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Relationship expert, author, and Breakup Bootcamp founder Amy Chan is back, and this time she's talking dating - not just breaking up. Her new book Un-Single: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts (out April 28th) is packed with research-backed frameworks for finding the right person, and today we dig into all of it: the mathematical "secretary problem" applied to dating, why your list of standards might actually be a list of fears, and the chemical reason your butterflies disappear around the 18-month mark. Plus, we talk about real celebrity breakups - Taylor Swift & Calvin Harris, Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin - as case studies to unpack all of this.

This week I'm playing unsolicited publicist and giving my full reputational u-turn strategy for Justin Timberlake, Will Smith, and Chappell Roan. One is trying too hard to be cool and needs to stop. One stopped being cool and needs to get it back. And one just needs a nervous system reset and maybe a public speaking coach for a few tweaks. No one asked for this advice but I'm annoying and controlling so I'm here to give it!

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Robert Pattinson is everywhere right now. Three projects with Zendaya, The Drama is out, and everyone is talking about him. But after spending hours going down his rabbit hole (lol), I'm not sure we actually know who he is at all....Today we're covering: the elaborate, years-long lying habit that the press calls "delightfully eccentric" and what it would be called if literally anyone else did it. The Twilight wound and what it reveals about how he sees himself. The FKA Twigs chapter, Suki Waterhouse era, the blind items, and more!

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Alex Cooper is (apparently) the most-listened-to female podcaster in the world. She has a $125 million deal, media empire, hydration drink, reality show premiering this week, and a brand name that belongs to someone else. Today on Fluently Forward we're going deep on all of it - the Sofia Franklyn situation and why "Suitman" was actually right, the Matt Kaplan hypocrisy that nobody is talking about loudly enough, the MowPod download scandal that I have personal receipts on, the Alix Earle fallout and what I've heard from people in the know, and what Unwell Winter Games tells us about where this empire is really headed.

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Why do so many artists peak on their very first album? This week, Shay (TikTok - and her new podcast Critical Condition) joins the show to unpack the curse of the perfect debut - from Lorde's Pure Heroine to SZA's Ctrl to Olivia Rodrigo's Sour. We dig into why hunger, resistance, and being underestimated produce the best art, and what happens when the label takes over, the money rolls in, and the boardroom starts making creative decisions. Plus, we talk about what artists like Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, and Katy Perry could do to break out of the album yips!

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