103 episodes

On Broad Ideas, Rachel Bilson is joined by long-time best friend Olivia Allen to talk about sex, mental health, their belief (or lack of) in ghosts, and so much more. They’ll be joined by old friends, young friends, and some friends they haven’t met yet to have fun, casual conversations about the same kind of broad topics you'd find yourself discussing with your girlfriends.

Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen Rachel Bilson

    • Comedy
    • 4.6 • 489 Ratings

On Broad Ideas, Rachel Bilson is joined by long-time best friend Olivia Allen to talk about sex, mental health, their belief (or lack of) in ghosts, and so much more. They’ll be joined by old friends, young friends, and some friends they haven’t met yet to have fun, casual conversations about the same kind of broad topics you'd find yourself discussing with your girlfriends.

    Nell Tiger Free on Game of Thrones, Ghost Encounters, and Gravestone QR-codes

    Nell Tiger Free on Game of Thrones, Ghost Encounters, and Gravestone QR-codes

    Nell Tiger Free [Game of Thrones, Servant] talks to Rachel and Olivia about getting cast for Game of Thrones at 14, the most dorky thing about her, and her new film The First Omen. They also discuss the zombie apocalypse, real life ghost stories, and what they would put on their gravestone QR-codes.
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    • 1 hr 24 min
    Skylar Astin on Musical Theatre, LeBron, and Flatulence

    Skylar Astin on Musical Theatre, LeBron, and Flatulence

    Skylar Astin [Pitch Perfect, Wreck-it Ralph, 21 & Over] talks to Rachel and Olivia about how he got into acting, summer camp movies, and the new season of So Help Me Todd. They also discuss summer camp movies, farts, and public urination.
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    • 1 hr 41 min
    Special 100th Episode

    Special 100th Episode

    To celebrate 100 episodes of Broad Ideas, Rachel, Rob and Olivia take calls from fans of the show who are asking for relationship advice, and play a game to test Rachel’s memory.
    Broad Ideas is supported by Talkspace. Get $80 off of your first month with Talkspace when you go to Talkspace.com/IDEAS and enter promo code SPACE80.
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    • 37 min
    Samantha Bee on Kelly Clarkson, Roe v. Wade, and Poking a Rat

    Samantha Bee on Kelly Clarkson, Roe v. Wade, and Poking a Rat

    Comedian-writer Samantha Bee talks with Rachel and Olivia about the somewhat insulting reasoning behind hiring her for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, her new podcast The Defenders, and the time she poked a rat and faced the consequences. They also discuss Roe v. Wade, Kelly Clarkson, and Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband.
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    • 1 hr 28 min
    Bobby Lee on Death, Dating Above Your Number, and Stand-up Advice

    Bobby Lee on Death, Dating Above Your Number, and Stand-up Advice

    Bobby Lee [MADtv, Harold & Kumar, Pineapple Express] talks to Rachel and Olivia about pubes, dating and his plans to escape to a desert. They also discuss death and God, before Bobby trains Rachel and Olivia in stand-up comedy.
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    To hear more from Bobby, check out his podcast Bad Friends. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

    • 1 hr 57 min
    Shiri Appleby on Unreal, Roswell, and Fight to be a Female Director

    Shiri Appleby on Unreal, Roswell, and Fight to be a Female Director

    Shiri Appleby [Roswell, Unreal, Chicago Fire, Girls] talks with Rachel and Olivia about the pros of being married to a successful chef, her time on Roswell, and the big lack of female directors on set. They also discuss how to navigate mean kids, journaling, and how to open yourself up to receive love.
    Broad Ideas is supported by Honeylove. Get 20% off by going to honeylove.com/ideas.
    Broad Ideas is supported by Clarins. Go to clarins.com/ideas and get Multi-Active Day & Night Cream for 10% off, a free welcome gift, plus free shipping on your first order.
    Broad Ideas is by Blissy. Try now risk-free for 60 nights, at blissy.com/rachel, and use code RACHEL to get an additional 30% off.

    • 1 hr 43 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
489 Ratings

489 Ratings

Ashlee Simpson 4eva ,

Here for ASHLEE

Oh God how I miss Ashlee’s voice! Love her 2 death. Lovely podcast anyway with Rachel, she so sweet.

alex4347 ,

🤦🏻‍♀️

All I have to say is THANK GOD for Olivia and Rob that 100% save this podcast! Rachel always seem lost and not prepared with the guests, laughs at the most inappropriate times (like when Olivia was talking about her child with special needs), has no real insight/thoughts on anything, comes off extremely childish at all times and I am convinced the only reason she is on there is to lend her name to the podcast. Olivia on the other hand deserves her own podcast! She asks the most insightful questions, has really a lot of productive things to say and her views on everything are very inspiring. Pleaseeeeee Olivia do your own podcast!

mizm0nk ,

Love Ashlee!!!

Need more ashlee! Part 2 please!!!! Thank you for bringing ashlee on!!

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