Origins of Episode Titles

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Episode	Date	Guests	Origins of episode title
Episode 1: "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags"	March 8, 2011	Julie's Parents and Natasha Vargas-Cooper	Julie and Natasha Vargas-Cooper talk about the most recent episodes of the TV show "Intervention." Julie mentions that there are two new interventionists on the show this season, one of whom has a strong physical resemblance to actor Walter Matthau. She says that every episode of Intervention that he is a part of should be titled "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags."
Episode 2: "The Taste of Christmas Morning"	March 19, 2011	Jesse Murray, Anthony Atamanuik	Guest Atamanuik was on an episode of "Top Chef: Masters," although his strategy to ensure camera time might need some work. He said that a particular bread pudding tasted like Christmas morning 15+ times until other diners asked him to stop.
Episode 3: "A Smiling Bruce Vilanch"	March 26, 2011	Billy Eichner, Megan Amram	Billy Eichner asks Julie if she "can imagine what Donald Trump's pubic hair looks like." Julie responds by saying that it probably looks like "a smiling Bruce Vilanch."
Episode 4: "I Did Fiddler!"	April 1, 2011	Ronna & Beverly, James Urbaniak	James Urbaniak tells a story about an actor who walked into the first rehearsal of a community theater production with a huge beard. When asked about the beard by the other actors, he replied by saying "I did Fiddler."
Episode 5: "The One With Joan Rivers"	April 7, 2011	Joan Rivers	We can't do everything for you. Honestly.
Episode 6: "Polar Bears on Moonbeams"	April 15, 2011	Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger	Julie talks about Shirley Maclaine's (aka "Lizard Eyes") official website. One of the features of the website is a message board called "The Encounter Board," which has a thread titled "Creativity Corner," the purpose of which is to provide a place for users to "post and share their poems and other creative writing endeavors." User "Frank" from Canada shared a poem he wrote called Polar Bears on Moonbeams.
Episode 7: "The Pottery Scene From GREASE"	April 23, 2011	Rachel Dratch and Rachel Shukert	Rachel Shukert accidentally says "The Pottery Scene from Grease instead of "The pottery Scene from Ghost." Both Julie and Rachel agree that a pottery scene in Grease would have been great.
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	In the Julie's interview with Baratunde Thurston, they discuss the killing of Osama Bin Laden (Bin Laden was shot "in the face") [1].
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	Julie tells Sally Kellerman that her favorite scene in Back To School is when Dr. Diane Turner (Kellerman's character in the movies) enters dancing into the party that Thornton Mellon is throwing in his dorm.
Episode 12: "The Young & The Messy"	May 27, 2011	Jackée	During her interview with Julie, Jackée refers to the 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	Buddy Longo was the name of Julieanne Smolinski's high school Criminology teacher. In order to obtain a handwriting sample from a serial killer, Longo made his students write letters to imprisoned serial killers. Julieanne wrote a letter to Richard Ramirez AKA "The Night Stalker." She received a response from Ramirez, in which he asked if she would include a photograph of herself in her next letter. Of course, Julieanne never responded.
Episode 14: "Our Congressman In His Underpants"	June 10, 2011	Michelle Collins, Eugene Mirman	Did you assume this was a reference to Anthony Weiner, noted sex creep? You were correct.
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	Part of the lyrics to an Armenian song that guests Glass & Alani translate for Julie. It sounds vaguely like "Old MacDonald" and goes a little something like this: "The Armenian woman taught her child English/Mama, Papa, good morning/What's this? It's the style/Style shmyle."
Episode 16: "So Many Ethans"	June 24, 2011	Ana Gasteyer, Vanessa Bayer	Julie and Vanessa Bayer discus four of Vanessa's favorite movies from the 1990's (Reality Bites, Singles, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and Empire Records). Reality Bites stars Ethan Hawke and Empire Records stars Ethan Embry ("So Many Ethans").
Episode 17: "Cat Bride"	July 1, 2011	Michael Rapaport, Larry Murphy	Upon the legalization of gay marriage in the state of New York, Julie announced that she and her female cat (Smiley Muffin) were married.
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	Julie is shocked when guest Delaney name drops a Polish poetess, whose name I cannot possible transcribe. Delaney tries to clarify, Julie says the name sounds like a cold soup, and we all move on.
