Bestie Boos

• Episode 37: gorgeous | Cup Day chaos, celebrity DMs & Christmas panic has begun

  Besties, we have had a WEEK. We’re recapping Cup Day (a huge local horse racing event here in Christchurch — basically our local Met Gala for our international girlies 🤣) and all its glory: the pre-drinks, the outfit selfies, the pickups, the time-out incident (👀), and why we didn’t end up reuniting until 9am the next day.Then we dive into the world of pop culture mayhem: Cardi’s ever-growing family, Ariana Grande getting grabbed on the red carpet (?!), Meghan Trainor’s new health era, Kris Jenner’s iconic 70th, and the facelift trend that has us all looking forever 35.We’ve also got kids’ sport stories — the too-cute moments, the softball chaos, and some iconic listener submissions. AND THEN… the outrageous moment a friend sent the most awkward message to a NZ celeb. Yes, we have the receipts 🤣And because it’s November, we’re officially entering our Christmas check-in era 🎅💫 Think secret Santa drama, party themes, and festive movie reviews.

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• Episode 36: bejeweled | sisters scraps, Katy Perry is back & no underwear at the gym?!

  This week on Bestie Boos, your unfiltered besties Sam and Sarah are back with another hilarious, chaotic, and juicy catch-up. We kick things off with our highlights and lowlights — including Sam’s car insurance drama that takes a serious wrong turn (literally).Then it’s straight into pop culture heaven: Katy Perry is officially back with her new single Band-Aids — rumoured to be about her split from Orlando Bloom — and we have thoughts. We chat about Hailey Bieber’s possible 2026 music debut, Hilary Duff’s upcoming track Mature, and our heartbreak that Lorde didn’t snag a Grammy nomination this year. Plus, we unpack the drama around Dean Lewis, Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause, and that awkward-but-squashed feud between David Harbour and Millie Bobby Brown.Over in slay of the week — meet New York’s new mayor Zoran Mamdani, who’s winning hearts (and roasting Trump) online. Then Sarah spills the office tea: apparently, no one is wearing underwear at the gym anymore, and we’re both shocked.We also chat colour analysis struggles (Sam’s a Soft Autumn, Sarah’s a Cool Summer), glasses-wearer horror stories from a tropical island, and our worst sibling scraps ever — including Sarah’s signature fighting moves.Finally, we set our end-of-year goal: 2,000 followers on Instagram 👀 and talk all things Cup Day prep. Plus, we want your stories about kids and sport! Send us a voice note to be featured on the pod.💖 Listen, laugh, share, and leave us a 5-star review — your besties will love you forever!

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• Episode 35: bad blood | ambulance checkups, baby bird drama & brain rot summer

  We’re sliding straight into the silly season on this week’s episode of Bestie Boos — and things get wild. Sam kicks things off with an update after a car accident and a heartbreaking situation with her baby birds (RIP little ones 💔). Meanwhile, Sarah’s celebrating a birthday at home, but her empathy levels? Questionable.We dive into this week’s pop culture chaos — from MTV cancelling Ridiculousness after 46 seasons, Prince Andrew losing his royal title, and the US “brain rot summer” of 2025, to Halloween costumes and the Christmas countdown.Then Sarah finally spills more tea from her Australia trip — including falling asleep at a concert and getting checked by who?! and poor Michael (her husband) getting body-shamed on a theme park ride. Sam confesses a minor work fail that has both besties in stitches.We also debate supermarket vs salon shampoos (Sarah swears she’s found the secret to great hair), share what we’re vibing this week — from Lily Allen’s new album and Netflix’s Nobody Wants This to Geek Girl — and get ready for Cup Day, Savage, and Shapeshifter next week.It’s chaotic, honest, hilarious, and the perfect way to kick off November. Grab your gin and tune in, besties — the countdown to Christmas starts now! 🎁🍸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] the word Besties xoxo

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• Episode 34: willow | Lily Allen's revenge, Fridayz Live & a breakdown at WINZ 😅

  Sarah has returned from her Australia trip (yes, she went to Fridayz Live 🎶 and yes, she has thoughts), so we’re catching up on everything we missed. We chat about your reactions to our Colours episode, do a full pop culture catch-up (Lily Allen & David Harbour, Stranger Things, The Golden Globes’ new podcast category, and Bridgerton being split in half—rude).Sam shares a very real emotional breakdown at WINZ while Sarah was away, and we tell a slightly chaotic story involving our mate’s bottle shop doing… let’s just say special deliveries.Then we get into our spiritual side: superstitions, Ouija boards, and whether we actually believe in any of it. Sam talks about getting the voice box in Luna’s teddy (with Samuel’s voice) fixed—beautiful and emotional—and how much that means to their little whānau.We wrap with what’s coming up next: Halloween, gardening chaos. This episode is us giving each other a bit of shit the way we do. It’s funny, warm, and a lil heart-squeezy.

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• Episode 33: Abby Button Styling | colour analysis, body confidence & debunking fashion myths

  This week on Bestie Boos, Sam and Sarah are joined by Abby Button from www.abbybutton.co.nz — a certified colour and body analysis stylist helping people find confidence through clothes.Abby shares her journey from winning a Westfield styling competition to travelling the country as a young stylist, and how she built her dream business. The girls chat about how colour analysis works - there are 16 categories!!! (Sam is a Soft Autumn and Sarah’s a Cool Summer), who can really wear black, if blondes suit yellow, why redheads can wear orange, and how embracing colour can totally transform your confidence.It’s a feel-good, fashion-filled episode about loving your body, owning your palette, and showing up as your brightest self. Thank you so much to Abby for joining us, you won’t wanna miss this episode! ✨Listen now on Spotify, YouTube & Apple Podcasts.🎨 https://www.abbybutton.co.nz

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