Bestie Boos

Christmas is basically next week 🎄 Are we ready? Short answer: one of us is. The other is absolutely vibing on panic. This episode of Bestie Boos is festive, chaotic, and packed with pop culture - exactly how we like it. This week, we get into:🎬 Pop Culture Chaos     •    Is Warner Bros + Netflix still happening or nah?     •    The Taylor Swift documentary on Disney+ - the first two episodes, t...

Besties… buckle up, we’re backkkkk! 💅😭 This week we dive straight into the absolutely feral Sean “Diddy” Combs doco — the juror who is not a fan but also very much a fan, the storyline that has us side-eyeing the entire 90s music industry, and the unhinged royalty saga behind “I’ll Be Missing You.” That wasn't included in the doco. Plus: 🎧 434 of you have Bestie Boos as your #1 poddy (EEeee...

Besties… we can’t believe it’s DECEMBER!! From MAJOR pop-culture headlines ( Stranger Things hype, Katy Perry’s huge court win , Royal Family updates 👀) to real-life chaos, grief, sunshine therapy, and a surprise public-speaking nightmare, we’re covering everything the internet is obsessed with right now… This week we dive into: ✨ Sam’s exhaustion era + the 30-minute-notice public speaking gig t...

Besties… this week truly took us out. From pop culture updates (Wicked selling out, Charli XCX dropping The Moment , and yes — Spice Girls whispers 👀), to Sarah having an absolute mare of a Wednesday, we uncover it all! ✨ Sam’s sleepover revelations with Miller & Luna ✨ The heartbreaking but beautiful farewell monologue Sam wrote for a dear friend ✨ Vandals and the weird things we’ve been...

Besties, we have had a WEEK. We’re recapping Cup Day (a huge local horse racing event here in Christchurch — basically our local Met Gala for our international girlies 🤣) and all its glory: the pre-drinks, the outfit selfies, the pickups, the time-out incident (👀), and why we didn’t end up reuniting until 9am the next day. Then we dive into the world of pop culture mayhem: Cardi’s ever-growing f...

This week on Bestie Boos, your unfiltered besties Sam and Sarah are back with another hilarious, chaotic, and juicy catch-up. We kick things off with our highlights and lowlights — including Sam’s car insurance drama that takes a serious wrong turn (literally).Then it’s straight into pop culture heaven: Katy Perry is officially back with her new single Band-Aids — rumoured to be about her split fr...

We’re sliding straight into the silly season on this week’s episode of Bestie Boos — and things get wild . Sam kicks things off with an update after a car accident and a heartbreaking situation with her baby birds (RIP little ones 💔). Meanwhile, Sarah’s celebrating a birthday at home , but her empathy levels? Questionable. We dive into this week’s pop culture chaos — from MTV cancelling Ridiculou...

Sarah has returned from her Australia trip (yes, she went to Fridayz Live 🎶 and yes, she has thoughts), so we’re catching up on everything we missed. We chat about your reactions to our Colours episode, do a full pop culture catch-up (Lily Allen & David Harbour, Stranger Things, The Golden Globes’ new podcast category, and Bridgerton being split in half—rude).Sam shares a very real emotional...

This week on Bestie Boos , Sam and Sarah are joined by Abby Button from www.abbybutton.co.nz — a certified colour and body analysis stylist helping people find confidence through clothes. Abby shares her journey from winning a Westfield styling competition to travelling the country as a young stylist, and how she built her dream business. The girls chat about how colour analysis works - there are...

It’s been a week, besties! 💕 Sarah’s nailed her big golf event at work and debuted a dramatic new hair transformation, while Sam’s survived a full-on week at work. We catch up on all things pop culture - Taylor Swift breaking records (again), the shocking news about Diane Keaton, confusion over Dolly Parton’s “death,” rumours that Ariana Grande is single, Kylie Jenner’s “King Kylie” comeback, and...

✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ It’s a HUGE week for the Bestie Boos 💅 ✨ Taylor Swift has dropped her brand new 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl — plus a surprise movie that was only in cinemas for two days! We saw it opening morning (of course) and are giving you all our thoughts: fave tracks, hidden meanings, Easter eggs, and chaotic Swiftie theories 👀 Meanwhile, Sam started her new job (and t...

It’s Episode 30 and we’re bringing the laughs, the drama, and everything in between! ✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE✨ We kick off with our highlights and lowlights of the week before diving into a packed pop culture roundup :     •    Jimmy Kimmel’s quick TV return and Trump’s free speech threats.     •     Taylor Swift drops new...

✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ This week on Bestie Boos , things get downright unexpected. Sam shares the terrifying story of her 11 year old niece Avalyn, who was hit by a truck on her way to school just one week ago. From the frantic phone call to the hospital updates, we’re giving you the real behind-the-scenes family moments (including the most awkward emoji ever sent in a crisis).  We lighten thi...

