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Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Hit Their Faces with Tiny HammersWe have so many new delights to share with you. First off, we’re GORGEOUS?? Lindy washes her bangs and Meagan is absolutely slathered in rouge. Tune into our socials to see the evidence of this glow-up/looks-maxxing, and let us know if it’s worth all the effort @textmebackpod on IG. And we also share a BFF endorsement/reunion story that means everything to us!! This is your invitation to send every episode of Text Me Back to your bestie.Plus, there are some major updates to our Whatcha Watchin’. Lindy is on a new beat called...2025-05-011h 07Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are OVER the MoonHOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM! GET 👏US 👏OUTTA HERE 👏Last week dire wolves, this week…Gayle King is in space? You might think that all of the world’s problems have been solved if we’re spending time doing this nonsense–but actually, nope! Believe it or not things are actually worse than ever! The BBWs are losing their minds in real time, but that’s okay because Magic Mind is here to tether them gently to Earth. In other news! Barry has tragically been re-coned and Lindy and Meagan are regaled by the ho...2025-04-241h 01Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Do ImpressionsHello faithful Text Me Backolytes and welcome new listeners (we’re sorry in advance to newbies! You could not have chosen a more wild starting place, but you’ll catch on fast!). Today Lindy and Meagan kick off with a humble but necessary installment of Department of Corrections: Peter Edition. Apparently one of these colonizing yahoos from last week did, in fact, step foot in Washington State–but don’t worry, we’ve decided to make that one a bonus Q so you can still graduate 8th grade. But the question remains: WHICH Peter from last week is the lucky boy...2025-04-1755 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan on Planes, Trains, and SubarusIf you thought Lindy’s train adventure was an unhinged delight YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT. This week it’s Meagan who hits the dusty trail on a trek from Washington, (District of Columbia) to Washington (State). Meagan bravely Dale Coopers her whole ass off with that tiny influencer mic. Along the way she endures a mid-flight beef with her evil auntie doppelganger, being bullied by her brother, and a fight for her life over a Caesar salad.And not to brag but some pretty good stuff happens along the way too. Meagan lear...2025-04-101h 18Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Are Robbed at Fang PointThis week, Lindy and Meagan submit a heartfelt notes app apology. We are so sorry to all the snakes and worms and devoted listeners out there. To help mend some of these shattered fences, we bring you not just one…but THREE Snakes of the Week 🐍🐍🐍!!! Thank you to a loyal Husband listener Peter for submitting an iconic snake anecdote! And next, we are joined by our Pete Hegseth Correspondent Rafil! The emojis and memes are FLYING between Rafil, Jeffrey Goldberg, Pete Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, Lindy, and Meagan. If YOU want to be a part of our...2025-04-031h 01Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Bring Unsettling Energy to the Hype HouseLindy is running on the fumes of borrowed youth, and Meagan is one (1) glass of wine deep. This is the opposite of a Magic Mind episode where we’re cool collected cucumbers and we’re calling it Tipsy Back Podcast!Lindy brings tidings from the So True Hype House, where Lindy desperately tries to impress her young comedy crushes, starts a group chat she may or may not be kicked out of, and endures a self-imposed spiral of rarely-seen proportions. Next…we asked and you delivered, friends! Ghost grandpas, sweaty side-hugging men offering some armchair psychia...2025-03-271h 15Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Lead as Two KingsWelcome to another classic episode of Text Me Back, where Lindy and Meagan, two self-appointed kings, tackle the most pressing issues of our time. See agenda below:FIRST AGENDA ITEM: Buggies. Meagan bullies a neighbor by sending another round of live bugs to a stranger’s building. And friends…there is potentially a third round of bugs en route. The only real downside is that this is accidental bullying and Meagan may have to leave the D.C. area :/NEXT UP: We’re checking in on Lindy’s Rebuilding Year! Wi...2025-03-2054 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Are in a Constitutional Crisis and 💫 So Are You 💫!This week we continue a-milkin’ that New York cow! Um, excuse us? We are walking here. Meagan and Lindy make a brave break from their cozy hotel room into the NYC winter night to watch Drag Race at a local bar/mystery tent and meet THE Thorgy Thor camping out in there! Somebody go back in time, call our elder care facility, and tell them to bring us a knit blanket! Have you ever experienced a winter chill? DM us Y/N @textmebackpodAnd next, we add a sexy twist to our age-old Segment P...2025-03-131h 02Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Choo Choo Choose ChaosUnearthed from their On Air Fest goodie bags, Lindy and Meagan discover little teensy influencer microphones! And if you know how jazzed one host in particular gets about the media board, you can guess what this means–absolute unhinged chaos aka a cross country FIELD TRIP! 🚂But before Lindy shares her unfiltered reporting from her truly epic train ride from DC to Seattle, Lindy and Meagan recap their On Air Fest experiences, walking away with one important question: What in the sweet hell happened to the crafty crackers? These VIP BBWs are supposed to eat p...2025-03-0655 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Sleep Their Way to the Top (with Big Fig AND Big Ron)Today, Lindy and Meagan are recording this episode in their most natural state: lying down.That’s right–these two sleepy gals are broadcasting from a very fancy Big Fig mattress at On Air Fest in Brooklyn, NYC aka DA BIG APPLE. And they’re not alone! They’re in bed with the biggest grifter in the biz, a legendary podcast king and professional menace…Ronald Young Jr. Big Ron gives us the scoop on New York's hottest restaurants (a sexy little local joint~Aplé-beis~), gives us many a glad tiding, and tells us Watch-him Watchin! Are you watc...2025-02-2745 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Kind of Like, ChonkayDeep-cut audio lore, chaotic jingles, and possibly altering the course of America—just another exceedingly normal episode of Text Me Back.