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Hard Things
by Hard Things Podcast
Everyone knows there are endless taboo and off-limits topics that we just don't talk about as adults, but we sometimes need insight on. Join Angie and Ellie each week as they explore the hard things we all avoid in our relationships - and the good, bad, and risqué about each one.
Episodes
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Season 3 Ep 10: We Got Banned From YouTube… Then I Got Dickfished | Dating Disasters & Bad Sex
We got banned from YouTube—and then Angie got dickfished. So naturally, we're talking modern dating disasters, bad sex, sexual communication, dating boundaries, and what happens when someone thinks they're MUCH better in bed than they actually are. After YouTube removed the Hard Things Podcast…
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Season 3 Ep 9: The Orgasm Gap: Why Casual Sex Isn't Worth It for Many Women
Is casual sex actually easier for men... or is that only part of the story? This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we react to a viral online debate about the "orgasm gap" and whether casual sex is really worth the effort for women. The conversation quickly turns into one of our favorite...
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Season 3 Ep 7: This Podcast Went From Rage to Brothels Real Fast
This week on the Hard Things Podcast, Angie has officially had enough.After waiting FOUR MONTHS for disability accommodations to take her counseling licensing exam, she finds herself caught in a bureaucratic nightmare involving phone calls, paperwork, testing centers, and one very important…
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Season 3 Ep 6: Warm Sex vs. Hot Sex... What's the Difference? 🔥❤️
Apparently there's a new trend called "Warm Sex"... …and after reading about it, we had a lot of opinions. This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into: ❤️ What "Warm Sex" actually means 🔥 How it's different from "Hot Sex" ❄️ Whether "Cold Sex" is a real thing 💋 Why kissing matters so…
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Season 3 Ep 5: The Internet Is Fighting Over Coffee Dates... Here's Why
Would you go on a first date over coffee... or is even that asking too much? This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we react to one of the wildest dating debates we've seen online after a man claimed he refuses to spend money on any woman he's just met—even if it's only for a cup of coffee. That...
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Season 3 Ep 4: Why Rejection Turns Some People Into Villains
Why do some people completely change the moment they're rejected? This week Angie and Amy dive into one of the biggest frustrations in modern dating: the "Nice Guy" phenomenon. After a real dating interaction goes completely off the rails, they explore why some people can't handle rejection, the...
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Season 3 Ep 3: Would You Date An AI? The Answer May Be More Complicated Than You Think 🤖❤️
🤖 Would you date an AI? It sounds ridiculous at first... Until you realize millions of people already are. This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into one of the weirdest—and most fascinating—topics we've covered so far: ✔️ AI boyfriends and girlfriends ✔️ Emotional attachment to…
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Season 3 Ep 2: he Dating App Conversation That Made Me Give Up
Season 3 continues with one question: Are your standards actually too high... or are you finally refusing to settle? This week we dive into modern dating, online dating frustrations, relationship compatibility, and the difference between finding someone attractive versus finding someone who...
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Season 3 Ep 1: Season 3 Premiere: Dating Is A Dumpster Fire
Welcome to Season 3 of the Hard Things Podcast!This episode has everything:🎂 birthday disasters🏥 a hospital experience that left Angie speechless🚩 online dating red flags📱 Hinge adventures🦶 an unexpected foot fetish conversation💀 a guy demanding to be called "Daddy" before even meeting🍩...
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Why Chaos Feels Like Love (Trauma Bonding Explained)
This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we finally tackle a topic we've been teasing for weeks: 🚩 Trauma Bonding And spoiler alert... Most people on social media are using the term incorrectly. We break down: What trauma bonding actually is Why trauma bonding is NOT just two people with trauma How...
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Season 2 Ep 59: The Psychology Behind Love Bombing & Fast Intimacy
🚨 Memorial Day weekend slightly wrecked our posting schedule…Turns out cookouts, family chaos, emotional damage, and unsolicited dick pics don’t mix well with productivity 😅BUT WE’RE BACK.This week on the Hard Things Podcast:Love bombing explainedWhy toxic relationships can feel...
