Are we better friends yet?

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Welcome to the “Are we better friends yet?” podcast where vocalists and long time friends Marcela Bovio and Dianne van Giersbergen will try to deepen their -one might say- interesting friendship: they see eye to eye when it comes to music, but apart from that they think differently about almost everything! Join them on their journey and get ready for some good old banter!

Marcela Bovio and Dianne van Giersbergen


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Dreams and nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 42:53


    Dive into the mysterious realm of dreams and nightmares with Marcela and Dianne! Discover what their recurring dreams might be trying to tell them, and share a good laugh about their weirdest nighttime fantasies!

    Everything Flameborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 82:57


    A special musical collaboration demands a special podcast episode! Join your two favorite podcast hostesses as they tell you everything about Dianne's latest symphonic metal single "Flameborn", which also features Marcela on vocals. Did they become better friends in the process of working together? Listen on to find out!

    Shopping

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 59:59


    Get your shopping bag's ready and join your two favorite podcast hostesses as they discuss all things shopping! Listen on to find out their biggest purchase regrets, who's addicted to Vinted and who believes in retail therapy.

    Nostalgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 92:40


    Let's break the rules! We said we never would, but in this episode about ‘Nostalgia' we most def are going to talk about music! Music and much more! What memories do food, scent and flavor spark for us? What are the soundtracks to our lives and was everything really better when we were young(er). Let's find out!

    Setbacks and comebacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 59:13


    Who's Harry!? And why did he decide to come out of hiding on that pinnacle moment? How do we feel about energy vampires? And hey, let's talk open and honestly about our comebacks. That and more in this episode of ‘Are We Better Friends Yet'!

    Sorry seems to be the hardest word

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 47:12


    Who dated the real life Voldemort, who always needs to win the ‘who is right' battle and what did PostNL do now to have Marcela and Dianne demand another apology? Listen to find out! Also for us to make our apologies to you for being offline for so long ;)

    Off script

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 55:04


    On their most random podcast episode yet, your favorite podcast hostesses pick up random topics to discuss with a random topic generator. What do Dianne and Marcela first notice in a guy? What are the most useful things that they own? Listen on to find out!

    It's a kind of magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 66:51


    Get your potter glasses on and take a seat on the express because we're going to magic town! Hear Marcela and Dianne talk about everything Potter, discover the recipe to actual magic on earth and be mesmerized by the future of magic of IA.

    The art of interviewing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 57:10


    As front women of a whole lot of musical projects, our hostesses Dianne and Marcela have quite some experience giving interviews; and on this episode you get to hear all about it! Which questions can they no longer stand? And what are they still hoping to be asked? Listen on to find out!

    Unrealistic inventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 64:45


    Get ready for some top-notch silliness as our two hostesses let their imaginations loose and come up with the most unrealistic (but positively life changing) inventions. Silly brains FTW!

    Challenge accepted!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 49:10


    Who is now also a car mechanic, who is convinced she developed a lisp and who the F* is this Arjen guy? And on topic: what are our biggest challenges, do we rather fight or flee and what's the biggest challenge for starting musical entrepreneurship? It's all in this episode!

    And so this is Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 67:22


    In this last episode of 2022 your two favourite podcast hostesses discuss everything Christmas: food, family music, you name it! Happy holidays from us to you!

    Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 69:51


    Does blood run thicker than water, or is the whole thing overrated? In this episode Dianne and Marcela talk about their sisters. From growing up together to their current relationships with their siblings.

    Pets

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 67:37


    Nothing beats a furry friend! In this episode Dianne and Marcela talk about their pets. Do cats rule and dogs drool? Are their pets second class citizens in their household? Or are they treated like family, or even royalty?? Listen on to find out!

    Fashionista vs stylista

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 56:15


    Fashion, trends, designers, runways… Are Marcela and Dianne slaves to fashion, digging into the glossy magazines for the latest trends? Or do they march to the beat of their own drum when it comes to fashion? Listen on to find out!

    She-E-O

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 65:47


    She-E-O: if that doesn't say we mean business, then what does? In this episode, we'll let you in on how we run our musical endeavours and just how many steps there are to realising our dreams.

