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Hot and BotheredMommy and Daddy are Getting a DivorceSend us a textHi gorgeous girls! It’s been awhile since we caught up and so much has happened. What’s new with us? Well, LA burned down, TikTok was banned for about 5 seconds, both of us are engaged, but also not. What else? Oh, and we’re getting a divorce.
2025-01-2155 min
Hot and BotheredNew Year, New Hinge ProfileSend us a textHAPPY NEW YEAR DIVA DIVA DIVAS! Can someone please tell us what 2024 was? Actually don’t answer that question. This week’s episode is a full Q&A dedicated to the girls who need answers or have a story that gives Hot and Bothered vibes. Chris and Cedar are giving new year, same horrible, unexplainable advice — duh! If you’re still sulking in 2024 energy please eat a banana and go sit in the sun (or tanning bed). 2025 is going to be HOT xx
2025-01-0748 min
Hot and BotheredSanta, Bring the MenSend us a textHOLIDAY EPISODE INCOMING! Cedar and Chris are stocking up on men and Birkins this holiday season and suggest you do the same! The duo reveal their holiday plans and immediately spiral while debating driving home versus flying. Carpooling? Not an option, ever. Chris reflects on his 2024, obviously is a grateful queen and has to brag about his “accomplishments”. A Christmas Miracle has happened to Cedar. In love with men — the ENTIRE population of men? What is going on? 2025 is going to be insane… Happy Holidays xx
2024-12-2459 min
Hot and BotheredSleeping Our Way to NowhereSend us a textHi Divas! This week the two share their hot takes on Hollywood’s newest and hottest star: Luigi Mangione. Chris has a slight breakdown about his career journey while reflecting on 2024 and comparing himself to the people around him. Why is social climbing so hard?Cedar talks about her fear of possibly losing her independence while being wrapped up in a relationship — I think this has all happened to us once… or twice before. Are the two delusional? Are they girl bosses? Are they working harder not smarter? Are they afraid of love? They n...
2024-12-1759 min
Hot and BotheredPersonalized D*ck PicsSend us a textOn this week’s episode, Cedar and Chris spiral as they have the fleeting thought: “What if our exes had a podcast?” Would they listen? They also discuss a recurring phenomenon: Why does the ex-fling always manage to ruin a good manic episode? And how the “genuine” concern never feels genuine. Cedar talks about dick pics — solicited vs unsolicited. Bonus points if you can get creative! Chris gets into the semantics of IG followers while Cedar reveals her detective skills. Has anyone ever tried bath salts? X
2024-12-1054 min
Hot and BotheredPsychics and SociopathsSend us a textThis week’s episode is full of surprises. Cedar shares her experience meeting with a psychic who gives her a ton of information she was not expecting. The revelations she experienced may have affected her sexual identity… Is she coming out? A phase? What’s going on here? Chris also comes out this episode, but as a feminist (Cedar has never been more proud). The two ramble about compliments — when is too much too much? And of course there is some “gaslighting” sprinkled in the mix. As you know, do NOT take anything they say ser...
2024-12-0358 min
Hot and BotheredThanksgiving Guilt (caloric and familial)Send us a textThis week Cedar and Chris talk about their anxieties around the holidays: counting calories at Thanksgiving dinner, the familial guilt that heightens at this time of year, and all that fun stuff. They also touch on the misery of not only experiencing Black Friday, but working it… horrible. Chris and Cedar dive into how important it is to have alone time with your friends when you can be so seemingly wrapped up in a relationship. We all need alone time, and your friends need alone time WITHOUT your boyfriend there — I think we can...
2024-11-2656 min
Hot and BotheredLingering Feelings & FlingsSend us a textCedar and Chris open this week’s episode with a once in a lifetime, duet performance that will leave you sick to your stomach! But don’t worry, they quickly get right back on track as Cedar continues to profess her love for her one and only while Chris attempts to explain that inexplainable connection we are all lusting for. The co-hosts do a deep dive on “love” and drunkenly try to reassure themselves that they have cracked the code on how to determine if the feeling is healthy… or if it’s just a feeli...
2024-11-1958 min
Hot and BotheredThe National DepressionSend us a textThis week, Chris and Cedar air their grievances with the most recent presidential election. A short and sweet episode to talk through some of the feelings *most* of us are experiencing regarding the outcome, and wrapping it up with some of the most unserious banter possible provided by Chris Bruno himself.
