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It’s Christmas Eve and the gals are out here doing the most… emotionally, socially, and meteorologically. We kick things off with a super-quick pop culture spiral covering Nicki Minaj absolutely losing the plot online, Brooklyn Beckham blocking his parents 💀, and a fresh dose of Emily in Paris plus Taylor Swift BTS goodness because ’tis the season.
From there, it’s straight into festive chaos as we recap a Christmas party that had everything: sunshine pics, sudden wild weather, Sarah looking like a drowned rat courtesy of a bucket, and the gals very much on the go. Cousins, overstimulation, and big “it was a lot” energy included.
Sarah reveals the wedding anniversary gift she got Michael (10 years!! 🥹), before things escalate at Sam’s sisters’ end-of-year get-together… to the point where a police helicopter had to get involved (yes, really).
We also reflect on our powerful recent episode with Kendra Cocksedge, soaking up just how special and meaningful that conversation was. We finish with a Christmas shoutout to anyone feeling the heaviness this time of year — grieving, alone, dealing with family stuff, or just broke as hell — you’re not alone, bestie 🤍
Festive, feral, emotional, and very on-brand. Merry Christmas from your Bestie Boos xx 🎁✨
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Besties… this one is truly special. 🩷
This week on Bestie Boos, we’re joined by Kendra Cocksedge. Kenj is a Black Ferns legend, trailblazer of women’s rugby, and one of the most respected leaders New Zealand sport has ever seen.
Kenj reflects on her incredible career in the black jersey, what it meant to represent Aotearoa on the world stage, and the legacy of the Black Ferns — from the pressure of elite performance to the pride, responsibility, and sisterhood that comes with wearing that jersey.
But this conversation goes far beyond rugby.
Kendra bravely opens up about one of the most devastating moments of her life: the loss of her nephew Jordy while she was overseas on tour. We talk honestly about navigating grief from afar, being expected to keep performing while your world has stopped, and how loss can fundamentally change how you view success, purpose, and identity.
She shares the support that carried her through, how she learned to hold grief alongside ambition, and what stepping into life beyond elite sport has looked like for her.
This episode is powerful, emotional, and deeply human — a reminder that even legends are navigating heartbreak, growth, and change behind the scenes.
Pop your headphones in, besties. This one will stay with you. 🎧✨
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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand — an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture.
Join us for your weekly catch up with the gals!
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Christmas is basically next week 🎄
Are we ready?
Short answer: one of us is.
The other is absolutely vibing on panic.
This episode of Bestie Boos is festive, chaotic, and packed with pop culture - exactly how we like it.
This week, we get into:🎬 Pop Culture Chaos
• Is Warner Bros + Netflix still happening or nah?
• The Taylor Swift documentary on Disney+ - the first two episodes, the heavy moments, and the whiplash of Taylor also casually handing out huge bonuses
• Australia banning social media for kids 16 and under - thoughts, feelings, concerns - we are not on the same page BBs • A quick-fire countdown of the biggest pop culture moments of 2025 (top 8, no overthinking, just vibes)
🎤 Real Life, Zero Filter
• Sam’s latest guest speaking gig, featuring an elevator that chose the limelight during her presentation
• Teacher gifts - are they mandatory? Are we overthinking it? Who’s organised and who’s pretending not to stress
• Sarah announces Sam must issue a formal apology to LinkedIn after a major brand slid into our DMs there (turns out LinkedIn… works??)
• Are we doing too much with Christmas presents for the kids? • A genuinely ridiculous dilemma about a new neighbour and whether offering to lend your lawnmower is wholesome… or unhinged
✨ What Are You Vibing? - Best of 2025 Edition
• Best purchase of the year
• Favourite music of 2025
• Best TV show or movie
• Drink of choice for the year 🍸 (very on brand)
🎄 Coming Up
• Our Christmas party is locked in
• A special guest episode is on the way (you’ll have to listen till the end to find out who 👀)
• Plus, a Christmas Eve episode dropping because we love a festive overachieveUnfiltered, festive, slightly unhinged - welcome to Bestie Boos.
