Podcasts about i'll be there for you

A Friends reunion special is streaming on HBO Max. Since 1994, this TV sitcom has been popular thanks to its cast, screenwriting, and theme song: "I'll Be There For You". I discuss all 3 elements in this episode, and how "I'll Be There For You" was released as a successful extended single. Theme Song: "Dance Track", composed by Jessica Ann CatenaSongs mentioned that influenced writing "I'll Be There For You": https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2D8iFdSHES7lfqHFixoFtK?si=23b03924990d43b7"I'll Be There For You" - The Rembrandts (1994-1996)"Shiny Happy People" (1991), "It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" (1987) - R.E.M."I Feel Fine" - The Beatles (1964)"Pleasant Valley Sunday" - The Monkees (1967)"Take The Money and Run" - Steve Miller Band (1976)

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Steve Cooper talks with musician Phil Solem. Phil is best known as one half of The Rembrandts. In 1990, Phil and Danny Wilde got together to record some demos in Danny's Southern California garage/studio. The demo was released 'as is', as The Rembrandts. The album landed in the Billboard hot 100, thanks in part to the Top 20 hit Just The Way It Is, Baby. The follow up single Someone, with Phil on lead vocals, also ended up on the Billboard Top 100. In 1992, The Rembrandts received more critical acclaim for their follow up album, Untitled. In 1995, The Rembrandts became most famous for a song that was never intended to be on an album. Although the duo had recorded the 42 second theme I'll Be There For You for the show Friends, it was never intended to be a full length song. But the label insisted the duo record a full length version and include it at the end of the already finished album, LP. 

Brandon Prosek is a Renaissance man. Comedian, host, playwright, writer of a graphic novel about pirates, connoisseur of bad movies. This, however, is about a good movie, and how the 2017 romantic comedy The Big Sick got him through a rough time in his personal life. May it give you some comfort while we all deal with, well, a Big Sick. Take care of yourselves & each other out there. IBTFY loves you.Topics include: Pirate content, the box-office bomb Cutthroat Island, Brandon's favorite good and bad movies, writing about mental health, the importance of representation, humor cutting through the tension, stanning Madeline Kahn and more.You can find Brandon's work here:https://www.facebook.com/EntertainmentBuffet/https://www.facebook.com/flintlockedcomic/Support Chicago COVID-19 Mutual Aid efforts here:https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/15/chicago-covid-19-hardship-and-help-page/?fbclid=IwAR2w53pudNQ7-hvMR3MFVbiTi0IMSzsE1-3mpjyrJcWThRCTCRi8HTA7BZAhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-artists-relief-fund?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR3YN-EopKDc4lyIPMIJigF7kHefnpNcS5v8o_T_V-PmeNBemZO1rulc218You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. We're booking guests for Season 2, so get at us! Thanks for listening, loves.

Do you remember your first post-college/"adulthood" living situation? What were you listening to or watching to get you through that time? In this episode, writer and academic Molly Horan (Refinery29, Mashable, Buzzfeed) shares her experiences moving to New York and coping with the isolation of moving to the city through Mad Men.Topics include: Unlikable protagonists, trying to meet people after college, fighting loneliness, idealized depictions of New York, the impact of RENT on impressionable young minds, prestige TV, "having it all" as depicted in 30 Rock and The Witcher, how to find a parkour class in New York, how TV impacts our recreational activities and more.Read Molly's work here:https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/author/molly-horanhttps://mashable.com/author/molly-horan/You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. We're booking guests for Season 2, so get at us! Thanks for listening, loves.

