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Sage-Based WisdomEp. 37 - It’s Giving Cowboy CarterJana and Brian went to night one of Cowboy Carter. Our advice of the week tells us: we should not be thinking about what other people think of us. Our caller asks: many questions about Brian’s tantric massage retreat like, how long were the massages? Was there peeking? Were people loud or quiet? Was it a race to finish?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio)Have a question or comment ab...2025-05-071h 03Sage-Based WisdomEp. 36 - It’s Giving Date Your Friends w/ Minnie GoodeJana lived like “Old School” in college. Brian might submit to be on a reality dating TV show. Our guest Minnie Goode was fired from El Torito in college. Our advice of the week tells us: we should be dating like they do on Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum.” Our caller asks: She’s looking for a relationship and doesn’t want a situationship. Does she stick to her guns and wait for a relationship? Or does she settle and just get in a situationship like everyone else?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@b...2025-04-3054 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 35 - It’s Giving Native LiteracyJana doesn’t want to live with or near sheep again. Brian wants to be talked into it by a drunk guy at a hostel. Our advice of the week tells us (drunkenly): you have to yolo when you’re traveling. Our caller asks: How can he, a Native person, help his wife, a non Native, laugh at Native comedy because she seems too uncomfortable to laugh?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio)2025-04-2352 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 34 - It’s Giving Everything’s Fine w/ River ButcherJana thinks Native people have a hard time getting abs. Brian does not have abs. Our guest River Butcher met Sleater-Kinney at the Women’s March. Our advice of the week tells us: just because I don’t require much doesn’t mean I deserve the bare minimum. Our caller asks: How, as a trans man, to start dating for the first time?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: River Butcher (@rivbutcher)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delvis...2025-04-1659 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 33 - It’s Giving Community w/ Cigi FarmerJana did not feel seen by the show “Girls”. Brian will often run away from community. Our guest Cigi Farmer fell through her mom’s attic. Our advice of the week tells us: being in community with others can be annoying sometimes but it’s the price you pay for community. Our caller asks: How often are you supposed to clean your toilet?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Cigi Farmer (@cigi_farmer)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Del...2025-04-0956 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 32 - It’s Giving Dream Catcher w/ Kaniehtiio HornJana’s credit card got stolen. Brian is done with his tour and happy to be home. Our guest Kaniehtiio Horn (Seeds, Reservation Dogs, Letterkenny) went through a harrowing tale about the pull out method. Our advice of the week tells us how to naturally make breasts larger. Our caller asks: How does a non-Native mom and wife navigate living on a reservation and integrate into the community?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Kaniehtiio Horn (@kaniehtiio)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)...2025-04-0355 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 31 - It’s Giving Tantric Massage RetreatJana is in Canada filming a movie. Brian went on a tantric massage retreat. Our advice of the week is a British person recounting Kim Kardashian saying we should “get up off your ass and work.” Our caller gives an update: They had a crush on their neighbor but they were in a relationship. That relationship ended under wild circumstances. They want to know how to deal with being a hopeless romantic?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John...2025-03-261h 02Sage-Based WisdomEp. 30 - It's Giving Tutor for Arizona w/Emily HellerBrian might have ADHD. Jana does not. Emily argues that every comedian suffers from ADHD. Our advice of the week comes from an elderly white who assumes the one choice people have to make in life is between Harvard or Yale. A caller asks how to get the most out of their pop. Another caller needs help managing her frizzy fly-aways. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Emily Heller (@mremilyheller)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio)...2025-03-1957 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 29 - It’s Giving Lying is ReligionJana did what could be considered identity theft. Brian needs to get in more faces and start engaging in more conflict. Our advice of the week comes from a white woman walking down the street who says: people talk about you because they lost the privilege to talk to you. A millennial caller asks: How to deal with her mom who will say that she is being disrespectful if the caller disagrees with her?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)2025-03-1245 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 28 - It’s Giving Do Less w/ Emma RobbinsJana needs guys to start wiping after going number one (bathroom). Brian is loving being single at the moment. Our guest Emma (founder of Los Angeles Chapter House) forgot to do something for her husband on Valentine’s Day. Our advice of the week comes from a dominatrix who says that the less you do for a man, the more he does for you. A caller asks: How does she stop taking care of her parents and prioritize taking care of herself. Another asks: How to deal with “pretendians.”Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian...2025-03-0450 min
Couples TherapyJana Schmieding and Brian BaheSage-Based Therapy! That's right, it's part two of our crossover with Sage-Based Wisdom (check us out on their podcast from a week or two ago) hosted by the wonderful Jana Schmieding and Brian Bahe! You might remember Jana from a previous episode of CT or from Rutherford Falls or Reservation Dogs, and you might have seen Brian do stand-up or seen a show he's written for like The Great North or Ghosts. But even if you know NOTHING about these two, you will after today's episode! Jana tells us about having her dad teach health class and breaking up...2025-03-041h 30Sage-Based WisdomEp. 27 - It’s Giving Nonprofit Social MediaJana made a TikTok while using the bathroom. Brian is into Mystery from VH1’s The Pick Up Artist. Our advice of the week tells us to use charisma in conversation to elicit dopamine. A caller asks: How to make friends in college, settle in, and what we’d say to ourselves when we were in college.Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio)Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a vo...2025-02-2650 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 26 - It's Giving 82% w/ Naomi Ekperigin & Andy BeckermanJana thinks Brian could give off more confidence cues. Guests Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman have been married for 15 years! Our advice of the week tells us how to make others comfy in OUR presence (thank god). A caller asks: If I wear long earrings, will they rip out of my ears and leave buttholes? Another caller needs some reassurance that his wife isn't out of his league.Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Naomi Ekperigin (@blacktresscomedy) & Andy Beckerman (@andybeckerman)Music: Steve...2025-02-1853 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 25 - It’s Giving Laying Down w/ Rupinder GillJana wants to open a coffee shop that is also an event space. Brian’s dream job is to be a barista. Guest Rupinder Gill (Ghosts, Schitt's Creek, Sex Lives of College Girls) does not want to live past sixty. Our advice of the week tells us three things we need to do to be happier. A caller asks: How to persevere and do your job despite everything that’s happening in the world? Another caller declares: sleep is very important and feels exhausted every day.Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe...2025-02-1145 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 25 -2025-02-1045 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 24 - It’s Giving Holes Open Forward Lifestyle w/ Lauren Ashley SmithJana has received fan art of varying levels of artistry. Brian wants to date a photographer. Guest Lauren Ashley Smith (Smith Sisters Live Deep Dive Podcast) would love to be someone’s muse. Our advice of the week poses the question: Is feminism killing men’s confidence? A caller asks: Is she expecting too much from a straight man she recently started dating, in terms of understanding her queer-ness? Another caller asks: How to deal with his daughter’s newly developing feelings about being attracted to boys? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_b...2025-02-0554 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 23 - It’s Giving Performance ReviewJana believes life experience makes writing better so she downloaded Hinge after the pandemic. Brian wonders if relationships should have performance reviews. A caller asks: Should she let her twin brother take her little brother’s dog? Another caller asks: How does she as a white woman spot a real powwow from a fake powwow? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Producer: John Delviscio (@johndelviscio)Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice mem...2025-01-2845 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 22 - It’s Giving Emotional AnchoringJana firmly believes men should be creating sensory experiences for people they want to woo. Brian would remember for the rest of his life if someone made him chili cheese fries. A caller asks: What our role is in managing our parents’ or elders' relationships? Another caller asks: Should he start drinking again? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: https://www.speakpipe.com/sagebasedwisdom2025-01-2155 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 21 - It’s Giving Bonjour Bonjour Bonjour w/ Sterlin HarjoJana doesn’t like to mix savory and sweet foods. Brian is an enlightened blonde woman when he’s on vacation. Sterlin Harjo added mango to Matthew McConaughey’s viral tuna salad recipe. A caller asks: What are nice things to do for her partner who does so much for her and their kids? Another caller asks: Should he reverse his vasectomy to repopulate his dwindling tribe? Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Sterlin Harjo (@sterlinharjo)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Ha...2025-01-0746 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 20 - It's Giving Live From the Chapter HouseJana and Brian host a live comedy show at The Chapter House LA in Echo Park! The show followed the LA NDN Flea and they took some incredible questions from the audience and answered them with their local, Native comedian friends. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guests: Monique Moreau (@moniquemoreaucomedy) and Siena East (@sienaeast) AND MORE!Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)2024-12-3147 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 19 - It's Giving Third Spaces with Aparna NancharlaAparna Nancharla is on the pod! Jana checks to see if Brian and Aparna are face-taping. Brian has seven alarms and if he wakes up by the third alarm, he's winning at Lyfe. A caller asks how she can build community and make friends outside of work. Another caller admits that he's been claiming that he's Filipino when he's not. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Aparna Nancharla (@aparnapkin)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a voice memo: speakpipe.com/SageBasedWisdom2024-12-2448 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 18 - It’s Giving Pick Me NativeJana is receiving a lot of advice about sleep in her algorithm. Brian needs 7 hours of sleep MINIMUM. A caller asks: When living in a Native community with other Natives, how do you deal with Native people who are über Native? Another caller remarks that: Jana was in her hometown in Montana to increase Native voter turnout and she wasn’t able to meet Jana. Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Music: Steve Jenkins (@stevejenkins)Have a question or comment about anything? Leave a vo...2024-12-1740 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 17 - It’s Giving Pipeline to the Pipeline with Bobby WilsonJana snagged at a powwow. Brian is allergic to cats despite never expressing symptoms. Guest Bobby Wilson doesn’t know how hospitals are funded even though his wife works at a hospital. A caller asks: What was the last powwow we went to? Another caller asks: How to talk about not believing in conspiracies with a romantic partner who does believe?Note!: We recorded this episode WEEKS before the United Healthcare unaliving otherwise you know we would have touched on that (if you listen to the ep this makes sense). Did we manifest it? TB...2024-12-1052 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 16 - It’s Giving Cult Leader with Minnie GoodeJana doesn’t want kids, she wants permanent auntie status. Brian is 60% sure he wants kids. Guest Minnie Goode is a real life therapist who thinks you should date your friends. A caller asks: Can she be a Native American who is also into witch culture? Another caller asks: How does a mother and variety store worker break into the entertainment business?Hosts: Jana Schmieding (@janaunplgd) and Brian Bahe (@brian_bahe)Guest: Minnie Goode (@therapywithminnie), M.A., AMFT, APCC, CIRT, (she/her), Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #139743, Registered Associate Pr...2024-12-0352 minSage-Based WisdomEp. 15 - It’s Giving Dentist with Dash TurnerJana uses mouthwash before brushing her teeth. Brian’s last dentist seemed to be using unclean equipment. Dash’s dentist burped in his mouth. A caller asks: How to “burn” her brother who is hurling anti-Indigenous insults at her? Another caller asks: How does a mother and variety store worker break into the entertainment business?2024-11-2646 min