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Ep. 475: Are We Morally Obligated To Keep Up with the News? Mar 27, 2024

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Instagram is rolling out a new feature that defaults to keeping news and political content off of our feeds, and it got us thinking, is it irresponsible to ignore current events? Unfortunately, many news sources are produced with biases, headlines are manufactured to outrage rather than inform, and falsified information is getting harder and harder to differentiate from what’s “real.” And not only that, but after years of getting everything from social media algorithms, we’re all primed to see and hear things we already agree with. Maybe it’s just us, but the “news” doesn’t feel like the news anymore. Is it just us?

The “news” isn’t the news anymore [3:10]

Manufactured outrage [6:12]

People look for things we agree with [7:59]

Stories can spiral out of control [11:46]

We need stronger critical thinking skills [14:38]

There’s just “too much” to keep up with [19:29]

Voting without keeping up with current events [22:44]

Borrowed information [24:35]

How do we know what’s true and what’s real? [27:11]

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Ep. 474: Can Men + Women Be Friends, No Strings Attached? Mar 22, 2024

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Today, we’re bravely tackling a question no one has ever dared to ask before: can men and women be friends? Okay, okay, we hardly have a new take on this topic—of course they can!—but as two women whose marriages ended due to infidelity, sometimes the answer can feel a little more complicated. Lots of men and women can be friends with no romantic or sexual connection, but there are some hard feelings and potential red flags to be aware of if you or your partner has a close friend of the opposite sex.

Can men + women be friends? [1:11]

Introducing your friends to your partner [4:00]

Red-flags to look out for [6:01]

Handling feelings of jealousy and inadequacy [7:49]

We don’t want to waste time anymore [10:23]

Self-fulfilling prophecies [11:39]

Pre-empting our partner’s insecurities [14:42]

Partners need to be included [17:12]

Knowing what your partner is up to [19:39]

You’ll never feel 100% confident 100% of the time [22:02]

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Ep. 473: Simple Is Boring Mar 20, 2024

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Whenever we face problems in our lives, we tend to crave complicated solutions over easy ones. Somehow we think complexity is more likely to give us a result—unfortunately, while simple is boring, it’s also effective. No one wants to hear that the solution to losing weight is eating less. Instead we look to fad diets or new workout techniques, and it takes us even longer to reach our goals. We’re so caught up in optimizing everything that we forget to perfect the basics. Is there anything in your life you’re over-complicating?

Humans prefer complicated solutions over simple ones [1:00]

Trying to gamify our lives [2:43]

Our brain works against itself [6:09]

You can’t do the advanced things before the basic things [7:34]

We underestimate the impact of the small things [9:50]

Consistency over optimization [11:51]

What parts of our lives can we simplify? [14:50]

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Ep. 472: The Loneliness in Getting Older Mar 15, 2024

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Maybe it’s just us, but there’s some weird loneliness that seems to come with getting older. We’ve been holding it down for our loved ones for so long, and we’re caretakers by nature, but maybe it’s time to ask who’s taking care of us? Our responsibilities are more than ever, but now our support networks are spread out and we don’t want to burden anyone. What’s left is us, feeling alone, and starting to feel resentful of our lives. We know it isn’t forever, but sometimes that loneliness hits us, and we just needed to talk about it. If you’re out there feeling lonely too, you’re not in this by yourself. We see you, we understand you, we ARE you.

The expectation to have it all together [2:12]

Getting sick of the same shit over and over again [5:22]

If you take care of everyone else, who takes care of you? [8:59]

Therapy can help remove your blind spots [11:49]

You’re the adult now [13:57]

Would marriage solve our loneliness? [16:08]

Existing somewhere in the messy middle [20:00]

Marriage and obligation [24:11]

Competitive overwhelm [28:36]

Self-imposed resentment [31:46]

Looking for validation from someone who can’t give it [34:15]

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Ep. 471: Is Taking Selfies Self-Absorbed? Mar 13, 2024

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It’s 2024, are we still judging people for taking selfies? Sometimes we like the way we look and want to share it, what’s so wrong with that? There are so many times we wish we’d gotten over ourselves and taken photos to remember specific moments in our lives, but now those times are past and we’ll never get those memories back. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with taking a picture just because you’re feeling hot, too. Next time you see someone post a selfie, let it inspire you to take photos of your own life, rather than thinking someone is too self-absorbed.

