Wait You're Mad?
Wait, You’re Mad? is a cozy, funny, and refreshingly honest podcast hosted by Madi and Lexie—two 30-somethings from Iowa who love pop culture, meaningful convos, and a good Midwest gripe. The show blends nostalgic tangents, spicy takes, and guest stories that land somewhere between hilarious and heartwarming. Midwest nice? Kinda. Midwest real? Always.
Episodes
59 episodes
Midwest Winter Survival Guide: How to Get Through the Season
The long, dark Midwest winter can take a real toll on motivation, energy, and mental health. In this episode of Wait, You’re Mad?, Madi and Lexie break down a practical Midwest Winter Survival Guide — sharing realistic ways to su...
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Season 3
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Episode 59
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1:07:27
Ditch the List: Your 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
We’re fixing your holiday season with a gift guide for every personality: the hostess, the wellness girly, the chaotic friend, the person who owns everything, your emotionally unavailable cousin, and of course — the Midwestern man. Also insi...
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Season 3
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Episode 58
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1:06:05
Mixology in the Midwest: Behind the Bar with Carl Busch
This week on Wait, You’re Mad?, we’re diving into something that feels Midwestern: drinking culture. Not the frat-boy kind — the “meet at a bar to decompress, overshare, and solve all of life’s problems in one night” kind.We’re ...
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Season 3
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Episode 57
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53:44
Irrational Mads: Holiday Edition
Tis the season… to lose your mind. This episode of Wait, You’re Mad? is a full-blown holiday meltdown in the best possible way. We’re talking the chaos, the crowds, the forced festivity, the Elf-on-a-Shelf emotional terrorism, the disa...
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Season 3
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Episode 56
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1:01:41
Friendsgiving 2025: Friendship Changes, Growth, and Gratitude
This week on Wait, You’re Mad? we’re having a full Friendsgiving-energy conversation about adult friendship — the beautiful parts, the complicated parts, and the parts we never expected to navigate in our 30s.Madi and Lexie brea...
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Season 3
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Episode 55
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1:22:41
Bibbidi Bobbidi Blanket Season
We’re officially entering hibernation mode: fuzzy socks, crockpots, seasonal delusion, and one Disneyland meltdown. This week we’re sharing our winter Wishes, Yes’s, and Magic — the tiny joys getting us through the cold months. We’re t...
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Season 3
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Episode 54
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45:24
What’s Making the Internet Mad This Week
Consider this your millennial-friendly breakdown of what’s making the internet mad — BeanTok, weird number chants, AI yearbook photos — and explain it like you’re 30 and too tired to keep up. Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater break up? Sabri...
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Season 3
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Episode 53
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1:01:24
Don’t Worry, We’re Fine: Millennial Anxiety
We’re fine. Totally fine. Just casually unpacking decades of millennial anxiety, from timed tests and dial-up internet to the chaos of social media and “you’re fine” parenting. Lexie and Madi dive into what it means to grow up both befor...
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Season 3
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Episode 52
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59:02
Wait, We’re Adults? What No One Told You About Growing Up
This week, Madi and Lexie are unpacking the illusion of adulthood — the good, the bad, and the downright confusing. From paying taxes and calling your own dentist to realizing your parents were just doing their best, we’re redefining w...
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Season 3
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Episode 51
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57:10
Smells Like Axe and Regret: 2000s Dances
Madi and Lexie are back — and this week they’re reliving the absolute fever dream that was 2000s school dances. We’re talking awkward slow songs, Axe body spray, Aeropostale polos, and the unspoken rules of post-dance hangouts. They spiral into...
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Season 3
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Episode 50
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1:03:07
Girls Gone Wild-erness
This week on WYM: Girls Gone Wild. Our mads are coming in hot—Madi’s losing faith in humanity because no one knows what 3iAtlas is, and Lexie’s fighting off Snapchat memories of her ex. Fresh off a girls’ camping trip, we’re scra...
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Season 3
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Episode 49
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1:03:17
Fantasy Leagues & Berry Good Health
Fall is here, which means football, fantasy lineups, and yes—even pumpkin spice leagues. In this episode of Wait, You’re Mad?, Lexie and Madi tackle creative team names, laugh through fantasy punishments, and draft their f...
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Season 3
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Episode 48
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55:14
Take Two: The 2000s Comedy Movies That Raised Us
Back in Season 1, we recorded an entire episode about 2000s comedies…and then locked it away in the WYM vault. So this is our official Take Two: the comedies that defined the 2000s.From sneaking into R-rated showings at the Car...
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Season 3
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Episode 47
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1:19:52
Wish, Yes, Yellowjackets (ft. Matt Banwart)
It’s time for Wish, Yes, Magic — aka our excuse to complain, manifest pilates studios we’ll never use, and call a charcuterie board on a mountain “spiritual.” Matt Banwart crashes the pod with big news before we sp...
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Season 3
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Episode 46
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57:10
September: The Better New Year
Forget January. We’re declaring September the real New Year—fewer hangovers, cuter outfits, and better snacks. This week we’re diving into back-to-school nostalgia, roasting fall fashion trends (yes, gaucho pants make an appearance), and...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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53:53
Halfpipes & Hot Takes with Jason Henkel (Olliewood)
This week on Wait, You’re Mad?, Madi and Lexie are joined by Jason Henkel, the owner of Olliewood Action Sports — Iowa’s only full-service indoor skatepark. Jason shares how he got into BMX, why he purchased Olliewood in 2023, and what he loves...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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1:09:24
Summer 2025: The Highlight Reel
We’re back from our summer hiatus with all the laughs, and lessons from the past few months. From farmers markets and late sunsets to weekend trips gone wrong, we’re recapping the peaks, pits, and hobbies that defined our summer.Find out...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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1:23:23
WYMversary: Still Mad After All This Time
It’s been a year of egg salad, Red Robin shoutouts, and tinned fish recommendations, and somehow, we’re still mad (and still recording).In this anniversary episode of Wait, You’re Mad?, we reflect on the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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59:42
The Art of Being Intentional and Setting Boundaries
In this episode, Madi and Lexie dive into what it really means to live intentionally and protect your peace—without losing your power, your voice, or your sense of self. From nightly walks and morning journaling to red light therapy and the pow...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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56:16
Chain of (Restaurant) Command
This week, we're serving up hot takes on national chain restaurants. We brought in fellow menu snob, Adam Klein, to help us crown the best of the bunch. From S-Tier standouts to last-resort letdowns, we’re ranking everything from cheddar bay bi...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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1:01:28
Ask Ash: True Crime, Psychopaths and Red Flags
This week, we’re talking all things forensic psychology with Dr. Ash, a licensed clinical psychologist who works with individuals in the criminal justice system. We unpack society’s obsession with true crime, what narcissism and psychopat...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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59:21
Guilty, But Not Sorry
This week on Wait, You’re Mad?, we’re owning up to our guilty pleasures — the cringe shows we can’t stop watching, the snacks we keep rebuying, and the oddly specific internet rabbit holes we fall into at 2 a.m. From t...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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54:46
Marmite, Mulch, and Middle Parts
This week, we're back with one of our favorite segments: W.Y.M. — Wish, Yes, Magic. We're talking about what we're calling in, saying yes to, and the little moments that made us stop and feel something.Lexie is in attempting to become a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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37:51
We Didn't Learn Much, But We Lived: 2000s Field Trips
Field trips: the ultimate classroom escape. This week, we're diving into the chaos, nostalgia, and unspoken rules of those magical (and sometimes tragic) school day adventures. From permission slip drama to elite overnight zoo trips, soggy P...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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58:27
The Art of the Millennial Sleepover
This week, we’re throwing it back to the golden era of sleepovers — when all you needed was a living room floor, a Blockbuster rental, and enough sugar to stay up 'til sunrise. We’re swapping stories about questionable sleeping setups, prank ca...
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Episode 34
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54:13