No Thank You: Recent Episodes
John Tyler Bates and Alicia Borkman
Welcome to No Thank You! Hosted by best friends Alicia and JT, this podcast covers their dating lives, adulting struggles, and the many facets of their longtime friendship. Pop culture, family drama and navigating your 20s are all areas of conversation. Please stick around while these two catch up, reminisce, and try not to kill each other in the process!
Welcome back to No Thank you! In this episode, we catch up on where we’ve been. We’re sorry we disappeared for a while. We do tell stories about our trip to Portland, Alicia’s new crazy job, and our brief friend fight. We discuss music burnout, travel plans for the new year, and how JT saved a Jimmy John’s delivery guy’s life. Also, we both agree that flight attendant training should absolutely be a reality television series.
P.S. men are always the problem
this all lower-case episode is brought to you by sour and angst. This is an episode where this pair gossip about celebrities and talk over each other and reminisce about high school drama. JT divulges a messy driving incident with possible alcohol poisoning. Alicia chats about her new job and might be a flight attendant?? We also catch up on Alicia’s dating challenge and new pet peeves (p.s. she may be the toxic one).
P.S. Don’t hit people with your car.
Welcome to another episode of No Thank You! After a brief and somewhat unplanned hiatus, JT and Alicia jump back in and catch us up. They chat about newly single life, making friends after the pandemic and updates on Alicia’s 2021 dating challenge. These besties roast Justin Bieber, gush over Olivia Rodrigo and have new occult interests (don’t worry, JT still loves Jesus).
They propose that everyone is one of two kinds of people: ones who grow on you with time and ones who peak with a first impression. Which are you?
P.S. the emo song Alicia could not remember is ‘I’m Just A Kid’ by Simple Plan
Hello! Welcome to another episode of No Thank You. This week Alicia and JT discuss the enneagram personality test, astrology, and love languages. The besties bond over their mutual escapism and the lack of respect that 2nd children receive. JT explains how good songwriting sometimes comes from darker places. Do you
need to be ruined to write a hit? They also discuss SNL, Marvel, and Malcom and Marie (sorry about the spoiler). They dive into genealogy and stunning family secrets. Do you watch SNL for the music or the skits?
P.S. Someone please bring us flowers
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JT and Alicia dive into their current adulting anxieties in this week’s episode. Alicia has a new job update and talks about driving while HANGRY. They cover setting boundaries with friends and the curse of texting. Plus, a cautionary tale about aggressive dogs and proper medicating.
P.S. You are never too old to watch Disney Channel
In this week’s episode, we just wanted to sit down and see how our New Years have been so far. As always, we talk about the shows we are currently watching and the controversial opinions we have about them. We discussed JT’s enneagram, past interventions and our chaotic friendship. We reminisce on some traumatic yet funny stories together and also clear up whether or not Alicia’s family likes JT.
P.S. Please message us if you want to hear the full story of the time Alicia almost drowned JT.
As we all brace ourselves for the beginning of the new year, “No Thank You” starts with an episode covering how we survived 2020 and our plans to keep our heads down during 2021. Let’s hope for a little less trauma as we tackle our goals, continue our personal growth, and stumble through the dating scene.
P.S. Nobody likes a mansplainer.
In this week’s episode, we divulge more secrets from our past as best friends. We chat about our similarities, crying in public and our favorite British television shows. We explain why we love going to the movies alone and how Alicia has a bad habit of locking her keys in her car. Also, please stay tuned in while we reminisce on the time we broke into our high school.
P.S. Don’t close your eyes while driving
This week we talk about our families’ Christmas traditions and holiday cocktails. We also touch on controversial show opinions and driving pet peeves.
P.S. we really shouldn’t be driving
This week we’re sharing stories on our first big moves as adults. We also stumble into the headache of the 2020 presidential election and confronting our friends about racism.
Welcome to the very first episode of "No Thank You", a podcast from two friends covering everything from navigating your early 20's to pop culture to our personal struggles. In this episode we talk all things dating including first kisses, past relationships, and the misadventures of love.