A discussion about tweens, the modern history of the teenager, tween third places of yesterday and today, makeup counters, growing up too fast, and finger-pointing at the parents, influencers, and brands allegedly responsible for behavior that, in Kate’s opinion, is less aligned with being subjected to oppressive beauty standards and more related to what kids do best: play and explore. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order Kate's book, One in a Millennial here ! And come see Kate on her book tou...
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 284
This week, Kate discusses her most recent pop culture obsession, the reality show Welcome to Plathville on TLC. Since she roped many of you into this mess over the holidays, she figured she’d kick off the year by kicking off her shoes and taking this toe-headed DIY failed cult of a crew in Cairo, Georgia for a deep dive. Instead of her usual in-depth style, since she got into this like 12 days ago, she shares her thoughts in the first hour and then brings in a longer-term fan of the show (and fr...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 283
This week, Kate and her sister are reporting live on Christmas Eve from North Carolina to talk about the hottest topics, like shows that are five years old they just started binging (Welcome to Plathville), drinking liqueurs that are over 20 years old, or finding out about school-aged kids having anonymous Deux Moi-style Instagram pages for rumor spreading, and they also discuss an AI scam that has been a source of debate at the Kennedy family Christmas. Then they read listener-submitted stories...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 282
This week, Kate shares crowdsourced holiday traditions that listeners submitted via e-mail and on Instagram in case anyone wants to be inspired to create similar traditions. Easy listening that is festive, fun, and, spoiler alert: has a LOT of cinnamon buns. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Make every look merry with Pair eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com/BETHEREINFIVE for 15% off your first pair. Reduce wrinkles without compromising on clean science. HyaCer...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 281
This week, Kate brings back the leftover stories from last year's episode "Tis the Damn Seasoning," when listeners submitted stories (inspired by the TS song) about the magic/misery/nostalgia of reconnecting with a hometown beau over the holiday season. Some stories are from Patreon, some are new musings, but overall this episode has all the Hallmark-y vibes for your holiday season. Enjoy! Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music ! Helix is offering 20%...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 181
This week, we have a classic BTI5 deep dive about two cult documentaries Kate watched this week, Escaping Twin Flames and Love Has Won. She feels confusion and rage galore as she explores each organization’s core values, quirks, tactics, scandals, and leaders to try and understand what it means to be a believer in someone who, despite having objectively zero charisma or appeal, manages to gain control of your entire existence. She also examines details she felt were left out of Love Has Won, suc...
Dec 03, 2023•2 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 280
This week, Kate is joined by author, host of Pulling the Thread, and former Chief Content Officer at Goop, Elise Loehnen, to discuss her NYT bestselling book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Get your first book for $5 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com . For understated luxury at its best this holiday, shop the must-have pairs of the season and receive 20% off your...
Nov 26, 2023•Season 1Ep. 279
This week, Kate is joined by Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, self-identified Mollys and hosts of the Dolls of our Lives Podcast (FKA American Girls), to talk about their newly released book, Dolls of our Lives. They discuss the origin story of American Girl dolls and why they were vital to so many of our girlhoods, Pleasant Rowland’s brand of feminism, their tie to Colonial Williamsburg, reexamining historical plot lines, hot takes about Uncle Gard, and so much more AG lore, e.g., the doll ho...
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 278
This week, Kate is joined by Ryan Bailey (from So Bad It’s Good with Ryan Bailey) to talk all things Bravo and current pop culture. They discuss his experience at BravoCon, Bethenny’s “reality reckoning,” old-school MTV shows, RHOSLC, RHOBH, Southern Charm, and so much more. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music ! Evelyn & Bobbie is giving Be There in Five listeners an exclusive discount code to try Evelyn & Bobbie...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 278
This week, Kate starts by raging about people who say watching TV is a waste of time and/or is the lowest form of intimacy one can achieve with their partner. After pontificating about why TV matters, Kate then discusses how heartwarming it was seeing footage of Friends revived online this week following the tragic news of Matthew Perry’s passing and enlists her sister Kelly to join her in talking about a variety of topics and moo points surrounding the iconic TV show, e.g., how shows like Frien...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 277
This week, in preparation for the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Kate deep dives the making of 1989. Since Kate wasn’t podcasting in 2014, she never got to do a proper review of one of her favorite TS albums, so she’s taking this opportunity to talk through the timeline of how/when it was written, her favorite songs/lyrics, and revisiting some of the voice notes and live performances. Unsurprisingly, she ends up mostly talking too much about Out of the Woods and New Romantics, but hopefully...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 176
This week, Kate welcomes back listener favorite Danny Pellegrino (host of Everything Iconic) to talk about holiday magic in honor of his latest book (out October 24th) called The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories. They talk through all sorts of October-December related topics, like favorite seasonal music, movies, and family memories, along with shocking revelations from his book, like the hottest place to rent chairs in greater metro Cleveland, a new way to frame the Twelve Days of Chris...
