The Mail-In Podcast

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How Do You Start Eating Healthy? Sep 01, 2022

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Back on The Mail-In this week with Sally deFries and Brett Merriman. Digging into some of your most pressing questions as autumn is deceptively close in Central Texas. Here's what we've got this week:

- Fall primer 🍂

- Dipping my toes into sports betting for the first time, how should I manage it?

- Comparing yourself to others and navigating infertility

- Help me eat healthy for the first time in my life!

- What are we rocking to games we're not fans of?

- Las Vegas recs

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What's The Deal With Sorority Recruitment? Ft. Intern Calli Aug 25, 2022

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LOADED episode of The Mail-In this week as Brett Merrimanand Sally deFries welcome on Intern Calli to help them get their heads around bid day, door stacks, Bama rush tok, and everything involved in sorority recruitment. Here's what else we've got:

- Getting out of the friend zone

- An update from our cross country Canadian couple

- Injuries from working out as you get older

- Budgeting spreadsheet incoming!

- Do I get a bachelor party after I'm married if I didn't already do one?

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How Do I Handle Having Feelings For A Coworker If I'm MARRIED? Aug 18, 2022

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We're back on The Mail-In with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries this week to dig into a wide range of questions. Here's what we've got:

- Do I get my wedding gift back if my friends were only married for 6 weeks?

- Is it a red flag to date her if she doesn't have any friends? \

- I have feelings for my coworker, but I'm married. Please help.

- What are some ways to get through grief?

- How do I support my fiancé when her friends keep bailing from her bachelorette party?

- What airlines are the best? The worst?

- Shower Thoughts 🚿

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How Do You Deal With Hard Stuff? Aug 11, 2022

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Brett is back in town with Sally after a few weeks at home for a big episode of The Mail-In. We're tackling your problems so you don't have to (yet). Here's what we've got this week:

- Where do we stand on the Beach Boys?

- What's the etiquette for being home when someone is working on your crib?

- Baby moons? Are we doing them?

- Do I have to give the same honeymoon gift back to someone that gets married a month after me?

- Summer fling is coming to and end and we both know it. How do we enjoy our time left?

- Upstate NY recommendations in the fall?

- Shower Thoughts 🚿

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Do I Have to Drop My Significant Other Off at the Airport? Aug 04, 2022

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This week on The Mail-In, Dave and Dillon fill in for Brett as they, along with Sally, break down your most pressing questions. Here's what we're working with this week:

- Trying to date as a non-drinker

- Picking up/dropping off your significant other at the airport versus asking them to Uber

- Navigating friendships post-breakup

- Living within your means in your 20s

- Where to live during the three days between leases

- Managing relationships during the busiest times in your life

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Cross Country Road Trips Feat. Kayla Haby Jul 21, 2022

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This week on The Mail-In, Kayla Haby is back in the co-host chair with Brett Merriman to break down your most pressing questions. Here's what we're working with this week:

- How to handle roommate disputes over budgets?

- Which college should I attend after the Marine Corps?

- My friends didn't bother getting me a wedding gift

- My Instagram got hacked and now I'm starting anew

- Should I stop going tanning?

- How do I pass the time on a cross country roadtrip?

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Sleeping With Your Therapist Jul 14, 2022

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Here's what we have this week:

- Sleeping with your therapist !

- How do you explain to your significant other that you don't want them to golf with you?

- What's a weird body thing you do?

- Running into your ex at a wedding

- Is it ok to criticize your coworkers?

- Bachelor Party: Northern Michigan

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How Do You Un-Invite Someone To Your Wedding? Jul 07, 2022

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This week on The Mail-In, Brett and Sally are hyped going into the Saturday meetup at Kirby Ice House in Houston. Apologies for the existential crisis we hit by the end... Here's what we're working with this week:

- Do I have to go to ALL the company happy hours?

- What's the best job benefit you've ever had?

- How do you un-invite people from your wedding?

- How do you handle being invited to two weddings in one day?

- Peeing in a pool

- Houston spots

- Shower Thoughts 🚿🚿

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Getting Out Of A Rut Jun 30, 2022

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This week on The Mail-In, Sally is back in the co-host chair next to Brett to tackle your hardest questions and most pressing problems. Here's what we've got this week:

- "Ghosting" after a first date?

- Going to concerts solo

- What if they don't look like their dating app pics?

- Gender roles in business?

- What to do when you're in a funk

- Bachelor party tips for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail

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INTERN EPISODE ft. Abhi Pal and Calli Rubin Jun 23, 2022

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On this week's Mail-In, Brett Merriman is joined by the newest crop of Washed Media interns Abhi Pal (business development) and Calli Rubin (social). They dig into how they got to Washed Media, what they've learned, and what to expect going forward. They also keep everyone young, which may be their most important quality.

- Intern bios

- What's the oldest trait about the Washed guys?

- What is the dating scene like in college now?

- How do I stay cool at 29?

- How did sororities/fraternities shape your college experience?

- Do guys or girls have cleaner college living situations?

- If you were Washed CEO, what would you do?

- Which Washed employee would do the best at a formal?

- Shower Thoughts 🚿

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