The Rage Pod

Are toddlers an international threat level 10 to our emotional security? Yes. But it turns out there’s more to them than being terrorists. On this episode, we chat with neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Tetrault and psychotherapist Jennifer Cox, to unpack what’s happening in the brains of these tiny tyrants. Also, Tara learns that scissors are, in fact, sharp, Ebar has a near miss with tetanus, and the rage hotline delivers, as always.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Breakups are hard, sometimes weird and awkward, even the amicable ones. And everyone has been unhinged over one. If not, congrats, you're perfectly actualized and we would like your recipe for existence. This episode, we talk rage over being blindsided, not being listened to for the 800th time, or being accused of emotional warfare you had no idea about. Along with getting into our own breakup rage, we also explore the science behind why it literally hurts and review some do's and don'ts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do we make romantic relationships work? Does it matter if they snore? (Yes). Does it matter if your cat hates them? (Also, yes.) We get into the nuance of committed relationships and what works for us and what doesn't, what we can live with and what we can't and how Tara might marry you, but she will never, under any circumstance, live with you.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the latest Kristi Noem firing to a listener's write-in about pro-choice/anti-abortion advocacy, we’re raging through the headlines. Ebar pitches a new book club for Noem and Pam Bondi, we discuss HBO's new show, DTF St. Louis, and we bring back C*** of the Week plus a WWYD Rage Report.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A listener slides into our DMs to call us out on what they see as selective outrage around the Epstein files. So, we respond. Whoever was doing f-d up stuff connected to Jeffrey Epstein needs to be held accountable. We’re talking Clinton, Biden, Trump, your friend PJ. Justice isn’t partisan. And if your friend was in there, we’re sorry, PJ’s gotta go. Then we hard left and give out our watch recs: Netflix’s Zero Day, a nostalgic return to The Closer, Eternity, and a charming criminal living in Toys “R” Us (Hi! Channing Tatum) The hat trick of rage, nuance, and streaming recommendations. (Yes, that was a hockey reference. We watched Heated Rivalry.)  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Epstein Files are unsealed, redactions are everywhere, and while other countries are launching criminal investigations, the U.S. Department of Justice remains silent. Why? In this episode we unleash our big feelings about the latest bombshells, the trauma of the survivors, and the infuriating political protection surrounding these co-conspirators. Plus, we leave a very specific voicemail for Pam Bondi. From the document dump to accountability wins at UCLA, we're exposing the truth.   Support the show: patreon.com/theragepod  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get into the rage that everyone’s feeling around the undeniable murder of Alex Pretti and our new home of gas light city (courtesy of the US government). Also, we breakdown the pros and cons of dating AI and unleash our new Rage Hotline segment “Would You Be Mad?”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we dig up never-before-heard rage audio and revisit our favorite Rage Hotline calls from the past year. Online dating rage, Thanksgiving disasters, and Ebar and FW’s ill-fated attempt to find Tara a date, all in one unhinged episode.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we break down the toxic-positivity fever dream that is Vince Gilligan’s new show Pluribus and the main character’s rarely-contained rage in this shiny new world. Then we ask the real question: why do some adults become absolute a**holes the second a ball gets involved? From rec-league meltdowns to board-game blowups, we’re looking at why people need to be winners so badly.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I love traveling for Thanksgiving… said no one stuck in TSA lines, budgeting for airfare, or emotionally preparing to sleep in their childhood twin bed under a crocheted afghan of generational trauma. We’re unpacking the true cost of Thanksgiving: financial, emotional, and gastrointestinal, not excluding one Rage Hotline caller’s horrifying tale of turkey-induced salmonella and what we can only imagine ended with that scene from Bridesmaids (minus the dresses).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this sexy episode, TRP gets into the thick of Lily Allen’s new album, an anti-love letter to David Harbour. We too want to know who the f*ck is Madeline. We also want to know how busy or not people are in a threesome. And we dig into how much sex people are having - no wrong answer. Like we said up top, it's a sexy episode.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back with neuroscientist Dr. Nicole Tetreault, who explains how to literally get rage out of your body without losing your mind. Everyone’s anger looks different and so does everyone’s release. You might find that smashing a bunch of sh*t in a rage room is your nervous system’s best therapy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to founder of RAGEher, Krissie McMenamin, about her movement/embodiment experience (think a girls night out at the club but as a rage release therapy session). We unpack rageling names, hug doulas and the tempest tavern - signature elements of RAGEher. Also, Ebar and Tara get into some don'ts that might change the way you think about theme parks and threesomes.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.