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Reverse Jackass
When an American and Canadian risk it all to bring peace between their forced-together-by-geography situationship. REVERSEJACKASS@GMAIL.COM
Episodes
58 episodes
Ep56: Evelyn explains southwestern Ontario; Nick explains Central Virginia.
Evelyn and Nick attempt a wholesome cross-border “regional childhood inventory” comparing growing up in rural southwestern Ontario versus Virginia in the 1990s. Instead, they accidentally uncover what appears to be two entirely diff...
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Ep55: Nick tells the story of his 2nd worst neighbor; Evelyn survives a carnival ride that shouldn't have even existed.
Nick recounts the terrifying saga of the second-worst neighbour he ever had: a drunken Chicago menace, a late-night backyard standoff, a suspected gunshot, and an emergency call that accidentally turned out to be helpful. Meanwhile, Evelyn take...
Ep54: Evelyn was determined to combat low staff morale; Nick was determined to do the break-up in person.
In this episode of the RJP, Evelyn shares a well-intentioned attempt to improve staff morale that turned into a year-long exercise in optimism and emotional endurance. Nick counters with a story about trying to “do the right thing” ...
Ep53: Nick weaponized the American national anthem; Evelyn weaponized the family swing set.
This week on the RJP, Nick recounts a flawlessly executed middle-school scheme involving the U.S. national anthem, impeccable timing, and one very unfortunate classmate (and teacher). Meanwhile, Evelyn discovers that games with your siblings be...
Ep52: Nick has a run-in with a breathalyzer; Evelyn launches Twittergate.
We're crackin' open a cold episode 52 here on the Reverse Jackass Podcast!Nick remembers a high school health-class demonstration that went much further than expected, while Evelyn revisits a pandemic-era school-board conflict that left ...
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If a postcard brought you here, welcome to Reverse Jackass: a cross-border podcast where Evelyn (a Canadian), and Nick (an American), attempt extremely informal peace talks between two neighbouring countries with wildly different instinc...
Ep51: Nick gets a mouthful at the dentist; Evelyn will never, EVER like mussels.
This week, Nick tells the story of the time a completely innocent movie invitation somehow turned into a major misunderstanding that resurfaced in the most uncomfortable place imaginable: the dentist's chair with someone's hands in his mouth.
Ep50: The Reverse Jackass Podcast's 50th Episode (Nick and Evelyn sell out).
For our 50th episode, we finally do what every successful podcast eventually does: aggressively pursue sponsorship money. After narrowing the field to a handful of highly questionable finalists, we present a series of ad reads from potential sp...
Ep49: Nick feared his roommate's nocturnal confession; Evelyn stepped in it at a drag bar.
Nick shares the story of a future college roommate whose drunken sleep-talking leads to one of the most alarming misunderstandings imaginable at two in the morning. Meanwhile, Evelyn revisits her first-ever trip to a drag bar in Ott...
Ep48: Evelyn turns 45; Nick speaks up at the poker tournament.
It's Evelyn's birthday today, HUZZAH! The now 45-year-old Canadian Blade reflects on one of her favourite birthdays and the freedom that comes with getting older. Nick responds with a story involving poker in Vegas, a douchebag of an opponent, ...
Ep47: Nick lost faith in the school system; Evelyn lost control of the metaphor.
This week, Nick opens the episode by singing every preposition in the English language from memory like a deeply patriotic schoolboy.What starts as a conversation about education quickly spirals into a discussion about wildly influential...
Ep46: Evelyn survives fart jokes at Mr. Bill’s chili night; Nick wanted to crawl under the table at TGI Fridays.
Episode 46 begins with Evelyn making the classic mistake of saying yes when she absolutely meant no, which is how she and her husband ended up at Mr. Bill’s house for chili, bean jokes, and one deeply uncomfortable baptism interrogation....
Ep45: Nick aimed straight for Brian’s face; Evelyn lied through the sunburn.
