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.

Today in "What Else Is New?" we release another episode we were pretty nervous about. In what became a two-part conversation that will be continued on Patreon, Jessa asks Aaron about his abuse and how that affects his sex life. Aaron ends up talking about how messy sex can be, and pushy women that wouldn't take no for an answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Jessa abandons her signature empathy for a good old-fashioned rant about her favorite Facebook troll, "The Transformed Wife." Also included are discussions on speaking in tongues, speaking in Italian, and how to walk Jessa straight off a cliff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

In an impossibly-excellent example of our dynamic, Aaron recalls the first R-rated movies to corrupt his virgin eyes and Jessa lays out the fundamentals of the Reptilian Agenda, as explained to her by Aliens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

So we finally watched Nanette (and loved it)! It gave us an opportunity to dive into some of our favorite topics: Comedy born from trauma! The narratives we tell ourselves! Religious shame! Does anger serve any useful purpose? Do straight white men?! All this and more on a fantastic, Hannah Gadsby-inspired episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Upon joining the Starburns Audio Network, Aaron and Jessa reflect on how the podcast started and what's changed in the last 3 (or 4?) months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Are all religions cults? Is Mormonism a cult? What about the Boy Scouts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Here's the thing about the the voices in your head: You don't have to listen to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Jessa and Aaron compare their wildly different approaches to parenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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