I Love Men (and That's the Problem) with Liz Plank

Girls Gotta Eat

Ashley Hesseltine and Rayna Greenberg

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.5 • 29.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

We are thrilled to have journalist/author/podcaster Liz Plank join us to discuss the state of men, dating, and the country. We talk about masculinity and feminism, and the illuminating research about what type of society benefits both genders the most. We dive into dating and mating – which careers are the best and worst to date (ie. actors vs. athletes), what to do when you know your "type" is wrong for you, why women should be pickier when selecting a partner, and the decision of having kids. Lastly, we talk about the state of the world and Liz's impactful advice for coping in these unprecedented times, and end answering some boy problems from our listeners ranging from "the sex is good but he's boring" to "I don't want to change my last name." Before Liz joins us, we dive into an email from a listener who doesn't know if she should confront her best friend about her relationship, and we debate the sentiment "Drunk words are sober thoughts." Enjoy! Follow Liz on Instagram @feministabulous and listen to her podcast Boy Problems. Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Vivrelle: Skip the waitlist and get your first month for free at vivrelle.com with code GGE. Article: Head to https://article.com for a beautiful new sofa, dining table or bed. Liquid IV: Get 20% off your first order at https://liquidiv.com with code GGE. Revolve: Get 15% off your first order at https://revolve.com/GGE with code GGE. Hers: Get the support that actually reflects your needs. Start your free intake at http://forhers.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	That's what's so amazing, right? Because then you get called a man hater, you know, and you're like, the fact that I still willfully go on dates with men with strangers that we meet online.
0:10.0	We date our number one predator. We date our number one predator. This podcast is a dear media production.
0:30.1	Hi guys.
0:31.6	Welcome to the next episode of Girls Gotta Eat.
0:33.6	Welcome back.
0:34.6	If you're tuning in, Ashley is on a plane to Singapore. Oh my gosh. I am on a plane back home to New York. Well, tonight, we leave at night at like 10, and then we get there on Wednesday morning. Isn't that so crazy? Yeah, the time zone so crazy. But then the good thing is when basically when you leave Singapore and come back to L.A., you get home at the same time.
0:55.5	You left.
0:56.2	So like a Sunday evening, you don't get home on a Sunday evening, like almost to the hour.
1:00.3	Nothing makes me happier than flying back to the West Coast.
1:02.6	Get all that time back.
1:04.0	So anyway, follow along, you guys.
1:07.2	Ash Hess on Instagram.
1:10.5	Follow along on my honeymoon brand trip.
1:12.6	Follow along on my trip back to New York where I always am.
1:15.4	Maybe I'll leave the house.
1:16.4	Maybe I won't.
1:17.0	Who's to say?
1:17.7	Yeah.
1:18.8	So I just came from CBS and...
1:21.2	I'm pulling this out.
1:22.6	Like, it's a fucking magician.
1:24.2	Raina.
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