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•40 min
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•42 min
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 ...
Apr 04, 2023•44 min
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•58 min
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
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
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
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
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•53 min
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 wi...
Mar 07, 2023•59 min
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
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
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 ve...
Feb 23, 2023•47 min
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•47 min
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Feb 16, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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•47 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Cue the confetti, it’s time to welcome Baby Fred to the Carpool podcast! Kelly’s answering questions from the Carpool Instagram and shares her regrets and recommendations from her third baby’s birth and postpartum period. You’re in for a wonderful birth story that left Kelly shocked in the best way. The hardest part of three, is Fred really giving farm, and nurse baskets top the listener questions list. You’ll also hear what Kelly is finding the most and least helpful postpartum. Today’s drivewa...
Feb 07, 2023•37 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Baby Stumpy’s still in the belly, so Kelly and Lizz are bringing you an episode that is nothing if not chaotic. In today’s millennial word segment we learn Gen Z slangs so we can be less lame. Today’s word is ‘jump scare.’ Kelly also adds an idiom of the day because Lizz knows absolutely none of them. Today’s idiom is ‘still water runs deep’ which launches the duo into a trip down memory lane reminiscing about Kelly’s car salesman days. Kelly’s binging Architectural digest celebrity house tours ...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Lizz is owning her seat as the Carpool co-host, and Kelly’s the pot calling the kettle black as she tries to get into listening to a new podcast where the hosts just talk about themselves. Today’s millennial word, zesty, comes from a 15-year-old who filled Lizz in over the weekend. In short, this is the perfect filler word when you have no idea what to say. Kelly is bringing part one of a two-part driveway dump today that starts with a birthday shoutout to Blake from Blake’s besties on January 1...
Jan 19, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Kelly’s still holding the baby in and Lizz is preparing for the wedding retreat of the year. The millennial word of the day kicks off today's episode on the topic of where we’re at with emojis. Sydney and Grayson’s most recently used emojis get the full Millennial analysis and Gen Z confirms that laughing faces are back. Today’s episode is sponsored by Rocket Money, formerly known as Truebill. This personal finance app finds and cancels unwanted subscriptions, monitors spending, and helps you lo...
Jan 17, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Kelly has touched grass and has something to say about Oreo-gate from Tuesday’s episode before diving into a dream-guest filled episode with Kate from Naptime Kitchen. The millennial word of the day today is ‘social battery.’ Just another way that Gen Z and millennials say ‘I need some alone time.’ Today’s episode is brought to you by carmomofficial.com . Where you can find all of the vehicle tips, tricks, and tours to make your family’s car shopping experience ah-ma-zing. Thanks to the Car Mom ...
Jan 12, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Is mom-shaming on the rise? In this random yet highly entertaining episode a very tired Lizz and Kelly talk about Car Mom nesting, Oreo conspiracy theories, and the forgotten Dcom smash hit that should have won last episode’s great eight. Kelly reveals the name everyone’s guessing for her baby that is wrong and drops another baby name clue. The millennial word of the day is touch grass. As in, the people sending Kelly unhinged DMs about her kids’ bedroom and LV bag really need to go touch some g...
Jan 10, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Can Kelly set the world record for a podcast recorded closest to giving birth? Only time will tell. Until we find out…Lizz has a new game obsession, while Kelly’s desperate for content, eating her feelings, and she’s here to complain. The millennial word of the day is ‘bot’ which is someone being stupid, robotic, and ridiculous. Take offense if you’re called a bot. Today’s episode is sponsored by Rocket Money, formerly known as Truebill. This personal finance app finds and cancels unwanted subsc...
Jan 05, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Will Kelly be on brand with a car baby birth this year? She sure hopes not. The gals kick off the first episode of 2023, talking about birth anxiety and how much Kelly hates taking time off. Kelly drops another baby name clue and stresses how very much this baby’s name is NOT Earl. Lizz recaps her favorite Christmas gifts from Mattie and mom while Kelly is obsessed with her new grape cutter. Today’s episode is sponsored by Rocket Money, formerly known as Truebill. This personal finance app finds...
Jan 03, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Lizz has got a bit of seasonal depresh’ and a few pregnancy tears to shed to kick off this episode that is nothing if not chaotic — just like the holiday weather coming into Missouri. Kelly checks in with Lizz on her pregnancy, Kelly makes car seat plans, and Lizz reveals her eco-not-so-friendly Tupperware secret. A game of the new mom Price is Right is next to see if Lizz can guess the price of baby wipes, sleeper jammies, and more. The millennial word of the day is ‘facey.’ If you have a facey...
Dec 22, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Holiday week with Kelly and Lizz starts right here.
Dec 20, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Kelly’s in a weird mood, and Lizz is in pregnancy no-man’s-land, but this episode is still jam-packed with everything you love from the Carpool Podcast. Today’s first sponsor, Uncommon Goods , is your secret weapon if you want to avoid basic and bland gifts this holiday season. They scour the globe for the most remarkable and truly unique gifts for everyone on your list. They have something for everyone, from jewelry to the kitchen, bar, him, her, kids, and more. Uncommon Goods is here to make y...
Dec 15, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Welcome to the podcast, baby St. John!!! Lizz can finally share her pregnancy story, and both gals are excited to be due just five months apart. Does Lizz have any crazy cravings? Is she nervous about giving birth? Do the old wives’ tales say she’ll have a boy or girl? Listen in for the full baby St. John goss. Today’s first sponsor, Uncommon Goods , is your secret weapon if you want to avoid basic and bland gifts this holiday season. They scour the globe for the most remarkable and truly unique...
Dec 13, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Today's sponsor, Uncommon Goods , is your secret weapon if you want to avoid basic and bland gifts this holiday season. They scour the globe for the most remarkable and truly unique gifts for everyone on your list. They have something for everyone, from jewelry to the kitchen, bar, him, her, kids, and more. Uncommon Goods is here to make your shopping stress free. To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/carpool for 15% off. Don't miss out on this limited-time offer on Uncommon Goo...
Dec 08, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 28
