Bestie Boos

This week on Bestie Boos, we’re unpacking a huge week in pop culture and catching you up on everything that’s been happening in our world.

We dive into Ariana Grande’s brand-new album, Miley Cyrus announcing new music, Lorde’s Lollapalooza performance, the return of the quiff (apparently 😅), and the exciting addition of a Kiwi voice to Google Maps. We also chat Ted Lasso’s return, Spider-Man’s blockbuster opening weekend, and celebrate Zoe Hobbs making history for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.

Away from the headlines, we’re questioning whether convenient friendships are actually a thing, laughing about that one friend who only seems to ring when it suits them, and discussing the current state of the economy after Miller loses his first tooth. 💸

We’re also sharing everything we’re currently vibing, from country living and Little House on the Prairie to Ella Langley, Ransom Canyon, and all the comfort TV we’ve been loving lately.

Plus, we somehow end up discussing school birthday party presents, the pressure parents put on themselves, and how one conversation about Chesapeake Shores turned into a full-blown chat about bridges.

Just two besties catching up on life, pop culture, and whatever else comes into our heads along the way. 💕

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About Bestie Boos Podcast

Bestie Boos is a New Zealand podcast hosted by best friends Sam Baxter and Sarah Direen. Every week, the girls dive into the latest pop culture news, celebrity gossip, entertainment headlines, music, internet trends, reality TV, viral moments, parenting, friendship, and the everyday chaos of life.

Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Bestie Boos brings a uniquely Kiwi perspective to the biggest stories making headlines around the world. From Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Ted Lasso, Spider-Man, Netflix, Apple TV+, celebrity news, Hollywood relationships, and entertainment updates to motherhood, careers, mental health, friendships, relationships, sport, and navigating life in your 30s, no topic is off limits.

If you love podcasts like Shameless, The Girls Bathroom, The Spill, Mamamia Out Loud, or Call Her Daddy, you’ll feel right at home. Expect pop culture commentary, honest conversations, relatable life chats, plenty of laughs, and the kind of conversations you’d have with your best friends over coffee (or wine).

Whether you’re here for celebrity news, lifestyle content, parenting chats, New Zealand culture, pop culture, music, TV recommendations, or simply a podcast that feels like catching up with your mates, Bestie Boos has you covered.

New episodes drop every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen & Follow:
• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact: mailto:bestieboosshow@gmail.com

⭐ Follow, rate, review, and share with your besties — every follow, rating, and recommendation helps us reach more listeners across New Zealand and around the world. 💕

Surprise! Here’s a spur-of-the-moment mini episode to fill your cup this International Friendship Day. 🫶

This week, we’re dropping a little bonus episode to celebrate one of our favourite things in the world — friendship.

We chat about what friendship means to us, why your people matter through every season of life, and how lucky we feel to have built this incredible Bestie Boos community. Whether you’ve been here since Episode 1 or you’ve only just found us, we’re so grateful you’re part of our little corner of the internet.

Here’s to the friends who show up, cheer you on, make you laugh until your stomach hurts, and remind you that you’re never doing life alone.

Happy International Friendship Day, besties. We appreciate every single one of you. 💕

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About Bestie Boos Podcast:

Bestie Boos is a New Zealand podcast hosted by best friends Sam Baxter and Sarah Direen. Every week, the girls dive into pop culture, celebrity news, friendship, motherhood, relationships, careers, lifestyle, and the everyday highs and lows of life.

Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Bestie Boos is a podcast for women navigating life in their 30s. From Taylor Swift and Hollywood headlines to honest conversations about friendship, parenting, mental health, grief, personal growth, and everything in between, every episode feels like catching up with your best friends.

If you love podcasts like Shameless, The Girls Bathroom, The Spill, Mamamia Out Loud, or Call Her Daddy, you’ll feel right at home.

New episodes drop every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen & Follow:
• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact: mailto:bestieboosshow@gmail.com

⭐ Follow, rate, review, and share with your besties — it helps us grow our little community and reach more listeners around New Zealand and beyond. 💕

This week on Bestie Boos, we’re covering a little bit of everything — from the biggest pop culture headlines to our weekend sport updates, customer service rants, and why we’re suddenly feeling nostalgic for Neopets.

In pop culture, we unpack the 13 Going on 30 sequel officially being in the works, Kim Kardashian’s new energy drink, LeBron James’ potential move to the Philadelphia 76ers, Julie Andrews reminding us why she’s an icon, Charli XCX’s new era, and the latest on Chris Brown following his guilty plea.

We also catch up on life lately, including two very different golfing experiences, the Super Rugby Aupiki Grand Final for Matatū, and the customer service experience that absolutely sent Sam over the edge.

Plus, we’re talking Commonwealth Games excitement, the rumour mill kicking off for Electric Avenue 2027, reminiscing about coding HTML and Neopets, and asking the very important question… who actually enjoys cutting up raw chicken?!

Just two besties catching up on life, pop culture, sport, and whatever else comes into our heads along the way. 💕

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About Bestie Boos Podcast

Bestie Boos is a New Zealand podcast hosted by best friends Sam Baxter and Sarah Direen. Every week, the girls dive into the latest pop culture news, celebrity gossip, entertainment headlines, reality TV, music, internet trends, viral moments, sports stories, and the everyday chaos of life.

Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Bestie Boos brings a uniquely Kiwi perspective to the biggest stories making headlines around the world. From Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Charli XCX, LeBron James, Netflix, celebrity relationships, reality TV, music, and entertainment news to friendship, motherhood, careers, relationships, mental health, sport, and navigating life in your 30s, no topic is off limits.