🚨🚨Hot Take Alert 🚨🚨Meagan defends nepo babies? If you’re into blazing hot takes from topics that were top of mind in 2014, you are in for a real treat today. And a new segment means a call for a new theme song! Zuma Rossdale Stefani please we need your help!!!!And Lindy held the future of America in her DMs?? GRIMES!! CALL US GIRL! (703) 829-0003.And speakin...2025-02-201h 11Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Crazy Ladies Livin’ in a BagAss oil, Dongexploder, and The Puppies! If those words and phrases make sense to you, you’ve been perusing the Text Me Back Biki and are OBSESSED with us! This week, these two supermodels do the impossible: record a podcast. Lindy goes absolutely feral on the mediaboard, testing the limits of both podcasting and her friendship with Meagan. Meagan has an important mouth update. Lindy is discriminated against AND/OR is herself the perpetrator? Tell us what you think happened in that coffee shop at deartextmeback@gmail.com! And then when you’re done with that, contact the E...2025-02-131h 01Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Start a Wikifeet Retirement PlanLots of news to get into today! First up, we start off with DOG THOUGHTS that includes an absolutely iconic voicemail from a very good husband listener named Gerald. Yes, Gerald, this time we ARE talking about you! If YOU want to tell us more about bull penis use-cases, call the Best Friend Party Phone at (703) 829-0003. And we have a new segment: The Reddit Report! What on Eru’s green Middle Earth is friggin HAPPENING around here??? Is it so hard to all agree that literal Nazis are bad and don’t belong in our Hobbitty littl...2025-02-0658 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Corner the Zombie Pig DemographicA real embarrassment of riches over here on the Text Me Back side of the internet. First, we pay tribute to David Lynch, which bridges poetically into our next phase of entertainment: the Trump administration’s trailblazing focus on Making Hollywood Great Again with washed up losers who failed out of Hollywood! If art isn’t dead already, these freakin’ ding dongs will make sure it’s killed for good.But you know what? We also have good news. Our segment Normal News brings us wonderful news about zombie pig brains! And in the famed and celebrated segment...2025-01-231h 15Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Have Dog ThoughtsWe’re back again! And maybe this episode is slightly more normal than last week’s (complimentary)? We’re back on our Whatcha Watchin’ nonsense, and we’re talking Later Daters, The Ultimatum, Dateline, Sports (Beyoncé), and last and absolutely least: ReelShorts (??). Have you seen Later Daters?? TELL US YOUR THOUGHTS at deartextmeback@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram. Are you getting served ReelShorts slop? Tell Meagan EVERYTHING via the Best Friend Party Phone at (703) 829-0003. Bonus points if you tell us what soaps you grew up with.We are also ecstatic to present our...2025-01-161h 02Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Are Even Better BBWs in 2025It may be the dead of winter, but in our hearts the clammy buds of spring are bursting–and so are Lindy and Meagan!—with squeaky-clean teeth, resolutions, and creamed corn. This week, they dive into their post-holiday recap, revisit their 2024 affirmations, and commit to their new 2025 goals (including being Even Better Better Businesswomen!!). Plus, the Text Me Backolytes share their own resolutions! We are eating fruit, sewing, cooking, and enriching our pets’ lives. We are going to the library. We are being cute. This is the resistance, friends!It’s no...2025-01-091h 06
Her Time to Talk: Women’s Mental HealthIntro to Her Time & Meagan🎙️ Welcome to Her Time to Talk! 🌟In this heartfelt inaugural episode, Meagan Clark, licensed professional counselor and founder of Her Time Therapy, shares the deeply personal story that inspired her to create a space for women’s voices, stories, and mental health journeys. From navigating grief and caregiving to building a thriving practice dedicated to supporting women, Meagan opens up about the challenges and triumphs that shaped her mission.Join us as Meagan introduces Her Time to Talk—a podcast where women can find connection, empowerment, and evidence-based tools to prioritiz...2025-01-0809 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 366 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Meagan & Julie + How to Prepare for VBACHappy New Year, Women of Strength! Meagan and Julie share an exciting announcement about the podcast that you don’t want to miss. While they chat about topics to look forward to this year, they also jump right in and share stats about cervical checks and duration between pregnancies. We can’t wait to help you prepare for your VBAC this year!Needed WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode Details ...2025-01-0127 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 361 VBAC Prep with Meagan & Julie + What do the Facts Say?In this episode, Meagan and Julie tackle hot topics like the VBAC calculator, epidurals, and uterine rupture. What does the evidence actually say? And why do providers give such drastically different statistics from one practice to the next? When you know the facts, you are equipped to take charge of your VBAC journey!VBAC CalculatorACOG: Deciding Between a VBAC and a Repeat CesareanVBAC Calculator Online LibraryEpidural Side EffectsVBA2C PubMed ArticleEvidence Based BirthⓇ: The Evi...2024-12-1643 