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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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Latest Episodes:

Sara Bareilles Apr 21, 2021

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It’s been another heavy week in America and Busy, Caissie and Raymond are doing their best to understand things that will never make a bit of sense. Find out the moral dilemma Caissie has been struggling with, why Raymond may have to see a plastic surgeon and why Busy’s daughter Cricket is a modern medical miracle. Then, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles swings by to talk about the biggest pivot she ever undertook in her life, plus she and Busy spill some beans about what it was like on the set of their upcoming Peacock show Girls5eva. Then, stay tuned until the very end when Busy remembers the story she wanted to tell on the podcast in the first place! Which icon’s TV interview did she boldly crash? You’ll find out!
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Ashley Park Apr 14, 2021

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This week, Busy and Caissie are back and they welcome co-host AND GUEST, from “Emily in Paris” and “Mean Girls” on Broadway, Grammy and Tony nominee Ashley Park! (Ashley also happens to be one of Busy’s co-stars in the upcoming “Girls5eva” on Peacock, coming May 6th.) All three women talk about how they’re handling and mishandling re-entering society. Ashley speaks out about the violence and hate being directed toward the Asian American Pacific Islander community and shares an incredibly honest pivot from which she’s just emerging. Plus, we get a hot scoop on “Emily in Paris,” Caissie reveals the shocking thing that happened in her neighborhood and Busy needs your help solving a mystery about Madison Square Garden.
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Tess Holliday/Tom Lenk Mar 31, 2021

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This week, Busy’s and Caissie’s guest co-host is their friend, comedian and creative person, Tom Lenk, and guys, it may be that the vibrational energy is just too strong? There are...technical difficulties. BUT THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST! And better than that, they may have invented several new names for sex acts, two new products, as well as one possible merch slogan. That’s a pretty productive sesh! Then, model Tess Holliday comes by to talk about HER new podcast Slumber Party, what it’s like trying to achieve mainstream success with a plus size body and when she realized it was time to get out of a toxic relationship. Plus, a listener’s Glitch in the Matrix story!
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Ashley Nicole Black/Dr. Harold Koplewicz of the Child Mind Institute Mar 24, 2021

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This week, Busy and Caissie are joined by guest co-host and their close friend, one of the writers and stars of “A Black Lady Sketch Show” on HBO, Emmy winner and worried dog owner, Ashley Nicole Black! The women discuss the problems with sex clubs, old crushes and people who say they want to do something for you but what they really want is for you to do something for them! Then, Dr. Harold Koplewicz of the Child Mind Institute in New York City stops by to talk about something super important, the mental health crisis our kids are facing and what we can all do about it.
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Shea Couleé Mar 17, 2021

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Oh, no. Are we gonna cry? This week, Busy almost had some exciting news to share! Almost. She's depressed but doing her best. Busy's assistant Raymond is still not sure he wants to be a part of New York, New York, but he's doing his best to make friends. And Caissie did her best to avoid a writing assignment which led to another, much bigger, much redder, much harder to get rid of problem. Then, their friend, the gracious and charming Shea Couleé death-drops by to discuss RuPaul's Drag Race, pole dancing, sweet potatoes, witchery and an epic life-changing pivot. Plus, are we living in a simulation? Is there a glitch in the Matrix? Busy wants to know what you think!
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Ani DiFranco Mar 03, 2021

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This week, the women’s guest co-host is writer, comedian, mistress of the “Celebrity Book Club” podcast and their dear friend, Chelsea Devantez! Find out about why Busy’s boob hurts, Caissie’s most recent DIY project, and hear Chelsea’s puke-related pivot story and the shocking tale of what happened to her ovary! Plus, singer-songwriter and one of Busy’s heroes, 90’s trailblazer Ani DiFranco drops by to tell us all how she did it at such a tender age! And, she confesses who she’d die to duet with.
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Josh Gondelman Feb 24, 2021

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This week, the ladies' guest co-host is someone who knows more about Busy than maybe anyone. Find out about the harrowing medical procedure Busy endured and why she had second thoughts about going through with it and Caissie’s surprisingly mournful weekend. Then, comedian, author, Bostonian, and host of the Make My Day podcast, Josh Gondelman drops by to discuss the pod’s first romantic pivot. Plus, they discuss everyone’s favorite Bostonian, Ben Affleck & his love of Dunkin!
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Night of a Thousand Shantiras Feb 17, 2021

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Wow, wow, wow! The time has come. Shantira’s last episode…for now. This week, someone’s a little salty, and somebody else is not having it. Find out who Busy thought was a serial killer, why Caissie is recording in her laundry room, and Shantira’s final message to all of you. For now! It’s just for now.
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Cameron Esposito Feb 10, 2021

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This week, Busy got a medical swab she can’t stop talking about. Caissie received a sexy surprise from someone extremely unexpected, before things took a very dark turn. Shantira has a huge announcement. Plus, comedian, author and host of the Queery podcast, Cameron Esposito drops by to discuss what is maybe the most mind-blowing pivot a guest has ever shared in the history of BPIDHB! And spoiler alert: Busy and Cameron share a wild moment that can only be described as a religious experience.
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Derek DelGaudio Feb 03, 2021

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This week, Shantira shares about her struggles with acid, Caissie gets emotional on an unexpected anniversary and...is Busy considering yet another major life pivot based on a newly discovered talent? Plus, the women discuss Black History Month, voting rights, money, who is ON our money AND they get real about who didn't do their best this week. Spoiler alert, it's some famous white guys who should know better. Then, excellent white guy Derek DelGaudio stops by to talk about his new, incredible so-much-more-than-just-a-magic special on Hulu and how appearing on Colbert almost ruined everything. Things get real deep with Derek, and you know B, S & C eat it up because they are total magic bitches!
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