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2000s Nostalgia!
Holly and Bridget are charming, charismatic and confident as ever! I loved watching them on GND as a high school girl in the mid 2000s and so fun to listen to their reactions and stories from their time at the Playboy Mansion. Although they spend time reminiscing on their experiences from years ago, they do it with evolved mindsets and humility that all women with life experience can relate to! Love these ladies š
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ElleTaylor1
My fave!!
I loved the GND back in the day and have been re-watching on PlutoTV. I love hearing the back stories and their explanations of what was really going on. They both loved Playboy and everything with the brand. I also love hearing about their lives now and the fun tangents they go off on. They are funny!
lowa22
Hypocrisy at its finest
I just watched Playboy Murders episode where they tell about the girl who wrote the tell all book. The way they describe it was the ultimate betrayal but then they do the exact same thing with their own books and this podcast. Maybe Kendra was right all along.
notshook
Becoming a $$ grab for their patreon
I LOVED this podcast when it first started. Over time, it seems they are providing less and less content for free and is becoming a money grab for their Patreon. They used to really deep dive into these episodes but the regular podcast episodes are becoming more surface level and the deeper info is all on their slumber party. They even used to post cute throwback photos on the IG page but now it seems all of those are on the Patreon. And thereās so many commercials/ads on their podcast now. Between the ads and them talking about random topics at the beginning that have nothing to do with the episode (ex-them complaining about random hate they get online), it feels like the actual podcast is only like 30 mins. In the beginning, it was really interesting to hear their insights into living at the mansion and pulling the curtain back for us common folk to get a peek. Now most of the episodes come off more negative or complaining about everything. I really want to stick with this podcast bc I really wanted to hear them talk about the last seasons of the show/when they all decided to move out but if it keeps going in this direction, I donāt think I can do it.
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Lucky13866
Currently binging, in the 2000ās grotto time machine!
I love love love the full breakdown, 2 pod episodes, for each GND series episode. Thank you ladies for taking the time to set the scene, and all the behind the scene info. Iām rewatching, and a few GND episodes ahead, so I so appreciate the scene refresher. You ladies are the best!
Cheleee1
Literally
The best thing to happen to mondays ( and thursdays, thanks Patreon )
Sam (miss Konduct drummer)
Won't listen anymore
Brainless Trump supporters who can't understand why driving a Tesla gets hate. So stupid and so obsessed with themselves. Yikes.
MacMacMacK
Oh Hollyā¦
Holly playing it real safe the kardashian episode š
Mistyloks
Great Podcast
Been a fan since girls next door, you ladyās havenāt changed a bit still gorgeousĀ love the podcast
Santiago R 75
Not the place for allies and science believers.
Was a fan of the ladies since the early 2000ās but I just canāt anymore. They want us to give them our valuable time and money while they actively support people and companies who are destroying our lives and planet. They also believe and spread misinformation. Enough is enough, Iām disgusted and understand now I never really knew them, they are not the women I thought they were.
If you believe in science and human rights, this is not the podcast for you. If you are down the right-wing pipeline, you are home!!
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Elphalinda
Updated review
I loved the first few epis but I donāt know if Iāll continue:
1. The editing and ad volume makes it really hard to listen. The ads come on at volume 80000 out of nowhere. Itās legit a safety issue while driving, itās extremely distracting. Btw I couldnāt even tell you the name of one advertiser, so making it louder doesnāt work
2. At least 30 min each episode is spent complaining about how Kendra got a much better edit than H+B. We get it. Itās annoying to hear it every 5 seconds when a) none of us notice or care (many of us GND fans love all 3 women) and b) youāve already pointed it out a billion times. It almost reinforces some of the stereotypes they showed on GND.
I might listen to some epis but skip the recaps. Ladies, all 3 of you are great, thereās no need to defend yourselves when we already think youāre great.
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qbt1990ajtzyus
Super Bummed
I was a huge fan in the beginning, but unfortunately this show isnāt fun to listen to anymore. Holly seems really irritated all the time and at times jaded. There are so many ads that pop up super loudly and the editing of it all just doesnāt flow.
Vivianne L.
Love!
The best! Cant wait for every Sunday š
Stells181716
Girl Power!!
I love you girls so much!! Iām a huge Disney and paranormal fan, so I feel like Iām both of your two personalities! Holly, hope to run into you at Disney World one day. Bridget, I would most definitely be interested in ghost hunting with you one day and starting up an all female ghost hunters show. All for it! š
skepticspirit
Disappointed
I enjoyed the GND show back in the day and now enjoy the podcast. It was a nice escape from the political rhetoric.
