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Guest: Lora Kellogg. Chef Lora Kellogg joins us this week to recount her experiences cooking in restaurants. We talk about supportive women, inappropriate men, egos, talking shit and taking shit. We also get into body image, the fear of asking for more, standing your ground, and relationship litmus tests. To taste Lora's food visit Smith restaurant for brunch/lunch! Or if you want to chat about food, you can find her on Facebook. This week's music: Happy Meal 2 by The Cardigans

Guest: High Heels Lo Fi. Toronto's finest drunk rock band High Heels Lo Fi (Cynthia Gould, Spacker Dave Vestaloyne, Jackie Moore, Doug Lea) are back in The Bunker with a new EP, a new line-up, and a giant pitcher of cocktails. We talk about recording All Sass No Class Kick Ass, how their new members have influenced the band, their recent residency at Cherry Cola's, Weird Al, Johnny Thunders, and the Golden Rule. This episode also includes what is easily the most vivid description of a sex act we've ever recorded. (Be sure to listen until the end to hear a second track from the EP!)    To find more from High Heels Lo Fi, visit highheelslofi.com and if you're in Toronto be sure to come out to see them play on Friday May 13th as part of a fundraiser for Project HOTS This week's music is Get Me Some (break) & Unfuckable (outro) by High Heels Lo Fi                              

Guest: Sarah Innis. We sit down with Sarah Innis of the Dress Code Cracker podcast to talk personal style, podcasting and Pee-wee Herman.   To check out more from Sarah, follow her @sarahinnis or @dresscodecrackr Also, be sure to follow us on Instagram @hysteriapodcast This week's music is Beauty Contest by No Doubt

Guest: Maxwell Lander. In what is becoming a March tradition, Maxwell Lander is back in The Bunker. We talk about the creative process behind his new photography book Carnal Anomaly, authenticity, menstrual blood scavenger hunts, BDSM, body modification and the mainstreaming of subculture.  Find more from Max @maxwellander on Twitter & Instagram or maxwellander.ca This week's music: Oh Bondage, Up Yours! by X-Ray Spex

We did not have a guest for this episode but we recorded a show anyway, just for you Listeners. Lizzie pointed out that maybe you haven't gotten to know me very well and, since I was loaded with cough syrup and open to suggestion, we decided to play Would You Rather? With help from her staff at Speakeasy Tattoo and friends, Lizzie asks Jenn a series of increasingly weirder questions. We talk break-ups, hangovers, Canadian weather, adult baby porn, aliens, eating friends, dick thumbs, and cooking with cat food.   Check out Lizzie's words & work @LZA, @lizzietattoo, or @speakeasytattooFind more from Jenn @irk_and_ire Send us your ideas and feedback @hysteriapodcast or hysteriapodcast@gmail.com This week's music is Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party by Courtney Barnett

Guests: Stephanie Cooke, Kat Curtis. It's our first ever live show! This episode was recorded at The Imperial Pub as part of PodCamp Toronto's Podcasters Live. Jenn was joined on stage by guest co-hosts Stephanie Cooke (The Missfits, Talking Comics) and Kat Curtis (Naked News) to talk about dating. Listen as we share some of our horror stories and take questions from the audience. We talk flirting, Tinder, texting, dick pics, and what not to do on first dates.    Find more from Stephanie @hellocookie on Twitter/Instagram or stephaniecooke.caFind more from Kat @nnkatherine on Twitter or @theoverlady on Instagram

Guests: Allysin Chaynes, Kai Boysen. For our final show of 2015, we decided to play a game. We invited two funny guests, drag queen Allysin Chaynes and local person Kai Boysen, and filled a bowl with our favourite pop culture topics from this year—7 minutes per topic, then a lightning round at the end. We discuss celebrity secret illnesses! We compare celebrity dicks! We talk politics, movies, music, bad behaviour, and good news! You can follow Allysin on Facebook and Instagram, and read more from Kai on Twitter. This week's music is You Ruined My Night's Sleep by Thee Headcoatees  

Guest: Gerry Hubley. Lizzie is back! And she invited Gerry Hubley of The Lord Almightys into The Bunker to talk about punk. He shares some tour stories, and tells us how connecting with a network of people has allowed him to put together DIY shows in some interesting places. Gerry was also one of the driving forces behind getting The Casualties Canadian tour cancelled, after learning that the singer has sexually assaulted multiple women. We talk about how Gerry used the internet to deal out some social justice, and about the backlash he received. Check out The Lord Almightys on Bandcamp and Facebook    If you're in Toronto, they will playing at Handlebar on December 18.  

