<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses: Side Chat with the Roses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to Side Chat with the Roses — the after-show hangout for Relatable with the Roses. This is where the conversation keeps going after the episode ends.]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/s/side-chat-with-the-roses</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mhBt!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Frelatablewiththeroses.substack.com%2Fimg%2Fsubstack.png</url><title>Relatable with the Roses: Side Chat with the Roses</title><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/s/side-chat-with-the-roses</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[relatablewiththeroses@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[relatablewiththeroses@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[relatablewiththeroses@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[relatablewiththeroses@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Public Bathroom Confession]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep 54 is out! And tomorrow ... we sleep. 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And also embarrassing.</p><p>Pretty typical, I guess! </p><p>Come hang out. &#128071;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 54 | Should We Have Another Baby? 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Tips you wish someone had told you? Things that made it easier?</p><p>Hit reply and let us know.</p><p>We&#8217;ll keep you posted. &#10084;&#65039;</p><p><em>(A picture of Grayson pretending to be sleeping on the patio haha&#8230; to be clear: This is not where we put him to sleep every night!) </em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EVvo!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a99cef7-0e7a-4f37-8696-c67df545fab9_4284x5712.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EVvo!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a99cef7-0e7a-4f37-8696-c67df545fab9_4284x5712.heic 424w, 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And you all have been SO FREAKING HELPFUL. </p><p>So thank you so very much. </p><p>The thing that really worked for me (and actually blew my mind!!): <strong>Nutrafol</strong>.</p><p>After about 3 months, my bald spots were gone, my baby hairs were baby-hairing, and my hair is genuinely thicker than it was before pregnancy.</p><p>It&#8217;s become one of those products I recommend every time someone asks.</p><p>In fact, here&#8217;s a WILD before and after. My hairline was almost non-existent 6 months ago!!</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9323e249-f18a-468d-9fa5-a9d14ea84117_1290x1290.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5256745c-6abb-4c28-abf5-9c42244539ff_1290x1290.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b174065-1e83-4252-b292-8dbb995c0277_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p><span>If you&#8217;ve been thinking about trying it, we managed to get you a discount:</span></p><p>&#10024; <strong>$50 off the 3-month supply</strong><br>&#10024; <strong>$106 off the 6-month supply</strong></p><p><strong><mark data-color="#ff00ff" style="background-color: rgb(255, 0, 255); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </mark><a href="https://nutrafol.pxf.io/c/3810653/3949524/17065"><mark data-color="#ff00ff" style="background-color: rgb(255, 0, 255); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span data-color="#ffffff" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Use this link here to claim it. </span></mark></a></strong></p><p>Just use the drop down menu to pick which type of supplement you want, the discount is for ALL of them. <strong>But this special link expires on June 30th!</strong></p><div><hr></div><h2>&#129386; Cooking With the Lil Sous Chef</h2><p>This is the part where we pull recipes from the internet that look delicious... and let you know if they&#8217;re <strong>actually</strong> worth making.</p><p>This week&#8217;s recipe is proof that sometimes the weirdest ideas turn out to be the best ones.</p><p>Meet the <strong>No Bread Pepperoni Caesar Sandwich</strong>.</p><p>It&#8217;s crispy, cheesy, ridiculously satisfying, and somehow manages to taste like pizza and a Caesar salad had a baby.</p><p>We&#8217;ve officially made it twice now, which is about the highest compliment we can give a recipe.</p><p>As always, our tiny sous chef was on hand to supervise the entire operation. Whether he actually helped is still up for debate... in fact, this may have been his most challenging shift yet.</p><p>If you give it a try, let us know what you think. And if you discover an even better version before we do... we&#8217;re all ears.</p><p><strong>You&#8217;re gonna need:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Mozzarella</p></li><li><p>Pepperoni</p></li><li><p>Crunchy Cos lettuce (or Romaine)</p></li><li><p>Caesar dressing</p></li></ul><p>It&#8217;ll take about <strong>15 minutes</strong> from start to finish.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;5ddc775f-2c89-4f39-81fc-faa197a0e98c&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h2>&#128483;&#65039; Your Turn</h2><p>Alright, your turn&#8230;</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:658960}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:658969}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:658974}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Alrighty, we&#8217;re off.</p><p>If you try the sandwich, let us know.</p><p>If your country has something wonderfully weird that we need to know about, let us know.</p><p>And if you&#8217;re not cheering for England in the World Cup... maybe don&#8217;t tell Bradley. He can&#8217;t handle it.</p><p>Love ya!</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[She fell in love-ish on reality TV 👀 (Could you?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep 52 spills some tea about Love is Blind with our guest, Kelly Chase! &#129750;]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/she-fell-in-love-ish-on-reality-tv</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/she-fell-in-love-ish-on-reality-tv</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/60fef068-1a3f-4855-b87c-91a7c73913f3_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>&#127911; Have You Listened?</h2><p>This week, we&#8217;re joined by Kelly Chase from Season 1 of <em>Love Is Blind</em>.</p><p>And while yes, we get into the behind-the-scenes details everyone wants to know (the pods, the producers, the weddings, the reality TV logistics), what surprised us most was how human her story actually is.</p><p>Because underneath the cameras and Netflix fame is a story about dating, rejection, hope, heartbreak, and trying to figure out what&#8217;s real when you&#8217;re living through something completely surreal.</p><p>We talked about what really happens in the pods, what producers do (and don&#8217;t) influence, the moments that never made it to air, and how Kelly feels about the entire experience all these years later.</p><p>And let&#8217;s just say... Bradley may have never watched <em>Love Is Blind</em>, but even he had questions.</p><p>Listen here &#128071;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 52 | Love Is Blind: Kelly Chase Reveals What Really Happened Behind the Scenes&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/0H6DWOdmjqTxkFF4U1S4GQ&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0H6DWOdmjqTxkFF4U1S4GQ" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h3>&#128483;&#65039; Your Turn</h3><p>We spent this week&#8217;s episode asking Kelly approximately 4,000 follow-up questions, so now it&#8217;s your turn.</p><p>Let&#8217;s see where the Roses stand...</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:596355}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:596365}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:596366}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Alrighty, we&#8217;re off. </p><p>It was a shorty this week because Bradley is actually on his last bit of parental leave and we&#8217;re soaking it all up. </p><p>But we&#8217;ll leave you with this&#8230;</p><p>If anyone knows where to apply for a reality show involving snacks, naps, and minimal human interaction &#8230; Bradley is interested.</p><p>Love ya,</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chloe might be psychic 🐶]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep 51 is out! Plus...a sneak peak for next week's special guest.]