Drama Bonded

Jess and Mandy are fitness and nutrition coaches with day jobs in higher education and design respectively. After a long week of wrangling faculty and designing the next big thing, they love nothing more than to relax by discussing a wide range of reality TV, fitness, and the ongoing drama throughout western pop culture. Come hang out with them as they break down the interactions and social queues that often get overlooked while keeping it light with candy reviews and updates on their fitness journeys.
Episodes
Episodes



Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Love Island USA Finale & Jenn's Bachelorette E3-4
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Well we wrap up this delightful Love Island season by covering our first Love Island finale! We also discuss some of our favorite things about this season, and speculate which couples will make it in the real world. Then we’re off with Jenn and her men! These boys are really distracted by the drama this season, and we are not here for it. But Jenn seems like she is totally capable to navigate their bullshit. We also address where we stand with Sam M. vs Devin!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #bravopodcast #bachelorette #jenntran #bachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #loveislandusa #loveisland #loveislandrecap #loveislandpodcast



Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Love Island USA S6E22-34 & beginning Jenn’s Bachelorette journey
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
Sunday Jul 21, 2024
There is simply TOO MUCH to talk about when it comes to Love Island USA. We go back and discuss the men coming back from Casa and of course spend some time on Movie Night. Aside from losing all respect for Aaron, we have really grown to love this group of islanders. Now that we have our final four couples, we discuss who we want to win! Then we jump right into Jenn’s premiere and how we are feeling about the start of her season. These men are leaving us wanting, but we are really loving Jenn’s energy and the way she is navigating the bullshit. We get into our final four guesses and really have no idea how this season will play out!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #thevalley #bravopodcast #bachelorette #jenntran #bachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #loveislandusa #loveisland #loveislandrecap #loveislandpodcast



Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Love Island USA S6E11-12 & meeting Jenn’s men for Bachelorette
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Love Island USA is blowing our minds this season, and WE ARE HERE FOR IT. We cover some fun questions have have us discussing the wildest challenges, couples that will go the distance, sexiest moments, and all the other things we can’t not talk about! Somehow we go from rooting for some solid couples to watching them crumble amidst the Casa Amore of it all. *eye roll* Then we dive into our favorite way to start a Bachelorette season, and figure out which of Jenn’s men are most likely to… kiss her first, have the best fashion, have no personality, and more!
#bachelornation #bachelorabc #bachelorette #jenntran #bachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #loveislandusa #loveisland #loveislandrecap #loveislandpodcast



Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Love Island USA S6E1-10 & wrapping up The Valley S1
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
Saturday Jun 22, 2024
We have committed to covering the new season of Love Island USA, and we are excited to navigate this messy villa with y’all. We discuss our favorite islanders, most cringey moments, and question if any of these couples will actually make it. Then we wrap up The Valley by recapping the last two episodes. Queen Janet manages to burn multiple bridges, but the flames have officially gone out in both Jax and Jesse’s marriages. We are looking forward to Jen’s season of The Bachelorette!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #loveislandusa #loveislandusarecap #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #thevalley #jaxtaylor #bravopodcast #peacock



Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Our final thoughts on part 3 of the VPR Reunion & highlights from The Valley
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
Saturday Jun 08, 2024
We open up with some Tom Sandoval and Billie Lee Tea then move onto our final thoughts on season 11 of VPR before diving into a very dark Part Three of the Reunion. We share some thoughts about what we personally think authenticity is versus selling your soul to be on TV. We move onto talking about some of the standout scenes from The Valley episodes 9 and 10. Spoiler: Jax continues to be the worst, Jesse didn't kill his ego with drugs, and we are here for the Janet and Zach beef. Overall, The Valley is winning us over and we are looking forward to breaking down the last two episodes in the coming weeks.
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #vprrecap #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #thevalley #bravopodcast



Sunday May 26, 2024
VPR headlines and reunion parts 1 & 2
Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
We sit down and finally bring you a review of the five interesting pop-tarts that we know you all have been waiting for! Then we dive into some VPR updates including our night out seeing DJ James Kennedy, Something About Her finally opening, and news on Rachel’s lawsuit against Tom and Ariana. Then we take a deep breath and dive into the first two segments of the VPR reunion. We start with Rachel’s name in everyone’s mouth, cringe as Lala goes after Katie for her lack of authenticity, not surprisingly end with Joe in tears, and go over all of the cream-filling bits in between!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #vprrecap #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #thevalley #bravopodcast



Saturday May 11, 2024
THE FINALE AND THEN SOME Vanderpump Rules S11
Saturday May 11, 2024
Saturday May 11, 2024
We are back to celebrate our 51st episode and break down episode 14 and then THE FINALE of season 11 of Vanderpump Rules. And holy shit, is there a lot to talk about. We follow the cast (and Dan!) to San Francisco where we find more of the same themes we have watched throughout this strange season. We change locations, but the majority of the group’s attitude has not changed when it comes to their expectations of Ariana and her attitude towards Sandoval. Kyle Chan’s whiskey party starts as “Good as Gold”, but crumbles after Sandoval attempts to “apologize” to Ariana. She truly is the final boss in his redemption tour, and thank god she’s indestructible.
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #vprrecap #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #thebachelorpodcast #bachelorrecap #bravo #thevalley #bravopodcast



Saturday Apr 27, 2024
James is the number one guy in VPR and we are over The Valley
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
Saturday Apr 27, 2024
We are still podcasting, just on a different timeline, thank you for hanging with us! We are excited to see James really bringing not only number one Guy energy, but a lot of maturity everyone else is missing, Tom manages to surprise us still by being the worst and The Valley is becoming a little too hard to watch; we talk about their attitudes towards sex and what it means to be a empath (spoiler: Kristin is not one).
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #bravo #vprrecap #bachelorrecap #thevalley #bravopodcast #thebachelorpodcast



Monday Apr 15, 2024
Rage and no ranch - Bachelor wrapup | VPR S11E10&11 - The Valley S1E3&4
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
We missed you! And we are back to dive into some rough waters of the last couple episodes of VPR and The Valley. We revisit episode 10 where Ariana shows her true feelings at a water tasting and then at Scheana’s beach outing. Then we get into Schwartz and Katie both being into Tori, meanwhile Joe is wondering WTF is up with Schwartz’s green bracelet decision. Meanwhile on The Valley, everyone is coming at Kristen for something everyone seemed to be involved in. We are still getting the hang of this crew, but thus far love Luke!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #bravo #vprrecap #bachelorrecap #thevalley #bravopodcast #thebachelorpodcast



Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Well, first off we recap last weeks episode that was lost, and something finally happened on Vanderpump Rules! We breakdown this packed episode that had everything from long-time secrets, to awkward legal conversations, to confusing friendship efforts, to what could be viewed as a “revenge bang”. We then share with you our first impressions of the first couple episodes of “The Valley”. Finally, it’s Joey’s finale, and it did not disappoint. Daisy navigates the finale week with so much strength and love. We have loved this season, and are sad to see it end!
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast
#thevalley #vpr #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #vprrecap
#bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #joeygraziadei #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #bravo #bachelorrecap



Saturday Mar 16, 2024
The Scheana Show & Fantasy suites | The Bachelor S28E9 & Vanderpump Rules S11E7
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Our eyes might be stuck in a permanent eye roll after watching another week of Scheana’s efforts to make Ariana and Tom’s breakup about her. She’s really milking this grieving process. Lisa and production continue to champion Tom’s redemption arc, so we pour ourselves another glass to help us get through the bullshit. Meanwhile Joey is with the final three women in Mexico for “fantasy suites”. After he tells two of the women that he’s falling in love with them, we really question how this will all play out. Hearts will be broken.
#popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #vpr #rachelgoesrogue #rachelleviss #scandoval #vanderpumprules #tomsandoval #tomtom #bachelor #thebachelor #bachelornation #joeygraziadei #willyouaccepthisrose #bachelorabc #bravo #vprrecap #bachelorrecap



Saturday Mar 09, 2024
What about me & Joey meets the families | Bachelor & Vanderpump Rules
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
This week on Drama Bonded, we review some Easter candy and discuss aging and social media. Then Lake Tahoe gets more complicated with weird meditation moments and hard conversations. All the while Katie and Ariana are being their best selves, making money moves in Weho. We question why production is trying so hard to redeem Sandoval and make Ariana the villain in their story. Meanwhile in Bachelor world, we accompany Joey to meet the top four women’s families. Protective parents ask all the hard questions, but Joey navigates all of it with his emotional intelligence and suave curls.

Jess & Mandy
We are reality TV aficionados keeping tabs on the Bachelorverse, Vanderpump Rules, Great British Baking Show, and many more. We love discussing the interactions and social queues that create the drama we all love about reality TV.
If you have a new show for us to check out, or think we may have missed some hot tea, reach out and we will discuss on our next episode!