Smells Like Humans
Smells Like Humans is a weekly podcast dedicated to bringing a humorous perspective to quirky and curious aspects of human behavior. Each show, the SLH crew will focus on a different topic, and share personal stories and observations in a way that sounds like you’re hanging out with your funny friends. The stories and commentary are presented with humor and warmth, since let’s face it: we all smell like humans. (Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com)
Episodes
95 episodes
BONUS EPISODE! WE TALK ABOUT WITCHES!
Caitlin, a self-described "witch enthusiast" joins Ross to discuss witches and witchcraft and many related topics. Tangents include: Ursula the Sea Witch; Wizard of Oz trivia and mayhem; the myth of the hanging munchkin; manosphere; inten...
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48:37
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME IF I LIKE BEING SINGLE?
Tracey joins Ross to explain why choosing to be single is not only okay, but comes with benefits. Tangents include: Pet dating; Koi ponds; Pippi the new dog; The Power of NOW; marinating in discomfort; anthropomorphizing; taxidermy....
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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39:16
"BE THE COCAINE HIPPO IN SOMEONE'S LIFE"
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the "ripples" caused by our choices. Tangents include: Harambe the Gorilla; invasive species; pigs in disguises; pharmacy etiquette; Pablo Escobar; sinking cruise ships; bedbugs.Notes:
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Season 3
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Episode 45
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28:40
B E W A R E OF "TOXIC POSITIVITY"
Tracey joins Ross to discuss whether sometimes positive comments to others can do more harm than good. Tangents include: Slim Jims; Friend contracts; sarcastic Jesus; sympathy vs empathy; meat sandwiches; worst kid names ever. Ross ...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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41:39
ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO ATTEND A WEDDING ALONE?
Caitlin joins Ross to discuss strategies for feeling ok at a wedding by yourself. Tangents include: Winnebago's; bamboozling Canadians; Bonded by Proxy; the inherent risk of talking to older people; Iceland's Penis Museum; Mai...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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50:46
THE "MANDELA EFFECT"...IS IT REAL?
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss all things Mandela Effect and whether it is proof that we are in a computer simulation. Tangents include: Cheese Nips; punchable cartoon faces; The chimp from "Nope"; x-rated parodies; Casablanca; ...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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41:23
DO "DECEMBER-MAY" RELATIONSHIPS CREEP YOU OUT?
Jenny joins Ross to discuss the perceptions of couples mismatched on age. Tangents include: Jenny's wedding recap; Chuck Berry encounters; crooners; Tony Bennett; "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"; old vampires; "Party Cabin"; Ross c...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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34:56
PUT THOSE PACKING PEANUTS DOWN!
Caitlin joins Ross to discuss whether sometimes it's better to change how you live before changing where you live. Tangents include: Rabies in the UK; Baby Toes Johnson; old men; movers and hot dogs; TSA; cat litter smugglers; and if you ...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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48:00
WHAT IF YOU COULD SPOT THE BEGINNING OF A BREAK-UP LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS?
Emily joins Ross to discuss the earliest warning signs that a break-up is coming. Tangents include: Book club; vegans; house fire analogies; "quenching juice"; cigarette company spin; retail therapy; "yes anding"; futons; groupers.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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38:07
WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE ON PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION?
Robb joins Ross to discuss PDA's and whether they sometimes cross a line. Tangents include: "samplers"; The Shining; Lia Beldam; Tattoos; Hume Cronyn/Jessica Tandy; animal PDA's; elderly PDA's; problems with managing short pants; Sw...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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39:00
SHOULD YOU CLONE YOUR PET?
