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This week, Travis is hanging out with Ann and Marie from Shaded Reality for a reality roundup crossover that covers everything from Bravo obsessions to The Traitors chaos to the messy world of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The sisters from Shaded Reality share how their podcast came to life, what shows they love covering, and why reality TV continues to pull them in. From there, the conversation turns into a rapid-fire mix of Housewives opinions, dream cast friendships, Swig drink orders, and which iconic Bravo women they’d bring back and banish from their screens forever. The group also gets into Whitney Leavitt’s Ziwe interview, upcoming Bravo premieres they’re excited about, and a deep dive into The Traitors finale. Then they revisit key moments from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, unpacking cast dynamics, relationship red flags, and the kind of reality TV mess that keeps everyone watching. And of course, it wouldn’t be bestie approved without a little complaining. Follow Shaded Reality: linktr.ee/ShadedRealityPod Listen if you love: Connect with Travis & Emma bestieapproved.combestie approved Linktreehello@bestieapproved.com

We love a chaotic catch-up and a Bravo deep dive. This week, we get into our 2025 Apple Music Replays and YouTube recaps, spiral about ads, consumerism, and the absolute chokehold TikTok Shop has on us before we unpack some uncouth Facebook Marketplace behavior. Then we close it out with a full reality roundup about Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 10: “In Hot Water.” in this episode: Sexy Unique Podcast third circle of hell sponsors & links 🛌 Cozy Earth: Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more. Get 41% OFF with promo code: BESTIE 👕 HyperNatural: The Best Men’s Polo Shirts-Men’s Journal. Get 20% off with promo code: BESTIE.

This week, Travis is hanging out with his new podcast friend, Wade, for a chaotic, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that covers reckless walkers from New York to Indy, rapid-fire hypotheticals, and Wade’s real story about coming out while navigating a closeted relationship and what he learned about love, boundaries, and healing. 🚨 content note: This episode includes discussion of coming out, closeted relationships, toxic relationship dynamics, and references to narcissistic abuse. 🚨 New podcast friend: Wade Belair (NYC-based startup investor, planning a master’s in psychology and mental health counseling). “Slow walkers… reckless, inconsiderate walkers… I am going to die in 20 seconds if you don’t move.” in this episode: If you enjoyed this one, share bestie approved with your messiest friend and please rate and review bestie approved wherever you get podcasts! From Indy to New York, we love you! ❤️ Connect with Wade @georgewbelair Connect with Travis & Emma bestieapproved.combestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com Wade Belair’s villain origin story. © 2026 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Mama, let’s research wind and find out where it comes from! bestie approved became a science podcast this week and we healed from the trauma of wind being one of the things we simply don’t understand. Travis is hanging out with his podcast friend and science bestie, Dr. Jeff Zurek, to help us finally get to the bottom of this mystery. Then we said mama, let’s research some more and unpacked how wind is related to climate change and how important it is for us to do something about that! 🎙️ share bestie approved with your messiest friend. 🤩 rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. 🎧 from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️ Connect with Jeff learn more about Jeffanywhere podcasts are availableBlueskyInstagramFacebook Connect with Travis & Emma bestieapproved.com bestie approved Linktreehello@bestieapproved.com Travis FINALLY learns about wind with a literal scientist. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0. References https://youtu.be/uBqohRu2RRk?si=wz0hRU4Ihv486kvwhttps://www.oed.com/dictionary/wind_n1

Travis is hanging out with his cousin, Taylor, again this week for more tales from the hell that is being a teacher in 2025 and a full reality roundup where we unpack Taylor’s first experience with the Real Housewives ever! this week, we get into: a very special reality roundup where Taylor shares her thoughts from her first Real Housewives experience, followed by a deep dive into Season 1, Episode 9 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC): “Hip Hop & Heartbreak” Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️ Connect with Travis & Emma (and Taylor) bestieapproved.combestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com finding meaning and purpose with the president of the Corbin Bleu fan club. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

This week, Travis is hanging out with Amy Dickens to talk about why adults desperately need more play, more aliveness, and more FUN. We dig into burnout, healing, nervous system regulation, and the tiny habits that can change everything. Grab your copy of Amy’s book, 101 Ways to Spread Joy, and let’s get to work and spread some joy! connect with Amy Click here to order your copy101 Ways to Spread Joy@theamydickenslivejoyfullyou.comwherever you get podcastshereconnect with Travs & Emma bestieapproved.combestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.comShare bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️ let your inner child go for a hot girl walk with Amy Dickens. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Emma is officially on baby-watch, so Travis’ cousin Taylor jumps in for a collab episode that turns into a chaotic-but-wholesome catch-up: current hyperfixations, teacher life in 2025, AI in the classroom, and a group rant about men…in public spaces. Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestieapproved.com bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

This week, Emma shares a pregnancy update, Travis tries to take down a pyramid scheme on TikTok Live, and they both spiral over seed oils. For reality roundup, we get into a full breakdown of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 8 (Hot Tub Confessions). Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestieapproved.com bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

Happy Jen Shah Prison Release Day to all those who celebrate! Emma’s having an amazing time with her perfect baby. This week, Travis is hanging out with comedian, podcast host, and pop culture connoisseur, Jolenta Greenberg. In honor of Jen Shah’s prison sentence ending early, Travis and Jolenta are taking it back to where this journey started and unpacking one of the most iconic two-part episodes of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City- I Was Driving Carpool! (Season 2 Episode 9) and Highway to Veil (Season 2 Episode 10). Follow Jolenta because she’s so cool and deserves your attention ❤️ Hot Mess-terpiece TheatreJolenta’s websiteFollow Jolenta on InstagramYouTubeHow to Be Fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help BooksMore about JolentaConnect with Travis & Emma bestieapproved.comlinktr.ee/travisandemmahello@bestieapproved.com🎧🎙️ Listen to bestie approved wherever you get podcasts. If you like the show, leave us a 5-star review and we will share it with the world (we love attention). 🤩 Share the pod with your messiest friend and always remember- from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️

