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!
Episodes

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
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The chaotic realities of air travel, student loan drama, and a timeshare gift from hell are explored through relatable and humorous Reddit stories. Bes-teas share your own experiences and how you would navigate these stressful situations AKA nightmares. Would you spend all your money to pay off your siblings student loans? Would you have given up your seat on the plane for a bratty kid? Also, what are your thought on taking a little of the corporate bottom Robinhood style 🤭?
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🛋️ Chapters 0:00 Intro
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Shocking Reddit Stories You Won't Believe | Hello Bestea Podcast | Ep. 064
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
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Hey Bes-teas, get ready to hear some shocking, bizarre, and unexpected Reddit threads that Maggie scoured the dark depths of the internet for. It is true what they say, you CANNOT eat at everybody's house 🤢. Grab your fuzzy slippers and probably something to drink (you just might need it to get through this first thread). We also talk about Michelle Obamas show The Later Daters, the Martha Steward Documentary and sleeping with 1,000 men in 24 hours 👀.
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🛋️ Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:51 Martha Stewart Documentary
3:37 Later Daters 10:46
Meat Beaters and Mashed Potatoes
19:24
Scandalous Baby Daddy
23:22 1,000 Men In One Day
25:56 Hot Takes
29:34 Roaches V Mice
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Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Gone Girl Book Club: Is This a Book You Should Read? Ep. 063
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
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Hey Besteas! Grab your fuzzy socks and coziest blanket as the intricacies of Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" are explored. Join the conversation and share your thoughts as the book club delves into the psychological complexities of the story, its characters, and possible alternate endings. Is this book worth all of the Hype?
Let us know what book you want to read for book club next down below, in our DMS, or @hellobesteas@gmail.com. You know where to reach us 😉.
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Chapters: 0:00 Intro
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Holiday Traditions Clash: Funny Family Stories Ep. 062
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
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Welcome back bes-teas! Family gatherings during the holidays are often filled with traditions. This week we explore the humorous side of those traditions when they clash, sharing funny stories from real families from Reddit. Maggie also has some holiday mom jokes for you to share at the dinner table with your friends and family. Share your best joke with us or holiday story at hellobesteas@gmail.com.
Please note details about the magic of the holidays are discussed***
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TikTok: @hellobesteas
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Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
The Best of 2024 | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Ep. 061
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
@HelloBesteaPodcast Happy Tuesday Bes-teas! This week we’re sharing our best of 2024 - the best purchases for our homes and ourselves, the best movies we’ve seen, the best music and of course the best books. We also share the most shocking news we’ve heard in 2024. Please note: we are speaking of movies, music, books, etc. that we each have just discovered this year, not necessarily newly released in 2024. Stay tuned for a fun round of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. What are your best ofs for 2024? Let us know at hellobesteas@gmail.com. Catch you on the couch next week!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:50 Best Home Purchase of 2024
5:15 Best Purchase For Myself Of 2024
11:35 Best TV/Movie Watched In 2024 1
7:13 Best Song of 2024
18:23 Best Read of 2024
21:40 Best Trip of 2024
23:25 Pop Culture Surprises of 2024
31:00 Its Kind Of A Funny Story
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
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Welcome back bes-teas! This week we share a few Reddit threads related to parenting preferences and privacy, along with a thread from a 32 year old male who refuses to clean up after himself. A confession is also shared along with our tea for the week. We wrap up with an always interesting game of It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Let us know what you would do in these situations at hellobesteas@gmail.com. _____________________________________________________
Reddit Threads:
-AITA for refusing to punish my son for calling his classmate’s food weird? https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/11b6kg5/aita_for_refusing_to_punish_my_son_for_calling/
-AITA for monitoring my son’s shower time and making him leave the door open? -https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/d7omtz/aita_for_monitoring_my_sons_shower_time_and/
-AITA because I don’t believe I should have to clean the whole kitchen when I do dishes? -https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/euoks9/aita_because_i_dont_believe_i_should_have_to/
-Confession: Can't find the link ya'll sorry 🤷🏽♀️
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🛋️ Chapters 0:00
Intro 0:33
School Lunch
Drama 4:50
The Biggest Liar
8:02 Teen Shower
Time 11:52
Dating Red Flag
17:22 Usher Concert 2024
20:01 Tragus Peircing
23:10 Game Time
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📚Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/181319483-hello-bes-tea
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
How to Start a Podcast | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Ep. 059
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
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Happy Tuesday bes-teas! Today we are pulling back the curtain on how we bring this show to you every week. Are you thinking of starting a podcast? If so, you are in the right place! We discuss how to choose a niche (or not), basic equipment that you need to get started and what it’s really like going into business with a friend. Stay tuned for a game of ‘Pick Your Poison’. If you have any questions or would like more detailed information on how we podcast, email us at hellobesteas@gmail.com.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:48 How we started
2:00 Niche
3:58 Pivoting
5:53 Division of labor
6:49 Editing
8:14 Google Drive
8:38 Batching episodes
10:10 Social media
10:22 Power Director
10:45 CapCut
11:45 Just get started
14:45 Audio/Video Podcasting
16:23 Equipment
21:06 Communication
22:30 Going into business with a friend
25:39 Insecurities
30:28 Boundaries
38:26 PYP
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Nonaffiliated links for Podcasting gear we use. Remember to start small, don't buy all these things when you are just starting out.
-Color 660 LED Video Light and Stand Kith ttps://a.co/d/2ckdYxU -GVM 80W Video Light https://a.co/d/eNACtxh
-JJC NP-FW50 Battery Charger https://a.co/d/hiGHhsS
-Power Supply Adapter https://a.co/d/h3jvz4u
-Sony Alpha ZV-E10 APS-C Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Vlog Camera Kit https://a.co/d/24TDkXi
-Tripods, I won't bother posting because they are trash
-Zoom H4nPro Handy Recorder https://a.co/d/9mJvuuG
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Book Club: The Fury | Hello Bes-tea Podcast | Book Review | Ep. 058
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Hey bes-teas! It’s the last Tuesday of the month so you know what that means…book club! Today we are discussing our thoughts on The Fury by Alex Michaelides. We hope you’ve been reading along but in case you haven’t, this book is a thriller about a group of friends (one of whom is a famous movie star) who visit a private Greek island over a holiday weekend - and one of them doesn’t make it out alive. Let us know your thoughts about The Fury at hellobesteas@gmail.com.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 The Fury
19:24 Allegedly
20:52 The Magic of Thinking Big
23:22 Next Book Announcement
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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.