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Hello Bes-tea!

Hello Bes-tea! is a podcast centered around two friends having candid conversations on the couch. Reddit stories are shared along with personal experiences involving parenting, relationships, home organization, and life in general. Kick back and get cozy on the couch with us to think, laugh, or cry. It’s friend therapy, bes-tea style!

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30:23

Gone Girl Book Club: Is This a Book You Should Read?...

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2024/12/31

@HelloBesteaPodcast Hey Besteas! Grab your fuzzy socks and coziest blanket as the intricacies of Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" are explored. Join the conversation and share your thoughts as the book club delves into the psychological complexities of the story, its characters, and possible alternate endings. Is this book worth all of the Hype? Let us know what book you want to read for book club next down below, in our DMS, or @hellobesteas@gmail.com. You know where to reach us

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24:40

Holiday Traditions Clash: Funny Family Stories Ep. 062

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2024/12/24

@HelloBesteaPodcast Welcome back bes-teas! Family gatherings during the holidays are often filled with traditions. This week we explore the humorous side of those traditions when they clash, sharing funny stories from real families from Reddit. Maggie also has some holiday mom jokes for you to share at the dinner table with your friends and family. Share your best joke with us or holiday story at hellobesteas@gmail.com. Please note details about the magic of the holidays are

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41:31

The Best of 2024 | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Ep. 061

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2024/12/17

@HelloBesteaPodcast Happy Tuesday Bes-teas! This week we’re sharing our best of 2024 - the best purchases for our homes and ourselves, the best movies we’ve seen, the best music and of course the best books. We also share the most shocking news we’ve heard in 2024. Please note: we are speaking of movies, music, books, etc. that we each have just discovered this year, not necessarily newly released in 2024. Stay tuned for a fun round of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. What are your best ofs for 2024

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32:54

Privacy in the Shower & I Lie About Everything |...

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2024/12/10

@HelloBesteaPodcast Welcome back bes-teas! This week we share a few Reddit threads related to parenting preferences and privacy, along with a thread from a 32 year old male who refuses to clean up after himself. A confession is also shared along with our tea for the week. We wrap up with an always interesting game of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Let us know what you would do in these situations at hellobesteas@gmail.com. _____________________________________________________ Reddit Threads: -AITA for

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43:18

How to Start a Podcast | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Ep. 059

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2024/12/03

@HelloBesteaPodcast Happy Tuesday bes-teas! Today we are pulling back the curtain on how we bring this show to you every week. Are you thinking of starting a podcast? If so, you are in the right place! We discuss how to choose a niche (or not), basic equipment that you need to get started and what it’s really like going into business with a friend. Stay tuned for a game of ‘Pick Your Poison’. If you have any questions or would like more detailed information on how we podcast, email us at

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24:34

Book Club: The Fury | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Book...

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2024/11/26

Hey bes-teas! It’s the last Tuesday of the month so you know what that means…book club! Today we are discussing our thoughts on The Fury by Alex Michaelides. We hope you’ve been reading along but in case you haven’t, this book is a thriller about a group of friends (one of whom is a famous movie star) who visit a private Greek island over a holiday weekend - and one of them doesn’t make it out alive. Let us know your thoughts about The Fury at hellobesteas@gmail.com.____________ Chapters: 0:00

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35:00

Holiday Prep Checklist & Man for a Day | Hello...

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2024/11/19

Hey bes-teas! The holidays are quickly approaching and we want this season to be as stress free as possible for you. So, this week your girls are sharing a holiday checklist for you to start working on now (like, right now) along with some things we each do to make our holidays run smoothly. It’s been a while, so we’re busting out a game of Bad Opinions to wrap up - you won’t want to miss it! Are you feeling prepared for the holidays? Let us know at hellobesteas@gmail.com. Find the holiday

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38:22

Awkward Holiday Meals & It’s Finally Fall | Hello...

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2024/11/12

Happy Tuesday Bes-teas! It is finally starting to feel like Fall in Florida, so today we are chatting a little about some of our favorite fall foods for the season. Speaking of fall foods, we have a few Reddit readings about Thanksgiving meals with family. Stay tuned for an always interesting round of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Do you host holiday meals or go to someone else’s home? Do you go to a restaurant or do something low key? Let us know at hellobesteas@gmail.com. Catch you on the couch next

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46:02

Hurricane Preparedness & Must Have Items | Hello...

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2024/11/05

Hey Bes-teas! If you’ve been keeping up, you know that your girls live in Florida and have gone through Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton recently. Since our hurricane season lasts from June 1 through November 30, we thought it would be an ideal time to share our experience going through back to back hurricanes, and how we prep for these natural disasters. Sharing is caring, links below for a few of the products that we discussed. What is in your hurricane prep kit? Let us know at

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34:07

Episode Thirteen Book Club & Halloween Anniversary |...

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2024/10/29

@HelloBesteaPodcast Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary! Fix yourself a glass of Witches Brew (recipe below) and toast it up with us to one year of podcasting! In true bes-tea fashion, we are having our annual Halloween Carnival and chatting a bit about what we’ve learned in our first year of podcasting. For our book club bes-teas, this month’s book selection was Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie so you know we are spilling the tea on that. Did you read it? Let us know your thoughts at

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29:53

Halloween Fun Facts & Dark Nursery Rhymes | Hello...