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 360 Meagan Shares More on Uterine AbnormalitiesListen to today’s episode to hear Meagan talk all about bicornuate, unicornuate, arcuate, and septate uteruses, uterine didelphys, and more.Though there can be complications, research is limited, and vaginal birth is often possible. Chat with your provider about your birthing desires, and don’t be afraid to get multiple opinions!A Case of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery in a Patient with Uterine DidelphysUterine DifferencesSuccessful Vaginal Delivery after External Cephalic Version in a Woman with a Large Partial Uterine SeptumNe...2024-12-1115 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Hang Out with Andrew and Luke Again!No one’s going hungry this week with your beloved TMBTL of the Dog hosts on the case. That’s right, Lindy and Meagan have teamed up once again with Luke and Andrew of Too Beautiful to Live to bring you another episode that will take you on several journeys involving puppies in witness protection, Meagan’s little buggies, Luke’s homicidal tendencies, and Andrew’s connection to a famous TMB earworm involving dogs, shit, and peach pits.In other words, a perfectly normal crossover event hosted by four well-adjusted adults who don’t have any pro...2024-11-291h 14Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Can’t Just Buy One DonkeyBBW Updates! Corny Tyme! A nostalgic game! Lindy’s delirious brush with VH1 fame! This episode has it all!In this segment-stacked episode, Lindy and Meagan share BBW updates you won’t wanna miss (peep our links below). Listen, we wish we had all the land, energy, and fertilizer in the world to start a commune in the woods with many many donkeys! We wish we could find an abandoned boxcar and ride the rails into the sunset forever and ever! But realistically, the resistance looks more like staying engaged, doing art, building community, and...2024-11-211h 06
The VBAC LinkEpisode 354 Meagan & Julie + Hospital Policies Surrounding VBAC“Hospital Policy means the principles, rules, and guidelines adopted by the Hospital, which may be amended, changed, or superseded from time to time.”Julie and Meagan break down hospital policies today, especially common ones you’ll hear when it comes to VBAC. They chat all about VBAC agreement forms and policies surrounding continuous fetal monitoring, induction, and epidurals. Women of Strength, hospital policies are not law. They vary drastically from hospital to hospital. Some are evidence-based. Some are convenience-based. Do your research now to make sure you are not surpris...2024-11-2051 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Get their Asses Got: LIVE at the Reser!Who’s ready to laugh? 🫠Last week a Bad Thing happened. But never fear! This week of healing started off strong with Lindy and Meagan heading to Portland for another sensational live show at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts! And you simply cannot pull off a live comedy show without visiting the Pacific Northwest’s own Red Robin! YUM! Where are our Bonsai Burger heads at? And it just keeps getting better! Lindy and Meagan are joined onstage by Emmy-award winning comedian and writer Guy Branum and Oregon Sp...2024-11-141h 38Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Recorded This Before The Bad Thing HappenedOh how sweet and innocent we were when we recorded this ep one whole week before Election Day! Oh to be doubled up on Zoloft on this day!When we recorded this episode, we envisioned a world where it might be possible to ever feel comfortable and cozy again. That’s why we brought you our annual Cozy Recs, complete with eggnog (or milk-based alternatives), oversized hoodies, and the famous cozy game you know and love: SMDDRFFAD! Does that help?? Is coziness possible? In any event, we hope you enjoy the only show on air brave enough to...2024-11-071h 09
The VBAC LinkEpisode 349 Prepping for a VBAC? How to Obtain Your OP Reports with MeaganMeagan records a short and sweet episode for you today talking all about OP reports. What are they and why do you need them for your VBAC prep? How do you request them? If you have a hard time interpreting your OP reports, try reaching out to your provider for clarification. You can also send us an email at info@thevbaclink.com where you can schedule a one-on-one consultation with Meagan for extra help and encouragement!How to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript u...2024-11-0409 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Accidentally Build a Haunted HouseHappy Halloween! This week, Lindy and Meagan accidentally pull off a spook-filled episode. An eerie hamlet full of demigods! Warty pumpkins! Creepy crusties and the horrors and potions of age! Keanu Reeves-vampire-time-traveler-boyfriend! Oh, I dunno and THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?? 😱 What could be scarier?Coming off the breathtaking success of our live show at the Seattle Py00blic Library, we’re back with tidings, P.U.B.E.S., and MAGA numerology (PLEASE hug your teenage sons!!). And we round out the episode with a new segment we’re calling “Corny Tyme”! Guess what dark forces of authorita...2024-10-311h 05Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Pay off their Library Debt: LIVE!This week, we’re LIVE from the Seattle Public Library! We have THREE special guests who we put to the test with a series of silly little games as well as high stakes political questions.But first, tidings! And headlining this round of tidings is sharing the winner of our tattoo contest!!! Special shoutout to those of you who submitted this winning idea -- there were five of you! -- we’ll reach out soon to make sure you get your prize. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @textmebackpod to check out this perf...2024-10-241h 07Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Take the No-Giggle Pledge (And You Can Too!)This week, Lindy and Meagan come bearing two important pieces of news. First up, is a long-awaited update on Kevin’s nads. And equally important to report: Lindy and Meagan make an iron-clad commitment. A promise to NOT laugh at the biffs, blunders, and incomprehensible nonsense spewing from Donald Trump. We’re calling it the No-Giggle Pledge, and the terms include donating to the Harris-Walz campaign each time they fail to hold to this democracy-enforcing covenant. Kamala, get prepared to add some zeros to your bank account, sweetie!Next on the docket are two compelling conspiracies. Lindy pres...2024-10-171h 14Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Claim the Coveted Title of Ink MasterThis week Lindy and Meagan are 42% less rude than last week! We decompress after last week’s call outs and the Titan Submersible implosion recap (where the mean % points really racked up) and get back to our earnest, nerdy roots. Lindy spends American dollars on a personalized Hydro Flask. Kevin graduates from puppy school, so naturally we assign Breakfast Club archetypes to the rest of the pupporinos (Kevin is either the Janitor or Judd Nelson, who could really say). But the crowning jewel of the episode comes with breaking ground on territory few podcasters dar...2024-10-101h 02
The VBAC LinkEpisode 341 National Midwifery Week + Meagan & Julie Talk All About MidwivesHappy National Midwifery Week!We are so thankful for and in awe of all midwives do. Great midwives can literally make all the difference. Statistical evidence shows that they can help you have both better birth experiences and outcomes.Meagan and Julie break down the different types of midwives including CNMs, CPM, DEMs, and LPM as well as the settings in which you can find them. They talk about the pros and cons of choosing midwifery care within a hospital or outside of a hospital either at home or in a birth center. W...2024-10-0747 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Call Out Assholes by NameIf Lindy and Meagan had a podcast back in June 2023, this episode would have been soooo timely. But they didn’t. So they’re covering the most important story of that year here and now and that is…the implosion of the Titan submersible. BUT BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THAT, we’re back on our endless, increasingly appalling, and all-encompassing RFK, Jr. beat, which brings us swiftly to Segment P.U.B.E.S. Somehow, this RFK, Jr. has led us on a collision course with a cohort of assholes who bullied Lindy in 2017 for being...2024-10-031h 19Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan’s Appendect-isodeThis week, Meagan returns from her near-death appendix betrayal! And she comes bearing many a tale from those hallowed hospital wings. Tales of: a murderous vestigial organ on the loose, sexy doctors cutting free what no longer serves, a spooky Jack Nicholson moment, and (dot dot dot) a murder mystery???And while Lindy awaits to hear the fate of an extremely ill Meagan, she sustains an injury from playing a video game too hard. If you’ve played Cult of the Lamb, you can probably relate. So they’re just...2024-09-261h 13Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Have the Regular Number of OrgansIn this week’s episode, Meagan’s appendix decides to take this “I Can Fix Her” segment to a whole new level and makes an unexpected break for it. And as a result, 50% of our hosts are in the hospital and our episode is a little shorter than usual! When the appendix decides to say *bye girl 💅* we have to respect it, but luckily we had a pre-recorded segment brought to you by Magic Mind, an elixir that helps make brain from brainestrone. We also talk about a couple other products on our radar and we do need your thoughts.2024-09-1930 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Tell State Secrets Near a Beluga Spy Whale (our bad!)This just in: Lindy and Meagan are normal people bringing you the normalest news! They are wearing their normal uniforms (a bra), bringing you the normalest ideas (putting Trump into an ethical Magneto-style plexiglass prison-box), and sharing normal news (moon updates, booger reporting, and Hvaldimir the beluga spy whale). The AP has the Best Friend Party Line on their speed dial and you can too! Drop us a voicemail or text us at (703) 829-0003.If you are a beluga spy whale, we want to hear from you! DM us on IG @textmebackpodSend y...2024-09-1239 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Maxi Pads in the Night BreezeSound the alarms, notify the press, we’re in our CHOCOLATE MILK ERA.Think chocolate milk couldn’t possibly fill 20+ minutes of an episode? THINK AGAIN, BROTHER. We have thoughts to share, we have a problematic google brewing (so sorry), we have service journalism to share, and most importantly, we have an attempt to draw a throughline between orange beef and chocolate milk (you simply must tell us if you can co-sign this comparison).But that’s not all--it’s a week of Whatcha Watchin’, current obsessions (ie big natural jugs o’ chocolate mi...2024-09-051h 02
The VBAC LinkEpisode 332 What The VBAC Link Offers & What is Important to Know with Meagan Heaton, VBAC Link OwnerWomen of Strength, so many things are important to know during your VBAC. Meagan Heaton is flying solo today telling you how to get the most out of what The VBAC Link offers. She goes through all of the resources from the Parents’ Course to the Doula Training to The VBAC Link Community and CBAC Community Facebook groups to blogs, newsletter emails, Instagram Q&As, and more. What do you need to know to have a better birth after an unexpected or difficult Cesarean? What is included in The VBAC...2024-09-0420 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Are the Michigan J. Frog of PodcastsHello, my babies, hello my darlins! This episode has UPDATES. This episode has IMPROV (husbands edition). This episode has mention of POLITICAL ACTIVISM IMBUED WITH HOPE?? In our first segment, we share an epic cover letter from a listener who might just be the ultimate D&D companion, even if the gang hasn’t quite figured out how or when they’ll play. Thank you for your endless support as we become DMs, which we assume means Dirty Mamas ;) but in the meantime we want you all to join our Discord and play amongst yourselves–and share your ch...2024-08-2957 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Get Shrill (Patreon Sneak Peek!)Listen, we know you’ve been mulling over if you should invest in these two Better Business Women (BBWs) by supporting our Patreon. You are a savvy investor. You want to know where your dollars are going. Well, Sharks, we hear you, and that’s why this week we’re giving you a little sneak peek at Lindy and Meagan’s Patreon exclusive series 2 Shrill 2 Furious: Portland Drift!Lindy and Meagan dive deep into the chaotic, hilarious, and often absurd process of turning Lindy’s book, Shrill, into a hit TV show. From fast-tracking to series...2024-08-2249 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Stay on the OnesThis week is a grab bag special, which is a euphemism for “we forgot to plan anything for this episode,” and our hands are pulling out a special little treat from the archives. That’s right, it’s a stumble down memory lane where Lindy and Meagan talk about one of their early jobs working at Paul Allen’s musical history storage facility, Seattle’s Experience Music Project (now MoPOP).From the multi-sensory (🥴) Funk Blast ride to the soul-crushing reality of handing out malfunctioning MEGs to tourists, they leave no stone unturned. Surprise mentions include Rufio, Madonna (aka Cyndi Lauper...2024-08-1552 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Discuss the Ups and Downs of LifeThis week Lindy kicks us off with an unforgettable Dave Matthews tribute, but don’t let that stop you from staying tuned, it doesn’t last that long! We have SO many segments today (3). First, we kick off with segment P.U.B.E.S, which is quickly becoming dedicated to our own biffs, blunders, and bad ethics, and this week we actually do include a hit of that sweet sweet Socrates music after Alli PERSONALLY raked the internet to find what she hopes is a worthy nostalgic little riff (sorry...2024-08-0858 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Party PoopersYou know them from being blacklisted from the Bulgarian podcast charts. You know them from leading the boards in Estonia. And third most likely, you know them from their podcast Too Beautiful to Live! This week Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays sit down with Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh for round two of their crossover series, and Lindy did NOT have to frantically Google their names and bios during the recording this time.Our tidings are full of bad pans and youth-infested homes. Lindy’s deep dive into her daughter’s weekend stay at thei...2024-08-021h 23Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Roll for CharismaIt’s official, these two BBWs are breaking news left and right. Lindy and Meagan predict a Kamala presidential campaign (2024), break bad news about Harambe (2016), and give you the scoop about a hot new TV show called Freaks and Geeks (1999).Plus, this week we asked YOU if you agreed with the inspiration for our hyped up Larry Flynt bit and the results are in! Tune in to hear the conclusive but certainly not final chapter of this saga. We think you’re going to Ohh-Vehr-døZzz.But Lindy and Meagan’s watchdog journalism is never over. L...2024-07-251h 06Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Put the "AD" in ADHDThis episode has everything: curdled milk, tiny hats, the Tour de France, Big Gretch. And that’s all before the break! In our SECOND segment, we explore our favorite topic of the week: ads.Move over Don Draper, because these two BBWs are coming through to serve up some of the best commercial moments you’ve ever heard. NOTHING helps ease the discomfort of humanity’s agonizing downward spiral like a catchy little jingle! We learn about Lindy’s legacy status in the advertising world and share some of the most iconic line reads from our favorite commerci...2024-07-181h 07Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Officially BBWsThis week, Lindy and Meagan kick things off with a bang as they officially claim the title of BBWs (Better Business Women)! They’ve been eating nothing but thick cheesy soups like Forbes or something recommended and they’re ready to share their big juicy half-researched headlines as they hustle their way to the tippy top of the podcasting world. Forbes: 50 BBWs Under 50 here we come!But first! It’s time for Segment P.U.B.E.S., aka corrections, updates, and apologies. Lindy fesses up to some major Pete the Dragon libel, but there are plenty of P.U...2024-07-111h 07Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Love Their Proud Gay (78 Million Year Old) SonIt’s a week of chaotic tidings for Lindy and Meagan that includes a befuddled Barry, rogue Cochin chickens, and snakes galore. Lindy’s spontaneous road trip has an unexpected ending, Meagan has an unhinged encounter with a live rooster on the streets of DC, and our beloved segment SNAKE OF THE WEEK is back. Move over Freekaconda and Titanoboa, new large snakey queen just dropped. Also, because dinosaurs are snakes if you think about it, Meagan shares a dinosaur finding for her snake of the week. Spoiler! The new (78 million year old) dino is a proud gay Gen Z Ame...2024-07-041h 06