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Besties… buckle up, we’re backkkkk! 💅😭
This week we dive straight into the absolutely feral Sean “Diddy” Combs doco — the juror who is not a fan but also very much a fan, the storyline that has us side-eyeing the entire 90s music industry, and the unhinged royalty saga behind “I’ll Be Missing You.” That wasn't included in the doco.
Plus:
🎧 434 of you have Bestie Boos as your #1 poddy (EEeeeeeEEEeeeEEEEeeeee!!!!!!)
🤴 Does Prince Harry act now?? Is that… a thing??
🎬 Netflix & Warner Bros are MARRIED?! (We unpack the prenup.)
🎤 And seriously… who IS Olivia Dean?? The investigation begins.
Then Sam reveals her AI Wrapped, which is somehow both confronting and the cheapest therapy she’s ever had.
Meanwhile, Sarah has mysteriously won a Christmas giveaway — and it is so wildly not Sarah-coded we cannot cope
.But the pièce de résistance?
The funniest thing that has happened in Sam’s workplace.
A gig.
A bold request for free tickets.
And a coworker whose confidence is sky-high… right up until they take an absolute fumble at the final hurdle.
We wrap with our Christmas Gift Guide, shouting out these gorgeous small businesses:
🍾 @threefrenchvines (it’s champagne, darling)
🍬 Gingerbread houses from @thegingerbreadcompany_ (code BESTIEBOOS for a $10 discount off tickets!)
✨ Essential oils from @graceandgold_
📚 Meaningful kids’ books from @pink.is.just.a.colour
It’s a ride. It’s a mess. It’s festive. It’s Bestie Boos. 🎄💖
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Besties… we can’t believe it’s DECEMBER!! From MAJOR pop-culture headlines (Stranger Things hype, Katy Perry’s huge court win, Royal Family updates 👀) to real-life chaos, grief, sunshine therapy, and a surprise public-speaking nightmare, we’re covering everything the internet is obsessed with right now…
This week we dive into:
✨ Sam’s exhaustion era + the 30-minute-notice public speaking gig that turned her into an accidental TED Talk girlie
✨ Sez’s emotional funeral week, saying goodbye — but blessed by sunshine 🤍
✨ Stranger Things — why the new season is already breaking the internet
✨ Sean Combs: The Reckoning — what to expect from the explosive Netflix documentary
✨ Katy Perry’s $15M mansion lawsuit — the viral case everyone’s debating
✨ Prince William & Kate Middleton commenting on Rob’s Dancing With The Stars win (???)
✨ Sonic the Hedgehog parade disaster — the memeable chaos returning from 1993 😭
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Music & life chats:
✨ Ed Sheeran’s surprise “Eject” album — 10 unreleased songs picked by his wife (!!)
✨ Why everyone needs a will — including a “death plan” for your sex toys 🫣😅
Plus…
✨ Location-sharing drama — exes, besties, and who REALLY gets access to your pin drop
✨ Black Friday & Christmas shopping check-in — deals, stress, and where we’re at
✨ Spotify Wrapped predictions — we’re ready to be EXPOSED
Grab a drink, plug in those headphones, and settle in. This episode is packed with trending stories, heart moments, unhinged laughs, and peak Bestie Boos energy. 💖✨
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Besties… this week truly took us out. From pop culture updates (Wicked selling out, Charli XCX droppingThe Moment, and yes — Spice Girls whispers 👀), to Sarah having an absolute mare of a Wednesday, we uncover it all!
✨ Sam’s sleepover revelations with Miller & Luna
✨ The heartbreaking but beautiful farewell monologue Sam wrote for a dear friend
✨ Vandals and the weird things we’ve been noticing
✨ Christmas Gift Guides kicking off (tween edition is HERE!)
✨ And the story of Sam’s house… and the old owner popping up 👀
Plus… what’s coming up as we crawl toward the end of November, the last Mercury retrograde of the year, and the festive season chaos already brewing.
