Best Kismet Productions Podcasts (2024)

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The Mentalist 1:34:36

7d ago1:34:36

1:34:36

Busy delivers a full report on how she celebrated her magical birthday, and with whom. Plus, she shares the story of how she was dancing on a table with Taye Diggs in Monaco and why Emily BB wound up in a foreign hospital room with a pigeon. And, with respect to the Dave Grohl versus Swifties beef, Busy and Caissie both reveal things they said year…

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The Holly Jolly Squirrel 1:53:39

16d ago1:53:39

1:53:39

This week has a lot of big themes and threads running through it. Find out what BFF Michelle Williams was urgently calling Busy about at the start of the podcast. And speaking of celebrity friends who met when they were teens, Caissie recaps the Brats documentary and why it might be falling kind of flat for some Gen X Brat Pack fans, which leads to…

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Michael R. Jackson “A Strange Loop” 2:03:55

23d ago2:03:55

2:03:55

This week, Busy and Caissie are still playing catch up in their lives. Caissie’s still recovering from an ear infection, Busy has invested in a lower-sugar candy company, snd they share a story about something horrifying that happened in Emily BB’s bed! THEN! It finally happens! Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Michael R. Jackson drops by the p…

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Lizz Winstead “Meats and Worms and Abortion” 2:36:04

29d ago2:36:04

2:36:04

This week, Caissie has moved out of Casa Kismet and back home to LA, after a brief stop in Texas, and Busy is experiencing post-strep-throat-induced euphoria. Then, co-creator of The Daily Show and co-founder of Air America, comedian and activist, Lizz Winstead, stops by to talk about the work her organization Abortion Access Front has been doing s…

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Chelsea Devantez, “Future Tripping?” 2:45:58

1M ago2:45:58

2:45:58

This week, Busy’s and Caissie’s friend, the host of the Glamorous Trash podcast, Chelsea Devantez, stops by to talk about her new memoir, “I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This (But I’m Going to Anyway)” where she covers what it’s like to be donor conceived and diagnosed with CPTSD. And after revisiting the many traumas they have all faced, they all take…

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Gemini Season 1:16:46

2M ago1:16:46

1:16:46

This week, Busy and Caissie have to keep it tight because they’re in the midst of shooting episodes of Busy This Week for QVC+, and they are…busy this week! But they had to make time to talk about tiredness, trials, tribulations…and turds. Among other things! SPONSORS: http://MagicSpoon.com/BUSY to save $5 off your order of high protein, 0g sugar, …

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Dylan Mulvaney “Ratastrophe” 2:32:12

2M ago2:32:12

2:32:12

This week had a lot of highs and lows. Busy finally got to meet Oprah! Busy cursed in front of Oprah and millions of people watching. Caissie caught a mouse in Busy’s apartment that turned out to be something else. They have a new show coming out tonight on QVC+ with Kenan Thompson as the guest! But the highest of the high was getting to chat with …

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“Too Busy to Think of a Title!” 1:46:14

2M ago1:46:14

1:46:14

Description Title: Carrie Preston “Too Busy to Think of a Title!” This week, Busy and Caissie are so excited that their long awaited return to late night TV is finally premiering on QVC+ TONIGHT! But, holy smokes are they busy. They talk about driving to Pennsylvania to appear live on QVC to promote the show and almost didn’t make it and how gettin…

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Inked 1:32:50

2M ago1:32:50

1:32:50

Do you love dog-barking ASMR? This week, Busy is in Los Angeles at Emily BB’s house with her dog, Alfie. Caissie is staying in New York at Casa Kismet, and in her husband’s mind, she and Busy are living together like Laverne & Shirley. Find out what happened to some couture clothing Busy was about to borrow from some stylists and how the first tapi…

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Busy This Week! Literally! 1:48:51

3M ago1:48:51

1:48:51

This week, Caissie went to Retta’s Pink Party in LA, then stayed up all night to catch an early flight to NYC where she landed, ran to Casa Kismet, threw on a sparkly jumpsuit and rushed to the Writers’ Guild of America Awards where Busy was presenting. Find out who Busy spoke to at the event that had her losing her mind. And find out who she was t…