Oct 22, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 275
A podcast episode about nothing to serve as an escape during a tough week. Includes listener-nominated topics such as what’s the new ‘it’ vegetable, 2010s food trends, a snorkel through restaurant.com and weird Groupon experiences, a discussion of proper thickness and stem girth of wine glasses at bars and restaurants, things that would put Mary Cosby in a coma, a call to action for people who have a hybrid popcorn/puke bowl, more generalizing of boys’ names, a tough body type quiz that will hau...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 274
This week, Kate has on a highly requested guest co-host (Jamie Golden from The Popcast) and like true Yearbook Camp queens, they lay out a dynamic collection of topics for your enjoyment. Such as meeting over chicken tenders, thinking about getting fringe bangs, exploring differences and common enemies between Gen X and Millennials, finding comedy in religious conversations, Jamie and Kate’s days as narc-y evangelical teens, the NOs of summer camp, the ruse of high school clubs, and the misery o...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 1Ep. 274
A special edition broadcast where Kate shares her celebratory (but also complicated) feelings about the contentpalooza this past week involving Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s rumored romance, along with her mixed feelings about how pop culture news and social media suddenly seem all too NFL. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music ! Right now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 273
This week, Kate welcomes back Sami Sage (co-founder of Betches) to the podcast to discuss a real grab bag of topics related to current and past pop culture events. They discuss lessons learned from a rewatch of early Southern Charm seasons, the shift in cultural conversation about age gaps, millennials dating to marry versus dating to date, Taylor Swift’s recent pap walks, RHONY’s new cast, the Tiktok phenomenon of “Tube girl” and the trend about the “female Roman Empire,” among other topics. Sp...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 272
This week, Kate starts with some classic BTIF tangents, namely the 8 Passengers/Ruby Franke/Jodi Hildebrandt arrests and their “mental health” organization/cult, then interviews two podcast listeners about topics of their choice. First, Shea opens up about her experience getting back an NPE (not parent expected) result from an Ancestry DNA kit and her search for the truth of her identity ever since. Then, she talks with Emily to dissect the 2000s “Twee” aesthetic in all its ModCloth manic-pixie ...
Sep 10, 2023
This week, Kate provides an update on life with a newborn, then answers listener voicemails about hot girl cars in high school, the full-circle nature of 90s mom fashion and their offspring’s current fashion, a dissertation in defense of “mom jeans,” and her thoughts/theories about what happened with the mass exodus of Scooter Braun’s client roster. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here ! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music ! Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year sup...
Sep 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 268
This week, Kate is joined by friends and talented writers/podcasters Caroline Moss and Nora McInerny to talk about literally nothing, as they meander through topics like harrowing sleepover tales, hamster cardiac arrest, the Lumineers/Edward Sharpe era of folksy pop music, Glee covers, high school cars, their group text thread history, the artistry of the song Fireflies, the perils of being hungry at someone else’s house, Nora’s ruthless approach to the Eras tour, and more. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SP...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 267
This week, Kate starts with a quick personal update (but is still on mat leave) and is sharing a pre-recorded episode with Ashley Spivey, an incredible influencer and women’s advocate Kate has followed for over a decade ever since her stint on Brad Womack’s season of The Bachelor. They reminisce about the early days when Bachelor Nation Twitter was fun, how she’s maintained an audience ever since the show, her experience nannying full-time, challenges of finding childcare, meeting their husbands...