Grab a drink, chuck the headphones on, and settle in. This one is a little emotional, a little chaotic, and very us. 💗✨
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Besties, we have had a WEEK. We’re recapping Cup Day (a huge local horse racing event here in Christchurch — basically our local Met Gala for our international girlies 🤣) and all its glory: the pre-drinks, the outfit selfies, the pickups, the time-out incident (👀), and why we didn’t end up reuniting until 9am the next day.
Then we dive into the world of pop culture mayhem: Cardi’s ever-growing family, Ariana Grande getting grabbed on the red carpet (?!), Meghan Trainor’s new health era, Kris Jenner’s iconic 70th, and the facelift trend that has us all looking forever 35.
We’ve also got kids’ sport stories — the too-cute moments, the softball chaos, and some iconic listener submissions. AND THEN… the outrageous moment a friend sent the most awkward message to a NZ celeb. Yes, we have the receipts 🤣
And because it’s November, we’re officially entering our Christmas check-in era 🎅💫
Think secret Santa drama, party themes, and festive movie reviews.
This week on Bestie Boos, your unfiltered besties Sam and Sarah are back with another hilarious, chaotic, and juicy catch-up. We kick things off with our highlights and lowlights — including Sam’s car insurance drama that takes a serious wrong turn (literally).Then it’s straight into pop culture heaven: Katy Perry is officially back with her new single Band-Aids — rumoured to be about her split from Orlando Bloom — and we have thoughts. We chat about Hailey Bieber’s possible 2026 music debut, Hilary Duff’s upcoming track Mature, and our heartbreak that Lorde didn’t snag a Grammy nomination this year. Plus, we unpack the drama around Dean Lewis, Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, and that awkward-but-squashed feud between David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown.Over in slay of the week — meet New York’s new mayor Zoran Mamdani, who’s winning hearts (and roasting Trump) online. Then Sarah spills the office tea: apparently, no one is wearing underwear at the gym anymore, and we’re both shocked.We also chat colour analysis struggles (Sam’s a Soft Autumn, Sarah’s a Cool Summer), glasses-wearer horror stories from a tropical island, and our worst sibling scraps ever — including Sarah’s signature fighting moves.Finally, we set our end-of-year goal: 2,000 followers on Instagram 👀 and talk all things Cup Day prep. Plus, we want your stories about kids and sport! Send us a voice note to be featured on the pod.💖 Listen, laugh, share, and leave us a 5-star review — your besties will love you forever!
We’re sliding straight into the silly season on this week’s episode of Bestie Boos — and things get wild. Sam kicks things off with an update after a car accident and a heartbreaking situation with her baby birds (RIP little ones 💔). Meanwhile, Sarah’s celebrating a birthday at home, but her empathy levels? Questionable.
We dive into this week’s pop culture chaos — from MTV cancelling Ridiculousness after 46 seasons, Prince Andrew losing his royal title, and the US “brain rot summer” of 2025, to Halloween costumes and the Christmas countdown.
Then Sarah finally spills more tea from her Australia trip — including falling asleep at a concert and getting checked by who?! and poor Michael (her husband) getting body-shamed on a theme park ride. Sam confesses a minor work fail that has both besties in stitches.
We also debate supermarket vs salon shampoos (Sarah swears she’s found the secret to great hair), share what we’re vibing this week — from Lily Allen’s new album and Netflix’s Nobody Wants This to Geek Girl — and get ready for Cup Day, Savage, and Shapeshifter next week.
It’s chaotic, honest, hilarious, and the perfect way to kick off November. Grab your gin and tune in, besties — the countdown to Christmas starts now! 🎁🍸
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Sarah has returned from her Australia trip (yes, she went to Fridayz Live 🎶 and yes, she has thoughts), so we’re catching up on everything we missed. We chat about your reactions to our Colours episode, do a full pop culture catch-up (Lily Allen & David Harbour, Stranger Things, The Golden Globes’ new podcast category, and Bridgerton being split in half—rude).Sam shares a very real emotional breakdown at WINZ while Sarah was away, and we tell a slightly chaotic story involving our mate’s bottle shop doing… let’s just say special deliveries.Then we get into our spiritual side: superstitions, Ouija boards, and whether we actually believe in any of it. Sam talks about getting the voice box in Luna’s teddy (with Samuel’s voice) fixed—beautiful and emotional—and how much that means to their little whānau.We wrap with what’s coming up next: Halloween, gardening chaos. This episode is us giving each other a bit of shit the way we do. It’s funny, warm, and a lil heart-squeezy.
