A Wild Journey Through Sex, Divorce, and Glowing Up with Comedian Jiaoying Summers
Release Date: 03/31/2025
The Relationships You Never Get Over with Josie Balka
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Warning: This episode may make you feel things. We absolutely loved talking with author/poet Josie Balka ahead of her debut book about everything from body image to exes to friendship. We discuss how no one cares what you look like in a swimsuit, why the people who didn’t want you stick with you more than partners who did, reflective questions to ask yourself after a first date, that one person in your life you wish you never met, and why friendship breakups can be harder than romantic breakups. She also opens up about her fiancé, and we discuss our own past and present relationships....
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The Snack: Met Gala, Delco Pooper, and Puff Pieces Gone Wrong
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about: Who is Sydney Sweeney dating? Met Gala recap + fave looks Bill Belichick and JordOn Hudson’s Dunkin’ drama Blake Lively pizza-gate Running influencer White House controversy The Delco Pooper Headlines: Beckham feud, Luigi Mangione musical, Nick Cannon’s balls, Lady Gaga record concert Follow us on Instagram , Ashley , and Rayna . Visit for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Liquid IV: Get 20% off your first order at https://liquidiv.com with code GGE. Addyi: Learn more at...
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How to Take No Sh*t From Men (and Still Date Them) with Drew Afualo
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Put this episode on if you want to get fired up (in the best way). We loved having author and influencer Drew Afualo in the studio going all the way off about the patriarchy and taking no shit from men (on the internet and IRL). She shares her journey of working in sports, getting fired (like all the cool girls do), and how she found her voice and created the platform she has today. She discusses how we all start out as Pick Me Girls, dating men when you hate men, the fallacy of the “leftover woman,” how to be more brave and find your voice, the one tip she has for anyone who wants to be...
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The Snack: Jalen Hurts, Vanderpump Villa, and Is Bill Belichick OK?
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about: Martha Stewart’s Uber Eats controversy The Academy now has to watch all nominated films Eagles’ White House visit & Jalen Hurts skipping Bill Belichick being whipped by his 24yo girlfriend Cowboy Carter tour kickoff Our post-Stagecoach hang with Jelly Roll Vanderpump Villa and The Valley Headlines: Travis Kelce unfollowing Ryan Reynolds, new Golden Bachelor, and Gwyneth Paltrow eating carbs Follow us on Instagram , Ashley , and Rayna . Visit for more. Thank you...
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Heal Your Trauma, Anxiety, and Stress Through Your Body with Somatic Practitioner Brittany Piper
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We are so glad to welcome back Brittany Piper – speaker, author, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and educator in sexual violence prevention and trauma recovery. In this episode, she is sharing her expertise of somatic healing, which starts with the body and can be life-changing for anyone with trauma, anxiety, and/or chronic stress, especially if traditional talk therapy isn’t working. We discuss the science of the nervous system, learning the language of your body and how to regulate your stress responses, how to de-escalate your anxiety, and what a “trigger” actually is. We also...
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The Snack: RIP Pope, Undercover Weddings, and Worst Way to Get Dumped
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about: Why Rayna can’t get a puppy + unhinged cats Undercover weddings: Kristen Stewart, Jalen Hurts, Joe Exotic Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley’s hard launch Pope Francis passing The story behind “The Big Dumper” of MLB The best and worst ways to break up with someone What jobs celebrities would have if they weren’t famous Headlines: Fyre Festival cancelled, being polite to chatGPT costs money, Trader Joe’s tote-gate Follow us on Instagram , Ashley , and Rayna ....
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First Date Red Flags with Jeremy Jacobowitz
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We have our friend, content creator, and second GGE guest ever Jeremy Jacobowitz back on the show to talk about our favorite topics – food and dating. We kick this fun convo off talking about the most underrated food cities, traveling to Japan, LA vs. NYC food scenes, Jeremy’s beef with a popular bagel spot, and using restaurant reservations as bait on dating apps. Then we discuss dating and specifically first dates – who should pay, is it weird if he offers to pick you up, why no one wants to have dinner on a first date, why men show their crazy more than women, and our listeners’...
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The Snack: Girls Trip to Space + Celeb Tea with Special Guest Deuxmoi
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about: The all-female trip to space on Blue Origin Karen Read trial and documentary TV shows we’re watching/excited about Book recs Gossiping with Deuxmoi about Coachella, Taylor and Travis, Blake Lively, and Bravo tea. Follow Deuxmoi on Instagram and Tiktok , listen to her podcast Deux U, read her book Anon Pls., and check out her for more. Follow us on Instagram , Ashley , and Rayna . Visit for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Quince: Get free shipping and 365-day returns on...
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How to Manage, Invest, and Make More Money with Tori Dunlap
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If you consume one piece of content about money, let it be this episode! Money expert, financial educator, and founder of Her First $100K Tori Dunlap joins us to discuss a wealth of topics – how women are socialized about money vs. men, how our first money memories mold us, the Ostrich Effect that is detrimental to your financial success, and then all the action items. Tori walks us through the first and most important step in managing your money, debt payoff, how to actually budget and not hate it, the best credit cards to have, how to start investing and the one mistake never to make,...
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The Snack: Baby Names, White Lotus, and Men Ain’t Sh*t
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Welcome back to The Snack – a lighter serving of Girls Gotta Eat. This week, we’re talking about: Dire Wolves are back from extinction Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick’s baby name beef Gabby Windey vs. Clayton Echard Our White Lotus finale breakdown Mike White vs. Cristobal Tapia de Veer Thai food delivery gate Headlines: Viral TikToker gets fired, Cory Booker’s speech, SNL throwing shade Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit https://girlsgottaeat.com for more. Thank you to our partners this week: Bilt: Get...
info_outlineStrap in for an unfiltered (and inspirational) journey with the hilarious Jiaoying Summers. She takes us through growing up in China with an overprotective mother, to then coming to the US and finding love with someone whose family didn’t approve of her, breaking up, and then marrying a controlling man who she had children with. She takes us through that divorce and what she had to do to break away and bring her kids to the US with no money and a desire to pursue standup comedy. We discuss her sex life with her current partner (and he makes a cameo), her current relationship with her mom, the huge celebs who are fans of HER, how she got confident later in life, being a role model to her kids, and so much more. And then we answer some “Is this weird?” listener submissions about eating ass and cheating. Before Jiaoying joins us, we discuss the appropriate length of voice notes, Ashley’s recent beef with her fiancé/roommate, and a story about Rayna in Austin we’ve been gatekeeping. Enjoy!
Follow Jiaoying on Instagram @jiaoyingsummers, listen to her podcast Tiger Mom, and check out her website for tour dates.
Follow us on Instagram @girlsgottaeatpodcast, Ashley @ashhess, and Rayna @rayna.greenberg. Visit girlsgottaeat.com for more.
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