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
DOG OWNERS ARE FREAKS (and we are ok with that...mostly)
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the world of dogs and their owners. Tangents include: Taco Bell; dog tooth necklace; purse dogs; owner types; gentle leaders and muzzles; blown teeth; Cheetos; Rear Window; LIFESPAN; serial killers...
MAKE LIKE A HUMAN AND CRY
Very special guest and expert cryer Hannah Leigh joins Ross to discuss how crying can be good for us. Tangents include: Westside Story; Titanic; Bicycles; Black Dogs; cone heads; broken necks; public crying; tier 2 crying; sad clown...
IN SEARCH OF THE WORKING TODDLER
Ami patiently listens to Ross' unusual idea about how to save hyper-involved parents from themselves. Tangents include: Scaring crows; threshing; sheaves; kid mayors; baggy pilot uniforms; and "making your nut."Notes:<...
THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
Robb joins Ross to discuss awkward first intimate experiences. Tangents include: Mile High Club; coliseum; Holiday Inn; Gemco; tell-tale phone bills; Nine Inch Nails; "the talk". Take a drink any time you hear what you think i...
THE CHINCHILLA IN THE BATHROOM: LET'S TALK ABOUT PRIVACY
Special guest and mega-brain Starr joins Ross to talk about privacy. Tangents include: Jack and Jill Bathrooms; postcards; gossip; drones; "almost pets"; 23 and me; serial killers; hamsters; hair carpets; hoarding; Rear Window...
THE PIGS HAVE GONE WILD AND THEY ARE COMING FOR ALL OF US
Super guest Ami joins Ross to discuss the fact that most humans have ambivalent feelings about nature...nature is good, unless it "crosses the line". Tangents include: Feral swine bomb; "CollieDongs"; rabid boxwoods; Funny Farm; moving to...
CAN WE PUT YOU IN A BRAND NEW CULT TODAY?
Co-host and cult-bait Madeline and guest Jaimee join Ross to discuss why more of us haven't joined cults. Tangents include: girl camp; food storage; branding; NXVM; India Oxenberg; loneliness epidemic; off-brand Kool-Ai...
HOW ABOUT A (SH)ROOM WITH A VIEW?
Cool person Emily joins Ross to discuss tripping with mushrooms. Tangents include: "The Hip Hypnotist"; chasing raccoons; licking Pomeranians; Nicole Kidman; animal consent; Reefer Madness; jumping out of windows; barf box; hallucinogenic retre...
IF YOUR LIFE IS BORING, YOU MAY JUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT
Jaimee joins Ross to ponder whether change really is so good. Tangents include: The Simpsons; travel; attacking baby crabs; Gloria Vanderbilt glasses from the '80's; stuffed antelope hoof; moving; stress; swifts; Crohn's disease; fi...
MAYBE ADULTS NEED BEDTIME STORIES TOO
Ami and Robb join Ross to discuss Bedtime story apps and other sleep aids. Tangents include: Thunderwear; duct tape; ceiling fans; Crisco shimmy; the best way to end "sexy time"; Melatonin; dog wake-up routines; genius naps; The Office; T...
SNEAKY PHOBIAS AND PANIC ATTACKS
Jaimee joins Ross to discuss their phobias. Tangents include: Scary birds; weird bumps; copper mines; the main problem with public bathrooms; tiny French elevators; and the power of self-talk. Notes:
DON'T "YUCK MY YUM": ATTACHMENT STYLES AND LOVE LANGUAGES
Therapist Tracey and Co-host Madeline join Ross to discuss relationship styles and why things sometimes feel like a stale Starbucks bagel. Tangents include "sprinkler moments"; toot closets; head fleas; dog houses; truffle pigs; brain che...
YOU PROBABLY COULD USE A HOT, STEAMING BOWL OF SELF-COMPASSION RIGHT ABOUT NOW
Theatre artist and mindfulness practitioner, Caitlin, joins the show from MERRY OLD ENGLAND, to discuss how we can improve our well-being by developing our self-compassion muscle. Tangents include: Problems with getting a cat throug...
DEATH CAN BE AWKWARD (especially for the living)
Ami joins Ross to discuss some awkward moments during funerals and related activities. Tangents include: funeral squirrels; dead kisses; Lurch; cremation options; coffin deer; funeral food; mix-ins; secret doors; and advice on possi...
SOCIAL MEDIA: GOOD, BAD OR NOTHING REALLY NEW?
Therapist Tracey joins Ross to discuss the fact that humans have always worried about whatever technology allowed them to connect and share ideas. The difficulty and benefits of leaving social media, and why no one cares if you do are eva...
EVEN HYPER-INVOLVED PARENTS NEED LOVE TOO (and maybe a little jail time)
Ami joins Ross to discuss "intensive parenting". Tangents include: the importance of knowing how to throw a frisbee; Herkies; murderous cheer moms; Karl's (not Bruce's) training regimen; bike helmets as harbingers; cheating kids into coll...
MAYBE WE SHOULD CUT ADAM AND EVE (and the rest of us parents) SOME SLACK
Regular and three-time mom Ami, joins Ross to discuss whether we are making parenting much harder and stressful than it needs to be. Tangents include: hot air balloons; "stealthing"; rubbers; biscuit brother; oafs; civil war reenactments....
IN SEARCH OF THE "CRINGE-FREE" WEDDING CEREMONY
Special guests and engaged partners, Jenny and Nate, join Ross to discuss "cringey" elements of some wedding ceremonies. Tangents include: Exploding birds; proposals; plus-ones; evil spirits; 'BRIDE SQUAD'; hook worms; Scottis...
NEXT LEVEL "ADULTING": PARENTING YOUR PARENTS
Almost regular Jaimee joins Ross to discuss experiences related to caring for aging parents. Tangents include: Bathtub wine; Costco hot dogs; live-in parents; monster babies; DIY driving tests.Notes:
NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DIE JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE HAVING A BABY
Regulars Robb and Ami join Ross to discuss how to make revealing the sex of a new child less lethal and destructive. Tangents include: Reveal parties; Snappy McSnapperson; sex role stereotypes; rage rooms; placenta paté; flippety fl...
NOTICE YOUR MONKEYS! ON BECOMING MORE MINDFUL IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Special guest and mindfulness practitioner Caitlin joins Ross to discuss the practice and benefits of becoming more mindful in everyday life. Tangents include: Rowdy Mermaid; Boxed Monkeys; Madonna accents; Baby Toes Johnson; Fish a...
TEDDY BEARS, TWIZZLERS OR METH: HOW DO YOU "SELF-SOOTHE"?
Regulars Ami and Robb join Ross for a discussion of the fact that some adults use stuffed animals for "self-soothing" . Tangents include: Mysterious kangaroo bulges; ; The Surrogate Mother Study NOT The Executive Monkey Study; ASMR; bed p...
BECOMING MORE ASSERTIVE IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
Special guest and super-therapist Tracey joins Ross to discuss those moments when we don't always know what to say or how to say it. Tangents include: Badgers vs marsupials; death beds; broken tables; gas station give-aways; word pu...
MUSHROOM TRIPS AND MAGIC HORSE PORTALS
Special guest Brynn joins Ross to share stories from her interesting life journey. Tangents include: How to be discovered in Hollywood on your first day; coastlines; mystical portals; attack crabs; unexpected horse parts; psychology...
WHO KILLED THE TEN YEAR OLD BABYSITTER?
Special guest and professional kid wrangler Jenny joins Ross to discuss what happened to the lost art of babysitting. Tangents include: Bucket head kids; rich people and knockoffs; 24 hour news; Shiny Shoes; Tap dancing; Snoos...