Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

It's just Alison and Daniel and your calls (and one from Ms. Alie Ward!) as we power through the first coronavirus-affected episode of this show. But honestly I think it's a good one! Daniel and I talk about important matters like losing our minds, my worst TV appearance, guns, whether I should actually go to therapy tomorrow, elbows and more. We also listen to a bunch of messages from all of you and do iTunes Comments of the Week. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by AMERICAN HOME SHIELD: http://ahs.com/bestfriend (for $50 off any plan), BROOKLINEN: http://brooklinen.com (use promo code BESTFRIEND for 10% off your first order) and HYDRANT: http://drinkhydrant.com (enter promo code BFF for 25% off your first order) Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Christina P (Your Mom's House, Where My Moms At?) returns to the show to talk about growing up with a mom who never let her show weakness, her resultant feelings about vulnerability, the decision to form a podcast network with her husband Tom Segura, the experience of writing a pilot about her life, antidepressants and postpartum depression after her second baby was born, episiotomies, GLOW, MTV and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone and answered your questions. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by BETTERHELP: http://BetterHelp.com/BESTFRIEND (use code BESTFRIEND for 10% off) and JENNY CRAIG: http://jennycraig.com/bestfriend (get 8 days of free food and a Free DNA Kit. Terms and conditions apply see website for details). Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Jackie Johnson and Ken Reid are here to make fish puns and help me get to the bottom of an uncomfortable moment that happened during Daniel and my anniversary dinner. Plus we remember some great TV theme songs and Jackie tries to get Tony to sing but Tony refuses to perform. Is this a fireable offense? We do iTunes Comment of the Week and Just Me Or Everyone and bring back HGFY but with a twist! Also some strawberry shortcake and psycho uncles talk. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by BETTERHELP: http://betterhelp.com/bestfriend (get 10 percent off first month with code bestfriend), AWAY: http://awaytravel.com/alison, JENNY CRAIG: http://jennycraig.com/bestfriend (lose 16 pounds for $16 plus cost of food, get $100 in free food and a free weight loss DNA kit; terms and conditions apply see website for details), OMAX O-SHOT: http://oshotwomen.com (enter code ALISON to get 20% off). Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Elise Loehnen, Chief Content Officer of goop and frequent host of The goop Podcast stops by to talk about her experience making The goop Lab for Netflix, switching from magazines to online, meeting and working with Gwyneth, growing up in Montana, her relationship with her parents, love and loss, that infamous vagina-scented candle, motherhood, pattern recognition, handling criticism, trolling, time management and so much more. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by ANCESTRY: http://ancestry.com/bestfriend Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Alison violated a sacred marital code which she never agreed with anyway. David is here and he's sporting a new short hairdo. But lest you think he's a short hair newbie, you're mistaken. Renee doesn't know how long her arms are which really worked out for the spider on the wall. Tony's brought some Motion City Soundtrack beer for #SnackChat and Daniel, unrelated, has given up. Download the episode from iTunes. Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by EMBARK: http://embarkvet.com (use promo code BESTFRIEND to save 15%), JENNY CRAIG: http://jennycraig.com/bestfriend (get 8 days of free food and a Free DNA Kit. Terms and conditions apply see website for details), AMERICAN HOME SHIELD: http://ahs.com/bestfriend (for $50 off any plan) and FIGS: http://wearFIGS.com (enter code BESTFRIEND at checkout for 15% off). Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Comic, actor and writer Fortune Feimster joins the show to talk about growing up in North Carolina in a town of 5000, her relationship with her family, coming out, her Netflix special Sweet & Salty, her path to comedy, working as a journalist, her fiancé Jax, stage fright, waking up early to do her Sirius radio show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune, her experience on Chelsea Lately, the Groundlings, religion and so much more. We also answered your questions. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by HONEY: http://JoinHoney.com/ALISON and ROTHYS: http://rothys.com/alison Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Jordan Morris joins us to get to the bottom of Daniel's nose hair problem. (He trims the hair and then the inside of his nose gets all irritated. If you have a solution please write in!) We also talk about Jordan's feelings about working from home, whether I'm mis-branding myself, chat shows, TV Talk and we finish with a round of Just Me Or Everyone! Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by JENNY CRAIG: http://jennycraig.com/bestfriend (get 8 days of free food and a Free DNA Kit. Terms and conditions apply see website for details), BROOKLINEN: http://brooklinen.com (use promo code BESTFRIEND for 10% off your first order) and HYDRANT: http://drinkhydrant.com (enter promo code BFF for 25% off your first order). Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Lindsay DeFranco is a former YouTube personality who refers to herself as a "recovering mommy blogger." She's also the cofounder of the media literacy campaign Not So Fast and the wife of superstar YouTuber Phil DeFranco with whom she has two young sons. We talked about motherhood, moving to LA with Phil, her reasons for leaving YouTube, curly hair, home invasion, guns, her childhood in Georgia, mediocrity, her parents' divorce, self-care and compassion, anxiety, live streaming platforms and so much more. We also took your questions. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by UNDERCOVER TOURIST: http://undercovertourist.com/alison. Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Recorded live at the Gateway Theatre in San Francisco on January 26, 2020. Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds) joins the show to talk about freezer carbs (she's anti), parts of yourself, therapy, cats, oversharing, her tumultuous childhood and more. Tony Thaxton offers a Tone Zone update and Alison's old band The Angoras reunite for the first time! Plus Just Me Or Everyone! Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone! This show is brought to you by EVERYPLATE: http://everyplate.com (use code bestfriend3 for three weeks of meals for only $2.99 per meal) and AMERICAN HOME SHIELD: http://ahs.com/bestfriend (for $50 off any plan). Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars, Tower Prep) stops by to talk about the new movie Spy Intervention which he stars in and executive produced, losing a scholarship because he appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, stability versus adventure, moving to Harlem, proposing to his girlfriend in Iceland, playing the ukulele, getting evicted, TV versus stage acting and so much more. We also took a spy music quiz. Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen Buy Alison's Book: Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) You probably need to buy a new ARIYNBF Legacy Shirt! and the HGFY ringtone! Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial