What’s the Verdict? with Nick Reit and Jess Jones

It's the last episode! The Courtroom ushers in the end of an era (right before Eras Tour!) as Nick, Jess, and Producer Brian reflect on 100 episodes of laughs, growth, and attempts at game segments during their final Lazy Gorls' Hang. As they look back on the What's the Verdict legacy, they look ahead into the culture they hope to see in the future. Thank you to all of our guests for being interesting, and above all, thank you to all of our Judgies for staying interested. That's that on Tat…Court is now adjourned. For the last time, like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Live from an Undisclosed Location, it's the First (and Last) Annual Hot Awards! The hottest celebs, foods, and concepts have walked the Hot Pink Carpet and joined your hosts, Nick and Jess, for an evening of laughter, surprises, major reveals, and moments that will genuinely leave you speechless. Plus, appearances by Lizzo, Rachel Bloom, Jen Shah, The Jonas Brothers, What's the Verdict podcast guests, and more! For more from the awards and the iconique afterparty, follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

So, you heard the news…The Hot Awards nominees are out! Aaaaaand What's the Verdict is coming to a close :( While there is absolutely zero drama, Nick and Jess explain “What Happened." and then deliver the greatest blow to pundits of all time: an award show based entirely on vanity and being hot. Surprises, snubs, SLIME?!, speculations about performances, and more in what is sure to be the craziest night the TBA venue has ever experienced. To celebrate our final eps and The First (and Last) Annual Hot Awards, follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Are you…are you…coming to the COURT TO HEAR THESE OPINIONS?! Nick and Jess are podding, and plotting, like never before. New apartments! Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)! Take Joaquin's Oscar back! Octopusslover8 conspiracy! Danny DeVito is White Lotus, Knives Out, and Nine Perfect Strangers! Did you know there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, and will it run through Nick's Spotify Wrapped? Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Your Tributes for the 95th Academy Awards/Hunger Games: Man with LaDucas and the Straights (but Not Narrows)! In this arena of culture, your favorite Caesar Flickermans heal their traumas, let the light of Benny and Björn into their hearts, and deliver a post-mortem on the Oscars…all while the Jonas Brothers Broadway Residency rages on. If you also fell for the marketing of Tár and believed she was a real person, we stand with you. Three fingers, four notes, six letters…one verdict. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

Shhh, the secret publicists are working! Jamie Lee is yelling! And the Cocaine Bear is mothering! Nick and Jess discover major details about each other, like who slept with piranhas and who actually hates post credit scenes. They draw the parallels between Miley and Mandy and Hailey and Kylie...and the Jonas Brothers Broadway residency and the Hunger Games. It's an ep that will make you say, like Aubrey Plaza or Joshua Bassett, “Jesus Christ”.  Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

ANgela BAssett DID THE THING, Jamie Lee is all of us, and your woman kings, Reit, Nick and Jones, Jess have a lot to say about it! After a close read of Ariana DeBose's BAFTAs rap (featuring selections from Jess' 7th grade Broadway rap), Nick and Jess break it down. Soft launches versus a hard launches, the celebrity they would have the best banter with on their talk show, and whether or not “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor's Version)” *actually* leaked. Here's to the ladies who launch! And rap! And DID THE THING! Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

Go Birds? More like Go get yourself a Fenty blotting powder, crack open a box of Thin Mints, and enjoy this episode! Nick and Jess give their takes on Super Bowl halftime shows of the past, commercials of the present, and media concerns of the future. The debates over which Girl Scout cookie is the best cookie and which Farmer deserves the best wife are definitively settled, and the Google alerts for Lukas Gage are addressed. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

Court is back in session! And who's on trial this week? The Grammys, of COURSE. Not only that, but everyone's suddenly on borg with BORGs, the reality shows Nick and Jess think they'd do best on, and 80 For Brady is #2 at the box office! Then, the Judges serve up some compelling defense for Valentine's Day and Venmo culture. Meet us in the kitchen for this intimate episode, and follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

