Best Make Better Wedding Films Podcasts (2025)

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‘The Danish Deception,’ A ‘Love Is Blind’ Divorce, And 2 ‘Bachelor’ Breakups 1:17:14

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This week, we’re diving into some reality TV-related news and gossip! And it’s breakup-themed. First, we discuss former “Bachelor” contestant Onyeka Ehie’s viral TikTok series, “The Danish Deception,” and the story’s fallout. Then, we talk about Kat Izzo and Dale Moss’ very expected breakup, some new details about Juliana Pasquarosa and Grant Ellis…

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The Best Man 50:56

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Vanessa Zoltan and Dr. Simone Drake meet at an NYC bachelor party to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about The Best Man. This week we discuss Black movies of the 90s, the Moynihan Report, and movie soundtracks. We finish the episode by calling Tyler D. Parry to talk to us about jumping the broom. --- Hot and Bothered is a Not So…

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‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Works Better Than It Should w/Arden Myrin 2:03:45

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Friend of the pod Arden Myrin joined us for our first rom-com rewatch of the holiday season! We dove into 1994 classic “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” starring Hugh Grant and his slutty little glasses alongside Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah and Simon Callow. Somehow the movie manages to work, despite the fact that the central lo…

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Episode 135 - Jury Duty, Weddings, And Weight Loss 1:04:35

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Send us a text Missed weeks, messy schedules, and a jury duty spiral set the stage for a catch-up that feels like real life: imperfect, funny, and unexpectedly honest. We own the delays, laugh at the chaos, and then pivot into the good stuff—two family weddings that brought everyone together, a couple of surprise listeners we didn’t know we had, an…

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Ending Of: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 30:05

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. They continue to discuss the movie's relationship to 'tackiness' as well as the promised future for Ian and Toula's daughter. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterfl…

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‘The Bachelorette’ Casting Sneak Peek 1:34:03

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Since we have to wait a few months before we watch Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of “The Bachelorette,” we decided to take matters into our own hands and google the 26 potential men who will compete for her heart! What we found are a bunch of scruffy-faced, cowboy-adjacent men of faith. But a few of them had some shockingly fascinating backstories –…

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313. Why I’m Pausing the Podcast — and What’s Next 7:50

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After six years and more than 300 episodes, host Ellen Scanlon is pausing How to Do the Pot. In this special episode, she shares why — and what’s ahead. Ellen breaks down what’s shifting in cannabis and podcasting, from the ban on intoxicating hemp to the podcast industry’s move toward video and bigger-budget shows. She also revisits the episodes t…

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News & Gossip: Mel’s Petty Press Tour and Taylor Frankie Paul Filming Leaks 1:16:02

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Now that season 2 of “Golden Bachelor” is safely in the books, Mel and his final choice Peg have been making the rounds. We get into their magazine interviews and Bachelor Happy Hour episodes, all of which are drenched in his trademark defensiveness and disdain for quitters. Plus, we discuss some Bachelor Nation news and gossip, including leaked ti…

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Introducing How We Made Your Mother Season 2! 5:08

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It’s been 20 years since How I Met Your Mother premiered, and just over 10 years since the finale. Josh Radnor, who played “Ted” for nine seasons teams up with series co-creator Craig Thomas for this episode-by-episode rewatch podcast. For the superfans, HWMYM (listen to the trailer to learn how it’s pronounced) will get into all the secrets, theor…

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1:04:15

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Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet-up at Dancing Zorbas to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about My Big Fat Greek Wedding. This week we discuss Canadian multiculturalism, "tackiness", and the cultural construction of whiteness. We finish the episode by calling Susan Katz Miller to talk to us about interfaith families. --- H…

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2 Finale: Love Is Not A Football Game 1:35:56

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The two-hour “Golden Bachelor” finale actually did bring Mel’s soporific journey to a relatively dramatic conclusion. In large part, this was thanks to Cindy, whose refusal to stay on the field like a good little football player and continue to compete for Mel’s (begrudgingly offered) companionship finally unleashed some real emotion in Mel. And th…

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Ending Of: The Wedding Planner 32:22

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of The Wedding Planner. They discuss Matthew McConaughey's masculinity, the role of dancing in the movie, and the how important it is to wear a helmet. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterflies…

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2 Fantasy Suites: Two Good, Great Women 1:14:06

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It’s the penultimate episode of Mel’s Golden Bachelor journey, and the final two women are finally ready to ask him the hard questions. Like… “Are you even into me?” and “Are you really afraid of stingrays?” and “What’s wrong with you?” Mel, for his part, is gearing up to finally express his deepest emotions. He’s ready to finally reveal to Peg and…

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The Wedding Planner 1:00:51

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Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet-up at an outdoor movie in Golden Gate Park to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about The Wedding Planner. This week we discuss the leading man's declaration of love, anxieties particular to the early 2000s, and Lauren Berlant's concept of Cruel Optimism. We finish the episode by calling Kar…

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Gerry Turner’s New ‘Golden’ Memoir Is Laced With Bitterness 1:55:54

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OG Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner’s new memoir is here! “Golden Years: What I’ve Learned from Love, Loss, and Reality TV,” dives into Gerry’s early life and career, as well as his marriage to his beloved Toni. But the lion’s share of the memoir is focused on “The Golden Bachelor”: his casting, the experience of filming, the women he met along the jou…

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312. How I Finally Got Better from Mold Illness, with Ariana Thacker of MoldCo, part 2 28:04

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After years of unexplained illness, How to Do the Pot host Ellen Scanlon finally found answers. In this episode, she shares what helped her recover from mold illness, and what testing and treatment really look like — with Ariana Thacker, founder and CEO of MoldCo, the first virtual clinic focused on mold-related illness and Chronic Inflammatory Res…

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‘Love Is Blind’ S9 Reunion: Let Them Eat Shake(s) 1:44:17

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Season 9 of “Love Is Blind” has finally come to a close, complete with an outdoor concert and some warmed-over revelations about post-filming shenanigans. This reunion featured a not-so-surprising surprise baby, new partner reveals, and a lot of half-hearted rehashing of heartbreaks the cast has long moved on from. We discuss it all, and offer our …

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2 WTA: Give Us The Lemon Bar Timeline w/Leslie Fhima 1:25:20

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It’s Women Tell All time! Or at least… women tell… some? OG Golden Gal Leslie Fhima joined us to break down the incredibly tepid drama between the “Golden” season 2 crew. We saw Nicolle get called out in a very direct and measured way, some real audience love for Cheryl and Debbie, an extended Jared Freid cameo, Mel wearing greige, and yet no real …

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Episode 134 - Late Nights, Lost Apps, And Oktoberfest 1:07:15

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Send us a text Ever waited 20 minutes curbside for a prepaid $5 meal while watching ten cars breeze through the drive-thru? That’s where we start—where “convenience” breaks—and then we chase the thread through a month of life: an AI that couldn’t load a simple floor plan, a hike that cleared our heads, and an Oktoberfest run that reminded us what r…

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Ending Of: My Best Friend's Wedding 26:33

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of My Best Friend's Wedding. They interrogate the constraints of monogamy and introduce a new segment to the show where they ask 'does this movie hate women?' Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butt…

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311. Mold and Me: The Health Story I Haven’t Told Until Now, with Ariana Thacker of MoldCo 19:01

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In one of her most personal episodes yet, How to Do the Pot host Ellen Scanlon opens up about her years-long experience with mold toxicity — a hidden condition that affects millions but is often overlooked by traditional medicine. Ellen was inspired to create this episode after meeting Ariana Thacker, the founder of MoldCo, the first virtual clinic…

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2 Hometowns: 3 Women, 0 Reassurances w/Lisa Belkin 1:29:46

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Mel has three “great” women left, and it’s time to jet off to their hometowns: Las Vegas with Peg, Denver with Debbie, and Austin with Cindy. This tour of the metropolises of the American West may be exciting, but Mel remains stolidly underwhelmed. He meets the women’s families, and offers their daughters and siblings lukewarm reassurances about ho…

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‘Love Is Blind’ S9 Finale: Runaway Bride(s) 1:48:07

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Season 9 of “Love Is Blind” has been full of twists and turns – and those continue right up to the final minutes of the season finale. This stone cold bunch of Denver weirdos loved… and ultimately lost. This episode, we catch a glimpse of the bachelor and bachelorette parties, finally see Ali and Anton’s engraved sweatshirts, and learn the fates of…

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My Best Friend's Wedding 1:02:05

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It's time for our next mini-series of Hot and Bothered, all about The Wedding Industrial Complex. Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet-up on a Chicago River tour to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about My Best Friend's Wedding. This week we return to our on-going conversation about post-feminism – can a woman in the 90s trul…

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Get Undomesticated 6:15

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Candiace Dillard Bassett (Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac) and Michael Arceneaux (New York Times best-selling author and culture critic) have thoughts…and on Undomesticated, they’re sharing all of them. Think of it like the group chat you wish you were in - brutally honest, funny, smart, and gloriously unfiltered. From viral TikTok drama to the …

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Madison & Kait From ‘LIB’ S9 Are Ready To Spill 1:05:39

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We were SO excited to chat with these two “Love Is Blind” season 9 ladies that we knew we had to drop an extra episode this week. And it’s a juicy one! In the wake of a truly brutal episode 10 and 11, we were dying to ask Madison all about her experience with Joe, her reflections on their dynamic, and her takeaways from her time in the pods. Kait a…

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2e4: Kisses For The Cameras 1:18:07

