Society & Culture Episodes

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...

Why your profile photo has got to go? It's bringing you down and keeping you alone. Also, women, are you TOO close with your adult son? Do you need to mention in your bio that "the man in the photo is my son" because of how e...

Are they one person today and another the next? What the hell just happened?! Do they tell you it's all in your head? Why that's complete bullshit, why you're not imagining things and what you can do about it today! Got somet...

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 ...

Why I’m choosing to faint more in public, and why it totally works for any occasion. Also, oat milk meltdowns, machetes in a Wendy’s parking lot, police dealing with chaos, unintentional midlife cosplay, and the street smarts...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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’...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...