The VBAC LinkEpisode 313 Happy Birthday to Meagan’s VBA2C Babe + Walking Down Memory Lane with her Husband, Ric“Trust your partner. Trust the mom. They know things better than you do.”Meagan’s husband, Ric, joins the podcast today as they celebrate their VBA2C baby’s 8th birthday! Ric gives the perspective from the partner’s side of things as they both share details of Webster’s birth story. He talks about some not-so-proud moments and is the first to admit how little he knew about how to support a VBA2C labor– especially one that went over 40 hours! But through it all, Ric came to understand the...2024-07-0144 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Corner the Husband DemographicThis week we are proud to report that we have a husband listener! Welcome, buddy! And what a time to be a new listener and/or a husband, because in this episode Lindy and Meagan are doing the Lord’s work: ranking dragons. We’re talking about Smaug. We’re talking about Puff. We’re talking about…the other ones.BUT THEN, as if that wasn’t enough, Lindy and Meagan bravely breach a topic few have dedicated so much air time to. It’s a little something with a big story to tell, it’s the must-have access...2024-06-2749 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 312 VBAC Basics with Meagan & JulieThis episode goes back to the basics and is a great place to start on your VBAC journey! Julie joins Meagan today as they talk about many common questions beginning with reasons why providers tell women they can’t go for a VBAC. Topics today include: Nuchal cordsBig babiesSmall pelvisesArrest of descentThird-trimester ultrasounds Cervical dilationInductionDue datesThe ARRIVE TrialWhy there is so much contradicting VBAC infoPregnancy intervals EpiduralsMeagan and Julie also reflect on how their perspective toward each of these topics have changed over the years. Allowing for nuance is so...2024-06-2659 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Ride Lizz Winstead’s Pontoon BoatThis week's episode is hot hot hot—literally and figuratively. We’ve got a special guest! Our personal hero Lizz Winstead, who's been making waves in comedy and politics for decades. And Lindy does NOT make it weird. One dragon question per guest IS normal.Lizz Winstead is the co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show, co-founder of Air America Radio, and current powerhouse behind Abortion Access Front. Lizz dishes on her storied career, shares tales from the front lines of abortion access activism, and gives us the scoop on her latest project—the documentary No One...2024-06-131h 04Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Stalk Conan O'BrienThis week, Lindy and Meagan both realize that they've been having thoughts about dogs, which we're sharing in a new segment called DOG THOUGHTS. What if dogs could sweat? And what, exactly, is the nature of a dog's business?Then, we have a story from the Best Friend Party Phone about a piece of fan mail gone horribly wrong--a seemingly innocent letter traumatized a room full of fourth graders, teaching them the hard way that the Killer is real and he lurks everywhere. Even in your homework assignments. Lindy and Meagan go on to reminisce about their...2024-06-0659 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Imagine Dragons Beyond the Flat Earth Ice WallWhat a day! Lindy delivers some hot hot hot breaking news: she's become a flat earther, for real, not a joke*, and you won't BELIEVE what finally pushed her over the edge, so to speak. (It involves one Instagram reel, two mysterious travelers, and an unconfirmed number of dragons.) Then, Meagan updates us on her DC swamp life in a new segment called "Oops, I Crapped My Real Job!" Find out what Meagan *personally* is doing to punish Justice Samuel Alito for being a naughty boy, featuring her Mean Mommy Business Voice on the mic at a...2024-05-301h 05Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Need to Talk About KevinThis week, something has gone wrong with Meagan's brain and it's NOT a worm! It has something to do with finding an Amish dog named Kevin online, becoming hypnotized by his tiny bear face, then entering a fugue state and traveling to his location in Lancaster, PA with $850 in cash and the backing of literally dozens of listeners to purchase him. Is this an ethical way to acquire a dog? No. Was Kevin worth it? 100000%.Then, Lindy -- a connoisseur of oceanic news -- brings an aquatic story of great significance from one of our Nation's most...2024-05-2349 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Agree: RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Is NOT a Girls' Girl!In this week's episode, Lindy reveals that her neighborhood bear is BACK, and his threat level has been upgraded to "habituated trash bear." No pic-a-nic basket is safe! Lindy also breaks her silence on a secret she's been keeping about the band Imagine Dragons, and Meagan finally addresses the elephant in the room: does Lindy... not listen to music?????Meagan reaches into the mailbag and shares an unhinged yet joyful letter (found by a listener) about public diarrhea and not quite making it to the Dairy Queen in time, which gets the gals reminiscing about college.2024-05-1659 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 300 with Meagan & Julie + Where We Started & Where We Are NowWe can hardly believe that we have recorded 300 episodes! Meagan brings Julie on the podcast today to take a look back at how The VBAC Link Podcast started, the growth they have both experienced along the way and where they are now. Since 2018, we have shared laughter, tears, heartache, and joy through your stories. Thank you to all of our listeners and guests for your support. Together, we are changing the birth world for the better through all of our ripple effects!Meagan promises to continue the journey and b...2024-05-1543 min
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Demand Hollywood Secrets from Guy Branum (Live!)In this week's episode, Lindy and Meagan are comin' atcha LIVE from the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival with a very special celebrity guest: actor, comedian, girls' girl, Hollywoodlandman, and kind of a lawyer(!!!), Guy Branum! Meagan and Lindy trick Guy into giving up the goods on every single celebrity encounter he has ever had, including a drunken cab ride with a freestyle-rapping Zac Efron and a personal betrayal by the hottest gay in Hollywood. Then, Meagan and Guy turn their legal and comedic mega-minds to the most vital task in the war to save American...2024-05-0945 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Haterz with a ZIn this week's episode, Lindy and Meagan once again trick themselves into maybe becoming Christians?? Because Divine Providence has once again struck the podcast as holy connections are made between pubes, German composer George Frideric Handel, and the Text Me Backolytes who love them.Alas, Lindy and Meagan quickly dispense with beatification and instead turn to necromancy -- bringing back two old segments from the dead: "I Can Fix Her," a segment about purchasing little items that will fix your whole life, and "One Minute Hate," a segment about all the shit we hate, from Bobby Flay...2024-05-0259 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan are Too Beautiful to LiveHi Besties! It's here, the crossover episode the streets have been CLAMORING FOR! Sure, it was the streets of Longview, Washington, but the clamoring happened. We heard it....Anyway, this week Meagan and Lindy join forces with our besties Luke and Andrew from Too Beautiful to Live! We form a supergroup (eat it, Vedder!!!!!), fall victim to aesthetic pots and pans, catch an enormous spider, and ultimately get arrested for refusing to pay the barber at the Great Clips. ⋆｡