Episodes

  • reality roundup: RHOSLC premier with Husbands Watching Housewives
    Sep 19 2025

    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!

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • and just like that, we missed our connecting flight.
    Sep 4 2025

    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 connecting flight.

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Emma's rage and Travis's Raisinets.
    Aug 28 2025

    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 money to still be miserable
    • The death of fall & spring
    • The return of the tandem bikers
    • Reality Roundup: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 3

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • stop optimizing, start writing to your prison penpal.
    Aug 21 2025

    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 pregnancy update, Travis rants about stores getting rid of baskets, and the two of them debate whether folding laundry should be automated or savored with gratitude.

    In Reality Roundup: Jen Shah is allegedly banning Ghislaine Maxwell from her prison yoga classes, Jax Taylor is (probably) running his own fan account, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ladies are three hours late to dinner but right on time for a fight.

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • crayons, communism, and hospital smells.
    Aug 17 2025

    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 not here for fascist Barbie governors.

    Later, they talk about:

    • Listener shoutouts (hey Argentina and Australia!),
    • The wild new prison roommate for Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes,
    • School supplies discourse and how parents are somehow mad about sharing crayons,
    • And the first episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, where Jesus, drama, and hospital-smelling shade take center stage.
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    1 hr and 50 mins
  • Kesha changed Travis's life after three ER visits.
    Jul 30 2025

    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 on campus.

    They discuss Travis’s life-changing Kesha concert experience, and announce that he’s heading solo to Podcast Movement 2025, so if you’ll be in Dallas, hit him up for a guest swap!

    From there, it’s classic bestie approved chaos: A listener shoutout that gets way too emotional (thank you, Jordan 🥹), a deep-dive into Hollister’s “vintage” collection, vanity sizing, and what fashion even means anymore, g=the most unhinged take on the internet: don’t date feminists??? (cue rage), a rant about Trisha Paytas, Travis gets mad at the Heritage Foundation for trying to “woke-proof” your estate plan, and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion recap!

    There’s some serious stuff this week, including discussions around motherhood, trauma, and religious pressure, but also a lot of laughs, cathartic yelling, and the usual amount of oversharing.

    We love you from Indy to Egypt! See you next week, besties 💕

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • it’s hot and everyone is chewing
    Jul 24 2025

    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 Republicans fighting with AI robots on Twitter (excuse us, X), Elon Musk’s imaginary America Party, and what it means to be “woke” in the year of our Lord 2025. Spoiler: they are not impressed.

    Also in this week's reality roundup:

    • The long-awaited return of Ladies of London
    • A piping hot recap of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives episodes 9 and 10, featuring: beignet diplomacy, the worst baby announcement timing in history, and one last final roast of Demi, who should never be allowed to cry on camera again
    • Why Jessi and Mayci are the undisputed queens of the season

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • babies, baking, breakdowns & betrayal
    Jul 17 2025

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    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 story that has everything: a heart attack, a deaf daughter with long COVID, and a smoky old-fashioned. Bless Nancy.

    Emma’s dreams are weird, her baby’s kicking, and her sleep is a mess, but nothing compares to the real-world drama on their TV screens. The duo dives deep into The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives episodes 6, 7, and 8, covering everything from Whitney’s polarizing apology attempts to Demi’s villain arc, Layla’s neutral zone failures, and Taylor’s descent into winged retaliation.

    The Mormon Bake Off is a hit and the hot chocolate is a miss. Plus, Jessi gets the heartbreak edit after Demi’s betrayal, and the girls try to keep their halos in place at a Saints & Sinners party that ends with raised voices and fallen friendships.

    Also in this episode:

    • Travis goes off about racism on Carnival Cruises
    • Emma defends Keith Sweat karaoke moments on viral cruises
    • Everyone needs an Etsy witch or a priest after the house fire saga
    • Jesse deserves better (again)
    • Demi, please stop talking about other people’s money
    • Taylor’s wings defy physics (and taste)

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    1 hr and 49 mins