This week on Bestie Boos, Sam and Sarah are joined by Abby Button from www.abbybutton.co.nz — a certified colour and body analysis stylist helping people find confidence through clothes.
Abby shares her journey from winning a Westfield styling competition to travelling the country as a young stylist, and how she built her dream business. The girls chat about how colour analysis works - there are 16 categories!!! (Sam is a Soft Autumn and Sarah’s a Cool Summer), who can really wear black, if blondes suit yellow, why redheads can wear orange, and how embracing colour can totally transform your confidence.
It’s a feel-good, fashion-filled episode about loving your body, owning your palette, and showing up as your brightest self. Thank you so much to Abby for joining us, you won’t wanna miss this episode! ✨
Listen now on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts.
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It’s been a week, besties! 💕 Sarah’s nailed her big golf event at work and debuted a dramatic new hair transformation, while Sam’s survived a full-on week at work. We catch up on all things pop culture - Taylor Swift breaking records (again), the shocking news about Diane Keaton, confusion over Dolly Parton’s “death,” rumours that Ariana Grande is single, Kylie Jenner’s “King Kylie” comeback, and Zayn and Louis from One Direction’s new Netflix series.
Sam shares her menty b over dealing with government agencies, plus a sweet story about a family friend and an unexpected day trip with the local gang. Sarah opens up about the Gen Z divide at work - apparently, they’re not into partying like we were 😅
We wrap with our usual chaos: what we’re vibing (Victoria Beckham on Netflix, gardening, hair and beauty), what we’re not vibing (when people comment “congratulations again” on posts 🙄), and Sam’s best boss story - featuring a throwback prank on Black Cap legend, Stephen Fleming 🏏
Funny, real, and unfiltered - your weekly catch-up with the girls you wish were your besties. 💖
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✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ It’s a HUGE week for the Bestie Boos 💅
✨ Taylor Swift has dropped her brand new 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl — plus a surprise movie that was only in cinemas for two days! We saw it opening morning (of course) and are giving you all our thoughts: fave tracks, hidden meanings, Easter eggs, and chaotic Swiftie theories 👀
Meanwhile, Sam started her new job (and technically new business!) the same day as Taylor’s release. Talk about timing!
In this week’s pop culture roundup, we’re spilling tea on:
💄 The Chemist Warehouse Oasis influencer event that Sarah didn’t get invited to (and the massive goodie bags everyone got 👀)
🎤 Nicki Minaj vs Cardi B – the drama continues
💔 Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban split after 19 years (?!?)
⛳️ Ryder Cup chaos – a thrown cup, apologies, and golf beef
🏈 Bad Bunny confirmed for the Super Bowl halftime show
Plus, Sarah’s uncovered a wild new hobby her husband and his workmates do at lunch… and it involves money 👀
And in What We’re Vibing: we’re obsessed with the new Bondi Sands Sunny Collection SPF 50+ range – finally, sunscreen that hydrates and protects! ☀️
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It’s Episode 30 and we’re bringing the laughs, the drama, and everything in between! ✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE✨
We kick off with our highlights and lowlights of the week before diving into a packed pop culture roundup:
• Jimmy Kimmel’s quick TV return and Trump’s free speech threats.
• Taylor Swift drops new music this week (and scares off the competition 👀) plus her upcoming appearance on Jimmy Fallon (October 7, NZ time).
• Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco tie the knot.
• Tyson Fury’s daughter turns 16… and gets a proposal (yikes!).
• Our thoughts on the powerful NZ film Tinā on Netflix.
Then we get personal:
• Baby names — why did Sam’s cousin take forever to name their baby, when both of us had ours picked well before birth?