That is no longer the case , Bridget was able to separate the two but she has made her political stance known on their Patreon that she supports the domestic terrorist.
It was better when B was not pandering to the looney left.
ArmyWife82nd
Sympathizer Alert
On episode 26 from this season three, Bridget can be heard on one of her vapid out of touch rambles, whining about how she loves her Tesla but that people are committing āhate crimesā against them. She goes further to say how she is able to separate the car from the owner of Tesla. For one, the hate crime comment is a slap in the face to all marginalized PEOPLE who that term can apply to, not cars. Secondly with the amount of harm Teslaās owner has done to scores of federal workers losing their jobs, the way he professes disgust for trans people including his own child, could care less for veterans, and is only being held back from harming millions who depend on social programs by brave judges; sorry Ladies, thereās no separation you can justify from an abject monster. Holly went right along with it, too. Seems theyāre showing their true colors at this point and I will no longer support them. Thereās much better podcasts out there. I suggest everyone tune in elsewhere. These hosts donāt care about your well being in the least.
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M.D Lioncourt
Love the show
Love listening to your podcast I remember watching the show back in 2005 when I was a freshman. Donāt listen to these cray baby democrats whining about Tesla and musk being a fascist, theyāre secretly a fascist themselves keep up the good work.
vjc09
Loved the podcast, butā¦
You ācan separateā Tesla from Musk? Itās not about whether the cars are good, you guys, itās about not financially supporting fascists. And because I have to explain this to you, Iām out.
How are all my nicknames taken
Tone Deaf on Teslas
The only reason Bridget can separate Teslas from politics and Musk is because it doesnāt affect her. What a luxury. Tone deaf to what the rest of us are going through right now but so glad you get the latest technology inside you vehicle. Time for a Roman salute next Iām sure. Yuck.
Hayleyiraina
Dream Car
My dream car is a Range Rover I e always wanted one. Maybe I can I buy Hollys old one if you ever want to give it away send it my way. Please it would be a dream come true!
KT<3 MP
Love it
Holly and Bridget have always been such an icon and they are FINALLY spilling all the tea but also updating us where they are now. I still love following them. Sometimes it feels like we are on FaceTime with them. Definitely a fun girl podcast. Thank you Holly and Bridget for starting this!!
Also all the haters are clearly jealous or delusional. If you donāt like the podcast then donāt listen to it. No one is forcing you too. There will always be different sides. Just move on with your life. Trauma dumping in the form of hate to random people online is weird š«¶š½
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Barbiebaby91
Takes me back!!!
Love the pod! I have been rewatching along with the podcast and it is so fun to see the episodes again! You are both so fun to listen to and I look forward to it every Monday!
VonBonM
Loving this podcast!
I absolutely love Holly & Bridget! Always have, you girls were so awesome on the show, but that was such a different time. Weāre about the same age & soo much has changed in 20 years, so itās really cool to get behind the scenes info, as well as your opinions on things today. Either way, I adore you girls & have so much respect for you both! Youāre so well educated & truly forced to be reckoned with!!! I thought then back in the early 2000s & I feel the same way now! Sending so much love! š„°š¤
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HarrietRae
Great show & partreon is awesome!
If you ever watched the show, or if you still watch the show this is a must listen! You get the behind the scenes and back story. They do such a great job!
I rarely subscribed to Patreons itās usually not worth the money to me, but the girls next level patreon has sooo much content and I love the slumber party episodes just as much as the main podcast. I highly recommend both the main pod and patreon! š
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-TRO-
Love this
So glad that you ladies decided to do this.
Butrcup74
Love them!
Living my early 2000ās dreams! This is the commentary the show needed
Nickygen99ska
Lots of Love
Love you Holly and Bridget!!
Bebedavis143
Season 1- I just began this podcast!
I love this podcast! I watched Girls Next Door when it aired back in the day on E and remember thinking thereās so much more to these women and what actually happened behind the scenes than what was being portrayed. It is fascinating hearing the reality of what occurred. Thanks for sharing your stories! BTW- I have a beautiful 9 year old kitty named Tuesday :) Bridget - I know you said you want to name a pet Tuesday. So far - she is the only cat that Iāve ever heard of named Tuesday.
