Ruin My Life

Jason ruins Kelsey's life with the work of comedian/songwriter/internet prodigy/professional sadboy Bo Burnham. Things get pretty real. It might even be the realest episode yet, but who am I to say? Guess you'll have to listen and find out. Also: Kelsey breaks down the evolution of YouTube fame and Jason tells the story of [REDACTED].

Kelsey and Jason are joined by Katie Warden on a white-knuckle, high-octane thrill ride through The Fast & The Furious, the series of films that united a nation. Also: Kelsey reveals the subject of her dissertation and Jason asks the question that will change everything.

Sarah returns to the podcast to ruin Jason and Kelsey's life with The Bachelor (and the Bachelor Family of Products.) Also: Sarah and Kelsey struggle to maintain their composure in the aftermath of a crucial NCAA Tournament game and Jason finally reveals his problematic fave.

Kelsey ruins Jason's life with the country-music stylings of the Dixie Chicks. Also, Jason presents a rough draft of his dissertation and Kelsey recounts her John Hughes-ian adolescence.

Special guest Morgan Stewart drops by to ruin Kelsey's life with the criminally under-seen Kabluey, a movie about a guy in a funny suit that healed the wounds of a divided nation. Also: Jason reminisces on all the times that Morgan could have killed him and Kelsey discovers the purest form of comedy.

Special guest Claire Corddry ruins Jason and Kelsey's lives with the iconic 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, starring the elusive Jennifer Ehle and the confusingly attractive Colin Firth. Also: Kelsey develops a rare name-switching disorder and Jason lets everyone know who can get it.

Kelsey ruins Jason's life and cements their friendship forever with The 100, which is basically Battlestar Galactic meets Lost but with teens. And it's GREAT. No, seriously, it is. Don't look at me like that. Besides, who are you to judge? You're all hypocrites. HYPOCRITES!

Friend of the podcast and legally recognized cohabitant Stephanie Walker joins the show as Jason and Kelsey wrestle with their feelings towards Patrick Rothfuss's fantasy epic, "The Name Of The Wind." Also, I know the embarrassing series that Steph and Kelsey are talking about at the end of the episode, and for ten dollars I'll tell you what it is.

Jason and Kelsey explore the origins of Moxie, America's oldest (and therefor most magical) soda. First episode of the new year, let us proceed with hopeful trepidation and boozy anxiety. Resolutions will be made, boundaries will be crossed. Soda is delicious, but it's best in moderation. Sometimes you have an idea for an episode and it just doesn't come together like you hoped. It's 2017. Fuck it.

In their (potentially) annual holiday spectacular, Jason and Kelsey explore the origins of Secular Christmas and Religious Hanukkah, then ruin each other's lives with some of their favorite holiday traditions. Also: Kelsey gets real Jewish with it and Jason learns what the United Kingdom is.

This week Jason forces Kelsey to endure three Exorcist films -- ruining her life in three very different ways. Featuring: rants about inaccurate depictions of the healthcare system and The Exorcist IV: Morning Breaks.

The hosts are joined by a close friend. Jason has a magical first encounter with an early-00's comedy classic. Several innocuous comments are curdled by the passage of time into bitterly ironic prophecies. Everyone's just doing their best.

"HOT. SAUCE." - Jason Edwards "You're an asshole." - Kelsey Goldman Things get a little too real when Kelsey tries Taco Bell for the first time. Also, Jason explains mankind's triumph over God and Kelsey goes on a lettuce rant.

Kelsey introduces Jason to Minneapolitan indie rapper Dessa, yielding some fruitful critical discussion before they both get distracted and start talking about Taylor Swift and the Chronicles of Narnia.

Jason introduces Kelsey to America's favorite heavy-metal folk singer/simian-obsessed songwriter/amateur sandwich enthusiast, Warren Zevon. If you have Spotify, you can listen to the playlist Jason made for Kelsey at: https://play.spotify.com/user/1213136479/playlist/6z1WAZSoLpEnGiM8cq7hKC. If you don't have Spotify, you'll just have to do the work for yourself.

Jason introduces Kelsey to the writing of David Foster Wallace and extolls the virtues of being a pretentious white man. Kelsey offers an enthusiastic dissent. NOTE: the sound quality in this episode is not the best and we're very sorry.

Kelsey introduces Jason to the anglophilic joy of PEAKY BLINDERS, and Jason thoughtfully responds by not doing as many awful accents as he could have.