Believe it or not, we know what’s been missing in our lives and it’s flare bartending and straight, white dudes. That’s right, this week we’ve got a perfectly balanced mix of alcohol and testosterone as we travel into the world of bartending with Tom Cruise and the 1988 flick Cocktail. Obviously there was only one man to call for for this episode and that's Chicago cocktail icon Danny Shapiro, founding partner of Scofflaw Group. So pour yourself a drink and join us for everything it takes to succeed in the hospitality industry, plus that time Elizabeth was paid to walk a bar patron like a dog!

CW: suicide, slam poetry

It takes a lot of chutzpah to grab your bestie’s hand and drive your Thunderbird off a cliff rather than succumb to the injustice of being a woman stuck in a man’s world. Honestly, Thelma and Louise might just be our forever heroes. To talk all about this iconic road trippin’ opus to female friendship and feminine rage, we knew just who to call -- our very own Team Tuff Muff pals and iconic besties Amanda Myers and Julia Thiel. Join us for everything friendship, bike miles, and the essential question: if the car’s going off the cliff, who’s driving?

CW: rape, suicide, patriarchy

In 1991 Madonna was at the height of her fame, traveling the world on her Blonde Ambition tour and filming her documentary Truth or Dare. It’s impossible to hear “Madonna” and “Blonde Ambition” and not immediately think cone bras and sex-sex-sex. But rewatching the film, it became clear to us that “sex” for Madonna was much more about performance and provocation than true intimacy. So we brought intimacy coach Karen Yates to the pod to help us parse out the differences between sex and intimacy, consent and communication, and to answer Adrienne’s burning question: why are all the middle-aged men out here on these streets tryna choke a bitch?

CW: sexual assault, LGBTQIA+ discrimination, Kevin Costner