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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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65:02

Tricking Our Brains Into Staying Boujee, One...

Binging With Benefits ·

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...

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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

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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...

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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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57:16

Boo-ing With Benefits: We Said Talk To Me, Not...

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2025/10/08

This week, Becca channels her inner Elton John while Jess rocks out as Freddie Mercury! The girls also talk about how they went to Disney’s Oogie Boogie Bash. The duo learns the hard way that with every treat trail and trying to run around the park in costume, comes with sore muscles—and maybe age. Jess dives into the horror hit Talk to Me, leaving Becca completely unhinged and questioning reality itself. Then Becca brings us back to art and awe with a story from her trip to France—spotlighting the

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53:24

Boo-ing with Benefits: The Ghost in the Mirror (and...

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2025/10/01

Get ready for a spook-tacular episode because we want your creepy, glitchy, paranormal stories! 👻 From ghost encounters to Matrix malfunctions, send in as many stories as you like before October 15, 2025 for our big Halloween episode. Jess (dressed as Lizzie McGuire herself) and Becca (rocking Isabella’s iconic look) dive into their own spine-tingling experiences—seriously, these stories will give you chills. This also is a continuation of Becca's haunted mirror story from when she lived in Utah

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65:02

Stage Fright Is Definitely Genetic

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2025/09/24

Becca might go back to school… but only if she never has to suffer through a group project again. Meanwhile, Jess decides it’s time to make a list of the ultimate afterlife questions—everything from the secrets of the universe to the tragic disappearance of her favorite shirt. Then we dive into Coyote Ugly, where Becca cannot deal with a main character who keeps getting shoved on stage for the dream she claims to want. Like girl… is it yes or no? We wrap things up with Becca’s benefit of the week:

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62:58

Repeat After Me... "Rest Is Productive!"

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2025/09/17

🐶 Jess is on dog duty this week, and Pico the pup steals the show before Becca drops a hot take: should you always save names in your phone, no matter how often you talk to someone? That spirals into a debate on text habits, unread message counts (how many is too many?!), and the chaos of social media notifications.🌎 From there, the girls share their very real hatred of earthquakes before Becca shocks Jess with the Netflix doc Sweet Bobby — a rollercoaster she was not ready for (and neither are

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51:50

Men Are Like Roosters And Snowmen

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/09/10

This week we cover everything from pop culture to candy conspiracies. We kick things off with the buzz around Taylor and Travis’ engagement before Jessica shoots her shot in the DMs of a TikTok comedian (bold moves only). Then Jessica brings us the documentary Southern Fried Lies and Becca gives her unfiltered reaction. Becca also shares a benefit on how real beauty often grows out of the ugly parts of life—deep wisdom paired perfectly with Lindsey Stirling’s “Eye of the Untold Her.” And because no

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77:22

MY ROOMMATE GOT ENGAGED TO HER COUSIN!!

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2025/09/03

This week we dive into the "delightfully weird" of our "80's and 90's babies" lives — starting with seeing Freaky Friday get freakier! (yes, it was amazing. Also Lindsay looks incredible, we LOVE a good come back!) And revisiting the things we once thought were fancy as kids that are absolutely not fancy in adulthood. Then Becca takes us through her four years in Utah, a story that plays less like a rom-com and more like a chaotic comedy-horror-thriller complete with strange roommates and endlessly

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62:51

Ashante Is The Reason I Thought I Could Be An Actress

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2025/08/27

This weeks episode is basically a time capsule what life looked like in 2006. We talk about our family camping trip where Jess broke out in a full stress rash, Becca ended up with a throat ulcer, and somehow in the middle of it all we found a ring at the lake that ended up being way more meaningful than we ever expected. We’re sealing John Tucker Must Die into the ultimate 2000s time capsule — because nothing screams teen drama and flip phone energy quite like it. We talk about how Ashanti

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68:06

Haha's With Hoes: Pirates, Poems and Pop Culture

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2025/08/20

This week, Allie’s back with us and things get delightfully introspective. We ask the all-important question: if your inner conscience was a celebrity, who would it be? (Spoiler: classic Doris Day quotes may or may not have shaped our entire childhood personalities.) Then we dig into the wild world of treasure hunts with the documentary Forest Fenn: Gold and Greed—mystery, obsession, and just a little chaos. To wrap it up, Jess shares a benefit in the form of a poem that gently reminds us not to

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56:10

Do I Have A Crush On Abe Lincoln?!