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This week, Nicolle’s reign as groundbreaking Golden villain came to its pitch-perfect end. Mel faced the daunting task of narrowing his final 6 women down to a final 3 for Hometowns, so he set out to ask the deep questions, like “Where do you see yourself in five years?” and “Where is your hometown?” And even though Nicolle brought him lemon bars, …

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Introducing: When We All Get to Heaven 26:34

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Co-founder of Not Sorry, Ariana Nedelman, has a new podcast project out today! When We All Get to Heaven is a 10-episode series that tells the story of one of the first gay-positive churches, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco, and how it faced the personal, social, and political trials of the AIDS epidemic, including the deaths of …

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‘LIB’ S9 E10-11: Stupid, Crazy, Shallow Love w/Jove Meyer 2:25:36

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The best part of this entire season has finally been located: a masterful Sabrina Carpenter needle drop at the end of episode 10. If there was ever a theme song for this season, it would be “Manchild.” (Which isn’t to say that the women in Denver are incapable of acting badly…) In the run-up to the finale of “Love Is Blind” season 9, we get two of …

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Becoming Jane 1:16:48

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Before we dive into our Wedding Industrial Complex mini-series, we're spending some time with the woman who popularized the marriage plot – Jane Austen. In honor of Austen's 250th birthday, we're dropping a joint episode with our friends at Pod and Prejudice all about Becoming Jane. Vanessa, Molly, and Becca blend formats to bring you the ultimate …

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310. Alcohol vs. Cannabis Drinks: 3 Things Women Need to Know 15:37

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Curious about trying a cannabis drink instead of reaching for alcohol? This episode of How to Do the Pot is your quick, no-stress guide. Host Ellen Scanlon shares what she’s learned from being soberish and counts down the top 3 questions women ask about low-dose cannabis drinks as an alcohol alternative. You’ll learn: 1. How to start slow with THC …

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2e3: Stealing Lemon Kisses 1:27:42

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We’re just three weeks into the second season of “Golden Bachelor” and already a new archetype has emerged: The Golden Villain. Through stolen lemon bars, stolen kisses, and some very overt influencer ambitions, Nicolle has pioneered a pathway for villainy on “Golden Bachelor.” The aspiring midlife beauty influencer also has a lot of thoughts about…

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‘LIB’ S9 E7-9: Chicken Smoothie Horror Show w/Alison Roman 2:26:48

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309. Pain Relief That Lets You Move Again 24:48

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By Ellen Scanlon

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‘Golden Bachelor’ S2e2: Darling & Aggressive w/ Rory Uphold 1:44:24

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Another week, another lackluster performance from Mel. This week, the Golden ladies do some very cathartic standup comedy – and really cut Mel down to size. Then, Debbie gets a romantic culinary one-on-one date, during which she gets to do her favorite thing: learn when to put the cheese in the omelette. Mel engages in some serious conversations wi…

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‘LIB’ S9 E4-6: Dirty Talk and Bad Vibes 2:16:24

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In the second half of the first “Love Is Blind” S9 drop, our very motley crew of Denver health nuts, biohackers, and homophobes seduce each other with dirty talk and promises of Christian babies and white houses with red doors. They also make their final pod choices, get engaged, and head off to Baja for a very sexy – and VERY drunk – honeymoon. On…

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‘LIB’ S9 E1-3: Stone Cold Denver Weirdos 2:07:44

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“Love Is Blind” season 9 is here, baby! The pods are open and they’re full of greater-Denver-area weirdos. This season is pure chaos. We’ve got love triangles, love squares and love chains. We’ve got pod GHOSTING. And we’ve got… a lot to say. There was so much content to dive into that we decided to split this recap into two parts! This one will co…

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Ending Of: Brokeback Mountain 26:05

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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah analyze the ending of Brokeback Mountain. They continue to explore the forces of poverty and underlying violence in the film. Hot and Bothered is a Not Sorry Production Find us at our website | Follow us on Instagram --- If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon! On Patre…

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308. How to Drink Less Without Going All-or-Nothing, with Soberish Mom Katie Nessel 31:53

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Tired of feeling sluggish, anxious, or short-tempered after drinking? In Part 2 of host Ellen Scanlon’s conversation with Katie Nessel, better known as Soberish Mom on Instagram, you’ll hear realistic ways to cut back without strict rules or guilt. Katie shares the mindset shift that reframed everything for her: “what did you gain last night by dri…

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LTSI Live: Kaitlyn Bristowe’s ‘Bachelorette’ Season w/Sharleen Joynt and Andy Levine 1:52:00

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Earlier this year, we put on a 10-year anniversary show in New York to celebrate a decade of “Bachelor” commentary. And to properly mark this milestone, we rewatched the ENTIRE first season we recapped: season 11, which starred Bachelor Nation icon Kaitlyn Bristowe. In this live taping, we revisited all of the colorful villains and jaw-dropping dra…