Mom's Car: Liz Plank
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Mom's Car: Liz Plank

B1IntermediateOctober 20, 202650 min
  • Interview
  • Relationships & psychology

On this week’s episode of Mom’s Car we welcome Liz Plank (journalist, author of For the Love of Men, and host of Boy Problems). Liz, Dax, and Best Friend Aaron Weakley talk through the stakes of soft launching a boyfriend, dating men who come with renovation projects, whether having a boyfriend is actually embarrassing, the difference between being picky and expecting perfection, why raising kids should be a team sport, begging your partner to finally fart in front of you, and Dax competing with Aaron’s girlfriend over who gets to take care of him. Check...

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Welcome to Mom's Car. I'm Dak Shepherd. I'm BFAW. And today we have a very good friend of ours, Liz Plank. Of course, Liz, you know, what are you going to say about her?

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She's a genius. She's adorable. She's adorable. Liz is a Canadian journalist, an author, a media personality. She has an incredible book called For the Love of Men

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from Toxic to a More Mindful Masculinity and a podcast that's also great called Boy Problems. And most importantly, she's just the funnest person to dance with. She's so, so smart and I love hashing out ideas with her.

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