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Sara Bareilles “I Deserve Comfortable Pants” 2:24:39

3M ago2:24:39

2:24:39

This week, Busy’s Girls5Eva co-star and friend Sara Bareilles is back to talk about what it’s like to try to write songs when you’re not sure what you have to say. She tells us what’s next for her (hint: one thing is musical, another thing is matrimonial) and why we all deserve comfortable pants. SPONSORS: http://AthenaClub.com PROMO CODE: BUSY for…

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John Early 2:10:49

3M ago2:10:49

2:10:49

This week, Busy is back in New York City and as she and Caissie reflect on the horrific killing of 7 foreign aid workers with World Central Kitchen in Gaza, Caissie attempts to articulate her mounting frustration with the social media discourse, as Busy advocates seeking out actionable items above all else. Then, everyone’s day gets brighter when c…

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Phillipa Soo “My Sister’s Sister is My Sister” 2:27:04

3M ago2:27:04

2:27:04

This week, Busy and Caissie share their thoughts on the explosive Max documentary Quiet on Set about the behind the scenes misconduct and abuse on the sets of several Nickelodeon children’s shows, plus they recap the arguments heard by the Supreme Court about whether access to abortion pills will be restricted. Then, Grammy winner, Tony and Emmy no…

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“Love in an Elevator” 1:43:05

4M ago1:43:05

1:43:05

This week, Busy and Caissie are together in Los Angeles, gearing up for their new talk show on QVC+! Busy reveals a celebrity elevator encounter she had that might have inadvertently given off a vibe she did not intend. OR DID SHE? Caissie gets extremely vulnerable and, she hopes, relatable, by sharing her struggle with an embarrassing affliction s…

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Librarian Mychal Threets, “Pop the Tequila!” 2:42:09

4M ago2:42:09

2:42:09

This week, Busy and Caissie are trying to get the pink dye out of Busy’s hair while getting to the bottom of that questionably photoshopped royal photo. They also have a really big announcement that’s been almost 5 years in the making and they are so excited to finally spill the beans! Then, everyone’s favorite librarian, Mychal Threets, joins the …

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Big P*ssy Energy! 1:45:07

4M ago1:45:07

1:45:07

This week, Busy has been busy round the clock doing press for the new season, plus the past two seasons, of Girls5Eva on Netflix! It’s almost finally here! And in her spare time, she’s been hosting every benefit and gala for every important cause she can get her hands on. Meanwhile, Caissie may be be getting some of that BPE in her house. Like, lit…

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Chelsea Peretti, “Not a Smizer!” 2:20:09

4M ago2:20:09

2:20:09

This week, Busy and Caissie are trying to balance the dark and the light. On the one hand, the world is dark and scary, on the other hand, they were sent Dunkings jogging suits. While taking photographs for a gig, Busy was asked to smize and learned she does not have that skill! Then, comedian writer and first time female director, Chelsea Peretti …

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“Stuck in the Middle” 2:27:02

5M ago2:27:02

2:27:02

This week, Busy and Caissie are still basking in the glow of all the info they learned from The Points Guy and waiting for their Amex Gold cards with 4x points on groceries to arrive. While they wait, they discuss why Busy’s trip to visit BFF (Michelle Williams) was cut short, the concept of body doubling in ADHD, the pig pot raffle status, what BF…

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Brian Kelly, The Points Guy “You Can Buy Yourself Flowers…and Get Points!” 2:12:13

5M ago2:12:13

2:12:13

This week, Busy and Caissie are talking about Busy’s epic garage sale in New York City and how, afterward, they attempted to watch the Super Bowl together by looking in the window of Busy’s neighbor. There is a thorough recap of Ben Affleck’s Dunkin commercial. Then, the day has finally arrived when the women are joined by THE Points Guy, Brian Kel…

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Zach Woods “Lose the Hat” 2:49:38

