Hosted by Heidi Hedquist/ Luke Poling · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 408 episodes
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Naked skydivers. Jeopardy champions. Rodeo clowns. Suzi Quatro. Professional mascots. Competitive eaters. Astronauts. Cherry Vanilla. Renaissance fair kings. Benjamin Franklin. Olympic Curlers. Mandalorians. Gay erotica writers. Mermaids. Fruit cake tossers. Martha Wash. Dolphin Lovers. Hair collectors. Strippers. And satanists. We've talked to them all. On Why? every week we talk with another guest leading a fascinating life.
Heidi Hedquist/ Luke Poling hosts Why? The Podcast, a comedy show with 408 episodes published.
Jeffrey Voorhees is best known for going swimming off of Amity and not coming back. He played Alex Kintner, one of the earliest victims of the shark terrorizing Chief Brody and the rest of the island. For more informatio
Jerry Martini has had a fascinating career. He helped put together Sly and the Family Stone. He's played with Prince. He's still touring with the Family Stone Band. For more information and tour dates, check out their we
Not too many actors can say they've appeared on screen with John Belushi and Jason Vorhees, and also in over 3,000 episodes of a soap opera. But Lauren-Marie Taylor has done just that. For more information and to find ou
Miist found music as part of her journey to find happiness. Now, taking what she learned along the way, she is helping others with a new book, her podcast and her music. For more information, check out her website.
Nikki Mammano's memoir, "Breaking Good," is a harrowing if not eventually uplifting story, telling the story of how a drug dealer in Hawaii became one of the biggest dealers in the state and then how she was able to rebu
For decades Scott Michaels has been leading people around Los Angeles to see some of the death sites of the famous and infamous. And now he's taken the tour on-line and is sharing items in his collection (Jayne Mansfield
Mark Mustian likes to explore fascinating worlds and then write about them. And his most recent book, Boy With Wings , is a great example of Mark's work. You can pick up a copy wherever you get your books. For more infor
A new documentary, directed by friend of the show Jeffrey McHale explores the legend and legacy of the one and only Dorothy Gale from Kansas. It's now streaming on Peacock, but will be available elsewhere soon.
How do you make Civil War history even more interesting? You build dioramas of important battles with cats, of course! (and then exhibit them in Gettysburg, PA) We talked with Rebecca, one of the two sisters responsible
What do you if you love the movie Jaws and want to share that love with people from around the world? Well, if you're Jon Fieldhouse, you build a boat that looks exactly like the one from the movie and offer tours. We ta
To know about Tura Satana is to know of her fascinating story of triumph and success amidst many, many challenges. There's a new documentary telling her full story openly and honestly. We sat down with director/producer
The American Treasure Tour in Oaks, Pennsylvania is unlike any other museum or display you've ever seen. We'd try to describe it, but we really can't. Best to let someone who works there explain it all to you. For more i
Naomi Noel recently made headlines in an interview where she said that she made $12,000 a month with her feet pictures. Of course, there is more to Naomi, and we get into all of it. For more information, you can find all
Enjoy this special episode from our sister show, "Rock n' Roll Grad School." Martin Popoff has a new book out. If that hasn't got your putting on your coat and heading out to your nearest bookstore, you clearly don't kno
Courtney Boyer was trying to figure out what was going on in her life when she realized she was polyamorous. What is polyamory? Is that you? How do you figure it out? Courtney has written about her journey in the new boo
You'll recognize Mendocino, California by sight- but you'll probably better know it as Cabbot Cove, home of best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher from Murder, She Wrote. The Kelley House Museum is dedicated to kee
Getting to the stage of the AVN Awards for any performer is a big deal. But hosting? Well, that's an whole other level. Abigaiil Morris just finished hosting the 2026 awards. And considering what she had to go through, t
Did you ever wonder what was going on behind the scenes at Match Game? Or what the relationship between Brett and Charles really was like? Thankfully, A Ashley Hoff as written the definitive history of one of the greates
It's a sport we've all had experience with. But this take on pillow fighting is something you may not be ready for. And before you go down that path of ladies at sleepovers, let us say this is an all out battle of athlet
Singing is a great thing to do, even if you aren't great at it. Really. Don't believe us? Listen to Nadine, the creator and organizer of the Tuneless Choir. Ever been told you've got a lot of enthusiasm, but you just are
Martin Popoff
Author of Kiss '76: Twelve Months That Defined the Hottest Band in the Land
1 appearance on this show
Courtney Boyer
therapist-turned-relationship coach, writer, speaker
1 appearance on this show
Craig Shemin
1 appearance on this show
David Leaf
author of "God Only Knows: The Story Of Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys And The California Myth"
1 appearance on this show
Paul Rappaport
Former Senior VP of Rock Promotion · Columbia Records
2 appearances on this show
Jon Scott
promoman · MCA Records
1 appearance on this show
Laurie Kaye
Author of My Life as a Rock and Roll Name Dropper
1 appearance on this show
Felix Cavaliere
The Young Rascals
1 appearance on this show
Holly Knight
Songwriter
1 appearance on this show
Ashleigh Renard
Swing Author
1 appearance on this show
David Fishof
Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp
1 appearance on this show
Mark Thompson
UEFA A Licensed coach and International Technical Coaching Manager · Family History AI Show
1 appearance on this show
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