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2025/08/13

Jess shows up with a million questions and zero chill — and we’re here for it. We try to blow her mind with facts, theories, and stuff she definitely wasn’t ready for. Then we spiral into Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, a movie that somehow combines Civil War history with undead mayhem… and it kind of slaps? Becca wraps it up with a benefit: The Ed Mylett Show, hosted by a man who looks like he could rip a phonebook in half but actually just wants to talk about kindness and emotional growth

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62:50

The Lost Daughter and the Found Rage

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/08/06

TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode, we cover stories of different forms of physical and sexual abuse. This may be triggering to some, listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you love is experiencing such abuse, please call 800-799-SAFE 800-799-7233Jess is on a total Betty Crocker meets Topanga streak this week—she whipped up homemade challah (yes, from scratch) and then leveled up with some fancy French toast that has us deep in a French toast vs. waffles face-off. We break down the twisty,

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67:10

Pretty Privilege, But Make It Sci-Fi

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2025/07/30

This week, we uncover the wild world of cruise ship employees—and let’s just say, there’s more swinging than sailing happening below deck. Then we make a splash into the Little Mermaid reboot, where the soundtrack has us feeling… conflicted (justice for the OG “Poor Unfortunate Souls”).Next up: a deep dive into The Uglies—the YA dystopian classic turned movie. We talk beauty standards, brainwashing, and how it hit a little too close to home for our younger selves. Why did this book have us

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69:52

The Joy Index: Random Edition

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2025/07/23

This week, we spiral (in the best way) over the random things that make us unreasonably happy—like the criss cross palm trees at In-N-Out, Airheads comeback tour: sweet, chewy nostalgia in every bite, and the absolutely wild fact that we only ever see one side of the moon (Jess needed a minute).Plus, we break down a rom-com starring Lily James and Emma Thompson that’s basically the Clueless of arranged love stories—totally fetch and full of chaotic charm. Its called Whats Love Got To Do With It (and

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65:18

HaHa's With Hoes: Hot Girls Heal Through Reading

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2025/07/16

The McKenzie sisters are back and more chaotic than ever. This week, Becca leads us headfirst into a very important deep dive discussion: which guy names match which energy drink? (spoiler: if your name is Kyle, you already know). Then we take a turn into early 2000s where Jess tells us all about Life or Something Like It—does it hold up? Did we cry? Probably. And finally, Allie shares this week’s benefit: how reading became her peaceful escape after losing her home in a house fire nine months ago

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52:58

2005 Called—We’re at Chili’s with Brangelina

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2025/07/09

This week, we’re bringing it way back—to 2005, baby! Becca takes us on a full "Brangelina" rewatch journey with Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and somehow that leads straight into a passionate defense of Chili’s (justice for the Triple Dipper). We unpack why 2005 might’ve been the peak of culture, We get nostalgic about early 2000s culture, suburban date nights, and the power of a well-timed skillet queso. Then Jess shares a feel-good benefit she saw on TikTok: the “Best Summer Ever Challenge,” where a group

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57:23

Haha's With Hoes: It's Absolutely None of My Business

Binging With Benefits ·

2025/07/02

This week on Binging with Benefits: We’re joined by a very special guest — our other sister, Allie — who brings pure chaos to the pod with her retelling of The Last Breath. Jess and Becca are STRESSED. The movie is wild, the decisions are unhinged, and the secondhand anxiety is real.We also take a detour down memory lane to revisit some deeply cringey teen moments (swimsuit malfunctions included), and unpack the weird pressure modesty culture put on our developing little brains. It’s giving

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