This week, Busy has felt a shift in something. The atmosphere, the energy in the Universe. Something! Meanwhile, Caissie shares a professional memory of Paul Reubens while Busy’s got a personal one. SPONSORS: http://BEISTRAVEL.COM/best for 15% off your first luggage purchase http://Greenpan.us PROMO CODE: BEST for 30% off your order, plus free shipping on orders over $99 http://Wildgrain.com/BUSY for $30 off your first box of bake from frozen artisanal breads, pastries and pastas. PLUS FREE CROI...
Aug 02, 2023•2 hr 34 min
This week, Busy & Caissie compare their experiences seeing the movie everyone is talking about, which they can’t name, because of the strike. Caissie also clarifies what she wasn’t doing to her husband in broad daylight in the parking lot of a big box home repair store. Then, actor, dancer, singer, model and one of the stars of a massively popular hit TV show that also shan’t be named, Heather Morris, joins the party to talk about why she’s nervous about her sons running around naked with a ...
Jul 26, 2023•2 hr 41 min
This week, Busy describes a horrible accident she had on the street where there were several serious casualties! Then she and Caissie welcome their first post SAG-AFTRA strike guest, Samantha Bee, and things get weird as they try to talk without breaking any strike rules by not mentioning any TV projects, past or present. Instead, they discuss whether or not they are having sex, weird Canadian soda habits, a gossip site rumor about Sam that was so wrong it was funny, and Sam’s new podcast, “Choi...
Jul 19, 2023•2 hr 53 min
This week, Busy is feeling burnt out and Caissie can’t take the TikToks she used to watch. They discuss Jonah Hill’s texts to his ex, the Colleen Ballinger controversy and the best wedding Busy ever attended in her life. SPONSORS: http://BEISTRAVEL.COM/best for 15% off your first luggage purchase http://ForiaWellness.com/BEST for 20% off your 1st order of all-natural plant based intimacy products http://AthleticGreens.com/BUSY for a 1 year-supply of Vitamin D, plus 5 free travel packs of AG1’s s...
Jul 12, 2023•2 hr 26 min
This week, Busy and Caissie discuss how it happened that they were both in New York City, sleeping in the same house, yet barely saw each other at all. Plus Busy describes a transcendent meeting with one of her heroes and how she is now in possession of a magic hat that is changing her life, while Caissie shares a hat story that is the OPPOSITE of magical. Then, actor and writer, Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds) shows up with a whole bunch of radical honesty about everything...
Jul 06, 2023•3 hr 20 min
This week, Busy’s in Los Angeles for one part of the podcast and New York for the other. Find out what 9000 Instagram followers saw before she deleted her post! And find out why Caissie had to slink out of a performance Busy was doing without giving her a ride home like she had offered. Then, listen as Modern Family star, the sparkling Jesse Tyler Ferguson, relives one of his most awkward celebrity encounters and find out how his riskiest pivot paid off in the end. SPONSORS: http://Mylio.com/BES...
Jun 28, 2023•2 hr 16 min
This week, even though LA is still giving Busy very intense mixed signals, she’s looking forward to her upcoming live show with “The Thrilling Adventure Hour” and performing onstage with a bunch of lifelong friends. Caissie brags about the vegan hot fudge she made for pizza night at Emily BB’s house. Then, award-winning comedian Alex Edelman enters the chat to talk about imposter syndrome, pottery and what it’s like to suddenly be opening in your own Broadway show at the same time you are grievi...
Jun 21, 2023•2 hr 59 min
This week, Busy is back in Los Angeles even though she might feel like Los Angeles doesn’t want her here, and Caissie has embarked on a strength training program she may not need based on what she accidentally did to her sons’ bathroom door. Then, author, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and advocate, Jessamyn Stanley joins the party to talk about her experience as a fat, Black, queer woman who is bringing yoga to every body, while making a very compelling case for everybody to try NAKED YOGA! SPONSOR...
Jun 14, 2023•3 hr 13 min
This week, Busy’s packing and moving AGAIN, while also trying to juggle some semblance of a social life with being a mom. Caissie is experiencing a menopause symptom she had never heard of in her life. Then, their friend Marcella Kroll (@savedbythespell on Instagram) joins the chat to talk about her intuitive gifts and how embracing them saved her life. SPONSORS: http://AthleticGreens.com/BUSY for a 1 year-supply of Vitamin D, plus 5 free travel packs of AG1’s special blend of 75 high quality vi...
Jun 07, 2023•2 hr 50 min
This week, it’s Caissie’s birthday and she’s finally back from Cape Cod, and Busy is feeling so many things, both as a Taylor Swift fan and a parent whose oldest will be off to boarding school soon. Then, author and hilarious person Samantha Irby stops by to talk about her new bestseller “Quietly Hostile” while comparing IBS notes with Busy and contemplating what one should do after seeing a Satanically sacrificed pigeon in Manhattan. SPONSORS: http://Wildgrain.com/BUSY for $30 off your first bo...
May 31, 2023•3 hr 23 min
This week, find out how things went on the Whale Watch Memorial for Caissie’s mom and what happened when Busy decided to stop for the night because of a torrential downpour on her way to Cape Cod. Then, Busy’s friend, Christa Miller pops in to talk about working not only as an actor on Scrubs, Cougar Town and now Shrinking on Apple+, but also being the music supervisor on all those shows and more. And, she doesn’t just work with rock and roll, she also works with rocks from the earth. Plus, she ...
