I just love you girls 💗

Love listening to this pod and feeling like I’m in the room with them. I love their unfiltered thoughts and hearing them chat like best friends (+ Noah). The interesting topics are an added bonus!

We don’t care

Love everything about the show INCLUDING whenever Noah chimes in! Anyone complaining about that does NOT represent the mass majority of your listeners I can guarantee that. Don’t change a thing!

Please work with Noah on not constantly interrupting and talking over the girls. It makes the podcast so difficult to listen to. I don’t know any other podcast where the producer weighs in as much as he does.

First, and last, time listener here…I couldn’t get beyond the horrible speaking skills of whomever Noah is and his 39 minute travel story. I feel like there is so much competition in the podcast world that we don’t need to listen to so many “um’s” and dragging out a story that likely does t need to be so long…I was exhausted within minutes and fast forwarded to the main podcast and wasn’t impressed with any of it.

I love these women. So refreshing to hear their opinions on my favorite shows and topics, and if they disagree with each other- they don’t put the other one down! Crazy right?! They are my absolute favorites.

My girlies!! Love listening Monday, Wednesday, Friday!! #1 podcast!!!

Thanks for entertaining us by delivering 3 great episodes a week and for using your platform to fulfill social responsibility! There’s serious stuff happening, it can’t just be ignored. Ria & Fran give so much to the pod, they’re human, they can talk about the things that matter to them -sick of seeing criticism of them for bringing up politics.

I loved this podcast but wow i don’t need to hear your political views constantly. Not everyone believes the same as you do and that’s ok to have different beliefs. It’s ok to state your opinion but you don’t need to do it in a way that makes it seem like if we don’t share the same opinion we are horrible people.

I used to be a big fan, but Fran constantly bringing up politics is getting old. I come here to listen to takes on pop culture and escape, not hear your thoughts on the government.

Tone down your political views…clearly they are one sided and we don’t want to hear them.

ria is insufferable. every show recap or opinion is so negative and miserable. she’s nasty to noah. such a downer

Why would either one of you be on dwts - think you need to tune your ego down - the dance con was a flop

Have been a listener since 2020, couldn’t love these girls (and Noah) more. Such a great balance of pop culture, personal life and important political updates. Just good humans and officially part of my weekly routine💓💓💓

Fran. The politics are getting old. We listen to get away from politics. This podcast has not been hitting the same lately. Ugh

For spreading love and using your platform! ❤️

I enjoy listening to the girls and Noah and look forward to their episodes! I appreciate their commentary on what’s going on in the world (call it political if you will). Keep it up! ❤️

New listener. Ria clearly doesn’t like Noah.

Love the show, Noah can you please be a bit more proactive and maybe try searching what the girls are chatting about rather than them having to ask when they need a fact check

Listening to the ep from Monday 1/26/26 and got the most overwhelming surge of love for you guys!! 💕🫶 thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings about what is going on in the country, giving all your listeners who share those feelings a space to feel connected in our sadness, and then to move on eloquently and keep going with creating a space to unplug and just gab and enjoy. I was LOLing fr at the snow days now vs snow days back when talk. I love you all soooo much. Thank you for adding brightness to my week and the weeks of many 💕💕🫶🫶

Was actually the biggest fan and then recently they’ve been bringing politics in. I don’t listen to pop culture to hear that. It’s supposed to be a fun escape.

Thank you for not shying away from difficult topics! Love this pod even more now

We get it you’re liberals. Also Fran interrupts a gross amount.

One of my favorite podcasts but I listen to escape serious news and focus on non-serious pop culture news. I know you feel compelled to talk about politics but I really wish it just stayed fun and an escape.

Ria and Fran, thank you so much for using your platform and voices to speak on the issues happening in our world right now. It’s Podcasts like yours where people go to escape their everyday lives and problems, but with all that’s happening in our world it’s important to not lose sight of those things and give your listeners a gentle reminder. For the other commenters who “don’t like the political talk on the podcast”, it’s them who need to hear these types of conversations and who are so privileged to not have to worry about these unfortunate circumstances. Don’t let commenters or other influencers stop you guys from using your voices in times like this!!

I used to love this podcast, but Fran has made it hard to listen to. She was silent for years during real political corruption, and now suddenly she’s found her voice and won’t stop preaching. It feels performative, not genuine. On top of that, her interview skills are honestly terrible. She constantly cuts people off, talks over guests, and turns every conversation back to herself. There’s no flow, no curiosity, and no room for nuance just her opinions, loudly repeated. She refuses to engage with guests or perspectives that don’t fully align with hers, which has completely ruined the balance the show used to have. At this point she’s alienated half the audience and turned the podcast into something preachy and exhausting. It feels like the mean girl from high school all grown up. I followed for years, but I’m done.

