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Now wait a minute. What's that funny feeling? Is it, dare we say, hope? It is!  During our Free Feed recording session today, we couldn't help but gush over the election results, and we thought we'd share our thoughts on the festivities as a little bonus episode while it's fresh on everyone's minds. Enjoy our punditry, and we'll see you next week on the Free Feed with the rest of this episode where we answer an absolute DOOZE of a letter about a financially dependent friend. Also, if anyone has a connection to James Talarico, we'd love to have him on the show, excuse me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a rekindling of sorts. Where is (Bryan) this week? Living it up in Hollywood? Breaking hearts in the Big Apple? Getting a bikini wax in Culver City? Who knows! But we do know this: we're thrilled that Ronna, thanks to Spooky Season, has rekindled her love affair with the delightful Janie Haddad Tompkins, who joins us as guest host! Ronna and Janie chat about everything from micro needling to turtlenecks to chestnuts. Then they give advice on a DOOZE of a letter about trying to make peace between your spouse and your mother. This is a real Yalta Conference situation. We're getting close! In just a few weeks' time we'll be at the Bell House in Brooklyn for Ronnukah Live! Join us on Saturday, November 21, at 5:00 or 8:30 for a Ronnukah list preview and all the advice and songs you can handle. Tickets at askronnalive.com  Sponsor: Take comfort in Born Shoes! They're the prefect mix of stye and comfort, and you can get 15% off and free ground shipping on a full priced pair when you go to bornshoes.com and use the promo code RONNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contact! It's the feeling! It's the moment! We've got a fabulous show this week as we revisit our (very strong) opinions on the Kelly Clarkson drama and get some follow-ups that rile us up from the letter writer whose partner wants her thinner and the CPAP lover.  Then Ronna (& Bryan) give advice to a daughter who's wondering how to deal with a very expensive gift from mom and to a traveler to Amsterdam who's looking for more than just a restaurant recommendation. A LOT more. We've talked quite a bit about that amazing documentary THE STORE, about the Nieman Marcus flagship in Dallas back in the '80s. Well, we watched it and LOVED it! And you can watch it with us! We've posted our watch-along on Patreon for our higher tier members, so you can join us at the Romper Room level or above. OR you could also just buy it as a one-off in our shop! Either way, go to patreon.com/askronna for this cinematic treat. And speaking of treats, Ronnukah is coming soon, and, this season, it's LIVE! We'll be at the Bell House in Brooklyn for TWO shows on Saturday, November 21 at 5:00 and 8:30. Go to askronnalive.com for tickets! Sponsor: Take comfort in Born Shoes! They're the prefect mix of stye and comfort, and you can get 15% off and free ground shipping on a full priced pair when you go to bornshoes.com and use the promo code RONNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They're back! And a ghostly chill moves through the air! Paul F. and Janie Haddad Tompkins join us to taste test some of this year's trendiest candy, including freeze-dried Skittles and enough candy corn variations to make you regret waking up this morning. You'll know which candy to buy (and which to avoid) as we review Reese's Mini Pumpkins, Mr. Beast Feastables, Nerds Gummies, Cadbury Caramellos, Brach's Mellowcremes, Nerds Candy Corn, Spooky Freeze-Dried Skittles, and Bubs Swedish Skalle. Want more of Paul and Janie? You know you do! You can follow them on Substack of course (Weekend Water). And you can catch Paul at the Elysian in LA for his first stand-up show in years on November 28th. Called CRAWLING BACK, it's sold out at the moment, but there may be tickets released closer to showtime. And you can catch Janie on the hilarious REGULAR SHOW: THE LOST TAPES on Hulu and HBO. She'll also be at Rhode Island Comic Con in Providence, November 6-8. And of course Ronna (& Bryan) have a show of their own coming up...and it's a DOOZE! Ronnukah Live is coming to the Bell House in Brooklyn on November 21st for TWO shows at 5:00 and 8:30. It'll be THE Carriage House social event of the season and is not to be missed. Tickets at askronnalive.com Sponsors: Nutrafol is the #1 dermatologist-recommended hair growth supplement, and that's because it works. Go to nutrafol.com and use promo code BRYAN for $15 off your first month's subscription. Take comfort in Born Shoes! They're the prefect mix of stye and comfort, and you can get 15% off and free ground shipping on a full priced pair when you go to bornshoes.com and use the promo code RONNA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello! Next week we've got our annual Halloween taste test episode with our dear friends Paul F. and Janie Haddad Tompkins. But in the midst of shoving sugar down our gullets, we got sidetracked with the Kelly Clarkson / Art of Play drama. We thought it would be fun to release that discussion in its entirety as a bonus sweet treat for your to savor. We have a LOT to say! Enjoy, and we'll see you for the full Free Feed in all its spooky glory on Tuesday! Kiss Kiss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices