Do You Have Backstabbers In Your Life? Husband vs. Frenemies

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Victor's wife Carla hosts friends who whisper behind her back, but she doesn't see they're backstabbers.

The episode opens with Olympic updates, highlighting freestyle skier Eileen Gu becoming the most decorated female free skier with five medals. Entertainment news includes Shia LaBeouf's arrest, Chris Hemsworth's podcast incident, and Jacob Elordi avoiding social media. Mark Zuckerberg faces a landmark trial over social media addiction claims. A segment on happiness hacks cites research that buying new clothes weekly releases dopamine. The main advice segment features a letter from Victor about his wife Carla's friends who use their home for parties while whispering behind her back. Hosts analyze whether Carla is a people-pleaser seeking validation. Listeners call in with perspectives, including Nico suggesting Carla needs better friendships. Interactive games include the LNK Q&A where a sixth-grader wins Meghan Trainor tickets by answering 'don't be late' for a second date. A contest awards $1,000 to caller Sandy when Kelly Clarkson's 'Stronger' plays. Weather updates note rain bands in Los Angeles. The show closes with birthday shoutouts and a John Travolta quote about regrets.

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Victor sees trouble in Carla's friend circle, and the show turns that uneasy read into a brisk call-in debate.

The episode gets its comic charge from Victor noticing a social problem Carla is not ready to treat as a problem. His letter lays out a familiar kind of friend-group unease: people whispering, smiling through it, then rolling their eyes once someone leaves.

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You get Olympic chatter, relationship suspicion, and a second-date guessing game in one brisk morning-show stop.

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