Best Portland Sucks Podcasts (2024)

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A Fanclub Without Teenagers, Featuring Mario & Luigi 34:16

25d ago34:16

34:16

My quest for a mostly analog existence continues but that would mean a dramatic reduction in stupid social media arguments over whether or not Nintendo is making worthwhile video games in 2024. Why this matters I do not know but fanboys are going to fanboy. In other news, Pearl Jam rocks. Thanks Tom. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.…

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A Criminal Released, Featuring the Ultimate in Shmexy! 44:40

4M ago44:40

44:40

Frustrated with a) people's inability to hold themselves (or others) accountable and b) the ever-growing problem of drug-fueled crime in our fair city, our hero decides to go for a walk, clear his head, and try to make sense out of the world. Spoiler Alert: he doesn't succeed. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.…

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An Electric Scooter, Hipsterized, Featuring the Number 11 33:29

4M ago33:29

33:29

Health scares, dog scares, future scares, and maybe a few other random scares. Scares are the topic of this one. Bottom line: I don't want to die, I don't want to talk about my scooter, and I don't want the guy at the food cart to give a woman a discount that she doesn't need nor deserve. That is all. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.…

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Someone is at the Front Door, Featuring THE COPS! 34:34

7M ago34:34

34:34

What began as a simple Happy Holidays episodes turns into a complete trainwreck thanks to Gary the Cat, the Portland Police Department, and the DLZ Creator Super Duper Podcast Recorder by Mackie. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.By Portland Sucks

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Matthew Perry is Dead, Featuring Lady Gaga's Migraine Journey 21:15

9M ago21:15

21:15

Chandler's passing and Lady Gaga's really, really bad headaches have nothing on my disappointment in missing Halloween after buying my first costume in years. Fortunately, I'll get an extra hour to think about it this weekend. Yay? Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.By Portland Sucks

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Shorter of Breath and One Day Closer to Death, featuring Road Rash 33:28

9M ago33:28

33:28

This would be a return to form if I ever had form to begin with. Instead, it's a quick check-in to reveal my (mostly) legitimate excuses for staying away from microphones for a while. Topics include: 31st Ave W and Fecal Street, Happy Birthday to Me, People LOVE podcast ads, and Danger is my middle name. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.…

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A Creation Best Left Uncreated, If That's Even a Word 35:21

1y ago35:21

35:21

Tales of fire, rock'n'roll, travel, jet lag, corporate radio shmucks, and more! But really, this one is all about answering the question: "What does it really mean to create?" Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.By Portland Sucks

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Dancing in the Darkness on the Edge of Lucky Town 34:42

1y ago34:42

34:42

More infuriating than anonymous emails, new social platforms, and voice acting failures is the public gushing over Bruce Springsteen & the Michelle Obama Vocal Choir - a new film by Steven Spielberg. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.By Portland Sucks

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Special Episode: "(Facebook) Diary of a Mad Man" 4:44

1+ y ago4:44

4:44

Backstory: I found a former friend's Facebook page and quickly realized two things: 1. My former friend has lost his mind, and 2. His Facebook posts (when read like poetry and word for word) made for an interesting audio experiment. This is that experiment. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.…

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An All-New Addiction, Featuring Facebook 34:01

1+ y ago34:01

34:01

What did you do last weekend? I sold gently used unwanted items on Facebook Marketplace - and it was equal parts entertaining and exhausting. Follow me on Threads + Instagram @SwedeTrap.By Portland Sucks

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Episode 103: Us Again 14:48

1+ y ago14:48

14:48

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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Episode 102: Livestream Reunion 9/19 3:41

4y ago3:41

3:41

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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Episode 101: FIN 58:35

4+ y ago58:35

58:35

We'll Miss you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 100: The Soft Landing 2:19:47

4+ y ago2:19:47

2:19:47

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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Episode 99: Hurry Up We're Leaving 1:29:20

4+ y ago1:29:20

1:29:20

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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Episode 98: This Episode Sucks 2:02:59

4+ y ago2:02:59

2:02:59

No seriously Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 97: Aaron's Fake Wife 1:27:06

4+ y ago1:27:06

1:27:06

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 1:03:25

4+ y ago1:03:25

1:03:25

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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Episode 95: Epic Fails 1:43:49

4+ y ago1:43:49

1:43:49

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 1:20:57

4+ y ago1:20:57

1:20:57

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 92: Mormon Movies 1:07:37

4+ y ago1:07:37

1:07:37

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 1:08:44

4+ y ago1:08:44

1:08:44

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 1:02:52

5y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

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 1:41:55

5y ago1:41:55

1:41:55

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 1:27:35

5y ago1:27:35

1:27:35

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 1:14:35

5y ago1:14:35

1:14:35

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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Episode 86: Rest Stop Bathroom 1:23:48

5y ago1:23:48

1:23:48

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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Episode 85: End Times 1:44:06

5y ago1:44:06

1:44:06

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 1:21:21

5y ago1:21:21

1:21:21

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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Episode 83: Not Bad 1:17:58

