#89: Han and Matt Escape from Reality

Han and Matt Know It All

Han and Matt tackle questions from some of their favorite advice sources from the week of September 30th, 2018, and beyond, including:

1. BONUS: Han's Tattoo on Their Tattoo Artist's Instagram (and Han's Instagram)
2. Listener Skyler Elmridge, Ingenious Blacksmith: "Should We Put a Spot for Pronouns On Our Wedding Place Cards?"
3. Listener Insert Name Here: "Am I a Bad Queer?"
4. Listener Quarrius, Nimble Geomancer: "What More Can I Do to Help My Friend Who Keeps Facing Abusive Jobs Everywhere He Goes?"
5. Listener Aephe, Stout Battlemage: "Should I Talk to My Dad Again?"
6. Listener Yolanda, Cynosure of the Net: "Where Do I Find My Motivation Now That I'm No Longer Being Terrorized By a Cat?"
7. SPONSOR: Podigy: The podcast editing service we partner proudly with!
8. Listener Lady Lazor, Hufflepuff: "A Question of Bodies and Their Wonderful Variety!"
9. Learning About Disabilities and Chronic Pain
   • A Listener on teeth brushing and chronic pain on our Facebook Group
   • Lithub: "My Disease Is not a Metaphor"
   • Sonya Huber's "Pain Woman and Other Essays From a Nervous System"
   • Shoutout to my girlfriend Emile <3
10. Listeners Weigh In On Gender Reveal Parties
    • CNN: "Border patrol agent's gender reveal party ignited a 47,000-acre wildfire"
    • Elle: "What To Expect When Your Child's Gender Is Fire"
    • Pokemon's Gender Binary (and also WTF did I just watch?!?)
11. Children's Books Eschewing Gender Norms
    • Suggestions from listeners on in our Facebook Group
12. The Ocean Is Coming For You
13. Advice Column Question Round-Up
    • Ask the Strategist: "What Is the Best Lounge Chair With Back Support?"
    • Fatherly Advice: "The News is Terrible. Don't Let Your Kid Watch it."
    • Y'all Need Help: "Your Girlfriends Family Is Racist and You Should Probably Get the Hell Out of There"
    • The Ethicist: "Is It O.K. to Press Your Spouse to Have a Vasectomy Before You Ditch Him?"
    • Ask Amy: "Urban pioneer isn't ready for the neighborhood"
    • Captain Awkward: "Navigating the aftermath of the abuse in the social circle." (Requested by Listener Sarah H)
    • Dear Dana: "I’m A Sexual Assault Survivor, And I’m Filled With Rage Right Now" (Requested by a Listener, who notes that this could be cathartic for others. It definitely contains some incredibly useful tips on how to channel that rage into activism)
    • Asking For a Friend: "Planet Earth Is Doomed. How Do I Go On?"
    • Autostraddle: "This Woman Asking for Advice About Her Gay Affair Should Leave Her Husband, Be Gay, Do Crimes"
    • Romper: "What If Heather Havrilesky Is Right? Ask Polly’s Columnist On Having All The Answers"
    • Ask Polly: "My Broke Boyfriend Wants Us to Live Together!" (Requested by Listener Floyd)

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