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Ep 9 – The Feat of Baring Your Feet

In this week’s Free Advice classic episode from the vault, the giggle gaggle compares and contrasts inside-out and outside-in approaches to personal development, discusses which TV shows provide the most useful references, and bemuses (the pros and cons of) the loss of privacy that comes with new technology. Also, Morgan gets arrested for making a joke that’s too inadvertently racist.

At 38:30, they help Reddit user Xhexvfw explore his anxiety around being barefoot and dip a toe into exposure therapy.

Ep 8 – Evicting a Victim Complex

Rob and Morgan get a head start and get right to the advice section of this episode. At 12 minutes, Reddit user Cruiu asks how to deal with a tendency to see themselves as a victim. The heroes discuss ways of changing your frame of mind when defaulting to negative thinking. Bonus discussions include: the ritual of blowing birthday candles, is it better to have a cold or hot butt?, machines taking jobs from humans, the SAT’s new adversity score, finding meaning from pain, and lefties.

Ep 7 – Can Consent Be Convinced?

Grab your shovels and get ready to dig in. The hosts discuss their middle school field trips to colonial Williamsburg, why adults should make more art, and how to start journal entries when you’re stuck. At 33 minutes, listener Deferential Doug asks Morgan and Rob about the ethics of trying to convince a romantic partner to have sex for the first time.

Ep 6 – Be Yourself, By Yourself

Welcome back! This week, Rob and Morgan talk about how to switch between being creative and being critical, what does it mean when your third eye twitches, which version of yourself to bring to different social settings and the elements of TRUE style. Is there a link between autism and mouth sounds? And a hummingbird shits outside the window. At 40:55, we dive into Reddit user Inefable_’s question about whether to attend a concert alone after a friendship fizzles. They encourage Inefable_ to be open to finding connection, even if it’s not the evening they had planned.

 

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Ep 5 – Keeping Anxiety at Bae

In this one, the funny friends discuss: handshake etiquette, the health of milk, people who wear too much cologne, and boundaries. Rob asks for help negotiating with the demon driving his car. Morgan asks for help with the threat of incoming text messages. At 43 minutes, a listener asks for help dealing with their partner’s anxiety without letting it infect them.

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To hear Rob's music, go to his Soundcloud or check his Musical improv team's Facebook.

Ep 4 – No Means Know

In this episode, hearts will be warmed, knees will be slapped, and tears will be jerked. In their opening wander, the gruesome twosome discuss launching the podcast, accepting praise, and why you might wanna smell your therapist's butthole. What do cashiers mean when they ask, "How are you?"

At 28 minutes in, your hosts answer a listener's email about how to deal with sexual rejection from his girlfriend. What can you learn from these moments? Morgan and Rob reprise their own roles as rejector and rejectee, and remember the ways their communication went right and wrong.

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Ep 3 – To Flirt is Human

In this one, Rob and Morgan discuss ways of hugging, the power of images, dying your hair, watching livestreams of people using their phones, and interactive art. At 29:15, your favorite advisory dyad get down and dirty on reddit user Thenextdoorneighbour's question about whether flirting is a behavioral choice or a personality type. Is there any way to show interest in people without them assuming you're flirting? What are the costs of flirting? What makes a compliment good? Did you know babies flirt?

 

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Ep 2 – Taking Money from Strangers

In this episode, Rob and Morgan discuss scary movies and street art. They give each other tips on new ways to celebrate holidays. They even suggest tattoos for each other. Then, they advise Reddit user Ankelbiter on handling sugar daddies.

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To hear Rob's music, go to his Soundcloud or check his Musical improv team's Facebook.

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Ep 1 – Speaking Up

Welcome to Free Advice - the self-help & comedy podcast where we don't guarantee that the advice is going to be good, but it'll always be free. In this episode, Morgan and Rob advise Semra23 on how to speak up when it feels like you have nothing worthwhile to say.

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