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Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your mind. 

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    • Society & Culture
    • 3.9 • 486 Ratings

Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your mind. 

    The Final Episode

    The Final Episode

    After 6 years straight of weekly episodes, this is our final This Is Why podcast (!). We get updates on how the show has affected people's lives, read mushy gush farewell messages and answer two last listener questions. In the news we discuss vaccinations & spending time with people who have different political views. Angela talks about her bridal shower venue getting double booked and Laura talks about getting yelled at by an old man. Thank you listeners for hanging out with us for the last six years and sharing your lives and listening to ours. What a wild ride! 
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    • 1 hr 42 min
    How to Master Dating & Everything We’ve Learned

    How to Master Dating & Everything We’ve Learned

    This week we share our top dating lessons and tips from the past 6 years. We answer your listener questions including letting grudges go and getting along with in-laws. In the news we discuss the best dating shows ever & a new dating app hits the market. Angela gets locked out of Facebook for posting wedding photos and Laura ponders Bennifer. 
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    6-Year Anniversary Celebration

    6-Year Anniversary Celebration

    It's our 6-Year Anniversary and we drop some BIG NEWS! We look back at our top episodes, the past 6 years and feel the feels. Then we answer your listener questions including a follow-up from a listener who went against our advice and now has a new problem and another listener who is a COVID bride and doesn’t know what anniversary to celebrate. In the news we discuss why more couples are sleeping apart & Pinterest bans all weight loss ads. 
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    • 55 min
    Having Better Sex (& Sleep!) ft. Amanda Goetz, founder of House of Wise CBD

    Having Better Sex (& Sleep!) ft. Amanda Goetz, founder of House of Wise CBD

    This week we talk all about CBD and how it can help with sleep, sex and more. We welcome Amanda Goetz, founder of House of Wise, a CBD company that enables women to take control of their sleep, sex, stress, and wealth by earning money selling high-end, trusted CBD products. We answer your listener questions including one listener whose sleep schedule has been off ever since Covid hit and a male listener who is confused by fuckboy culture. Then we talk about what’s in the news: some people think LSD can treat allergies & a social media post sparks debate over the use of the term “single mom.” 
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    • 57 min
    Surviving Postpartum ft. Doula Devon Clement

    Surviving Postpartum ft. Doula Devon Clement

    This week we talk all about postpartum care, babies and doulas! We welcome Devon Clement, a postpartum doula, parenting guide, baby sleep coach and owner of the agency Happy Family After. We answer your listener questions including what to do when your partner doesn’t want more kids and when to bring up kids when you’re dating. In the news we discuss a summer baby boom & a new Gerber Baby. 
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Angela Got Married!

    Angela Got Married!

    It's one of our most anticipated episodes: Angela got married!!! We hear all about it: the rain! the tears! the trash bags! We answer your listener questions including one listener who hates her best friend’s fiancé and another listener who is worried about bridesmaid etiquette. In the news: low-rise jeans are actually back & Gwen Stefani might have had a secret wedding. Angela's dad wears jeans to her wedding and Laura learns about scar massage.
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    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5
486 Ratings

486 Ratings

aab8709 ,

Let Angela Speak

I’ve listened to this podcast since it came out and I love listening to Laura and Angela each week. I noticed that Laura interrupts Angela constantly, especially in the re-brand. I love how passionate and excited Laura gets when she tells stories/offers her point of view, but please let Angela speak! I’m listening to the episode where Angela tells everyone her dad has cancer and Laura INTERRUPTED her mid sentence to talk about herself :/ Love the podcast, but ladies please make the banter more balanced between you both!

Kal_Avery ,

I think this one has run its course...

I used to love this podcast but now can’t stand it. “Like” every other word is like nails on a chalkboard, and they seem like they’re living in another very different world. Totally can’t relate to anything they talk about these days. I deleted the podcast from my subscriptions after being a listener for many years.

Alizontheamazon ,

Laura get a clue

I listened to this podcast from day one but finally stopped because of Laura. She constantly talks over Angela, is so out of touch with reality, pretends to care about the world but is so privileged without ever genuinely acknowledging it. She’s what’s wrong with America disguised as a progressive liberal.

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