Comedian Alex Hooper joins me as a guest on this week's edition of "The Answer Me Love Podcast."  We open talking about his experience on "America's Got Talent," "Roast Battle" and his character "Stump."  Alex tells about his growth from a self-hating child struggling with exzema, through a journey to find self love- where, along the way, he met his girlfriend of ten years, Lauren.  He tells us about their complicated love triangle in the beginning, to the first night they made love, to the growth of their family. It's a beautiful story, and I'm grateful to Alex for sharing it, and to Lauren for living it. 

You can follow Alex at:

www.hoopercomedy.com

podcast: achillesheel

instagram & twitter: @hooperhairpuff

He has a comedy album out!  "Hugs, Drugs, and Pugs"

The fabulous Carol Metcalf is my guest on episode 12 of “The Answer Me Love Podcast.” She’s a comedian, doctor, and among other complimentary words, a comedian.

She is currently producing a documentary, “It Hurts When I Don’t Laugh.”

Carol and I talk about her experience being the daughter of a veteran, and the work she does with veterans now. “Honor” is a constant theme throughout the episode. Carol used two phrases I won’t forget, “a fully realized life” and “reframing the ironic.”

As far as love and relationships are concerned, Carol tells me about her hippy wedding at 19, meeting the love of her life Bernie on “Plenty of Fish,” a long marriage in-between the two, and opens up to me about her first kiss. I’d like to call this episode 1 with Carol, because I had so many more questions for her, and I'm hoping she will come back for episode 2. (Also, correction: Tulsi Gabbard’s role in the military was not to call the family of the deceased. For more info on that listen to the @joerogan podcast with Tulsi) #podcast #comedian #comedians #womenincomedy #women #lovestories #veterans #militaryfamilies #firstkiss #marriage #love #onenightstand #nfl #quarterback #notsorry #onlinedating #plentyoffish #weddings #hippy #hippywedding

Episode 10 of “The Answer Me Love Podcast” gave me the opportunity to interview one of my closest and funniest friends, comedian Christine Little.  We discuss Christine’s attraction to unavailable guys, and the theory that we, on a subconscious level, are attracted to people who give us the same feeling as our primary caregivers.  

Christine opens up about her parent’s divorce, and reflects on the judge’s decision to give her father custody of her and her brother- a decision she wrote a joke about- of course!

We talk about parents- is it inevitable that they will mess us up? Does a normal family exist? 

Heart blockages? Christine?  Heart blockages? Melanie? Blockages- and methods we have tried to get rid of them.  

First crushes and our FIRSTS- yes, the people we "lost" our virginity to, and the strange thing that happened when we saw them years later. 

In minute 46 we talk about “having one” and are so close that she read my mind and I didn’t even need to fully ask the question.  “One” meaning someone you were supposed to marry at age 30- just in case you didn’t meet anyone else. You know, the “fall back plan.”

Is pure love just a mood we are in? Are pain and love intertwined? Christine gives us her answers to those questions, and of course- we finish the podcast with the question, “What does good love feel like?”

You can follow Christine on instagram and twitter @thextinelittle , and help yourself by subscribing to her podcast “A Little Advice With Christine Little.” 

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Stand up comedian, author, and actress Grace Fraga is my esteemed and hilarious guest on episode 9 of “The Answer Me Love Podcast.”  We open with the question: Can you be friends with an ex? Grace tells us about her major loves, classified as the stable one, the fun one, and the roller coaster.  We also discuss how finding your passion can influence a relationship- for better, or for worse. How close to home did “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” hit for us? I open up about a time I wish I was wrong- and how I’m hoping that someday someone will help prove me wrong. Grace’s motto is “kick butt and have fun” and you can feel it throughout this podcast. Of course, we conclude with Grace’s answer to the question “What does good love feel like?” 

Follow Grace on instagram @gracefragacomedy , on twitter @gracefraga, and purchase her books “Love at First Ex” (both editions) and “The Double Life of Grace” on Amazon. 

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On episode 8 of "The Answer Me Love Podcast" I have the pleasure of interviewing comedian and friend, Rosie Tran. Rosie is insightful, delightful, funny- and an open book. We share stories about recovering from break-ups that broke us. Topics include marriage, sex during marriage, twin flames, surviving and recovering from abusive relationships, and men... ah... the beauty of men. 

Did I mention that Rosie talked about her time as a dominatrix? 

You can learn more about Rosie on her website: www.rosietran.com . She also has a podcast called "The Out of The Box Podcast with Rosie Tran." Follow her on twitter and instagram @outoftheboxrosie.

Subscribe away, to her podcast and to my podcast if you are not doing so already!  Also, if you are feeling generous, and kind, and you want to support the sharing of honest love and relationship stories, please feel free to shoot some dough my way through venmo @recroomcomedy

You can follow me (Melanie Baldonado) on instagram and twitter @melaniebcomedy. My website is www.melaniebaldonado.com, and I'm at "Comedian Melanie Baldonado" on Facebook. 

Thank you very much for listening and tune in next week!

Actor, comedian, and Emmy award winning producer Reggie Brown joins me for episode 6 of “The Answer Me Love Podcast.”  We talk about heartbreaks, anxiety attacks, crazy loves, and Reggie’s path to find the love of his life, Sarah.  We share our views of marriage, bringing children into the world, and as most podcasts do, we end up discussing our parents, and their relationships. Of course, we end with Reggie’s take on what good love feels like. 

You can follow Reggie on social media @iamreggiebrown, and don’t forget to check out his website www.presidentialcomedy.com as well as his non-profit, “Outsmart Racism.”

You can find me on twitter and instagram @melaniebcomedy. 

On episode 5 of "The Answer Me Love Podcast," I had the challenge of pinning down activist, intellectual, and comedic writer Enkel Brintrup to the topic of love. He dropped so many bombs discussing the history of his heritage, sexual and physical abuse as a child, his immigration to the United States, and more, but when we finally got down to the reason why I wanted to interview him- to find out what was it about his wife that made him want to marry her the first time, and the second time, after they officially divorced- I was suprised by the answer. Of course, we finish the podcast with Enkel's take on the question, "What does good love feel like?"

Enkel's wife recently had a birthday, and in his birthday FB post to her he wrote, "I love you. Explaining what I feel for you, is not possible in English." 

You can follow Enkel on his Facebook pages, "Cupcakes and Milk" and "Motivational Satan." 

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