Guest: Ama Scriver. Ama from Fat Girl Food Squad joins Jenn in The Bunker to talk fat, food and feminism. We discuss women's complicated relationships with food and confidence, Ama's experience posing nude for NOW magazine, Playboy's decision to stop publishing nudes, and the relationship between body positivity and feminism. Check out more from Ama on Fat Girl Food Squad or @amapod. This week's music: I Love Myself Today by Bif Naked

Guest: Celia Wandio. Co-host: Sarah Riegler. We talk to Celia and Sarah about the threats against feminists at the University of Toronto, where they both work in the Office of Student Life. We discuss the insidious influx of Men's Rights Activists on campus, the importance of affirmative/continuous sexual consent, and some of the misinformation surrounding trigger warnings. For more of Celia's thoughts, check out her blog, Idealist Meets World.To hear Sarah playing music, check out O Frontera and Oxford Blue. This week's music: Flowers Fuck by Rachel Lark

Guest: Danielle Da Silva. This is an important episode. Danielle Da Silva is an accomplished woman - she's a photographer, videographer, runs a not-for-profit - but that's not what we're talking about this week. Danielle is also a sexual assault survivor, and we talk to her about her experience reporting the crime to police, how she was treated by family & friends after coming forward, how the criminal justice system failed her (as it does most women who report), and why it's so important to talk about these issues even if it makes us uncomfortable. To learn more about Danielle's work, follow her @DanielleDPhoto on Twitter or visit danielledasilva.com This week's music: Limp by Fiona Apple

Guest: Veronika Swartz. Actress/comedian/burlesque dancer Veronika Swatz was in Toronto for TIFF, and stopped by The Bunker to talk about her first feature film role in Fire Song, how moving back to her hometown of Thunder Bay has helped her creativity, saying "yes" to opportunities, and handling mean trolls with love. Check out more from Veronika @veronikaswartz or veronikaswartz.com This week's music: Don't Call Her No Tramp - Betty Davis

Guest: Sarah Riegler (O Frontera/Oxford Blue/Orkestra Gatigo). We talk to percussionist/ethnomusicologist Sarah Riegler about her study of drumming in Ghana and the lack of women drummers, and some of the more patronizing aspects of being a professional musician, while female, in Toronto's indie scene. This week's music:They Scoff the Broken Hearted by O Frontera (break)Where Am I Gonna Sleep? by Oxford Blue (outro)    

Guest: Stephanie Cooke. We talk to writer/podcast host Stephanie Cooke (Talking Comics, The Missfits) about The Secret Loves of Geek Girls anthology, dating while geeky, mansplaining, and representation/diversity in comic books. Find out mor about Steph: @hellocookie or stephaniecooke.ca This week's music: Divine Hammer by The Breeders

Guest: Cassandra Moore. We talk to drag performer Cassandra Moore about gender identity, having an alter ego, small-scale celebrity, and drag. Find more from Cassandra at cassandramoore.com This week's music: When I was a Boy by Dar Williams

Guest: Andrea Subisatti. We talk The Faculty of Horror, Rue Morgue, conventions, remakes, sexism, Hannibal, and being afraid.  This week's music: Demon Lover by The Creepshow

Guests: Trevor Juras, Safa Jinje. We talk making movies, online dating problems, and public shaming.This week's music: Connection by Elastica

Guest: High Heels Lo Fi. We talk boobs, booze & rock 'n' roll with Toronto's best/only drunk rock band High Heels Lo Fi. Jenn's roommates fill in for Lizzie as co-hosts. This weeks music:Just Don't - High Heels Lo Fi (break)Get Me Some - High Heels Lo Fi (outro) Hysteria Intro by Brad Gulka

Guest: Christine Ottoni. We talk about writing, finding your tribe/voive, criticism and the effect social media has on all of the above. Find more from Chrissi @chrissiottoni or www.christineottoni.com This week's music: Poor Little Rich Boy by Regina SpektorIntro music by Brad Gulka

Guest: N Maxwell Lander. We talk photography, creative dick pics, how to survive a cannibal apocalypse, and Taylor Swift. Check Max out @maxwellander or www.maxwellander.ca This week's music: The Apocalypse Song by St. VincentIntro/Outro music is courtesy of Brad Gulka (@bradmezmo)