Girls Next Level - Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt & Audioboom

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S2 Ep21: Vibrators and Underwear: "I See London, I see France," Part 1! Jan 29, 2024

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The girls are off to Europe for the trip of a lifetime as they review The Girls Next Door Season 2 Episode 8. Holly talks about which scene makes her skin crawl, the weird scene that doesn't make sense and the girls discuss their bizarre matching pajama ritual. They get into the lengths the show went to to twist their words, what Bridget was stressed about and why men have an easier time with a busy schedule. Holly and Bridget detail the strange ways they had to pack, who was cut out of their trip footage, discovering a bidet and much more! For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/nextlevelfree and use code nextlevelfree for FREE breakfast for life!

S2 Ep20: The Drama Surrounding Playmate of the Year with Special Guest Kara Monaco! Jan 22, 2024

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Join Holly and Bridget as they talk all things Playmate of the Year with the 2006 winner, Kara Monaco. Holly confesses to kicking someone out of their party tent, they talk which celebrities would cold call Playmates in the mansion guest house and give a history of the best Playmate of the year prizes. Kara spills her behind the scenes stories from working as a princess in Walt Disney World, how she won "America's Hottest Bartender," and what her former Disney co-workers thought of her posing for Playboy. The girls get into just how fierce the competition was between Playmates for the coveted annual title, drama on the job at Playmate promotions, the differing loyalties at the mansion and a few Playmate bullies. Kara details how the Playmates were eventually evicted from the bunny house and what she's up to now. Watch The Playboy Murders Season 2 on Investigation Discovery and stream on Max! For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Go to https://www.quince.com/nextlevel for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. As a special offer for our listeners, new customers get $5 off a Lume starter pack with code NEXTLEVEL at https://www.lumedeoderant.com Download the Draft Kings Casino app NOW and use code NEXTLEVEL.

S2 Ep19: Scene Stealing and Wedding Drama: "Sleepwear Optional" Part 2! Jan 15, 2024

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On today's episode, the girls explore the themes of female friendship, loneliness and feeling isolated in friend groups. Holly and Bridget dive back into The Girls Next Door Season 2 Episode 7 "Sleepwear Optional," talk about Kendra splintering off from the group in Season 2, diamond necklace horcruxes and what adult women got up to at an all-girl slumber party. They reminisce on swag bags in the 2000's, prank calling the butlers and how the neighbors felt about Hef's parties. As Kara Monaco gets crowned Playmate of the Year, the girls talk about which events they cried at, being banned from a girlfriend's wedding and Holly recounts the frustrating way friendships always felt out of reach for her. For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://girlsnextlevel.shop Right now, Modern Fertility is offering our listeners $20 off the test when you go to https://www.modernfertility.com/nextlevel Discover your inner detective when you download June's Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/NEXTLEVEL today to get 10% off your first month.

S2 Ep18: The Jealousy Episode: "Sleepwear Optional" Part 1 Jan 08, 2024

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In this episode Holly and Bridget jump into the topic of jealousy; how it farmed resentment back in the day, how it affects their lives now and who they've been jealous of lately. They also get into women supporting women, both on camera and off; having a "backup plan" in relationships and group dynamics and triangulation. Reacting to The Girls Next Door season 2 Episode 7 "Sleepwear Optional," they confess which scenes make them cringe watching back, "redecorating" the mansion bedrooms and Marauder's Maps, losing people in the mansion and more! For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Discover your inner detective when you download June's Journey for free today on iOS and Android. Right now, Mindbloom is offering our listeners $100 off your first six-session program when you sign up at https://www.mindbloom.com/nextlevel and use promo code nextlevel. Get 30% off your first order, plus free shipping today at https://www.microdose.com, promo code nextlevel.

