You, Me & Mike – Ep. 120: Q&A with M&J - Part Two

Host: Thirteen Media
Date: October 27, 2022
Featured Hosts: Jenn Todryk & Mike Todryk

Episode Overview

In this lively, lighthearted Q&A session, hosts Jenn and Mike Todryk continue their “weird and random things” discussion prompted by listener questions and quirky topics found online. The episode offers an entertaining, witty, and honest peek into the everyday oddities, candid confessions, and the fun dynamic that defines the Todryk duo. Covering subjects ranging from shower routines to childhood deceptions, the episode keeps the laughs (and occasional overshare) coming.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Shower Habits & Hygiene

(01:49 – 06:15)

• Opening Question: "What's the first thing you wash in the shower?" Both hosts agree on the hair first, top-down approach.
• Mike’s scalp struggles: Mike candidly shares about needing a medicated shampoo for his scalp condition. Jenn ensures his cleanliness; “You're like the most clean person ever. Sometimes you shower twice.” (03:11)
• Hygiene Taboos: A recurring joke is the importance of butt-cleaning (“If you haven't cleaned your butt, probably should be clean.” - Mike, 05:20), with Jenn revealing she accidentally witnessed Mike’s thorough routine.

Strange Bodily Functions & TMI Moments

(06:05 – 07:16)

• Jenn demonstrates her unique stomach growl into the microphone:
  • “Let me move them. You guys want to hear how Jen's stomach sounds to me all the time? … It talks.” (06:28)
  • Laughs ensue as Jenn describes going to the doctor as a child just for her loud tummy.

Odd Life Questions

(07:20 – 09:15)

• Milking Cows & Survival: Mike wonders what compelled the first person to milk a cow, leading to “Would you drink a possum’s milk if you had to?” Jenn: “If I had to, I would try it.” (09:02)
• Gross Slogans: Jenn asks for the worst slogan for a wart-removing cream. Mike, not missing a beat, offers: “Apply, remove, consume.” (09:38)

Fashion, Humor, & Generational Trends

(10:16 – 12:39)

• Mike discusses generational fashion cycles—what’s old is new again:
  • “It's all coming around... Big sweatshirts, baggy pants.” (12:27)
• Jenn recalls an Instagram reel about 90s Halloween costumes, reflecting on feeling “old” as kids now dress up in what they once wore unironically.

Buy One, Get One Fails & Medical Mishaps

(12:47 – 14:46)

• The duo riff on the most ludicrous “buy one, get one free” sales:
  • Jenn: “Like a colonoscopy. Like that. Buy one, get one free. No.” (13:06)
• Mike shares his experience with mandatory military physicals, including awkward exams.

Notable Quote:

• “I just learned that you don't really need to stick a finger in the booty anymore.” – Mike, 13:26

Animated Alter-Egos & Inner Monologues

(17:04 – 21:27)

• Who would you be as a cartoon? Jenn dreams of being Jasmine from Aladdin (“She had a pet tiger. Aladdin’s super cute, and she can fly on a carpet. I’m gonna go Jasmine all day long.” - 18:30)
• Voices in Your Head: The couple discusses having an inner monologue:
  • Jenn: “Somebody don’t have an inner monologue. Isn’t that crazy?” (20:52)
  • Mike jokes about wishing his inner voice could be Morgan Freeman’s (21:14).

Strange Things Seen in Homes & ‘Real Life’ Mess

(21:35 – 23:50)

• Jenn, an HGTV designer, describes finding a bidet/toilet combo and planting flowers in a toilet for a home reveal.
• Mike recalls seeing a urinal and a dance pole in a family’s bedroom, pondering their everyday practicality.

Relatable Wisdom:

• “I promise, not everyone is living in an immaculate model home. They just don’t.” – Jenn, 25:15

Guilty Pleasures: Trash TV & The Sims

(30:49 – 36:51)

• Jenn admits to a long history with Teen Mom and “trash television” (“Mindless television. That’s a better way to put it.” - 31:55)
• Mike says his guilty pleasure is video games, but he feels out friendships before sharing, worried about sounding “nerdy.”
• Jenn’s Sims strategy involves marrying a wealthy character to fund her in-game home designs:
  • “I learned really quick that if I can go to Mortimer’s house, make him fall in love with my Sim… now I have all of his funds and I can redesign the house however I want.” (35:16)
• Debate over cheat codes versus “in-game ethics” leads to laughs about moral flexibility in virtual worlds.

Light Deceptions: Faking Sick

(37:13 – 39:47)

• Mike confesses pretending to be ill to play video games as a child:
  • “Castlevania. That was the game… I stayed home and I was really frustrated and yeah, I didn’t get to play video games. My whole ‘I’m sick’ was for fake and my whole day was ruined.” (38:22)
• Jenn admits once calling in sick to JCPenney just because she didn’t wear makeup, prompting coworkers to send her home, thinking she looked “ill.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• TMI Truths:

  • Jenn: “I realized that I don’t want to ask questions. You know, I got to see it all right there. It’s really not a mystery anymore to me.” (04:32)

• Bidet & Hygiene Chat:

  • “Maybe people have the…duvet. Duvet cover, honey, that’s a comforter.” — Mike & Jenn, 05:35

• Old Cartoons:

  • “Mean, it’d be interesting…I’ve seen Uncle Gary animated.” — Mike, 17:32 (on cartoon versions of themselves)

• Superpower Woes:

  • “Pick one superpower.” — Jenn, 28:00
  • “You're really dancing around this question and making it very long.” — Jenn, 28:08

• On Home Mess:

  • “That’s why you call it lived in.” — Mike, 25:15

• Sim Shenanigans:

  • “I learned really quick…If I can go to Mortimer’s house, make him fall in love with my Sim…I have all his funds and I can redesign the house however I want.” — Jenn, 35:16

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Topic/Question | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 01:49 | First thing you wash in the shower | | 06:28 | Jenn’s stomach growls—live demo | | 07:20 | First person to milk a cow – what were they thinking?| | 09:15 | Worst wart cream slogan | | 10:16 | Generational fashion cycles | | 12:47 | Worst "buy one, get one free" sales | | 17:04 | If you could be any animated character... | | 20:08 | Do you hear voices in your head? (Inner monologue) | | 21:35 | Funniest or oddest thing seen in someone's house | | 30:49 | Guilty pleasures revealed: Trash TV & video games | | 35:16 | Jenn’s Sims “gold-digging” strategy | | 37:13 | Pretending to be sick—Mike and Jenn's childhood tales|

Tone & Takeaway

Friendly, candid, and a touch irreverent—the Todryks riff off each other effortlessly, oscillating between relatable realities, silly hypotheticals, and playful overshares. Amid the laughs and stories, the episode offers quiet reassurance: nobody’s life (or home) is picture perfect, “lived in” is the norm, and sometimes, it’s healthy to laugh at life’s little oddities.