Content Note: This episode contains references to the death of a parent and eating disorders.Season 2 of IBTFY is here! Excited to be back with more stories from funny, talented people and the pop culture that got them through rough times. For our first episode of this new season, actor/comedian/musician/multihyphenate James Bradford ("The Chris Gethard Show," the upcoming "Mare of Easttown") recounts his time as an Ear With Feet, or a devout fan of singer-songwriter Tori Amos, & how her music helped him through times of big transitions and a difficult loss.Topics include: The inspiration for James's memorable memoir title, the episode of Murder, She Wrote where they took a swing at Friends, what the Amos-Bradford wedding would look like, Beyoncé and the Communal Music Video Moment, Tori Amos meet and greets, fan communities in the '90s and playing Dashboard Confessional for leather daddies. Look for James's upcoming projects, including his new memoir "If You Can't Make 'Em Laugh, Make 'Em Cum" and album "Syrup," as well as his appearance in HBO's "The Mare of Easttown" starring Kate Winslet, all out later in 2020. You can find James online at @jamesebradford on Twitter, @jamesbradfordmusic on Instagram and http://jamesbradford.net/ The episode of Murder, She Wrote in question is Season 12, Episode 16, "Murder Among Friends." You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. We're booking guests for Season 2, so get at us! Thanks for listening, loves.

Ken revisits a 2016 talk he had with the great Allee Willis who sadly passed away on Christmas Eve 2019.  Ken and Allee discuss The Color Purple on Broadway, hating theater, swearing, having a TV in every room on every wall, growing up in Detroit, TV as a babysitter, a diet of candy, the sophistication of Health Bars, CHiPs, Erik Estrada's tight beige uniform, disco scores, writing songs for Earth Wind and Fire, Wonder Woman's disco devil, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Hullabaloo, Shin Dig, the invention of the teenager, cutting edge Variety, The Smothers Brothers, Laugh In, counter culture, Columbia Records, falling in love with Los Angeles, Freaks and Geeks, falling in love with cable news, Car Chases, 30,000 hours of footage, Just Say Julie, Allee's amazing wonderful house of treasures, rooftop drums, The Breakfast Club, being a music video production designer, The Cars "You Might Think", Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More", painting, combining music with art, writing "I'll Be There For You" the theme from Friends, returning the AFI Women's Directing Award in 1991, Kevin Bright, hating the Memphis school's bastardization of mid-century modern, storage spaces filled with treasure, Storage Wars, Sid & Marty Kroft, HR Puffnstuff, Electrawoman and Dynagirl, collecting lunch boxes, Greatest American Hero, the loss of the theme song, R&B, "Friends" at sporting events, a sea lion's love of "Boogie Wonderland", the wonders of the internet, Vice TV, enjoying The Principal's Office, hating foreign real housewives, and having a brand identity.

Content Note: This episode deals heavily with matters of loss, grieving and addiction. We've made it to our Season Finale! Thanks to everyone who stuck with the first season of IBTFY and helped build this little community. Our final Season 1 guest is LeeAnn Yops, storyteller, comedian and 90210 fan site curator. LeeAnn came to IBTFY to share her love of Luke Perry, right down to "dating" a mini-Luke doll and appearing on the Steve Harvey Show, the 90210 fan community and her experiences dealing with the loss of a favorite cultural icon and a loss much closer to home in rapid succession. Visit LeeAnn's 90210 site here: https://www.bh9021whoa.com/ Check out Appetite here: https://www.facebook.com/AppetiteRnRS/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. We're booking guests for Season 2, so get at us! Thanks for listening, loves.

IBTFY was honored to be a part of Podslam 2019, Arcade Audio's annual podcast marathon for Connor's Cure. We were especially honored to have one of our favorite funny Chicagoans, Jeremy Owens of You're Being Ridiculous, at iO with us to talk about the Bravo'verse and coping. And yes, there were two Bravoverse episodes in a row. It's fine. Donations are still open for Podslam's 2019 Fundraiser for Connor's Cure! Help us fight childhood cancer! http://jimmyv.convio.net/site/TR?team_id=3180&fr_id=1521&pg=team Check out Heauxs here: https://heauxsmag.com/ Check out You're Being Ridiculous here: http://yourebeingridiculous.com/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, Podslammers.

