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The Women Are Plotting
Do you know how to use a rotary phone?
Worry about how much Aquanet you inhaled as a teen?
Wonder about the creative worlds of writers?
Believe belly laughs make the best ab workouts?
Seek answers to the mysteries of menopause?
Then welcome to The Women Are Plotting -- a new podcast that allows a peek into the unfiltered minds of three Gen X writers. Give us a listen. And if you like what you hear, tell your friends.
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Episodes
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The Women Are Plotting a Revolution: No Work, No Sex, No Patriarchy!
What if women ran the world? Would we have fewer wars, happier families, better healthcare, and men who were actually allowed to cry? And more importantly…
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No Means No. Why the F#ck Is This Still a Conversation?
Content Warning: This episode contains candid discussions of sexual assault, rape, coercion, and childhood sexual abuse. Why are we still asking sexual assault…
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Men, That's Not How Vaginas Work!
How is it possible that we've put men on the moon, mapped the human genome, and developed artificial intelligence, yet some men still don't understand where…
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Can Astrology Predict Your Love Life? Birth Charts, Dating & Destiny
Can the stars really tell us who we are, who we should date, and whether a relationship is destined to succeed—or is astrology just a bunch of cosmic bullshit?…
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Gen X: The Last Analog Generation in a Digital World
Remember when you could make a complete ass of yourself without someone recording it and posting it on the internet? Welcome to the Gen X experience. This week…
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Digital Infidelity: Is It Cheating If You Never Touch?
Does it count as cheating if you never actually touch the other person? This week on The Women Are Plotting, Etienne, Heidi, and Jane dive into the…
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Finding Magic in a Harsh World: Signs, Synchronicities & Everyday Miracles
What if the magic we’re looking for is already happening all around us? This week on The Women Are Plotting, Etienne, Heidi, and Jane explore how to find…
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Stop Shrinking Yourself: The Gen X Guide to Being Authentic
How much of yourself have you changed, hidden, or made smaller just to keep other people comfortable? In this deeply personal—and frequently hilarious—episode…
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What Are You Addicted To? Drugs, Dopamine & the Things We Can’t Quit
What are you addicted to—and how do you know when something you enjoy has crossed the line into something that's controlling your life? In this unusually raw…
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Secondhand Sex: When You Hear, See, or Walk In on Too Much
What happens when sex stops being private—and somebody else accidentally becomes part of the experience? In this wildly candid episode of The Women Are…
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Are We All a Little Psychic?
What if that gut feeling, strange coincidence, vivid dream, or piece of information that seemingly came out of nowhere wasn't just your imagination? In this…
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Happily Ever After Is a Lie: How Fairy Tales Shaped Our Love Lives
Did fairy tales teach us how to fall in love—or did they completely screw up our expectations? In this funny, personal, and surprisingly revealing episode of…
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Why Older Women Are Dating Younger Men—and Loving It
Is age really just a number when it comes to dating—or might a big age gap actually make for a better relationship? In this candid and decidedly NSFW episode…
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Why Most Writers Quit (And How You Don't)
Can you build a meaningful writing life while juggling a full-time job, family responsibilities, and the reality that most authors don't make a living from…
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Stop Armchair Diagnosing: When TikTok Therapy Goes Too Far
Has social media made us more aware of mental health—or has it made us too quick to diagnose ourselves and everyone around us? In this thought-provoking…
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Leaving a Job You Hate: How to Find Work You Actually Love
Have you ever dreaded going to work or wondered if it's time for a career change? In this honest and relatable episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose…
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Threesomes: Fantasy vs. Reality
How common are threesomes—and do they live up to the fantasy? In this candid, funny, and surprisingly thoughtful episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne…
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Scams, Catfishing & MLMs: How to Spot the Lies Before They Cost You
Could you spot a scam before it emptied your bank account—or would you fall for it without realizing? In this eye-opening and often hilarious episode of The…
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How Cults Brainwash Good People: Warning Signs You Need to Know
Could you recognize a cult before it was too late—or would you be just as vulnerable as everyone else? In this fascinating and surprisingly personal episode of…
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The Dark Side of Childhood: The Most Messed-Up Children's Books Ever
Were children's books really meant for kids—or were they secretly designed to traumatize an entire generation? In this hilarious and thought-provoking episode…
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Literary Crushes: The Fictional Characters We Fell in Love With
Who was your very first literary crush—and do you still have one today? In this hilarious and delightfully unfiltered episode of The Women Are Plotting…
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Dating in Midlife: What We Wish We'd Known Sooner
What is dating really like after 40? Has modern dating made finding connection easier—or just more complicated? In this candid, funny, and refreshingly honest…
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Aging Gracefully: Beauty, Botox & Getting Older on Our Terms
What does it really mean to age gracefully? Is it embracing every wrinkle, investing in Botox, prioritizing skincare, or simply staying healthy and active? In…
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Vacation Disasters: Our Craziest Travel Horror Stories
What's the worst thing that's ever happened to you on vacation? Lost luggage? Missed flights? Food poisoning? Try adding emergency surgery, international…
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Let's Talk About Penises: The Good, the Bad & the Unexpected
From anatomy and evolution to dating disasters and surprisingly educational rabbit holes, this might be the most candid conversation The Women Are Plotting has…
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Adults Acting Like Children: Tantrums, Peter Pan Syndrome & Emotional Immaturity
Why do some adults throw tantrums over seemingly small things while others never seem to grow up emotionally? In this entertaining and insightful episode of…
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You're Not Dangerous: Understanding Harm OCD
What if the thoughts that frighten you the most are the very reason you know they're not who you are? In this deeply moving and educational episode of The…
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Ghosting: When Is It Okay to Just Disappear?
Why do people suddenly disappear without explanation—and is ghosting ever the right thing to do? In this engaging episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne…
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Sexual Harassment: Stories Too Many Women Share
Sexual harassment is something far too many people experience—but far too few people openly discuss. In this candid and deeply personal episode of The Women…
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Sexual Kinks & Fetishes: The Things We Never Talk About
Why are some people fascinated by feet while others enjoy BDSM, exhibitionism, or role play? And what exactly is the difference between a kink and a fetish? In…
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AI vs. Human Creativity: Can a Machine Tell a Great Story?
Can artificial intelligence write a great novel—or is there something uniquely human that no algorithm can replicate? In this thought-provoking episode of The…
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Our Wildest Celebrity Close Encounters
Have you ever met someone famous—and completely lost your cool? In this entertaining and nostalgic episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier…
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The Friends Who Tell You the Truth
What separates lifelong friendships from relationships that slowly fall apart? Sometimes, it's the willingness to have difficult conversations. In this…
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Bigfoot, Mothman & Other Cryptids: What If They're Real?
Are creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Mothman, and other cryptids simply folklore—or could there be something real behind the legends? In this…
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Dating Profiles: The Good, the Bad & the Absolutely Unhinged
What makes someone instantly swipe right—or immediately run the other way? In this hilarious and surprisingly insightful episode of The Women Are Plotting…
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Sexual Mishaps: Our Most Embarrassing Bedroom Stories
Sometimes the funniest stories are also the most embarrassing. In this laugh-out-loud episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis…
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Roommate Horror Stories: The Good, the Bad & the Absolutely Unhinged
Everyone has a roommate story—but some are stranger than fiction. In this hilarious episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis, and…
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The Hormone Horror Story Every Woman Needs to Hear
Why are so many women being told that "everything is normal" when they know something is wrong? In this powerful episode of The Women Are Plotting, the hosts…
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Our Worst Dating Horror Stories
What's the worst date you've ever been on? In this laugh-out-loud episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis, and Jane Gari share…
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How We Write: From First Draft to Finished Book
How do writers actually write? In this fascinating behind-the-scenes episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis, and Jane Gari pull…
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Babysitting in the '80s: The Stories We'd Never Tell Our Parents
What was it really like to babysit in the 1980s? In this nostalgic, funny, and unexpectedly unsettling episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier…
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Burning Man: The Festival That Changed My Life
Can a festival really change your life? In this fun, heartfelt, and often hilarious episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis, and…
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Inside a Dr. Joe Dispenza Meditation Retreat (Part 2)
In the conclusion of their conversation about Dr. Joe Dispenza's meditation retreats, the hosts of The Women Are Plotting dive deeper into the growing research…
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Inside a Dr. Joe Dispenza Meditation Retreat (Part 1)
Can meditation truly change your brain—and even your life? In Part 1 of this two-part series, The Women Are Plotting explores the fascinating world of Dr. Joe…
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The Fictional Worlds We Wish Were Real
What fictional world would you choose if you could step inside it forever? In this imaginative and nostalgia-filled episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne…
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I Knew Something Was Wrong: Martha's Endometriosis Story (Part 2)
In the conclusion of Martha's extraordinary story, The Women Are Plotting explores what happened after her life-changing endometriosis surgery—and the…
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I Knew Something Was Wrong: Martha's Endometriosis Story (Part 1)
In this powerful first installment of Martha's story, the hosts of The Women Are Plotting sit down with their friend and fellow healthcare professional to…
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Twin Flames, Soulmates & the Love We Actually Need
Are twin flames real—or are they simply powerful relationships that push us toward healing? And how do they differ from true soulmates? In this deeply personal…
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Why Female Friendships Matter More Than Ever
Why does making friends become so much harder as we get older? And what makes the friendships that survive life's challenges so incredibly valuable? In this…
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The Orgasm Gap: Why Women Are Still Being Left Behind
Why do men report reaching orgasm far more often than women during partnered sex—and what can we do about it? In this honest, humorous, and thought-provoking…
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Beyond the Body: Our Psychic & Metaphysical Experiences
Have you ever experienced something that defied explanation? An uncanny coincidence, a psychic moment, an out-of-body experience, or a meditation so profound…
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Everybody Poops: Our Most Unforgettable Bathroom Stories
Brace yourself—this may be the funniest (and grossest) episode of The Women Are Plotting yet. Etienne Rose Olivier, Heidi Willis, and Jane Gari dive headfirst…
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Surviving Narcissists: Parents, Partners & Friends
What happens when the person causing the most pain in your life is someone you're supposed to love—or someone who's supposed to love you? In this deeply…
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It's Never Too Late to Start Over
Is midlife really a crisis—or is it the perfect time to build the life you've always wanted? In this deeply personal episode of The Women Are Plotting, Etienne…
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Why the '90s Were Different
What was it really like to live through the 1990s? Before smartphones, GPS, social media, and streaming changed everything, life was a little messier, a little…
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Where Great Ideas Come From
Where do great ideas come from? Do writers invent them—or do they simply learn to recognize them when inspiration comes calling? In this thoughtful and…
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Friends with Benefits: Can It Ever Really Work?
Can friends really have sex without complicating the relationship? Or does someone always end up catching feelings? In this candid and hilarious episode of The…
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The TV Shows That Raised Gen X
What happens when three Gen X women take a trip back to the days of rabbit-ear antennas, Saturday morning cartoons, after-school specials, and television that…
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True Ghost Stories: The Ones That Still Haunt Us
Have you ever experienced something that defied all logic? A shadow in the doorway, unexplained footsteps, a presence you couldn't ignore—or a ghost you still…
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The Best Sex of Our Lives
What makes sex unforgettable? Is it chemistry, communication, trust, confidence—or something else entirely? In this refreshingly honest and often hilarious…