Origins of Episode Titles

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Episode	Date	Guests	Origins of episode title
Episode 1: "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags"	March 8, 2011	Julie's Parents and Natasha Vargas-Cooper	Julie and Natasha Vargas-Cooper talk about the most recent episodes of the TV show Intervention. Julie mentions that there are two new interventionist on the show this season,one of whom has a strong physical resemblance to actor Walter Matthau. She says that every episode of Intervention that he is a part of should be titled "Oscar Madison Won't Let You Pack Your Bags".
Episode 2: "The Taste of Christmas Morning"	March 19, 2011	Jesse Murray, Anthony Atamanuik	Please add origin
Episode 3: "A Smiling Bruce Vilanch"	March 26, 2011	Billy Eichner, Megan Amram	Billy Eichner asks Julie if she "can imagine what Donald Trump's pubic hair looks like." Julie responds by saying that it probably looks like "a smiling Bruce Vilanch."
Episode 4: "I Did Fiddler!"	April 1, 2011	Ronna & Beverly, James Urbaniak	James Urbaniak tells a story about an actor who walked into the first rehearsal of a community theater production with a huge beard. When asked about the beard by the other actors, he replied by saying "I did Fiddler."
Episode 5: "The One With Joan Rivers"	April 7, 2011	Joan Rivers	Please add origin
Episode 6: "Polar Bears on Moonbeams"	April 15, 2011	Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger	Please add origin
Episode 7: "The Pottery Scene From GREASE"	April 23, 2011	Rachel Dratch and Rachel Shukert	Rachel Shukert accidentally says "The Pottery Scene from Grease instead of "The pottery Scene from Ghost". Both Julie and Rachel agree that a pottery scene in Grease would have been great.
Episode 8: "All The Way To Canada"	April 29, 2011	Neko Case, Joe Mande	These are the primary lyrics to the first song that Neko Case recalls writing.
Episode 9: "In The Face"	May 6, 2011	Seth Rudetsky, Baratunde Thurston	In the Julie's interview with Baratunde Thurston, they discus the killing of Osama Bin Laden (Bin Laden was shot "in the face") [1].
Episode 10: "Pico Won't Know Our Baby"	May 14, 2011	Jen Kirkman, Andrea Rosen, John Gemberling	Guest Andrea Rosen, under the influence of pregnancy hormones, lamented that a deceased pet would never meet her baby.
Episode 11: "Enter Dancing"	May 20, 2011	Sally Kellerman, Paul Scheer	Julie tells Sally Kellerman that her favorite scene in Back To School is when Dr. Diane Turner (Kellerman's character in the movies) enters dancing into the party that Thornton Mellon is throwing in his dorm.
Episode 12: "The Young & The Messy"	May 27, 2011	Jackée	During her interview with Julie, Jackée refers to the soap opera The Young and the Restless as "The Young and the Messy."
Episode 13: "The Ballad of Buddy Longo"	June 3, 2011	Julieanne Smolinski	Buddy Longo was the name of Julieanne Smolinski's high school Criminology teacher. In order to obtain a handwriting sample from a serial killer, Longo made his students write letters to imprisoned serial killers. Julieanne wrote a letter to Richard Ramirez AKA "The Night Stalker". She received a response from Ramirez. He asked if she would include a photograph of herself in her next letter. Of course, Julieanne never responded.
Episode 14: "Our Congressman In His Underpants"	June 10, 2011	Michelle Collins, Eugene Mirman	Please add origin
How Were Your Tonys? Special Minisode	June 13, 2011	Scott Brown	A play on the podcast title, in which the Tonys are discussed.
Episode 15: "What's This? It's The Style"	June 17, 2011	Ira Glass, Anaheed Alani	Please add origin
Episode 16: "So Many Ethans"	June 24, 2011	Ana Gasteyer, Vanessa Bayer	Julie and Vanessa Bayer discus four of Vanessa's favorite movies from the 1990's (Reality Bites, Singles, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and Empire Records). Reality Bites stars Ethan Hawke and Empire Records stars Ethan Embry ("So Many Ethans").
Episode 17: "Cat Bride"	July 1, 2011	Michael Rapaport, Larry Murphy	Upon the legalization of gay marriage in the state of New York, Julie announced that she and her female cat (Smiley Muffin) were married.
Episode 18: "Giant Pictures of Hamburgers"	July 8, 2011	Tom Scharpling	This title refers to Tom and Julie's scheme to paste giant pictures of hamburgers onto billboards in New Jersey that feature current governor Chris Christie's giant face.