Episode 20: "Bev's Bananas"	July 22, 2011	Maria Bamford	When it is insanely hot in NYC, Julie likes to eat the chocolate off of frozen bananas, then throw the banana away because it is useless. Her preferred brand at the time of recording was Diana's Frozen Bananas, but Julie doesn't believe that there is really a Diana behind them. It's probably more like a Bev, but Bev's Bananas is a terrible name.
Episode 21: "In The Business Of Lying To You"	July 29, 2011	Dave Hill, John Ross Bowie	Julie will not see the documentary "Project Nim" because it's too much, and is about to say that she actually would see the new "Planet of the Apes" movie before immediately correcting that no, she will not. "What am I, in the business of lying to you?"
Episode 22: "Rave Withdrawal"	August 5, 2011	Steve Agee, Bryan Safi	Julie says she flew Virgin Airlines because she "was suffering from rave withdrawal." Don't ask me, I'm just an anonymous editor.
Episode 23: "America's Jelly"	August 12, 2011	Laraine Newman, Lisa F. Jackson	KY Jelly. Is Julie going to open this week's show by reading KY ad copy? Yes, apparently she is.
Episode 24: "Half A Face"	August 19, 2011	Paul F. Tompkins, Jamie Denbo	Guest Tompkins shared a story about running into an old school chum who admired that Tompkins never cared what other people thought about him. Also, this school chum had half a face.
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	Count Chocula has only two teeth, and it's really funny. Are his teeth as important as his hair humps? Julie decides that they are.
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. While Nancy Grace is fueled by vengeance, her upper body may be powered by Little Debbie Zebra Cakes.
Episode 28: "Sherry"	September 16, 2011	Jackie Collins, Amy Schumer	Julie reads about Maya Angelou's writing rituals on Wikipedia. Angelou checks into a hotel room at 5:00 AM and instructs the staff to remove all of the pictures from the walls. She writes on legal pads, has a deck of cards to play solitaire, a thesaurus, a copy of the bible, and a bottle of sherry.
Episode 29: "This Is Lowell"	September 23, 2011	Patton Oswalt, Daniel Kibblesmith	On the DVD commentary for "Splash," co-writer Lowell Ganz begins his every comment with the helpful reminder, "This is Lowell."
Episode 30: "Upstairs Coke"	September 30, 2011	Susie Essman, Gabe Delahaye	Sounds like a sex act, but it's not. At parties at Jack Nicholson's house in the 1970s, if you were invited upstairs that's allegedly where they kept the pharmaceutical grade cocaine, the good stuff, the kind of stuff Robert Evans went to jail for.
Episode 31: "My Birds"	October 7, 2011	Sandra Bernhard, Jeffrey Self	Brett Butler casually mentioned to Jeffrey Self that she was looking to sell her birds, all 29 of them, but hopefully to someone who wants them for the right reasons. Julie posits that there must have been a 30th bird.
Episode 32: "Tiny Faces"	October 14, 2011	Amy Poehler, Rich Fulcher	They say that a large head is a common trait among the famous; Julie says tiny faces on giant heads freak her out. Tiny Faces is also the name of Julie's acoustic Rod Stewart cover band.
Episode 33: "Pondering Tonya"	October 21, 2011	Martha Plimpton	Julie has a lot of thoughts about Tonya Harding, as do we all.
Episode 34: "Satchel"	October 28, 2011	Sarah Silverman, Mike Albo	Satchel is the birth name of Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen (or Frank Sinatra?) and Mia Farrow, discussed in this week's episode.
Episode 35: "Full Petula"	November 4, 2011	Mink Stole, John Mulaney	A discussion of how Mad Magazine used to draw gay men (think turtlenecks and eyelashes) leads to a mention of "The Boys in the Band," which may or may not include a scene of the titular Boys going "full Petula" and singing "Downtown."
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	The promised results of guest Sonja Morgan's vague recipe for cooking chicken parmigiana in a toaster oven.
Episode 38: "Steampunk Goodfellas"	November 25, 2011	Mike Daisey, Gil Ozeri	Scorsese's probable next movie after "Hugo."
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	Julie says she would like to see Kristen Schaal host a show called "Twittertudes," which, you already know the premise if you think about it for like a second. So it's that, but also Schaal would wear a long blazer and no pants.
