Now You're Aware: Recent Episodes

Katie & Megan Kidwell

Two sisters who make you aware.

I HATE corn sweat, but didn't hate Happy Gilmore 2.

I got cut off, but I'm back! Lonely...I am so lonely... With Megan too busy and me finding odd times to record, you get only Katie today. But Katie is here! Yay! Yes, I'm talking about a CEO...hey, you don't know which one I mean! We're also talking about the "Chicken Triangle" of Normal, IL. Yep...that's a thing. And where I have been lately...

Lonely...I am so lonely... With Megan too busy and me finding odd times to record, you get only Katie today. But Katie is here! Yay! Yes, I'm talking about a CEO...hey, you don't know which one I mean! We're also talking about the "Chicken Triangle" of Normal, IL. Yep...that's a thing. And where I have been lately...

Join us to learn way too much about our personal lives! Also, Megan wants to win the lottery for her birthday.

This should go without saying, but please, please don't put snakes in your pants.

Megan can't think of a description for this episode because she has "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by Vengaboys stuck in her head. Oh, and brownies.

This week , we talk about scientist puppies, athlete puppies, and the joys (or lacktherof) of nature.

Megan is going to lock Katie in a room until she watches Barbie.

Katie's MAD, but things get better once we talk about internet cats, T.J. Miller, and Fight Club.

We try to talk about rat holes and art museums, but we get sidetracked a lot. What else is new?

Join us as we discuss some...interesting license plates and some...well, also interesting sports.

We talk...a lot. Even for us. Enjoy the second half of our return episode!

We're back! And as always, we're ready to talk too much about things that make us (and probably no one else) laugh.

We stir up controversy by hating on famous fashion "icons," but at least we show love to Viola Davis.

In between multiple side tangents, Katie and Megan talk sprint cars, chicken wings, and comedians.

This week, we learn why you should have a guard chicken and why you should not pretend to be a charity.

Happy February! Listen to learn Megan's new life goal and what Katie thinks a vacation is.

We talk a lot about music, especially the Marie Osmond concert Katie took her mom to for Christmas, and we finally get our tacos!!!

Katie actually gets to attend a wedding instead of working one and it's Harry Potter themed! We talk about that incredibly detail-oriented event, Dubuque, Iowa's Shot Tower, August 1st is now Sweet Corn Appreciate Day in Illinois, and we wonder out loud if the person with the lowest GPA should also be allowed to speak at a high school graduation.

Holy moly, we talked about a lot in this episode! Illinois gets a state snake, Iowa State has amazing murals by a famous artist, Coke Freestyle Machines-love them or hate them?, Detroit area travel, and Katie checks another item off of her very long bucket list!

From the game Stray to Katie's Christmas pajamas, we talk all things cats. We also tell you where to take your Christmas tree (yes, you still have time!), how Iowa rolls a coffee shop, bar, event center, and salvage store all into one, and our current obsessions!

We are back with Season 4 and talk all the things! Our obsessions, T.J. Miller, underwater cinemas, why maple syrup botles have such tiny handles, and so much more!

We geek out for nearly an hour and a half on Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Spy Kids lore.

Katie succumbs to a TikTok addiction, and Megan will haunt you if you read her diary.

This week, we face the horrors of car-loving spiders, Jonestown, and doing our taxes on our own.

We bounce around from ice cream to lawsuits to Peter Tork...once Megan figures out how to do the intro, that is.

Don't worry, it's not all true crime; we also dive into family drama and giggle over bears.

It's Megan's birthday!!! And we talk about some other stuff I guess.

Join us as we explore the Quad Cities, celebrate wholesome Illinois news, and ponder if Megan is the bearer of an ancient curse.

We don't want no scrubs, we want German food festivals!

Why must Hollywood make so many scary shark movies when there are plenty of other ocean creatures to fear? Also, please give us money.

Special guest Jacari Morris joins us to talk Wordle, video games, and which sister is our grandparents' favorite.

This week, we discuss Illinois stereotypes, Parisian copyright law, and Olympic athletes. You'd almost think we were sophisticated.

