What are the hidden politics of Hello? And what are the faces that we've lost in COVID? [24:24]

This week, Aaron, Joey and Jess talk about hollow statements, emotional synchronization, bro energy, putting on faces, responsibilities and expectations, and monogamy. They don’t talk about how pineapples come from shrubs, not trees.

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• Critical Nonsense on YouTube
  
• "Picture it ..."
  
• A Beginner's Guide to Bro-Speak
  
• The New Yorker: An Epic Takedown of Élite Brospeak
  
• Washington Post: The strange and lonely transformation of first-time mothers in the pandemic
  
• The Atlantic: Becoming a parent during the pandemic was the hardest thing I’ve ever done
  
• Esther Perel talks about monogamy and rethinking infidelity
  
• The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton
  
• Rolling Stone: ‘The Ethical Slut’: Inside America’s Growing Acceptance of Polyamory
  
• NYT Opinion (video): 'Normal' Was Not Working For Everyone — And We're Dreading Its Return