Do I need to be helpful all the time? [4:15]

Are selfies still taboo? [7:59]

We get confronted by our sensitivities [10:29]

Talking shit on someone else’s confidence [14:09]

You’ll always regret not having memories [15:35]

Support your girls! [17:59]

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Ep. 470: Can You Be Too Relatable? Mar 08, 2024

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When you have an audience of any kind, a decision must be made—do you keep yourself relatable and friendly to all, or do you out your own self on a pedestal to keep people coming back for more? For the former, some might argue that this leaves you “too” relatable, and at risk of your audience losing respect for you. On the other hand, the latter might leave you seeming stiff, unapproachable, and with a superiority complex. Danny and Jill ponder this dichotomy and wonder what the best path is for handling the influencer-consumer relationship. (This episode is a re-run. Originally published in 2019.)

Keeping yourself on an “elevated” level [3:23]

Is it possible to be too relatable? [6:17]

The Pratfall Effect: authority needs relatability [10:25]

Keeping yourself above your audience vs. Boundaries [15:14]

Reaching out as a peer for mutual benefit [18:41]

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Ep. 469: Grief Demands to Be Felt, Even When It's Misunderstood Mar 07, 2024

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Grief demands to be felt, and in many ways it needs to be witnessed. Grief doesn’t have a specific look, nor does it have an expiration date, but there are some types of grief that might seem uncommon or “wrong” to feel, which can leave us stuck with these feelings without any way to process them. That’s disenfranchised grief—grief that isn’t openly acknowledged on a societal or personal level. Maybe you have felt some disenfranchised grief, and in this episode Danny shares some of the commonly ignored types of grief to let you know that if you’ve been hurt by any of these experiences, you are’t alone and that how you feel matters.

Some past traumatic events [2:19]

Uncovering old home videos [4:43]

Disenfranchised grief [7:50]

The power in sharing your grief [11:19]

Pain in losing a pet [12:51]

Miscarriages and stillbirths [13:42]

The death of a former partner [14:43]

Relationships that don’t fit societal norms [15:46]

Grief in suicide [16:43]

Childhood abuse and neglect [18:02]

Loss through adoption—for parents and children [18:59]

A loss of cultural or religious identity [19:51]

Estranged family relationships [20:42]

Grief following a traumatic event [22:24]

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Ep. 468: Do We Even Need Men? Mar 02, 2024

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We talk a lot of shit about men (and sometimes they deserve it) but at the end of the day, we love men and we appreciate what they do for us and who they are. But sometimes we wonder if the younger generations feel the same. “We don’t need men!” is a popular soundbyte, but do young women really feel that way, and how it that affecting the self esteem of the future generations of boys?

Do we need men? [1:50]

“Traditional” male roles are no longer needed [3:54]

The biological value of men [7:32]

Appreciating the ways men and women are different [10:31]

You can have both [13:01]

Where does the correction start? [15:50]

The toxic messages we see on social media [17:49]

A cultural obsession with status [21:07]

We need each other [26:21]

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Ep. 467: Towels for Valentine's Day Feb 29, 2024

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For holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries, do gifts matter? Or is it only the thought that counts? Maybe a mixture of the two? We aren’t saying that the only way to make us feel loved is by buying us gifts, but there are some presents that are a little more insulting to receive than if you had gotten nothing at all. We all want to be loved in different ways, so before you go buy towels for your partner for Valentine’s Day, make sure it’s something they’d love.

Towels for Valentine’s Day [4:35]

Understanding how your partner wants to be loved [8:25]

Is it thoughtful or is it insulting? [12:04]

There’s a time and place for practical gifts [14:01]

Not everyone is superficial or entitled [16:27]

The kinds of gifts we like receiving [17:59]

The right time to buy someone towels (or any practical gift) [19:50]

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Ep. 466: Elitism in Internet Business Feb 24, 2024

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There’s a lot to be said about “getting in the room” and surrounding yourself with people who can challenge and elevate you as a business owner or person, but at what point does it become elitism? At what point is the obsession with surrounding yourself with the “right” people performative and just for chasing clout? We’ve been entrepreneurs for a long time, and unfortunately, we see a lot of transactional relationships and judgement against people who aren’t deemed successful enough, whatever that even means. For us, our genuine relationships mean everything, and we aren’t going to abandon the people we care about just because they aren’t the “right” level of successful. Yuck.

Elitism in the online space [1:15]

Using people only for clout [5:08]

Treating people transactionally [9:11]

If you’re not bragging about it, is it real? [12:55]

Judgement of those not “rich” enough [17:04]

A rising tide floats all boats [20:54]

How to get into the “right” room [25:20]

Just because it’s popular, doesn’t mean it’s the best [31:12]

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