We're back! Comedian, writer and Internet legend John Sundholm discusses navigating family life, mental health, coming out & his fandom of Madonna through the ages & many reinventions, and the joys of coping and escapism with the Real Housewives of New York. Topics include: Your first Madonna experiences, the Blonde Ambition tour, what's the best Madonna song and why is it "Hung Up," AIDS activism, family relationships & dysfunctions, mental health everything, the inherent queerness of reality TV, Disaster Bisexual Sonja Morgan, rating the dog funerals on RHONY & more. You can find John's touching, hilarious writing here: https://medium.com/@johnthecraptist and here: https://yourgayunclejohn.com/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, gay icons.

(Heads up: Apologies in advance for some echoey/muffled bits on this one, it was our first recording with a new setup and we were still working out the bugs. We did our best to remediate and Archy was such a wonderful guest that we think you'll enjoy it anyway.) Archy Jamjun is a hilarious and caring storyteller, curator and teacher, who helps run OUTSpoken, Chicago's LGBT storytelling night, the first Tuesday of every month at Sidetrack. Here he shares the inspiration behind his one-man show, A Boy and a Diva, and the divas who have inspired him throughout his life. Also, a discussion of the World Figure Skating Championships that goes completely off the rails. Topics include: Cool relatives that help you figure yourself out, Surya Bonaly, the Evgenia Medvedeva comeback, protecting Serena Williams at all costs, Whitney Houston, divas of hip-hop, Tyra Banks as cultural touchstone, the eternal coming-out process and more. Check out OUTSpoken here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1331510856952670/ Read Serena's Vogue interview here: https://www.vogue.com/article/serena-williams-vogue-cover-interview-february-2018 IBTFY is participating in PodSlam: A Podcast Marathon for Connor's Cure at the iO Theatre in Chicago on September 21st: https://www.facebook.com/PodSlamLive/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, cool teens.

Hey, teens! This episode is a lot about you and how to relate to what you're going through! Journalist and fiction writer Rosamund Lannin has written for /Film, Vice, Lifehacker and more, and today she comes on to the podcast to talk about two works that helped her get through stretches of her teenage years: Craig Thompson's graphic novel "Blankets" and Sam Cooke's iconic album, Night Beat. Topics include: the realities and grind of day jobs, shitty boyfriends, your first romance and first heartbreak, comics and graphic novels, relating to the news in a healthy manner, why you and everyone should go to therapy (and therapy should be free and available to everyone), the particular melancholy of summer, adults and how we don't always know everything & more. You can follow Rosamund Lannin and her writing at @Rosamund on Twitter. Her latest published speculative fiction work is here: https://smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2019/02/25/lady-churchills-rosebud-wristlet-no-39/ Information on how to find a low-cost therapist can be found here: https://www.healthline.com/health/therapy-for-every-budget#apps IBTFY is participating in PodSlam: A Podcast Marathon for Connor's Cure at the iO Theatre in Chicago on September 21st: https://www.facebook.com/PodSlamLive/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, cool teens.

It's IBTFY's first CROSSOVER epsiode! We're celebrating the new season of one of our other favorite local podcasts, Beyond Queer Stories, with a special crossover episode! BQS co-producers and hosts Dawn Brown and Ashabi Owagboriaye discuss channeling emotions through anime, growing into your queer identity alongside the old & new versions of Queer Eye & lots of other stuff. Topics include: The "Can Antoni Cook?" debate, the importance of queer storytelling (and everyone's favorite episodes of BQS), queer representation on Sailor Moon, a particularly upsetting Cowboy Bebop plotline, the legacy of the Real World & more. Listen to Seasons 1 & 2 of Beyond Queer Stories here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-queer-stories/id1448206019 Check out Ashabi's modeling here: https://www.instagram.com/ashabi.owa/?hl=en You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, cuties.

Proving this show contains multitudes and occasionally our guests delve into ~~cUlTuRe~~, the hilarious and generous writer, producer and comedian Patrick Gill shares stories of building a better relationship with your body from ballerina Maria Tallchief and falling in love with the world of Pedro Almodóvar. Topics include: Raccoons vs. opossums, our relationships with our bodies, the importance of The Firebird, Surya Bonaly (again), grand movie palaces, the loneliness and observance of gay childhood, where to start on your Pedro Almodóvar journey, the best shea butter in Chicago and more. Patrick can be found on Instagram at @patrickfishpart, or you can go see his Second City Show (@bummerfunny), We Have Questions, with the next date here: https://www.facebook.com/events/650667565344881/ Visit Sesame the Opossum's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/itsmesesame/?hl=en Donate to the Chicago Community Bond Fund here: https://chicagobond.org/ Support the wonderful work of Itunuoluwa Ebijimi and Petty Butter here: https://www.itunuoluwaebijimi.com/about You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you tiny Joan Didions.

You have so many relationships in this life, only one of two will last, and one of those is with the band you loved the most in your teen years. Artist Amy Trummer takes us on a journey through her love of the brothers Hanson, the Hanson fan community and a little something called Back to the Island. Topics include: The differences between each Hanson brother, Prince, Back to the Island pop culture gatekeeping, Hanson Monopoly, the "All That" revival, making friends through fandom and more. You can find Amy's art here: http://www.amytrummer.com/ You can donate to/volunteer at One Tail at a Time here: https://www.onetail.org/ You ca support Curt's Cafe here: https://curtscafe.org/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you one-hit wonders.

We did a little something different this episode! It's Pride in Chicago, so we asked some friends to share stories of LGBTQ+ media that meant a lot to them for a Pride mini-sode. What transpired was beautiful stories about Glee, Schitt's Creek, Petal, Queer Eye (old and new) and more. Also, your host has some feelings about the Indigo Girls double live album. If you like this show, #BeThereFor queer and trans people with your time and resources: Brave Space Alliance - https://www.bravespacealliance.org/ Audre Lorde Project - https://alp.org/ Queer Detainee Empowerment Project - http://www.qdep.org/ Rainbow Railroad - https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, queerly beloved.

Doggos, puppers, woofers, good boys. Today's episode is all about Very Online Dogs. Chicago writer and producer Tori Szekeres shares how dogs on social media were a source of comfort and joy during a family health scare and other tough times, and why her own dog reminds her of Norm MacDonald as Burt Reynolds. Topics include: The American healthcare system and why it sucks, Midwesternisms, the Chicago storytelling scene, the Dog Feelings Twitter Account, Verminstagram and much more. Support the Live Like Roo Foundation here: https://www.livelikeroo.org/ Check out Serving the Sentence in Chicago: https://www.facebook.com/servingthesentencechicago/ And visit some of the Very Online Dogs discussed in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/aprilapplebottom/ https://www.instagram.com/sometimescarl/ https://www.instagram.com/primodogcontent/ https://www.instagram.com/weratedogs/ https://www.instagram.com/pumpkintheraccoon/?hl=en **WE WANT YOU: IBTFY is currently taking messages for our first all-crowdsourced PRIDE episode! Find out how to leave a message and share the LGBTQ+ media that had an impact on you here: https://www.speakpipe.com/IBTFYPod You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you good boys and girls.**

CONTENT NOTE: This episode includes brief references to sexual trauma. If you wish to avoid this subject matter, discussion begins around 16:00 and ends around 18:30. Pour the coffee and turn up the Carole King, it's time for our Gilmore Girls episode! Chicago comedian and storyteller Jaclyn Barker recounts returning to the comfort of Stars Hollow after the 2016 election, and how the revival impacted her. Topics include: Dames, Amy Sherman-Palladino, the comfort of Stars Hollow, mother-daughter dynamics, post-election fallout, why Emily Gilmore deserves the world, Paris Geller's righteous anger, fanservice vs. wish fulfillment, the Gilmore Guys podcast, link-sharing as love language and more Some great further reading on the revival, courtesy of Jaclyn: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gilmore-girls-netflix-revival-offered-us-marines-in-iraq-war-ecapism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/11/28/what-the-gilmore-guys-thought-of-the-gilmore-girls-revival/?utm_term=.4983bf0172c1&noredirect=on https://news.avclub.com/the-gilmore-guys-finally-meet-the-gilmore-girls-1798254598 http://time.com/4578044/gilmore-guys-podcast-gilmore-girls/ You can follow Jaclyn on Twitter at @KangarooJaclyn. WE WANT YOU: IBTFY is currently taking messages for our first all-crowdsourced PRIDE episode! Find out how to leave a message and share the LGBTQ+ media that had an impact on you here: https://www.speakpipe.com/IBTFYPod You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you fabulous dames.

