Sharleen Joynt & Andy Levine

Dear Shandy

Society EN ↓ 475 episodes

Sharleen Joynt and Andy Levine—aka "Shandy"—combine dating advice and reality show recaps for a fun analysis of modern romance. Sharleen and Andy are two former commitment-phobes who have now been married for over a decade. They don’t believe in fate, soulmates, or The One. So how did they wind up so happily married? They learned the tough dating lessons by living them. Get no-holds-barred, non-judgmental & honest advice from two people who actually have what you want: a fun, blissful partnership. As an iconic former Bachelor contestant, Sharleen brings her insider knowledge (combined with And...

Author

Sharleen Joynt & Andy Levine

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.dearshandy.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Perfect Match S3 Recap: Eps 1-6 (Batch 1) - Ep 401 01.08.2025

Shandy is back with their world-famous recaps! Shandy couldn't resist the Season 3 cast of Netflix's Perfect Match, so they're today they're breaking down the first batch, aka episodes 1-6! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Housekeeping 2:52 - Day 1 13:56 - Day 2 15:55 - Day 3 18:41 - Day 4 25:25 - Day 5 38:41 - Day 6 51:40 - Day 7 57:05 - Day 8 58:02 - Day 9 1:04:28 - Day 10 1:06:35 - Who We Would Go For If yo...

Bachelor In Paradise S10: Ep 5 Recap & Review - Ep 400!!! 29.07.2025

Shandy is back with Bachelor In Paradise, Season 10 recaps! Today they're breaking down episode 5. Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://www.oneskin.co and use code SHANDY to get 15% off! - Go to https://www.factormeals.com/SHANDY50OFF and use code SHANDY50OFF for 50% off your first box plus free shipping! - Go to https://www.rula.com/SHANDY and take the first step towards better mental hea...

Q&A! Threesome Confusion & Giving Mom Dating Advice - Ep 399 24.07.2025

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! Can you say "no" to attending your friend's destination wedding? Is it appropriate to give your 60-year old mother dating advice? What should you say when your friend wants to set up her friend with YOUR ex husband? And what to do when threesomes with your husband have left you wanting more?? Come join us in our living room for the S...

Bachelor In Paradise S10: Ep 4 Recap & Review - Ep 398 22.07.2025

Shandy is back with Bachelor In Paradise, Season 10 recaps! Today they're breaking down episode 4. Thank you to our sponsors... Thank you to our sponsors...- Go to https://www.quince.com/shandy for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! - Go to https://drinkolipop.com/SHANDY to get a free can of Olipop when you buy any two cans! - Go to https://www.oneskin.co and use code SHANDY to get 1...

Bachelor In Paradise S10: Ep 3 Recap & Review - Ep 397 16.07.2025

Shandy is back with Bachelor In Paradise, Season 10 recaps! Today they're breaking down episode 3. Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://sundaysfordogs.com/SHANDY or use code SHANDY at checkout for 40% off your first order! - Go to https://www.rocketmoney.com/SHANDY to save money and cancel unwanted subscriptions the easy way! - Go to https://www.pestly.co and use code SHANDY30 at checkout...

Bachelor In Paradise S10: Ep 2 Recap & Review - Ep 396 15.07.2025

Shandy is back with Bachelor In Paradise, Season 10 recaps! Today they're breaking down episode 2. Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://drinkolipop.com/SHANDY to get a free can of Olipop when you buy any two cans! - Go to https://www.skims.com/SHANDY to shop SKIMS best intimates including the Fits Everybody Collection! - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY for up to 40% off best-selling...

Bachelor In Paradise S10: Ep 1 Recap & Review - Ep 395 08.07.2025

Shandy is back with Bachelor In Paradise, Season 10 recaps! Today they're breaking down episode 1, aka the big premiere! Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://dupe.com/{insert product url} and instantly find less expensive alternatives for free! - Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/SHANDY to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code...

