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    Best Exes

    If you’ve ever wondered if you should stay friends with an ex, Colton Mooney and Gabe Thibodeau are here to tell you the answer: no! But they did it anyway, just for you. From boyfriends to ex-boyfriends to best friends to podcast hosts, “best exes” Colton and Gabe have a lot to talk (and laugh!) about. Join your new gay besties for weekly stories, surprise segments, and shenanigans.
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    Episodes (57)

    S2E12 - Introverts with Anxiety

    S2E12 - Introverts with Anxiety

    It's finally (almost!) time to leave cursed 2020 behind us! Celebrate the coming of a new year with your favorite best exes, even though Gabe got confused and mixed up some dates. This week's episode also brings you round two of Convincing People of Conspiracies with Colton! Will Earth explode? Were Adam and Even martians?! Listen to find out (sort of)!

    S2E11 - Seeing Christmas: A Netflix Original Movie Sponsored by Amazon Prime

    S2E11 - Seeing Christmas: A Netflix Original Movie Sponsored by Amazon Prime

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Best Exes! Witness the beautiful love story of Samantha Deleyeloo (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Jorcab Chaypin (Ryan Gosling from the movie La La Land). Supported by a star-studded cast of your holiday favorites, these two star-crossed lovers are here to show you that the magic of Christmas is alive and well, and so is problematic representation brought to you by the writers contracted by Netflix.

    S2E8 - The Hywaymen

    S2E8 - The Hywaymen

    Another episode, another new segment! Colton and Gabe go back in time to answer real questions from real women from the 1950s, a glorious age when things weren't bad for women, queers, or people of color at all! Give it a listen, then rate the podcast 1 star like the men Colton doesn't want to date!

    S2E4 - O Holy Night, feat. Best Exes

    S2E4 - O Holy Night, feat. Best Exes

    Have you ever wanted to be a part of writing a Christmas movie? Well we have an episode for you! Join your favorite Exes as they have their own Writer's Room for their new Netflix Original Movie! Also: Diane Keaton table slamming, ASMR mic adjustments, and the most beautiful rendition of a classic Christmas song.

    Happy Colton Mooney Day!

    Happy Colton Mooney Day!

    A quick birthday message in honor of your favorite Best Exes host, Colton Mooney! When you have someone in your life as wonderful as Colton, how can you not wish them happy birthday via podcast?!

    (Apologies for the whisper-voice and questionable audio; for super-secret-surprise-message reasons, Gabe quietly recorded this on his phone while hiding in the other room.)

    Best Exes
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    S1E40 - Season 1 Finale: The Simple Life's Never Really Over

    S1E40 - Season 1 Finale: The Simple Life's Never Really Over

    Featured Breakups: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom / Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie

    That's right! Episode 40 brings the first season of Best Exes to a saucy close. Listen to Gabe spill the tricksy details of Katy Perry's breakup from Orlando Bloom, laugh as Colton gets real with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, and catch up on the other 39 girthy episodes while the Best Exes crew hibernates and grows in strength and gay power!

    S1E39 - Speed 3: Bangs, Beanies, and Bronx

    S1E39 - Speed 3: Bangs, Beanies, and Bronx

    Featured Breakups: Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall / Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz

    It's another round of speed breakups! Gabe kills the story of the divorce of Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall (that was a Dexter reference, by the way), while Colton plays the brokenhearted love song of (sort of) pop star Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy frontman Pete Wentz, all on the fly, in under ten minutes each!

    S1E38 - Don't Stop 'til You Get Impeached

    S1E38 - Don't Stop 'til You Get Impeached

    Featured Breakups: Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson / Richard Nixon and America

    Some of the most interesting stories make us cringe, and this week's episode proves exactly that! Gabe gets musical and (grim!) with the complicated breakup of Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson, and Colton gets political with the story of America calling things off with Richard Nixon.

    S1E37 - May the Best Woman Win

    S1E37 - May the Best Woman Win

    Featured Breakups: Trixie Mattel and Shangela / Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag

    It's another themed episode, all about the wonderful world of reality TV! Listen as Colton snatches wigs with the fan-fueled rivalry of RuPaul's Drag Race stars Trixie Mattel and Shangela, while Gabe covers the friendship breakup of The Hills stars Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag.

    S1E36 - Once Upon a Time in 1599

    S1E36 - Once Upon a Time in 1599

    Featured Breakups: Willmott Bury and John Bury / Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler

    Travel through time in this week's new episode! Gabe takes us to the 1500s with the historic divorce of Willmott and John Bury, and Colton snaps us back to the present with the drama of Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler.