Text Me Back! With Lindy West And Meagan Hatcher-Mays

Bestselling writer Lindy West and democracy policy expert Meagan Hatcher-Mays are two Award-Winning Best Friends From High School (Most Likely To Make You Laugh in their high school senior poll - sorry to intimidate you!). Each week, Lindy and Meagan hilariously digest what’s going on in the news, their lives and their text threads with their singular combination of political smarts, embarrassing sincerity, and a truly concerning level of investment in pop culture. Text Me Back is a podcast about best friendship and making your favorite people laugh, even when this dumpster fire of a world gets you down.

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  • Ottocrock
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Best podcast for when you want to hear about the ups and downs of life!
  • Fanntastic15
    Favorite comedy podcast
    This show is a delight and so hilarious. As someone who used to live in both Seattle and DC, I love that Meagan and Lindy make me miss both places.
  • mspersimmon
    The best
    My favorite podcast!
  • vvvooovvvooovvv
    SNAKES
    good for husbands too!
  • KFaulhab
    Lights of my podcast-listening life
    💛💛💛
  • Brodie🧸💫💿
    CRAZY FUNNY
    Lindy and Megan make my mom and I laugh sooooo hard!! Best pod ever🫶🏼🫶🏼
  • JulietAri
    Why look anywhere else
    Truly addicted to this podcast. Something about it just scratches an itch in my soul, and I love it. I laugh every episode and look forward to every release. So entertaining in a way I can’t explain, I have only the purest form of love for this show
  • Winnie Fripette
    It’s a banger y’all
    Comfort listening at its finest. Despite having my own friends (wow, humblebrag) I adore getting swept into the sweet, cupped hands of Meagan and Lindy’s cinematic universe. They let you in- and it feels tender and special, and funny and important. What good timing to have found such a podcast! ‘Cause you know, life is grim under such a soggy-nugget-dictator, and while no single piece of creativity is the sole antidote for such bleakness, if I stack this with other art, and humor, and books, and dogs- well, the gloom becomes more manageable. It took less than one half of an episode to cruise over to Patreon and add these two to my lil collection of makers I love to support. XO
  • SeattleSunbeam
    Brilliant ladies (living in a bag)
    I only recently fell in love with Lindy and Meagan and am so happy I have a whole archive to go through! Their segment on Nepo babies took me out and I never want to get back up. I love their ‘flimflams’, ‘hoodwinks’, and ‘bamboozles.’ Also, the way they can talk about heavy times with a light touch is nothing short of masterful. Thank you for existing
  • The Mo Salah Cantina
    Loooooove
    These two are a delight. The smart funny bantering frenz of my dreams. I love this podcast so much! And just the vibe I need right now in these bad bad very bad times.
  • Kal A.
    Comfort listen
    This is my weekly comfort listen. I love Lindy and Meagan’s friendship so much and could listen to them be silly all day long. They also give genuine advice and make me feel sane during these insane political times!
  • NelleeeeeeeeeeeSpeer
    Hilarious AND So Smart
    I love spending an hour with these two. I laugh and I also learn 🧡
  • Tait25
    Comic relief and pathos!!
    Current events have put me off a lot of my normal pods but never Text Me Back! They are deftly weaving between the absolute chaos of the current administration and unbridled goofiness and that's exactly what I need right now. So funny!!
  • Rgg530
    SO FUNNY
    I feel like I’m listening to my friends when I’m listening. Found them from their extremely hilarious guest spot on Normal Gossip and was hooked. Never have a laughed so hard at a podcast. Highly recommend the field reporting episode with Lindy on the train, or any of the episodes where they talk about LOTR. Keep em coming!
  • Blue Ribbon Day
    Membership
    Love you both so much! I love the pod so much! Would love it if there could be an annual membership on the Patreon instead of just monthly. Thank you for considering 💕
  • madronagirl206
    The only thing that keeps me laffin through the burn times
    Every day I wake up. And I’m like, “is it Thursday?” And when it’s not Thursday, I’m like, wommmmp. Because Thursdays bring with them the incredible ease and laughter of these two besties. No day compares to the day I get to listen to text me back. These two are my role models, my parasocial big sisters, and they just be making me laugh. Meagan and Lindy, if you’re reading this… ily guys <3 everybody else…. GO LISTEN BABEEEE
  • More Riri
    So many animals!
    Get ready to giggle! My favorite podcast these days. Just bestie banter
  • BKmd1021
    A joy every week
    This podcast is my little bit of happiness every week! And then I get to debrief on it each weekend with my bestie. Perfection.
  • jeninbk
    the balm we all need during these times
    reliably makes me laugh
  • Giraffe-1-2
    This podcast makes me happy
    Even though I’ve been religiously listening to this since it’s Kayak Dad beginnings, I’m somehow just now rating it. The inspiration? The most inspired episode of a podcast I’ve ever heard in my entire life, featuring 90s child hip-hop group The Puppies. I’m not going to say anything else but this: it’s canon, and it will change your life. Listen!!!
  • fb18377
    I thought I couldn’t love this podcast more
    and then Megan mentioned she worked at a Waldorf School. As a pre-K through 12th grade Waldorfer, I neeed to hear more about her time in the cult. Love the incisive comedy and rock-solid politics!
  • EAL2013
    Blown away!
    Amazing! Thank you for reminding me of the days of the Fred Meyer music section and sale bin.
  • SeaUrchinHug
    Come for the snakes, stay for the friendship
    I am silent scream laughing at dong exploder. Thank you for bringing so much weirdness to my podcast feed!
