Jenna Tries
by Jenna Kim Jones
Hey Party Animals! It's me, comedian, mom, wife, and wanna be foodie Jenna Kim Jones and this is my podcast Jenna Tries! Jenna Tries is for everyone out there trying to enjoy life as best as they can! Join me weekly and we'll try our best to have a ton of fun, laugh a lot, answer your questions and mine, discuss life and so much more—together! Jenna Tries features life updates, listener questions, all things comedy and of course food reviews because that's really how Jenna Tries got started. Thanks for listening!
Episodes
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Jenna Tries A Vibration Plate
Hey party people! We're back and we did it! Your hats are in the mail and the turkey trot is just a few weeks away! This week we discuss Reese's pies, McRib's, my new vibration plate and the Titanic. Yes, I know. It's all over the place! But that's why we have fun! Subscribe to my website and…
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Jenna Tries Choir
Why aren't people carving pumpkins anymore? Because it's dangerous? Because it's gross? That can't be the only reason, can it? I discuss! Halloween is finally here which is why I'm talking about Thanksgiving. Get your Turkey Trot swag ASAP by subscribing to jennakimjones.com. Also in today's...
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Jenna Tries 3D Printed Meat
Hey everyone! We are back and my vest is basically finished! We locked down Halloween costumes. AND Christmas is only 9 Sundays away! We discuss apple butter, Crumbl's new skinny menu, 3D printed meat, AI, and Walmart's weird pricing! Join my website before November 1 for your Turkey Trot swag:...
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Jenna Tries to Buy a $15,000 Bird?
I'm back after a successful trip to Utah! I give my take on the Kelly Clarkson toy bird drama! Halloween is coming and I have no costumes planned. Plus weird Jimmy John's pickles marketing and the Boo Buckets are officially coming back and super super cute. My kids are going to love them! AND I...
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Jenna Tries Proper Hydration
Hi guys! Did you know the internet is just full of fake stuff? AND are we too hydrated? There are just some of the great topics this week. Plus Halloween Ranch Dressing, McDonald's buckets, tempered chocolate and crocheted vests! Come see me in Utah this weekend! AND don't forget—if you're...
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Jenna Tries Cleveland
Taylor Swift finally wrote a song I completely understand!!! Is food being recalled more often? Let's discuss. Football season is back and my house is very happy about it. Mcdonald's is trying new things which are very questionable but at least Monopoly is coming back. Plus food news and…
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Jenna Tries Macros
Protein is still everywhere and everything! We discuss macros and health compromises since a new restaurant opened in NYC called The Protein Shop! Plus do we really deserve a little treat every time we do anything? McDonald's is trying spicy chicken nuggets! Crumbl turned 9! And Churros are back…
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Jenna Tries Re-Entering Reality
We had our last Universal Studios adventure and it was hard to say goodbye and come back to reality! But Taco Bell has naked chicken chalupas and that helped! Plus apple cider donuts, tempering chocolate, tootsie rolls, Celine Dion, ads that had people saying YIKES and cutting board drama! All in...
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Jenna Tries Getting Bigger!
I'm back and summer's over in my book! I tried NEW Harvest Mix Tootsie Rolls and discuss Tootsie Roll's recent renaissance! I discuss staying positive, flying around the world, new TSA rules that made me think if Sleepless in Seattle AND I answer your burning questions! Most of them were about me...
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Jenna Tries Practical Magic!
I'm back after last week's technical difficulties! Thank you for your patience! We had a crazy week but a happy one. Thank you to everyone who came to see me in Columbus. It was such a fun weekend! I was so happy to be back on stage. So this week we talk 90's movies. I finally saw Practical Magic...
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Jenna Tries To Fix Her Gut Health
School is back in session and life got really crazy, very quickly! I share the notes I'm making to remind myself to be a human person. I'm also trying to fix my gut! I'll let you know how that process goes. Then of course, we discuss how the world doesn't want me to be thin because all of the…
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Jenna Tries COLLEGE!
