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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Gail Simmons
Top Chef’s Gail Simmons swings by to discuss the spiciest pivot of her life!
205 min
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Katie Sturino
Influencer, Megababe entrepreneur, body acceptance activist and author of the amazing book “Body Talk,” Katie Sturino talks about the pivot that took her from doing PR for others to launching a career that our thighs can’t thank her enough for!
195 min
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Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir
The hosts of the “Forever35” podcast Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir swing by to talk about their mutual pivot changed their lives.
174 min
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Natalie Morales
Natalie Morales talks about her amazing new movie Plan B on Hulu AND she shares a pivot story so shocking, Busy and Caissie almost pass out!
176 min
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Paula Pell
Paula Pell talks about the many pivots that made her who she is today. Plus, Busy has a wild message from Shantira who got a wild message from someone else for Busy that you are not going to believe!
186 min
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Jessica St. Clair
Jessica talks about her new podcast, two huge pivots, and explains the shaking zebra theory & what it means to have a “light team.”
217 min
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Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond
Comedic power couple Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond stop by to talk about so many pivots everyone loses count!
175 min
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Renée Elise Goldsberry
Tony and Grammy Award winner and Busy’s Girls5Eva co-star Renee Elise Goldsberry swings by to talk about the alternate career path she almost took.
158 min
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Senator Elizabeth Warren
Senator Elizabeth Warren discusses her new book Persist and what we all need to be doing to keep making progress and positive change.
145 min
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Casey Rose Wilson
Busy confesses how she blew it at mom drinks, Caissie shares an unexpected surprise, and the latest sex cult news.
170 min
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Sara Bareilles
Sara and Busy spill the beans about what it was like on the set of Girls5eva, Caissie has a moral dilemma, and Busy tells the story of crashing an icon's TV interview.
175 min
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Ashley Park
We get a hot scoop on “Emily in Paris,” the shocking thing that happened in Caissie’s neighborhood, and Busy needs your help solving a mystery about Madison Square Garden.
120 min
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Tess Holliday/Tom Lenk
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.
132 min
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Ashley Nicole Black/Dr. Harold Koplewicz of the...
The mental health crisis our kids are facing and what we can all do about it.
157 min
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Shea Couleé
Shea Couleé death-drops by to discuss RuPaul's Drag Race, pole dancing, sweet potatoes, witchery and an epic life-changing pivot.
138 min
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Ani DiFranco
167 min
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Josh Gondelman
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.
193 min
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Night of a Thousand Shantiras
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.
150 min
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Cameron Esposito
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.
186 min
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Derek DelGaudio
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?
196 min
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Inauguration Special
187 min
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Glennon Doyle
193 min
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Andrew Rannells
Broadway legend Andrew Rannells joins only Busy and Caissie, because Shantira had work. He talks about his road to success and gushes about his hilarious celebrity meet-and-greet moments.
154 min
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Caroline Goldfarb and Sarah Ramos
Comedy duo Caroline Goldfarb and Sarah Ramos talk about their hilarious investigation into Jeremy Renner's app, plus Sarah drops a ginormous bombshell about why she left the hit show "Parenthood" that left the #BPIDHB team's jaws on the floor!
164 min
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New Year’s Eve Eve Special
What we all plan to bring into 2021, plus a rundown on who we think was doing their best in 2020...and who wasn’t.
113 min