✨WATCH ON YOUTUBE ✨ This week we’re diving into everything from the latest pop culture bombshells to a raw, emotional moment that had us both in tears - three-year-old Luna's birthday card from heaven. We kick off with sport — the Warriors’ tough NRL finals exit, the Black Ferns’ win over South Africa, and the frustrating lack of media coverage they’re getting. Then it’s a pop culture rollercoa...

The Bestie Boos are back — slightly hungover, running on four hours of sleep, and recording the morning after Sam’s big 35th “Brat” birthday party (yes, inspired by Charli XCX). It’s Father’s Day, the vibes are chaotic, and we’re here to recap all the wild moments: the dancing, the pranks, our outfits, and just how much fun we had. Then we dive into a juicy pop culture update :    &...

We can’t believe it – Bestie Boos is officially six months old! 🎉 In this episode, we celebrate how far we’ve come (without any big media backing!) and crack up over the silly things that make us, us – like how often we say “gal,” pet names for our partners (yes, Sarah calls her husband Big D 😅), and whether “garage carpet” actually makes you rich. We dive into a juicy pop culture roundup : ✨ T...

Watch & Subscribe on YouTube (pls): https://youtu.be/3g-o_l1N9IM In this episode of Bestie Boos , we’re back with laughs, tears, and a whole lot of pop culture! Samantha shares the behind-the-scenes of her first-ever MC gig — stepping up in front of more than 100 people to fill in for none other than Kiwi news legend Mike McRoberts . We’ve even got live audio from the event plus Sarah’s unfilt...

Watch & Subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OwkvtH1Safg This week on Bestie Boos, Sam and Sarah are back with another round of highlights, lowlights, and plenty of chaos. From long (and we mean loooong) rugby prizegivings to kick-ons where 20-year-olds are suddenly asking for “mama cuddles,” nothing is off the table. We dive into pop culture’s juiciest stories: ❤️‍🔥 Taylor Swift’s The Life...

Watch & subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/e2aacvyGKUo This week on Bestie Boos, Sarah is fresh from her husband Michael’s nail-biting rugby final – a heartbreaking loss in the 81st minute that still led to a big night out, wild Uber dramas, and some serious clubroom laughs. Sam was there to witness it all… and somehow got roped into a challenge she didn’t see coming... and can't get out o...

Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@bestieboosshow?si=cpD5w0nlpQg9lLVY This week on Bestie Boos , Sam catches Sarah up on a spicy weekend full of unexpected moments — from a very heated league final to an awkward restaurant kerfuffle that ended in tears (not ours, don’t worry 😅). We deep dive into the biggest pop culture stories lighting up the group chats — Ozzy Osbourne’s epic funeral (serio...

WATCH on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@bestieboosshow?si=1l0WUMdn8he9qsKL Happy International Friendship Day, besties! To celebrate, we’re bringing you a very special bonus episode featuring the one and only Lana Cochrane-Searle! @lanasearle Not only is Lana our mate, she’s a radio host, MC, two-time Celebrity Treasure Island contestant, aspiring DJ, and proud mum/wife/bestie 💅 In this ep: ✨ How...

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9SyKWcr4g We recorded this one a little dusty after a big night out… so buckle up, besties – it’s a little loose and it’s a little unfiltered. In this ep: ✨ A skin journey update thanks to the gals at Caci Riccarton 🏉 Sam’s rugby recap – we chat all things finals footy 📱The celeb contacts in our phones battle it out (zombie apocalypse edition)...

Watch on YouTube NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jubB08XMM We’re back, Besties! Great news for you…the chaos did not take a break. This week: pharmacy meltdowns, a front-page car crash, and yep, our thoughts on that Coldplay concert - no doubt there will be a few conscious uncouplings from this?! Sam’s got a few cuzzies to catch us up on… maybe you can keep track, but Sarah never can. Meanw...

WATCH NOW ON YouTube @BestieBoosShow Sam takes the plunge—literally—after losing last week’s go-kart race, and let’s just say the mid-winter dip hit hard!  We unpack everything from the latest in the Diddy trial and Idaho case, to another Mel B wedding. Plus, we introduce a new phenomenon: Coinkydink/synchronicities—those weird little life coincidences you can’t explain. Also this week:...

WATCH ON YOUTUBE NOW @bestieboosshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLbAOwJhqc Sam & Sarah slam the accelerator on life this week! 💨 After a low-key Friday-arvo drink with Sarah’s workmates, the besties suit up for a full-noise go-kart showdown —multiple laps, no mercy. One of them clocks the fastest time; the slower driver must take an icy mid-winter pool plunge on next week’s episode (tun...