What to do when you’re about to marry the love of your life and your family ACTUALLY speaks now and do not forever hold their peace? This week, Stephanie and Melissa read an email from listener Rachel, who is having trouble navigating the fact that she and her now husband come from completely different cultures. Steph and Mel share their experiences and thoughts on how to navigate multicultural families — and they quote Bon Jovi along the way. 

What to do when you&rsquo;re about to marry the love of your life and your family ACTUALLY speaks now and do not forever hold their peace? This week, Stephanie and Melissa read an email from listener Rachel, who is having trouble navigating the fact that she and her now husband come from completely different cultures. Steph and Mel share their experiences and thoughts on how to navigate multicultural families &mdash; and they quote Bon Jovi along the way.&nbsp;

Real-life friends and stars of the hit TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero, team up for a weekly podcast that will have you laughing, crying, and crying with laughter. They’ll talk about it all while helping each other (and us) be better – MORE better.

Join these amigas as they take us on their personal ride through all aspects of life and share the juiciest cheat codes for adulting, while throwing in some hilarious anecdotes and probably a few embarrassing stories. In their careers and personal lives (both are married with children), they often find themselves leaning on each other for advice and laughs. Follow Stephanie and Melissa as they keep it real, and real fun on their journey to be little MORE better.

Real-life friends and stars of the hit TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Stephanie Beatriz and Melissa Fumero, team up for a weekly podcast that will have you laughing, crying, and crying with laughter. They’ll talk about it all while helping each other (and us) be better – MORE better.
Join these amigas as they take us on their personal ride through all aspects of life and share the juiciest cheat codes for adulting, while throwing in some hilarious anecdotes and probably a few embarrassing stories. In their careers and personal lives (both are married with children), they often find themselves leaning on each other for advice and laughs. Follow Stephanie and Melissa as they keep it real, and real fun on their journey to be little MORE better.

More Better with Stephanie & Melissa

Holiday Rewind: “You Close-minded Butthead” | Navigating Multicultural Families

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It’s holiday seaz once again, and we don’t know about y’all — but we’ve been party hopping! As a sweet seasonal treat, we're resharing this very handy (and cutie and funny) episode from season one alllllll about Work Parties. Happy schmoozing! // The dreaded work party. It’s a party! There’s an open bar! But it’s also…work. How do you let loose and mingle freely when your boss is staring at you from behind the shrimp cocktail tower? This week Stephanie and Melissa discuss their Brooklyn 99 parties past and their struggles with striking the perfect professional balance at these events. Some takeaways: 1) No amount of free alcohol is worth getting fired. 2) Make a game plan before you go 3) Sometimes the answer is to simply sequester yourself in a corner with your friends

It&rsquo;s holiday seaz once again, and we don&rsquo;t know about y&rsquo;all &mdash; but we&rsquo;ve been party hopping! As a sweet seasonal treat, we're resharing this very handy (and cutie and funny) episode from season one alllllll about Work Parties. Happy schmoozing! // The dreaded work party. It&rsquo;s a party! There&rsquo;s an open bar! But it&rsquo;s also&hellip;work. How do you let loose and mingle freely when your boss is staring at you from behind the shrimp cocktail tower? This week Stephanie and Melissa discuss their Brooklyn 99 parties past and their struggles with striking the perfect professional balance at these events. Some takeaways: 1) No amount of free alcohol is worth getting fired. 2) Make a game plan before you go 3) Sometimes the answer is to simply sequester yourself in a corner with your friends

Holiday Rewind: “Sequestering Yourself in a Corner” | Work Parties

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‘Tis the season to dig up Abuelita’s recipe book and get to work. On today’s episode Stephanie and Melissa put on their best holiday onesies and talk all things family recipes. From family feuds over beans (watch out for the flying frijoles, you’ll shoot your eye out!), to memories of Christmas morning arepas — they discuss what their families eat during the holiday season, the stories behind the recipes and the pressure and honor of carrying on those legacies. So, settle in, and let us know over on our social pages whether you plan on digging into some tamales, salteñas or lechón this year at your table.

&lsquo;Tis the season to dig up Abuelita&rsquo;s recipe book and get to work. On today&rsquo;s episode Stephanie and Melissa put on their best holiday onesies and talk all things family recipes. From family feuds over beans (watch out for the flying frijoles, you&rsquo;ll shoot your eye out!), to memories of Christmas morning arepas &mdash; they discuss what their families eat during the holiday season, the stories behind the recipes and the pressure and honor of carrying on those legacies. So, settle in, and let us know over on our social pages whether you plan on digging into some tamales, salte&ntilde;as or lech&oacute;n this year at your table.

“Christmas Morning Arepas!” | Family Recipes

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Stephanie has Gouda. Melissa has Rosie. Here at More Better we believe that every human should have a familiar. On today’s episode, our animal-loving heroines discuss all things pets. From their childhood fish and bonkers orange cats (IYKYK), thoughts on dog fashion, that one time that Melissa got really into the Cesar Millan training thing, that other time that Steph dyed her dog Banjo’s tail blue, to the pain of losing your soul dog — they get into ALL of the details of being a pet owner. Their main takeaway? Wipe your dog’s butt after a walk. Trust us.

Stephanie has Gouda. Melissa has Rosie. Here at More Better we believe that every human should have a familiar. On today&rsquo;s episode, our animal-loving heroines discuss all things pets. From their childhood fish and bonkers orange cats (IYKYK), thoughts on dog fashion, that one time that Melissa got really into the Cesar Millan training thing, that other time that Steph dyed her dog Banjo&rsquo;s tail blue, to the pain of losing your soul dog &mdash; they get into ALL of the details of being a pet owner. Their main takeaway? Wipe your dog&rsquo;s butt after a walk. Trust us.

“Andy Samberg Hates Dogs” | Pets

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Holiday Rewind: “You Close-minded Butthead” | Navigating Multicultural Families

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