2 Non Geminis: The Podcast

On this pre-quarantine episode of 2 Non Geminis, the non-Gem's (sponsored by Zevia) are joined by Chicago comedy leather daddy Malic White, who talks about what it's like being the star of the Candyman trailer, their very cool transition from performing with the Neo-Futurists to stand-up comedy, and their cool scars from getting violently hit while riding a bike on the dangerous Chicago streets. As always, sponsored by Zevia and this week, zinc lozenges. Stay at home!

This week, Caroline Twyman and Lucia Whalen are joined by the only 2 Non Gemini’s Platinum Gold Member, Jay Twyman, aka Mr. Twyman aka Caroline’s dad! Mr Twyman is the 2 Non Gemini’s biggest fan and top listener and one of the few people who see the potential for Caroline and Lucia to create a podcast dynasty. Mr Twyman doles out some very important financial advice for people who have never run a 401k and shares the smoothie recipe that keeps him glowing and limber and that Caroline refuses to try. He also tells us what it was like raising Caroline and Lucia. This one’s all in the family!

We're joined by former child Figure-Skating Star/ current child YouTube Star-cum-comedian Maddie Wiener. Besides being among our favorite joke-writers and human people, Maddie is on a health and fitness kick, so we talk working out, confidence, and why women should weight lift. We also casually cover who TF god is, do we even journal, our phone addictions, love, and other drugs. Lucia forces Caroline out of the closet as an ultra-marathoner, and Caroline reveals her guru tips on how to get into long distance running. As always, sponsored by our favorite stevia-sweetened burp machine Zevia!

This week, the Gems are joined by hilarious Lael O’Shaughnessy from television*. We delve into what it truly means to be a lifestyle guru on Instagram, how interesting it is to be an empath, and whether or not Lael needs water to wash down the Zevia she's not drinking while recording. You may know that Lael was selected as one of the New Faces at Just for Laughs in Montreal, or that she was Featured at Limestone Comedy Festival in Indiana. And now, you should for sure know both of those things. We're so happy we got to sit down with Lael before she jets off to a little city you may have heard of: The Big Apple. *tune in for the details.

We’re joined by comedian, therapist and friend John Gasper. The non-Gems and Gasp talk about why finding the right therapist is like dating, how to find a therapist if you don’t randomly have $150 to spare, and why comedy shouldn’t be used in place of therapy. John drinks Zevia on an empty stomach and gets addicted and Lucia burps directly into the microphone at extremely sensitive and inappropriate times. This is an incredible episode and we hope you listen! If you’re looking for affordable therapy in Chicago, check out https://openpathcollective.org/, which offers affordable therapy at a sliding scale.

In this episode of 2 Non Geminis, the Gems are joined by one of their funniest friends, comedian Carly Kane. Carly went from being the class clown in high school to now giving mental health presentations at Chicago Public Schools through NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Carly shares her own journey dealing with mental illness and why she finds volunteering to be essential as a comedian (and person). The gang also talks therapy, and a lot of stuff after the podcast, which sorry you missed it. Carly realizes she loves Zevia and is now addicted to it, which will lead her down another dark road. Just so you know, we are experimenting with new intro sound bites, so please leave feedback on the tiny violin track.

On this very special episode of 2 Non Geminis, Lucia sits down with esteemed meditation teacher, inspirational speaker and author Rajshree Patel to talk about everything from how to constructively deal with competitiveness in comedy to how to more consciously date in the garbage fire that is app-based romance. Rajshree offers a spiritual teacher’s wisdom for comedians, and she explains why spiritual practices like meditation actually make comics (and all public speakers) better performers. She offers some pretty mind-altering insight into what it means to live a spiritual life and what self-care really is (hint: it has nothing to do with what smoothie ingredients you use and everything to do with being fully present). Rajshree explains why being present is necessary for success in comedy, how she went from being a criminal prosecutor to an internationally-recognized expert on meditation, and why spirituality is for everybody. Of course, an episode of 2 Non Geminis would not be complete without Lucia mentioning a recent bad date, and Rajshree kindly offers some advice for millennials in the dating game. Come for Rajshree's soothing voice and stay for the reminder that everything is going to be OK. Believe me, you don’t want to miss this episode. Check out Rajshree’s book The Power of Vital Force available October 1, 2019.

