and THAT's a pod convo

Some ghosts haunt houses. Others haunt your DMs. And apparently, neither knows how to behave.

Welcome to Chapter III of our AFTER DARK series, where things are getting a little paranormal, a little personal, and a whole lot of inappropriate.

This week, JJ and Jed are investigating GHOSTLY MISCONDUCT—from unexplained encounters and things that go bump in the night to the people who disappear from our lives without so much as a goodbye. Are ghosts real? Is ghosting ever justified? And why is it that some people have absolutely no pr...

💀🕯️

Death. The one thing we all have in common, yet somehow nobody wants to talk about it. Well, naturally, JJ and Jed are going there.

In Chapter II of our AFTER DARK series, we're getting a little morbid, a little philosophical, and probably a little inappropriate as we dive headfirst into life's most inevitable mystery: death.

From our biggest fears surrounding death and what we think happens after our final breath to funeral traditions, grief, ghosts, and the possibility of an afterlife, we're asking the questions that usually make people u...

and THAT’s a MIDNIGHT Convo: an AFTER DARK Series

Something wicked this way comes… and we’re knocking on wood that it’s not us. 🔮

The clock has struck midnight, the candles are lit, and The Group Chat is about to get a little… superstitious.

In the first chapter of our AFTER DARK Series, John and Jed are tempting fate, testing their luck, and asking the age-old question: If you don't believe in superstitions, why the hell are you still afraid to break them?

From black ca...

Is it actually that deep… or did we just turn a minor inconvenience into a full emotional investigation?

This week on and THAT’s a pod convo, we’re diving into relationships, friendships, and the everyday situations that leave us asking: “Is it that deep?” An unanswered text, a canceled plan, a shift in someone’s energy—sometimes it’s nothing, and sometimes “nothing” starts looking a little personal.

Why do some of us find meaning in every little thing while others seemingly couldn’t care less? When are we overthinking, and when is someone br...

You can miss them AND never want them back. You can love your job AND fucking hate going to work. You can be happy for your friend AND jealous as hell. You can understand why someone hurt you AND still not forgive them.

Two things can be true at once—and somehow, that makes everything messier.

This week, John and Jed are getting comfortable in the gray area. We’re talking relationships, friendships, family, work, jealousy, accountability, changing your mind, and all those conflicting feelings we’d rather shove into a neat little box.<...

Nobody knows how to love you, expose you, humble you, and piss you the fuck off quite like a sibling.

This week, we’re getting into some sibling shit—the favorite child allegations, childhood grudges that somehow survived into adulthood, birth-order bullshit, sibling rivalry, and the mystery of how two people can grow up in the SAME house and remember completely different childhoods.

But then we grew up…and somehow the drama grew up with us.

Partners enter the family. Money gets weird. Kids change the dynamic. Parents get older. Siblings grow a...

Class is officially back in session—and unfortunately, we have thoughts.

This week, John Jacob and Jed are going back to school… kind of. We’re talking first-day fits, cafeteria politics, the school lunches that had absolutely no business being that good, the teachers we loved (and the ones we’re apparently STILL holding grudges against), and whether adult us would even survive one full day back in the classroom.

But somewhere between school nostalgia and questionable teenage decisions, we get into the stuff that wasn’t exactly in the curriculum: bullying, fitting in, figuring out who yo...

You know the feeling. Everything is going great, the attraction is there, and then they do one tiny thing and suddenly… you can never look at them the same way again.

But what actually IS an ick? And more importantly, when did we start confusing icks with actual red flags?

This week, Jed and John Jacob dive into the wonderfully irrational world of the ick: where they come from, whether they're actually trying to tell us something, and if it's possible to bounce back once you've gotten one. We tackle some of the Group Chat's ic...

After a 1 week Hiatus I say... 

Hand over your phone.

No, seriously.

Would you let your parents see your For You Page? Your partner? Your best friend? Because this week, we're asking what might be the most terrifying question we've ever asked on this podcast:

What does your algorithm know about you?

We're diving headfirst into our For You Pages—from TikTok and Instagram to Facebook Reels and whatever app has you saying, “Okay, ONE more video.”

But somewhere between the thirst traps, recipes, relationship advice...

Friendship breakups don't always come with slammed doors, dramatic fights, or one person to blame. Sometimes they happen quietly. Life changes, priorities shift, and one day you realize someone you couldn't imagine life without has become a stranger.

This week, we're talking about the friendships that shaped us, the ones that faded, and the ones we still think about from time to time. Can you outgrow someone without either of you being the villain? What does it really take to stay friends forever? And is it ever too late to rekindle a friendship?

Along the...

What does allyship look like when the Pride flags come down?

Inspired by a listener question, John Jacob and Jed dive into the uncomfortable gray areas of allyship—especially when family, marriage, loyalty, and silence all collide. Is someone still an ally if they ignore their spouse’s hateful rhetoric? Is “it’s just the internet” ever a valid excuse? And does a harmful post matter less when nobody likes, shares, or interacts with it—or does continuing to post without validation make the intent even clearer?

We unpack what it means to confront the people close...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: John Jacob went on a date. 🤯

No, seriously. We were just as shocked as you are.

This week's Fourth of July episode starts with one innocent question: What's more American—a hot dog 🌭or a burger🍔?Before long, we're debating whether a hot dog is even a sandwich, making entirely too many jokes about a meat between two buns, questioning if sparklers ✨are secretly tiny weapons, and asking the question America has been too afraid to answer:

Is the Costco food court a restaurant... and can it actually coun...