Hello Bes-tea!
Hello Bes-tea! is a podcast centered around two friends having candid conversations on the couch. Reddit stories are shared along with personal experiences involving parenting, relationships, home organization, and life in general. Kick back and get cozy on the couch with us to think, laugh, or cry. It’s friend therapy, bes-tea style!
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"Stolen Tongues" by Felix Blackwell is a horror novel by Felix Blackwell, originally published as a viral series titled “My Romantic Cabin Getaway” on the NoSleep subreddit, which later gained popularity as a self-published book in the indie horror community. The story centers on Felix and his fiancée Faye, who travel to a secluded mountain cabin to celebrate their engagement, only to be tormented by inexplicable voices, unsettling noises, and supernatural phenomena that focus particularly on Faye's sleep disorder.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35524932-stolen-tongues
Felix Blackwell first posted the story in the NoSleep community as a series of entries inspired by his fiancée’s real-life sleep disorder. The original thread quickly amassed a following for its blend of supernatural horror and psychological suspense, characterized by a slow build of dread and ambiguous threats lurking just outside the cabin. The story’s popularity led to its expansion and eventual release as a full-length novel and even inspired an upcoming feature film adaptation.https://thewilsonbillboard.com/2025/04/from-forums-to-publishing-a-chilling-internet-horror-story/
📚 Upcoming Reads:
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. Don't forget ☝🏽 to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa. _____________________________________________
📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
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Imagine a ticking clock, not a regular day, but your very last. Would you spend it frantically checking off a bucket list, or savoring every mundane moment you usually rush past?
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera is a young adult contemporary novel set in a near-future version of New York City where an organization called Death-Cast can predict when people are going to die and notifies them by phone on the day of their death. The story follows two teenage boys — Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio — who both receive a call informing them that they will die within the next 24 hours.https://vickywhoreads.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/drc-they-both-die-at-the-end-by-adam-silvera/
The novel explores mortality, love, friendship, and the value of living authentically despite life's unavoidable end. With alternating points of view, Silvera delivers an emotionally charged narrative that celebrates human connection and the urgency of embracing life while it lasts. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33385229-they-both-die-at-the-end
Upcoming Reads:
Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads! ___________________________
👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for current events and great content!
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TikTok: @hellobesteas
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Lemon8: @hellobestea
Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa. _____________________________________________
📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by:
Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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#bookreview #booktok #bookclubs #friendship #bookclub #lgbtq #lovestory
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
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🎙️Tea Time With The Besteas 🫖 Let's talk and catch up besteas.
What are you currently watching? What are you reading? What's on your TBR? How's life? (loaded question, we know 🫠)
📚Upcoming Reads:
10/7 They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
10/14 Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell
10/21 The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
10/25/25 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊
Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for current events and great content! ___________________________________________________
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🤳🏾F0LloW Us oN: TikTok: @hellobesteas Instagram: @hello_bestea_podcast Facebook: @Hello Bes-tea Podcast Lemon8: @hellobestea Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa.
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📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
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Welcome to the century club Besteas!
"Pretty Girls" by Karin Slaughter is a dark psychological thriller centered around two estranged sisters, Claire and Lydia, whose family was shattered over twenty years ago by the disappearance of their teenage sister, Julia. When Claire's husband is murdered, the sisters reunite and begin investigating not only his mysterious death but also the long-cold case of Julia's disappearance. Their search reveals a web of family secrets, disturbing truths, and connections to a recent missing persons case. As they confront old traumas and the present danger, Claire and Lydia must work together to face a conspiracy more horrifying than they imagined and find redemption and justice amidst the darkness.
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Upcoming Reads:
10/7 They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
10/14 Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell
10/21 The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden
10/25 Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
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📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for current events and great content!
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa. _____________________________________________
📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
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Happy 100th Episode Book Club Besteas!!!!!!!! 🎉🥳👏🏽
Thank you for all the love and support as we slide into this next chapter of our podcasting journal 🙏🏽.
Ike and Buddy Lee had little in common except criminal pasts and a love for their deceased sons. Both men largely failed to accept their sons’ sexuality while they were alive, a fact that haunts them as they embark on a violent quest for revenge. After detectives inform Ike that his son and son-in-law have been killed, both fathers become frustrated by the lack of police progress and decide to investigate the murders themselves.
👩🏽🏫 Tashima's book club pick for next week:
Pretty Girls by Karen Slaughter
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for current events and great content! ___________________________________________________
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🤳🏾F0LloW Us oN:
TikTok: @hellobesteas
Instagram: @hello_bestea_podcast
Facebook: @Hello Bes-tea Podcast
Lemon8: @hellobestea
Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa.