Episode 19: "She's A Cold Soup"	July 15, 2011	Rob Delaney, Michelle McNamara	Please add origin
Episode 20: "Bev's Bananas"	July 22, 2011	Maria Bamford	Please add origin
Episode 21: "In The Business Of Lying To You"	July 29, 2011	Dave Hill, John Ross Bowie	Please add origin
Episode 22: "Rave Withdrawal"	August 5, 2011	Steve Agee, Bryan Safi	Please add origin
Episode 23: "America's Jelly"	August 12, 2011	Laraine Newman, Lisa F. Jackson	Please add origin
Episode 24: "Half A Face"	August 19, 2011	Paul F. Tompkins, Jamie Denbo	Please add origin
Episode 25: Best of HWYW Vol. 1	August 26, 2011	Joan Rivers, Patton Oswalt, Holly Schlesinger, Neko Case, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak
Episode 26: "Count Chocula's Other Teeth"	September 2, 2011	Michael Musto, Jake Fogelnest	Please add origin
Episode 27: "Shelf Of Justice"	September 9, 2011	David Rakoff	The "Shelf of Justice" is Nancy Grace's bosom in her outfit from Dancing with the Stars. While Nancy Grace is fueled by vengeance, her upper body may be powered by Little Debbie Zebra Cakes.
Episode 28: "Sherry"	September 16, 2011	Jackie Collins, Amy Schumer	Please add origin
Episode 29: "This Is Lowell"	September 23, 2011	Patton Oswalt, Daniel Kibblesmith	Please add origin
Episode 30: "Upstairs Coke"	September 30, 2011	Susie Essman, Gabe Delahaye	Please add origin
Episode 31: "My Birds"	October 7, 2011	Sandra Bernhard, Jeffrey Self	Please add origin
Episode 32: "Tiny Faces"	October 14, 2011	Amy Poehler, Rich Fulcher	Please add origin
Episode 33: "Pondering Tonya"	October 21, 2011	Martha Plimpton	Please add origin
Episode 34: "Satchel"	October 28, 2011	Sarah Silverman, Mike Albo	Satchel is the birth name of Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, discussed in this week's episode.
Episode 35: "Full Petula"	November 4, 2011	Mink Stole, John Mulaney	Please add origin
Episode 36: HWYW Live	November 10, 2011	Fred Armisen, Billy Eichner, Paul F. Tompkins, more
Episode 37: "The Juiciest Chicken You've Ever Had"	November 18, 2011	Sonja Morgan, Richard Lawson	Please add origin
Episode 38: "Steampunk Goodfellas"	November 25, 2011	Mike Daisey, Gil Ozeri	Please add origin
Episode 39: "Horror-curious"	December 2, 2011	Nick Kroll, Gabe Liedman	"Horror-curious" refers to someone, like Julie, who obsessively reads or asks about what happens in scary movies but does not choose to watch them because they are too scay-aired.
Episode 40: "Twittertudes"	December 9, 2011	Kristen Schaal, Ari Graynor	Please add origin
Episode 41: "You-know-what-icide Season"	December 16, 2011	Ted "Teddy" Leo, Ramona Singer	A coy reference to the holidays, thought to be the time of year in which the suicide ("you-know-what-icide") rate is highest.
Episode 42: "Spa-cast"	December 23, 2011	Kurt Braunohler, Cecily von Ziegesar	Please add origin
Episode 43: "Tommy Mottola for Nothing'	December 30, 2011	Mike Doughty	According to Mike Doughty, Mariah Carey is a "studio rat" (meaning that while she is recording an album she basically lives out of the studio). Julie responds to this by saying "you don't fuck Tommy Mottola for nothing"(Mottola is Carey's ex-husband and the former head of Sony Music).
Episode 44: "Twiddling and Eight-balls"	January 6, 2012	Rob Tannenbaum	What were Aerosmith doing before in the mid eighties before Run-D.M.C. resurrected their career? They were "twiddling" their thumbs and doing "eight-balls".
Episode 45: "Many Parts of a Pine Tree"	January 13, 2012	Frank DeCaro, Kate Beaton	DeCaro attended a "dead celebrities" party dressed as Euell Gibbons, the outdoorsman and Grape Nuts spokesperson with the catchphrase, "many parts of a pine tree are edible".
