Jessica Brumbaugh & Mandy Booth

Drama Bonded

Society EN ↓ 71 episodes

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 on shows like The Bachelor, Vanderpump Rules, and Great British Baking Show, while keeping it light with candy reviews and updates on their fitness journeys. Don’t forget to...

Author

Jessica Brumbaugh & Mandy Booth

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.dramabonded.com

Latest episode

Nov 4, 2025

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Episodes

A tricky holiday season and baking adventures 04.11.2025

We aren’t currently watching any reality tv worth talking about, so we thought we would do a couple episodes on personal topics we care about. This episode is all about the holidays and the complicated dynamics that come with them. We go into family expectations, new and old traditions, and end with some epic baking stories.   #popculturepodcast   #womenwhopodcast

BIG BROTHER SEASON 27 FINALÉ 01.10.2025

Season 27 of Big Brother has been a WILD RIDE, so we had to watch the finale together! We got on the mics before AND after watching this finale. We start out by catching up on what’s been happening in the game, discussing the live feeds, making our predictions for who’s going to take the win, and then wrap up this BB coverage with our takes on how it all plays out! Join us with cocktails and pigs...

WTF Big Brother?! Bachelor in Paradise finale & our new Bachelorette 14.09.2025

Only what’s been happening in the Big Brother house could get us on the mics at 8:00 AM. We discuss Rachel’s unexpected elimination, and why the BB fanbase is in an uproar. Then we get into the BIP finale, and talk through what worked this season and what did not. We end with our thoughts on the new bachelorette announcement and how this lead could impact the franchise.   #popculturepodcast   #wom...

Where we wrap up Love Island, and deep dive on Big Brother and Bachelor in Paradise 03.09.2025

We start out discussing the moments that stood out to us on the Love Island USA season 7 reunion. The hot takes, the fashion, the lame apologies… Then we move on and catch up on Big Brother! The lack of alliances and crazy HOH moves finally have us invested in this unpredictable season. We end with Bachelor in Paradise, and talk through these relationship challenges and who we think deserves to wi...

Bachelor in Paradise Delivers, Big Brother gets interesting (finally!), & The Valley updates 17.08.2025

Bachelor in Paradise serves us up some juicy drama. We cover the past three episodes, talking about the walking red flags, er, birds, and some questionable gambling tactics. And of course, we talk in depth about the Jeremy/Bailey/Susie/Brian of it all.  Our brave host, Mandy, tackles the rendezvous questions. Big Brother gets interesting at week five, and we could not be more excited to talk about...

Breaking down Bachelor in Paradise, Big Brother, and The Valley 28.07.2025

We are back on the mics to chat through all the reality tv we are enjoying lately! We start with Bachelor in Paradise, and talk through what’s working and what’s hurting this new BIP formula. Then we are so excited to start discussing this new season of Big Brother! We get into our feelings on the cast, Jimmy’s HOH, and Rachel Reilly’s game. Lastly, we wrap up with The Valley’s finale! #popculture...

WE'RE BACK! Catching up on Love Island USA, Bachelor in Paradise & The Valley 17.07.2025

After a long hiatus because of life stuff, we are back to catch up with you on all the good reality TV happening right now! We start with out first mixed impressions on the new Bachelor in Paradise makeover. Then we have to do a deep dive into the recently wrapped up season of Love Island USA. We finish off with some thoughts on this messy season 2 of The Valley. We are thilled to be recording aga...

Lackluster Chocolate and a Messy Bachelorverse | GBBO S14 Ep4 17.07.2025

This week on Drauma Bonded, we open with controversial first date locations, according to women, and give our hot takes. Then we move into Chocolate week , which left us feeling uninspired. No one really knocked our socks off and Tasha sat out 2 of 3 three bakes. We are starting to find our favorite bakers, even if they aren't in line for Star Baker. Golden Bachelor is back on an upswing with a ta...

