Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

What's your favorite pasta shape and what does it say about you? I didn't plan to host a show exclusively about this but also a little bit about some other stuff but that's what happened! Are you a sturdy spaghetti or a fancy farfalle? And which one of us has been endowed with a divine insight where pasta intuition is concerned? Helen Hong, Josh Gondelman, Jackie Johnson and Tony Thaxton are here...

Daniel is back and has to listen to me spout off about how I'm tired of pretending celestial phenomena are mind blowing. A partial solar eclipse? You can barely see it. Is it because, as my parents suggested years ago, I'm a member of the MTV Generation? Also Elliot crashed into my nose and I'm wondering if I should invite some former cult members onto the show. Daniel reveals a kink and offers up...

Fan favorite Jordan Morris is back and he's moved to a bungalow! Will his friends still hang out with him now that he's no longer in the center of town? Niccole Thurman joins us for the first time and she's audition-fresh. She's also tired of all of you not returning texts. After basically giving a TED talk on how to let online negativity roll off, I'm consumed by some ridiculous online drama that...

Writer , TV personality and podcaster Stefanie Wilder-Taylor joins the show for the first time to talk about hosting three podcasts (For Crying Out Loud, Rosepricks, Bored AF), when appliances go bad, her former friendship with Chelsea Handler, writers not enjoying writing, The Bachelor, Real Housewives, husbands talking during reality shows, Adam Carolla, motherhood, new mom anxiety, how I think...

Wendy Molyneux and David Huntsberger are back to witness a visual endeavor that I find very, very artistic and profound but which they refuse to be moved by. Dave is a trifle upset about his image having been released acrost the internet and Wendy is taken aback when I threaten to reveal her college email password. Plus what it means when someone buys ten bananas, ice cream trucks, being held up a...

Comedian, actor and writer Danny Jolles (Crazy Ex-Girflriend, Ramy) joins the show from the home he'll need to vacate in a few weeks to talk about his refusal to care about "stuff" and the house fire that probably accounts for this attitude, growing up in Virginia, his new special Six Parts which is streaming for free on YouTube , his friendship with Rachel Bloom , a terrible commercial he was in,...

Resident Canadian Alicia Tobin is back to disparage a popular chocolate brand and Josh Gondelman who has been on a Monday show makes his Thursday show debut. For someone who gets up at 2am every night to walk and feed his pug, he's surprisingly chipper. We get to the bottom of Nanaimo bars, spring cleaning, shoes, my heat pad, the Farmer's Hello, Mandy Patinken and so much more. And we hear a defe...

Grammy Award-winning musician Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek, I'm With Her, Watkins Family Hour) joins the show to talk about learning fiddle, growing up in the bluegrass scene, being home schooled, touring with a baby, her upcoming children's album Under the Pepper Tree , aiming for precision in Nickel Creek, meeting her now husband Todd Cooper, Fiona Apple, Mandy Moore, Amy Grant, Danielle Haim and...

Jenna Kim Jones and Allan Moss are back and their family will soon be expanding. How is Allan feeling about Jenna being more emotional? He probably regrets referring to it that way, for one. Chef Jeff is here too and he has advice for Alison about her new obsession: grout cleaning. Tony's a bit grumpy but you wouldn't know. Or would you? Plus an update about Daniel's hair, iTunes Comments of the W...

Kulap Vilaysack (Origin Story, Bajillion Dollar Properties) and SuChin Pak (MTV News) stop by the show to talk about their new podcast Add to Cart , being messy versus organized, various healing modalities Kulap has tried and which ones she recommends, Kulap's relationship with her mother, SuChin's childhood, parenthood, astrology, the Chinese zodiac, carbs, inserting a glucose monitor, steaming y...

This one is one long overshare! Helen Hong and Jackie Johnson are here to help me get the stench of failure off myself and Tony offers to "girlcott" us. Meanwhile Helen is basically hairless and Jackie put an offer on a house but doesn't want to get her hopes up. In a first for the show, we do a manifestation. Plus those letters your realtor advises you to write when you put in an offer, tampons,...

Daniel joins me on this episode where he reveals something about his summer camp experience which he claims he's told me before but he's lying. Also, did everyone used to joke about silk underwear or just my friends? Speaking of underwear, continuing the discussion from last week, callers sound off on thongs. And what's going on with my thumbs? Plus an update regarding Daniel's hair and so much mo...