We wanna cut to the feeling! Ines Bellina is a writer, storyteller and bon vivant who writes about food, books and other things that are good for the AV Club, the Takeout & other good good places on the Internet. On this episode, Ines talks about a summer of falling in love, soundtracked to Almighty Feelings Queen Carly Rae Jepsen. Topics include: Dating in your thirties, unsolicited advice, hearing "Warm Blood" for the first time, the Pitchfork Music Festival, the "Run Away With Me" sax intro, being pro-crush, the Lisa Frank stage of a relationship, Lindsay's true feelings about libertarians and much more. If you like swoonworthy pictures of food & equally swoonworthy writing about it, you can follow Ines on Instagram at @saltadomag; or subscribe to her Tinyletter here: https://tinyletter.com/CrankyHappInes WE WANT YOU: IBTFY is currently taking messages for our first all-crowdsourced PRIDE episode! Find out how to leave a message and share the LGBTQ+ media that had an impact on you here: https://www.speakpipe.com/IBTFYPod You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you army of lovers.

#ARMY, rejoice! This episode is for you. Nonprofit professional & student of fandom Lauren Pais takes us through her history & lifelong relationship with boy bands, culminating with why über popular K-pop septet BTS, who are touring the U.S. right now, mean so much to her now. Topics include: The great boy band wars of '98, Which One Is the Chris Kirkpatrick, moving back home and feeling stuck, being a student of fandom, One Direction & Directioners, post-band breakup optimism, BTS and the international army, ageism, racism & sexism in how fandom is seen & disseminated, RPF, BTS & philosophy, getting so excited you black out & more. If you're #ARMY and if you're not, you can find Lauren Pais and her insightful pop-culture musings on Twitter & Instagram at @LaurenJP68. WE WANT YOU: IBTFY is currently taking messages for our first all-crowdsourced PRIDE episode! Find out how to leave a message and share the LGBTQ+ media that had an impact on you here: https://www.speakpipe.com/IBTFYPod You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you army of lovers.

Oh oh, it's magic! If you're still emotionally devastated over the Magicians finale from last week, this episode is for you. Comedian, playwright and Harry Potter academic Hope Rehak visited the studio to talk about her strong and complicated bonds with two magical fandoms: Harry Potter & The Magicians. Topics discussed include: Harry Potter academia, Book Ron vs. Movie Ron, J.K. Rowling retconning & The Ilvermorny Discourse, Lev Grossman reading our minds, Hope's high school Harry Potter club, fanfiction & ship feelings, mental health, community care, the Chicago municipal elections & more. More commentary on Ilvermorny/JKR retconning: http://nativesinamerica.com/2016/07/dear-jk-rowling-were-still-here/ https://nativeappropriations.com/2016/03/magic-in-north-america-the-harry-potter-franchise-veers-too-close-to-home.html https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/26/17906676/nagini-fantastic-beasts-jk-rowling-harry-potter-dumbledore-george-lucas https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/03/18/its-not-enough-jk-rowling-say-her-characters-are-queer-show-it-us/?utm_term=.53a3b0f5d2a5 You can find Hope's work and further writing on her website, HopeRehak.com or on Twitter at @HopeRehak. Also related to wizardry, Hope once wrote about the greatest movie of all time, Practical Magic, for Bright Wall/Dark Room: https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2018/10/30/feminist-seductions-practical-magic/ WE WANT YOU: IBTFY is currently taking messages for our first all-crowdsourced PRIDE episode! Find out how to leave a message and share the LGBTQ+ media that had an impact on you here: https://www.speakpipe.com/IBTFYPod You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you magical creatures.