°✩⋆｡°✩⋆｡°✩⋆｡°If you like this episode and want us to keep making the show forever, please subscribe to our Pa...2024-04-261h 01Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Start a Donkey Fight ClubWhen the Best Friend Party Phone rings, Lindy and Meagan ANSWER. This week, we hear FROM YOU, our beloved Text Me Backolytes, with stories about the historical figures who make up the very Mount Rushmore of Text Me Back: a squirrel skull, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and a horny ghost. We also introduce two very special new songs to the lore, including one from literal famous person -- and Lindy's former college classmate -- Robert.Most importantly, we both experience a pretty significant mental breakdown somewhere in the middle of segment one, so you won't want to miss...2024-04-1849 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Violate a Man's PrivacyHi Besties! On this week's episode, Lindy apologizes for immediately failing at being a YouTuber, and Meagan brings sad news about a beloved Text Me Backolyte from the animal kingdom -- that's right, Lindy and Meagan are mourning the loss of the beautiful, enormous snake queen of the Amazon we grew to love, our beloved Freekaconda. Did she die of natural causes? Or were more nefarious forces at play here? Also, Lindy shares a horrifying and yet ultimately heartwarming tale involving deer entrails, poachers, befriending stoic woodspeople, and the power of WOODS JUSTICE. And GUESS...2024-04-1157 minText Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Solve All Their Psychological Problems with OzempicHello? Are you seeing this? Is the podcast entering your earholes?? Then it must be true that your besties Lindy and Meagan FIGURED OUT HOW TO PODCAST!! Thank you for taking this journey with us, and we hope you enjoy our first-ever INDEPENDENT EPISODE, wherein we: Beg you for money Learn additional and even harsher lessons about the limits of our charisma (it turns out Lorraine wasn't the only hater out there)Bring you our FIRST INDEPENDENT MYSTERY -- thanks to Erin in Wisconsin (and the brand-new BFF Party Phone!) -- featuring the creepiest letter we've ever read...2024-04-0446 min
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Become Independent WomenAll the women, who independent: throw your hands up at Lindy and Meagan because they are the Independent Women (Pt. 1) that Destiny’s Child foretold.
That’s right, our beautiful partnership with KUOW is coming to a close — but never fear! The podcast will continue as an INDEPENDENT production!
We hope you’ll consider supporting us by subscribing to our Patreon.
This week’s episode is a banger of a send-off, with special guest BenDeLaCreme, world famous drag queen best known for her time on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6, All Stars, and the exceptio...2024-03-281h 04
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy And Meagan Do It LiveThis week, Lindy and Meagan go LIVE in front of an audience at Town Hall Seattle! Meagan talks about the dude she almost fought at breakfast the morning of the show. Lindy explains why she missed her family reunion in Norway - and why Meagan went without her. Then celeb guest / bestselling author / world-class gift-giver / NBA fan Angela Garbes plays a truly epic round of FMK with the nine Supreme Court justices.
Check out Angela's appearance on The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, her TED Talk about what working parents really need from workplaces, and her two bo...2024-03-211h 01
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy And Meagan Rig The ElectionFor one shining moment you reached for the sky…and voted for the WINNER of Text Me Bracket, our deranged bracket game that pitted the Best Animals against the Worst People!
This week, Lindy and Meagan announce the winner and talk through the intense matchups, the various losers, Cinderella stories, and devastating upsets. From Kayak Dad to Mr Darcy, there’s much to discuss.And when Text Me Bracket is done — win or lose — you always did your best, because inside you knew… that forcing random people and animals to compete against each other based on no discernibl...2024-03-1429 min
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy And Meagan Get DraftedText Me Back takes on...sports?! OK, hang on. We know your elegant pointer finger is hovering over the skip button right now. But Lindy and Meagan promise you…NBA basketball is actually funny as hell and more dramatic than Love Is Blind. And you don't even really have to watch the games to get the top-shelf comedy. (Although that's where you see the dunks. And the dunks are incredible.)
And speaking of drama, college basketball goes full-on Gladiator once a month with March Madness. Lindy and Meagan have channeled all the good stuff about Mar...2024-03-0743 min
Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-MaysLindy and Meagan Have Died of DysenteryThis week on Text Me Back, the greatest podcast in the history of media, Lindy and Meagan dive into their texts to share some hard truths: Tom Cruise is great! Chris Pratt is actually funny? Sorry, discourse, but we need to discuss our problematic faves.
