Drama Bonded

This week on Drauma Bonded Mandy’s dreams of discussing Vanderpump Rules on the pod are finally coming true! Jess has hauled ass to get through as much VPR content as she can, and is ready and willing to bond over the beautiful mess that is Vanderpump Rules. In this episode, we break down the beginning of the show vs where we find it now, in the tenth season, with headlining scandal. We talk throu...

This week on Drauma Bonded it’s our twentieth episode and we wanted to bring things back to The Bachelor & Bachelorette. We start by addressing why the show’s creator, Mike Fleiss, is leaving the franchise. These major shifts leave us hopeful that the show can potentially grow and be better, but we aren’t holding our breath. Then we take turns discussing some our favorite iconic moments on the...

This week on Drauma Bonded we are covering Love is Blind, season four, episodes 10-13. Well we made it through an entire season plus the reunion! We watch them try on wedding dresses together, get suits fitted together, do their bachelor and bachelorette parties together… and we are left considering the pressure this environment is creating. We discuss the anticipated episode of weddings, and the...

This week on Drauma Bonded we are covering Love is Blind, season four, episodes 5-7. Somehow the weddings are only 10 days away, and wow, do we have a lot to say. Tiffany and Brett continue keeping our hopes afloat with their beautiful love story, but we are not so sure what other couples are going to make it to the altar. From meeting families, getting re-engaged, and seeing interesting living sp...

This week on Drauma Bonded we are covering Love is Blind, season four, episodes 4-6. We find the couples embracing each other (well, most of them) and the process in Mexico. We dig into the strengths and weaknesses of each couple: from the Grand Canyon sized gap ever-present in Zach and Irina’s relationship, to the beautiful and thoughtful connection we see between Tiffany and Brett. If only Kwame...

This week on Drauma Bonded we are bringing some of our favorite things that are just making life a little better. From cooking apps, to bath salts, and our favorite podcasts, we dive into the details of the things we are really savoring lately. As much as we adore chatting about reality television, we also want to create a space for our listeners to get to know us more! We look forward to doing mo...

This week on Drauma Bonded we are discussing Love is Blind, season 4! We breakdown where we find the couples through episodes 1 through 3 (and a tiny bit of episode 4... if you know, you know). Maybe some of the couples have found love blind, and maybe more of them are still blinking, or not... if you know, you know. We also consider the things we like about this show vs. The Bachelor, and enjoy s...

This week on Drauma Bonded Mandy really took the lead, breaking down elements of the show that she thinks should stick around (limo entrances); things that really need to go (goodbye trauma dates and forced nudity); and ways that the show can generally improve to work toward a more progressive model. Jess is just happy to be along for the ride on this insightful episode.   Don't forget to rate and...

Wow. This week on Drauma Bonded it's hard to celebrate a happy ending after sitting through Gabi’s experience and feels. Zach committed to the bachelor role to the very end, allowing hearts to be casualties along the way. We get our “traditional” ending with Kaity leaving with a Neil Lane ring (and a fiancé), and are left with a broken Gabi wondering how she was able to ignore every intuitive emot...

This week on Drauma Bonded we made it to Fantasy Suite week, AKA “Sex Week”, according to Zach. We travel all the way to Thailand to hear Zach declare that during this week, there shall be no sex. And then, there was sex. Despite his intentions, “mistakes” were made, and swamp confessions were confessed. Hearts were broken, and stresses were stressed. Somehow Zach managed to have two women accept...

This week on Drauma Bonded our episode is out a little later than normal! We were blessed (or maybe cursed) with both Hometowns and The Women Tell All. While we loved all the families, Zach left us feeling embarrassed and that maybe he's not as ready for marriage as he thinks. He didn't fare any better after watching everything back, and left US feeling "frustrated" after the WTA. There were some...

This week on Drauma Bonded our episode is coming out late!     Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode discussing The Bachelor / Bachelorette / Bachelor in Paradise

This week on Drauma Bonded, it’s the week before hometown dates and it is tense up in here! The women feel it. We feel it. Zach seems fine. Kaity is the first to get a second one-on-one date and we learn so much about her favorite color, and know we will be seeing her at her hometown. The group of women on the next date might need therapy after the magician triggers all of their insecurities with...

This week on Drauma Bonded COVID is behind us (unless you are Greer), and we follow Zach and the women to Estonia. A land full of carriages, witchcraft, and nude saunas. Charity finally gets her day with Zach, and we manage to fall for her even more. Meanwhile Kat and Brooklyn battle it out over Kat’s gutsy steal. Kisses were taken. Lips were glossed. Shoes were laced. Thank goodness we have Ariel...

This week on Drauma Bonded we were worried we wouldn’t have much to discuss because so much was canceled this episode due to Covid, but we possess the gift of gab and managed just fine. Gabi gets the “princess date”, and we discuss why this date is both a blessing and a curse. Zach gets sick and the women fall apart due to lost time. Don’t worry, video chat technology enabled some quality time and...

This week on Drauma Bonded we follow the bachelor Zach and his mamas to the Bahamas for some drama! Thank goodness Anastasia was dropping some hot wisdom about “getting followers” and Kylee was there to call it out. Without this drama duo, all we would have had to talk about were some fiery new connections forming between Zach and his two one-on-one dates. We both sigh in regret for not putting Ka...

This third episode was a delight to watch and chat about. We both wish we had the museum date, and speculate if either of us could actually jump out of an airplane. Bachelor Bowl is always a violent treat, and this season didn't disappoint. There's blood. There's pee. But Zach's pool party is like the final inning, and some women are prepared to take other women down with them. We laughed. We crie...

We are past the blur of the first episode, and getting to know Zach’s women! All of the women got a date this week, so there is a lot to unpack. Latto inspires us to contemplate our own bad b*tch moments, and then we discuss how some of our favorite bad b*tch women are not so confident about their connection with Zach. Lots to speculate over some miscommunication and triangulation over a certain s...

Well it’s the first episode of Zach’s season, and we are here to relive it. We discuss everything from best dressed moments to meatball games being a deal breaker. Who would we give our first impression roses to? Who would we give our worst impression roses to? We are excited the limo entrances are behind us and are looking forward to getting into the rest of the season.   Don't forget to rate and...

Chris Harrison has resurfaced in a bold way, and we are here to unpack our thoughts and feelings on his new podcast. We speculate who else could be a good host for the show, but also appreciate Jesse for his stability and hidden talents. Then we move on to briefly discuss which of Zach's women have stood out to us via bios and social media profiles. We are excited to get to know them in the premie...

Welcome to Drauma Bonded, where we bond over the drama and trauma in the Bachelor multiverse and throughout western pop culture. In our first episode we would like to introduce ourselves, why we love reality TV, and discuss the past and future of the Bachelor. You can find all our information at draumabonded.com   Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode discussing The Bache...