Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Happy New Year! We listen to the rest of your voicemails and take an important two part call from Wendy Molyneux regarding Tony's nickname. Daniel shares his feelings about the song "Santa Baby" which leads to some stylings from DQ. Is this the Quantz method for holiday songs? Plus an announcement from Daniel and more. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out...

Happy almost New Year's Eve! Wendy Molyneux, Dave Huntsberger, Tony and Daniel join me plus special appearances by Dave Grohl, Wendy's son 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: FAHERTY: http://fahertybrand.com (use code bestfriend for 20% off) Buy Alison's Book:  Tropi...

After a discussion of the way sickness (but not THAT sickness) has tried to ruin our Christmas spirit we share some deleted tweets, listen to your calls about resolutions and discuss the phenomenon of Julia Allison. Plus Greg calls in from inside a musical toy factory and we share our own resolutions. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http:/...

Wendy Molyneux is here and she's planned a horror-movie style gift for each of us. I'll be trapped in a tube! Daniel is getting sicker by the second and Tony has driven across the country with his beefy son Bentley. Dave is educating us about feathers and Daniel and I almost went out to eat. Almost! Merry Christmas! Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on...

Comic, writer, and activist Lizz Winstead (host of Feminist Buzzkills, co-creator of The Daily Show) returns to the show to talk about Abortion Access Front , fake clinics, growing up in a religious conservative house, what's happening with Roe and why the recent Mississipi ruling is important, incels, working as a clinic escort, why this cause is so important to her, creating the Daily Show, her...

Do you have rules about what kind of stuff gets thrown in the bathroom trash can? I didn't realize I did until recently. Jenna and Al are here and guess who plays the pan flute? Honestly, both of them. Johnny and Jenna Pan. And Al has so, so many monitors. Also I need everyone's opinions about some situations that have come up where Daniel and I disagree. Plus some fruit and yogurt talk, iTunes Co...

Writer, host, science correspondent and artist Alie Ward is the host of the incredibly popular science podcast Ologies. She's also a correspondent on Innovation Nation, the science friend on Netflix's Brainchild, and a consultant on Ada Twist, Scientist. We talked about her wedding to "cookie dough guy," boosters, coupons, the vacuum I bought because of her recommendation, hair dryers, the perfect...

Betsy Sodaro is back to remind us once again that she doesn't have a lot of use for fruit. Despite this, we still do a rousing rendition of Yes Please or Or Puhleeze: Strawberries. Ben Sheehan who's written two books about the constitution is here with a quiz originally written for 8-12 year olds. Plus Tony refuses to talk to Alison. Plus Just Me Or Everyone and more! Products I Use/Recommend/Love...

Author, Youtuber, entrepreneur and artist Connor Franta joins the show to talk about House Fires , the third in a trilogy of New York Times bestselling books, managing anxiety, running, shower routines, his relationship with his parents, feeling like a bowling ball tossed into an alternate lane, playing sports, leaving college, coming out, O2L (Our 2nd Life), leaving O2L, depression, being recogni...

This one is loose and crazy. I share the story of a posture-doomed job interview, Daniel has some harsh words for a certain pie, Jordan Morris has a new look and Robin Shorr tells us about her recent getaway. Plus a lengthy discussion of proper shower etiquette, Just One of The Guys, notable alumni, Stephen Sondheim's sex dungeon and more. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alis...

Writer and podcast host Danielle Koenig stops by the show to talk about whether she knows bad boy Tony Thaxton or not, her new podcast How To Survive , being an "unattractive" child in Hollywood, growing up in a showbiz family, the natural and unnatural disasters that her new podcast covers, writing comedy for TV, how she met her husband Jimmy Pardo, thinking she was going to be giving birth to a...

Daniel was salutatorian in high school but didn't give a speech. Also the valedictorian didn't give a speech or even attend the graduation because his high school was, as we find out, cruel. Ken Reid wanted his high school to have a maledictorian. Renee Colvert went to Knott's Merry Farm and saw a show which raises some questions about the rapture. I don't like haunted houses. Tony might be the he...

Theme park journalist and host of Very Amusing, Carlye Wisel (Travel and Leisure, Vanity Fair, The New York Times) joins the show to talk about an alternate reality where she's driving a weiner mobile, her sponcon past, having toggled between writing and working in the music industry, putting on a likely illegal show in Austin, accessing joy, nachos, journalism, rickety coasters, Phish and so much...

