PODCAST · comedy
Barely Edited
by Bianca Vena / Lonely Girl Productions Inc.
Hosted by Bianca Vena — entrepreneur, producer, and professional overthinker — Barely Edited is a bi-weekly deep dive into opinions, personal plot twists, popular tv shows, emotional whiplash, and the thoughts most people keep to themselves. Part journal, part group chat, part reality check, the show explores growth, identity, relationships, ambition, and the chaos of becoming without losing your edge.Unfiltered, honest, and intentionally unscripted — this is where your inner monologue gets a microphone too.
Episodes
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Comedy After Chaos: Eva Alexopoulos on Trauma, Therapy & Recovery
This week Bianca sits down with comedian Eva Alexopoulos —and she is funny. Like, actually funny—not “my mom’s friends keep telling me I should do stand-up” funny. She’s appeared at Just For Laughs, hosts the Kickback Comedy Show, and is currently out there killing it while the rest of us are…
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Your Fantasy Has Office Hours | Spicy Content, Needy Subscribers, and the iPhone vs. Android Debate with Julia Melz
What looks like flirting online is also content strategy, customer service, boundary setting and, occasionally, unpaid therapy. This week i’m talking to Julia Melz—streamer, spicy content creator and a woman who knows that being online is still a business, even when you’re barely dressed. we get...
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Behind the Feed with Sarah: Dates, Lawsuits, Disasters & Dream Jobs
Sarah moved from Toronto to Montreal and, somewhere along the way, accidentally became the main character of a mildly unhinged rom-com. She now leads social and influencer at a men’s fashion brand, but the road there involved a date that landed her a dream job, a lawsuit against her high school,...
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Pardon My French - Paolo Mancuso on the French Language Police, Pride Washing, James Charles, Cyclists, and Every Rabbit Hole in Between
This week, we're joined by Paolo Mancuso, one of the hosts of Lots to Discuss. What started as two strangers meeting for the first time quickly turned into the kind of conversation that goes absolutely everywhere. From Quebec's never-ending French language debates to Pride Month, James Charles,...
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Divorced Before The Thank You Cards — Alex on her Viral 47-Part Sepia Bride Series, Her Single Girl Era & Doing Whatever The Hell She Wants
Rough drafts, You probably remember her as the bride who broke TikTok with a 47-part series about wedding photos she absolutely hated. What started as a photographer horror story quickly became something much bigger. This week, we're sitting down with Alex, better known to the internet as Sepia...
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This Is What Happens When Nobody Stops Us - Kaitlin Biddau on Creator Life, Relationships, Quebec & Growing Up Italian
FOLLOW KAITLIN: @kaitlinbiddau_official https://www.instagram.com/kaitlinbiddau https://www.tiktok.com/@kaitlinbiddau If you loved Part 1, sit the fuck down because somehow we had even more to say. In Part 2 with Kaitlin Biddau, the conversation goes completely off the rails in the best way...
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Oversharing Is Cheaper Than Therapy - Kaitlin Biddau on Relationships, Sex & Influencing
Kaitlin Biddau is basically the internet’s Italian mom friend who says the thing everyone else is too scared to admit out loud. Between three kids, marriage, glow-ups, family chaos, and trying to stay “that girl” while packing school lunches, her content somehow feels both wholesome and…
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Cigarettes Are Bad, Fake Content Is Worse - Julia Grandoni on influencer culture, going viral and building a brand
This week on Barely Edited, Montreal influencer Julia Grandoni joins us for a conversation about the Montreal influencer scene, what actually works online, and why authenticity somehow became rare. We get into creator culture, viral content, her new business, age-gap relationships, and the...
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Confessions of a West Island Suburban Mom - Exes, Postpartum, Fertility + Breastfeeding
This week on Barely Edited, Melissa sits down with me for what was meant to be a simple catch-up and instead gives us the beautifully chaotic, extended director’s cut of her life lately. We get into new mom life, fertility struggles, breastfeeding, mastitis, relationships, and the general madness...
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Hot Girls Have Health Anxiety: Skin Health, Self-Care & Wellness Trends
In this episode, Bianca is joined by Chancie Carnevale for a conversation about skin, self-care, wellness trends, and the very humbling realization that some of us were not raised on green juice and boundaries. They get into growing up in survival mode, why wellness now feels like a rich girl...
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50 Shades of Red - Female Jealousy, Friendship & Louboutins
Red hair. Red soles. Red flags we ignored in friendships for years. This week Bianca sits down with Evelyn Skoutelas — a woman who owns 40 pairs of Louboutins and zero apologies — for a conversation that's equal parts shoe worship and emotional reckoning. They get into the jealousy between women...
