Mormon And The Meth-head

Another layer deep in this infinite onion, today we go Citizen Kane on your ass and discuss how memories from childhood impact the experiences we have today. We talk about snow globes, core fears, and other psychological concepts that we just learned about five minutes ago. Side note: We've been pretty happy since we stopped shaking our snow globes, so next week's ep should be much funnier! (no promises tho) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you know that you have an attachment system from childhood that determines what kind of monster you will be in relationships? Or that it can change after traumatic events or as the result of falling for someone with a conflicting style? Did you know that Jessa becomes every single thing she judges in other people yet never learns her lesson? Do you know how to make me stop asking questions?All this and more! (In this episode)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron watched 30 minutes of Leaving Neverland and won't stop talking about it, but it's better than when he's describing obscure reality shows. Michael Jackson leads us to our lack of faith in the American judicial system. Case in point: Jessa should totally be in jail right now. The system is broken smdh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're hiding from the snow in our Minneapolis hotel room, talking shit about Gurus and thanking the stars for the fantastic fans here.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our good friend Danny Hunt sits down with us to teach us how Mormonism was influenced by early American folk magic, hermeticism, and alchemy. In the first part of our discussion, we talk about Joseph Smith's scrying seer stones, wicked Zone Leaders, and how the basic Mormon principle of Godhood actually stems from Kabbalah. The discussion continues on Patreon!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SPOILER ALERT- We spoil Russian Doll by breaking down all our favorite parts and Aaron spoils American Gods and Umbrella Academy by mocking them so well we're now ashamed to watch them. Thanks for listening.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mormon and the Meth-Head is almost a year old, so we're talking about the things we've learned and the things that have come full circle. We reveal more than we wanted to and will probably wish we didn't post this tomorrow when we wake up. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron watches a series of movies that lead to him uncovering the secrets of the ego in a life changing revelation. Jessa almost bangs an idiot. It's Mormon and the Meth-Head! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To wrap up our holiday hiatus, we bring you one more Patreon preview! This time Keith Carey from the Mean Boys Podcast bonds with Jessa over stories of being raised by addict moms, and Jessa rewards his candid vulnerability by spilling water over all of his shit.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We weren't able to upload our Christmas episode last week due to holiday travel, so here it is now, our last of 2018!! Hopefully you haven't already grown tired of holiday cheer, because we've got an hour of yuletide tales for ya filthy animals. We talk about the Christmases we spent on missions and meth, examine Aaron's incredible love for Mission: Impossible, and look at the First Noel in a whole new light.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessa's newest kick? Sub-personalities.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Aaron shares the cringiest thing he's ever done, Jessa finally feels comfortable enough to really share her experience with addiction and recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron had one of his worst stand-up experiences right before NYCF and it really messed with his head. He and Jessa discuss the profound psychological effects of the comical phenomenon known as "bombing." Jessa shares her worst bomb and once Aaron is feeling better, they rant against the dangers of "clean comedy."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if tirggers are actually just beacons, pointing us in the direction of the things we need to heal? Also- Adventures in meth labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded in NYC the day after "Comics to Watch," we have a chat about finding yourself in the reflection of other people, Jessa's desire for real emoji's and Aaron's fear of commiting to a coats/people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest, Jessa tells Aaron some ghost stories. And by "ghosts," we of course mean Shadow Aliens who speak Russian telepathically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron and Jessa weigh the benefits of direct and indirect communication and Aaron confesses to being a cafeteria narc. And Mom, if you're reading this, please stop listening to the podcast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an effort to reconnect with his Mormon heritage, Aaron attempts to retell Book of Mormon stories while on psychedelics. After a little background info on the translation process of the book, he tells Jessa the story of Ammon, his once-favorite example of a faithful missionary and/or arm chopper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessa feels the sensation of switching between alternate timelines which makes Aaron google String Theory. She also explains yet another drug-induced vision that symbolized how our interpersonal relationships help us work through our individual trauma.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After two stressful weeks of touring that culminated in the taping of a premium cable special last night in San Diego, an exhausted Jessa tells a cheerful Aaron all about her recent struggles with anxiety and how a problem she thought had long been conquered has suddenly come back with a vengence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices