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I DON'T GET IT with Maria Manero

I DON'T GET IT with Maria Manero

By Maria Manero

Each week, I sit down with a special guest and ask - Exes: why are mine crazy?, Making Friends: why is it so hard?, Growing Up: why do we have to?, Ghosting: why so mean?, Sex Work: how?; Heartbreak Pills? what?; Dick Pics? why though?; Relationships? how is love born? and how does it die? . These chats will make you laugh, cry, give a standing ovation and hopefully, gain insights that inspire you to dispel judgment and gain understanding and acceptance of each other. This show is for the curious. The misunderstood. For everyone who wants to be heard. This is where the listening begins.
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DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A PROSTITUTE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SEX WORKER. I DON'T GET IT with Olivia LaRue

I DON'T GET IT with Maria ManeroMar 30, 2023

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A DRUG TO CURE YOUR BROKEN HEART. I DON'T GET IT with Brian D. Earp

A DRUG TO CURE YOUR BROKEN HEART. I DON'T GET IT with Brian D. Earp

They say falling in love is like getting high. Who are "they"? Well, whoever "they" are, they happen to be right. Your brain is very well versed in two things: pleasure and pain. And love, drugs, all the feelings, it's all just pleasure and pain baby.

But what if there was an anti-love drug? A pill you can pop whenever your heart of glass breaks? Some medicine to wash away the remnants of a lover that left you with a love that you can't leave behind?

This week I'm joined by Brian D. Earp, co-author of LOVE DRUGS: The Chemical Future of Relationships, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, Associate Director of the Yale Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy at Yale University to discuss exactly that. Does it exist? Can it exist? How would it work? Would it really work? You know, just some heavy duty, sophisticated questions of a certain calibre of intelligence. Be forewarned.

Look, the point is, he is really smart. And he is here to talk to us about my favourite subject and I think possibly the only thing I ever actually talk about: love.

Ok, let's go mend these broken hearts, shall we?
Jun 28, 202301:33:06
THE LIFESPAN OF A RELATIONSHIP: FROM BEGINNING TO END. I DON'T GET IT with Yasmeen Rafiq (CHAPTER TWO)

THE LIFESPAN OF A RELATIONSHIP: FROM BEGINNING TO END. I DON'T GET IT with Yasmeen Rafiq (CHAPTER TWO)

Last week we got together.

This week, we say goodbye.

Most love stories start and end this way, after all. Our journey through the lifespan of love with Yasmeen Rafiq continues in Chapter Two of "The Entire History of (Me) and You".

Thanks for listening.
Jun 09, 202356:21
THE LIFESPAN OF A RELATIONSHIP: FROM BEGINNING TO END. I DON'T GET IT w/ Yasmeen Rafiq (CHAPTER ONE)

THE LIFESPAN OF A RELATIONSHIP: FROM BEGINNING TO END. I DON'T GET IT w/ Yasmeen Rafiq (CHAPTER ONE)

Who loves love? We love nothing more than that sweet, sweet Mary J. REAL LOVE (remix)! Some might say we're addicted to love. To those we say; and you're addicted to Haterade! To combat your negatory, schadenfreude vibes (you know deep down you're low key hate listening), today, we're rolling out a series of three eps about good ol' L-O-V-E! It's very Eternal Sunshine-y so maybe get your ELO on and prepare to be happy then sad then happy then sad then mad then suddenly it's 3AM and you're covered in Pringles crumbs and several unknown chocolate stains, listening to T. Swift and writing all of your exes handwritten letters by candlelight. I've NEVER done anything like that so i wouldn't know.

To kick things off: today, we're joined by marriage counselor and all around love and relationship expert, Yasmeen Rafiq, as we take the arduous journey through the lifespan of a relationship.

In Chapter One, we explore the meet cute. What makes us attracted to one person instead of another? What makes someone good enough to hook up with but not to date seriously? What happens when we first fall in love? Is it gradual? Is it instant? Does love at first sight really happen? Is love and marriage really just a matter of timing and convenience or is there really someone out there destined for each and every one of us?

I know we've come and gone a lot lately. Such is what happens both in life and love. Thanks for sticking around.