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Season 2 Ep 58: Dark Triad Personalities Explained: Narcissists, Psychopaths & Manipulators
Ever met someone and instantly thought:🚩 “This person could absolutely ruin my life… but I want them anyway.”Yeah. This episode is about THAT.This week on the Hard Things Podcast we break down:The Dark Triad personality traitsNarcissism vs narcissistic traitsMachiavellian manipulationPsychopathy...
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Season 2 Ep 57: Ghosting, Breadcrumbing & Why Dating Apps Are Breaking Our Brains
Modern dating is actually messing with our brains… and science backs it up.This week on the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into:Ghosting and why it literally activates physical pain centers in the brainBreadcrumbing, orbiting, zombieing, and dating app psychologySituationships and whether they’re a...
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Season 2 Ep 56: Why Your Relationship Gets Boring (And What Actually Fixes It) 😳
This episode starts chaotic… and somehow turns into one of our most real and research-backed conversations about relationships 😅We’re talking about:The Michelangelo Effect (are you building your partner up or breaking them down?)Why relationships feel exciting at first… and then don’tThe science...
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Season 2 Ep 55: Petty Revenge Stories That Will Make You
We found some of the wildest Reddit relationship stories… and yeah, we had opinions 😅In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we react to:Petty revenge stories that actually went too farRelationship double standards (and calling them out)The “cool girl” myth and why it backfiresWhat “50/50”...
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Season 2 Ep 54: The Real Reason Relationships Don’t Work Anymore
Why do relationships still fail… even when you’re trying your best? In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we break down one of the most frustrating realities in dating and relationships: doing everything “right” and still feeling unmet. We talk about: • why communication alone doesn’t fix...
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Season 2 Ep 53: Solo Partnering, Chosen Family & Why Traditional Relationships Aren’t Working | Hard Things Podcast
What if your best friend made a better life partner than your romantic partner? In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we get into one of the most interesting relationship shifts happening right now: solo partnering, chosen family, domesticated friendships, friendfluence, and clear coding.…
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Season 2 Ep 52: Are You Actually Ready for a Relationship… or Just Lonely? (Brutal Truths)
What if you’re not actually ready for a relationship… you’re just lonely? In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we break down the difference between real relationship readiness vs emotional loneliness—and why so many people confuse the two. We dive into: The science of loneliness (and why…
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Season 2 Ep 51: Why People Fall Out of Love (It Starts WAY Before Cheating) | Gottman Method Explained
What if relationships don’t fall apart because of cheating… but because of how you think about your partner? In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we break down: The Gottman Method and what actually predicts breakups What negative sentiment override is (and why it’s dangerous) How “the ick”...
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Season 2 Ep 50: The Ick: Why Attraction Suddenly Dies (And You Can’t Get It Back)
Why do we suddenly lose attraction to someone we liked?In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, we break down the psychology behind the “ick” — that sudden feeling of disgust or loss of attraction that can instantly kill a romantic connection.But first… we start with one of the most wild Reddit...
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Season 2 Ep 49: Why Do People Stay in Bad Relationships? (Why We Keep Giving Them “Another One”)
Why do people stay in bad relationships even when they know they’re unhappy?And why do we keep giving someone “another one” even after the red flags are obvious? In this episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we break down the real psychology behind why leaving toxic, unhealthy, or emotionally...
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Season 2 Ep 48: Best Buy Installer Shot His Shot… In My Kitchen 😳 | Dating in Your 40s Is Unhinged
In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angie gets a real-life plot twist: her Best Buy refrigerator installer asks for her number… in her kitchen 😳😂So we unpack it all: boundaries, safety, age gaps, “is he smooth or is this a red flag?”, and the real question—is dating worth disrupting your...
