Dear Chelsea

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What's Dear Chelsea about?

On this weekly advice show, comedian & author Chelsea Handler answers listener questions with the hilarious edge you know her for. Joined each week by co-host Catherine Law and celebrity guests, Chelsea never shies away from giving her honest opinion on everything from love, sex and weed to family issues or losing a loved one. Every episode takes you on a ride from funny and informative to inspirational and heartbreaking – and back again.
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Love, Loss and Lasering You...

09.22.2022

From the runaway hit podcast Ladygang, Chelsea is joined this week by Jac Vanek, Keltie Knight, and Becca Tobin to discuss why everyone seems to be cheating on their husbands, focusing on your wins instead of your shortcomings, and what ...

Dear Chelsea episodes:

09.22.2022 Love, Loss and Lasering Your Ladyparts with LadyGang From the runaway hit podcast Ladygang, Chelsea is joined this week by Jac Vanek, Keltie Knight, and Becca Tobin to discuss why everyone seems to be cheating on their husbands, focusing on your wins instead of your shortcomings, and what ...
09.15.2022 Kinky Bottoms with Ross Mathews Ross Mathews joins Chelsea this week to discuss being a newlywed, what he’s learned from loss, and how a rock changed his life. Then: A bestie discovers that her friend has unfollowed her over a guy. A Minneapolitan swears he’s ...
09.08.2022 Psychedelics and Drug Use with Ethan Nadelmann Drug policy pioneer and host of the PSYCHOACTIVE podcast Ethan Nadelmann joins Chelsea this week to discuss how MDMA helped him through a divorce, why drugs are wasted on the young, and how to have a good relationship with drug ...
09.01.2022 Killing the Hour with Chelsea’s Trainer Ben Bruno Chelsea’s fitness trainer Ben Bruno joins her in the studio this week to talk about living with anxiety, how a painful accident led him to his life’s work, and why every dude is secretly in therapy. Then: Listeners write in ...
08.25.2022 Manifesting a Good Time with Jamie Greenberg Celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg joins Chelsea in-studio this week to talk about being a fiercely competitive sports mom, going on tour with Chelsea, and why choosing positivity can get you everywhere. Then: A divorcée gets a dating-app surprise when ...
08.22.2022 Introducing: Navigating Narcissism, A New Podcast We Think You'll Like Hi Dear Chelsea listeners, here's a new show we think you'd like! Narcissists are everywhere and these days it seems like everyone has at least one in their lives! Dr. Ramani Durvasula, a licensed clinical psychologist, will help you spot ...
08.18.2022 Here to Meet Men with Monica Padman Monica Padman of the Armchair Expert podcast is in-studio with Chelsea to discuss babysitting Dax Shepard (and his kids), forgetting how many intimate details of her life she’s shared on podcasts, and having complicated feelings about freezing her eggs. Then: ...
08.11.2022 Forgiveness is Selfish with Oliver Hudson Oliver Hudson is in-studio with Chelsea today to discuss healing after cheating, braving therapy so intense it makes you feel foolish, and growing up in his uniquely A-list family. Then: A single business owner is frustrated by his co-owner’s days ...
08.04.2022 A Lot of Things Happen for a Reason with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle Chelsea is joined this week by #1 NYT bestselling author of Untamed, Love Warrior, and Get Untamed: The Journal Glennon Doyle, her wife, soccer icon Abby Wambach, and co-host of the trio’s podcast We Can Do Hard Things, Amanda Doyle. ...
07.28.2022 Chelsea Handler on We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle Description: This week, Chelsea joined Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle on their podcast We Can Do Hard Things to talk about breaking up and being unbreakable. Thanks to Glennon, Abby & Amanda for encouraging us to share this ...
07.21.2022 Let’s Get Down to Business with Vanessa Gonzalez Vaccinated and Horny tour opener Vanessa Gonzalez joins Chelsea this week to talk about nude men approaching the stage, life on the road, and why it’s vital to ensure a variety of meats are present at every performance. Then: At ...
07.14.2022 In Defense of Bathhouses with Dan Savage Dan Savage (Savage Love) joins Chelsea this week to talk about why straight and gay men are exactly the same, how to keep your sex life alive in a long-term relationship, and why couples should f*ck first & have dinner ...
07.07.2022 TMI with Martha Stewart Chelsea heads to the Martha Stewart Omnimedia offices to discuss losing a favorite sibling, dating in your 80s, and the very different types of advice they give to their audiences. Then: A singleton wonders if she’ll ever find love again. ...
06.30.2022 Whole-Relationship Red Flags with Julianna Margulies Chelsea is joined by Julianna Margulies in NYC to chat about growing up with chaotic parents, learning to prioritize your own needs, and taking a left instead of a right. Then: An Irish bartender must return to less-gratifying work after ...