Jenna Kim Jones, Allan Moss and Jeff Fox are here and Jeff's been washing his clothes in a way that seems unconventional. I had a slip of the tongue with Owen and Daniel has purchased a jug of luxury shampoo. Al hones right in on the desire to reinvent yourself hair first. And then we get into some scandalous controversial territory with a round of Yes Please or Oh Puhleeze. Plus toilet talk, thon...

Legendary comedian, actor and writer Laraine Newman joins the show for the first time! She's an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, a founding member of the Groundlings and a prolific voiceover actor and author of the forthcoming Audible original audiobook, May You Live in Interesting Times which comes out on March 11 and is available for preorder now . We talk about her formative childho...

Jackie Johnson is back from Texas and it was both magical and truly miserable. Jordan Morris is here and he might soon become my neighbor. Daniel stops by for a little while to talk about his experience in the Tucson Boys Chorus. And I am flummoxed regarding masklessness. Plus sea shanties, video games and more! Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patr...

Alie Ward is the host of the incredibly popular science podcast Ologies. She's also the host of CW's Did I Mention Invention, a correspondent on Innovation Nation, the science friend on Netflix's Brainchild, a consultant on Michelle Obama's new show and the first person who introduced me to Zoom filters. How did I not know about these? We talked about her recent engagement (her dude Jarrett Sleepe...

David Huntsberger and Wendy Molyneux are back and they're freshly showered even though half of us have trouble making ourselves take showers when we need to. The other half are men. Plus Wendy's new show The Great North was preempted by Nascar, I'm featured in Horny Trucks magazine, Dave once did a "step and repeat," I want to know whether everyone gives their real phone number when asked, Wendy h...

Comedian, actor and writer Bobby Moynihan returns to the show. Since his last appearance in 2013, he's gotten married, had a child, left SNL and moved across the country. Is he letting his daughter play with his vast toy collection? Does he miss SNL? Is he judging me because I can't remember how Hakuna Matata goes? These are but a few of the topics we get into. Also we talk about Mr. Mayor, Loafy,...

Bill Schulz, Joanne Nosuchinsky and Alfred Schulz are back to talk about showering, the vaccine, the word bougey, NYC crime, Tony's dog's dearly departed balls, Andy Levy's cool soups, cavities, beef cheeks, Armie Hammer, James Corden and more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and HGFY. Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patr...

Phil Rosenthal is the host of Nextflix's food and travel show Somebody Feed Phil; the creator, writer and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond and Exporting Raymond; and the author of You're Lucky You're Funny: How Life Becomes a Sitcom . We talk about how he's spent this past year, season four timing, the difference between his persona on the show and his persona in real life, ziplining,...

Jordan Morris is back and he's setting some reasonable but intense boundaries! Alicia Tobin joins for the first time and she recently escaped a problematic relationship with a hair stylist. Also she's able to talk NXIVM with Alison which delights Alison, who is writing this. Alison (hi that's me) shares a pathetic summer camp story and wants to know what's up with "bra/bruh." Plus Alicia's keto bo...

Jenny Hutt is a radio personality (Just Jenny on Sirius XM), lawyer, mom, author, inventor ( Bunny Eyez ) and constant dieter. I've been hoping to have her on the show for years. We discussed her ascent from executive assistant to cohost of Whatever, Martha!, letters she wrote her children, being a lawyer, refusing to ask a sensationalistic question on a red carpet and getting in trouble, marriage...

Alie Ward is here and she just got engaged! Jordan Morris is here and he's so svelte! Tony's new friend still has his balls but not for long. I'm suffering through something embarrassing and so is my family but speaking of dogs, Wendy has hit her goal weight. Once again I forgot to close an email loop, Alie has thoughts, all of us have multiple sphincters and Jordan is mad at passwords. Plus Just...

Daniel makes his triumphant return to the podcast this week and wants to know why he's been deplatformed! Also we have a serious question for our religious friends. Plus your calls and more! Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   Buy Alison's Book:  Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me)   ht...

Ken Reid and Renee Colvert are here and Tony has news! Also if your dog were left alone in a car with a cake in a box, would they eat it? I share about the best day of Wendy's life and for the second week in a row we try to name an animal. Also, what's the right way to deal with "how are you?" these days? And has anyone had a positive whale watching experience? Ken's dad has never heard of coconut...