Bestie Boos

Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen
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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand - an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture. Join us for your weekly catch up with the gals! Instagram @bestieboosshowTikTok @bestieboosshowWatch the Pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShowContact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word Besties xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode 54: this is why we can’t have nice things | lil tooth fairy notes, foot-in-mouth syndrome & farewell to the family pet?

    This week’s catch-up is chaotic in the best way… from pop culture overload to some very questionable convo’s. We get into Taylor Swift absolutely sweeping (again) at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special, Timberlake doing the walk, and all the usual internet chaos that had us spiralling. Somewhere along the way, things take a turn… and we find ourselves deep in a conversation about whether Sarah has some kind of syndrome that literally lets her put her foot in her mouth. Not metaphorically. Physically. We’re still unpacking it. There’s also a surprisingly real chat about when it’s actually the right time to say goodbye to a family pet, our thoughts on how we can make it through the fuel crisis, mixed in with a c*nty lil letter to the tooth fairy, school song throwbacks, and the kind of random tangents that only make sense at the time. Basically — it’s a mix of chaos, oversharing, and “what the actual eff?” energy. Very Bestie Boos 💅✨ ___________________________________________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    46 min

  2. MAR 22

    Episode 53: vigilante shit | bachelorette scrapped, fire horse energy & funeral faux pas

    This week’s catch-up is packed with pop culture chaos, career chats and a few “what the eff” moments. We’re talking Oscars, the Beyoncé and Jay-Z after-party drama, - the rumoured Bieber vs Usher clash that has the internet talking. Plus: Taylor Frankie Paul making headlines, The Bachelorette getting scrapped, and Lorde going fully independent. We also dive into Miley Cyrus’ Hannah Montana 20-year special (!!!) and THAT Oprah interview with Kristin Cabot. Elsewhere, we unpack some funeral faux pas (note: never leave Sarah in charge of your funeral), tap into our Fire Horse energy with career and self-employment chats, and share what we’re vibing — including a nostalgic return to One Tree Hill. And of course, we look ahead to what’s coming up — from the Hannah Montana special to the iHeartRadio Music Awards, where Taylor Swift is basically running the show. It’s current, chaotic and very Bestie Boos 💅✨ ________________________________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    40 min

  3. MAR 15

    Episode 52: dear reader | one year of Bestie Boos & a Robbie Williams exclusive… we think?!

    Ep 52: dear reader | one year of Bestie Boos & a Robbie Williams exclusive… we think?! This week’s catch-up is a full mixed bag… from pop culture chaos to local drama and a Bestie Boos exclusive! We’re talking the internet meltdown over Donna Kelce’s very normal house renovations, the arrival of baby Ozzy Matilda Osbourne, and the latest reality TV updates — including Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelorette, and the small-town drama of Virgin River. We also dive into Bruno Mars releasing his first album in a decade, Homegrown leaving Wellington after nearly 20 years, and some Bestie Boos BREAKING NEWS that Robbie Williams might be heading back to New Zealand… surely you heard it here first?! 👀 Plus: our duck race recap, a rabbit hole into Human Design, and the fuel crisis drama with Air NZ flight cancellations thrown in for good measure. And in “what we’re vibing” this week — Claude AI, skincare questions we need answers to, and the Estée Lauder Double Wear comeback. Love from your Bestie Boos 💅✨ _____________________________________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    43 min

  4. MAR 8

    Episode 51: wonderland | electric ave, harry styles, bridgerton & tiktok spirals

    We’re back baby — SO SORRY! We missed you!!!  After missing last week’s episode (turns out a big festival weekend takes it out of you), we’re finally unpacking the time of our lives at Electric Ave, the group chat names we spied in the wild, and how we somehow managed to survive it all. Would we go again? That’s up for debate. In pop culture this week: Pink opens up about her failed marriage, Bridgerton delivers a season we absolutely loved, Harry Styles drops new music, and we try to figure out what exactly the actor awards actually are (the SAGs? The Oscars? No idea. Someone help us). Plus: Sarah’s confessional moment, Sam’s keen on wrecking balls, TikTok rabbit holes we can’t escape, and what’s coming up next — including duck races, the back-to-blonde era, and the Paralympics. It’s chaotic, overdue and very Bestie Boos — we missed you! 💅✨ _____________________________________________________________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    30 min

  5. FEB 22

    Ep 50: willow | psychic mediums, celeb deaths, podcast rebrands & sister savings

    It’s Episode 50 (?!?!) and this week’s catch-up has everything. We’re talking third celeb death-of-the-year energy (and why it’s giving 2016 flashbacks), Tyra’s doco, “Prince” Andrew’s police questioning, and the pop culture news that had our inbox blowing up about a certain local podcast rebrand… We unpack our recent psychic visit and the main takeaways — plus whether we’re still on the hunt for a more hardcore, TikTok-famous spirit reader. Sam’s sister embarrasses the entire family over a discount (naturally), there’s Electric Ave prep underway, and Bridgerton Part 2 on the horizon — yay. It’s chaotic, current and a little bit kooky — very Bestie Boos energy 💅✨ ___________________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    39 min

  6. FEB 15

    Ep 49: evermore | golfing gals, big bad bunny & olympic tea

    This week’s catch-up holds mostly highs and a whole lotta pop culture round-up. We share our weekly highs and lows — from triathlon moments, golf days and Lorde being back in Aotearoa, to the very real exhaustion of no sleep… and the tender weight of this week marking two years since Sam’s husband, Samuel, passed away. We talk about honouring him in the way that felt right — out on the golf course, remembering, reflecting, and holding space for both grief and gratitude… followed by pool jumps and a few bevvys of course! We also dive into pop culture chaos — Sam’s fallen deep into Super Bowl love, becoming a full Bad Bunny convert, Zayn’s talking about Gigi, Olympic drama. Yes, that cheating situation, Taylor’s Olympic engagement celebration, and the unexpected Sweden vs Canada curling feud. Plus: MCo Beauty foundation stick wins, hitting 2K Instagram followers (thank you besties 🫶), Electric Ave plans, psychic readings, and the Fire Horse energy officially activating. It’s reflective, chaotic, grateful and very Bestie Boos — holding space for the hard and the light, all at once 💕✨ ________________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs. Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk. • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    35 min

  7. FEB 8

    Ep 48: back to december | schoolyard antics, two years of grief & attempting to close the loop

    Back to regular programming, Bestie Boos are back with a classic episode! This week we kick things off with a pop culture roundup, followed by some classic back-to-school banter and a deep dive into the “closing the loop” theory. Sarah also relives the outrageous story of the day every single panel of her car got scratched. The conversation then takes a more heartfelt turn as the gals reflect on the two-year anniversary of Sam’s husband Samuel’s passing. What begins as a simple chat about how they’ll spend the day evolves into a rare behind-the-scenes moment — including some real, raw reflections on grief that they almost didn’t include in the edit. 🕊️ They close things out on a lighter note, counting down to seeing Lorde live at the end of the week. Equal parts funny, messy, and meaningful — exactly how Bestie Boos do it best 🤍 _____________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand — an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture. Join us for your weekly catch-up with the gals! • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    38 min

  8. FEB 1

    Episode 47: question…? | you asked, we answered - radio, sperm donors & first impressions

    This week, we’re handing things over to you, besties. After a week of anonymous listener questions rolling in, we’re answering a wide range of your Qs — from the serious to the silly and everything in between. We chat through why Sam isn’t back on radio, how Sarah found out she’s a sperm donor baby, and get chaotic with f**k, marry, ditch: Taylor Swift’s exes. But those are just a few highlights. We also dive into first impressions, childhood nicknames, and plenty of other anonymous questions that took us on some unexpected tangents. It’s honest, funny, a little vulnerable, and very Bestie Boos — real talk, unfiltered takes, and laughs with the gals 💅✨ ___________________ Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand — an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture. Join us for your weekly catch-up with the gals! • Instagram @bestieboosshow • TikTok @bestieboosshow • Watch the pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShow • Contact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕

    57 min
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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand - an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture. Join us for your weekly catch up with the gals! Instagram @bestieboosshowTikTok @bestieboosshowWatch the Pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShowContact bestieboosshow@gmail.com Spread the word Besties xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    54
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen
  • Show Website
    Bestie Boos

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