Daddy Issues with Violet Benson

Violet is back with another Series of Unfortunate Events, and this time she’s unpacking her “Coming to America” origin story. From her first deeply questionable attempt at fitting in, to the accessory that made her feel like the coolest Russian alive, to one night where being included maybe should’ve come with a warning label, this episode is peak Violet: embarrassing, unfiltered, and one bad decision away from a Dateline reenactment. Don’t trust everything you’re handed, don’t trust gas station sushi, and for the love of God, Google first.

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Let’s talk about… my run-in with one of LA’s fakest influencers.

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Let’s talk about... being set with a matchmaker and going on my first date in FIVE months!!! Let’s also talk about, frail men, Alix Earle, low effort, and being someone’s worst first date.

I recorded This weeks ago but forgot to post whoops.

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Benson Book Club is back, and Violet is done protecting your delusion. This week, she breaks down Why Men Don’t Love Women Like You — from mixed signals and “taking it slow” to why girlfriend benefits do not mean girlfriend status. If he’s acting serious but still leaving you confused, this episode is your wake-up call: stop auditioning for a role he never actually offered you.

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Let’s talk about… the 21-year-old college boy who made $43,000 in 30 days after building an AI OnlyFans girl with Claude code that literally flirts, messages, and makes money for him while he sleeps. Papa finding himself a new emotional support human besides my mum, and his lifelong vendetta against Spirit Airlines.

Lastly, let’s talk about why Hunter Peterson’s “let’s buy Spirit Airlines 2.0” is officially nothing but a grift and a scam. 

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Let’s talk about… the new season of Euphoria, taking a shot every time Sydney Sweeney’’s character forgets to wear a bra, why baths are superior to standing showers once you hit 30, and whatever other chaotic thoughts my ADHD brain came up with that are guaranteed to give you a giggle and a laugh.

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A Daddy Issues listener DM’d Violet with the ultimate opener: she had just gotten out of federal prison. This week, Violet sits down with Carol, a former accountant indicted on wire fraud and bank fraud charges after COVID relief money went very wrong. We’re getting into the FBI showing up, facing 20 years, prison camp, halfway houses, ankle monitors, restitution, and what it really looks like to rebuild after serving your time. Carol made the mistake, paid the price, and now she’s telling the story.

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Let’s talk about…

• Asking a man what hairstyle he would’ve had if he wasn’t balding,
• Anti-gravity scientists,
• The time doctors almost amputate my leg because... well, RUSSIA!
• What my teeth actually look like under my veneers and why you should NOT get veneers,
• And aliens… they’re just like us??? ALLEGEDLY. Babe wake up a new alien theory just dropped.

Oh and we end the episode by teaching you some fun safety/party tricks about bears that could save your life!!! ALLEGEDLY.

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TikTok creator Sofia Elizabeth joins Violet for a no-filter conversation about cheating, jealous men, bad exes, hookup prep, and the kind of dating stories that should have been enough to make you leave the first time. They get into bad excuses, obvious red flags, and the moments that tell you everything once you stop trying to explain him away.

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I paid an Etsy witch for two spells, got my love life read by a racist fortune teller, forgot my mother’s birthday… and somehow that’s not even the craziest part. Plus: new Mormon Wives chaos, Taylor Frankie wiping her socials, Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi rumors, and is Alex Cooper’s husband ruining everything? Always a man, huh..

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