Human Observations Episodes

How people act, and why it needs to be called out
April 29, 2025

1 BBC Strikes Again

Have you ever received a text message meant for someone else that revealed something they would never want you to know? It probably wasn't as revealing as the one I received! I have a personal story about a text I received fr...

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May 6, 2025

6 They Liked You Into a Bad Mood

This episode we find out why you aren't funny, discuss the NERVE of some people liking you and ruining your day, and explain proper driving etiquette. Also, we get into a listener email highlighting the importance of locking ...

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May 20, 2025

8 How to Prove She's Faking it

The era of personality performance, Instagram therapists, soft launches, fake grief, and pretending to be deep instead of being real. This episode digs into it without apologizing. Got something to say? Leave a voicemail anyt...

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June 3, 2025

10 You Don't Deserve a Date

This is a talk about the slow, humiliating death of common sense. If you’ve ever wondered, "How are people like this?" then this one’s for you. Got something to say? Leave a voicemail anytime at www.girlscantellpodcast.com Ju...

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June 10, 2025

11 How I Fell In Love with Cancer

This episode is about how something awful can sharpen your senses and force you to see things for the first time you've been missing. An honest introspective, raw, and sharp take on finding out you have cancer. Got something ...

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June 30, 2025

14 Attention Hogs, Noise Freaks, and Dog Owner Dicks

This week Trent rips into social media clowns doing stupid shit for clout, loud dickheads who slam everything like they’re in a contest, and dog owners who treat their pets like trash. Skateboard face plants and dogs chained ...

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July 7, 2025

15 Land of Debris

Chicago’s Independence Day is cursed with lunatics lighting mortars and littering sidewalks with sparkler wrappers. These idiots make noise, leave messes, and don’t care who suffers. I’m trapped calming my dog while shit pile...

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July 14, 2025

16 She's Swiping With a Dying Husband at Home

This one’s real. Real bios. Real photos. Real lies. I went through my actual dating feed live and called out every ridiculous, half-assed, or straight-up manipulative profile I came across. But it doesn’t stop there. Because ...

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July 21, 2025

17 Why it Feels Like a Love/Hate Relationship

You say you need space. They say they're just "really busy." But what if what you're calling independence is actually avoidant attachment? In this episode, Trent kicks off a multi-part series breaking down the psychology behi...

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July 28, 2025

18 Are You Passionate, or a Nut Job?

Obsessively checking your phone? Losing your mind over every “k”? This is quite possibly anxious attachment. In part two of our series, we get into the chasers, and explain where this wiring comes from. We tell you how it wre...

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Aug. 4, 2025

19 Are You Secure or Just Checked Out?

You’re not ghosting, chasing, or spiraling because someone didn’t text back in three hours. So, what the hell is wrong with you? Well, you just might be securely attached! In the final part of our attachment style series, we’...

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Aug. 26, 2025

Why Did People Used to Faint All the Time?

From Victorian corsets that crushed organs to Elvis fans dropping like flies, fainting used to be everywhere. But why don't we spontaneously collapse anymore? This week, we'll look at how fainting evolved from physical necess...

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Sept. 9, 2025

22 You Can Take That to the Bank

You’ve heard these phrases your whole life. But have you ever stopped to ask what the hell they actually mean? This week we look at the bizarre origins of things like “kick the bucket,” “riding shotgun,” “bite the bullet,” an...

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Sept. 15, 2025

You Can Be Anything (And 9 Other Lies)

Turns out, those feel-good pieces of advice we've probably all given are nothing but lies. In this episode, we'll tackle 10 classic pieces of bad advice and explain why they keep people broke, stuck, single or miserable. You’...

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Sept. 22, 2025

Start the Thing: How to Beat Perfectionism and Actually Begin

A listener named Bethany reached out to us. She has been considering starting a podcast for months. She has the name, the microphone, and the concept, but she hasn’t recorded anything yet. Her fear is that it won’t be good en...

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Sept. 29, 2025

Can You Rebuild Trust, or Is It Gone for Good?

In this episode, I get into the truth about broken trust, can you actually rebuild it, or is it gone forever? From relationships, to family, to shady bosses, I break down what happens when trust is lost and why most people wa...

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Oct. 5, 2025

Can You Actually Change Your Mind?

In this episode, we explore 10 harsh truths about why our brains resist change so fiercely.

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Oct. 20, 2025

From "Just a Tool" to "You're a Tool": The AI Takeover

AI isn't "just a tool" anymore. And soon, you will be. We lay out the phases from helpful assistant to human obsolescence, why every job's vulnerable, why the experts are full of shit, and what you can do about it now. This i...

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Oct. 27, 2025

The Dating App Vetting Process and Why 98% of You Won't Make It Past …

My dating app screening process filters out 98% of matches before the first date, and has a 100% success rate with those who make it through. I'll take you from swipes to relationships, how I protect my time and why being pic...

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Oct. 30, 2025

Usefulish: So, You Wanna be a Cowboy?

Usefulish is all about the weird threads between the past and the present. The outdated customs, bizarre social rules, and how none of us are as evolved as we think. This is another show I created and I think it fits right in...

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Nov. 4, 2025

The Best of GCT (So Far)

A quick detour before the next full episode drops. These are the moments listeners keep messaging me about. The parts where I apparently said something honest enough that it stuck. If you’re new, this is a good place to start...

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Nov. 9, 2025

If You're Bored, Then You're Boring

I’ve been living in a hotel with my dog, Holly. Not on vacation, but stuck between homes, routines, and tourists in the elevator. This week, I discuss holding it together when nothing feels familiar while pretending everythin...

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Nov. 18, 2025

The Perception Gap: Why You Never Feel Like You Belong

How do you see yourself, and how do others see you? One summer, everything changed for me on the outside. On the inside? Not so much. This episode explores why we never really feel like we fit, even when the world says we do....

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Nov. 25, 2025

Why You Only Miss Relationships After They End (And How to Be Present…

Ever wonder why we only recognize the best moments after they’ve slipped by? This episode dives into the ache of missing wonderful chapters, even as you’re living them. From leaving behind messy apartments and old relationshi...

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