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Mama, let’s research wind and find out where it comes from! bestie approved became a science podcast this week and we healed from the trauma of wind being one of the things we simply don’t understand. Travis is hanging out with his podcast friend and science bestie, Dr. Jeff Zurek, to help us finally get to the bottom of this mystery.Then we said mama, let’s research some more and unpacked how wind is related to climate change and how important it is for us to do something about that! 🎙️ share bestie approved with your messiest friend. 🤩 rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. 🎧 from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️Connect with Jefflearn more about Jefflisten to Whimsical Wavelengths anywhere podcasts are available@whimsicallambda.bsky.social on Bluesky whimsical.wavelengths on InstagramWhimsical Wavelengths on FacebookConnect with Travis & EmmaCheck out the bestie approved website: bestieapproved.comall of our social media: bestie approved Linktreeemail us: hello@bestieapproved.comTravis FINALLY learns about wind with a literal scientist. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0.References“Bill Nye The Science Guy on Wind.” 2009. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uBqohRu2RRk?si=wz0hRU4Ihv486kvw.Oxford University Press. 1926. “wind, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more.” Oxford English Dictionary. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/wind_n1.

Travis is hanging out with his cousin, Taylor, again this week for more tales from the hell that is being a teacher in 2025 and a full reality roundup where we unpack Taylor’s first experience with the Real Housewives ever!this week, we get into:Taylor looking for deeper meaning literally anywhere and everywhereTaylor’s leadership experience in the most unlikely organizationupdates from this week in teachingTravis’s week from hella very special reality roundup where Taylor shares her thoughts from her first Real Housewives experience, followed by a deep dive into Season 1, Episode 9 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (RHOSLC): “Hip Hop & Heartbreak”Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️Connect with Travis & Emma (and Taylor)WE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE: bestieapproved.comall of our social media: bestie approvedemail us: hello@bestieapproved.comfinding meaning and purpose with the president of the Corbin Bleu fan club. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.

This week, Travis is hanging out with Amy Dickens to talk about why adults desperately need more play, more aliveness, and more FUN. We dig into burnout, healing, nervous system regulation, and the tiny habits that can change everything. Grab your copy of Amy’s book, 101 Ways to Spread Joy, and let’s get to work and spread some joy!connect with AmyClick here to order your copy of 101 Ways to Spread Joy!Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @theamydickensAmy’s website: livejoyfullyou.comListen to Joyfully You wherever you get podcasts!find out more about Amy hereconnect with Travs & EmmaWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE: bestieapproved.comall of our social media: bestie approvedemail: hello@bestieapproved.comShare bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️let your inner child go for a hot girl walk with Amy Dickens. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Emma is officially on baby-watch, so Travis’ cousin Taylor jumps in for a collab episode that turns into a chaotic-but-wholesome catch-up: current hyperfixations, teacher life in 2025, AI in the classroom, and a group rant about men…in public spaces.Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️Connect with usWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE! bestieapproved.com All of our social media: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.com

This week, Emma shares a pregnancy update, Travis tries to take down a pyramid scheme on TikTok Live, and they both spiral over seed oils. For reality roundup, we get into a full breakdown of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 8 (Hot Tub Confessions).Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. From Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️Connect with usWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE! bestieapproved.comAll of our social media: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.com

Happy Jen Shah Prison Release Day to all those who celebrate! Emma’s having an amazing time with her perfect baby. This week, Travis is hanging out with comedian, podcast host, and pop culture connoisseur, Jolenta Greenberg. In honor of Jen Shah’s prison sentence ending early, Travis and Jolenta are taking it back to where this journey started and unpacking one of the most iconic two-part episodes of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City- I Was Driving Carpool! (Season 2 Episode 9) and Highway to Veil (Season 2 Episode 10).Follow Jolenta because she’s so cool and deserves your attention ❤️Check out Hot Mess-terpiece Theatre wherever you listen to podcasts Jolenta’s websiteFollow Jolenta on InstagramCheck out Jolenta’s standup on YouTubeGrab your copy of How to Be Fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help BooksMore about JolentaConnect with Travis & EmmaWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE!! bestieapproved.comFollow us everywhere: linktr.ee/travisandemmaEmail us: hello@bestieapproved.com🎧🎙️ Listen to bestie approved wherever you get podcasts. If you like the show, leave us a 5-star review and we will share it with the world (we love attention). 🤩 Share the pod with your messiest friend and always remember- from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️