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S buckley
Going Our Separate Ways Ep
When you guys said: āwhatās the watered down version of influencers?ā I was thinking podcasters šššš (kidding, big fan of you guys ā¤ļø)
LegendB197
Delusional and Negative
I went from loving Holly and Bridget and having the best memories of the show to hating it all. Holly is such an entitled, self-centered āvictimāand has brainwashed Bridget to be the same. They recap each episode by complaining about the most minuscule, unimportant things people did or said or how something was edited. They question why production pushed for drama and storylines while they are both reaping the benefits of the showās success. The show was about Playboy life, the mansion, and being Hefās girlfriend, not an autobiography of Holly and Bridgetās lives. Editing the show in a way that made it entertaining does not mean the audience was being āgroomedā They didnāt show you going to bootcamp because no one cares about that. They focused on creating drama because thatās what people want to see. No one is tuning in to watch you go to school and do arts and crafts. The entire podcast can be summarized as āwhy didnāt they make it more about MEā while bashing Hef and Kendra. Kendra was 12 years younger than Bridget yet they talk about her like an equal. Itās unfair. And they talk about Hef like heās a monster. Holding a man born in the 1920ās to 2025 standards - itās unrealistic and ridiculous. Even the smallest sarcastic joke like Hef doing a little hop when B said her sister is naked is blown out of proportion so badly. Did you want him to run out of the room and cover his eyes?! If Hef was such a creep why did you feel so comfortable having your sister live there for free? Heās a creep when feeding into Hollyās delulu rhetoric but not a creep when youāre all freeloading in his mansion?
The negativity and completely delusional attitudes toward the show, sharing opinions as if they are fact, make this unbearable to listen to. Such a shame, I was such a fan of them before this train wreck.
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beccaohk
Inception..Podcast style
Holly speaking about her Christmas haunted living room gave me an ideaā¦.Bridget should host one her ghost episodes in Hollyās living room to see what ghostly friends we have among us!
DisneyCode
Love!
I got sucked into Holly and Bridgetās world after they appeared on the CHD podcast a couple years back! They have a story to tell, but that is just the backdrop for their content. As hosts, their personalities are so complimentary, their friendship is fun to watch, and I find their content very relatable and comforting. They deal with a lot of hate coming at them, and truly they are and always have been two beautiful, strong women. The haters who come on here specifically to rate low need to just click off, itās not that deep. They are real people, not robot puppet performers. Stop making them self-conscious of their content and general existence. Their podcast career will continue beyond the last episodes of GNL, if they so choose, and Iām here for it.
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CasElizabethan
Define Mean Girls
I truly was a fan of the TV show. Holly was a favorite then. I was looking forward to the podcast but have felt a decline in the content steadily since itās premiere.
Iām time and research it has been revealed Holly is a true mean girl and this podcast is a exhibition of the fact.
Itās strange because I couldnāt stand Kendra at all but now find her all the more appealing after all the reveals of Holly and Bridgetās decades long obsession with her.
Itās like the Streisand Effect.
You ladies need therapy.
Holly is the worst. Bridget follows.
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NightriderCat
Obsessed.
As a millennial who was a teen at the time, I was obsessed with Girls Next Door and Playboy and the whole vibe of that time. Later in life, I read Hollyās book and loved her in a whole new way. Now, I am obsessed with this pod and binging it hardcore and feeling so thankful to be able to get a nuanced view which allows for nostalgia/joy and also a closer and more authentic view of what was actually going on bts. I appreciate how candid and open Holly and Bridget and how they donāt shy away from asking guests to do the same (in a non-pushy way). TLDR: 5 stars!
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yourpetzombie
I Love Reliving GND
Holly and Bridget do such a great job, I feel like my girlfriends and I are talking about all their episodes!
Horns3420
Love
I love all the behind the scenes truths. What really happened. Holly and Bridget are here to give us all the T.
Tntiptongman
Hefner who?
I am an ā88 baby. I loved the girls next door, I actually had sneak and watch of my struck parents would kill me. But I wanted to be both of you , the glamor the humbleness. Everything I thought a the perfect women would be . I still were playboy Brandon cutesy shirts/ clothes . And literally today a lady walks up to me and how gross it was that was representing a man that was so cruel to women. And made me think, I have never associated playboy with Hefner I have always thought of the two of you. So weird I thought that it made her think of Hefner. Came all the way here just to share. Thank you for everything you both do you are a symbol of a generation of women who wanted to be hot glamor, sweet and caring. Iām headed over to the girls next level merch site :)
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quarentini 101
Do we really have to hear the āFā word?
