Melanie Hamlett is a writer, storyteller, and wilderness guide whose viral Harper's Bazaar article "Men Have No Friends and Women Bear the Burden" sparked a national conversation (and an SNL skit.) She's been writing about gender, relationships, and women's independence for Cosmo, Glamour, the Daily Beast, and the Washington Post for over a decade.

In this episode, Mel shares why so many women are choosing to stay single, what TikTok actually did to marriage, why the "provider and protector" narrative has always been a myth, how to decode hobo-sexuals, her red flags every woman should watch out for, why Alpine divorce has become a mainstream conversation, the hidden costs of the 50/50 myth, why emotional labor never actually gets split, how the algorithm is radicalizing men without anyone noticing, and much more.

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Lily Shapiro, PharmD, spent years reviewing hundreds of clinical studies to figure out what skincare actually works (and what's just expensive marketing.) Lily is 46 with a scanned skin age of 36, and her morning routine takes about two minutes. What she found will make you rethink your entire routine.

In this episode, Lily breaks down why your 10-step skincare routine may be doing more harm than good, which popular supplements have zero scientific backing (biotin, glutathione), what's actually driving your skin to age faster than it should, her CALM framework: collagen integrity, antioxidant balance, lipid barrier health, and mitochondrial function, how to shop for collagen, what she thinks of Korean skincare, how she formulated the perfect skin supplement, what's stripping your skin of moisture, and much more.

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Lily Shapiro - https://www.atikawellness.com/

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Comedian Ehsan Ahmad sits down with Galina Rivina to get into everything nobody wants to admit out loud: why going viral doesn't actually mean what it used to, why younger generations are captivated by internet fame, the ironic dating app picture he found, his dating red flags most people rationalize away, why men who don't ask questions are telling you everything you need to know, and how the paradox of choice has made an entire generation allergic to commitment.

We also cover why we reach for antidepressants before we try a walk, how productivity became the only measure of self-worth, what it actually looks like to pull yourself out of a depressed season, the illogical argument for punching down, why we're all just looking to have our holes plugged, and much more.

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Ehsan Ahmad - https://www.instagram.com/ehsanjahmad/

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