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PODCAST

Binging With Benefits

Jess and Becca McKenzie

Binging With Benefits is your new favorite girlhood ritual in podcast form. Hosted by sisters Becca and Jessica, each episode is a nostalgic throwback to ‘90s sleepovers—think movies, giggles, and way too many snacks. Here"s the twist: one sister watches a movie the other hasn"t seen, then hilariously breaks it down play-by-play, spoilers and all.But the real cherry on top? At the end of every episode, the sister who didn’t watch the movie shares a “benefit”—a little life upgrade that’s been making

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57:58

Battle of the Fictional Boyfriends

Binging With Benefits ·

2026/02/25

Jess and Becca spiral from life updates and work-life chaos. After exposing their double lives—professional in public, unhinged on the pod—they build a rom-com boyfriend bracket and go head-to-head over soft boys vs. reformed jerks. From The Notebook to The Hunger Games, it’s dramatic, chaotic, slightly toxic, and deeply committed to finding the ultimate fictional man. Jess shares with us an Instagram worthy quote: "you worry too much for someone who has figured it out every single time." The girls

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55:39

Jess is Definitely Samantha and Becca is Absolutely...

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2026/02/18

In this episode of Binging with Benefits, Jess and Becca unpack their identities through iconic TV characters, overshare (obviously), and spiral from lighthearted games into surprisingly deep life reflections. They celebrate the absolute superpower that is childbirth, then dive into the wild true story of artists secretly living in a mall for five years — Secret Mall Apartment on Netflix. Then, Becca shares a benefit with us that could change the way we view growing pains in our lives.From

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59:07

The 2nd Grade Love Note That Was At Their Wedding!

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2026/02/11

Jess and Becca unpack the messy, hilarious world of modern dating in this episode of Binging with Benefits. To find hope again in dating, the girls are sharing listener submissions of the love stories that worked! It'll give you chills, swoon and cry! (Just like Jess did at every story.) This weeks benefit is a cinematographer on instagram. (@varvara.mp4) Her creativity and story telling in her videos have us swooning. Let's celebrate all the love in our lives wether its friends, neighbors,

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48:51

New Motto: Make A Disco Ball From All This Broken Glass

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2026/02/04

This weeks episode, Jess shares with us her haul from a swap meet. (You will flip when you find out what she got and for how much!) The girls also discuss the live show they went to recently. Zachariah Porter: Big Back Behavior Tour! What a fun sister date! They also discuss another creator's project; a movie called 2 Sleepy People. Its a movie that will really make you rethink your life in the best way possible.We then dive into the movie that you absolutely don't need to watch cause it's just that

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55:38

Dolly Parton Is in Our Contacts

Binging With Benefits ·

2026/01/28

Jess and Becca spiral from nostalgic bops to social anxiety, sister dynamics, and the very real terror of giving kids too much screen time. Along the way, Jess unpacks M3GAN—a horror-comedy about parenting, AI, and what happens when an iPad raises your child. Chaos ensues. Obviously. Becca tells us about the benefit of putting your favorite celebrity's birthdays on your calendar so you can feel like you know Dolly Parton personally and need to text her a quick HBD text. As usual, its nostalgia mixed

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68:42

You'll Remember His Name (We Didn't)

Binging With Benefits ·

2026/01/21

Jess and Becca spiral (lovingly) into the art of petty wishes — the harmless curses you save for people who mildly ruin your day. Think peeling stickers and eternally missed green lights. Then things take a sharp turn as they unpack a wildly unhinged thriller packed with captors, mind games, fists flying, and a literal bomb. TW: This week's movie (Bugonia) involves topics of self harm and sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.To close it out, Jess shares this week’s benefit: the magic of

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61:06

I'm An Adult Now, I Could Probably Watch This Scary...

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2026/01/14

In this episode of Binging with Benefits, Jess and Becca are in peak unhinged form—recapping a mommy-daughter date, professing their undying love for Mexican food, and risking it all to eat flan with zero utensils. From fresh tortillas to deeply personal crouton lore, no snack (or childhood memory) is safe.Things take a dark turn as they dive headfirst into the Final Destination franchise—where anxiety is high, death is basically a main character, and cheating fate never ends well. They unpack

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66:49

We’re Not Famous (Yet) But We’re Acting Like It

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2026/01/07

This week on Binging With Benefits, Becca and Jess talk confidence highs, main-character moments, and the healing power of the beach. They get into adulting wins, cooking joy, pretending you’re famous after a great movie, and the random places self-esteem shows up (salons, airports, nature… obviously). Plus, they unravel the absolutely wild true story of the Wizard of Oz ruby slippers—from theft to twists to a jaw-dropping $28 million auction. Jess closes it out with this week’s benefit: the power

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87:04

Main Character Energy: Our 2025

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2025/12/31

This week on Binging With Benefits, Jess and Becca dive into an unexpectedly emotional internet trend: asking AI to create a portrait of what it thinks your mental health looks like—and then explain why. What starts as a curious prompt turns into a surprisingly tender conversation about self-perception, symbolism, and the stories we tell ourselves.From there, the sisters zoom out and reflect on their year in 2025: the growth they didn’t see coming, the moments that changed them, and the memories

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63:48

My Boyfriend Was Snow YESTERDAY!!

