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EPISODE · Feb 22, 2026 · 25 MIN

Wanna Be On Top?

from Shameless Pillowtalk · host Larry Cooper

Some of you aren’t heartbroken. You’re just finally seeing people clearly.This episode talks about exploitation — not just on TV, but in real life. From the deaths of cultural figures and conversations about power and accountability, to the reality behind the new America’s Next Top Model docuseries on Netflix (spoiler warning included), we break down how opportunity can sometimes be built on someone else’s suffering.We talk about the moments that exposed the truth, the emotional cost those girls carried, and how many of us have lived our own version of that same experience in relationships, jobs, and environments that only valued us when we were useful.Mailbag Mayhem covers a letter from someone realizing they helped build a man who no longer chooses them — and the hard truth about the difference between being loved and being needed.This episode is about clarity, self-respect, and what happens when you finally stop asking for approval and start choosing yourself.Good Choice of the Week:Stop checking if they still care. Start accepting when they don’t — and move on.Follow Shameless Pillowtalk everywhere and check out the Pillowtalk Athletic Line now.

Some of you aren’t heartbroken. You’re just finally seeing people clearly.This episode talks about exploitation — not just on TV, but in real life. From the deaths of cultural figures and conversations about power and accountability, to the reality behind the new America’s Next Top Model docuseries on Netflix (spoiler warning included), we break down how opportunity can sometimes be built on someone else’s suffering.We talk about the moments that exposed the truth, the emotional cost those girls carried, and how many of us have lived our own version of that same experience in relationships, jobs, and environments that only valued us when we were useful.Mailbag Mayhem covers a letter from someone realizing they helped build a man who no longer chooses them — and the hard truth about the difference between being loved and being needed.This episode is about clarity, self-respect, and what happens when you finally stop asking for approval and start choosing yourself.Good Choice of the Week:Stop checking if they still care. Start accepting when they don’t — and move on.Follow Shameless Pillowtalk everywhere and check out the Pillowtalk Athletic Line now.

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