Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best

This week, Busy & Caissie are squeezing in the podcast wherever they can, recording it in two installments. Topics include Best Friend Michelle Williams, JLo IS remaking an album, Balenciaga’s extremely ill-advised ad campaign & what Howard Stern apparently said about Busy on his show.  SPONSORS:  MyKitsch.com/BEST for 25%-60% off game changing hair and beauty essentials site-wide for the month of...

This week, Busy and Caissie are together on the west coast! Busy describes what it was like seeing Elton John perform at Dodger Stadium on his farewell tour while Caissie describes what it was like to come home late at night to discover one of her dogs had peed on her bed. They share some thoughts about yet another senseless act of hatred and violence, this time at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Then...

This week, Busy is going through it as she and Marc work together to try to purchase Taylor Swift tickets for their kid. Did they succeed? You’ll find out! Plus, Busy helps solve a neighborhood crime and Caissie gets very honest about a rough time in her marriage and why she doesn’t believe in mixing holiday decor. Then, comedian Natasha Leggero drops in to talk about her new book, “The World Dese...

This week, Busy & Caissie are a day late because they didn’t want to record on Election Day when everything was all nerves and no answers. Thank you for waiting!!! But, now that most of the votes are in & Busy’s IBS has settled, they discuss the midterm election results so far, plus Busy tells the stories of the time she crossed Big Cereal and about what happened when she got caught accidentally s...

This week, Busy shares more about her big Girls5Eva news and how the difficult jump from Peacock to Netflix was accomplished. She also describes an ingenius Trick or Treat candy delivery system she saw being deployed in New York City, which Caissie then kind of ruins for everybody. Plus, find out why Busy was not at Heidi Klum’s annual and legendary Halloween Party, while Caissie celebrates the of...

This week, Busy shares the story of how she had almost died the night before, what flashed before her eyes and what lesson she thinks the Universe was trying to teach her. Caissie talks about a marvelous, extraordinary wedding she attended and how, at that wedding, she failed at her primary directive as a newly minted fashion influencer, but how she made it right a couple days later. Fair warning:...

This week Busy & Caissie are joined by their friend, host of the “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” podcast & author of the new book “Bad Vibes Only,” Nora McInerny. Nora talks about the death of her first husband, her miscarriage and the loss of her father happening all within a short time, and how her grief and the community she has built has evolved since that time. She and Busy compare notes on man...

Busy’s voice is back! Mostly. So, she and Caissie welcome Rabbi Sharon Brous from IKAR.org in Los Angeles, to discuss the frightening rise in antisemitism and what we can all do to help stop it. Plus, Busy and Caissie talk about lots of other things, including how it’s crunch time for Democracy. SPONSORS: http://Greenpan.us PROMO CODE: BEST for 30% off your order, plus free shipping on orders over...

Even after recording an episode earlier this week, Busy & Caissie realized there were a few more things they wanted to talk about. Then they realized they were their own bosses & they could make a li’l bonus episode if they wanted to. So they did! Get full access to A Bear on a Wire at busyphilippsisdoingherbest.substack.com/subscribe

This week, both Busy AND Caissie were caught off guard in different situations while under the influence of various substances. Plus, Rayna Greenberg and Ashley Hesseltine, hosts of the massively popular “Girls Gotta Eat” podcast, drop by to talk about why it’s a good idea to only bone bald men and a smart way to make BJs more fun for everyone. Then Busy reveals a mystical sex thing she once tried...

This week, for the very first time, Busy and Caissie took the show on the road, internationally, to do the podcast live in front of a big audience in Toronto at the Just For Laughs Festival Comedy Con! Guys, not gonna lie, there were nerves! But, thanks to amazing guests, Atsuko, one of comedy’s hottest acts right now, and legendary musician Joe Pernice…and especially thanks to a sea of beautiful...

This week, Busy and Caissie are telling anyone who will listen that they need to get out there and vote! Oh, please, please make sure you are registered and ready to go, please? Plus, they share their takes on the Adam Levine baby name/alleged affair controversy, as well as their thoughts on sliding into someone’s DMs when you’re in a relationship, no matter who you are. Then, actor, director, dan...

This week, Busy and Caissie welcome a guest co-host, actor, new mom and friend, Liz Jenkins! Busy went to see Pearl Jam and breaks down the whole night for us, including hanging out with the CEO of a professional sports team who was a fun guy, plus some fungi and running in the rain. Caissie gives everyone an update on what’s going on with her car saga and the Just For Laughs show in Toronto, whil...

Busy feels like she is a completely different person since the last time she & Caissie talked & it’s because so many things have happened since then. And most of those things happened at the “Don’t Worry Darling” premiere at the Venice Film Festival. They discuss Harry styles, the beautiful mystery that is Chris Pine, #spitgate, whether they’re happy it pulled focus from the Flo v. O narrative & w...

This week, Busy & Caissie discuss Harry Styles, the behind-the-scenes press mess surrounding his new movie directed by his real life leading lady, Olivia Wilde and the many, many weddings of Ben Affleck & Jennifer Lopez. Plus, they share a couple of their own behind-the-scenes messy moments in which they name names! SPONSORS: http://Jinjer.us/BEST for 20% off your first purchase  http://HiyaHealth...

This week, Caissie did her best at something that came so far out of left field she couldn’t have predicted it in a million years, but which she also could not have even tried without Busy’s expert help. Plus, Busy has news about her upstate dream house and all the stuff inside it. And, they both discuss Nathan Fielder’s show “The Rehearsal” and whether they think it was good or not for WAY too lo...

If you should happen to drink an entire bottle of wine during this podcast, don’t feel bad, because you are not the only one! Busy is just back from what was supposed to be a quick, easy trip. She’s exhausted, and tipsy, but that isn’t stopping her from thinking outside the box and coming up with genius business ventures. Caissie admits she can be a real bitch about how people sauce their pasta, a...

This week, Busy is desperately trying to locate Swedish cinnamon rolls, and has a whole scenario worked out in her mind for why Gina has been acting weird about going in the back yard. Meanwhile, Caissie tries to describe the time she believes all the birds in her neighborhood suspected her of killing one of their own. Also, the conversation somehow keeps turning to the scientific properties of pe...

This week’s episode is entitled “Way to F*cking Go Kansas!” even though, as of the time the podcast was recorded, Busy & Caissie did not yet know the outcome of the vote on the constitutional amendment to remove protections of abortion rights in the Sunflower state. But now we all do & it is reason to celebrate, even if it’s with a podcast title that doesn’t necessarily reflect the content of the...

It’s #BPIDHB’s 100th episode and Busy and Caissie are fired the f*ck up about climate change, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee being canceled, Matt Gaetz’s face and more. However, they are also celebrating some things, including Ben Affleck’s snoozing-on-a-yacht honeymoon pic, and carefully weigh if they have what it takes to become entrepreneurs and not get into a “Pink Sauce” situation. A product...

This week, Busy gets real about…a lot of things. Her financial peril, “money” jobs and how people who hire you to do them want you to stay still against the best possible background with the best possible lighting and not zip around! (You’ll understand once you listen.) Caissie describes how she believes she has undergone menopause in one day. Then! The uniquely talented Jenny Slate visits the pod...

This week, the podcast is a little late and Busy goes into detail explaining why. Then Caissie gives an update on what’s going on inside her nose. Plus, they discuss Beanie Feldstein’s sudden departure from Funny Girl on Broadway being replaced by Lea Michele, and the news that, after denying it, Armie Hammer actually seems to be working at a hotel in the Caymans. SPONSORS: https://www.diggs.pet P...

This week, Busy discusses her recent arrest and Caissie has a very bad pimple inside her nose. SPONSORS: http://MyKitsch.com/BEST for 30% off your haircare order http://Jinjer.us/BEST for 20% off your first purchase  http://FlybyJing.com/BUSY for 15% off your first order  http://Bruush.com/BUSY for 20% off your Bruush kit & plan http://www.diggs.pet PROMO CODE: BUSY15 for 15% off your order http:/...

This week has been a trash fire, but Busy & Caissie showed up to do their best. They’re discussing outfit changes, how AirPods are like men, new information Busy found out about her great grandpa with the help of a listener, if Camp Kismet would be the next Fyre Festival, ass sweat, drinking less, and why there was no Emergency Pod last week. Then, Senior Staff Attorney for the Center for Reproduc...

It’s Busy’s birthday week and…she might not be feeling it this year? But, her light team did perhaps lead her to discover something intriguing about her family history. And Caissie describes how she did herself a great deal of harm by making a bad decision while wearing extremely wide-legged jeans. PLUS, they’re joined by Sierra Teller Ornelas, a TV writer who has worked on a bunch of exceptionall...