe Durham | Please add origin |
| Episode 125: "Shitty Shoes" | July 26, 2013 | Pichet Ong, Halle Kiefer | The sort of shoes worn while participating in Zog Sports, which Julie eviscerates in detail (see also: do I roll up the sleeves of this t-shirt? Why can't it be a flattering tank?) |
| Episode 126: "Cool Story, Dennis" | August 2, 2013 | Danny Zuker | A phrase that sums up Julie's attitude towards male baby boomers (see: Anthony Bourdain); specifically, a response to a man driving teenaged Julie home after a babysitting job, after he has mentioned that "once, he smoked pot" |
| Episode 127: "Like Fuddruckers but Expensive" | August 9, 2013 | Tami Sagher | Please add origin |
| Episode 128: "America's Morning" | August 16, 2013 | Sklar Brothers | A reference to the Today Show, specifically to the Today Show's exuberant twitter feed, which asked for personal stories from the 2003 blackout; Julie shares her story on the podcast, but not with @todayshow. |
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