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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2025 · 13 MIN

"Just Be Authentic"

from Trash Talk: Where Bad Advice + Cliches Get Taken Out · host Erin Thomas + Erica Breuer

Authenticity is the hill everyone wants to die on; until it gets awkward. In this episode, Erin and Erica take a scalpel to the overused advice to “just be authentic.” They dig into why this well-meaning mantra is often misleading, unpack the social and professional landmines of being real, and introduce a far more useful approach: being authent-ish. Along the way, they break down the paradox of authenticity and the different ways authenticity can go hilariously (or painfully) wrong. Expect also: Some light Gwen Stefani discourse and at least one moment of existential crisis.

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