NAMELESS BEST FRIENDS
by Paige Harbison & Beth Harbison
Nameless Best Friends is our weekly pop culture podcast! We’re mother-daughter authors Beth and Paige Harbison, and we talk about movies, TV, books, celebrity nonsense, and whatever else we can’t stop thinking about, often with funny guests. Beth is a New York Times bestselling novelist, and Paige is a novelist, comedy creator, and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter. Pour yourself a drink or grab a snack and come hang out with us!
Episodes
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PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 feat. Blythe Roberson!
WE ONLY HAVE BLYTHE ON FOR WITCHES! Blythe Roberson returns for Practical Magic 2, and the coven is divided: Paige liked it, Beth mostly liked it, and Blythe was disappointed on every possible level. SPOILERS THROUGHOUT! Watch/read/listen: Practical Magic 2 official site Practical Magic 2 on...
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REWATCH: Practical Magic feat. Blythe Roberson
WE ONLY HAVE BLYTHE ON FOR WITCHES! Well, at least so far! In order to celebrate the upcoming episode we're doing with her for PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, we're re-releasing this gem! We were lucky enough to have her on the pod for Hocus Pocus, and Practical Magic. Spoiler alert, we still like this one.…
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The Princess Diaries - feat. Ronald Young Jr.!
THE PRINCESS DIARIES feat. Ronald Young Jr.! (aka HOT GRANDMA) Ronald Young Jr. is back! And this time we’re making him watch The Princess Diaries for the very first time. We discuss Julie Andrews’s overwhelming luminosity, Lily Moscovitz’s unforgivable crimes, Eric von Detten’s alleged lack of...
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High Fidelity - feat. Gabrielle Korn!
Gabrielle Korn joins Paige and Beth to revisit High Fidelity, the 2000 John Cusack movie based on Nick Hornby’s novel. WE DID NOT REMEMBER IT THIS WAY. Pick up Gabrielle's book Long island Girls! It's nothing like High Fidelity! Bookshop.org Amazon Libro.fm Follow Gabrielle Want more Nameless…
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Weekly Obsessions: Yams, Red Lights, & Drugstore Faces feat. Gabrielle Korn!
Pick up Gabrielle's book Long island Girls! Bookshop.org Amazon Libro.fm Follow Gabrielle Shop our faves! Listen to Gabrielle's other Episode! Favorite Products that we mentioned: Omnilux Mask Medical Grade Red Light Tower 28 Sunscreen Tower 28 Cream Blush Tower 28 Mascara RMS Luminizer Merit…
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"ONE NIGHT ONLY" - feat. Iva-Marie Palmer
In a world where unmarrieds can only hook up ONE NIGHT A YEAR, chaos and romance ensues. guys. what. Iva-Marie Palmer’s website Christmas People Iva-Marie on Instagram Official One Night Only trailer Hunter Harris' Substack Article Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus...
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DIRTY DANCING - feat. Meet the Mess (aka Jen Lancaster & Karyn Bosnak!)
aka JORTS: THE MUSICAL Meet the Mess Karyn Bosnak’s website Jen Lancaster’s books Jen’s episode of NBF: Hats Off to Christmas Mountain Lake Lodge—the real-life Kellerman’s Jennifer Grey’s memoir, Out of the Corner I Am Patrick Swayze documentary The Other Side of Now The Queen Mary Dazzle ships…
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Weekly Obsessions: Underwear, True Crime, & AUTUMNAL ANTICIPATION
Seriously, give us a 5 star rating! We love you! Everything We Mentioned! Products and stores Paige's Aerie Faves Candles, lipsticks, etc! the above links have a shopmy affiliate commission, so that when you shop from our link, we get a small percentage of the sale! we would never, ever recommend...
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just for our nameless bffs: DESTINATION FUNERAL opening chapters
Today we're complaining yet again about Ryan Reynolds before sharing the prologue and chapter one from Paige's new book, DESTINATION FUNERAL! Narrated by the author herself! HEY if you don't like preamble, you can skip to the book at 8:05! Listen on Audible! Listen on Libro.fm! Listen on Spotify!...
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Destination Funeral Launch Party Interview feat. Elissa Sussman!
For Paige's big exciting new book release, ICONIQUE Barnes & Noble hosted her at the Americana, and she was interviewed by the luminous, hilarious Elissa Sussman!! You might remember Elissa from her episode on this podcast, where we covered A Royal Montana Christmas, or perhaps heard Paige on...
