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1. Hollywood stars do, you can too
2. Yes, (Bryan) went
3. Fun at the Nuts Factory
4. Sosúa in the Dominican Republic
5. Older women at the hotel bar
6. Where questions for Ask Ronna come from
7. Replacing your groomsmen
8. Wedding day hair
9. Ronna would absolutely have run away with Sam Elliott
10. This week’s giveaway is one of our new favs: a monogrammed lip balm from Officine Universelle Buly!
Now wait a minute. We’ve got a real actual movie star this week, pardon me. Joining us in The Carriage House is none other than
You know him from BROAD CITY and NARCOS, but you can also see him in the recently released ROADHOUSE remake with Jake Gyllenhaal and the upcoming TRON sequel with Jared Leto and Greta Lee. And be sure to follow him on Instagram for an announcement on his upcoming podcast.
Arturo joins us to give advice on a pair of wedding related questions: what to do when you’re asked to be a backup groomsman and dealing with a guest list imbalance.
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1. Once upon a time there was an engineer
2. Iris in
3. Daily meditation
4. (Bryan) the never n**e
5. I just wanna get to know you first
6. Only $57
7. How we’re not the spokespeople for this product we have no idea
8. Mr. Rogers’ tour of the crayon factory
9. Pay attention, Big Anthony
10. This week’s giveaway is a bag of fabulous chocolate covered pretzels from along with a sage bundle from our friends .ca
We love having guests on the show, but we also love a nice, intimate Carriage House Catch-Up, and we’ve got a FABULOUS one this week, excuse me.
After reviewing (Bryan)’s two and a half jobs and a rundown of the French election, Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on how to evict a family member with addiction issues and whether or not to let your partner work for your parents.
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1. Staying at the Four Seasons Houston
2. Some light reading for Jessica
3. Getting hammered with Judy Blume in Key West
4. Rothko Chapel in Houston
5. Welcome to 1983
6. Rodeo Queens
7. Sad Belgian orangutans
8. For real New Jerseyans who love the Boss and hate watersports
9. Stop, drop, and scream
10. This week’s giveaway is a pack of Astronaut Ice Cream!
Now wait a minute. It’s been so long since these three have been together, we can’t remember the last time it happened. We’re THRILLED to welcome back to The Carriage House one of our dearest friends:
Of course you know Jessica from her many television shows and her incredible podcast with , THE DEEP DIVE, but you also have to check out her new audiobook THE ART OF SMALL TALK, which she wrote with the lovely . Get it wherever you get your audiobooks!
Jessica joins us this week to give advice on whether or not to say anything about a friend’s parenting style and what to do when you’re asked to write a letter of recommendation you don’t want to write.
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1. Don’t’ make Ronna say it
2. Never on the list
3. Slip Sleep Mask
4. Julian Assange and his newly freed lips
5. Era Glass
6. Worth at least a dinner
7. Taking a ride on the Ronna-copter’s “vegan” leather seats
8. Bethenny ripping Chanel a new one for not letting her in without an appointment
9. The Grandma McFlurry at McDonalds
10. This week’s giveaway is a chocolate gift box from one of our favs: andSons of Beverly Hills! .sons
Good news. Ronna’s back, and it’s just her (& Bryan) today, along with one more power play from Dante. We’ve got LOTS to chat about today, and then we give advice on dealing with a judgmental friend (Ronna thinks she knows who really wrote this letter) and how to approach going back to a neighborhood bakery that you’ve ghosted.
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1. Extra toasty Cheez-Its
2. The Emperor Safigula
3. “I do look good in Shades of Vanilla! Thanks, Mrs. Glickman!”
4. (Bryan)’s hotel headboard
5. Dynasty theme song begins playing...
6. Justin Whalin on Lois & Clark and also Lois & Clark
7. Beware rising Capricorns
8. “I won’t tell your wife!”
9. Tony’s underwear drawer
10. This week’s giveaway is a set of Lush Bath Bombs!
Now wait a minute. Ronna couldn’t be here this week. She’s either in London helping Kate Middleton or Paris advising Marine Le Pen, but we managed to find a replacement that we think you’ll find “adequate.” It’s Producer Tony himself, here to gab with (Bryan), wildly speculate about Ronna, and give advice on a closeted childhood best friend, a s***m donor conundrum, and a K Drama obsession.
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1. Are you dating anyone?
2. Priyanka’s book is out now!
3. It beckons
4. Libra!
5. Half the strawberries for only ten times the cost
6. Le Salon de David Mallett
7. Anant’s engagement party...and the guest list
8. Ronna dissuades you
9. Ta**us not letting go
10. This week’s giveaway, in addition to Priyanka’s book, is a fabulous lip balm from one of our favs: Officine Universelle Buly!
Now wait a minute. (Bryan) is going to be sorry he missed this week because we’ve got a true multi-hyphenate with us: writer, author, Hollywood mogul, and dear friend
Priyanka’s new book BIRD MILK & MOSQUITO BONES comes out TODAY, pardon me, and it’s a MUST READ! Get it wherever books are sold. PLUS, we’ll be doing a giveaway on Instagram where five lucky listeners can win a copy. Be on the lookout!
Priyanka and Ronna give advice on dealing with an unemployed spouse and traveling with a newborn.
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1. Hailey Bieber’s Strawberry Quik smoothie
2. Indeed
3. Dressing up for bagels
4. Noted comedy producer Ameila Earhart
5. Keeping COVID away
6. Crows know
7. Jan’s helmet at the British Museum
8. From top to bottom
9. The President of France
10. This week’s giveaway for Christopher Chris is a personalized name plate!
Ronna’s been stung by a bee and (Bryan)’s wearing jorts cut up to his hole. There’s no better guest to have in these circumstances than the one we’ve got this week. We’re joined by the HILARIOUS !
(Bryan) saw Zach’s show, JACK TUCKER: COMEDY STANDUP HOUR, in New York a few months ago and raved about it. It’s a MUST SEE. Luckily it’s on tour now! Zach was just in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Kansas City, and, if you missed those, he’s going to be in Chicago, London, and in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival this summer. Go see him! Tickets and info at stamptowncomedy.com
Zach joins us to give advice on preferred names and breaking the news to a family member that they’re no longer allowed to take care of the kids.
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1. The vicious pelicans of St. James’s Park
2. Princess Kate recuperating at the Yellowstone Club?
3. Honey Hi in Echo Park
4. Maldon Sea Salt tins
5. For the sarcophagus
6. Dear Ronna, (Bryan), and...
7. Cues to talk to me
8. Put the mouse back in the house
9. Kit Kemp’s playful designs
10. This week’s giveaway is one of our favs: the Tabacco Toscano Scented Candle from Santa Maria Novella!
Now wait a minute. (Bryan) may have been peeved this past week, but his mood is about to improve big time because he and Ronna have landed an INCREDIBLE guest, pardon me. We can feel The Carriage House shaking. Joining us is writer and human happiness expert !
Not only is she the host of the podcast HAPPIER, but she’s also the best-selling author of LIFE IN FIVE SENSES, now available in paperback, as well as THE HAPPINESS PROJECT. She’s been interviewed by Oprah and walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama. And now she can add Ronna Glickman to this esteemed list!
Gretchen joins us to give advice on dealing with a colleague who won’t shut up and what to do after telling a partner of over 20 years that you no longer want a future with them.
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1. Grace Coolidge and her raccoon
2. Dying to see Megalopolis
3. Celebrity cats
4. Showing up whenever you want to perform
5. MONA in Glendale
6. It’s everywhere
7. Madame X
8. Crow grudges
9. The bane of (Bryan)’s existence
10. This week’s giveaway is a set of luxe handkerchiefs!
Now wait a minute. Ronna’s still convalescing post Memorial Day, but she (& Bryan) couldn’t be more thrilled with this week’s guest. Joining us in The Carriage House is actor and stand-up !
You know Alice from her incredible work on and PEOPLE OF EARTH, and you can catch her now on RESIDENT ALIEN. She’s also on tour! Find out her tour dates at alicewetterlund.com
Alice joins us to give advice on ending a social relationship with a business client and what to sing with a parent at their 70th birthday karaoke party.
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Here are the reference points for this week's episode
1. A McDonald’s hamburger with ketchup, mustard, and rice
2. The trauma of baby reindeer
3. Team Drake
4. Red Lobsters shuttering
5. Biscuits caught fresh from Cheddar Bay
6. Rory McIlroy, with wedding ring, winning the Wells Fargo Championship
7. Bradley Cooper’s dance moves at the Taylor Swift concert
8. Getting ready for the big day
9. No one to hold your jitterbug
10. This week’s giveaway is a fabulous lip oil from Dior!
Ronna’s back on an ALL NEW Free Feed, and (Bryan) couldn’t be happier to hear the timber of her voice. Now, Ronna’s coming at us from a convalescent home due to a recent health issue, but she’s in a fabulous mood because not only does she get to spend time with (Bryan), but we’ve also got producer Adam O’Byrne with us!
After a pop culture catch-up, Ronna, (Bryan), and Adam give advice on dealing with a family member’s possibly harassing gifts and whether or not plastic surgery is morally wrong.