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/chloe-might-be-psychic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/chloe-might-be-psychic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:02:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8cb49b63-0185-414c-9367-35d56eb02b75_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>&#127911; Have You Listened yet?</h2><p>This week&#8217;s episode has absolutely no business covering this many topics.</p><p>Dogs with superpowers. Stranger Things conspiracy theories. Bradley feeling nothing during an emotional TV death. Hay fever. Parenting. Real estate. My career. His career. The fact that we&#8217;ve apparently been married for years and still don&#8217;t fully know what the other person does for a living.</p><p>Listen here&#8230; </p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 51 |  Is Bradley Dead Inside? (And Other Questions We Faced This Week)&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cTPjp966W9TNGpl2l7W6A&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0cTPjp966W9TNGpl2l7W6A" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>&#127871; Mixing Things up Next Week...</h2><p>We&#8217;ve got a fun one coming.</p><p>Next week we&#8217;re joined by <strong>Kelly Chase from Season 1 of </strong><em><strong>Love is Blind</strong></em>, and she shares some behind-the-scenes stories that made us look at the show very differently.</p><p>There was tea.</p><p>There were surprises.</p><p>And there were multiple moments where we immediately had follow-up questions.</p><p>The best part?</p><p><strong>You do NOT need to be a </strong><em><strong>Love Is Blind</strong></em><strong> watcher to find this episode fascinating</strong> &#8212; Bradley&#8217;s never even seen the show, and he was genuinely shocked by some of the things he learned about how reality TV is made.</p><p>We&#8217;ll leave it there for now.</p><p>Here&#8217;s a little sneak peek &#128071;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6e8dd79d-b477-4a2f-9edb-9001647805c2&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h2>&#127908; Your Turn</h2><p>We shared our opinions.</p><p>Now we need yours.</p><p>Cast your votes below and let&#8217;s find out who&#8217;s actually normal around here...</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:574674}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:574680}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:574774}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Alrighty, we&#8217;re off.</p><p>Hopefully your dog isn&#8217;t secretly monitoring your whereabouts, your TV shows have satisfying endings, and your hay fever situation is better than Bradley&#8217;s.</p><p>See you next week.</p><p>Love ya,</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p><p>PS: Don&#8217;t forget, we regularly do Dear Roses episodes, so if you&#8217;ve got a question that you wouldn&#8217;t mind some possibly unhinged advice on&#8230; <strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBN2njJgwW-xnx37Gz_Os8O9_6WWtTr_hZSGZb7ZpCci3uFQ/viewform?usp=header"><mark data-color="#cfe2f3" style="background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">drop it here.</mark></a></strong></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On set with sous chef, Grayson 👨‍🍳]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep. 50 is out! Plus, did you get Bradley's playlist?]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/on-set-with-sous-chef-grayson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/on-set-with-sous-chef-grayson</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7a0a45b8-4962-4d9e-9159-86fb9b112d5c_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>&#127911; Have You Listened?</h2><p>This week&#8217;s episode starts with a British heatwave and somehow ends with relationship advice.</p><p>In between, we discuss why England feels hotter than actual hot countries, whether hairdressers secretly double as therapists, Bradley&#8217;s ongoing campaign against the amount of hair I leave in the shower, Grayson&#8217;s emotional support hose, and a Dear Roses segment that takes some very unexpected turns.</p><p>Including one moment where Bradley confidently suggests divorce... and then a few minutes later forgets he was the one who suggested it and calls it terrible advice.</p><p>Honestly, this one feels a bit like sitting at our kitchen table while we bounce between six different conversations at once.</p><p>So basically... a normal week over here.</p><p>Listen here&#8230;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 50 |  My Partner Hates My Best Friend&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NbBuuEULe5fdc5TpArqjS&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6NbBuuEULe5fdc5TpArqjS" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>&#127850; Bradley + Grayson&#8217;s Cooking Show</h2><p>This week&#8217;s episode: High-Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies.</p><p>Now, full transparency: Bradley&#8217;s co-host was inching dangerously close to bedtime when this was filmed, which meant Grayson brought a level of chaos that can only be described as &#8220;method acting.&#8221;</p><p>The good news? Cookies were made.</p><p>The confusing news? We&#8217;re still not entirely sure why they looked the way they looked.</p><p>And if we&#8217;re being honest... <em>they were fine.</em></p><p>Not bad. Not amazing. Not life-changing. Just... fine.</p><p>In fact, we&#8217;d give &#8216;em a 5/10. </p><p>For a healthy, protein-packed dessert, we&#8217;d happily eat them again. 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We&#8217;re always looking for new additions.</p><div><hr></div><p>Alright, Roses...</p><p>Go vote in the polls, send us your <strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBN2njJgwW-xnx37Gz_Os8O9_6WWtTr_hZSGZb7ZpCci3uFQ/viewform"><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear Roses questions here</mark></a></strong><mark data-color="#f4cccc" style="background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,</mark> and if you decide to take Bradley&#8217;s advice on anything this week, please remember that even Bradley doesn&#8217;t always agree with Bradley. </p><p><em>(And if you don&#8217;t get that lil zinger</em> &#128540;<em>, listen to the episode and you will.) </em></p><p>Love ya,</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Please wash your legs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep 49 is out! 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This episode feels a little like overhearing a married couple slowly unraveling in public.</p><p>Enjoy &#127801;</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 49 | &#8220;Wow&#8230; You Really Know How to Live.&#8221;&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MwkidNay0hNtE76QFV1BN&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3MwkidNay0hNtE76QFV1BN" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h3><strong>We Are Simply Sweaty Forever (Plus, Grayson&#8217;s love for the hose) &#129397;</strong></h3><p>I genuinely cannot explain this.</p><p>We&#8217;ve both lived through 15 years of New York City summers (hello humidity &#128075;&#127995; and weeks of 95*F or more ... <em>easy</em>)</p><p>&#8230;and Sophia grew up in Asia where the heat and humidity is off the charts...</p><p>&#8230;and somehow England at 85*F has absolutely destroyed us.</p><p>Our current theory is that it&#8217;s because British houses are specifically designed to trap heat and nobody here believes in air conditioning.</p><p>Whatever the reason&#8230;there is no relief.<br>You are simply sweaty forever.</p><p>Daytime? Sweaty.<br>Nighttime? Sweaty.<br>Fresh out of the shower? Somehow... still sweaty.</p><p>The heat has honestly become our entire identity this week.</p><p>We&#8217;ve been living in barely any clothing, eating ice cream constantly, and letting Grayson live full-time in the paddling pool like a tiny overheated king.</p><p>At one point I accidentally left the house wearing an outfit so skimpy that, in cooler temperatures, I absolutely would&#8217;ve reconsidered. But I was so hot I genuinely didn&#8217;t realize I was basically half naked until we were already out.</p><p>Unfortunately only ONE room in our house has windows that work with the unit, so we&#8217;ve now fully rearranged our lives around this singular, comfortable room.</p><p>All that said, it&#8217;s been nice to see the sunshine and not have to worry about rain. So, we&#8217;ll take it.</p><p>Oh! 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We are not therapists, life coaches, or remotely qualified professionals. We are simply two exhausted people with microphones and opinions.)</em></p><div><hr></div><p>Alrighty, we&#8217;re off to continue surviving this aggressively humid British &#8220;summer&#8221; while questioning every societal norm we discussed in this episode.</p><p>Please wash your water bottles. (*ahem, looking at you, Sophia)</p><p>Please replace your kitchen sponge. </p><p>And buy some hand sanitizer on your way home, especially if you take public transportation &#128540;</p><p>Oh! And please send us your Dear Roses questions because we are deeply invested in other people&#8217;s dilemmas.</p><p>Love ya!</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Vampire Walks Into a Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Episode 48 is out! Plus, this week in parenting, and your perspective on this week's hot topics.]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/a-vampire-walks-into-a-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/a-vampire-walks-into-a-marriage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/41c5d68d-a44b-46db-a718-217f3bf78b09_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Have You Listened Yet? &#127911;</h2><p>This week&#8217;s episode truly goes everywhere. We talk about mom brain vs. stroke brain, the terrifying story of a girl who woke up from a coma believing she had lived an entire seven-year life, the return of Stefan from <em>Vampire Diaries</em> (unfortunately for Bradley), Grayson officially starting helmet therapy, and the fact that our child went from &#8220;cute little zombie crawl&#8221; to scaling furniture in approximately 45 minutes.</p><p>Also: Bradley thinks I&#8217;m becoming him, I nearly blacked out remembering an old birthday story, and somehow we ended up debating whether Starbucks is a witch, a mermaid, or a siren.</p><p>So&#8230; business as usual.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 48 | It's Sophia's Birthday so Bradley Has to Answer Honestly&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eCINwr6JVKEUuBWSv644u&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/5eCINwr6JVKEUuBWSv644u" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>This Week in Parenting &#128517;</h2><p>This week we headed into London for Grayson&#8217;s first helmet adjustment &#129401;</p><p>Truthfully, we&#8217;re feeling SO much better about the whole thing now that we&#8217;ve seen what a good sport he&#8217;s been. 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He&#8217;s now pulling himself up on literally everything and proudly using random toys as makeshift walkers, which honestly? Pretty effective. We were also weirdly proud of the extremely controlled little sit-down he did once he was finished. Tiny athlete energy.</p><p><em>(Also&#8230;we will forever miss the baby babble&#8230;soaking in these little quirky &#8220;words&#8221; because before we know it, he&#8217;ll be talking!) </em></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6be6f7d4-49ad-449f-9b75-0e05e23a24bc&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>And finally&#8230; it was Sophia&#8217;s birthday, and she requested cinnamon rolls. The facial expressions when he realized he wasn&#8217;t getting one &#128514;</p><p>Don&#8217;t worry &#8212; he still got his own special treat.</p><p>What he doesn&#8217;t realize is that his &#8220;treat&#8221; had absolutely no (artificial) sugar in it because we are desperately trying to hold the line until he&#8217;s older &#128514; Thankfully, the kid is obsessed with banana &#8220;pancakes,&#8221; so disaster was avoided.</p><p><em>**Also, heads-up: I had no idea what was going on, clearly. I thought we were taking a picture, and I don&#8217;t know what Bradley thought </em>&#128514;<em> But somehow this was a video. Thank goodness because Grayson&#8217;s facial expressions are everything. </em></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;d71cb994-bef0-4492-add6-5a94961ce78c&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h2>We Need To Hear Your Perspective, too &#10549;&#65039;</h2><p>This episode took some chaotic turns, and now we need the group chat to weigh in.</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:516569}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:516571}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:516572}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><h2>&#127801; Dear Roses</h2><p>Okay, your turn.</p><p>We&#8217;re getting ready to record another Dear Roses episode, which means we want your questions, dilemmas, hot takes, awkward situations, friendship drama, relationship confusion, parenting chaos, career spirals&#8230; honestly, anything.</p><p>Need unqualified advice? <br>Want an outside perspective?<br>Want us to settle a debate?<br>Need someone to tell you if you&#8217;re overreacting?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBN2njJgwW-xnx37Gz_Os8O9_6WWtTr_hZSGZb7ZpCci3uFQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Just fill this out!&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBN2njJgwW-xnx37Gz_Os8O9_6WWtTr_hZSGZb7ZpCci3uFQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor"><span>Just fill this out!</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Alrighty&#8230; we&#8217;re now entering &#10024; British Heatwave Season &#10024;</p><p>Which means we&#8217;ll be spending the next week trying to keep a helmeted baby &#128517;, two schnauzers, and ourselves alive in houses specifically designed to trap heat.</p><p>Pray for us.</p><p>And if you spot us leaving Currys with 47 fans, don&#8217;t judge us.</p><p>Love ya!</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grayson's space hat 🧑‍🚀 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Episode 47 is out! Plus, adult-only spaces, friendship secrets, helmet therapy, and the hot takes people definitely weren&#8217;t supposed to say out loud. &#128514;]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/graysons-space-hat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/graysons-space-hat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/03d07d5f-556a-499b-8907-dc1c7cdfe306_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Have you listened yet? &#127911; </h3><p>This week&#8217;s episode starts with Bradley dreaming about going back to the movie theatre for the first time in years&#8230; and somehow ends with us debating adult-only spaces, coffee shop etiquette, teenage litterers, baby shower dread, ugly dog haircuts, and whether people are having way less sex than everyone thinks.</p><p>So, you know&#8230; a normal episode.</p><p>We also get into our current screen-time struggle with Grayson, our homemade iced coffee obsession, and some of the funniest &#8220;things you think but would never say out loud&#8221; that you all sent in.</p><p>If you&#8217;ve ever judged someone taking a Zoom call in public, spent too much money on coffee, or wondered if you&#8217;re secretly becoming an old curmudgeon&#8230;</p><p>this one&#8217;s for you.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 47 | Things We Secretly Think But Never Say Out Loud&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/781PoiOJ9r1GG3NCH7Ip5a&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/781PoiOJ9r1GG3NCH7Ip5a" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h3>What didn&#8217;t make it to the episode &#128173;</h3><p>One thing we learned this week? You all apparently have <em>a lot</em> of thoughts you&#8217;ve been quietly holding onto. &#128514;</p><p>We had SO many things-you-think-but-can&#8217;t-say-out-loud submissions, and barely got through them on the podcast episode. Here are a few more. </p><p>Some were unhinged.</p><p>Some were weirdly relatable.</p><p>Some made us feel personally attacked &#128514; (especially all the ones about how annoying people who share their life on social are. *ahem &#8212; WE do that! LOL) </p><p>Here are a few more that didn&#8217;t make it into the episode&#8230; </p><p>So&#8230; which one are you secretly co-signing? &#128064;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png" width="1456" height="819" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:819,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:709399,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/i/197750813?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KLGx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe870d8ad-e135-46c8-b545-e99df2dc795c_2560x1440.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>&#129686; Tiny Helmet (a.k.a. &#8220;Space Hat&#8221;) Era</h3><p>Well&#8230; Grayson officially started helmet therapy this week.</p><p>Truthfully, this has been way more emotional for <em>us</em> than for him because the kid genuinely could not care less. &#128514;</p><p>Grayson ended up with a bit of a flat spot on his head thanks to a combo of forceps during his delivery, some questionable advice around sleeping positions, and honestly being repeatedly told, &#8220;it&#8217;ll sort itself out.&#8221;</p><p>To be clear: it&#8217;s <em>really</em> not very noticeable. But we also figured if one day he decides to shave his head, get a mohawk, or &#8212; worst case scenario &#8212; copy his father and get a mullet&#8230; we&#8217;d rather future Grayson not have beef with us for not fixing something we could&#8217;ve fixed early.</p><p>So here we are.</p><p>So far, the biggest adjustment has honestly just been cuddling while occasionally getting headbutt&#8230; </p><p>But thankfully, Grayson himself seems completely unbothered and has adapted way faster than we have.</p><p>Helmet therapy is super common in the US but way less common here in the UK, so if anyone has any tips, advice, or reassuring stories from your own little helmet era&#8230; send them our way &#129782;</p><p>Here&#8217;s our little love in his &#8220;space hat&#8221; &#8212; </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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From adult-only spaces to friendship etiquette to whether your partner automatically gets access to every secret your friends tell you&#8230; apparently we have opinions. &#128514;</p><p>So naturally, we need yours too.</p><p>Vote below and let us know where you stand &#8212; because honestly, we&#8217;re nosy and we need to know who&#8217;s with us.</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:512804}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:512805}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:512808}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Honestly, this episode confirmed one thing: people have <em>very</em> strong opinions about things they apparently &#8220;would never say out loud.&#8221; &#128514;</p><p>We&#8217;re already excited to read through the poll results and see which opinions are secretly way more common than we thought.</p><p>Also &#8212; if you have a hot take of your own, reply to this email, drop it in the comments, or DM us over @bradandsophia (on Instagram)!</p><p>See you next week,<br>Sophia + Bradley &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most delicious iced latte ☀️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, episode 46 is out!]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/the-most-delicious-iced-latte</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/the-most-delicious-iced-latte</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7dd9e938-5af0-4125-a53c-71a8f8d41d67_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Have you listened yet?</h2><p>This week&#8217;s episode starts with a detour into Coachella, Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Bradley&#8217;s feelings about Crocs giblets&#8230; and then, as usual, fully unravels from there.</p><p>We also get into:</p><ul><li><p>Grayson&#8217;s first paddling pool moment</p></li><li><p>the hose attachment he is now emotionally attached to</p></li><li><p>the mystery of packages constantly being delivered to the wrong house and Sophia&#8217;s Oscar winning performance </p></li><li><p>Bradley spilling hot coffee all over himself, his bag, his coat, and our hallway</p></li><li><p>and a fresh round of <strong>Dear Roses</strong> questions, including screenshots in DMs, sharing locations, Debbie Downers at work, slow texters, exes on Instagram, and whether secrets told to one partner automatically get shared with the other.</p></li></ul><p>Basically: sunshine, gossip, chaos, and unsolicited life advice.</p><p>Your typical &#8220;Dear Roses&#8221; episode.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 46 | Is Screenshotting a Private Chat a Friendship Dealbreaker?&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/5NkmbcS1ImkjXrJGuC6waE&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/5NkmbcS1ImkjXrJGuC6waE" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>The iced latte era is back &#9728;&#65039;</h2><p>Back in our New York days, one of our favorite little rituals was grabbing iced lattes every morning and walking along the Hudson with Alfie and Chloe.</p><p>We did this every morning. </p><p>All year long.</p><p>For over a decade. </p><p>We were committed.</p><p>Then we moved to London during COVID, the sun disappeared, and our iced latte era went into hibernation.</p><p>But lately? The sun has been OUT. So naturally, we started taking little coffee walks again&#8230; until we calculated how much we were spending on said &#8220;little coffee walks&#8221; and nearly passed out.</p><p>So we started making iced coffee at home.</p><p>Was it the same? Absolutely not.</p><p>Then Bradley came up with an iced honey latte recipe that sounded slightly weird, but desperate times call for honey-based measures.</p><p>And honestly? It&#8217;s delicious.</p><p>We&#8217;re not usually sweet coffee people, but this one just works. Plus, honey is good for you, right? <em>Let us have this.</em></p><p>Recipe video below &#128071;</p><p>And if you make one this weekend, t<strong>ake it on a sunny walk, snap a pic, and tag @bradandsophia</strong>. We need to see the iced honey latte era in action.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;82166da0-67e6-4cb6-aaec-0924d9aeb8cd&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h3><strong>Full recipe &#129489;&#8205;&#127859;</strong></h3><p>It&#8217;s creamy, frothy, delicious, and honestly kind of addictive.</p><h4>Ingredients</h4><ul><li><p>250g honey</p></li><li><p>5 table spoonfuls ground coffee</p></li><li><p>&#189; cup boiling water</p></li><li><p>Milk of choice</p></li></ul><h4>Instructions</h4><ol><li><p>Add the honey to a large bowl.</p></li><li><p>Using an electric mixer, whip the honey for about 2&#8211;3 minutes until it becomes lighter and fluffier.</p></li><li><p>Add:</p><ul><li><p>5 table spoonfuls ground coffee</p></li><li><p>&#189; cup boiling water</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Whip everything together for another 4&#8211;5 minutes until thick, creamy, and frothy.</p></li><li><p>Transfer the mixture to the freezer overnight.</p></li><li><p>The next morning, fill a glass with milk </p></li><li><p>Add about 2 scoops of the frozen coffee cream mixture &#8212; or honestly, however much your heart tells you.</p></li><li><p>Stir well, pop in a straw, and enjoy your homemade frappuccino-style iced honey latte.</p></li></ol><p><strong>Fair warning: </strong>once you start, you won&#8217;t be able to stop. </p><div><hr></div><h2>Your Turn &#128064;</h2><p>One of our favorite parts of recording Dear Roses is realizing how wildly different people&#8217;s opinions can be on relationships, friendships, texting etiquette, privacy, and all the weird little unspoken social rules we all somehow live by.</p><p>So this week, we&#8217;re passing the mic to you.</p><p>We debated these in the episode&#8230; now we need your verdict. Vote below and help us settle it once and for all:</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:508902}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:508904}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:508901}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for hanging out with us this week &#129293;</p><p>Whether you&#8217;re celebrating an anniversary, making iced coffee at home to save money (while pretending it tastes exactly the same), surviving toddler tantrums over garden hoses, or just trying to reply to your text messages before the two-week mark&#8230; we&#8217;re very happy you&#8217;re here.</p><p>Don&#8217;t forget to vote in the polls above, reply with your hot takes, and tag us if you make the iced honey latte this weekend. We genuinely love hearing from you and honestly&#8230; some of our favorite podcast conversations come from your replies.</p><p>See you next week for another unnecessary debate about something wildly insignificant.</p><p>Love,<br>Bradley, Sophia, Grayson, Alfie &amp; Chloe &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[11 years ago, we went to the courthouse 👰🏻🤵🏼‍♂️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, episode 45 is out!]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/11-years-ago-we-went-to-the-courthouse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/11-years-ago-we-went-to-the-courthouse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2b27f344-8dbb-445f-9908-f8820a8dd32c_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong>Have you listened to the pod yet?</strong></h3><p>This week&#8217;s episode starts with spiders, rats, air conditioning, and whether Americans or Brits are friendlier&#8230;</p><p>&#8230;and somehow turns into one of our most honest conversations yet about how having a baby has changed our relationship.</p><p>We get into:</p><ul><li><p>why UK houses are not built for summer</p></li><li><p>Bradley&#8217;s official ADHD diagnosis</p></li><li><p>Sophia&#8217;s discovery that Grayson needs actual baby field trips to sleep</p></li><li><p>whether adults still get spots at nearly 40</p></li><li><p>who waffles more on the podcast</p></li><li><p>and the advice we keep hearing about &#8220;protecting your us time&#8221; after having a baby</p></li></ul><p>Basically: we love each other, we love our kid, and wow &#8212; this season is a lot.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 45 | The Relationship Advice We Got Before Baby&#8230; And What Actually Worked&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yji5iduLppGahts8o5ZOJ&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6yji5iduLppGahts8o5ZOJ" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>11 years married&#8230;today! &#129293;</h2><p>Today is our 11-year wedding anniversary.</p><p>And because we have never been particularly traditional, our marriage started with&#8230; a slightly shocking text message.</p><p>At the time, we&#8217;d been together for almost seven years. Bradley was already planning to propose &#8212; looking at rings, thinking about timing, all of it.</p><p>And then life threw us a bit of a curveball that made us realize&#8230; it actually made more sense to get married sooner than we&#8217;d planned.</p><p>So while I was at work, I got a message that basically said:</p><p>&#8220;I love you. You&#8217;re the love of my life&#8230; what if we just got married this week?&#8221;</p><p>Romantic? Questionable.<br>Very us? Absolutely.</p><p>I immediately said, &#8220;How &#8216;bout Friday?&#8221;</p><p>A few days later, we went to the courthouse, me in a little white summer dress, Bradley in the only suit he owned, plus sunglasses because he&#8217;d recently been elbowed in the face playing basketball and had a black eye.</p><p>Naturally.</p><p>We followed up the nuptials at The Plaza for High Tea with one of our best friends, Renaldy, and my mom. (Bradley&#8217;s parents and my dad couldn&#8217;t get state side in time!) </p><p>To this day, we tell people we were married at The Plaza &#128514;</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e97228ed-9d1e-410d-98fc-9f68f4101b55_720x960.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e97228ed-9d1e-410d-98fc-9f68f4101b55_720x960.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>We always planned to have the &#8220;real&#8221; wedding the following year, but life had other plans. My dad was diagnosed with cancer, and the next few years became about navigating that.</p><p>So our wedding didn&#8217;t happen until 2019 &#8212; four years later.</p><p>And honestly? It was perfect.</p><p>Fifty of our closest friends and family came to England. I walked down the aisle of a tiny, thousand-year-old chapel with my dad by my side <em>(before he passed away a few months later)</em>. </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3b830c90-1197-4c79-9e43-fdb88855d452_1200x800.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3b830c90-1197-4c79-9e43-fdb88855d452_1200x800.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>It rained (because #England)&#8230;</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5ed84d21-59ef-4a23-b364-95932ac5fd1b_1214x851.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5ed84d21-59ef-4a23-b364-95932ac5fd1b_1214x851.jpeg&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>but we still managed to get some special photos of the day&#8230; </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c9e98317-59ad-4acd-afb7-204a35e7ab78_1048x853.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e7a4479a-69c1-45bf-8e02-020e5cd2ef3c_1290x1589.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a90f342-7ab8-4e76-8646-530c9d500b0f_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>&#8230;while 3 adorable singers sang 1950s classics and everyone drank Pims&#8230;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;d5add49d-f8c7-4063-b3f8-0bfc660d630a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#8230;and one of the most fun parts of the night: a pianist who took requests for anything at all (you&#8217;ll see them all on post-its stuck to his piano) somehow turn <em>Bright Side by The Killers</em> into the best wedding song of all time.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;38cdf6d4-e9e9-4c9f-a5be-69e6f266a964&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>Gotta say, it was SO fun. </p><p>We celebrate our marriage in May, even though our wedding was in September &#8212; because this is the day we officially became the Roses.</p><p>And 11 years later, through everything life has thrown at us&#8230;marrying each other is still the best decision we ever made.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Help us settle a few things&#8230;</h2><p>We want this to feel like a conversation, not just us talking <em>at</em> you. So every week, we&#8217;re going to bring a few things that came up in the pod and ask you for your takes.</p><p>Here&#8217;s what came up this week: </p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:505224}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:505227}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><h3>And then, hit reply and let us know &#128071;</h3><p>As you know from the episode, we have recently discovered that actually tiring Grayson out during the day = he sleeps like an angel.</p><p>Groundbreaking, I know.</p><p>But now the question is&#8230;</p><p><strong>What are your go-to things to do with a baby to wear them out? Because we can see us running out of ideas like&#8230; tomorrow.</strong></p><p>Reply and let us know &#8212; especially if you have ideas for under 1-year-olds.<br>We&#8217;re currently deep in our &#8220;field trip era&#8221; and I&#8217;ll take all the help I can get.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b0071e7f-142b-4144-94b7-7cd47b4287b9_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b78578b0-7d8d-45bb-b96e-acca97f83475_4284x5712.heic&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f9fa2eed-2e88-4acc-98c2-76014a9e8a33_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for being here. Whether you&#8217;re Team Fresh Air or Team Shut The Window &#128517;</p><p>Sophia &amp; Bradley &#127801; </p><p>PS: Have you reviewed Relatable with the Roses? </p><p>It is so fun hanging with you every week, and dropping us a 5&#11088;&#65039; review makes it so much easier for us to keep doing it! If you haven&#8217;t already, please consider doing so. We can&#8217;t wait to read it! </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not us having an identity crisis mid-podcast 😅]]></title><description><![CDATA[Episode 44 is out! And we'd love to know...]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/not-us-having-an-identity-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/not-us-having-an-identity-crisis</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5f7e39d7-e5ba-4fb8-8596-d8f0326ab155_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Have you listened to the pod yet?</h3><p>This week we&#8217;re pulling back the curtain a bit.</p><p>What starts with ducks, <em>Snakes on a Plane</em>, and a truly bizarre audition self-tape somehow turns into a very real conversation about what it&#8217;s actually been like building this podcast while also building a life, raising a baby, and trying not to lose the plot entirely.</p><p>Inside the episode:</p><ul><li><p>Bradley&#8217;s wildly confusing commercial audition</p></li><li><p>Sophia&#8217;s current Chia Pet hair era</p></li><li><p>our failed &#8220;easy&#8221; blueberry muffin recipe</p></li><li><p>the chaos of trying to create anything with a baby who wakes up every hour</p></li><li><p>and the feedback that has us asking bigger questions about where <em>Relatable</em> is headed next</p></li></ul><p>Basically: we&#8217;re figuring this out in real time, and bringing you with us.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 44 | Most Podcasters Wouldn&#8217;t Admit This About Building a Podcast&#8230; But We Will&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PJO021xJVCKNVOTn6wAs3&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3PJO021xJVCKNVOTn6wAs3" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h3>Real quick&#8230; we need your opinion &#128064;</h3><p>If you listened to the episode, you know that we&#8217;re in a bit of a &#8220;how do we make this even better?&#8221; era over here &#8212; and instead of overthinking it, we figured we&#8217;d just ask you.</p><p>So, please tell us:</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:500815}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:500829}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p>And then&#8230;</p><h4><strong>What&#8217;s one thing you&#8217;d never want us to change about the show?