Now let's go fall in love, shall we?
May 31, 202351:31
"SUCCESSION". A GET IT SPECIAL. (PART ONE)

"SUCCESSION". A GET IT SPECIAL. (PART ONE)

Collector's edition of GET IT: SUCCESSION (Part One). Will be irrelevant by tonight.
May 21, 202345:33
CHEATING. I DON'T GET IT with "Linda"

CHEATING. I DON'T GET IT with "Linda"

Today we discuss the oft depicted hot mess that is CHEATING with "Linda". She's looking for a real connection - a monogamous one - but to her surprise, it seems she may have found exactly what she's been looking for - in the least likely of places (or so she thought). This is her story.
May 10, 202344:47
GET IT. Mr. Martil, MBJ, Barry Keoghan and Lester with CHERYL, LUCINDA & MARIA

GET IT. Mr. Martil, MBJ, Barry Keoghan and Lester with CHERYL, LUCINDA & MARIA

Sorry guys. Things are gwanin' over yonder at ye olde GET IT? I DON'T, so bare with us as we undergo a soft relaunch if you will. We will get back to a regular schedule that you can depend on very soon.


There are some really good eps coming up that you won't want to miss. Just keeping it 100!


For now, here is the long awaited GET IT ep post Mr. Martil and Jan Michael. Basically, growing up sucks huge butts. And a trip to Mars is long/too long/not long enough (if you're going with MBJ).


Thanks for coming by and enjoy!

May 05, 202343:40
GROWING UP. I DON'T GET IT with my Grade 8 Teacher, Mr. Martil & Grade 8 Classmate, Jan Michael

GROWING UP. I DON'T GET IT with my Grade 8 Teacher, Mr. Martil & Grade 8 Classmate, Jan Michael

Growing up sucks butts. Today, I sit down with my Grade 8 Teacher, Mr. Martil alongside one of my Grade 8 Classmates, Jan Michael as we re-visit our former selves and ask - do we like the people we've become? Who were we then? Who are we now? And if I'm really 14 going on 40, then where's Mark Ruffalo at? All this and more on today's show!

This one's for every teacher that shows up, every day. That listens. That cares. That sees the very best in us, long before we ever see it in ourselves. Thank you for being there.
Apr 18, 202348:50
GET IT. Friendships, Wine-O-Clock, Kah-caine and Acting Your Age with CHERYL, LUCINDA & MARIA
Apr 11, 202301:04:59
Introducing: GET IT. with CHERYL, LUCINDA & MARIA

Introducing: GET IT. with CHERYL, LUCINDA & MARIA

Welcome people of the world! Thanks again for everybody round the joint tuning in. This week, in place of our usual interview episode, we are introducing you to our brand spankin' new "spin-off"/companion piece called GET IT. with Cheryl, Lucinda & Maria. (You'll remember them from the savage Kill Bill massacre on Ryan Ghosting). Each week, we'll be discussing the interview of the week and ask: does Maria finally get it? The answer is probably not - but fear not! Cheryl and Lucinda are here to help me GET. IT. Get it? If that sounds zzzz, don't worry, the M Night twist is that every episode will devolve into me fighting with Binger (Lucinda) about which movies are great and which are total garbage, which in turn will then devolve into us fighting over Inception and The Prestige. Super fun time and highly accessible and interesting to everyone, I know. Look, we'll also be talking about what's going on in the zeitgeist ok? Like this week, we're talking the Biebs and Selena Gomez. We call on our resident celeb gossip correspondent to fill us in on what's goin on there. She's got great intel and super credible sources. Ok, it's my Mom. And it is a disaster. More importantly, we talk about my most recent interview with Madam/Courtesan/Escort, Olivia LaRue and discover what we learned, when we listened. Regular interview show back next week and more GET IT of course! For now hit us on insta/fb @mariadoesntgetit and Twitter @MMdoesntgetit. Do you have an interesting story to tell that has left you thinking "yeah, i don't get it"? Email us at burningtrashfire@gmail.com and who knows! You might find yourself on the show, asking for advice from two sensible adults and one person pretending to be an adult but is more like a confused and panicked child that got lost at the mall. Enjoy this special intro ep to GET IT. Thanks, as always, for listening. (Welcome to the party, Cambodia, Thailand AND Mexico!)
Apr 06, 202351:49
DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A PROSTITUTE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SEX WORKER. I DON'T GET IT with Olivia LaRue
Mar 30, 202301:23:55
GHOSTED BY MY “EX” WHILE HE EXPLAINS GHOSTING. I REALLY DON'T GET IT with Ryan Ghosting aka "Mark"

GHOSTED BY MY “EX” WHILE HE EXPLAINS GHOSTING. I REALLY DON'T GET IT with Ryan Ghosting aka "Mark"

Alright, fine, tardiness has always been a friend of mine. I'm leaving my life in your hands. People say that I am blind. Risking it all on a podcast, because as we have long established, it is a universal cry for help. Never you mind those naysayers for today, is the day, that we unleash the ol' ghosting episode. Featuring an exclusive interview with the one and the only, Ryan Ghosting, also known as one of my non-ex-boyfriend boyfriends (they're all exactly the same so it really doesn't matter which one). For further confusion, let's call him "Mark" during the course of this tell-all interview. He tells us: why ghosts ghost, how ghosts ghost, when ghosts ghost, what do ghosts want, and THE question of questions: when a person ghosts you, do they really care? (Spoiler: it's not great for humans with a bloody, beating, feeling heart).

Here's the Shyamalan truth of it all - since this interview was conducted, "Ryan Ghostfart"/Current Zombie from "The Farting Dead"/"The Last of Farts"/"World War F(art)"/"I Fart Legend" and so on, once again, vanished into that good and cowardly night like the fart in the wind that he so truly is, therefore, it is unfinished. Fear not! Unreliable, inconsistent and disappointing men are as common as zombies in a zombie apocalypse so we are well prepared to "PIVOT!". Meet Lucinda aka "Binger" (only I call her that and she does not like it at all) and Cheryl aka "Che" (accurately pronounced "Shay", not "Chae", which is how I've been pronouncing her name for the last thirty years). I'm a great friend, I know. They'll be sticking around so you'll see them around the way. For now, let's stick to some good ol' Ghostbustin'!

Warning: episode contains extremely savage "callin it like they see it truths" from our featured guests and the weekly idiocy you now expect from me, the same ol' G. Please listen, like, rate, subscribe, review cause does it matter? Apparently yes, yes it does. And join all your/my current friends, former lovers, future enemies and eventual strangers who you have no recollection of ever knowing who have all congregated on the following platforms: @mariadoesntgetit (Instant Telegrams), @mariadoesntgetit (The Telephone Book of Faces), and of course, @MMdoesntgetit (Elon's Rockin' Robin). Or, if you are so inclined, you may win over my heart by writing me a personal letter and electronically mailing it to
burningtrashfire@gmail.com. OR, if you're Romeo and the dice was loaded from the start ready for some woo-ing, make me a Spotify playlist.

Now you have all the secrets to my heart. Enjoy listening to the secrets of my past. It's funny, but then sad.

An old fashioned, classic Manero.

See you next week, friend.
Mar 24, 202301:47:22
HOW TO MAKE A FRIEND: WHY IT'S HARDER FOR ADULTS. I DON'T GET IT with Maggie Arai

HOW TO MAKE A FRIEND: WHY IT'S HARDER FOR ADULTS. I DON'T GET IT with Maggie Arai

Mar 17, 202301:05:34
CATFISHING AND ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST PODS: LOVE, JANESSA. I DON'T GET IT with Katrina Onstad

CATFISHING AND ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST PODS: LOVE, JANESSA. I DON'T GET IT with Katrina Onstad

Mar 02, 202301:03:39
DID YOU HEAR HIS MAMMY DIED? FAMILY, MEMORY, LOSS AND WHATEVER'S LEFT TO BE GAINED. I DON'T GET IT with Séamas O’Reilly

DID YOU HEAR HIS MAMMY DIED? FAMILY, MEMORY, LOSS AND WHATEVER'S LEFT TO BE GAINED. I DON'T GET IT with Séamas O’Reilly

Hey, you came back! Or came by for the first time ever! Or totally got lost and meant to go to another show! I don't care how you got here, just got here if you can! You heard me, you grammar nerd! But now that you're here, why not just stay? "Settling's" the new "not settling" so just go with it.
Today, we are joined by the stunningly eloquent and frighteningly quick-witted, Séamas O'Reilly - father/husband/son/brother/journalist/human/interviewee/multi-hyphenate and illustrious author to chat about his memoir, Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?, which chronicles the story of his family - starting with the loss of his mother at age 5 and the almost inexplicable dedication, tenacity and resolve displayed by his father who stepped up to the plate and went on to raise ELEVEN children ON HIS OWN!!! How the fuck did he do this? I do not get it is an understatement.
(Read a book for once in your life! But really, you should read this one. Get it everywhere books are gotten or go to mammybook.com)
For reasons you'll understand later, the O'Reilly 11 are: Sinead, Dara, Shane, Maeve, Orla, Mairead, Dearbhaile, Caoimhe, Séamas, Fionnuala and Conall. Yeah, exactly. Listen to the ep and @ me later.
And now, sit back, relax, or sit up and tighten up (it's your body, do what you want) and let's get into it: forgetting, remembering, love, loss, memories, and family. This one's for you: Daddy and Mammy, Daddy and Mommy and every other Father and Mother out there who try their very best, every single day. Thank you. And help us make a dollar out of fifteen cents at
www.patreon.com/mariadoesntgetit and follow us @mariadoesntgetit (IG/FB) and @MMdoesntgetit (Twitter).
Feb 23, 202301:28:12
IT’S GETTING HOTWIFE IN HERRE. I DON'T GET IT with “Synthea”
Feb 16, 202301:46:39
HOW TO START DATING AGAIN AFTER A BREAK-UP. (Part 2 of 2) I STILL DON'T GET IT with Max Jancar
Feb 13, 202301:13:50
HOW TO GET YOUR EX BACK AND WHY DO MY EXES HATE ME? (Part 1 of 2) I DON'T GET IT with Max Jancar

HOW TO GET YOUR EX BACK AND WHY DO MY EXES HATE ME? (Part 1 of 2) I DON'T GET IT with Max Jancar

In part one of this two part double episode, I chat with ExBack Coach, Break-Up Researcher and Relationship Advisor, Max Jancar, on all things regarding our Exes. Some of you hate your exes. Some of you have forgotten they existed. And some of you have been hitting up their pager and waiting for the landline to ring since 1993. Well wait no more! Cause we're here to find out EXactly what to do to get our EXes baX!!! I'm guessing you send 75 texts, 75 letters, 75 emails, 75 candy grams, hit all his socials and finish it off with some strong but subtle skywriting? We'll see what Max says. As for my own exes you ask? Well how dare you! My exes are mostly fine gentlemen who are never not in a revolving door of being "the best" and "the worst" guy so I have no idea what's going on with those foolios ever. It's always max feels to the max. (Disclaimer: The Crazies do not include Danny No Drama. I'm not gonna say who my other three exes are other than it's Ed, Kris and Dan. Everybody calm down, nobody is going to see or hear this or care about it).

Now, let's all hold hands and eat some ice cream as we journey through the return of the living dead. If you wanna say a thing, email us at
burningtrashfire@gmail.com and if you are concerned about my mental state after this exercise, consider being a patron at www.patreon.com/mariadoesntgetit so that I can keep paying my therapist. Okay let's make some sense out of this Triple XXX nonsense. Follow us @mariadoesntgetit (IG/FB) and @MMdoesntgetit (Twitter).
Feb 11, 202301:05:31
IS YOUR PODCAST LAME? AN ODE TO CRINGE with our dear friend, Norm Wilner
Feb 10, 202335:32
Trailer? I DON'T GET IT with Maria Manero

Trailer? I DON'T GET IT with Maria Manero

I DON'T GET IT w/ Maria Manero is a forthcoming comedy talk show featuring a host you may know from nowhere because nobody knows her and nobody cares! But it doesn't matter cause we're not here for that. We're here to take the journey with an idiot from burning trashfire to slightly hot garbage as she tries to make sense of the people and the world around her. 

Through a series of funny, honest, sincere and hopefully, at times, insightful conversations with experts on widely varying topics - from Exes, Family and Cheating to Growing Up, Farts and many others (yes, don't worry, we will be delving into Butt Stuff you perverts!), Maria, (that's the host, remember? Oh forget it). Look, the point is, she's confused about pretty much everything and the hope is, after getting schooled by experts, she'll be less confused.

As a listener, you'll laugh, you'll cry. Then you'll laugh at yourself for wasting your tears and time on this dumpster fire they dare call a "podcast". But amidst the emotional meltdown you're now having, you might find that you've also learned something, and in doing so, have developed a greater understanding and acceptance of others. 

Oct 23, 202200:43