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Date created
2019/01/11
Latest episode
2026/04/23
Average duration
66 min.
Release period
11 days
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Your questions, answered. Brett Merriman and Sally deFries tackle the problems faced and questions asked by 20 and 30-somethings on a daily basis.
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How Do You Deal With Losing A Parent?
2026/04/23
We're back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman & Sally deFries. Here's what we've got this week:
1. I wasn't invited to a school program party. Should I just show up?
2. How do you deal with losing a parent?
3. How do you build a community as a working mom with no past friends/family around?
4. Should I be concerned about not having as many friends as my fiancée at our wedding?
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My Wife Is Trying To Fix Herself With AI
2026/04/16
We're back on The Mail-In with Brett Merriman & Sally deFries. Here's what we've got this week:
1. My married neighbor won't stop sending me reels. Help.
2. My wife is reliant on AI to help "fix" her body and chronic pain and won't see a doctor.
3. What Masters merch would y'all snag?
4. I wan't my girlfriend to fall in love with Austin when she visits. What should we do?
5. Should we get a dog/cat before or after having a kid?
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How Do You Repair A Friendship?
2026/04/02
We're back on The Mail-In with Brett Merriman & Sally deFries. Here's what we've got this week:
1. I was planning on proposing soon, but now feel emotionally abused and am thinking of calling it off - what should I do?
2. Getting through postpartum anxiety
3. My cousin-in-law wears flip flops and cargo shorts to weddings. How can I stop him from doing that at mine?
4. I asked a girl out who wasn't into me. Where do I go from here?
5. How do you repair a friendship with a former best friend?
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Is My Longtime Best Friend In Love With Me?
2026/03/30
We're back! The Mail-In Podcast with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries. Here's what we've got:
1. Headed to a bachelor party at 32. Do I try to drink like I used to?
2. If I break up with my girlfriend, do I have any right to stay in her condo for a while?
3. Is it weird to wear a tuxedo to a non black-tie wedding?
4. Is my longtime best friend in love with me?
5. I have the opportunity to move wherever coming out of grad school with a remote job. Where should I go?
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How Long Can You Keep Seeing Multiple People?
2026/03/12
Back on The Mail-In with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries. Here's what we've got this week:
1. A follow up on last week's pregnancy-during-the-wedding question.
2. How long can you keep seeing multiple people?
3. Is it wild to listen to podcasts at 3.5x speed?
4. My wife and I have vastly different TV preferences and need a mediator.
5. How do I pack for a 10 day Europe trip with a kid?
6. What are your thoughts on relationship etiquette for two people when one person is fresh out of a relationship but there are strong feelings involved?
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How Big Of An Age Difference Is Too Big?
2026/02/26
Back on The Mail-In with Brett Merriman and Randy Trembacki filling in today. Here's what we've got:
1. How big of an age difference is too big when dating?
2. Should we do a registry for our new house or is that tacky?
3. Setting FaceTime boundaries with in-laws.
4. My girlfriend leaves her makeup bag in the car then blames me for not remembering to take it out.
5. Do I tell my sister I'm planning to get pregnant in the middle of her wedding planning season?
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Appetizers & Vacation Spots
2026/02/20
Back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries. Here's what we've got:
1. New mom fashion help.
2. Should I feel weird about leaving my toddler with my in-laws for a weekend?
3. Bachelorette Party input on location, ideas, etc.
4. Brett & Sally's appetizer and vacation spot draft.
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How Do I Evaluate Moving?
2026/02/12
Back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Producer Randy Trembacki. Here's what we've got:
1. Should I go to this guys wedding with old coworkers I hate?
2. Compromising with my future wife on vacation activities.
3. What factors make moving the solution? Happiness? People? Location?
4. My friends do nothing but play board games and I hate it. How do I still hang with them without participating?
5. We're doing a destination wedding in Austin this fall - where should we do our welcome drinks?
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Can I Put Grandma's Diamonds In An Engagement Ring?
