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Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend

Alison Rosen
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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... more

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Renee Colvert joins us and she's searching for her THING and it involves fifty or so non-consecutive Babysitters Club books. Also Bluey. Tony Thaxton just celebrated a birthday and we're making Daniel come up with some new baby names. He does not dis... more

In 2002, I was assigned a story for Seventeen Magazine about the popularity of the Christian rock scene. They sent me to New Hampshire to attend the Inside Out Soul Festival. The photographer assigned to the story was a young woman named Elizabeth Li... more

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Cole Imperi joins Tony, Daniel and me to address the lack of hummingbirds quaffing at our feeder. We also discuss the era where everyone wanted to be a marine biologist, tracking hobbies, superstitions, DIY perfume hacks, Owen's profane joke, Shakey'... more

Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Lemonada Media, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss) is back with an excellent, heavily researched book about how to deal with the opiate crisis. It's called Last Day: Ho... more

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Recent Guests

Elizabeth Lippman
Director, Photographer
Self-employed / Freelance; collaborates with various networks and brands
Episode: Elizabeth Lippman
Cole Imperi
Famed Thanatologist, Thanabotanist, and Hummingbird Specialist
Episode: Cole's Constant Canning, Marine Biologists, Owen's New Joke
Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Actor, activist, CEO, author of Last Day
Lemonada Media
Episode: Stephanie Wittels Wachs Has Injustice Sensitivity
Emily Fleming
Guest, comedian/actress/writer, with personal life updates and career notes
Episode: Emily's Fleming's News, Sniff Chat, Party Etiquette
Ophira Eisenberg
Comic, podcaster, writer; host of Parenting Is A Joke and former NPR host
Meg Establishment (contextual)
Episode: Ophira Eisenberg
Jackie Kashian
Stand-up comedian and podcaster
The Dork Forest / The Dark Forest
Episode: Crowded Warrens, Cancelled Comics, A Potential Invite Scam
Matt Rodbard
Journalist, James Beard nominated, cookbook author, and podcast host
Taste Cooking / Penguin Random House
Episode: Matt Rodbard
Daniel Quance
Husband of Alison Rosen, writer/creative
Self-employed
Episode: Dog Days, Lionsgate Portal, 15% of Alison that Daniel Hates
Tony Thaksin
Guest contributor
Self-employed
Episode: Dog Days, Lionsgate Portal, 15% of Alison that Daniel Hates

Host

Alison Rosen
Host of the show; lead interviewer and conversational guide

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 7.2k ratings
  • Off the deep end

    I guess she was always weird but lately she’s become a weird center-right-winger, so I’m done. Odd that she chose the party that hates her whole identity.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    gagewhylds
    Canadaa month ago
  • Always midteresting

    As I make progress in therapy my drive to prove myself to the world diminishes. Great revelation. Thank you for naming this triumph.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Crow445
    United Statesa month ago
  • Vanderpump Rules

    If you are going to talk about Vanderpump rules for 45 minutes of the show, I would appreciate it if you would let us know beforehand so I could fast forward through that.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Ryctigdubxuhx
    United States2 months ago
  • A good hang

    Been listening for years, it’s truly like hanging with your best friend, but you don’t have to do any socializing! Interviews are insightful and the chat shows are fun and entertaining.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Grace80810
    United States2 months ago
  • A very over due review

    Well this review is over due because this has been my favorite podcast for the past 10+ years. Alison is very open, silly and relatable and she brings out the best in her guests. The Thursday shows are fun and feel like hanging out with friends and the Monday shows are either interesting interviews with different guests or an Alison + (Alison’s husband) Daniel show. Alison + Daniel shows I love the most but the mix of the two is the best. I love the new fav words segment and the occasional fragr... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    heatherlysak
    United States2 months ago

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Show is known for a welcoming vibe and strong interview skills when guests share behind-the-scenes insights.
Listeners praise warmth, humor, and relatable banter with guests.
Some criticisms note political viewpoints or guest selection as polarizing for certain listeners.
Longtime fans value candid, personal storytelling and chemistry between hosts.

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Stephanie Wittels Wachs Has Injustice Sensitivity
Q: What motivated you to write Last Day and compile the information into a book?
Stephanie describes gathering extensive interviews and sources from the podcast to turn the material into a navigable guide for families and professionals, aiming to democratize knowledge about opioid use disorder and provide practical paths for recovery.
Ophira Eisenberg
Q: How did Ophira first get into performing and what drew her to comedy's path in North America?
She describes an early love of performance, moving from Canada to the US, stumbling into stand-up workshops, and gradually finding a community in New York that supported her growth; the process was long and filled with fits and starts but ultimately led to a career in radio and stage.
Matt Rodbard
Q: How did you transition from music and weekly magazines to food media and podcasts?
The guest explains a long-term interest in culture and storytelling, followed by strategic moves through Time Out, SYNC, and MetroMix, ultimately leading to Taste and This Is Taste, where he could focus on stories about food culture rather than chasing lists.
Dog Days, Lionsgate Portal, 15% of Alison that Daniel Hates
Q: What does retirement mean to you in the context of pursuing show business dreams?
The speakers suggest retirement is not a fixed end but a shift in focus toward enjoying life, relationships, and less relentless career pressure, while still pursuing meaningful work.
Christina P (encore)
Q: How did you end up on reality TV, and what was that casting process like?
She explains the casting goal of exposing emotional vulnerability, the role of crying in auditions, and how the ensemble cast dynamics shaped her experiences on Road Rules.

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2. Cole Imperi
3. Stephanie Wittels Wachs
4. Emily Fleming
5. Ophira Eisenberg
6. Jackie Kashian
7. Matt Rodbard
8. Daniel Quance

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