Pretty Basic with Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz

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Pretty Basic is a fun and upbeat new podcast from leading YouTube personalities Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz. With a combined social following of over 28 million followers, the two best friends will take you inside their daily life for a special helping of the tea you’re not getting from their channels. Pretty Basic will be a fun and open conversation, think having a sleepover with your best friends, discussing what it’s really like to be a YouTuber, behind the scenes stories from their shoots and of course lots of boy drama.

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TMI Girl Talk: Sex, Dating ...

07.28.2021

It's the conversation you may have felt too awkward to have! The girls are getting into all things TMI this week, but things that need to be talked about! From periods, to sexual health, to shaving (and some painful experiences). ...

Pretty Basic with Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz episodes:

07.28.2021 TMI Girl Talk: Sex, Dating & Periods It's the conversation you may have felt too awkward to have! The girls are getting into all things TMI this week, but things that need to be talked about! From periods, to sexual health, to shaving (and some painful experiences). ...
07.21.2021 Josh Peck: How To Make It in Hollywood, Acting Tips, & Mastering Social Media The one and only Josh Peck joins the girls this week to chat about everything under the sun. From growing up a childhood star with Drake & Josh, to reinventing himself and the content he creates as he’s gotten older, ...
07.14.2021 Weird Kinks, Saving Lives, & UFO's Remi is back from her trip to Hawaii with some INSANE stories, from meeting a girl who had a date with a guy you’ll have to actually hear to believe, to almost drowning while swimming with Dolphins, to seeing a ...
07.07.2021 Tips On Being Single In Your 20’s Alisha hosts this week's episode! As she is back home getting ready for her best friend's wedding, she's reflecting on the social pressures of being in a relationship and preparing to "settle down" in. your 20's, and why it's completely ...
06.30.2021 Honest Chat: Cancel Culture, Feeling Drained, & What We're Learning Right Now It’s a Pretty Basic therapy session. Sometimes you just need to talk it out, so the girls are getting vulnerable and chatting through everything weighing heavy on them. From ways to stay present, where we should be directing our energy, ...
06.23.2021 No One Showed Up To My Meetup The girls have had some pretty “humbling” (aka embarrassing) moments in their careers as influencers. From uncomfortable encounters with other influencers, to embarrassing moments on the red carpet, to meet and greets with a very… modest… turnout. The girls are ...
06.16.2021 How To Deal With Toxic Relationships, Mental Health, and Confidence The girls are catching up and answering all of your questions this week! Ways to improve on mental health, tips on feeling more confident, how to be engaging on dating apps, navigating toxic relationships with family members, and so much ...
06.09.2021 Catching Cheaters On Venmo It’s been a minute! The girls are catching on everything and spilling all the tea. Logan Paul fights and Remi does too?? Alisha catches us up on Parallel Apparel and Remi chats through production of Cooking with Remi. Plus, Alisha ...
06.03.2021 How Alisha Marie & Ashley Nichole Started Their Clothing Brand Parallel Apparel Alisha and Ash have launched their new clothing brand!!! Remi and the sisters sit down to talk about their newly launch athleisure brand Parallel Apparel, two years in the making. They talk through everything from the creative process, all of ...
05.26.2021 What Happens In Vegas...Doesn’t Always Stay In Vegas A trip to Vegas becomes ICONIC as Remi runs into a few Pretty Basic fans which turns into one wild night you have to hear to believe. The chronicles of Alisha’s dating life continues and… guys just need to get ...
05.19.2021 Nava Rose: Blowing Up On TikTok & Finding Your Niche The girls chat this week with TikTok and fashion legend Nava Rose! She talks about how she draws inspiration for her videos and her creative process of filming, how to create original content and why it’s important to be unique, ...
05.12.2021 How To Change Your Life & Love What You Do For A Living It’s easy to get caught in the rut of working your typical 9 to 5 and living for the weekends, trying to save up for retirement to then live your “dream life” - but why aren’t we living our dream ...
05.05.2021 How To Work With Your Dream Brand ft. Thu Do from Summer Fridays Take some notes this week as the girls have a super informative chat with good friend and Sr. Manager of Influencers+Partnerships at Summer Fridays, Thu Do. She shares all her knowledge of breaking into the influencer space from behind the ...
04.28.2021 Breaking Up + Sex In Quarantine This last year has tested a lot of relationships, including Remi and boyfriend Cal. No question is off limits this episode as they share everything about relationships and living together during quarantine. Things like biggest fights and working through them, ...
