The Friendzone

Many of us associate soup with comfort and cooler weather. However, soup is not immune to society's determination to gender everything. We dig into the history, the marketing and the arguments about why this is in this classic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Fairy tales are as old as time, moralistic stories that have influenced our understanding of the world, and not always for the better. Amanda Leduc's 2020 novel Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space explores the power of fairy tales and their historically probl ...  Show more

This week, we discuss the age-old question: can two people be friends while avoiding romantic interest? Whether it's navigating the friendship vessel through choppy waters or steering clear of the romance iceberg, establishing clear boundaries can be key in protecting yourself fr ...  Show more

Maddie and Kenzie open up to us and each other about their boyfriends. Should you be friends before you take it to the next level? Do Maddie and Kenzie ask each other for advice when it comes to their relationships or is that just asking for trouble?Can you meet the "one" even if ...  Show more

About 2/3rds of couples start off as friends according to recent research. But developing feelings for a friend isn't always a happily ever after situation. In today's episode we break down why it is that we fall in love with our friends, the principles of attraction such as t ...

A lot of us think that it's a bad idea to get physical with friends. We worry it'll get messy, maybe even ruin the friendship. But if physical intimacy between friends weren't so taboo, what could our friendships look like? In this episode, we explore the gray zone of sex and fri ...  Show more