This week, we let YOU pick the Things for us to cover this episode! We’re excited to dive into your obsessions, pop culture news, alternate lives, and more! Listener Things What alternate lives would you want to live for a day? The lack of single-serving tortilla chips It Ends With Us Sleepover Movies Flip Phones Heiney Hiders Obsessions Becca: Kerastase Cronologiste Hair Mask Olivia: Buff Bunny What we read this week Olivia: Rip Tide by Colleen McKeegan Becca: The Wedding People by Alison Espac...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 333
We’re so excited to dive into Three Things with Emily Henry! We cover iconic DCOMs, Instagram stalking former babysitting clients, new hobbies, and MORE! If you're looking for a more craft-focused conversation, check out this past episode with Emily. Emily’s Three Things Disney Channel Original Movies People you keep tabs on Things you like doing even though you’re bad at them What we read this week Olivia - God of the Woods by Liz Moore Becca - The Wedding People by Allison Espach Obsessions: B...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Happy August! We’re kicking things off with some fun, weird, zeitgeisty things! Becca’s Three Things Where is the fanciest place you’ve ever pooped? Glen Powell Big swing podcast guests Olivia’s Three Things The Olympics What songs you can’t listen to anymore The state of politics (how the tables have turned!) Obsessions Becca - her spring green manicure Olivia - Shogun What we read this week Becca - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro This Month’s Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 331
It's finally time to discuss our listener-chosen July Book Club Pick, Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! We’re thrilled to dive into our overall thoughts, what genre we’d place this book in, how the book deepened our perspective about sex work, the romance subplot, and how much the final line stuck with us. (Liked the book? We loved this Rufi Thorpe interview about her writing process!) Obsessions Becca - Amazon short set Olivia - Becca’s 100 Best Books List , Oldster’s interview with Be...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 330
This week, forever friend of the pod Grace Atwood stopped by to talk about her Three Things! Grace’s Things Streaming audiobooks while needle-pointing All-white outfits with black accessories Liz Adams’ Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip Grilled Peaches (that she had at Le Great Outdoor ) Bonus Things: These Target sandals Becca loves, this Amazon short s set we love, No One Tells You This: A Memoir by Glynnis MacNicol What Grace is Reading Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp...
Jul 24, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 329
This week, we’re talking about the books that changed our lives, and playing voicemails from listeners about their life-changing reads! Listener life-changing books The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Baby-Sitters Club Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Christina Lauren Betty by Tiffany McDaniel Becca’s life-changing books The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith The Magicians by L...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 328
This week, we’re chatting with lawyer, journalist, and political analyst Emily Amick, AKA @EmilyinYourPhone ! We asked her about how to get engaged in your community, how to have conversations about social issues, what’s going on with young people, and her book Democracy in Retrograde ! Obsessions Olivia - SG Goodman, “Space & Time” Becca - New phone case (bought on a listener's suggestion!) What we read this week Becca - I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue Olivia - Real Americans by Rache...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 327
Happy July! It’s time to share our Three Things for the month. We got summer reading memories, cultural phenomena, weird Facebook groups, and So! Much! More! Becca’s Things Summer Reading (And our Summer Reading Memories) Iconic Music Videos (Olivia’s: You’re Still the One by Shania Twain , Becca’s: Candy by Mandy Moore , I’m A Slave 4 U by Britney Spears , Everybody by Backstreet Boys , It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion ) What to do for an energy reset Olivia’s Things Zyn (What it i...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 326
It’s time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Such A Bad Influence by our very own Olivia Muenter! We are finally diving into everything about this book including Olivia’s writing process, what planted the seed for the story, the evolution of the characters, and THAT ENDING! Spoilers ahead! You can also read some more about Olivia and SABI in the newsletter Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends . Obsessions Becca: DIY bead necklaces Olivia: Presumed Innocent What we read this week Olivia...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 325
Eek! It’s time to check in on our 2024 goals. Did we book that doctor’s appointment? Are we journaling more? Did we reduce our screen time? Keep listening to find out! Obsessions Olivia - Target striped linen pants Becca - Industry on Max What we read this week Olivia: Dear America A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at ba...
