And so... we've come to the end, dear friends. The final curtain call. The buying of the farm. But while the pod is kicking the bucket, in this series finale, terminally-ill comedian Kirsten Michelle Cills and death doula Laura Lyster-Mensh leave us with some wisdom that will live on in our hearts forever... or at least until we're all worm food, too. Kirsten Michelle Cills is a Philly-born comedian, actor, podcaster, and docuseries subject known for her bold, dry demeanor and the oxygen tank th...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Sure, with The End being so Nigh, you could stock up on Twinkies. Especially considering how much hype they've gotten over the years for their ability to last through a nuclear holocaust! Or you could consisder sustaining yourself with something with an even longer shelf life: more from author Tea Krulos. Tea Krulos is a freelance journalist and author from Milwaukee, WI. Some of his favorite subjects to explore include subcultures and social movements, weird news, the paranormal, and strange pe...
Sep 20, 2024•15 min
No matter how prepared you are, you've still got to be pretty lucky to make it through most world-ending scenarios. Or unlucky, depending on how you look at it. Author Tea Krulos doesn't think he'd last long. But after writing a book about doomsday preppers, he thinks it might not be such a bad thing to get wiped out right away. Tea Krulos is a freelance journalist and author from Milwaukee, WI. Some of his favorite subjects to explore include subcultures and social movements, weird news, the pa...
Sep 13, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 14
In the summer of 2020, why were certain lifestyle influencers pivoting to posts about pedos, cabals and evil vaccines? Grab your red string and follow along with host Cristen Conger into the female-dominated landscape of "conspirituality” where wellness and woo-woo get extra delulu. Researcher, journalist and QAnon Anonymous UK correspondent Annie Kelly also unravels anti-vax moms’ medical mistrust, the red-pilled origins of tradwives and why conspiracy theorizing is fangirl behavior. Conspiracy...
Aug 30, 2024•35 min
If you feel like maybe someone or something sinister is out to get you, tracking your every move and manipulating the circumstances of your life, let tell you that you... are... wrong! There's no secret conspiracy to keep you down, there are just a lot of things about humanity and our world that coincidentally suck. But as we learned from talking more with feminist conspiracy theory podcaster Cristen Conger, nothing will ever stop us from fantasizing about a darker, more narratively pleasing tru...
Aug 23, 2024•23 min
Sometimes you need to touch grass and remember that there are no lizard people secretly ruling our world. Other times, shadowy government agents really are out to get you. And still other times, you're like feminist historian Cristen Conger and you start to wonder why women are so often left out of the conspiracy conversation. Cristen Conger is the creator and co-host of the Webby Award-winning podcast Unladylike and cofounder of Unladylike Media. Her accidental podcast life began in 2009 as co-...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 13
Can you feel it? There's that charged energy in the air that you can almost taste right around when we're starting to get to everyone's favorite time of year. It's almost Election Day! ...Okay, maybe it's every couple of years. ...And maybe it's a massive overreach to say people like it, like, at all. But at least we got you a special gift of more insights from political commentator Ben Sheehan. Ben Sheehan is a political commentator and digital creator. He has appeared on shows including Real T...
Aug 09, 2024•21 min
They say 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.' But what do you do with something that's as fundamentally f*cked up and dysfunctional as, say, our current political system? Digital creator Ben Sheehan argues that we give it a facelift and remember why we fell in love with this country in the first place. Ben Sheehan is a political commentator and digital creator. He has appeared on shows including Real Time with Bill Maher, Good Morning America, Amanpour & Company and more. Ben has won Shorty, R...
Aug 02, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Ever feel like you're getting too old for this shit? In this case, "this shit" means the endless scrolling through all the streaming services we pay for, looking for something we can turn our brains off and distract ourselves from our nightmare reality with. So how about instead, y'all grab a bowl of popcorn and curl up on the couch to listen to more of show biz insiders Ashley Ray and Alex Keledjian talking about Hollywood's hard truths. Ashley Ray is the most famous bisexual solo polyamorous b...
Jul 26, 2024•19 min
There's no business like show business... at least in terms of it kicking the people who make the stuff when they're down. But comedian Ashley Ray and seasoned creator Alex Keledjian still manage to get back up again, even as the corporate overlords reach for a pair of steel-toed boots. Ashley Ray is the most famous bisexual solo polyamorous black queer comedian, actor, and writer currently based in Los Angeles. In 2021, she was featured in Bust for her “whip smart TV criticism.” And yes, she’s ...
Jul 19, 2024•47 min•Season 2Ep. 11
We know we can't see you right now, but oh my god, we love our outfit! We don't even need to know what you look like to know that you are serving cunt. Because anyone who listens to Indecent is a baddie. And what's more, you're obvi someone who just has to know even more about the literally toxic qualities of the fashion industry from author and journalist Dana Thomas. DANA THOMAS is the author of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, Fashionopolis Young Readers Edi...
Jul 12, 2024•25 min
Fashion moves fast. But like, damn... we didn't know it was blasting through the sound barrier lately. Not just in terms of changing taste, but also with the speed at which the industry cranks out cheap, crappy clothes. So we had to do a little cleaning out of the closets with fashion journalist Dana Thomas. DANA THOMAS is the author of Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes, Fashionopolis Young Readers Edition, Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen a...
Jul 05, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Directed by Art Manke and designed by Lindsay Jones, Amy Freed’s translation of “The Taming of the Shrew” pits the two smartest people in the room against each other in a match of wits to tame the society that surrounds them. Set in Renaissance Italy with a cast of seasoned pros including Allen Gilmore, Susannah Rogers, Danny Scheie, Annie Abrams, Mike McShane, Rob Nagle, Tessa Auberjonois, Kasey Mahaffy, Kyle Hester, Tom Patterson and J.Paul Boehmer. When the wealthy Baptista announces that he ...
Jun 28, 2024•28 min
It's hard to keep your chin up with the world constantly drone-stiking you directly in the face with bad news. But anti-imperialist TikTok star James Rehwald's revolutionary optimism is so damn infectious, we needed an extra helping to get us through all the doom and gloom. James Rehwald is a self-described "anti-imperialist content creator" with over 500K followers across multiple platforms. Follow him on all socials: @jrehwald15backup on IG @JamesRehwald on YT @JamesRehwald on X @jrehwald15 on...
Jun 14, 2024•17 min
Long ago, OG protest-folk singer Woody Guthrie pasted the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar to show the world he wasn't playing around. And nearly 80 years later, leftist content creator James Rehwald keeps that spirit alive by infusing sketch comedy with revolutionary optimism to remind everyone the future belongs to us, not the right-wing capitalist overlords. James Rehwald is a self-described "anti-imperialist content creator" with over 500K followers across multiple platform...
Jun 07, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Start flexing those pelvic floor muscles! We're feeling a big contraction coming on, which means it's time to bring this bonus content with comedian Margaret Cho talking more about being childless-by-choice into the world. Margaret Cho is a comedian, actor, musician, advocate, entrepeneur and artist. Right as she was starting her stand-up career at age 14, Margaret won a comedy contest to open for Jerry Seinfeld in the early ’90s. She performed over 300 concerts within two years. Arsenio Hall in...
May 17, 2024•11 min
It's the mother of all special Mother's Day episodes, with legendary comedian Margaret Cho showing up to remind that, sure you can have kids. Or you can just enjoy your free time, disposable income, sleep, emotional reserves, hairline and physique. Margaret Cho is a comedian, actor, musician, advocate, entrepeneur and artist. Right as she was starting her stand-up career at age 14, Margaret won a comedy contest to open for Jerry Seinfeld in the early ’90s. She performed over 300 concerts within ...
May 10, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 8
You better suck it up, wake up four hours earlier every day, and find a get-rich-quick scheme that you're not too late to hop on the bandwagon of, you weak-willed, limp-wristed little soy-slurping, beta babies. Because journalist Megan Carnegie has even more brain breaking alpha bullshit to bring you. Megan Carnegie is a freelance journalist who has written for the BBC, Wired, Business Insider, The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, The Independent, The Sun, The Evening Standard, Yahoo, Refinery29, and Con...
May 03, 2024•22 min
If you're not into making money, banging chicks, possibly doing steroids or shaving your head bald to optimize the time you would be using to comb your hair in the morning, then this podcast is NOT for you!!!... Jk, journalist Megan Carnegie has a lot to say about grindset hustle culture that everyone should hear. Megan Carnegie is a freelance journalist who has written for the BBC, Wired, Business Insider, The Guardian, GQ, Time Out, The Independent, The Sun, The Evening Standard, Yahoo, Refine...
Apr 26, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Without us guiding you through the weird, scary, confusing and occasionally sticky corners of our universe, where would you be? So before your consciousness comes apart at the seams and you go spiraling off into the astral plane, here's a little more from physicist and author Alexander Boxer. Alexander Boxer has a doctorate in physics from MIT, a master's degree in the History of Science from Oxford and a bachelors in Classical Language from Yale. His research has been published in the journal N...
