

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend
Alison Rosen
A twice weekly podcast hosted by award-winning interviewer and everyone's new best friend Alison Rosen. Mondays are one-on-ones featuring surprisingly honest conversations that are equal parts silly, serious and revelatory. Thursdays are roundtable group shows. You will laugh, think, and feel less alone. (Unless you don't feel alone at all in which case, congrats! You've done it!) Support the show on Patreon. Sign up for a year and get two months free. Patreon.com/alisonrosen
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Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 25min
Tony Thaxton Checks In From The Road
We landed the Bad Boy of Podcasting himself! Holed up in Pittsburgh hotel room, Tony Thaxton fills me in on life on the road with Motion City Soundtrack. Also apparently his mom has been listening to recent episodes of the show and now I feel bad that I've been lightly badmouthing him so much. He started it! We talk about his rough adjustment to being around humans again, the nice words about his drumming that people keep forcing upon him, other drummers, wrestling, tour bus life and so much more. We also answer your questions and then he puts me on the spot! What a dick! Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Download the episode from iTunes. Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 23, 2022 • 1h 37min
Nutella Secrets, Fake Deceased Twins, Pickle Butts
Canadian Andrew Hunt is finally back, after a decade of planning, and he's brought fun facts and a quiz! Caissie St. Onge returns and despite a real morning, she is shockingly fresh-faced. We're just going to say it! Jeff is filling in for Tony and ready to battle to the death to see who knows Andrew best. We recall things people said about us as kids that have stayed with us, the pronunciation of "mauve" (a continuation of a conversation from this week's Monday episode with RJ City), HGFY and more! 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: AIRLY: http://airlyfoods.com/bestfriend (use promo code best friend to save 25% off your order) UPSIDE: Download the free Upside App and use promo code "alison" to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more ZBIOTICS: http://zbiotics.com/bestfriend (use bestfriend at checkout for 15% off) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 20, 2022 • 1h 38min
Pro Wrestler RJ City
Professional wrestler and Hey! (EW) host, RJ City joins the show to talk about his insane pronunciation of "mauve," not remembering a time he wasn't into wrestling, Tony Khan from AEW hiring him, his interviewing process, his complicated friendship with David Arquette, representations of masculinity in wrestling, whether anyone truly believed wrestling was real, getting dinner with Tony Thaxton in Las Vegas, his feelings about Terry Fator, growing up in Canada, making coffee in his underwear (he has a series called RJ Makes Coffee In His Underwear), social anxiety, Stanley Tucci, summer camp and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone, HGFY and answered your questions. 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) NUTRAFOL: http://nutrafol.com (use promo code Rosen during checkout to save $15 off your first month's subscription) Buy Alison's Book: 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

Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 34min
Jordan's Canadian Girlfriend, Robin's Summer Sweater, Jeff's Horse Bite
Robin Shorr, Jordan Morris, Jeff Fox and Daniel are here for a truly shocking edition of Yes Please or Oh Puhleeze (White Chocolate) and I want to know what one thing helps everyone get out of bed in the morning. We also consider micro-dosing, some insane 80s commercials and the sexuality of the 80s in general, Jordan's elusive Canadian girlfriend that is definitely real, kissing posters, old Bravo programming and more. 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: BOMBAS: http://Bombas.com/BESTFRIEND (to save 20%) WARBY PARKER: http://warbyparker.com/bestfriend (try five glasses at home for free) POLICYGENIUS: http://policygenius.com Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 13, 2022 • 52min
Jenny Mollen Returns!
New York Times best-selling author Jenny Mollen returns to the show nearly ten years later (!!) to talk about her debut novel, City of Likes, which she says might be her most honest work yet. We discuss why she mostly left Twitter, becoming an influencer, motherhood, her feelings about acting, how applying labels to sexuality is outdated, nutrition, phone addiction, celebrity, her husband Jason Biggs, Dictator Lunches and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and Hey Go F*ck Yourself. 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: TERRACANNA SKIN: http://www.terracannaskin.com (CODE: ALISON for $25) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 37min
Jordan's Soft Swinging, Sedona Al, Irish Snack Chat
Jeff Fox is filling in for Tony and he's brought snacks from Ireland! Daniel, Elliot and Owen join us for Irish snack chat. Jordan Morris is here along with Jenna and Al for the return of the advice segment. We're going to need a catchier name but basically we all agree that it's not really okay for the advice seeker's boyfriend to be traveling the globe with another woman and then making her feel like it's her problem that she isn't exactly ecstatic over it. Plus Sedona Al, soft swinging, goober peas, Jeff's Ireland trip, Sedona and more. 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: AIRLY: http://airlyfoods.com/bestfriend (use promo code best friend to save 25% off your order) FRAME BRIDGE: http://framebridge.com (promo code bestfriend to save an additional 15% off first order) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 56min
Lizzy Cooperman
Comedian Lizzy Cooperman joins me IN PERSON to talk about hosting a podcast, Lizzy Cooperman's In Your Hands where she allows listeners to vote on which action she will take next. We get to the bottom of why she's so willing to let other people make decisions for her, our shared issues with organization, retainers and orthodontics in general, peacocks, poetry, climates, her path to comedy, TV writing, relationships, The Artist's Way, her bold assertion that I seem like someone who doesn't meditate which I feel I did not press her on enough, a truly harrowing story of suffering a stroke and so much more. Plus huffing! Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen This episode is brought to you by: TERRACANNA SKIN: http://www.terracannaskin.com (CODE: ALISON for $25) BETTER HELP: http://BetterHelp.com/BESTFRIEND (use code BESTFRIEND for 10% off) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

Jun 2, 2022 • 1h 56min
Paul F. Tompkins' Arrest, Alison's Disastrous Desk, Is Peak TV Over?
For Tony's Picks number five, Tony has brought together a real A team of podcasting! We have legend Paul F. Tompkins who once watched a man eat a cigarette to which we all have so many questions. Namely: okay so probably not the filter but did he eat the paper? And then Todd Cooper is here, the only repeat Tony's Picks guest! I'm debuting a new rhetorical style that I need feedback on and also I want to know if I should ask my MIL to help me organize my desk and the piles of stuff that surround it. It's gotten pretty bad. Plus Yes Please Or Oh Puhleeze (Peanut Butter Cookies) and Just Me Or Everyone! And is peak television over? Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen This show is brought to you by: FUZZY: http://yourfuzzy.com/alison (for a FREE trial membership) REEL PAPER: http://reelpaper.com/bestfriend (or use code bestfriend for 30% off first order plus free shipping) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

May 30, 2022 • 1h 35min
The Hesitant Return of Shane Dawson
Shane Dawson returns to the show to talk about starting a podcast again (The Shane Dawson Podcast), getting cancelled, making an apology video, moving to Colorado, therapy, reprioritizing, listening to podcasts, grey days, editing, creating, being overly hydrated, being sick in late 2019 and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen This episode is brought to you by: TERRACANNA SKIN: http://www.terracannaskin.com (CODE: ALISON for $25) LITTLE SPOON: http://littlespoon.com (use code bestfriend for 50% off first order) Buy Alison's Book: 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/

May 26, 2022 • 1h 17min
Tony's Rage, Wendy's Waggle, Daniel's Parenting Fail
Tony Thaxton can barely contain his rage once more but seems to have conveniently forgotten the poison pen emails that he sent David Huntsberger and Wendy Molyneux less than 24 hours before. Thankfully, I remember! Also, I can't stop coughing even though I've taken a lot of sizzurp. We revisit some important stories and Wendy has a suggestion for how to get to the bottom of the horny Pasadena couple involving a thigh squish and an eyebrow waggle. You're going to want to play along. Meanwhile we all have questions about fruit flies and the answers are unpleasant. And Daniel had a parenting fail and I tried to say it was both of ours but he blames himself and I'm gonna let him. 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: NUTRAFOL: http://nutrafol.com (use promo code Rosen during checkout to save $15 off your first month's subscription) SPLENDID SPOON: http://splendidspoon.com/alison for $50 off FREEZE PIPE: http://thefreezepipe.com (code alison for 10% off) Buy Alison's Book: 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/