Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen

This week, the broads welcome the hilarious comedian and winner of Last Comic Standing, Iliza Shlesinger! The three talk (and laugh) about everything from ugly babies and what makes great nannies to how Iliza met her husband and the traits they look for in the opposite sex. Iliza also shares her hatred of matching sweat suits and her take on inclusive representation. See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

In this very special episode, Rachel confronts sisters Alexis and Gabby, both known for their involvement in the “Bling Ring,” who robbed her house many times in 2009, as well as the houses of other prominent celebrities. Alexis and Gabby shed light on the difficult upbringings that led them to addiction and crime, share details from the robberies and their thoughts on the Netflix Documentary, and...

This week, Rachel and Olivia welcome the wonderful and knowledgeable Dominic Monaghan [The Lord of The Rings trilogy, Lost, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker] to Broad Ideas! The three have the best time talking about Dominic's love (and Olivia's fear) of insects and snakes, how to handle certain animal encounters, hallucinogenic trips and so much more. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

This week’s guest is hilarious comedian, actor and podcaster Bobby Lee! This raunchy conversation is sure to make you laugh, as Rachel, Olivia and Bobby talk about nudes, sex-etiquette, porn addiction and more. Olivia and Bobby role play on a dating app and cover dating deal breakers, and Bobby shares about his current breakup and sobriety. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Ciara Bravo [Big Time Rush, A Teacher, Cherry] brings wisdom, perspective and awareness to this week’s conversation! The three broads talk about the stigma that comes along with being a child actor, the importance, and struggle, of trusting your intuition, and the correlation between mental health and moving your body. Ciara shares her experience as a full-time child actor and how she transitioned...

Actress, comedian and activist Milana Vayntrub [ Out of Ofifice, This Is Us, Silicon Valley ] join the broads to discuss the power of manifestation, how she feels about the people who just view her as "the AT&T girl", her choice to have an abortion in her early 20's and much more. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

Rachel and Olivia welcome fellow mom and singer of The Head and The Heart band, Charity Rose Thielen. The three broads have a heartfelt and authentic conversation about all things motherhood, including breastfeeding stigmas, the value in taking care of yourself, postpartum depression and pregnancy isolation and more! Rachel explains her experience with post-puppy-partum depression and Charity shar...

This week, Rachel and Olivia giddily welcome Chace Crawford [ Gossip Girl, The Covenant, The Boys ] to the podcast! Chace shares his thoughts about his superhero/villain character “The Deep” and what it was like having TV sex with an octopus, the fandom differences between The Boys and Gossip Girl , growing up religious and more. Rachel clears the air from a 15 year-old (almost) scandal with Chace...

Elisha Cuthbert [ 24, The Girl Next Door, The Cellar, The Ranch ] joins Rachel and Olivia this week for a fun conversation! Their long-overdue friendship sparks as the three reminisce about early acting jobs and old Hollywood, the pressure they felt from the film industry and bad first dates. Elisha shares about the time she saw a ghost in her apartment, her experience with the Medium, Tyler Henry...

This week, Rachel and Olivia get to know the beautiful, real, honest, talented and cool Tommy Dorfman [. From her childhood in Atlanta, to family support and transitioning during a pandemic, to her dating experience, Tommy shares her story with us. We also talk about Tommy’s role in , how she got her name, advice on how to talk to kids about gender identity and more. Enjoy!13 Reasons Why, Insatiab...

The week's guest is a long time friend of Olivia's and a talented comedian with a heart of gold... It's Manon Mathews! She opens up to Rachel and Olivia about her very public divorce, including the bizarre and amazing story of how they met, never-before heard details of the relationship and split-up, red flags and more. Manon also shares her thoughts on stand-up comedy, the importance of listening...

Singer/songwriter and co-writer of the Broad Ideas theme song, Charlotte Lawrence, is this week’s guest-broad! Rachel, Olivia and Charlotte dive into juicy girl-talk centered around young relationships and knowing the difference between love and lust, the spectrum of sexuality, meaningless sex vs. emotional connections and so much more. Charlotte also shares what it was like growing up in Hollywoo...

For this month’s bonus episode, Rachel and Olivia welcome Tori Deal to the chat to cover the content subscription service that everyone’s talking about… OnlyFans! As an OnlyFans creator, Tori shares her experience with the platform, why she joined, what types of content she creates, strange fan-requests, how it affects her mental health and so much more. The broads also touch on The Challenge, pub...