Apr 19, 2024•19 min
Now that you're done staring directly into the solar eclipse, it's time for your to process the infinite cosmic wisdom you've absorbed along with your severely burned retinas. Luckily data scientist Dr. Alexander Boxer is here to talk about why people have a hard time accepting their horoscopes. Alexander Boxer has a doctorate in physics from MIT, a master's degree in the History of Science from Oxford and a bachelors in Classical Language from Yale. His research has been published in the journa...
Apr 12, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 6
They say: "Never let 'em know your next move." So instead of your normal bonus content, this week we've got our old friend from season one, tech journalist Samantha Cole, springing back into action to talk about her brand new, four-part series from CBC Podcasts called "The Pornhub Empire: Understood," that pulls back the curtain on the scrappy, Montreal-based startup that revolutionized sex online. Samantha Cole is a technology journalist based in NYC who has worked in journalism for over ten ye...
Apr 05, 2024•21 min
The amount of people out there who secretly (or not so secretly) drink their own urine or wear cooch-juice cologne would probably shock you. But no matter what kind of weird stuff people do to their bodies, writer Brigid Delaney wants them to know they're gonna die anyways. So why worry? Brigid Delaney is a speechwriter, former author of popular weekly Guardian column ‘Brigid Delaney’s Diary,’ and co-founder of the anti-death penalty advocacy group The Mercy Campaign. Her book about her own jour...
Mar 29, 2024•48 min•Season 2Ep. 5
It's hard to stay focused on the positive and not lose it as a 21st century human with at least a single working brain cell. So to help you battle the blues, here's a little more from writer Rebecca Fishbein and mental health influencer Therapy Jeff. Jeff Guenther, a.k.a. "Therapy Jeff," holds master's degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Southern California, and a bachelor's degree in child and family development from San Diego State University. His TikTok account featur...
Mar 22, 2024•20 min
Are we all weak little babies who hide behind new age gibberish to avoid confrontation? Or is emotional intelligence our last line of defense in a soul-crushing, post-modern hellworld? Licensed therapist and mental health influencer Jeff Guenther & writer Rebecca Fishbein are here to answer those questions and maybe also talk us down off a ledge Jeff Guenther, a.k.a. "Therapy Jeff," holds master's degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Southern California, and a bachelo...
Mar 15, 2024•45 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Okay, okay okay. We know it's been a few weeks now since Indecent with your old pal Kiki Andersen, has had a new episode. But you know what they say: Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? So while we get ready to come back swinging next week, how about we share something from someone else we love and respect: tech journalist Samantha Cole (who appeared in out first season! With about 100 million visits per day, Pornhub is one of the biggest websites on the planet. The Pornhub Empire: Under...
Mar 08, 2024•4 min
Waaaiiit a minute, what the heck? There's no new episode of Indecent with Kiki Andersen this week? We're not lazy, we're just crazy busy! So while we take another week to get our shit together, we thought you should have a little something to tide you over. And as it happens, our sister pod "Beef with Bridget Todd" just launched its second season and it is a banger. Hosted by Bridget Todd Written by James "Sam" Levine Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo C...
Feb 23, 2024•52 min
If love is a battlefield, how about we call in some reinforcements? Advice columnist Dan Savage is back for one more tour of active duty to help you arm yourself for the fight, before another year passes and you find yourself ducking for cover once again in the face of the greeting card industry's annual onslaught Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist, a podcaster, an author, and has appeared on numerous television shows. “Savage Love,” Dan’s sex-advice column, first appeared in The Stranger, Sea...
Feb 16, 2024•17 min
Lonely, horny, angry, desperate, jaded and hopelessly romantic. If you haven't felt one you've probably felt them all, and it turns out you're not alone. So to figure out why you're stuck having to get yourself off this Valentine's Day, why not listen to an expert like advice column icon Dan Savage? Dan Savage is a sex-advice columnist, a podcaster, an author, and has appeared on numerous television shows. “Savage Love,” Dan’s sex-advice column, first appeared in The Stranger, Seattle’s alternat...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 3
Y'all may think you know how to get turnt. But you're probably not "travel across the globe to end up puking your guts out after taking some research chemical you've only read about on weird internet forums" levels of party monsters. That's exclusively the vibe of dudes like seasoned psychonaut Dominic Milton Trott, who has so many stories of being ripped to the tits we just had to share more. Dominic Milton Trott is a writer and explorer who has traveled the world to investigate psychoactive bo...
Feb 02, 2024•18 min
