This week on Text Me Back!, ever-vigilant hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays reveal they actually really dislike unsolved mysteries. But they press onward anyway, talking about their own recent brushes with mysteries both IRL and online. Meagan uses the podcast to platform her own conspiracy theory that a shadowy government cabal is using TikTok to drive a wedge between Gen Z and millennials. And with the help of the intrepid Text Me Backolytes, Lindy and Meagan finally solve a mystery tha...
Jan 11, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week on Text Me Back!, part-time vegan hosts, Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, discuss the new years resolutions that will plague them year-round. Then, they reveal the nominees for the worst people of 2024. Hint: an actor turned megalomaniac chocolatier and a conservative sexpartite tie. And, finally, as promised, sss-snakes! Got a question or accolades for Lindy and Meagan? Join the TMB Text Club! Text BFF to 206-926-9955. Or email us at [email protected]. You can also follow the pod...
Jan 04, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Happy cozy high holidays! This week, our beloved hosts Lindy and Meagan walk along the sunny shores of yesterday by bringing back some of their favorite conversations from past episodes of Text Me Back! . This is a perfect episode to share with your besties who haven't listened yet, by the way! Our holiday buffet includes: Lindy and Meagan's friendship origin story (Episode 1) Lindy's close encounters with bears in her yard (Episode 2) A listener's close encounter with rat ghosts (Episode 5) Mea...
Dec 28, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
"We come to it at last, the great podcast of our time." - Gandalf, sort of Intrepid hosts Lindy and Meagan battle common dismissals of the fantasy genre and tell us what they love and don't love about the beloved series The Lord Of The Rings. And speaking of beloved, would you marry Gimli or Aragorn? Kill Frodo or Pippin? The hosts play the most epic game of Eff Marry Kill you've ever heard with the heroes from the Fellowship Of The Ring. And finally - Lindy and Meagan make TMB history with thei...
Dec 21, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Hello friends! We wanted to share this fun episode of the WBEZ podcast Nerdette with you all. If you're looking for your next favorite read, look no further! Host Greta Johnsen and her professional book lovers - Miwa Messer, host of Barnes & Noble’s book podcast Poured Over , and Andrew Limbong, host of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast – talked all about their top picks of the year. Here are the books mentioned in the episode. For pictures, links and more details, head to Nerdette's website ! A...
Dec 18, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week on Text Me Back!, humbled besties, Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, dig into the ethics of delicious and plentiful canapes at elite DC holiday parties. Then, they break out the jam band deep cuts for a spanking new podcast nickname. And of course, a crowd sourced plea to solve a 20 year old mystery hidden in the film Big N Hairy ( 1998). Got a question or accolades for Lindy and Meagan? Join the TMB Text Club! Text BFF to 206-926-9955. Or email us at [email protected] . And follow...
Dec 14, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This week on Text Me Back!, Lindy and Meagan, aka feral bog twins, aka two feminist podcast geniuses, wade through their many pieces of listener tidings and fan mail….and their one confidently wrong piece of hate mail. Together they'll teach us how to keep our long distance besties, explain which girl boss should have retired from the Supreme Court, and help one listener build community with the rat ghosts in her home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at ht...
Dec 07, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week on Text Me Back!, Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays confront the top three bullies: their pets, Trump and his fear of sharks, and...themselves. Because maybe bullies were the best friends we made along the way. Got questions for Meagan about the baffling inner workings of our democracy? Or for Lindy about snakes? Got a friendship dilemma that could use the insight of two Award-Winning Best Friends? We're here for you! Text B-F-F to 206-926-9955 to join the Text Me Back Text Club. See ...
Nov 30, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week on Text Me Back!, woke-pilled hosts Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, denounce Th*nksgiving and the worst holiday meat. It's Cozygiving! and these besties are taking a big sip of eggnog and pulling up their electric blankets. Then, Meagan gives voice to the trials and tribulations of watching every single episode of Emmy award winning drama House MD . Spoiler alert! He's a genius. And Lindy unearths the magic and archaeological mysteries of British television via Time Team. See omnys...
Nov 23, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This week on Text Me Back!, Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays get deep and personal about living in the woods and Christian Girl Autumn. Then, Lindy digs up every kernel of fact about Iowa. Yes, we're talking about Iowa again! And why is everything we need to make our lives better a grout cleaner and a pebble ice machine? Got questions for Meagan about the baffling inner workings of our democracy? Or for Lindy about snakes? Got a friendship dilemma that could use the insight of two Award-Winnin...
Nov 16, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2
ATTENZIONE PODCAST! In our very first episode of Text Me Back!, Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays tell the origin story of their unstoppable best friendship, and Meagan reveals some much-discussed hot goss from within her DC-insider-swamp-person circles. Then, Lindy and Meagan put on their media analyst hats to discuss breaking vampire news from an archaeological dig in rural Poland. Got questions for Meagan about the baffling inner workings of our democracy? Or for Lindy about snakes? Got a fr...
Nov 09, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1
LAUNCH DAY IS ALMOST HEEEEERE! The first full episode of Text Me Back! comes out on November 9th. To tide you over, here's another lil sneak preview of the show. In this clip, Meagan and Lindy take on a (literally) huge issue - the largest whale that ever existed, and its underwhelming name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 08, 2023•5 min•Season 1Ep. 2
We're so excited to get Lindy and Meagan in your earholes that we wanted to share this little sneak preview of the show. In this 5-minute chat, Meagan tells Lindy about a TikTok wormhole she's fallen down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 31, 2023•5 min
Text Me Back is a weekly conversation and comedy podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh even when the world gets you down. It’s created and hosted by NYT bestselling author Lindy West and judiciary and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays, two Award-Winning Best Friends (holders of the prestigious Most Likely To Make You Laugh title from their high school's senior class poll). New episodes drop every Thursday beginning November 9th. Text Me Back is a productio...
Oct 20, 2023•3 min
