Boy Problems

This week on Boy Problems, Liz sits down with comedian, former engineer, and man who successfully met his wife in the DMs, Matthew Broussard. What starts as a chat about overbearing moms (and vulvas) spirals into a deep dive on ADHD, relationships, and why so many of us are walking around calling ourselves idiots when we're actually just wired differently. If you're new here — welcome to t...

This week on the show, Liz is joined by the human ray of sunshine Zach Noe Towers. They start the episode talking about doorbells, but quickly devolve into chaos -- getting into sperm consistency, swallowing etiquette, and red flags you can flag before getting hot and heavy. Along the way: pheromones are fake (RIP to everything we believed about attraction), Taylor Swift's wedding drama, why N...

This week, Liz sits down with Rachel — comedian, stuntwoman, and the first female cast member of Jackass — for a conversation that is somehow both deeply unhinged and deeply moving. They talk about what it actually means to choose pain, why women have been choosing pain since before it was a franchise, and why emotional pain will always hit harder than licking a taser.    If this episode made you...

To celebrate 1 year of Boy Problems, I created a Patreon where I'm unpacking boy lore for close friends only. Remember Regina George? Well, there's something I didn't tell you guys about him that's pretty crucial to why it didn't work out... See you on Patreon! Submit your boy problems ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠! Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ Airplane Mode with Liz Plank⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack! . Liz Plank is an a...

Welcome back to an extra special episode of Boy Problems -- today, we're celebrating one whole year of the show!!! 🎂 🥳 This show wouldn't be what it is today without all of you, so thank you from the bottom of my heart. Today I'm sharing a dose of radical honesty about eating disorders — what they actually cost you (financially, physically, romantically) and why awareness alone doesn...

Welcome back to Boy Problems! This week, comedian, co-host of  ⁨@GoodChildrenPod⁩  , and all around sweetheart Andrew Muscarella joins Liz for the slumber party of all slumber parties. They get into everything from Andrew's 4D description of his s*x dungeon experience to why Panera girls were a safe haven for closeted gay guys -- and why Chipotle boys bring a totally different energy. If you&#...

Groceries are a luxury good, going out to dinner with friends costs one trillion dollars, and Vogue is out here romanticizing cabbage like we’re not in a recession. Today on Boy Problems Liz declares: it's gonna be a Broke Girl Summer. This summer, we're lentilmaxxing, rentmaxxing, parentmaxxing, and taking advantage of the fact that making out is totally free. This is your sign to skip the girls...

Welcome back to Boy Problems! This week, Liz co-hosts the podcast with her emotional support hot water bottle AND actor, writer, host of the Tell Me Something Messy podcast, and certified hottie Brandon Kyle Goodman. Together, they reminisce on the TV shows that raised them (shout out Uncle Phil), expose Cinderella as a trauma survivor, and they also coin the official vibe of the season: Broke Gir...

This week on Boy Problems, Liz sits down for an emergency debrief on a raw, still stinging, gut-punch of a disappointment - and she's not waiting for the dust to settle to talk about it. Armed with an emotional support croissant and a dog-eared book of David Whyte poetry, Liz turns fresh rejection into a completely unhinged (and deeply necessary) guide for how to feel the thing without letting...

This week on Boy Problems, comedian Jared Freid climbs into Liz's very soft bed, tries to drink the microphone, and somehow manages to explain men better than anyone on the internet right now. Jared drops a take that's guaranteed to start fights in the group chat: men don't actually care about dating. 🤯 And honestly, it tracks. in this episode that will be hotly debated - men don'...

Breaking news: Liz has a boy problem. And it's a big one. No guests. No filter. Just Liz, a microphone, and a situation she absolutely cannot keep to herself anymore. This week she's going there — on the question everyone has an opinion on but nobody actually answers honestly: can men and women really be friends? And the follow-up that hits different: how do you know when your "friend" is actually...

This week on Boy Problems Liz sits down with writer, actor, director, singer and certified main character Zoe Lister-Jones -- and they did NOT hold back. Liz explains s*x magic manifestation (which we are fully obsessed with,) and Zoe gets vulnerable about what it feels like to embrace queerness as an adult. They get into the relationships that wrecked them and why having your whole identity crack...

