EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 1H 24M
22: Olga Koch on Dating Apps, Male Gaze & Teaching Men EMPATHY
from Don't Get Me Started... With Abby Boom
New Episodes Every Thursday AT 5PM!Olga Koch gets REAL about dating apps, navigating the male gaze as a female comedian, and accidentally becoming the empathy teacher she never signed up to be.Comedian Olga Koch (Bad Advice, Mock the Week) sits down with Abby Boom to rant about modern dating culture, why everyone's going back to Tinder, how having an overwhelmingly male audience forces you to humanize yourself constantly, and why neither of them signed up to teach men emotional intelligence. They also spiral into business ideas, reality TV interview formats, and why talking to your parents about sex is the ultimate nightmare.Sponsor Don't Get Me Started with Abby Boom: [email protected] the podcast, Abby and our guest on social media!Chapters:0:00 - Welcome & Olga's "Bad Advice" brand deal3:48 - Dating apps are BROKEN: Field acronyms, Hinge complications, Tinder's comeback8:42 - The queer dating app struggle & why Field got too specific14:26 - Working in male-dominated spaces as women22:15 - The male gaze in comedy & content creation31:08 - Abby's 97% male audience problem explained38:45 - Parents, sex talk, and generational differences47:20 - Boomer parents vs. Gen X parents on sex positivity55:33 - Reality TV business ideas & interview formats1:02:17 - Teaching men empathy (neither of them signed up for this)1:10:45 - Open mic terror & Olga's upcoming tour1:18:35 - Humanizing female creators through family content1:20:00 - Wrap-up: Tour dates & where to find OlgaDon't Get Me Startedhttps://linktr.ee/DontGetMeStartedPoddhttps://www.instagram.com/dontgetmestartedpoddhttps://www.tiktok.com/@dontgetmestartedpoddAbby Boomhttps://www.instagram.com/abbyboomofficial/https://www.tiktok.com/@abbyboomofficialOlga KochInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kolga300/Website: https://www.rocknrolga.com/Tour dates available now!After breaking out with YeahMad and more recently co-founding Australian YouTube group The OG Crew, Abby Boom has become known for her sharp wit, deadpan humour, and unapologetic delivery.Her new podcast Don’t Get Me Started with Abby Boom isn’t therapy, but it might feel like it. This is the podcast where guests come to unload their frustrations, confess petty hates, and dive into the everyday annoyances of life online and off.Expect chaos, comedy, and plenty of yelling about the little things that somehow matter way too much. From influencers and celebs to internet troublemakers, nobody is safe, and that’s exactly the point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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