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Girls Can Tell Podcast

Trent Erikson

Because online dating had it coming

society & culture relationships

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14:52

Buried in the Pile: Why Dating Apps Make Everyone...

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/12/02

Dating apps promised unlimited options. Instead, most of us got ghosting, burnout, and five half-assed chats at once. This week, we're getting deep into why good people can’t focus on one person, and how choice overload means you’re always one swipe away from being replaced. It's not something you're going to want to miss.

11:09

How to Be Present Before It’s Too Late

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/11/26

Ever wonder why we only recognize the best moments after they’ve slipped by?This episode dives into the ache of missing wonderful chapters, even as you’re living them. From leaving behind messy apartments and old relationships to the science of nostalgia, regret, and derealization. It’s all about why we struggle to notice the good stuff when it’s right in front of us, and how to start being present before it’s too late.

13:11

The Perception Gap: Why You Never Feel Like You Belong

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2025/11/18

How do you see yourself, and how do others see you? One summer, everything changed for me on the outside. On the inside? Not so much.This episode explores why we never really feel like we fit, even when the world says we do. If you’ve ever felt like you’re faking it, this one’s for you.

10:23

If You're Bored, Then You're Boring

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2025/11/10

I’ve been living in a hotel with my dog, Holly. Not on vacation, but stuck between homes, routines, and tourists in the elevator. This week, I discuss holding it together when nothing feels familiar while pretending everything is fine on the air. I’m also realizing that "boring" might have been the best phase all along.

13:05

The Best of GCT (So Far)

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/11/05

A quick detour before the next full episode drops. These are the moments listeners keep messaging me about. The parts where I apparently said something honest enough that it stuck.If you’re new, this is a good place to start. If you’ve been here since the beginning, thanks for staying.

11:21

Usefulish: So, You Wanna be a Cowboy?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/10/30

Usefulish is all about the weird threads between the past and the present. The outdated customs, bizarre social rules, and how none of us are as evolved as we think. This is another show I created and I think it fits right in with the current Girls Can Tell vibe. Curiosity, psychology, and how similar humans are to the way humans have always been.

14:34

My Dating App Vetting Process and Why 98% of You...

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/10/27

My dating app screening process filters out 98% of matches before the first date, and has a 100% success rate with those who make it through. I'll take you from swipes to relationships, how I protect my time and why being picky at 50 is so important. 15 minutes on the reality of dating when you know what you want.

19:29

From "Just a Tool" to "You're a Tool": The AI Takeover

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/10/21

AI isn't "just a tool" anymore. And soon, you will be. We lay out the phases from helpful assistant to human obsolescence, why every job's vulnerable, why the experts are full of shit, and what you can do about it now. This is a 20 minute wake-up call you can't afford to miss. Seriously, I don't know why you're even still reading this, go listen!

8:31

609 Yous?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/10/15

This is a replay of one of the most popular episodes from days gone by on girls can tell, because episode 27 is taking a considerable amount of time because there's a lot of research going into it. It's going to be an extra important, extra long, action-packed episode and everything you ever dreamed a podcast could be, and almost too much, quite frankly. You might never listen to another podcast again after hearing it, which is next Tuesday. This Tuesday, we're going to listen back to a classic, 608

10:31

26 Can You Really Change Your Mind?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/10/06

People claim to be open-minded, but try to change their opinion on something, and you'll see the walls come up. Whether it's about relationships or a bad habit, resistance to change is strong. In this episode, we talk about 10 harsh truths about why our brains resist change so fiercely.Confirmation bias, identity threats, and the agony of admitting we're wrong, we'll explain why facts aren’t enough to change your mind. Do you think you can change someone's mind? Do you think YOU can change your

11:04

Can You Rebuild Trust, or Is It Gone for Good?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/09/29

In this episode, I get into the truth about broken trust, can you actually rebuild it, or is it gone forever? From relationships, to family, to shady bosses, I break down what happens when trust is lost and why most people want the quick fix instead of doing the real work.Trust can come back, but only under the right conditions, and almost nobody’s willing to do what it actually takes. Do you even want to rebuild it, or is walking away the smarter move?