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	Julie records this week's intro from a spa. Sometimes it's just that simple.
Episode 43: "Tommy Mottola for Nothing'	December 30, 2011	Mike Doughty	According to Mike Doughty, Mariah Carey is a "studio rat" (meaning that while she is recording an album she basically lives out of the studio). Julie responds to this by saying: "you don't fuck Tommy Mottola for nothing" (Mottola is Carey's ex-husband and the former head of Sony Music).
Episode 44: "Twiddling and Eight-balls"	January 6, 2012	Rob Tannenbaum	What were Aerosmith doing before in the mid eighties before Run-D.M.C. resurrected their career? They were "twiddling" their thumbs and doing "eight-balls."
Episode 45: "Many Parts of a Pine Tree"	January 13, 2012	Frank DeCaro, Kate Beaton	Guest DeCaro attended a "dead celebrities" party dressed as Euell Gibbons, the outdoorsman and Grape Nuts spokesperson with the catchphrase: "many parts of a pine tree are edible."
Episode 46: "Consequences"	January 20, 2012	Chris Gethard, Katie Notopoulos	Guest Notopoulos details the Yahoo Answers activity of an autistic man who is very concerned with the outcome of hypothetical scenarios. Sample query: "What if a bully from the past came to a wedding and ate the entire wedding cake before the wedding started. Consequences?"
Episode 47: "What Someone's Mom's Idea of a Nightclub Is"	January 27, 2012	David Cross, Eliot Glazer	The title is a reference to how the original set of The Rosie Show on OWN looked.
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	An easy-to-miss but important quote from "The Neverending Story." The Night Hob laments that "nobody gives a hoot about me and my stupid bat."
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
Episode 52: "Jolly Roger"	March 2, 2012	Lizz Winstead, Adam Wade	Guest Wade tells of his life-long affinity for elderly women. His grandmother (and possibly his aunts, attribution unclear) was a backseat driver, but a particularly confusing one; when he made wide turns she would say "Oh, Jolly Roger," and no one knows what this means. No one.
Episode 53: "On Improv"	March 9, 2012	Simon Doonan, Eric Lefcowitz	Monkees historian Lefcowitz, re: the Monkees unpredictable behavior at certain public appearances - "I don't know what they were on." Quoth Julie, "I think they were on improv."
Episode 54: "The Crunch Factor"	March 16, 2012	Rickie Lee Jones, Kambri Crews	Julie discusses an episode of "My Strange Addiction" about a woman who eats cat treats and cat food, and who is prone to saying things like "On a scale from one to ten, the crunch factor on these is a ten."
Episode 55: "A Jaw That Could Open a Can of Tuna Fish"	March 23, 2012	Mo Rocca, Dave Cullen	Mo Rocca's description of Maria Shriver's jaw.
Episode 56: "Jam Ghetto"	March 30, 2012	Sharon Needles, Whitney Jefferson	Since Al Roker has taken over as The Today Show"'s weatherman, Willard Scott has been relegated to the "jam ghetto" (announcing the birthdays of centenarians in segments sponsored by Smuckers).
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	Susan Orlean introduces Julie to the delights of the Dogville Comedies, short films from the 1930s featuring dogs who think they is peoples, dressing up in clothes and walking on their hind legs. College Hounds is a spoof of college football movies, in which the star player is "taken out of the big game by a gang of crooks."
Episode 59: "The Boyfriend Experience"	April 20, 2012	Michael K, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham	Julie's assessment of guest Michael K's brief, chaste stint as a phone sex operator.
Episode 60: "Fig Bar Bender"	April 26, 2012	Nellie McKay, Dodai Stewart	Nellie McKay talked about her first appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman. The night before the taping, she was unable to sleep. Julie jokingly asked Nellie if she was "on a bender." Nellie replied by saying she was on a "fig bar bender."
Episode 61: "Something Something Justin Timberlake"	May 4, 2012	David Yazbek, Damien Lemon	Ashton Kutcher had a tragic Pop Chips commercial/one man show in which he debuted a cavalcade of comedy characters and cut-ups. It's as though he decided to be the untalented Andy Samberg or "something something Justin Timberlake."
