Betches Co-Founders Aleen Dreksler, Jordana Abraham, and Sami Sage—aka the OG Betches friend group that started it all—welcome you to their pop culture group ch...
This week, Aleen and Jordana celebrate Betches’ 14th birthday, reminisce about their early days growing the company, and announce the launch of Aleen’s new Substack, Please Advise. Then, they get into all things Super Bowl LIX: Taylor getting booed, Kendrick wearing Timothée Chalamet’s Celine jeans and leaning into pettiness at the halftime show, Jeremy Strong’s Dunkin’ ad, Paige and Craig sightings, and more. If you’re as excited about the return of The White Lotus as we are, then tune into Sami’s recap episodes every Monday on the @Betches podcast feed. Our Betch of the Week, presented by Peacock's Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, is Jalen Hurts for his decisive win. We’re sending Travis Kelce to the Caymans for being a little too polite about the man who publicly trolls his girlfriend.
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Mad About The Betch Valentine's Day Special, Presented by Peacock
This bonus episode of @Betches is sponsored by Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, streaming exclusively on Peacock. Aleen, Jordana, and Sami share their love of Bridget, and the way the movies celebrate imperfect women. Then, they discuss their Valentines day plans, reflect on their angsty teen journal entries, and memories of accidental pot brownie consumption. To close out the episode, they read some listener submission diary entires about their crushes.
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Beyonce's Grammys Success, Analyzing Blake Lively, & The Fall Of Emilia Pérez
This week, Aleen, Jordana, and Sami share their highlights from the Grammys and dissect Taylor's outfit for hidden meanings. Then, after having read the full Justin Baldoni lawsuit, they try to analyze the strategic mind of Blake Lively, and how things got so messy. What are the chances Blake joins Taylor at the Super Bowl on Sunday? In Oscars news, Emilia Pérez might not be as much of a frontrunner as originally projected, now that Karla Sofia Gascon's problematic tweets have come to light. Aleen thinks Zoe Saldaña might still have a fighting chance. On the awards circuit for A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg has been trying to distance himself from the association with Mark Zuckerberg... don't worry, Jesse, you're much more human to us. Our Betch of the Week, presented by Peacock's Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, is obviously Beyonce for her long-awaited Grammy wins, tour announcement, and our favorite meme so far this year. As for the Caymans, we're sending Kim Kardashian's ex husband (who shall not be named) for his red carpet stunt, and Karla for those tweets and her lack of apology.
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45:10
Taylor Swift Engagement Rumors, Meryl Streep’s Great Escape, & Chanel Ayan’s Survivor Mixup
This week, Aleen, Jordana, and Sami analyze the latest pap photos and rumors around Taylor Swift’s potential engagement to Travis Kelce. Could a pair of gloves be hiding a ring, or is it just freezing outside? Are they waiting until after the Super Bowl to make their big announcement? Is this all an intentional distraction tactic to distance herself from the Blake Lively drama? On that note, Jordana’s entire TikTok algorithm is full of It Ends With Us drama, which prompted her and Sami to rewatch the OG Gossip Girl pilot - and Chuck is so much worse than they remembered. Next, they celebrate Meryl Streep’s incredible escape from the LA wildfires by cutting a hole in her fence and driving through it. Then, Spencer Pratt remains consistent as Heidi Montag’s biggest fan, shutting down fan suggestions that she should join RHOBH. Our Betch of the Week is Chanel Ayan, who mistakenly thought the former Survivor contestants on The Traitors were in fact survivors of real life tragedies. No one is going to the Caymans this week - but if you think there’s someone who deserves it, let us know your thoughts!
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Is TikTok Different Now?, Unpacking Justin Baldoni's Lawsuit, & Emilia Pérez Sweeps Oscar Noms
This week, Aleen, Jordana, and Sami share where they were when TikTok went dark, their theories about how the app is changing, and their favorite memes from Monday's inauguration. Then, they dive deep into Justin Baldoni's new lawsuit and some of the more revealing text exchanges with Blake Lively (aka Khaleesi?). Is Ryan Reynolds the real mastermind behind this feud? What does Jenny Slate know that we don't? There's more to this than what we've seen so far, and we'll be keeping an eye on how things unfold. Next, Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and it looks like it's time for Aleen to finally finish watching Emilia Pérez, because it came out on top with an impressive, if baffling, 13 noms. Finally, they give their review of fellow Best Picture nominee Anora. Our joint Betches of the Week are TikTok, for pulling a Selena Gomez and coming back online a mere 12 hours after dramatically going dark, and @Bee.Better.Company for helping us decipher the Baldoni lawsuit. We're sending Ryan Reynolds to the Caymans to get his ego under control once and for all.
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Betches Co-Founders Aleen Dreksler, Jordana Abraham, and Sami Sage—aka the OG Betches friend group that started it all—welcome you to their pop culture group chat. Each week they cover all the latest in celeb drama, the hottest TV & movies out now, and never fail to say some v funny sh*t (ofc). Come for the hot takes, stay for the group chat vibe. (Formerly Betch Slapped)