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Midwest Besties
Hosted by Lauren & Emily · EN
The pop culture podcast for the rest of us.
TV, Books, Reality, Movies, Celeb Gossip, and More.
27episodes
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Episode 114: Chappell Roan Hates Nepobabies
Mar 2600:52:45Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailDespite allergy season woes, your besties are locked in this week! In this pop culture potluck, we dig into Chappell Roan’s latest security drama, and do our best to delicately discuss Taylor Frankie Paul, The Bachelorette cancellation, and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (trigger warning: domestic violence). We move into lighter territory to recap the latest Summer House episode, where we are yelling justice for Bailey and in awe of Ciara, Mia, and KJ’s vulnerability. We chat about TV we’re super excited about, including The Pitt, The Valley, and Hacks. We end the episode by letting you know what we’re currently reading—that’s right, we don’t just watch Bravo TV all day, okay?!Support the show
Transcribe →FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Episode 113.1 - Summer House Sn 10 Eps 5 & 6
Mar 2400:36:15Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailThese are your captains speaking! We have a new Flyover Deepdive, which is what we call our special TV episode recap episodes! (Aren’t we cute?). In this Deepdive, we break down Summer House Season 10, Episode 5: “Summer Knights” and Season 10, Episode 6: "The Joke's on You." We discuss Jesse’s apology to Ciara for once again treating her like an object, Kyle’s advisory board position at Soft Bar, Carl’s cattiness, Ben and Bailey’s awkward blow-up, and we rag on Kias for a little bit (naturally). Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 113: YEEHAW! Kacey Musgraves Is Back… But Did She Ever Actually Leave?
Mar 1600:44:55Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailAnd we’re back! After some technical difficulties, we have a potluck episode coming for you tomorrow! On this week’s episode, we talk about Kacey and Harry’s new music, Timothée Chalamet being an artist who shits on other artists, being Michael B. Jordan stans, Love Story, and so much more! If you are looking for a Summer House recap, stay tuned! We have our “Flyover Deep Dive” (what we call our TV recap episodes because we are whimsical) coming for you on Tuesday.Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 112: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Would Hate You
Mar 501:04:56Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailIn this week's Pop Culture Potluck on Midwest Besties, we break down The Traitors finale and reunion, recap the latest Summer House drama, including the apology dune and Jesse Solomon being CRINGE. We dive into the back half of Bridgerton S4 (spoiler alert: we LOVE Benephie). In Table Scraps, we discuss Craig Conover giving sweaty loser energy, Lisa Rinna’s new memoir, and a very specific love story where Carolyn Bessette Kennedy would actually hate you. Plus: Batman casting what-ifs, Ballerina Farm announcing baby #9, and why some people think Love Is Blind has been red-pilled. Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 111: Discourse About the Wuthering Heights Discourse
Feb 2000:57:10Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailHappy Three-Month Anniversary, Besties! Our podcast has officially lasted a Sales Quarter! On this week’s episode Lauren and Emily give their heavily researched review of Wuthering Heights. Just kidding — we didn’t watch the movie or read the book, but we do have a lot of opinions (hint: the skin room is gross).Meanwhile, we recap the second episode of Summer House Season 10. Summer is NOT looking fun for Kyle Cooke, and if he keeps fighting randos in the comments, his spring doesn’t look too promising either. We also catch up on The Traitors (Rob is annoyingly hot and good at this game) and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (heaven is the Hamptons with Rachel Zoe). As always, this is not a Peacock podcast.We wrap up the episode with a segment we now call Table Scraps — odds and ends from the internet, TV we aren’t binging, books, and more. This week, we chat about our favorite Masshole makeup influencer’s divorce announcement, The Toast’s embarrassing defense of Jill Zarin, our shared love and history as JFK Jr. heads, and what the f**k is going on with Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff.Do you love the besties? Don’t forget to leave us a comment and say hello. We love you!Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 110: Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show: We Laughed, We Cried, We Learned
Feb 1300:48:11Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailLove is in the air, Besties! Love for talking sh*t on celebrities, that is! On this week’s episode of the Popculture Potluck, we talk about the AMAZING Benito Bowl. I know y’all are just dying to hear what two lame liberal white ladies from the Midwest thought of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, and you are IN LUCK because the besties don’t shut up about it for approximately 20 minutes.Also in this episode, the besties defend Chappell Roan, check in on all our Pop Culture Mormons, recap the latest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode (DO YOU REMEMBER?!?!), discuss our newly crowned prince (Jill Zarin’s step-grandson), bad smutty novel character names, and oh so much more.Support the show
Transcribe →Episode 109: Luther Grandross’ Grammys Win
Feb 700:57:28Tap to summarizeSend us Fan MailWe might be living in hell, but at least TV is HOT. 🔥This week's Popculture Potluck, the besties break down the best (Bad Bunny!) and worst (Somebody come get Meemaw Cher) of the Grammys—including Jack Antonoff’s cancellable 404 error on the red carpet, questionable wardrobe choices, and more.Bridgerton is BACK and better than ever, serving a hot lack of glow-ups. And maybe we are a Peacock podcast now as we recap the season premiere of Summer House, Real Housewives, and The Traitors.We wrap things up with odds and ends from the bowels of the internet: hating on Sydney Sweeney (again 😉), the Headband Theory putting our feminism to the test, and Avery Woods haunting her own home.If you’re enjoying our episodes, please leave a comment and a review—it means everything to us 💖Support the show
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