PODCAST · comedy
Hot and Bothered
by Cedar Shamp
Chris Bruno and Cedar Shamp, two twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles, dish on everything that is hot and everything that bothers them. With a dry sense of humor, no filter, and endless stories to share, they recount their experiences dating men and navigating adulthood.
Episodes
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Mommy and Daddy are Getting a Divorce
Send us a text Hi gorgeous girls! It’s been awhile since we caught up and so much has happened. What’s new with us? Well, LA burned down, TikTok was banned for about 5 seconds, both of us are engaged, but also not. What else? Oh, and we’re getting a divorce.
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New Year, New Hinge Profile
Send us a text HAPPY NEW YEAR DIVA DIVA DIVAS! Can someone please tell us what 2024 was? Actually don’t answer that question. This week’s episode is a full Q&A dedicated to the girls who need answers or have a story that gives Hot and Bothered vibes. Chris and Cedar are giving new year, same...
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Santa, Bring the Men
Send us a text HOLIDAY EPISODE INCOMING! Cedar and Chris are stocking up on men and Birkins this holiday season and suggest you do the same! The duo reveal their holiday plans and immediately spiral while debating driving home versus flying. Carpooling? Not an option, ever. Chris reflects on his...
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Sleeping Our Way to Nowhere
Send us a text Hi Divas! This week the two share their hot takes on Hollywood’s newest and hottest star: Luigi Mangione. Chris has a slight breakdown about his career journey while reflecting on 2024 and comparing himself to the people around him. Why is social climbing so hard?Cedar talks about...
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Personalized D*ck Pics
Send us a text On this week’s episode, Cedar and Chris spiral as they have the fleeting thought: “What if our exes had a podcast?” Would they listen? They also discuss a recurring phenomenon: Why does the ex-fling always manage to ruin a good manic episode? And how the “genuine” concern never…
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Psychics and Sociopaths
Send us a text This week’s episode is full of surprises. Cedar shares her experience meeting with a psychic who gives her a ton of information she was not expecting. The revelations she experienced may have affected her sexual identity… Is she coming out? A phase? What’s going on here? Chris also...
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Thanksgiving Guilt (caloric and familial)
Send us a text This week Cedar and Chris talk about their anxieties around the holidays: counting calories at Thanksgiving dinner, the familial guilt that heightens at this time of year, and all that fun stuff. They also touch on the misery of not only experiencing Black Friday, but working it…...
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Lingering Feelings & Flings
Send us a text Cedar and Chris open this week’s episode with a once in a lifetime, duet performance that will leave you sick to your stomach! But don’t worry, they quickly get right back on track as Cedar continues to profess her love for her one and only while Chris attempts to explain that...
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The National Depression
Send us a text This week, Chris and Cedar air their grievances with the most recent presidential election. A short and sweet episode to talk through some of the feelings *most* of us are experiencing regarding the outcome, and wrapping it up with some of the most unserious banter possible…
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My Body My Choice, Douche(ing)
Send us a text Happy Election Day! Get out and vote, but remember that no one should tell you what to do with your body… interpret that how you wish. This week, Cedar reminds everyone to be mindful of the fact that when choosing your next boyfriend, you’re also choosing him for everyone else in...
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THAT'S his Ex
Send us a text Happy ALMOST Halloween! Who’s ghosting someone this week? Chris has now learned the true definition of imposter syndrome and is obsessed with his latest self-diagnosis. Cedar applauds herself for not hating her exes new girlfriend, simply for the fact that she is her exes new...
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Justice for Bottoms
Send us a text Happy Tuesday! Cedar and Chris are back with some more Q&A — answering submissions and giving advice absolutely no one will take. Chris talks about how much respect bottoms deserve and touches on how small the gay community can be in a large city. Cedar reassures everyone that they...
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Booty Call Via Email
Send us a text This week Cedar spills the tea on how one of her exes played her and another girl at the same time. But don’t worry, the girls obviously got their revenge. Chris vents about territorial friends and encourages everyone to not be weird. Other ADHD topics touch on “The Big One” and…
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Do NOT Listen to This
Send us a text Wow, what a week… Catch up with your two besties discussing LA’s hottest social clubs, jealous lovers, service industry careers and much more. Chris talks about God knows what and fails to give any substantial information to prove his horribly thought out topic. Cedar is, for some...
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Western Medicine Fan Club
Send us a text In this episode, we’re labeling ourselves the official “Western Medicine Fan Club” and, honestly, we’re not sorry about it. Chris and Cedar talk about all the things that make adulthood... a lot. We’re obsessed with our friends, but also super overwhelmed by all the adult...