REALITY ROUNDUP WITH OUR PODCAST FRIENDS!Travis is hanging out with the bestie approved returning champions, Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives, to unpack the season 15 premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills!Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️This is also our first attempt at a video episode! Check it out on YouTube!Connect with usWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE! bestieapproved.comAll of our social media: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.comCheck out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod)website: Husbands Watching HousewivesApple Podcasts: Husbands Watching HousewivesTikTok: @husbandswatchinYouTube: @HusbandsWatchingHousewivesLinktree: Husbands Watching Housewives

🚨 A quick heads up: This week’s episode is way more political than usual. 🚨Emma literally just had her baby and she’s home hanging out with that perfect little baby angel. 🥹👶🏼 Travis is trying to navigate the world without Emma while she’s on her maternity break, so he’s hanging out with two of his new podcast friends, David and Lisa Beckemeyer, from This Week in Outrage. We dive into why everything feels so loud, angry, and broken right now, and why there’s actually way more middle ground (and exhausted, reasonable humans) than the internet wants you to believe.We get into:How David went from getting into Twitter fights and doom-scrolling cable news to starting a research-driven podcast about toxic polarization and building bridges.The concept of the “exhausted majority”- the huge group of people who don’t love either party, hate the constant outrage, and don’t realize they’re actually part of the majority.Why our brains love feeling morally superior and how partisan media (on both sides) profits from keeping us angry and addicted.The wild case study of The Necessary Conversation podcas (it’s actually not satire).Trump as a “charismatic hero” for some people, and what happens psychologically when your entire identity is wrapped up in one politician.DEI, Target, culture wars, and why some folks feel like they’re “losing the culture” regardless of facts and reality.A revelation about trad wives, the manosphere, Project 2025, and the strange obsession with deciding how other people should live.RFK Jr., beef tallow, anti-vax conspiracies, and the Noah’s Ark experience in Kentucky. If you’re exhausted by the 24-hour news cycle or just confused about how we got here… this one’s for you. 💖Connect with David & LisaOutrage Overload: interviews with scientists, researchers, and practitioners on toxic polarization and bridge-building.This Week in Outrage: David & Lisa’s weekly show breaking down the latest political chaos with humor and nuance.Sponsors from this episode🛏️ Cozy Earth Ridiculously soft bamboo sheets that keep you cool all night. Get 41% off anything on the site with code BESTIE at checkout at cozyearth.com.👕 HyperNatural Jade-stone fiber polos and tees named Best Men’s Polo Shirts of 2024 by Men’s Journal. Get 20% off with code BESTIE at hypernaturalstyle.com.Connect with Travis & EmmaWE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE: bestieapproved.comFollow us everywhere: linktr.ee/travisandemma.comEmail us: hello@bestieapproved.com🎧🎙️ Listen to bestie approved wherever you get podcasts. If you like the show, leave us a 5-star review and we will share it with the world (we love attention). 🤩 Share the pod with your messiest friend and always remember- from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️

Sorry it’s been a chaotic couple weeks for us and we took an accidental break from the show! This week we get into a Mandela Effect from Travis’s middle school years (the Beyonce remix of In Da Club), we also lean into being an AI-first podcast (spiraling over AI psychosis and AI in general), and Travis makes a pitch for the besties to be bartenders on Watch What Happens Live. For reality roundup, Travis and Emma unpack season 1 episode 7 of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️Connect with usLinktree: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.com