• What we’re vibing — Sam is obsessed with TikTok toupee transformations (seriously, it’s life-changing) and gardening, while Sarah shares her latest TikTok loves.
• “Unfortunately I Love” game — roasting each other’s guilty pleasures (McDonald’s, overreacting, and more 😂).
• How long is too long to hold a grudge? We unpack the story of someone holding on for 35 years.
• That’s So Random — the most random competitions we’ve ever won, from Spice Girls lip-sync chaos to animal impersonations (yes, Sarah gives us a live demo).
It’s chaotic, funny, and a little bit heartfelt — basically everything you want in a catch-up with your besties.
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✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ This week on Bestie Boos, things get downright unexpected. Sam shares the terrifying story of her 11 year old niece Avalyn, who was hit by a truck on her way to school just one week ago. From the frantic phone call to the hospital updates, we’re giving you the real behind-the-scenes family moments (including the most awkward emoji ever sent in a crisis).
We lighten things up with our pop culture roundup:
• Robert Irwin shines on Dancing With The Stars USA 🦘✨
• Taylor Swift’s The Showgirl Album is heading to theatres 🎬
• Jimmy Kimmel’s controversy (and getting yanked off air) 🎤
• The Summer I Turned Pretty finale breakdown 🌞
• NZ’s Laneway Festival lineup revealed (and why we’re jealous Chappell Roan isn’t headlining Electric Ave 🎶)
Plus, we dive into:
• The shocking cost of Sarah’s $75 doctor PHONE consult 💸
• Friends making wild life pivots (bottle store, hazelnut farm & pottery dreams) 🌰🍶
• An incredible supermarket reunion—when someone thought their bestie was dead 👀
• The mystery of Sarah’s lost friend and her sperm donor sister she’s never met 🤯
This episode is packed with it all, listen up besties, you won’t want to miss this one ✨
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✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ This week we’re diving into everything from the latest pop culture bombshells to a raw, emotional moment that had us both in tears - three-year-old Luna's birthday card from heaven. We kick off with sport — the Warriors’ tough NRL finals exit, the Black Ferns’ win over South Africa, and the frustrating lack of media coverage they’re getting.
Then it’s a pop culture rollercoaster:
👑 Prince Harry’s quick meet-up with King Charles
🎤 Mariah Carey’s Video Vanguard Award + new album buzz
🎶 Hilary Duff’s music comeback
💘 Jennifer Aniston’s rumored romance with a hypnotist
💍 Liam Hemsworth’s engagement news
From there, things get deeply personal as we open up about a powerful birthday moment that left us reflecting on grief, love, and the reality of carrying on after loss. It’s one of our most honest conversations yet.
We also share what we’re vibing right now — from concert season hype (hello Electric Ave!), skincare obsessions, and a game-changing fake tan, to what we’re watching on Netflix. Plus, a few exciting things we’ve got coming up ourselves.
💌 Funny, emotional, and totally unfiltered — this is Bestie Boos at its realest.
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The Bestie Boos are back — slightly hungover, running on four hours of sleep, and recording the morning after Sam’s big 35th “Brat” birthday party (yes, inspired by Charli XCX). It’s Father’s Day, the vibes are chaotic, and we’re here to recap all the wild moments: the dancing, the pranks, our outfits, and just how much fun we had.
Then we dive into a juicy pop culture update:
• Our reaction to the newly announced Electric Avenue Festival lineup 2025 — why the headliner acts left us a little disappointed, but what we’re still excited for.
• The unexpected Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun rumors — are we into it? Spoiler: no.
• A quick take on Scribe’s new album and Swag 2 hype.
We also keep it real with some life updates and hilarious parenting stories:
• Sam’s GP spills the tea on the surge of patients asking for GLP-1 weight loss injections like Mounjaro — $600 a pop and a three-month commitment?!
• Sarah gets unsolicited (and painful) “baking tips” from a teacher who doesn’t get the chaos of being a full-time working mum.
• Sam shares a laugh-out-loud awkward moment at kids’ swimming lessons when Luna spotted something unexpected in the changing room.