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Spilling YOUR Tea
Send us a text This week we do another Q&A – spilling your tea, not ours. Listeners reached out with cringy sex stories, situationship drama, falling in love with a best friend, overprotective partners, navigating ‘friendships’ and being in love with an ex. Some bad advice and some mediocre –…
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Obsessively, Compulsively Single
Send us a text This week Cedar and Chris decided to pick up the mics after a long, boozy dinner. But please rest assured that this typically results in amplified chaotic thoughts and even more unpopular opinions. Cedar opens up about her struggles and victories with OCD and Chris comes to terms...
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The Biggest Hypocrites You Know
Send us a text DISCLAIMER: No amount of disclaimers can justify anything that was said during this episode. Cedar talks about people’s use of inappropriate slurs while Chris attempts to justify his detest for people who “gossip”. In true H&B fashion, the episode turns into nothing but an ironic,...
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Dirty Socks and Underwear
Send us a text Hi divas! This week Cedar and Chris are switching things up a bit (thank God!) by answering a few more questions from their lovely and dedicated audience while providing nothing short of absolutely terrible advice. Cedar tells us about her eat, pray, love camping excursion paired...
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Lust for Gold Digging
Send us a text The cockroaches are out and they’re taking out a second mortgage to go to the gym and strictly dating men that buy them Louboutins and Chanel bags. Stock up on your Orange Guard.
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Ghosting: The First Step is Admitting
Send us a text Do you ever feel like you’re on a hamster wheel trying to figure out what the next cool gym, grocery store, or niche hot girl thing is trending in LA? Well, you’re not alone. This week, Cedar and Chris discuss the exhaustion yet also excitement behind keeping up with the LA trends.
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The Art of the First Date
Send us a text Hi divas! This week Chris and Cedar take it upon themselves to give you unsolicited advice on ~drumroll~ DATING! Chris has a new, “healthy” approach to the topic while Cedar analyzes her own dating patterns. The two also swap stories on horrible kissers and give their opinions on...
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Addressing the Rumors...
Send us a text We couldn’t have done it without you. This week, Chris and Cedar answer all of your burning questions, while attempting to treat their hangovers from a hotel bed in New York. Always use caution when taking any advice provided on this show.
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Don't Drop the Keys
Send us a text Coming to you this week with more chaotic bits regarding, but not limited to: sleeping with strangers, escaping uncomfortable situations, calling anyone and everyone out for their BS, politics, mental breakdowns relating to politics, and much more.
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Donald Trump is a Woman
Send us a text Starting the week off strong, Cedar tells more tales of the straight male community that will have your jaw on the floor. Chris expresses his love for ChatGPT which somehow leads to a conversation about afterlife. To finish things off, the pair spiral into an full fledged identity...
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Hypnotherapy & Bar Fights
Send us a text Chris, in his typical state of desperation, has now turned to a Hypnotherapist to receive some sort of validation and reassurance. Cedar questions if it’s possible or healthy to remain friends with an ex-lover while being in a new relationship. Can you guess which one of these two...
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Downward Spiral
Send us a text Follow along this week in an episode that builds up to a full on mental and emotional spiral for both Chris and Cedar.
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Summer Lovers
Send us a text This week, Cedar recaps her birthday weekend and lives to tell the tale of nearly being sex trafficked. Furthermore, the pair romanticize an LA Summer, with little to no plans or obligations. We can all bring a piece of a euro-summer to LA (or wherever you're listening from) by...
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The Chicken Nugget Diet
Send us a text Potty talk in relationships. Pop Music. Celebrity DUIs. Backhanded compliments. Vegans. The chicken nugget diet.
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Hot and on the Spectrum
Send us a text This week, Chris and Cedar test the concept of having less vocal fry, which lasted all of 30 seconds into the episode. Cedar divulges her distaste for condom usage. Additionally, after his first trip ever to Buffalo Chip in Cave Creek, Chris draws the conclusion that the popular...
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F*cking Airports
Send us a text All we talk about is f*cking airports. It seems as though anytime you are within even 3 miles of an airport, you can find a new airport pet peeve. Join us this week as we talk about busted luggage, TSA etiquette, and travel lounges. Cedar provides us with a monumental update on her...
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I Must Be a Girl w/ Poster Journal
Send us a text OUR FIRST GUEST EPISODE!!!! Join us this week as we dissect all things mental health with our favorite Instagrammer, Poster Journal. Other tangents in this episode include, but are not limited to, topics such as: cancel culture, marriage and the decision to have kids, medical and...
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en·tre·pre·neur: a girl that flirts
Send us a text Come along this week as Chris and Cedar attempt to answer the question, “is monogamy real?” If you were hoping to find the answer, you’re not going to get it in this podcast. In case you didn’t know by now, we’re not here to educate.
