Binging With Benefits

This week, we are dressing up as the baddest and boldest Drag Queens in the world, Katya and Trixie Mattel ! We’re diving into the real Halloween debate — what age is too old to go trick-or-treating? 🍬 Then, Jess shares a spooky high school story straight out of a show choir nightmare (ghosts apparently love good harmonies 👻). After that, we’re reading your chilling submissions — from hearing yo...

As we continue to celebrate Halloween, we are all dressed up as Bob’’s Burgers characters! We definitely had fun playing into the quirks of each of Bob and Linda’s cute but eccentric family! We kick things off by deep-diving into Taylor Swift’s newest album—ranking our favorite tracks, decoding lyrics, and arguing (lovingly) over which song is going to emotionally ruin us for the rest of the year....

It’s your last call for chills! We’re reminding all our ghoul gang members that October 15, 2025 is the final day to submit your spooky, paranormal, glitch-in-the-matrix, or downright cursed stories to our submission form. Don’t miss your chance to haunt the pod! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZOqR6W4sdX3D4MHmLosmLkK4BuoqQRNwzpuQ8W8CrxNXR0g/viewform?usp=header From there, we take a nos...

This week, Becca channels her inner Elton John while Jess rocks out as Freddie Mercury! The girls also talk about how they went to Disney’s Oogie Boogie Bash . The duo learns the hard way that with every treat trail and trying to run around the park in costume, comes with sore muscles—and maybe age. Jess dives into the horror hit Talk to Me , leaving Becca completely unhinged and questioning reali...

Get ready for a spook-tacular episode because we want your creepy, glitchy, paranormal stories! 👻 From ghost encounters to Matrix malfunctions, send in as many stories as you like before October 15, 2025 for our big Halloween episode. Jess (dressed as Lizzie McGuire herself) and Becca (rocking Isabella’s iconic look) dive into their own spine-tingling experiences—seriously, these stories will giv...

Becca might go back to school… but only if she never has to suffer through a group project again. Meanwhile, Jess decides it’s time to make a list of the ultimate afterlife questions—everything from the secrets of the universe to the tragic disappearance of her favorite shirt. Then we dive into Coyote Ugly , where Becca cannot deal with a main character who keeps getting shoved on stage for the dr...

🐶 Jess is on dog duty this week, and Pico the pup steals the show before Becca drops a hot take: should you always save names in your phone, no matter how often you talk to someone? That spirals into a debate on text habits, unread message counts (how many is too many?!), and the chaos of social media notifications. 🌎 From there, the girls share their very real hatred of earthquakes before Becca...

This week we cover everything from pop culture to candy conspiracies. We kick things off with the buzz around Taylor and Travis’ engagement before Jessica shoots her shot in the DMs of a TikTok comedian (bold moves only). Then Jessica brings us the documentary Southern Fried Lies and Becca gives her unfiltered reaction. Becca also shares a benefit on how real beauty often grows out of the ugly par...

This week we dive into the "delightfully weird" of our "80's and 90's babies" lives — starting with seeing Freaky Friday get freakier! (yes, it was amazing. Also Lindsay looks incredible, we LOVE a good come back!) And revisiting the things we once thought were fancy as kids that are absolutely not fancy in adulthood. Then Becca takes us through her four years in Utah, a story that plays less like...

This weeks episode is basically a time capsule what life looked like in 2006. We talk about our family camping trip where Jess broke out in a full stress rash, Becca ended up with a throat ulcer, and somehow in the middle of it all we found a ring at the lake that ended up being way more meaningful than we ever expected. We’re sealing John Tucker Must Die into the ultimate 2000s time capsule — bec...

This week, Allie’s back with us and things get delightfully introspective. We ask the all-important question: if your inner conscience was a celebrity, who would it be? (Spoiler: classic Doris Day quotes may or may not have shaped our entire childhood personalities.) Then we dig into the wild world of treasure hunts with the documentary Forest Fenn: Gold and Greed —mystery, obsession, and just a l...

Jess shows up with a million questions and zero chill — and we’re here for it. We try to blow her mind with facts, theories, and stuff she definitely wasn’t ready for. Then we spiral into Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies , a movie that somehow combines Civil War history with undead mayhem… and it kind of slaps? Becca wraps it up with a benefit: The Ed Mylett Show , hosted by a man who looks like he cou...

