Liz Plank Reveals Her Next Big Move After Ending Podcast with Justin Baldoni (Exclusive)

Liz Plank is stepping into her next chapter with something deeply personal and wildly relatable: a podcast about relationships.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the award-winning journalist opens up about what inspired her newest venture, Boy Problems, a witty, unfiltered podcast launching in June on Katie Couric Media that blends personal stories, expert insight and conversations about masculinity, dating drama and the chaos of gender dynamics.

The project follows a major career shift. Back in December 2024, PEOPLE exclusively reported that Plank stepped down from The Man Enough podcast, which she co-hosted with It Ends With Us actor-director Justin Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath. At the time, she told PEOPLE, “We all deserve better.”

Now, she’s creating something that feels entirely her own.

“If we’re going to dismantle the patriarchy,” Plank says, “we might as well have snacks and giggles. If we’re all going down in flames, we might as well roast some marshmallows.”

The idea started as a joke from a friend, who told her, “Your life is one big giant boy problem — you should do a show where you give advice and help people with their boy problems too.”

That offhand comment struck a nerve, and a concept was born.

“The world is overflowing with boy problems,” Plank says. “I want to create a space where we can laugh, cry and solve these problems together.”

Each episode features Plank and a wide range of guests — from Heather Graham, Scott Galloway, Hannah Berner, Mary Beth Barone and everyday people — answering real questions about relationships, work and identity. The goal: unpacking the behavior, expectations and social conditioning that define how we relate to each other.

“You’ll glean just as much from a guy who’s studied this topic as a woman who’s been dating straight men for 30 years,” she says. “If you’re down to dance on the rubble and talk about why we all keep dating the same toxic archetype, slide into my DMs.”

Though Boy Problems is packed with humor, Plank says the underlying themes are anything but light. “If you’re not laughing, you’re probably crying — and I don’t have time to reapply my mascara every 10 minutes,” she jokes. “Feminism should feel more like a block party than a funeral.”

One of the show’s most urgent themes, she says, is how technology and culture are shaping male identity.

“Men are being manipulated and radicalized by the same algorithms that tell women to hate their bodies,” Plank says. “Maybe it’s time we talk about who’s really getting scammed.”

She also wants to reframe how gender equality is discussed — particularly with men.

“In countries where women are proportionately represented in government, men have better sex, fewer divorces and live longer,” she says. “If men knew that gender equality would make their orgasms better, we’d have full equality by the end of the year.”

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Plank also draws from her own relationship history with honesty and humor.

“Oh, how much time do you have? I’ve got a whole roster of boy problems on speed dial,” she says. “But if I had to pick one, it would be this: I spent way too much time looking for a man to save me when I should’ve been my own knight in shining armor.”

She adds, “I hated the fairy-tale princess stereotype, but I didn’t realize I was still waiting for Prince Charming. And I fell into the trap of thinking progressive men were somehow above all the nonsense. Spoiler alert: They are not.”

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Another topic close to her heart is male loneliness. “It’s a slow-motion car crash,” she says. “It’s like an episode of Survivor, except no one’s getting voted off the island.”

Helping bring the show to life is a dream collaborator: Katie Couric and her team. Couric says, “I love Liz. I think she’s really smart and hilarious. I know Boy Problems is going to be fun and insightful during these crazy times. I’m thrilled that Katie Couric Media is producing this series and adding Liz to our list of talented contributors.”

Ultimately, Boy Problems is about bridging gaps, starting conversations — and not taking ourselves too seriously along the way.

“Men and women alike are invited to learn and reflect about themselves and each other,” Plank says. “Life is hard for everyone — but it’s easier when we get through it together.”