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Season 2 Ep 47: Dating Advice Gone Wrong: The Comment Section Is Not Your Therapist
In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, we read a listener's ( @nicolajones2579 ) email that spirals into a conversation about modern dating, attraction standards, and the way men and women completely misunderstand each other online.From unsolicited messages… to viral relationship advice debates…...
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Season 2 Ep 46: Is a Bad First Kiss a Dealbreaker? The Science of Attraction & Chemistry
In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, we dive into something almost everyone does… but nobody experiences the same way — the kiss.For some people it’s casual and fun.For others it’s deeply intimate and more vulnerable than sex.We break down the psychology, biology, and real-life awkwardness...
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Season 2 Ep 47: Dating Advice Gone Wrong: The Comment Section Is Not Your Therapist
In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, we read a Youtube listener's ( @nicolajones2579 ) email that spirals into a conversation about modern dating, attraction standards, and the way men and women completely misunderstand each other online.From unsolicited messages… to viral relationship advice...
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Season 2 Ep 45: Women Showing Up, Sex Mishaps, and Chaos with a Sense of Humor | Hard Things Podcast
This episode of Hard Things Podcast is chaotic, funny, and unexpectedly tender.We start with a real-life stress spiral: a car dying in the middle of traffic, kids in the backseat, ice on the road—and strangers who actually show up. What unfolds becomes a bigger conversation about women helping...
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Season 2 Ep 44: Sex Spreadsheets & Valentine’s Day Pressure | Consent, Desire & Real Communication
Life is hard. Relationships are harder. And sometimes people make Excel spreadsheets about sex instead of having an actual conversation.In Season 2, Episode 44 of the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into:The viral post about a husband tracking sexual rejection (yes… a spreadsheet)Why “no” still…
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Season 2 Ep 43: Can CNC Heal Trauma? Shoveling Snow, Sex Therapy & Savage Truths | Hard Things Podcast
Life is hard... and so are dicks — but like the badass bitches we are, we handle it. In this raw and hilarious episode of Hard Things Podcast, we dive headfirst into everything from snowpocalypse struggles and platform boots to deep conversations about consensual non-consent (CNC), trauma…
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S2 Ep 42: More Erotic Audiobook Recs, Bad Hookups & Why Clingy Kills the Mood | Hard Things Podcast
Life is hard — and so are dicks — but like badass bitches, we can handle it.In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angie and Amy spiral (intelligently and hilariously) through erotic audiobooks, toys, libido droughts, bad hookups, stage-five clingers, dating entitlement, and the fine line…
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Season2 Ep 41: Listener’s Unsolicited Dick Pic Story Proves Men Can’t Measure | Hard Things Podcast
Life is hard — and so are dicks — but unsolicited ones? Absolutely not.In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angie and Amy read a listener-submitted story that spirals into a brutally funny (and painfully accurate) breakdown of modern dating, unsolicited dick pics, terrible communication,...
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Season 2 Ep 40: The Dick Pic Dilemma, Freak Matching & WTF Is HAM? | Hard Things Podcast
Life is hard—and so are dicks. But like badass bitches, we can handle it. 🎤 Welcome to the unfiltered world of the Hard Things Podcast, where real talk, dark humor, and sexual candor collide.In this NSFW episode, Angie and Amy dive deep into:🤯 Being offered a tip (haha) for a glory hole…
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Season 2 Ep 39: Holiday Burnout, Dating Red Flags & Why Adulting Is a Scam | Hard Things Podcast
Life is hard — and so are d*cks — but adulthood, dating, money, and the holidays might be harder.In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angie and Amy spiral (in the best way) through holiday burnout, modern dating frustrations, gift resentment, being single with no kids, time boundaries, money...