Welcome back to Hopecore, your Friday dose of joy and wonder - this week's guest is the kind of hero who never asked for a cape — she just quietly held the world together while her husband went to the moon. Dr. Catherine Hansen is an ob-gyn, a mom of three — and the wife of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on the legendary Artemis II crew. In this episode, we talk about the...

This week on Boy Problems, Liz gets in bed with Dr. Emily Morse — sex therapist, host of Sex With Emily, and the person who has been teaching us about sex and pleasure for over 20 years — and honestly? I think this conversation could end wars. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and tell your hot barista about this episode😉 Submit your boy problems ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Airp...

On this week's intergalactic, out-of-this-world episode of Hopecore, we are SPACEMAXXING with the brilliant and awe-inspiring, Naia Butler-Craig*. Naia is everything that the Artemis II mission had us dreaming to be. She is an Aerospace Engineer working at NASA (yes, NASA!), and since the Artemis II crew's safe landing, she's working on getting us to Mars. Liz and Naia are chatting al...

If you've been out here treating first dates like pitch meetings, mentally calculating ROI before agreeing to the meet up, or gatekeeping your calendar like a CEO - this episode is for you. This week on Boy Problems, Liz is declaring a dating revolution, and she's got 10 whimsymaxxing commandments to back it up. This week's episode is the antidote to hyper-rational, spreadsheet-brained...

Welcome back to a special, solo edition of Hopecore in honor of our Artemis II space besties who have been our collective breath of fresh air and are returning to planet Earth today, Friday April 10th! ✨ Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen didn't just make history — they modeled what it looks like to lead with grace, love, and yes, integrity (their spacecraft's...

Comedian, podcast host, and certified Bravo historian Rayna Greenberg joins us this week on Boy Problems to unpack the Summer House drama, weigh in on whether Liz should give a six-foot-five British firefighter a second chance (drop a Y/N in the comments🫣), and what to do when your friend wants a boyfriend so badly she can't see straight — and won't take advice from anyone who isn't a...

This week on Boy Problems Liz is joined by comedian Chloe Radcliffe, who clocked every single thing wrong with Liz's girl apartment AND love life in under 90 seconds, and then proceeded to give the most unhinged yet accurate therapy session ever — for free. Drop a ❤️ (or a 🕳️ iykyk) if you want Chloe back on the pod, and don't forget to subscribe so we can keep solving your boy problems to...

Welcome back to Boy Problems! This week, we’re finally talking about it - the glorification of small bodies, the frequent surgeries and weight loss procedures, and the downsizing of women - literally, and figuratively. Liz shares her own personal experiences with food, eating, diet culture, and body image, and of course, dives into your boy problems. This is a raw, honest conversation about how we...

We need to talk about JFK Jr. propaganda — and the hot, rich, famous guy fantasy that's ruining your love life. Boy Problems is back with a full debrief on why the Love Story Hulu show is giving women everywhere the most dangerous delusion of 2025: that a hot, powerful man is going to save you. Spoiler alert: he's not. Liz has the receipts — including a yacht trip to Greece with a billiona...

Liz revolutionizes the self-help space, introducing a concept that's going to save your sanity: whimsymaxxing . When the world feels like it's on fire, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is make your life more whimsical. This isn't about toxic positivity—it's about training your brain to scan for delight instead of danger, and honestly? It's a game-changer. Our Boy Pro...

This week, we’re back with the pod’s favorite boyfriend, Nick! Nick & Liz are here to chat all things boys - boy corners, boys who play hockey, and of course, boy problems. From an unrequited love that won't quit to our youngest boy problem antagonist yet, your favorite duo has all of the advice - and laughs - this week already needs.  Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without y...

This week on Boy Problems, Liz is chatting with her all time favorite guests - all of you! In a raw, unfiltered conversation, she’s ready to explain where her mind has been the past few weeks - processing an unexpected breakup. From the stages of grieving, to the process of moving on, and trusting the universe every step along the way, this is a chat for all humans, everywhere, that you won’t want...

Welcome back to Hopecore, your Friday dose of joy, chaos, and standards so high - they built civilization. This week, Liz is joined by feminist scientist and Eve author Cat Bohannon, to unpack why getting the ick might actually be the most important evolutionary trait, how human sexuality fits into the animal kingdom, and if size really matters. From mallard mating routines to the understudied sci...