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Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend Alison Rosen
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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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Solo Adventures, Famous Murders, Gooning
Niccole Thurman is here, fresh from her solo trip to Las Vegas to see a band. We discuss the need to shake things up. I want to know if anyone or everyone knows what gooning is. Daniel's sharing his favorite graphic novel about a reform school and we're also talking about car culture versus pedestrian culture. Plus demisexuals, sapiosexuals, a bunch of famous murders, when people yell, Just Me Or Everyone and Podcast Pals Product Picks.
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Daniel and Alison (Twenty Questions)
After discussing an annoying tech personality who inspired a satirical piece I wrote for McSweeney's back in the day, we each answer twenty questions. We also lightly touch on Vanderpump, elephants trunks and koalas.
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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
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Lizzy's Jagged Day, Ashley's Toiletry Bag, Youngest Child Eating Syndrome
Lizzy Cooperman and Ashley Ray are here and now I have a whole list of things I need to watch and read. Lizzy can't stop watching the We Are The World documentary (The Greatest Night in Pop) and Ashley just read an insane article. Lizzy's having a jagged day and discussion of passive-aggressive comments reminds her of a truly vile thing someone said to her. Ashley has packing down to a science and I need to talk about hormones again. Daniel has a new invention and Jeff Fox appreciates you. Plus Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY! And Podcast Pals Product Picks!
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This show 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/
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Daniel and Alison (Your Calls and Daniel's Relationship Guilt)
I want to talk about potato salad but Daniel is having none of it. We're having a giant debate over fairy gardens and our son wants to know why our house is so "dirty." I need to check in with Daniel and before long we're finding out how he feels about a past relationship. Plus your calls!
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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/
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Daniel Goes Full Swiftie, Renee's Humiliation, An Unfortunate Bee
Renee Colvert is here and she is fierce! Daniel is making references and Tony is stressed. Was anyone not embarrassed by having parents when you were in high school and if so, what was that like? Daniel has A LOT to say about Taylor Swift and I hope a certain bee is okay. Plus 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 newsletter: 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/
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Ali Rosen Returns!
Novelist, cookbook author and TV personality Ali Rosen returns to the show to talk about her second romcom Alternate Endings, the process of writing fiction versus cookbooks, using a surrogate after discovering she has a rare genetic mutation that caused her to miscarry, the debate around surrogacy, how to choose produce, Taylor Swift, meeting her husband, her children's personalities, the 16th season of Potluck with Ali 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 newsletter: http://alisonrosen.substack.com
Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen
Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen
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
Customer Reviews
unlikely fan
When AR replaced Teresa Strasser at The Former Employer- I breathed a sigh of relief. While not trying to be her, she and Teresa reminded me of each one another with their dry liberal wit, laced with secular Jewishness.
But I never saw myself becoming a ‘follower’. When I heard about the ARIYNBF podcast, I checked it out, but sorry- I just didn’t see butter sandwiches and shower traveling as fascinating as some. However, in January 2015, like many, I was blind-sided by the sudden dismissal of the best part of Former Employer’s podcast, and at this point I gave ARIYNBF a new try.
Those early days were fascinating, and soon I was hooked. While making above average discussion about the banal I love all the members of the Thursday crew, yet pine especially hard for Greg. But the real magic occurs when all six are together. I’m crestfallen when Greg is on a fishing trip or Jenna and Al have trekked back to Mormon country. My week is substantially brightened on Monday and Thursday mornings. And bonus - it’s nice to see a female ranking high in the comedy podcasts in that otherwise sausage-dominated genre.
Always a Great Listen
I can genuinely say that Alison Rosen directly improves at least two days out of every five day work week, and that’s frankly a better track record than many of the best friends I’ve had throughout my life. Whether she’s insightfully interviewing guests from all walks, cracking up a dynamic panel of guests, or yeah: even talking potato salad nuance with her husband Daniel (a rare public figure who—despite the powerful eye roll people who say things like this about people they don’t know inspires in me—I sometimes secretly think I’d be actual buddies with if we crossed paths), I can always count on outright laughs, clever musings, and discourse that feels fun and honest whether it’s light pop culture gab or bordering-on-heavy-but-never-exclusionary emotional discussion. I look forward to each new episode on Mondays and Thursdays, and there’s no podcast I recommend to more people no matter their individual taste.
Listened for over a decade
It’s time for me to close the door on this podcast. Not only are Alison’s politics significantly more whack than I previously thought, but the show just literally is not listenable anymore. Alison’s self-centered persona cannot carry a show, and she does not have the booking connections to get worthwhile interviewees.