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We Need to Talk About Madeline OR: The r/Polyamory Musical
Description
You've had some dramatic break ups, but have you ever had a relationship that ended with an album full of bangers about dysfunction, heartbreak, and anger?
In this episode of Do As We Say, Not As They Did, Dr. Liz Powell and Harris O'Malley break down Lily Allen's therapeutic divorce album, West End Girl. And I gotta tell ya, they're so here for seeing a powerful man actually get his just deserts. They go through each song and all the raw, messy, and painfully relatable emotions.
In between Harris and Dr. Liz's in-depth chat about an open relationship that's nothing more than a smokescreen for selfishness, they go over:
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The power of the Nice Guy™ persona
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Why saying yes doesn't always mean consent
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The reason why rules for opening relationships usually bring more hurt
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Dr. Liz and Harris' favorite breakup bangers
Press play, pour a drink, and get ready to scream at David Harbour (and all the men who always fail upwards).
Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction
01:00 West End Girl: The call that changed everything
07:00 Ruminating: Saying yes when you mean no
12:00 Madeline: Broken agreements and love-light gaslighting
20:00 Sleepwalking: Emotional erasure
26:00 Relapse: Trying to be the "modern wife"
27:30 Nonmonogamummy: Insecurities, age, and emotional exposure
29:00 Dallas Major: "I hate it here"
31:00 Tennis: Emotional betrayal in the smallest things
33:00 Pussy Palace: The moment of discovery
36:00 Madeline (Revisited): Real consequences
38:00 4chan Stan: The greatest insult on the album
39:00 Beg for Me: Wanting to be desired
40:00 Let You Win: No longer carrying his shame
44:00 Fruityloop: It's not me, it's you
49:00 Album Reflections
55:00 Favorite Breakup Songs
1:03:00 Outro & Where to Find Us
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