5M ago2:49:38

2:49:38

This week, Busy is excavating her entire life in preparation for her epic garage sale and Caissie’s getting ready to fly out to NYC to help her…when one of the stars of The Office, Veep, Silicon Valley, The Good Wife and so much more, Zach Woods, joins the chat and absolutely enchants the pants off everyone. They talk about THE sexiest scene in cin…

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Jake Johnson “Wrong Direction” 2:35:32

5M ago2:35:32

2:35:32

This week, Busy and Caissie thought they were getting a great guest, but when it got down to brass tacks, the ladies decided to bump him up to honorary co-host. Jake Johnson from New Girl, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse plus 21 Jump Street, among many other things, joins the pod to talk about the new fil…

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Billionaire Dad Energy 2:07:38

6M ago2:07:38

2:07:38

This week, Busy and Caissie are discussing the Oscar nominations…and the snubs. They’re reminiscing about how much they used to obsess over Bradley Cooper’s bang. Plus, Biz is preparing for a colonoscopy while working through a weird interaction with a guy, and Caissie is paranoid her sons saw her pubes. SPONSORS: http://BollandBranch.com CODE: BUS…

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Train-ing 2:25:35

6M ago2:25:35

2:25:35

This week, Mean Girls is #1 at the box office and Busy is celebrating being in her first #1 movie, while also talking about clearing some of the physical and emotional clutter from her life with a big upcoming sale that anyone can come to if they want! Caissie is realizing that perhaps she can only write under perfect conditions and, for her, those…

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Reneé Rapp “She’s Not Like a Regular Mom.” 2:35:06

6M ago2:35:06

2:35:06

This week, Busy describes what was going through her mind, and her stomach, at the “Mean Girls” premiere. Then, her movie daughter Reneé Rapp joins the pod to talk about what it feels like to bring her Broadway portrayal of iconic character Regina George to the big screen, and the one and only thing that made her nervous about stepping into the rol…

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Rabbi Sharon Brous “Here We Go!” 2:29:38

6M ago2:29:38

2:29:38

This week, Busy and Caissie are together for the second week in a row, sharing how they rang in the New Year and what they wore. Then, Rabbi Sharon Brous returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, “The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts,” and how we can better help each other to grieve. http://Chomps.com/BEST for 20% off …

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A Lousy Christmas 1:50:06

6M ago1:50:06

1:50:06

In their last episode of 2023, Busy shares why her Christmas was lousy. Literally. Then she and Caissie share their New Year’s resolutions and Busy pushes back against an Instagram critic.By Kismet Productions

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This Week Part 2 - The Fly! 1:39:58

7M ago1:39:58

1:39:58

Busy and Caissie promised to come back and tell everyone what they were doing their best at this week, and they do. But they also talk about so many other things, including gifts, grief and why Biz has a yeast infection. CONTENT WARNING: Death, child death SPONSORS: http://HelixSleep.com/Best for 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows! ht…

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Don’t Get Crushed 1:35:08

7M ago1:35:08

1:35:08

This week, Busy talks us through what’s been going on in her family and why there was no podcast last week and Caissie shares why she’s the world’s most useless psychic. SPONSORS: Visit https://www.pax.com/busy for 15% your first order of innovative, cutting-edge, high quality and safety-tested cannabis oils, pods and devices http://AthleticGreens.…

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Roxane Gay “Quickety Quacks” 2:38:09

7M ago2:38:09

2:38:09

This week, Busy and Caissie both had a bit of familial friction over the turkey-based holiday. Plus, they both remember the druggies and drug dealers they dated in high school. Then, Roxane Gay, best-selling author of “Bad Feminist,” “Hunger” and editor of “Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture” stops by, in the middle of having a bloody nose,…

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Oh No, Ugly Flowers! 1:52:23

8M ago1:52:23

1:52:23

This week, Busy and Caissie have just returned from a surprise birthday weekend for Emily BB that was full of misadventure and misunderstanding. Find out what someone almost got stung by, what someone *did* get stung by, why Busy’s kid was detained at the airport and who Caissie was spotted kissing! Plus, after publicly going on record as an ugly f…

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“Waiting for Superman” 1:59:50