Episode 62: "The Front of a Crocodile"	May 11, 2012	Will Leitch, Sara Schaefer	A dire choice for any masseur: would you rather give a massage to John Travolta or the front of a crocodile? Don't be surprised if this turns up in one of the "Saw" sequels.
How Was Your Smash? Special Extrasode	May 17, 2012	Nate Harris, Jason Grote, Rachel Shukert	A play on the show's usual title, rephrased to refer to the most important show in the history of television, "Smash." We're all still waiting for the season 2 recap.
Episode 63: "Help the Street Animals of Morocco"	May 18, 2012	Curtis Gwinn, Choire Sicha	A discussion of Marilu Henner causes Julie to Google the acronym "HSAM." In relation to Henner, HSAM stands for "Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory." However, HSAM is also an acronym for the organization Help the Street Animals of Morocco.
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	"Hotel Rwanda."
Episode 66: "The Mingus Method"	June 8, 2012	Kurt Loder, Nathan Rabin	Jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus created a toilet training program for cats.
How Were Your Tonys? 2012	June 12, 2012	Ana Gasteyer, Seth Rudetsky
Episode 67: "Space Ireland"	June 15, 2012	Adam Pally, Eric Drysdale	In a discussion of the Carvel iced cream cake character Cookie Puss, Julie touches on the subject of Cookie's uncle Cookie O'Puss, who hails from Space Ireland.
Episode 68: "Crazy Person F.I.T."	June 22, 2012	Tavi Gevinson, Jessi Klein	"Crazy Person F.I.T." is the school that the character "Buffalo Bill" from the movie The Silence of the Lambs should have attended.
Episode 69: "Is This Jazz?"	June 29, 2012	Rob Sheffield, Michael McMillian	Julie notices the jazz influence on Fiona Apple's new album (The Idler Wheel...).
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	Would it be fun if when a waiter asked if she wants anything else, Julie said "side of fries" and pulled a handful of fries out of her pocket and set them on the table? Well, would it?
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	Julie, re: the unexpected potency of rose wine: "It gets into all of the crannies and most of the nooks."
Episode 75: "Doc Hopper Realness"	August 9, 2012	Alex Stone	The investigator in documentary "The Imposter" turns up looking exactly like Charles Durning in "The Muppet Movie," which is a good look on a southern gentleman.
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	Andy Kindler talks about one of his early stand-up bits in which his mother comes out from New York to California and is a stereotypical tourist. One of the questions that Andy's mother asked him in typical tourist fashion was as follows: "Andy, you live in California. How are the fajitas?"
Episode 78: "Girls Named Heather Fixing Their Skirts"	August 31, 2012	Max Read, Kurt Metzger	Kurt Metzger describes a show on Fox News hosted by two women named Heather. Metzger says that both women always wear short skirts, which they are constantly adjusting on camera in a suggestive manner.
Episode 79: "C Skeleton"	September 7, 2012	W. Kamau Bell, Wayne White, Neil Berkeley	Anna Wintour. The C stands for exactly what you think it does.
Episode 80: "Ubu's Owner"	September 13, 2012	David Sirota	Gary David Goldberg, creator of "Family Ties" and owner of a dog named Ubu. Sit, Ubu, sit.
Episode 81: "The Best Mother on Television"	September 21, 2012	Fran Drescher, Adrian Chen	Julie posits that Mama June, of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" fame, is the best mother on television.
Episode 82: "Lapland"	September 27, 2012	Jon Ronson	Jon Ronson tells a story about taking his son to meet Santa at Santa's home. He explains that European Santas live in Lapland, an actual place a person can take a trip to.
Episode 83: "P is for Pizza"	October 4, 2012	Jodi Lennon, Jessica Grose	Upon learning that Jodi Lennon has stolen a slice of pizza, she proposes that the title of Jodi Lennon's crime adventure be "P Is For Pizza."
Episode 84: "Where's Grandpa?"	October 11, 2012	Andrew McCarthy, Frank Conniff	The question Julie asks whenever that young guy is hosting Turner Classic Movies instead of Robert Osborne. He should always be there.
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	A Halloween-themed play on the podcast's title.