An episode about Ticketmaster, awards season, the changing entertainment landscape, AND Joshua Bassett doing something alarming? To quote Amy Klobuchar quoting Taylor Swift, we know it “ALL TOO WELL”. Jess speaks truth to black cherry seltzer flavor power, and Nick finally gets his thoughts on “Charlie Bit My Finger” off his chest. Much like Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination, this conversation is full of surprising thoughts and revelations. “Who run the world?” Judgies! Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

This episode is for the dolls! M3GAN, Joe Burrow, Mia and Lucia, the women who are talking in Women Talking, and Meryl in Only Murders?!? We have…such doubts, but it won't stop us from having SUCH opinions (and maybe even second opinions)! Is there a best way to prepare chicken? Is Mandy Moore the Meryl of our generation? Can we get a plane into the Dolby Theater?! Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

Two podcast hosts with Stanley tumblers walk into a Zoom…you know how it goes. Nick and Jess are praying AND telling this week, from the M3GAN cinematic universe to completely spoiling The Banshees of Inisherin. Nick helps Jess fill out her Golden Globes ballot. Jess helps Nick pick out what to put on his desk. And they both help each other decide, once and for all, just how well-rated soup actually is. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

New year, old Tits! Join Nick, a concertgoer, and Jess, a person with three cavities, as they recap their Top Tits of 2022. Once again, they find themselves in the position of asking, “Why aren't we in the Emily In Paris writers room?” They look back on a very Puthy year, and look ahead into a new era of Miley Cyrus to try and forget that they weren't at the Bangerz Tour. They bravely demand more people respect summer as THE girl of the seasons. 2023, here come your Judgies! For more of this year's Tits and Tats, follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! 

Call us Rocco at the reception desk, because we're BACK! Nick and Jess share the valuable lessons learned on a trip, including admitting your foot is wide and accepting the flu that will inevitably come after being coughed on in the streets of Portugal. Then, celebrities are called upon for the ultimate judgment test: “White Lotus, Knives Out, Nine Perfect Strangers, all, or none”? For more hot mess and great ass, follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Rest assured, you will not have to wait for 2000+ people ahead of you in the queue to get your hands on this red hot episode! Jess describes being a tribute during The Eras Tour Pre-Sale Debacle, and Nick laments not being able to get into Ticketmaster to see the Shucked musical schedule that same day. Then, a breakdown on what is an ‘acceptable' Friendsgiving, analyzing what the stakes of Heather Gay's choir actually are, and new armpit behavior unlocked! Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! We'll be back in December for some classic end-of-season shenanigans!

Specific, nuanced, hot, confident, fiery, and titillating…you could say that about Aubrey Plaza and Theo James, but you could also say that about Nick and Jess. After the highly-anticipated WTV review of Don't Worry Darling and the first two episodes of White Lotus season 2, Jess lays out her plans to get to the Eras Tour (and to get Nick into the meet and greet room), and Nick discovers HBO merch. In this courtroom, to be brave is to swing a baseball bat, share your fashion online, and use the term “Omega Sapphire” on your TV show (welcome back, Manifest…). Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Ok, we're gonna get this marketing meeting started. Role call! Lisa Rinna M&M (Nick)? Present. Martin Short (Jess)? Present. An official Midnights review? Present. Peanut butter coffee? Present. THE Heather/Whitney push? It's all HERE. Plenty of new product pitches in this ep, but don't even think about stealing any of our big ideas, Judgies, because karma is…a cat. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

We hope you're ready to #Believe in this OoKy SpOoKy episode, featuring three-time guest and host of The Fright Of Your Life podcast, Riley Cassidy! Jess is booked up because of Midnights and Nick is still toying with costume ideas, but Riley “is a STAR” because she came prepared to share the joys and the dramas of the horror world, just in time for Halloween. Five paragraph essays, fanfics, and salad dressing recipes…OH MY! For more spooky takes from Riley, follow her on Instagram and Twitter @rileycassidy1, and be sure to also stream Fright of Your Life everywhere and follow @FrightYourLife on Instagram and Twitter!