The Ultimatum Queer Love S2 Recap: Finale & Reunion - Ep 394 03.07.2025

Shandy is back with their world-famous recaps! By extremely popular demand, Shandy is recapping The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2. They're breaking down the second batch, aka episodes 8-9, plus the Reunion! Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://drinkolipop.com/SHANDY to get a free can of Olipop when you buy any two cans! - Try Remi risk-free at https://shopremi.com/SHANDY and use CODE SHAN...

The Ultimatum Queer Love S2 Recap: Batch 1, Part 2 - Ep 393 27.06.2025

Shandy is back with their world-famous recaps! By extremely popular demand, Shandy is recapping The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2. They're breaking down the first batch, aka episodes 1-7, in two parts. This is Part 2 (Part 1 dropped yesterday)! Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://www.cozyearth.com/SHANDY for up to 40% off best-selling temperature-regulating sheets, apparel, and more! - G...

The Ultimatum Queer Love S2 Recap: Batch 1, Part 1 - Ep 392 26.06.2025

Shandy is back with their world-famous recaps! By extremely popular demand, Shandy is recapping The Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2. They're breaking down the first batch, aka episodes 1-7, in two parts. This is Part 1 (Part 2 drops tomorrow)! Thank you to our sponsors... Time Stamps: 0:00 - Housekeeping/Disclaimer 1:51 - Joanna Garcia Swisher 3:37 - The Couples’ Final Night/Morning 8:27 - Speed Da...

Q&A! His Bad Oral Hygiene 💀 & How To De-Friend Your Hinge Date - Ep 391 19.06.2025

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! Is it socially acceptable to send your friends and family a gift registry to celebrate your law school commencement? If you promised an old friend you'd dedicate your novel to her, is it OK to change your mind? If you became platonic friends with a Hinge date, is it acceptable to want to de-escalate that friendship, and how should yo...

Caller 📞 Sessions! "I'm In Love With My Married Business Partner!" - Ep 390 12.06.2025

It's CALLER DAY! 📞 Today we're joined by TWO lovely callers. Natalie is in the deep depths of heartbreak after the guy she thought was her future abruptly ended things. Because his reasons were logistics-based, would she be foolish to wait for him? Our second caller, Carlie, has a thriving business but is haunted by her secret feelings for her married business partner. Are these feelings somethin...

Q&A! Her Eyelashes Are Distracting & Whether Or Not To BLOW His Cover - Ep 389 05.06.2025

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If you learn you were "cuttable" from the guest list, should you still bother going to the wedding? If you're engaged but not actually sure about marriage, is that your gut talking or typical wedding cold feet? If you know for a fact that your friend's fiancé has a habit with the "White Lady", do you tell the friend? And your platoni...

Caller 📞 Sessions! "He Can't Be Alone—Is This A Red Flag?" - Ep 388 29.05.2025

It's CALLER DAY! 📞 Today we're joined by Emily who has been in a casual long distance situationship with a guy who claims he needs to be single. However, his dating app activity says otherwise and his actions seem to show he really cares. She's caught real feelings... should she see where this "fling" goes, or is this guy a giant red flag? Listen on for the Shandy take! Interested in getting the...

Q&A! Your Dad Kills Squirrels & Therapy Policing - Ep 387 22.05.2025

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! If you always beat your man at the board games he introduced you to, how can you mend his love of them? If your friend loses the key to your building that you gave her as a favor, does that deserve punishment? Is it OK to "therapy police" your husband? And if you find out your dad has been killing squirrels in his spare time, what sh...

The Sidebar: Sinners, Juice Inflation, Cops On Phones & Patrick Schwarzenegger - Ep 386 15.05.2025

SIDEBAR IS BACK, BABY! This series was created for our most random thoughts and discussions to live, and we can't wait to read yours in the comments! Shandy saw their quarterly in-theater movie—what did they think? Is it possible to get better at holding your pee? Can you guess the cost of two juices in NYC? Are police officers staring at their phones while on the job? Did Shandy like White Lotus...