• We reflect on how kids can be so blunt about grief, including a tough but honest conversation between our two little ones about Luna’s dad.
• Plus, the heart-warming surprise behind a stuffed star toy that feels like a special sign from Samuel 💫.
This episode is a mix of hangover chaos, raw parenting moments, and pop culture hot takes — pure Bestie Boo energy. Funny, emotional, messy, and real.
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We can’t believe it – Bestie Boos is officially six months old! 🎉 In this episode, we celebrate how far we’ve come (without any big media backing!) and crack up over the silly things that make us, us – like how often we say “gal,” pet names for our partners (yes, Sarah calls her husband Big D 😅), and whether “garage carpet” actually makes you rich.
We dive into a juicy pop culture roundup:
✨ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement buzz (thanks to his dad’s big mouth)
✨ Sabrina Carpenter’s new album and wild lyrics in Tears
✨ The return of Electric Ave 2026
✨ The Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy mystery
On the personal side, Sam chats about staying up too late each night, Sarah swears collagen is the secret to her better sleep, and we plan for Sam’s big birthday bash with some Charli XCX BRAT energy! (outfits, chaos, hangovers incoming 🍾). Things get real as we talk about Father’s Day in NZ and how tricky it can be.
And stick around for the big reveal… Sam’s birthday surprise is out of the bag, and let’s just say it involves Lorde 🙌
It's the perfect mix of friendship, pop culture, and the messy ups and downs of life. – everything you love about Bestie Boos.
Thanks for being part of our first six months, we couldn’t do it without you 💕
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In this episode of Bestie Boos, we’re back with laughs, tears, and a whole lot of pop culture! Samantha shares the behind-the-scenes of her first-ever MC gig — stepping up in front of more than 100 people to fill in for none other than Kiwi news legend Mike McRoberts. We’ve even got live audio from the event plus Sarah’s unfiltered feedback on how it all went.
Then it’s time for our pop culture roundup:
• The success of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
• Millie Bobby Brown and her husband adopting a baby
• The first look at The Devil Wears Prada 2
• VMA 2025 nominations and what we’re predicting
• Apple TV’s upcoming K-Pop series
• Why K-Pop Demon Hunters just made history on the Billboard charts
On the personal side, Sam opens up about a vulnerable moment at her mum’s birthday dinner. After a tough week solo-parenting while Luna was sick, one sassy waitress was the straw that broke the camel’s back — leading to tears, grief, and an honest chat about navigating life after losing Sam. Sarah shares her own struggles with motherhood right now (her son simply won’t stop talking!), and together we balance the tears with plenty of laughs.
We wrap up with what we’re vibing — including Emily in Paris binges, a new Netflix recommendation from Sarah, and dreams of better weather and healthier days ahead.
Join us for an episode that’s raw, real, funny, and full of heart — the ultimate mix of friendship, pop culture, and the ups and downs of life.
🎧 Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube and everywhere else
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This week on Bestie Boos, Sam and Sarah are back with another round of highlights, lowlights, and plenty of chaos. From long (and we mean loooong) rugby prizegivings to kick-ons where 20-year-olds are suddenly asking for “mama cuddles,” nothing is off the table.
We dive into pop culture’s juiciest stories:
❤️🔥 Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl album buzz, plus her sweet New Heights podcast moment with Travis Kelce.
🚗 The Wiggles CEO drama—unfair dismissal or fair play?
🚨 Brooklyn and Nicola Beckham’s eyebrow-raising vow renewal (and the missing Beckhams).
🎒 Charlie Sheen’s brand-new documentary and his seven years of sobriety.
Plus, Sam spills all on her 35th birthday bash plans (hello Brat Party chaos) and the sneaky tricks we’ve pulled at parties before. We also ask: what’s the next prank we should unleash?
And in true Bestie Boos style, we round things out with the “That’s So Random” segment, featuring sisterly food myths, one-eyed contact lenses, and the shocking truth that Sam has still never had a grey hair.
It’s messy, funny, and a little unhinged—just how we like it.
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