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Here are the reference points for this week's episode
1. May Day with Yadvina
2. Ronna’s not here today...for some reason
3. Beautiful, unmistakable Dublin
4. What AR Social Club is like outside of the US
5. Homemade poitín
6. And all the Lucozade you can drink at Christmas
7. Gearóid at the gym
8. Dinner with your gym buddy
9. Hey, here’s a super cool passage
10. This week’s giveaway is an One4All gift card to our letter writer in Ireland!
Once again, Ronna’s not here this week as she’s either in the process of moving back to the US, or, as (Bryan) theorizes, desperately seeking doctors to correct a cosmetic surgery mishap. But luckily we’ve got a Carriage House favorite joining (Bryan): it’s
Of course you know Gearóid as a comedian extraordinaire, but he also hosts a fabulous podcast called AGONY RANTS with Irish legend Niamh Kavanagh (winner of Eurovision ‘93, pardon me). You can also check out his other pod FASCINATED.
Gearóid and (Bryan) give advice this week on dealing with being ghosted by a close friend and what to do when you feel as though your new friends are trying to convert you to their religion.
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1. What?
2. DVF wrap dress out?
3. The enlightenment of the Disney Jungle Cruise
4. Watch out for that vase
5. On the prowl
6. A mouse, clearly
7. Silver Lake gym clientele
8. This week’s first letter writer?
9. Michelle’s date at the Pulitzer Bar
10. This week’s giveaway is a Palo Santo candle from Le Labo...possibly
Ronna’s not here this week, but (Bryan)’s still grinning from ear to ear. Why? Because we’ve got one hell of a special guest host, pardon me. It’s !
If you’re not listening to The Michelle Collins Show on Patreon, you’re truly missing out. It’s FABULOUS.
And here’s some good news: she’s on tour! Go to michellecollinslive.com for tickets to her show The Big Natural Tour. And if you’re in Portland, OR, this Thursday, May 2, you can catch her show there with very special guest Bryan Safi!
Michelle joins (Bryan) to give advice on rekindling a long distance friendship that’s faded and looking for commitment in a May/December romance.
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1. Life in Seattle
2. Sher and Cher alike
3. The dining room at Blackberry Farm
4. Meditative composting
5. Dinner time
6. Teasing you during the entire recording session
7. Men’s rights
8. Some Meghan Markle jam
9. HIDEOUS blackberries
10. This week’s giveaway is some incredible potpourri from our friends at Santa Maria Novella!
Now wait a minute. Just two minutes into talking with this person and she already put a spring in our step. We’re joined this week by the fabulous
You know Eden from her long-running sitcom THE MIDDLE and from the Disney Channel animated show STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL. She’s on tour now with her live show I WAS ON A SITCOM. If she’s coming to your town, go see her! Tickets at edensherlive.com
Eden helps us give advice on getting your groove back after a particularly trying time and dealing with a spouse with horrible table manners.
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1. Where exactly is Murray Hill? And does anyone still say Turtle Bay?
2. Ronna opens the show
3. Look for (Bryan) this July!
4. Charo in the Crow’s Nest
5. Schlepping the Statue of Liberty over the Atlantic from France
6. The romance of clams casino
7. Tim
8. Your ‘going away’ party at Tortilla Flat
9. Make your bu****le bigger
10. This week’s giveaway is the Rinse-Free Hand Wash from our friends at
Now wait a minute. When you want a New York icon and you can’t book the Statue of Liberty, there’s really only one other choice. This week we’re thrilled to welcome the legendary
You know Murray from shows like SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, LIFE & BETH, and the competition DRAG ME TO DINNER. Murray will also be part of the comedy festival in Los Angeles, appearing May 9 at the Kookaburra Lounge in Hollywood!
Murray joins us to give advice on keeping secrets from a partner and whether or not to throw yourself your own going away party at work.
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Here are the reference points for this week's episode
1. That full wheezy
2. Ordering Carhartt in bulk
3. (Bryan) wearing Carhartt in bulk
4. The Divas Exhibit
5. Take My Advice
6. Yes, Daddy
7. The original gaslighter
8. In solidarity with Arkansas
9. Let’s get this date started
10. This week’s giveaway is a gift card to the LA area bookstore of the letter writer’s choice!
Now wait a minute. We think there’s no other person who’s been mentioned on the show more but has never been a guest than our dear, dear friend , and we’re thrilled to finally have him on!
You know Jeffery from his work with and about a million TV shows like , GAY OF THRONES, , and more. He’s also an author, pardon me. His books 50 SHADES OF GAY and STRAIGHT PEOPLE: A SPOTTERS GUIDE are available wherever you get your books!
Jeffery joins us to give advice on potentially working for a man you desperately want to sleep with and how to get over a jaded attitude when it comes to dating.