Episode 46: "Consequences"	January 20, 2012	Chris Gethard, Katie Notopoulos	Please add origin
Episode 47: "What Someone's Mom's Idea of a Nightclub Is"	January 27, 2012	David Cross, Eliot Glazer	Please add origin
Episode 48: Best of HWYW Vol. 2	February 3, 2012	Patton Oswalt, John Mulaney, Mike Daisey, Ted Leo
Episode 49: "Me and My Stupid Bat"	February 10, 2012	Kristen Johnston	Please add origin
Episode 50: "What About a Macaroni Salad?"	February 17, 2012	Jenny Johnson, Max Silvestri	As described by guest Max Silvestri, this was a tragic question asked by Aaron Carter, a contestant on "Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cookoff."
Episode 51: HWYW Live	January 24, 2012	Sandra Bernhard, Tom Scharpling, Ira Glass, Joe Mande
How Were Your Oscars? Special Minisode	February 27, 2012	Dave Itzkoff, Tom Scharpling, Gary Tha Squirrel	Please add origin
Episode 52: "Jolly Roger"	March 2, 2012	Lizz Winstead, Adam Wade	Please add origin
Episode 53: "On Improv"	March 9, 2012	Simon Doonan, Eric Lefcowitz	Please add origin
Episode 54: "The Crunch Factor"	March 16, 2012	Rickie Lee Jones, Kambri Crews	Please add origin
Episode 55: "A Jaw That Could Open a Can of Tuna Fish"	March 23, 2012	Mo Rocca, Dave Cullen	Mo Rocca's description of Maria Shriver's jaw.
Episode 56: "Jam Ghetto"	March 30, 2012	Sharon Needles, Whitney Jefferson	Please add origin
Episode 57: "Dog Valet"	April 6, 2012	Chris Parnell, Jon Daly	Julie met the dog valet while in California. He is a dog who will take your bag, bring it inside, and put it on his bed, which is no help to anyone, but extremely charming.
Episode 58: "College Hounds"	April 13, 2012	Susan Orlean, Jon Hendren	Please add origin
Episode 59: "The Boyfriend Experience"	April 20, 2012	Michael K, Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham	Please add origin
Episode 60: "Fig Bar Bender"	April 26, 2012	Nellie McKay, Dodai Stewart	Please add origin
Episode 61: "Something Something Justin Timberlake"	May 4, 2012	David Yazbek, Damien Lemon	Please add origin
Episode 62: "The Front of a Crocodile"	May 11, 2012	Will Leitch, Sara Schaefer	Please add origin
How Was Your Smash? Special Extrasode	May 17, 2012	Nate Harris, Jason Grote, Rachel Shukert	Please add origin
Episode 63: "Help the Street Animals of Morocco"	May 18, 2012	Curtis Gwinn, Choire Sicha	Please add origin
Episode 64: "Library Water"	May 25, 2012	Patton Oswalt, Retta	Julie remarks that the water from one's childhood library water fountain is the coldest and best tasting water; this is an absolutely accurate statement.
Episode 65: "My Least Favorite Eagles Song"	June 1, 2012	Eddie Pepitone, Paula Pell	Please add origin
Episode 66: "The Mingus Method"	June 8, 2012	Kurt Loder, Nathan Rabin	Jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus created a toilet training program for cats.
How Were Your Tonys? 2012	June 12, 2012	Ana Gasteyer, Seth Rudetsky	Please add origin
Episode 67: "Space Ireland"	June 15, 2012	Adam Pally, Eric Drysdale	Please add origin
Episode 68: "Crazy Person F.I.T."	June 22, 2012	Tavi Gevinson, Jessi Klein	Please add origin
Episode 69: "Is This Jazz?"	June 29, 2012	Rob Sheffield, Michael McMillian	Julie notices the jazz influence on Fiona Apple's new album (The Idler Wheel...).
Episode 70: "Do You Shred?"	July 6, 2012	Carole Radziwill, Kevin Allison	Julie went to a male strip club with Katie Notopoulos and asked a guitar-playing hunk: "Do you shred?"
Episode 71: HWYW Live	July 13, 2012	Martha Plimpton, Jim Gaffigan, Katie Notopoulos, Mike Daisey, VIDS
Episode 72: "Side of Fries"	July 20, 2012	Tig Notaro, Steve Kandell	Please add origin
Episode 73: "The Sneaker Nap"	July 27, 2012	Bobcat Goldthwait, Simon Amstell	A term for when one puts on his or her workout clothes to exercise but instead just takes a nap while wearing sneakers.
