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

Meagan & Lindy

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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 about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down.

Recent Episodes

OCT 8, 2026
Lindy and Meagan Have Lost Their Damn Bugs
We just want to say thank you to everyone who has been tuning into the live stream so far! We have given away copies of Adult Braces, we have read your essays, and we have fallen in love with each and every one of you!! If you haven’t yet tuned in, we have ONE MORE livestream TONIGHT!!! Join us on Youtube! See you here at 8pm ET // 5pm PT!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/@textmebackpod/streamsThis episode is from Monday to catch you up a bit. Meagan’s important bug update, Lindy’s latest dip in the Florida waters. Christmas. The Kazakhstan/horse meter. Things you can only get when two deranged besties are cooped up in a DC hype house.Speaking of, if you haven’t heard about the goal for this year’s pledge drive: SEND OUR ASSES TO SEE RICKY MARTIN IN KAZAKHSTAN!!! To do that we need new subscribers and so we want you to get your bestie involved!!!! Things you can do during the pledge drive week:Send your bestie a text with a link to your favorite episodeWatch the live stream with your bestieForce them to participate in the Bestie Essay Contestay so you can get compliments and feel the warm tender glow of friendshipTag us with any BFF content on socialsRate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts (maybe you can helps us make it 800 5-star reviews???)Gift your bestie a subscription on Patreon!NEVER LISTENED TO THE POD BEFORE? HERE IS YOUR STARTER KIT TO BEING BFFS WITH US!Learn all about the Kayak Dad lore in: It’s Our First Episode!Meet Kevin in: Lindy and Meagan Need to Talk About KevinLearn why they keep saying BBW in Lindy and Meagan Are Officially BBWsWE NEED OUR ACCOLADES! It helps people find the show.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Spotify⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Apple PodcastsGive us Rave Reviews and Accolades on Apple Podcasts! WE’RE OUT OF FRESH ACCOLADES HELP HELP. Drop us nice words on Apple Podcasts so we don’t whither to dust and drift off on the breeze!STUFF TO CHECK OUT: Order Lindy’s book!!!! Adult BracesNEWSLETTER ME BACK (A FREE WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW!)Check out SWAMP PERSON Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Check out our MERCH so we can make MORE merch!! (Patrons get a discount, so check us out at patreon.com/textmebackpod)Listen Ad-Free by joining our $12 Patreon tier Freakaconda!Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Join our Discord! We’re obsessed with these people.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°If you like this episode and want us to keep making the show forever, please subscribe to our Patreon. This podcast will always be free, but we need your help to produce it -- and if you support our Patreon, you'll get all kinds of goodies in addition to the show itself! Learn more about the different tiers and rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/TextMeBackPodAlso! Please keep in touch with us! You can text OR CALL us at the Best Friend Party Phone: (703) 829-0003.We're on Instagram at @textmebackpod!You can email us at [email protected]!WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO BAD!⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°TEXT ME BACK is a production of Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, proud members of the BFF Network. Our senior producer is Meagan Hatcher-Mays. Our other senior producer is Lindy West. Our show is produced by Alli Slice.Our music is by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo. Diana Bowen is our video and creative advisor. Our digital strategist is Chance Nichols.You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie content, follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!TEXT ME BACK is a comedy podcast where Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays spiral about politics, pop culture, dogs, space, friendship, anxiety, Lord of the Rings, and whatever cursed topic is haunting them that week. Along the way, they’ve welcomed brilliant and hilarious guests including Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show), Kelsey McKinney (Normal Gossip), Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting in Real Life), Guy Branum (Hacks), collaborators, comedians, political experts, writers, and internet icons for deeply unserious conversations.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
78 MIN
OCT 1, 2026
Lindy and Meagan Get Scammed by Local Dog
