Midwest Besties
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Midwest Besties
Episode 106: We’re Never Leaving the Cottage
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Lauren & Emily
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The besties are BACK with their first episode of 2026 with no shortage of pop culture to discuss! Starting with whether Ashley Tisdale is the toxic friend, Alix Earle’s breakup and New Year’s Eve with Tom Brady, Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes embarrassing Instagram messiness, and Zach Bryan’s marriage. Then it’s time to serve the girls and the gays with a Heated Rivalry deep dive, process the Stranger Things finale, hate-watch Emily in Paris, and manifest January TV as a mental health intervention.
Intro and Welcome
Is Ashley Tisdale the drama?
Alix Earl can do better than Tom Brady
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes messiness
Z*ch Br*an’s latest disaster
For the girls and the gays: Heated Rivalry
Stranger Things Finale
Emily in Paris is awful and we love it
January TV will cure our seasonal depression