Pikachu, I Choose You! (w/ Sarah Natochenny)
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
4.9 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Voice actress Sarah Natochenny (Pokémon) joins Nicole for a chat about how voicing Ash Ketchum inspired her to become the adventurous protagonist of her own life. Sarah shares her method for vetting a first date, why she has absolutely zero tolerance for men who neg her, and why animal companions (like her cat, Pikachu) will always be better than a boyfriend. Plus, the gals discuss Cher's wild 40-year age gap relationship, share tips for traveling solo as a single woman, and Nicole recounts a horrifying road rage incident that still haunts her.
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| 0:00.0 | Want to watch this episode? Catch the full video on YouTube. Just hit the link in the episode |
| 0:04.4 | description. This is a headgum podcast. We talk a lot about messy dating stories on this show, |
| 0:13.5 | but you know what's making dating even messier? Lawmakers across the country trying to strip |
| 0:18.9 | away our access to sexual and reproductive health care. |
| 0:22.8 | Planned Parenthood believes your body is your business, and you deserve the freedom to make your own |
| 0:28.8 | choices. Whether you need birth control, STI testing, gender affirming care, or an abortion, |
| 0:34.9 | their health centers are there for you. But right now, politicians are |
| 0:39.5 | actively attacking Planned Parenthood and trying to control our futures. Millions of people are |
| 0:44.3 | at risk of losing essential care, especially those in black, Latino, rule, and low-income communities. |
| 0:50.8 | Healthcare is a human right, which is why I'm so proud to support them. |
| 0:54.6 | Here is a fun behind-the-scenes fact about the pod. |
| 0:57.1 | I pay all my guests for coming on. |
| 0:59.3 | But when they don't want to accept the money themselves, I ask where they'd like me to donate, |
| 1:03.4 | their fee instead, and Planned Parenthood is consistently the number one organization my guests |
| 1:08.5 | choose to support. |
| 1:09.8 | And together with people like you, |
| 1:11.9 | me and the guests on this podcast, Planned Parenthood can fight every day to build the future we |
| 1:17.6 | deserve. Supporters like you, power this work. Donate to support Planned Parenthood now at |
| 1:24.1 | planparenhood.org slash defend. |
| 1:28.5 | This was a guy who was like working in the space and he comes up to my table where I'm |
| 1:33.7 | like working, started asking me questions again of the dating variety. |
| 1:38.2 | And when I said that I don't want kids, he was very upset as if it was his business. Why is this such a question for me? |
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