“I used to think I was a safe space for you” - Lisa Barlow, but also Nick and Jess about the Internet pre-Try Guys/SNL drama. No culture is safe from the death blows of the Court's gavels this week. Charli D'Amelio DWTS deniers, glittery gel pen lyrics, Heather Gay's “...YOU?!”, Charlie Puth's 34 minute album, the “ng” sound, and wildcards – watch your backs, because EVERYTHING is on the cancellation chopping block. Much like another trip to the White Lotus, body bags WILL be provided in this week's episode. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Welcome all members of the Try Public – Bri Guys (because Producer Brian is here!), well drinkers, humble pie eaters and Bad Cinderellas alike – to this delightfully chaotic episode! Hear the team TRY to understand YouTube drama, TRY to get behind “Maroon” as a Taylor Track 2, and TRY to invent their own Real Housewives taglines. Because on this podcast, if at first you don't succeed, maybe try again, but if you're a guy on YouTube talking about his wife a lot…maybe don't? Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen, because we're like elephants – we'll always forget, but never forgive! 

Did somebody say “just eat”? Because in this episode of Midnights, mayhem, subs, tubs, Bros, and bangs, Nick and Jess certainly ATE. Jess has a “Question…?” or two for Taylor Swift, Nick falls under the spell of Katy Perry's global marketing phenomenon, and everyone gets their Jersey Shore star charts read. For more vigilante sh*t from your fave hosts, follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Three podcasters getting into it on a podcast? If this is true, what else is true….? It's the truth that Hannah Schmitt, co-host of Disastrous podcast and famed hater-turned-lover of gazpacho, is here to talk all things disaster. Is Malibu Barbie kind of an amazing name? Why are we so into human error? Is Annie the worst musical? Should the second best wedding band in Louisville be allowed to cover “We Are Young” by fun.? Unlike Action Park, this episode covers ALL of its bases. For more loving to hate things from Hannah, follow her on Instagram at @hannahjs98! Also, be sure to follow @disastrouspod on Instagram and listen wherever you stream podcasts!

Lea Michele may have COVID, but some of us have a wellness journey to embark on! Nick and Jess are joined by PODCAST loyalist (RIP Queen Lizzy), Alex Klar, to talk about his Jeff Corwin experience, the beauty of being a pimple popping partner, and saying “No” to someone else ordering dessert for you! This episode will provide you with everything you need to know about snakes, wind, and Big Fig Game….and that's the cha/tea.To see if Alex joined social media again, follow him on @jesuisalex_ on Instagram and @cheverecarajo on Twitter!

“He didn't listen to me? Why?! Why didn't he listen to me?” - Tam Honks about Elvis, but also Nick and Jess about everyone involved in the Don't Worry Darling drama. In this “force” of an episode, Nick and Jess discuss the Miss Flo of it all (in more ways than one…), make final Emmys predictions, celebrate major Creative Arts Emmys wins, and commemorate Lea Michele's opening night in Funny Girl. Our favorite thing about the podcast is like, it feels like a…like a podcast. A real sit down and listen podcast. After a 10 minute standing ovation, be sure to follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

An episode for the Archives – and the Memoirs – has arrived! Nick is changed after witnessing Titanique, which is so dramatique, and Jess experiences not one, but two redemption arcs. Major Bodies, Bodies, Bodies spoilers (skip ahead from 28:29 to 33:10 if you *literally can't*) turns into a comparison of notes on the RHOSLC season 3 trailer, which devolves into choosing words carefully since housewives are coming for pods, and finally alley-oops into Midnights predictions…and pleas. And it's all done MASTERFULLY. Follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Jess is back from Canada and Nick is back from the bar…and there is A LOT to unpack. Like how the greatest songwriter of our time might be the Corn Kid/Chrissy Wake Up jingle guy, why you shouldn't bring your babies to Niagara Falls, and what Mary Cosby return rumors even mean for the Housewives franchise. Judy Greer is celebrated, Trader Joe's Takis are mourned, and discussion on a certain singer who's still somehow on tour is finally put to rest (famous last words). This episode will have you hollering, “Queue up the highlight reel!” Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and subscribe, like, and follow wherever you listen!

