Personal Episodes

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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 27, 2025

9 Boys Don't Cry

It’s not generational or cultural. It’s basic manners, emotional awareness, and the erosion of decency and how nobody seems to have it anymore. Let's talk about it this week! Got something to say? Leave a voicemail anytime at...

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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 17, 2025

12 Boring Human Templates

You aren't funny or special, and here's why. This is a stripped-down episode about existential exhaustion, losing momentum, and the hollow repetition of trying to stay afloat when you're not sure if anything matters anymore. ...

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June 23, 2025

13 Dear Men, You Suck. Love, Trent

I’m pissed. Grown men leering at women like they’re zoo animals while yelling from cars, staring like dipshits. It’s pathetic and needs to stop. Then there’s rich guys dressing like they’re in middle school with shitty cargo ...

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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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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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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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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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