Ask Ronna

Now wait a minute. Ronna's feeling a bit outnumbered this week between (Bryan) and our very special guest, but she gets it together as we welcome to The Carriage House our DEAR friend Richard Lawson!

Richard is of course an esteemed film journalist and writer who served as chief critic for Vanity Fair. These days you'll find Richard's work in the Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and more. Follow him on Bluesky!

Richard drops by to give us his take on everything at the Toronto International Film Festival and then helps us give advice on seeking financial restitution from an ex.

Ask Ronna Live in Boston is coming up in less than two weeks! There MIGHT be a ticket or two left if you want to join us on October 4th. Spoiler alert: you'll want to join us. Go to askronnalive.com for info!

Also (Bryan)'s hit Edinburgh show ARE YOU MAD AT ME is coming to Los Angeles this Thursday September 25th. Extra show added! Go to bryansafi.com or check his bio for tickets.

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Now wait a minute. We've got one of Ronna's dearest and oldest friends on the show this week; a Torontonian of the highest order and Ronna's Canadian concierge. It's none other than award-winning author and journalist David Sax!

David has written for esteemed publications like New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, the New York Times, GQ, and many more. He's also the author of THE REVENGE OF ANALOG (named one of the best books of 2016 by the Times, pardon me) and SAVE THE DELI.

David joins us this week to give advice on dealing with a superstitious mother-in-law and what to do when your friend's child makes disparaging remarks about your appearance.

We're MAYBE sold out for Ask Ronna Live in Boston...it's hard to tell. Sometimes there's a seat or two left, but other times it's all booked. If you want to go, you better keep checking that website because seats pop up one second and are gobbled up the next! Go to askronnalive.com for the chance to join us on October 4th in Boston!

And don't forget (Bryan) is bringing his smash hit Edinburgh Fringe show to LA's Elysian Theatre on Thursday September 27th. Tickets at bryansafi.com

Want even more Ronna (& Bryan)? Of course you do! If you're not a member already, join us on Patreon at patreon.com/askronna for bonus episodes and, of course, the coveted Shades of Vanilla Newsletter.

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Yes, it felt like a billion years, but WE. ARE. BACK! Ronna couldn't be happier to see (Bryan)'s face back from Edinburgh, even if his kitchen is still a mess.

After a catch-up on everything that happened over the summer, Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on dealing with a sister threatening to skip her younger sister's wedding and what to do when a teammate's drama off the field starts affecting her behavior on it.

Of course the biggest news of the summer is that we're booked and ready for our first American live show! Ask Ronna Live in Boston is coming Saturday, October 4th, at 7:30pm. There are literally five tickets left as of this recording, so if you want to go, you better grab those seats NOW. askronnalive.com

And if you missed (Bryan)'s show in Edinburgh, we've got good news: he's bringing it to LA! Go see ARE YOU MAD AT ME? at the Elysian Theatre on Thursday September 25th. Tickets at bryansafi.com

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**ALL NEW EPISODES RETURN NEXT WEEK!**

Summer's unofficially over, so let's celebrate September with one more peek inside the Patreon Carriage House before Yadvina takes a well deserved break...for a few days.

We're going back to August 2020 and Patreon 26.

From 8/7/20: Agent Provocateur Ronna & CCEO (Bryan) are here with a doozy of a question about what to do when you wake up to your partner energetically masturbating in bed next to you while you're trying to sleep. Then it's on to matters less risqué, including proper bidet etiquette and what to if your neighbors aren't reciprocating your offers to socialize.

(Bryan) took Ronna's notes from last week and offers up a new version of the Lobsterman's commercial. We think you'll agree it's...got more panache. 

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New Free Feed episodes return Tuesday, September 9th!

Until then, summer break continues with a look inside the Patreon Carriage House thanks to Yadvina.

This week we're going back to July 2020 when we were all stuck inside during the pandemic. But we got through it with our QUIFF Film Festival Series. Here's a peek at what it was like!

From 7/17/20: I mean, when you have a cliffhanger that's this dire, you have to dive right in! We waste no time dishing out our advice on what tools make masturbation a more fulfilling experience (a rechargeable wand and Toni Braxton go a long way, apparently). Then, after some reviews and a VERY interesting update from this week's Free Feed Twitter porn issue, we move on to #QUIFF! We had a fairly heavy festival a couple of weeks ago, so we're ingesting some lighter fare this week with STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN and RATATOUILLE. Montalbán's pecs! Shatner's pettiness! Garofalo's French accent! It's all here!