Poll: Where's the lamest place in the world? Is it A. Appleton, Indiana? B. The transportation back from Metlife Stadium? C. The room Harry Styles was subletting in Jess' dream? D. The empty movie theater that Nick didn't go to? E. That one Jason Robert Brown masterclass in 2014 where he compared himself to Mozart? Or F. All of the above? If you answered F, you'd be right! Hear Nick and Jess' thoughts on the state of reboots in Hollywood, sour seltzers, dips, and Halloween costume discussions in August on this ~legally~ super freaky episode! Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Your WTV hosts are back with BREAKING NEWS FOR ALL RJs (REGISTERED JUDGIES): NICK JONAS DID A THING!!! Nick is a raspy-voiced king and Jess is an anti-hero with a $40 spider bite who have MUCH to discuss…Free Downeast marketing! Do we like having plans on a Thursday? Nathan Fielder: an evil genius?! And where do thirst tweets start and fanfics end? Tits, Tats, and typos about Emmy hosts…nothin' like it. Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and like, rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen!

Ever wondered what it's like to top the charts for private jet CO2 emissions? Right, right… They may not be asking each other 36 questions to fall in love, but Nick and Jess go deep as they discuss fave tracks on Renaissance, what a restaurant in each fast fashion store would look like (Zapas, anyone?), and if four legs a table makes. Don't worry, darlings, because Approach the Bench is back, and Tits and Tats are hotter than ever (thanks to Taylor Swift's PJ burning a hole in the ozone). Follow us at @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter and like, rate, review and subscribe wherever you're listening!

We're baaaack…did we miss anything? Jess and Nick catch up on current breaking news (RIP Choco Taco, cousin energy on the HSMTMTS red carpet, smishing, and more!) and news of Culture Past (Emmy noms, Jen Shah, Funny Girl, Shawn Mendes is a singing crocodile, and more!) in a back from break episode you won't want to miss. In Tits and Tats, Trader Joe's favorite has returned to Jess, and Nick needs to know that it's okay to not watch The Bear. Much like Downeast ciders, we leave no apples unpeeled when it comes to fresh, new culture opinions. Gavels up, Judgies, and be sure to follow, like, and subscribe wherever you're listening!

It's the realest episode yet, with actor, writer, creator, and filmmaker, Albert Garrido! After analyzing how “real” BeReal actually is, Albert speaks with Nick and Jess about “Wasted Talent”, a project he developed with co-creator Celeste Maldonado-Green that will be featured in Miami Web Fest and Katra Latinx. He discusses bringing himself to his work, highlighting specific Latinx/immigrant narratives, and the power of not caring. Tits and Tats highlight plenty of “delicious contrast”...from celebrity casting choices, to ranking the best cold air, to Albert's gym bravery. The verdict? This episode is as real as it gets, okay?! Follow Albert on Instagram and TikTok @albyxalberto and stay tuned for “Wasted Talent” by following @thewastedtalentofficial on Instagram!

Happy Belated Nick's Birthday, Beyoncé single, and Las Culturistas Culture Awards to one and all! Jess and Nick give and receive in their 69TH EPISODE (hehehe) with thoughts on roller skating, the Tayla Swiff Award, Austin Butler's Elvis impression, IPAs, and summer gatherings/bodies of water. Then, teams are established in the whole Lea Michele, Beanie Feldstein, Julie Benko Funny Girl debacle. Who is the next Fanny Brice? What even is a canker sore? Will there be a live What's the Verdict one of these days?! Follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe wherever you listen to make sure you never miss the hottest takes on it all! 

