This year we’re shaking up our guest interview format, and bringing in highly requested guest Kate Kennedy to share her Three Things! Kate is the host of Be There in Five and the author of One in a Millenial , an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, and the millennial zeitgeist. Kate’s Three Things TikTok aesthetic microtrends Welcome to Plathville Going idle on AIM Obsessions Becca: NY Times Connections Olivia: Josiah & The Bonnevilles Lemming What we read this week Becca: One-Star Romance by...
Jan 24, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 303
It’s time for our first Three Things of 2024! We’re so excited to share what we’ve been watching, reading, and questioning lately. Olivia’s things In & Out lists Gypsy Rose Blanchard Saltburn Becca This NYT Article about Michael Stipe Naked Attraction The Pantone Color of the Year 2024 Obsessions Becca: Vick’s Sinus Steamer Olivia: Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen What we read this week Becca: First Lie Wins By Ashley Elston This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals...
Jan 17, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 302
We’re back! And we’re so excited to kick off 2024 by setting out goals for this year! But first, we check in on how our 2023 goals went. Obsessions Becca: Her Vibes board phone background Olivia: Bear Brook Podcast What we read this week Olivia: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Last Murder at The End of the World by Stuart Turton Shark Heart by Emily Habeck Becca: Snowed In by Catherine Walsh This Spells Love by Kate Robb Novelist as Vocation by Haruki Murakami All About Love by Bel...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 301
For the last episode of 2023, it’s time to talk about the best books we read in this year! Becca and Olivia each share their top 10 books they read, and we play calls from listeners sharing their favorite books from 2023! Becca’s Best Books of the Year: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett You Again by Kate Goldbeck Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler All ...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 300
As the year comes to a close, we want to look back at the good stuff and discuss our best of 2023! We dive into our personal best moments and talk about some of our favorite things from this year! Best Entertainment Best TV Show Becca - The Diplomat Olivia - Shrinking Best Movie Becca - Barbie Olivia - Past Lives Best (New to us) Podcast Becc - Writer’s Routine , Publishing Rodeo Olivia - Writer’s Routine Best Concert Olivia - The Eras Tour , Noah Kahan Best Album Becca - You’ll Get It When You’...
Dec 06, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 299
This week, we’re diving into Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! This is the ONLY time we’ll be spoiling this book for a while, so if you haven’t read the book yet and don’t want to get spoiled, save this episode for when you finish the book! We talk about what elements of the book were there since Becca’s first draft, the highs and lows of their writing process, how she balanced the lighthearted tone with big emotions, and what book-related questions she wished she got asked more. Becca a...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Happy gift guide season! This week we’re talking all things gifts with Sarah of @my.sister.made.me.buy.it , an account full of fashion, undergarment, blanket, travel, and pen recommendations. We share gift ideas for BFFs, Co-Workers, Significant Others, Tweens, People who have everything, and what we’d gift ourselves! Our Picks: BFF - Rainbow Splash Cups from Coming Soon , Fancy Friend Dates, Colorful/fancy matches + match strikers Co-worker/casual acquaintance - 5 $1 scratch-off tickets + Le Pe...
Nov 22, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 297
Lotion! Books! Earplugs! Dried-up contact lenses! This week, we’re talking about our nightstand essentials from the things that improve our nighttime routine to the things that are just weird. Olivia’s Nightstand: Weleda Skin Food , Aquaphor stick , books (currently: Rooms of Our Own by Louise Pennington , Talking at Night by Claire Daverley , The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue ), Necessaire Body Serum , a pile of dried contacts, glasses, claw clip graveyard, water bottle graveyard. Becc...
Nov 15, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 296
Time for a fun batch of Things! Three from each of us, to be exact. Olivia’s Things What are your holiday vibes for 2023? Opinions on New Year’s Eve as a Holiday Is long hair cheugy now? Becca’s Things Becca’s new favorite kitchen tool - a garlic-chopper The Woman in Me by Britney Spears What are your glimmers? Obsessions Olivia - Geneva! Becca - Knitting What we read this week! Olivia: You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose B: 1,000 Words by Jami Attenberg (out 1/9); The Woman in Me by Bri...
Nov 08, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 295
To celebrate the start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) we’re chatting with Carly Watters , SVP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S Literary and co-host of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast! We ask Carly about trends in fiction, how to know when a manuscript is ready, how book deals are made, if it actually is harder than ever to sell a book right now, and more! Books about writing Carly recommends On Writing by Stephen King Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses Obses...