We’re getting AMPED for next week’s Second Annual BBLs for BBWs Pledge Drive: Send us to Kazakhstan: The Two Towers!!!! Be sure to tune into your YouTube youtube.com/@textmebackpod next week, October 5th through October 8th! We’re doing four nights of IN PERSON LIVE STREAMS to delight and enchant you, and our goal?? SEND US TO SEE RICKY MARTIN IN KAZAKHSTAN!!! To do that we need new subscribers and so we want you to get your bestie involved in this bizarre cult of weirdos!!!!! Things you can do during the pledge drive week:Send your bestie a text with a link to your favorite episodeWatch the live stream with your bestieForce them to participate in the Bestie Essay Contestay so you can get compliments and feel the warm tender glow of friendshipTag us with any BFF content on socialsRate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts (maybe you can helps us make it 800 5-star reviews???)Gift your bestie a subscription on Patreon!Today we have two Surprise Microsegments leading into the main event: Sentences! Let us know YOUR non sequitur one-off thoughts in the discord over at Patreon.com/textmebackpod. And friend of the show Brian? Watch your back, sweetie, Lindy is onto you.AND WE ARE FINALLY KEEPING OUR PROMISE TO DELIVER HARD HITTING SWAMP JOURNALISM. Swamp Person launches October 13th (scary!!). We will be releasing it on the main feed, so you can chomp chomp on political stuff or skip skip if you are dissociating from that scene and just need the Text Me Back giggles. Do YOU have a question for Swamp Person? Use subject line SWAMP PERSON and write in at [email protected] LISTENED TO THE POD BEFORE? HERE IS YOUR STARTER KIT TO BEING BFFS WITH US!Tune into the flame of Meagan’s love for Ricky Martin reignite in Lindy and Meagan are Doing Doo Diligence and in Lindy and Meagan are Moockus Grackus Hear more about Seattle’s EMP (MoPop) and the possible origins of “audially” in Lindy and Meagan Stay on the OnesLearn all about the Kayak Dad lore in: It’s Our First Episode!Meet Kevin in: Lindy and Meagan Need to Talk About KevinLearn why they keep saying BBW in Lindy and Meagan Are Officially BBWsWE NEED OUR ACCOLADES! It helps people find the show.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Spotify⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Apple PodcastsGive us Rave Reviews and Accolades on Apple Podcasts! WE’RE OUT OF FRESH ACCOLADES HELP HELP. Drop us nice words on Apple Podcasts so we don’t whither to dust and drift off on the breeze!STUFF TO CHECK OUT: Pablo Torre Finds Out: Meagan’s listen about Steve Ballmer shenanigans6 bells match houseOrder Lindy’s book!!!! Adult BracesNEWSLETTER ME BACK (A FREE WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW!)Check out SWAMP PERSON Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Check out our MERCH so we can make MORE merch!! (Patrons get a discount, so check us out at patreon.com/textmebackpod)Listen Ad-Free by joining our $12 Patreon tier Freakaconda!Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Join our Discord! We’re obsessed with these people.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°If you like this episode and want us to keep making the show forever, please subscribe to our Patreon. This podcast will always be free, but we need your help to produce it -- and if you support our Patreon, you'll get all kinds of goodies in addition to the show itself! Learn more about the different tiers and rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/TextMeBackPodAlso! Please keep in touch with us! You can text OR CALL us at the Best Friend Party Phone: (703) 829-0003.We're on Instagram at @textmebackpod!You can email us at [email protected]!WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO BAD!⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°TEXT ME BACK is a production of Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, proud members of the BFF Network. Our senior producer is Meagan Hatcher-Mays. Our other senior producer is Lindy West. Our show is produced by Alli Slice.Our music is by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo. Diana Bowen is our video and creative advisor. Our digital strategist is Chance Nichols.You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie content, follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!TEXT ME BACK is a comedy podcast where Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays spiral about politics, pop culture, dogs, space, friendship, anxiety, Lord of the Rings, and whatever cursed topic is haunting them that week. Along the way, they’ve welcomed brilliant and hilarious guests including Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show), Kelsey McKinney (Normal Gossip), Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting in Real Life), Guy Branum (Hacks), collaborators, comedians, political experts, writers, and internet icons for deeply unserious conversations.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