  • quadcopter4698
    Delightful to its core
    Lindy and Meagan are hilarious, witty, and brilliant. And as an Iowa native, I love how much they dislike Chuck Grassley. No other podcast I listen to has ever made me feel so heard about my feelings toward Chuck Grassley. Thank you. I was hooked from the first episode. Update after listening since the beginning: this podcast is still hilarious and wonderful. Also, it has had an exponential increase in rocking jingles/musical themes for the segments. A+
  • Catladyzz
    Crazy Lady Living in a Bag for the next 4 years
    A bright spot in my week. The more deranged, the better 🖤
  • katiemagic
    Utterly Obsessed
    Do you enjoy fun, and silly gooses, and most importantly, pre loaded sound board noises? This is the show for you! I look forward to it every week and *this week* with the introduction of Segment Dong Explosion? I. Am. Obsessed.
  • MShasty
    Friends being funny together
    My current fave podcast, to friends who know how to make each other laugh and bring us lucky listeners along for the ride.
  • Grunchtime
    Crazy lady living in a bag
    Been singing that for the last two hours. I love this show so much
  • RooneyT
    The Funniest
    As a Garfield grad w/a BFF since our freshman year w/all the inside-friend-jokes & sayings … this is THE BEST podcast ever!
  • Rachael1003
    Almost fell off treadmill listening
    Can’t run and listen anymore. Five out of five kayak dads.
  • Tilkat
    Real loud LOLs
    My only problem with text me back is it only comes out once a week and it’s so good that I hoard each episode for the moment I need to disassociate and giggle harder than I ever have (well since the last week). Lindy and Meagan are a true gift that we don’t deserve but thank lord (she) we have them! They have the correct and funniest opinions and best jingles I never knew I needed!
  • Agave77
    💗💗💗
    The best NBA and Doritos couture podcast you’ll find! Adore this show and its brilliant, hilarious BBW hosts! 😍🐍
  • iTunesUser12345678
    Jokes and jingles
    If you like smart and unhinged humor, have I got a podcast for you!
  • kje0101
    ❤️❤️❤️
    Other than my mood stabilizing medication, this podcast is the only thing keeping me sane.
  • I'm kitty queen
    Truly the best show
    My favorite, favorite podcast. I don’t review podcasts but I’m reviewing this one. I love every episode. I literally laugh out loud more than once. Am I a 43 year old woman? Yes! Do I own a snake? My daughter sure does! Do I want to meet and befriend both Lindy and Meagan in real life? Only my most hoped for dream to come true (I’m in Seattle! Find me Lindy!!)
  • Blappo
    Such a fun listen!
    Lindy and Meagan are such a delight! Great mix of genuine insight alongside the sort of things you can only talk to your best friend about. This podcast is how I start every Thursday morning.
  • AK Joc
    Love love love
    I love this podcast- thank you Lindy and Meagan for letting us all in on your friendship/inside jokes! The discord is amazing too because I get “social media” in a feel-good way.
  • HilaryFors
    Can’t Live Without TMB
    The unfettered joy this podcast brings me will power me through the next four years. No pressure Meagan and Lindy!!!
  • BoookishSara77
    All hail to the wonderfully weird
    I love this podcast. It’s like time traveling to High School without actually having to be in high school. The stories, inside jokes and insights are splendid. And they make me laugh until my eyes water every week.
  • Carolynsuze
    Kayak Dad Was Right
    Don’t litter, but DO LISTEN. This is my favorite pod by far, and makes me actually laugh out loud.
  • Snakeforbrains
    Listen to it!
    Truly delightful! This show is getting me through the absolute flaming garbage sandwich of life right now. Don’t ever stop, please!
  • RoseWhiteRoseRed
    Well…
    Lindy and Meagan done done it again! Accolades!
  • needaparkingspot
    Best podcast for 40 year old teenagers
    Hilarious and witty banter with your parasocial BFFs Meagan and Lindy. Bring some joy to your day and listen.
  • Amandaemilyyy
    Text Me Back Rules
    I truly love this podcast and miss it when it's gone. I'd listen to it daily if Lindy and Meagan didn't have better things to do!
  • Elisrose
    Holy moly Stromboli this pod is good
    I love you guys- your pig jokes and your pig brains are simply magical. You provide me with the perfect balance of earnestness and absolute silly nonsense every week.
  • What_the_funk
    It’s auditory dopamine
    Hands down my favorite podcast and a highlight of my week. Uncontrollable laughing out loud combined with conversation that makes me feel connected to the world (parentheses: in a good way).
  • Christy!!!!!!!!!!
    Accolades!
    I absolutely love this podcast! Lindy and Meagan feel like ladies I could be best buds with and they have super charming stories and antics. If you are a new listener, definitely start at the beginning so you get all the hilarious references in later episodes.
  • Patti9876
    I love this podcast!
    I discovered this podcast last year via TBTL, and never looked back. I’ve listened to the entire back catalog and am always waiting with great anticipation each new episode. I love this podcast because it reminds me of talking with my best friend, though I don’t think we are quite as funny. Keep up the hilarious work, friends!
  • 31773e
    life changing
    this podcast truly saves my life every week. I live, I laugh, I learn, I love. I get my doses of comedic relief, niche pop culture and politics, all in one big spoonful. Meagan and Lindy are big bad businesswomen, getting it DONE.
  • Tarantula Johnston
    Favorite podcast
    I peed in my pants laughing at Lindy and Meagan’s description of Mel Gibson. The latest episode was a real banger, but they’re all genius. Five freaking stars
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