Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

After last week's group show with Janet Varney we needed to go back and revisit one of her early appearances (from May 6, 2012) because, as a listener said, her voice is like a warm hug! Original description: Janet Varney, comedian, actor, voice over actor, producer, writer and host of The JV Club podcast stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to chat about why “real life” can feel like high school, Mormon summer camp, “borrowing” garments from the drama department, high school crushes, dancing and mirror faces and a zillion more things. We also did a round of JMOE (click here to see the JMOEs we put on the screen) and Alfred Schulz called in with Things You Never Hear People Say. Plus Topic Sombrero, iTunes Comment of the Week and your emails. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Janet Varney and Jordan Morris are here and we're taking a look back at... 2012. Plus Murder Mystery Dinners, dogs with gold teeth, menu-based combat, nicknames for middle schools, Janet and Daniel having gone to high school together, tear jerkers, healthcare, being a diploma slut and so much more including Pretty Little Liars, prom themes and ghost towns. Plus Just Me Or Everyone! Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Greg Proops (Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Smartest Man In The World) returns to the show after far too long and we have so much catching up to do. We discuss how to properly answer the door, an historic pharmacy in LA, history, politics, a debonair possible Nazi Greg almost had lunch with, Peter Fonda, Peter Fonda's smile, sobriety and more. We also answered your questions and did round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Jessica Golden joins us straight from her Greek Island getaway which prompts us to recall some famous movies which may or may not include Greek scenes. We talk more about our upcoming Japan trip and the differences in the way lesbians and straight couples fight. I attempt to talk about my favorite science fiction book from when I was a kid and we hear about Tony's tour. Plus couples counseling, how to tell your partner to wrap it up, Owen's desire for tentacles, eating tongue and so much more. Plus we did a round of YOUR Just Me Or Everyones (and ours) and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

I've started a movement that's bigger than me and I'd be lying if I didn't have occasional doubts. I explain the particular challenges of spearheading an international movement plus we talk about nostalgia, your fears about daycare and Daniel's not-exactly-helpful response, the constant fight we have about the bathroom and specifically about how it is I should phrase my request that Daniel hurry up, summer plans and so much more. Plus we take your calls! Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: BETTER HELP:  http://BetterHelp.com/BESTFRIEND (use code BESTFRIEND for 10% off),  Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend is sponsored by Better Help TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

A misunderstanding about Wendy the human versus Wendy the dog leads Wendy Molyneux to prompt Nora Smith to share a truly insane story of the time she received an angry phone call from another Nora Smith. We also discuss Wendy's alter ego Joey Spaghetti and his business cards, the plot of Cars, fighting reality shows versus floating in pools reality shows, games that involve lying and deception, surprise parties, wiper fluid ingestion and more! Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

TV writer, showrunner and author Michael Jamin (King of the Hill, Just Shoot Me, Maron) joins the show to talk about finding himself when he wrote A Paper Orchestra, constantly wanting to leave LA, anxiety, feeling safe on a run during the pandemic, being too hard on his daughter, regret, notes, parenthood, lying in a meeting, show running Maron, his writing partner, voice acting and so much more. We also talk do a round of Just Me Or Everyone, take questions listeners sent in on Patreon and do a round of Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Jesse Joyce and Tess Barker are here to talk about Jesse's taxidermy collection, his radical sneeze ideas, the way larger-than-life fathers make you hate amusement parks, what kind of confidentiality clause priests are bound by, Camarillo Mormons, my son's religiosity, the tooth fairy, Barbra Streisand's book and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Writer, comedian, podcaster Tess Barker (Lady to Lady) stops by to talk about her new podcast Pop Mystery Pod where she takes the same curiosity and investigative journalism skills she used on Toxic—the podcast which was instrumental in helping free Britney Spears from her conservatorship—and applies them to other pop culture mysteries that have always fascinated her. We also talk about being deaf in one ear, child acting aspirations, Camarillo, mayonnaise and other phobias, writing for MTV News and Vice and so much more. Plus we did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: BETTER HELP:  http://BetterHelp.com/BESTFRIEND (use code BESTFRIEND for 10% off),  Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend is sponsored by Better Help TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor (Drunk-ish, For Crying Out Loud) joins us to talk about taking back your power at an overpriced restaurant, Daniel's supplement situation, Qu names, aesthetic treatments, our insane open house experience that may have involved a cult, Daniel's strongly held pear and coconut opinions, skin checks, Baby Reindeer, experiencing joy and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks! Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   This episode is brought to you by: TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: Visit one of Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s 1400+ locations or order online or through their app!  Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial