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Hot and Bothered

Chris Bruno and Cedar Shamp, two twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles, dish on everything that is hot and everything that bothers them. With a dry sense of humor, no filter, and endless stories to share, they recount their experiences dating men and navigating adulthood.

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Episodes

F*cking Airports

Send us a text All we talk about is f*cking airports. It seems as though anytime you are within even 3 miles of an airport, you can find a new airport pet peeve. Join us this week as we talk about busted luggage, TSA etiquette, and travel lounges. Cedar provides us with a monumental update on her relationship status. In addition, the pair provide two not fully formed theories, one stemming from Sigmund Freud himself, and the other having been birthed from Chris's underdeveloped brain....

Jun 11, 202453 min

I Must Be a Girl w/ Poster Journal

Send us a text OUR FIRST GUEST EPISODE!!!! Join us this week as we dissect all things mental health with our favorite Instagrammer, Poster Journal. Other tangents in this episode include, but are not limited to, topics such as: cancel culture, marriage and the decision to have kids, medical and recreational drug use, and cheating.

Jun 04, 20241 hr 27 min

en·tre·pre·neur: a girl that flirts

Send us a text Come along this week as Chris and Cedar attempt to answer the question, “is monogamy real?” If you were hoping to find the answer, you’re not going to get it in this podcast. In case you didn’t know by now, we’re not here to educate.

May 28, 202455 min

Save a Horse, Ride a Camel

Send us a text This week, Chris and Cedar play a little game of catch-up. Chris recounts his recent trip to Duabi, as a first time visitor, and Cedar details her experience with 222, the hottest new match-making(?), networking(?), dating(?), we’re not really sure(?), experience in LA.

May 21, 202450 min

Bedside Manner

Send us a text Are you tired of hearing about Challengers yet? Chris is too. The girls strategize how you can remain polite and practice proper bedside manner while enduring PNC. Furthermore, Chris expresses his disgust for hearing about the sex lives of certain people, while Cedar calls all of her friends ugly.

May 14, 202452 min

Find Your Purpose

Send us a text The girls take a different direction this week after Cedar experienced something that could only be considered a quarter life crisis. Even the most unserious of girls have to get real from time to time.

May 07, 202450 min

"Slut!" (Cedar's Version)

Send us a text Have you ever looked at Cedar and thought “wow, she really looks like Michael Jackson”? Anyway, apparently people on twitter have. This week the girls talk about being slut shamed and then swiftly transition into a conversation regarding threesomes, proving that slut shaming is not very effective.

Apr 30, 202455 min

Red Flag with an F

Send us a text Chris went to Coachella and is declaring his heterosexuality after falling in love with a very *specific* woman. Cedar emphasizes the importance of noting red flags at the beginning of a relationship. The pair come up with a new business plan for Kylie Jenner and her 47 new brands she launched in the past week.

Apr 23, 202452 min

Wash Your Ass and Enjoy the Foreplay

Send us a text Hygiene is a curtsey both in airplanes and in sex. A hot new way Mormons can scam God just dropped. Last, but not least, we're still obsessed with our exes. Enjoy!

Apr 16, 202450 min

Tanning Bed Revival

Send us a text Do you ever just wish you could roast like a f*cking rotisserie chicken in a tanning bed? This week the girls discuss facial hair, ghosts from Christmas past, and meeting strangers off the internet.

Apr 09, 202450 min

Rodeo Queens and Drag Queens

Send us a text Cedar provides educational context on rodeo sports such as bronc riding and bull riding, with her only credible sources being a guy she made out with once at a rodeo. Chris shares a new concept for his book, Blow Everyone: A Step by Step Guide to Accepting Compliments.

Apr 02, 202452 min

Sam Smith and Lindsay Lohan

Send us a text Somehow, in 2024, Facebook drama is still the best form of entertainment there is. This week, Cedar outlines her experience using a notorious Facebook group to avoid horrible men, and Chris expresses his desire to find a situationship.

Mar 26, 202442 min

Socially Anxious Home Wreckers

Send us a text Hey Siri, what’s the difference between a blunt and a joint? This week, Chris opens up about his social anxiety and Cedar divulges her past life as a home wrecker.

Mar 19, 202447 min

Diva Down & Delusional

Send us a text If you have ever embarrassed yourself at HiTops, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Chris shares a story time of how he had another fainting spell, this time while partying at HiTops. Cedar encourages everyone to enable their friends delusions when it comes to relationships. That man texted you back for the first time in two weeks? That is your HUSBAND!!

