Hot & Bothered

Melyssa Ford

Booking Overview

An interview-led wellness and health show focused on intimacy, menopause, sexual health, mental health, and gender relationships, featuring expert clinicians alongside established public figures and cultural leaders. Credible pitches include physicians, therapists, sexual-health and menopause specialists, men's mental-health experts, relationship professionals, and notable figures with relevant lived experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 60

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 70.5k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Melyssa Ford - Canadian model, actress, media personality, and podcast host known for her work in entertainment and candid conversations about health, relationships, and wellness.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Clinicians and subject-matter experts with relevant medical, therapeutic, or sexual-health credentials, as well as established public figures, authors, cultural leaders, and guests with credible personal experience related to wellness, relationships, or gender issues.

Required Achievements:

Professional medical or therapeutic credentials, Leadership of recognized organizations or cultural institutions, Established careers in entertainment, media, or public speaking, Published work or a visible public platform

Recent Guest Discussions

Kier Gaines - Emotional Neglect Of Boys, Masculinity, Men's Mental Health, And Relationships Between Men And Women.

Nicole Friday - Championing Black Storytellers, Building A Business With A Spouse, Financial Resilience, And The Future Of Black Film.

Jeff Friday - Building The American Black Film Festival, Championing Black Filmmakers, Entrepreneurship, Marriage, And Sustaining A Creative Business.

Somi Javaid - Painful Sex, Menopause, Sexual Dysfunction, And Women's Health.

Dondre Whitfield - Masculinity, Purpose, Love, Men's Emotional Well-being, And Relationships Between Men And Women.

Recent Topics

Health, Wellness, Menopause, Sexual Health, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Hot & Bothered

Funky Dineva Unfiltered: Prostate Cancer, Cocaine & Calling Out Black Men

September 17, 2026

Funky Dineva Unfiltered: Prostate Cancer, Cocaine & Calling Out Black Men Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boys Are Emotionally Neglected—Then Blamed as Men | Kier Gaines

September 01, 2026

Boys Are Emotionally Neglected—Then Blamed as Men | Kier Gaines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood Wouldn’t Champion Black Stories—So They Built ABFF | Power Couple Jeff & Nicole Friday

August 18, 2026

Hollywood wouldn’t make room—so Jeff and Nicole Friday built their own table. The powerhouse couple behind the American Black Film Festival joins Melyssa Ford to unpack 30 years of championing Black storytellers, the industry’s retreat from culturally defining Black films, and ABFF’s major move to Los Angeles in 2027. They also get candid about building a business while sustaining a 24-year marriage, surviving financial crises and the pandemic, and why working with your spouse can either st...

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