8M ago1:59:50

1:59:50

This week, Busy is feeling sad, which is understandable, but Caissie wonders if it isn’t the kind of sad she should consider getting some extra professional help with. They do their best to make each other laugh between tears, talking about The Vermont Country Store, gross foods of the 70s and why Jared Leto climbed the Empire State Building. SPONS…

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Cleo Wade “The Shade Store Called” 2:25:56

8M ago2:25:56

2:25:56

This week, Busy’s installing window treatments she can’t remember ordering and, for the first time in her life, dating. And even though she’s never really dated either, Caissie tries her best to offer some advice. Then, NYT bestselling author and poet Cleo Wade drops by to talk about her new book, “Remember Love” and the pivot that changed her enti…

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Guest: Ariel Winter “Streppy Halloween!” 2:38:39

8M ago2:38:39

2:38:39

This week, Busy has strep and you can actually hear the antibiotics enter her system and start to make her less sick over the course of the pod. Caissie is telling some wild stories about her family’s medical issues and Biz is sharing some real talk about the tougher side of parenting teens. Plus, actor Ariel Winter pops in to talk about the pressu…

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Guest: Aparna Nancherla “Happy Busy New Year” 2:30:14

9M ago2:30:14

2:30:14

It’s Caissie’s 25th wedding anniversary and while she’s not doing the best job of celebrating it, Busy IS celebrating the one year anniversary of the day she fell down her stairs and almost died. The downward spiral she’s been experiencing since has her wondering if she fell through some kind of portal that she’s just now coming out of. In fact, sh…

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Martha Plimpton “The Bird Flew Home” 2:51:39

9M ago2:51:39

2:51:39

This week, Busy and Caissie are very excited to welcome iconic actor Martha Plimpton to talk about her work with A is For, an organization she helped found, that fights tirelessly to advance reproductive rights, end the stigma of abortion care and to protect bodily autonomy for all. Plus, Busy talks about a spontaneous decision to let her kid come …

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Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp “She Was Like Seabiscuit” 2:52:24

9M ago2:52:24

2:52:24

This week, Busy and Caissie, like so many of you, are feeling a deep sadness over the attacks on Israel and the subsequent conflict in the Middle East, trying to remain informed while also being pretty horrified by some of the online discourse. Busy discusses the scientific phenomena of Quantum Entanglement and how she believes it applies to this m…

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Hilarie Burton Morgan and Geri Halliwell-Horner “Guys, We Just Want You to Spice Up Your Life!” 3:09:25

9M ago3:09:25

3:09:25

This week, Busy and Caissie have a jam packed show with two iconic performers turned authors, Hilarie Burton Morgan of MTV and One Tree Hill fame, and Geri Halliwell-Horner of SPICE GIRLS FAME! These are just a few of the topics touched upon: wallpaper, ghosts, girl power, finding your voice, a Prince’s bum, the 90s, Jell-O and much, much more! Hil…

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Demi More or Less? 2:29:17

10M ago2:29:17

2:29:17

This week, Busy has an interesting discovery about her sexuality. Plus, something that Caissie never intended for anyone to see was seen…by a lot of people. And http://MoveOn.org’s Rahna Epting cruises by to talk about their “Banned Bookmobile Tour”! SPONSORS: http://BEISTRAVEL.COM/best for 15% off your first luggage purchase http://blueland.com/BE…

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Chris Fleming / “That Might Be So Fun” 3:32:13

10M ago3:32:13

3:32:13

This week, Busy made a brisket and broke it off with a friend. Caissie is getting set for her plus size clothing sale and explains why she’s too lazy to sell clothes online like Busy does. Then, comedian Chris Fleming stops by to talk about EVERYTHING including his new special, his bath addiction and the growth he has on his shoulder that is identi…

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Finally! Shantira Reunion! 2:07:30

10M ago2:07:30

2:07:30

This week, even though Busy has Covid again and is stuck inside her apartment, she and Caissie are delighted to have their old friend and co-host, Shantira Jackson, joining them for a reunion! They had so much to talk about including what Shantira’s new passion is now that she’s been on strike for months, what happened when Caissie’s husband opened…