10:42

Start the Thing: How to Beat Perfectionism and...

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/09/22

A listener named Bethany reached out to us. She has been considering starting a podcast for months. She has the name, the microphone, and the concept, but she hasn’t recorded anything yet. Her fear is that it won’t be good enough.Does this sound familiar? This episode is for Bethany and everyone else who is stuck in the perfectionism-procrastination-paralysis loop. If you have an idea you haven’t acted on, or a project that’s lingering in your mind, and all you can think is, “What if it sucks?”

14:13

You Can Be Anything (And 9 Other Lies)

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/09/15

Turns out, those feel-good pieces of advice we've probably all given are nothing but lies. In this episode, we'll tackle 10 classic pieces of bad advice and explain why they keep people broke, stuck, single or miserable. You’ve heard them all. Now hear what’s wrong with them.

10:12

You Can Take That to the Bank

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/09/09

You’ve heard these phrases your whole life.But have you ever stopped to ask what the hell they actually mean? This week we look at the bizarre origins of things like “kick the bucket,” “riding shotgun,” “bite the bullet,” and yeah, “take it to the bank.” Because we keep saying this sh*t like it makes sense.

3:30

We’re Back. Let’s Catch Up.

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/09/01

Just checking in. Girls Can Tell returns for season 2 with a quick update on what’s been happening, why the show went quiet, and what’s coming next. Full episodes resume next week. Think sharper, meaner, and more uncomfortably honest than ever.

00:04:44

20X This is the Last Goodbye

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/08/09

After 20 episodes, Girls Can Tell is officially ending. This is my goodbye to only focusing on dating advice and hello to something bigger.That something bigger is a new podcast called, Usefulish. It launches Tuesday, August 19th. Same host, different obsessions, because now we're breaking down ALL human behavior, not just dating. Why did cowboys overdress? Why do we shake hands? And a million other questions you've probably had at one point or another, but just kept to yourself. Well, we're asking

00:04:10

19 Are You Secure or Just Checked Out?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/08/05

You’re not ghosting, chasing, or spiraling because someone didn’t text back in three hours. So, what the hell is wrong with you? Well, you just might be securely attached! In the final part of our attachment style series, we’re describing what secure attachment actually looks like, how it’s built, and why it makes dating easier and a little less thrilling when you’re used to things being crazy. If you wonder whether you’re healthy or detached, we'll help you differentiate between the two.

00:07:18

18 Are You Passionate, or a Nut Job?

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/07/28

Obsessively checking your phone? Losing your mind over every “k”? This is quite possibly anxious attachment. In part two of our series, we get into the chasers, and explain where this wiring comes from. We tell you how it wrecks relationships and the ways to break the cycle. Whether you are the anxious one or in a relationship with someone who is, we'll breakdown how to best handle it.

10:37

17 Why it Feels Like a Love/Hate Relationship

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/07/21

You say you need space. They say they're just "really busy." But what if what you're calling independence is actually avoidant attachment? In this episode, Trent kicks off a multi-part series breaking down the psychology behind how we disconnect in relationships. Backed by psychological research, this first episode gets deep into the dismissive avoidant style. He explains where it comes from, how it plays out in modern dating, and why so many of you keep choosing these emotionally unavailable

10:29

16 She’s Married. He’s Dying. She’s Still Swiping.

Girls Can Tell Podcast ·

2025/07/14

This one’s real. Real bios. Real photos. Real lies.I went through my actual dating feed live and called out every ridiculous, half-assed, or straight-up manipulative profile I came across. But it doesn’t stop there. Because one profile wasn’t just bad, it was sick! She’s a flight attendant. She used her uniform in photos. She claimed to be single. What she didn’t mention? She’s married. Her husband has a terrible illness. And she’s still out here swiping, flirting, and pretending none of it

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