Boy Problems

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 it hold you back. Feeling disappointed is not a sign you did something wrong. It's a receipt for your courage. This episode is for anyone in their 48-hour window right now. Do not make your life smaller. We love you. 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.

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't care about dating. And honestly, it makes sense. Liz and Jared unpack why millennials are the least confident generation alive, why men avoid friendship breakups (and self-work,) how we’ve weaponized the ick, and why we only leave unhinged comments on our worst day.You can pre-order Jared's book, Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from your Favorite Guy Friend here!Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference. 🩷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.

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.

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 cracked open in your 30s is somehow the most devastating AND freeing thing that can happen to you. If this episode helped you, send it to a friend. Leave a review. It genuinely makes my whole day. 🫶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.

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 emotional weight that astronaut families carry so quietly. The anxiety that hums in the background for years. The moment the rocket lifts off and all you can think is just go. The 40 minutes of complete silence when they disappear behind the moon, and what it means to hold someone else's dream without losing your own.This conversation would not have been possible without all of you! Your comments truly make my week ❤️ Please share this episode with a friend and make sure to subscribe to officially join the family! Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Airplane Mode with Liz Plank⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠⁠! Submit your ⁠boy problems ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!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.

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 ⁠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.

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 things space, our universe, faith, and what really happens in the afterlife (hint: we don't really know). You won't want to miss this astronomically exciting episode!*Please note, everything Naia shares in the episode is her opinion, and not representative of NASA as an organization, or workplace. Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Airplane Mode with Liz Plank⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Substack⁠! Submit your boy problems ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!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.

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, burnout-coded modern dating culture, and it might just save your love life. Remember to drop your best whimsymaxxing date ideas in the comments, and subscribe so you never miss an episode! 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.

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 literal name). We truly needed this moment as a reminder that the future is in good, capable hands.Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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.

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 already married.Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

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 together! 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. 

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 see each other, and how we see ourselves. In true Boy Problems style, you won’t want to miss it. 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. 

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 billionaire who said democracy is overrated. Yes, really.Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

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 Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

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 you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

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 to miss. Submit your boy problems ⁠here⁠!Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

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 science behind the female body, we’re channeling our inner Darwin with hot, primal takes. If evolution were a man, after this episode, he’d need therapy.Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. Submit your boy problems here!Check out Airplane Mode with Liz Plank on Substack! Find more from Cat Bohannon, and her book “Eve” hereLiz 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. 

We’re back this week with the one and only, David Farrier. David is back with Liz to talk about only the most pressing topics - what is the worst date you will ever go on? How old is too old to still be sleeping in a twin bed? And are situationships ever going to work? Each minute is packed with hot takes, iconic boy problems advice, and way too many laughs - you won’t want to miss it. Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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. 

Boy Problems LIVE returns to unpack the week with stand-up comedian and writer Jordan Carlos. In true “sleepover during the apocalypse” fashion, Liz and Jordan get into everything from why men can't connect with each other to the "cheerleader effect" in relationships. Jordan shares the real advice that helped save his own marriage when it was genuinely on the brink of divorce — and let’s just say… it’s giving emotional maturity. It’s giving accountability. It’s giving “men CAN evolve???”Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. Submit your boy problems here! Check out Airplane Mode with Liz Plank on Substack! Buy Jordan's new book Choreplay here!

Will you be my valentine? This week on Boy Problems, Liz is unpacking the messiness of dating in 2026, without Cupid’s help, and amidst the apocalypse. Join us for ice cream in bed, ribbon dancing through the chaos, and all of your most pressing boy problems - Valentine’s Day edition. Roses are red, violets are blue, drop a comment with your favorite way to make a neighbor smile, and pay an act of kindness forward, too. Our Boy Problems family wouldn’t be the same without you, and keeps growing thanks to your reviews! Keep commenting, subscribing, and sharing with a friend or two - it makes all the difference, and helps us compete with the manosphere, too. 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.