Austin-based comedian (soon to be L.A.-based!) Jamie Meeks joins IBTFY to share a few of her favorite things, a time where a Netflix recommendation mirrored her personal life & the #vanlife influencers who are preparing her for an exciting new journey. Topics include: Sleeping With Other People, sleeping with other people, Netflix's creepy algorithms, our favorite comedies with unlikable characters, Nurse Jackie, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, #vanlife influencers & more. Here's Eamon and Bec's YouTube channel if you want to see some primo #vanlife content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4laAHbk8VSgmvB47tsd2XQ/videos You can find Jamie Meeks's upcoming shows & Twitter gold on Twitter, Instagram, etc. at @jamiemmeeks. You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you adorable tropical fish.

Steve Eanet is many things: a marketing pro, a Goldendoodle dad, a battle rapper by the name of XQZ with multiple international battles and No Coast Raps titles to his name. He is also the host's brother, and I'd say we were the ShibSibs of podcasting, but that's probably the McElroys. Steve joins us in the studio to talk about his long history with battle rap, what he's learned from being part of the community, and also one of our favorite TV shows. Topics include: The battle preparation process, online communities, discussing politics with battle rappers, the whole 8 Mile thing, deliberately bad puns and the townspeople of Pawnee. Watch XQZ's most recent battle against Blackademikz here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5I_xadv5A&feature=youtu.be Lindsay's favorite rap battle of all time, Marlo vs. Shuffle T: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNtw6Fon_QM A good example of Carter Deems being Carter Deems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKq-2qL_SbY You can find Steve on Twitter at @SteveXQZ or, for our five Canadian listeners, you can catch him battling Sweeney at King of the Dot's Wave 3 event in Toronto on April 13th. You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, ya nob'eads.

IBTFY is back and this week's guest lights up our world like nobody else. Chicago comedian, storyteller and occasional clown Hannah Bollman discusses how a certain British boy band helped her get through some turbulent years. Also, why certain angsty nü-metal bands from our youth still hold up. Topics include: The rise of One Direction, Directioners vs. Directionators, the other Top 3 from that season of X-Factor, mental health coochie cutters, the Larry conspiracy, Nickelback and Papa Roach apologia and more. Hannah Bollman is a Chicago-based stand up comedian and accidental storyteller. She loves using props, speaking to her experience as a woman in the world, and making fart noises into the mic. She also performs as one half of the alt comedy duo “Little Psychos.” You can find her at @hannahbomana on Twitter or @hannahbeabomana on Instagram. You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you absolute legends.

Just in time for the Oscars! Chicago comedian, musician and Renaissance Man Devin Middleton (aka Debonair Status) joins IBTFY to talk Kingdom Hearts 3, award show predictions and the Grammys performance that impacted him the most. Topics include: The wildly confusing Kingdom Hearts-verse, the impact of Cardi B, the Oscars Best Original Song category, Barry Jenkins, queer representation in country music, iconic Grammys performances & more. You can follow Devin on Instagram & Twitter at @DebonairStatus. If you're in Chicago, you should go see him this Thursday, 2/28, as he hosts the wonderful Arts & Culture Club's "We Belong" edition at GMan Tavern: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtsCultureClub/ You can also catch him Saturday, March 2nd at The Revival in Hyde Park for the final edition of the fast-paced sketch show HYDE TOP FADE: https://www.facebook.com/events/499806573842870/ You can find I'll Be There For You on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you princes of Maine, kings of New England.

