He's Just Not That Into You

About this episode

The episode explores how a comedian's advice influenced various media forms, including a TV episode, a book, and a movie.

How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie. Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Susan Faludi's "Backlash"For Women Who Count on Men to Be JerksBridget Jones’s LegacySingle Women in Popular CultureA Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help LiteratureThe gendered nature of self-helpSingle Women in Popular Culture&n...

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael Hobbes, Peter Shamshiri

Topics covered

• self-help
• gender
• media analysis
• pop culture
• comedy

Keywords

• self-help literature
• gender dynamics
• media critique
• comedy
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Backlash, For Women Who Count on Men to Be Jerks, Bridget Jones’s Legacy, Single Women in Popular Culture, A Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help Literature, The gendered nature of self-help

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