Late Night Drive with Ellie & Michaela

Late Night Drive with Ellie & Michaela

Tune your radio up to Bestie FM. Ellie Schnitt and Michaela Okland are pulling up as your drivers, snack providers, and must-see landmark coordinators on this Late Night Drive to everywhere. The bi-coastal besties are breaking down popular culture, the newest and oldest psychological studies, the funniest facts throughout history & everything in between! With sensitivity and humor, Michaela & Ellie are tucking you into the passenger seat and chatting all night long to navigate you through the best and the worst of adult life.

Episodes

Justice For Zootopia

June 25, 2025 • 52 mins
A discourse-heavy episode is knocking at your door. Will you answer? We discuss the online claims that making your own food is “actually more expensive”, some of the odd weather events, Doja Cat, and Celine Song. Plus, a very VERY short rant from Michaela about Love Island. If people have been discoursing it… we discuss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Planting Flowers

June 18, 2025 • 66 mins
Heyyyy it's Us! This week we have a lovely episode for you... We chat about how to know if you're on the right path. Is there even a right path? Is it okay to switch paths? Should you feel a deep sense of *knowing* in your bones if you ARE in the right career or relationship? Plus how does Saturn Return play into this and all that jazz. But before that, we get to hear about Ellie's spirit reading and Michaela's 24 hour film festiva...
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The Girls Are Back!

June 11, 2025 • 53 mins
Heyyy…. How yall doin….. Late Night Drive is back and dare we say we got new tires. The girlies meander through many topics with an open heart. Included but not limited to Gen Z drinking less, Ellie being Healed, things we are into this summer, and much more! Plus a Quick Look at Elon & Trump’s inevitable breakup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Hashtag Humblebrag

June 4, 2025 • 46 mins
Um... hey...... we didn't mean to be gone for so long.......... but we're back and talking about friends who clearly want you to be jealous, what it means when you're jealous of something you don't even want, and whether it's normal to want to humblebrag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Girl on a Bike in Spring

April 30, 2025 • 53 mins
This week we are setting a scene… A Spring Scene. What do we want to take with us into this beautiful season? What are we loving right now? What was it like this time last year… Plus a Scabies Roadside Attraction! Yay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Would You Eat These Fries?

April 23, 2025 • 47 mins
A range of topics is covered today… from real things happening to complete hypotheticals. Pope Francis has passed away, Katy Perry went to space, and Ellie has been in an emotionally abusive relationship with wasps. Much is pondered, get into the car! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Is Love Irreplaceable (by Beyoncé)?

April 2, 2025 • 46 mins
As the season of Spring rears its sunlit head on our seasonal depression, little gnomes whisper questions in our sleeping ears. We have many musings on these questions… And we share them confidently. A late St. Patrick’s Day discussion-- is St. Patrick's Day... unwoke? Then we pull over for a Roadside Attraction- is romantic love irreplaceable? Finally, traffic is reported once more with a special tarot card of the week! Learn mo...
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The Cost Of Community

March 26, 2025 • 35 mins
This week we discuss all sorts of hooha and shoopla. Pete Hegseth made an oopsie and accidentally included a journalist in the group chat for wars and bombs! Then we discuss the tweet "inconvenience is the price you pay for community". How true is this, and how can we take a moment to consider how well we're showing up for others? Finally, we answer the question "does your future partner's financial situation matter?" The answer ma...
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We Don't Like Your Friend!

March 12, 2025 • 61 mins
This one’s a doozy….. If you like it when we ramble, lucky you! If you don’t… uh oh! This week the girls ponder Daylight Savings from the least scientific angle possible. Plus a brief debrief on the political horrors, and an Egg Spell? Then it’s off to the main topic: What do I do if I don’t like my friend’s friend? They’re not evil… but you don’t fuck with them. Considerations are considered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
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Weird Little Guys & Controversial Takes

March 5, 2025 • 54 mins
This episode has a little bit of everything… We give you never-been-heard and frankly groundbreaking advice on how to get your friend to stop liking someone. Then we discuss our controversial takes. Hear us out… Let us know what you think. Michaela gives less than two cents on the Oscar’s and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Who’s Afraid to Start Over

February 26, 2025 • 50 mins
This week we put our HEARTS into a (can you believe) financial planning discussion… Sometimes you get to a point where you need to pivot in your career, sometimes you get to a point where you’re in a financial situation you didn’t plan for. These things happened to us! So we discuss… Plus we discuss our vibes, the planes, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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What Is Love?

February 12, 2025 • 40 mins
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so we come to you with a love boat. Hop aboard. Let’s roam the seas together and discover the meaning of it all. Ellie asks some compelling questions… The girlies discuss the fun you can have on the 14th as a single person, and of course the latest horrors are briefly addressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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We're All Weird And Sad

February 5, 2025 • 47 mins
To be or not to be… Vulnerable. The girlies take it back to a sort of classic episode theme. The difficulty with being vulnerable about different things with different people. Where does that come from? What’s stopping us? Theorizing occurs. Plus some *shocking* dating updates, feeling like somebody doesn’t really care to ask about you, and the most recent horrors. Unfortunately we must constantly address the new horrors, but at le...
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Picture An Apple

January 22, 2025 • 52 mins
This week we offer you a chatty episode about the horrors. LA is on fire, Trump has been inaugurated, Babygirl was seen, and worst of all? Ellie is trying to cook. We are struggling but we are HERE in the incredibly long month of January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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New Year, Same Discourse

January 9, 2025 • 45 mins
Oh no, not this again! The girls dive into the latest Discourse, some of which involves Ellie. Also, we discuss our New Year vibe (The Year Of ___) and other silly goofy things as usual. Sorry for the delay, and for those wondering, Michaela is safe and evacuated! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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New Year, New Kidney

January 1, 2025 • 48 mins
We missed you guys so much… In the wake of Ellie’s kidney surgery, an incredible amount of hijinks have occurred in pop culture. The girlies summarize their feelings on as much as they can. Ellie gives a health update, discourses such as “not liking your presents” and Emily Wilson’s “Odyssey” translation.. plus so much more. Happy New Year kittens! :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Flying Monkeys!

November 27, 2024 • 47 mins
A big event occurred this weekend. You might not believe it, but a movie called Wicked came out… and we discuss (not at too much length). Joe Rogan believes in dragons and we can’t decide if we disagree, Armie Hammer has a podcast, the Twitter algorithm is scary, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Theatre Kid Tears

November 20, 2024 • 52 mins
This episode is a classic gab sesh… And it all begins with the First Ladies of Late Night Drive spending 10 minutes discussing being a theatre kid. Then, a Pop Culture catching up occurs. Kim Kardashian got a Tesla robot, Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson, Bibles are mandatory reading in Oklahoma, RFK Jr and Trump are ba da da da da loving it. We realize none of this is good news, but we cannot perform magic. Plus a book rec, holiday excit...
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Post-election Debrief

November 13, 2024 • 54 mins
Okay… It has not been the best week. But we are here to discuss our feelings! Plus a small update on Ellie’s kidney, Gavin Newsom discourse, and Ellie’s friend’s EVIL ex who has become infamous in the city of Chicago. We love you guys and are here with you, especially those in red states.  PS: Patreon has changed their policy so that there is an additional fee if you subscribe via the App Store. If you’d like to support us/join ou...
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Wet Ass Kidney

October 30, 2024 • 40 mins
Heyyy pals this week we have a biiiig announcement-- you guessed it, Ellie finally got a kidney! It's a short but sweet episode where the girls discuss what this means, as well as the Wicked movie/Kardashians and some halloween chatter. Spoooooky! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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