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📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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#bookclubs #booktok #bookreview #books #bookreview #suspense #family
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
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Happy Book Club Tuesday!!
"Kill for Me, Kill for You" by Steve Cavanagh is a dark, Hitchcock-inspired psychological thriller that has received highly positive feedback from book clubs and readers for its clever plotting, gripping narrative, and complex characters.
Overall, "Kill for Me, Kill for You" is widely recommended by book clubs for those seeking a tense, twisty thriller with emotional depth and a strong discussion potential on morality, trust, and revenge.
👩🏽🏫 Maggie’s book club pick for next week:
Razorblade Tears by S. A Cosby
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for current events and great content! ___________________________________________________
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🤳🏾F0LloW Us oN:
TikTok: @hellobesteas
Instagram: @hello_bestea_podcast
Facebook: @Hello Bes-tea Podcast
Lemon8: @hellobestea
Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa. _____________________________________________
📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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#books #booktubers #blackgirlpodcast #bookrecommendations #bookreview #thrillerbooks #plot
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
Tuesday Sep 02, 2025
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It's Book Club Tuesday!!!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a bestselling novel about the hidden life and Hollywood career of the glamorous film star Evelyn Hugo, who reveals her complicated story through a series of interviews with journalist Monique Grant. The novel chronicles Evelyn’s rise to fame, her struggles with identity and sexuality, and her relationships with her seven husbands—each marriage serving a purpose in her journey.
👩🏽🏫 Tashima’s book club pick for next week:
Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for more great content! 📺 ___________________________________________________
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🤳🏾F0LloW Us oN:
TikTok: @hellobesteas
Instagram: @hello_bestea_podcast
Facebook: @Hello Bes-tea Podcast
Lemon8: @hellobestea
Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa. _____________________________________________
📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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#bookpodcast #booktube #blackgirlpodcast #bookclubs #bookcommunity #bookclubdiscussion #lgbt #lgbtqsupport
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
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Happy Book Club Tuesday!!!! For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga is a Pakistani-inspired romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo that centers on Dania, a young woman betrayed by her lover and wrongfully imprisoned, who escapes and seeks vengeance using dark djinn magic—only to grapple with the cost of revenge and her lingering feelings for the boy responsible for her downfall.
👩🏽🏫 Maggie’s book club pick for next week:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid
📧 DM, email: hellobesteas@gmail.com. Let us know in the comments a book recommendation for book club. See you next week Bes-Teas 😊 Don't forget ☝🏽to subscribe and hit the bell so you're notified each time we spill ☕️ with more great reads!
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👉🏾 Check out @YaHamRightPodcast for more great content! 📺 ___________________________________________________
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🤳🏾F0LloW Us oN: TikTok: @hellobesteas Instagram: @hello_bestea_podcast
Facebook: @Hello Bes-tea Podcast
Lemon8: @hellobestea
Pinterest: @hellobesteapodcast
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Who Are We? This podcast with two female hosts discusses books, books and more books. Including topics on parenting, family, life, mystery, thrillers, spice and everything else in-between. They enjoy fitness, skincare, haircare, fragrances, love, relationships, traveling abroad, a good life hack, laughing, and sharing all of these things as Besteas on a comfy sofa.
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📚Check Out Our Goodreads: Tashima: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181760074-always-sunshyne ______________________________________________
🎧Listen to our Personal Spotify Music Playlists https://open.spotify.com/user/31l7zs6w4cnrxeskjnoh3nwybm24?si=a7dd9ce6c7834ef8 ________________________________
Produced by: Tashima Aust and Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Social Media Management By: Maggie Hamilton Lilly
Youtube Management By: Tashima Aust
Edited By: Tashima Aust
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Meet Tashima
Living in the Sunshine State most of her life; Tashima is a mom of two wonderful crazy kids, while also working full-time in the healthcare industry for almost 20 years and counting. However, her passion is in creative writing, screenwriting, and whatever else the flavor of the week is. Never a dull moment and always keeping busy.
Meet Maggie
When she is not keeping up with her two rambunctious boys or working, Maggie can be found creating various things, crafting or reading. A lifelong Floridian, she enjoys spending her leisure time at the beach and revels in the year round sunny climate. Maggie is a hardcore goal setter and thoroughly enjoys checking items off of her constantly growing to-do list.