Kumail Nanjiani (OH MARY!, Night Thoughts) joins Chelsea to talk about building trust in a relationship, surviving the loss of his cat Bagel, and why working out is actually very nerdy.  Then: A doggy deal breaker is just the tip of the iceberg in one man’s troubled relationship.  And tension around tipping leads to an embarrassing situation for a restaurant’s regular. 

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Actress Toni Collette (Wayward, Goodbye June) joins Chelsea to talk about why Rome is her happy place, what it feels like to get your character wrong, and finding her inner creep for her role as a cult leader.  Then: A baby actor struggles to leave his family to pursue his career.  A stepmom struggles to connect with her stepdaughter after a sibling is born.   And a sister’s tactless behavior results in an awkward confrontation.

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Chelsea and Catherine talk with a couple exploring the foster system… for the second time.  

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Amanda Seyfried (The Housemaid, The Testament of Ann Lee) joins Chelsea to talk about auditioning for Wicked, mucking stalls on her farm in the Catskills, and why she’ll never do a stage play again.  Then: A wedding in Bali threatens to go off the rails when an evil stepmother needs to be disinvited.  

And a florist falls in love with an Ecuadorian rose merchant and wrestles with following her head or her heart. 

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Ross Mathews & Wellinthon Garcia-Mathews are here to talk about RuPaul’s best advice, early bedtimes, and putting a saddle on life.  Then: A drag performer wrestles with a change of heart about their artform.  A 30-something wants his firefighter boyfriend to open up. And a year-long relationship gets put back in the closet when one woman struggles to tell her family she has a girlfriend. 

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Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph joins Chelsea to discuss the tea on Shakespeare, how to develope emotional fortitude early, and why she’ll never bring a man onto the red carpet.  Then: The girls break up no fewer than two engagements.  A traveler gets dumped by his boyfriend just before their European getaway. A corporate drone is desperate to get out of the office and into the great outdoors. And a May-December relationship is nearing its end… just not nearly fast enough. 

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Elizabeth Olsen joins Chelsea to chat about why she swims naked every morning, her thoughts on reincarnation, and why she’s the perfect woman for a man with a fish pic in his bio.  Then: A guncle wants to help his niece steer clear of becoming a Mean Girl.  A single mom struggles to connect on the apps.  And a young lawyer can’t get her man to commit - so she’s stuck paying double rent. 

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Chelsea and Catherine get an update from a caller whose bestie is about to be barefoot and pregnant. Then: A boyfriend struggles with asking his partner to open things up. 

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The Daily Show’s Roy Wood Jr. joins Chelsea to talk about the life lessons he learned from unexpected people, why nobody wants to do you a favor unless they have an ulterior motive, and debate whether his parents had an open marriage way before it was cool. Then: A 40+ standup wonders where to focus her time. And a comedy-adjacent New Yorker tries not to become a Chuckle F*cker. 

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Mountain Climber Emily Harrington is here to talk about being the first woman to summit El Cap in a day along the Golden Gate route, the mental fortitude it takes to be an endurance athlete, and how to meet a man on Everest. Then: A nosy sister wants to intervene when her brother and his wife are having marital problems… that she’s not supposed to know about. A divorcee searches for the best slopes now that she’s free from a toxic marriage.  And a mom’s surprise vacations get in the way of a daughter’s holiday plans. 

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