Kate and EB discuss the ethics of having a romantic relationship with Artificial Intelligence. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths about the isolation of modern life and the technology people use to cope with it.

Sources:

• IBM AI Definitions
• IBM ChatGPT Definitions
• Reddit Thread: Is it weird for me, a human, to be in love with ChatGPT?
• She’s in Love with ChatGPT (Hill, 2025)
• Will users fall in love with ChatGPT? A perspective from the triangular theory of love (Chen, Jing, Gong, Tan, 2025)
• How My Relationship with ChatGPT Became Disturbingly Too Personal (Ponte, 2025)

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Kate and EB discuss why we can't stop buying fast fashion even when we know the impact. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths of our shopping addictions and ways we can mitigate it.

Sources:

• The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained (Rashmila Maiti, 2025)
• Fast Fashion Statistics (UniformMarket Editorial Team, 2025)
• The Psychology of Influencer Marketing (Bradley Hoos, 2019)
• Why Shopping Is Addictive (Alana Semuels, 2022)
• Debunking the Myth: Is Ethical Fashion Always More Expensive? (GreenEarth Cleaning Editorial Team, 2024)

Kate and EB discuss the "red-pill" phenomenon and what leads young men to fall down it. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the hard truths of this extreme misogyny and what we can do to fight it.

Sources:

• Red Pill Blue Pill Wikipedia Definition
• Chad Wikipedia Definition
• Men Who Hate Women from Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All (Bates, 2023)
• Men who hate women: The misogyny of involuntarily celibate men (Halpin, Preston, Gosse, Maguire, 2025)
• Guardian interview (2021)
• Take the Redpill: Understanding the Allure of Conspiratorial Thinking Among Proud Boys (Ktuner, 2020)
• Swallowing the Red Pill: a journey to the heart of modern misogyny (Marche, 2016)
• Swallowing and spitting out the red pill: young men, vulnerability, and radicalization pathways in the manosphere (Botto & Gottzén, 2023)
• Red Pill Women: Heterosexual Fantasies in Misogynistic Spaces (Hoebanx, 2024)

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Kate and EB discuss gentle parenting and if it's ruining your child. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of how parenting practices impact outcomes.

Sources:

Gentle parenting turned my child into an a-hole (Reddit user, 2024).

How Gen Z is shaping a new era of mental health care (Maharaj, 2024).

TikTok video discussing gentle parenting and child behavior (Owen, 2024).

The Gentle Parenting Book (Ockwell-Smith, 2017).

Kate and EB discuss the new slang "girl's girl" and the meaning behind it. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of when and how we support (or don't support) other women.

Sources:

• What It Actually Means To Be a Girl's Girl -- And What It Doesn't (Inks, 2024)
• What's a Pick-Me Girl? Here's What You Need to Know (Hariri-Kia, 2024)
• What is a "Girl's Girl"? (Elcock, 2025)
• What Is a 'Girl's Girl'? And Why It's Not Always a Good Thing (Willets, 2024)
• Are You Woman Enough to Be a Girl's Girl? (McNeal, 2024)
• The Term "Girl's Girl" Has Got to Go (Hazlett, 2025)
• The Pick Me Paradox: when misogyny comes full circle (Mooknee, 2024)

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Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of the "Trad wife" phenomenon. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of traditional gender roles in the modern age.

Sources:

• 'Trad wives' are trending. What does that say about feminism today? (Rascoe, 2024)
• Tradwives: The Housewives Commodifying Right-Wing Ideology (Sykes & Hopner, 2023)
• An incel's fantasy: Into the world of tradwives (Madruga, 2024)
• Tradwives: A superficial threat to feminism but deeper divide among women (Liporace, 2024)

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Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemma of #SkinnyTok. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of the "thin is in" trend.

Sources:

• Tumblr Eating Disorder Culture Has Made it to TikTok (Pitcher, 2024)
• Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating (Harrison, 2020)
• What's the Deal with #SkinnyTok (2025)
• Intuitive Eating for Every Day (Tribole, 2021)
• TikTok bans #SkinnyTok. But content promoting unhealthy eating persists (Riddle, 2025)
• TikTok Bans #SkinnyTok After European Regulators Raise Concerns (Maheshwari, 2025)
• Health at Every Size Principles
• NEDA

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Kate and EB discuss the ethical dilemmas of exploring your sexuality. We look at research, online discourse, and examine our own opinions on the pros, cons, and moral gray areas of experimenting with queerness.

Sources:

• What to Do When You're Questioning Your Sexuality (Goldman, 2024)
• "I'm Just Very Open to Trying New Things": Past Sexual Experiences and Sexual Curiosity in Bisexual Women (Zacarias, 2023)
• Exploring Sexuality Within a Relationship (Scarleteen, 2020)

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