When we say there are only a few tickets left to Ask Ronna Live in Boston, we mean it. Like, there are maybe 8 tickets left. If you want to join us on October 4th in Beantown, you better get on it NOW! askronnalive.com

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Our summer break is in full swing, and Yadvina is letting anyone who asks into The Carriage House while Ronna shacks up north of the border. Lucky for you, that means another sneak peek at our Patreon catalogue. And we're going way back again to July of 2020.

This week it's a Carriage House Catch-Up with Ronna (& Bryan), but we won't let Ronna's FedEx guy, "Sale of the Century," or (Bryan)'s eerily accurate impression of Andrei from 90 Day get in the way of helping out our CHIPs!

After a cliffhanger about a woman who scares easily (and the boyfriend who thinks it's strange), we get into a pair of questions regarding quarantine: one about an elderly mother ready to get out and the other about a bored family looking for games to play while staying in. Mix it all in with an update from our four-to-a-bed Foursome, and you've got yourselves a podcast.

If you enjoyed this episode and aren't yet a member of Patreon, it's never been a better time to join us! Not only do you get bonus episodes every month, but, depending on which tier you join, you also get access to the back catalogue of episodes as well as the monthly (and invaluable, pardon me) Shades of Vanilla Newsletter!

And it's worth mentioning there's no summer break on Patreon, so you can join us for BRAND NEW episodes with Ronna (& Bryan) all month long! patreon.com/askronna

And don't forget Ask Ronna LIVE is coming to Boston for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Saturday, October 4th. Tickets are selling FAST, so be sure to get the last few remaining at askronnalive.com

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As we begin our summer break, it's that time when Yadvina gets a little too generous with the keys to The Carriage House. So here's a sneak peek behind the paywall at a Patreon episode from WAY back...May 2020 to be exact.

It's an intimate Carriage House catch-up, and Ronna & Bryan are talking Murder Hornets, 90 Day, and everything in between. Then it's on to an international update from Seville, Spain, men's jewelry, and a VERY tricky question about Twitter Porn.

If you enjoyed this episode and aren't yet a member of Patreon, it's never been a better time to join us! Not only do you get bonus episodes every month, but, depending on which tier you join, you also get access to the back catalogue of episodes as well as the monthly (and invaluable, pardon me) Shades of Vanilla Newsletter!

And it's worth mentioning there's no summer break on Patreon, so you can join us for BRAND NEW episodes with Ronna (& Bryan) all month long! patreon.com/askronna

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Wait a minute. Yes, our dear (Bryan) is in Edinburgh right now, but we're just getting right into it this week because we have a special guest who's been in The Carriage House so much it might be insulting to call her a guest. She's family at this point, pardon me. It's our dear, dear friend Jessica St. Clair!

If you're not listening to Jessica's podcast THE DEEP DIVE (with the equally lovely June Diane Raphael), we don't know what to tell you. You're missing out!

Ronna and Jessica, who's off to the south of France tomorrow for a well earned vacation, have a little Carriage House Catch-Up of their own (did Ronna REALLY give Jessica some bad pot?) before giving advice on a mother vs mother-in-law battle and what to do with a boyfriend whose home is less than clean. It's time to get hinky.

If you're anywhere near Scotland, you've GOT to go see (Bryan)'s show ARE YOU MAD AT ME at the Edinburgh Fringe! Now showing through the end of August! Tickets at bryansafi.com or link in his bio.

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Well, it's official! Our little baby boy (Bryan) is off to Edinburgh with his hilarious show. But before he goes, we give him the best send-off we can think of: a Carriage House Catch-Up!

After debating the best cookies in New York and the national scandals du jour, Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on getting over the guilt of a marriage proposal (it's a complicated story) and what to tell the world if you're trying to hide a beard transplant.

Go. See. (Bryan). In. Edinburgh! He's going to take the Fringe by storm, and he'll deserve every ounce of success he gets. Tickets at bryansafi.com

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Now wait a minute. We're rolling out the red carpet for our Hollywood guest this week. We're thrilled to welcome back to the Carriage House a true friend of the show, none other than Editor-At-Large of VARIETY (ever heard of it?) and journalist extraordinaire Kate Aurthur!

After some breaking news about all sorts of reality show drama, Kate helps Ronna (& Bryan) give advice on dealing with stinky neighbors and how to tell good friends that their dog is obese.

Our very own (Bryan)'s show is opening in Edinburgh next week! Go see him at the Fringe! Tickets at bryansafi.com

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