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Why You Mad

186 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 236 ratings

A leftist Latino philosophy podcast about art, standup comedy and other things that make us mad. Hosted by comedian Jake Flores and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez.

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Episodes

Bombing

January 24, 2022 06:39 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

We did it. We discussed West Elm Caleb. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/whyyoumad

New Code

January 17, 2022 03:29 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

We discuss Bell Hooks, Laura Jane Grace's book Tranny, The Matrix: Resurrections, The Real World, and the United States of America. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

And Just Like Mad w/ Melissa Rocha

January 06, 2022 05:25 - 1 hour - 79 MB

We are joined by comedian Melissa Rocha to discuss perhaps the most anti-WYM piece of media we have encountered yet: Sex and the City, specifically its new reboot entitled And Just Like That (?). MELISSA ROCHA @melsideponytail on Twitter and IG melissa-rocha-2 on venmo ;) EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON (mailbag eps) patreon.com/whyyoumad

A Christmas Tradition

December 29, 2021 07:55 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

We're back from our non Christmas related holiday break to discuss holidays, traditionalists, remakes, From Dusk 'Til Dawn, Salma Hayek, and more! EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

The Comicron Variant

December 17, 2021 06:01 - 1 hour - 78.7 MB

We talk about how everyone in comedy has covid this week, as well as getting old, stand up, integrity, and a bunch of other classic WYM topics. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Madcession

December 09, 2021 02:44 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

We talk about HBO's Succession and the New Yorker's recent interview with actor Jeremy Strong, plus comedy, Game of Thrones, Righteous Gemstones, Arrested Development, dudes, guys, bros, method acting, etc. EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Uplifting Fun Light Episode Not Really

December 02, 2021 03:27 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

We talk about rape culture, fascism, Chris Cuomo, Lis Smith, Disco Elysium, comics, facebook, Charlottesville, writing books, free speech, and more! EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Blood In Blood Outsiders w/ Yesi

November 30, 2021 06:59 - 1 hour - 81.5 MB

¿Que pasa, eses? It's a CHICANO episode, ¿me entiendes? We are joined by our friend Yesi from HOT GIRL AGENDA to discuss the 1993 film BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT, chicanismo, Aztlán, the different types of latin we all are, The Outsiders, masculinity, stand up comedy, families, sex work, and more! YESI @StolenVelour_ @hotgirlagenda https://linktr.ee/hotgirlagenda https://www.patreon.com/hotgirlagenda EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON EPS patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Why You Madres

November 19, 2021 05:22 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

We talk about Amazon's Mexican American horror film Madres and also about the Fugees, refs, Starbucks, Rousseau, Hobbes, Marx, and more! EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON (bonus Q+A eps) patreon.com/whyyoumad

Mad Omen

November 11, 2021 01:50 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

We talk about Jake's new album, the concept of recording a comedy album, Kyle Kinane, Eric Hobsbawm, Skankfest, Parks and Recreation, apoliticism, the Romantics, trads, and dating. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON BONUS EPS AT Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Days n Madres

November 04, 2021 13:02 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

Jake is back from doing shows at Fest 19 in Florida so we talk about that, folk punk, white people, latino people, being a misfit, the latino horror film Madre, and stand up. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON (BONUS MAIL BAG EPS) Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

The Producers w/ Brandon Collins

October 28, 2021 05:25 - 1 hour - 74.3 MB

Comedian, podcaster, and PRODUCER Brandon Collins returns to the show to talk about the state of comedy and social media, Harry Potter, D&D, films about the ocean, and complex moral diagnostics. BRANDON COLLINS @americancollins @mediumppodcast americancollins.com AND GO SEE DRUNK BLACK HISTORY LIVE THIS WEEKEND IN NYC DrunkBlackHistory.com https://www.caveat.nyc/series/drunk-black-history CASUAL SETS NYC OCT 28 @CasualsetsNYC https://www.eventbrite.com/e/casual-sets-comedy-tickets-18912296...