This week, the broads are joined by Aya Cash [The Boys, You're the Worst, Welcome to Flatch]. The three chat about open relationships and sleeping around in your 20’s, how social media affects our mental health and the importance of gratitude. Aya shares her Ketamine Therapy experience and her conscious choice to not have children and the societal pressures around that. See omnystudio.com/listener...

Kristen Kish [Top Chef, Fast Foodies, Iron Chef] blows Rachel and Olivia away (and becomes their new best friend) during this week’s conversation! Kristen shares her adoption story, realizing she was gay watching Julia Roberts in Notting Hill, addiction-struggles, how she went from being a line cook to winning Top Chef and much more. Oh, they also talk about food... a lot. Enjoy!36 HoursFast Foodi...

The broads welcome Bobby Berk, interior design expert from the show Queer Eye and Rachel’s birthday twin, to the conversation this week! Bobby shares how he went from sleeping in his car to becoming a massive TV personality, growing up gay in a small religious town and leaving home at 15, and all things Queer Eye. Enjoy!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at h...

This week’s guest-broad is Gina Rodriguez [] who joins Olivia and Rachel to discuss Gina meeting her husband on the set of with him acting in the role of a male stripper, their complicated relationships with their bodies, eating flaming hot Cheetos and shitting red,  Gina getting chased by Chicago cops for doing illegal graffiti and much more. Enjoy! Filly Brown, Jane the Virgin, Annihilation, Dee...

This week’s bonus episode revolves around the very uncharted and uncomfortable topic of Infidelity. Rachel and Olivia are joined by their best friend, Lea, who opens up about her recent and unique experience with the topic, all while the broads share their opinions on emotional and physical cheating, porn, human nature and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Poli...

Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES joins Rachel and Olivia this week for an honest conversation around her career and how she became an accidental singer, her thoughts on the MeToo movement and relationship insecurities. The broads discuss the downfalls of people-pleasing, mother-shaming horrors, “crying into cats” and more. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy a...

Zooey Deschanel [] is this week’s broad! During this lighthearted conversation, Rachel, Olivia and Zooey bond over growing up in LA and the immense feelings that come with having kids and trying to maintain your career. Rachel and Zooey talk about the intricacies of co-parenting, dating with children and their and podcasts. Enjoy! New Girl, (500) Days of Summer, Elf, Yes ManNew GirlThe O.C. See om...

Aubrey Plaza [] sits down with Rachel and Olivia this week for a rather conversation. The broads discuss Aubrey dating a Swedish exchange student, her spur-of-the-moment wedding and her neighbor Dandelion (who is a witch). Aubrey reveals what it was like interning at SNL and getting proposed to at the location of the Basque witch trials! Enjoy! Parks and Recreation, Legion, Dirty Grandpa, Funny Pe...

Mandy Moore d] joins Rachel and Olivia this week to talk openly about the women in the film industry, divorce and not seeing the red flags of your relationship while you’re in it. Rachel and Mandy reminisce about competing to be a Disney princess, her sperm tattoo and the transition into motherhood! Enjoy![This is Us, A Walk to Remember, Tangle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Each month, Rachel and Olivia will release a bonus episode surrounding a specific (and juicy) topic, and they are starting off hot and heavy with the first topic of … Pleasure! During the conversation, they’ll cover their first orgasms, hate sex, masturbation and sex toys, their thoughts on paying for pleasure, and everything in between! Enjoy this conversation.pleasurable See omnystudio.com/liste...

Kristen Bell [] is the very first guest to sit down with Rachel and Olivia in the Broad Ideas premiere episode. The broads discuss Kristen and Rachel’s life-changing trip to Africa, they reveal their secret to fake crying, Kristen discusses how she had the sex talk with her kids and much more. Subscribe to Broad Ideas for a jam-packed season of hot gossip, deep conversations and unfiltered girl ta...

On Broad Ideas, Rachel Bilson is joined by long-time best friend Olivia Allen to talk about sex, mental health, their belief (or lack of) in ghosts, and so much more. They’ll be joined by old friends, young friends, and some friends they haven’t met yet to have fun, casual conversations about the same kind of broad topics you'd find yourself discussing with your girlfriends. New episodes dropping...