Midwest Besties

Episode 120 - Everyone Needs to Get ON Off Campus

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/fan_mail/new] 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 cried) and unpack the explosive reunion trailer. Lauren shares her newest TV obsession, Off Campus, while Emily gets into Widow’s Bay—romance and horror are SO BACK BABY. We also discuss why we know longer ride for Mary Beth Barone, the latest male loser on TV, Danny Booko from The Valley, and why he’s awful. In Table Scraps, we cover Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt’s breakup, Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner’s PR relationship, Taylor Swift’s chronically bad style, and Avery Woods doxxing someone on TikTok. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/support]

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Famesick by Lena Dunham

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/fan_mail/new] 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 dysfunctional friendship with Jenni Konner, Adam Driver (spoiler: apparently he really is just Adam IRL), and her six-year relationship with Jack Antonoff. Lena’s story is always set against the backdrop of her chronic illness–suffering from near-constant pain, endometriosis flares, surgeries, and her mental health. She gets into her complicated family dynamics, putting her work before her health at any cost, and overcoming drug addiction.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/support]

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

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/fan_mail/new] 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 and least favorite looks. Just because 90% of our closet is Old Navy doesn’t mean we don’t know fashion, hunty. We also give the lowdown on the dark energy of Hulu’s new reality show lineups, including Vulture’s new Reality Masterclass, which features our arch-nemesis, N*** V****. We are not happy about it. What is making us happy is Middle of Nowhere, Kacey Musgraves’ 10/10 new album, and Running Point  Season 2! Mindy Kaling, give us all the shitty sets and big suits! We also dissect the big Summer House reunion audio leak and whether Amanda Batula is a psychopath or just getting a really bad re-edit. That and oh so much more. Listen and leave us a comment!  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/support]

FLYOVER DEEPDIVE - Yesteryear By Caro Clare Burke

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/fan_mail/new] 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 internet can’t stop talking about. Yesteryear, by political and pop culture podcaster Caro Claire Burke, takes us inside the mind of the fictional tradwife social media influencer Natalie Heller Mills. The story is about what happens when Natalie wakes up to discover she is actually in the 1855 pioneer era. This book is a WILD RIDE, and the Besties talk about it all—influencer culture, religious trauma, the manosphere, and of course, Goldie Hawn in Overboard. So many spoilers, so if you want to read this book and haven’t read it, don’t listen. If you have read it and are dying to talk about it with someone, welcome!  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/support]

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

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/fan_mail/new] 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’s Glamour Cover, Mia’s WWHL interview, and recap S10 E12. We give our final thoughts on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as the season finally wraps up, and get into Coachella Weekend Two. We chat Sabrina’s set, Olivia Rodrigo’s new single, and Kacey Musgraves’ last-minute show.  We switch gears to TV, sharing what we’re watching now, including Big Mistakes, Running Point, and the final season of Hacks. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2558363/support]