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SEASON PREMIERE! Well, well, welcome back to nameless best friends!
This is a super casual episode just to say hi and that new wonderful things are coming, including Paige's new book! We're looking forward to an exciting new season, so buckle up! PS - the sound of this episode is very frustrating to paige, the perfectionist because there seems to have been some...
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"The Grinch" (1966) feat. Harriet Kemsley!!!!!!
BEYOND overwhelmed and excited to have hilarious comedian Harriet Kemsley on today's episode!!!! Our anglophile hearts have grown three sizes this day. We ask some hardhitting questions here, like...why won't the grinch wear pants? Do the Whos have a Whobilee? What HAPPENED before the new era of...
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Mariah Carey Presents: "A Christmas Melody" feat. Ronald Young Jr!
**If you want to see the video of this episode, it's currently free and ad-free on youtube!!!** We’re covering A Christmas Melody and we’re joined by the one and only Ronald Young Jr! Ronald is a writer, critic, and culture obsessive you may know from Leaving the Theater, NPR's Pop Culture Happy...
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Netflix Movie: "Merry Little Ex-Mas"
Our most requested movie this holiday season! Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video! Follow the podcast: @namelessbestfriends Follow Paige: @pharbeaux Follow Beth: @bethharbisonbooks
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HOLIDAY RERUN! "The Santa Summit"
RE-RELEASE TIME - in honor of having Stephanie Sy on the pod, we're re-rereleasing one of our favorite episodes! or: "The Harbisons Get Religion" Welp. This movie is perfect. I'd apologize, but this might have been our favorite episode to record to date. Was it because we'd consumed a bottle and…
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"White Christmas" feat. Stephanie Sy! (OF SANTA SUMMIT!!!!!!)
If you've been around a while, you'll know that getting one of the girls from actual Santa Summit is just about the biggest deal ever?!? We have the lovely, talented, effervescent Stephanie Sy on the pod today covering the classic, White Christmas! If you haven't heard it, we really encourage you...
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Holiday Season Kickoff - “Serendipity” feat. Sophie Cousens!
Sophie is back! And this time we’re debating whether this movie is good, bad, or both. Grab a frozen hot chocolate and let’s go on a New York Holiday adventure! Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video! Follow the podcast:...
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY RERUN - The Christmas Prince **AD-FREE!**
2025 Season Holiday episodes are incoming!!! In the meantime, enjoy this rerun from Patreon! AD FREE! It's like when dr*g dealers give you the first hit free, we're hoping to lure you into Patreon. If you love The Sound of Music so much that you'll settle for anything even remotely similar, this…
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY RERUN - The Princess Switch **AD-FREE**
RERUN!!!!! We're getting ready to post a whole lot of new christmas/holiday episodes, but in the meantime enjoy this AD-FREE pre-holiday treat! A sample of the ad-free goodness you get on Patreon! Vanessa Hudgens and Vanessa Hudgens star in The Princess Switch! Little to no effort is made to make...
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HALLOWEEN MOVIE! - Interview With a Vampire (or Brokeback Crypt) feat. the return of Jack! + Flower Person
Yes, that's right, Jack is back! For God KNOWS how long, but we're happy to have this little flake back on the show, and this time with his wife in tow! Kick back with your spiked cup of apple cider or blood or whatever and enjoy this week's film, full of wigs, vanity casting, and one…
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A Royal Montana Christmas feat. Elissa Sussman!
It's another Hallmark movie everyone! This time featuring Romance Queen, Elissa Sussman, who spills the tea on her upcoming TV show starring an INCREDIBLY HOT heart throb and we talk about the awful hat and accents in this movie! Where to find Elissa: https://elissasussman.com/ But How's the Sex?...
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"Practical Magic" feat. Blythe Roberson!
WE ONLY HAVE BLYTHE ON FOR WITCHES! Well, at least so far! We were lucky enough to have her on the pod last year for Hocus Pocus, and this year we're rewatching Practical Magic. Spoiler alert, we still like this one. We talk about hot Nicole Kidman, not-Hot Jimmy, and debate the appeal of living…
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"You've Got Mail" feat. Joss Richard!
Time to watch a classic! Joss is the debut author of the immediately-beloved romance novel, It's Different This Time about two ex-roommates who are left a brownstone in New York and have to live together for 30 days in order to inherit--will they fall in love? But that's not ALL we're here to...
