Late Stage Monogamy?

03/30/22 • 114 min

Is monogamy dead? Hosts Lauren McQ and Rebecca Rush are divided. Why polyamory? What's the difference between polys and swingers (hint, it's more than a generational thing)? The relationship escalator, relationship anarchy, polyamory in the pandemic, Franklin Deveaux & poly abuse, and, what Reddit wants you to know. On Patreon Lauren talks about a failed poly experiment with a football player, Rebecca talks about a failed poly relationship that ended with her screaming "I forgive you" on 10th street at 2 am, sober.

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Ghost Marriage

Is polyamory just gentrified polygamy? Hosts Lauren McQ and Rebecca Rush present an in depth study into polygamy in American culture and around the world. LDS, FLDS, and the the plural marriage principle, the economy of child brides, the psychological impact of polygamy on women and children, polyandry (plural husbands) around the world, polygamy today, and the stories of three women who escaped. On Patreon, Rebecca will tell the story of a girl she knew who grew up in the FLDS in Texas and how it appeared to affect her as an adult where Lauren discusses all the men who've tried to wife her (which is basically like marrying three people)

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The Diet Myth

Diet culture is embedded so deeply into our psyches hosts Lauren McQ and Rebecca Rush didn't even realize how many of their toxic beliefs were not their own. Now a 100 billion dollar industry, they explore the history of the diet, fatphobia, the medical political industrial complex, disturbing facts (Weight Watchers has an app for kids as young as 7), backlash, impact, and the three types of eating personalities. On Patreon Lauren takes a tour of all her counterintuitive diets and Rebecca talks about the endless diet cycle her mom and stepdad took part in. 95% of diets fail...but we still blame ourselves? That's what big diet WANTS!

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