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We can't believe we caught @arturocastrop as he's on his meteoric rise in Hollywood. And he loves Greta Lee as much as we do! For more with the fabulous Arturo, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
On this week's @patreon we debate if naming pets after each other is cute or insulting. Thoughts? For more ratty fun join us on Patreon for bonus episodes! And the next Shades of Vanilla newsletter is coming soon!
In this week's Free Feed Carriage House Catch-Up, (Bryan) decides he needs a Ronna plushy, and he knows exactly where he'd keep it. Would you want a Ronna dolll? Catch us wherever you get your podcasts!
A listener took his mother to London, and it was a lot like when Ronna (& Bryan) travel, including shoving Ronna in a cab so (Bryan) can have some dungeon time. For more fun on the town, join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and our Shades of Vanilla newsletter!
Ronna had an odd experience recently when she encountered black toilet paper in a hotel bathroom. Our dear friend @stclairjessica knows the possible consequences. For more gynecological fun, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
As you know, Ronna bakes (Bryan) a flag cake for his birthday every year. But how will she get it to him this time? For more fun in the fridge, join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and our monthly Shades of Vanilla newsletter! patreon.com/askronna
(Bryan)'s childhood rules: no Nerds, but all the Big Hunks he could eat. For more of this nerdy, hunky Carriage House Catch-Up, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
BrYan’s Birthday Blowout news!! Join us for July before the club goes seasonal! 🎂ARsocial.club🎂
Ronna's out this week, but (Bryan) and Producer Tony have some theories as to why. For more Olympic fun, including a sperm donor question for the ages, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
Ronna's gardener came to her house on the wrong day and he got an unexpected treat out of it. Lucky him. For more join us on Patreon! And don't forget Issue 4 of the Shades of Vanilla newsletter comes out next weekend for Private Reserve members!
Our dear, dear friend @primattoo doesn't take advice from just anyone. And when it comes to Europe, Ronna knows who to call. For more top notch advice from these superstars, look for us wherever you get your podcasts! And don't forget to get Priyanka's new book BIRD MILK & MOSQUITO BONES, out today!
Ronna couldn't quite compute Dante's gym interaction comments when she heard them on Gearóid's episode, so she wanted to clarify. She may regret it. For more shine, join us on @patreon
With #pridemonth in full swing, Ronna wants to know when our dear friend @zach_zucker is going to get this power throuple started. For more fun with the tips, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
Ronna's a great person to see a bad movie with. Mr. Cleveland is lucky in that way, though it seems (Bryan) is a bit mistaken on Mr. Cleveland's livelihood. For more upholstered fun, join us on @patreon !
Our fabulous guest @gretchenrubin is author of LIFE IN FIVE SENSES, and it's given her a new appreciation for many of the things she used to take for granted. For more condiment revelations, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
On this week's Patreon, (Bryan) is so glad Ronna's back, and he can't wait to get his clutches on her. For more fun with proper butt placement, join us on @patreon !
This week we're joined by @alicewetterlund and her celebrity cat. Here Alice tells us about her genius duo costume from last Halloween. For more protective fun, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
On this week's all new Free Feed, Ronna finds out Red Lobster is in trouble, but the soothing waves of Cheddar Bay beckon her. For more maritime fun, look for us wherever you get your podcasts!
Ronna's back on Patreon! And (Bryan) has some theories on where she's been the past couple of weeks. This week's episode is a bonus with Ronna (& Bryan's) thoughts on the Met Gala. Wanna hear their opinions on everyone from Anna to Zendaya? Join us at the Romper Room or Private Reserve levels! patreon.com/askronna And Issue 3 of the Shades of Vanilla newsletter is coming next weekend!
Ronna is, wait for it, not quite done with her move back to Marblehead. But (Bryan) is here to take you through some of the most bonkers cliffhangers we’ve received over the past several months. From awful partners to lousy grifters to downright criminals, this week is filled with men behaving badly. You’ll have to hear it to believe it! Out now wherever you get your podcasts! Or you can also watch this episode in its entirety on our @youtube channel at youtube.com/askronna Ronna’s back THIS WEEK over on @patreon ! Join us at the Romper Room or Private Reserve Levels for access to this month’s bonus episode where Ronna (& Bryan) give their unfiltered takes on the Met Gala and answer a question about a newly widowed father who jumps into the dating pool with his wife’s cousin. patreon.com/askronna Sponsors: Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you at every stage of your business. We use it ourselves, and we love it! Try it yourself for a special $1 per month trial period at shopify.com/askronna Nutrafol is the #1 dermatologist recommended hair growth supplement, and if you go to nutrafol.com and use the promo code BRYAN, you’ll get $10 off your first order!
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