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This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Making Choices 2: Choose Hard with a Vengeance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 42:29


On the Season 1 Finale, Sam, Zoe, Ricky, and Mikey return to The Freshman to land jobs, make matches, and kiss roommates. We didn’t come here to make friends. We came to make Choices. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: The Advice Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 38:59


In this week’s episode, Sam and Zoe answer listener submitted questions and dish out advice. Listen if you want to turn your life around...and head straight for rock bottom. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: The Meta Embarrassment Episode Pt 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 28:25


We only released this so it couldn’t be used to blackmail us later. Listen at your own risk. Featuring guest Jack Pinsky, recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra. Part two of two

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: The Meta Embarrassment Episode Pt 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 65:13


In this embarrassing episode about embarrassment, Sam ruins a teacher’s year, Zoe ruins a whole bunch of clothes, and guest Jack Pinsky doesn’t ruin anything because of a lifesaving bro. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra. Part one of two.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 41:40


Hey, Summer Fan-ders! On this episode, Sam says something pretentious again, Zoe shares two full decades of summer camp memories, and guest Hannah Berry goes straight up medieval on our asses with the Summer stock theater from hell. Listen for the Equity points. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Making Choices.

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 64:07


On this instant classic episode, Sam and Zoe are joined by friends/coworkers Ricky and Mikey to talk about the mobile game that brought their office to a grinding halt, taught them about their changing bodies, and cost Zoe (and Ricky...) a hundred bucks. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: The Scary Sleepover Special

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 53:45


On this week’s episode, Sam and Zoe attempt to scare each other with a book meant for children. It works okay. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Family Vacations with guest Amanda Levine

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 67:33


On this week's episode, guest Amanda Levine takes us to Disneyworld twice, we learn why Sam is afraid of seagulls and Zoe tells us a tale of class and refinement from beautiful Lake George. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Entering the Workforce with guest Kate Gallo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 35:08


On this week’s episode, Zoe’s not-so-hot for teacher, Sam’s a newsie without the singing, dancing, or talent, and guest Kate Gallo gets a new laptop and a whole lot of wild memories. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Dating in New York

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 70:13


On this episode, Sam and Zoe take a skimmer to the dating pool of NYC. Zoe tells stories of boys who waited too long, came on too strong, or just seemed wrong, and we discover it's a miracle Sam hasn't gotten murdered yet. Recorded and edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: Living with People

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 49:31


In today's journey of discovery, Zoe recounts tales of blood, sweat, and tears and Sam discovers he's gotten really lucky with random roommates (and is probably the weird one.) Edited by Mia Vinciguerra.

This Seemed Like A Good Idea: Auditioning For A Food Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 32:44


This week, Sam and Zoe audition to host a food show and make flavored vodka, but mostly just tell stories about getting drunk in college. Don't drunk dial us, we'll drunk dial you.

This Seemed Like A Good Idea: Zoe's First Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 69:33


In this week's episode, we take you back a full year to Zoe's first podcast, the drinking talk show Truth Serum! Listen as an increasingly drunk Sam talks about himself , then drinks, then asks about Zoe, then she drinks, and then everyone is so drunk that they forget what they were talking about in the first place and Sam doesn't let Zoe release the podcast for a full year. Enjoy!

This Seemed Like a Good Idea: International Travel

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2018 53:51


Sam and Zoe get worldly as Sam recounts his experience getting "stranded" on a Greek island and Zoe tells the tale of the worst birthday she's ever had.

This Seemed Like A Good Idea: Starting a Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2018 19:57


Best friends Sam Ellis and Zoe Yellen introduce each other in what seemed like a good idea at the time, but was it?

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