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Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast

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All Episodes

01:00:16

Lindy and Meagan and Guy Wear Sweatpants to a...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/03/19

Guess what? At this point in time, it’s Lindy’s birthday!!!! What if you bought a copy of Adult Braces? What if you read it, even??? What a gift! And our gift to you, you ask? Why it’s Emmy Award winning comedian Guy Branum!!!!! And guess what else? We’re in New York City, baby! The city of apples! Did you know you can wear sweatpants to Broadway and they can’t do anything about it??? Maybe they even LIKE it, who could say? This week, we’re talking about:Kathy Lee Gifford (we stan)Jenna Bush

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01:21:16

Lindy and Meagan Low-Key Have High Hopes

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/03/12

In the Text Me Back universe, Meagan and Lindy are but 22 days into the year. Ahhh so young so innocent. Their New Year's Resolutions clinging so bravely on.BUT FIRST. Not one, but TWO surprise microsegments from these two crazy ladies. Find out what little treat Lindy is finding criminally underrated, and which 2025 film has left Meagan losing faith in the integrity of the Oscars. Tell us which film you’re committing crimes to help win best picture in the discord at patreon.com/textmebackpod

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00:18:39

Sneak Preview: ADULT BRACES IS OUT NOW!!!!!!

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/03/10

Hello beautiful Text Me Backolytes!!!We are thrilled to share with you a free chapter of Lindy's new book Adult Braces. We know MOST of you have undoubtedly already rabidly pre-purchased the hard copy, BUT the audio book is truly such a delight. It's ready by Lindy herself. You'll hear such gems as: "If you're still being drilled by a man...have you consider a woman??? It's 2026!!!" Buy your beautiful hard copy

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01:24:51

Lindy and Meagan and Isolde and Ella ARE the Adults...

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2026/03/05

Guys…high school was CRAZY.This week, we sit down with names you may know from Text Me Back outros of yore, Isolde Raftery and Ella Hushagen. That’s right, Garfield Class of NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS UNITE! Woof woof Bulldogs! Ella and Isolde unpack even more of what the hell went on at Garfield High, and it’s a true testament to their journalistic chops that they broke this story back in Y2K and are still looking for answers (still waiting on your comments Seattle Public Schools! Call Isolde

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01:11:28

Lindy and Meagan and Franchesca Love a Lace Front...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/02/26

Okay shut up shut up we have to focus!!!We have the INCREDIBLE Franchesca Ramsey in the house, so we can’t be distracted by things like 1) what Text Me Back even is? 2) if it is good or bad. Franchesca’s presence punctures one of the central tenets of Text Me Back - for SHE has a podcast (Lemme Fix it!) AND she is also the iconic host of Webby nominated series We Were All Rooting for You. We have people looking into this, but initial reporting suggests that there may be other podcasts apart from

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00:59:29

Lindy and Meagan Apologize to the DJ Demographic

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/02/19

What’s up, lil tumbleweeds? Much like actual tumbleweeds, we are very pleased that you’re here and that you exist! Today we’re talking about Whatcha Watchin’ and as always, invite you to share whatCHUR watchin’! Which work featuring the iconic Catherine O’Hara are YOU revisiting? Are we watchin’ Housewives? Traitors? Should Lindy invite Tood Barry to her New York book tour events? (Pre-Order Adult Braces in hardcover so that Lindy’s career is still good!!!) Plus, we have a new segment

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01:01:45

Lindy and Meagan are Above the Law

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/02/12

They’re accusing her of looking like Waldo, and we fear that the stripes are coming from…inside the house?? Have YOU spotted Waldo in this ep? Sound off in the comments!BUT FIRST, Lindy’s Surprise Microsegment: She’s in a BaaAAdd Moo0d! Can you believe that these two yahoos have NEVER talked about Rocky Horror Picture Show? You’re hearing lore unfold before you!!! What audio stem is bringing you joy right now? Shout it out in the comments or share clips in the Discord over at

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00:54:39

Lindy and Meagan and Big Ron Have a Secret

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/02/05

🚨Weeooooweeeoooo SNACK ALERT 🚨Don your napkins and grab your sporks – Ronald Young Jr. is in the studio! And he’s got a show you thirsty lil babes will NOT wanna miss. If you are in the DC area (or know someone in the DC area) get thine asses to the Miracle Theater to see his one-man show HEARTBREAKER so you can tell him what a cutie he is in person. Who among you will win his heart forever? Only one way to find out how long Big Ron can tolerate you! And btw, Big Ron is a Patreon subscriber and

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01:09:37

Lindy and Meagan Make A Steam Boiled Mutton...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/01/29

Woof what a WEEK (spoken for the past 63 weeks in a row).But luckily your angels over at Text Me Back Podcast are here to break it up for you. No AI slop here–just hot juicy human junkyard waste ruminating at room temp for about six days. BUT FIRST: Are you seeing insane or unhinged things in the world, politically speaking? Do you have questions? Are you wondering if the things you’re seeing are AI deepfakes or the actual horrors of modern life? Write in to Swamp Person! Email us at

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01:19:11

Lindy and Meagan and Andrew and Luke are Waiting for...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/01/23

Today, we are hosted (with our shoes ON) in Andrew Walsh’s and Luke Burbank’s Riverside room! That’s right, it’s another TMBTL of the Dog, our signature Text Me Back x Too Beautiful to Live crossover!And who could say why, but the theme of the episode bubbled organically to the surface, and it’s BOYS. Football, baseball, basketball, Richard Sherman, Rob Lowe, Billy Bob Thornton. Andrew Walsh. Luke Burbank. A veritable smorgasbord of fellas! Also headlining: We nominate who among this quad will

