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Alison’s Search for Meaning, David’s New ‘Do, Renee’s Attempted Murder

Alison violated a sacred marital code which she never agreed with anyway. David is here and he’s sporting a new short hairdo. But lest you think he’s a short hair newbie, you’re mistaken. Renee doesn’t know how long her arms are which really worked out for the spider on the wall. Tony’s brought some Motion City Soundtrack beer for #SnackChat and Daniel, unrelated, has given up.

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Fortune Feimster Bet on Herself

Comic, actor and writer Fortune Feimster joins the show to talk about growing up in North Carolina in a town of 5000, her relationship with her family, coming out, her Netflix special Sweet & Salty, her path to comedy, working as a journalist, her fiancé Jax, stage fright, waking up early to do her Sirius radio show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune, her experience on Chelsea Lately, the Groundlings, religion and so much more. We also answered your questions.

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Jordan’s Workspace, Daniel’s Nose Hairs, Mickey Mouse Shorts

Jordan Morris joins us to get to the bottom of Daniel’s nose hair problem. (He trims the hair and then the inside of his nose gets all irritated. If you have a solution please write in!) We also talk about Jordan’s feelings about working from home, whether I’m mis-branding myself, chat shows, TV Talk and we finish with a round of Just Me Or Everyone!

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Lindsay DeFranco Is Happier

Lindsay DeFranco is a former YouTube personality who refers to herself as a “recovering mommy blogger.” She’s also the cofounder of the media literacy campaign Not So Fast and the wife of superstar YouTuber Phil DeFranco with whom she has two young sons. We talked about motherhood, moving to LA with Phil, her reasons for leaving YouTube, curly hair, home invasion, guns, her childhood in Georgia, mediocrity, her parents’ divorce, self-care and compassion, anxiety, live streaming platforms and so much more. We also took your questions.

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Kirsten Vangsness, Tony Thaxton and The Angoras (Live from Sketchfest!)

Recorded live at the Gateway Theatre in San Francisco on January 26, 2020. Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds) joins the show to talk about freezer carbs (she’s anti), parts of yourself, therapy, cats, oversharing, her tumultuous childhood and more. Tony Thaxton offers a Tone Zone update and Alison’s old band The Angoras reunite for the first time! Plus Just Me Or Everyone!

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Drew Van Acker Likes Jumping from Planes

Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars, Tower Prep) stops by to talk about the new movie Spy Intervention which he stars in and executive produced, losing a scholarship because he appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, stability versus adventure, moving to Harlem, proposing to his girlfriend in Iceland, playing the ukulele, getting evicted, TV versus stage acting and so much more. We also took a spy music quiz.

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Ben’s Campaign Trail Stories, A Disneyland Adventure, New Zealand Snacks

Ben Gleib is here, still exhausted from concluding his presidential run, and he’s ready to transition back to civilian life. Also he’s got strong opinions about his girlfriend’s choice of footwear. Alison and Daniel took Elliot to Disneyland and Renee is considering returning to her extroverted ways. Tony is going to leave us again but only for a few days. Plus a word we’ve never encountered and some snacks from New Zealand.

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Troy Johnson Has Some Regrets

Food Network star and food journalist/critic Troy Johnson stops by to talk about making the switch from writing about music to food, majoring in poetry, growing up with a gay parent, regrets, marriage, divorce, parenthood, San Diego, Fox Rox, Guy’s Grocery Games, Crave, Adderall, aggressive heterosexuality, cooking and so much more. We also did a round of How Dare You.

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Alison’s Dumb Question, Tony’s Gold Record, TJBs


Tone Zone Thaxton is BACK after his Motion City Soundtrack tour and he’s got a gold record and everything. Alison has a dumb question about the record. Can you guess what it is? Joe Kwaczala is here and he’s got a ladyfriend to witness his weird sleep behavior. Also we do a round of Yes Please or Oh Puhleeze involving coconut jellybeans but first must delineate the difference between jelly bellies and traditional jelly beans. Daniel says something that isn’t intended for the podcast but he says it right into the mic. Also there’s some beeping, some gentle ribbing and more.

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Jessica Chaffin

Jessica Chaffin (Spy, The Heat, Zoey 101) stops by to talk about her new podcast Ask Ronna with Ronna (& Bryan), growing up in Newton, Massachusetts as one of six kids, her relationship with her parents, getting into comedy, skincare, Ronna & Beverly, offering advice as Ronna, her love of England and so much more. We also took your questions.

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Buy Alison’s Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me)

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This show is brought to you by HONEY: JoinHoney.com/Alison BROOKLINEN: http://Brooklinen.com (Get 10% off AND free shipping when you use promo code BESTFRIEND) and FIGS:  http://wearFIGS.com (enter code BESTFRIEND at checkout for 15% off).

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