5y ago1:17:58

1:17:58

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) 1:23:49

5y ago1:23:49

1:23:49

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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Episode 81: Codependable 1:12:12

5y ago1:12:12

1:12:12

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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Episode 80: Now Available in 5D 1:26:02

5y ago1:26:02

1:26:02

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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Episode 79: Duffle Bag of Feelings 1:46:24

5y ago1:46:24

1:46:24

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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Episode 78: Twin Flames 1:26:03

5y ago1:26:03

1:26:03

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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Episode 77: Politics and Suicide with Hampton Yount 1:29:56

5y ago1:29:56

1:29:56

Special guest Hampton Yount stops by to talk about a bunch of stuff we don't usually talk about! Check out his Podcast "Suicide Buddies" and buy his new album "Able" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Episode 76: Baptism by Fentanyl 1:08:40

5y ago1:08:40

1:08:40

Recorded in the Spring, we sit down with another Salt Lake gem, Sam Poulter. We talk addiction, Near death experiences and of course Jessa finds a way to make it about jumping dimensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Episode 75: The Awokening 1:22:19

5y ago1:22:19

1:22:19

We sit down with our good friend Molly to talk about the importance of representation in media, the Hollywood agenda, and try to confront our own racial biases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 74: Deathbed Mentality 1:02:05

5y ago1:02:05

1:02:05

Do we do stand-up comedy because we're afraid to die? That's what our friend Max is saying but neither Jessa nor Aaron feel all that scared to die. He also gives one of the best pieces of relationship advice we've ever head and touches on some of our favorite things: memory, interpersonal connections, attachment systems, and why improv sucks. …

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Episode 73: The Mourning After 1:05:37

5y ago1:05:37

1:05:37

Aaron explores a serial killer while Jessa gets her grief out of escrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 72: Seerstone 2: Prophetic Boogaloo 1:07:32

5y ago1:07:32

1:07:32

What do Mormons mean when they say "Follow The Prophet?" Friend of the podcast Danny Hunt returns to talk about Adam-God Theory, a doctrine the prophet Brigham Young taught that the LDS Church has since disavowed. But first we laugh about Home Teaching and rant about the Honor Code again. Also: Joseph Smith wrote a booty call letter to a 17yr ol…

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Episode 71: One Girl Two Cups 1:23:51

5y ago1:23:51

1:23:51

Aaron takes an acting class then Jessa takes him down 4 of her current rabbit holes. We got timeline jumps, Cicada 3301, neural pathways and some app she found to get herself kidnapped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Episode 70: Narcissists Anonymous 1:08:54

5y ago1:08:54

1:08:54

Recorded in Olympia after our show a few weeks ago, we talk about our new stand up format, Aaron's days in 12 step masturbation recovery and our adventures in frustrating narcissists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Episode 69: Dental Records (Part 1) 1:23:30

5y ago1:23:30

1:23:30

Brady Smith DDS, Mormon Dentist and Savior of Jessa's Smile hosts us in his Drilled studio where we talk bad dentists, meth mouth, and the Honor Code! We got carried away as we debated some recent Mormon history and ended up talking for two and a half hours. Part 2 of our conversation is on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choice…

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Episode 68: Arachnophobia 1:35:59

5y ago1:35:59

1:35:59

Jessa has a new theory/revelation so we stroll down memory lane looking for examples of commitmentphobia in all of our past relationships while being attacked by a spider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Aaron Woodall Jessa Reed

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Episode 67: Take Your Kids To Work Day 1:02:46

5y ago1:02:46

1:02:46

Recorded in Cedar City, where the kids made their on stage debut, Aaron and Jessa give updates on Ethan and the Shitbirds and Jessa somehow makes the episode about dimension jumping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Episode 66: Orgasmatron 1:16:53

5y ago1:16:53

1:16:53

While in Cleveland, we sat down with comedian and bad missionary Bill Squire and listened to some of the craziest stuff Aaron's giant, innocent ears have ever heard. Not only did Bill have a girlfriend on his mission- THEY WENT SWIMMING. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…

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Episode 65: The OA and Other Drugs 1:08:12

5y ago1:08:12

1:08:12

High off an amazing crowd in Atlanta, Aaron and Jessa are pulling an all-nighter and talking about new, different highs taking us to new, different dimensions. Jessa's been reading up on Reality Transurfing and watching too much OA. And Aaron's definitely a little drunk because he's speaking Italian again. Jessa wonders where we go when we sleep…

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Episode 64: MatM at the Movies 1:05:09

5+ y ago1:05:09

1:05:09

Did you know Jessa's mom was once kidnapped by the mafia? Neither did she until she watched Casino once with her dad. We react to the new Star Wards and Joker teasers, reminisce about our favorite moviegoing experiences, laugh about the weirdest podcast we've ever been a part of, and get a snow globe update at the end! Learn more a…

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Episode 61: Snow Globes 1:06:28

5+ y ago1:06:28

1:06:28

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 s…

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