Only Edgelords Left Alive

October 22, 2021 05:03 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

We discuss the work of sculptor Richard Serra, edgelords, Storm King, Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive, Jodorowsky's Dune, Paul F Tompkins, LSD, Young Adult, and more! EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON EPISODES patreon.com/WhyYouMad

White Horror

October 14, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

We discuss solo vacations, LSD, sculptures, Squid Game, white horror, non-white horror, Bingo Hell, Ma, Nightmare on Elm Street, Blumhouse films, and the NYT story Bad Art Friend. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD for BONUS Q+A eps

October Syndrome

October 07, 2021 03:09 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

Luisa is BACK and we get right back into it by discussing Jake's theory of October Syndrome, the recent SNL castings, and Dave Chappelle's master opus on gender The Closer. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS patreon.com/WhyYouMad

WYM923

September 30, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

It's fall and as such we are discussing two extremely WYM spooky stories: American Horror Story's newest mini-season and Jordan Peele's Candyman. Plus drinking and not sleeping. EMAIL US [email protected] WE ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OUR PATREON Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

American Horror Story/Candyman

September 30, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

It's fall and as such we are discussing two extremely WYM spooky stories: American Horror Story's newest mini-season and Jordan Peele's Candyman. Plus drinking and not sleeping. EMAIL US [email protected] WE ANSWER QUESTIONS ON OUR PATREON Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Why You Malignant

September 23, 2021 03:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

We talk NYC stand up, our pal Bruno Latour, Norm Macdonald, John Mulaney and the confusing masterpiece that is Malignant. Email us at [email protected] PATREON Q&A eps patreon.com/WHYYOUMAD

Hot Topic

September 15, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

We're back from our break and we're here to discuss the thing where AOC wore a dress to the Met Gala, the Sackler Family, Hot Topic mall culture, Aesop Rock and more! If you're DYING to hear us discuss the fight we got in on our last patreon episode, or you just want to hear our regular Q&A episodes, email us questions at: [email protected] AND sign up for our PATREON at: Patreon.com/WhyYouMad Come to CASUAL SETS this wednesday now in BROOKLYN: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/casual-sets...

Texas Is The Reason

September 02, 2021 05:17 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

A bunch of really horrible things and one really cool thing happened in Texas today. We discuss. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON EPISODES AT Patreon.com/WHYYOUMAD

Givers

August 28, 2021 04:09 - 1 hour - 90.6 MB

We discuss Jake's tour and Luisa's evolving philosophy on running comedy shows in New York City. Plus: Carrot Top, Las Vegas, "best of" lists, roller derby, and more! ASK US QUESTIONS AT [email protected] HEAR THEM ANSWERED AT patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Ego Death

August 18, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MB

We discuss psychology, pharmacology, what we were like in school, mental health, meditation, ego death, open mics, Joe Rogan, DMT, Billions, and Luisa's twitter fight with her neighbors. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Why You Single with Peter McGraw

August 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

We are joined by professor, behavioral economist, author and podcaster Peter McGraw from the podcast Solo to discuss his taxonomy of the 4 types of "single" a person can be, as well as our shared experiences with breaking out of the dating paradigms we exist under. PETER MCGRAW: Director of The @HumorResearchLab (HuRL) Author of Shtick to Business Co-author of @HumorCode SOLO https://petermcgraw.org/podcasts/solo/ ALL OTHER LINKS https://linktr.ee/petermcgraw

Mixed Martial Arts & Crafts

August 05, 2021 05:34 - 1 hour - 58.5 MB

We got the perfect level of drunk and talked about skateboarding, MMA, pottery, comedy, and video games (Dark Souls, Nightmare Temptation Academy) EMAIL US AT [email protected] BONUS Q+A EPS AT PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD

The Mad Hunt

July 29, 2021 03:54 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

We discuss the nuances of the 2020 political comedy horror film The Hunt, which attempts to satirize the facebookian culture wars via an Animal Farm themed, Purge esque, Most Dangerous Game ish, Hunger Games sort of murder contest. We also talk about twitter bullshit, mental health, and physical health. EMAIL US [email protected] Q&A PATREON EPS patreon.com/whyyoumad

WYMaddicts

July 22, 2021 04:02 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

We talk about Chasing The Scream, Freud, Billie Holiday, cocaine, rats, podcasts, parasocial entertainment, and the whole thing going on with our sister podcast and it's various comics and reply guys. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Jake-Pilled w/ Fredrick Brennan

July 15, 2021 03:41 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

Creator of 8chan, star of the HBO docuseries Q: Into The Storm, and font creator Fredrick Brennan joins us to discuss coming out as a furry, fighting nazis, doxxing, public and private lives, latino shit, twitter, and more. FREDRICK BRENNAN @fr_brennan dba.gg DONATE TO https://home.unicode.org/ EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON for Q&A and BONUS EPS Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

ITYSQ

July 08, 2021 14:55 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Classic WYM: we talk comedy doubts, gripes, and bad moods. Plus: collectivism in comedy, I Think You Should Leave and the problem with sketch comedy, etc. EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/Whyyoumad

