We love a chaotic catch-up and a Bravo deep dive. This week, we get into our 2025 Apple Music Replays and YouTube recaps, spiral about ads, consumerism, and the absolute chokehold TikTok Shop has on us before we unpack some uncouth Facebook Marketplace behavior. Then we close it out with a full reality roundup about Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season 1, Episode 10: “In Hot Water.”

in this episode:

• YouTube Recap stats and Travis being in the top 1% of viewers for Sexy Unique Podcast (hey dolls!).
• Apple Music Replay 2025.
• complaining: Facebook Marketplace is the third circle of hell and the TikTok ads that feel predatory
• consumerism, nonstop ads, fast fashion, and trying to prioritize quality.
• travel daydreams & Taylors upcoming plans to be very mindful and very demure.
• reality roundup: RHOSLC S1E10 “In Hot Water”

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This week, Travis is hanging out with his new podcast friend, Wade, for a chaotic, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt journey that covers reckless walkers from New York to Indy, rapid-fire hypotheticals, and Wade’s real story about coming out while navigating a closeted relationship and what he learned about love, boundaries, and healing.

🚨 content note: This episode includes discussion of coming out, closeted relationships, toxic relationship dynamics, and references to narcissistic abuse. 🚨

New podcast friend: Wade Belair (NYC-based startup investor, planning a master’s in psychology and mental health counseling).

“Slow walkers… reckless, inconsiderate walkers… I am going to die in 20 seconds if you don’t move.”

in this episode:

• Meet Wade: New York City life, startups, and his journey into mental health counseling
• Rapid-fire this-or-that with absurd hypotheticals before the mess begins
• Complaining: slow walkers and uncouth main character public behavior
• Gym culture & gym etiquette
• Wade’s story: coming out, self-worth, and the complexity of loving someone who isn’t out
• Biggest lesson learned: what he would have done differently and why love can feel addictive
• Dating & healing advice: no timelines, focus on friendships, stay open, and don’t spiral diva!

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From Indy to New York, we love you! ❤️

Connect with Wade

• Wade's Instagram: @georgewbelair

Connect with Travis & Emma

• WE FINALLY HAVE A WEBSITE! bestieapproved.com
• All of our social media: bestie approved
• Email: hello@bestieapproved.com

Wade Belair’s villain origin story. © 2026 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Mama, let’s research wind and find out where it comes from! bestie approved became a science podcast this week and we healed from the trauma of wind being one of the things we simply don’t understand. Travis is hanging out with his podcast friend and science bestie, Dr. Jeff Zurek, to help us finally get to the bottom of this mystery.

Then we said mama, let’s research some more and unpacked how wind is related to climate change and how important it is for us to do something about that!

🎙️ share bestie approved with your messiest friend. 🤩 rate and review the pod wherever you listen to podcasts. 🎧 from Indy to wherever you are, we love you! ❤️

Connect with Jeff

• learn more about Jeff
• listen to Whimsical Wavelengths anywhere podcasts are available
• @whimsicallambda.bsky.social on Bluesky
• whimsical.wavelengths on Instagram
• Whimsical Wavelengths on Facebook

Connect with Travis & Emma

• Check out the bestie approved website: bestieapproved.com
• all of our social media: bestie approved Linktree
• email us: hello@bestieapproved.com

Travis FINALLY learns about wind with a literal scientist. © 2025 by Travis & Emma is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

References

• “Bill Nye The Science Guy on Wind.” 2009. YouTube. https://youtu.be/uBqohRu2RRk?si=wz0hRU4Ihv486kvw.
• Oxford University Press. 1926. “wind, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more.” Oxford English Dictionary. https://www.oed.com/dictionary/wind_n1.