bestie approved

This week, Travis and Emma are recording remotely (practice for future guests 👀) but they're still bringing the same chaos and laughs. Emma’s pregnancy update (little August is now the size of spaghetti squash). The DUDEROBE solution to fragile masculinity in robes. Natural vs. clinical deodorant. Pet-parent struggles: from pulling rope out of Boomer’s butt to shaving Max’s. Fast-food sauce trage...

Travis and Emma are joined by Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives to unpack the season 6 premier of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ Connect with us Linktree: bestie approved Email: hello@bestieapproved.com Check out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of...

Travis is back from Podcast Movement 2025, Emma’s fighting pregnancy pains, and the besties have so much to catch up on. This week, we get into: Emma’s pregnancy update (he’s huge and likes to party in her uterus) A scathing review of And Just Like That Behind the scenes at Podcast Movement and Travis’s chaotic journey back home The girl who refused to check her bag and made Travis miss his connec...

Travis wakes up in full chaos mode and Emma is in no mood to deal with his nonsense, but that doesn’t stop the besties from diving into everything from trash bagels to driving lessons with the Barlows. This week, we get into: The emotional rollercoaster of a morning FaceTime Travis’ horrific first trip to Dollar General Would you ever buy a ticket to someone’s wedding? How much money is too much m...

Travis and Emma dive headfirst into the chaos of their shared notes app and bring you a mix of hot takes, rants, and reality TV breakdowns. They start with Nelly Furtado’s comeback performance and the unhinged internet discourse around her looks, leading into a bigger conversation about Ozempic culture, compounding pharmacies, and America’s broken healthcare system. From there, Emma gives a pregna...

After a short break, Travis and Emma are back, and today’s episode is stacked. Emma shares a pregnancy update and gets real about scoliosis, overheated classrooms, and why her hearing is suddenly failing. Travis details a hilarious (and infuriating) saga with Fabletics customer service, and they both dive deep into the chaotic mess of ICE expansion in Indiana, immigration policy, and why they’re n...

In this milestone 10th episode, Travis and Emma are embracing the chaos, from hospital visits to pop culture commentary. Get in for the joyride. Emma kicks things off with a pregnancy update that includes an ER scare, an extra-large baby (hi, little papaya!), and new ways her son is keeping her on her toes. Meanwhile, Travis details his own unexpected trip to the ER after mysteriously passing out...

This week, chaos reigns and sweat is abundant. Travis and Emma kick off with a pregnancy update that includes mango-sized milestones, nasal congestion, and a deeply personal couch groove. Emma’s car still isn’t fixed, which means you’ll be hearing about that for weeks. Meanwhile, Travis accidentally signs up for umbilical cord storage emails and regrets everything. The besties dive headfirst into...

mama let’s research! help us decide what our next deep dive should be by completing this quick survey: mama let's research some legal drama In this jam-packed episode of bestie approved, Travis and Emma are catching you up on everything, from vivid pregnancy dreams and baby August’s current produce comparison (spoiler: he’s a cucumber) to Carnival Cruise chaos and an absolutely unhinged house fire...

This week, Travis and Emma unpack their feelings about the Diddy verdict, Anna Wintour's exit from Vogue, and why Love Island contestants need to learn basic human communication. The besties have complaints and grievances (as always). Plus, Emma's onion-sized baby is developing ears (and fat!) and Travis relives the trauma from his pool encounter with the world's most annoying stranger before we g...

This week on Bestie Approved , Travis and Emma are feeling the love and the drama. Emma shares a pregnancy update (hello, baby avocado! 🥑), but also gets candid about body image struggles and the weird early bump zone where everyone thinks you just went to a buffet. Meanwhile, Travis has a bone to pick with tandem bikes and Valentine’s Day (spoiler: he hates both). The besties lovingly argue thei...

This week’s episode is pure chaos in the best way possible. Travis and Emma are back with your favorite combo of pop culture commentary, deeply unserious opinions, and a little moral outrage. First up: CupcakKe’s new track, It’s iconic. It’s unhinged. It’s art. Travis and Emma break down their favorite (insane) lyrics and give CupcakKe her flowers as the lyrical genius she is. Then it’s time to co...

This week, Travis and Emma are diving deep into the weird, the wild, and the wildly unhinged- from pregnancy side effects turning toilet seats blue to Elon Musk’s chaotic spiral into MAGA meltdown territory. Emma shares a hilariously alarming pregnancy symptom that leads to an unexpected ChatGPT diagnosis. Travis unpacks the unravelling bromance between Elon Musk and Donald Trump…and he couldn’t h...

Two former finance bros. Zero idea what we're doing. 100% commitment to complaining about everything. From Real Housewives takes to things we genuinely don't understand (wind, brains, the ocean), we're serving chaos with a side of friendship goals. Current status: 32 listeners and growing (we're basically famous) connect with us Email: hello@bestieapproved.com Twitter: @bestieapprovedpod Instagram...

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month, besties! This week we’re talking about why changing your own oil is hot but not for us and how yoga teachers can read your soul. From Bethenny Frankel’s Sports Illustrated moment (and her immaculate honey brown hair) to Target’s depressing DEI backslide, we’re spiraling in every direction. Travis shares his first (and possibly last) yoga class, we dissect the Moana in-flig...

Welcome back, besties! In this week’s episode, Travis and Emma dive headfirst into the chaos of adulthood, pregnancy updates, first jobs, and the baffling scam that is American healthcare. We ask the big questions: Why does health insurance feel like a trap? When did we realize adulthood was a scam? Do babies think… and what is thinking anyway? Why is the Titanic still in the news? And are old wiv...

In our very first episode, we attempt to soft launch this podcast with all the professionalism of a cardboard car held together by super glue. Join us at the beginning of a journey that might be the greatest (or most unhinged) friendship experiment in human history. We cover the origin story of bestie approved , why stay-at-home dads are treated like saints, how to identify your suburban mom era t...