Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Updated: 03 Nov 2025 • 1405 episodes
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A twice weekly podcast hosted by award-winning interviewer and everyone's new best friend Alison Rosen. Mondays are one-on-ones featuring surprisingly honest conversations that are equal parts silly, serious and revelatory. Thursdays are roundtable group shows. You will laugh, think, and feel less alone. (Unless you don't feel alone at all in which case, congrats! You've done it!) Support the show on Patreon. Sign up for a year and get two months free. Patreon.com/alisonrosen

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Halloween has come and gone. Daniel nearly lost his cool when he found out about a certain costume rule. Elliot had his first sleepover and I want to know if every adult woman was described as a "neat gal" when you were growing up too. I've never greeted trick or treating with open arms and we talk about workplace poli

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Niccole Thurman is here and she has some thoughts about a certain situation that keeps happening. Also why are they called pigtails? We discuss her imminent move to NYC, apartment hunting, my experience at Aquashella, aggressive people, a first ever product pan and more! Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and Podcast Pa

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We go deep on people pleasing, growing up among dysfunction, personality disorders and more and then I share some ideas I have about new podcasts. Daniel is semi-encouraging.   Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com P

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Jesse Thorn joins us to talk about Dr. Dada, face worms, whether we're all dressing up for Halloween or not, cruises, amusement parks, dog units, The Bermuda Triangle, pets of yore, The 25th Anniversary of Bullseye, tortoises and so much more. Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourse

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I saw my doctor today who left me with a riddle. I need Daniel's input. Also was my doctor in a frat? Daniel needs math to be visual and my dad claimed he invented wearing red sweaters. Bald eagles don't sound like what we think they do and turns out I've inherited a vindictive streak. Plus sociopaths! Plus we did a ro

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Jenna Kim Jones and #AL are here and Jenna has pulled off an unbelievable feat involving her children's costumes: she has convinced them they don't actually want to be KPop Demon Hunters. Meanwhile there is a giant Halloween animatronic in our living room and Tony has PTSD regarding the way we're recording. Facebook ma

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