Nov 01, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 294
This week we’re talking about our October Book Club Pick, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon ! We talk about Becca’s expectations of the book vs what her thoughts were reading, our thoughts on the second person narration, how the book centered the women in this story, if the ending surprised and satisfied us, and more! Trigger warning for sexual assault in this book, so please skip it if you’re not in a place to listen! Obsessions Becca - Jessica Yellin’s newsletter; Under the Desk News Oliv...
Oct 25, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 293
This week we’re diving into spooky season with a fellow fall fanatic, Ashley Winstead ! We talk about her newest book Midnight Is the Darkest Hour , our enthusiasm for fall, 12-foot skeletons, and we all share some Halloween-season book recs! Psychological Thriller Book Recs Olivia - None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Ashley - If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio , Bad Habits by Amy Gentry Books Too scary to read with the lights out Ashley - Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine Olivia - Leave T...
Oct 18, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 292
This week, we’re answering your questions about Q4 goals, fall checklists, Olivia’s house updates, TCOC tiny tongs enthusiasts, writing advice, Starbucks orders and SO! MUCH! MORE! Our favorite back catalog episodes Our Goals episodes (check out our 2023 goals and our 2023 goals check-in!) Summer Reading Roundups! Olivia’s First Episode Pre Olivia: Elizabeth Gilbert Episode Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!) Obsessions Olivia: Hyperfixation lunch Becca: Champers Social Club on Crosby St in S...
Oct 11, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 291
It’s Three Things time! This week we’re talking about the Instagram ads that haunt us, Lauren Groff’s writing process, being a teenage girl, and more! Becca’s 3 Things Instagram ads that haunt us Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts and the grown-up teen girl phenomenon Retellings in fiction Olivia’s 3 Things Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift The New York Times’s profile of Lauren Groff The New York Times’s article about being 13 today Obsessions Olivia: Shit That I Knit Crew Neck Sweater Becca: Love at First Sigh...
Oct 04, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 290
It’s time for the September book club and we’re discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett . We dive into our opinions on the writing, the mother/daughter dynamics, the reveals that surprised us, and the “Tom Lake” moments in our own lives. Also, Becca’s book is out NOW!!! Obsessions Olivia: Her playlist called ‘Songs for Staring at the Ocean & Feeling emo’ Becca: @nymetroweather on IG What we read this week! Becca: The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters Olivia: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon , The C...
Sep 27, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 289
This week we’re recapping an accomplishment three years in the making: Becca’s book: The Christmas Orphans Club ! To get a full overview of the process, we’re joined by her agent Allison Hunter and her editor Marie Michels. So grab your favorite festive bev and get ready for the behind-the-scenes story! Obsessions Olivia - “All-American Bitch” by Olivia Rodrigo Becca - Gilmore Girls & The Morning Show What we read this week! Becca - Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead Olivia - None of This is True b...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 288
This week we’re talking about our favorite little luxuries: things that are low-cost and low-effort but make a major impact on our happiness! Listen to Becca, Olivia, and our listeners share their little luxuries from afternoon walks, to drive thru Diet Coke, to going to the movies alone, and more! Our little luxuries Becca’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Candy from BonBon , Olivia’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Noto Deep Serum Caller Linkable Little Luxuries - Susan Alexandra Tissue Box Covers Obses...
Sep 13, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 287
This week we’re chatting all things cookbooks with our favorite Italian meatball-making-meatballs, Dan Pelosi ! Dan is the mind behind GrossyPelosi , the popular Instagram account for all things comfort and food. Dan’s first cookbook, Let’s Eat , hits bookshelves on September 5, 2023! We talk to Dan about the behind-the-scenes of how cookbooks get made, from recipe development to food styling to how getting a cookbook deal differs from other book deals. Dan’s restaurant recs Bernie’s , Rolo’s , ...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 286
It’s time to discuss our August Book Club Pick, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo ! We talk about how we interpreted the magical elements, the family dynamics, our thoughts on the concept of a living wake, the ending, and more! Check out this interview with Elizabeth Acevedo if you're interested in learning more about this book! Obsessions O: Handheld fan B: Red, White, and Royal Blue movie on Amazon Prime What we read this week! Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck , The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffe...
