She’s not like a regular mom, she’s a cool mom! This week, Busy Phillips joins Jonathan to talk all things Mean Girls and what it takes to be a cool mom on screen - and in real life. From bringing Mrs. George into 2024, parenting her own kids, and advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community, Busy totally makes fetch happen!

Busy Phillips is a New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, and writer. She’s known for her television roles on Freaks and Geeks and Dawson's Creek. She’s also appeared in films like White Chicks, Made of Honor, and He's Just Not That Into You. She currently stars in the Peacock/Netflix original series Girls5eva, and is in the new Mean Girls film, inspired by the 2004 original and Tony nominated Broadway show which released in theaters on  January 12th. She and her creative partner Caissie St. Onge also co-host the podcast Busy Phillips Is Doing Her Best.

You can follow Busy on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/busyphilipps/">Instagram</a> @busyphillips. You can listen to <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/busy-philipps-is-doing-her-best/id1527623861">Busy Phillips Is Doing Her Best</a> wherever you get your podcasts.

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