There’s a Big Problem With 65% of Tinder Users & Should We Be Celebrating Postpartum Careers?

Hey Lifers!

Look, apologies, the start of this ep is chaotic. We’re talking boob pains, nipple play (or no play) and then we get into the really entertaining headlines that have been written about the team. It’s a tangent that just gets funnier and funnier, b efore we find our way back on track.

Britt has gone deep into US Dancing With The Stars after Julia Stiles recreated her iconic Save The Last Dance routine 25 years later. Sophie also has a very important unsubscribe: Coke Zero now looks exactly like regular Coke, and it’s just ludicrous.

Then into the big stuff. A new study surveyed nearly 1,400 Tinder users and claims 65% were married or in a relationship at some point while using the app. Tinder has pushed back on the findings, but we unpack why so many people use dating apps for validation, Laura’s ex who reactivated his Tinder while she was travelling, and the friend whose partner was caught on the app “just trying to make friends.”

Then it’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show time. Barbara Palvin walked six weeks after giving birth, and Elsa Hosk walked at 12 weeks. Is casting someone six weeks postpartum empowering, or is it capitalising on bounce back culture? We compare it to Ballerina Farm competing in a pageant 12 days postpartum and Jacinda Ardern returning to work after six weeks, and ask why we celebrate postpartum career milestones but feel so uncomfortable when the milestone is a body.

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 — Britt’s pregnancy symptoms & the massage table injustice
• 4:37 — Our most unhinged Daily Mail headlines
• 11:46 — Julia Stiles recreates Save The Last Dance on Dancing With The Stars
• 18:29 — Are 65% of Tinder users secretly in a relationship?
• 29:00 — Victoria’s Secret, six weeks postpartum & bounce back culture
• 48:22 — Sucks & Sweets!

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