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Well-Informed Girlfriends

Well-Informed Girlfriends breaks down today's news, gossip and unsolicited hot takes weekly. Hosted by former Today Show journalist Sam Kubota and author and host, Tiege Dooley-Panko, this podcast breaks down everything you need to know to stay informed and in the loop each week - with a smart, entertaining twist.

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Why Women Are Leaving the Workforce, College Kids Aren’t Hanging Out & Bumble’s Big Flip

AI is making work weird. This week on "Well-Informed Girlfriends," we’re talking about the rise of AI-generated “workslop,” why coworkers are starting to judge each other for using AI, and the surprisingly insulting new workplace habit of telling someone to “ask AI” instead of asking you.Plus: why college students aren’t hanging out IRL anymore, how AI may be helping students finish homework while…

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The Dating Recession, Skillcations & Why We May Rent Forever

Is Gen Z giving up on dating or has dating simply gotten too expensive and exhausting?This week on Well-Informed Girlfriends, Tiege & Gabi (@tiegedp & @itsgabiconti) talking about the growing “romance gap,” why some young people are approaching relationships in terms of return on emotional investment, and whether money is becoming one of the biggest barriers to finding love.Plus: the Lindsay…

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Attention Span Class Divide, America's Fun Shortage and Dating for Housing

This week, Sam and Tiege break down the biggest stories shaping culture, technology and work: the growing attention-span divide, California's new data delete law, America's "fun shortage," more seniors returning to work, ghosting long-term partners, the rise of "naked dressing," whether Gen Z is really drinking more and the viral "hobosexual" dating trend.

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Brag Folders, How Complaining Affects Your Brain & The Invisible String Theory

This week, we’re talking about America’s explosive diarrhea summer, how the measles season is breaking a bunch of records no one wanted to break, and how the biggest winner of Trump's second term might be Donald Trump's business portfolio.We’ll also be chatting about keeping a brag folder, what complaining does to your brain and the invisible string theory.

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Hollywood Slop Face, Red Pill Guys and The End of Reading

This week, we’re talking about "Slop Face" in Hollywood, the end of reading and signs your man has been "red pilled." We’re also breaking down a new dating app where AI is your matchmaker, grocery stores being a new hot spot for singles and millennials gentle parenting their dogs.

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Instagram Plus, Friction-Maxxing & Ask the Doctor

This week, Tiege and guest host Gabi Conti unpack Instagram's controversial new paid features, the rise of "friction-maxxing," why more Gen Z adults are living with their parents and replacing full meals with snacks. Plus, they interview a very well-informed guest, Dr. Ryan Stancil in a new segment, "Ask The Doctor." He shares practical medical advice on Ozempic, processed foods, full-body MRI…

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The Infinite Work Week, AI Girlfriends and Kittenfishing

This week on Well Informed Girlfriends, we're diving into the idea that AI might be creating an "infinite workweek." We unpack why workers are feeling more exhausted than ever, despite all the promises that AI would make life easier. Also, teen boys are forming relationships with AI girlfriends, and experts are sounding the alarm. Is this harmless companionship or something more concerning?We also…

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Are Smartphones the New Birth Control? Plus Why So Many Adults Still Get Money from Mom and Dad

This week on Well Informed Girlfriends, we're talking about the SpaceX IPO, why inflation is hitting Americans' wallets again and the growing number of adults still getting financial help from their parents.Plus, could smartphones actually be the most effective birth control ever invented? We get into the millennial hygiene habits confusing boomers, the surprising argument for standardized testing…

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Your Brain on Ozempic, Anti-Vax Dating Apps and 'Wild-Flowering'

This week Sam and Tiege discuss if Ozempic is changing our bodies AND our brains, Trump signing an executive order that could change how AI is regulated in America, anti-vax dating apps and a new dating trend called “wildflowering,”

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Iran War's Effect on Diet Coke

This week, Sam and Tiege are talking about the latest on the Hantavirus, RFK Jr.'s push to get Americans off of anti-depressants and the death of Spirit Airlines. They're also diving into about another side effect of the Iran war and this time, it’s affecting Diet Coke. They also break down “doom-spending” and “burned haystack dating.” Oh, ALSO, since it is Mother’s Day weekend, the girls' moms…

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Killer Robots, 'Micro-looting' and Passport Bros

This week, Sam and Tiege are talking about how the future of war is…killer robots, the impact of the Iranian war on certain bedroom-related goods beyond just gas prices and why law breaking in the U.S. is on the rise.The girls are also talking about "hetero-flexibility," passport bros going abroad to find a wife and "grim-keeping."

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