May 24, 2023•2 hr 36 min
This week, Busy breaks down how she spent her Mother’s Day, driving to Philly for a Taylor Swift concert. Caissie describes her infuriating overly casual traveling style. Then, human sunshine Ellie Kemper drops by to discuss some memories from The Office, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and to talk about her new gig, The Great American Baking Show on Roku. Plus, Ellie shares something she did recently that she swears she will never, ever do again. Then, Busy gives us an update on her plastic surgery p...
May 17, 2023•2 hr 33 min
This week, Caissie is wondering what lessons she is supposed to learn from Mercury Retrograde and shares the latest reason one of her dogs had to go to the emergency vet on Sunday. After recent events, Busy wonders if our country isn’t already in a Civil War we don’t realize we’re in and she describes a feeling she’s been having that she’s never had before. Then, actor and Busy’s friend Sofia Black D’Elia joins the pod to talk about what it was like being a teen actor on shows like All My Childr...
May 10, 2023•2 hr 40 min
This week, Busy and Caissie squeezed in an hour of podcasting between Busy’s scenes on set, but when they reconvened to record the rest, decided that first hour sucked and should be tossed out, proving that this podcast does sometimes dabble in quality control. Caissie tells about how she was humiliated by a bird and a chef, and Busy reveals what one of her children caught her doing in the kitchen late at night. Then, one of Busy’s besties, TV and film writer and author Abdi Nazemian joins to di...
May 04, 2023•2 hr 25 min
This week, Busy is making big breakthroughs and someone in Caissie’s house had a mental health emergency and it wasn’t a person for once. SPONSORS: http://HiyaHealth.com/BUSY for 50% off your first order of pediatrician approved superpowered chewable children’s vitamins http://AthleticGreens.com/BUSY for a 1 year-supply of Vitamin D, plus 5 free travel packs of AG1’s special blend of 75 high quality vitamins, minerals, superfoods, probiotics and adaptogens with your first order http://DrinkLMNT....
Apr 26, 2023•2 hr 4 min
After a two-week break, Busy and Caissie are back. Find out what Busy did for the first time ever in her career and why Caissie is cussing out these new eye drops! SPONSORS: http://MyKitsch.com/BEST for 30% off your entire order of affordable yet luxurious haircare and self-care essentials http://honeylove.com/BEST20 PROMO CODE: BEST20 for 20% off the world’s best shaping built into shapewear, intimates and outerwear http://Zocdoc.com/DOINGHERBEST, sign up for FREE & book an appointment with...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 27 min
This week, Busy is on-set working and the podcast was supposed to be recorded in two parts, both on Monday. But when she and Caissie hit pause on Part One, they learned about yet another school shooting, this time in Nashville. Part Two became yet another discussion about the feelings of rage American leadership’s impotence on gun reform inspires, plus a repeat airing of their conversation with Shannon Watts from Moms Demand Action that immediately followed the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas l...
Mar 29, 2023•2 hr 31 min
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 ...
Mar 22, 2023•2 hr 28 min
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...
Mar 15, 2023•2 hr 13 min
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. SPONSORS: http://Cariuma.com/BEST for 15% off stylish, sustainable sneakers http://SAKARA.COM/BEST CODE: BEST for 20% off ...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 2 min
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. SPONSORS: http://honeylove.com/BEST20 PROMO CODE: BEST20 for 20% off the world’s ...
Mar 01, 2023•2 hr 47 min
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 o...
Feb 22, 2023•2 hr 36 min
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...
Feb 15, 2023•2 hr 25 min
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 thing...
Feb 08, 2023•2 hr 29 min
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 K...
Feb 01, 2023•3 hr 39 min
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!” S...
Jan 25, 2023•2 hr 26 min
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” ...
Jan 19, 2023•2 hr 51 min
This week, Busy and Caissie are ready to put some of their recent grief aside to talk about other things, like Prince Harry’s new book, and some huge news out of Massachusetts where Ben Affleck and J. Lo were spotted at two local Dunkin’ Donutses. Will there be a commercial we can all enjoy soon? Fingers crossed. Then one half of musical duo Sylvan Esso, Amelia Meath, joins the team to talk about how she cares for her creative self, how much it sucks to get yelled at by people online, what it’s ...
Jan 11, 2023•3 hr 20 min
This episode was pre-recorded on New Year’s Eve, 2022. Caissie talks about the sudden unexpected loss of her mother days before Christmas and Busy talks about other losses, also unexpected and sometimes sudden. There’s crying, duh, but also some laughs. SPONSORS: http://AthleticGreens.com/Busy for 1 year’s supply of Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs with purchase http://Wildgrain.com/BUSY for $30 off your first box of bake from frozen artisanal breads, pastries and pastas. PLUS FREE CROISSANTS...
Jan 04, 2023•2 hr 12 min
This week, Caissie confesses a strange addiction, while Busy details her misadventures in Christmas present shipping. They both share their thoughts on the Harry and Meghan docu-series and Busy recounts a time when she jokingly called out a young male star on James Corden’s show for standing her friend Kelly up and lying about it. Both women mourn the loss of one of Hollwood’s hottest bad boys, P-22, which then turns a little deep and a little dark and very existential, because Busy has gotten s...
Dec 21, 2022•3 hr 6 min