Love Is Blind's Joey & Sara Tell All - Ep 385 08.05.2025

SURPRISE!!! Today we're joined IN STUDIO by Love Is Blind's Joey and Sara! Going into this recording we truly had no idea what was going to happen. Would this be a group friend hang or a Tell All-turned-Love Fest?? Today Joey and Sara officially set the record straight on the dating rumors and what it has been like being on the receiving end of so much online hate. Sara shares her side of the stor...

Money For Couples (& A Possible Recession) With Ramit Sethi - Ep 384 01.05.2025

He's baaaack! It's been 2 years since we first had Ramit Sethi on and he was such a hit, we had to bring him back! Today's money convo might not only help with your marital arguments, but it could also help with your personal finances given the shaky market right now. Today we cover everything from how to have healthy conversations around money, tackling Lifestyle Creep, whether or not you can aff...

Caller 📞 Sessions! "How Do I Regain The Power In My Open Relationship?" - Ep 383 24.04.2025

It's CALLER DAY! 📞 Today we're joined by Sarah who is in a long term, long distance, *polyamorous* relationship. While she has agreed to all the terms, she doesn't feel prioritized or valued. Is this her anxious attachment style rearing its head or is it the relationship itself? And can she regain the power in this dynamic? Listen on for the Shandy take! Interested in getting the Shandy take but...

Q&A! Is Flirting A Dying Art? & Money Manipulation - Ep 382 17.04.2025

It's Q&A time! We're back, answering YOUR burning questions! What should you do if your mother-in-law keeps sending you money as a way to control you? As a guy in today's dating climate, is it assertively sexy or just plain pushy to reach back out to a past flame? And is it possible for your dream baby name to be "cursed"? Come join us in our living room for the Shandy take! Thanks to our spon...

Caller 📞 Sessions! "My Parents Don't Approve Of My Poly Lifestyle—Help!" - Ep 381 10.04.2025

Callers are back in session! Today we're joined by Hannah who is juggling a lot in her personal life: a loving husband, 2 kids AND a loving girlfriend. But while things seem peachy, Hannah's parents—with whom she's extremely close—do NOT approve. How can she gain their acceptance of her poly lifestyle? Or how can she learn to accept their lack of acceptance? Listen on for the Shandy take! Interest...

The Bachelor's Carolina Tells All - Ep 380 08.04.2025

At long last, we're joined by Carolina from season 29 of The Bachelor! Today Carolina dishes the behind-the-scenes dirt on being the season's "villain" and shares the many things Grant told her off camera. She also provides loads of juicy context for the season's most polarizing scenes. Did Grant act like a player? What did Rose *really* tell Carolina off camera? Have she and Dina patched things u...

Love Is Blind's Meg & Mason Tell All - Ep 379 03.04.2025

Today we're joined by Love Is Blind's Meg and Mason, aka the couple we WISH we got to watch make it to the altar! Shandy is thrilled to welcome Meg and Mason IN STUDIO for this candid conversation! Today Meg and Mason dish on their relationship (are they or aren't they dating??), what it was like watching the show back, and whether or not they wish they'd stayed on all season. Meg shares how it *r...

The Sidebar: Severance S2, Pretty Privilege & Andy's Worst You're Welcome - Ep 378 27.03.2025

NEW EPISODE SERIES ALERT!!! Dear Shandy has been faithfully relationship-focused for 4.5 years, but we've decided it's about time there was a dedicated space for all the long lost topics and tangents. The Sidebar was created for our most random thoughts and discussions to live, and we can't wait to hear about yours in the comments! What did Shandy think of season 2 of Severance? Would you ever go...

Bachelor Recap: Finale | Grant's Coin Toss & A Golden Surprise - Ep 377 26.03.2025

Shandy is back with their world-famous Bachelor recaps! Today they're breaking down the Season 29 Finale & After The Finale Rose! Thank you to our sponsors... - Go to https://calm.com/SHANDY for 40% off unlimited access to Calm's entire library! - Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/SHANDY for 30% off your first order plus a FREE $60 gift! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY for 10% off your...

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