What’s It Take To Be A Cool Mom? with Busy Philipps

Getting Better with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.9 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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She’s not like a regular mom, she’s a cool mom! This week, Busy Philipps joins Jonathan to talk all things Mean Girls and what it takes to be a cool mom on screen - and in real life. From bringing Mrs. George into 2024, parenting her own kids, and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community, Busy totally makes fetch happen! Busy Philipps is a New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, and writer. She’s known for her television roles on Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. She’s also appeared in films like White Chicks, Made of Honor, and He's Just Not That Into You. She currently stars in the Peacock/Netflix original series Girls5eva, and is in the new Mean Girls film, inspired by the 2004 original and Tony nominated Broadway show which released in theaters on January 12th. She and her creative partner Caissie St. Onge also co-host the podcast Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best. You can follow Busy on Instagram @busyphilipps. You can listen to Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our senior producers are Chris McClure and Julia Melfi. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Regular listeners of How to Fail will know how obsessed I am with reality television and that's why I'm so excited that I get to talk to you about the return of one of my favorite shows.
0:09.5	Van der Popp rules is back for a brand new season on Hey You and well there's a lot to unpack.
0:16.8	I'm frothing with excitement because the Pump Rules gang is back on our screens with new episodes
0:22.0	dropping the same day as the US on Hey You. You.
0:24.3	You.
0:25.3	because with a show this hot, nobody wants spoilers.
0:28.3	To sign up to Hey You today, just visit Hey You.com.
0:32.1	That's H-A-Y-U-D-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-C-O-G-O-G-O-T-O-T-E-E-E-E-E-T-E-E-E-T-E-E-E,
0:34.0	and you can thank me later. Hey curious people. I'm Jonathan Van Ness and welcome to getting curious.
0:46.0	Unless you have been living under a rock the Mean Girls movie is out. I'm beyond
0:50.8	excited for that because I love Mean Girls. I love a reboot. I love the cast
0:54.8	so let's all get excited for Mean Girls, The Musical. Busy Phillips is a New York Times best-selling author, actor, activist, and writer.
1:03.1	She's known for her television roles on Freaks and Geeks
1:05.4	and Dawson's Creek.
1:06.6	She won the Critics Choice Television Award
1:08.6	for her role on Cougar Town.
1:10.4	She also appeared in films like White Chicks,
1:12.4	made of honor, and he's just not that into you.
1:14.8	She currently stars in the Peacock Netflix original series, Girls 5 Eva, which I love.
1:20.4	And is in the new Mean Girls film inspired by the 2004 original and Tony nominated
1:25.5	Broadway show which just came out in theaters on January 12th.
1:29.5	She and her creative partner, Casey St. Onge, also co-host the podcast,
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