Midwest Besties

Calloway Shot a Double Bogey

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, the besties pour one out for Dolly and unpack Meghan and Harry’s messy move back to Britain. We get into TV news, including Hulu

What We Should Be Talking About With The Lindsay Clancy Trial

Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: Child loss, violence, suicide, drug use, and postpartum mental illness. Please listen with care. This week, the Besties are discussing

Team Green? Team Black? We are Team Rhaenyra’s New Glam

Send us Fan Mail This week, we’re catching up on all the pop culture that matters! We’re talking Reece starring in Chicago, breaking down the House of the Dragon finale

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Our Perfect Storm By Carly Fortune

Send us Fan Mail In the latest edition of Besties Read Books™, Emily and Lauren dive into the romance queen of Canada’s latest summer must-read, Our Perfect Storm. We r

There Once Were No Influencers From Nantucket

Send us Fan Mail No, this isn’t the beginning of a dirty limerick—it’s the latest petty gossip the besties are LOVING. In our most random Pop Culture Potluck yet, we unp

The Besties Talk Emmys

Send us Fan Mail The besties break down the Emmy nominations, biggest snubs, surprise picks, and their predictions. Then they dive into DCC: America's Sweethearts S

We Are NoT&T Feeling Taylor’s Wedding

Send us Fan Mail Our favorite artist, Taylor Alison Swift, is married! And while our hearts are full, the nuptials have left us majorly scratching our heads. Madison Squ

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Strangers By Belle Burden

Send us Fan Mail You've asked for more deep dives into the books we're reading, and we listened! Originally recorded back in May as part of our Pop-Culture Pot

Episode 124 - The Beckhams are Fighting Again

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s pop culture potluck, the besties have a lot to discuss. First up: the explosive Vanity Fair article on Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network (spoi

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Summer House: The Aftermath

Send us Fan Mail It’s finally here: the end of the road for Summer House Season 10 (we mean it this time). The besties unpack The Aftermath sit-downs, including Lindsay

Episode 123 - Love Island USA's Newest Fan

Send us Fan Mail We got our first heat wave of the season, besties—not just from these Midwestern temps, but from all the pop culture news, too. On today’s episode, we

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Summer House Season 10 Reunion Part 3

Send us Fan Mail I’m tired of this reunion, Grandpa! Emily and Lauren are back to discuss the Summer House Season 10 Reunion Part 3. And wow! We hope you weren’t hungry

The Boy Mom™ Essay that Broke the Internet

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s pop culture potluck, the besties talk about what is possibly the darkest of your for you page: Boy Moms™. Jenny Mollen’s weird Instagram

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Summer House Season 10 Reunion Part 2

Send us Fan Mail In this fly over deep dive, your favorite besties get into the Summer House season 10 reunion (part two). The girlies discuss Amanda’s walk-off, West an

Episode 121 - She's Definitely Not Our Wife

Send us Fan Mail The Summer House Season 10 Reunion Part 1 is officially here, and after weeks of us being absolutely rabid waiting for it, it did not disappoint. Who el

Episode 120 - Everyone Needs to Get ON Off Campus

Send us Fan Mail The besties are back with a jam-packed episode. Emily and Lauren recap the Summer House season finale that lowkey felt like a series finale(yes, Lauren

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Famesick by Lena Dunham

Send us Fan Mail In this Flyover Deep Dive, the besties unpack Famesick by Lena Dunham. In her memoir, Lena gets into it all: skyrocketing to fame with Girls, her deeply

Episode 119: The Met Gala Sucks Now, But Girl, The LEWKS!

Send us Fan Mail Pop culture Potluck is BACK, and we have a smorgasbord! In this episode, we discuss our complicated feelings about the Met Gala and share our favorite a

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Yesteryear By Caro Clare Burke

Send us Fan Mail Besties, it’s Book Club Time! This week, Emily and Lauren take a break from discussing TV the internet can’t stop talking about to discuss the BOOK the

The Loose Tum in Jennifer Tilly's $40K Purse

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s pop culture potluck, we start off strong with the latest Summer House gossip. We chat about West and Amanda’s at the Yankees game, Ciara’