Best Gabe Ever

The group discusses candy--in depth. r/self features a lovely nighttime ritual. A long tangent about movie trailers. r/weirdlyspecific sparks an Allison rant. r/relationshipadvice has an OP who is in a tricky financial situation. r/doctorsofreddit asks what was the best self-diagnosis they've heard. r/movies shows how misinformation can transform one's viewing experience. And finally, what...

Gabe shares his horrific road rage incident from the perspective of one day after it happened. (We recorded this episode in November!) Author Molly Roden Winter joins the chat to discuss opening her marriage and her life to public scrutiny through her memoir MORE. And finally, the masculinity crisis. Why (the heck) are men so angry?  Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full...

Allison dives deep into the hit film The BeeKeeper. r/murderbywords asks some tough questions about humanity. r/fauxmoi exposes a celebrity for being serious. r/thingsmykidssaid features a hilarious misunderstanding of recent history. r/amitheasshole exposes some problematic grandparents. r/relationshipadvice features more horrible in-laws. And finally, Gabe is furious that Allison doesn't kno...

Original Air Date: March 13, 2025 Welcome to the very special 5 year anniversary show!! Two former International Question writers give us INCREDIBLE updates. Then, our very first producer John Asante joins the show to reminisce about the podcast's origins and some dramatic, spicy behind the scenes tea. Plus, where will we be in five more years? Hopefully still here!  Watch clips and the full T...

Original Air Date: July 24, 2019 Trigger Warning: Suicide Allison and Gabe help a listener figure out when it’s kosher to move in with a new partner. They’re then joined by Allison’s mom, Ruth Raskin (ruthraskinphoto), who discusses the challenges of raising a child with mental illness and the importance of facing it head on. Later they give all their thoughts and feelings about weddings. SPOILER:...

Allison doesn't want to predict the future and Gabe's facial hair is itching. First, a listener writes in asking for advice on a potential estrangement from a brother and Gabe shares his personal experience. Then, Dr. Nicole Cain joins the show for a gorgeous, gentle and soothing talk about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and the options for treating trauma somaticall...

Allison officially loves witchy stuff. An OP has the perfect revenge for a woman who won't update her phone number. Next, a post prompts a discussion about the worst female protagonists. r/ask poses a question the trio can't resist. Gabe shares some funny name changes and then forgets the rules of Reddit Or Not.  Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of...

Allison looks like a grown-up girl now. A listener wonders how to help her brother who won't go to therapy despite showing signs of mania again. Next, Meg Appelgate joins the conversation to talk about how the troubled teen industry takes advantage of parents' fears and traumatized kids, including her younger self. And finally, Allison shares what it was like to lose her mom.  Check out al...

Our election anxiety was correct. Then, Mark Ruffalo dreamed his own cancer diagnosis, we talk about taking sneaky photos of celebs at an event, and Gabe drops extensive Colin Jost dating lore. Next, Allison shares a post about a woman who overheard her fiance telling his boys he doesn't wanna get married and decided to let him off the hook. Gabe has an autistic question about why men complain...

Gabe and Melisa are slap happy up top. Then, a listener writes in asking what to do when her boyfriend's mental health is so poor it's making her life miserable. Next, psychotherapist Israa Nasir joins the podcast to talk about toxic productivity, the push to monetize every hobby, and how poverty, comparison, and hustle culture create more suffering. Hypotheticals is run by Melisa and boy,...

Allison’s gone and it’s just the DEI hires from the South today! After a bunch of tangents, we talk r/tipping, where flavors come from and which surprising ones Melisa hates, and a man whose wife is accusing him of fathering her friend’s baby. Then, an OP ends up telling lots of tall tales, and another watches 72 Disney movies. Gabe and Melisa recount their problematic 90s show choir experiences....

Gabe pretends to be Allison despite not doing any prep work. A listener writes in after being misled about the openness of a hook up's relationship status. Dr. Lee Airton then joins the chat to talk about all things gender. And finally, is posting strangers online kosher? (Not really!)  Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of TLDRI, listen to the full episo...

Gabe and Melisa carry the torch without Allison. r/amitheasshole tests a friendship group. An important shout out to Lady Gaga for being ahead of the curve. Melisa shares an intricate alien/time travel post that poses some intriguing theories. Gabe discloses some #cool childhood memories. r/paranormal reveals that new construction won't save you from the supernatural. And finally, is there a g...