2024-11-1248 min
Hot and BotheredMy Body My Choice, Douche(ing)Send us a textHappy Election Day! Get out and vote, but remember that no one should tell you what to do with your body… interpret that how you wish. This week, Cedar reminds everyone to be mindful of the fact that when choosing your next boyfriend, you’re also choosing him for everyone else in your life. Chris deep dives on douching —because some self-care routines cross all relationship lines. Join us for another episode of manic chaos! x
2024-11-051h 00
Hot and BotheredTHAT'S his ExSend us a textHappy ALMOST Halloween! Who’s ghosting someone this week? Chris has now learned the true definition of imposter syndrome and is obsessed with his latest self-diagnosis. Cedar applauds herself for not hating her exes new girlfriend, simply for the fact that she is her exes new girlfriend. And of course it wouldn’t be a true H&B episode without talks of Adderall, mushrooms, and delusional revelations.
2024-10-2947 min
Hot and BotheredJustice for BottomsSend us a textHappy Tuesday! Cedar and Chris are back with some more Q&A — answering submissions and giving advice absolutely no one will take. Chris talks about how much respect bottoms deserve and touches on how small the gay community can be in a large city. Cedar reassures everyone that they should, in fact, believe EVERYTHING they hear on the internet.
2024-10-221h 08
Hot and BotheredBooty Call Via EmailSend us a textThis week Cedar spills the tea on how one of her exes played her and another girl at the same time. But don’t worry, the girls obviously got their revenge. Chris vents about territorial friends and encourages everyone to not be weird. Other ADHD topics touch on “The Big One” and the two reveal their latest celebrity crushes.
2024-10-1556 min
Hot and BotheredDo NOT Listen to ThisSend us a textWow, what a week… Catch up with your two besties discussing LA’s hottest social clubs, jealous lovers, service industry careers and much more. Chris talks about God knows what and fails to give any substantial information to prove his horribly thought out topic. Cedar is, for some reason, blacked out and attempts to discuss navigating how to deal with grief. Enjoy, yet another, emotional rollercoaster for your listening pleasure!
2024-10-081h 01
Hot and BotheredWestern Medicine Fan ClubSend us a textIn this episode, we’re labeling ourselves the official “Western Medicine Fan Club” and, honestly, we’re not sorry about it. Chris and Cedar talk about all the things that make adulthood... a lot. We’re obsessed with our friends, but also super overwhelmed by all the adult responsibilities that come with life. From squatters (yes, we’re going there) to our love of pills (Adderall, anyone?) and the joys of modern medicine, it’s a wild ride. So grab a drink, pop a vitamin, and join us for some unfiltered realness.
2024-10-0154 min
Hot and BotheredSpilling YOUR TeaSend us a textThis week we do another Q&A – spilling your tea, not ours. Listeners reached out with cringy sex stories, situationship drama, falling in love with a best friend, overprotective partners, navigating ‘friendships’ and being in love with an ex. Some bad advice and some mediocre – Chris and Cedar share their strong opinions and personal perspectives on YOUR tea.
2024-09-241h 00
Hot and BotheredObsessively, Compulsively SingleSend us a textThis week Cedar and Chris decided to pick up the mics after a long, boozy dinner. But please rest assured that this typically results in amplified chaotic thoughts and even more unpopular opinions. Cedar opens up about her struggles and victories with OCD and Chris comes to terms with the fact that he will probably be single for eternity.
2024-09-171h 01
Hot and BotheredThe Biggest Hypocrites You KnowSend us a textDISCLAIMER: No amount of disclaimers can justify anything that was said during this episode. Cedar talks about people’s use of inappropriate slurs while Chris attempts to justify his detest for people who “gossip”. In true H&B fashion, the episode turns into nothing but an ironic, shit talking, tea session.
2024-09-1054 min
Hot and BotheredDirty Socks and UnderwearSend us a textHi divas! This week Cedar and Chris are switching things up a bit (thank God!) by answering a few more questions from their lovely and dedicated audience while providing nothing short of absolutely terrible advice. Cedar tells us about her eat, pray, love camping excursion paired with her medical anxieties. Chris lets everyone know that he has been a victim of men underwear shaming him. Enjoy!
2024-09-0357 min
Hot and BotheredLust for Gold DiggingSend us a textThe cockroaches are out and they’re taking out a second mortgage to go to the gym and strictly dating men that buy them Louboutins and Chanel bags. Stock up on your Orange Guard.
2024-08-2756 min
Hot and BotheredGhosting: The First Step is AdmittingSend us a textDo you ever feel like you’re on a hamster wheel trying to figure out what the next cool gym, grocery store, or niche hot girl thing is trending in LA? Well, you’re not alone. This week, Cedar and Chris discuss the exhaustion yet also excitement behind keeping up with the LA trends.