60 MIN
SEP 24, 2026
Lindy and Meagan are Unmistakably Steak & Ale
BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!Our Second Annual BBLs for BBWs Pledge Drive is BACK baby!!! October 5th thru October 8th! Four nights of live streaming on the Youtube youtube.com/@textmebackpod. Special guest(s)! BIG PRIZES. Secrets! Rumors! Pranks! We want YOU to get your bestie involved. Stay tuned for all the details on patreon.com/textmebackpodAND because we’re already obsessed with your best friend(s) we are announcing our first ever Bestay Esstay Contestay!!!!!!! We want to know about your best friendships. Great stories, funny moments, lore, love. Make us laugh, make us cry. Submit your 750 word essay here! We will be reading essays and selecting our top 3 winners! More chaotically presented info in the ep! BUT FIRST! We have a few juicy microsegments dropping for you in this ep. Themes: Breakfast. Enshitification. Lindy’s Rebuilding Year.We also damn near ran the wheels off our media board, so look forward to that. Which brings us to a CALL FOR JINGLES! We have a new segment called Jingle Jangle, currently Jingle-less! Give us a jingle or a jangle with YOUR jingle jangle for the segment Jingle Jangle and we’ll jangle you forever! [email protected] last but not least, Segment P.U.B.E.S!!! Man simping for a multibillion dollar industry while doing small errands at the USPS? You’re on notice, sweetie! Kash Patel? Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. If you have P.U.B.E.S you want to tell us about call into the BFF party phone at (703) 829-0003.NEVER LISTENED TO THE POD BEFORE? HERE IS YOUR STARTER KIT TO BEING BFFS WITH US!Tune into the flame of Meagan’s love for Ricky Martin reignite in Lindy and Meagan are Doing Doo Diligence and in Lindy and Meagan are Moockus Grackus Hear more about Seattle’s EMP (MoPop) and the possible origins of “audially” in Lindy and Meagan Stay on the OnesLearn all about the Kayak Dad lore in: It’s Our First Episode!Meet Kevin in: Lindy and Meagan Need to Talk About KevinLearn why they keep saying BBW in Lindy and Meagan Are Officially BBWsWE NEED OUR ACCOLADES! It helps people find the show.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Spotify⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Apple PodcastsGive us Rave Reviews and Accolades on Apple Podcasts! Mood boosterLove, love, love this nonsense!NIKKI6335 WE’RE SHARING THIS AGAIN BECAUSE THIS REVIEW IS *OUR* MOOD BOOSTERSTUFF TO CHECK OUT: Order Lindy’s book!!!! Adult BracesNEWSLETTER ME BACK (A FREE WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW!)Check out SWAMP PERSON Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Check out our MERCH so we can make MORE merch!! (Patrons get a discount, so check us out at patreon.com/textmebackpod)Listen Ad-Free by joining our $12 Patreon tier Freakaconda!Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Join our Discord! We’re obsessed with these people.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°If you like this episode and want us to keep making the show forever, please subscribe to our Patreon. This podcast will always be free, but we need your help to produce it -- and if you support our Patreon, you'll get all kinds of goodies in addition to the show itself! Learn more about the different tiers and rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/TextMeBackPodAlso! Please keep in touch with us! You can text OR CALL us at the Best Friend Party Phone: (703) 829-0003.We're on Instagram at @textmebackpod!You can email us at [email protected]!WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO BAD!⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°TEXT ME BACK is a production of Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, proud members of the BFF Network. Our senior producer is Meagan Hatcher-Mays. Our other senior producer is Lindy West. Our show is produced by Alli Slice.Our music is by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo. Diana Bowen is our video and creative advisor. Our digital strategist is Chance Nichols.You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie content, follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!TEXT ME BACK is a comedy podcast where Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays spiral about politics, pop culture, dogs, space, friendship, anxiety, Lord of the Rings, and whatever cursed topic is haunting them that week. Along the way, they’ve welcomed brilliant and hilarious guests including Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show), Kelsey McKinney (Normal Gossip), Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting in Real Life), Guy Branum (Hacks), collaborators, comedians, political experts, writers, and internet icons for deeply unserious conversations.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