Chaos Walking The Room

July 01, 2021 08:08 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

This week we discuss a sci-fi movie you have probably not heard of, which Luisa watched on an airplane, called Chaos Walking. Although it's an unknown B-movie, we find some pretty heavy stuff in it: patriarchy, immigration, masculinity, & feminism. We also discuss YA fiction, Harry Potter, The Fast and the Furious, Kids, Euphoria, The Left Hand of Darkness, and more! EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/Whyyoumad

Mind Under Madder w/ Ramin Nazer

June 27, 2021 02:20 - 1 hour - 84.1 MB

Comedian, podcaster and artist Ramin Nazer joins us to talk about mysticism, the WWE, anthropology, racism, CaNcEl CuLtuRe, Austin, and more. RAMIN NAZER https://raminnazer.com/ @raminnazer @mindunderpod EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/whyyoumad

Lonesome Pods

June 13, 2021 02:49 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

We discuss in detail something that came up on another episode: the 1957 Elia Kazan film A Face In The Crowd starring Andy Griffith, and how it is about podcasters and comedians. We also talk Joe Rogan and the devil. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD

Inside/Outside

June 05, 2021 04:04 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

We did it. We talked about the Bo Burnham special Inside Out on Netflix. Also: Plato, Hannah Gadsby (again), Willem de Kooning, Sarah Squirm, and more! EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON BONUS EPS PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD

Why You ADD w/ Coree Spencer

May 27, 2021 02:25 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Comedian, comedy festival creator and podcaster Coree Spencer joins us to talk MENTAL HEALTH. We talk therapy, pharmaceuticals, comedy festivals, and more. COREE SPENCER @yourefinepod on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook (w/ @ElsajustElsa on Twitter) @coreespencer on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook I’m Not Ok, You’re Not Ok from Abrams Books, 2020 https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/im-not-ok-youre-not-ok-fill-in-book_9781419740466/ EMAIL US [email protected] PATREON patreon.com/whyyo...

Why You Alone w/ Brett Payne

May 21, 2021 01:48 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

By POPULAR demand, we are joined by Brett Payne from Street Fight Radio to continue our ongoing series of PERSONAL conversations because apparently you guys LOVE this shit. We talk divorce, solo poly, American Beauty, Stanhope, stand up, car repair, and more! BRETT PAYNE from STREET FIGHT RADIO @BrettPain @StreetFightWCRS EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS patreon.com/whyyoumad

Why You Alone

May 21, 2021 01:48 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

By POPULAR demand, we are joined by Brett Payne from Street Fight Radio to continue our ongoing series of PERSONAL conversations because apparently you guys LOVE this shit. We talk divorce, solo poly, American Beauty, Stanhope, stand up, car repair, and more! BRETT PAYNE from STREET FIGHT RADIO @BrettPain @StreetFightWCRS EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS patreon.com/whyyoumad

Not Painting The Handmaid's Tale

May 13, 2021 08:32 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

What's up fam, this week we talk about The Handmaid's Tale (the book and the show) and how it relates to the anthropological model for the development of the nuclear family as theorized by Engels as well as others. We also talk Game of Thrones, white feminism, Trump, Pence, Zero Dark 30, Obama, The Iraq War and more! EMAIL US: [email protected] PATREON: patreon.com/WhyYouMad

A Face In The Tough Crowd w/ Billy Wayne Davis

May 06, 2021 22:23 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

Comedian Billy Wayne Davis joins us to talk about the comedy game, being from the south, liberals, "liberals," conservatives, King of the Hill, Andy Griffith, and more. We YELL at each other a lot but RELAX, we are all buddies. Think of it like an episode of Tough Crowd. BILLY WAYNE DAVIS @BillyWayneDavis https://bwdtour.com/ https://www.patreon.com/PodcastWayneDavis https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grown-local/id1508605715 EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

The Phantom Threat

April 30, 2021 00:38 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

We talk about how someone attempted to blackmail me (Jake) unsuccessfully and a few other online dust ups I got into this week, which leads into a familiar conversation about compartmentalization, polyamory, Black Mirror weird sex shit, TV writers, Secretary again, comedians, monogamy, reddit guys, and The Phantom Thread. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON BONUS EPS AT Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Turning It Off w/ Chris Cubas

April 22, 2021 04:37 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Chris Cubas from comedy and from BAD ADVICE with Chris Cubas joins us to talk Saw, Final Destination, Law & Order, NCIS, The Shield, Godzilla vs. Kong and more! CHRIS CUBAS @ChrisCubas https://badadvicewithchriscubas.libsyn.com/ http://chriscubascomedy.com/ EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON EPS AT patreon.com/whyyoumad