Kira checks in from Florida and joins Ross to discuss the issues involved in cloning pets and celebrities (and celebrities cloning pets). Tangents include: "Spray Burn"; Moper dogs; Custody battles; Lula; Moper kids; Vincent Van Gou...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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34:36
THE ANTI-BUCKET LIST: (things you DON'T have to do before you die)
Jenny joins Ross to discuss liberating yourself from completing a list of extraordinary accomplishments. Tangents include: Competitive softball; pitch witch; nut punching; death by horse; yak consent; plants vs. birds; Hamilton the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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36:58
FEELING INSECURE? JOIN THE CLUB
Anees joins Ross to discuss the idea that everyone, even the rich and famous, deals with insecurity. Tangents include: Squirrels; Disney VIP; quinceanera, chivalry; quick sand; chamber buckets; Folgers coffee commericals; Killer Bee...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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42:15
HOW TO GET THE RAISE YOU DESERVE
Human Resources expert Emily joins Ross to discuss strategies for getting a raise. Tangents include: Peter Principle; Cruise Ship mishaps; Mai Tais; Harry Potter, Joe or Jo or Jough.Notes:
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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48:38
F THAT NOISE
Madeline joins Ross to discuss the role of noise in our lives. Tangents include: Genitalia confidence; getting in trouble for cheering at a baseball game; Hamnet; Tim's Vermeer; childbirth TKO; Karmic Boomerangs; why silence is terrifying...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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37:29
I DON'T HAVE A THING TO WEAR!
Jaimee joins Ross for the most tangent-heavy podcast of all time, ostensibly about fashion. Tangents include: Jaimie's secret love affair; Sinbad; Sylvester Stallone; Applebee's; Soylent Green; Charlton Heston; Donny Osmond; The Man...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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44:57
WEDDING NIGHT SEX? OPTIONAL!
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the realities of the wedding night. Tangents include: Canada Day; bedding ceremonies; sex at other people's weddings; Ross' weird neighbor; wedding warning signs; airport hotels; Solo bachelorette parties; GLO...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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30:24
DO WE SAY "I LOVE YOU" ENOUGH?
Ami joins Ross to discuss how often we should say the magic words, "I LOVE YOU" to partner's, spouses, and children. Tangents include: Ticklers; types of "I love you's"; idolizing kids; metaphorical bike helmets; "SPECIAL" VS "PRECI...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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37:55
YOU MIGHT BE A BAD TIPPER AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT
Azalea and Madeline join Ross to discuss the often confusing expectations around tipping. Tangents include: Door Dash delivery people; convenience store tip line; customer hate; cab culture; coffee shop tip jar; $2,000 oyster;...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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41:30
NOSTALGIA GONNA GET YOU
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss nostalgia and "90's Con". Tangents include: costume problems; Cocaine Bear; dino steaks; being stuffed in a trunk; the smell of mud; Dee Snider; Melissa Joan Hart; affairs; jnco jeans; blue thighs; The M...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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36:48
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME IF I DON'T EXACTLY LIKE MY ENTIRE FAMILY?
Tracey the therapist gives Ross the straight dope on family estrangement. Tangents include: Elevator clowns; wooing; generational trauma; small books; family systems.Notes:
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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46:58
THE $250,000 DINNER (tip not included)
Madeline joins Ross to discuss high end dining clubs. Tangents include: hobnobbing; tip jobs; bag lunch; hoi polloi; Arby's Tooth; Palm Beach, Florida; sadness holes; Portland grunge; salt lick; blowing one's cabbage; Harold and Kum...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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39:27
PAYING BIG BUCKS JUST TO GET A DATE
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss "high-end" matchmakers, including Ross' first hand experience with one (a low-end one). Tangents include: the danger of single people "work-arounds"; sofa analogies; Brooke Shields; pig analogies; klepto...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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43:31
THIS TITLE SHOULD BE READ IN A VOICE JUST ABOVE A WHISPER (ASMR)
Tracey the therapist joins Ross to discuss the world of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR. Tangents include: Bob Ross; wooden legs; sound bath; MDMA; mukbang; Helper Girl; golf whisper; Maria; misphonia; screaming dogs; b...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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40:50
THE MOST WONDERFUL FOOD FIGHT IN THE WORLD
Madeline joins Ross to discuss a fabulous food fight ritual. Tangents include: fontanelles; headless tyrants; community; the shroud of Turin; Honda Civic; Torta 900; emotional sausage casing; dangerous Iceland; Pliny the Elder (agai...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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34:34