Best Friends
with Nicole Byer & Sasheer Zamata
July 21, 2020
Nicole and Sasheer went on their first roller skating adventure and lived to tell the tale! They also discuss United Skates, performative companies and deciphering what’s real and what’s a joke, thoughts about why OJ was found innocent, seeing through performative acts in general, police brutality, shaming people before 6 AM, pole dancing, and blaming bad behavior on your astrological sign. Then Nicole and Sasheer take the quiz “Which Disney Princess Are You Based On A Sushi Roll You Build.” And of course, your questions are answered! This week a listener follows up on a previous story, and Nicole and Sasheer answer by acting out the scenario in question.
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July 14, 2020
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July 7, 2020
This week Nicole and Sasheer discuss their new roller skating plan, beach options, doubling down on “everything will be great by October”, and trying to understand what exactly is going on with the Karens. Then they take the BuzzFeed quiz “What Kind of Sexy Food Are You?” and of course, answer your questions! The ladies give advice about how to handle loved ones with ADD and ADHD, how to repay a friend for their kindness, and how to help friends deal with the anxiety that limits their experiences.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
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June 30, 2020
EP. 55 — Nicole Is Still Thinking About The Zombie Apocalypse with Beth Stelling & Mary Hollis Inboden
Guest Beth Stelling & Mary Hollis Inboden
This week starts with a dramatic reading of a listener comment! Then, Nicole and Sasheer are joined by best friends Beth Stelling and Mary Hollis Inboden. With Beth, they find out what she’s wearing (Is it a bikini top? Workout wear?), Beth & Mary Hollis’ performances in 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche, meeting Joanna Kerns (Mrs. Seaver from Growing Pains), zoom stand-up shows, and Beth’s love of MTV reality shows. Mary Hollis shares about being a great audience, Beth’s love of online shopping, and how Beth and Mary Hollis would handle a zombie apocalypse. Reunited, we learn that Mary Hollis’s Blackjack romance, Beth’s love of a repeat, how often to replace your sponge, and how Beth would be the Michael Jordan of Survivor.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
(424) 645-7003
June 25, 2020
This is an episode of the new Best Friends bonus series, BEST FRIENDS FRIENDS. Every other week, Nicole and Sasheer have on another one of their Best Friends to talk, answer listener questions, and have fun. You can find the rest of the series on Stitcher Premium, with new episodes out every other Friday. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com and use promo code FRIENDS. It’s a great way to show your support and love of the show!
This week, Nicole and Sasheer are joined by Oscar Montoya to discuss their new vegan lifestyle, what calamari is REALLY made of, the Queen (Latifah), how Lark Voorhies has a cool 80’s action star name, planning a glamping trip, and log ride panic attacks. Check out Oscar on the podcast Spanish Aquí Presents!
June 23, 2020
This week Nicole and Sasheer try to answer the question “how are you?” during this time. They also discuss Sasheer’s experience at a recent protest, Nicole’s response when she gets pulled over, why it’s good to defund the police, Ben and Jerry’s setting a corporate example, advice to white people, Nicole’s Jeep, hair or scarf confusion, COVID contraction updates, jizz stances, Nicole’s prediction for 2023, and making sure you have a car mask and a car protest sign. PLUS your questions! Nicole and Sasheer weigh in on how to navigate friends checking in or not checking during the Black Lives Matter Movement and also during a hypothetical drive-by souping.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
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June 18, 2020
In honor of Juneteenth, Nicole and Sasheer recorded this minisode discussing the holiday, its history, if they can wish other black people a “Happy Juneteenth!”, and how they plan on spending the day.
June 16, 2020
This week Nicole and Sasheer discuss launching a “Things We’ve Learned In Quarantine” tour, why months don’t have the same number of days, “the thrill of the chase” shopping, bigger and bigger candles, Celebration Florida, yacht getaways, and October 2020. Then, Nicole and Sasheer answer your questions! This week they advise not to be someone who doesn’t want to be with you and ways to get strangers to stop talking to you.
