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Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best

It’s me, your friend Busy Philipps! My creative partner Caissie St. Onge & I love making things that we believe people need & will love & we’ve had so many plans. We had plans to do a TV show that would shake up late night! And we think it kinda did! For six months. We adored our genius, scrappy creative team at “Busy Tonight” as much as we loved our audience, so when we broke the news that we’d been canceled, we vowed to get back up & make even bigger plans to invent a whole new way of doing things in the entertainment biz, to reunite our beautiful staff & change the game for everyone! An entertainment Utopia! And we were so close, then…the world changed. Now those plans are, at the very least, on hold. So, we’ve shifted gears, like everyone has had to, & with our friends, we’re just doing our best, taking it slow & talking to fascinating friends about how *they* are doing *their* best. They’ll tell us all about those times in their lives when a setback actually led to the right thing. Maybe it was a job that didn’t pan out, but opened the door to an even more perfect one, or maybe it’s how they studied for years to do the thing they thought was their calling, only to fall into something else that felt like kismet. The thing is, we want to share those moments because right now EVERYBODY is having one of those moments. Maybe we’ll all learn something life-changing or maybe we’ll just have a conversation where we break down in tears, then laugh at ourselves for crying. Whatever happens, we can assure you, Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best!

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BFF MICHELLE WILLIAMS!!! Mar 22, 2023

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This week, Busy is headed back to work on Girls5Eva…this time for NETFLIX! And she’s also headed back into the dating pool where she maybe made out with someone? Then, fresh off her 5th Oscar nomination, BFF Michelle Williams joins the pod to tell Busy what she missed not being at the Academy Awards this year, plus a bunch of other stuff you’d talk to your very best friend about. Then, Caissie shocks Busy by asserting that she’s never had Botox. But one of this podcast’s co-hosts *has* recently gotten Botox. Find out who!
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This Is All a Trolley Problem Mar 15, 2023

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This week, Busy gives us an update on Birdie’s medical scare and talks about how her own ENT once saved her from a potentially brain-eating infection. She and Caissie make a list of essentials they’d want someone to bring them if they had to stay in a hospital. They discuss the three O’s of the week in Hollywood, the Oscars, the outfits and the Ozempic. Busy has rejoined Raya but isn’t sure it’s what she wants. She does, however, get really frank about what she does want. They discuss the famous thought experiment, The Trolley Problem, and wonder what they would do if the switch was in their hands.
CW: Weight, weight loss, disordered eating
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You Don’t Have to Get Over It… Mar 10, 2023

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This week, Busy is shooting her dream role in “Mean Girls: The Musical” movie, but she has just as much drama going on off-camera and she’s letting it all out. Literally. Caissie shares her theory that the tendency to wear tops with no pants is genetic. And they both weren’t really feeling celebratory about International Women’s Day this year, considering…y’know, everything.
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It’s a Whale Watch, Not a Whale Show Mar 01, 2023

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This week, Busy and Caissie have returned from their mini-tour and are back in their respective homes. Busy has had a couple of uncomfortable confrontations in New York City and Caissie is considering a unique funeral service for her mother. Busy shares a memory of something miraculous she once had the privilege of witnessing and Caissie wonders if anyone remembers the time Ryan Seacrest fell through a glass table.
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Eugene Mirman, Lou Barlow & Will Dailey Feb 22, 2023

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This week, Busy and Caissie are visiting Boston, dressed in their finest interpretations of “J Lo Goes to Dunkin Donuts” and chatting with their friend, comedian and star of Bob’s Burgers, Eugene Mirman, about what it’s like to play what is basically a cartoon version of yourself if you were a child. The pivot he shares is heartbreaking but also imbued with so much love. Joining the stage is friend of the pod, Lou Barlow, from the bands Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh and The Folk Implosion, to play one of Busy’s all-time favorite songs, “Too Pure.” And, as if that weren’t enough, Boston musician Will Dailey comes out to do a duet with Biz, but before he does, he plays a cover of a song in honor of orphans everywhere that’s gonna make you cry like Caissie did.
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Phoebe Robinson & Ted Leo - live in NJ! Feb 15, 2023

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This week, Busy and Caissie are live in beautiful Newark, New Jersey talking to their friend, the great Phoebe Robinson, about so many things, including UFOs, dating drug dealers, is it okay to fart during an energy healing and whether something Phoebe once read about Leonardo DiCaprio is acceptable or not. And everyone freaks out over the fact that Pheebs is friends with Bono. Then, New Jersey’s own Ted Leo joins the fun, serenading Phoebe with one of her bestie’s hits, then playing a couple of his own bangers before leading the group in an attempted tribute to Burt Bacharach.
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BPIDHB LIVE! From San Francisco Feb 08, 2023

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This week, Busy and Caissie are doing the podcast live from the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco! The theme of dress is sequins. Comedian, and the podcast’s most name dropped friend in history, Paul F. Tompkins joins the women for a wide ranging discussion that touches on everything from whether a horse can help anyone in an emergency to whether rocks are an effective messaging system. Then, Zach and Jon, members of the band Rogue Wave, play a couple of tunes before Busy joins them and things get heavy.
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Adam Pally Feb 01, 2023

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Trigger Warning: This episode contains references violence, death and disordered eating
This week, Busy and Caissie are mourning the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police and share why they believe policing must change now. In lighter news, they discuss MrBeast’s latest video where he pays for surgery that restores sight for 1000 people. They touch on this week’s controversy surrounding Caissie’s favorite TikTok makeup guru, Mikayla, and her mascara ad, plus everyone gloating that Marie Kondo admitted her house is a little messy now. Then, actor, comedian, writer and producer Adam Pally (“Happy Endings” and “The Mindy Project”) stops by to talk about his new movie, “Who Invited Charlie?” (In theaters and on-demand Friday) plus the rare beauty of vulnerable and kind male friendship. His Hollywood pivot story, by the way, will make your jaw drop.
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What’s One Thing You Want to Celebrate This Week? Jan 25, 2023

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This week, Busy is celebrating the Oscar nomination of her BFF Michelle Williams and trying to figure out why she keeps puking. Caissie also talks about puking and tries to figure out why she’s so pragmatic. They’re both gearing up for their live shows in San Francisco on February 3rd, Boston on February 9th and in Newark on February 11th. Will attendees join in and dress according to the themes they’ve just established? Will they sell more tickets? As pragmatic Caissie might say, “We’ll see!”
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Harvey Guillén Jan 19, 2023

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This week, Busy accompanied BFF Michelle Williams to the Critics’ Choice Awards and she shares what went on behind the scenes amongst the stars, plus a little bit about why her trip was unexpectedly and unpleasantly cut short. Almost equally as glamorous, Caissie shares why she had a small melty at the Post Office. Then, perhaps he seems a little…familiar…to you? The wonderful Harvey Guillén, star of the hit comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” and box office smash, “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” swings by to talk about how he paid for his first performance class, how he learned to speak Japanese real fast and trusting your gut.
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