Natalie and Travis met while playing Ethan and Gwen, 2/3 of the love triangle at the heart of Passions, NBC's beloved and utterly bizarre daytime drama. They fell in love, got married, and moved onward and upward from the show that the New York Times called "the Twin Peaks of daytime". But trauma endures. Once a week, they'll be sharing the nuts and bolts of Passions from the inside, what it was like to be there, and how they found love and happiness with one another in the shadow of a show that critics said, "...seems to have a death wish".
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Episode 26, in which we discuss a distinct lack of tuna, the second double wedding, Louis' empty urn, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Passions episode 572.We're on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 35, in which Natalie returns! And she and Travis are locked down in Australia once more. We discuss moan rooms & haunted wind chimes, and Nat cries on the set of her new NBC show. Talkin bout Passions episode 514.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
In which Hot Boy Movie Club goes one last round with the Scooby Doo gang in the park, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds on the kitchen floor, Sheridan and fucking Brian on and around St. Lisa, and Ethan and the weirdos in the Sad Cafe. Episode 625, coming atcha like a gatling gun.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Travis and Natalie talk a (tiny, little) bit about the musical episode of Passions.
Episode 33, a weird one, wherein there is no Natalie because she's away making the television, Ben eats a sandwich, Travis feels better, Valentine tries to fake like he knows what he's doing, and we talk about Theresa/Brian/Luis/Pilar/Kay/Charity and the three arenas of drama and conflict in Passions 624.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 32, in which Ben makes it into the trades, Trav shares a podcast-based dream, Nat reads a letter from NBC written to tell her she's specifically not invited to something, and we discuss Luis and Sheridan and Diana and fucking Brian all splashing and flopping around in the water. It's on like Passions 655.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Trav & Nat answer a question addressing the emotional and personal reality of leaving their respective first real acting job, Passions.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 31, in which the gang expresses admiration and appreciation for both Prince and the new Hank, discusses how one faints/does a faint, establishes the #charityclarity hashtag for whatever reason, describes Theresa as a straight-up psychopath, and executes a soft pitch for a greenchef.com sponsorship. We talk and tell tales of Passions episode 520.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Travis & Natalie ponder the question, "Hey- what was Alistair's deal, anyway?"We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 30, in which we ask- did someone redecorate the Crane mansion as a brothel? Why doesn't Rebecca just find her daughter another boyfriend? Is Ethan Crane the REAL father of Travis and Natalie's child? Also, more on Trav and Nat's only love scene and the gang figures out Q. Passions episode 727, take 2.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Nat discusses the past and future of guests appearing on the show.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 29, in which Trav & Nat sure do go to Australia, Nat reminisces about getting to kiss Travis on the show, Ben mentions Tipper Gore for some godamned reason, and we start our chit chat about Passions # 727.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Does T.C. stand for Tennis Coach? How would Nat re-write Gwen's storyline? What plot(s) did the cast collectively dislike? Would you like to know? We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Does T.C. stand for Tennis Coach? How would Nat re-write Gwen's storyline? What plot(s) did the cast collectively dislike? Would you like to know?
Episode 28, in which Travis cautions us to beware the panther inside, Natalie appears to endorse Hole as being music for children, the entire cast is reprimanded for laughing when the source of the hospital explosion is revealed, and there is brief discussion re: whether it is or is not poo. All this and episode 603.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Trav & Nat talk about Pilar and Eve, the ABC show Dirty, Sexy Money, and the value of Passions as a place for an actor to get started.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 27, in which we discuss the dangers of night swimming, swoll Travis/swoll Ethan, one narcotized panther, awards shows in general and the Golden Globes in particular, as well as Passions #602.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 26, in which we discuss mythical murder smurfs, 17th or 18th century warlocks, what a dick David is, Bermuda, Grace, and episode #565 of Passions.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Natalie describes what it's like to be the Jan in Passions' Brady Bunch.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 25, in which we chat with Margaret Easley. She's been seen on a gazillion tv shows and commercials, written and produced a bunch of other ones, and also enjoyed a two episode arc on Passions, sporting a fake Bermuda Triangle accent and consoling a Luis grief-stricken to the point of derangement. We're talking Bermuda, Passions #564.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
Episode 24, in which the gang are in Hell, Trav and Nat are single parents, Sheridan is a plucky heroine, and we discuss poor, dumb, naive Theresa as well as Millicent, Nan and Brooke. All episode 462, all day.We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsforWe're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.comClick here for supplemental video.
As Trav & Nat head to the airport, Trav talks about meeting the cast of Passions and first impressions way back in 2000. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click here for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Episode 23, in which author and rock critic Dan Ozzi (@danozzi (https://twitter.com/danozzi?s=20) Reply Alt Newsletter (https://danozzi.substack.com/) ) brings his keen insight and incisive cultural perspective to episode #823 of Passions, aka The One That Made Natalie Quit. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click here for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Travis offers another justification for Ethan's devotion to Theresa, while Natalie in turn fails to provide same for Gwen's obsession with Ethan. She also kicks the idea of a Gwen/Hank thing around for a bit. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Episode 22, in which there's competition in the Love Square, Travis is the union rep as a joke, Natalie wonders if she's attracted to Timmy, Ben calls Travis a nerd a couple of times, and the gang enjoys an episode more than ever before, that episode being #489. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click here for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Natalie responds to a question about her thoughts and feelings on not being involved in the Hell closet, T&N tell their younger selves one thing, and Travis explains AGAIN (maybe) why Ethan stayed with Theresa. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Episode 21, in which Ben speaks for all Catholics, the Tim Tam Slam is defined, described and diagnosed, Nat asks, "Is Tabitha's an iconic aesthetic?", and the character of Remy from the animated classic Rataouille is referred to as Rat Tat Tooey 6 times in 60 seconds. Also, episode 411 of Passions (The Information Episode) is poked and prodded. We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Click here for supplemental video. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj)
Travis and Natalie discus sex scenes and body makeup. Travis readdresses the question of why Ethan stayed with Theresa. Video here. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj) We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com
Episode 20, in which we discuss the illusion of being in control, Grace's normal pregnancy as fatal diagnosis, why Gwen was at Ethan and Theresa's engagement party, some bongos, why Travis doesn't remember the tabloid reveal, and other notes and tones of episode 410. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj) We’re on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com
Travis fails to recall the Zorro bachelorette scene and speculates as to why Ethan stayed with Theresa, while Natalie reveals who she'd have liked to portray if she wasn't Gwen and responds to a question about her relationship with Lindsey irl.
Episode 19, in which we discuss the back kitchen with the hard muffins at Radford, Kim Ulrich's madness or/and method, Ben gazing down from space at a vacant lot in Pacoima, who if anyone was in the Everglades, and some stuff about episode 525. (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj) We're on Twitter http://twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram http://instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com
@TravisSchuldt (https://twitter.com/TravisSchuldt) talks about troubled times leading up to his exit from Passions and shares some memories of Josh Ryan Evans.
Episode 18, in which we kick off Season 2 and discuss the fact that we're back, where to grab a woman when you kiss her, butter chunks, why the Friends set was kept super-cold, and the amount of Travis that is/is not tongue. We also discuss episode 524 (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0yR-p1FHrfcJpykk343xTeVOuKFQQTWj) . We're on Twitter twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com
Episode 17, in which Ben suggests a polyamorous triad as a solution to Ethan's dilemna(s), we discuss a cross-promotional alien autopsy fantasy sequence, Nat sleeps through the episode because she's not in it, and Travis sighs heavily at 14 minutes and 5 seconds. We're on Twitter twitter.com/passionsfor We're on Instagram instagram.com/passionsforlifepod/ Email us your questions at emailpassions@gmail.com Ben's episode playlist youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKV43_6CI1J3i0u_88OLqUqzzoCkAyZfO
It's time once again to reach into the electronic mailbag and retrieve a question from deep in the Passionista hivemind. We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
Episode 16, in which we discuss Lindsay Korman_Hartley's superhuman ability to passionately emote for weeks at a time (come on the pod, Lindsay!), whether brandy-sipping baby-man Ethan is or is not chopped-liver, the pleasures of cutting up at a funeral, Luis' not entirely normal or healthy framing of his brotherly responsibilities, and some other stuff from episode 367. We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
Episode 15, in which we sing, discuss Theresa's absurd posters, hear Natalie grunt her agreement through a wine glass, touch on Hank's crazy big balls, and skim over episode 366.
We got a letter from a listener the other day We opened it and read it It said they loved Passions! We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
Episode 14, in which we discuss Theresa and Whitney in what might as well be a time loop, Eve's lovechild with someone or other, taphaphobia, The Usual Suspects, oral labial noise, and that time at the lobster shack when they put me in a magician's box. We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
It's mail. We all get it. It shouldn't be big thing. Here's some mail from our listeners.
Episode 13, in which we discuss who got whom hooked on cocaine, the nature of human memories, who literally wasn't allowed to use contractions on the show, and what it's all about and why we do it. We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
Episode 12, in which Ben advocates for the economy and is also not as discombobulated, Natalie gets prettier and seeks a butler, Travis is dead a few times and maybe was in a coffin but he's not sure, Andrea Evans listens with her entire body, and also there's episode 363. We're on Twitter @PassionsFor Instagram @passionsforlifepod And please email us at emailpassions@gmail.com.
There are two kinds of podcast listener- those who write letters to us and those who don't. The ones who write letters, well, we read the letters on these minisodes and answer the questions and so forth. The ones who don't we can't because, by definition, there's no mail or letters to read or answer. You get the idea.
Episode 11, in which there's tons and tons of Tabitha/Timmy talk, Travis says "Make love to me" way too much, Ben speculates as to whether or not a group of 12 year-olds wrote the episode, and Natalie suggests a complete psychic break from reality to make the days a little lighter.
Knock, knock. Who's there? It's mail. Mail who? Listener mail. Mail from listeners that we read out loud and then respond to. Oh. Ok.
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