2024-08-2055 min
Hot and BotheredThe Art of the First DateSend us a textHi divas! This week Chris and Cedar take it upon themselves to give you unsolicited advice on ~drumroll~ DATING! Chris has a new, “healthy” approach to the topic while Cedar analyzes her own dating patterns. The two also swap stories on horrible kissers and give their opinions on their PDA limits.
2024-08-1348 min
Hot and BotheredAddressing the Rumors...Send us a textWe couldn’t have done it without you. This week, Chris and Cedar answer all of your burning questions, while attempting to treat their hangovers from a hotel bed in New York. Always use caution when taking any advice provided on this show.
2024-08-0657 min
Hot and BotheredDon't Drop the KeysSend us a textComing to you this week with more chaotic bits regarding, but not limited to: sleeping with strangers, escaping uncomfortable situations, calling anyone and everyone out for their BS, politics, mental breakdowns relating to politics, and much more.
2024-07-3059 min
Hot and BotheredDonald Trump is a WomanSend us a textStarting the week off strong, Cedar tells more tales of the straight male community that will have your jaw on the floor. Chris expresses his love for ChatGPT which somehow leads to a conversation about afterlife. To finish things off, the pair spiral into an full fledged identity crisis.
2024-07-2359 min
Hot and BotheredHypnotherapy & Bar FightsSend us a textChris, in his typical state of desperation, has now turned to a Hypnotherapist to receive some sort of validation and reassurance. Cedar questions if it’s possible or healthy to remain friends with an ex-lover while being in a new relationship. Can you guess which one of these two idiots got into a bar brawl?
2024-07-161h 06
Hot and BotheredDownward SpiralSend us a textFollow along this week in an episode that builds up to a full on mental and emotional spiral for both Chris and Cedar.
2024-07-0958 min
Hot and BotheredSummer LoversSend us a textThis week, Cedar recaps her birthday weekend and lives to tell the tale of nearly being sex trafficked. Furthermore, the pair romanticize an LA Summer, with little to no plans or obligations. We can all bring a piece of a euro-summer to LA (or wherever you're listening from) by making the choice to have 'lovers' rather than situationships.
2024-07-0256 min
Hot and BotheredThe Chicken Nugget DietSend us a textPotty talk in relationships. Pop Music. Celebrity DUIs. Backhanded compliments. Vegans. The chicken nugget diet.
2024-06-2555 min
Hot and BotheredHot and on the SpectrumSend us a textThis week, Chris and Cedar test the concept of having less vocal fry, which lasted all of 30 seconds into the episode. Cedar divulges her distaste for condom usage. Additionally, after his first trip ever to Buffalo Chip in Cave Creek, Chris draws the conclusion that the popular Arizona establishment is the Cuntry equivalent to West Hollywood's The Abbey.
2024-06-1851 min
Hot and BotheredF*cking AirportsSend us a textAll 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.
2024-06-1153 min
Hot and BotheredI Must Be a Girl w/ Poster JournalSend us a textOUR 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.
2024-06-041h 26
Hot and Bothereden·tre·pre·neur: a girl that flirtsSend us a textCome 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.
2024-05-2854 min
Hot and BotheredSave a Horse, Ride a CamelSend us a textThis 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.
2024-05-2149 min
Hot and BotheredBedside MannerSend us a textAre 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.
2024-05-1452 min
Hot and BotheredFind Your PurposeSend us a textThe 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.
2024-05-0750 min
Hot and Bothered"Slut!" (Cedar's Version)Send us a textHave 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.
2024-04-3055 min
Hot and BotheredRed Flag with an FSend us a textChris 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.
2024-04-2352 min
Hot and BotheredWash Your Ass and Enjoy the ForeplaySend us a textHygiene 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!
2024-04-1650 min
Hot and BotheredTanning Bed RevivalSend us a textDo 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.
2024-04-0949 min
Hot and BotheredRodeo Queens and Drag QueensSend us a textCedar 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.
2024-04-0252 min
Hot and BotheredSam Smith and Lindsay LohanSend us a textSomehow, 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.
2024-03-2641 min
Hot and BotheredSocially Anxious Home WreckersSend us a textHey 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.
2024-03-1946 min
Hot and BotheredDiva Down & DelusionalSend us a textIf 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!!
2024-03-1243 min
Hot and BotheredWe Have to Tell You Something...Send us a textBotched botox, healthy dating habits, and flirting via instagram story likes. Welcome to Chris's weekly therapy session.
2024-03-0543 min
Hot and BotheredGrowth (?)Send us a textA 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.
2024-02-2743 min
Hot and BotheredManic Little Sl*tsSend us a textCome 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.
2024-02-2046 min
Hot and BotheredStar Trek GirlsSend us a textThis 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.
2024-02-1347 min
Hot and BotheredChris Bruno - All Star KickerSend us a textGearing 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.