</strong></h4><p>(please hit reply &#8212; we read everything!)</p><p>We <em>actually</em> read this stuff &#8212; and it shapes what we do next more than anything else &#10084;&#65039;</p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>In case you missed it&#8230; &#127911;</strong></h2><p>Spring has officially entered the chat, which means Bradley&#8217;s playlist is <em>very</em> in its feel-good era.</p><p>Think:</p><ul><li><p>windows down</p></li><li><p>sunshine (yes, even in England)</p></li><li><p>and songs you forgot you loved</p></li></ul><p>If you need a little mood boost, this one&#8217;s for you!</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap playlist" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://mosaic.scdn.co/640/ab67616d00001e02183730e8038fa632b2c227daab67616d00001e0257df7ce0eac715cf70e519a7ab67616d00001e02a4a3752f48cf0bb54e1dffc1ab67616d00001e02da8119b8c2aea9f623289862&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Fun Spring Mix &quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;By Bradley Rose&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Playlist&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5wmhvagdWFtnnNimC389uy&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/5wmhvagdWFtnnNimC389uy" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" loading="lazy" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for being here &#129293;</p><p>Until next time&#8230;stay relatable.</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet our taste tester. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, which one did you experience, too??]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/meet-our-taste-tester</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/meet-our-taste-tester</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0ca3fb69-07cc-4b89-9e46-483210afd550_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Have you listened to the pod yet?</h3><p>This week&#8217;s episode includes:</p><ul><li><p>both of us being sick</p></li><li><p>a very heated discussion about British food and Hershey&#8217;s chocolate</p></li><li><p>an Easter chocolate mystery</p></li><li><p>food intolerance test results</p></li><li><p>and the realization that our 9-month-old is suddenly mobile, opinionated, and absolutely keeping us on our toes</p></li></ul><p>Basically: we are tired, Grayson is crawling, Chloe is still stealing toys, and we have questions.</p><p>Especially about whether any of what&#8217;s happening with this child is normal.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep. 43 | 9 Months In: The Alligator Phase (Is This Normal?)&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/777w3VVLq6kJ6c7OE7ln1s&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/777w3VVLq6kJ6c7OE7ln1s" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><p><strong>And because I promised I&#8217;d share Chloe&#8217;s very official toy trade-in system with Grayson&#8230; 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Iconic.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic" width="1456" height="1941" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:3281889,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/heic&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/i/194449601?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dps6!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F99b401c2-10e8-47db-a3cc-8a68748fd7e1_4284x5712.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><div><hr></div><h3>SANITY CHECK: is this normal??</h3><p>We shared our concerns&#8230; 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Have you listened yet?</strong></h2><p>This week we cover a lot of ground &#8212; from Harry Potter reboot opinions and whether it&#8217;s too soon for a remake&#8230; Chloe giving us an actual heart attack, Bradley&#8217;s WILD thoughts on Sophia&#8217;s &#8220;hobbies,&#8221; and a round of Dear Roses that gets very real, very fast. 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It&#8217;s more of a&#8230; drag-himself-across-the-floor situation. But it works. And he is committed.</p><p>Which means:</p><ul><li><p>surprise bathroom visitors (as seen below &#128064;)</p></li><li><p>and discovering all the things we somehow didn&#8217;t realize needed baby-proofing</p></li></ul><p>There have already been a few <em>&#8220;how did you even get your hand in there?&#8221;</em> moments &#128517;</p><p>But watching him figure things out, explore, and get so excited about the smallest things has been really, really fun.</p><p>Even if we now have to keep our eyes on him at all times.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;6583dee2-2f2a-4cd3-a608-cc4fce81101f&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h2><strong>&#129668; Before we sign off&#8230;</strong></h2><p>We got into a bit of a debate this week about the new Harry Potter series &#8212; specifically, whether it&#8217;s too soon for a reboot or actually perfect timing.</p><p>So now we need to know&#8230;</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:492788}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for being here &#129293;</p><p>Until next time&#8230;stay relatable.</p><p>Bradley + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[BTS of filming a Christmas Movie with Broadway Stars… in July 🎄 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep 41 is out! Plus, our first double date with Laura Osnes and Nathan Johnson, BTS you didn&#8217;t ask for (but definitely want), and your take on soulmates &#128064;]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/bts-of-filming-a-christmas-movie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/bts-of-filming-a-christmas-movie</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:02:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/43cbfe19-7822-47cb-98e0-b2af6617df91_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>&#127911; Have you listened yet? </h2><p><strong>This week&#8217;s episode of </strong><em><strong>Relatable</strong></em><strong> is a special one&#8230; our first-ever double date. &#129346;</strong></p><p>We&#8217;re joined by Laura Osnes and Nathan Johnson &#8212; and trust us, this one has <em>main character energy</em> from start to finish.</p><p>From Broadway stages to behind-the-scenes of the entertainment industry, we get into their 19-year relationship, how they met (spoiler: it involves Aladdin, a chipped tooth, and a very bold first date), and what it actually looks like to build a life and career in the entertainment industry together.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li><p>falling in love on stage (literally) &#8212; <strong>this is the BEST story! </strong></p></li><li><p>what it&#8217;s like supporting your partner through massive career highs <strong>(hint: Reality TV to becoming a 2X Tony Award Nominee!) </strong></p></li><li><p>the reality behind award shows, auditions, and &#8220;making it&#8221;</p></li><li><p>Celebrity tea from Nate&#8217;s career as a celebrity photographer</p></li><li><p>and the little things&#8230; like pet peeves, late-night business chats, and toilet paper debates</p></li></ul><p>&#127911; <strong>Listen to Episode 41 now &#8594;</strong></p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 41 | From Reality TV to Broadway: Laura Osnes + Nathan Johnson on Soulmates, Untold Career Stories &amp; Figuring It Out Together&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tvjl1sogOKzVSAdxXQoQY&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/3tvjl1sogOKzVSAdxXQoQY" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h2>&#127876;Off the Mic: <em>One Royal Holiday</em> BTS</h2><p>We had so much fun revisiting Bradley&#8217;s + Laura&#8217;s time filming <em>One Royal Holiday</em>.</p><p>Again, the cast was no joke. We&#8217;re talking Laura Osnes (two-time Tony nominee), Aaron Tveit (Tony Award winner), Victoria Clark (Tony Award winner), plus Broadway standouts Krystal Joy Brown and Tom McGowan.</p><p>So yeah&#8230; casually iconic.</p><p>And thankfully, Bradley has actual behind-the-scenes footage.</p><p>Let&#8217;s pass the computer to him so he can take you behind the scenes&#8230;</p><h3>Two Broadway Stars Casually Singing Together During a haircut </h3><p>Hiya, Brad here &#128075;&#127995;</p><p>I told this story on the episode &#8212; but this is the <em>actual moment</em>.</p><p>I&#8217;m on the stool getting my haircut and Broadway royalty, Laura Osnes and Victoria Clark, are at the piano&#8230; just singing together like it&#8217;s no big deal.</p><p>I was instantly star struck. </p><p>It&#8217;s one of those blink-and-you-miss-it moments that perfectly captures what that set felt like&#8230; especially for an English bloke with zero vocal talent, like me! </p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;53353d38-44fd-410f-9b29-737679902d00&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h3>Singing Christmas Carols with Broadway Stars&#8230; </h3><p>Meanwhile, I&#8217;m just&#8230; doing my best &#128514;</p><p>The fake snow really sells it though.</p><p>What you <em>don&#8217;t</em> see?</p><p>This was filmed in July.</p><p>And it was hot as h*ll &#128517;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;ac05e834-182c-4fcb-b76b-c9c86a5f9fcd&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h3>Filming in an <em>actual</em> castle. 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In Connecticut. </p><p>But this particular video is taken at the highest point of the castle &#8212; fully glass, insane natural light, and the kind of view that makes you forget you&#8217;re technically at work.</p><p>Laura&#8217;s mid hair &amp; makeup (the half-finished look really adds to the vibe), and we&#8217;re just up there pretending to be professional while taking in one of the most unreal views of the grounds.</p><p>Unbelievable.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;3496ca96-66e4-4540-a69a-6ac2901a7e2c&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>I have to say&#8230; I haven&#8217;t looked at these photos or videos in five years.</p><p>So this was a really fun trip down memory lane &#128156;&#127876;</p><div><hr></div><h2>&#128248; You heard us chat about it, now let&#8217;s show you</h2><p>One of our favorite parts of this week&#8217;s episode was hearing Laura and Nate&#8217;s origin story &#8212; which, casually, starts with them understudying Aladdin and Jasmine.</p><p>Their first kiss? On stage.<br>Their first big moment together? Flying on a magic carpet.</p><p>So of course, we had to share this clip of them singing <em>A Whole New World</em> &#8212; and it&#8217;s exactly what you&#8217;d hope it would be! </p><div id="youtube2-ZNDFXnQPVKo" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ZNDFXnQPVKo&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ZNDFXnQPVKo?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>And if that wasn&#8217;t enough talent for one couple&#8230;</p><p>Nate went on to become an incredible photographer, shooting some of the biggest names in entertainment &#8212; the kind of photos where you&#8217;re like, <em>wait&#8230; how is this not a magazine cover?</em></p><p>We talked about a few of these in the episode, so if you want to go down a very aesthetic rabbit hole, <strong><a href="https://www.nathanjohnsonphotography.com/">go here.</a></strong></p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/efd6ee0f-ee34-4185-a159-f5a8c0330828_1000x1500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4421ae3-ec06-4280-ba71-2ae0fa3cd170_1000x667.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d79c0688-c8c1-4928-97f9-6a9d9c6c6f86_1000x1500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9d46db7c-472e-4681-bf61-cc9670ea73e6_1000x1500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a3b82ff0-0b47-4f82-aeb6-032b4bbbf938_1000x1500.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b5bcb9b8-9ea9-46a1-828f-06a926348fe8_1500x2250.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f99eb148-8a50-45a1-8909-e5398fbc2747_1000x1400.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cf55f442-ccba-4f3b-b488-09034a76ea0c_1000x667.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/11669d8d-9237-4327-ab0b-6f65b9c06936_1000x1500.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e48eec81-bac2-4969-9b29-46430a4404c9_1456x1454.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><h2>&#10084;&#65039; We wanna hear from you&#8230;</h2><p>Before we sign off&#8230;Soulmates. 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chef</strong>&#8230;</p><p>&#8230;and I&#8217;m there for moral support.</p><p>Here&#8217;s a tiny sneak peek &#128071;<br>(yes, it&#8217;s short &#8212; but you&#8217;ll get the vibe)</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;4b34d057-c115-41ed-ab2f-cd7863f6c61a&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>And we want to hear from you&#8230;</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:484851}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for hanging with us this week &#129293;</p><p>Back to your regularly scheduled chaos next week&#8230;</p><p>Brad + Sophia &#127801;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lil simulation theory, and a lil breakfast 🥞]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ep. 40 is out + might have you questioning ... everything. 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We love hearing from you. </p><p>XO,</p><p>Bradley + Sophia </p><p>PS: Per your requests, we&#8217;ve started booking guests for the pod! &#128064; Keep a look out&#8230; </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Side Chat: A 🐒, a Playlist & a Brighton Day Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week's podcast, a game to play with your partner, a BTS video, a day trip to Brighton, and March's playlist!]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/side-chat-a-a-playlist-and-a-brighton</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/side-chat-a-a-playlist-and-a-brighton</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong>&#128064; Have you listened to the pod yet?</strong></h3><p>In Episode 38 of <em>Relatable</em>, we bounce from Olympic inspiration (Alysa Liu = ICON), to Punch the Monkey (yes, we&#8217;re emotionally invested), then hit Good Week / Bad Week before finishing with a round of couples questions that reveal&#8230; 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Off the Mic: Brighton</strong></h2><p>In this week&#8217;s episode, part of Brad&#8217;s good week was that we were headed to <strong>Brighton</strong> for the day&#8230;</p><p>We kept it quick &#8212; about a 4-hour trip total &#8212; mostly to make sure everyone survived nap schedules (parents will understand).</p><p>But we lucked out with something extremely rare in England:</p><p><strong>sunshine.</strong></p><p>We took a long stroll along the beach, wandered through all the little shops in The Lanes, and drank arguably too much coffee from Brighton&#8217;s dangerously cute caf&#233;s.</p><p>We also stopped at a restaurant called Burnt Orange, where we had some of the best parsnips of our lives.</p><p>And the miso aubergine?<br>Still thinking about it.</p><p>All in all: a very successful midweek gander.</p><p>&#128248; A few behind-the-scenes moments from the day:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5a35de3e-45fc-47db-bb86-0c7bd4f5c7bd_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a439ca51-c675-4d0d-90c4-b3156b275b27_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4760aa1-cd8b-4a15-a0d6-9e95661e9d1c_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b54c90ea-0b76-4a2d-8c53-60e1c84f85de_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0371e4b4-a630-413f-bfa8-3a0e701bb90c_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ec4d58d6-6e9a-48d2-82f7-87d55e3d5d69_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/be1c02f8-8658-48e0-b122-ae0a79439dc5_4032x3024.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6726fb1d-9101-4d7c-89ee-7e8a1fd8beec_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3d423673-306f-4203-a95d-725d3c11658d_5712x4284.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5e59700b-b3ef-40d5-8134-555d69ab5b38_1456x1454.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div><hr></div><p>Thanks for all of your beautiful messages over on Instagram, and wherever you find us. We just love hearing from you. </p><p>XO,</p><p>Bradley + Sophia </p><p>PS: Per your requests, we&#8217;ve started booking guests for the pod! &#128064; Keep a look out&#8230; </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradley rejected Catherine Zeta Jones + Sophia's "Scary Russian Lady" Era ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you listened to Ep. 37 yet?]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/bradley-rejected-catherine-zeta-jones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/bradley-rejected-catherine-zeta-jones</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Relatable with the Roses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Have you listened to the pod yet? </h3><p>Brad gets publicly humbled over his mullet.</p><p>We realize we might be the neighborhood&#8217;s &#8220;ugly naked lady/guy.&#8221;</p><p>(Correction: WE ARE.) </p><p>And then we take a sharp turn into the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry (thank you, <em>America&#8217;s Next Top Model</em> documentary).</p><p>We chat about shady experiences we had while trying to &#8220;make it&#8221; as actors, AND shady things we did to get ahead. &#128517;</p><p>Also:<br>&#8226; Parenting updates (Sophia&#8217;s worst nightmare happened)<br>&#8226; A sleep-deprived Good Week/Bad Week<br>&#8226; And a reminder that &#8220;special skills&#8221; on a resume are often&#8230; vibes-based.</p><iframe class="spotify-wrap podcast" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6765630000ba8acd8b8081adf9972a3056bc55&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ep 37 | America&#8217;s Next Top Model Fallout, the &#8220;naked lady&#8221; next door, and shady things we&#8217;ve done to get ahead&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Sophia + Bradley Rose &quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Episode&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FM9joQgvAbZXGJtSV6Dtd&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/6FM9joQgvAbZXGJtSV6Dtd" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" data-component-name="Spotify2ToDOM"></iframe><div><hr></div><h3>Behind the scenes&#8230; </h3><p>Bradley has told the story of the first time he laid eyes on Sophia many times.</p><p>He tells it again in this episode.</p><p>And no &#8212; it was not love at first sight.</p><p>It was&#8230; concern.</p><p>He literally told the friend who wanted to set us up:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;She&#8217;s not my type.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Why?</p><p>Because apparently she looked like someone who &#8220;might own a whip&#8221; and he was intimidated.</p><p>&#8230;</p><p>Sir.</p><p>Here are the &#8220;scary&#8221; photos of 20-year-old Sophia that almost cost this man the love of his life &#128525;</p><p>Be honest.</p><p>Spy?<br>Villain?<br>Or just&#8230; brunette?</p><p>The moral of the story? 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From the Vault: We talked about behind the camera, let&#8217;s talk about in front of it&#8230;</h4><p>We talked a lot in this episode about the toxic parts of the entertainment industry.</p><p>The scary characters.<br>The getting ahead at other people&#8217;s expense. <br>The delusion.<br>The needing to trust your gut to <em>literally</em> stay safe. </p><p>But what we didn&#8217;t say enough is this:</p><p>It could also be ridiculously fun. </p><p>So in honor of our slightly chaotic actor era&#8230; we&#8217;re sharing two clips from the archives, just for funsies.</p><h4>&#127479;&#127482; Exhibit A: The Russian Villain</h4><p>Sophia mentioned having to lie about her Russian accent on the pod this week &#8212; this was the job she booked at that audition. </p><p>I WISH we could have found some clips of her speaking Russian, she was actually pretty good at it in the end. But they&#8217;re deep in the archives somewhere. </p><p>In this episode, Sophia plays a Russian assassin plotting against the FBI with her on-screen brother.</p><p>They speak Russian.<br>They&#8217;re the bad guys.<br>It&#8217;s very dramatic &#128540;</p><p>And in this particular scene: They kill her brother in a shoot out. </p><p>She is of course devestated and starts going ballistic, yelling &#8220;YOU KILLED MY BROTHER&#8221; at the top of her lungs, attempting revenge. </p><p>But she doesn&#8217;t see one of the cops sneak behind a wall to take her out, and promptly get her brains splattered against a wall.</p><p>Good times. </p><p>Again, the whole scene is pretty cool, but this was all we could find&#8230;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;7154243c-77cb-49f2-93a9-bae0da65708b&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h3>&#128131; Exhibit B: Catherine Zeta-Jones wants Bradley &#128064;</h3><p>Bradley plays a doctor working with pageant contestants.</p><p>Enter: their coach.<br>Played by Catherine Zeta-Jones.<br>Who is aggressively into him.</p><p>She is waiting.<br>She is smoldering.<br>She is absolutely certain he is going to ask her out.</p><p>Plot twist: He is actually interested in one of her pageant girls (who are in their 20s, just for the record)</p><p>Whoops&#8230;</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;af0f9bfa-1750-4bd0-a0ec-82916be71c9d&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h4>&#127801; Moral of the Story</h4><p>Yes, the industry was (and still is) messy.</p><p>But also: At one point in time we got paid to scream in Russian and get rejected by Catherine Zeta-Jones on television&#8230; </p><p>I guess two things can be true.</p><div><hr></div><h3>Where to spin those LuluLemons&#8230; </h3><p>We&#8217;ve created two official categories in this household:</p><h4>Category One: Fitness First</h4><p>This is the class that&#8217;s going to make your legs hurt when you walk down the stairs tomorrow.</p><p>No cute vibes.<br>No emotional support.<br>Just effort.</p><p>If that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re looking for, take this week&#8217;s <strong>15-Minute Climb</strong>.</p><p>Short. 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A full breakdown of our not-so-great Valentine&#8217;s Day. And the most unhinged Dear Roses episode yet...]]></description><link>https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/ep-36-dear-roses-my-sister-in-laws</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/p/ep-36-dear-roses-my-sister-in-laws</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:03:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/37a72b05-3278-4e69-b9e0-63e5a73649f2_1280x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>On the pod&#8230;</strong></h2><p>We kick things off with a chaotic Good Week / Bad Week that turns into a full breakdown of our Valentine&#8217;s Day &#8212; including:</p><ul><li><p>The leopard print dress that should&#8217;ve stayed in the closet</p></li><li><p>Bradley telling the truth (and regretting it)</p></li><li><p>A 3-hour fight fueled by exhaustion and hormones</p></li><li><p>Making up&#8230; eventually</p></li></ul><p>Plus, probably the most unhinged Dear Roses episode yet&#8230; </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://relatablewiththeroses.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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listening</p></li><li><p>Snap a pic of wherever you&#8217;re jammin&#8217; along for your Instagram Story </p></li><li><p>And tag @<strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bradandsophia/">bradandsophia</a></strong> so we can see you enjoying it &#10084;&#65039;</p></li></ol><iframe class="spotify-wrap playlist" data-attrs="{&quot;image&quot;:&quot;https://mosaic.scdn.co/640/ab67616d00001e0240ef9e7d3f7614ef202b94ecab67616d00001e0277a7bd558d81172446e525bbab67616d00001e02c97e11e794ddcd2c353ea390ab67616d00001e02f72d4209fda8873118221ed2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;RELATABLE - CHILLED VIBES &quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;By Bradley Rose&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Playlist&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://open.spotify.com/playlist/78bWq8DD9pnuQVWmwPymBR&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;noScroll&quot;:false}" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/78bWq8DD9pnuQVWmwPymBR" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allowfullscreen="true" allow="encrypted-media" 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Plus, I can imagine that you&#8217;d be able to use any type of fruit if blueberries aren&#8217;t your thing.</p><p>Shoutout to @<strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/james_white_training/">james_white_training</a></strong> and @<strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/feelgoodfoodie/#">feelgoodfoodie</a> </strong>for the idea!</p><div class="instagram-embed-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;instagram_id&quot;:&quot;DR6uYijiJuY&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;James White | Online Coach | Here is how to make the most delic&#8230;&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;@james_white_training&quot;,&quot;thumbnail_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/__ss-rehost__IG-meta-DR6uYijiJuY.jpg&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:null,&quot;comment_count&quot;:null,&quot;profile_pic_url&quot;:null,&quot;follower_count&quot;:null,&quot;timestamp&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true}" data-component-name="InstagramToDOM"></div><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Join the 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