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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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 (https://www.practicalmagicmovie.com/)
Practical Magic 2 on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/film/practical-magic-2/)
Our original Practical Magic episode with Blythe (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/rewatch-practical-magic-feat-blythe-roberson)
Hocus Pocus with Blythe — Part One (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/disney-plus-movie-hocus-pocus-part-1)
Hocus Pocus with Blythe — Part Two (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/disney-plus-movie-hocus-pocus-part-2)
Our Pumpkin Everything episode (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/hallmark-movie-pumpkin-everything)
The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward (https://nyupress.org/9781479851553/the-tragedy-of-heterosexuality/)
Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster (https://www.offmenupodcast.co.uk/)
More from Blythe:
Preorder How to Love Men When You Hate Men—out January 12, 2027 (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-to-love-men-when-you-hate-men-blythe-roberson)
Read “Instructions for Watching My Girlfriend While I’m Out of Town” in The New Yorker (https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/instructions-for-watching-my-girlfriend-while-im-out-of-town)
America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled (https://bookshop.org/p/books/america-the-beautiful-one-woman-in-a-borrowed-prius-on-the-road-most-traveled-blythe-roberson/07e74bc374d58a81?ean=9780063115514&next=t)
How to Date Men When You Hate Men (https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-date-men-when-you-hate-men-blythe-roberson/bc172c7d3fb3d519?ean=9781250193421&next=t)
Blythe’s website (https://blytheroberson.com/)
Follow Blythe on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blythelikehappy/)
Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/NamelessBestFriends) for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video!
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12 Sept 2026
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. We talk about hot Nicole Kidman, not-Hot Jimmy, and debate the appeal of living in an idyllic town full of MEAN AF bullies who hate witches.
Listen to our other episodes with Blythe:
on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nameless-best-friends/id1714011277?i=1000674076444)
on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hYG8A56ZQkjq4iOXVnSJ5?si=5279a575aefb42a1)
Blythe's Books
on Bookshop.org:
America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Travelled (https://bookshop.org/p/books/america-the-beautiful-one-woman-in-a-borrowed-prius-on-the-road-most-traveled-blythe-roberson/07e74bc374d58a81?ean=9780063115514&next=t)
How to Date Men When You Hate Men (https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-date-men-when-you-hate-men-blythe-roberson/bc172c7d3fb3d519?ean=9781250193421&next=t)
on Amazon
America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Travelled (https://www.amazon.com/America-Beautiful-Woman-Borrowed-Travelled/dp/B09V1WHDTR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VDEQN0Q5RUS7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DTXkPDd-c5_G6DM3B043Uq38kvgZMcqaXGIYWOadjvcIczZBnqCRiAMd74dnSoCkgd2-xIZhwGazI9tTOGbRhsB0dHcG6VwCH0habI0GL_g.M78YYPa_q5nxKDP2wJw_0Qlaj1RZSr07J8dOpEEC2LE&dib_tag=se&keywords=blythe+robertson&qid=1760633341&sprefix=blythe+roberso%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-1)
How to Date Men When You Hate Men (https://www.amazon.com/How-Date-Men-When-Hate/dp/1250193427/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1VDEQN0Q5RUS7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DTXkPDd-c5_G6DM3B043Uq38kvgZMcqaXGIYWOadjvcIczZBnqCRiAMd74dnSoCkgd2-xIZhwGazI9tTOGbRhsB0dHcG6VwCH0habI0GL_g.M78YYPa_q5nxKDP2wJw_0Qlaj1RZSr07J8dOpEEC2LE&dib_tag=se&keywords=blythe+robertson&qid=1760633376&sprefix=blythe+roberso%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-2)
Blythe's Website with links to all her writings, other podcasts, and where to find her! (https://blytheroberson.com/)
Blythe's Instagram (https://open.acast.com/networks/65395f505e81730012cbf3c4/shows/65395f505e81730012cbf3b3/episodes/instagram.com/blythelikehappy)
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10 Sept 2026
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 rizz, whether the classic makeover movie can survive 2026, and why Anne Hathaway deserves justice...right?
Follow Ronald!
Ronald Young Jr.’s website (https://www.ohitsbigronstudios.com/big-ron)
Follow Ron on Instagram: @ohitsbigron (https://www.instagram.com/ohitsbigron/)
Weight For It on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weight-for-it/id1686599391)
Leaving the Theater on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leaving-the-theater/id1481268414)
Ron’s previous NBF episode: A Christmas Melody on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mariah-carey-presents-a-christmas-melody-feat/id1714011277?i=1000741931923)
Other Nameless Best Friends episodes mentioned:
The Santa Summit (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/the-santa-summit)
White Christmas feat. Stephanie Sy (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/white-christmas-feat-stephanie-sy-of-santa-summit)
Hats Off to Christmas feat. Jen Lancaster (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/hats-off-to-christmas-feat-jen-lancaster)
Saving Christmas feat. Jen Lancaster and Fletch (https://shows.acast.com/nameless-best-friends/episodes/holiday-cringe-classic-kirk-cameron-presents-saving-christma)
Hocus Pocus feat. Blythe Roberson — Part One (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hYG8A56ZQkjq4iOXVnSJ5)
Hocus Pocus feat. Blythe Roberson — Part Two (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2qsnx8fBJC6s7ea7xUGy7C)
other things mentioned:
Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250358103/destinationfuneral/)
Always Something There to Remind Me by Beth Harbison (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10060733-always-something-there-to-remind-me)
Secrets of a Shoe Addict by Beth Harbison (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429925112/secretsofashoeaddict/)
Shoe Addicts Anonymous by Beth Harbison (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312348236/shoeaddictsanonymous/)
Anne Hathaway’s 2012 Les Misérables interview—and subsequent apology (https://deadline.com/2024/10/anne-hathaway-apology-kjersti-flaa-les-miserables-interview-1236112253/)
Anne Hathaway and James Franco’s 2011 Oscars opening (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82fIpQjOxmc)
The Chappell Roan paparazzi confrontation discussed (https://people.com/chappell-roan-calls-out-people-for-harassing-her-in-public-11922825)
Bonus episodes and ad-free episodes on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/NamelessBestFriends)
Follow Paige at @pharbeaux (https://www.instagram.com/pharbeaux/)
Follow Beth at @bethharbisonbooks (https://www.instagram.com/bethharbisonbooks/)
Want more Nameless Best Friends? Join us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/NamelessBestFriends) for bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and full video!
Follow the podcast: @namelessbestfriends (https://www.instagram.com/namelessbestfriends/)
Follow Paige: @pharbeaux (https://www.instagram.com/pharbeaux/)
Follow Beth: @bethharbisonbooks (https://www.instagram.com/bethharbisonbooks/)
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43 ratings
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