The gulping is killing me. Also… omg the way they treat Noah is so cringey. It’s like they’re fighting to be the loudest and it can be sooo irritating. I used to love this podcast

I have been listening for years and tbh I love Fran’s football updates! It’s the only way I get any sports news and thanks to her I kind of sound knowledgeable. Keep sharing your wisdom Fran!

This show is OK. It’s actually kind of hard to listen to the banter because it’s not why I clicked on an episode. I click on the episode because the topic title is what I want to know but they spend 30 minutes talking about themselves. I prefer if I get my topic and then they talk about themselves as like a wrap up of an episode and I’ve had time to warm up to them.

Would give 5 stars but Fran … girl… what is up with you?! Let the others speak. She just blatantly cuts her off as if her opinion is better than Noah and Ria’s. And she is so condescending with Noah. No idea how she still has a job.

Great episode to start the year.

For the love of god let other people talk. I had to turn it off. And not liking someone for their political views is wild. I hope you enjoy what New York is going to become in the years to come. Maybe she will vote differently then. 🤷‍♀️

I’ve enjoyed listening to this team over the past almost 6 years. I love the banter, the side stories, and the life updates. We could also use more Noah, I think he adds a lot to the show. I do usually skip Beat Ria and Fran, but that’s mainly because I’ve gotta cut down time somewhere lol. Keep it all coming. There will always be negative reviews and you can’t please everyone. But there are plenty of us who love what you do!

You’re both too smart and talented to be working for this misogynistic company. Case in point, the name “chicks” in the office - haven’t heard the word chick outside of this pod in the last 20 years unless I was rewatching Grease. Stop the dead weight and start your own biz!

I enjoy catching up on popular culture with Ria and Fran because they help me have conversations with younger coworkers. Also, I absolutely love when Justin Sylvester comes on to update them on his latest adventures and to shared some history on pop culture has a 40 something year-old.

Love the pop culture updates and all the segments of the show. Love to also play trivia alongside the player !

Look, this podcast has its ups and downs sometimes and my one legitimate complaint is that I hate when they cancel podcasts for live shows (because I want more podcast!) However. All you crazies giving one star reviews because you can’t get over the very small mentions of liberal leaning politics need to grow up. They can say what they feel and are honestly more careful about it than I would be or than they should feel they need to be. It’s their show and if you can’t handle hearing the other side of things in such a benign way, then you should stop listening, but you should also get a grip. No reason to one star something for that. It’s just petty and for that reason, I will be giving a full five stars to counteract you weirdos.

Honestly had to turn off the episode half way because Fran cannot stop interrupting her guests and Ria! It’s so frustrating!!! And she is just so mean to Noah. I like Ria but this is getting to a point where I can no longer enjoy listening, I would hate to be a guest on this pod because of that

I do love this podcast, but a few things that lower my rating. When interviewing Fran continually talks over her guest/ won’t let them finish their thought. Just take a breath, don’t lose your train of thought and make your comments after the guest is done. Also, they will get on a pointless subject and talk about it more than necessary. Noah you’re doing great.

Long time listener and I’ll be honest-if was never that good. It’s not an entertaining podcast or great banter like other podcasts out there, but I enjoy the topics they cover and they seem like super nice girls. However, after Fran saying she cant sit down with Chris Pratt because of his political views and them acting like Sydney Sweeney committed a crime I’m like ??? Congrats guys, you ruined it!

I used to be a big fan but the episodes are getting progressively worse. Fran can’t say a sentence without pausing multiple times, Ria rambles on about stupid things like kush for 10 minute, and then saying you don’t like someone because of their politics is insane. You should be open to hearing both sides.

Long long long time listener and just disappointed in the recent comment from Fran just not being able to sit down and have an enjoyable conversation with Chris Pratt bc of politics (among a few other reasons) but she made sure to say that it would be a factor in being able to enjoy a conversation with him. It’s truly very obvious what her political beliefs are which are completely fine. It’s just the separation in the country right now that doesn’t need to be fueled and we listen to pop culture podcasts to avoid one sided conversations like that. Appreciated Noah’s neutral standpoint to that conversation.

Stop talking about DWTS

I look forward to listening during my work days every week! 🫶🏼✨

I can’t get over how rude Fran is to Noah all the time I literally cannot stand how condescending she is. It makes me not enjoy listening

Petition to have Ria read the stories. Why is Fran always reading it and she stutters through every single sentence and always pauses so long in the middle to think. She can barely finish a full thought. It's unbearable. She needs to read the stories off a script or practice speaking because I think the episode paused or skipped when pauses for 5 seconds.

I need 100% less Noah. This is for the girls we don’t need the mansplaining

I really do love this podcast but I wish they’d split from Barstool. It’s becoming hard for me to support the company by listening while Portnoy continues to spew hateful rhetoric.

I love these girls. They make me smile and giggle! I also stay up-to-date with pop culture thanks to Chicks in the Office. Love you!!!!