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Making sense of people who don’t make sense, Why Are We Like This? is a podcast about human nature, pop culture, and the wonderfully strange ways people behave.Hosted by a gay married couple with strong opinions and an endless curiosity about what makes people tick, Why Are We Like This? dives into movies, TV shows, celebrity moments, internet obsessions, social trends, and everyday quirks that shape our lives. Each week we break down the pop culture moments, questionable human behavior, and everyday oddities we can’t stop talking about—and the surprisingly relatable reasons behind them.Part cultural commentary, part relationship banter, and part armchair anthropology, Why Are We Like This? explores the question at the heart of absurd trends, awkward interactions, and the collective obsession that begs to ask, Why Are We Like This?
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- 2 days ago1h 11m
Why Are We Who We Are?
In this episode, Robert and Jarrod turn the microphones on each other and talk about the careers, choices, and unexpected turns that shaped their lives. Jarrod gets the scoop on Robert’s life as a graphic designer, while Robert dives into Jarrod’s colorful career as a hair colorist and drag illusionist. From creative beginnings to the paths we never could’ve predicted, we look back at where we thought we were going, where we actually ended up, and ask the inevitable question: Why Are We Like ...
- 1 weeks ago47 min
Are We the Clowns?
This episode is about the 2016 Clown Panic and the true Power of Fear. Remember the Clown Panic of 2016? When reports of mysterious clowns supposedly lurking in the woods turned into a nationwide frenzy of fear, speculation, and outright hysteria? We recently watched the documentary Clown Panic and found ourselves revisiting more than just a bizarre moment in recent history. What began as a conversation about creepy clowns quickly became a much bigger discussion about media sensationalism, mi...
- 2 weeks ago33 min
Why Do We Love Halloween? Horror Movies, Haunted Houses & Spooky Stories 🎃
Happy Halloween! 🎃 We're celebrating one of our favorite times of the year with a spooky trip down memory lane. From horror movie marathons and Halloween candy to creepy decorations, childhood trick-or-treating memories, and years of visiting Knott's Scary Farm and Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, we're talking about all the things that make Halloween so much fun. Jarrod shares a genuinely creepy Ouija board experience in a cemetery, Robert reminisces about haunted mazes and Halloween tra...
- 3 weeks ago1h 14m
Has Disneyland Lost Its Magic-or Have We? Part 2
Is Disneyland still magical—or are we nostalgic for the people we used to be when we visited? In Part 2 of our Season 2 premiere, we're continuing our conversation with Paul Barrie, host of Window to the Magic, to explore what happens when the place we love changes, our expectations evolve, and the memories we cherish become part of the experience itself. From the evolution of classic attractions and Disney's growing emphasis on intellectual property to the rising cost of admission, crowded p...
- Oct 13, 202651 min
Has Disneyland Lost Its Magic-or Have We? Part 1
Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on earth—but what happens when the magic doesn't feel quite the same anymore? We're kicking off Season 2 of Why Are We Like This? with a special guest: Paul Barrie, host and creator of Window to the Magic, who's been capturing the sights and sounds of Disney parks since 2005. Paul joins us for a conversation about nostalgia, growing up, and the sounds that make Disneyland feel like Disneyland. We explore whether the magic changes as we get older...
- Sep 15, 202653 min
The One Where We Hate Ross.
Why do we love to hate Ross? Friends became one of television's biggest sitcoms by turning six twenty-somethings into a kind of chosen family—and decades later, we're still watching, laughing, quoting, and arguing about them. For our Season 1 finale, we're talking about why Friends became such a phenomenon, why the chemistry between its six leads still works, the show's influence on fashion and hair, and of course... Ross. Was Ross and Rachel's relationship a great romantic love story—or one ...
- Sep 8, 202652 min
Why Are We So Destructive?
Why are humans so destructive? What makes someone scratch the paint off a Disney attraction, vandalize public property, attack a stranger online, leave trash behind, or make choices that put an entire community at risk? What starts as a question about destruction quickly becomes a conversation about ownership, entitlement, powerlessness, empathy, and our need to feel seen. We talk about why people may destroy things that belong to everyone, why social media makes it so easy to forget the huma...
- Sep 1, 202654 min
Why Do We Love James Wan?
Why do we love James Wan? Jarrod and Robert dive deep into the James Wan horror universe, revisiting all five Insidious films in chronological order and exploring what makes these movies so much more than simple possession stories. From Lin Shaye's evolution into the emotional anchor of the Insidious franchise, to the terrifying logic of The Further, the Bride in Black, the ghosts that look almost too real, and the surprisingly complex character arcs woven throughout the series, we unpack why...
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Making sense of people who don’t make sense, Why Are We Like This? is a podcast about human nature, pop culture, and the wonderfully strange ways people behave.Hosted by a gay married couple with strong opinions and an endless curiosity about what makes people tick, Why Are We Like This? dives into movies, TV shows, celebrity moments, internet obsessions, social trends, and everyday quirks that shape our lives. Each week we break down the pop culture moments, questionable human behavior, and everyday oddities we can’t stop talking about—and the surprisingly relatable reasons behind them.Part cultural commentary, part relationship banter, and part armchair anthropology, Why Are We Like This? explores the question at the heart of absurd trends, awkward interactions, and the collective obsession that begs to ask, Why Are We Like This?
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