Work in Progress: Rory Uphold

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush

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Music, Arts, Comedy

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

One of Sophia's best friends, author Rory Uphold shows up with the wit, guts, and sharp perspective that made her debut book a bestseller — turning the horrors of modern dating into something you can actually learn from, laugh at, and survive.

In this wildly honest conversation, Rory and Sophia shed light on the quiet ways we betray ourselves while trying to be chosen and offer practical tips on what you should do with those exes still in your phone contacts. Their insights just might change the way you think about love, heartbreak, and your own happily-ever-after.

Learn more about "A Final Girl's Guide to the Horrors of Dating" here.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed human.
0:04.4	Hey, everyone. It's Sophia.
0:06.7	Welcome to Work in Progress.
0:19.6	Welcome back to Work in progress this week, friends.
0:22.3	Happy holidays.
0:23.5	As a gift to you, I have one of my best friends coming on the podcast today.
0:28.4	We are joined by none other than Rory Uphold.
0:31.9	You see her on Instagram at I Could Be Blonder.
0:34.7	She's either giving you incredible advice on dating, life, or skin care.
0:39.9	She is an incredible writer and creative, who I've been lucky enough to call my friend family for
0:46.0	almost two decades now. And she's here to talk about her new bestselling book, A Final Girl's Guide
0:52.4	to the Horrors of Dating.
0:56.0	What is a final girl, you ask?
1:00.9	Yes, she's a popular horror movie trope, the movie's soul survivor, the last one standing to confront the killer, the only one left to tell the tale, and the one you root for.
1:06.3	She is all of us, friends.
1:07.7	With her signature wit, vulnerability, and voice, Rory is inviting you to
1:11.8	survive and thrive as the final girl of your own love story. Let's dive in with Rory Uphold.
1:31.6	I like that you're in the hot seat now.
1:32.4	Yeah.
1:34.5	Because I did the first season of your podcast.
1:37.5	I think you, you were the, you were episode two.
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