| Episode
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Date
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Guests
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Origins of episode title
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| Episode 1: "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags"
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March 8, 2011
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Julie's Parents and Natasha Vargas-Cooper
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Please add origin
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| Episode 2: "The Taste of Christmas Morning"
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March 19, 2011
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Jesse Murray, Anthony Atamanuik
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Please add origin
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| Episode 3: "A Smiling Bruce Vilanch"
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March 26, 2011
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Billy Eichner, Megan Amram
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Please add origin
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| Episode 4: "I Did Fiddler!"
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April 1, 2011
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Ronna & Beverly, James Urbaniak
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Please add origin
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| Episode 5: "The One With Joan Rivers"
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April 7, 2011
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Joan Rivers
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Please add origin
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| Episode 6: "Polar Bears on Moonbeams"
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April 15, 2011
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Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger
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Please add origin
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| Episode 7: "The Pottery Scene From GREASE"
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April 23, 2011
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Rachel Dratch and Rachel Shukert
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Please add origin
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| Episode 8: "All The Way To Canada"
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April 29, 2011
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Neko Case, Joe Mande
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These are the primary lyrics to the first song that Neko Case recalls writing.
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| Episode 9: "In The Face"
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May 6, 2011
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Seth Rudetsky, Baratunde Thurston
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Please add origin
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| Episode 10: "Pico Won't Know Our Baby"
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May 14, 2011
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Jen Kirkman, Andrea Rosen, John Gemberling
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Guest Andrea Rosen, under the influence of pregnancy hormones, lamented that a deceased pet would never meet her baby.
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| Episode 11: "Enter Dancing"
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May 20, 2011
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Sally Kellerman, Paul Scheer
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Please add origin
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| Episode 12: "The Young & The Messy"
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May 27, 2011
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Jackée
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During her interview with Julie, Jackée refers to the long running soap opera The Young and the Restless as "The Young and the Messy".
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| Episode 13: "The Ballad of Buddy Longo"
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June 3, 2011
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Julieanne Smolinski
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Please add origin
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| Episode 14: "Our Congressman In His Underpants"
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June 10, 2011
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Michelle Collins, Eugene Mirman
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Please add origin
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| How Were Your Tonys? Special Minisode
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June 13, 2011
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Scott Brown
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A play on the podcast title, in which the Tonys are discussed.
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| Episode 15: "What's This? It's The Style"
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June 17, 2011
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Ira Glass, Anaheed Alani
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Please add origin
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| Episode 16: "So Many Ethans"
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June 24, 2011
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Ana Gasteyer, Vanessa Bayer
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Please add origin
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| Episode 17: "Cat Bride"
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July 1, 2011
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Michael Rapaport, Larry Murphy
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Please add origin
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| Episode 18: "Giant Pictures of Hamburgers"
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July 8, 2011
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Tom Scharpling
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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.
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| Episode 19: "She's A Cold Soup"
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July 15, 2011
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Rob Delaney, Michelle McNamara
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Please add origin
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| Episode 20: "Bev's Bananas"
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July 22, 2011
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Maria Bamford
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Please add origin
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| Episode 21: "In The Business Of Lying To You"
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July 29, 2011
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Dave Hill, John Ross Bowie
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Please add origin
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| Episode 22: "Rave Withdrawal"
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August 5, 2011
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Steve Agee, Bryan Safi
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Please add origin
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| Episode 23: "America's Jelly"
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August 12, 2011
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Laraine Newman, Lisa F. Jackson
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Please add origin
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| Episode 24: "Half A Face"
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August 19, 2011
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Paul F. Tompkins, Jamie Denbo
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Please add origin
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| Episode 25: Best of HWYW Vol. 1
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August 26, 2011
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Joan Rivers, Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger, Neko Case, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak
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| Episode 26: "Count Chocula's Other Teeth"
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September 2, 2011
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Michael Musto, Jake Fogelnest
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Please add origin
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| Episode 27: "Shelf Of Justice"
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September 9, 2011
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David Rakoff
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The Shelf of Justice is Nancy Grace's bosom in her outfit from Dancing with the Stars.
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| Episode 28: "Sherry"
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September 16, 2011
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Jackie Collins, Amy Schumer
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Please add origin
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| Episode 29: "This Is Lowell"
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September 23, 2011
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Patton Oswalt, Daniel Kibblesmith
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Please add origin
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| Episode 30: "Upstairs Coke"
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September 30, 2011
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Susie Essman, Gabe Delahaye
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Please add origin
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| Episode 31: "My Birds"
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October 7, 2011
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Sandra Bernhard, Jeffrey Self
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Please add origin
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| Episode 32: "Tiny Faces"
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October 14, 2011
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Amy Poehler, Rich Fulcher
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Please add origin
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| Episode 33: "Pondering Tonya"
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October 21, 2011
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Martha Plimpton
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Please add origin
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| Episode 34: "Satchel"
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October 28, 2011
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Sarah Silverman, Mike Albo
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Satchel is the birth name of Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, discussed in this week's episode.
