Guest Briana Buckmaster on Community, Grief, Romance, + Hard truths, + the week’s headlines

Community is the theme, chaos is the method. With Cait away, Em is joined by Briana Buckmaster for a wide-ranging, hilarious, and surprisingly tender conversation about grief, art, perimenopause energy, and the radical power of doing absolutely nothing together. They unpack why women in midlife want to be left alone (lovingly), why storytelling matters more than ever, how tech and algorithms are flattening culture, and why the egg—not the sperm—actually chooses (iconic). 

Along the way: immigration crackdowns, dating apps enabling predators, influencer visas, Heated Rivalry as a case study in why romance is back, and a masterclass on female pleasure that men did not ask for but desperately need. Equal parts cultural critique, group chat energy, and gentle manifesto for being a human in public. 

Shownotes:

• ice agent shot renee nicole good
• new president of meta
• women file lawsuit against tinder and hinge
• egg actually rejects the sperm it doesn't want
• men's brains not fully developed til 55
• influencers and only fans models dominate 0-1b US visas 
• bbc news orgasm study 

Books:

• coffee table book judd apatow
• the names florence knapp
• fight night miriam toews

Movie: wicked little letters

Music: zach bryan's new album

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