{"podcast":{"title":"Boy Problems","slug":"boy-problems-7543454","podcast_index_feed_id":7543454,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104cf7074/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.lizplank.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43656709/43656709-1761854680923-3b625c6e881f7.jpg","author":"Liz Plank","episode_count":65,"summary":"Boys are hot. Problems are not. In Boy Problems, Liz Plank takes on love, masculinity, and modern life with her signature wit and fearless honesty — with Katie Couric bringing the heat behind the scenes. From dating disasters to life’s biggest questions, Liz dishes out the advice you didn’t know you needed, one hot take at a time. For partnership or collaboration inquiries, feel free to reach out at partnerships@lizplankproductions.com — can’t wait to connect!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boy-problems-7543454"},"episode":{"title":"The Feminine Urge to Understand Why","slug":"the-feminine-urge-to-understand-why","published_at":"2026-05-05T23:21:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boy-problems-7543454/the-feminine-urge-to-understand-why","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boy-problems-7543454","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/liz-plank/episodes/The-Feminine-Urge-to-Understand-Why-e3itc4q","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO9512586237.mp3","summary":"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 an opp? What are the signs? What does it feel like when you finally clock it — and what do you do when the person you thought was in your corner has been running a completely different play this whole time? This week's episode is messy, it's a little embarrassing, and it's so relatable it might make you want to pick up your phone and have a conversation you've been avoiding... And if someone in your life needs to hear this — you already know who — send it to them. Oh — and it literally costs nothing to be kind. Just a reminder. From all of us. Submit your boy problems ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Airplane Mode with Liz Plank⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠⁠ ! Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international bestselling author, and producer of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She currently hosts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Boy Problems⁠⁠⁠⁠, a podcast that tackles love, masculinity, dating disasters, and life’s biggest questions.","meta_description":"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 hers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3827,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boy-problems-7543454/episodes/the-feminine-urge-to-understand-why/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boy-problems-7543454/the-feminine-urge-to-understand-why.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}