Wendy Molyneux is here but she isn't wearing her traditional ghillie suit, to Daniel's chagrin. Sarah Baker is here with her chainsaws and fun facts. Both Wendy and Sarah have medical stories to share which prompts me to talk about my recent very minor procedure even though I am tempted not to talk about it. But the people demand to know the status of my Versed experience. Plus crazy coincidences...

Actor, author , podcast host and mom Jodie Sweetin (Full House, Fuller House, Never Thought I'd Say This ) joins the show to talk about her upcoming late night debut, hosting Your Late Night Show Tonight on Nov 19 , returning to acting after years as a "regular person," talking publicly about recovery while still using and the scene in her memoir where she realizes she's truly done, being adaptabl...

Dave Theune is here for the first time! Jackie Johnson is back and she gives us an office tour. I have a couple announcements to make and Daniel wants to know if Skidmark is a real band. Plus nutritional yeast, Succession, Dave's selfless fun facts, some skincare tips for straight dudes and more. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patr...

Comic, writer and director Bobcat Goldthwait is back to talk about Joy Ride, the documentary following him and his now friend, former frenemy Dana Gould as they perform together across the U.S. We talk about his recent comments about cancel culture going viral, the occasional choice to weigh in on issues, whether he gets a thrill from "gutting a room" (he says he does not), trying to destroy his c...

Greg, Jenna, Al, Jeff, Daniel, and Tony ALL ON ONE EPISODE? It's less chaotic and more heartwarming than it sounds. Greg has some questions about who is responsible for making sure children don't take fist fulls of Halloween candy (the parents or the candy giver) and I want to get to the bottom of Krackel. Jenna has some Butterfinger thoughts and I need advice. Greg's kid is barfing which reminds...

Public radio personality, podcaster and author John Moe (Wits, Hilarious World of Depression , The Depresh Mode), joins the show to discuss his decision to talk openly about mental health, shifting from a public radio voice to his own voice and how it coincided with success, battling depression, Gen X's fear of being vaporized in an inevitable nuclear war, his childhood, his father's alcoholism, l...

Wendy Molyneux and Dave Huntsberger are here for a special spooky episode where we learn Wendy has been cavorting with a certain husband of mine but she has her reasons! Also I take compliments very, very well and we discuss what that even means. We revisit the shuffling debacle and Dave enlightens us about shoeing horses. Plus a gorilla challenge and a round of Just Me Or Everyone! Products I Use...

Producer and writer Greg Heller returns to tell me about the podcast he claims is going to crush mine. He's been saying this for months now and sending me gifs of cans getting crushed. It's called Close to Death and debuts Oct 27. Greg hosts the first and last episodes of the six episode series, each of which explores an aspect of death. We talk about writing his own obituary with the help of a fa...

Nick Wiger (Doughboys) is back! Jon Gabrus makes his debut! Alison reveals something about a certain interaction she and Daniel keep having and a detailed script she gave to Daniel for future instances and she KNOWS this makes her look bad. Gabrus went camping and was left with one gigantic shoe. Wiger is finding vegetarianism to have some disappointing side effects. Plus pumpkin patches, step cou...

Comedian, actor, writer and podcast host Pete Holmes (You Made It Weird, HBO's Crashing) is back to talk about what he wore on his very first Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend appearance, fatherhood, the many Petes, killing his ego, why Bo Burnham is like Van Gogh, spirituality, knowing the names of people on set, leaving social media, his thoughts on my social media addiction, psychedelics, re...

Dave Dameshek and Robin Shorr are here! Dameshek's been altruistically cutting his own hair while Robin went on a double date that didn't really go well. Tony's been watching Squid Game along with Dave's 12 year old son and I want to know if soaking and jump humping are real. We also get into a discussion of Hanukkah and Jewish holidays in general including one that involves twirling a chicken or...

Radio and TV personality and podcast host Allie Mac Kay (KROQ's Kevin & Bean, KTLA) returns to the show to talk about A Cup of Tea and a Chat with Allie and Bean , moving to Maine, buying a house sight unseen, feeling dumb, perms, Annie, hair texture in general, Jimmy Pardo, Jensen Karp, things that are scary and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone. Past Appearance (2018) https://www....