If you love podcasts like Shameless, The Girls Bathroom, The Spill, Mamamia Out Loud, or Call Her Daddy, you’ll feel right at home. Expect pop culture commentary, honest conversations, hot takes, relatable life chats, plenty of laughs, and the kind of conversations you’d have with your best friends over coffee (or wine).

Whether you’re here for celebrity news, lifestyle content, parenting chats, New Zealand sport, pop culture, internet trends, or simply a podcast that feels like catching up with your mates, Bestie Boos has you covered.

New episodes drop every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen & Follow:
• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact: bestieboosshow@gmail.com

⭐ Follow, rate, review, and share with your besties — every follow, rating, and recommendation helps us reach more listeners across New Zealand and around the world. 💕

This week on Bestie Boos, we’re catching you up after a busy week of navigating grief with our wee mates, juggling mum life, work, and all the little moments in between.

In pop culture, we unpack the passing of New Zealand acting legend Sam Neill, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s cross-sea love story, the FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show (hello Justin Bieber!), Rihanna’s surprise appearance with Jay-Z, Christopher Nolan’s stacked new film The Odyssey, Matty Healy’s wedding, and the latest on Harry, Meghan, and King Charles.

We also chat about Luna’s big Auckland adventure, the mum guilt that came with it, and the constant balancing act between looking after yourself and being the fun parent.

Then it’s time for a very important debate… where are we doing the groceries right now?! With New Zealand supermarkets battling it out with freebies and rewards, who’s winning our hearts (and our wallets)?

Plus, we somehow end up discussing the longest email chains we’ve ever been part of, what we’re currently vibing (including the Matatū final!), and some incredible random finds — from a Kiwi plumber discovering a message in a bottle to what Sezzy uncovered at her place.

Just two besties catching up on life, pop culture, and whatever else comes into our heads along the way. 💕

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About Bestie Boos Podcast

Bestie Boos is a New Zealand podcast hosted by best friends Sam Baxter and Sarah Direen. Every week, the girls dive into the latest pop culture news, celebrity gossip, entertainment headlines, reality TV, music, internet trends, viral moments, and the everyday chaos of life.

Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Bestie Boos brings a uniquely Kiwi perspective to the biggest stories making headlines around the world. From Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Harry Styles, Matty Healy, Rihanna, Christopher Nolan, Netflix, celebrity weddings, Hollywood news, and entertainment updates to friendship, motherhood, careers, mental health, relationships, grief, social media trends, and navigating life in your 30s, no topic is off limits.

If you love podcasts like Shameless, The Girls Bathroom, The Spill, Mamamia Out Loud, or Call Her Daddy, you’ll feel right at home. Expect pop culture commentary, honest conversations, hot takes, heartfelt moments, plenty of laughs, and the kind of chats you’d have with your best friends over coffee (or wine).

Whether you’re here for celebrity news, entertainment updates, lifestyle content, parenting conversations, New Zealand culture, friendship chats, or simply a podcast that feels like catching up with your mates, Bestie Boos has you covered.

New episodes drop every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen & Follow:
• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact: mailto:bestieboosshow@gmail.com

⭐ Follow, rate, review, and share with your besties — every follow, rating, and recommendation helps us reach more listeners across New Zealand and around the world. 💕

This week on Bestie Boos, we’re back after an unexpected week off, and there’s a lot to catch up on.

We share why there wasn’t an episode last week and open up about supporting a mate as they navigate the heartbreaking end-of-life journey of their young son. It’s an honest conversation about anticipatory grief, showing up when you don’t have the right words, and witnessing the incredible strength of a family facing the unimaginable. We also reflect on the power of community and what it means to rally around one of your own when they need it most.

On a lighter note, we unpack the latest celebrity relationship news — from our thoughts on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, to Jack and Margaret calling it quits, Liam Hemsworth’s reported new relationship (with Miley’s blessing, apparently), and the gal who rowed (not rode 😂) all the way to Hawaii!

With Matariki upon us, we also celebrate the Māori New Year and share the beautiful Matariki charms from Pandora, taking a moment to reflect on remembrance, connection, and the significance of this special time of year.

Then things take a very unexpected turn when we start talking about the history of old homes… only for Sarah to share that her house has a surprisingly morbid past. Safe to say, we were not prepared for that rabbit hole….

Just two besties catching up on life, pop culture, and whatever else comes into our heads along the way. 💕

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About Bestie Boos Podcast:

Bestie Boos is a New Zealand podcast hosted by best friends Sam Baxter and Sarah Direen. Every week, the girls dive into the latest pop culture news, celebrity gossip, entertainment headlines, reality TV, internet trends, viral moments, and the everyday chaos of life.

Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Bestie Boos brings a uniquely Kiwi perspective to the biggest stories making headlines around the world. From Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, celebrity weddings, Hollywood break-ups, and pop culture updates to friendship, motherhood, careers, grief, mental health, community, and navigating life in your 30s, no topic is off limits.

If you love podcasts like Shameless, The Girls Bathroom, The Spill, Mamamia Out Loud, or Call Her Daddy, you’ll feel right at home. Expect pop culture commentary, honest conversations, hot takes, heartfelt moments, plenty of laughs, and the kind of chats you’d have with your best friends over coffee (or wine).

Whether you’re here for celebrity news, entertainment updates, lifestyle content, parenting conversations, New Zealand culture, Matariki reflections, or simply a podcast that feels like catching up with your mates, Bestie Boos has you covered.

New episodes drop every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Listen & Follow:
• Instagram @bestieboosshow
• TikTok @bestieboosshow
• Watch on YouTube @BestieBoosShow
• Contact: mailto:bestieboosshow@gmail.com

⭐ Follow, rate, review, and share with your besties — every follow, rating, and recommendation helps us reach more listeners across New Zealand and around the world. 💕