Just Break Up: Relationship Advice from Your Queer Besties

Sam Blackwell and Sierra DeMulder are the friends you wish you had on speed dial at 2 a.m. when your relationship is falling apart. They are not therapists and they will be the first to tell you that. What they are is refreshingly blunt, genuinely funny, and surprisingly thoughtful when it comes to sorting through the mess of modern love. Twice a week they answer listener questions about everything from toxic exes to situationships to the agonizing should-I-stay-or-should-I-go dilemma. The advice comes from a queer perspective, which means a lot of the usual heteronormative scripts get tossed out the window in favor of something more honest and inclusive. With over 700 episodes under their belt since 2018, they have covered just about every relationship scenario you can imagine. Episodes run around 30 to 40 minutes, which is the perfect length for a commute or a particularly long shower cry. The tone lands somewhere between a supportive group chat and a comedy show. Sam and Sierra genuinely care about the people writing in, and you can hear it in how carefully they consider each situation before delivering their verdict. They also maintain a Patreon with bonus episodes and monthly office hours for listeners who want more. The name might suggest they always recommend ending things, but that is not the case at all. Sometimes the advice is to stay and work through it. Sometimes it is to run. Either way, you are going to feel a lot less alone by the end of the episode.