Description

How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie.

Where to find us: 

• Our Patreon
• Our merch!
• Peter's newsletter
• Peter's other podcast, 5-4
• Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

Sources:

• Susan Faludi's "Backlash"
• For Women Who Count on Men to Be Jerks
• Bridget Jones’s Legacy
• Single Women in Popular Culture
• A Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help Literature
• The gendered nature of self-help
• Single Women in Popular Culture 

Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!