Hey! I'm back with a new episode! Big day in space so make sure you look up and catch it all! Plus should college kids get fancy dorm rooms? I weigh in and share my experience as a freshman in college! Is AI making social media less fun? Should I get a chemical peel? And the sequel that everyone...
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Jenna Tries Bringing Back WHATEVER
We're back! School started in our area and time is moving too quickly! This week I discuss life in Georgia. When do I get to say I'm from Georgia? Is there a rule about this? Were you a Camp Rock fan? My girls are getting into it! Did you say "Whatever" a lot when you were a kid? Then we talk…
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Jenna Tries Fried Pies and Regular Sized Cookies
I'm back after a super fun family vacation to Vegas and Utah! We saw so much and felt so much…HEAT. It was very hot and dusty. I give a full rundown of the trip and more! Plus lots of food news to catch up on! People are eating sour ants! Parasites are everywhere! McDonald's trademarked the word...
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Jenna Tries To Explain Taylor Swift's Wedding
Today's episode covered all kinds of topics! First is JKJ a jello expert now? And what should she make next? Then JKJ discusses Taylor Swift's wedding, soccer letdowns, parasites that are freaking her out and turning 40 and staying calm. We're not stressing, y'all! Plus Subdogs? Yuck? Subway's…
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Jenna Tries Using AI (and understanding soccer)!
This week we're back after a very successful family reunion. We celebrated Summerween and ate great food and took the kids to Burger King! M&Ms is getting ride of synthetic dye so we'll be losing a couple of colors for a while! Plus the World Cup is making me feel patriotic! Happy 4th of July!…
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Jenna Tries Cleaning Her Own House
We're back! This week we have special guests Sam and Dylan who join me to play a quick game before they went back to watching animal videos and then were off to bed. They killed it on the show! Then we discuss McDonald's Fry pies, read a little excerpt from my most recent article discussing...
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Jenna Tries Answering Your Questions!
Today we are answering text messages! From questions about my church's temple garments, to siblings, to Aldi, to dipping cheeseburgers in Diet Cokes, we cover A LOT of different topics! Plus we discuss Pizza Hut bringing back their reading program. Europeans enjoying uniquely American things...
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Jenna Tries Aging!
JKJ is turning 40 and y'all have a lot of great advice to share. First we discuss our visit to the Little Debbie headquarters and JKJ"s pumpkin patch she's currently growing! Then JKJ tries Cheerwine for you. It's amazing! And not wine! We answer a listener text! Talk about disgusting baked beans...
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Jenna Tries To Figure Out Who Alex Cooper Is?
This week we've got a lot to discuss! First we answer a listener text! JKJ tries the new Dirty Diet Mountain Dew Cream Soda Mix and it's….well you'll just have to listen. She gives all the details on her family's exciting Memorial Day Weekend. Plus food news! Pickle Smoothies and the Chipotle…
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Jenna Tries Making Friends!
This week JKJ is brave…and tries the new Sugar Free gummies from Trader Joe's that are making everybody poop their pants! What is the deal with them??? JKJ also discusses food news. Spam Hot Dogs anyone?...
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Jenna Tries Homeschooling!
Hello! We're back! Today I give my best pitch to fix ALL of Mcdonald's problems. I also give you the quick story of how our homeschooling journey began! Then, we've got Mac and Cheese wars! People are furious that the McDouble is $2.50...
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Will Jenna Try A GLP-1?
Hey everyone! I'm back with another episode. This week I start off with a chat about my hair! It's been a weird hair journey for me and I discuss what's been going on! Then we get into the food news! McDonald's is making dirty sodas! And they're making it really hard to get free refills! Subway...
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My Millennial Moment
Hey guys! I'm back! I haven't quit solo podcasting yet! Today I bring a lot of great topics to the pod! We discuss some good news and bad news. We read texts from you! We try a new treat in our official Jenna Tries segment. And then we go on a Millennial journey where we discuss nostalgia, aging,...