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/12/24

This episode is a full-on nostalgia spiral with a Christmas bow on top 🎄Becca takes us back to her internet era—when she and her friends were constantly making videos, including one infamous clip that may have permanently scarred her brother-in-law (sorry in advance). From there, we mourn the golden age of Vine, reminisce about how unhinged and perfect those videos were, and ask the very real question: where did all of Becca’s old videos go?! Because the website is gone. The app is gone. And the

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67:50

I Don’t Like It, Sam I Am: A Holiday Spiral

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2025/12/17

This week on Binging With Benefits, we cover a lot of ground — from pop stardom to church events to Christmas movie chaos 🎄✨We kick things off talking about Becca’s church Nativity event… where young girls are inexplicably dancing in carrol form. We have thoughts. Spoiler: we’re not fans. then pivot (hard) to the Taylor Swift documentary, From there, we dive headfirst into the ultimate holiday debate: the top Christmas movie picks. The results? Truly shocking. Jess was floored by Becca’s choice,

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61:33

Greet Me With A Candelabra Or Don't Greet Me At All

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2025/12/10

This week, we’re talking lighting choices—specifically, our lifelong refusal to turn on the Big Light. Because honestly, if we’re not living in Phantom-of-the-Opera, early-2000s-fangirl mood lighting at all times… what are we even doing? We’ve been on the dramatic-theatrical-candelabra train for decades, and the rest of you are just now catching up.Then we dive into Jingle Bell Heist, which is basically Ocean’s 11 if it took place inside a TJ Maxx, was run by Hallmark, and everyone’s weapon of

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53:40

The Boob-in-the-Gravy Thanksgiving Massacre

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2025/12/03

This week, we kick things off with the wild ride that is dating—and honestly, we need answers. Men… why? Just why. From red flags to walking ick-factories, we break down the moments that made us laugh, cringe, and question everything.Then we take a hard left turn straight into Holiday Horror Stories, and oh boy… buckle up. There’s the nude Thanksgiving where someone’s boob took a tragic dip into the gravy (and yes, there were burns), and the uncle who got way too committed to charades—think shirt

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69:12

Single All the Way: The Mug, The Movie, The Memories

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/11/26

This week we’re diving headfirst into pure nostalgia as we unpack the best holiday traditions from the ’90s—the ones that still give us all the warm fuzzies—as well as the traditions we’re totally fine leaving in the past (looking at you, tinsel explosions and questionable fruitcakes).Then we slide into a chat about Single All the Way, the delightfully cozy rom-com where best friends fake a relationship for the holidays… until feelings get a little too real. It’s charming, sweet, and basically the

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68:39

My Spittle Could Reach The End Zone?!

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2025/11/19

Wear your waterproof mascera, cause this weeks episode will have you laughing so hard you are crying and then crying so hard you are laughing. You have been warned! :) We’re diving into all the things we should be grateful for…but absolutely aren’t—and yes, it’s just as unhinged and silly as it sounds. Then Jess introduces Becca to the heart-melting, tear-triggering masterpiece About Time, a movie that will have you crying the warmest, fuzziest tears known to humankind.Becca then shares a Pinterest

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65:02

Tricking Our Brains Into Staying Boujee, One...

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2025/11/12

From deflated lawn Santas to movie sequel names that missed the mark — we’re diving into the missed opportunities of the season. Then we spiral (in the best way) about Dan Levy in Happiest Season — he’s flawless — and how that movie had us all over the place emotionally from start to end.Jess closes things out with a “boujee on a budget” hack that’ll change your life (spoiler: it involves reusing your Starbucks cup and a little delusion).

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61:28

March Madness But Make It Cozy Movies

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2025/11/05

This week, we’re mixing things up — literally. We talk about our obsession with Sweetgreen and how magical it feels when you finally nail a copycat recipe at home. Then, Jess shares her experience seeing Sleep Token live (and why you should NOT look up what they look like before listening).We also launch our first-ever Cozy Movie Bracket, March Madness style! Four categories face off: Animated & Classic, Magical & Spooky, Quaint & Quirky, and Romantic & Nostalgic. We’ll post the

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48:18

Boo-ing With Benefits: Katya & Trixie Investigate...

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/10/29

This week, we are dressing up as the baddest and boldest Drag Queens in the world, Katya and Trixie Mattel! We’re diving into the real Halloween debate — what age is too old to go trick-or-treating? 🍬 Then, Jess shares a spooky high school story straight out of a show choir nightmare (ghosts apparently love good harmonies 👻).After that, we’re reading your chilling submissions — from hearing your name whispered in the dark, to TVs flipping to static after grandpa’s passing, to the haunted

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60:24

Boo-ing With Benefits: Some Visitors Don’t Knock

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/10/22

As we continue to celebrate Halloween, we are all dressed up as Bob’’s Burgers characters! We definitely had fun playing into the quirks of each of Bob and Linda’s cute but eccentric family! We kick things off by deep-diving into Taylor Swift’s newest album—ranking our favorite tracks, decoding lyrics, and arguing (lovingly) over which song is going to emotionally ruin us for the rest of the year. Swifties, this is your moment.Then, the chills begin.Our special guests, Leah McCormick and Allie Reed,

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54:17

Boo-ing With Benefits: Movies That Raised Us (And...

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/10/15

It’s your last call for chills! We’re reminding all our ghoul gang members that October 15, 2025 is the final day to submit your spooky, paranormal, glitch-in-the-matrix, or downright cursed stories to our submission form. Don’t miss your chance to haunt the pod!https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZOqR6W4sdX3D4MHmLosmLkK4BuoqQRNwzpuQ8W8CrxNXR0g/viewform?usp=headerFrom there, we take a nostalgic trip down Halloween lane and rank the most iconic childhood costumes—the ones that made us feel

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