06.23.2022 Getting Better at Marriage with Anna Faris Anna Faris joins Chelsea to talk about life as a stepmom, learning to radically accept love, and the very particular smell that comes with reptile ownership. Then: A sexist boss at a startup sends their best employee to the want-ads. ...
06.22.2022 The Martha Stewart Podcast Trailer She’s done it all. TV, magazines, the web, radio, and more. But you’ve never heard Martha Stewart like this: intimate, in-depth, probing interviews with some of the most fascinating people in the world. Some you’ve heard of — some you ...
06.16.2022 The Light of a Narcissist with Jenny Mollen Chelsea is joined by writer Jenny Mollen to discuss owning your story, surviving the elite world of NYC momfluencers, and how to get your kid to stop shouting about farts in a restaurant. Then: A photographer loses her passion after ...
06.09.2022 Temporary Mormons with Bridger Winegar Bridger Winegar, host of the podcast I Said No Gifts!, joins Chelsea this week to talk about psychosexual intrigue, using your love language, and the costs of delayed emotional intimacy. Then: A couple of bears are frustrated by a friend’s ...
06.02.2022 Muting JLo with Nikki Glaser Nikki Glaser joins Chelsea to talk about moving back in with her parents during the pandemic, disordered eating, and deciding to live without any secrets. Then: A renter is forced from her beloved home. A city girl wants to take ...
05.26.2022 My Love Language Is Vasectomy with Ashley Graham This week, Chelsea and Catherine are joined by Ashley Graham in NYC to talk about the elusive nature of body confidence, how Ashley’s children seem to be multiplying, and what to do if romance makes you cringe. Then: A new ...
05.19.2022 Eventually Good Advice with Justin Long Justin Long joins Chelsea to talk about mistaken identities, falling in love, and the underappreciated value of a Smartcar. Then: A 19-year-old wants to step outside her relationship for some sexploration. A sommelier struggles with her dad’s wedding one-upmanship. And ...
05.12.2022 Season 3 Premiere: Not Very Maternal with Katy Perry In the Dear Chelsea Season 3 Premiere, Chelsea and Catherine pay a visit to Katy Perry’s recording studio to talk about the elusive maternal instinct, being forced to hug other people, and the practical use of medicinal herbs. Then: A ...
05.05.2022 Season Break Nugget 3: Cross-Pollinating Chelsea and Catherine find out if anyone’s life is in shambles as they get updates from this season’s callers. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The ...
04.28.2022 Season Break Nugget 2: You’ve Shamed Me Before Chelsea and Catherine cry a little bit and get updates from this season’s callers. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and opinions expressed are ...
04.21.2022 Season Break Nugget 1: What’s This Show Called? Chelsea and Catherine chat about a different kind of popcorn lung and get updates from this season’s callers. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views ...
04.14.2022 A Therapy Session with Dr. Dan Siegel Chelsea is joined in the Season 2 Finale by none other than her very own therapist: Dr. Dan Siegel. They chat about the double-edged sword of social media, how to become a lifelong learner, and why you should always be ...
04.07.2022 Very Small Yachts with Bobby Berk Chelsea is joined by Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk to talk about leaving his religious background behind, accidentally winning a week on a private island, and how to win an argument when you’ve been with the same person for 18 years. ...
03.31.2022 You're Lucky To Have Me with Bob the Drag Queen Bob the Drag Queen joins Chelsea to talk about making RuPaul’s Drag Race a launchpad instead of a peak, growing up queer in Georgia, and when to use your bedroom voice. Then: A Texan wonders how to quiet down. A ...
03.24.2022 A Fresh Batch of Miracles with Uzo Aduba Uzo Aduba joins Chelsea this week to talk about her secret wedding, what it takes to keep 5 siblings close, and how many miracles you get to dispense when you die. Then: A single gal must choose between helping her ...
03.17.2022 A Doggy-Dog World with Samantha Bee Samantha Bee joins Chelsea this week to talk about finding your person, magic mushrooms, and losing yourself in career and parenting so much you forget that you should come first. Then: A partygoer struggles with how to handle her social ...
03.10.2022 Everyone’s a Little Bit Bi with Bretman Rock Chelsea is joined by multi-hyphenate Bretman Rock to talk about sugar daddies, why everyone’s a little bit bisexual, and how to know if your grandma is looking out for you from beyond the grave. Then: A 20-something wonders if she ...
03.03.2022 Autism & Abortion with Amy Schumer Amy Schumer joins Chelsea this week to talk about life with an autistic husband, leaning on your therapist, and the difficulty of going through IVF. Then: A thirty-something wrestles with her emotions around an abortion. A wife wonders if her ...
02.24.2022 Everything Everyone Says is True with Jay Shetty Jay Shetty joins Chelsea in the studio this week to talk about clearing out the cobwebs from your mental space, how his meditation practice has changed since his years as a monk, and why your mood follows your actions - ...