Welcome back to I'll Be There for You, a podcast about pop culture and coping. Our guest is Rae Nudson, a freelance writer based in Chicago with bylines at The Cut, Longreads, Esquire, The Science of Us and more. On this episode, Rae shares two stories of specific pieces of culture that got her through two specific terrible nights: Finding Nemo and Bob's Burgers. Topics include: Napping TV, the moral center of children's movies, overnight hospital stays, cartoons for adults, our favorite Tina Belcher moments, BoJack Horseman-induced depression and the magic of puzzles. The Christmas Cats puzzle can, in fact, be found here: https://www.target.com/p/holiday-cats-1000pc-puzzle/-/A-52475449 You can find Rae on Twitter at @rclnudson or Instagram at @raenudson, or read her awesome writings for The Cut, The Science of Us, Topic and more. You can find I'll Be There For You wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com.

Welcome to I'll Be There for You, a new podcast about pop culture and coping. In each episode, I chat with someone I admire about a piece of pop culture that got them through a difficult time in their lives. Our first guest is Chicago comedy producer & performer Lindsey Schroeder, who got through a difficult year with the help of figure skating, and specifically, two certain Canadian ice dancers. Topics include: Embracing vulnerability, Surya Bonaly fangirling, hyperfixations, fanfiction where Jason Brown is an animorph, seeing The Thank You Canada Tour live, and, of course, the Cunniliftus. Links to the skating routines discussed in this episode: Surya Bonaly's Vivaldi backflip extravaganza: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVnRAWkyP5M&t=252s Kaetlyn Osmond's Swan Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3PtbMLY9vY Kaetlyn Osmond's Edith Piaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu_TdQAINfc Virtue/Moir's Moulin Rouge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI4mCrgKOS4 You can find Lindsey Schroeder at @lindsschroeder on Twitter & Instagram, or at alottounpack.com. If you're in Chicago, you can also catch the live show she produces, Un/attached, playing March 28th, April 25th & May 30th at the Crowd Theater. You can find I'll Be There For You wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com.

Chicago comedian Liz Stockwell was going through a divorce and getting into performing standup comedy when she found a critically acclaimed TV show about... going through a divorce and getting into standup comedy. Topics include: Tony Shalhoub's blood pressure, the evolution of comedy since Mrs. Maisel, spaces for funny women in Chicago, a moment of mourning for one of Chicago's iconic dives, the community service of heckling, the urgency and necessity of putting your experiences into your comedy and more. Links to some great shows and resources for women in comedy in Chicago: Token: https://www.facebook.com/TokenLaughs/ The Feminine Comique: https://www.facebook.com/femininecomique/ You Joke Like A Girl: https://www.facebook.com/YouJokeLikeaGirl/ The Kates: https://www.facebook.com/thekatescomedy/ Ladylike: https://www.facebook.com/ladylikechicago/ The Arts & Culture Club: https://www.facebook.com/TheArtsCultureClub/ Hand Her the Mic: https://www.facebook.com/handherthemic/ Just Us Gals: https://www.facebook.com/pg/GalsUsJust/ You can find Liz Stockwell on Facebook, or on Twitter or Instagram at @lizb0t1. Her next show is Ladylike at Café Mustache on February 18th, and you should go: https://www.facebook.com/events/238561090240242/ You can find I'll Be There For You wherever you like to listen to podcasts. We release new episodes every other Sunday to help you beat those Sunday scaries. Please tell your friends, subscribe, give us those sweet reviews! If you have questions, feedback or want to be a guest, you can reach us on most social platforms at @IBTFYPod or illbethereforyoupod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, you pretty things!

Kelsey Miller, author of the 5-year column "The Anti-Diet Project" on Refiner29, and force behind The 67 Percent Project, joins me for a chat about all things real life, and Not dieting. Kelsey shares the moment, "somewhere between an epiphany and a panic attack," when she decided to be done with dieting. And from there, what's next? An eating coach, the Intuitive Eating book, writing her memoir (see below), and how life can be hard, either way.  We also touch on representation in pop culture, and a different way to look at some of our favorite shows (again!), a la her newest book.  More of Kelsey's work:  Big Girl, a memoir  I'll Be There For You, a book about FRIENDS KelseyMiller.com @MsKelseyMiller Other stuff:  Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusiveconference.com. Join us virtually for the first event!  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!  