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Cuming To The Cottage - We Are Not Normal About Heated Rivalry
We thought we were watching a hockey show. We were not. On the first episode of Season 2 of Barely Edited, Bianca is joined by her first guest, Erica, where they spiral into the cultural phenomenon that is Heated Rivalry — the slow burn, the secrecy, the tension, the cottage scene, and the fact...
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The Friendship Recession
Somewhere between sober culture and scrolling culture, we lost the plot. This episode follows that thread — how going sober became the new cool, how being online became a full-time identity, and how we quietly forgot how to log off. I talk about the rise of self-diagnosis, comparison, and…
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Clearance Rack Feelings
This episode is a holiday-season panic attack disguised as a podcast. I ride shotgun through seasonal depression, Black Friday/Cyber Monday marketing insanity, and the endless flood of sale emails that turn “retail therapy” into retail trauma — because saving money never looked so triggering. The...
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Careful What You Wish For
This week Rough Drafts I get into the story I never told properly — mostly because it sounds like a fever dream written by a bored screenwriter during lockdown. But here we are. In this episode, I finally talk about the time I got stuck in Italy, went mildly viral by accident, became the…
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Maid of Dishonor
Seasonal depression, vape regrets, murder mysteries, and the time I told a bride to fire her maid of honor — welcome back to the chaos, Rough Drafts. This episode is a full-course meal of chaos — equal parts caffeine, confession, and Christmas panic. I talk about seasonal depression and how the...
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The Life of a Showgirl
Episode 27 is what happens when you hit your vape pen and accidentally open every tab in your brain. I start by revisiting all the weird jobs I’ve had — the questionable interviews, the unhinged managers, the “how did I even end up here” moments — and somehow spiral into a conversation about…
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Nobody's Listening
This week is the definition of chaos cuisine: I start in the kitchen, where my attempt at making simple veggies and rice turned into a full-blown crime scene — burns, cuts, broken nail, the works. From there, the universe decided to spice things up by throwing me face-to-face with an ex I didn’t...
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I Was Banned From Tinder
We open with blood. A lot of it. After 22 years of getting my period, you’d think my uterus would know the drill — but instead, it showed up like a hitman. I’m at a wedding on a tampon scavenger hunt, whispering to strangers like I’m trying to score coke. One of them delivers like she’s handing…
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The Summer I Stopped Lying
In this episode, I talk about what happens when just enough time passes for you to almost forget why you left — until you remember everything all at once. When you start to miss someone you reshaped in your mind just to survive the way they treated you. But softness isn’t love. Distance isn’t...
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Sexless In The City
What do sexless relationships, cheating, and wedding party drama have in common? Apparently, more than you'd think. In this episode, I unpack why so many of us have been with the same man — not literally, but emotionally. The type who doesn’t touch us, doesn’t see us, and somehow still makes us...
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We're Gonna Need a Bigger Bed
Some closets don’t slam open — they creak slowly. In this episode, we ease the door a little wider. I talk about finally exploring conversations with women, opening our relationship, and redefining what intimacy means in a life that doesn’t like to color inside the lines. I open up about my…
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Who the F*ck Even Am I
Spend my birthday with me 'cause I might be pregnant, and I’m questioning everything — including who the hell I even am. This week, I spiral on late periods, unmet expectations, and the unsettling thought that maybe we’re all just mosaics of everyone we’ve ever loved, lost, or envied. Are we even...
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Your Perfect Husband Is On Grindr
This week I have my first-ever guest episode and it had to be with my best friend Pietro — because if I’m going to spiral publicly, I’m doing it with someone who’s fluent in chaos. We catch up after a year apart, talk about leaving Florence and moving back to a small town, and drag every tourist...
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Under New Management
There’s something liberating about hitting unfollow — not just on people, but on versions of yourself that no longer serve you. This week, we’re talking about the soft violence of reinvention, the quiet rage of being misunderstood, and the unapologetic power of saying, this isn’t for you anymore....
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This Might Get Me Sued
In this episode, we talk about the case that’s gripped Montreal this week — a missing child, a discovery that’s hard to stomach, and the uncomfortable truth about what happens when people have kids for all the wrong reasons. From parental pressure to societal timelines, we unpack why not everyone...
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Maybe We Really Can't Have It All
In this episode, I’m wondering out loud: were women ever actually getting nicer, or was I just getting fatter? I thought we were done seeing each other as threats — turns out, invisibility can look a lot like sisterhood when no one sees you as competition. We’re talking pretty privilege, and why...
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Eviction Notice
In this episode, we get into what happens when you’re forced to make an adult decision before you even know how to be one. This one’s for anyone who had to figure it out young, while the world judged from the sidelines. We’re talking shame, silence, and the way society loves to weigh in on bodies...
