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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin return from Thanksgiving with puppies, storms, and some startling realizations about their phone habits. What begins as an innocent chat about boredom quickly unravels into a full-blown intervention on overstimulation, doomscrolling, and why watching TV while also scrolling TikTok might be the new American pastime.

Katy wonders whether she’s lost the ability to sit still without a screen, Justin admits he can't read without mentally leaving his body, and together they unpack Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, and why 40% of American two-year-olds having iPads should terrify us all.

Along the way, they revisit childhood spy clubs, intelligence-related bedwetting (allegedly), parental trauma involving trash-bag mattresses, and the eternal question: Can we actually learn to be present, or is boredom still illegal?

Katy makes a public New Year’s commitment to a 30-minute-a-day social media limit using a mysterious device called “The Brick,” while Justin negotiates his own battle with TV news dopamine.

If you've ever found yourself scrolling during a movie, listening to audiobooks at 1.5x, or panicking when your Screen Time report appears, this episode is your people.

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In this week’s episode, Justin and Katy dive headfirst into holiday chaos—from competitive Thanksgiving gratitude circles and the eternal “why am I always assigned the rolls?” dilemma to HOA nudity disputes featuring a topless sunbather and one very dramatic neighbor. They also tackle engagement-season etiquette, including whether wearing a fake ring to a job interview is genius or deranged, and who actually deserves to keep the ring when an engagement ends. It’s petty, it’s hilarious, and it’s exactly the kind of bad advice that Wrong Way Forward was made to roast.

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It’s our Thanksgiving Special, and Katy and Justin are diving headfirst into the holiday that’s equal parts gratitude and emotional landmines. From navigating political potholes at the dinner table to deciding when alcohol becomes “a little festive” versus “a full-blown family intervention,” we break down the etiquette, the angst, and the absolute absurdity of Turkey Day.

Katy shares her road-trip plans to Asheville, Justin confesses his family’s annual Las Vegas escape, and together they unpack everything the morning shows don’t tell you: how to set boundaries, when to exit a conversation gracefully, why hostess gifts matter, and how curiosity (and maybe a pre-game cocktail) can save your sanity.

We also dig into viewer emails—yes, including updates on nude gardening neighbors, the saga of designer dog deposits gone wrong, and the eternal debate over the “boob shelf.” And because it’s Thanksgiving, we wrap with what we’re truly grateful for… plus a surprisingly heartfelt reflection that proves we can be sincere right after saying the word “pubes.”

Whether you’re hosting, hiding, or heading out of town to avoid the drama altogether, this episode has something for everyone bracing for the holiday table.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy Montgomery and Justin Joseph get down and dirty—literally—with one of the strangest advice columns yet: a woman whose neighbor insists on gardening in the nude. From bare-bottom begonias to a teenager too traumatized to step outside, the duo peels back (too many) layers of suburban exhibitionism and asks: when does body confidence cross into public indecency?

Expect laughter, strong opinions, and some deeply unfortunate childhood pool stories. Then, the hosts tackle an even juicier neighbor feud—a man who built a massive stone middle finger to face his ex-wife’s window—and a listener dilemma about whether to ghost the most toxic coworker ever.
Because here on Wrong Way Forward, bad advice isn’t just discussed—it’s subpoenaed, roasted, and retried for crimes against common sense.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Justin and Katy start with an age-old dilemma — Should you let your fiancé go to a bachelor party with strippers? — and somehow end up feeding their own podcast transcripts into an AI to build digital boyfriends. Because of course they do.

Katy channels her inner advice columnist while Justin relives his Vegas strip-club trauma (complete with ping-pong balls and existential regret). What begins as a debate over trust and temptation spirals into the wild world of AI relationships, Elon Musk’s “Annie” love bot, and the unsettling fact that 83% of Gen Z think they could form an emotional bond with a chatbot.

Along the way, they ask the questions that only Wrong Way Forward could:
💍 Would you rather your partner hit a strip club… or a server farm?
🤖 Are AI “love companions” the future of romance or the death of human connection?
🩵 And how did ChatGPT decide Katy should be called “Sweet Magnolia”?

From fake boyfriends to Ferris wheels, feminist contradictions to forehead kisses, this episode walks the blurry line between hilarious and horrifying — the exact spot where Justin and Katy thrive.

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From “boob shelves” at black-tie events to sleeveless regret in Sin City, this week’s episode of Wrong Way Forward tackles the messy intersection of self-image, double standards, and fashion faux pas.

The duo dives into the Lauren Sánchez “boob shelf” phenomenon, asking the real questions: when is it empowering, when is it performative, and why are we still talking about women’s bodies instead of their brains?

And just when you think it can’t get more ironic—enter a new sponsor offer from a Catholic bishop’s podcast. (Yes, really.)

Smart, irreverent, and probably going to offend someone, this episode proves that the road to self-awareness is paved with sleeveless shirts, double standards, and unexpected clergy.

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This week, Justin and Katy unpack a Dear Prudence letter that’s giving major “I already pay enough taxes” energy — a wealthy neighbor outraged that kids from other ZIP codes are trick-or-treating on her block. Justin insists Halloween should be about knowing your neighbors (and not your candy ROI), while Katy counters with empathy — and a few choice words about narcissism, Costco, and candy equity.

From there, the duo pivots to the Ryder Cup heckling fiasco, asking where fandom ends and public tackiness begins. Spoiler: if you’re throwing beer at golfers’ wives, you’ve already bogeyed your soul.

And finally, Justin poses a very on-brand legal question: Do I sue my dog breeder? Katy’s verdict may surprise you — but probably not the breeder’s lawyer.

It’s Halloween manners, sports madness, and emotional damage — all in one episode of Wrong Way Forward, where bad advice goes to die (and occasionally gets resurrected for laughs).

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Episode: “Platitudes Are the Wrong Way Forward”
When life gets messy, why do we reach for lazy lines like “everything happens for a reason,” “it is what it is,” or “forgive and forget”? This week, Katy and Justin unpack why platitudes feel dismissive—and what to say instead when someone is grieving, stressed, or stuck. Katy shares the raw truth of losing her mom and the unhelpful clichés that followed; Justin opens up about a family loss and the comfort of honest, imperfect words. They dig into workplace versions of platitudes, offer practical swaps that show real empathy, and debate a wild etiquette dilemma involving an event manager with major nerve. Plus: a teaser on emotional support animals (ESAs), airport chaos, and why rules matter more than vibes.

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Highlights / Takeaways

• Why platitudes land as dismissal—and how to respond with empathy instead
• Better alternatives to “call me if you need anything” and “what doesn’t kill you…”
• Grief talk: what helped, what hurt
• Workplace truth-telling > “it is what it is”
• Teaser: ESA rules, airport standby drama, and reading the room

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