WTS Presents: All The Feelings • The Sometimes-Funny Podcast about Being Human

It’s the big finale of our eighth season and we’re going out with a curiosity: Transcendence. We kick things off with a good-natured debate about our podcast's unique episode numbering, likely a coping mechanism for our …

Fear not, dear listener! This spooky episode of All the Feelings will have you shaking in your boots with harrowing tales of terror! 

Pete gets real about his deep-seated fear of angering the public. One wrong move and …

What does it mean to be an optimist? What is it like to look at the world and see not just hope, but possibility?

Yeah, we don't know either. I guess we'll never know.

KIDDING... kidding, of course. But here's the …

Pete and Tommy are dancing with the green-eyed monster as they take a walk down memory lane with their experiences with Jealousy.

Hey... Jealousy? What’s the deal? 

Why all the harsh feelings? What’s the skinny on you …

You don’t need an application... you’re in the club already, right? It’s CLUB STRESS! And this week, your club counselors, Tommy and Pete, will share in disturbing detail just how much your annual club dues are costing …

Well hot diggity dog, it's Pete and Tommy back at it again with another riveting episode of "All The Feelings." This week your duo tackle the touchy topic of "Belonging." 

Things start innocently enough with Tommy …

This week's episode of ATF has us looking at the psychology of Doubt. 

Along the way, the long long way, we hit on self-efficacy - our belief in our …

Welcome to another episode of the global sensation All The Feelings, where we dive into the wacky world of emotions, and today, we're talking about …

Welcome to our exploration of the wild world of Regression. Picture this: a third-grader, furious at a kid named Joe, ends up slapping him instead of …

Joy is way more than just being happy - it's an ongoing state of deep delight in the stuff you care about most. Researchers say joy comes from living your values, connecting with others, and being your best self. We say …

Embarrassment. We’ve all been there. Basking in that warm inner glow that rosies our cheeks, moistens our pits, and sullies our relationships. But …

Welcome to the rollercoaster ride that is the inaugural episode of WTS Presents: All the Feelings, where we're tackling the big, scary, exhilarating, …

Oh. The humanity. Welcome to Season 8. 

Today, we’re taking on anti-intellectualism, and in the process we probably say some things that will frustrate people. Like, for example, the mayor of Utah. But in all fairness, he might have done it to himself. From …

We start with a quick review of why it’s important to secure your accounts, not post nudes of yourself, and never answer to threats that sound like a robot version of Jack Bauer. From there, it’s time to move into the …

Tommy knows how important it is not to speak for women or those identifying as women. What better place to challenge that understanding than this dumb anxiety podcast? That’s why this week he’s going to take on high …

Let us start with a case of the debunkies: No, depressed people aren’t apparently more realistic than us normos.

From there, friends, we look to the skies. Tom takes us back through X-Files history while looking at the …

Tommy remembers just how much he wants to forget, while Pete brings a reminder that we are all fungible resources. It’s actually a conversation that celebrates one of Tom’s biggest personal gaffs, as he remembers it, …

This week's listener submission invites you challenge your fear of the sticky stuff with Pittakionophobia proving that scratch N Sniff is no laughing matter. And Tom takes you inside the Void with the scariest thing …

Our listener submission asks us to peel back the relationship we have with our therapists... and then question it in a way that makes us question all the relationships we have with everyone ever. So, we’re doing great. …

Have you found your one thing? Probably not, but let’s not feel too bad about it. This week’s listener submission asks us to find purpose in our lives. But the listener clearly hasn’t heard much of this podcast or …

What if you threw a party and no one showed, AND you didn’t have your phone? Pete's taking on Nomophobia this week, so get your charging cables ready. Tommy is taking on the scourge of all fears straight from a …

We begin with a new feature here on WTS: The Reddit Quiz. Think you can do better that Tommy in identifying the anxiety based only on the comments left on a Reddit post about it? Good luck! 

From there, we dig into the …

There’s a problem with white bears and Tommy wants to help you through it this week. Don’t worry, surely, when he’s done, there won’t be anything in your head. 

Tommy’s focused on his dreams this week, while Pete …

Welcome to season seven of the marginally-funny anxiety podcast, What’s That Smell? This week, we have an unwelcome review of our post-COVID survival status because, you know, it’s important to check in on such things. 

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Life is hard. That's why it's time to let go! Come on down to WTS Island: The Hottest Haven on Earth... While Earth Still Exists!