Episode 74: "Most of the Nooks"	August 3, 2012	Gabe Liedman, Alison Rich	Please add origin
Episode 75: "Doc Hopper Realness"	August 9, 2012	Alex Stone	Please add origin
HWYW Special Minisode	August 10, 2012	David Rakoff
Episode 76: Best of HWYW Vol. 3	August 17, 2012	Patton Oswalt, Carole Radziwill, Eddie Pepitone, Sara Schaefer, Dave Cullen
Episode 77: "The Fajitas"	August 24, 2012	Andy Kindler, Adira Amram	Please add origin
Episode 78: "Girls Named Heather Fixing Their Skirts"	August 31, 2012	Max Read, Kurt Metzger	Please add origin
Episode 79: "C Skeleton"	September 7, 2012	W. Kamau Bell, Wayne White, Neil Berkeley	Please add origin
Episode 80: "Ubu's Owner"	September 13, 2012	David Sirota	Please add origin
Episode 81: "The Best Mother on Television"	September 21, 2012	Fran Drescher, Adrian Chen	Please add origin
Episode 82: "Lapland"	September 27, 2012	Jon Ronson	Please add origin
Episode 83: "P is for Pizza"	October 4, 2012	Jodi Lennon, Jessica Grose	Please add origin
Episode 84: "Where's Grandpa?"	October 11, 2012	Andrew McCarthy, Frank Conniff	Please add origin
Episode 85: "No Breast Buds"	October 19, 2012	Mike Birbiglia, Peaches Christ	This title refers to Julie's experience seeing the musical "Annie" surrounded by pre-pubescent girls who had "no breast buds."
Episode 86: "How Was Your Shriek Live"	October 25, 2012	Kristen Johnston, Scharpling & Wurster, Gabe Liedman, Gary Tha Squirrel	Please add origin
Episode 87: "How Was Your Storm"	November 2, 2012	Chris Spooner, Jack Fagan	A more poignant play on the podcast's title, the "storm" refers to Hurricane Sandy.
Episode 88: "Angry Horseback Riding"	November 9, 2012	Todd Oldham, Nikki Glaser	Post-election, Julie speculates that Ann Romney is likely engaging in some angry horseback riding to cope with her husband's loss.
Episode 89: "Blowhole Junction"	November 15, 2012	Tim Heidecker, Lisa Hanawalt	Please add origin
Episode 90: "Night Trote"	November 23, 2012	David Rees, Laura Benanti	Julie needs a new humidifier to solve the problem of her Night Throat, or as she calls it, "Night Trote."
Episode 91: "Meet the Flickers"	November 30, 2012	Siggy Flicker	Please add origin
Episode 92: "Banana Steaks"	December 7, 2012	Kyle Dunnigan, Beth Hoyt
Episode 93: "Skin Flesh"	December 14, 2012	Michael Ian Black, Will Hines	Please add origin
Episode 94: "I'm Stayin'"	December 21, 2012	Jackie Hoffman, Bill Persky	Please add origin
Episode 95: "Leon Pancetta"	December 28, 2012	Hunter Bell	Julie astutely renames James Gandolfini's character in "Zero Dark Thirty"
Episode 96: "Exactly Like a Cornish Hen"	January 4, 2013	Starlee Kine, Noah Garfinkel	Please add origin
Episode 97: "Glug Glug"	January 11, 2013	Carrie Brownstein, Danielle Henderson	The sound of Julie helping herself to a glass of 2% milk while hungry in an office that wasn't hers.
Episode 98: "All That Gurgling"	January 18, 2013	Richard Kind, Issa Rae	Please add origin
Episode 99: "Fridge Leaners"	January 25, 2013	Bridey Elliot, Colman Domingo	Please add origin
Episode 100: "One Hundred"	January 31, 2013	Tom Scharpling, Jesse Thorn	The one hundredth episode of HWYW
Episode 101: "Heavy Things Onto Stages"	February 8, 2013	David Ozanich, Michael Kupperman	Please add origin
Episode 102: "Men of the '90s"	February 15, 2013	Peter Grosz, Craig Bierko	The title refers to the type of men who still find Jenny McCarthy attractive, and the target audience for her talk show.
Episode 103: "How Was Your Exorcist"	February 22, 2013	Ted "Teddy" Leo, Jesse Murray	Another play on the title of the podcast, in which the mansplaining film "The Exorcist" is discussed
Episode 104: "Battlefield Girth"	March 1, 2013	DC Pierson, Alex Timbers	Please add origin
Episode 105: "An Egg Without Salt"	March 7, 2013	David Wain, America Ferrera	Kissing a man without a mustache is like eating an egg without salt.
Episode 106: "In the Presence of Poison"	March 15, 2013	Claudia Lonow, Carol Sue Gershman	Please add origin
Episode 107: "Santas, Attack!"	March 22, 2013	Chad Carter, Ted Travelstead[2]	What was said by some very scary people during SantaCon on a subway car. Can you imagine?!
