Hot and Bothered
Hot and Bothered is all about the power of romance culture. We analyze romance novels and movies to better imagine our own happy endings. Episodes release weekly on Tuesdays.
CURRENT SEASON: Hot and Bothered (Movie Edition)
We make Hot and Bothered because we are interested in the way that love stories have impacted our lives and culture. For our fifth season of the show, we’re turning our attention to romantic films. Vanessa and Hannah McGregor dig into the canon of romantic films, from Titanic to Twilight to When Harry Met Sally, (just to name a few). Every other week they do a close scene analysis of how each movie ends, always asking the question ‘what does this movie believe about love?’
SEASON 4: Live from Pemberley
In Live from Pemberley, we continue our deep-dive into the classic texts of romance literature. This season we take a close look at the most famous Romance novel of all time: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Every episode, Vanessa Zoltan and Lauren Sandler read through the book, talk with experts, and ask themselves the question ‘is this still a story for our time?’
SEASON 3: On Eyre
Vanessa Zoltan and journalist Lauren Sandler embark on the English class you always deserved, diving deep into Jane Eyre through the themes of power and desire. Discussions range from ideas of class and colonialism to sex and gender as Lauren and Vanessa explore the roles of oppression and inequality, empowerment and rebellion in the text. Major “Eyreheads” and first-time readers alike are invited into Lauren and Vanessa’s conversation as they grapple with this complicated work—and as they try to figure out if Jane Eyre is a book they want to pass on to their daughters, and to future generations.
SEASON 2: Twilight in Quarantine
You may remember BFFs Vanessa & Julia from their all-star advice giving in Hot and Bothered Season 1. In this season they’re sheltering in place in different cities, but they’re getting on the phone three times a week to read and talk about Twilight. On Twilight in Quarantine, they work their way through the Twilight saga one chapter at a time, giving brilliant well-informed advice to Stephenie Meyer’s characters along the way. Advice like: “have you considered talking to each other about your feelings?” and “maybe you shouldn’t kidnap people.”
SEASON 1: Writing Romance
Season one of Hot and Bothered follows ten first-time romance writers as they try to write their own romance novels. Each episode explores a particular romance trope and why we love it so much. Along the way, Julia Quinn, writer of the Bridgerton series, gives weekly assignments so listeners can follow along in the process. Season one was made in collaboration with Spoke Media.
Hot & Bothered is produced by Not Sorry Productions, a feminist organization that produces podcasts, educational content, live shows, and immersive experiences with the explicit goal of addressing the spiritual needs of its participants. Through community, rigor, and ritual, we treat traditionally secular things as if they were sacred. To learn more about what we do, visit https://notsorryworks.com/
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
What We Love About Hopeful Endings with Emma Straub
We're between seasons of Hot and Bothered, so to keep you company we're bringing you interviews with our favorite writers and thinkers. This week, we're bringing you the wonderful writer and bookstor…
What We Love About Audiobooks with Justine Eyre
We're following our interview with Julie Anne Long last week with someone else who Vanessa is obsessed with: Justine Eyre, the woman who reads Julie Anne Long's books.
Justine Eyre is a classically tr…
What We Love About Regency with Julie Anne Long
Breaking Dawn in Quarantine
Vanessa and Julia have read all of Breaking Dawn and have some thoughts on imprinting, vampire sex, and best practices for vampire childbirth.
This is the final episode of Twilight in Quarantine ya'll…
Announcing Hot and Bothered Season Three: On Eyre
Fact 1: Vanessa Zoltan has been the host of this romance novel themed podcast for almost two years now.
Fact 2: Vanessa Zoltan is a Jane Eyre evangelist. She’s literally written the book on Jane Eyre.
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Eclipse in Quarantine: Epilogue
Vanessa and Julia have officially finished Eclipse! Jacob wants to be a wolf full-time and we love that for him. Go Jacob, run like the wind and never come back. Seriously. Please don't come back.
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Eclipse in Quarantine: Needs
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 27 of Eclipse and need a whole closet of custom designed free clothing from Alice stat.
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If $2/month doesn’t feel like a vampire sucking your blood, we’d love it …
Eclipse in Quarantine: Interview with Emily Nagoski
CW: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and read an explicit scene of assault and emotional abuse from Eclipse.
Still reeling from the Jacob/Bella plot line, Vanessa turns to sex educator and au…
Introducing: The Real Question
We at Not Sorry are making a new show! It's called The Real Question and the first episode is out today. We've already checked-in with Alice, and she has assured us that you're going to love the show…
Eclipse in Quarantine: Ethics
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 26 of Eclipse and are still shaking off the horror of this whole Bella/Jacob situation.
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If $2/month doesn’t feel like a vampire sucking your blood, we’d love it…
Eclipse in Quarantine: Mirror
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 25 of Eclipse and they have a few special valentines to share with the class.
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If $2/month doesn’t feel like a vampire sucking your blood, we’d love it if you cou…
Eclipse in Quarantine: Snap Decision
CW: discussion of suicidal ideation, graphic violence, and abuse
We really only planned to skip one chapter in this book, but then Chapter 23 went and happened. Chapter 23 is a minefield of sexual and…
Eclipse in Quarantine: Fire and Ice
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 22 of Eclipse and they have a lot of ideas about how to stay warm without inviting Jacob into your sleeping bag.
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If $2/month doesn’t feel like a vampire sucking …
Eclipse in Quarantine: Trails
CW: Because of the content of this chapter we spend a lot of time talking about sexual assault and emotional abuse.
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 21 of Eclipse and they don't know how anyone c…
Eclipse in Quarantine: Compromise
Vanessa and Julia have read Chapter 20 of Eclipse and do their best Richard Dawson impersonation in our Twilight version of Family Feud.
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Eclipse in Quarantine: Selfish
Vanessa and Julia have read chapter nineteen of Eclipse and are continuing to explore the rich thematic questions that thread through these books: whether Bella is a cat vs. dog person, if Charlie is…
Technical Difficulties + Blooper Reel
We were hoping to release a regular episode today, but unfortunately we ran into some technical difficulties! It was probably Werewolf Jacob using our wires as a chew toy again.
While you wait for nex…
Holiday Bonus: A Self-Help Tape for Bella
We're taking one more week off before we're back to Eclipse. While you wait, here's a peak at what we've been up to over on Patreon!
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Eclipse in Quarantine: Instruction
Vanessa and Julia have read chapter eighteen of Eclipse and they're ready to hit the runway and Make It Work.
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If $2/month doesn’t feel like a vampire sucking your blood, we’d love it if you could …
Eclipse in Quarantine: Alliance
Vanessa and Julia have read chapter seventeen of Eclipse and they're dreaming up business ideas for Alice's party planning company. First step: a suite of business tools where the Cullens can keep tr…