Taking accountability and taking the money - Traitors S3E10-11 | The Bachelor S29E5-7 16.03.2025

The Traitors finale is here and we are ready to unpack it. Did Danielle have a chance of winning? Did Britney do the right thing voting against Danielle? Were the faithfuls too nice in the end? Then we join Grant and the ladies in Scotland! The Carolina drama continues as we make our way into hometowns AND the Women Tell All.   #popculturepodcast #womenwhopodcast #recap #thetraitorsus #traitorsnbc...

Back stabbing and bull fighting | Traitors S3E7-9 & Bachelor S29E3-4 24.02.2025

This week we forgo our candy review to share our Traitors dream castings. Then from banishing Boston Rob to women arguing in Madrid, we had a lot to chat about this week! We get caught up on all things Traitors, and discuss if we think Danielle was smart to get rid of Carolyn. Then we find ourselves in the Carolina drama with the rest of the women of Grant’s season. How much longer can Carolina’s...

Roses and Regrets | Traitors S3E4-6 & Bachelor S29E1-2 07.02.2025

We are still getting the hang of remote recording, so we apologize for the sound quality! We will get it right soon. Join us to discuss all of the strategy and slip-ups we have witnessed on the Traitors. It seems like both Faithfuls and Traitors are trying to get rid of Traitors these days. Meanwhile, love is in the air as our Bachelor, Grant starts his season!   #popculturepodcast   #womenwhopodc...

We're back to discuss Traitors | Traitors S3E1-3 20.01.2025

We know it’s been too long! We’ve missed talking about television for anyone who cares to listen. We share a bit about why we’ve been away, and then dive into the deceit waiting for us in Traitors season 3. What a loaded cast! We are here for the drama, fashion, and murder.   #popculturepodcast   #womenwhopodcast #traitors #traitorsnbc #peacocktv #recap

The worst bachelorette finale ever | The Bachelorette E10 14.09.2024

Well this finale was a huge disappointment. Production really didn’t protect Jenn, and the whole thing was hard to watch. We get into the Marcus of it all and are relieved that Jenn knew he couldn’t meet her where she deserves to be met. And then on to Devin... and Devin’s Instagram moment post AFR. After that we briefly discuss some shows we are excited about, and announce we are taking a short b...

Bachelorette hometowns + overnights & the Love Island Reunion 03.09.2024

This week we start with a very fun candy review courtesy of our friend Julia, then dive straight into hometowns! We thought we knew who was going to be the last man standing until the overnights left us with our heads spinning. We recenter ourselves on the Love Island reunion that probably didn't need to happen. There were so many things we wanted to be discussed, leaving us walking away from the...

Pre-hometown catch up | Bachelorette E5-6 18.08.2024

Life be lifin’ over here, making this is a shorter messier episode… BUT WE GOT YOU. Our eyes are buggin’ out of our noggins with Sam M’s word salads. We also discuss Jenn’s top four, and how surprised we are to see who is going on to introduce Jenn to their families. P.S. we are THRILLED about Grant being the next bachelor!   #bachelornation   #bachelorabc   #bachelorette   #jenntran   #bachelorpo...

Love Island USA Finale & Jenn's Bachelorette E3-4 03.08.2024

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 thei...

Love Island USA S6E22-34 & beginning Jenn’s Bachelorette journey 21.07.2024

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 feelin...

Love Island USA S6E11-12 & meeting Jenn’s men for Bachelorette 06.07.2024

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 favorit...

Love Island USA S6E1-10 & wrapping up The Valley S1 22.06.2024

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 J...

Our final thoughts on part 3 of the VPR Reunion & highlights from The Valley 08.06.2024

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 wor...

VPR headlines and reunion parts 1 & 2 26.05.2024

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’...

THE FINALE AND THEN SOME Vanderpump Rules S11 11.05.2024

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...

James is the number one guy in VPR and we are over The Valley 27.04.2024

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...

Rage and no ranch - Bachelor wrapup | VPR S11E10&11 - The Valley S1E3&4 15.04.2024

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...

Recapping a lost episode, Sloppy secrets & THE FINALE of The Bachelor S28E11 & Vanderpump Rules S11E9 & The Valley S1E1&2 31.03.2024

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...

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