    Adulting for dummies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 88:10


    Dianne and Marcela talk about what adulting means! Being 25 for years must have it's perks! So we'd easily pass our adulthood test right? Listen on to find out!

    The male species

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 69:13


    Men! Are we able to live with them? Is chivalry still appreciated? And how about manscaping, shouldn't that be a mandatory thing in every relationship? Let us girls give you our uncensored thoughts on the matter in this very first episode of season two!

    16 personalities test - part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 54:54


    We took our friendship to the next level! The recipe? 1 Saturday, 2 good friends, 1 pot of coffee, 1 bottle of champagne and the 16personalities.com test! Hear us make our way through the questions, debate our visions and discuss the results over the course of 3 episodes.

    16 personalities test - part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 62:58


    We took our friendship to the next level! The recipe? 1 Saturday, 2 good friends, 1 pot of coffee, 1 bottle of champagne and the 16personalities.com test! Hear us make our way through the questions, debate our visions and discuss the results over the course of 3 episodes.

    16 personalities test - part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 62:20


    We took our friendship to the next level! The recipe? 1 Saturday, 2 good friends, 1 pot of coffee, 1 bottle of champagne and the 16personalities.com test! Hear us make our way through the questions, debate our visions and discuss the results over the course of 3 episodes.

    Summer holiday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 91:19


    Welcome to travel agency Bovio & van Giersbergen! Are you sure you want to book your holiday with us!? Give our double length episode a listen and decide for yourselves if we would be up for the job of arranging your holiday!

    Stressed out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 65:15


    We need a chill pill! In this episode, Dianne and Marcela talk about what stresses them out. Find out who works best under stress, who hates yoga, and why Dianne refuses to install updates on her phone. Get your double espresso ready and let's do this!

    Happy birthday!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 63:07


    Happy 25th Birthday Dianne! Here's your renewed subscription to the 'Forever 25'-club! Let's celebrate with champagne, tompoucen, honest stories about aging and of course the usual silly nonsense like how your handicap can help you again at least one extra year in life.

    City life vs country life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 63:41


    "Thank God I'm a country girl..." well one of us is, while the other will always remain a city slicker! But who is which? Find out in this episode while hearing another bunch of crazy stories such as how to survive 'the Matrix', finding the source of the internet and of course the tale about the pigs that went skiing. Enjoy!

    The gene pool

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 77:32


    Which quirks have been passed onto us by our parents? Do we actually like the gene package we got from them? And what about this whole nature vs nurture thing? Marcela and Dianne tell you all about their thoughts on the matter in this episode, if they are not too busy spilling their beers that is...

    Frightening encounters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 58:23


    Find out who flicked a tarantula of her knee, who had a wasp crawling in his ear and who almost amputated the dentist's fingers and why! Yes: fears, phobia and frightening encounters. We'll tell you about them in this episode!

    The covid-19 pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 55:04


    Uncle Co also paid a visit to out hosts! So it seems suitable to devote an episode to the pandemic of the past couple of years. Which of these two ladies got the 'rona? And what did Dianne and Marcela learn through the the ‘Covid-19 pandemic' period? Check out the episode to find out!

    Money money money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 61:15


    Talking about money is taboo, but not if you're making a podcast! Marcela and Dianne open up about their spending, savings and apparent net worth! Learn why Marcela almost didn't make it into this world, who of us is apparently a high roller on the digital market and who almost won millions in the national lottery.

    Apps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 61:22


    Which apps can't you live without? In this episode, Dianne and Marcela tell you all about their most indispensable ones. Learn also about the most expensive wines they've scanned on Vivino, and the "let's-make-sure-I-don't-get-sued-for-music-plagarism" app.

    Back to school

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 61:27


    We're going back to school! Dianne and Marcela dig deep into their school and education journeys, from the hardships of bullying to their most inspiring experiences and successes.

    Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 51:54


    Get ready to get hungry! Learn all about Dianne's and Marcela's favourite foods, their most horrible tour food experiences and the mysterious 'cow with 2 legs' sandwich.

    Guilty pleasures and quirks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 44:29


    A bit of pimple popping and a light case of OCD... After introducing themselves, Dianne and Marcela talk about their guilty pleasure and quirks. Who were their teenage boyband crushes? Listen on to find out!

    Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 1:40


    A little hint of what our podcast is all about!

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