As always, we have some amazing people to thank for lending their voices to our dumb ideas …

We’re not coming down on either side of the meat debate, but we do have a study that confirms if you’re not eating it, you might want to get on board …

Hey! Guess what, everybody? Following up on a prior week’s episode in which we discovered that drone dog snipers exist at the whims of their human …

It’s OK everyone, robots are here to support you and care for you and make your life better. Also, robot dogs can shoot you and those dogs are made by a company called SWORD and none of that is a joke except for the …

First, let’s get this out of the way: Panic attacks are no fun, and dangerous behind the wheel. So, if anything we say to ANYone is particularly …

We have glimpsed the future of saucy-sauce and it is drinky-drink. This episode marks the beginning of our exploration of alternative packaging and …

We’ve never had guests on the show. It always seemed risky… like they might call us out on how dumb we look or… sound… or… are. So we held off. But in some backchannel somewhere, we got to talk about the persistent …

We don’t love making this a gendered conversation but sometimes we just can’t help it. It turns out that women might just be able to smell fear. We don’t love it, that we might keep doing stupid stuff because we can’t …

Ok, look. We can't control what our parents called us when we were kids. We can't control the fact that those things are so deeply ingrained in our …

If you were a member last season, this may come as old news to you, so hang on while I get a little housekeeping out of the way.

See, we stumbled on …

It's another big week here at what's that smell? HQ. First and foremost, AND by popular demand, we've finally created bespoke playlists of the music …

Hey, you... how's your crypto? A real roller coaster, huh? Prolly want a guy like Mr. White Hat on your side. Also, maybe, don't use crypto if you …

The Nose Knows Anxiety

Get ready, because VistaGen Therapeutics (a pharma company straight out of a Michael Crichton book), is on the verge of helping you out of your social anxiety with the same tech used to fight your …

How do you funny?

We welcome this first episode back of season six with a journey to HuRL, University of Colorado's Humor Research Laboratory. We're …

AI lookin’ out for us. Pete helps a listener feel free in the chair while Tommy is on the hunt for Dr. Puff-n-stuff.

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Clean your glasses. Watch out for the ghouls under your bed. Stay out of the metropolitan water delivery business

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Kickstart your back-ups, Sheriff Woody is loose. Tommy’s terrified of Little Tommy 2 while Pete should just give up and stop wearing pants to …

Don’t drive while listening to this episode. Also, Tommy helps a listener get back … at everyone … at once. And Pete just hopes this will never, …

Introducing Shocktato. Also, Tommy struggles with tube time overload and Pete finds solace in escape.

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• This week’s tune: Zombie Funk …

Pete uses his big brain to think again... and again and again while Tommy fights for the right to recline.

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• This week’s tune: Mini Me …

Pete helps a listener find a friend in time while Tommy is generally sorry.

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• This week’s tune: Keepin’ Up by ikoliks

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Pete expounds on the long-running perils of railroad tie tag while Tommy and Foster come to a pandemic impasse.

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Pete chronicles the perils of feeling anything at all while Tommy exercises his inner Lawnmower Man daemons.

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• This week’s tune: A …

Bumble snoozes, the pen leads to the darkest nights of the soul, and exercises in poor storage.

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• This week’s tune: Lucky Me by Ofrin

Are there are more villainous creepies than hornets? Pete fights the purge while Tom winces at the wheel.

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• This week’s tune: Runaways …

Surprising no one, we have pandemic body issues. Plus, social anxiety... and a little dose of a listener’s struggles to choose... or do we?

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Pete and Tom help a listener approach the long, dark path of apathy, and then cut open their inner podcaster.

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Tommy finds joy hidden in the joy disguised as joy masquerading as trauma while Pete helps a listener with gravity ... again.

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Pete embraces the long-cut while Tommy helps a listener keep the silver cord tight.

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• This week's tune: Lovely Piece by DayFox

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Tommy channels an otter prison while Pete helps a listener with gravity.

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• This week's tune: Deep Sea by Raw

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Pete faces an industrialist nightmare while Tommy helps a listener move beyond buoyant butterflies.

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Tommy comes face to face with a new nemesis and responds appropriately, while Pete helps a listener feel better about feeling dirty.

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Pete finally moves aside and frees a new generation to experience out of this world anxiety while Tommy picks, and picks, and picks.

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Tommy has prepared a list of places in which it is appropriate to 'oil oneself up' while Pete helps a listener to stand face-to-face with their inner …

Pete devours an anxiety that should be a test for itself while Tommy helps a listener to see that the grass, sometimes, isn't always greener.

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Tommy is on a hunt for fear and isolation and finds it in northern California while Pete helps a listener to maybe not see so much after all.

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Pete tries to hug the darkness while Tommy helps a listener find peace in verticality.

• This week's tune: Howling at the Moon by Tomer Katz ft. VIGZ

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Tommy yells at people who yell at clouds while Pete helps a listener who has already helped herself. It’s a real gas. Welcome to season four, …

This week, Pete and Tommy bring you the round-robin, rapid fire anxiety draft you didn’t know you’ve been waiting for all your life.

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Tommy faces the challenge of words falling from his face while Pete stares gently into the fog of the unknown.

• This week's tune: Blondie by Modern …

Pete is here to remind you that if you’re not feeling good about the world, you’re feeling bad about it, while Tommy has plans to strip silence from …

Tommy attempts peace with his future overlords while Pete helps a listener see peace in ghosting the e-anxiety.

• This week's tune: Hell Yeah by Ride …

Pete is stuck in the meta-cognitive gap while Tommy saves a listener from sweet, sweet perfection.

