Mormon and the Meth-Head

Mormon and the Meth-Head

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 Aaron lets go of his strict Mormon lifestyle and begins his descent into the depravity of the secular world, Jessa acts as his ferryman, telling him about disgusting, hedonistic things he never could have imagined, like “butt stuff” and “coffee.” And Aaron returns the favor, helping Jessa navigate new and foreign social situations like “accepting hugs from loved ones” and “having loved ones.” In their respective routines, they each tackle the topics of love, sex, drugs, and alcohol, but with polar opposite perspectives. Audiences get to see their world through Aaron’s naive, innocent eyes as well as through Jessa’s bleary, bloodshot ones.

After Aaron shares the cringiest thing he's ever done, Jessa finally feels comfortable enough to really share her experience with addiction and recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Aaron had one of his worst stand-up experiences right before NYCF and it really messed with his head. He and Jessa discuss the profound psychological effects of the comical phenomenon known as "bombing." Jessa shares her worst bomb and once Aaron is feeling better, they rant against the dangers of "clean comedy." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

What if tirggers are actually just beacons, pointing us in the direction of the things we need to heal? Also- Adventures in meth labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Recorded in NYC the day after "Comics to Watch," we have a chat about finding yourself in the reflection of other people, Jessa's desire for real emoji's and Aaron's fear of commiting to a coats/people! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

While the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest, Jessa tells Aaron some ghost stories. And by "ghosts," we of course mean Shadow Aliens who speak Russian telepathically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Aaron and Jessa weigh the benefits of direct and indirect communication and Aaron confesses to being a cafeteria narc. And Mom, if you're reading this, please stop listening to the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

In an effort to reconnect with his Mormon heritage, Aaron attempts to retell Book of Mormon stories while on psychedelics. After a little background info on the translation process of the book, he tells Jessa the story of Ammon, his once-favorite example of a faithful missionary and/or arm chopper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Jessa feels the sensation of switching between alternate timelines which makes Aaron google String Theory. She also explains yet another drug-induced vision that symbolized how our interpersonal relationships help us work through our individual trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

After two stressful weeks of touring that culminated in the taping of a premium cable special last night in San Diego, an exhausted Jessa tells a cheerful Aaron all about her recent struggles with anxiety and how a problem she thought had long been conquered has suddenly come back with a vengence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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