Episode 108: "Photos of Jackets"	March 29, 2013	Room 237 Filmmakers Rodney Ascher & Tim Kirk	Please add origin
Episode 109: "Canal Street"	April 5, 2013	Marc Spitz, Nicole J. Georges	Please add origin
Episode 110: HWYW Live	April 12, 2013	Chris & Bridey Elliott, Aimee Mann, Siggy Flicker, Pichet Ong, Max Silvestri, more
Episode 111: "Ann-Margret's P-Belt"	April 19, 2013	Christina Gausas, Craig Rowin	What does the key that the mayor gives Conrad Birdie unlock?
Episode 112: "Wesleyan as a Human Being"	April 26, 2013	Rachel Lichtman, Jena Friedman	A description of Amanda Palmer, Kickstarter martyr.
Episode 113: "Pete Ubu"	May 3, 2013	Jim Gaffigan, Ophira Eisenberg	An error when texting about the band "Pere Ubu" with Jake Fogelnest. It was accidentally corrected to "Pete Ubu." Julie reminisces about how this would be a hilarious name for a gentleman to have.
Episode 114: "Battling Bots"	May 10, 2013	Jean Grae	Please add origin
Episode 115: "Madame, No"	May 17, 2013	David Sedaris	Please add origin
Episode 116: "The Human Condition on TV"	May 24, 2013	Emily Bazelon, Abbi Crutchfield	Please add origin
Episode 117: HWYW Gems 4	May 31, 2013	Tom Scharpling, Jon Ronson, Rachel Lichtman, Emily Heller & Lisa Hanawalt, Danielle Henderson
Episode 118: "Wayne and Garth"	June 7, 2013	Shelby Fero, Bridget Everett	Julie suggests that guest Bridget Everett may have nicknamed her breasts "Wayne and Garth" in 1992.
Episode 119: "Curating the Linens"	June 14, 2013	Harris Wittels, Ben Nugent	Guest Wittels shares a story about simultaneous masturbation sessions at sleepovers during his teen years, where each participant had a sheet or blanket for privacy. Julie's favorite detail and follow-up questions largely revolve around said sheets, and "curating the linens."
Episode 120: "We're All Smart"	June 21, 2013	Kat Dennings, Chiara Atik	A reference to the film "Zero Dark Thirty," this is a line spoken by Leon Panetta (Pancetta) that resonated with Julie, particularly in the wake of James Gandolfini's death two days earlier
Episode 121: "Silver Dollar Pancakes"	June 28, 2013	Gillian Jacobs, Louis Virtel	Please add origin
Episode 122: "Rosie's Meds"	July 5, 2013	Ted "Teddy" Leo, Andrea Arden, Marrilee Wilson	Please add origin
Episode 123: "The Patient Zero of Food"	July 12, 2013	Freedy Johnston	Please add origin
Episode 124: "Dicks for Days"	July 19, 2013	Brent Weinbach, Gabe Durham	Please add origin
Episode 125: "Shitty Shoes"	July 26, 2013	Pichet Ong, Halle Kiefer	The sort of shoes worn while participating in Zog Sports, which Julie eviscerates in detail (see also: do I roll up the sleeves of this t-shirt? Why can't it be a flattering tank?)
Episode 126: "Cool Story, Dennis"	August 2, 2013	Danny Zuker	A phrase that sums up Julie's attitude towards male baby boomers (see: Anthony Bourdain); specifically, a response to a man driving teenaged Julie home after a babysitting job, after he has mentioned that "once, he smoked pot."
Episode 127: "Like Fuddruckers but Expensive"	August 9, 2013	Tami Sagher	Julie's summary of cynically contrived, "folksy" aesthetics in fashion and pop culture.
Episode 128: "America's Morning"	August 16, 2013	Sklar Brothers	A reference to the Today Show, specifically to the Today Show's exuberant twitter feed, which asked for personal stories from the 2003 blackout; Julie shares her story on the podcast, but not with @todayshow.
Episode 129: "A Hanna-Barbera Cartoon About Carnage"	August 23, 2013	Gaylord Fields	A description of the sounds that emitted from the room in which a vet tech repaired to biopsy Julie's confident, fractious, and beautiful cat, the late Smiley Muffin; also, Julie's prediction of what would happen if she announced to her family that she had pitched a show to Al Jazeera America.
Episode 130: "I'll Chew On A Dog"	August 30, 2013	Beau Willimon	A quote from Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice." When making his fake television commercial, Beetlejuice promises the following: "I'll eat anything you want me to eat. I'll swallow anything you want me to swallow. But, come on down and I'll... chew on a dog! Arroooo!"
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