04.21.2021 The Crazy Lies Of An Influencer Influencers gone wild! The girls are chatting about the ins and outs of what it’s like to be an influencer. What actually happens on brand trips, getting exposed for “flying” on fake private jets, and some ridiculous stories of what ...
04.14.2021 Weight Gain Post-Pandemic This past year has been really hard for all of us, both physically and mentally. Remi and Alisha have a vulnerable conversation about their physical and mental journeys over the past year, the ups and the downs, and share ways ...
04.07.2021 Patrick Starrr: Turning A Social Media Following Into A World Wide Business Beauty and YouTube legend Patrick Starr sits down with the girls! From how he got started in beauty, transitioning into making videos and working with celebrities, to building an empire around his brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
03.31.2021 This Needs To End: My Experiences With Asian Hate In light of the recent hate crimes against Asian Americans, Remi opens up about her feelings on it all, and shares her experiences. From the oppressions her family faced immigrating to the United States, to the microaggressions she has felt ...
03.24.2021 Alisha’s First Dating Experience: Social Anxiety & Dating Apps After staying private about it for years, Alisha finally opens up about her dating life! Why she stayed out of it for so long, reasons for getting back into dating, and some of the struggles she encountered. The girls talk ...
03.17.2021 Women Are F*cking Powerful An ode to women everywhere this week! The girls dive into all of the headlines surrounding women in the news: Meghan Markle, the Britney Spears documentary, Burger King’s tweets, and the murder of a woman in the UK. How women ...
03.10.2021 Bretman Rock - Making His Dreams A Reality The girls sit down with the one and only iconic Bretman Rock! Bretman talks about everything from growing up knowing he was going to be a star, why he is SUCH a Leo, what it’s like being an influencer in ...
03.03.2021 Why Is He Playing Me? Ft. LaurDIY & Jeremy Lewis It’s an epic podswap with Wild Til 9 featuring the legend herself LaurDIY and her boyfriend (and recovering f**kboy) Jeremy. The crew gets deep into Laur and Jeremy’s relationship, and we get the guy’s perspective on everything from how to ...
02.24.2021 Current Favorites: Beauty, Fashion, Lifestyle The girls are going through their ultimate Love/Hate list! All of the items they’re vibing with like beauty products, clothing deals, food products, music, and home must-haves! Plus, keeping it real, all of the things we can do without, from ...
02.17.2021 We Have Our Own Makeup Palette! The girls are super excited to share all the details about their color palette collaboration with Tarte! Everything that went into getting it done, and how thankful they are to have such amazing fans supporting them through it! Plus, Remi ...
02.10.2021 Maddie & Kenzie Ziegler - Growing Up In the Spotlight, TikTok & Dating in LA Gen Z “it” sisters Maddie and Kenzie Ziegler swing by Pretty Basic! The girls dish on growing up in the spotlight through Dance Moms, finding their own way with music, dance, and acting, and all of the pressures that have ...
02.03.2021 You Can’t Please Everyone: Friends, Relationships & Parents In honor of Remi’s 26th birthday, she and Alisha discuss the Top 25 things she’s learned in her first 25 years. From major life lessons, to things they wish they knew sooner, all of the hardships that have helped them ...
01.27.2021 Olivia O'Brien: Topping Music Charts, TikTok Stardom, & Dating Toxic Men Pop star and TikTok sensation Olivia O’Brien joins the girls! Dishing on everything from her rise to fame, recording over the past year, shooting the NOW music video, relationships and who some of her music has been written about, and ...
01.20.2021 She’s Just Not That Into You Season 3! The girls get caught up after a hiatus from the podcast and a crazy December of Vlogmas. Alisha talks economics of her billboard, and did it also help her land a boy? Plus, Remi spent her break by ...
12.23.2020 K, Bye 2020: What This Year Has Taught Us The final episode of Season 2! 2020 was a year that nobody could have predicted and was quite a whirlwind for all of us. The girls are reflecting on the things they’ve learned in 2020, how the year has changed ...
12.16.2020 Natalie Mariduena: From Personal Assistant To Million Dollar Deals The girls welcome the one and only Natalie Mariduena, getting to know the real person behind everything you see in David Dobrik's vlogs and the wildness around the Vlog Squad.. From growing up with David and eventually coming his first ...
12.09.2020 The Secrets Behind Drama & Vlogmas The girls update us in the midst of Vlogmas, why mental breakdowns are inevitable this time of year, and how to manage them. Plus, both discuss past friendship drama and how to approach various situations to properly stand up for ...
12.02.2020 Our Opinion On YouTube Fights Remi and Alisha are diving into some Pretty Pop Culture with the Grammy’s coming up and the Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson fight. Plus, drama with Logan Paul getting into a Twitter fight with his ex’s father! The girls have ...
