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

August 27, 2025 49 mins
Kind of a weird episode today but sometimes you and your friends need to have a weird conversation about the Rizzler, inappropriate teachers, phones in class, AI relationships, and the madonna-whore complex. Really, who among us hasn't had this exact conversation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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This week the girls get slightly problematic. Maybe? Get in our van as we discuss male trends and the threatening aura we can sometimes feel seeping out of them. Plus (of course) quick conversations about Taylor Swift, and a little bit about Justin Bieber and Kendall Jenner for some reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 30, 2025 53 mins
This week’s episode is a bit of a tough one. After a riveting conversation about the Pedro Pascal hate campaign, the girls talk about some disappointing recent developments to do with men. Why is leftist men’s blind spot always women’s issues? How do we make ourselves believe it isn’t our fault when we don’t see the signs about someone? TW: In this episode, SA is very briefly mentioned in non-graphic terms. Struggling with guilt ...
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July 23, 2025 47 mins
An episode that might be brought to you by our aging and beautiful minds… Talking about how Times Have Changed™️ and the feeling of surveillance that is ever-present. From walking around town to going to a Coldplay concert with your age-appropriate paramour. Plus a conversation about weddings and plus ones, and Trump doesn’t doodle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 9, 2025 62 mins
This week the girls give into the carnal desire of hatred. Not the whole episode though. We start with a bit of personal updates- Michaela blacked out on the Fourth of July. Plus discussions of the “can you teach an old dog new tricks” saying. Then we pull over at the Haterville Gas Station and fill the hell up! New segment alert, it’s time to hate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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July 2, 2025 56 mins
Huge roundup episode with a slew of topics discussed. The girlies muse about the benefits(?) of mixing up your skincare and haircare routines with no scientific facts to back up any claims made. Ellie has a surprising new fav product! Zohran Mamdani wins the democratic primary for the mayoral election in New York, and perhaps this is a moment of hope? Then we discuss people we don’t like for no reason, and Michaela has a hot take a...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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