Why Dinner Parties Are Dying, Quiet Cutting & Can Saunas Cure Depression?

Are dinner parties officially dead? And is your boss secretly trying to make you quit? This week on Well-Informed Girlfriends, Tiege Dooley-Panko and Sam Kubota are unpacking the trends, workplace drama, and wellness news everyone should be talking about. First up: Americans have stopped throwing dinner parties. According to a recent Atlantic article, the share of Americans hosting dinner parties has fallen from 42% in 1975 to just 12% in 2026. Are we too busy, too exhausted, or too obsessed with making everything look perfect? Then there's “quiet cutting,” the workplace trend where companies reassign employees to undesirable roles, potentially pushing them to quit rather than formally laying them off. And would you pay someone to help you fold laundry, answer emails, or finish all those tasks you've been avoiding? We're talking about the rise of ADHD helpers and body doubling as a way to get things done. Plus, we're discussing: Menopause and its potential connection to brain health Whether creatine could benefit people beyond the gym The early research on sauna and heat therapy for depression Whether black coffee could be linked to a longer life Why reading books is becoming a dating dealbreaker From the decline of hosting to the latest workplace and wellness conversations, we've got plenty to discuss. Welcome to Well-Informed Girlfriends, the podcast covering the stories and trends that make you the smartest person at brunch. Subscribe for new episodes every week! xx #WellInformedGirlfriends #DinnerParties #QuietCutting #ADHD #WorkplaceTrends #Wellness #Podcast 00:00 Intro & welcome back 01:28 Why Americans stopped hosting dinner parties 03:20 Pinterest pressure and bringing back neighborhood parties 05:31 Quiet cutting: Are companies trying to make employees quit? 07:26 Hiring an adult babysitter: The ADHD helper trend 10:44 Menopause and its surprising connection to brain health 12:44 Can creatine build muscle without exercise? 15:04 Could infrared saunas help with depression? 17:45 Does drinking black coffee help you live longer? 19:02 Why black coffee drinkers are apparently suspicious 21:20 Is not reading books a dating dealbreaker? 23:08 Kelly Clarkson's viral Brooklyn shopping controversy 26:33 The $15,000 mechanical bird named Molly 28:42 Final thoughts, Halloween jokes & goodbye