Your Friends, But Better

**THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE 2024 ELECTION** Maddee is out sick this week, so JT dives in with election nerves, reading ARCs of cookbooks and why she has to resist the urge to be crazy with men.

Happy Halloween! This week the girls discuss their favorite spooky season traditions and the best scary movies. They also stray off topic and talk about sexual assault, Tiffany 'New York' Pollard, Hamtaro and more. This really went off the rails.

This week your besties talk about Joker: Folie a Deux starring Lady Gaga, anti-depressants and Scream Queens. JT shares that he recently had to cut ties with somebody close because they let their boyfriend disrespect her. Girrrrrrrrl...

Season two of YFBB kicks off with a bang as new co-host Maddee joins JT to gossip, giggle and go off. JT explains the changes in host, the big gap between seasons and shares her experience transitioning privately over the course of the last year.

In the season finale and final episode of Guest Pride, JT is joined by Gabriella and Johnny Garcia to talk beauty, books and bugs. They dive into intersectionality between mixed races and queer spaces, gag over the Glamorous Miss Benny and ask themselves if the recent Shein brand trip was really worth it.

Guest Bestie Elizabeth makes her triumphant return to the show this week to talk about her newest favorite movie Into The Spiderverse, childhood Barbie dolls and stan culture. Later, the friends chat about the recent ban of the use of "cis" and "cisgender" on Twitter, the missing Titanic submarine, a trip to Jurassic World and The Ultimatum: Queer Love.

Back from the great beyond of podcast's past is our very special guest this month, former co-host; Amanda Katherine! She joins JT to talk about life since leaving the show, how their friendship changed and becoming a new mom. Then the two friends dive into how to best be an ally during Pride Month, the Duggar documentary, The Idol on HBO and Starbucks recent decision to remove all pride decor from...

Joining JT in the first of a month-long treck of very special guest hosts is bestie Elizabeth! JT introduces his real-life-friend and guest host, and talks about how they met and became fast friends. Then they dive into Pride Month topics like the overturning of the Tennessee Drag Ban (woohoo!), using the "f slur", performative allyship and why Elizabeth doesn't understand how to run the A/C in he...

Pride season is just around the corner so your besties talk about Target removing the Pride collection from stores, the death of LGBTQ+ icon Tina Turner, Taylor Swift’s 10,000 remixes and how Alissa’s period is going. Later they discuss The Little Mermaid and JT professes his love for the icon that is Miss Benny (starring in Netflix’s Glamorous premiering June 22nd!)

Summertime is upon us and this week JT’s trying out self tanner, Alissa is hoarding silly bandz and those were apparently very different from sex bracelets? Later, your friends talk about dealing with a friend who is struggling with addiction.

Another day, another slay besties! Alissa and JT dish about their weekend debacles, getting pulled over by the police, and why the biggest TikTok beauty influencer blocked JT. Later they discuss anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, and how you can help this Pride season.

Alissa's sick and hopped up on cold medicine and JT's on their period...but that didn't stop your friends from getting together this week! They discuss looks from the Met Gala 2023, bully each other, Clock on Hulu and the new season of Underage Undercover on the ID Channel before diving into the phenomenon of "soaking" sweeping the Mormon community.

Back from their respective vacations, the besties jump right into a brand new episode where they talk friendships that grow apart, ice cream trucks, and the hit song PEACHES from the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Alissa also shares her distain for audiobooks and JT talks summer theme park plans.

It's finally Spring and your friends are here to catch up before they... PART WAYS?! JT talks about snoring, sleeping positions and cutting back on therapy and Alissa talks about her experience at the Witchcraft Museum and a heavy metal bar. Later, they dish about their upcoming spring break and vacations and satanic vagina magic.

Are you an ICEE girl? And if so, what’s your flavor? This week your besties talk movie theater snacks, Natasha Lyonne and Alissa rips the television adaptation of Daisy Jones and the Six to shreds. The book is always better than the movie though, right? Then JT reveals to Alissa that Starbucks may be discontinuing their signature raspberry syrup and Alissa recounts her Tinder stalker’s many attemp...

This week JT gives Alissa his review of the new SCREAM 6 film, Alissa talks about accents and they try to figure out what the f**k is going on in Tennessee. They discuss the Oscars and Jamie Lee Curtis winning over Angela Basset and why horror movies are overlooked when it comes to awards season.

This week there’s NO CUTS BABY! You’re getting 90 mins of Your Friends raw and unfiltered. They’re talking 90210, Alissa’s love for Red Lobster, JT’s beef with Rare Beauty, and power dynamics in relationships.

This week we’re living on nostalgia! Alissa and JT do a Disney Channel Original Movie draft of the best films, talk about the S Club reunion, and why Alissa isn’t taking JT to the UK. JT also dishes on calling a boy “zaddy” and how that backfired.

This week your friends are discussing the weather! (No seriously.) Then they talk about getting old and having to pee more…we’re not kidding. Later, they talk about Hogwarts Legacy and if buying the game supports JK Rowling. Alissa learns about perineum sunning and the friends discuss if they think there’s any benefits.

This week Alissa and JT catch up on dating via the apps, talk about narcissists and Costco. Later, JT tells Alisa how he ended up on The Shade Room for agreeing with a friend that Chris Brown is...well, terrible. Then the pals talk about dating sex workers and polyamory.  

This week JT tells Alissa how he lost his front tooth and discuss dental anxiety, corporate layoffs and how the economy is leaving millennials jobless over Zoom, and the connection between the rise in anti-semitism and anti-trans ideologies. Late, Alissa teaches JT about MGK and JT introduces Alissa to Rina Sawayama.

JT and Alissa are here to talk all things hot topics like vegan cream cheese and full strength juice! Then JT tells Alissa about his hook up with a potentially straight married man, and questions if influencers are being honest when it comes to ads. (Lashgate anyone?) Then Alissa debates JT on religion.

After a month-long holiday hiatus, your best friends are back and talking gender swapping filters, unfortunate haircuts and how JT is not a good friend to his drunk besties at the club. Later, JT fills in Alissa on his Rupaul’s Drag Race favorites and Alissa accidentally immitates JT.

Christmas is coming and the hosts are here to talk about holiday burnout, loud neighbors having sex, and Alissa got her first nude since the joining the show. Later, they talk about Minnie Mouse’s pet cat and answer some anonymous listener questions.

This episode Alissa comes out as somebody who’s ‘scared of v*ginas’, JT finds out his Twitter newsfeed is vastly different from his co-host’s, and discuss how to handle the tension when the friend group has to pick sides.