This week, we dive into Gavin Newsom dragging his political opponents to hell on Twitter, Lady Gaga investigating January 6th, people believing Helen Keller wasn't a real person, and a chaotic reality roundup with season 1 episode 6 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️Connect with usLinktree: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.com

🎙️ MORE PODCAST FRIENDS! 🎧Don't call it a comeback...call it a takeover! Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives are back for another collab with Travis and Emma to unpack the season premier of The Real Housewives of Potomac!Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️Connect with usLinktree: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.comCheck out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod)website: Husbands Watching HousewivesApple Podcasts: Husbands Watching HousewivesTikTok: @husbandswatchinYouTube: @HusbandsWatchingHousewivesLinktree: Husbands Watching Housewives

🎙️ BONUS EPISODE WITH OUR NEW PODCAST FRIEND! 🎧hey besties! Travis and Emma got to hang out in with their new podcast friend, Brittany in The Girls Room, and they had an absolute time! From raging Gaylors to actually gay cookie company CEOs, this was a really fun show.Brittany is so much fun, and it was so cool of her to have us on. Do us a favor and tell your messiest friend about The Girls Room because it’s definitely bestie approved! We can’t wait to do this again! ❤️🎧 check out this very special bonus episode where we get into it all:Taylor Swift theories 🧐Crumbl’s CEO and the silly joke that turned into a coming out announcement 🍪🌈The parallels between Lil Nas X and Amanda Bynes 😥❤️‍🩹Why Charlie XCX is that girl and Travis just really needs her to be okay 🫶🏽The guilty pleasure that is the Kardashians (but not for Travis) 😤from Indy to The Girls Room to wherever you’re listening, WE LOVE YOU! 🫶🏽meet Brittany in The Girls Room! (I like eggs.🥚)show website: The Girls Roomconnect with the bestiesLinktree: bestie approvedemail us: hello@bestieapproved.com

This week, Travis and Emma are recording remotely (practice for future guests 👀) but they're still bringing the same chaos and laughs.Emma’s pregnancy update (little August is now the size of spaghetti squash).The DUDEROBE solution to fragile masculinity in robes.Natural vs. clinical deodorant.Pet-parent struggles: from pulling rope out of Boomer’s butt to shaving Max’s.Fast-food sauce tragedies (Burger King and Taco Bell, we’re looking at you).reality roundup:RHOSLC Season 6 trailer (Lisa Barlow never disappoints 🔥)Karen Huger’s post-DUI “free woman” moment.RHOSLC S1E5 recap.They also shout out listener reviews, talk family reactions to the pod, and reflect on what makes their chemistry click. Shorter ep this week, but packed with iconic moments.Connect with us:Linktree: bestie approvedemail: hello@bestieapproved.com

Travis and Emma are joined by Scott and Geoff from Husbands Watching Housewives to unpack the season 6 premier of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City!Share bestie approved with your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️Connect with usLinktree: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.comCheck out Husbands Watching Housewives (friends of the pod)website: Husbands Watching HousewivesApple Podcasts: Husbands Watching HousewivesTikTok: @husbandswatchinYouTube: @HusbandsWatchingHousewivesLinktree: Husbands Watching Housewives

Travis is back from Podcast Movement 2025, Emma’s fighting pregnancy pains, and the besties have so much to catch up on.This week, we get into:Emma’s pregnancy update (he’s huge and likes to party in her uterus)A scathing review of And Just Like ThatBehind the scenes at Podcast Movement and Travis’s chaotic journey back homeThe girl who refused to check her bag and made Travis miss his connecting flight.As always, follow us everywhere, rate & review the pod to help us grow, and share us with your messiest friend!