Episode 45 here on the Reverse Jackass podcast!Nick takes us back to first grade, where a long-simmering hatred for a kid named Brian finally meets its moment: one perfectly timed, absolutely nuclear soccer kick straight to the face. The...
Ep44: Evelyn accidentally scared Indonesian chickens; Nick made lunch awkward.
Episode 44 is what happens when two people try to be kind… and instead create lifelong emotional damage for someone never to be seen again.Evelyn shares the story of sponsoring a young child in Indonesia and doing her absolute best to ke...
Ep43: Nick makes Evelyn play the "American or Canadian?" game show (that he created).
Episode 43 of the RJP brings us the most dangerous thing Nick has ever brought to the podcast: Preparation.Inspired by Evelyn’s Canadian citizenship test, Nick unveils a game called American or Canadian, where Evelyn m...
Ep42: Evelyn teaches Nick about Terry Fox; Nick unveils the "Nick Bognar Walk for Community Harmony and Mutual Care.”
Root doot doot, it's episode 42! We begin with Evelyn introducing Nick to one of Canada’s most beloved national heroes: Terry Fox, the 21-year-old Canadian who attempted to run across the country on one leg to raise money for cancer research. N...
Ep41: Nick keeps a photo of his colon on the fridge; Evelyn ranks her vices.
We’re getting medical on episode 41 of the Reverse Jackass podcast!Nick takes us inside his first colonoscopy experience, from pre-procedure dread to the unexpected joy of waking up peacefully drugged, pain-free, and newly in possession ...
Ep40: Evelyn asks Nick the Canadian Blade Questionnaire; Nick answers it.
Evelyn unveils the Canadian Blade Questionnaire™, a completely scientific, absolutely binding series of questions designed to fully expose who Nick really is. What follows is a psychological excavation.By the end, Nick is, in fact...
Ep39: Nick wants to speak to the manager about 'Raise Your Voice'; Evelyn asks Oklahoma to be better.
We’re back at Château Reverse Jackass with an episode that begins as a casual debrief and quickly becomes a formal complaint against Raise Your Voice, starring Hillary Duff, John Corbett, and several deeply disturbing choices ...
Ep38: Evelyn got stuck on the phone; Nick got stuck filling out paperwork.
What starts as a simple intro somehow immediately turns into a low-grade workplace dispute, complete with accusations of neglect, passive aggression, emotional damage, and a shocking amount of nostril flaring. Evelyn and Nick spend the opening ...
Ep37: Nick honors George Washington Carver; Evelyn might require her Epi-Pen.
Episode 45 begins with Nick bringing an actual American icon to the table: George Washington Carver, scientific genius, agricultural legend, and longtime cornerstone of Nick's mother's first-grade curriculum.Nick explains how hi...
Ep36: Evelyn uses whimsy as a ladder out of the pit; Nick still believes in fast food and good weather.
Today on the RJP, Evelyn crawls out of a real-life pit of despair the least dramatic way possible: one small choice at a time. It starts with a last-minute manicure, turns into a “whimsy audit,” and becomes a full-on experiment in seeing her cu...
Ep35: Nick couldn’t write the essay; Evelyn couldn’t do the math.
Episode 35 is coming alive! Nick gets dragged to the front of the class and told—loudly, publicly, spiritually—that his essay is garbage and his future is bleak. So he does what any reasonable teen would do: recruits the smartest girl in school...
Ep34: Evelyn hosts a cross-border pronunciation quiz; Nick derails it with “funky butt loving.”
Evelyn and Nick open with a “redemption episode” after a lost-to-the-vault recording session, and immediately decide the healthiest possible reset is… publicly daring each other to apologize via email. It’s petty. It’s theatrical. It’s Reverse ...
Ep33: Nick's watch costs more than your car; Evelyn gives the pep talk nobody asked for.
Nick kicks things off by assigning Evelyn the sacred American homework of watching Alec Baldwin’s “Always Be Closing” monologue, then immediately demands she create a music-teacher version of ABC. Evelyn responds with “Ask Before Closing,”