No
Saifis12
Stopped Listening and unfollowed
I was a fan of both before the podcast. After listening, this has made Holly insufferable to me and dragged Bridgett along with her. The show has become a Kendra bashing session and all they do is speculate and itās all negative. Awful! Just awful!
TXMaggie2023
We get it Holly, you have an axe to grind
I watched The Girls Next Door when it was on, I bought the DVDs, all the issues of playboy when they posed, I was a huge fan. I was so excited for this podcast, however it feels like Hollyās one mission is to make Kendra look like the bad guy. She has to point out all the bad Kendra moments & how she was made to feel less than to her, etc. itās every single episode! Let it go, it would make the podcast so much better & you wouldnāt have to split the half hour episode reviews into 3 one hour podcasts.
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Nickname 2007
LOOVE This Podcast!
Holly and Bridget, not sure if you see this but, first, I love you!! ā¤ļø I agree soo much with what you guys say and talk about! Thank you for putting this out! Ahhh!!! So entertaining!
P.S. if you ever want to invite a normal person on a ghost adventure, think of me!!š„°
Loveā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
A breath of fresh air and laughs
Girls,
Iāve always loved Girlās Next Door, but have never been into re-watches. I just discovered the podcast a few months ago, but you guys are my go-to for a laugh and an easy listen. Iām just now starting the podcast from the beginning and loving it even more now that I understand the back stories! <3
Cbertges
No longer a fan
This podcast is not good or insightful anymore. It has turned into complaint sessions and Kendra bullying. Now that Iāve learned about Hollyās political leanings, I simply cannot support this podcast anymore. Sheās not a person I would want to listen to or associate with because itās clear she doesnāt understand or support womenās issues.
ruxmo123098
love the podcast!
Absolutely love the podcast and the show.
Holly. I love you and I mean this with all due respect. but I feel like you bring up your spectrum diagnosis so much for everything itās almost insulting to Bridget who made the same decisions at the mansion as you.
I love the podcast just feel itās become more of a play by play on the episodes vs extras of what we donāt see. Either way Iām still going to listen!
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a1millerr
I love and missed these Girls!
I loved watching Girls Next Door when it was on E!. And also Hollys world! And I always thought Bridget was so cute when Iād see her hosting gigs. I started watching reruns when they put it on free tv and Iām still obsessed.
I never was into Kendra or followed her after the show even tho she was entertaining, I always thought Holly and Bridget were the most authentic of the girlfriends.
So glad they maintained a life long friendship out of their unique bond through Hef and Playboy. I wish them so much continued success and keep spilling the tea!! My millennial regression is fiendish for this content š
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Lena Desai
Love this Podcast
I watched the show when it was airing. Love Bridgettās peppy positive attitude & I could listen to Holly talk all day! š©·š©· very interesting on how things really were versus what the producers wanted us to think! Happy you girls get the last word š
ofwgktadgafš
Binged Like Iāve Never Binged Before
I, of course, loved Girls Next Door back in the day but it was sort of off my radar until my 25 year old daughter told me about this podcast this summer. I started listening in July and just yesterday caught up to the current episode! I neglected Bill Maher (haha), This American Life, Radiolab, and the rest of my regular podcast rotation for the last 3 months and fully immersed myself in this. I cannot begin to tell you how much I have loved this show. Why do I love it is so much? I could say itās the inside stories, and they have been tremendously satisfying. I could say itās the nostalgiaāthe world of Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy, and Pete Rose signing autographs in Vegasā those little details have been amazing! (Iāve been berating myself for getting rid of my turquoise Primp rabbit tank top ha!) But I think what keeps me enthralled is the banter ā the shared memoriesā like the way it feels like when my friends and I get togetherāwhen you canāt finish a story because of the tangents! I love the tangents so much. The evolution of this show is also notable. I think Bridget and Holly are evolving in front of our eyes. I think as they are revisiting, dissecting and interacting with guests they are seeing things even they havenāt seen. Keep it up ladies! Love you guys so much!
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All the nicknames were taken1
My favorite podcast!
Bridget & Holly are amazing and so happy they have made this podcast!
Madilyn.Marie
Love this podcast!
I loved the show and I love getting the chance to rewatch and relive the show with Holly and Bridget. This is a must listen for fans.
Thank you ladies for this podcast!
Lola Caviar
Love these girls
I love listening to Holly and Bridget .
They r just so real and there podcasts r really interesting. Crazy the life they lived at the mansion .
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