In Part 2 of a two-parter about video games and change, Meredith talks to Celeste Sangiorgio, a psychologist and researcher who thinks about video games a lot. Celeste happens to be co-creating a video game that’s meant to help us navigate relationships.
Join this conversation about “The Last of Us,” “Cupid Parasite,” and a bunch of games that focus on lov ... Show More
Sep 1
The Mother-In-Law Episode
Meredith has wondered: why do so many people despise their in-laws? Specifically … their mother-in-laws?To explore the topic, Meredith welcomes Janice Page, who tells a story about her mother-in-law, Yu Ying.Janice explains how she and her mother-in-law became close, despite not ... Show More
48m 1s
Aug 18
Be sad about loss, but not all the time
Margo Howard, daughter of advice columnist Ann Landers and noted advice columnist in her own right, died recently at the age of 86.Meredith had the pleasure of knowing Margo for years in Boston. Occasionally they lunched at fancy restaurants and talked about the advice column bus ... Show More
25m 32s
Aug 4
Turning 80, getting a divorce
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47m 37s
Apr 2024
avoidant maneaters & daddy issues: fleabag era
<p><strong>podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat:</strong> spiralling on the psychology of romantic types and tropes, attraction and desire, daddy issues, joe keery and jacob elordi. ✷</p><br><p>shop ✷ <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/61b9f3e533f31d0014e4335e/shows/5 ... Show More
35m 59s
Jul 2018
SMNTY Classics: Video Games & Women, Part II
<p>What's it like for women who play video games, having to deal with gamer girl stereotypes, in-game harassment and a shortage of strong female characters to play? In part two of their series on video games, Cristen and Caroline take a look how video games and gaming culture tre ... Show More
44m 31s
Apr 2024
learning to put yourself first (storytime episode!)
Gather 'round circlers for another beautiful episode! This week I answer your storytimes: relationship questions, how to not mistake kindness for weakness, how my life compares now to how I thought it would, moving in with your partner, moving to the other side of the country, an ... Show More
46m 18s
Jun 2024
The Most Thoughtful Caller
<p dir="ltr">A reluctant-but-proud military father who's looking forward to seeing his son for the first time in seventeen weeks calls to talk with Gethard about being thoughtful, empathetic, and willing to have your worldview totally changed. It's also about couples counseling, ... Show More
1h 18m
<p><strong>podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat:</strong> spiralling on teaching your boyfriend emotional intelligence, male validation, fizzling friendships, double standards, being a daughter. ✷</p><br><p>see more ✷ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@sephyandwing" rel="noop ... Show More
