Gabe and Melisa are slap happy up top. Then, a listener writes in asking what to do when her boyfriend's mental health is so poor it's making her life miserable. Next, psychotherapist Israa Nasir joins the podcast to talk about toxic productivity, the push to monetize every hobby, and how poverty, comparison, and hustle culture create more suffering. Hypotheticals is run by Melisa and boy, do we miss Allison. And finally, Melisa's origin story of becoming an expert on soap operas. 

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Allison’s gone and it’s just the DEI hires from the South today! After a bunch of tangents, we talk r/tipping, where flavors come from and which surprising ones Melisa hates, and a man whose wife is accusing him of fathering her friend’s baby. Then, an OP ends up telling lots of tall tales, and another watches 72 Disney movies. Gabe and Melisa recount their problematic 90s show choir experiences. Could Gabe beat RuPaul in a Drag Race trivia contest? 

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Gabe pretends to be Allison despite not doing any prep work. A listener writes in after being misled about the openness of a hook up's relationship status. Dr. Lee Airton then joins the chat to talk about all things gender. And finally, is posting strangers online kosher? (Not really!) 

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Gabe and Melisa carry the torch without Allison. r/amitheasshole tests a friendship group. An important shout out to Lady Gaga for being ahead of the curve. Melisa shares an intricate alien/time travel post that poses some intriguing theories. Gabe discloses some #cool childhood memories. r/paranormal reveals that new construction won't save you from the supernatural. And finally, is there a grief group for ghosts? 

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Allison's having a lot of water problems. A listener writes in asking if everyone needs to be in therapy even though they've had a hard time with past therapists. Author Jessica Slice then joins the show to talk about disability and dating, and her new book on disabled people being deemed "unfit parents." In Hypotheticals, what is Flurfle? Who is Janet Cilantro? And finally, our favorite songs. Melisa has a list. Gabe has facts about Jason Mraz. Allison only likes lyrics and has a great movie idea that we CAN NOT steal.

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Today an OP fucked up by wearing a hat to wash his hair. Then, we talk tattoos, pretzel bites, short haircuts, orange tic tacs, dental work, and writing comedy for others to read. What is this show about exactly? r/nostupidquestions asks why we bother working when we still can’t afford anything? (Welcome, comrade!) Gabe gets on a financial soapbox! Should he go to Peru? In r/accidentalally we see JK Rowling using the singular they and hear a conspiracy theory about transvestigators. Plus what went away without anyone noticing? #nostalgia 

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Gabe's tracking his hairline and getting shots in the butt. A listener writes in asking if and how they can save a friendship where the other person doesn't seem interested in being friends. Then, Dr. Marie Thouin joins the show to talk about the history of compersion and how it can be used outside of a polyamorous context. And finally, Allison’s book all about Modern Marriage is about to come out! You can preorder it by clicking here!

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We debate the heat of the Earth’s core before reading an r/AITH about a husband cheating with and impregnating the couple’s surrogate. Should the wife give up her parental rights? Then, a man complains that the woman he left his wife for is not a good girlfriend. Then we explore r/wellthatsucks and r/hypotheticalsituations for gas station antics, getting millions to go back to school Billy Madison style, and choosing to get ears and a tail, master pizza chef skills or 20 dollars. (It makes sense in context, we promise.) Finally, what would you do if you found your maid of honor shit talking you on Facebook right before the wedding?

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It's a talking episode baby! No guest—other than Gabe's dog Beans. A listener writes in wanting advice on what to do now that their estranged father is sick. Melisa joins for Hypotheticals where a "no kissing" clause constitutes cheating. The trio debate their 4 favorite movies. (Allison's husband also weighs in.) And finally, conscious celibacy, whatever that means. 

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This week, would you shake an evil politician’s hand if you had to? Would you livestream your life for 10 years for 10 million dollars a year? Would you lie and tell a cheating partner you were also cheating to save face? Plus, good comebacks, presidential trivia, and sand pies.

Correction: Gabe says the band who asked for NO brown M&Ms was Metallica. It was in fact Van Halen. Our apologies to Mr. Eddie Van Halen.

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If Sugar the dog wanted to? She would. A lesbian listener writes in upset that she has to miss out on events with her closeted girlfriend's religious family. Author of Sexism & Sensibility Jo-Ann Finkelstein joins the pod to discuss how to speak to your children about sexism. Allison then gives Gabe and Jo-Ann one of Gabe's favorite hypotheticals ever. And finally, Allison finally has a hobby! It's swimming!

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