Write Your Boundaries Hamlet w/ Kath Barbadoro

April 15, 2021 20:42 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

Comedian Kath Barbadoro joins us to discuss returning to comedy, Andrew Yang, Dave Chappelle, boundaries, Hamlet, and more! Also something is wrong with the sound, I'm not sure what happened, sorry! EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS patreon.com/whyyoumad

Breaking Freud

April 08, 2021 07:48 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

This week we talk about the Freudian concept of "sublimation" as it relates to stand up, goth culture, gangster shit, Lil Nas X, etc. We also talk Law & Order SVU, A Confederacy of Dunces, actors, Breaking Bad, Talk Radio and more! EMAIL US QUESTIONS AT [email protected] WE WILL ANSWER THEM ON OUR BONUS EPISODES AT patreon.com/WhyYouMad

Call of Duty Me By Your Name: Cyber Warfare w/ James Adomian

April 01, 2021 23:12 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

We are joined by comedian and man of 1000 voices James Adomian to discuss comedy, the grind, covid, social media, bots, Lil Nas X, the Armenian genocide, Q-Bert, and more. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos also drop by. Don't follow James Adomian at @JAdomian [email protected] for questions PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD for bonus episodes where we answer those questions

Blind Item

March 25, 2021 02:30 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

We talk about a thing that happened where a bunch of comedians canceled each other and it gets really confusing because we don't use anyone's real names. EMAIL US AT whyyoumadpod@gmailcom BONUS EPS ON PATREON patreon.com/whyyoumad

St Patrice

March 18, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 61.8 MB

This week we talk about RACE, the tragic spa murders in Atlanta, hack comics, How The Irish Became White, and the Comedy Central documentary Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy. EMAIL US: [email protected] BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/whyyoumad

Gen X, Blue Checks, Check Spots

March 11, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

We're back after a short break to talk about social media, public and private lives, generational beefs, comedy clubs, check spots, strikes, and more! EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPS PATREON.COM/PODDAMNAMERICA

Dirtbag Anthropology w/ Kate WIllett

February 26, 2021 08:15 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Comedian Kate Willett joins us to talk about her new audio book out on Audible, Dirtbag Anthropology. But first, we discuss vaccine shit, Kelsey Grammar, Chris D'elia and more! KATE WILLETT @KateWillett @replyguyspod https://www.audible.com/pd/Dirtbag-Anthropology-Audiobook/B08W5FSQ1V?qid=1614327120&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=MBM4PMP92399821QYQ2F BONUS EPISODES AT PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD AND EMAIL US AT [email protected]

Bearing Witness to Contradictions

February 18, 2021 06:25 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

This week we talk about the winter storm in Texas, Harley Quinn, Stand Up NY's weird meltdown on Jake, Edward Bernays, Joss Whedon, Freud, Herbert Marcuse, small businesses, PR, Adolph Reed, the service industry, Armie Hammer, Judas and the Black Messiah, and an update on Barnor Hesse's categorizations of whiteness. EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON FOR BONUS EPISODES Patreon.com/WhyYouMad

(preview) The Last Stand

February 14, 2021 16:14 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MB

Jake and Luisa discuss Seth Simons' newest exposé on the seamy alt right underbelly of the New York City comedy scene and how it caused one of the owners of The Stand comedy club to go have a meltdown in Jake's mentions. Long time listeners of the show will remember this guy, Cris Italia, as the one who protected Luis Gomez after he attacked Jake and shoved Luisa at The Stand in December of 2019. Seth's piece exposes Italia as an alt right message board user. Read it here: https://newrepubli...

Why You Max w/ Max Collins from Eve 6

February 11, 2021 06:26 - 1 hour - 69 MB

We are joined by Max Collins, lead singer of Eve 6, to discuss the recent controversies in the comedy world, and how it all relates to integrity, the role of the artist, and his experience being Max Collins from Eve 6. MAX COLLINS @MaxCollinsMusic @Eve6 NEW SINGLE BLACK NOVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLJ4Y9t98c LOOK OUT FOR THE UPCOMING ALBUM "GRIM VALUE" EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON EPISODES AT PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD

Why You Max with Max Collins from Eve 6

February 11, 2021 06:26 - 1 hour - 69 MB

We are joined by Max Collins, lead singer of Eve 6, to discuss the recent controversies in the comedy world, and how it all relates to integrity, the role of the artist, and his experience being Max Collins from Eve 6. MAX COLLINS @MaxCollinsMusic @Eve6 NEW SINGLE BLACK NOVA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLJ4Y9t98c LOOK OUT FOR THE UPCOMING ALBUM "GRIM VALUE" EMAIL US AT [email protected] PATREON EPISODES AT PATREON.COM/WHYYOUMAD

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