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The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

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Kelly Stumpe and Lizz St. John are third generation auto-industry experts and best known for reviewing cars from the millennial mom point of view on Instagram and YouTube. As a work from home mom of four, Kelly found herself craving a brain-break and some adult conversation so she convinced her sister Lizz, mom of two to create a podcast to do just that. Join Kelly and Lizz for a dose of entertaining and lighthearted conversation, games, and auto-industry news while they navigate life as business partners, best friends, and sisters. Your Mom Time Off starts ... now.
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IT'S TIME WE TALK ABOUT CHAT GPT

Kelly and Lizz have strong opinions to share, hot tea to spill, and no time to waste on a millennial pause on this absolutely jam-packed episode. → Hey! If you drive a Honda CRV, it’s your turn to drop into the reviews and shout out your ride while you’re there! Kelly and Lizz are anti-fluff, yet always giving fluff. Maybe that’s why today’s millennial word of the day really got under their skin. Listen in to hear all about the millennial pause, the Gen Z shake, and the content tip Kelly loves f...

May 16, 2023•47 min

MOTHERS DAY VIBES WITH OUR MOM

Kelly and Lizz are bringing you the scoop on how to have a great Mother’s Day in this episode co-starring their mom, Kris. → Sound off in the reviews Chevy Traverse moms, Kris has called you out! Today’s millennial word of the day is “bang thirties” a clap back meaning to fight someone. Chris shares her favorite Gen Z slang “fosh” and shares who was harder to mother — Gen Z or her millennial kids. Until Kelly can organize her texts and respond to them like emails, talking trumps texting. Conside...

May 11, 2023•44 min

OUR SECRET YOUTUBE VIDEOS

There’s value to humbling yourself and remembering 8th grade you — would you agree? Kelly and Lizz throwback to their home-grown, DIY YouTube videos and recordings they gifted to their parents after today’s millennial word of the day segment — featuring the most popular Gen Z slang terms by state — makes them feel so stinkin’ old. Calling all Kia Carnival drivers — it’s your turn to head over to the review section and help The Carpool Podcast become #1 in automotive podcasts! Kelly’s so picky ab...

May 09, 2023•43 min

WE ATE THE GREAT EIGHT

We all ate green ketchup and survived! But that’s not the kind of ‘ate’ that Gen Zers are talking about. Today’s Millennial word of the day ‘ate’ refers to a performance or outfit that was done extremely well. Lizz takes the fastest showers in the world, inhales her food, and jumps out of the car when she gets home while Kelly is stopping to smell the roses — both on her walks and in that blissful moment in the driveway when you put your car in park but haven’t gotten out yet. Enter…the perfect ...

May 02, 2023•50 min

PLEASE! NO MORE SHOWERS!

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Apr 27, 2023•43 min

RESPECT THE KID OF THE DAY

Lizz needs to spice up her life while trolls are trying to dull Kelly’s sparkle. Tune in to hear all of your Carpool favorites today including a juicy listener question on the advice segment. NPC is today’s millennial word of the day. This sassy abbreviation means ‘non-player character’ as in the opposite of main character energy, someone who adds nothing to the story. Kelly’s driveway dump kicks off with a powerful parenting strategy: The Kid of the Day! Kelly and Lizz reminisce about how this ...

Apr 25, 2023•42 min

GOING FROM MISS TO MA'AM

Forget the kitchen. Start your weekend with a carwash! Buy that subscription. And ask for a pro detail service for Mother’s Day. Per Kelly and Lizz — yet again —clean cars drive better. Period. The first week of May brings another big boost to your clean car life with the anticipated re-release of the new Car Mom Car Cleaner. Scents will include the back-by-popular-demand Lavender and Sweet Orange, Grapefruit and Rosemary, and a secret third that’s Lizz’s favorite of the bunch. Today’s millennia...

Apr 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min

IS LEMON8 THE NEW INSTAGRAM?

It’s a second Easter and bar-dog-park weekend ahead for Kelly and Lizz. Kelly can barely contain her excitement for the most quakeworthy industry news she’s had to share in a while, though — so let’s dive right in. Today’s millennial word of the day is ‘based.’ Based is a response that shows agreement…and the gals aren’t so sure how they feel about this one. Kelly discovered the Walgreens photo app and shares all about it in her driveway dump. Her newest show obsession is The Chosen, Lemon8 is c...