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	Julie awoke at 4 am to hear young ruffians actually yelling "woo" and generally making a racket in her courtyard. She wasn't actually that mad because it was so retro and very "Newsies," like she was living in something which is not actually called "Steampipe Alley", nor is it "Blowhole Junction." (She was probably thinking of Shinbone Alley.)
Episode 90: "Night Trote"	November 23, 2012	David Rees, Laura Benanti	Julie needs a new humidifier to solve the problem of her Night Throat, or as she calls it, "Night Trote."
Episode 91: "Meet the Flickers"	November 30, 2012	Siggy Flicker	The daughter of Siggy Flicker, love picker, is bothered because her last name, when spelled in block letters on the back of her soccer jersey, appears to read F-U-C-K-E-R, as the L and I look like a U. Julie suggests that the family star in a show called "Meet the Flickers," a reference to the 2004 film "Meet the Fockers."
Episode 92: "Banana Steaks"	December 7, 2012	Kyle Dunnigan, Beth Hoyt	The New York Post claimed that they took a photo of a man about to be run over in the subway because they thought the flash might alert somebody, which is the silliest thing Julie has heard since she heard that clowns are coming over for banana steaks.
Episode 93: "Skin Flesh"	December 14, 2012	Michael Ian Black, Will Hines	1) Julie felt awkward at the NYMag holiday party because she didn't know anyone, but then Melissa (citation needed) from sales took pity and introduced herself. "Thank God. Melissa. Cling to me. Melissa, your skin flesh, your skin flesh it quivers." 2) Speaking of skin flesh, did you see the Hurricane Sandy 12/12/12 classic rock jingle ball, starring Roger Daltrey's chest flesh?
Episode 94: "I'm Stayin'"	December 21, 2012	Jackie Hoffman, Bill Persky	John Travolta's final line of banter in his gender flipped cover of "Baby It's Cold Outside" with Olivia Newton John. He's staying! Gross!
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	The brittle bones of Joan Didion.
Episode 97: "Glug Glug"	January 11, 2013	Carrie Brownstein, Danielle Henderson	The sound of Julie helping herself to a glass of 2% milk while hungry in an office that wasn't hers.
Episode 98: "All That Gurgling"	January 18, 2013	Richard Kind, Issa Rae	Why Julie cannot watch "Grey's Anatomy." She's interested in doctors fucking, but then there's all those patients with tubes in them and assorted medical gurgling noises.
Episode 99: "Fridge Leaners"	January 25, 2013	Bridey Elliot, Colman Domingo	In an attempt to look cool while telling a story about Ryan Gosling, Bridey Elliot leans into Julie's refrigerator.
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	How did Katie Couric get a piano on the set of her talk show? Union workers. They move heavy things onto stages, they eat sandwiches. It's a job.
Episode 102: "Men of the '90s"	February 15, 2013	Peter Grosz, Craig Bierko	The title refers to the type of men who still find Jenny McCarthy attractive, and the target audience for her talk show.
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	An alternate name for the Scientology-themed action film that references John Travolta's current appearance.
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	The chemicals they use when you get a perm are so intense they even *smell* poisonous, and this realization can make you think you are going to die. The anxiety passes when you see how good the perm looks.
Episode 107: "Santas, Attack!"	March 22, 2013	Chad Carter, Ted Travelstead[2]	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	There are about a million women's magazines that are just photos of jackets, like "here are five pages of photos of jackets." This actually does not help Julie's own need for well-fitting jackets.
Episode 109: "Canal Street"	April 5, 2013	Marc Spitz, Nicole J. Georges	An off-putting nickname for one's vagina.
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	What does the key that the mayor gives Conrad Birdie unlock?
Episode 112: "Wesleyan as a Human Being"	April 26, 2013	Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman	A description of Amanda Palmer, Kickstarter martyr.
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	There is always a fighting robots show on TV somewhere. In the 90s, it was "BattleBots." Now it's probably something like "Battling Bots" on SyFy, or TCM.
Episode 115: "Madame, No"	May 17, 2013	David Sedaris	Sedaris recounts meeting a woman who defecates into a bag and flushes the bag down the toilet. Julie is appropriate aghast.
Episode 116: "The Human Condition on TV"	May 24, 2013	Emily Bazelon, Abbi Crutchfield	Neil LaBute's series for DirecTV promises to examine the human condition, which is good to know because Julie was worried it wouldn't do that.
