It's New Year's Eve, and we're ringing it in with our standard silliness, this year with brilliantly funny duo Adriana Herrera and Nikki Payne, playing the current internet sensation game, Hear Me Out, where we share the people, illustrations, and vibes that can get it in our respective corners of the world.

While there is no specific call for headphones in on this episode, you may choose to wear them to save yourself having to explain what exactly you're listening to!

If you are looking for something a bit more headphones in, you should try one of our past episodes!

• Breeding Kink with Mila Finelli (2023)
• Omegaversity with Adriana Herrera and Ali Hazelwood (2022)
• Jessa Kane extravaganza with Andie Christopher, Alexis Daria, Adriana Herrera, LaQuette, Tracey Livesay, Nisha Sharma, and Joanna Shupe (2020)
• Pegging in Romance with Sierra Simone (2019)

In 2021 we released the Season 2 Ted Lasso Roy Kent lovefest on New Year's Eve, but we were still pandemic-ing, so please don't blame us for the detour in brand that year.

The Notes

• Nikki Payne and Adriana Herrera are friends of Fated Mates, but they are also the hosts of their own romance podcast, Unbound Pod. The first season was all about the Western and was six episodes. You can listen on all the podcasting apps. Preorder Adriana’s upcoming release, A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke or go see her on tour. She will be at The Ripped Bodice in Brooklyn, NY with Sarah and Joanna Shupe on February 11th!
• This TikTok thing, who knows what will happen! 
• Hear Me Out is a fun meme, but in our case, no cakes were involved. 
• That’s not my praxis is a funny thing to say in a text thread. 
• Sorry Bambi’s Dad, from Abe Froman,  the sausage king of Chicago. 
• Listen, everyone was hot in Romeo + Juliet, so they aren’t in the photo array below. But the real ones know. Same with the NBA: Angel Reese and DiJonai Carrington, no need to convince people about it! 
• LL Cool J and Eminem delivering Murdergrams.

The Sponsors

• Meghan Quinn, author of The Path to Loving Him, available in print, ebook or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited, on January 7th.
• Avon Books, publisher of Jillian Meadows's Give Me Butterflies, available in print, ebook or audiobook, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or from your local indie.
• Kayla Grosse, author of Axes & Os, available in print, ebook or audiobook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
• Kate Cole, author of Under Construction, available in print, ebook or audiobook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or from your local indie.