They gave you weekends, bathroom breaks, and the idea that your boss maybe shouldn’t work you into the grave — but unions still manage to stir controversy. Love ’em, hate ’em, or never really thought about ’em — they’ve shaped more of your daily life than you probably realize. In this episode, Carrie and Doug get into the messy, fascinating world of organized labor: how it works, why it matters, and what about them might surprise you. From personal stories on the ground to the big fights around workplace rights, they’re pulling back the curtain on the power (and decline) of collective action. Whether you’re a die-hard union member, a skeptic, or just here for the tea, this conversation will have you rethinking who’s really got your back on the job.

Whitney Wolfe Herd recently had an "ego death" and returned as CEO to Bumble claiming she can save dating and be the "love" company. The new Hulu film Swiped chronicles her departure from Tinder and inventive twist on female-led dating... but apps are starting to lose customers. We answer the question - can tech really save dating? Carrie draws on her past as a professional matchmaker and dating coach while pulling stories from her and Doug's own experience with using technology for dating to make a case for modern love tips and where tech helps or hurts.

Why do certain things pull your heartstrings and others might as well be bird poop on your windshield? Carrie and Doug get into your empathy centers, what they do, where they come from, and how they operate for good on small scales and large. Effective altruism, compassion fade, mass suffering, and political policies and causes are all on the docket to discuss and it gets fussy!!

Discussed studies: -2005, Kogut & Ritov, “The ‘Identified Victim’ Effect: An Identified Group, or Just a Single Individual?” -2007, Small, Loewenstein & Slovic, “Sympathy and Callousness: The Impact of Deliberative Thought on Donations to Identifiable and Statistical Victims,” Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. -2007, Slovic, “If I look at the mass I will never act: Psychic numbing and genocide,” Judgment and Decision Making. -2014, Västfjäll, Slovic & Peters “Compassion Fade: Affect and Charity Are Greatest for a Single Identifiable Victim,” PLOS ONE

It's hard to ignore the push towards "traditional" notions of masculinity and femininity encapsulated by the "Alpha Male" and "Trad Wives" movements... therefore, Carrie and Doug must discuss the fuss about it! From the Modern Knight Project to Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Young Women's Leadership Summit, we chat about some of the paradoxical trends in these movements, how we feel about what's good or misguided in them, and where our own notions of those things intersect. Prepare to get some feathers ruffled!

On this week’s episode, Carrie and Doug explore people in the EXTREMES!!! The documentary “Dear Kelly” by Andrew Callaghan and his theory for why extreme ideology takes hold got us thinking about our own ideological transformations and sent Doug on a quest to find other examples of folks making the big SWITCHAROO. Join us as we get into the fuss on this adventure of the absolutes. 

Doug and Carrie discuss the fuss over the latest 2025 Superman movie and especially the politically charged question - is the man fighting for truth, justice, and the American way "woke"? With contributions from super fans and experts, they dive into some comic history and then bring the issue present day, where immigration policy and the manosphere are seemingly losing the Superman values we once cherished.

Carrie and Doug take on a classic relationship framework - The 5 Love Languages - and give it a little makeover. They discuss the fuss over how it's used, more modern interpretations, workplace application, and their own very personal story of disconnection and how the framework brings them "back to the table." Plus, an atrociously fun celebrity love language guessing game that will keep you on your love language toes!