92 episodes

Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast.

Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata Earwolf

    • Comedy
    • 4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast.

    Nicole is Loving the Olympics!

    Nicole is Loving the Olympics!

    Nicole sprained her groin because of pole dancing. Nicole wants to know why there are no more fun couches. Sasheer thinks people just like more neutral colors. Sasheer and Nicole love to decorate so they don’t understand the move against fun furniture. They discuss their childhood home décor aesthetic and they get into some car talk. Nicole’s car was Sam Champion and Sasheer’s first car was Hot Cakes. Nicole's first car was a Mitsubishi Mirage and Sasheer’s first car was a Mazda Protegé. Also, Nicole and Sasheer are going to Subiefest, California’s largest Subaru enthusiast festival. Also, they recap their time at the Missy Elliott concert and share their favorite moments at the Olympics. Plus, they answer your listener letters about reconnecting with a friend after a falling out and how to get a protective best friend to be civil with an ex while co-parenting.



    Sources:



    1988 Honda Accord: https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-automobiles/photos/photo-4593b3ce6ab25e9103f193004c35505a-1988-honda-accord-lx-sedan?firstResultIndex=40&channelsConstraint=channel-3033



    Subiefest: https://www.subiefest.com/california/





    No BuzzFeed quiz this week. 



    Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

    424-645-7003

    [email protected]

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Sasheer’s Weird Airport Ride

    Sasheer’s Weird Airport Ride

    Hello Friends! Sasheer and Nicole share their weird airport ride stories. One story includes Nicole’s driver swerving across the road but letting Nicole know that they were sober. Sasheer’s driver needed the car to fix itself! They both explore the different slogans for fast casual restaurants and do a deep dive into weird statues. Google “Worcester” and “Boy Riding Turtle Statue.” Thank us later. Plus, Nicole and Sasheer answer one listener with two juicy questions.



    This was recorded on Fri. August 2nd, 2024



    Sources:



    The Embrace – Martin Luther King Jr. Statue in Boston

    https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149491284/martin-luther-king-mlk-statue-boston-consternation-laughs-reaction-coretta



    Burnside Foundation – Turtle Boy Statue

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/burnside-fountain-aka-turtle-boy





    No BuzzFeed quiz this week.

    Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

    424-645-7003

    [email protected]

    • 59 min
    Nicole Thinks Bill Gates Has a Computer Room

    Nicole Thinks Bill Gates Has a Computer Room

    Friends! Sasheer and Nicole discuss the things that they have forgotten and regret it a little bit. Nicole lays out hypothetical question about Bill Gates to Sasheer. Sasheer learns that Nicole thinks that Bill Gates has a computer room. Nicole shares how a Starbucks employee mistook her for Tiffany. Sasheer wants to know who is Tiffany? So does Nicole. Sasheer is watching Sex in the City for the first time. Nicole maintains that anyone who dates Carrie doesn’t really like her. Nicole can’t wait for Sasheer to get to the part where Steve’s mom eats pizza out of the trash. Plus they answer your questions about a homophobic posts from a parent and how to make friends in high school when you’re a little awkward.



    This was recorded on Mon. July 15th, 2024.



    Sources:

    Season 6 Episode 12 - Sex and the City, “An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux”: https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/tv-movies/1242764/carrie-dementia-and-just-like-that/



    No BuzzFeed quiz this week. 

    Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

    424-645-7003

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    • 52 min
    Sasheer’s Teaching Us How To Flirt w/ Mano Agapion & Oscar Montoya

    Sasheer’s Teaching Us How To Flirt w/ Mano Agapion & Oscar Montoya

    Friends! Sasheer and Nicole welcome comedians Oscar Montoya and Mano Agapion to the show to play besting each other. They both rated their relationship on a scale from 1 to 10. Mano met Oscar trying to flirt. Oscar maintains it was bad flirting but they ended up friends. Mano and Oscar realize they have never traveled together but they both want to go to Japan. Oscar knows that him being late can irritate Mano while Mano’s overthinking could be an area of annoyance for Oscar. They both want to be working on a hit tv show together and finally have a hit podcast.

    This was recorded on Mon. July 15th, 2024.

    Sources:

    Unicorn is the National Animal for Scotland: https://www.nts.org.uk/stories/the-unicorn-scotlands-national-animal#:~:text=But%20it's%20true%3A%20the%20unicorn,Babylonians%20and%20the%20Indus%20civilization.

    RaMa Drugs: https://www.ramadrugs.com/



    No BuzzFeed quiz this week. 

    Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

    424-645-7003

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    • 59 min
    Nicole Is the Riddler!

    Nicole Is the Riddler!

    Friends! It’s another episode of Best Friends. Sasheer discusses how she got rid of some bees. She just talks to them. Nicole talks to the spiders in her house. Sasheer got the crows together as well. Nicole loves the birds and loves the freedom they represent. It’s riddle time and Sasheer and Nicole get into solving more riddles. Nicole’s on a roll and she’s convinced that she is the Riddler. It’s swimming season and Sasheer wishes Nicole would invite her for a swim. Plus, Nicole is getting into bowling now. They answer your friendship questions about social media interactions with family members and take a deep dive into the types of humans there are: Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans. We’re learning friends!



    Sources:



    Riddles: https://www.today.com/life/inspiration/riddles-rcna125339



    Granville Restaurant: https://www.granvillerestaurants.com/



    Why Red Heads Need more Anesthesia: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-redheads-need-more-anesthesia



    Human Species: Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals and Denisovans: https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/ancient-human-species/

    • 53 min
    Sasheer’s Got a New Breakfast Sandwich w/ Punam Patel

    Sasheer’s Got a New Breakfast Sandwich w/ Punam Patel

    Hey there friends! This week, Nicole and Sasheer welcome comedian, actress and their good friend Punam Patel on the show. She shares fun stories from her time traveling with Nicole through Europe, wildest audience reactions from performing on stage and her and Nicole’s gelato obsession. Sasheer shares her new favorite breakfast sandwich, everyone starts solving riddles and we discover the real meaning behind Randy Newman’s song “Short People.” It’s not as bad as it sounds.


    This was recorded on June 28th, 2024.


    No BuzzFeed quiz this week. 


    Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at:

    424-645-7003

    [email protected]



    Sources:


    Countries asking for their artifacts back

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/africa-stolen-artifacts-colonial-deaccessioning-repatriation/


    Gelato was invented in Florence Italy

    https://electrofreeze.com/history-of-gelato/


    Talenti Gelato & Sobert

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talenti


    Sikeston, Missouri

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikeston,_Missouri


    Randy Newman’s “Short People”

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_People

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
4.5K Ratings

4.5K Ratings

heatheregs ,

Truly the best

Nicole & Sasheer are the funniest women. Listening to this podcast is pure joy

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1000000000/10

I have to be careful where i listen cuz i will be walking down the street laughing like a lunatic to myself.

Mikee757 ,

New favorite pod

The fact that Nicole has the voice of an angel should more than make up for her occasionally messing up a lyric/entirely making up new words to songs

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