Smells Like Humans
Top 5% global podcast! Smells Like Humans is a seasonal 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
105 episodes
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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:
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...
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...
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...
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...
IS "WELLNESS" GOOD FOR YOU?
Roller derby therapist Joan joins Ross to discuss the benefits and risks of ICE PLUNGING and the influence of the "wellness" industry. Tangents include: meatballs; Gwyneth Paltrow; vampire facials; Humphrey Bogart; McDonald's apple ...
IS IT TIME FOR SEPARATE BEDS?
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the benefits/risks of separate beds for people in relationships. Tangents include: "Fatty" Arbuckle; the one foot rule; Lucy and Ricky; eight yards of television; toddler beds; Hays Code; blanket slapping; mum...
SORRY NOT SORRY: WHAT IS YOUR "APOLOGY LANGUAGE"?
Roller derby therapist Joan joins Ross to discuss apology languages. Tangents include: dining etiquette; panic apology; pulled pork sandwiches in bed; tip of the iceberg apology; coin sacks vs cookie jars; apologizing for existing; check ...
GOOD SELFISH
Ami joins Ross to talk about what selfishness really means. Tangents include: Salvos; dogs; pork chop theory; Ami's drug fancy; Abe Lincoln; supermarket etiquette; Rear Window; Presbyterians; Gordon Gekko; do-gooders; airplane...
PLEASE LET THIS BE REAL!
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the fact that humans love a good hoax. Tangents include: Balloon Boy; guitar nipple; face smoothing; kidney game shows; naked animals; mirth vs joy; dog clothes; Walter Cronkite; Buck Henry; Corgis.<...
MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM SHOWERS: NOPE
Madeline joins Ross to talk about the pros and cons of making middle schoolers shower after gym. Tangents include: flying uterus; chicken fat; magic kingdom wait times; middle school henchmen; alien lighthouses; jock straps; naked old guy...
THE SECRET TO AGING GRACEFULLY
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss aging and how it should be done. Tangents include: Diaper Butt; Old People nicknames; AED's; Public Dancing Etiquette; Convex mirror selfies; THE BEAST.Notes:
PEOPLE SEEM EXCITED ABOUT "PICKLE BALL", SO WE LOOKED INTO IT
Madeline joins Ross to discuss the "Pickle Ball" craze. Tangents include: throw pillows; D&D; Bainbridge Island; "Mackinaw/Mackinac"; bowling shoes; egg launching; extreme bocce; golf nerds; corn hole; star wars Stratego; boomer trend...
SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY THE ROBOTS
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the possibility of robots taking over the world. Tangents include: Frank L. Baum; gynoids; Roomba; sex-bots; Billie Eilish; Son of Sam; Robo-pets; 90 day fiance; Popeil Pocket Fisherman. Potential robo j...
I DREAMED TINA FEY WAS MY GIRLFRIEND...WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the magic of dreams. Tangents include: Cube pillows; C-Pap machines; shape shifting; THE TING TINGS; Paula Dean; butter; baby orcas; dog dreams; actor's nightmare; "smudging"; palo santo. Ros...
PET PEEVES ANYONE?
Jaimee and Ross discover that they have too many pet peeves. Tangents include: ear pillows; snack holes; chat bots; sidewalk etiquette; how to get a free coffee maker; banana sounds; bad drivers; Grim Reaper; train wreck chewing; cr...
YOU DIRTY RAT!
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss our perception of furry and not so furry creatures. Tangents include: car trouble; Williard the movie; bubble bath dogs; black market guinea pigs; pizza rat; croc's snacking on feral pigs; ugly bug...
YOU DID A NICE THING, BUT DIDN'T GET A "THANK YOU"...NOW WHAT?
Madeline joins Ross to discuss what happens when we don't get the "thank you's" we deserve. Tangents include: Pan's Labyrinth; Orlando Airport; Jimmy Buffett; youngish women; etiquette; ferrets; Tiny Tim; expectation setting.<...
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE FRIENDS AFTER 30?
Jaimee joins Ross to talk about the difficulty making friends once you hit 30 and above. Tangents include: Jaimee's funeral plans; kids wearing capes; the Hansen brothers; friend poachers; "Kind of Friends"; Scrubblehumper; ho...
IS THAT REMODELING PROJECT REALLY WHAT YOU NEED?
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss remodeling, relationships and a new type of remodeling intended to spice up one's love life. Tangents include: dump trucks filled with puppies; DH Lawrence; spanking benches; grilled cheese sandwiches; s...