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Spiders, Online Dating Chaos, and Our Game On (Navea Allen) Book Talk | BDE Podcast

Rachel and Jessica introduce their podcast BDE, a weekly show about books, dating, and relationships, then spiral into a long, funny conversation about spiders—Rachel claims she can “feel” when one is nearby, recounts finding a huge spider after a bath, and admits she vacuums spiders up and has thrown away multiple vacuums afterward. They shift to online dating, discussing how exhausting apps feel, the difference between quantity and quality of likes, and a recent date that went well, plus ideas for better first dates like activities, laser tag, and group singles events. They also discuss the viral “catching print” concept and then review Navea Allen’s Game On, praising the banter, forced proximity plot, and unexpectedly hot brat-kink dynamic, rating it highly and comparing it to Lights Out and Caught Up.

00:00 Welcome to BDE

00:44 Hair Talk and Bonnet

02:11 Today’s Topics Setup

03:14 Spider Whisperer Bath Story

06:07 Vacuum Method Chaos

08:48 MySpace Spider Trauma

13:55 Spider Line and Men

14:13 Online Dating Burnout

18:22 Roster Talk and Energy

23:43 Serial Monogamist to Apps

25:47 Wild First Date Ideas

27:28 Worst First Date Idea

28:10 Activity Dates Win

28:31 Peewee Golf Debate

29:32 Laser Tag Singles Night

30:26 Laser Tag Play Styles

32:21 Catching Print Explained

36:19 Growing Up Different

37:04 Game On Book Review

39:52 Brat Kink Breakdown

47:44 More Audiobook Recs

50:12 Wrap Up and Outro