In light of the release of Real World New Orleans Homecoming streaming on Paramount+, Amanda explains how she got to know Melissa from her appearance on the original ninth season of Real World and subsequently understood her more through her blog PrincessMelissa. Without those two things, Amanda would have never reached out to Melissa to be a guest on her first endeavor Your Mom Has A Podcast. The ladies discuss parasocial relationship building, early aughts blogging before social media, and how and what this podcast is about. Plus Melissa gives some insight on what it meant to go back and how this new front-facing TV chapter is affecting her IRL family and friends. Season 5, Imperfect Strangers Podcast. Stranger-friends, mount up.