02.17.2022 Advice From Your Big Sister with Tinx Tinx joins Chelsea in-studio this week to talk about feeling confident in your own skin, getting rid of gatekeeping, and what it’s like to process a bad breakup with the help of a million followers. Then: A divorcee wonders if ...
02.10.2022 Terrible Roommates: featuring Chelsea's Ex-Roommate Colleen Siragusa Chelsea’s former roommate Colleen Siragusa brings hard-won life advice about surviving a roommate as toxic as Chelsea was in her 20s, spills the tea on their rough-and-tumble, hair-pulling fights, and explains what brought about their tearful reunion a few years ...
02.03.2022 It Takes Guts & Balls with Beth Stelling Comic and writer Beth Stelling joins Chelsea to talk about career transitions, the ways we can be blindsided by cultural shifts, and the world taking a collective nap during the pandemic. Then: A wife finds out her husband is inheriting ...
01.27.2022 How Much Sunshine Are You Spreading? With Minnie Driver Minnie Driver joins Chelsea to discuss fake engagements, finding your way through grief, allowing for different opinions, and the impermanence of everything. Then: A girlfriend struggles to co-parent with her boyfriend’s ex. A writer worries that she’ll cringe when she ...
01.20.2022 Comics Dating Comics with Taylor Tomlinson Taylor Tomlinson joins Chelsea to talk about what it’s like to date another comedian, how it felt to grow up in a deeply religious family, the backhanded compliments some people give women in comedy. Then: A lawyer is hurt when ...
01.13.2022 Are You Coachable? with Kristen Bell Chelsea is joined by Kristen Bell to talk about shifting family dynamics, her partnership with Dax Shepard, and being allergic to inefficiency. Then: An actor struggles with self-promotion as she builds her career. A wife wrestles with the best way ...
01.06.2022 Hot Secrets with Ilana Glazer Ilana Glazer is in the studio this week, chatting with Chelsea about real pregnancies coinciding with fictional ones, secretly-swapped sperm, and how the patriarchy influences every facet of our lives. Then: A med student must choose between his best friend ...
12.30.2021 Polyamory & Pronouns with Nico Tortorella & Bethany C. Meyers This week, Chelsea is joined by Nico Tortorella and Bethany C. Meyers to talk about polyamory, life outside the gender binary, and getting married because you want to be family. Then: Two husbands wonder what life will really be like ...
12.23.2021 Canaries in Coal Mines with Therapist Lori Gottlieb Therapist Lori Gottlieb joins Chelsea in the studio to talk about breakups, career changes, and her book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. Then: A recent grad with a doctorate in psychology bristles when her family brushes her off. And ...
12.16.2021 The Best Relationships in History with Eli J. Finkel This week, Chelsea is joined by social psychology professor and relationship researcher Eli J. Finkel to discuss marriage, monogamy, and why data matters when it comes to relationship advice. Then: A recent breakup makes an ex-girlfriend question her gut. A ...
12.09.2021 Two-Day Pity Parties with Phoebe Robinson Chelsea is joined in the studio this week by comic and author Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens, Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes) to discuss why your co-workers are not your family, what kind of sex to ...
12.02.2021 Megalomaniacs with Low Self-Esteem w/ Dax Shepard Dax Shepard joins Chelsea in the studio to talk about sobriety, settling down, and what makes his marriage work. Then: A bartender wants to change tactics after years of one-night stands. A newlywed wonders if she’s to blame when her ...
11.25.2021 Where Are We on Kidnapping? With Sean Hayes Comedian and actor Sean Hayes (Smartless podcast, Will & Grace) joins Chelsea in the studio this week to talk about Sunday dinners at Maria Shrivers', their mutual mistrust of technology, and setting goals to go after your dreams. A worker ...
11.18.2021 Does Everybody Have a Secret Sibling? with Mena Suvari Chelsea is joined by actress and author of The Great Peace, Mena Suvari, to discuss owning your story, opening up about hard topics, and overcoming years of sexual coercion & abuse. A mom of two struggles with guilt over taking ...
11.11.2021 A 100% Survival Rate with Lilly Singh Chelsea is joined this week by Youtube star, actress and author Lilly Singh to talk about kissing on-screen, smoking weed with celebrities, and following your truth. An extremely private woman wonders if her family needs to know she’s gay. A ...
11.04.2021 The Funny Parts of Death with Rosebud Baker Comedian Rosebud Baker joins Chelsea in the studio to talk about the funniest parts of grief, getting sober, and former President George W. Bush’s paintings. A child-free woman finds she struggles to relate to her friends with kids. A boyfriend ...
10.28.2021 Taking Your Own Advice with Shelly Tygielski This week, Chelsea is joined by mindfulness coach and meditation expert Shelly Tygielski to talk about being a conduit for compassion, getting clarity, and her new book, Sit Down to Rise Up: How Radical Self-Care Can Change The World. A ...