Travis wakes up in full chaos mode and Emma is in no mood to deal with his nonsense, but that doesn’t stop the besties from diving into everything from trash bagels to driving lessons with the Barlows.This week, we get into:The emotional rollercoaster of a morning FaceTimeTravis’ horrific first trip to Dollar GeneralWould you ever buy a ticket to someone’s wedding?How much money is too much money to still be miserableThe death of fall & springThe return of the tandem bikersReality Roundup: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 3

Travis and Emma dive headfirst into the chaos of their shared notes app and bring you a mix of hot takes, rants, and reality TV breakdowns.They start with Nelly Furtado’s comeback performance and the unhinged internet discourse around her looks, leading into a bigger conversation about Ozempic culture, compounding pharmacies, and America’s broken healthcare system.From there, Emma gives a pregnancy update, Travis rants about stores getting rid of baskets, and the two of them debate whether folding laundry should be automated or savored with gratitude.In Reality Roundup: Jen Shah is allegedly banning Ghislaine Maxwell from her prison yoga classes, Jax Taylor is (probably) running his own fan account, and the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ladies are three hours late to dinner but right on time for a fight.

After a short break, Travis and Emma are back, and today’s episode is stacked. Emma shares a pregnancy update and gets real about scoliosis, overheated classrooms, and why her hearing is suddenly failing. Travis details a hilarious (and infuriating) saga with Fabletics customer service, and they both dive deep into the chaotic mess of ICE expansion in Indiana, immigration policy, and why they’re not here for fascist Barbie governors.Later, they talk about:Listener shoutouts (hey Argentina and Australia!),The wild new prison roommate for Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes,School supplies discourse and how parents are somehow mad about sharing crayons,And the first episode of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, where Jesus, drama, and hospital-smelling shade take center stage.Write to your representatives:https://action.aclu.org/send-message/shut-down-alligator-alcatrazhttps://iga.in.gov/information/find-legislatorshttps://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/For the love of God, vote.https://vote.gov/http://votinginfoproject.org/

In this milestone 10th episode, Travis and Emma are embracing the chaos, from hospital visits to pop culture commentary. Get in for the joyride.Emma kicks things off with a pregnancy update that includes an ER scare, an extra-large baby (hi, little papaya!), and new ways her son is keeping her on her toes. Meanwhile, Travis details his own unexpected trip to the ER after mysteriously passing out on campus.They discuss Travis’s life-changing Kesha concert experience, and announce that he’s heading solo to Podcast Movement 2025, so if you’ll be in Dallas, hit him up for a guest swap!From there, it’s classic bestie approved chaos: A listener shoutout that gets way too emotional (thank you, Jordan 🥹), a deep-dive into Hollister’s “vintage” collection, vanity sizing, and what fashion even means anymore, g=the most unhinged take on the internet: don’t date feminists??? (cue rage), a rant about Trisha Paytas, Travis gets mad at the Heritage Foundation for trying to “woke-proof” your estate plan, and the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives reunion recap!There’s some serious stuff this week, including discussions around motherhood, trauma, and religious pressure, but also a lot of laughs, cathartic yelling, and the usual amount of oversharing.We love you from Indy to Egypt! See you next week, besties 💕

This week, chaos reigns and sweat is abundant. Travis and Emma kick off with a pregnancy update that includes mango-sized milestones, nasal congestion, and a deeply personal couch groove. Emma’s car still isn’t fixed, which means you’ll be hearing about that for weeks. Meanwhile, Travis accidentally signs up for umbilical cord storage emails and regrets everything. The besties dive headfirst into Republicans fighting with AI robots on Twitter (excuse us, X), Elon Musk’s imaginary America Party, and what it means to be “woke” in the year of our Lord 2025. Spoiler: they are not impressed.Also in this week's reality roundup:The long-awaited return of Ladies of LondonA piping hot recap of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives episodes 9 and 10, featuring: beignet diplomacy, the worst baby announcement timing in history, and one last final roast of Demi, who should never be allowed to cry on camera againWhy Jessi and Mayci are the undisputed queens of the seasonShare bestie approved wtth your messiest friend. Rate and review the show wherever you listen to podcasts. We love you! ❤️Connect with usInstagram: @bestieapprovedpodcastTwitter/X: @bestieapprovedpodFacebook: Travis & EmmaTikTok: @bestieapprovedpodLinktree: bestie approvedEmail: hello@bestieapproved.com