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 Please add origin
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 Please add origin
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 Please add origin
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 Please add origin
Episode 17: "Cat Bride" July 1, 2011 Michael Rapaport, Larry Murphy Upon the legalization of gay marriage in the state of New York, Julie announces 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 Please add origin
Episode 45: "Many Parts of a Pine Tree" January 13, 2012 Frank DeCaro, Kate Beaton Please add origin
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 Please add origin
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 Please add origin
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[1] 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 Please add origin
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.
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