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SEASON PREMIERE! Adventures in Love and Birding - Hallmark Movie
Welllll well well, welcome back to Nameless Best Friends! I'm still Paige, and that's still Beth! Jack is in Paris! We'll explain on Patreon. Anyway, this movie is batshit, and I think the title we landed on was, A Love so Fowl. This one is a 'you don't need to watch it, just listen to the…
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RERUN - "When Harry Met Sally"
Look, you're rewatching it, so we're reposting the episode! Because I don't care what the thermometer says, it's FALL! That means it's time for Hallmark, Nora Ephron, and Nancy Meyers! Or if you're Beth, Norepinephrine. Please like, subscribe, share with a friend, and give us five stars!!!! Want...
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HANUKKAH IN JULY! Hallmark Movie - Leah's Perfect Gift
Paige feels insane because a) this episode never seems to have been posted?!?! and also she....liked this movie???? and beth feels insane because.....she thought she posted it?? and why does Paige like it??? Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free…
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Christmas in July! Hallmark Movie - "Three Wiser Men and a Baby"
HAPPY XMAS IN JULY!!!! THEY'RE HOT, THEY'RE BROTHERS, AND WE'RE INTO THIS Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video! Follow the podcast: @namelessbestfriends Follow Paige: @pharbeaux Follow Beth: @bethharbisonbooks
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"Bridget Jones's Diary" feat. Mackenzie Barmen!
What a treat we have for you today! Actor/comedian/ray of sunshine Mackenzie Barmen joins us to discuss the original Bridge Jones movie. Was Renée Zellweger really fat? (NO) Who was hotter, Hugh Grant or Colin Firth? (WE DON'T KNOW!) (Probably Hugh). And how did some of these jokes slide by a…
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Hallmark Movie - "Haul Out the Holly" (2022)
CHRISTMAS IN JULY! A Hallmark classic! We actually LOVE this one. It's playing all the time on Hallmark and is on Hallmark Plus! Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video! Follow the podcast: @namelessbestfriends Follow Paige:...
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"How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" feat. Sophie Cousens
Delightful British author, Sophie Cousens, joins us to chat about this movie, Kate Hudson, and a tantalizing taste of British celebs and comedians she knows and has worked with. Her latest book is IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM though Paige began raving about her a couple years back after…
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"The Parent Trap" 1998 - feat. Hannah Orenstein!
We are joined by the delightfully sunny author Hannah Orenstein. Are there HUGE PLOT PROBLEMS with the plot of The Parent Trap? Yes, of COURSE! Did we love it anyway? What cold hearted monster wouldn't?! Order Hannah's book Playing With Matches and pre-order her upcoming, Maine Characters! Tried…
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"Valentine's Day" (2010) PT II
For the theme, 'So...This is Love?" In this one, the Harbisons think florist code is problematic, Paige gets in a tit-off with her nonexistent child, and everyone recalls warmly the one year they all liked Ashton Kutcher (‘shton’ to his friends, among whom jack counts himself). Oh, and also…
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"Valentine's Day" (2010) PT I
For the theme, 'So...This is Love?" In this one, the Harbisons think florist code is problematic, Paige gets in a tit-off with her nonexistent child, and everyone recalls warmly the one year they all liked Ashton Kutcher (‘shton’ to his friends, among whom jack counts himself). Oh, and also…
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Holiday Cringe Classic - Kirk Cameron Presents: Saving Christmas - feat. Jen Lancaster & Fletch! (from the Patreon vault!)
Wow, what words to even use to describe this...piece. For a hella devout group of people, there's so much ego, so much 'missing the point,' so much car-sitting. The preaching, the sanctimonious monologues, the very very white hip hop flash mob...the CAMERON of it all. Holy god, is all we have to...
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Disney Movie - "The Ultimate Christmas Present" - From the Patreon Vault!
It's Paige's fault. Entirely. Teen Beach Movie and now this. Look, if you're looking for a great or beautiful film, this is far from it. But if you want a time portal directly to sitting in front of your heavy, bulky monster of a TV in the year 2000, it's a miracle! Is there magic in it? Yes. Is…
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Hallmark Movie - "Hanukkah on the Rocks"
Hilarious author Lindsay Hameroff (Till there was You) joins us for what some of us found to be a pleasant holiday diversion. It's no "Round and Round," sure, but it's also not "Letters to Santa." Most importantly, it brings Marc Summers back to our screens, where he shows genuine warmth and…
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Netflix Movie - "The Christmas Prince" - From the Patreon Vault!
