This week we’re unpacking the bizarre online conspiracy that Selena Gomez has been “cloned,” and why the theory says more about the internet than it does about her. We talk about the deeply rooted misogyny behind the panic whenever a woman’s face changes, the fear of watching women age in real time, and the impossible standard that women must stay frozen, flawless, and familiar forever. At what point did natural evolution become suspicious? Plus, we talk about the only man we currently don't hate: Bad Bunny, Hannah shares why she’s officially pressing pause on house hunting and thinking about building instead, and Emily tells the story of her unexpected run-in with Glen Powell.

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Watch Emily's Short Film, All We Were!

Emily's Substack: third martini thoughts

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Emily's Captivation: The Handmaid’s Tale

Hannah's Captivation: Ella Langley

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Welcome to The Gal’s Guide — a weekly dating and lifestyle podcast created to empower radical self-love and bold relationships. Join us, long-distance best friends Hannah Adams and Emily Aleece Burton, for amusing and vulnerable conversations with insightful guests as we cover topics like love and dating to your own self-love, healing, spirituality, and always remembering the importance of gal pals.

Want to request a topic or work with us? Send us an email at hello@thegalsguidepod.com or visit us on our website at thegalsguidepod.com

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This week we’re ditching the roses and leaning fully into Anti-Valentine’s Day with a spicy conversation inspired by Emily's recent Substack essay: unpacking the cultural obsession with the “male loneliness epidemic” and asking whether men actually aren’t lonely enough to change their behavior. We talk dating burnout, emotional labor, shifting expectations in modern relationships, and why so many women are opting out of traditional romance altogether. From internet discourse to real-life dating stories, we break down who’s being asked to grow, who gets sympathy, and how Valentine’s Day became less about love and more about accountability, boundaries, and rewriting the rules of connection.Ultimately... February is for the gals!

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Stream Hannah's album, PHASES!

Watch Emily's Short Film, All We Were!

Emily's TikTok Shop

Emily's Substack: third martini thoughts

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Emily's Captivation: The Real Real

Hannah's Captivation: Run Away

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Welcome to The Gal’s Guide — a weekly dating and lifestyle podcast created to empower radical self-love and bold relationships. Join us, long-distance best friends Hannah Adams and Emily Aleece Burton, for amusing and vulnerable conversations with insightful guests as we cover topics like love and dating to your own self-love, healing, spirituality, and always remembering the importance of gal pals.

Want to request a topic or work with us? Send us an email at hello@thegalsguidepod.com or visit us on our website at thegalsguidepod.com

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FOLLOW US!

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Secret Facebook Group: The Gal Scouts

Emily: @emilyaleece

Hannah: @hannahadamsmiller

This week we’re unpacking what it really means to manage relationships as an adult because apparently no one warned us it would feel like a full-time job. We break down the Ashley Tisdale “toxic mom group” drama and how navigating friendships at different life stages can quietly shift power dynamics, expectations, and resentment. From there, we dive into the Brooklyn Beckham family drama and talk about the complicated process of becoming your own person outside of your family (especially when love and control start to blur). It’s an honest conversation about boundaries, independence, and learning when to adjust relationships instead of abandoning them altogether.

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Stream Hannah's album, PHASES!

Watch Emily's Short Film, All We Were!

Emily's TikTok Shop

Emily's Substack: third martini thoughts

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Emily's Captivation: Tell Me Lies

Hannah's Captivation: His & Hers

Shop CLEARSTEM and 15% off with the code GALSGUIDE at checkout

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Welcome to The Gal’s Guide — a weekly dating and lifestyle podcast created to empower radical self-love and bold relationships. Join us, long-distance best friends Hannah Adams and Emily Aleece Burton, for amusing and vulnerable conversations with insightful guests as we cover topics like love and dating to your own self-love, healing, spirituality, and always remembering the importance of gal pals.

Want to request a topic or work with us? Send us an email at hello@thegalsguidepod.com or visit us on our website at thegalsguidepod.com

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FOLLOW US!

Instagram: @thegalsguidepod

Secret Facebook Group: The Gal Scouts

Emily: @emilyaleece

Hannah: @hannahadamsmiller