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This week we’re joined by the brilliant Abby Rose Morris & Maya Ballestér from the More Than Tracy Turnblad podcast for one of our best and most real episodes to date! We’re talking about fat representation in the media, the most common tropes we see in TV and movies, the Fat Amy phenomenon, societal fatphobia and anti-fat sentiment and how it hurts everyone, how weight & appearance affect us all while growing up, the most annoying unsolicited advice fat people are given, why fat people are often told to settle or accept bad treatment when it comes to dating, why a lot of what you want in a partner is actually about what you want to look like next to them and MORE! As usual, we finish with a rousing game of Hot Or Just In Charge? Featuring Tom Cruise, Daddy Warbucks, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, and Tony Soprano. Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by NOBODY because it’s time to answer your questions!!!! We're talking about some cuffing season reminders, whether you should put off dating due to a lack of body confidence, how to dive back into it after taking some time off, what to do if your boyfriend of 2 years wants you to move to another state for him but not live together, whether it’s worth trying to repair a relationship in which you were “toxic and noncommittal”, why sliding into the DMs of a guy you have met in a group setting (who did not contact you) is a bad idea, and the three things I desperately wish I knew when I was 22! Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by Krissy Gregory aka @queenofcorporate !!! We discuss Hailey & Selena, Taylor Swift’s discography and exes, how your frontal lobe arriving changes your entire life, toxic on-again/off-again relationships, acting possessed over men and stalking their Venmo transactions, getting over the most devastating of breakups, treating the guys you DO like the same way you treat the ones you don’t, why attraction matters more than most people think, why good relationships should never be a huge struggle and MORE!! As always, we end with a rousing game of Hot? or Just In Charge? Featuring Chris Evans, Joe Jonas and a Robert Pattinson repeat (oops). Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by NO ONE because it's a baby mini solo episode!! We are doing all listener emails/DMs and pretty much nothing else. We discuss guys who hint at relationship-y topics and ask you relationship-y questions but turn out to be bad news, why meeting the friends means nothing, why consistency matters more than anything else, why actions mean more than words, what to do when a guy says he wants to date you but can't because of various excuses, guys you only see in group settings, guys who put the ball in your court, guys who say you seem too busy for them, blocking & deleting people who bring chaos to your life, having boundaries and self-respect and MORE!! As always, send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by Charlotte from @welcometothepeasantparty to talk dating flowcharts, ghosting graphs and why box theory is a cop-out! We discuss why the concept of a talking stage is bullshit, why it's not cool to explicitly use men for free meals/drinks, your dating karma, why wanting a guy to "choose" you is a bad mindset, out of touch influencers giving dating advice, thank you texts: to send or not to send? , why he isn't a fuckboy just because he didn't want to be your boyfriend, how to not play yourself and MORE! As always, we end with a rousing game of Hot? or Just In Charge? Featuring Daniel Craig, Christian Bale, Travis Barker and Robert Pattinson. Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by the brilliant Jamie Deline from @textswithshittymen and we’re not holding back!! We dive deep on ghosting and the appropriate ways to respond to such behavior, why men ghost rather than dump you properly, using a pre-drafted Rejext, why we don’t believe in hard and fast dating “rules”, how long a dating app convo should go on before a date is scheduled, why you shouldn’t try to act like a Samantha if deep down you’re a Charlotte, the 3 questions she always asks guys to screen for green/red flags, how to respond when guy ask what you’re looking for on dating apps and so much MORE! As always, we finish with a rousing game of Hot? Or Just In Charge? Featuring Jacob Elordi, Hugh Jackman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by the incredible Audra Hanson, also known as @girlunconventional on TikTok and Instagram, to talk about sobriety, dating, the intersection of those two and numerous other topics! We’re covering the highs and lows of sobriety, the best and worst parts of dating while sober, a listener who wrote in about her 2 year situationship getting another woman pregnant, online dating burnout, whether she entertains guys who slide into her DMs, going public about her sobriety on instagram, how blackout culture has become so normalized, why never being hungover is awesome, the typical LA guy, 62 year old men who aren’t ready to settle down, and then we play a rousing game of Hot? Or Just In Charge? Featuring Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Pete Davidson and Timothée Chalamet. Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by Matt, a wonderful Texas guest with tons of good advice, to discuss a variety of topics such as dating in Austin, cowboy stereotypes, "ring by spring", getting married and divorced at a very young age, requiring a quick phone call in advance of all dating app dates, yellow/red/green flags, meeting his now-partner and why their connection was so strong, the Honeymoon Phase, having the right push-and-pull chemistry for a relationship to work, why love should not be a major struggle, and MORE! Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on Instagram or TikTok @brutalpod !

This week we’re joined by an incredible NYC guest and covering various topics such as being About The Town, our most superficial icks, why guys always come back and at the most unusual times, why talking about Netflix on dates is overrated, why she’s not on instagram and never has been, letting your parents swipe for you on Hinge and A/B testing dating app photos, texting a coworker you saw on a dating app, what to do when your boyfriend doesn’t want to spend time with your family, working a Mint Julep into your cocktail rotation and MORE! Send in your questions and guest requests for our next episode to [email protected] or DM us on instagram @brutalpod !

This week's episode is a solo endeavor and we're talking about why beautiful & successful celebrities like emrata and beyonce get cheated on by their much less attractive/successful husbands, why you shouldn't date men if you hate men, why everyone can tell when you're angry and bitter, the importance of shutting the f*ck up, the two types of mercy dates, guys who are "not ready for a relationship yet", why guys ask for your number immediately from the app, losing momentum when dating, staying positive and grateful on the wedding circuit and MORE! Send us your feedback and questions for next week’s episode to [email protected] or DM us on instagram @brutalpod !