If you love The Sound of Music so much that you'll settle for anything even remotely similar, this is the movie for you! Not saying that's a bad thing, we actually found it pretty enjoyable. Were there a few ridiculous coincidences? Of course. A cheap device to create pity and a "serious" tone?...
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Netflix Movie - The Princess Switch (from the Patreon Vault)
Vanessa Hudgens and Vanessa Hudgens star in The Princess Switch! Little to no effort is made to make this in any way plausible but it's still a pleasant movie. The rental house "Kevin" and "Stacy" have is fantastic, but what isn't beautiful in Belgravia, amirite? Besides the castle. By the way,...
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Hallmark Movie - "Sugarplummed"
Mixed feelings on this one. Is "Sugarplum" the actresses single name? Is she human? Why doesn't she understand anything about life? If she's just a character, does she have a human double out here somewhere? Why aren't these questions ever answered??? If you hate commercials but love a sassy…
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Hallmark Movie - "Private Princess Christmas"
Wasn't Nancy Meyers working on a new, updasted Private Benjamin? And could they re-release the original with Goldie Hawn in the meantime? That was a great movie. This is not that movie. This is the story of a man with Issues that any sensible woman would stay away from. Not one surprise here. But...
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Netflix Movie - "Our Little Secret" - feat. Sarah Mitchell!
Beth couldn't make it to this recording so Jack read her notes, which ended up feeling at times like they were reading her diary. Anyway, we have another Lindsay Lohan Christmas offering. Not a great one but here it is. If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy...
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Hallmark Movies - Thanksgiving Palooza Part Three
This is part three of three. Seven movies in one long weekend is a LOT. Add a sudden breakup for one of your hosts and emergency surgery for a dog and it was just too much. We did the best we could! If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations...
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Hallmark Movies - Thanksgiving Palooza Part Two
This is part two of three. Seven movies in one long weekend is a LOT. Add a sudden breakup for one of your hosts and emergency surgery for a dog and it was just too much. We did the best we could! If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations…
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Hallmark Movies - Thanksgiving Palooza Part One
This is part one of three. Seven movies in one long weekend is a LOT. Add a sudden breakup for one of your hosts and emergency surgery for a dog and it was just too much. We did the best we could! If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations…
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Hallmark Movie - Christmas on Call
This movie was terrible. Yes, of course we all want to think about emergency rooms and car accidents at the holidays, but somehow this movie was lacking that special zing you'd expect with such a theme. Hallmark hates us. Clearly. If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a…
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Netflix Movie - "The Merry Gentlemen" Part Two
This is part two of two. We're glad you're back. Beth couldn't make it for this recording, so it's just the kids! Paige, Jack, and June had a lot to say about The Merry Gentlemen and Chad Michael Murray in particular. If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy…
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Netflix Movie - "The Merry Gentlemen" Part One
This is part one of two. Beth couldn't make it for this recording, so it's just the kids! Paige, Jack, and June had a lot to say about The Merry Gentlemen and Chad Michael Murray in particular. If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations strewn…
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Hallmark Movie - "Confessions of a Christmas Letter"
It's fun to see Angela and Kevin on screen together again, if you're a fan of The Office. And this is set at Christmastime. So. If you hate commercials but love a sassy movie breakdown with a lot of pithy life observations strewn in, look for us on Patreon for an ad-free experience and bonuses!…
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Classic Movie - "Return to Oz" - feat. Laura Hankin!
In honor of WICKED being released today, we're sharing a previous Patreon-only episode, talking with the fabulous and funny author, Laura Hankin, about this weird movie from the 80's. Unlike the Judy Garland version, this movie follows the original L. Frank Baum stories more faithfully - it helps...
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Hallmark Movie - "Christmas with the Singhs"
Some of us thought this was a delightful movie. Some had quibbles. What did YOU think? Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video! Follow the podcast: @namelessbestfriends Follow Paige: @pharbeaux Follow Beth: @bethharbisonbooks
About this show
Nameless Best Friends is our weekly pop culture podcast! We’re mother-daughter authors Beth and Paige Harbison, and we talk about movies, TV, books, celebrity nonsense, and whatever else we can’t stop thinking about, often with funny guests. Beth is a New York Times bestselling novelist, and Paige is a novelist, comedy creator, and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter. Pour yourself a drink or grab a snack and come hang out with us!
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Paige Harbison & Beth Harbison