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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: Calling out toxic relationships? There’s an app for that.

Hosts talk about the viral Tea Dating Advice platform and the controversies that followed.
The Tea app has been pulled from Apple Stores with concerns over data breaches. (Photo illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Tea app has been pulled from Apple Stores with concerns over data breaches. (Photo illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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It’s Halloween week, but for some dating is a scary topic in Atlanta.

In this episode of the “It’s UATL” podcast, hosts Nedra Rhone, DeAsia Page, Najja Parker and Brooke Leigh Howard dive into their dating adventures and discuss a new app that warns women about bad partners.

It’s called the Tea Dating Advice app. There are about 5 million women who are part of this app — you can post about a man you’ve dated, and warn others about his behavior or relationship status.

The app quickly went viral with women sharing their stories and men refuting them, even going as far as to make a competing app called TeaOnHer.

The Tea app has since been pulled from Apple Stores with concerns over data breaches.

“It’s UATL” podcast hosts Nedra Rhone (from left), DeAsia Paige, Najja Parker and Brooke Leigh Howard dive into their dating adventures and discuss a new app that warns women about bad partners. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
“It’s UATL” podcast hosts Nedra Rhone (from left), DeAsia Paige, Najja Parker and Brooke Leigh Howard dive into their dating adventures and discuss a new app that warns women about bad partners. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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About the Author

Natalie Mendenhall is an award-winning producer for the "Politically Georgia" podcast. She also steps in front of the mic, creating compelling segments for the show. Before joining the AJC, the Chicago native worked as a senior producer at Georgia Public Broadcasting.