Allison's having a lot of water problems. A listener writes in asking if everyone needs to be in therapy even though they've had a hard time with past therapists. Author Jessica Slice then joins the show to talk about disability and dating, and her new book on disabled people being deemed "unfit parents." In Hypotheticals, what is Flurfle? Who is Janet Cilantro? And finally, our fa...

Today an OP fucked up by wearing a hat to wash his hair. Then, we talk tattoos, pretzel bites, short haircuts, orange tic tacs, dental work, and writing comedy for others to read. What is this show about exactly? r/nostupidquestions asks why we bother working when we still can’t afford anything? (Welcome, comrade!) Gabe gets on a financial soapbox! Should he go to Peru? In r/accidentalally we see...

Gabe's tracking his hairline and getting shots in the butt. A listener writes in asking if and how they can save a friendship where the other person doesn't seem interested in being friends. Then, Dr. Marie Thouin joins the show to talk about the history of compersion and how it can be used outside of a polyamorous context. And finally, Allison’s book all about Modern Marriage is about to...

We debate the heat of the Earth’s core before reading an r/AITH about a husband cheating with and impregnating the couple’s surrogate. Should the wife give up her parental rights? Then, a man complains that the woman he left his wife for is not a good girlfriend. Then we explore r/wellthatsucks and r/hypotheticalsituations for gas station antics, getting millions to go back to school Billy Madison...

It's a talking episode baby! No guest—other than Gabe's dog Beans. A listener writes in wanting advice on what to do now that their estranged father is sick. Melisa joins for Hypotheticals where a "no kissing" clause constitutes cheating. The trio debate their 4 favorite movies. (Allison's husband also weighs in.) And finally, conscious celibacy, whatever that means.  Check out...

This week, would you shake an evil politician’s hand if you had to? Would you livestream your life for 10 years for 10 million dollars a year? Would you lie and tell a cheating partner you were also cheating to save face? Plus, good comebacks, presidential trivia, and sand pies. Correction: Gabe says the band who asked for NO brown M&Ms was Metallica. It was in fact Van Halen. Our apologies to...

If Sugar the dog wanted to? She would. A lesbian listener writes in upset that she has to miss out on events with her closeted girlfriend's religious family. Author of Sexism & Sensibility Jo-Ann Finkelstein joins the pod to discuss how to speak to your children about sexism. Allison then gives Gabe and Jo-Ann one of Gabe's favorite hypotheticals ever. And finally, Allison finally has...

Allison is on a permanent Grecian vacation of the mind, while Gabe almost ruins it with gender dysphoria for cis people. Gabe presents Allison and Melisa with a conundrum from a sex and love addicts subreddit. A delusional driver with road rage doesn't understand car insurance. An OP in r/dreams asks for dream help because they spent 30 years inside a dream. What is the funniest or weirdest th...

Gabe explains how to use the term "punk" to Allison. A listener writes in wondering if it's a bad idea to not get a roommate post-separation (and spend more money) so she can live alone for her mental health. Next, the host of "Big Lash Energy" Jayna Marie joins the show to share a rollercoaster story about getting destroyed by the internet for an affair...that never happened....

Gabe teaches Allison about actor Daniel Day Lewis. Melisa wants to cobble shoes. r/OddlySpecific features an OP who is interested in hiring a hitman. A kid with a horrible stepmom exposes her insane rules on r/teenagers. r/readitonwiki features a bride who wonders if she was wrong to reseat her exhibitionist sister during her wedding ceremony. And finally, building guitars from scratch! Check out...

Content Warning: Suicide Gabe wants to be Ryan Gosling in "The Fall Guy" and has a long overdue shoutout for a fan on the Patreon. A listener writes in wondering how to have a relationship with the one person they want to be with after feeling responsible for someone else's suicide. Somatic therapist Karden Rabin joins to talk about the differences from talk therapy and why it's im...

Puzzles are not for Allison or Melisa. r/prorevenge brings us the story of Bob The Builder who can't build a house. r/millennials features a thank you from a Gen Z OP. r/bestofredditupdates is full of twists and turns that might end a marriage. And finally, your birthday party isn't unique enough. Check out all of our content on Patreon, Ad Free! Watch the full episodes of TLDRI, listen to...