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2024/10/22

@HelloBesteaPodcast 🛋️Welcome back bes-teas! We’re in the Halloween spirit and to get this episode kicked off, Tashima reads a scary short story (cue Dracula music). We then share a few fun facts about Halloween and conclude with a very enlightening discussion about nursery rhymes. You know, the ones we’ve heard since childhood and have sung to our own children. Well, you may be surprised to learn that many of them stem from very dark roots…find out which ones. Did you know the history behind

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29:25

Halloween Horror Nights & Horror Movie Villains |...

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2024/10/16

@HelloBesteaPodcast Happy Tuesday bes-teas! We’re back on the couch this week chatting all about our recent trip to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL! Halloween Horror Nights 2024 boasts 10 haunted houses - 8 of which we got to go through. We share which ones scared us the most along with a valuable piece of advice if you are planning to attend. Stay tuned for a fun BuzzFeed quiz that determines which horror movie villain matches our personalities. Have you ever been to

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46:02

Falloween Carnival Throwback | Hello Bes-tea Podcast...

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2024/10/08

@HelloBesteaPodcast Hey bes-teas! Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that Hurricane Milton is making its way toward Florida. As a result, your bes-teas are in full preparation mode and had to pause on getting this week’s original episode out. Never fear though, we are re-releasing our first ever episode about Halloween so if you haven’t already seen or listened to it, you are in for a treat! We’ve got some fun Halloween episodes planned for you all month, so please bear with

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29:27

The Hypothetical Dilemma | Reddit | ...

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2024/10/01

@HelloBesteaPodcastHappy Tuesday bes-teas! We’re back on the couch this week and getting kicked off with an interesting hypothetical question: If you had one minute to telepathically say anything to everyone in the world, what would it be? Spoiler: people had some hilarious responses to this! Next, we share a thread from the Mildly Infuriating Reddit group about a man who left a 10% tip to a server for poor service and was called cheap. We also share a confession from a cashier who attempted to

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55:50

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | Book Club | Hello...

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2024/09/24

@HelloBesteaPodcast Cue the confetti and air horns bes-teas! Drum roll please….welcome to the Hello Bes-tea Book Club!! We are beyond excited to start our book chats and can’t wait to discuss The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. A fantasy novel published in 2020, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue shares the story of a young French woman named Adeline who desperately wants to live life on her own terms; as opposed to conforming to the traditional life of a woman in the 1700s. Addie

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34:38

Catfishing & Naked in a Restaurant | Reddit Stories |...

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2024/09/17

Best-teas welcome back! We missed you!!!!!! In this week's episode, we have some head scratching reddit threads to fill your cup. One OP has a scandalous confession that could destroy her BF forever. Another OP gets caught up in the moment putting on quite the show. We also have a new dad wanting to have his cake and eat it too...no matter the price. ----------------------- Also, don't miss next week's episode as we cut the ribbon for the Hello Bes-Tea Book Club discussing the Invisible Life Of

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33:00

Thoughtless Birthday Gift & HOA Issues | Reddit...

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2024/09/10

@HelloBesteaPodcast Welcome back bes-teas! This week we are hanging out on the couch spilling our tea once again and sharing two Reddit threads. In tea for the week, find out how Tashima has resumed working towards one of her goals for the year and get a quick update from Maggie on her journaling journey. ----------------------------- The first Reddit thread is from the AITAH group on Reddit, and it is written by a young man in his early twenties who felt disappointed in his girlfriend’s birthday

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40:43

Marry Me or Else & Disney with an Ex | Reddit...

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2024/09/03

Your favorite bes-teas are back this week discussing a couple of Reddit threads and sharing our thoughts. In tea for the week, get a first hand account of what it’s like to meditate with children. Spoiler: it’s not as stressful as you might think! Also, if you are tired of looking at messy kids’ rooms then you might try a different technique as recommended by Kendra Adachi from The Lazy Genius Podcast. Link to that is below. The first Reddit thread is written from a man in his early twenties who

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36:09

Cheaters & Second Marriage Drama | Reddit Readings |...

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2024/08/27

Hey Besteas due to technical difficulties (a hard drive crash 😤) this week will be audio only. Thanks for understanding and sticking with us. -xOXo Besteas This week your bes-teas have some exciting news! Drumroll please… we are starting a book club! Beginning in September, we will host a book club chat the final week of the month to give you (and us) a chance to read the book of the month. Our inaugural book club episode will be a discussion about The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Be sure to

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26:31

Is it That Serious? | Reddit Readings | Hello Bes-tea...

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2024/08/20

In this week’s episode, we spill our personal tea along with a few Reddit threads that beg the question: Is it that serious? For tea time, we each share our experience learning new languages using the Duolingo app. If you want to learn German or learn Spanish, Duolingo may be a good place to start your language lessons. Also in tea for the week - if you have not traveled to a new city before on a solo trip, you most definitely should! Washington D.C. is a safe place for solo female travel, and you

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