REALITY ROUNUP WITH OUR PODCAST FRIENDS! Travis is hanging out with the bestie approved returning champions, Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives, to unpack the season 15 premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills! Share bestie approved wtth your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ This is also our first attempt at a video episode! Check it out on YouTube! Connect with us bestieapproved.com bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com Check out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod) Husbands Watching HousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives@husbandswatchin@HusbandsWatchingHousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives

🚨 A quick heads up: This week’s episode is way more political than usual. 🚨 Emma literally just had her baby and she’s home hanging out with that perfect little baby angel. 🥹👶🏼 Travis is trying to navigate the world without Emma while she’s on her maternity break, so he’s hanging out with two of his new podcast friends, David and Lisa Beckemeyer, from This Week in Outrage. We dive into why everything feels so loud, angry, and broken right now, and why there’s actually way more middle ground (and exhausted, reasonable humans) than the internet wants you to believe. We get into: “exhausted majority”The Necessary ConversationIf you’re exhausted by the 24-hour news cycle or just confused about how we got here… this one’s for you. 💖 Connect with David & Lisa Outrage Overload: interviews with scientists, researchers, and practitioners on toxic polarization and bridge-building. This Week in Outrage: David & Lisa’s weekly show breaking down the latest political chaos with humor and nuance. Sponsors from this episode 🛏️ Cozy Earth Ridiculously soft bamboo sheets that keep you cool all night. Get 41% off anything on the site with code BESTIE at checkout at cozyearth.com. 👕 HyperNatural Jade-stone fiber polos and tees named Best Men’s Polo Shirts of 2024 by Men’s Journal. Get 20% off with code BESTIE at hypernaturalstyle.com. Connect with Travis & Emma WE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE: bestieapproved.com Follow us everywhere: linktr.ee/travisandemma.com Email us: hello@bestieapproved.com 🎧🎙️ Listen to bestie approved wherever you get podcasts. If you like the show, leave us a 5-star review and we will share it with the world (we love attention). 🤩 Share the pod with your messiest friend and always remember- from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️

Sorry it’s been a chaotic couple weeks for us and we took an accidental break from the show! This week we get into a Mandela Effect from Travis’s middle school years (the Beyonce remix of In Da Club), we also lean into being an AI-first podcast (spiraling over AI psychosis and AI in general), and Travis makes a pitch for the besties to be bartenders on Watch What Happens Live. For reality roundup, Travis and Emma unpack season 1 episode 7 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

This week, we dive into Gavin Newsom dragging his political opponents to hell on Twitter, Lady Gaga investigating January 6th, people believing Helen Keller wasn't a real person, and a chaotic reality roundup with season 1 episode 6 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

🎙️ MORE PODCAST FRIENDS! 🎧 Don't call it a comeback...call it a takeover! Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives are back for another collab with Travis and Emma to unpack the season premier of The Real Housewives of Potomac! Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.comCheck out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod) Husbands Watching HousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives@husbandswatchin@HusbandsWatchingHousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives

🎙️ BONUS EPISODE WITH OUR NEW PODCAST FRIEND! 🎧 hey besties! Travis and Emma got to hang out in with their new podcast friend, Brittany in The Girls Room, and they had an absolute time! From raging Gaylors to actually gay cookie company CEOs, this was a really fun show. Brittany is so much fun, and it was so cool of her to have us on. Do us a favor and tell your messiest friend about The Girls Room because it’s definitely bestie approved! We can’t wait to do this again! ❤️ 🎧 check out this very special bonus episode where we get into it all: that girlfrom Indy to The Girls Room to wherever you’re listening, WE LOVE YOU! 🫶🏽 meet Brittany in The Girls Room! (I like eggs.🥚) The Girls Roomconnect with the besties bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

This week, Travis and Emma are recording remotely (practice for future guests 👀) but they're still bringing the same chaos and laughs. They also shout out listener reviews, talk family reactions to the pod, and reflect on what makes their chemistry click. Shorter ep this week, but packed with iconic moments. Connect with us: bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.com

Travis and Emma are joined by Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives to unpack the season 6 premier of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Share bestie approved wtth your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️ Connect with us bestie approvedhello@bestieapproved.comCheck out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod) Husbands Watching HousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives@husbandswatchin@HusbandsWatchingHousewivesHusbands Watching Housewives

Travis is back from Podcast Movement 2025, Emma’s fighting pregnancy pains, and the besties have so much to catch up on. This week, we get into: hugeAnd Just Like ThatAs always, follow us everywhere, rate & review the pod to help us grow, and share us with your messiest friend!

Travis wakes up in full chaos mode and Emma is in no mood to deal with his nonsense, but that doesn’t stop the besties from diving into everything from trash bagels to driving lessons with the Barlows. This week, we get into: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Travis and Emma dive headfirst into the chaos of their shared notes app and bring you a mix of hot takes, rants, and reality TV breakdowns. They start with Nelly Furtado’s comeback performance and the unhinged internet discourse around her looks, leading into a bigger conversation about Ozempic culture, compounding pharmacies, and America’s broken healthcare system. From there, Emma gives a pregnancy update, Travis rants about stores getting rid of baskets, and the two of them debate whether folding laundry should be automated or savored with gratitude. In Reality Roundup: Jen Shah is allegedly banning Ghislaine Maxwell from her prison yoga classes, Jax Taylor is (probably) running his own fan account, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ladies are three hours late to dinner but right on time for a fight.