Ask Ronna

Ho ho ho! No, we're not referring to three (Bryan)s. It's the episode you've been waiting for all year: Ronnukah is finally here! And we've got a TON in store for you this holiday season. In addition to our usual gift suggestions for all price points (this episode covers gifts $250 and beyond...for those who want to splurge), we've got some VERY exciting Ask Ronna gift sets that couldn't be more chic if they tried, pardon me. And they're all available in one easy place: ronnukah.comWe've got gift sets featuring the most transformative hot chocolate Ronna's ever had, plenty of boozy holiday treats, a personalized tumbler from favorite Carriage House brand Kinto, Ronna's spin on Glühwein (with mulling spices from Rare Tea Cellar, pardon me), and more! All make incredible gifts, and all are available at ronnukah.comAnd if that wasn't enough, we have an extra treat for our December AR Social Club members. Because an AR Club box would make an excellent gift (obviously), we're doing something different and revealing what comes inside December's box early: you'll be getting a special champagne that redefines holiday luxury along with TWO stunning champagne flutes from which to drink it. And for those who've asked us for a non-alcoholic option, we're offering a version of this club box with an alcohol free champagne. And each box also comes with Ronna's extra special family latke recipe along with some other goodies we'll keep a surprise.The deadline to join AR Social Club for December has been extended to December 6th. Remember that you can also buy single club boxes and send them out as gifts, and everyone who gets a box in December, whether it be as a club member or as a single gift, will be invited to the Kiki December 28th!Sponsors:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ronna and get on your way to being your best self!Our friends at Rare Tea Cellar are offering 20% off everything on their site for friends of The Carriage House! Go to rareteacellar.com and use the code BRYAN for 20% off their world class teas and ingredients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ho ho ho! No, we're not referring to three (Bryan)s. It's the episode you've been waiting for all year: Ronnukah is finally here! And we've got a TON in store for you this holiday season. In addition to our usual gift suggestions for all price points (Part 1 covers gifts from $50-250), we've got some VERY exciting Ask Ronna gift sets that couldn't be more chic if they tried, pardon me. And they're all available in one easy place: ronnukah.comWe've got gift sets featuring the most transformative hot chocolate Ronna's ever had, plenty of boozy holiday treats, a personalized tumbler from favorite Carriage House brand Kinto, Ronna's spin on Glühwein (with mulling spices from Rare Tea Cellar, pardon me), and more! All make incredible gifts, and all are available at ronnukah.comAnd if that wasn't enough, we have an extra treat for our December AR Social Club members. Because an AR Club box would make an excellent gift (obviously), we're doing something different and revealing what comes inside December's box early: you'll be getting a special champagne that redefines holiday luxury along with TWO stunning champagne flutes from which to drink it. And for those who've asked us for a non-alcoholic option, we're offering a version of this club box with an alcohol free champagne. And each box also comes with Ronna's extra special family latke recipe along with some other goodies we'll keep a surprise.The deadline to join AR Social Club for December has been extended to December 6th. Remember that you can also buy single club boxes and send them out as gifts, and everyone who gets a box in December, whether it be as a club member or as a single gift, will be invited to the Kiki December 28th!Sponsors:This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ronna and get on your way to being your best self!Our friends at Rare Tea Cellar are offering 20% off everything on their site for friends of The Carriage House! Go to rareteacellar.com and use the code BRYAN for 20% off their world class teas and ingredients. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now wait a minute. Ronna may still have her Halloween nails, and (Bryan)'s can barely see straight from the sugar hangover he's suffering from, but none of this takes away from the absolutely STELLAR guest we have this week, pardon me. Joining us in The Carriage House is none other than actor, comedian, writer, and mother of all podcasts June Diane Raphael! If you're not listening to June Diane's podcasts THE DEEP DIVE with Jessica St. Clair and HOW DID THIS GET MADE? with Jason Mantzoukas and her husband Paul Scheer then you're truly missing out on life.And be sure to catch her on PICKLED, a celebrity pickleball tournament hosted by Stephen Colbert on Paramount Plus!June Diane joins us to give advice on dealing with a dear friend's very precocious 11 year old daughter as well as how to control the impulse to overindulge on snacks.Ronnukah is just around the corner! Do you have any gift suggestions for us? Send them our way! askronna@gmail.comYou really wouldn't believe the luxury you're missing by not being in the AR Social Club. There's still time to join us for December. And if you're looking for the perfect gift, you can gift a luxurious single box from the Club to a friend or family member this holiday season. They'll thank you, believe us. arsocialclub.comSponsors:Showstopper Cookies are the PERFECT gift for any occasion, pardon me. Made fresh to order and available to ship anywhere in the lower 48 states! Use code RONNA for 20% off your order at showstoppercookies.comFinding a GREAT doctor who's right for you has never been easier! Go to zocdoc.com/askronna and download the app to make an appointment today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now wait a minute. Today's Election Day, so you better get out and VOTE! In addition, have we got a show for you this week or what? We're starting at fever pitch! First off, we chat with our AR Social Club AMA winner from back in September, Nadia Salim, who's getting married next year and wants to pick Ronna's (& Bryan's) brains about the wedding (we're coming to you from the time machine, hence the references to Halloween). Then we're beyond thrilled to welcome legendary comedian, writer, and activist Lizz Winstead to The Carriage House! Of course you know her as co-creator of a little program called THE DAILY SHOW, but you can also catch her podcast FEMINIST BUZZKILLS LIVE! wherever you get your podcasts. And if you find yourself in the Twin Cities this New Year's Eve, go see her show BAD MEN AND SOME CRAPPY WOMEN at the Parkway Theater.Lizz helps us give advice on being married to someone with very different politics and a very unique living situation with an ex-spouse.Wasn't Nadia a delight? She's clearly in the know since she's a member in good standing of the AR Social Club. And how about that endorsement from the LVMH exec, excuse me? The AR Social Club is taking the world of luxury and refinement by storm! Join us for December! Go to arsocialclub.com today!Sponsors:Go to cabinetstogo.com/askronna for a FREE custom 3-D design of your new kitchen!Looking for thick and luxurious hair? Visit nutrafol.com and use the discount code BRYAN for $15 off your first month's subscription! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's already November 1st, can you believe it? We can't! But we're celebrating this All Saints' Day with a Carriage House Catch-Up chock full of follow-ups. From the remote-working camper to the dentures wearer and more, we've got a LOT to talk about (and no, not all of it is grundle related, excuse me). Then we give some advice on keeping up with a spouse in the bedroom and dealing with a long and rocky history between a father and his sister.If you're not in the AR Social Club, what are you doing with your life, really? We're having an absolute BLAST at these Kikis, and we've got some good news for you: today is the LAST DAY to sign up to be invited to November's Kiki! Visit arsocialclub.com before 11:59pm ET tonight for your November invite.Sponsor:Shopify makes selling simple! Go to shopify.com/askronna today to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now wait a minute. Ronna might be in a mood, and (Bryan) may or may not be the recipient of fox eye surgery, but it really doesn't matter because of the caliber of guest we've got in The Carriage House this week, excuse me. We're so pleased to welcome writer and former executive editor at TEEN VOGUE Samhita Mukhopadhyay! She's the author of OUTDATED: WHY DATING IS RUINING YOUR LOVE LIFE and co-editor of the anthology NASTY WOMEN: FEMINISM, RESISTANCE, AND REVOLUTION IN TRUMP'S AMERICA. Look for her new book THE MYTH OF MAKING IT, coming out soon!Samhita joins us to give advice on dealing with a coworker's need to hang out outside of work and making a decision on whether to have kids. It's a highbrow affair this week with absolutely no scuzz, excuse me.The AR Social Club October Spoo-Kiki is this week, and we can't wait to see you there! Not a member yet? You can still join us for November! The holidays are the PERFECT time to join if you're not already a member. Join before 11/1 to be invited to November's Kiki. arsocialclub.comSponsor:Visit betterhelp.com/ronna today to get 10% off your first month of affordable, private therapy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the way Ronna (& Bryan) start this episode, you'd think we're on Patreon, but no! It's just time for a good old fashioned Carriage House Catch-Up! (Bryan)'s in need of a rejuvenating vajazzle after a night of double tequila shots and hot dogs, but that won't stop Ronna and him from dishing out their always fabulous advice. First they give their two cents on being romantic as a 29 year old with dentures. Then it's on to some advice about a "DTR" conversation, and finally they share their thoughts on an issue involving remote work and...camping? This month's AR Social Club Spoo-kiki is going to be an absolute blast, pardon me. Did you miss the chance to sign-up? Well, you can still join us for November! Visit arsocialclub.com today! You'll have a LOT to be thankful for, pardon me.Sponsors:BetterHelp.com/ronna for 10% off your first month of therapyZocdoc.com/ASKRONNA and download the Zocdoc app for FREE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest has got the stuff, pardon me; a real thinker, no two ways about it. We are beyond thrilled to welcome to The Carriage House our dear friend, playwright, and podcast host Liza Powel O'Brien! Her fabulous podcast, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, is available wherever you get your podcasts, and if you're not listening to it, we don't know what to tell you. Where else can you learn about Mary Todd Lincoln's shopping addiction?Liza joins us to give advice to a motley crew of letter writers. First it's a battle royale between sisters-in-law married to twins, then we hear from a book club that's been hijacked by a baby, and finally we give advice to someone outraged that their friend has stopped giving money to NPR and has, instead, started supporting shows on (gasp!) Patreon. We're now accepting members for the November AR Social Club! Join us and we promise you'll have a LOT to be thankful for, excuse me. arsocialclub.comOur fabulous sponsors this week are Nutrafol ( nutrafol.com ), where you can use the promo code BRYAN to help keep your hair thick and luxurious, as well as Cabinets to Go for a kitchen makeover that wows! Visit cabinetstogo.com/askronna to schedule your free one-on-one video consultation today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now wait a minute. We love this week's guest so much we could talk to him for hours and hours. Joining us in The Carriage House for his SECOND appearance, pardon me, is none other than star baker and our dear, dear friend Edd Kimber! Of course you know Edd as the winner of the first season of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF, but he's also got a new book out this week called SMALL BATCH BAKES. It's already an instant bestseller in the UK, and we have the opportunity to make it a bestseller here in the US. Buy it today!!Edd-d-d-d joins us to give advice on a marriage dominated by a hygiene problem and a midwife who doesn't want to mix business and pleasure.Special thanks to our sponsor Shopify! Join today to open your own online store and get a free trial at shopify.com/askronna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we find (Bryan) in an absolutely wonderful mood (as is Ronna, of course), and, with a guest as delightful as this, there's really no doubt why, excuse me. Joining us in The Carriage House is actor, comedian, writer, and podcast host Andy Daly! You know him from only about a million things, like the brilliant show REVIEW (now on Paramount Plus), EASTBOUND & DOWN, SILICON VALLEY, and much more. Andy helps us give advice on dealing with religious differences in a serious relationship, a rather serious request from an old high school acquaintance, and some tips on self-care.This is the last week to register for the October AR Social Club Kiki! Or should we say Spoo-kiki! It's going to be a Halloween spectacular not to be missed. Go to arsocialclub.com and join before 10/1. And for current members, we'll see you at the September Kiki this Thursday! Be sure to check out our sponsor this week, Backbone. It's mobile gaming, perfected! Go to playbackbone.com/ronna today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices