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Ghosts of Boyfriends Past

Mel and the Bestie Betrayal

Season 6, Ep. 2

Mel had been friends with her bestie for years… in fact, several generations of her family were also friends with her friend’s family! But when she discovered a big secret her bestie was keeping from her, everything changed.


Meet Mel Tan, one of the co-hosts of 30, What Now?, the podcast where two now 33-year-olds try to make sense of the beautiful mess that is "adulting". With humor, heart, and a dash of sarcasm, they dive into all the things that make your thirties wild—career curveballs, relationship conundrums, and trying (and more likely failing) to keep up with the latest trends. Some of their best episodes? The five relationships to nurture in your 30s, Mel's egg-freezing adventure, and advice they’d give their younger selves. Tune in for laughs, real talk, and maybe a few what the f***am I doing? moments. Listen to 30, What Now? on Apple and Spotify, where the struggle is real, but the laughter makes it all worth it!


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