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, we cover stories of different forms of physical and sexual abuse. This may be triggering to some, listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you love is experiencing such abuse, please call 800-799-SAFE 800-799-7233 Jess is on a total Betty Crocker meets Topanga streak this week—she whipped up homemade challah (yes, from scratch) and then leveled up with so...

This week, we uncover the wild world of cruise ship employees—and let’s just say, there’s more swinging than sailing happening below deck. Then we make a splash into the Little Mermaid reboot, where the soundtrack has us feeling… conflicted (justice for the OG “Poor Unfortunate Souls”). Next up: a deep dive into The Uglies —the YA dystopian classic turned movie. We talk beauty standards, brainwash...

This week, we spiral (in the best way) over the random things that make us unreasonably happy—like the criss cross palm trees at In-N-Out, Airheads comeback tour: sweet, chewy nostalgia in every bite, and the absolutely wild fact that we only ever see one side of the moon (Jess needed a minute). Plus, we break down a rom-com starring Lily James and Emma Thompson that’s basically the Clueless of ar...

The McKenzie sisters are back and more chaotic than ever. This week, Becca leads us headfirst into a very important deep dive discussion: which guy names match which energy drink? (spoiler: if your name is Kyle, you already know). Then we take a turn into early 2000s where Jess tells us all about Life or Something Like It —does it hold up? Did we cry? Probably. And finally, Allie shares this week’...

This week, we’re bringing it way back—to 2005, baby! Becca takes us on a full "Brangelina" rewatch journey with Mr. & Mrs. Smith , and somehow that leads straight into a passionate defense of Chili’s (justice for the Triple Dipper). We unpack why 2005 might’ve been the peak of culture, We get nostalgic about early 2000s culture, suburban date nights, and the power of a well-timed skillet queso...

This week on Binging with Benefits: We’re joined by a very special guest — our other sister, Allie — who brings pure chaos to the pod with her retelling of The Last Breath. Jess and Becca are STRESSED. The movie is wild, the decisions are unhinged, and the secondhand anxiety is real. We also take a detour down memory lane to revisit some deeply cringey teen moments (swimsuit malfunctions included)...

This week on Binging with Benefits : Jess spills the tea on her hang with a 15-year-old insider who gave her the scoop on what words are officially ✨out✨. We also spiral into some unexpected airport trivia and conspiracy theories before Becca serves up a full-course breakdown of The Menu , and Jess reacts like she’s watching it unfold live—every gasp, every jaw-drop, caught in real time. MAJOR t...

In this episode of Binging with Benefits , we're diving into the biggest icks — from grown adults drinking cow’s milk to guys who blow on their food like it's lava. Then Jess gives her review of Subservience , the new sci-fi thriller on Netflix starring Megan Fox as an AI companion with a dark twist. To close it out, Becca shares a poem written by Rainer Maria Rilke that hits hard and offers a sur...

This week, we dive into Netflix’s Good on Paper , starring Iliza Shlesinger. We unpack the film’s wild twists, dating red flags, and the real-life inspiration behind the story. Is being “good on paper” ever enough? Or are we just ignoring our instincts? We also go off on a few hilarious tangents—like a theory about Jessica Alba being kidnapped (yes, really), Becca’s very strong opinion about boys...

What do undead debutantes, dagger bras, ballroom brawls, and one very horny clergyman with a Mr. Darcy obsession have in common? Apparently… everything. This week, Jess walks Becca through the gloriously chaotic Pride and Prejudice and Zombies — a regency-era fever dream where romance meets gore, and Darcy kicks severed heads like soccer balls. Along the way, we spiral into Love on the Spectrum em...

Becca kicks off the pod by telling Jess all about Missing You , a twisty Netflix limited series that loves a time jump almost as much as we love a ‘90s sleepover. Plot holes? Check. Emotional whiplash? Double check. Jumping pants? TBD—but apparently we need them. We try to make sense of the chaos (spoiler alert: we don’t), debate if any of these characters have actual jobs, and spiral into a class...

Welcome to Binging With Benefits – the sleepover-style podcast where sisters Becca and Jessica swap movies and secrets like it's 1999. Each episode, one of us watches a movie the other somehow missed, then breaks it down beat by beat—plot twists, cringey fashion, and all. Think of it as your favorite nostalgic movie night, with a side of sisterly chaos. 💅 And we don’t stop at the credits—every ep...