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| Episode 35: "Full Petula"
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November 4, 2011
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Mink Stole, John Mulaney
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Please add origin
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| Episode 36: HWYW Live
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November 10, 2011
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Fred Armisen, Billy Eichner, Paul F. Tompkins, more
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| Episode 37: "The Juiciest Chicken You've Ever Had"
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November 18, 2011
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Sonja Morgan, Richard Lawson
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Please add origin
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| Episode 38: "Steampunk Goodfellas"
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November 25, 2011
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Mike Daisey, Gil Ozeri
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Please add origin
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| Episode 39: "Horror-curious"
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December 2, 2011
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Nick Kroll, Gabe Liedman
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"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.
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| Episode 40: "Twittertudes"
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December 9, 2011
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Kristen Schaal, Ari Graynor
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Please add origin
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| Episode 41: "You-know-what-icide Season"
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December 16, 2011
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Ted "Teddy" Leo, Ramona Singer
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A coy reference to the holidays, thought to be the time of year in which the suicide ("you-know-what-icide") rate is highest.
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| Episode 42: "Spa-cast"
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December 23, 2011
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Kurt Braunohler, Cecily von Ziegesar
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Please add origin
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| Episode 43: "Tommy Mattola for Nothing'
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December 30, 2011
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Mike Doughty
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Please add origin
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| Episode 44: "Twiddling and Eight-balls"
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January 6, 2012
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Rob Tannenbaum
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Please add origin
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| Episode 45: "Many Parts of a Pine Tree"
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January 13, 2012
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Frank DeCaro, Kate Beaton
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Please add origin
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| Episode 46: "Consequences"
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January 20, 2012
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Chris Gethard, Katie Notopoulos
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Please add origin
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| Episode 47: "What Someone's Mom's Idea of a Nightclub Is"
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January 27, 2012
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David Cross, Eliot Glazer
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Please add origin
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| Episode 48: Best of HWYW Vol. 2
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February 3, 2012
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Patton Oswalt, John Mulaney, Mike Daisey, Ted Leo
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| Episode 49: "Me and My Stupid Bat"
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February 10, 2012
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Kristen Johnston
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Please add origin
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| Episode 50: "What About a Macaroni Salad?"
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February 17, 2012
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Jenny Johnson, Max Silvestri
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As described by guest Max Silvestri, this was a tragic question asked by Aaron Carter, a contestant on "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cookoff."
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| Episode 51: HWYW Live
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January 24, 2012
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Sandra Bernhard, Tom Scharpling, Ira Glass, Joe Mande
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| How Were Your Oscars? Special Minisode
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February 27, 2012
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Dave Itzkoff, Tom Scharpling, Gary Tha Squirrel
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Please add origin
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| Episode 52: "Jolly Roger"
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March 2, 2012
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Lizz Winstead, Adam Wade
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Please add origin
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| Episode 53: "On Improv"
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March 9, 2012
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Simon Doonan, Eric Lefcowitz
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Please add origin
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| Episode 54: "The Crunch Factor"
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March 16, 2012
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Rickie Lee Jones, Kambri Crews
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Please add origin
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| Episode 55: "A Jaw That Could Open a Can of Tuna Fish"
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March 23, 2012
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Mo Rocca, Dave Cullen
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Please add origin
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| Episode 56: "Jam Ghetto"
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March 30, 2012
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Sharon Needles, Whitney Jefferson
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Please add origin
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| Episode 57: "Dog Valet"
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April 6, 2012
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Chris Parnell, Jon Daly
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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.
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| Episode 58: "College Hounds"
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April 13, 2012
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Susan Orlean, Jon Hendren
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Please add origin
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| Episode 59: "The Boyfriend Experience"
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April 20, 2012
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Michael K, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham
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Please add origin
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| Episode 60: "Fig Bar Bender"
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April 26, 2012
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Nellie McKay, Dodai Stewart
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Please add origin
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| Episode 61: "Something Something Justin Timberlake"
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May 4, 2012
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David Yazbek, Damien Lemon
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Please add origin
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| Episode 62: "The Front of a Crocodile"
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May 11, 2012
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Will Leitch, Sara Schaefer
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Please add origin
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| How Was Your Smash? Special Extrasode
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May 17, 2012
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Nate Harris, Jason Grote, Rachel Shukert
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Please add origin
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| Episode 63: "Help the Street Animals of Morocco"
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May 18, 2012
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Curtis Gwinn, Choire Sicha
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Please add origin
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| Episode 64: "Library Water"
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May 25, 2012
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Patton Oswalt, Retta
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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.
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| Episode 65: "My Least Favorite Eagles Song"
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June 1, 2012
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Eddie Pepitone, Paula Pell
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Please add origin
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| Episode 66: "The Mingus Method"
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June 8, 2012
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Kurt Loder, Nathan Rabin
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Please add origin
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| How Were Your Tonys? 2012
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June 12, 2012
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Ana Gasteyer, Seth Rudetsky
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Please add origin
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| Episode 67: "Space Ireland"
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June 15, 2012
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Adam Pally, Eric Drysdale
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Please add origin
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| Episode 68: "Crazy Person F.I.T."
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June 22, 2012
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Tavi Gevinson, Jessi Klein
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Please add origin
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| Episode 69: "Is This Jazz?"
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June 29, 2012
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Rob Sheffield, Michael McMillian
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Please add origin
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| Episode 70: "Do You Shred?"
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July 6, 2012
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Carole Radziwill, Kevin Allison
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Julie went to a male strip club with Katie Notopoulos and asked a guitar-playing hunk: "Do you shred?"
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| Episode 71: HWYW Live
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July 13, 2012
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Martha Plimpton, Jim Gaffigan, Katie Notopoulos, Mike Daisey, VIDS
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| Episode 72: "Side of Fries"
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July 20, 2012
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Tig Notaro, Steve Kandell
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Please add origin
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| Episode 73: "The Sneaker Nap"
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July 27, 2012
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Bobcat Goldthwait, Simon Amstell
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A term for when one puts on his or her workout clothes to exercise but instead just takes a nap while wearing sneakers.
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| Episode 74: "Most of the Nooks"
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August 3, 2012
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Gabe Liedman, Alison Rich
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Please add origin
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| Episode 75: "Doc Hopper Realness"
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August 9, 2012
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Alex Stone
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Please add origin
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| HWYW Special Minisode
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August 10, 2012
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David Rakoff
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| Episode 76: Best of HWYW Vol. 3
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August 17, 2012
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Patton Oswalt, Carole Radziwill, Eddie Pepitone, Sara Schaefer, Dave Cullen
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| Episode 77: "The Fajitas"
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August 24, 2012
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Andy Kindler, Adira Amram
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Please add origin
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| Episode 78: "Girls Named Heather Fixing Their Skirts"
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August 31, 2012
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Max Read, Kurt Metzger
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Please add origin
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| Episode 79: "C Skeleton"
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September 7, 2012
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W. Kamau Bell, Wayne White, Neil Berkeley
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Please add origin
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| Episode 80: "Ubu's Owner"
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September 13, 2012
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David Sirota
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Please add origin
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| Episode 81: "The Best Mother on Television"
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September 21, 2012
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Fran Drescher, Adrian Chen
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Please add origin
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| Episode 82: "Lapland"
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September 27, 2012
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Jon Ronson
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Please add origin
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| Episode 83: "P is for Pizza"
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October 4, 2012
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Jodi Lennon, Jessica Grose
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Please add origin
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| Episode 84: "Where's Grandpa?"
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October 11, 2012
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Andrew McCarthy, Frank Conniff
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Please add origin
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| Episode 85: "No Breast Buds"
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October 19, 2012
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Mike Birbiglia, Peaches Christ
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This title refers to Julie's experience seeing the musical "Annie" surrounded by pre-pubescent girls who had "no breast buds."
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| Episode 86: "How Was Your Shriek Live"
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October 25, 2012
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Kristen Johnston, Scharpling & Wurster, Gabe Liedman, Gary Tha Squirrel
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Please add origin
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| Episode 87: "How Was Your Storm"
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November 2, 2012
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Chris Spooner, Jack Fagan
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A more poignant play on the podcast's title, the "storm" refers to Hurricane Sandy.
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| Episode 88: "Angry Horseback Riding"
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November 9, 2012
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Todd Oldham, Nikki Glaser
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Post-election, Julie speculates that Ann Romney is likely engaging in some angry horseback riding to cope with her husband's loss.