In today's episode, we are so so so so excited to have Vedic Astrologer and Blonde Hottie Sara Hawthorne on to explain to us the difference between Vedic (Eastern) astrology and Western astrology and how astrology can make our lives a little bit brighter. Sara makes Caroline realize that she's been a different person this whole time, which actually makes sense to Caroline now that she thinks about it. Caroline is reborn as an Aries, folks! We talk about why the United States is Cancerous, how Sara went from being an LA movie star to giving readings about stars, and why astrology isn't just for crazies, but also for hot and normal people, too. We had to edit out a few snippets because Caroline doesn't want you to know her time of birth for some reason, so please do not be thrown off when you suddenly hear Lucia screaming on overlay. If you would like a reading with the amazing Sara, please check out her website planetarysara.com and enter promo code podcast20 to receive 20% off any reading.

Special episode alert! We're joined by Stephanie Murano, Tarot master and Chicago improv baby, who reads Lucia and Caroline's tarot cards and holy crap. Listen as Lucia gets very bad news about her perpetually bad love life, Caroline gets a good prognosis on a bright future of possible pole dancing, and Stephanie finds out she doesn't have to worry about her future because she's going to have a huge inheritance. If you're not into Tarot, tune in for some deep gabs about competitiveness vs collaboration, comedy, and fish climbing trees. We didn't have Zevia this time but Lucia burped once!

In part 2 of our second visit with 2 Non Geminis Podcast gold platinum member Brian Bennett aka Keif Beif, the crew gets deep and talks about reincarnation, visitation dreams and near death experiences. Please enjoy our new opening and closing sound byte. If it sounds a little tinny, you're right, we don't know why. Love you!

The 2 Non Geminis are joined by their platinum member guest Brian Bennett, aka Keif Beif. While they orgininally planned on discussing Marianne Williamson's presidential campaign, they digressed by talking about the Dalai Lama's glasses, how reincarnation will be possible if humans go extinct, and what their first impressions of each other were (hint - Brian and Lucia have zero memory of one another). Whoops! The real juice comes in at the end when they get real and talk about alcohol - good or bad? Tune in to episode 2 for the real goo. As always, sponsored by Zevia!

In this week's episode of 2 Non Geminis, the Gems finally record a new episode after 2 months of not making this a priority. They are joined by Lucia's deer sister Meg Whalen, who happens to be a kid genius and pre-med student at university. Meg flawlessly serves looks as a conventionally hot person, while sounding off on attachment style theory. Caroline enjoys calling her Megolodon. Caroline and Meg's eyes glaze over as Lucia talks about her recent trip to India, which is pretty messed up since Caroline is the one who brought it up. The Gems look forward to the high traffic of listeners on this post, due to Meg's impressive Instagram following. As always, sponsored by Zevia!

The non-Gems are joined by gemini and Chicago comedy favorite Skyler Higley. The episode is immediately intercepted by aliens the second Skyler denounces his Mormon upbringing. Skyler shares his wild childhood growing up black in the Mormon-centric Salt Lake City, Utah, the Emerald Tablets, Skyler's fondness for psychonautic adventures, and dreaming. The gang also discusses race, internalized bias, and this crazy WORLD! Sponsored by Zevia.

In this episode we revisit the two tragedies in our two lives and how that makes us deep people. The episode starts where the last episode left off : with a live haunting in the apartment building across from Caroline's window. The non-Gems talk about how trippy death actually is, their experiences dealing with loss and spirits, what they do when they feel uninspired and lack of purpose in life, walking, and their moms fandom on instagram and this podcast (Hi Susanna).

Wow! This week we're joined by one of the funniest people on the planet, Chicago comic Brian Bennett aka Keith Beif. We KNEW that Keith had to be on our podcast when he texted Caroline saying "I need to be on your podcast because I've recently started a new religion." Listen as Keith says things like "I'm struggling with faith in the religion I just made up." We get controversial and examine the success of therapy, capitalism, end of the world preparation and religion, all while burping intermittently into the microphones thanks to our sponsor Zevia.