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Nypost · · 826 words · By Excuse My Advice
Grief and Mental Health Interpersonal Dating Etiquette
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/lifestyle/dear-excuse-my-advice-he-wants-to-bring-…

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Thought-Terminating Cliché 80% confidence
Using a trite phrase to end debate ('it is what it is', 'agree to disagree').

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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.”
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Two independent cross-references from the New York Post confirm that Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein are the hosts of 'Excuse My Grandma' and the Post's new advice columnists.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/lifestyle/dear-excuse-my-advic…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/lifestyle/dear-excuse-my-advic…
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“the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue”
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While the NY Post describes them as 'native New Yorkers', other sources clarify that Gail Rudnick currently lives in Palm Beach and Kim Murstein 'decided to escape New York City' to stay with her in Palm Beach, suggesting they are not currently based in New York, though they may have origins there.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Times. Murstein has always been close with Rudnick, who lived nearby in Manhattan while she was growing up. “Even now, we talk every single day,” Murstein says. “She has always been like …
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/murstein-grandma-podc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gail Rudnick and granddaughter Kim Murstein. Together, they created a multi-platform brand, Excuse My Grandma, and recently launched a column, "Excuse My Advice," which runs in the New York Post. Rudn…
https://www.aol.com/articles/instagram-ny-post-palm-beach-10…
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web search NEUTRAL — Grandma Gail and Kim go global. In 2020, Murstein, who graduated from Cornell, was working as a producer and on-air reporter for streaming network Cheddar TV. Amid the COVID pandemic, she decided to e…
https://getonnews.com/exclusive-grandma-gail-rudnick-and-kim…
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“To get your questions answered, head to nypost.com/ema”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of what a URL is from Wikipedia and Britannica, but no source actually confirms that 'nypost.com/ema' is the specific destination for the column.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sitemaps is a protocol in XML format meant for a webmaster to inform search engines about URLs on a website that are available for web crawling. It allows webmasters to include additional information …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, while speaking at an outdoor campus debate planned by Turning …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary, incumbent M. G. Rama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_As…
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“I just saw a wonderful show last night. It’s called Shrinking.”
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Wikipedia and Apple TV official trailer confirm the existence of the television series titled 'Shrinking'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Enough with the crime and drama shows! We want some laughs and these shows delivered exactly what we asked for. Here are DeadAnt's picks for the funniest TV shows of 2023.
https://deadant.co/grab-your-remotes-the-funniest-tv-shows-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shrinking is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. The series stars Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinking_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Sometimes you need to break down to have a breakthrough. Shrinking is streaming now on Apple TV https://apple.co/_ShrinkingShrinking follows a grieving thera...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHfjQDWl1A
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“And the father was a psychiatrist.”
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Evidence from Wikipedia and Apple TV confirms the main character (Jimmy) is a therapist. While the claim specifies the 'father' was a psychiatrist, the evidence confirms the protagonist is a therapist/psychiatrist who is also a dad.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things…
https://2sub.movie/series/shrinking-2023/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shrinking is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Segel, and Brett Goldstein. The series stars Segel as a grieving therapist who decides to become drastically mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinking_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Sometimes you need to break down to have a breakthrough. Shrinking is streaming now on Apple TV https://apple.co/_ShrinkingShrinking follows a grieving thera...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjHfjQDWl1A
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