Kat and Phoebe discuss the new Netflix dating show Age of Attraction, what it tells us about the state of the culture, and why we’re rooting for these crazy kids (who are in some cases old enough to be the other’s grandparent.)

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Go on, you know you want to:

Watch Age of Attraction | Netflix Official Site

He’s 27. She’s 54. Somehow ‘Age of Attraction’ …

Kat and Phoebe discuss the attempted MeTooing of an Illinois politician, the wide-eyed middle aged lady who outed him, and the disgusting perverts who find themselves sexually attracted to— and please try not to vomit —grown adults in their early twenties.

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The only take you need on l’affaire …

Kat and Phoebe are joined by special guest Leigh Stein for a discussion of disappointing sandwiches, internet feminism, philandering men, and a trendy new memoir that covers all these topics and then some.

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Everyone on this podcast has written a book you can buy! Click here for Kat’s sexy wilderness thriller, here for Phoebe’s straight lady manifesto, and here for Leigh’s gothic internet satire.

Lindy West Thought She Couldn’t Handle Polyamory. She Was Wrong. - The New York Times

Lindy West Is Still Getting Used to Her Hollywood Paycheck

Phoebe has a dead animal update! Then: discussing the latest installment in the “I wish I didn’t have kids” discourse and the function of regret narratives.

Stories From Real Women Who Regret Having Children

Daycare is not evil - by Darby Saxbe - Natal Gazing

Kat goes viral with demography tweet:

https://x.com/katrosenfield/status/2029176576772874346

Kat and Phoebe discuss an outburst at the BAFTAs, a cryptoracist at the PTA, and being tormented by demonic visions of dog-stabbing.

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Hunter College professor Allyson Friedman placed on leave for racist hot-mic comments

Kat and Phoebe discuss French sex criminals, prenuptial agreements, and the risks and rewards of love.

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Gisèle Pelicot, the Woman at the Center of Rape Trial That Shook France, Shares Her Story - The New York Times

Why heartbreak is good for you - UnHerd

Why Millennials Love Prenups | The New Yorker

Kat and Phoebe discuss an imbroglio in the beauty blogosphere, a very non-binary controversy, and sticking needles where the sun don’t shine.

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Drama!!!! As Ilia Malinin clinches gold for the US skating team…

Kat and Phoebe discuss the Doordash discourse, the Epstein files, and (very briefly) the closure of the Kennedy Center for a two-year gold leafening. Also, book news!

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Kat on tour!

How DoorDash and Other Food Delivery Apps Are Reshaping Mealtime in the U.S. - The New York Times

Phoebe on out-of-season asparaus

Nellie Bowles: The Journalist and the Epstein

Kat on the Kennedy Center’s head in a box

Kat and Phoebe discuss some freaky hands we saw on television and how we’re getting real “getting Boss Baby vibes” vibes from some of the ICE protest discourse.

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The baby hands:

Kat and Phoebe discuss a viral sweater for single ladies, the difference between ideology and sensibility, and Kat’s latest investigative reporting on a MeToo’d man.

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