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| Episode 89: "Blowhole Junction"
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November 15, 2012
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Tim Heidecker, Lisa Hanawalt
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Please add origin
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| Episode 90: "Night Trote"
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November 23, 2012
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David Rees, Laura Benanti
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Please add origin
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| Episode 91: "Meet the Flickers"
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November 30, 2012
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Siggy Flicker
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Please add origin
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| Episode 92: "Banana Steaks"
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December 7, 2012
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Kyle Dunnigan, Beth Hoyt
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| Episode 93: "Skin Flesh"
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December 14, 2012
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Michael Ian Black, Will Hines
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Please add origin
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| Episode 94: "I'm Stayin'"
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December 21, 2012
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Jackie Hoffman, Bill Persky
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Please add origin
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| Episode 95: "Leon Pancetta"
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December 28, 2012
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Hunter Bell
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Julie astutely renames James Gandolfini's character in "Zero Dark Thirty"
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| Episode 96: "Exactly Like a Cornish Hen"
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January 4, 2013
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Starlee Kine, Noah Garfinkel
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Please add origin
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| Episode 97: "Glug Glug"
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January 11, 2013
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Carrie Brownstein, Danielle Henderson
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Please add origin
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| Episode 98: "All That Gurgling"
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January 18, 2013
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Richard Kind, Issa Rae
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Please add origin
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| Episode 99: "Fridge Leaners"
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January 25, 2013
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Bridey Elliot, Colman Domingo
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Please add origin
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| Episode 100: "One Hundred"
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January 31, 2013
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Tom Scharpling, Jesse Thorn
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The one hundredth episode of HWYW
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| Episode 101: "Heavy Things Onto Stages"
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February 8, 2013
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David Ozanich, Michael Kupperman
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Please add origin
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| Episode 102: "Men of the '90s"
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February 15, 2013
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Peter Grosz, Craig Bierko
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Please add origin
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| Episode 103: "How Was Your Exorcist"
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February 22, 2013
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Ted "Teddy" Leo, Jesse Murray
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Another play on the title of the podcast, in which the mansplaining film "The Exorcist" is discussed
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| Episode 104: "Battlefield Girth"
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March 1, 2013
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DC Pierson, Alex Timbers
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| Episode 105: "An Egg Without Salt"
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March 7, 2013
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David Wain, America Ferrera
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Kissing a man without a mustache is like eating an egg without salt.
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| Episode 106: "In the Presence of Poison"
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March 15, 2013
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Claudia Lonow, Carol Sue Gershman
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Please add origin
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| Episode 107: "Santas, Attack!"
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March 22, 2013
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Chad Carter, Ted Travelstead[1]
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What was said by some very scary people during SantaCon on a subway car. Can you imagine?!
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| Episode 108: "Photos of Jackets"
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March 29, 2013
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Room 237 Filmmakers Rodney Ascher & Tim Kirk
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Please add origin
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| Episode 109: "Canal Street"
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April 5, 2013
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Marc Spitz, Nicole J. Georges
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Please add origin
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| Episode 110: HWYW Live
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April 12, 2013
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Chris & Bridey Elliott, Aimee Mann, Siggy Flicker, Pichet Ong, Max Silvestri, more
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| Episode 111: "Ann-Margret's P-Belt"
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April 19, 2013
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Christina Gausas, Craig Rowin
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Please add origin
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| Episode 112: "Wesleyan as a Human Being"
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April 26, 2013
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Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman
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| Episode 113: "Pete Ubu"
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May 3, 2013
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Jim Gaffigan, Ophira Eisenberg
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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.
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| Episode 114: "Battling Bots"
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May 10, 2013
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Jean Grae
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| Episode 115: "Madame, No"
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May 17, 2013
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David Sedaris
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Please add origin
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| Episode 116: "The Human Condition on TV"
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May 24, 2013
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Emily Bazelon, Abbi Crutchfield
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| Episode 117: HWYW Gems 4
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May 31, 2013
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Tom Scharpling, Jon Ronson, Rachel Lichtman, Emily Heller & Lisa Hanawalt, Danielle Henderson
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| Episode 118: "Wayne and Garth"
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June 7, 2013
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Shelby Fero, Bridget Everett
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Julie suggests that guest Bridget Everett may have nicknamed her breasts "Wayne and Garth" in 1992.
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| Episode 119: "Curating the Linens"
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June 14, 2013
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Harris Wittels, Ben Nugent
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| Episode 120: "We're All Smart"
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June 21, 2013
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Kat Dennings, Chiara Atik
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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
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| Episode 121: "Silver Dollar Pancakes"
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June 28, 2013
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Gillian Jacobs, Louis Virtel
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| Episode 122: "Rosie's Meds"
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July 5, 2013
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Ted "Teddy" Leo, Andrea Arden, Marrilee Wilson
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| Episode 123: "The Patient Zero of Food"
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July 12, 2013
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Freedy Johnston
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Please add origin
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| Episode 124: "Dicks for Days"
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July 19, 2013
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Brent Weinbach, Gabe Durham
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| Episode 125: "Shitty Shoes"
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July 26, 2013
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Pichet Ong, Halle Kiefer
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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?)
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| Episode 126: "Cool Story, Dennis"
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August 2, 2013
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Danny Zuker
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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"
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| Episode 127: "Like Fuddruckers but Expensive"
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August 9, 2013
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Tami Sagher
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Please add origin
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| Episode 128: "America's Morning"
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August 16, 2013
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Sklar Brothers
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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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| Episode 129: ""A Hanna-Barbera Cartoon About Carnage"
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August 23, 2013
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Gaylord Fields
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