Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. 

The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. All of them are used to being the best and the brightest. But only one will walk away with the top prize.

Host Shima Oliaee (Dolly Parton’s America, Pink Card) was Nevada’s contestant in 2001. More than 20 years later, she returns to Alabama as a judge. What can two weeks with 50 of the country’s most ambitious teens tell us about girlhood in America?

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Matt and Bari are BACK for the most important time of year: Hot Guy March Madness! You thought we'd let this month slide by without publicly thirsting after 64 hunks and crowning one of them the Hottest Guy? Well babe, you thought wrong. Want to play along with us or host your own HGMM party? We posted our bracket and category questions to our IG, tag us with your results! And if you want to skip our preamble where we catch you up on what we've been doing (mainly getting stuck on rides at Disney World), skip ahead to 9:00.

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For the finale episode of Unhappy Hour, we're skipping Worst Things First and Deep Dives and going straight to the 6th Annual Grumpy Awards! It's a retrospective look back at 6 seasons of friendship, intoxicants, hot guys, accents, catch phrases, and burps. What was Matt's best musical moment? Who is the Ultimate Hot Guy? What happened to Fred the Goat? We have all our DBWP organizations listed on our spreadsheet. And please keep subscribed to the feed and our socials for future special episodes! Thank you for an incredible run, we love you Whine-o's so, so much. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).

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Rat czars, beefing old ladies, and diving deep into the Rant Hotline one last time (until we decide to do it again randomly). For DBWP, we're highlighting @transanta. Bari's watching Fleishman Is In Trouble on Hulu and Matt's watching Survivor. Tune in next week for our series finale!!

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Mysterious sinkholes, turkey uprisings, and diving deep into science while stoned! That's right, we're asking all the scientific questions we've ever wanted to ask... and answering them stoned... This month for DBWP, we're highlighting Trans Santa, a nonprofit that sends gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously.

Bari is watching White Lotus and Lost, and Matt is watching The Patient and Bad Sisters. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).

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Drug deals on wheels, lost dogs, and diving deep into our chasers! For DBWP, we're still focusing on hunger, so check out Feeding America, a nonprofit for US hunger relief. And in light of the Club Q shooting in Colorado, we're highlighting a GoFundMe from local LGBTQ+ organization Good Judy Garage to support affected families and survivors.

Both Matt and Bari are watching the last season of The Crown. Follow the team on the socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).

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Competitive corn hole, licking toads, and diving deep into the stories that can only happen in Florida! For Tropical Storm Nicole relief, you can call the Crisis Cleanup Hotline 800-451-1954. For DBWP, we're highlighting organizations to fight hunger! Bari is watching White Lotus and Matt is watching Cabinet of Curiosities. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram) 

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A modern-day Robin Hood, a PSA from Pope Francis, and diving deep into the worst TikTok trends. Plus, Matt and Bari have a very important announcement. This month for DBWP, we're highlighting organizations that work to end hunger, like Feeding America. Bari is watching Andor and The White Lotus, and Matt is watching Love Is Blind. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).

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A garden snake, flesh-eating bacteria and diving deep into stoned thoughts that scare Matt. For DBWP, we're highlighting mental health organizations on our Instagram! Bari is watching Ramy, and Matt is finishing The Good Place. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).

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Fake college acceptance letters, Fat Bear Week, and deep diving back into the rant hotline. For DBWP, we're focusing on mental health all month long! Check out our Instagram (@UnhappyHour) for links to some of our favorite organizations, like The Loveland Foundation, The Trevor Project, Therapy for Latinx, and Megan Thee Stallion's amazing new resource page Bad B*tches Have Bad Days Too. Bari is watching Rings of Power, Ramy, and Los Espookys and Matt is The Great British Bake Off. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram) 

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RIP Rocky, Thelma and Lou-sealed, and diving deep into the pile of sh*t leaves that is the fall season. For DBWP, we're focusing on mental health all month long! Check out our Instagram (@UnhappyHour) for links to some of our favorite organizations, like The Loveland Foundation, The Trevor Project, and Megan Thee Stallion's amazing new resource page Bad B*tches Have Bad Days Too. We also are highlighting Feeding Tampa Bay if you're looking for ways to support Floridians right now. Bari watched the season finale of Reservation Dogs and Matt is watching Better Call Saul. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram) 

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