S2 Ep17: BONUS Patreon UNLOCK: Growing Up at the Mansion with Katie Manzella Jan 05, 2024

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Today we are joined by a very special guest, Katie Manzella, who spent some of her childhood at the mansion. Her mother was Playmate Sondra Theodore, Hef's girlfriend for the latter half of the 70's. Katie talks what it was like being at the mansion as a child, partying there when she got older, her relationship with her mom over the years, how she balances the memories she has with the truth of her mother's experience and much more in this emotional and healing conversation. For the full version of our interview with Katie, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Shop our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop

S2 Ep16: Bonus Episode: The REAL Girl Next Door with Special Guest Jade Iovine Jan 02, 2024

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Join us for a fun catch up session with the host of the Live From Bed podcast, Jade Iovine, who grew up right across the street from the Playboy mansion. We get her perspective as a kid who regularly went to the Easter and 4th of July parties and as a teenage fan of The Girls Next Door. Jade talks about having a mom who posed for Playboy, borrowing our Halloween costumes and who she was friends with at the mansion. We talk meeting Taylor Swift, the confusion that was our Season 5 exits, which house in our neighborhood was the most mysterious and more! You can find more Jade at the Live From Bed podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/live-from-bed-with-jade-iovine/id1546892640 For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Get our merch here: https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop

S2 Ep15: Blowing Eggs and Biological Clocks: "Heavy Petting" Part 2! Dec 18, 2023

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We're getting emo on Easter as Holly and Bridget cover the second half of The Girls Next Door Season 2 Episode 6 Heavy Petting. Holly goes deep into why the holiday made her moody and the girls get vulnerable about where they were at mentally and emotionally during the spring of 2006. They talk biological clocks, scene stealing, "pick me girls" in the 2000's and Winnie going "dogatonic." Holly talks which scene she felt was the most real for her so far, Bridget talks about who she saw getting down at the Easter party and the girls explain the weirdest picture on the internet. For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Visit https://www.article.com/NEXTLEVEL to get $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more. To learn more about microdosing, go to https://www.microdose.com and use code NEXTLEVEL to get free shipping & 30% off your first order. Go to https://www.quince.com/nextlevel for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

S2 Ep14: Justice for the Dog Birthday Party! "Heavy Petting" Part 1! Dec 11, 2023

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It's springtime 2006 at the mansion and the girls are talking all things motherhood, baby animals, and one of the most unlikely events to become controversial on the Girls Next Door world. Why do so many people in the GND universe hate on the dog birthday party so much? Holly and Bridget dive into why that might be and how the event even came to be in the first place. The girls talk about how pet ownership has changed over the years, dog cloning and the resentment that was starting to brew between the three cast members. For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Check out our merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/nextlevel today to get 10% off your first month. Get 15% off your first order by going to https://www.blueland.com/nextlevel Head to https://www.factorneals.com/gnl50 and use code gnl50 to get 50% off. To learn more about microdosing THC go to https://www.microdose.com and use code NEXTLEVEL to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

S2 Ep13: Kendra's Brother Speaks Out! with Special Guest Colin Wilkinson Dec 04, 2023

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Catch up with Colin Wilkinson in this very special episode. Bridget and Holly ask Colin what it was like to be an 18 year old guy who got to party at the Playboy mansion, what the other kids at school thought, what the haters would tease him about and what it was like having the show film at his house. They jump into how his grandfather felt about Kendra's situation, Colin's experience filming for Kendra's spin-off series and which plot lines were faked for the show. Colin covers partying at the mansion post Girls Next Door, Kendra's wedding deets and where he stands with his sister now. The girls ask him whether or not Kendra's mom was ever really going to write a tell-all, how fake drama turns into real drama, Family Boot Camp and who wanted to fight him at the 4th of July party. For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Grab our latest merch at https://www.girlsnextlevel.shop Can you crack the case? Download June's Journey for free today on iOS and Android Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/nextlevel today to get 10% off your first month. Get 15% off a Skylight Frame at https://www.SkylightFrame.com/LEVEL

S2 Ep12: The Cringiest Scene Ever: "San Diego or Busts," Part 2! Nov 27, 2023

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In this episode, Holly and Bridget recap their Thanksgiving and the body issues that arose with it. They dive back into The Girls Next Door Season 2 Episode 5 "San Diego or Busts" and what Holly feels is the cringiest scene in the entire series. The uncomfortable age gap between Hef and his girls is called into question during this episode as we see prom pictures, Hef's grandfather peers, and a little too much attention placed on some childhood videos. They talk justifying the age gap to themselves and the brainwashing people will do in order to make excuses for it. The girls discuss the different ways they feel about these scenes, what exactly a "gentleman" is and a teary-eyed farewell. For more content, check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/girlsnextlevel Get $15 off your purchase of a Skylight Frame when you go to https://www.skylightframe.com/LEVEL Get 20% off when you go to https://www.liquidiv.com and use code NEXT LEVEL at checkout This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/nextlevel and get on your way to being your best self.

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