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Bad advice meets brutal reality in this week’s episode of Wrong Way Forward.

A longtime employee’s mother is dying… and her boss still wants the meetings. Is this heartless corporate nonsense—or a failure of communication on both sides? Justin and Katy break down one of the most uncomfortable advice columns out there and ask the question nobody wants to answer: where does empathy end and accountability begin?

From newsroom chaos (yes, including being sent to cover a single snowflake on Christmas Eve) to the art of “contracting” your work relationships before things fall apart, this episode is a masterclass in what happens when expectations are never clearly set.

And because we can’t help ourselves—Timothée Chalamet enters the chat, takes a swing at ballet and opera, and somehow becomes the villain of the arts community overnight.

It’s messy. It’s funny. It’s a little too real.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin dive into something we all do—but rarely think about:
leaving reviews.

Are reviews actually helpful… or are they just emotional drive-bys from people having a bad day?

From choosing hotels, doctors, and even dog trainers based on star ratings to questioning whether we’ve lost the ability to think for ourselves, this episode explores how reviews are quietly shaping our decisions—and our reputations.

Katy and Justin break down:

• Why only the happiest (or angriest) people leave reviews
• When a bad review is justified… and when it’s just petty revenge
• The hidden risk: businesses reviewing YOU back
• And how one bad experience can spiral into a public takedown

Plus, they read their own reviews—good, bad, and slightly unhinged—and debate what actually makes a review helpful versus harmful.

The bigger question:
Are reviews giving us better information… or just louder opinions?

And before you hit “submit” on that next 1-star rant—
you might want to think twice.

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This week on Wrong Way Forward, Katy and Justin tackle a deceptively simple question that spirals into a full-blown relationship debate:
If you’re the breadwinner, do you get to decide what your partner spends money on?

It starts with cigarettes—but quickly turns into something much bigger.

When a husband refuses to fund his wife’s smoking habit, is he setting a reasonable boundary… or quietly turning into a financial dictator? And once you start controlling one expense, where does it stop? Snacks? Cocktails? Tattoos? Your entire personality?

Along the way, Katy and Justin unpack:

• The fine line between budgeting and control
• Why money is the #1 relationship landmine
• The “slippery slope” of approving your partner’s choices
• And the real question no one wants to ask:
  Is this about finances… or attraction?

Plus, things take a turn into modern vices, relationship dealbreakers, and the cultural rabbit hole of “bimbofication” (yes, really).

It’s messy, it’s funny, and it’s exactly the kind of bad advice we love to roast.