 Hydrogen. Helium. Tits. Tats. Closed circles. It's all discussed this week on the pod with Oratorio for Living Things cast member and singer-songwriter, Kirstyn Cae Ballard! Oratorio superfan Nick and audience proxy Jess are joined by Kirstyn to discuss her journey with the show, how it has affected her own music writing and perceptions of existence, and manifesting emails on the toilet. Recommendations for natural deodorant and lip masks are made and Oatly's oat tree “myth” is debunked! For more Oratorio news and creative updates from Kirstyn, follow her on Instagram @kirstyn.cae, and be sure to check out her music, including “Poltergeist” and the UPCOMING (July 1, hunnies) “Mine Again” by searching “Kirstyn Cae”!

 While Nick is away (and hanging out with Meredith Marks), Jess will make the episode alllll about Tay! With guest host and bestie of the pod, Haley White! Along with their live studio audience of one, Jess and Haley dig into their personal Taylor Swift vaults to discuss the Top Taylor Tits, including their personal favorite albums/songs, things Taylor Swift invented, best eras, and saddest lyrics. The conversation with friends turns into a conversation between friends about Conversations with Friends, and Haley's Stranger Things Tit is brought straight to the Upside Down with Jess' Tat. Oh, this episode? It's really somethin'…some would say, it's...fearless? Follow our lovely guest host Haley on Instagram at @haley___white and on Twitter @_haley_w! 

Not trying to brag, but your hosts are world elite cardholders AND five star Lyft passengers! Nick and Jess outsource the Judgies (and channel celebrities on Reddit) to answer fan submitted questions. Tomatoes or onions? If they could be a sea creature for a day, what would it be? Which actors are getting sent to Nick Reit bootcamp in The Search for the Next Nick Reit series? The answers may shock you. Judge Booty also doles out verdicts on the ~drama~ surrounding the great skin care myth/mystery, and Nick and Jess have a very controversial Tat spat. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theverdictpod for more antics and submit YOUR drama to be read on the pod via email (whatstheverdictpodcast@gmail.com)!

 Music for a Sushi Restaurant? Try music for theater kids in the kitchen! Nick and Jess are “raising their glasses” this week with the one and only 32 Bar Chef, Elissa Hickey! Elissa shares her journey from working at a grocery store at the start of the pandemic to reaching 20,000 followers on TikTok by combining her passions for musical theater and cooking. Hear about how she selects songs and recipes, the behind-the-scenes work that goes into her weekly videos, and what it's like to go viral in 2022. She shares a few *trade* secrets and hints at her upcoming videos! For more recipes and joy from the Elissa, check out @32BarChef on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, or by searching 32 Bar Chef on YouTube or Facebook! 

We're speaking up and saying yes and no this week on the pod! Nick and Jess are joined by actor, musician, intimacy choreographer, and Madewell jeans expert, Becca Canziani, to discuss the ever-growing importance of having an intimacy professional in every production, consent education and its life applications, and the shape of balloon jeans. Becca shares what it's like to be the only person in the world who can say they willingly ate a chicken caesar wrap in every European airport, Nick weighs his haircut options, and Jess learns that she doesn't want to make plans anymore. For more updates from Becca, follow her on Instagram @beccacanzi and check out her tunes on Spotify by searching Becca Canzi!

In this BONUS EPISODE of What's the Verdict, your favorite top flops have arrived on the red carpet to cover the Met Gala, Jess' COVID, and Nick's love of “Hold My Hand” three weeks later! Met Gala winners and losers are crowned, the perfect theme is pitched, and Nick and Jess draft their dream table. The Tits shoutout to friend and guest of the pod Tim Janovsky on his debut novel, Never Been Kissed (which you can buy everywhere now!), while Tats shed light on a major issue plaguing expensive pants everywhere. If you too stared camp in the eye, follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and don't forget to follow, like, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

Put a finger down if you are setting boundaries. Put a finger down if you think the social media pendulum is starting to swing back. Put a finger down if you love doing hobbies for you. If you put three fingers down, you're a Judgie who will ALSO love this episode, featuring actor-musician, Camille Seidel!  Camille sits down with Nick and Jess to discuss reclaiming your creativity in capitalism, TikTok as ground zero for becoming too aware of our own consciousness, and how “Imagine” by John Lennon is objectively not as good as Phoebe Bridgers. For more post-genre music from east coast blonde, stream the EP ‘strange horizons' everywhere (and follow @eastcoastblondetheig on Instagram) and find Camille's hot takes on Twitter @itmecamille!