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	Guest Wittels shares a story about simultaneous masturbation sessions at sleepovers during his teen years, where each participant had a sheet or blanket for privacy. Julie's favorite detail and follow-up questions largely revolve around said sheets, and "curating the linens."
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	What Priscilla Presley sees when she looks in the mirror. (Clarification/explanation needed.)
Episode 122: "Rosie's Meds"	July 5, 2013	Ted "Teddy" Leo, Andrea Arden, Marrilee Wilson	Julie is really curious about the content and dosage of Rosie O'Donnell's medication, and thinks that "Rosie's Meds" could be the OWN network equivalent of "Roseanne's Nuts." Other Rosie topics discussed: Rosie's hair, Rosie's new wife, Rosie's potential as a cult leader.
Episode 123: "The Patient Zero of Food"	July 12, 2013	Freedy Johnston	Julie saw documentary "The Source Family" and was incredibly disgusted by the Source Cafe (as also featured in the film "Annie Hall"), where the servers went braless and had dirty rat bird pigeon feathers in their hair. The menu was disgusting and Julie posits that the harvest salad actually caused AIDS.
Episode 124: "Dicks for Days"	July 19, 2013	Brent Weinbach, Gabe Durham	Julie worries that her imagination isn't especially good. She describes her own adult imagination as "dicks for days," a descent into repetitive sexual fantasies. It's more charming the way she describes it.
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	Julie's summary of cynically contrived, "folksy" aesthetics in fashion and pop culture.
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.
Episode 129: "A Hanna-Barbera Cartoon About Carnage"	August 23, 2013	Gaylord Fields	A description of the sounds that emitted from the room in which a vet tech repaired to biopsy Julie's confident, fractious, and beautiful cat, the late Smiley Muffin; also, Julie's prediction of what would happen if she announced to her family that she had pitched a show to Al Jazeera America.
Episode 130: "I'll Chew On A Dog"	August 30, 2013	Beau Willimon	A quote from Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice." When making his fake television commercial, Beetlejuice promises the following: "I'll eat anything you want me to eat. I'll swallow anything you want me to swallow. But, come on down and I'll... chew on a dog! Arroooo!"
Episode 131: "The Poetry of Her Tchotchkes"	September 6, 2013	Michael Urie, Jonathan Tollis	A Streisand-heavy episode, with much discussion of Tollis' play "Buyer and Cellar" about Barbra's famed underground shopping center in which no shopping takes place. The play really captures the poetry of her tchotchkes, among other things.
Episode 132: "Julie Klausner on a Citi Bike Dot Com"	September 13, 2013	Therese Mahler	The long-anticipated photo of Julie posing on a Citi Bike with one brawr strap showing has been completed and officially posted at http://julieklausneronacitibike.com/
Episode 133: "Chive Teef"	September 20, 2013	Lin Manuel-Miranda	After seeing a poster featuring an anthropomorphic potato with chive teef (teeth), Julie ponders the lives and interests of designers who worked on "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2." Do they love their job? Is that sad? Who's to say?
Episode 134: "Eat a Carb!"	September 27, 2013	Dr. Irene Pepperberg & Emily Wick	Emmy-winning actress Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) unnecessarily "justified" her "puffiness" on the series, stating that steroids caused the weight gain and that cortisone caused the subsequent weight loss. Julie, in disapproval of Gunn's decreasing body mass, and apparent need to explain herself to the public, encouraged her to "Eat a Carb!" and be happy.
Episode 135: "Walking Ballads"	October 4, 2013	Tom Ruprecht	"Walking Ballads" are former athletes. They're sad stories.
Episode 136: "Layla"	October 11, 2013	Nicole Holofcener	In the monologue, Julie sings the lyrics she wrote for piano part at the end of "Layla."
Episode 137: "Houdini's Waffles"	October 18, 2013	Chris Elliott & Jason Woliner	Julie and guests discuss Neil Patrick Harris's membership in The World Famous Hollywood Magic Castle organization, speculating that a wonderful brunch served there might include a dish called "Houdini's Waffles."
Episode 138: "Oooooh!"	October 25, 2013	Julianne Moore	As reported by Jake Fogelnest, this is the noise that actor Christopher Hewett made when he sat on his own balls at a table read for the television program Mr. Belvedere.