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June 9, 2020
Once again, out of respect for the events taking place nationally at this time, Nicole and Sasheer have decided not to record a new episode for this week. Instead, they are releasing a beloved old episode with last week’s intro expressing their thoughts.
Re-release: Nicole believes all men masturbate in public, but Sasheer isn’t so sure. So, they ask all the men and women they can find, and the answers are surprising! They take a quiz to prove the strength of the friendship, answer questions about ending bad friendships, and Sasheer tells a story about Nicole’s terrible suggestions for hook-ups. Plus, learn with Nicole and Sasheer what a hymen REALLY is.
June 3, 2020
Out of respect for the events taking place nationally at this time, Nicole and Sasheer have decided not to record a new episode for this week. Instead, they are releasing a beloved old episode with a new intro expressing their thoughts.
Nicole and Sasheer re-examine Disney movies, and share that they both stan Cruella De Ville. And, it becomes clear that Nicole thinks hairless cats are skinned – not bred. They talk about the importance/sexiness of consent, inclusive clitorises, and paying attention to your pussy. They answer listener questions on if a best friend or romantic relationship is more important, how to make friends as an adult, and how you know you’ve found a best friend.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
(424) 645-7003
May 26, 2020
This week Nicole and Sasheer talk about being sore from online twerking class, gift ideas for Sasheer’s birthday, nourishing and loving your plants, all the things they’ve bought online during quarantine, getting birth control implants and why can’t men get birth control implanted? Then they take the quiz “What magical creature are you?” And of course listen to your voicemails where they give advice on how men can respectfully navigate friendships with women, and how to help a friend having a hard time with COVID.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
(424) 645-7003
May 19, 2020
Recorded LIVE at the 2019 Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, Nicole and Sasheer talk street scoopers, removing someone from your seat on an airplane, and how bad of a terrorist Nicole would be. Then they bring out their guests Matteo Lane and Emma Willman who answer the age old question: does coffee dehydrate you? Finally all four friends answer a listener voicemail on what to do when you think your friend is dating a creep and doesn’t like when you talk about…snowboarding?
May 12, 2020
EP. 47 — Nicole’s Dogs Are Grateful They Don’t Have to Depend on Her with Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski
Guest Antoni Porowski & Jonathan Van Ness
After learning about the sound effects athletes get to choose for themselves, Nicole and Sasheer talk about teachers coming to students’ windows during quarantine, videos of soldiers returning home to see their dogs who thought they were gone forever, and other heartwarming stories. Then, for another Besting Each Other, Nicole and Sasheer welcome Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye! Antoni talks about meeting JVN at Queer Eye auditions, JVN’s singing voice in the morning, and how he wants to live on a farm. JVN has a slightly different story about meeting Antoni at Queer Eye auditions, gives HIS thoughts on his own singing voice, and does not escape talking gymnastics. Finally, Nicole wraps everything up by determining JVN and Ant may continue being friends.
May 7, 2020
Best Friends Presents: Best Friends Friends! Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata are best friends. And they have friends. They’re two best friends talking to friends in…Best Friends Friends! Join Nicole and Sasheer as they check in on their friends and chat about what friends chat about. Two heads are better than one, and three friends are better than…two? Grab a friend and listen to new episodes every Friday on Stitcher premium. Just go to stitcherpremium.com and sign up with the code “FRIENDS” for a free month of premium listening.
May 5, 2020
After talking the pitfalls of remote workouts, Nicole and Sasheer tell Nicole’s dogs to shut up while mommy’s working. Then they explain the rules of Too Hot to Handle and MASH, plus even play a round (of MASH, not Too Hot to Handle.) Then they answer some listener questions on what to do when your friend has engaged in sexual misconduct and how quarantine has affected their friendship.
Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:
(424) 645-7003