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24 Hour Mom
Hello Party People! Welcome to the Jenna Tries podcast! This week we've got a lot to talk about! First I cover some food news! I had to talk about Hershey's decision to put chocolate back in their chocolate....
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HELLO JENNA TRIES!
This isn't a full episode but a quick update! Some things are changing! See you April 22. Visit jennatries.com for more info.
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Take a Deep Breath
This week, JKJ and #AL discuss Golden Globes, #AL's deep breathing, vibration, plates, and lymphatic drainage! Is anything real anymore? And we ask a very deep question. What's one thing you're bringing back to 2026??? We have a few ideas. Subscribe to my new podcast, The Ripple Effect with Jenna...
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Rage Bait
We are back! And our Renaissance continues. This week we discuss the word of the year and it's very fitting. We also discussed bad fashion trends—we are looking at you barrel jeans! And #AL really thinks he wants to do cold plunges? Subscribe to my new podcast, The Ripple Effect with Jenna Kim...
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Wickedly Talented
We are back! Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you're listening to our show while you're baking a delicious pie. This week we discussed my B12 shots and the person who gives them to me. JKJ tries to trick #AL with fake Christmas movie plots. We discuss our crazy holiday habits, including buying IKEA...
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Punch Fights vs Chewy Words
This week it's all about marbles, 5 Below, The Dollar Tree, insane workouts, Thanksgiving movies and more! #AL is over JKJ talking about the olden days and JKJ doesn't want anyone to see her workout. Plus we watched Keeping the Faith and it was….a movie! We also watched another 90's gem, Home for...
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Cool Hot Pants
We're back and JKJ's got new red pants that she bought in a store that she tried on first!!! JKJ and #AL went out shopping and it made JKJ wants more nights out! Nobody goes out anymore! Movies are still kinda lame but apparently movies have always been bad b/c #AL says he saw terrible movies as…
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Chartreuse with Envy
It's finally almost Halloween and we're feeling fantastic! Today's episode goes off on a tangent about The Mandela Effect and it was worth it! Plus we discuss, how old is too old for Trick or Treating?! Subscribe to our website and watch the show, have access to all past episodes AND read what…
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Soup People!
JKJ's started a new workout that's making her question everything. #AL is a soup optimist! Yep, we discuss all the kinds of soups but we promise it's very interesting! Plus pickleball chat, workout chat, #AL's new bread hobby and more! Subscribe to our website and watch the show, have access to…
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We're Ice Cream People!
This week JKJ's working out her road rage, #AL and JKJ discuss books and like, how awesome they are, AND we found three ice cream machines in our house! WHY??? JKJ and #AL then discuss the pros and cons of a pizza oven. Subscribe to our website and watch the show, have access to all past episodes...
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Look Me In The Eyeballs!
We are back and JKJ's got a lot on her mind. First, ihop, then Kroger, then beyond! JKJ wants everyone to be a lot nicer, including herself. Is that so much to ask? Should the guy at the grocery store helped me? Was the employee at ihop judging me? Plus we discuss all the shows that we can't...
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Shape-Up!
Today's episode is like riding a roller coaster through JKJ's brain. We discuss horrible workout trends that JKJ really shouldn't have tried, overalls, bird obsessions, finding life's passions, Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift and JKJ's belief that there are really very few things she doesn't like. Join…
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Hot Honey Millennials
We're back and this week JKJ is worried that she isn't self aware enough to know if she's a "typical" millennial. #AL is convinced he doesn't even know what hot honey is and turns out, he may not like honey at all. Plus we need cable back! Watch the show at jennakimjones.com See Jenna live!...
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My Gut Is Healed
JKJ and #AL are back and this week we're keeping it light and fun as usual. We discuss the oldies which should really just be called the classics. Then…gut health. Is it real? What about perimenopause? Should we all just calm down and stop trying to diagnose ourselves? Plus JKJ got her hands on...
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Everybody Calm Down!