Jun 19, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 324
Happy Three Things Day! We technically only have Five Things total this time, but we’re excited to dive into them all the same. Becca’s Things Follow-up questions about Olivia’s Debut Week The Song of the Summer ( Espresso ? Lunch ? Share your thoughts!) A Teen TV era, Geek Girl , Maxton Hall Olivia’s Things Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1 Social etiquette in public places Obsessions Becca: Maxton Hall Olivia: New Billie Eilish What we read this week Becca: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl This Month’s...
Jun 12, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 323
Summer is pretty much here, so we’re gathering bookish friends to talk about the books they’re excited to read this season! Olivia’s books I Shouldn't Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez. (June 4) Youthjuice by EK Sathue (June 4) Becca’s Books Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (September 3) When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson v (September 24) Lyndsay Rush’s books Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Out June 18) Should We Go Extinct? By Todd May (Out August 6) Her poetry collection, A Bit Much, is ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 322
It’s time to talk about The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley ! We talk about our thoughts on the book’s love story, the real-life historical inspiration, what we thought of the ending, and more! Obsessions: Olivia - Lance the local toad Becca - A customer service experience with Windmill Air What we’ve read this week: Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and The Ministry of Time Olivia - The Ministry of Time This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts ab...
May 29, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 321
This week we’re talking phone habits and setting boundaries with our devices with Leslie Stephens , creator of the popular newsletter Morning Person and author of You’re Safe Here , out June 25, 2024. Books Leslie recommends about setting phone boundaries Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier How to Break Up with Your Phone Catherine Price Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle Stolen Focus by Johann Hari If you like...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 320
By popular demand, we’re diving deep into Taylor Swift with Sarah Chapelle, the creator of the blog and Instagram account @taylorswiftstyled . Sarah’s Things Include: The Jack Antonoff Cinematic Universe Fashion as Easter Eggs and Red Herrings AI Songs Her book Taylor Swift Style comes out on October 8! Obsessions: Becca - Last Stop Larrimah Olivia - Albanese Gummy Bears Books: Olivia - Wellness by Nathan Hill Becca - Filterworld by Kyle Chayka This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time ...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 319
This week we’re sharing our Three Things! From movies to comfort shows (to discomfort shows) and more! Becca’s things @Lucyontheground ’s Romcom Mash Sundays on IG. Spice World Gilmore Girls Olivia’s things The Swan Last Stop Larrimah Self Promotion Obsessions: Olivia: Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter Becca: Our BOP Terrence Sticker ! Books: Becca: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Olivia: All The Summers In Between by Brooke Lea Foster This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kalian...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 318
This week we’re talking Things with Carley Fortune, bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After , and This Summer Will Be Different , out May 7, 2024. Carley’s Three Things Are: Spring Dressing Our relationship with social media (sparked by “Is there a sane way to use the internet” episode of Search Engine ) Her 3rd book This Summer Will Be Different , and Anne of Green Gables. Also…we finally have MERCH ! Obsessions: Becca: Just Bare Spicy Chicken Nuggets Olivia: Diet Coke/...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 11 min
It’s time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle ! We share our thoughts on the book’s magical realism, debate if we’d consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much more! Obsessions Becca: The Tortured Poets Department & Sun Bum Face Mist sunscreen Olivia: “You’re Not The Only One I Know” by The Sundays What we read this week Becca: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (out 8/6); The Prospects ...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 316
From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we’re taking this week to catch up on LIFE! Substacks we’re into right now include Seester Seester by Ashley and Alexa Spivey , Gossip Time , Get it Write by Andrea Bartz , Hung Up with Hunter Harris . (Also if anybody can relate to Olivia’s low, here’s a link to that Critter Catcher ) Obsessions Olivia: Duluth women’s gardening overalls Becca: ilovemahj.com What we read this week Becca: Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood Olivia: Till Deat...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 315
We’re back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE! Olivia’s Things The Charmin toilet paper redesign (and the mundane parts of life we’d want to give a makeover) What you’d want to erase your brain to read/watch ‘for the first time’. (Ours are The Newsroom , The Idea of You , the Masterclass Pharrell Williams Maggie Rogers Video , Project Hail Mary ) Common bucket list items we have zero...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 214
This week we’re chatting Three Things with Jo Piazza ! We also talk about her new book The Sicilian Inheritance , telling NFL players what to do, Easter Baskets & Cadbury Eggs, The Tooth Fairy, making cannoli, and more! We Are Not Like Them , You Were Always Mine , Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win , The Knockoff, and How to Be Married . Just a heads up: Non-Kid-In-The-Car-Friendly convos ahead! Jo’s Things Cold Plunging Costco Underwear Teaching herself how to make cannoli Obsessions Olivia: Harry’s...