Apr 13, 2023•49 min

MOTHER OF CAR REVIEWS

Candy controversy kicks off The Carpool Podcast with Reese Eggs vs Cadbury Cream Eggs, candies that are begging to be retired, and the Peeps red dye 3 controversy. The suitcase zipped, but barely, on this *packed* episode. Mother is today’s millennial word of the day. Used as an adjective by Gen Z, Kelly will just have to live with it and love it. Which ugly auto will win today’s hate eight of ugliest cars? Up for the title are the Ford Flex, Nissan Murano convertible, Nissan Cube, classic Toyot...

Apr 11, 2023•41 min

OUR TAYLOR SWIFT NAIVETY

Is it too late for Kelly and Lizz to become Swifties? Can car payments get any higher? Is everything a dupe? The gals answer all of this and more on today’s episode of The Carpool Podcast. Today’s millennial word of the day is ‘dupe.’ As in, Kelly is back from a brutal stomach bug — vacation dupe! Palm payments through Amazon and at Panera kick off Kelly's driveway dump with a rant. Kelly asks moms to consider not forcing play date visitors to clean up at your house — give the other mama a break...

Apr 06, 2023•43 min

WELCOME HOME, MATTY!

Mattie St. John is BACK from overseas and stars as the Carpool special guest today with host, Lizz St. John. The duo is giving Kelly a break with a sweet Q&A and crunch-tastic taste drive. The millennial word of the day is ‘spilling the tea’ aka Mattie’s favorite. Is there anything better than hot goss to dish? No, it’s definitely the highlight of any day, week, or month according to Mattie. Maddie Q&A from the Carpool listeners on Instagram ask: What’s Mattie’s given name and who calls him what...

Apr 04, 2023•45 min

FRUIT FIGHT WITH KELSEY FROM LITTLE BITS OF REAL FOOD

Welcome to the Carpool podcast Kelsey Preciado @littlebitsof_realfood! Kelly is sleep deprived and delirious, but that won’t stop this jam packed show. Listen in for a heated great eight, drool-worthy ditch the drive-through, and the best advice Kelly and Lizz have ever given. Today’s guest, Kelsey @littlebitsof_realfood, started her food blog in 2012, evolved into Whole 30 recipes at the height of pinterest popularity, and has now mastered the art of being fantastically ordinary and relatable. ...

Mar 28, 2023•59 min

TRYING TO DO THE MOST WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DOING THE LEAST

Kelly and Lizz are dishing advice on some spicy drama in this jam packed episode! Kelly is devoting her focus to evening routine prep and a much more pregnant Lizz is getting ready to welcome Mattie back home soon. Today’s millennial word of the day is a quick fire quiz of popular Gen Z abbreviations: tbh, smh, pov, fr, rt, rn, tfw, and imo. Kelly has a throwback-filled driveway dump since no one voted it off segment island (just kidding none of the Carpool segments are going anywhere). First, K...

Mar 23, 2023•50 min

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASSUME ...

Fred is at daycare, Kelly is way too focused, and Lizz is having her most pregnant experience ever — insomnia and middle of the night cereal with a side of Netflix’s “How to Get Away with Murder.” Today’s millennial word of the day is making its debut in the 3D world thanks to Gen Z: the side-eye. Once just an emoji, side-eye is now a phrase you can use whenever you’re judging or questioning the content of what someone is saying. Kelly’s driveway dump is jam packed. A new celebrity pregnancy ann...

Mar 21, 2023•54 min

$1.25 FOR A SLICE OF CHEESE?

Kelly and Lizz are back with riveting stories from their wildly interesting lives including a towel closet cleaning hack from Kelly and a nursery set up update from Lizz. CEO is today’s millennial word of the day. Gen Zers might say Kelly and Lizz are the CEOs of automotive podcasts. Kelly’s driveway dump is full of influencers and inspiration. She recently purchased a new cookbook by listener Little Bits of Real Food called Unbelieve-a-Bowl and she’s never wanted to cook so many recipes from on...

Mar 16, 2023•40 min

A GREEN BEAN IS A GREEN BEAN AT THE END OF THE DAY

Will Kelly and Lizz get slap happy or go south in this jam packed witching hour episode? To kick the show off, Kelly’s getting comfortable with mom guilt as George starts daycare and Lizz is admiring her third-time-mom vibe as she awaits baby St. John. Today’s millennial word of the day is an answer to a question from the last episode: What are teens doing now — because they’re not at the mall?! Cara, a listener with a 16 and 18 year old, writes in about her teen’s hang-out habits at Target, Chi...

