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Welcome back to Nice to Have a Friend! We are so excited to be back after our much needed, two month long hiatus. Today we just wanted to get together and chat for one of our first times since Loren moved to California and Alyson started her full time job at UT. We are looking forward to a new season with many fun episodes! // MENTIONS // FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

We've all had at least one (or multiple in our experience) absolutely cringey, embarrassing moment that just immediately comes to mind when you can't fall asleep at 2 a.m. ten years later. This episode is celebrating and laughing over all of our (and your) embarrassing moments! FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

It was a great year of virtually hanging out with all of you, and we're sharing all our favorites from 2021 to celebrate! Make sure to tune in as we share our favorite books. movies, TV shows, personal and professional highlights and more. We're also dishing what we're looking forward to most in 2022 and some of our aspirations! MENTIONS // Our Favorite 2021 Podcast Episodes // Loren: What's The Deal with Disney + Powerpoint Party With Us! Alyson: Embarrassing Stories  // TV Shows // Loren: Ghosts on CBS The Witcher Only Murders in the Building Alyson: Wanda Vision Squid Game // Books // Loren: The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes Alyson: The Authenticity Project, Claire Pooley The Maidens, Alex Michaelides // Movies // DUNE FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Welcome back to another session of Book Club. Before you close out of this episode, we promise you didn't miss an announcement of a monthly book, we're just getting together to talk about all things books, upcoming 2022 releases, upcoming book to screen adaptations, our bookstore routines and more. // 2022 Book Releases to Get Excited About // // Pre-order the books we mentioned below // The Paris Apartment, Lucy Foley Book Lovers, Emily Henry  Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, Ellie Cosimano  One Italian Summer, Rebecca Serle  The Diamond Eye, Kate Quinn One Night on the Island, Josie Silver // Upcoming Book to Screen Adaptations // // Loren + Alyson's favorite independent bookstores! // Chattanooga: https://www.instagram.com/thebookandcover/  California Bay Area: https://www.instagram.com/keplersbooks/ // Previous Book Club Episodes // Book Club No. 1 Book Club No. 2 // Join Book of the Month for just $5! // // Join NetGalley to Get Access to Advanced Reader Copies // The '1' of the Week Alyson: Harry Potter Reunion + Almond  Loren: Mare of Easttown FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Hygge is very near and dear to our hearts, and we're so excited to share all things hygge and how we practice it (especially during the winter). Make sure to listen to the entire episode to hear a few life updates from us at the end of this episode as well. Happy hygge-ing, friends! We hope you enjoy this episode, learn something new and feel like you're hygge-ing with us.  MENTIONS // Little Book of Hygge // // The Maid by Nita Prose // The '1' Of the Week Loren: Halfbaked Harvest Cookbook Alyson: Wordle  FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Welcome back to another episode of discussing all things working at Disney! Alyson, our resident Disney expert and former employee of the mouse, shares what it's like to work in the happiest place on Earth, common misconceptions or myths about Disney World, staggering statistics about the parks and more.   We're also debating if certain attractions require acting experience, the lore behind even the smallest sections of the park and some trivia questions you may not know!  // MENTIONS // Business Insider Article  The Disney Look Updating the Disney Look Governing Disney World College Program Returns // OUR PREVIOUS DISNEY EPISODES // Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Celebration Working at Disney Pt. 1  Sarai Grace @thesunnysg - Disney Influencing  The '1' of the Week: Alyson: Buc-ee's Loren: The Olympics  FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

We're all just working 9 to 5, and today Alyson and Loren are recapping all their previous jobs and the trials and tribulations that came with them, as well as going through our's and listener's workplace horror stories, dream jobs, weird interview questions and more! Listen along as we recap some traumatizing career moves and laugh through the pain.  The '1' of the Week: Alyson: Her first k-pop concert! Loren: Streaming Servant and Severance on AppleTV+ and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime.  FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

We felt like we needed a catch up with each other and you guys, so today's episode is just a little hang out session! Listen along as we recap Alyson's birthday and k-pop developments + Loren and Preston's trip to Colorado and Loren's recent interview. FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Come along as we play the popular TikTok trend "smash or pass" with some controversial people, places and things submitted by listeners!! Things get heated as we debate some of the hills we will die on for these topics. Also at the beginning of the episode, we're sharing our ~true~ feelings about Tennessee men's basketball March Madness end.  FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

We're back with our second ever Grammys Recap! In this episode, you're going to hear everything you missed from Music's Biggest Night + What we thought of the overall show, specific performances, fashion and more. M - E - N - T - I - O - N - S BTS Performance The '1' of the Week Alyson- Business Proposal  Loren- Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean FOLLOW THE PODCAST:  On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Welcome back to Book Club No. 4! And yes, we accidentally said this was the third book club episode, but it's actually the fourth. We want to keep you all updated on our reading journey once a quarter this year, to to keep the book recommendations fresh. Follow Loren's Bookstagram! // All the Books We Discussed // ALYSON: 21 Truths About Love, Matthew Dicks The Unsinkable Greta James, Jennifer E. Smith Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel LOREN: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Winter Garden, Kristin Hannah A Court of Thorns and Roses (series) Crescent City (series) The Love Hypothesis, Ali Hazelwood The Inheritance Games, Jennifer Lynn Barnes (series)  Tokyo Ever After, Emiko Jean (series) // Previous Book Club Episodes // Book Club No. 1 Book Club No. 2 Book Club No. 3 // Join Book of the Month for just $5! // The '1' of the Week Alyson: BTS Concert Loren: Ube Pretzels from Trader Joe's + Her New Job! FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads

Summer 2022 is just around the corner, and we're gearing up for this season we feel just a little differently about. Come along as we attempt to romanticize summer and look forward to the warmer weather and a slower season. The '1' of the Week Alyson: Bob's Burgers Loren: New desk setup FOLLOW THE PODCAST: On Instagram, @NiceToHaveAFriendPod On Twitter, @NicetoHaveAFri1 At Our Website, www.NiceToHaveAFriend.com FOLLOW ALYSON: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads FOLLOW LOREN: Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Goodreads