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Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen 1470 Episodes Sep 21, 2026

A twice weekly podcast hosted by award-winning interviewer Alison Rosen. Mondays feature one-on-one conversations that are surprisingly honest, silly, serious, and revelatory. Thursdays are roundtable group shows. The podcast aims to make listeners laugh, think, and feel less alone.

Episodes

Bald Bryan (encore)
Bald Bryan (encore) Sep 21, 2026 01:52:10 Bryan Bishop, aka Bald Bryan, sadly passed away on the evening of Sept 18. We are revisiting his first appearance on the show after some words from Alison at the top. Original description: Bald Bryan Bishop, Alison's cohost on The Adam Carolla Show stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to chat about petty grievances that are ultimately motivating, not wanting to be That G
Mark McConville's Wedding Disaster, Alison's Kewl Beanz, Tony's Mexican Panic Attack
Mark McConville's Wedding Disaster, Alison's Kewl Beanz, Tony's Mexican Panic Attack Sep 17, 2026 01:36:23 Mark McConville is here and he's happily married despite a huge misunderstanding. Tony just played the Warped Tour in Mexico City and he took three showers during one panic attack. I'm reviewing beans now and also I need to know what kind of food storage containers everyone is using. Plus naming all the Von Trapp children, Venus Flytraps, Daniel's insane spaghetti analogy and more. Plus we did a r
Dani Fernandez
Dani Fernandez Sep 14, 2026 01:53:20 Writer, actor and director Dani Fernandez joins the show to talk about her time in Orange Country versus Texas, mental health, psychics, her horror short In The Static, being bullied, depression, sexuality, chronic illness, her relationship with her parents, romantic relationships and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch her
Renee Babysitters Club Stash, Daniel's Baby Names, Tony's Birthday
Renee Babysitters Club Stash, Daniel's Baby Names, Tony's Birthday Sep 10, 2026 01:40:49 Renee Colvert joins us and she's searching for her THING and it involves fifty or so non-consecutive Babysitters Club books. Also Bluey. Tony Thaxton just celebrated a birthday and we're making Daniel come up with some new baby names. He does not disappoint. Plus downtown Burbank, music theory, JMOE, HGFY our new words segment and the return of Podcast Pals Product Picks! Get yourself some new ARI
Elizabeth Lippman
Elizabeth Lippman Sep 7, 2026 01:41:36 In 2002, I was assigned a story for Seventeen Magazine about the popularity of the Christian rock scene. They sent me to New Hampshire to attend the Inside Out Soul Festival. The photographer assigned to the story was a young woman named Elizabeth Lippman. Along with her photography assistant, we drove from NYC to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire for a very intense few days where we interviewed a to
Cole's Constant Canning, Marine Biologists, Owen's New Joke
Cole's Constant Canning, Marine Biologists, Owen's New Joke Sep 3, 2026 01:40:29 Cole Imperi joins Tony, Daniel and me to address the lack of hummingbirds quaffing at our feeder. We also discuss the era where everyone wanted to be a marine biologist, tracking hobbies, superstitions, DIY perfume hacks, Owen's profane joke, Shakey's, her moving saga, dog communication buttons, canning, Sniff Chat and more! Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself
Stephanie Wittels Wachs Has Injustice Sensitivity
Stephanie Wittels Wachs Has Injustice Sensitivity Aug 31, 2026 01:22:43 Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Lemonada Media, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss) is back with an excellent, heavily researched book about how to deal with the opiate crisis. It's called Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis and expands upon the work she put into the first season of her podcast of the same name, inspired
Emily's Fleming's News, Sniff Chat, Party Etiquette
Emily's Fleming's News, Sniff Chat, Party Etiquette Aug 27, 2026 01:53:17 Emily Fleming is here and she has some personal news! Also we discuss alligator pears, Emily's new hair and how it relates to dogs, the "no gifts please" policy plus general party etiquette, Emily's teeth, voiceovers, Sniff Chat, bedbug-sniffing dogs and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fo
Ophira Eisenberg
Ophira Eisenberg Aug 24, 2026 01:30:25 Comic, podcaster, and writer Ophira Eisenberg stops by the show to talk about her new special, I Used To Be Nicer, having bad luck, parenting later in life, growing up the youngest of six in Calgary, dancing at the olympics, family estrangement, hosting a jazz show in college, fashion and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch
Crowded Warrens, Cancelled Comics, A Potential Invite Scam
Crowded Warrens, Cancelled Comics, A Potential Invite Scam Aug 20, 2026 01:46:59 Is Whitney from The Hills really inviting me somewhere or is this some kind of scam? Jackie Kashian joins Daniel, Tony and me to discuss. Plus, we might be living in Watership Down, drama between comedy club owners, cancelled comedians, Jackie's living situation, the harridan on the phone, pencil sharpeners and more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Learn more about BED
Matt Rodbard
Matt Rodbard Aug 17, 2026 01:43:37 Journalist, cookbook author and This Is Taste host Matt Rodbard joins the show to talk about making the switch from music and culture journalist to food reporter. Matt and I knew each other as magazine journalists in New York years ago and I am curious about his path. We also talk about Moonlighting, he offers some restaurant recommendations, makes the case for farmer's markets and we talk a littl
Dog Days, Lionsgate Portal, 15% of Alison that Daniel Hates
Dog Days, Lionsgate Portal, 15% of Alison that Daniel Hates Aug 13, 2026 01:41:12 When exactly are the dog days of summer? There is an actual answer and we get to the bottom of it with Lizzy Cooperman. Also apparently Daniel likes 85% of me. Thank you? I make everyone indulge my midlife crisis and I share Owen's new sign off. Plus Lizzy's dating quandary, food talk and we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our new words segment. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alis

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