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Tony Award Winner, Bonnie Milligan 2:59:41

10M ago2:59:41

2:59:41

This week, Busy wasn’t sure she was ready to return to the podcast, but she showed up to remember her friend Kate. Then, Broadway’s Bonnie Milligan talks about how the recent loss of her father affected her Tony Award-winning performance in “Kimberly Akimbo.” Trigger Warning: Discussion of death and dying SPONSORS: http://AthleticGreens.com/BUSY fo…

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Favorite Moments 3:35:41

10M ago3:35:41

3:35:41

This week, Busy and Caissie take a look back at some of their favorite moments with Andrew Rannells, Rosie O’Donnell, David Letterman, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paul F. Tompkins, Janie Haddad Tompkins, Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond! SPONSORS: At any store, you can buy 1 JuneShine package of premium canned cocktails with no added sugar, and get the 2nd f…

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Busy and Caissie Give YOU Advice! 1:39:16

11M ago1:39:16

1:39:16

Busy and Caissie asked if any of you needed any advice from us and boy did you ever! So, they did our best to answer some of them and they hope it helps! SPONSORS: http://Wildgrain.com/BUSY for $30 off your first box of bake from frozen artisanal breads, pastries and pastas. PLUS FREE CROISSANTS! http://NUTRAFOL.com/scalp CODE: BUSY for $10 off you…

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Pivots 2:58:34

11M ago2:58:34

2:58:34

Every week, Busy and Caissie ask their guests about a major pivot they’ve faced in their lives. Whenever anyone chooses to generously share something that is so deeply personal while also being incredibly relatable, their stories are unforgettable. This week, author and queer activist Glennon Doyle, journalist Lisa Ling, actor and director Natalie …

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Askmasters! 1:50:21

11M ago1:50:21

1:50:21

This week, Busy and Caissie are answering some of YOUR questions! Like, how do they stop life from flying by and what skincare products they use and what celebrities they’ve worked with who surprised them the most. You get the picture! SPONSORS: At any store, you can buy 1 JuneShine package of premium canned cocktails with no added sugar, and get t…

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No, Bitch! Moving On! 2:34:19

11M ago2:34:19

2:34:19

This week, Busy has felt a shift in something. The atmosphere, the energy in the Universe. Something! Meanwhile, Caissie shares a professional memory of Paul Reubens while Busy’s got a personal one. SPONSORS: http://BEISTRAVEL.COM/best for 15% off your first luggage purchase http://Greenpan.us PROMO CODE: BEST for 30% off your order, plus free ship…

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Heather Morris 2:41:07

12M ago2:41:07

2:41:07

This week, Busy & Caissie compare their experiences seeing the movie everyone is talking about, which they can’t name, because of the strike. Caissie also clarifies what she wasn’t doing to her husband in broad daylight in the parking lot of a big box home repair store. Then, actor, dancer, singer, model and one of the stars of a massively popular …

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Samantha Bee 2:53:28

12M ago2:53:28

2:53:28

This week, Busy describes a horrible accident she had on the street where there were several serious casualties! Then she and Caissie welcome their first post SAG-AFTRA strike guest, Samantha Bee, and things get weird as they try to talk without breaking any strike rules by not mentioning any TV projects, past or present. Instead, they discuss whet…

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What the Hill??? 2:25:59

12M ago2:25:59

2:25:59

This week, Busy is feeling burnt out and Caissie can’t take the TikToks she used to watch. They discuss Jonah Hill’s texts to his ex, the Colleen Ballinger controversy and the best wedding Busy ever attended in her life. SPONSORS: http://BEISTRAVEL.COM/best for 15% off your first luggage purchase http://ForiaWellness.com/BEST for 20% off your 1st o…

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Kirsten Vangsness 3:19:40

1y ago3:19:40

3:19:40

This week, Busy and Caissie discuss how it happened that they were both in New York City, sleeping in the same house, yet barely saw each other at all. Plus Busy describes a transcendent meeting with one of her heroes and how she is now in possession of a magic hat that is changing her life, while Caissie shares a hat story that is the OPPOSITE of …

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