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01:24:21

Lindy and Meagan are Beefin’ at Bella Noches

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/01/15

We’re back at full capacity (60% of normal human capacity)!!!!It’s so good and cool to be alive right now! Everything is the best!!!!!!!!!~!!! We LIKE it here! Some things we’re seeing that make us feel regular:A grandpa on TiktokListening back to unmedicated LindyHarlan Coban’s entire oeuvre And we’re revisiting the beloved segment Whatcha Watchin’ (PS - call to Jingleheimers! We need a Whatcha Watchin’ jingle!!!). We’re watching Harlan Coben’s slop, and we want to know which of his works YOU

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01:10:50

Lindy and Meagan Will Run Venezuela

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/01/08

After a beautiful month of resting and festering, we slither back to you in worse shape than ever. Why? The CDC will never tell 🙉 and that’s also good and normal!!!!

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01:18:57

Lindy and Meagan are Full of Garmonbozia

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2026/01/01

HAPPY NEW YEAR, OLD MEN/NEW BABIES!It is 2026 (jump scare) and your BBWs are slithering from their clammy shells after a season of stewing in their holiday juices. This is our final post-season rerun, and we cannot wait to return to your tender ears next week with a host of new resolutions and intentions. But in the meantime, you can Pre-Taped Call-In Show us at (703) 829-0003! What do you intend to do about 2026? We also sincerely are so thankful for you and all our beautiful Patrons. Thank you

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01:04:27

Lindy and Meagan Ain’t Gonna Hurtcha None (with Alice...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/12/25

Ho ho ho!!!!!We know your horse is lean and lank without fresh BBWs in your ears this cold December, but we don’t want you to be too upsot. You’ve all been sooo good this year that we’ve decided to give you two really special gifts: 1) The first gift is knowing your BBWs are taking some time off and are in full festering mode on their respective couches and floorbeds. 2) And the second little gift is a delicious re-air of a Pledge Drive ep with perfect angel Alice Wetterlund. We’re talking

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01:13:19

Lindy and Meagan Ride the Gon-doo-doo-la with Big Ron

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/12/18

‘Tis a long cold December without thine BBWS. But fear not! For we bring you the gladdest tiding of all: an episode with certified snack Ronald Young, Jr.! We uncovered this from our Pledge Drive Archives, and we know ALL of our fellow BBWs out there will be delighted anew by Big Ron’s presence. Plus, in this episode Lindy FAMOUSLY recaps the Phantom of the Opera Wikipedia, extending the Erik from the Sewers lore. If you missed our Pledge Drive lives on Youtube for some unthinkable/unknowable

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01:03:34

Lindy and Meagan Run it Back (Featuring Guy Branum!)

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/12/11

Rerun? What’s that? Don’t be mad at us! We’re taking a little seasonal break BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME GREAT STUFF RUNNING ON THE FEED TO KEEP YOU FED. Today, we are revisiting our iconic Pledge Drive 2025 ep featuring Emmy award winning writer Guy Branum. Guy shares his recent experience being fat on an airplane (not a crime) wherein he was assaulted (crime). Just a little reminder to – as Meagan says – pack your patience this traveling season. Download a few of our early episodes to keep you cozy

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01:27:45

Lindy and Meagan Have a Complicated Relationship with...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/12/04

Today we bring you the gift of all gifts. Hop onto your lean and lank little horsie because we are officially kicking off the holidays with the full-length German carol SCHLITTENFAHRT. You are preemptively WELCOME. No thank you notes required, simply head on over to Patreon.com/textmebackpod to tell us how much you love it and how much you adore us. And if you are as obsessed with our legendary Jingleheimer Robert as we are AND you live near Carmel, Indiana, giddy up that jinglehorse and go see

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00:41:26

Lindy and Meagan’s Out of Office Auto-Reply (The Cozy...

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/11/27

We are swaddling you back into one of favorite and coziest episodes of all time, the ORIGINAL Cozy Episode (2023). And if you can believe it, little has changed. We are still subbing out our antidepressants for gallons of Pennsylvania Dutch, and we are still into electric blankies. But we hate to leave you with a dope beat to step to, so TUNE IN FOR NEW LORE. Lindy has an untrademarked holiday that you can take for your own and baby you’ll NEVER guess what they call it.Next week we’ll be back

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01:17:22

Lindy and Meagan are Cuckoo for Cuckoo Clocks

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/11/20

What a smörgåsbord of delights in this episode. We introduce MULTIPLE new segments:Lindy’s Dream 💭💤Meagan Doesn’t Have Any Situational Awareness Lindy’s Stupidest Hyperfixation Yet!As well as returning to a few fan favorites:Dog Thoughts x I Can Fix Her (🎀 Floorbed Edition 🎀)Whatcha Watchin’ And don’t forget to grab your go-bags, because we’re talking disaster preparedness!!! What do you do when the power goes out? How did you shelter in place as a kid in your weird part of the world? We’re

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01:14:29

Lindy and Meagan are Two (HUNDRED) Years Old!

Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays ·

2025/11/13

Welcome to our BICENTENNIAL (??) EPISODE!In this famous Text Me Back episode you will experience the feeling of aging two years in just 75 minutes! We start off strong with a We Done Done It Again (Dept. of Corrections) where we humbly correct the record to share that Jeff Merkley (of Senatorial fame) stood BY HIS OWN POWER NONSTOP for 22 hours. We got it twisted, and we generally advise against that! And since Text Me Back is your go-to political podcast, Lindy quizzes herself LIVE! How many US

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