Episode 139: "More Suicide Than The Average Bear"	November 1, 2013	Peter Bagge	Julie recalls a moment from Mo Rocca's interview with Mariel Hemingway on CBS Sunday Morning, in which the amount of suicide in her family's history is a topic. Julie describes the amount of suicide in the Hemingway family as more than that of the average bear.
Episode 140: "A Charmless Joy Behar"	November 8, 2013	Camille Paglia	A description of Woody Allen's sister as she appears in the documentary "Wild Man Blues," which Julie watched primarily to gain insight into Soon-Yi.
Episode 141: "Congratulations"	November 15, 2013	Emily Altman	The ultimate shade-throwing maneuver.
Episode 142: "Betty 1, 2, 3"	November 22, 2013	Jill Soloway, Danny Tedesco	What children should be called to avoid classroom confusion. Also a recipe of Julie's creation. It is Spaghettios on noodles.
Episode 143: "The Crime of Being Delicious"	November 29, 2013	Steve Young	While attempting to explain the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation to a Puerto Rican woman, this is how Julie responded to the question of what crime the turkeys - Caramel and Popcorn - were being pardoned of. Julie's joke elicited no laughs.
Episode 144: "P Pocket"	December 6, 2013	Jamala Johns	Britney Spears' pants. The P stands for exactly what you think it does
Episode 145: "Death Fedora"	December 13, 2013	Adam Conover	A special hat to wear to a funeral, because you can't wear any of your other fedoras.
Episode 146: "The Opposite of Rock & Roll"	December 20, 2013	Liz Wollman	Barbara Streisand. Julie has a lot of complicated feelings about her.
Episode 147: "I Don't Do Mushrooms, Henry"	December 27, 2013	Sasheer Zamata	Henry is Phish fan Julie made up, to whom she explains that she does not think cats can smile.
Episode 148: "Goodbye, Spoony"	January 3, 2014	James Wilson	Chris "Spoony" Spooner's final episode as producer of How Was Your Week. He passes the torch to Ryan "Hotlips" Houlihan. Ted Leo wrote him a song.
Episode 149: "Here's a Sconce"	January 10, 2014	Aimee Mann
Episode 150: "HWYW Gems Volume 5"	January 17, 2014	Brent Weinbach, Rachel Lichtman, Freedy Johnston
Episode 151: "To Talk to You About Rembrandt"	January 24, 2014	Karen Kilgariff	What Sister Wendy is eager to do.
Episode 152: "Bret Easton Ellis Brainstorming"	January 31, 2014	Dana Gould	Julie refuses to speculate further on what Charlie Sheen does to real dolls. She is not Bret Easton Ellis brainstorming.
Episode 153: "Strings and Levees and Pulleys"	February 7, 2014	Nicole Byer	This is what's on the waterproof jacket that Elie Weisel is wearing at the end of "Night"/that woman was wearing at the end of "The Biggest Loser."
Episode 154: "Shakespeare on my Bike"	February 14, 2014	Maria Thayer
Episode 155: "Andrew and Sunshine"	February 21, 2014	Morgan Murphy	Names Julie made up for Katharine McPhee's dogs.
Episode 156: "Karen O-scars"	February 28, 2014	Jake Fogelnest	A reference to Karen O's nomination for Best Original Song.
Episode 157: "Doing A Voice Things"	March 7, 2014	Aisha Muharrar	One of the things Cameron Diaz is doing (rather than acting) in the trailer for the Annie remake.
Episode 158: "She's a Car"	March 14, 2014	Katie Dippold
Episode 159: "Python Run"	March 21, 2014	Karina Longworth	What Julie and Alice Cooper call their dates where they take their pythons to the park and let them run around. He has stood her up for 1 Python Run, and 3 Golf Dates.
Episode 160: "God"	March 28, 2014	Tiffany Haddish	Penn of Penn and Teller's safe word when you are having sex with him.
Episode 161: "Things That Demonstrate Physics"	April 4, 2014	Merrill Markoe
Episode 162: "Praying to Fonts"	April 11, 2014	Brian Stack	In Orthodox Judaism, women and men sit separately so that no one is distracted from praying to God. In Wes Anderson movies, there are no women so that no one is distracted from praying to fonts.