Grammy- and Tony-winning songwriter Allee Willis has co-written some of pop music's most enduring earworms (think "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire and "I'll Be There For You" from the TV show Friends), but her collection of kitsch takes the cake — and inspired her to create an online kitsch museum. Hear Allee tell tales of tackiness, tunes, and throwing parties!  The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch • Vintage Los Angeles' video tour of Allee's house • Opening theme: "Keepers" by Still Flyin' • Closing theme: "Slow Draw/Feeling In My Heart" by Eric Frisch • Additional music by Funk LeBlanc • www.forkeepspodcast.com

This episode is a loooooong time coming, and I couldn’t be more stoked to share it with you all. Kelsey Miller is a writer, author, editor and speaker based in BK, New York. She’s the founder of the Anti-Diet Project, author of the book Big Girl, and the forthcoming I'll Be There For You (which is now available for pre-order!), and an all-around staple in the world of body acceptance, Intuitive Eating, and non-diet living. Resources: Curious about working with me? Learn more about 1-on-1 coaching here Submit a question for my monthly Q+A video Follow me on Instagram for more anti-dieting, intuitive eating behind-the-scenes Make sure to get on that newsletter for access to the vault! Snag a pre-order copy of Kelsey’s new book! Catch up on the Anti-Diet Project column Follow Kelsey Miller on Instagram!

In the stark desert wasteland populated by a broken humanity driven by survival, a group of 20 something year-old friends make the best of a bad situation. In a future where society has definitely gone on a break, these friends still laugh, cry, fall in love, and hide from maniacal motorcycle gangs. Read The Script Here: https://goo.gl/PZ2yei Starring: Elsie How as Monica Hobert Thompson as Ross Lara McCann-Moran as Rachel Richie Owens as Joey Liz Getty as Phoebe and Pauline Lazzeretti as Janice Written by Spencer D Blair "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts "I'll Be There For You [Metal Version]" by Uila Max

Legendary songwriter Allee Willis (September, I'll Be There For You, You're The Best) takes a dip in The Koy Pond to talk about the backstories of some of her hit songs. She also shares stories working with Earth Wind and Fire, Patti Labelle, Bonnie Raitt, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Ken welcomes songwriter, queen of kitsch, and personal hero Allee Willis to the show. Ken and Allee discuss The Color Purple on Broadway, hating theater, swearing, having a TV in every room on every wall, growing up in Detroit, TV as a babysitter, a diet of candy, the sophistication of Health Bars, CHiPs, Erik Estrada's tight beige uniform, disco scores, writing songs for Earth Wind and Fire, Wonder Woman's disco devil, American Bandstand, Soul Train, Hullabaloo, Shin Dig, the invention of the teenager, cutting edge Variety, The Smothers Brothers, Laugh In, counter culture, Columbia Records, falling in love with Los Angeles, Freaks and Geeks, falling in love with cable news, Car Chases, 30,000 hours of footage, Just Say Julie, Allee's amazing wonderful house of treasures, rooftop drums, The Breakfast Club, being a music video production designer, The Cars "You Might Think", Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More", painting, combining music with art, writing "I'll Be There For You" the theme from Friends, returning the AFI Women's Directing Award in 1991, Kevin Bright, hating the Memphis school's bastardization of mid-century modern, storage spaces filled with treasure, Storage Wars, Sid & Marty Kroft, HR Puffnstuff, Electrawoman and Dynagirl, collecting lunch boxes, Greatest American Hero, the loss of the theme song, R&B, "Friends" at sporting events, a sea lion's love of "Boogie Wonderland", the wonders of the internet, Vice TV, enjoying The Principal's Office, hating foreign real housewives, and having a brand identity.