Can I Have a Word?
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
22 - Pregnant
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joanna is pregnant and Kris is... sick! In this week's episode of "Can I Have a Word", Joanna dives deep into what it's felt like to be pregnant the p...
21 - Pony
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Saddle up for this week's Can I Have a Word. Joanna and Kris wrangle the word “Pony” into a conversation that covers reality TV, Meghan Markle, ...
20 - Confusion
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The word is "confusion" and Kris and Joa find themselves lost in conversation. Kris admits he will never understand WhatsApp, Joanna confides that tra...
19 - Midnight
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this sleepy episode (because someone didn’t get enough sleep), Joanna and Kris talk about how ridiculous astrology is, pirate ghosts, and—natur...
18 - Player
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s chat, Kris and Joanna talk about "players"—the ones venerated in rap songs and the ones who actually play games. Kris shares his lo...
17 - Translate
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Translate" is the word this week, which spins Joanna and Kris through an introspective conversation on being so bilingual your brain doesn't know whi...
16 - Weed
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kris and Joanna kick off 2025 with "Weed", a drug so commonplace now that it might just bore the youth. They discuss Latin American stigmas with drugs...
15 - Harsh
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kris and Joanna dive into a conversation about toddler raves, Bronies (yes, those) Martha Stewart and the worst things people have said to them. Can y...
14 - B*tch
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a word this week: "bitch" brings out the historian in Joanna, digging deep into the many ways the word has been used both belittling and empoweri...
13 - Parade
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, parades. A wonderful tradition and a word that sparks a conversation between Joanna and Kris that ends in...one of them applying to become an FBI ...
12 - Meaty
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kris and Joanna dive into the word "meaty," and let's just say--it gets meaty! From bull semen soup to Peru's economic ups and downs to Pug...
11 - Accommodate
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the meaning of life to the beauty of the Olive Garden in Times Square, Joanna and Kris cover a lot of ground. Things get heated when the word "ac...
10 - Password
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The word "Password" brings out a lot of Joanna's digital insecurities. But also chats about speakeasys, Spanish Pig Latin and escape rooms. And Kris h...
9 - Hover
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our conversation kicked off with the word "hover". Which inexplicably made Joanna go into a rant about public bathrooms while Kris has a cr...
8 - Garbage
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The word this week is "garbage" and if you're Joanna, you have a remarkable amount of experience digging into the subject. Kris and Joa discuss their ...
7 - Rehabilitation
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's word (rehab) is not particularly uplifting but it did strike up a surprisingly ridiculous conversation about deep dark fears, twins, and r...
6 - Balance
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The word "balance" brings about a surprisingly macabre conversation this week. Kris and Joanna dive into catcalling, the black plague, rollercoasters ...
5 - Fiction
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The word was "fiction" and boy did we go on a journey. Joanna tells the story of when she got scammed, Kris tells us about adults with imaginary frien...
4 - Auction
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's conversation starts with the word "auction" and boy does it go places. Kris and Joanna chat about Michael Jordan's sweaty sneakers, why ...
3 - Buffet
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the word "buffet," Kris and Joanna launch into a very serious conversation about cast iron skillets, Peru's inflation, bizarre foods and...vampir...
2 - Censorship
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kris and Joanna get the VERY intense word "Censorship" as their topic. Listen to us talk bad words, bad jokes, politics and .... North Kore...
1 - Trick
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode the word is TRICK and we share weird stories of cons, pranks, white lies and even Ponzi schemes. Also, Joanna is convinced there...