70 MIN
SEP 17, 2026
Lindy and Meagan Are on Microphone Parole
First on the agenda, we are rage-baiting the Brits. You think the best of Wisconsin and Kentucky couldn’t keep up with lads out on a foggy London night? You’re saying the people of the USA cannot handle the sweltering heat? Bruv we have been sweating since birth. IT’S NOT THE (33℃) HEAT, IT’S THE 128% HUMIDITY!!!! Angry British people, please direct your complaints to [email protected] are also talking about the AI plot against Meagan. Seems unlikely that MHM would make a mistake three separate times in a row…AI overlords, you listening buds? Why are you trying to bring down your loyal minions over here at Text Me Back Podcast?Plus, Meagan brings us Tiktok Digest, featuring the one and only Keke Palmer and Raven-Symoné. Keke if you’re looking for a place to say weird things, please do leave us a voicemail on the Best Friend Party Phone: (703) 829-0003.And 🚨NEW SEGMENT ALERTTTT 🚨We want to know all about your random celebrity encounters! You don’t HAVE to be Keke Palmer to leave us a voicemail on the Best Friend Party Phone, although it’d be better if you were. Call or text us at (703) 829-0003.Want to revisit our bore worm ep? So do we!!! It’ll probably have to be a job for the ole Textmebackolytes over on the discord — connect with those good folks via patreon.com/textmebackpodNEVER LISTENED TO THE POD BEFORE? HERE IS YOUR STARTER KIT TO BEING BFFS WITH US!Learn all about the Kayak Dad lore in: It’s Our First Episode!Meet Kevin in: Lindy and Meagan Need to Talk About KevinLearn why they keep saying BBW in Lindy and Meagan Are Officially BBWsWE NEED OUR ACCOLADES! It helps people find the show.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Spotify⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars only please) on Apple PodcastsGive us Rave Reviews and Accolades on Apple Podcasts! Never laughed moreI laugh harder listening to this podcast than really any other thing. When I tell my friends about it, I can't figure out how to describe it, but trust that it's hilarious and is going to bring so much joy to you! ANONYMOUS25789 IF YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO DESCRIBE THIS SHOW LET US KNOW!!!!!! STUFF TO CHECK OUT: Order Lindy’s book!!!! Adult BracesNEWSLETTER ME BACK (A FREE WAY TO SUPPORT THE SHOW!)Check out SWAMP PERSON Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Check out our MERCH so we can make MORE merch!! (Patrons get a discount, so check us out at patreon.com/textmebackpod)Listen Ad-Free by joining our $12 Patreon tier Freakaconda!Subscribe to Lindy’s newsletter butt news!Join our Discord! We’re obsessed with these people.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°If you like this episode and want us to keep making the show forever, please subscribe to our Patreon. This podcast will always be free, but we need your help to produce it -- and if you support our Patreon, you'll get all kinds of goodies in addition to the show itself! Learn more about the different tiers and rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/TextMeBackPodAlso! Please keep in touch with us! You can text OR CALL us at the Best Friend Party Phone: (703) 829-0003.We're on Instagram at @textmebackpod!You can email us at [email protected]!WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU SO BAD!⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°TEXT ME BACK is a production of Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, proud members of the BFF Network. Our senior producer is Meagan Hatcher-Mays. Our other senior producer is Lindy West. Our show is produced by Alli Slice.Our music is by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo. Diana Bowen is our video and creative advisor. Our digital strategist is Chance Nichols.You can also follow the podcast on Instagram and TikTok @textmebackpod. And for even more bestie content, follow Lindy and Meagan on Instagram at @thelindywest and @importantmeagan!TEXT ME BACK is a comedy podcast where Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays spiral about politics, pop culture, dogs, space, friendship, anxiety, Lord of the Rings, and whatever cursed topic is haunting them that week. Along the way, they’ve welcomed brilliant and hilarious guests including Lizz Winstead (The Daily Show), Kelsey McKinney (Normal Gossip), Samantha Irby (We Are Never Meeting in Real Life), Guy Branum (Hacks), collaborators, comedians, political experts, writers, and internet icons for deeply unserious conversations.⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°✩⋆。°See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
51 MIN