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Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best

Kismet Productions
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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Episodes

THIS IS NOT A STATEMENT!

Busy has some news that’s not *really* news, and Caissie’s crying because she’s a big birthday baby. SPONSORS: http://Betterhelp.com/BUSY for 10% off your 1st month http://AthleticGreens.com/Busy for 1 year’s supply of Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs with purchase http://ForiaWellness.com/BEST for 20% off your 1st order http://HelixSleep.com/BEST for up to $200 off all mattresses PLUS 2 free pillows! “I Love That For You” starring Vanessa Bayer & Molly Shannon, on Showtime http://VizzyHa...

May 27, 20222 hr 38 min

Again

Following the devastating mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Busy and Caissie welcome Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action and a member of the grassroots army of Everytown, a movement of parents, students, survivors, educators and concerned citizens fighting to end gun violence. As we all process our individual grief stemming from a series of mass shootings that have occurred in an American grocery store, church and an elementary school, all within ten days, an...

May 25, 20221 hr 26 min

No Shit, Pelican!

This week, Busy and Caissie discuss the tragic mass shooting in Buffalo and the ongoing crisis of white supremacy in America. They also talk about Busy’s unexpected experience at this week’s March for Reproductive Freedom. Plus, what this week’s lunar eclipse may mean for all of us and why pelicans spent the duration of that eclipse coming for Caissie. CW: Violence, self-harm, suicide SPONSORS: http://OliveandJune.com/BUSY for 20% off your 1st mani system How to Buy a Home podcast with David Sid...

May 18, 20222 hr 26 min

Foxes and Space

This week, Busy takes a Covid test live on the podcast to see if she is finally well. Plus she discusses the time she learned a lesson about using a crane to get something into her house. And she reveals which celebrity was the star of her one-time Valentine’s Day party chic makeout closet! She and Caissie also talk about taking space for themselves and why that’s hard & Caissie tries to explain to Busy what she believes is the best DIY calendar option. SPONSORS: http://SAKARA.COM/Busy CODE:...

May 11, 20222 hr 53 min

Justice Alito Can Suck My Left Tit!

This week Busy & Caissie had already recorded an entirely pleasant podcast when, on Monday evening, Politico published a leaked draft of SCOTUS’ opinion on overturning Roe v. Wade, rendering the jovial nature of the pre-recorded pod meaningless & sour. So, they scrapped it & started again, because JFC, abortion is healthcare! In this episode, they speak with activist & organizer, Melissa Walker, from The States Project, as well as executive director of Women’s Equality Center Pau...

May 04, 20222 hr 52 min

My Neck, My Back…

Listeners have been asking for this day for a very long time & it has finally arrived! A crossover reunion between Busy & her former co-host on the “We’re No Docs” podcast…comedian, actor and star of shows and movies such as Peacemaker, The Suicide Squad and Superstore…it’s Steve Agee! And it’s only fitting that, in memory of their show together, Busy recounts, in painstaking detail, the medical mystery that nearly felled her this week, as Steve enters day 12 of testing positive for Covi...

Apr 27, 20222 hr 15 min

This is Actually My Kink

This week, Busy is helping Caissie reframe some things she finds incredibly annoying so that she can be slightly less salty. They also discuss Busy’s idea for a Dawson’s Creek reboot spinoff & why you absolutely should not f*ck with bees or indulge children who attempt to join an adult conversation. SPONSORS: How to Buy a Home podcast with David Sidoni http://BizzyBCrafts.com CODE: Best for 15% off your first order http://Natori.com CODE: Busy15 for 15% off your first order http://Sakara.com...

Apr 20, 20223 hr 1 min

Is There a Sofa Doctor in the House?

This week, Busy talks about how she needed a doctor to make an emergency house call. For her sofa. Caissie explains why her hair is pink. And both women discuss the extent of their psychic powers, plus the latest in celebrity goss & why they aren’t on board with pap shots. SPONSORS: ReliefBand.com CODE: BEST for 20% off, free-shipping & 30-day money back guarantee WeAreRasa.com PROMO CODE: BEST20 for 20% off Rasa’s adaptogenic coffee alternative ForiaWellness.com/BEST for 20% off your 1s...

Apr 13, 20222 hr 53 min

"Flipping"

This week, Busy and Caissie discuss everything from childhood imaginary friends, to brutal bathroom injuries, to the whiplash they feel when scrolling social media these days. Plus, based on her ability to predict recent trends, Busy has an idea for what her next project with Caissie could be. But they’re gonna need to make some calls first! SPONSORS: http://WeAreRasa.com PROMO CODE: BEST20 for 20% off Rasa’s adaptogenic coffee alternative http://RoDerm.com/BEST for 30 day trial of Custom RX Tre...

Apr 06, 20222 hr 33 min

Not An April Fool!

It’s that bonus episode we promised earlier this week! Find out how Busy managed to pull a huge April Fool’s prank on herself. Plus, talk turns to what we want to hold onto & what we need to let go. WARNING: This discussion does include mentions of body image and weight. SPONSORS: DrinkBev.com/BUSY CODE: BUSY for 20% off your 1st purchase AthleticGreens.com/Busy for 1 year’s supply of Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs with purchase How to Buy a Home podcast with David Sidoni Blueland.com/B...