Episode 163: "Talking Gump"	April 18, 2014	Bruce McCulloch	A new talk show debuting during AMC's Gump Week. They almost hired a woman to host it, but then oops they didn't.
Episode 164: "That's The Twist"	April 25, 2014	Juliette Danielle	Tommy Wiseau's explanation for just about everything.
Episode 165: "A Working Heart"	May 2, 2014	Seth Rogen
Episode 166: "That Bellevue Glow"	May 9, 2014	Liza Dye	Julie notes that guest Liza Dye, who recently got out of the hospital where she was recovering from a train accident, looks beautiful and rested.
Episode 167: "Unable to Close Her Eyes"	May 16, 2014	Mitch Hurwitz	Barbara Walters is and will continue to be...
Episode 168: "The Current Incarnation of Alec"	May 23, 2014	Linda Simpson	Which incarnation of Alec Baldwin would you sleep with? Choices: Beetlejuice, Glenglarry Glen Ross, It's Complicated, Blue Jasmine. Those are the only answers to this multiple choice question.
Episode 169: "Pus Town"	May 30, 2014	Jolie Kerr
Episode 170: "Our Generation's Nessie"	June 6, 2014	Tara Ariano	Possibly what Slender Man aka "Slendermin" is.
Episode 171: "Brillsplaining"	June 13, 2014	Jason Nash	What Julie called her explanation of the Carole King musical 'Beautiful' as it takes place in the Brill Building
Episode 172: "Pellet of Pleasure"	June 20, 2014	Max Silvestri	What a grilled cheese sandwich should be.
Episode 174: "Occasional Benevolence Based On Their Scratch Parts"	July 4, 2014	Emily Gould	What guest Emily Gould loves most about cats.
Episode 175: "Barbershop Quartet of Bullying Doom"	July 11, 2014	Jamies Poniewozik
Episode 176: "False Chunk"	July 18, 2014	Scott King	A little ball of just-ice cream in a pint of Ben & Jerry's Half-Baked that is impersonating a chunk of brownie or candy bar.
Episode 177: "The Smaller The Cats"	July 25, 2014	Nathan Fielder	When Julie has a problem, her solution is to throw cats at it. The more existential the problem, the more unsolvable arguably the problem is, the more cats she throws, or the smaller the cats.
Episode 178: "One of the Few Living People That Has A Ghost"	August 1, 2014	Matt Berman	Candy Spelling
Episode 179: "Rita Moreno Was Going Through Some Stuff"	August 8, 2014	David Rees	What Tony Bennet thinks re: collaborating with Lady Gaga
Episode 180: "My Dog Hates Me"	August 15, 2014	Joshua Wolf Shenk	The probable subtitle of a terrible article about how we should all feel bad about domesticating dogs centuries ago.
Episode 181: "STANLEY"	August 22, 2014	Natasha Lyonne	Natasha recounts a part of the book 'Sex at Dawn' and describes kind of tribal gang-bang where the woman's next partner is called in from the outside. She and Julie riff on names of these potential partners.
Episode 182: "A Cup and Saucer Made Out of a Daffodil"	September 5, 2014	Joan Rivers	What Willy Wonka drinks out of in the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
Episode 183: "Starship Truthers"	September 12, 2014	Steven Hammel	Julie briefly mispronounces 'truthers' as 'troopers' and notes that Starship Truthers would be a very different film.
Episode 185: "Sucking In"	September 19, 2014	Charles Graeber	A teenaged Julie once watched a videotaped production of Pippin with some other girls, who commented that one actress was "sucking in," as she had a flat tummy. There are pros and cons to growing up in the suburbs, guys.
Episode 186: "IF HIS NAME WAS WOODEN SPOON"	September 26, 2014	John Early	Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" describes a suitor who "tossed [her] salad like his name was Romaine." Julie observes that this doesn't make sense and comes up with a better potential name.
Episode 187: "Hershey Nestlebaum"	October 3, 2014	Andrea Martin	This is the name of Julie's lawyer.
Episode 188: "Her Own Carol"	October 10, 2014	Advanced Style
Episode 189: "Australian Mars"	October 17, 2014	Cole Escola
Episode 190: "A Handsome On Your Test"	October 24, 2014	Louis Peitzman