Aug 17, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 271
This week, Kate’s on mat leave and invited Claire and Emma (from Love To See It podcast, formerly Here to Make Friends) to review one of Kate’s favorite semi-problematic romantic comedies: The Wedding Planner. They discuss the wedding romcom industrial complex, some of their favorite recent romantic recaps that did or didn’t stand the test of time, and then dive into one of J. Lo’s finest films, where the audience is made to root for a wedding vendor creeping behind their client’s back to seduce...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 271
This week, Kate interviews listeners for the debut of a series she’s calling “Beths in Show” where she interviews podcast listeners about random topics they feel strongly about. The majority of this series will air on Patreon but this is a preview of some of the fun/interesting convos to come! This week covers Mary-Kate & Ashley’s detective series, “The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley” (highly recommend watching “The Case of the Mystery Cruise” on YouTube) with Tracy and Mormon missions w...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 270
This week, Kate reviews the Barbie movie and all the whimsy, fun, and complex nostalgia of this pop cultural fixture that has historically represented both opportunities and impossible standards for women. Warning, lots of spoilers - she reviews the plot high-level, talks about her favorite parts, Greta Gerwig’s religious parallels, the recognizable throwback clothes/vehicles/characters, and then discusses her interpretation of the deeper meaning of Barbieland versus the real world, and the rela...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 269
This week, Kate starts out by discussing her high-level thoughts about the Speak Now re-release, and then she is joined by Nikki Glaser (multi-hyphenate comedian, podcast host, TV host, mega Swiftie, among other things) to talk about Speak Now (TV) favorites and vault tracks, along with other related topics like You’re Losing Me/the Joe Breakup, addressing fans reaching out to her exes online, favorite Eras tour moments, the glory of finding a local Swiftie bar singalong, etc. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 268
This week, Kate interviews Emily Henry (author of Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and more!) about her wildly successful rom-com style novels and the many millennial-adjacent themes that are woven into her beloved characters. They discuss pressing topics, like if her banter is inspired by Gilmore Girls, the location of January and Gus’ houses in Beach Read, having her books optioned for movies, what it’s like trying to maintain creative control, etc. in addition...
Jul 06, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Two years after The Losses We Share, Kate shares some thoughts on pregnancy thus far to add to the Childless Millennial/Millennial with Child series and gives a status update about how she’s feeling in real time about being this far along (mostly so she can’t change the story later). Shorter than usual and kind of a random stream-of-consciousness personal life episode, but thanks for listening, and enjoy the long weekend! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Right now, BÉIS (base) is offering our listeners 15% ...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 266
This week, Kate interviews influencer Caroline Calloway about her backstory leading up to her debut memoir, Scammer, whose title is a nod to her online reputation following a myriad of scandals throughout her decade on the internet. They discuss various elements of her internet lore, like backing out of a $500,000 book deal, the mason jar workshop, projects that have fallen through, being sued by her landlord, the infamous article written by her ex-friend Natalie in The Cut, etc., and then get i...
Jun 25, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 265
This week, Stephanie McNeal (former culture reporter for BuzzFeed, currently a senior editor at Glamour Magazine, and the recent nemesis of Tom Sandoval’s nail beds) returns to the podcast to discuss her new book about the lives of influencers called Swipe Up For More. First, Kate reminisces about their first convo in 2020, does a brief snorkel about Caroline Calloway’s upcoming $65 book made from Italian paper (?), and then Kate and Stephanie dive into topics from her book, e.g. what it was lik...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 264
This week, Kate finally digs into the Duggar world after finding the Prime Video documentary Shiny Happy People particularly riveting/alarming, and explores topics adjacent to the crimes, controversy, and cultural relevance of the family, along with the connections of the IBLP to homeschooling and extensive political pipelines designed to infiltrate positions of power with individuals groomed with fundamentalist beliefs. Kate discusses her taste in reality tv, her history with TLC programming, r...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 263
This week, Kate interviews Yseult Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill (from The Kinswomen podcast) about their book, Real Friends Talk About Race, which uses their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating layered conversations between friends. They talk about how they met and started these conversations in living rooms, why they wanted to provide a resource for bridging the gap through uncomfortable conversations, how they approach uncomforta...
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 262