Apr 02, 20222 hr 20 min

Slow and Easy

Busy and Caissie are back early from their spring break. Or is it late? They’re talking about the Oscars and the thing that everyone is talking about, while also wishing some people were talking less about it, while also being a little hypocritical by continuing to talk about it. And they know it. Busy also shares a personal story of a less public, but public nonetheless, emotional outburst. Plus they discuss how hard it is to remember how to be a person in the world right now. WARNING: This epi...

Mar 29, 20222 hr 34 min

A Bear on a Wire

This week, Busy & Caissie are in the same room again, but this time in Los Angeles! The Academy Awards are still 12 days away, but this is basically their Oscars special as Busy shares a hilarious story from an Oscar party of the past that she attended with her friends Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger, and involving one Matthew McConaughey. Plus, find out why Busy is feeling like a Bear on a Wire and what that even means. SPONSORS: http://ModernFertility.com/BEST for $20 off your fertility...

Mar 16, 20222 hr 17 min

Wristful Thinking

This week, Busy tells a story about her injured wrist, with a twist! Plus, Caissie shares a theory she’s long had about Paula Deen & her fears of various kinds of doors. Then…something truly weird happens with an animal at Caissie’s house, followed by something truly weird happening with an animal at Busy’s apartment. Both things are hard to explain, so you’ll just have to listen for yourselves, which you probably were going to anyway? We hope? SPONSORS: http://AthleticGreens.com/Busy for 1 ...

Mar 09, 20222 hr 23 minEp. 79

The Longest Week

Though it’s only been a week since Busy & Caissie were together in NYC, it feels like so much longer. Too much has happened in the world since then. Their hearts go out to the people of Ukraine. They are sending love to trans kids & their families in Texas. And they are just trying to help each other make sense of things that don’t make a lot of sense right now. That’s how they’re doing their best. Jinjer.us/BEST for 20% off your first purchase HopWTR.com CODE: BEST for 20% off plus free...

Mar 02, 20222 hr 46 minEp. 78

Casa Kismet

This week is a first for Busy & Caissie. They are doing the podcast not just from the same coast, but the same city in the same room, at Casa Kismet! They discuss the latest NFT nonsense, Biz fills us in on the rest of her trip to Sweden & Caissie can’t say a word about why she’s in NYC, not even to Busy. (Don’t worry. She’ll tell you if there’s ever anything to tell. But there might not be! Who knows? Not her!) SPONSORS: HelixSleep.com/Best up to $200 off mattress orders, plus two free ...

Feb 23, 20222 hr 15 minEp. 77

We've Lost the Thread

This week, Busy & Caissie got the podcast all finished early because Busy was flying to Europe. But then after a couple days in Sweden, Busy felt like that episode wasn’t really them doing their best. So they scrapped it & recorded a new one with Busy calling in from the deserted spa & sauna in her hotel. Was she wearing a robe? Yes. Did she walk by people having a fancy dinner in the lobby restaurant in that robe? Also yes! Plus, they talk about what it means to “lose the thread.” S...

Feb 16, 20221 hr 43 min

Trust Your Gut

This week, Busy & Caissie discuss a range of important topics, including how you can’t trust the skins of certain beans, how Busy’s mother once might have tried to kill her with a surprising murder weapon, digestive issues and loneliness. Plus, the host of the “Scam Economy” podcast, Matt Binder, drops by to explain what is going on with cryptocurrency & all these celebrities & their NFTs. And, one of the hosts maybe accidentally gets a little tipsy throughout, but in her defense, sh...

Feb 09, 20223 hr 30 minEp. 75

Emergency Episode

We said we needed to start doing emergency episodes when the occasion called for one. So we did!

Feb 04, 20221 hr 7 min

Grace

This week, there’s a lot going on, and Busy and Caissie are getting into all of it! Celebrity apologies and whether they’re sincere! Are NFTs sinister and are people who are, in Busy’s opinion, “good Terminators” getting involved with them? Is it gross to reference your own tweets? Eyebrows! Plus, find out what disorder Busy’s mother, Barb Philipps, thinks her daughter is afflicted with AND listen to Caissie’s recap of a classic film that is so moving, she makes *herself* cry. SPONSORS: Girlfrie...

Feb 02, 20222 hr 35 minEp. 74

To What End???

This week has felt like a year and Busy and Caissie are talking through the pain, remembering Louie Anderson and others who left us too soon this week. TW: suicide. The women go extremely deep on how certain media platforms work and why they believe misinformation is allowed to go unchecked. They talk about social media, trolls, and gaslighting and grooming in light of a Medium piece that went viral this week. They discuss the book, “Conflict is Not Abuse” which neither of them has read, but eve...

Jan 26, 20222 hr 6 minEp. 73

If You Come For Me, Bring a Dollar!

Caissie St. Onge: This week, Busy and Caissie did their best at some pretty basic stuff, but nevertheless, they are proud of it! Plus, they discuss the Vulture profile of Joss Whedon & try to finally get to the bottom of what cryptocurrency is & why celebrities are suddenly tweeting about NFTs. Does anybody cry? You’ll find out! SPONSORS: HelixSleep.com/BEST for up to $200 off all mattresses PLUS 2 free pillows! ModernFertility.com/BEST for $20 off your home fertility test WeAreRasa.com ...

Jan 19, 20221 hr 52 min

Sick Cricks :(

This week, Busy’s got a sick co-worker & a sick kid & one less set of sheets. But she’s doing her best! Even when it’s cold outside, Busy’s just “Dolly Parton-ing It!” She also shares something at which she hasn’t been doing her best. Meanwhile, Caissie is thinking a lot about the actual meaning of self-care AND she tells the Nicolas Cage story she thought she already told, but promised to tell if she had not! SPONSORS: EachandEvery.com/BEST PROMO CODE: BEST30 for 30% off 1st natural deo...

Jan 12, 20221 hr 39 min

Into the Woods

Busy & Caissie are back from their various holiday breaks. They missed you! Did they make any New Year’s resolutions? Are they sticking to them? How did Busy’s attempt at posting a thirst trap go? What should that little nub of armpit fat be called? What unusual Christmas gifts did Caissie receive? The answers to all this and more are in this episode! SPONSORS: AthleticGreens.com/Busy for a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D & 5 free AG1 travel packs SAKARA.COM/Busy CODE: BUSY for 20% off y...

Jan 05, 20222 hr 11 minEp. 70

Christmas Eve-eve-EVE!

It’s Christmas Eve-eve-EVE! And Busy & Caissie are alternately freaking out while trying to stay calm about Omicron. Can it still be a magical holiday? Probably not in the way we all hoped it would be, but nevertheless, they’re doing their best. And they have a few things they’d like to say to all of you who have spent time hanging out with BPIDHB all year. SPONSORS: http://SAKARA.COM/Busy CODE: BUSY for 20% off your first order http://DipseaStories.com/BEST for 30 days of full access free h...

Dec 22, 20211 hr 27 min

Gloria Calderón Kellett

This week, Busy is not feeling her best & is on a bit of bed rest. Caissie had a truly terrible bad day that she is still not quite over, clearly. And regarding the broken Snowbaby saga, a possible solution has hit a bit of a snafu. Then, Busy’s former LMU classmate & the showrunner of “One Day at a Time,” Gloria Calderón Kellett stops by to talk about her new project “With Love” on Amazon, and what it was like working with Busy’s kid, Birdie, on the show! Then, Glo blows everyones’ mind...

Dec 15, 20213 hr 7 min

Unhinged

This week, Busy feels like her podcast energy is unhinged. Caissie isn’t feeling like anything, especially Christmas. But they’re doing their best! Find out how Busy inadvertently started a massive Hollywood rumor, which Beatle she wants to bone & who she’s not gonna talk about! TRIGGER WARNING: This episode does contain conversation about self-harm, suicidal ideation & suicide. Please proceed with caution. SPONSORS: eachandevery.com/BEST CODE: BEST30 for 30% off 1st purchase DrinkBev.co...

Dec 08, 20212 hr 13 min

Panic on the Peacock!

This week, Busy discusses how the third time was the charm when seeing Harry Styles. And she breaks down what happened on the float during the Thanksgiving Day parade & why she had a panic attack right on the Peacock. Caissie talks about what happened during Thanksgiving dinner at her house & how a potentially devastating disaster was narrowly averted. Mostly. Both women share how they are doing their best this week & Busy confesses the secret to how she earned her reputation for aut...

Dec 01, 20212 hr 2 min

Happy Y’alliday!

This week, Busy & Caissie discuss the problematic origins of Thanksgiving as we know them & suggest alternative themes for celebration. Plus, they discuss whether gossip is ever okay or not, and they reveal a giant lie they once told a bunch of people. As Busy prepares to mount a giant Peacock to ride through Times Square in the Macy’s Day Parade, she ponders a potentially explosive question & both women share how they’ve been doing their individual bests. SPONSORS: TryBite.com/BEST ...

Nov 25, 20212 hr 17 min

The Experimental Episode

This week, Busy & Caissie attempt an experiment where instead of recording the podcast all at once, they record a little bit every day. How did they do? You’ll find out! Plus Busy has a couple important announcements to make because there are a couple of big changes happening in her life. And Caissie shares a customer service experience that almost drove her to a life of crime. And, their friend Heather Matarazzo make a little cameo somewhere in there, as well as musician Dan Mangan & th...

Nov 17, 20212 hr 52 min

Just Busy & Caissie Again!

This week, it’s just Busy & Caissie. Biz suspects someone of sabotage & Cais explains how to slide slightly into more debt while actually physically injuring yourself enacting a plan that was specifically engineered to keep you from injuring yourself! They explore the online dragging of a certain celebrity fella who authored a certain social media post that certainly struck many of you as weird at best, but kinda sad & gross at worst. Oh, and you can listen to Busy actually developin...

Nov 09, 20212 hr 12 min
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