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Save a Horse, Ride a Camel
Send us a text This week, Chris and Cedar play a little game of catch-up. Chris recounts his recent trip to Duabi, as a first time visitor, and Cedar details her experience with 222, the hottest new match-making(?), networking(?), dating(?), we’re not really sure(?), experience in LA.
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Bedside Manner
Send us a text Are you tired of hearing about Challengers yet? Chris is too. The girls strategize how you can remain polite and practice proper bedside manner while enduring PNC. Furthermore, Chris expresses his disgust for hearing about the sex lives of certain people, while Cedar calls all of…
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Find Your Purpose
Send us a text The girls take a different direction this week after Cedar experienced something that could only be considered a quarter life crisis. Even the most unserious of girls have to get real from time to time.
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"Slut!" (Cedar's Version)
Send us a text Have you ever looked at Cedar and thought “wow, she really looks like Michael Jackson”? Anyway, apparently people on twitter have. This week the girls talk about being slut shamed and then swiftly transition into a conversation regarding threesomes, proving that slut shaming is not...
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Red Flag with an F
Send us a text Chris went to Coachella and is declaring his heterosexuality after falling in love with a very *specific* woman. Cedar emphasizes the importance of noting red flags at the beginning of a relationship. The pair come up with a new business plan for Kylie Jenner and her 47 new brands...
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Wash Your Ass and Enjoy the Foreplay
Send us a text Hygiene is a curtsey both in airplanes and in sex. A hot new way Mormons can scam God just dropped. Last, but not least, we're still obsessed with our exes. Enjoy!
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Tanning Bed Revival
Send us a text Do you ever just wish you could roast like a f*cking rotisserie chicken in a tanning bed? This week the girls discuss facial hair, ghosts from Christmas past, and meeting strangers off the internet.
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Rodeo Queens and Drag Queens
Send us a text Cedar provides educational context on rodeo sports such as bronc riding and bull riding, with her only credible sources being a guy she made out with once at a rodeo. Chris shares a new concept for his book, Blow Everyone: A Step by Step Guide to Accepting Compliments.
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Sam Smith and Lindsay Lohan
Send us a text Somehow, in 2024, Facebook drama is still the best form of entertainment there is. This week, Cedar outlines her experience using a notorious Facebook group to avoid horrible men, and Chris expresses his desire to find a situationship.
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Socially Anxious Home Wreckers
Send us a text Hey Siri, what’s the difference between a blunt and a joint? This week, Chris opens up about his social anxiety and Cedar divulges her past life as a home wrecker.
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Diva Down & Delusional
Send us a text If you have ever embarrassed yourself at HiTops, you may be entitled to financial compensation. Chris shares a story time of how he had another fainting spell, this time while partying at HiTops. Cedar encourages everyone to enable their friends delusions when it comes to...
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We Have to Tell You Something...
Send us a text Botched botox, healthy dating habits, and flirting via instagram story likes. Welcome to Chris's weekly therapy session.
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Growth (?)
Send us a text A combination of growth (?) and the usual debauchery between Chris and Cedar. Cedar shares her experience on how she accidentally manifested BDL (big d*ck luck) and elaborates on breaking cardinal dating rules. Chris makes the decision he will be dating ugly men going forward. The...
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Manic Little Sl*ts
Send us a text Come along with us while we discuss the experience of visiting LA pharmacies, Cybertrucks, people who fight battles that aren't their own, and bringing new boyfriends home to meet your family. With none of these topics being related to one another, this week, we are manic little...
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Star Trek Girls
Send us a text This week, the girls are really wondering, what is Star Trek? What is Anime? Who is watching Avatar? Chris shares his love for Honey Bunches of Oats, and Cedar shares her disgust for skim milk.
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Chris Bruno - All Star Kicker
Send us a text Gearing up for Super Bowl LVIII, introducing OUR all star kicker, Chris Bruno. This week, Cedar dissects the differences between cat men and dog men. Meanwhile, Chris shares his frustrations with being employed, and together, the two try to crack the code on living a luxurious life...
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Kim is My Lawyer
Send us a text Just in case you were wondering, Cedar's favorite chapstick is Smith's Strawberry Lip Balm. If you weren't wondering, then lucky for you, you get a 12 minute rant on the topic in this episode. Chris shares the story of his long and grueling celibacy era, and Cedar advises everyone…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chris Bruno and Cedar Shamp, two twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles, dish on everything that is hot and everything that bothers them. With a dry sense of humor, no filter, and endless stories to share, they recount their experiences dating men and navigating adulthood.
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Chris Bruno and Cedar Shamp, two twenty-somethings living in Los Angeles, dish on everything that is hot and everything that bothers them. With a dry sense of humor, no filter, and endless stories to share, they recount their experiences dating men and navigating adulthood.
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Hot and Bothered is created and hosted by Cedar Shamp.
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