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Life Hax

The Washington Post

New episode last week

Made by
The Washington Post
Episodes
3 episodes
Last episode
October 15, 2026
Charts
Apple (Society & Culture) No. 74 · Pocket Casts — · Audible —

What it is

Carolyn Hax has been a Washington Post advice columnist for 30 years. Shane O’Neill just started. Together, they’re answering your messiest, toughest and most debatable relationship questions. Life Hax is a podcast for tackling those thorny issues. Should you tell your friend her husband is cheating? Is your honeymoon the right time to come out as bisexual? And why do a surprising number of people keep trying to poison their loved ones? Tune in every Thursday to catch the hosts answering these questions directly from listeners. And submit your own questions and quandaries to Carolyn and Shane by emailing lifehax@washpost.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

  1. I think my daughter's best friend is why she's still single. October 22, 2026 · 33 min
  2. She slept with my husband. Then she slept with theirs. Do I tell? October 15, 2026 · 31 min
  3. Introducing: “Life Hax” advice podcast October 8, 2026 · 2 min

On the charts

Charting now — best position 16 on Pocket Casts · Society & Culture, reached October 17, 2026. Seen on 3 charts over 16 days of readings, the first on October 9, 2026.

1 46 16 October 10, 2026 October 20, 2026 October 10, 2026 — position 41October 11, 2026 — position 46October 16, 2026 — position 18October 17, 2026 — position 16October 18, 2026 — position 18October 19, 2026 — position 21October 20, 2026 — position 30
Pocket Casts · Society & Culture — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Pocket Casts · Society & Culture 16 7 days October 20, 2026
Apple Podcasts · Society & Culture 17 16 days October 24, 2026
Across the charts in Politics & Social Sciences 49 1 day October 17, 2026

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