Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing? With Zohran Mamdani and Padma Lakshmi
November 4, 2025
8,142
313
35
4.27%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Liz Plank Episodes Around November 4, 2025
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
46:32Now PlayingIs Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing? With Zohran Mamdani and Padma Lakshmi
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelThis week Liz hangs out with—okay, lies down with—mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who joins us from the bed in his office to decide if having a boyfriend is embarrassing and to finally weigh in on the male loneliness crisis. Then we crawl into Padma Lakshmi’s bed to talk vibrators, brain crushes, and whether we should ever suck it up for sex.
Please keep sending us your boy problems, we love reading them!💞
Submit your boy problems here!
Check out Airplane Mode with Liz Plank on Substack!
Buy Padma's All American Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and BeyondA Cookbook!
------------------------------------------------
For more from Liz Plank, subscribe to her Substack, Airplane Mode
Subscribe to our channel to get access to perks like ad-free episodes and exclusive videos: www.youtube.com/@feministabulous
Write to Liz and share your Boy Problems they might make it onto the show!
Liz Plank is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, international bestselling author, and producer of several critically acclaimed digital series at Vox Media and NBC News. She currently hosts Boy Problems, a podcast that tackles love, masculinity, dating disasters, and life’s biggest questions.
Her widely celebrated book, For The Love of Men: A Vision for Mindful Masculinity, became an international sensation, captivating readers across the globe. Praised for its bold exploration of modern masculinity, it has been featured in iconic publications such as Vogue, Esquire, Playboy, ELLE, GQ, and has earned thoughtful coverage on NPR, The Washington Post, and MSNBC. Its impact transcended borders, sparking vital conversations about the future of gender and identity.
Liz’s groundbreaking journalism has garnered widespread acclaim, earning her a spot on Forbes’ prestigious 30 Under 30 list, as well as recognition as one of Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media and Marie Claire’s Most Powerful Women. Adding to her global impact, she was honored as one of the World’s Most Influential People in Gender Policy by Apolitical, cementing her status as a trailblazer in shaping the future of gender equality.
Learn more about Liz and her work at
Follow Liz Plank on Facebook
Follow Liz Plank on Instagram
Follow Liz Plank on TikTok
Follow Liz Plank on Bluesky
Follow the Liz Plank on Twitter
#cooking #padmalakshmi #zohranmamdani #podcast #boyproblems #nyc
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.