Hey all you birds, melting smileys, Lorde Gourds, coastal grandmothers, and PuthHeads! Nick and Jess are back and catching up on what's new in the world, on their phones, and at Coachella. Celebrities' queerbaiting, plus the principles of all celebrities being hot and/or beautiful are dissected, and Nick lays bare a cold, hard, Puth. A NEW GAME, “Judge Booty” (werking title), analyzes ~drama~ and encourages participation from YOU, the beloved Judgies! Follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and submit your drama stories to us on social media or via email 

 “Bottoms up, and the Devil laughs”! Your Critics (Nick and Jess) and their choices (Selling Sunset, Bridgerton, Grammys, and more) are IN. They may not know all the words to Harry's new bop, but they DO know that celebrities are boring now, Jack Harlow is approachable, and A24 producing the Marcel the Shell movie is the right move. Can Nick and Jess find a cure for interacting with their phones in their sleep? Does Awards Season fashion matter anymore? How does ‘As It Was' actually go?! If you made it through more than an hour of this podcast, follow, listen, rate, and subscribe and be sure to check out @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter! 

 Mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry…Caroline Dunn? Yes, she is BACK and more grateful than ever! Caroline updates Nick and Jess on her comedy journey since moving to New York City, the Bushwick stand-up scene, and if it's worse to be Officecore or Friendscore in 2022. Since she debuted Approach the Bench last time she was here, Caroline ushers in a brand new WTV game (Warning: STORYTIME involved)!!! If you've been contemplating switching baristas or want to know what's inside Caroline's gratitude journal, then this is the episode for you! For more comedy from Caroline, be sure to check her out on Instagram @itscarolinedunn, and on her website itscarolinedunn.com!

Well, Judgies…don't say we never gave you anything, “loOoOsers”! A very tired Jess and a very sick Nick put their courtussy into this episode as they speculate the track list for Harry's House (“Upstairs Bathroom”...summer bop?), take you through their slow viewing of Inventing Anna in real time, and celebrate Charli XCX's crash into mainstream pop. The Tits have us wanting to try everything, and Tats prove that some exclusions apply. If you agree that we did our best, listen, rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter!

The pod finally gets its long-awaited soul cleanse! Jess and Nick are joined by multi-disciplinary artist, Libby Rounds, to talk about Lady Gaga's star chart (and maybe what it means to be a Virgo rising), the skin of a honeydew, and all things spiritual! After sharing their experiences with yoga, and the cult of a studio they encountered along with it (#FindTheFounder), Libby finally helps Nick and Jess let go of their monkeypaw fears…and maybe manifests them a Shamrock Shake? For more artistic and yoga news from Libby, follow them @linty4000 on Instagram!

BREAKING NEWS: Sydney Sweeney “Did a thing”! Nick is a Whitney Rose Sun, Meredith Marks Moon, Heather Gay rising!  How I Met Your Father got a 20 episode Season 2 pickup and Jess will be watching! And a Harry Styles EXCLUSIVE moment right here on the pod! Your hosts know it, and so do you, “The only way forward/ahead is through”, so join us as we power through our Anna Delvey impressions, speculate the SFX of RuPaul's magic chocolate bar, and tell angry ASMR bread stories. If there really is a MulTATverse, we're so glad you've joined us in this world, Judgies. Remember to like, subscribe, and follow us (@theverdict pod on Instagram and Twitter) wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode is a re-release of an iconique What's the Verdict episode. It's a chill girls' hangout in the courtroom this week….but SOMEONE is in the mood to start a fight?! Nick and Jess both take a stab at Approach the Bench...as well as Olivia Rodrigo's “deja vu” (Girls, it's just “Cruel Summer” Lite!). Producer Brian hops into the chat to discuss messy (like, soooo so messy) burgers, everyone thinks of something earth-shattering to ask before the shutdown of Yahoo Answers, and the highly controversial semantics are debated when it comes to the “mason jar aesthetic”. You can cut the tension in the room with a KNIFE/foam roller when it's time for Tits and Tats. Does a runny egg belong on a burger? Am I perganart? WHO starts the first ever What's the Verdict fight?! Listen to find out, and follow us on social at @theverdictpod/subscribe for more messy fun!