Mar 12, 202443 min

We Have to Tell You Something...

Send us a text Botched botox, healthy dating habits, and flirting via instagram story likes. Welcome to Chris's weekly therapy session.

Mar 05, 202444 min

Growth (?)

Send us a text A combination of growth (?) and the usual debauchery between Chris and Cedar. Cedar shares her experience on how she accidentally manifested BDL (big d*ck luck) and elaborates on breaking cardinal dating rules. Chris makes the decision he will be dating ugly men going forward. The pair recount their year of healing post breakups, and reflect on how far they have come.

Feb 27, 202443 min

Manic Little Sl*ts

Send us a text Come along with us while we discuss the experience of visiting LA pharmacies, Cybertrucks, people who fight battles that aren't their own, and bringing new boyfriends home to meet your family. With none of these topics being related to one another, this week, we are manic little sl*ts.

Feb 20, 202447 min

Star Trek Girls

Send us a text This week, the girls are really wondering, what is Star Trek? What is Anime? Who is watching Avatar? Chris shares his love for Honey Bunches of Oats, and Cedar shares her disgust for skim milk.

Feb 13, 202448 min

Chris Bruno - All Star Kicker

Send us a text Gearing up for Super Bowl LVIII, introducing OUR all star kicker, Chris Bruno. This week, Cedar dissects the differences between cat men and dog men. Meanwhile, Chris shares his frustrations with being employed, and together, the two try to crack the code on living a luxurious life without a job.

Feb 06, 202442 min

Kim is My Lawyer

Send us a text Just in case you were wondering, Cedar's favorite chapstick is Smith's Strawberry Lip Balm. If you weren't wondering, then lucky for you, you get a 12 minute rant on the topic in this episode. Chris shares the story of his long and grueling celibacy era, and Cedar advises everyone to lawyer up.

Jan 30, 202454 min

Guess What? We Don't Care.

Send us a text We're back! Apologies for the missed episode last week. As you will notice, in this episode we, very boldly, claimed that 2024 just could not get worse at this point. We even knocked on wood! And guess what, girls - 2024 did get worse, when the very next day, Cedar, our Editor-in-Chief, had her computer decide to end it's long and grueling life. Rolling with the punches, we're back this week. And guess what? We don't care....

Jan 23, 202448 min

DISCLAIMER: Hot and Bothered

Send us a text The podcast about nothing and everything at the same time. Don't take our advice, proceed with caution, and enjoy!

Jan 12, 202444 sec

Delete the Thread

Send us a text Listen while Cedar and Chris give the worst dating advice possible. Cedar shares her technique for getting over a crush while Chris shares his deep burning desire for the psychological warfare of being ghosted.

Jan 09, 202441 min

Make America Hot and Bothered Again

Send us a text If you thought we were done talking about manifesting, you thought wrong. This year we are manifesting the presidency. Write us in on your 2024 presidential election ballot. Make America Hot and Bothered Again!

Jan 02, 202449 min

Manifestation Masturbation 2024

Send us a text Happy New Years, girls! Don't forget Cedar's Manifestation Masturbation Technique™ when manifesting for 2024. Lets also debate this topic: are we washing our hands EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. that we use the bathroom?

Dec 26, 202347 min

Ho Ho Ho, Hoes.

Send us a text True or false: Cedar and Chris both share the same love language of receiving gifts from men — but only when they don’t have to return the favor. Listen now to find out.

Dec 19, 202348 min

Future Divorcées

Send us a text Let's all be realistic about how many times we will be married... and divorced.

Dec 12, 202352 min

Silent Night... Holy Night...

Send us a text Cedar makes her case as to why she thinks women should share men, and Chris claims his title as a non-self-practicing sex therapist. Dishonorable mention for the most egregious sex technique, the jackhammer.

Dec 05, 202347 min

Christopher Vincent Caputo

Send us a text Showing up to spooky season 2 months late, in typical Hot and Bothered fashion. Chris speaks on his ability to talk to the dead while simultaneously being possessed. Cedar calls out people who feel the need to play games in order to get a man to commit, as if that isn’t the only way she would ever be able to get a man to commit.

Nov 28, 202348 min

Fat Pilgrim Sluts

Send us a text Thanksgiving Anxiety. Never knowing what age anyone is. Our favorite and least favorite dating apps. We have literally no idea what’s going on in this episode. Gobble gobble, girls.

Nov 21, 202355 min
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