Apr 03, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 313
This week we’re discussing our March Book Club Pick: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez ! We talk about the artists that inspired this story, the themes that impacted us the most, and more! We also share listener-submitted follow ups on our Notes App conversation. Obsessions Olivia - Elf Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Rose Envy Becca - Rhode skincare What we read this week Becca - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter Olivia - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez This Month’s Boo...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 312
It’s time for Three Things and we have a lot to cover, so let’s dive in! Olivia’s things Kate Middleton A game FMKs Our Favorite Substacks Becca’s things What you do when you’re struggling with procrastination (get the Time Timer Becca mentioned here ) The State of Culture 2024 on Substack The Idea Of You Trailer Our favorite Substacks Feed Me by Emily Sundberg After School by Casey Lewis Publishing Confidential by Kathleen Schmidt Extracurricular by Tembe Denton Hurst Morning Person by Leslie S...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 311
The notes App can be used for more than celebrity apologies, so we decided to dedicate an episode to diving into what's in our Notes App! Specifically Notes App organization, the most useful notes we keep, the weirdest notes we find on our phones, and more! Let us know the innovative/smart/weird ways you use the Notes App by calling in at 843-405-3157. Obsessions Becca - Chobani Cinnamon French Toast Creamer Olivia - American Fiction What we read this week Olivia: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel ...
Mar 13, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 310
We’re so excited for another guest Three Things with author Tia Williams ! We chat about Love is Blind, American Fiction (with an Oscar movie sidebar), and her new novel A Love Song for Ricki Wilde ! Tia Williams is the author of the novels The Accidental Diva , It Chicks , Sixteen Candles, The Perfect Find (now a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union), Seven Days in June , and her latest novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde just came out last month! We also ask Tia for beauty recs, which include...
Mar 06, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 309
We’re so excited to discuss Good Material by Dolly Alderton! This one gave us mixed feelings, which means a great discussion is ahead. We talk about how reading from a man’s point of view impacted our reading experience, our favorite funny parts, what we thought of the relationship dynamics in the book, and MORE! The article that we thought of while reading this book is linked here ! Obsessions Olivia - Lavender shower bombs Becca - Kindle Paperwhite Signature What we read this week Olivia - The...
Feb 28, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 308
It's time for another round of Three Things! Including things we’re reading, listening, and watching that we had to talk about…and Paul Giamatti. Becca’s Three Things Renaissance Act ii Pastries A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote Olivia’s Three Things One Day on Netflix ( And a companion to One Day by Farrah Storr from Becca ) Everyone’s a sellout now on Vox Favorite acts of self-kindness Obsessions Becca: Substack as a place to scroll Olivia: Face Globes What we read this week Olivia: The Wild One...
Feb 21, 2024•55 min•Season 1Ep. 307
Romance is in the air! We were feeling adoorable this Valentine’s Day and thought we’d Linc up and dive back into some obscure erotica. Join us…if you dare! Obsessions Becca: Norah Ephron, specifically I’ll Have What She’s Having and Everything is Copy Olivia: @poppincandyofficial , Hvladimir the Beluga Whale What we read this week Becca: Still Writing by Dani Shapiro This Month’s Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-40...
Feb 14, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 306
It’s time for one of our favorite episodes of the year, our 2024 reading preview! We chat with Jordyn Walker , Haley Jakobson , Tomi Obebe, Steven Rowley , and Amanda Montell about their most anticipated reads of 2024! We also ask them the very important question: If you could have a meal with any fictional character at any chain restaurant, who are you going with and where are you taking them? Olivia’s 2024 Picks Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander J...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 305
This week, we’re discussing our January Book Club pick, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman . We discuss how the book compared to our expectations and our relationships with time, as well as the book’s takes on perfectionism, control, “The joy of missing out,” and more! Obsessions O: The Trust on Netflix B: Slow Horses on Apple TV+ What we read this week Becca: Daisy Haites , The Great Undoing , and Magnolia Parks into the Dark by Jessa Hastings Olivia: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman ...
Jan 31, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 304