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Dear Chelsea episodes:

Love, Loss and Lasering Your Ladyparts with LadyGang

Kinky Bottoms with Ross Mathews

Psychedelics and Drug Use with Ethan Nadelmann

Killing the Hour with Chelsea’s Trainer Ben Bruno

Manifesting a Good Time with Jamie Greenberg

Introducing: Navigating Narcissism, A New Podcast We Think You'll Like

Here to Meet Men with Monica Padman

Forgiveness is Selfish with Oliver Hudson

A Lot of Things Happen for a Reason with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach & Amanda Doyle

Chelsea Handler on We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle

Let’s Get Down to Business with Vanessa Gonzalez

In Defense of Bathhouses with Dan Savage

TMI with Martha Stewart

Whole-Relationship Red Flags with Julianna Margulies

Getting Better at Marriage with Anna Faris

The Martha Stewart Podcast Trailer

The Light of a Narcissist with Jenny Mollen

Temporary Mormons with Bridger Winegar

Muting JLo with Nikki Glaser

My Love Language Is Vasectomy with Ashley Graham

Eventually Good Advice with Justin Long

Season 3 Premiere: Not Very Maternal with Katy Perry

Season Break Nugget 3: Cross-Pollinating

Season Break Nugget 2: You’ve Shamed Me Before

Season Break Nugget 1: What’s This Show Called?

A Therapy Session with Dr. Dan Siegel

Very Small Yachts with Bobby Berk

You're Lucky To Have Me with Bob the Drag Queen

A Fresh Batch of Miracles with Uzo Aduba

A Doggy-Dog World with Samantha Bee

Everyone’s a Little Bit Bi with Bretman Rock

Autism & Abortion with Amy Schumer

Everything Everyone Says is True with Jay Shetty

Advice From Your Big Sister with Tinx

Terrible Roommates: featuring Chelsea's Ex-Roommate Colleen Siragusa

It Takes Guts & Balls with Beth Stelling

How Much Sunshine Are You Spreading? With Minnie Driver

Comics Dating Comics with Taylor Tomlinson

Are You Coachable? with Kristen Bell

Hot Secrets with Ilana Glazer

Polyamory & Pronouns with Nico Tortorella & Bethany C. Meyers

Canaries in Coal Mines with Therapist Lori Gottlieb

The Best Relationships in History with Eli J. Finkel

Two-Day Pity Parties with Phoebe Robinson

Megalomaniacs with Low Self-Esteem w/ Dax Shepard

Where Are We on Kidnapping? With Sean Hayes

Does Everybody Have a Secret Sibling? with Mena Suvari

A 100% Survival Rate with Lilly Singh

The Funny Parts of Death with Rosebud Baker

Taking Your Own Advice with Shelly Tygielski