Basically Misled is a podcast by two Evergreen students that began in Sep. 23, 2018. Episodes are about an hour long each, released every Wednesday. The hosts, Dagny and Dae, have a good sense of humor and a positive view of Evergreen. They have experiences that are very similar to typical college students: latching onto random people that seem nice because you don’t have friends, having trouble picking an academic focus, and good ‘ol fashioned procrastination. The Podcast focuses on Evergreen students, with some information specifically for freshmen.The theme of the podcast is “Advice”, but as Dagny says at the beginning of every episode, “50 percent is life changing, and 50 percent will leave you crying in a stairwell by the end of the day, you decide”. Basically Misled is available on Spotify and YouTube.
The first thing you notice when opening the spotify page is that every single episode is labeled “Explicit”, which is weird because it’s not very naughty. The first episode has a sporadic start, but the following episodes are funny and relatable. Topics include roommates, majors, dating, professors, and campus politics. One of the most notable things they talk about is trying to explain what you’re learning to other people, because we all know that can be a challenge.
Each episode follows a different theme, and they adhere to each theme pretty well, but tangents do happen on occasion. One second, they’re talking about the campus, then suddenly they’re discussing baby names and hermit crabs. Episode themes include “How To Be An Evergreen Student”, “Friends & Enemies”, and many other episode titles that are hard to nail down. If you know what “Don’t Live With Frogs” means, more power to you. But the rest of us will have to listen to find out.
One of the best parts of the podcast comes late in “How To Be An Evergreen Student 101” when they talk about the Greenery. It seems that distaste with Greenery food is universal, but they specifically emphasize that you shouldn’t eat fries every single day. Good to know that Dagny and Dae care about our health, but is any food in the Greenery body safe? Clearly not the salad bar, since Dagny apparently knows three people that got food poisoning.
In “The Dating Game”, Dae recounts her experiences with dating, which are pretty standard. Having a “good time” while simultaneously being excited to leave, being yourself and pushing people away as a result. Dagny doesn’t do too well either, opting for the method of “Hey, wanna go out?” after being attracted to them for a long time. Not to give anything away, but at about 14 minutes in, that episode gets really entertaining.
Basically Misled is a delightful podcast that is definitely worth an hour or two of your time. The best jokes by far are the inside jokes for Evergreen students, but most jokes apply to anyone who’s been to college. Anyone can get a good laugh from this podcast. Basically Misled is definitely worth at least an hour of your time. Currently there are eighteen episodes, so you can catch up on the entire series in less than a day if you binge nonstop. I would give Basically Misled an A-, but Evergreen does not have letter grades, so I’ll give it 15.5/16 credits.