2024-02-0642 min
Hot and BotheredKim is My LawyerSend us a textJust 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.
2024-01-3054 min
Hot and BotheredGuess What? We Don't Care.Send us a textWe'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.
2024-01-2347 min
Hot and BotheredDISCLAIMER: Hot and BotheredSend us a textThe podcast about nothing and everything at the same time. Don't take our advice, proceed with caution, and enjoy!
2024-01-1200 min
Hot and BotheredDelete the ThreadSend us a textListen 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.
2024-01-0940 min
Hot and BotheredMake America Hot and Bothered AgainSend us a textIf 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!
2024-01-0248 min
Hot and BotheredManifestation Masturbation 2024Send us a textHappy 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?
2023-12-2646 min
Hot and BotheredHo Ho Ho, Hoes.Send us a textTrue 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.
2023-12-1947 min
Hot and BotheredFuture DivorcéesSend us a textLet's all be realistic about how many times we will be married... and divorced.
2023-12-1252 min
Hot and BotheredSilent Night... Holy Night...Send us a textCedar 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.
2023-12-0546 min
Hot and BotheredChristopher Vincent CaputoSend us a textShowing 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.
2023-11-2848 min
Hot and BotheredFat Pilgrim SlutsSend us a textThanksgiving 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.
2023-11-2154 min
Hot and BotheredMaster Social ManipulatorsSend us a text"Get your fucking ass up and work. It seems like nobody wants to work these days." - Kimberly Noel Kardashian
2023-11-1450 min
Hot and BotheredSex With ColleaguesSend us a textIs there anything worse than a guy that overstays his welcome after a one night stand? Perhaps a guy that love bombs you and becomes overly clingy within the first week of meeting you? You may think we should be asking ourselves, 'are we the problem?' However, that type of introspective work is lacking in this episode. Let's embrace the collab between commitment and attachment issues.
2023-11-0746 min
Hot and BotheredPills and PoliticsSend us a textChris goes into detail about his closeted pill popping addiction - vitamins and supplements, of course. Cedar is fed up with PC culture and is actively exercising bring more inappropriate, which seems almost impossible.
2023-10-3155 min
Hot and BotheredThe Dating ChecklistSend us a textWe're in our dating era, girls! Chris shares that he has decided to throw his entire dating checklist out the window after meeting a potential new suitor. Cedar describes a hinge date in which his checklist required his partner to be over the age of 60 and someone who chain smokes cigarettes.
2023-10-2451 min
Hot and BotheredLine Cooks and Cult TattoosSend us a textBreaking news! Cedar has a new job and Chris is NOT feeling hot about his 58th birthday.
2023-10-1749 min
Hot and BotheredGay Straight MenSend us a textHave you or a loved one ever had to have an uncomfortable conversation regarding someone's sexuality? You may be entitled to financial compensation. Chris and Cedar dive deep in a conversation on the do's and don'ts of approaching people whose sexual orientation is not clear.
2023-10-1055 min
Hot and BotheredCannibalismSend us a textOn behalf of your hosts at Hot and Bothered the Podcast, we would like to issue our most sincere apologies for the content that is recorded when we are intoxicated. In this episode, Cedar recaps how she almost went on a date with a man speculated to be a cannibal and Chris professes his undying love for Nicole Kidman.
2023-10-0348 min
Hot and BotheredEveryone Has an Eating DisorderSend us a textCedar recounts an annoying conversation she had with, you guessed it, a straight man, and Chris shares some personal details regarding his health journey.
2023-09-2646 min
Hot and BotheredComing Out as AsexualSend us a textChris and Cedar debate whether they are finished with the dating scene in LA or if they are simply just asexual. Chris questions his feelings for an ex and Cedar rants about a lack of foreplay in her life.
2023-09-1947 min
Hot and BotheredDid u go to slsSend us a textChris shares cons on what it’s like to be a gay man dating in LA while Cedar has a moment of gratitude for girls supporting girls — of course at the expense of straight men.
2023-09-1244 min
Hot and BotheredIt's About CockroachesSend us a textIn this weeks episode, Chris shares a first date story that could only be concocted in your worst of nightmares and Cedar explains her fairy tale love story with Spit in My Mouth Man.
2023-09-0857 min
Hot and BotheredIt's the ChampagneSend us a textChris has really strong feelings about Diet Coke and Cedar reveals that she loves to abuse men. Have you ever had the fried pickles from Barney's Beanery?
2023-08-311h 01
Hot and BotheredHomophobiaSend us a textCedar explains how she was homophobic until the age of 15 and Chris comes out both as gay and as a girl boss.
2023-08-2540 min