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The JV Club

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The JV Club: Sex Nerd Sanda

Synergy Alert! Firing on all cylinders (and then some), Janet and Episode 63 guest Sandra Daugherty (Sex Nerd Sandra) give each other brain orgasms with a deep dive into intimacy and honesty, long term teen romance, and roughly 5,000… more
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The JV Club: Christy Stratton Mann

It’s a little bit country, it’s a little bit rock ‘n roll… and it’s everything you’d hope from an eager-to-please Texan with a dream to cheerlead (that word doesn’t seem right without an “er” attached). Christy Stratton Mann (King of… more
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The JV Club: Casey Wilson

All quipping aside, Episode 61 with Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) is NOT sponsored… by anyone. But hey, it’s all good. There’s still plenty to chew on with topics like Girl Scouts, feminism, and the best and worst of Billy Joel…. more
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The JV Club: Live from Bridgetown!

Janet is joined by returning guest Natasha Leggero and first-time JV “Club Foot” Karen Kilgariff in this live recording from Portland’s terrifically fun Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Music! Hats! Eggs!… more
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The JV Club: Mindy Sterling

It’s sort of a conversation between Korra and Lin Beifong as Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers) joins Janet in Episode 59, and yes, they DO discuss The Legend of Korra. Other topics include the etiquette of neighbors and barking dogs, the… more
58

The JV Club: Susan Orlean

This week multiple literal and metaphorical doors are knocked on and opened when Susan Orlean (The Orchid Thief! The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup! Many other amazing books and essays!) and special guest star, her son Austin, stop by to unsettle… more
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The JV Club: Lucy Davis

The world turns upside-down when guest Lucy Davis (original UK The Office) shocks Janet with the news that in Britain, blankets are called rugs. More startling revelations, hearty laughs, and shameless mutual Emma Thompson idol-worship round out Episode 57!… more
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The JV Club: Emily Gordon

Doughnuts, Cigarettes, and Hot Sauce, Oh My! It’s Episode 56 with Emily Gordon (The Indoor Kids), chock-full of fond remembrances of first kisses, My So Called Life, and the once-pervasive Manic Panic hair dye, the use of which apparently makes… more
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The JV Club: Constance Zimmer

Prompting the occasion for a friendly, folksy episode description, Janet’s neighbor Constance Zimmer drops by (with fresh-squeezed juice, no less) for a chat ranging from spiders to Barbies to what seems like it might be a record-breakingly long game of… more