All aboard the struggle bus! Nick is coming back down to Earth after ~levitating~ all night long at the Dua Lipa concert, and he spares no detail about the experience. Jess reviews the new hit play, “Our Life” by Lexi Howard, and Nick claims the title of Ultimate Jacob Elordi Stan (if you didn't watch and enjoy all three Kissing Booth movies, you're out of the running…sorry). Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion predictions are made, and the women are ranked in order of the girls who get it. The Tits provide great insight on a new music artist and a classic food, while Tats leave everyone asking, “Why is it all connected?” (Manifest 8:28). Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theverdictpod for more Tits, Tats, and Tangents!

“Enough people in the Zoom to fill the Nile!” Jess and Nick dissect what it's like to have a tweet go viral. Then, Producer Brian makes his Season 2 debut, and the crew is joined by Brian's physiologist-future-surgeon-roommate-girlfriend, Eva, and Jess' former co-worker-turned-lover, Sean, to give Nick some tips. Can podcasting get in the way of a relationship? Is dinner and a movie or coffee the better first date? Why is there so much polarization around the pet name “babe”? Competition gets more heated than the Superbowl as Nick pits his favorite couple friends against each other in a series of games! The Tits will have you seeing double and Tats will leave you questioning time as we know it. Eva and Sean don't have social media, so please be OUR Valentines and follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram/Twitter, and listen everywhere, instead!

 *Lisa Barlow voice* JudgieEeEeEs, we're back! After a restorative break, Nick and Jess announce court is back in session with some major fun…and major monkey-pawing. In 2022, Jess is all about toxic positivity and Nick is feeling, which is the first step to making something happen. Then, it's time to catch up on everything that has hit every screen since we've been away: Search Party! Emily In Paris! Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Spencer! How I Met Your Father! Love, Victor! Euphoria! The Tits give teachers and newspaper-reading fathers their flowers, and the Tats pose a fair question to the girlies of Google Docs and Instagram stories: why? We're thrilled to be back, Judgies - in fact, we have “never, EVER been happier”! Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get podcasts, follow us @theverdictpod on Insta/Twitter, and stay tuned for more major fun! 

It's been a looong year, and Nick and Jess are IN PERSON to recap all of it! Before Omg Icon took over NYC, Diana the Musical was taking the world by storm, and the What's the Verdict hosts were lucky enough to see it together! Then, a looong year in review! The year 2021 has been a year of Tits, Tats, Fruits, Vegetables, Peace, Trust, Monkey-Paws, and Manifestations, and we send all our love and thanks to our guests, Producer Brian, and the Judgies for coming along on this wild ride of a first season! Be on the lookout for season two, starting February 2022, and if you miss us in the meantime, follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter and go back and like, subscribe, and listen to anything from season one, streaming everywhere now!

For those of you wondering how much a ticket is to see Sour in concert, we have some news: God, it's brutal out here. But it's NOT brutal in the courtroom, where Nick and Jess are joined by comedy, music, and Spongebob wiki star, Dahlya Glick! Dahlya gets candid about her recent major life and career moves, finding her musical voice, and what it is really like to play a can of beans. Plus, the realities of reality television uncovered! Then, the court boogies its way back to 2010 to play another rousing round of Tit with It or Tat It Back, “haha :)”. Jess returns to her press junket roots for a Tit, and a former Tit falls from grace to become Nick's Tat. For more acting, music, and comedy content from Dahlya, follow her on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok @oprahwinfreckle, and be sure to follow Femmedy Trio at @femmedytrio on Instagram or at femmedytrio.com!