If the little angel and devil from your shoulders ever hung out without you and made a podcast, this is probably what it would sound like. Equal parts wholesome and horrific, Mormon and the Meth-head is about one unlikely friendship. Jessa and Aaron have led two completely different lives. While Aaron was stopping strangers on the streets of Milan to teach them about Joseph Smith, Jessa was teaching dudes how to keister meth while blowing them in Arby's bathrooms across Portland. But as Aaro ...
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This is a quick announcement about some upcoming stand up shows and a little heads up about a new episode next month. Recorded remotely and audio is rather roughBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Jessa and Aaron are doing a livestream reunion this Saturday, September 19th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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We'll Miss you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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We discuss the process of healing we experienced on the podcast (as prophesied by Aaron in an email from 2017), we talk about our favorite pieces and read lots of sweet things written by you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Aaron and Jessa talk about the journey they took together and the new ones they're headed to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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No seriously Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Liz Whittaker stops by to talk about her experiences with Mormonism and somehow we end up talking about wet dreams. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Episode 96: Eat Something Before You Shoot Yourself
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CW: a lot of talk about suicidal ideationBaby gets his first hangover in Bakersfield! It was all fun and nausea until Aaron drove back to Utah the next day and got sucked into a depressing hole of dark thoughts on the way. He talks pretty frankly about suicidal ideation and suicide but don't worry it has a somewhat happy ending…
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Everybody makes mistakes. From mispronouncing names to keistering Purell, today we're talking about dumb things we've done both in professional and, um, campfire settings? Idk, Aaron's got a lot of Boy Scout stories for some reason. Meanwhile Jessa tells the story of The Tour That Never Was and a pilot that never got off the ground.
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Episode 94: Hurry Up We're Dreaming
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Aaron recently guested on a movie podcast recorded inside of an LDS chapel and it got him thinking about all the Mormon movies he watched growing up. He tells Jessa about the ones he loved and the ones he hated. Also featured: getting fired from BYUtv, lessons from the homeless shelter, and Dark Jesus! Learn more about your ad choi…
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Episode 91: Post Traumatic Roadside Assistance with Paul Gilmartin
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We get together with friend and host of the Mental Illness Happy Hour, Paul GIlmartin and talk about the challenges associated with having a mental health focused podcast, Jessa also explodes her tire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 90: Chronic Suicide with Tim Dillon
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As promised last week.. it's Hope crushing conspiracy theories with Tim Dillon! (Not even really theories, more like sad facts. ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Episode 89: Murderous Mormons and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
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Today we're rambling on about conspiracy theories, evil billionaires, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre! And if you can make it through all that, we've got a pretty thoughtful conversation on belief systems and reality at the very end. Good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…
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Episode 88: Pythagorean Gender Politics
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Aaron and Jessa had different experiences at an Emmy's party, but not as different as Terrence Howard's experience (we assume). This episode is stupid thicc and all over the place. Come along as we discuss dating vs banging someone younger than you, Greta Thunberg's address vs Zendaya's THE dress, irregular social anxiety, sabian symbols, and of…
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Episode 87: Story Time with A and J
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Aaron and Jessa exchange stories. Murder, sex, intrigue etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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A Codependency update along with cool new drug stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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A pessimistic Aaron sees end time prophecies from the Book of Mormon being fulfilled by climate change and an optimistic Jessa sees 5D solutions for these apocalyptic problems. Also: butt stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Episode 84: A Midsommar's Nightmare
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We read Jackson Mackenzie's life-changing Psychopath Free and saw Ari Aster's masterful Midsommar and we won't stop talking about either Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Aaron is on a journey to love himself. So far it mostly consists of smoking weed and saying no thanks to sexting, but baby steps are still steps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Episode 82: Season 3 of Jessa (Part 1)
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Welcome to the last installment of the duffel bag series. This one is the saddest. CW warning- All of them! (but specifically rape and sexual assualt)Look for Part 2 on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Here's Jessa crying into her duffel bag again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Jessa goes full Alien School, Aaron almost gets a word in edgewise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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Jessa has never been very emotional, but suddenly she's got feelings on top of feelings on top of feelings. And she's noticed that people talk to you differently when you go around crying like you're Aaron at a Spiderman movie. Also, maybe it's time to set some new boundaries with fans, and maybe-just maybe- you should hug a Kyle today. …
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Aaron and Jessa catch up after two months apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed
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