And, your intrepid hosts have departed Independence, Missouri, with nothing more than a dream, a covered wagon, a dimwitted guide, and an unhygienic missionary…that’s right, Oregon Trail is back, baby, and weirder than ever. Will Lindy and Meagan make it to the Willamette Valley without dying of dysentery? Tune in to f...2024-02-2943 min
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastLIVE She Stands Tall Event at Alverno College with Shelly & Meagan in the HOT SEAT!➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Tables are turned this week and WE are in the hot seat! If you’ve ever wondered how we got our start with the podcast, why we decided to take the plunge and launch Cream City Dreams, and what keeps us going, listen in to this conversation with Stephanie Melnick, of Melnick & Melnick.Listen as we talk about … Who were Sh...2023-11-221h 07
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastMeagan Johnson of Milwaukee Diaper Mission➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! This week, yet ANOTHER inspiring Milwaukee woman ... How does a stay-at-home mom/trained art teacher with a passion for cloth diapering become the founder and Executive Director of a thriving non-profit that serves over 3000 families (and tiny bottoms) around Milwaukee? Listen as we talk to Meagan Johnson of Milwaukee Diaper Mission about how she found her way through and into non profit leadership.List...2023-10-2556 min
Babywearing & Breastfeeding Miracles: Introduction from Meagan Pa, IBCLC and Amphiba Baby FounderBabywearing & Breastfeeding Miracles: Introduction from Meagan Pa, IBCLC and Amphiba Baby FounderIntroduction to your host, Meagan Pa, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), founder of Amphiba Baby, and dedicated mother to a medically complex child.An overview of "Breastfeeding & Babywearing Miracles," focusing on the journey, challenges, and triumphs of breastfeeding and babywearing in families with medically complex children.Insights into how Meagan’s personal experiences have shaped her professional journey and led to the creation of this podcast.What listeners can expect: Expert interviews, real-life stories, latest research, and practical advice touching on medical, emotional, and relationship aspects.2023-10-2403 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 251 Meagan and Julie + What is Radical Acceptance?Have you heard of radical acceptance? Julie Francom leads our episode today alongside Meagan as they discuss what this concept is and how it is helping them process their births even now, years later. Meagan gets especially vulnerable today as she shares a part of her VBA2C birth story that has never before been shared on the podcast. Women of Strength, birth can be all of the things– empowering, euphoric, intense, and traumatic. We want you to know that we are processing and healing right along with you. We a...2023-09-0640 min
Launch Your PracticeInterview with Meagan Hamilton of Launch Your PracticeIn this special episode, Meagan takes a turn in the hot seat! She sits down with her own business coach, Melissa Rodgers, to be interviewed about her journey to becoming a therapist and the decision to leave government work and open a group practice. Meagan shares a bit about her history as a serial entrepreneur, and why the business side of private practice really excites her. Meagan and Melissa discuss burnout, the importance of delegation, why choosing to work with a coach can be one of the best investments you make for your business - and Meagan...2023-08-2132 min
The VBAC LinkEpisode 247 Meagan & Julie + Does a 39-week Induction Actually Reduce Your Chances of a Cesarean?Meagan and Julie talk about the ARRIVE trial and compare those findings with new research released from a retrospective study conducted at the University of Michigan. Many first-time moms and VBAC moms are being told by their providers that an elective induction at 39 weeks will reduce their chances of a C-section. Is this really true? Meagan and Julie will empower you with information about elective inductions to help you make decisions about your birth that are right for YOU.Additional LinksUniversity of Michigan StudyT...2023-08-0941 min
The VBAC LinkCesarean Awareness Month #1 Meagan & Julie + The Hospital SystemWe are bringing you extra episodes all month long in honor of Cesarean Awareness Month! Meagan and Julie kick off the conversation with a passionate discussion about the realities of birthing in a hospital setting. Doulas are birth workers who uniquely experience births in all settings. Meagan and Julie share what they have seen and how it has formed the strong opinions they have now. Additional LinksJulie’s WebsiteHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsThe VBAC Link Facebook Comm...2023-04-031h 09
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastHappy New Year from Shelly & Meagan!➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! No guests today friends, just your inimitable hosts, Shelly & Meagan talking about lessons learned from our pod this year! We're keeping it short and sweet with some takeaways and hope that you'll share your takeaways with us too! We LOVE hearing from our listeners. Good things to come in 2023, we hope you'll stick with us! Want to know more ways you can stay in to...2022-12-2804 min
The Season of You Talkshow*BONUS* Meagan Interviewed On The Evolve With Emily Podcast - Creating a Life of MeaningBlurb From Emily's Podcast: In today’s episode, Emily is welcoming back repeat guest Meagan to the show! Meagan is sharing how she is now running 3 podcasts, yes you heard that correctly, 3 podcasts! Meagan truly has a heart to help others with their mental health by sharing her experience with her own mental health journey. The ladies discuss how to be intentional with your focus and how important that is to do throughout your day. Affirmations can really help you with that. Meagan talks about her moves she made across the country from Rhode Island to California and then ba...2022-09-191h 15
Cream City Dreams || A Milwaukee PodcastA FINAL conversation with your hosts: Shelly & Meagan➡ CLICK HERE to send me a text, I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Leave your name in the text so I know who it's from! Here we are, the final episode of Season ONE! If you made it this far, thank you! We've so enjoyed lifting these voices in our community and hope you've enjoyed hearing about these incredible women. In this final episode, listen as we debrief the season and share our reflections on our guests and our takeaways for YOU, dear listeners. We hope this podcast has encouraged you to...2022-07-2717 min