bestie approved: pop culture, reality TV, and deep dives with Travis and Emma.

Travis Rhoden & Emma Hesser

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This is a wild time to be alive and sometimes you just need to hang out with your best friends to remind you that everything is going to be okay. Travis and Emma are two former finance bros and best friends who have a lot of opinions. Kick back and hang out with your new besties each week as they navigate grad school and motherhood, unpack their feelings about the Real Housewives and other Bravolebrities, spiral and scream into the political void, complain about anything and everything, and figure out life one unhinged conversation at a time. Come for the tea, stay for the friendship. From Indy to wherever you listen to podcasts, we love you!

Recent Episodes

JUN 27, 2026
your husband’s a slut | RHORI reunion (part 1) with Lauren from Conspireality.
Leave us a voicemail! ‼️ 📢 VOTE FOR THE NEXT SHOW WE WATCH FOR REALITY ROUNDIUP: dub.sh/jhs4t5N. 🎙️🎧 ⚠️ Trigger warning: this episode includes a discussion regarding Carole Radziwill and her connection to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislene Maxwell. Travis and Emma are hanging out with Lauren from the Conspireality podcast for a Bravo breakdown that starts with conspiracy theories, detours through old-school RHONY chaos, and a deep dive into part one of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island reunion. timestamps 0:00:12 introductions & conspiracies. 0:03:20 what’s the last song you listened to? 0:06:17 Carole is ruining the last good summer on RHONY. ⚠️ trigger warning from 0:08:40 to 0:19:30 for anyone that wants to skip this discussion ⚠️ 0:22:11 Bravo state of the union. 0:40:10 unpacking part 1 of the RHORI reunion. in this episode: 🤝 We get to know Lauren from the Conspireality podcast and she explains that conspiracy theories are just basically gossip now. 😩 The group reacts to Carole Radziwill’s RHONY return even though she’s out of good summers. 🤬 A rundown of Carole’s connection to Ghislaine Maxwell and unpacking some feelings aobut that. 📺 All the Bravo content we’re being blessed with. 😹 Travis gets ANOTHER vocal stim from Drew Sidorah. 🤩 A deep dive in the Ocean State with the women that gave us the best introductory season of Real Housewives in history! 🌊 Our final RHORI friendship picks. more about today’s episode: dub.sh/rhori-reunion-pt-1 Follow Lauren and Jessica from the Conspireality podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. It’s seriously such a good pod. ❤️🎙️🎧 more about Lauren: dub.sh/lauren-s also meet her cohost, Jessica: https://dub.sh/jessica-r from Indy to wherever you listen to podcasts, we love you! ⭐️ rate and review the pod on Apple Podcasts! 🔗 check out the bestie approved website: https://dub.sh/bestie 🤝🏽 follow us on social media: https://dub.sh/bestie-socials 📧 email us: ~[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])~ Listen if you love: pop culture, Bravo deep dives, reality tv commentary, conspiracy theories, and two best friends just having an absolute time. your husband's a slut | RHORI reunion with Conspireality. © 2026 by Travis Rhoden and Emma Hesser is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
86 MIN
JUN 26, 2026
reality roundup with Chantel | RHORI season 1 finale
Leave us a voicemail! We just wrapped up the best first season of Real Housewives that Bravo has ever produced. This week, Travis and Emma are joined by a very special guest- Bravo content creator and Karen Huger’s NUMBER ONE supporter, Chantel (@purplepandapants), to dive deep into the The Real Housewives of Rhode Island season 1 finale (The Ferry-Tale is Over)! timestamps 0:05:01 Chantel's approach to watching Bravo. 0:07:18 why we love RHORI. 0:10:51 chaos is entertaining for Emma. 0:13:14 predictions for season 2 0:24:18 diving into the RHORI finale. 0:39:55 our lack of professionalism is charming. 1:15:08 which housewife would you want to be friends with? in this episode: 🤔 We try to figure out who’s going to change their personality because they become self-aware in season 2. 🤩 We share our thoughts on why the women in Rhode Island beat every other city in the country. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 The magic of Block Island repairs Liz and Jo-Ellen’s friendship. 💍 Billy gives Alicia the proposal she has deserved for 9 years. 💪🏽 Gary becomes even hotter when he stands up for his Jo-Ellen to a troll that lives under a bridge with the audacity to cheat on his perfect wife. 💜🐼👖 a very special thank you to our new friend, Chantel! When she’s not at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility to support her friend with legal troubles, she’s examining the friendship dynamics on Bravo and still finding time to be really cool. 🫶🏽❤️ 🔗 Learn more about Chantel here: https://dub.sh/chantel 🫶🏽 from Indy to wherever you listen to podcasts, we love you! ⭐️ rate and review the pod on Apple Podcasts! 💻 check out the bestie approved website: dub.sh/1vgFdNf 📱 follow us on social media: dub.sh/utwkxGq ✉️ email us: [email protected]
81 MIN