Dumb Love

Episode 17: Spooky in the End

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks kick off Episode 17 with quickies about another guy who loves cars a little too much and a spooky challenge from Fright Fest. Then Jen tells the tale of the Craigslist Killers, Miranda and Elyette Barbour. Sally brings us to tears but then takes us to Happy Town with the love story of Gerda Weissmann Klein and Kurt Klein. They end the episode talking about their love of Life After Lockup and the Great British Baking Show.

Episode 16: Search Machine

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks start the episode with quickies about a celebrity break-up (a story Sally stole from her friends at the Local News podcast) and a teenage revenge plot. Then Sally tells the crazy tale of Jeff Zack, John Zaffino and Cynthia George. Jen makes us smile with the love story of Chris Norton and Emily Summers. They end the episode talking about Sally's love for Paula Poundstone and the podcast Never Not Funny and Jen's upcoming Disney Cruise. 

Episode 15: Be a Susan

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks get fired up about Jen's quickie about a woman who gets a very crappy email and calm down over Sally's story of a woman who had a VERY realistic dream. Then they rile back up as Jen tells the story of our new hero, Susan Kuhnhausen. Sally brings inserts some love with the story of Biff Chaplow and Trystan Reese and their beautiful family. Jen and Sally end the episode talking about some heavy stuff happening in their lives and decide that everyone should be a Susan.

Episode 14: Dumb Dumbs

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks start the episode with quickies about a couple who got caught in a compromising position and a man who really really loves vacuums. Then Sally tells the crazy pants story of Michelle Hadley, Angela Diaz and Ian Diaz and Jen makes us feel warm and fuzzy with Christopher Dempsey and Heather Krueger's beautiful tale of love and sacrifice. They end the episode chatting about Sally's big surprise gone wrong, how to help hurricane victims, and their mutual love for Kirsten Dunst.

Episode 13: Your Money or Your Life

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks jump into quickies about a man and his love for his prized possession and a crazy pregnancy test. Then Jen bums us out with the bonkers story of Race and Brigida Uto and Sally takes us to happy town with inspirational couple Jeff Hartung and Angela Sartin-Hartung. They end the episode talking about Jen's ordainment and Sally's birthday surprise for her husband.

Episode 12: Wash Your Hands And Leave

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks kick off the episode with quickies about an adorable, harmonizing couple and a guy with a crush on Taylor Swift who makes a grand gesture. Then Sally tells the twisty, salacious tale of Dorothy Stratten and Jen shares a write-in story of true friendship from the hilarious Diane Gallagher. They end the episode talking about being a stay-at-home parent and the Amazon. 

Episode 11: Carol's Line

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks start the episode with quickies about THE TIME AEROSMITH FELL IN LOVE WITH JEN'S MOM and a couple that share a love of neck tattoos. Then Jen tells the heartbreaking story of Marie Carlson and Pastor James Flanders and Sally brings the love with the story of Nayyef Herbid and Btoo Allami. They end the episode talking about the shooting in Sally's home town of Dayton, Ohio and try to finish on a light note with some book recommendations: Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli and Educated by Tara Westover.

Episode 10: Herding Goats

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks begin the episode with a mother-in-law horror story with a twist and a quickie about a woman who has no chill when it comes to texting a new love interest. Then Sally tells the story of serial killing granny Velma Barfield and Jen makes us want to figure out Twitter with the love story of Victoria Carlin and Jonathan O'Brien. They end the episode talking about Jen's run-in with a herd of goats and Sally's endless vacation.

Episode 9: Eighteen Dollar Soufflé

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks begin with quickies about a woman who isn't down with a long distance relationship and some birds fighting for their love. Then Jen tells the crazy story of Tami and Alan Duvall and Sally makes our hearts swell with the love story of Max and Colleen Starkloff and their work for the rights of people with disabilities. 

Episode 8: Happy Town

Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks jump into the episode with quickies about someone with a true love for Reese's and a murder-for-hire gone wrong. Then Sally tells the tale of Jane Alexander's quest to avenge her Aunt Gertrude's murder and Jen takes us to happy town with the story of Emma Perrier's catfish with a fairy tale ending. Jen and Sally end the episode talking about sleep deprivation and their love of cooking shows.