Mar 14, 2023•49 min

AUNTIE ANNE'S HIT DIFFERENT

Kelly has a confession about her bad habit of reading influencer reddit threads full of mom snark, Fred has opinions, and Lizz shares about her latest drama indulgences on her finally named ‘Real Talk With Lizz” segment today. Kelly comes through with a millennial word of the day — hits different — and teaches Lizz the idiom “comparing apples to oranges.” Two former mall kids put their food court favorites to the test on today’s great eight. The restaurants going head to head for the win today a...

Mar 09, 2023•54 min

MOCKTAIL TIPSY

Can you feel the sisterly love? Kelly and Lizz are fired up on this episode of the Carpool podcast and have some opinions to share that are strong, or should we say valid — which is today’s millennial word of the day. This might be the best day of Lizz’s life, thanks to today’s taste drive of Liquid IV mocktails. Kelly and Lizz try the unbelievable cucumber mojito and the delicious Smoky Mezcal Paloma. These hydrating mocktails get a 12 out of 10 from the gals. Kelly’s cleaned out her closet wit...

Mar 07, 2023•1 hr

THE DARK SIDE OF MOMMY COMMENTS

Kelly is on the get little program, Lizz is on the get big program, and Fred-uccini Alfredo is recovering from his tongue tie procedure — no fun. Part 2 of Lizz’s millennial word of the day, dating edition is all about toxic relationship behavior. Cookie jarring, love bombing, and orbiting. What are they and how will Kelly fit them all into one sentence? Listen in to find out. On Kelly's driveway dump she shares her favorite hacks: upgrading her Jimmy John's experience with Kickin’ Ranch and usi...

Mar 02, 2023•54 min

TYLER RIDING SHOTGUN WITH KELLY AND FRED

Warning: Whiplash may occur from this special episode with Kelly, Tyler, and of course bebe Fred so, buckle up! The millennial word of the day comes from Kelly’s sibling Sydney. “Chronically online,” is meant to describe mostly trolls who are always on social media. Kelly and Tyler agree that all trolls may be millennials and that Gen Z will meanwhile be solving world hunger. Tyler shares his long-awaited driveway dump and discusses The Crown, the Harry and Megan documentary, and his take on Pri...

Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min

SAY PEPSI PEEPS PIT STOP THREE TIMES FAST

Tongue ties, a shocking taste drive, and hot industry gossip are on the Carpool agenda today. Kicking off this jam-packed episode are three dating terms for today’s millennial word of the day. Cobwebbing (an act of self love), cuffing (most common during the winter months), and cyber flashing (use your imagination). In Kelly’s driveway dump she shares the five-minute makeup routine she’s finally nailed down. It includes the DIBS contour stick and Beauty Blender foundation. Is Meta’s new paid ver...

Feb 23, 2023•48 min

HEIGHT IS NOTHING BUT A NUMBER

Wake. Feed. Wrangle toddlers. Curl hair. Watch The Good Wife. Give Fred a life of infant luxury. That’s Kelly’s maternity leave so far. Oh — and let’s not forget nursing while podcasting! If you’re posting attention grabbing yet vague statuses on social media, or annoyed by someone else who does, you might find today’s millennial word of the day — ‘soft launching’ — useful. Lizz is bringing back another feral freeway — her counterpart to Kelly’s driveway dump — where she tells us about the reels...

Feb 21, 2023•48 min

A FERAL BINKY DAD WALKS INTO A BAR

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Feb 16, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 11

VALENTINE’S DAY VIBE CHECK

Happy Valentine's Day from Kelly and Lizz! In this random, yet fabulous, episode baby Fred-uccine Al-fred-o makes a cooing appearance, Mattie has headed out for two months with the marine reserves, and Kelly needs to know why her dog is now the size of a cow. The millennial word of the day is ‘vibe check.’ Instead of asking your friends, “Hey, how are you holding up?” You can now just use a quick, “Hey, vibe check?” to see how they’re doing. Kelly’s driveway dump kicks off with a plug for her fa...

Feb 14, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 10

MATERNITY LEAVE? WHAT'S THAT?

Producer Fredward joins Kelly and Lizz for another maternity-leave episode of the Carpool podcast. The gals are playing with nicknames for the babe and Lizz has exciting gender reveal news to share! Situationship is today’s millennial word of the day. Which is what the Gen Zers are calling their connections when they're sort of talking, sort of dating, sort of a thing, but also…sort of not. Kelly’s boomer idiom for Lizz is “don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” Kelly’s driveway dump is p...

Feb 09, 2023•48 min•Season 3Ep. 9