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Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen 1470 Episodes Aug 20, 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

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
It's Greg Proops!
It's Greg Proops! Aug 10, 2026 01:45:36 Comic, actor, improviser, host and writer Greg Proops is back to discuss his latest album Kidding. But Still. We also discuss the mechanics of a completely improvised album, the first time we met on the set of his game show Vs., pitching shows, a romantic cave in Jamaica filled with bats, Thailand, when I interviewed Kiss, Jackie Collins, Jennette McCurdy, fashion and so much more. Plus we did a r
Jonah Ray's Birthday, Daniel's Extravagant Lie, Hot Snake Girls
Jonah Ray's Birthday, Daniel's Extravagant Lie, Hot Snake Girls Aug 6, 2026 01:38:04 Jonah Ray is here on his birthday, no less! We discuss celebratory Deadline announcements, Jonah quitting and unquitting standup comedy, his new weekly show, the most extravagant lie Daniel ever told, hot snake girls, parents coming clean years later, the weird man Tony encountered in the airport bathroom and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get your
Amy Ephron
Amy Ephron Aug 3, 2026 01:03:28 Screenwriter, producer, journalist and novelist Amy Ephron is here to talk about the inspiration for her latest novel Unseasonably Cold, growing up the youngest of four famous sisters (Nora, Delia, Hallie) in a family of famous writers, period writing, her time as a Hollywood exec, secrets, whether she considers herself prolific, "Charisma White," and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGF
Jackie's Big Things, Tony's Touring, Alison's Secondhand Coffee
Jackie's Big Things, Tony's Touring, Alison's Secondhand Coffee Jul 30, 2026 01:25:23 Jackie Johnson is here after facing some serious criticism about her choice of top. I share a story about something that happened with Owen this morning and also I'm sitting in a different seat and it's awful. Tony catches us up on the Jimmy Eat World shows he did and playing the Warped Tour. Also Jackie has to scoop her doodie. Plus so much more including JMOE, HGFY and our new favorite words seg
Christina P (encore)
Christina P (encore) Jul 27, 2026 02:00:00 This week we're re-visiting this episode with Christina Pazsitsky. Original description: Christina Pazsitsky, comedian and cohost of the podcast Your Mom's House (which she records with her husband Tom Segura) stopped by this episode of Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend to talk about growing up in the Valley, the answer to the question "Who's your daddy?", appearing on Road Rules, getting into
Page Turners, Vanderpump, The Labubu of Squishies!
Page Turners, Vanderpump, The Labubu of Squishies! Jul 23, 2026 01:33:03 Rob Schulte is here to discuss his upcoming book, Reality TV Is the Devil (And Don't You Forget It) but before we get into the rich history, I need to poll the group for some engrossing page-turners. I'm tired of books that are impenetrable. I want a book that reads itself to me! We also discuss scents, Dracula, Bravo, unique issues that crop up while writing an oral history of Vanderpump Rules, l
Edy Modica
Edy Modica Jul 20, 2026 01:11:34 Actor, writer, director and comic Edy Modica (Jury Duty) joins the show to talk about her new special, I'm Just Like You (And It Sucks), the truth behind her twisted on camera presence, her boyfriend's boundaries, growing up an only child, Jury Duty, playing starring in Phantom in high school, cutting her grandmother's hair, UCB, therapy and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and our
Renee's Birds, Empty Tank Tales, Acqua di Quantz
Renee's Birds, Empty Tank Tales, Acqua di Quantz Jul 16, 2026 01:26:13 Are we all at the age where we're into birds now? Renee Colvert is here and she thinks so. I recall a recent humiliating bird encounter and we also discuss the squirrels hellbent on destruction in our yard. Who sent them? Plus Taco Bell's sneaky spice, how long you can actually drive on an empty tank along with empty tank tales, morning pages, Artist's Way, Daniel's dream of going to a water park
Daniel and Alison (Go Ask Alice and Green Girl)
Daniel and Alison (Go Ask Alice and Green Girl) Jul 13, 2026 01:04:02 We're racing against the clock and I'm introducing Daniel to the buzzy notion of "habit stacking." Plus I share a suspenseful update about Green Girl and I try to guess why Daniel was annoyed before the show. We also discuss Go Ask Alice, a viral pasta recipe, Spotify comments, landlord relationships of yore, the cutest apartment in the worst neighborhood, my butthole and more. Check out BEDUCATED

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