Best Gabe Ever

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Allison is having a rough recovery from knee surgery and would like to be magically better please! The duo then answer a listener's question about dating despite having to be financially dependent on her parents due to a disability. They're then joined by activist Ayesha Barenblat to talk about fighting fast fashion, promoting sustainability and helping garment workers get fair pay. And finally, changing your name! When is it the right decision? And why are there so many forms?! 

 

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Allison had major knee surgery and she is ....not okay. More importantly, she wants to talk about how Gaby and their partner introduced their parents to each other! Love! The duo then answer a listener's question about navigating financial differences with a partner who isn't interested in talking about money. Dr. Shelly Bhowmik then joins the chat to talk all about burnout; what it is, how to notice it and how to try to combat it. And finally, the saga of Allison's knee surgery. Turns out, it's not a great time. Send her all your good vibes!!! (Unless of course, she did commit arson.)

 

The interview contains mentions of suicide. The topix section discusses surgery and blood. Please take care when listening.

 

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Gaby and Allison start off by sharing some misadventures with duvet covers. (Very scandalous!) They then try to help a listener whose partner wants to break up with her because he needs to focus on his mental health. City council candidates Hugo Soto-Martinez and Eunisses Hernandez then join the chat to talk grassroots movements, failing our citizens and the power of organizers. And finally, technology! Friend? Foe? Both?! 

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First, Gaby shares their experience partying at gay bars with the Lebanese queer metal band Slave To Sirens and how it made them appreciate being openly queer again. The duo then answer a listener's question about hiding her flaws and mental health symptoms from her "perfect" long distance boyfriend. Next, Roberta Blevins, star of the LulaRich documentary, joins the show to talk about her experience in multi-level marketing pyramid schemes, how to spot and avoid them, and the emotional and financial ramifications of these scams. And finally, facing your fears. Gaby says vulnerability sucks. But not as much as sleep paralysis. Luckily, Allison has some real-world advice. ALSO JOIN HER SUBSTACK: emotionalsupportlady.substack.com! 

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First, Gaby and Allison respond to a listener who is concerned that they always fall for "broken people." They then interview Dolly Josette about sexological bodywork, how touch can be healing and the importance of connecting with your body. And finally, Melisa joins to talk about all the emotions and stress tied to everyone's least favorite activity: moving! 

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Gossip! Good, bad or feathers? Wait, what? Who is someone you really like? First, the duo answer a listener's question about their close relationship with their father being impacted by how often he comments on women's beauty and pushes beauty standards on her. It opens up a huge conversation about our looks-based society. Then, they interview future-anthropologist Roanne Van Voost about veganism, climate change, and a world where eating animals becomes as taboo as smoking cigarettes. And finally, nostalgia! Producer Melisa joins us to talk about what we are nostalgic for. Lite Brite for the win.

  

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Gaby starts off by sharing some hot tips from their couples therapist. The duo then tackle a listener's question on how to accept that their anxiety will be a constant in their life. Screenwriter Kiwi Smith then joins in to talk about her work on early 00s female-led rom coms including 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, and She's The Man. What is it like to have written such culturally iconic films? What's the secret sauce? Why the heck don't we have movies like this today!? And finally, celebrity deaths and the idea of public mourning. Good? Bad? Helpful? 

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Gaby and Allison discuss some of the stigmas about therapy and share their own experience.

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TW: Brief mentions of suicide during the interview

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First up, doggie DNA tests! Are they reliable? And is Sugar even a dog at all? Gaby and Allison then shift gears to give a listener advice on how to approach her romantic feelings for her roommate who has a new boyfriend. They then interview YA superstar Becky Albertalli about book fandom, her own queerness, and the reconciliation of a huge Twitter beef between her and Gaby. (Very juicy, would recommend!) And finally, Allison has a big life change to announce! Life is a rollercoaster, baby!

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First, Gaby calls a motel and finds that the front desk people are not very good liars. Then, the duo respond to a listener who is trying to date again after being left in a horrible manner by her ex-fiance--something Allison has a lot of experience and advice about. Next, they talk to comedian and romance novel aficionado Jackie Kashian all about romance novels as a genre, how women fans are devalued, and the ways women are portrayed in media written by women compared to media written by men. And finally, family loyalty. Would you put yourself at risk for a sibling who broke the law? Looking at you Chris Cuomo! 

Tw: discussion of rape fantasies, rape in soap operas and novels, sexism, racism

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