This is the conclusion of our Love is Blind Season 6 discussion that was started last week with Julia and Caitie.Make sure you have listened to last week’s episode covering cast members who didn’t find love, Amy/Johnny, Brittany/Kenneth, and Chelsea/Jimmy.

On this episode we will be covering the following couples:

Laura, Jeramey, and Sarah Ann: Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned love triangle? This trio allowed us to talk about the ramifications of the oversexualization of black women with something called a “bean dip”. We also discussed how Sarah Ann and Jeramey tried to deliver us a masterclass in gaslighting and just fell short.

AD and Clay: We discuss how cheating isn’t hereditary and how therapy is important before you go on a dating show trying to find your one true love. AD deserved so much better and we will also pay our respects by crowning her the best part of the season.

Thanks for giving us the chance to chat about this crazy season! We will also close the episode with our normal life lessons and manifestations section.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, March's episode celebrated International Women's Month!

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find Julia:
On instagram: @popculturemakesmejealous and @thejuliawashington
Website: https://lnk.bio/popculturemakesmejealous
Podcasts: Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous and Jelly Pops Book Club

The Love is Blind reunion has passed and the cast has started to take interviews to tell their side of the story. It is now our turn. We’re going to have a two-part giant episode on what I thought was Netflix’s clearest indicator that they have a lot of work when it comes to making sure their programming doesn’t perpetuate internalized misogyny.

On this episode we will be covering the following cast members:
The Pod Dwellers
Matthew- Was he a robot? Did he use ChatGPT to script his dates? What is his responsibility to udience members to make me believe he has the emotional investment needed for this kind of experiment?

Trevor: Trevor had us heartbroken and ready to root for him. Then, some texts surfaced that made us realize that we had fallen victim to another man’s lies and games.

Jessica: We will use Jessica’s story as an avenue to talk about the realities of single mothers who are trying to date and what their place is when it comes to reality tv.

The Couples
Amy and Johnny: They offer us a chance to talk about birth control and who is responsible for knowing the most about it in a partnership.

Brittany and Kenneth: They gave us a chance to dive into the challenges mixed couples can face early on in their relationship.

Chelsea and Jimmy: Insecurities are heightened at the start of a new relationship and we got the chance to talk about the aftermath of being faced with those insecurities. We also briefly touch on the criticism Chelsea faced after likening herself to Megan Fox.

We will be back next week with the Jeramey, Laura, and Sarah Ann love triangle and wrap up with AD and Clay!

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. February is all about love and March celebrated International Women's History Month.

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find Julia:
On instagram: @popculturemakesmejealous and @thejuliawashington
Website: https://lnk.bio/popculturemakesmejealous
Podcasts: Pop Culture Makes Me Jealous and Jelly Pops Book Club

Its the end of the month so that means its time for a Patreon teaser! This week's episode contains snippets from February's The Misogyny Meltdown and a preview of our Team Tolerator Check-In with JD Ross.

The Misogyny Meltdown: Romance, Candles, and Bachelor Nation had us celebrating love and Valentine's Day!


What can you expect from this episode:

Some comedic relief about my love life.

A celebration of romantic comedy tropes.

An educational candle demonstration from Julia Washington!

And Chris DeRosa and I saving lives by reminding everyone there's better tv out there than anything Bachelor Nation will give us. 


Find the video trailer for the Misogyny Meltdown here!

For our Team Tolerator Check-In, I was joined by JD Ross from Weirdwide to talk about creative burnout! We will talk about how the winter blues affected our motivation to continue creating and what our goals are for the future. We also give even more stories and context about the incel episode JD and I had on the main feed.

To claim your free trial for the Patreon so you can enjoy the full bonus episodes from last month, click here.

Guest's Socials: 

Julia Washington: @thejuliawashington and @popculturemakesmejealous  
Shop Julia's Candles 
Chris DeRosa: @thechrisderosa and @fixingfamouspeople 
JD Ross: @dudeistweirdo

Sometimes, dreams really do come true and that’s what this episode is this week! Kristen Meinzer (The Daily Fail) joins us this week to talk about misogyny in the royal family. Natalie and Kristen will talk about the double standards Kristen has observed as a professional royal watcher. Whether it's pitting Kate against Megan, the press being more lenient on men, or the royal pressure of women to be perfect wives that produce perfect heirs; you can’t deny that misogyny has woven its way into royalty and has been there for generations.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode.We're celebrating Women's International History Month for March!

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find Kristen:
Podcast: The Daily Fail
Website: kristenmeinzer.com
Twitter: @kristenmeinzer I
nstagram: @k10meinzer

Whitney is joining us to talk about a specific story about what it is like being a woman who works in the video game industry. She will walk us through a story where her expertise on the company she worked for and the games she helps market was argued against and she left the frustrating conversation unable to convince the man on the other side of the conversation she was right. There will also be conversation around how we help bring marginalized voices to the table, the vulnerability it takes to stick up for yourself and your talents, and the emotional/mental labor that is involved when we are constantly asked to model to men how to not be misogynist and how we expect respect when it comes to the things we know.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, for March we will be celebrating International Womens History Month

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

You can find the “Oh My Horror” 2024 movie challenge here.

Natalie is joined by Shardae and Lyssa of The Slovenly Trulls podcast to talk about how the lore surrounding D&D also perpetuates misogyny within gaming. Shardae and Lyssa will bring their expertise on specific tropes written into the lore and playing guides published by Wizards of the Coast that serve as a reminder that the game has some inherent rules and story pieces that are rooted in misogyny, racism, and other oppressive systems. The three women will then celebrate some of the game masters and live play streams who are doing the work to rewrite the narrative that only white men know how to play D&D and enjoy it. Those examples include Dimension 20, Critical Role, DesiQuest, and specific people like Aabria Iyengar.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, February is all about love and in March we will be celebrating International Women's Month!

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!
Find Shardae and Lyssa:
Podcast: The Slovenly Trulls
Instagram: @slovenlytrulls
TikTok: @slovenlytrulls

Hey Team Tolerator! This is your first look at our new series, The Misogyny Meltdown, only available on Patreon. This is just a small sampling of the fun we had at the Misogynist of the Year Award with our opening number and monologue. Want to see who was crowned the winner? The full audio episode and video episode for this ceremony are available on all three of our Patreon tiers! If you join on a free trial, you will definitely have enough time to watch this while checking out our other bonus content!

Join the Patreon for full access!

JD Ross (Weirdwide) did in-depth research for an episode on his podcast about incels and incel culture. After listening, Natalie knew this was a topic that needed to be covered because who is a better example of people living comfortably with misogyny than the incels of the internet? JD and Natalie will discuss how the term incel (involuntary celibate) was coined and how forums like Reddit allowed for men who have violent resentment towards women were able to form a community online. The entitlement that is featured in incel men will also be discussed as well as how their culture revolves around fantasies of violence against women, getting even, resenting that they’re undesirable, and sometimes carrying out their violent thoughts.Natalie will also express her fears on how misogynistic or incel mindsets are starting to become mainstream and JD will validate her fear by talking about the well-known men and leaders who help incels perpetuate their warped beliefs.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, February is all about love.

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find JD:
Podcast: Weirdwide
Website: https://www.weirdwide.com/
Instagram: @dudeistweirdo

Kervin of For Why Games joins Natalie to talk about his experiences advocating for diversity within board game development. He explains the steps and measures he took to create his first game, Allow Me to Mansplain and the ways he intentionally crafted rules and gameplay to foster discussions around the concept of mansplaining. The episode also dives into what is currently taken into consideration when it comes to diversity in game creation and where we need to head next to make sure gaming is a welcoming place for everyone. Natalie and Kervin also share their personal experiences of wanting a safe, diverse community to play games with and what it's like when you’re having a hard time finding it or you’re not being heard when explaining why the current situation isn’t making you feel safe and welcomed.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, February is all about love.

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find Kervin
Purchase Allow Me to Mansplain: https://www.forwhygames.com/
Follow Kervin on Tiktok: @forwhygames.flan

Natalie is joined by Jenn Trepeck from the podcast, Salad with a Side of Fries. Jenn will be filling in some of the education gaps we as a society have about nutrition and how it relates to the lack of education we have about our mental and emotional wellness. Both women will give some insight to their relationship with food and the emotions that go along with planning on what to eat. There will also be information on how the quality of the food we were offered is based more on economic value than on health value. And of course, we will talk about how misogyny has affected the food we consume.

Make sure you have subscribed to us on Patreon! (currently running a free trial on all tiers) It is the only place where you can find our new variety series, The Misogyny Meltdown! There will be comedy, creativity, and a lot of melting down in each episode. January covered the Misogynist of the Year award ceremony, February is all about love.

Follow us at @menivetoleratedpod on Instagram! All ways to support the show can be found at https://linktr.ee/menivetoleratedpod. Join the newsletter so you never miss any update we have on Team Tolerator!

Find Jenn:
Website: https://asaladwithasideoffries.com/
Podcast: Salad With a Side of Fries
Instagram: @jenntrepeck