In today's episode we discuss our beach trip and #AL calls out JKJ's dislike of the ocean. We also talk—sports? Or at least people acting terribly at sporting events. Plus are JKJ and #AL getting old? Do we think everyone is a terrible driver? AND JKJ takes the kids to Target to see Halloween…
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#Al's got JKJ's Receipts!
We are back, baby! Time for a new season of Couple Friends podcast. This week was all about catching you up on life. So much happened since our last season! New comedy specials, surgery, homeschool, travel and more! We discuss all that plus some pop culture news, movies JKJ's been watching, #AL's...
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We're Alive!
This week was wild! JKJ set her 2025 goals, our kids have shows, the McRib is back, Moana 2 is just OK and WE ALMOST DIED. Ok so we weren't THAT close to dying but it was kind of insane and smoke was involved. We answer your questions AND we have fun gift recommendations! It's been a wonderful...
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This or That Christmas Edition!
It's our Christmas episode and in it we discuss all our favorite Christmas things and the ones we could live without. Turns out JKJ has some strong opinions about Christmas movies (surprise, surprise!) and #AL takes all of JKJ's very silly questions very seriously. Upcoming shows: Jan 10-11 Las...
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Colonial JKJ and #AL
We are back! From vacation! We went on our first family vacation to Colonial Williamsburg and have a lot to say about it! Plus Jenna is decorating for Christmas and it's making #AL very nervous. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We are very grateful for you! Yes, you! For updates and more information about...
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Disavow Diet Coke?
This week we discuss all the new Reese's products JKJ got tricked into buying. Plus we also discuss how much it would cost to get both JKJ and #AL to dance on the internet, disavow Diet Coke or get really into Pickleball. The price is high people! Upcoming Shows: December 5 - Chattanooga, TN...
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Do you have iPhone face?
Watch out now—#AL and JKJ are officially old people! In this episode we learn a whole bunch of new phrases, including iPhone face. We also discuss memes from the early 2000s before we really understood what a meme was. Plus chipmunks, skibidi toilets, peanut butter jelly, Rihanna, and so much…
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Very Important Food News
We wouldn't be who we were if we didn't talk food! The picklewich, Chicken Big Macs, Taco Bell nostalgia and so much more! Jimmy John's: https://www.foodbeast.com/news/jimmy-johns-ditches-the-bread-for-its-new-picklewich/ Taco Bell:...
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Out of Control Holidays
We are back and JKJ is ready for Halloween to be over! Buckle up because JKJ might sound like an old lady, but she just wants her kids to have a great life. Is that so hard to understand? 😂 We discuss life, out of control holidays, too many costumes and the joy of a quiet drive home after a fun...
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Nostalgia and Protein Diet Coke
We're back with #AL's fashion crisis! What are we supposed to wear at our age? We also try the viral protein Diet Coke. For some reason that sends us down a food spiral which then makes us nostalgic which is exactly what millennials our age do. Tell your friends to listen to the show and see the...
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Parenting Worries and Costco DRAMA!
Jenna finally gives the details on her Costco encounter and she's still mad about it! Then JKJ and #AL dive into their parenting problems—the things they're excited about, nervous about and currently thinking about. Plus JKJ shares more about homeschooling! Upcoming Shows! October 18-19 -...
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The Mid Life Crisis
Welcome back to Couple Friends Season 3! Do we own a Diet Coke machine now? Yes! Do we have exciting food news? Very much yes! Are we entering our midlife crisis? You better believe it! Catch up with your favorite podcasters/couple friends and check out the video to see the new studio at...
About this show
Hey Party Animals! It's me, comedian, mom, wife, and wanna be foodie Jenna Kim Jones and this is my podcast Jenna Tries! Jenna Tries is for everyone out there trying to enjoy life as best as they can! Join me weekly and we'll try our best to have a ton of fun, laugh a lot, answer your questions and mine, discuss life and so much more—together! Jenna Tries features life updates, listener questions, all things comedy and of course food reviews because that's really how Jenna Tries got started. Thanks for listening!
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