Mormon and the Meth-Head

We're back 5 years later to unpack our trauma, like the old days! Also- we are doing some shows next month.

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 rough

<p>Jessa and Aaron are doing a livestream reunion this Saturday, September 19th.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

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<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Aaron and Jessa talk about the journey they took together and the new ones they're headed to</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

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<p>Liz Whittaker stops by to talk about her experiences with Mormonism and somehow we end up talking about wet dreams. Enjoy!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>CW: a lot of talk about suicidal ideation</p><p><br></p><p>Baby 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! Then Jessa talks about feeling credits rolling as we approach 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

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<p>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!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>As promised last week.. it's Hope crushing conspiracy theories with Tim Dillon! (Not even really theories, more like sad facts. )</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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! </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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 course, the science Pythagoras was searching for! Come on, what other podcast can give you this??</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Aaron and Jessa exchange stories. Murder, sex, intrigue etc</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>A Codependency update along with cool new drug stories!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>We read Jackson Mackenzie's life-changing Psychopath Free and saw Ari Aster's masterful Midsommar and we won't stop talking about either</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Welcome to the last installment of the duffel bag series. This one is the saddest. </p><p>CW warning- All of them! (but specifically rape and sexual assualt)</p><p>Look for Part 2 on Patreon!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Here's Jessa crying into her duffel bag again. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Jessa goes full Alien School, Aaron almost gets a word in edgewise.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>Aaron and Jessa catch up after two months apart.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

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

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p> Aaron explores a serial killer while Jessa gets her grief out of escrow.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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 old and his game is WEAK. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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 and Aaron issues a correction on the Brother of Jared. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p>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)</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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?</p><p>All this and more! (In this episode) </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>We're hiding from the snow in our Minneapolis hotel room, talking shit about Gurus and thanking the stars for the fantastic fans here. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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! </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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!</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

<p>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. </p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>