Can I Have a Word?

Can I Have a Word?

Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of nothing, bullsh*tters of all, each episode promises laughs, unexpected turns and occasional mental breakdowns.

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April 10, 2025 36 mins
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 past seven months, and bringing new life into this world while Kris reflects on how he's had a very VERY bad parenting day. Wow, the timing of recording this episode couldn't have been more... interesting.

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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, and their sex education.... oh, and Kris talks about the world's most iconic stripper song. Yep. All this because of the word Pony.

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March 6, 2025 40 mins
The word is "confusion" and Kris and Joa find themselves lost in conversation. Kris admits he will never understand WhatsApp, Joanna confides that travel is harder than it looks, and the two come together to create the perfect real-life Escape Room.

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February 26, 2025 47 mins
In this sleepy episode (because someone didn’t get enough sleep), Joanna and Kris talk about how ridiculous astrology is, pirate ghosts, and—naturally—Mesopotamia. The word may have been “midnight” but the conversation is chaos.

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February 5, 2025 45 mins
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 love for Joanna's hot cousin, Braulio, and they take a trip down memory lane, reminiscing about their past dating stories.

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January 29, 2025 40 mins
"Translate" is the word this week, which spins Joanna and Kris through an introspective conversation on being so bilingual your brain doesn't know which language works best. Kris admits to how many foreign languages he's flunked out of. And a pitch for why Joa will love living in a nursing home.

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January 22, 2025 44 mins
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, knowing yourself as an adult, and Kris will tell you what you can smoke in your pantry for a wild time.

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December 18, 2024 38 mins
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 you tell the word this week was harsh?

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of nothing, bullsh*tters of all...
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December 11, 2024 44 mins
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 empowering. Kris finally gets to share actual knowledge about professional wrestling, and together they create the most important Jewish celebration for women that will change the world forever.

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December 4, 2024 38 mins
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 agent? Also included in this week's conversation is Kris' affinity for jacuzzis, the Pope, and how noncommittal the French language can be.
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November 20, 2024 34 mins
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 Pugs, this food-filled chat is full of tasty surprises.

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November 13, 2024 43 mins
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 "accommodate" sends Joanna into a full-blown rant about the sterility of the English language. While Kris bemoans about the impossibility of knowing what Midwesterners want...ever. Also they complain about their friends (sorry to those who listen!) 

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November 6, 2024 42 mins
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 has the pleasure of educating Joanna to the phenomenon of "porn in the woods"

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October 30, 2024 40 mins
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 crisis about parenting. Oh and they also talk about the Jetsons?

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of not...
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October 2, 2024 38 mins
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 inability to be DIYers, the loss of thousands of dollars in wedding money and a mysterious dead dove in the car trunk that may or may not be Santería.

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September 25, 2024 43 mins
This week's word (rehab) is not particularly uplifting but it did strike up a surprisingly ridiculous conversation about deep dark fears, twins, and really REALLY embarrassing pictures from high school. 

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of nothing, bul...
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September 18, 2024 39 mins
The word "balance" brings about a surprisingly macabre conversation this week. Kris and Joanna dive into catcalling, the black plague, rollercoasters and MURDER.

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of nothing, bullsh*tters of all, each episode promises la...
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September 11, 2024 36 mins
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 friends and we even delve into discussing some extreme Japanese game shows. Oh, and a "guest" called "Tony Pontone" shows up.

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations...
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September 4, 2024 35 mins
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 diamonds are a lie and why having a will makes them feel like they are adulting.

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week...
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August 28, 2024 40 mins
With the word "buffet," Kris and Joanna launch into a very serious conversation about cast iron skillets, Peru's inflation, bizarre foods and...vampires. 

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Welcome to Can I Have a Word?, the podcast where comedian Joanna Hausmann and her long-time collaborator and friend Kris Knight delve into unexpected conversations sparked by a single random word each week. Experts of nothing, bullsh*tters of all, each episode promises laughs, u...
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