Aug 30, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 285
What do we have? Things! How many of them do we have? Three! Olivia’s Things What you do on a ‘life catch up’ day The year 2013 (sparked by this article in Glamour ) Everything showers Becca’s Things How do you unwrinkle clothes ( here’s a link to Becca’s travel steamer ) Weeknight dinner recipes (Becca’s current recipes include One Pot Garlic Shrimp and Orzo and Turkey and Ricotta Meatballs From Julia Turshen , and Olivia loves salmon bowls and Basically Spaghetti Pomodoro ) Workout routines Be...
Aug 23, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 284
This week, we’re learning all about how libraries work with a BOP listener, Carley! Carley has worked in public libraries for over ten years and has a Master of Library and Information Science and is the host of the Tales from a Bibliophile podcast . We ask Carley about her career journey, a typical day in her job, how books get purchased, how funding works, books bans, and more! Favorite books she re-reads We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinge...
Aug 16, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 283
This week we’re talking all about creativity! We talk about creativity’s role in our lives, major misconceptions about creativity, creative people we admire, and share advice for those who don’t know how to start incorporating creativity into their life. Obsessions Olivia: Jocie B ASMR Becca: Wegman’s Cherry Vanilla Seltzer What we read this week Becca: Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein Olivia: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai , Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (out October 3!) This Mo...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 282
This week, we’re chatting with the author of our July Book Club Pick, Annabel Monaghan ! Annabel is the author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big? , a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. Annabel shares her journey to becoming a published author, the inspiration behind Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes off Script, the highs and lows of he...
Aug 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 281
We’re so excited to dive into our July Book Club Pick, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan ! We discuss our feelings about the book, if we identify with the characters, and how the story surprised us! We also talk about teen vacation flings, play listener voicemails, and speculate about the different flavors of contemporary romances. Obsessions Becca: Recliner PJ sets Olivia: A (nonalcoholic) dinner prep beverage What we read this week! Becca: The Legacies by Jessica Goodman This Month’s B...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 280
This week we’re talking about things, and guess what!? We’ve each got three of ‘em! Becca’s things Summer Bucket List Definitions of Success Bringing Author Interviews Back to BOP Olivia’s things Grocery Shopping Habits Things we’ve changed our minds about completely What we subscribe to Obsessions Becca: Birthday Cake Oreos Olivia: Men’s beard dye What we read this week! Olivia: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Becca: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time...
Jul 19, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 279
It’s time for part 2 of our Listener Q&A! This week we’re covering all things shopping, books, and more! Olivia’s Holy Grail Makeup Items It Cosmetics CC Cream Thrive Causemetics Mascara Caliray Waterproof Mascara Becca’s Holy Grail Makeup Items Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil Rare Beauty Liquid Blush For some finance-oriented podcasts, we’ve heard good things about The Financial Confessions Podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty’s Obsessions Becca: Pickleball Olivia: Silo on Apple TV What we read thi...
Jul 12, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 278
It’s time for a listener Q&A! We’ve gathered questions from you via voicemail, emails, and Instagram, answering a variety of questions spanning from how to start a virtual book club to our favorite summer jams! Our Summer Jams Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder Obsessions Becca: The Other Two Olivia: Black Mirror What we read this week! Olivia: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Becca: Book Lovers by Emily Henry This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Anna...
Jul 05, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 277
Buckle up dragon riders! It's finally time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros . We share our thoughts on the book, why we think it went so viral, what quadrant we’d pick if we were in this world, and share our love for the dragons. We also discuss how Fourth Wing compares to other fantasy books like ACOTAR , Throne of Glass , Crescent City , and Zodiac Academy . Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode did not acknowledge the main character's implied ex...
Jun 28, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 276
It’s time for our June edition of Three Things! We have some fun ones, some thoughtful ones, and even one about hot aliens! Fun times ahead! Becca’s Three Things Celebrity Doppelgangers Lobster roll cookoff planning TV Series Finales Olivia’s Three Things The delay in the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book - Read some articles about this topic from Slate , The Atlantic , and BBC . 3 thought-provoking questions about life: 1. What is the lie you tell yourself most often? 2. if there was a wa...
Jun 21, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 275
Sorry to your TBR pile, it's time for another reading preview! We brought a few of our favorite book lovers on the pod to share the upcoming releases they’re excited about! And, of course, we ask THE question: If you could take a fictional character to a chain restaurant, who would you take and where would you take them? Olivia’s Recs The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Out October 3) Katie of Beach Reads & Bubbly’s Recs (follow Katie at @beachreadsand...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 274