• This week's tune: Slide by Simon Osterhold

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Remember that time Pete did the escape room? Tommy did one, and his was a horror-filled nightmarescape. This is his report.

BONUS CONTENT! Friend of the show Johnny Giacalone did a very special cross-over episode on his …

Tommy takes to the couch while Pete helps a listener to stay aloft.

• This week's tune: Tuwaraya Mama by Daramola

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Pete goes deep into the anxiety diorama while Tommy helps a listener find a mealtime tribe.

• This week's tune: Midday Moon by Vikings in Tibet

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Tommy avoids swinging clocks while Pete helps a young listener own the night.

• This week's tune: Watch Out by Chaun Davis

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Pete’s stuck in the stocks while Tommy hits the city of Los Angeles straight in the selfie.

• This week's tune: Over Easy by Low Light

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Tommy is really in the mood to frolic with no outlet and Pete brings a listener submission that celebrates flamboyance with a cherry on top.

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Pete explores options for general home protection while Tommy brings lessons in restaurant etiquette on behalf of those cursed as recipients of grand …

Tommy explores what his life might have looked like had he fully exercized his mad skillz while Pete hits the dark web and gets blitzed on slime.

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In this final episode of season 2, Pete seeks safety in the arms of the FDA while Tommy struggles for freedom from the mighty grasp of a waterlogged …

Tommy helps a listener through a disturbing case of Neesonitis while Pete struggles to hide from academics bearing heavy books.

• This week's tune: So Clear by Eyal Raz

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Pete helps a listener tilt into the winds of change while Tommy faces the black depths of his toiletry kit.

• This week's tune: For the One by Eldar …

Tommy digs deep to help a listener distressed with specter-spook while Pete seeks the solution to the generation gap.

• This week's tune: Love is …

Pete helps a listener with the find peace under the giant thumb of a byzantine system while Tommy struggles to gift the long arm of history with anything more than a list of nouns.

• This week's tune: Talk of Calvary by …

Tommy helps a listener find the secrets in plain sight while Pete struggles at the blackboard.

• This week's tune: Your Favorite Song by Katrina Stone

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Pete helps a listener (in no way whatsoever) to overcome a personal pestilence while Tommy mourns (in no way whatsoever) the loss of an esteem-maker.

• This week's tune: On My Own by Torelli and the Fuse

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Tommy helps a listener navigate pavement in clever new ways while Pete confronts a dark confusion in face of tools for joy.

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Pete’s looking for grime in the dark places while Tommy is in a most perilous race against his own cheeks.

• This week's tune: Stairway to the Stars by Rex Banner

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Tommy helps a listener through pesky pen pessimism while Pete builds a strong case for the end of all medical science.

• This week's tune: Little Picture by Arthur Dove

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Tommy takes to the trolls while Pete brings a listener challenge and advice for the espionage-minded.

• This week's tune: Never Wanna Grow Up by …

Tommy looks inside himself and finds his inner 😻 while Pete reminisces about false hope at the bottom of an empty 💰.

• This week's tune: We Left New …

Pete and Tommy are diligently working on season 2 of the show. To get ready, they've asked some friends to help them put together a fond remembrance of anxieties gone by. If you haven't had a chance to binge season 1 of …

It’s our last show of our first season. To celebrate, we decided to do a little self-indulgent navel gazing because we heard podcast audiences adore …

At long last, Tommy unleashes the swarm while Pete fights to flaunt his … ummm … outer strength?

• This week's tune: Trip the Light by Vikings in Tibet

Pete laments the sad shortage of railings in the world, and Tommy's just sitting there watching the clock... and waiting...

• This week's tune: Born …

Pete pokes the dragon of our own making while Tommy feels the pangs of embarrassment decades in the making.

• This week's tune: Folk-Rock Clubbers …

Pete sees someone else's life flash before his eyes, and Tommy dodges daggers doggedly. 

Links & Notes

• This week's tune: DuDa by Grand Torino

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Tommy visits the darkness and in the process finds Shyamalan while Pete beats his inner child to the Twinkies.

Links & Notes

• This week's tune: Feel Alive by Rex Banner

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Pete strives to relate to a brave new world. Tommy worries that in that world, we're all just meat targets.

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Tommy conjures demons of the deep and Pete goes all-in on hemp.

• Music — Bravery by Jonny Hughes
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Pete battles his urge to hide everything he creates. Ironically, so does Tommy.

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• This week's tune: Get it Out by Alon Ohana
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Tommy talks to hush the sound of judgment and Pete prepares for the long rest, prematurely.

• This Week's Tune: MUSIC by Assaf Ayalon
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Pete takes an uncomfortable journey inward and Tommy faces the paper monster while on the injured list.

This week's track: "Amped Adapter" by Marc Robillard

In our very first episode, Pete takes on an odiferous demon and Tommy confronts the limits of physics and aerospace engineering.

This week's track: "Hit the Ground Running" by Ryan Prewett