Daddy Issues with Violet Benson
Formerly Almost Adulting… but let’s call it what it always was. Welcome to DADDY ISSUES with Violet Benson. I brought the original name back. Because I am the OG Daddy Issues - the brand that started 12 years ago and turned a meme page into a movement. The name you've always known me by. So we’re done pretending. This podcast WILL change you... or at least your standards. We talk dating disasters, attachment styles, adulting, evolving past your patterns, confidence comebacks, mental health spirals, breakups, friendships, and how to stop chasing, settling, and playing small. Tough love backed by real psychology. I’m Violet Benson - Comedian, Daddy Issues meme queen, ex-accountant, soon-to-be-author, and your unfiltered Russian big sister. I’ll say what your therapist is thinking but won’t text you at 11PM. Welcome home. New episodes every Tuesday/Thursday. This isn’t Almost Adulting anymore. It’s Daddy Issues.
Episodes
Let’s talk about… Love Island and why KC needs to leave my screen. Why arguing online is pointless once you remember how dumb the average person is. More nightmare dates, why you should NEVER give the ugly guy a chance, the craziest lies men have told women via Reddit, and why I’m pressing pause on the podcast this summer.. so this is our last episode for NOW </3
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Hannah Berner is back and somehow we go from broken hands to broken men in record time. Hannah and Violet get into people-pleasing, dating addicts, dating sober men, falling in love with potential, and the embarrassing things we do when we're convinced a situationship is going somewhere. Plus: Hannah's skiing disaster, why crushes are sometimes better in your head, and several reasons neither of them should be trusted when they hav...
Let’s talk about… a teacher getting 20 years in prison, why every high school bully grows up to either sell crypto or become a life coach, the scientific reason couples start looking related after 2 years together, Alex Cooper is pregnant and honestly... I took that personally.
Let's also talk about... the fact I had a literal pdf file teacher in high school, how I accidentally ended up inside Robert Pattinson’s h...
Everyone thinks men fall in love because of chemistry. According to science? Not even close.
Violet breaks down what actually makes a man go from interested to invested, why so many women accidentally sabotage the early stages of dating, and the biggest mistake people make when they confuse attraction with commitment. From the science of attachment to the psychology of pursuit, Violet explains how men really bond, what makes them st...
Let’s talk about… what happened after my date from last week? Did he redeem himself? or did my ick grow stronger? Are we upgrading from enemies to lovers or taking a step back towards enemies to strangers?
Tune in to part 2 to find out :)
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Violet is back with another Series of Unfortunate Events, and this time a blind date turns into one of the strangest nights of her life. There’s a driver, a bodyguard, a hopeless romantic billionaire, and an unforgettable conversation about AI that somehow makes modern dating feel even more depressing.
Love may be blind.
But apparently it also comes with a security detail, a free trip to Europe, and the possibility of accidenta...
Let’s talk about… how $1 gas station sushi may not be the vibe. That time I met God while fighting for my life in the bathroom at 14. How Off Campus made me realise I’ve been wearing the wrong bra size for 2 years.
Then we get into Euphoria. What life lesson is Sam Levinson trying to teach us exactly? Don’t get buried alive? Don’t trust girls with n*zi tattoos? nice toes and a jacuzzi will g...
Let’s talk about… my love for women, dating again, romanticising the past when you absolutely shouldn’t, and whether it’s a red flag if your new man makes your skin crawl every time he opens his mouth… or if that’s just love? At least in BookTok terms.
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Violet is back with another Series of Unfortunate Events, and this time she’s unpacking her “Coming to America” origin story. From her first deeply questionable attempt at fitting in, to the accessory that made her feel like the coolest Russian alive, to one night where being included maybe should’ve come with a warning label, this episode is peak Violet: embarrassing, unfiltered, and one bad decision away f...
Let’s talk about… my run-in with one of LA’s fakest influencers.
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Let’s talk about... being set with a matchmaker and going on my first date in FIVE months!!! Let’s also talk about, frail men, Alix Earle, low effort, and being someone’s worst first date.
I recorded This weeks ago but forgot to post whoops.
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Benson Book Club is back, and Violet is done protecting your delusion. This week, she breaks down Why Men Don’t Love Women Like You — from mixed signals and “taking it slow” to why girlfriend benefits do not mean girlfriend status. If he’s acting serious but still leaving you confused, this episode is your wake-up call: stop auditioning for a role he never actually offered you.
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Let’s talk about… the 21-year-old college boy who made $43,000 in 30 days after building an AI OnlyFans girl with Claude code that literally flirts, messages, and makes money for him while he sleeps. Papa finding himself a new emotional support human besides my mum, and his lifelong vendetta against Spirit Airlines.
Lastly, let’s talk about why Hunter Peterson’s “let’s buy Spirit Airlines 2.0&rdq...
Let’s talk about… the new season of Euphoria, taking a shot every time Sydney Sweeney’’s character forgets to wear a bra, why baths are superior to standing showers once you hit 30, and whatever other chaotic thoughts my ADHD brain came up with that are guaranteed to give you a giggle and a laugh.
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A Daddy Issues listener DM’d Violet with the ultimate opener: she had just gotten out of federal prison. This week, Violet sits down with Carol, a former accountant indicted on wire fraud and bank fraud charges after COVID relief money went very wrong. We’re getting into the FBI showing up, facing 20 years, prison camp, halfway houses, ankle monitors, restitution, and what it really looks like to rebuild after serving y...
Let’s talk about…
- Asking a man what hairstyle he would’ve had if he wasn’t balding,
- Anti-gravity scientists,
- The time doctors almost amputate my leg because... well, RUSSIA!
- What my teeth actually look like under my veneers and why you should NOT get veneers,
- And aliens… they’re just like us??? ALLEGEDLY. Babe wake up a new alien theory just dropped.
Oh and we end the episode by teac...
TikTok creator Sofia Elizabeth joins Violet for a no-filter conversation about cheating, jealous men, bad exes, hookup prep, and the kind of dating stories that should have been enough to make you leave the first time. They get into bad excuses, obvious red flags, and the moments that tell you everything once you stop trying to explain him away.
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I paid an Etsy witch for two spells, got my love life read by a racist fortune teller, forgot my mother’s birthday… and somehow that’s not even the craziest part. Plus: new Mormon Wives chaos, Taylor Frankie wiping her socials, Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi rumors, and is Alex Cooper’s husband ruining everything? Always a man, huh..
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Stop chasing men who are not choosing you. If you keep overgiving, overthinking, and ending up with the same guy in a different body, this one’s for you. This week on Daddy Issues, Violet dives into the book Why Men Love B*tches and breaks down why men chase what they have to earn. It's all part of this week’s Benson Book Club.
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Let’s talk about… the internet turning on MJ Gray, a Wizard Liz plot twist, and how my car accident turned into the most LA interaction ever.
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