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Raised By Chaos
I used to think chaos meant love. That calm was a trap. That being bored in a relationship meant it was the wrong one. But really, I was just addicted to dysfunction—and I was the one bringing it into every corner of my life. My friendships, my work, my relationship, even the way I talk to…
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Exit Wounds
One minute you’re in love. The next, you’re wondering why your boyfriend pulled up in your uncle’s car. What follows isn’t just betrayal, inheritance, or family drama — it’s a full-blown murder mystery. Honestly, it sounds like a movie. Rom-com with no resolution, a few casualties, and a very...
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Barely Straight
In this episode I connect some very gay dots I’ve been dodging since elementary school. I talk about something I’ve always known but never really said out loud. We get into tomboy phases, girlhood weirdness, and the slow, quiet realization that maybe I wasn’t as straight as I thought. It’s not a...
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Emotional Witness Protection
This week, I’m talking about the soft breakdown that comes after you’ve been strong for too long. I open up about the upcoming anniversary of my ex Shane’s passing, how his joy for life still echoes in mine, and how grief — even years later — can hit you when you least expect it. Especially when...
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Healing Isn't Pretty
It starts with a laugh and ends with a soft identity crisis—so basically, a typical Sunday night. In this episode, I’m crowning my listeners my little rough drafts (because we’re all messy masterpieces in progress) and talking about the not-so-aesthetic side of healing. Crying over dumb sh*t?...
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Spring Cleaning, But Make It Savage
Been a minute, but I’m back—and lighter in every sense. This week, we’re trimming the fat: bad friends, bad habits, bad carbs—you name it, it’s gone. I’m talking spring cleaning for the soul, how new vitamins (and some new boundaries) are changing the game, why keeping quiet online might just…
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Unpacking Jealousy at Baggage Claim
In this episode, we dive into the quirks that drive us up the wall—those everyday pet peeves that test our patience. We also tackle the hot-button issue of partners liking photos on Instagram: harmless interaction or cause for concern? Jealousy takes center stage as we explore its roots and how…
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From Royal Recipes to Red Flags
In this episode, we dive into Meghan's new cooking show, With Love, Meghan, which has been stirring up both praise and criticism. I share my thoughts on the series and why I found it enjoyable despite the mixed reviews. We then transition to a more serious discussion on domestic violence,...
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Lonely Girl
Ever been dumped so hard it flips your world upside down? In this episode, I spill some cheeky breakup tea that sparks a wild journey into mastering the art of name-dropping and people-watching. We'll chat about how a name can be your secret superpower, why everyone’s quirks might just be their...
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Bloodlines and Boundaries
Starting with a funny twist on my parents’ divorce, we get into handling toxic family members (without burning every bridge), men who act like snapping at women is a personality trait, and why breakups—and divorces—deserve way more celebration. New episodes drop *somewhere between Sunday night…
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Clean Cuts, Dirty Scandals, and Spiked Drinks
Nothing like a dramatic haircut to signal a fresh start—except, of course, when the drama follows you anyway. This week, we’re unpacking the deep (and sometimes unhealthy) bond women have with their hair, the Chiara Ferragni and Fedez chaos that has traumatized us all, and why manifestation might...
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Cookies & Creeps
Cookies, chaos and cops! A funny little story to kick things off—before diving into the heavy stuff. This week, I’m sharing how one simple thought helped me overcome some of the hardest addictions, the terrifying reality of being stalked for four years, and a quick take on the TikTok ban. New...
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From Breakdown to Breakthrough
Who needs a bra—or perfection—when life’s a chaotic ride and we’re all just winging it? This episode, I’m spilling the tea on my post-pandemic free the t journey, how my rollercoaster with depression turned into a life-saving business, and the episode I accidentally deleted (maybe it was for the...
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New Year, Same me.
Who needs resolutions when the world’s still serving chaos? In this episode, I’m kicking off the year with zero filters and plenty of opinions. Resolutions? Overrated. A 2020 sequel? Let’s not. From same-sex bathrooms losing their sacred vibe to the endless “When are YOU getting married?”…
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Life in the Fat Lane
Life’s quirks, chaos, and “wait, is it just me?” moments take center stage. I’m Bianca Vena, an entrepreneur and producer who’s diving into the big, small, and downright weird. From starting my Mounjaro weight loss journey to navigating holidays with divorced parents, having a sibling 20 years...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Bianca Vena — entrepreneur, producer, and professional overthinker — Barely Edited is a bi-weekly deep dive into opinions, personal plot twists, popular tv shows, emotional whiplash, and the thoughts most people keep to themselves. Part journal, part group chat, part reality check, the show explores growth, identity, relationships, ambition, and the chaos of becoming without losing your edge.Unfiltered, honest, and intentionally unscripted — this is where your inner monologue gets a microphone too.
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