Katie is keeping her trip to Milwaukee a secret. Megan wants green bean casserole.

We get a little deep this week as we talk about a few different conspiracies...oh, and cats!

We finally made an intro! You're welcome. Also, we talk Illinois crime, Iowa wholesomeness, and the consequences of giving spaghetti to a rat.

Katie gets wrapped up in Christmas and Megan dives way too deep into video game history.

In this episode, we go on rants from everything from the existence of altruism to punching haunted house employees.

We reveal the mysteries of Better Homes and Gardens sets and Katie's favorite Monkee.

Katie is abandoned, but no worries. The show went on! Listen now about Katie's latest obsession, a dude who meths up while applying for a job, and a couple's fight over the killing of a spider.

We sleepily discuss movie plot twists and a roller skating rink guarded by knights.

Today, Katie highlights the beauty of Illinois and Megan finds yet another tabletop game to play.

In this episode, we teach you how NOT to react to bears or cool the planet.

This week, we discuss a fake university in Iowa and Megan questions whether or not Katie has eaten human meat.

Katie discusses her Fourth of July celebrations and Megan gets passionate about stamps.

This week, we give you our thoughts on Netflix and give you reasons not to mess with kangaroos.

This week, we talk about our love of tormenting our friends and where to draw the line with villain origin stories.

This week, we ponder why planes can't just give us a ride and whether aliens are communists.

Our mom has a new favorite child, and we have a new movie to watch.

We are just potatoes who can't sit still and love petting dogs

A unicycle ride turned dark and a deity dot the Midwest highways.

It's 2021. Welcome to Season 2, Electric Boogaloo. Play video games and don't beat up your cab driver.

Illinois and Iowa continue to contrast each other poetically, and our grandparents live under a rock.

We're tired. We tried. Have some squirrel facts, burgers, and dead bodies.

An unexpected cohost breaks our conventions, but we forgive her because she's adorable.

JTT vs. Devon Sawa, the great pyramids of Iowa, and we get derailed by trout.

There may or may not be one Blockbuster store left on Earth, Katie reads on the beach, and Megan wants you to buy her jewelry.

Katie dozes off while Megan recommends other podcasts.

What would you do if you were a goose? Also, don't go to Hardee's in Iowa.

Jesse Tuttle joins us this week to discuss his upcoming show and to answer life's biggest question: Is Greek yogurt good?

We ask deep, philosophical questions, such as: why are platypus like that? And is the White Trash Bash a family reunion, or a yacht club party?

Illinois has big trees, Iowa has a cool log cabin, and we are officially endorsing the movie, Sky High!

It may as well be Star Wars Day in the studio, but we talk about giant squids too.

Iowa brings a little Italy to the States, while Illinois has a lizard problem.

Today's episode features a lot of water and not enough carbs.

Let's talk bears! And while we're at it, let's get into remakes and Coke.

Illinois now has an online divorce option and Megan enlightens us on the actual Netflix origin story.

Finally, some wholesome Illinois news! And how to get away with talking about whatever you want, uninterrupted.

How many takes on a David Fincher set does it take to give a spider a heart attack?

Did you know squirrel jails aren't for squirrels? A small town has a tool gang.

Our mom calls the show and we argue about sleeping in jeans.

A Star Wars celebration.

Josh Edwards joins the show to nerd out about Fallout and we're considering moving to Nebraska.

The great debate over Tony Stark and the relevance of a giant cement bull to crime rates.

We spend a lot of time talking about the snack foods we want, but do not currently have plus Megan fills me in on The Challenger and American Gothic.

Megan talks Halloween candy and Katie explains her Pony Path.

There's a shark on an Illinois farm and Megan discovers a 90's video game.

Iowa has a giant strawberry and Jon Bon Jovi is with Chicago in song and spirit.

We talk about our cyber punknames and torture. Who named this episode anyway?

The title says it all.

Star Trek. All of it.

We debate yogurt and talk about nerdy stuff.

We're sisters. We ramble. We make you aware.