Bestie Boos

We’re back baby — SO SORRY! We missed you!!! 

After missing last week’s episode (turns out a big festival weekend takes it out of you), we’re finally unpacking the time of our lives at Electric Ave, the group chat names we spied in the wild, and how we somehow managed to survive it all. Would we go again? That’s up for debate.

In pop culture this week: Pink opens up about her failed marriage, Bridgerton delivers a season we absolutely loved, Harry Styles drops new music, and we try to figure out what exactly the actor awards actually are (the SAGs? The Oscars? No idea. Someone help us).

Plus: Sarah’s confessional moment, Sam’s keen on wrecking balls, TikTok rabbit holes we can’t escape, and what’s coming up next — including duck races, the back-to-blonde era, and the Paralympics.

It’s chaotic, overdue and very Bestie Boos — we missed you! 💅✨

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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs.

Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk.

• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact [email protected]

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It’s Episode 50 (?!?!) and this week’s catch-up has everything.

We’re talking third celeb death-of-the-year energy (and why it’s giving 2016 flashbacks), Tyra’s doco, “Prince” Andrew’s police questioning, and the pop culture news that had our inbox blowing up about a certain local podcast rebrand…

We unpack our recent psychic visit and the main takeaways — plus whether we’re still on the hunt for a more hardcore, TikTok-famous spirit reader. Sam’s sister embarrasses the entire family over a discount (naturally), there’s Electric Ave prep underway, and Bridgerton Part 2 on the horizon — yay.

It’s chaotic, current and a little bit kooky — very Bestie Boos energy 💅✨

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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs.

Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk.

• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact [email protected]

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This week’s catch-up holds mostly highs and a whole lotta pop culture round-up.

We share our weekly highs and lows — from triathlon moments, golf days and Lorde being back in Aotearoa, to the very real exhaustion of no sleep… and the tender weight of this week marking two years since Sam’s husband, Samuel, passed away.

We talk about honouring him in the way that felt right — out on the golf course, remembering, reflecting, and holding space for both grief and gratitude… followed by pool jumps and a few bevvys of course!

We also dive into pop culture chaos — Sam’s fallen deep into Super Bowl love, becoming a full Bad Bunny convert, Zayn’s talking about Gigi, Olympic drama. Yes, that cheating situation, Taylor’s Olympic engagement celebration, and the unexpected Sweden vs Canada curling feud.

Plus: MCo Beauty foundation stick wins, hitting 2K Instagram followers (thank you besties 🫶), Electric Ave plans, psychic readings, and the Fire Horse energy officially activating.

It’s reflective, chaotic, grateful and very Bestie Boos — holding space for the hard and the light, all at once 💕✨

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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen are two best friends and mums from Aotearoa, New Zealand, hosting a weekly pop culture and friendship podcast. From entertainment news and trending topics to motherhood, relationships and real-life stories, Bestie Boos is your unfiltered New Zealand podcast for honest conversations, hot takes and laughs.

Join us each week for your pop culture catch-up and relatable real talk.

• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch the podcast on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact [email protected]

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Back to regular programming, Bestie Boos are back with a classic episode! This week we kick things off with a pop culture roundup, followed by some classic back-to-school banter and a deep dive into the “closing the loop” theory. Sarah also relives the outrageous story of the day every single panel of her car got scratched.

The conversation then takes a more heartfelt turn as the gals reflect on the two-year anniversary of Sam’s husband Samuel’s passing. What begins as a simple chat about how they’ll spend the day evolves into a rare behind-the-scenes moment — including some real, raw reflections on grief that they almost didn’t include in the edit. 🕊️

They close things out on a lighter note, counting down to seeing Lorde live at the end of the week. Equal parts funny, messy, and meaningful — exactly how Bestie Boos do it best 🤍
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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand — an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture.

Join us for your weekly catch-up with the gals!

• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch the pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact [email protected]

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This week, we’re handing things over to you, besties.

After a week of anonymous listener questions rolling in, we’re answering a wide range of your Qs — from the serious to the silly and everything in between. We chat through why Sam isn’t back on radio, how Sarah found out she’s a sperm donor baby, and get chaotic with f**k, marry, ditch: Taylor Swift’s exes.

But those are just a few highlights. We also dive into first impressions, childhood nicknames, and plenty of other anonymous questions that took us on some unexpected tangents.

It’s honest, funny, a little vulnerable, and very Bestie Boos — real talk, unfiltered takes, and laughs with the gals 💅✨

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Sam Baxter & Sarah Direen. Two besties (& mums) from Aotearoa, New Zealand — an unfiltered podcast with hot takes, real talk and laughs about our lives, our friendship and pop culture.

Join us for your weekly catch-up with the gals!

• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch the pod on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact [email protected]

Spread the word, besties xoxo 💕