11.25.2020 How Much We’ve Changed & Our Biggest Regrets 100 episodes of Pretty Basic!! The girls are celebrating TWO very big milestones on the show by reflecting on the very beginning of Pretty Basic, and how they’ve grown and changed, both on the show and in their personal lives. ...
11.18.2020 Sex Dreams + Scammers!! Remi and her boyfriend take the next step in their relationship, while an interesting dream leads to an incredible gift from Alisha. And are dream orgasms a real thing?? Plus, Rem shares stories about both her and Cal getting scammed, ...
11.11.2020 Emma Chamberlain: Gen Z’s It Girl, YouTube Fame & Dating In LA The episode you’ve all been waiting for! The girls are joined by the one and only Emma Chamberlain for a much anticipated hang out. They chat everything from their awkward first encounter with each other, YouTube then vs. now, dating ...
11.04.2020 The Secrets We’ve Been Hiding... The girls have felt like they’ve been vague with a lot of things on the podcast in the past, but it’s time to address all those things they’ve avoided! Everything from specific friendship breakups, their biggest fights with each other, ...
10.28.2020 How To Get Over A Fck Boy We all know those guys that we hate to love and seemingly can never get away from… fckboys. How to recognize them, the various levels of f*ckboyism, and how to ultimately get over them. Plus, when it’s ok to actually ...
10.21.2020 Rickey Thompson & Denzel Dion: OnlyFans, Dating App Nightmares & Iconic Duos This week the girls are joined by the ICONIC duo of Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion. They discuss their new podcast, share never-heard-before details of some projects they’re working on, and what their most controversial opinions are. Plus, Rickey shares ...
10.14.2020 Disney Crushed My Dreams The girls are back chatting about some of the dangers of social media, and can David Dobrik’s new app rival Instagram? Plus, Remi shares her story about being cast in a Disney music video shoot and the tricky line of ...
10.07.2020 What Your Astrology Sign Says About You w/ Oli Abbas Remi is joined this week by the one and only Oli Abbas! The two spill all the tea on their deep friendship, most wild nights, and craziest stories together. Plus, dream proposals, and does your astrology sign match your personality? ...
09.30.2020 So You're Having A Quarter-Life Crisis? Our mid-20s can be a really challenging time, especially now. Questioning whether we went to school for the right thing, are on the right trajectory with our careers, or have anxiety about not being where we want to be. All ...
09.23.2020 TikTok Stardom + Staying Relevant The girls are total stans of Bretman Rock, Alisha made Truth or Drink very awkward, Addison Rae gets cast in a “She’s All That” remake, and Remi had WHAT for a pet!?! Plus, a little Pretty Basic Biz with the ...
09.16.2020 Drunk Decision Leads To Messy Mistake... Alisha got drunk and edited a video for Remi! The idea was great, the execution and reaction was… a bit mixed. The girls are also chatting about gender reveal parties getting out of control, Keeping Up With The Kardashians is ...
09.09.2020 Wardrobe Malfunctions On A Red Carpet w/ Ashley Nichole The episode you've all been waiting for, the sister episode! Alisha Marie and Ashley Nichole co-host this week and chat on everything from growing up with each other, relationships with themselves and others, what it's like living and working together, ...
09.02.2020 Addressing Our Internet Beef The girls are back catching up on Alisha’s brand new car, talk about some of their most embarrassing memories, and dive into all the comments on a Twitter hate page dedicated to them. Then, they address all the rumors and ...
08.26.2020 Paparazzi, Kpop, & F*** Boys The girls go on a deep dive to decipher some of Taylor Swift’s lyrics, discuss how much celebrities actually work alongside paparazzi, and Remi’s mom stans BTS which gets the girls into a whole Kpop discussion. Plus, Alisha updates everyone ...
08.19.2020 To All The Girls Who’ve Been Played Before Remi is joined this week by her boyfriend Cal and gets the full scoop on dating, relationships, and hookups from a guy’s perspective. What they look for in a dating app profile, how to tell if they want something serious ...
08.12.2020 YouTube Drama, Felonies, & Starting Beef Lots of drama in the YouTube world with the FBI raiding Jake Paul’s house, the Stokes Twins arrested for a prank video, and did Emma Chamberlain start beef with the girls??? Plus, they answer a range of fan questions, like ...
08.05.2020 No Wonder I’m So Damn Anxious Alisha is back for another solo episode catching everyone up on her dealings with anxiety. From speaking to a psychiatrist and the benefits that brought, to going on medication (and the crazy dreams that come with it), and how she’s ...
07.29.2020 Apparently I’m Sexually Deprived Alisha is back and the girls continue the conversation from last week on how to navigate tricky situations in friendships and relationships. Plus, Remi’s wild dream has the girls digging into the meaning behind it, Alisha had a few drinks ...

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