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Season 2 Ep 38:No Means No—Even in Relationships -Even for Men, Sex & Dating Double Standards
Life is hard—and so are d*cks—but consent is never automatic.In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angie and Amy dig into one of the most misunderstood and uncomfortable truths about sex and relationships: consent, power, and double standards—especially inside dating, long-term relationships…
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Season 2 Ep 37: SEXLESS WINTER: Holiday Stress Kills Libido! 🤯 (Cortisol, Sleep, & Socks!)
Angie & Amy dive into the "Hard Thing" that is the Sexless Winter phenomenon. The holidays are here: the lights are twinkling, the cookies are baking, and your libido is currently wearing an eye mask and hiding under the covers. Why does this happen every year?It's not you, it's science! We break...
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Season 2 Ep 36: He Had Sex to This Song for 2 Years 😳 | Reddit’s Wildest Sex & Relationship Fails
Life is hard… and so are d*cks — but like badass bitches, we can handle it. 💅In this episode of Hard Things Podcast, Angela and Amy spiral into some of Reddit’s WILDEST sex and relationship stories, including:The guy who practiced thrusting to one specific song and used it for every hookup (yes,...
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Season 2 Ep 35: “Squirting Isn’t Pee” & Other Wild Sex Myths | Hilarious NSFW Podcast Confessions
Life is hard—and so are dicks. But like badass bitches, we can handle it.In this raw, hilarious, and unexpectedly educational episode of the Hard Things Podcast, we dive into a wild mix of:🔍 Cookie cravings and grocery store delusions🍑 The difference between a fuckboy and a fuckMAN🧠 The…
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Season 2 Ep 34: Cold Showers, Broken Roofs, & Grown-Ass Meltdowns: Adulting Is a Scam | Hard Things
Life is hard… and so are d*cks—but so are water heaters when they stop working. 😤 In this brutally honest, laugh-out-loud episode of Hard Things Podcast, we unpack the not-so-sexy side of adulting: broken plumbing, $21K roof quotes, cold ass showers, family drama, sibling disagreements over...
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Season 2 Ep 33: “FWB or ‘Just a Hole’? Dating App Myths, Coffee-Date Flakes & Other Red Flags”
It’s hard out here for a pimp — or anyone trying to date with standards. Angie and Amy break down why “friends with benefits” often forgets the friend part, swap stories about ghosting, coffee-date flops, and the stretch-table straps that sparked a thousand jokes. They also dive into audiobook...
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He Said “Get a Dog” 😳 Poly Dating, Kink & Wild Red Flags | Hard Things Podcast
We dove into a polyamory & kink FB group…and a 29-year-old’s DMs went off the rails fast. From “move to Missouri” in 5 texts to “get a dog” instead of companionship, we unpack dating red flags, double standards (MMF vs FFM), consent, perimenopause + kids, and what real communication looks like in...
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Season 2 Ep 31 : Do Foods Change Body-Fluid Taste? Foreplay Myths & a Rye Bread Attempt | Sonya Maya Shoutout
We kick off with a first-time rye bread adventure (proofing wins, crumb lessons learned) and slide into a no-blush sex-ed chat: does diet actually change the taste of body fluids? We break down hydration, fruit myths, sulfur foods, and hygiene basics. Then we tackle foreplay misconceptions,...
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Season 2 Ep 30: Sex Work: Legalize It? Pros, Cons, & Real Talk (+ “Hold My C*ck” Party Drink)
Amy’s under the weather, Angie’s got a fresh trigger-thumb surgery, and the group chat is CHAOTIC: we swap hilarious game-night stories (Go Fck Yourself, Puns of Anarchy, New Phone Who Dis?, Ransom Note), share our dangerously delicious “Hold My Cck” cocktail, then dive into the big one—should…
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Season 2 Ep 29: Reddit AITA—Fiancé in Viral Doc; Receipts, Sex-Work Discourse, Consent, & Tech Detox
Life is hard—stay hard.In this episode we dig into a wild Reddit AITA story tied to the viral “A 1000 Men & Me” documentary (on Channel 4), the fallout from group-chat receipts, and the bigger convo about consent, communication, and sex-work discourse. We also nerd out on the Universe-25 “mouse...
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Season 2 Ep 28: CNC Roleplay, the “Flintts Mints” Hack & Why-Choose Romance | Hard Things Podcast
Programming note: This episode was recorded out of sync and we’re dropping it as a bonus filler because we have some Hard Things going on so bear with us while we prep the next mainline ep. It’s raw, spicy, and very us.In this episode:Consensual Non-Consent (CNC) roleplay done safely (trust,...
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Season 2 Ep 27: Threesome Fails, Beard Guys & The Hookup Lottery 🎲 (NSFW Chaos!)
Life is hard… and sometimes horny hard. This week’s Hard Things Podcast is an absolute ride. 🚀Inside this episode:Threesome gone wrong: babysitters, beard guys, and flaky dudes ruining the fantasyWhy women get blue balls too — and why it’s just as frustratingThe “hookup lottery” experiment 🎲...
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Season 2 Ep 26: Adult Friend Finder, Missed Hookups & Women’s Wildest Fantasies
Life is hard… and so are d***s. But your favorite chaotic duo is back with one of the wildest Hard Things Podcast episodes yet. 💀This week, we cover:Accidental cam girl “market research” on Adult Friend Finder (spoiler: topless + typing = $$$)The most awkward hookup ever (feat. a hot dog bun...
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Season 2 Ep 25: From Shibari to “Wait… What?!” — The Taboo Kink Game (No Shame, Just Real Talk)
Life is life-ing HARD and we’re recording at the latest hour ever… so naturally we ended up with cop cars, SWAT trucks, and a zero-filter convo about the kinks people are scared to say out loud. 🙃Today we play the Taboo Kink Game: we toss out terms (from rope art to food play to “uh… please…
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Season 2 Ep 24: Life Hacks, Laughs, and Erotic Escapades 🎧 | Hard Things Podcast
🗣️ Kick off your shoes and dive into some spicy and hilarious conversations! On this episode of the 'Hard Things Podcast,' we explore the wild world of erotic literature, sexy voices, and relationship advice you didn't know you needed. Angie and her Amy talk about everything from cringe-worthy...
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Season 2 Ep 23: 🔥 Erotic Confessions, Saucy Scenarios, & Amy's BDSM Checklists | Part 1
Welcome to a no-holds-barred episode of the Hard Things Podcast! Get ready for some raw, unfiltered stories and rants as we delve into erotic literature, relationship advice, and naughty toys. Our host vents about recent experiences with online dating frustrations, from sudden wife interruptions…
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Season 2 Ep 22: 🔥 Spicy Pickup Lines Showdown: Comedy, Sass & Naughtiest Pickup Lines Ever! 🔥
Join us for a hilarious and bold dive into the world of pickup lines, where no line is too cheesy and no response too savage! We're here to spice up your day with some of the best, worst, and downright naughty pickup lines you've ever heard! Plus, we delve into outrageous sexual humor, personal...
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Season 2 Ep 21: Let's Talk About Casual Encounters, Scrotal Ladders, and Erotic Piercings!
Good afternoon, good evening, and good night! Get ready for an unabashedly candid and hilarious episode where Amy, Zack, and Angie cover it all—from wild conversations about erotic piercings, scrotal ladders, and personal stories of sexual exploration, to an unfiltered discussion on the emotional...
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Everyone knows there are endless taboo and off-limits topics that we just don't talk about as adults, but we sometimes need insight on. Join Angie and Ellie each week as they explore the hard things we all avoid in our relationships - and the good, bad, and risqué about each one.
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Everyone knows there are endless taboo and off-limits topics that we just don't talk about as adults, but we sometimes need insight on. Join Angie and Ellie each week as they explore the hard things we all avoid in our relationships - and the good, bad, and risqué about each one.
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