Hot and Bothered - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I love this podcast in all of its different iterations from season to season. It’s made me question why I didn’t previously read romance novels (Good ole shame! Thought they were below me!), made me re-read books from school days with a totally different lens and perspective, made me rethink if twilight is actually just lighthearted?? And now I am eagerly awaiting each episode to find out what can be learned from romcoms! I’m an avid Vanessa Zoltan fan in all of her podcasts but this show in particularly strikes the balance of levity and thoughtful pondering to me.

I look forward to listening to the show every time I get a little “me-time” ☺️
They discuss everything I wish I could chat about with my friends… But my friends aren’t into these books 😅 if you like literature and laughing (and sometimes a little tear here and there) you’re going to enjoy this show!
I have learned so much, and at this point I feel like I’m listening to a couple of friends.

On Eyre by Hot and Bothered was the perfect companion to read Jane Eyre. I had tried to read Jane Eyre on 4 occasions over the past 20 years but never made it past her childhood. Reading it along with Vanessa and Lauren was a WONDERFUL experience. Vanessa and Lauren had such amazing insights and I valued all of the experts they brought into the podcast. I am now a Patron, as I believe in supporting the work I love. Thank you Vanessa and Lauren for giving me this reading experience and for all you do for this world in helping us to slow down and read things with new perspectives. I am so grateful!

I am not going to (am not able to) defend that title; I just like the way it sounds. I also like the way this podcast sounds. Vanessa is charming and all her co-hosts and guests have been wonderful, intelligent, surprising people. I very much look forward to each new episode - they feel like I’m just sitting around chatting with friends. And I don’t even LIKE romance books/movies all that much. Or sitting around chatting. But these kind and thoughtful women make me almost wish I did.

And most importantly, the ringtone you hear when they are interviewing someone by phone is the BEST! Want, want, want.