2026/02/05
Back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries. Here's what we've got:
1. Advice for handling a slacker on your work team?
2. My wife and I aren't sure whether to intervene with a couple experiencing parenting inequalities.
3. How do I go about asking her Dad for permission to marry her?
4. I have family jewels that I'd like to put in an engagement ring.
5. I helped my buddy get hired at my company a few levels below me.
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Washing Your Hands Before Unloading The Dishwasher
2026/01/29
Back on The Mail-In this week with Sally deFries and Will deFries. Here's what we've got:
This week, Sally is joined by Will (filling in for Brett who is on a ski trip) to talk a listener with intimacy issues, saving money while also enjoying your life, washing your hands before emptying the dishwasher, a new parent grabbag, lacking empathy because of your job, handling conflict, choosing where a couple should get married, and more.
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Should We Even Have A Wedding At This Point?
2026/01/22
Back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Sally deFries. Here's what we've got:
1. How often do you wash jeans?
2. Sell my husband on moving to Austin from PA
3. Traveling to San Diego and Napa with a 9 month old
4. Should we even have a wedding at this point?
5. I'm 23 dating a 33 year old
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My Wife Cheated On Me
2026/01/15
Back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman & Sally deFries. Here's what we've got:
1. Can we get Sally's thoughts on Heated Rivalry?
2. My wife of 2 years cheated on me. Again.
3. Engagement ring shopping.
4. We've both put on a bit of relationship weight and I think she looks better now... but she doesn't.
5. We accidentally invited a third couple to a NYC trip.
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Where Do I Draw The Line?
2026/01/08
Happy New Year from the squad at The Mail-In Pod. Brett Merriman & Sally deFries back on the mic with y'all. Here's what we've got this week:
1. Having trouble managing a tough relationship with my dad while being there for my mom.
2. Friendships of the opposite gender?
3. Ski trip bachelor party out west?
4. If you're in someone's wedding party do you still get them a gift?
5. Should I propose on a trip even though we have things to work out?
6. How to tell my friends I'm pregnant when they're on an IVF journey.
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My Encounter With A Rude Bartender
2025/12/11
We're back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Randy Trembacki. Here's what we've got:
1. What should I get my dad for retirement?
2. Throwing an end-of-year party for my law firm.
3. What should I do in a situation where a bartender was extremely rude to me?
4. My girlfriend goes out and doesn't answer when I'm there to pick her up. Should I end things?
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The Mail-In Thanksgiving Spectacular ft. Randy Trembacki
2025/11/21
We're back on The Mail-In this week with Brett Merriman and Producer Randy Trembacki for a dose of nostalgia and some questions on top. Here's what we've got:
1. Deciding between family members as a wedding officiant.
2. What does "a couple" mean at the store?
3. My buddy is getting married and we're not a fan of his fiancée...
4. Need help with my Thanksgiving mac n' cheese!
5. What is Randy thankful for?
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Podcast reviews
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TooOldForThis11 2025/03/13
Love the pod
Entertaining podcast and has helped me with setting boundaries and feeling ok with not people pleasing. Sally, thank you for using your platform to sp...
kmburg 2025/07/09
Subpar advice
I’ve liked this podcast in the past and it’s still ok sometimes. Lots of wedding questions. Brett said Banff is 30 minutes away from Vancouver so I wo...
sockfacekilla 2025/05/11
Brett + Randy
Love the pod, been here since day 1. Too political even if no politics are brought up. Sally can’t go without either talking politics, or saying “I wo...
Liz bolduc 2025/04/11
Dry
This pod is boring and lond winded. Half the questions are about weddings and bachelor parties. The woman has a monotone nasal tone thats awful
Drbbb1854 2024/12/02
Good on you
This is a podcast about advice and the topic of politics and holidays is something people often have questions about. Thank you for speaking up and us...
Texas Savage 2024/11/19
I never write reviews…
But Sally, you go girl! Speak up, have your voice heard! This is what this platform is for! Hate seeing people rate badly because of “political rants”...
Msdevonolivia13 2024/10/12
Great Pair, great vibes
Love Brett, love Sally - really enjoy hearing their points of view on life, travel, and relationships. Keep up the good work!
Go colts 🤘🏻 2024/11/18
Sally is out of touch
After listening to Sally go on a political rant and explain how she’s cutting off her family for not voting a certain way, she should take take her ow...
Jade-PA 2024/11/09
Not interested in politics
I’ve loved this easy listening podcast for a long time, where real life people are just talking about real life problems. I love getting both a woman ...
TheNativeTexan 2024/11/07
Therapy isn't the answer to everything
Long time listener through the multiple host iterations. Brett and Sally do great with light-hearted topics. The perfect balance of entertaining and p...
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