On March 25th, 2001 (the same week Winning London premiered), Mary-Kate and Ashley launched the first of what would be three teen fashion magazines, aptly named the "mary-kateandashley magazine." This wasn't one of Mary-Kate and Ashley's most well known projects, but it was an important moment in their career. As we've been discussing for the past 8 weeks , 2001 was an insane time our girls with their brand exploding at Walmart and their film & TV projects in full swing. But this magazine fe...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Today we sit down with the woman who taught an entire generation that the Model UN was a legitimate school activity. We talk to the person who wrote of one of Mary-Kate and Ashley's nerdiest, most beloved, most perfect rainy-day-comfort movies of all time. We talk to Karol Hoeffner, screenwriter of Winning London. And we learn that Karol is nothing short of a complete inspiration. When she was in her 40s, she started being ghosted by an ageist industry that had no interest in hiring a middle-age...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Our So Little Time journey continues! This week we're reviewing all of the So Little Time episodes that were released in 2001 (Episodes 1-14: "Siblings in the City" through "The Breakfast Club"), and we are thrilled to report-- we loved this SO much more than the pilot. This show, like most sitcoms, takes a few episodes to find its footing, but once it does, it's a whoooole vibe. It's a show about the most incredibly fun, relaxed Malibu teen dream in life in y2k that you could ever imagine. And ...
Jul 19, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 36
The time has finally come... this week we watch a Mary-Kate and Ashley fan favorite, a show that solidified the Fox Family Channel as teen girl heaven and ignited the SoCal fashion trends of early '00s (we think). This week we watch So Little Time . And since we have so MUCH time, we're sticking to just the pilot, "Dog Day Afternoon." In this episode, we meet Riley (Mary-Kate this time) and Chloe (now Ashley) Carlson, their weird friend Larry (Jesse Head), their vivascious manny Manuelo (Taylor ...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 3Ep. 35
In light of our interview with Winning London's Rachel Roth, we thought this would be a good time to replay one of our all time favorite episodes from the very beginning of our podcast, "Mary-Kate and Ashley: The Truman Show." In this episode, we outline how Mary-Kate and Ashley were plucked from a regular life as two anonymous twin babies to becoming two of the most successful and well-known child stars of all time. This is an important episode for understanding how Mary-Kate and Ashley ended u...
Jul 05, 2022•50 min
We are SO sorry we left you all on a cliff this week, but your suspense is finally over-- Part 2 of our interview with actress Rachel Roth (Winning London, So Little Time) is here! In this half, we hear Rachel's feelings on Robert Thorne, how a dinner with Mary-Kate and Ashley in London started a real life relationship with them back in LA, and what it was like hanging out with them at home with their "annoying" little sister Lizzie. Rachel describes being in the orbit of these tycoons at this e...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 34
We are pinching ourselves. We had the honor and privilege to talk with the most incredible guest from Mary-Kate and Ashley's cinematic universe. This guest was one of the only female friends Mary-Kate and Ashley ever had in their full-length movies and one of the few actors asked back for multiple projects. Driven, sensitive, and out to save the world-- today we talk with Rachel Roth (Winning London, So Little Time)! We had the most incredible conversation with Rachel about how she started actin...
Jun 21, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 33
We are officially BACK! And what better way to kick off our new season than with Mary-Kate and Ashley doing the thing they love most: fashion! On February 28th, 2001, Mary-Kate and Ashley debuted their much-anticipated fashion line at Walmart with a half hour fashion show on Fox (ABC?) Family called "Fashion Forward." The show was hosted by the twins and their costars from Winning London, Eric Jungmann and Brandon Tyler. It also featured musical performances by an obscure band called Gotti 13, "...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Hello again! We're still not back yet. But we are very close to coming back, and we stumbled upon a piece of Olsen history that we simply could not wait to share with you. Our friend & listener @OlsenSistersFrance shared with us that in 2006, Mary-Kate and Ashley... had a podcast That's right, our brilliant twin icons had the knowhow in 2006 to start a podcast before podcasts were even a thing! @OlsenSistersFrance found the first episode in her digital collection and shared it with us, and w...
May 24, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 31
SURPRISE! Today we have a special bonus episode in honor of last weekend's premiere of Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness starring everyone's favorite little sister, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Olsen. Today's impromptu conversation came about when Becca and Lani were in a planning meeting for season 3 of the podcast and realized they both had VERY different opinions about Lizzie Olsen and her place in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Universe. Instead of waiting for our future deep dive into Elizabeth Ols...
May 10, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 30
We made it to the end of season 2! Season 2 was more exciting than we could have ever expected. We talked to Brigitte (THE Brigitte, the supermodel from Passport to Paris), a viral YouTube creator who met Mary-Kate and Ashley on a cruise, and an incredible collector and expert of all things Mary-Kate and Ashley. We've also connected with so many more Mary-Kate and Ashley fans and gotten closer our podcast's biggest goal-- proving that we are not alone ❤️ So as a terrifying treat, we decided to s...
Apr 19, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Just over 21 years ago on March 27th, 2001, Mary-Kate and Ashley released their 3rd teenage fantasy travel film, Winning London, and winter wear would never be the same again. Much to their nerdy fans' delight, this movie was about two twin sisters, Riley and Chloe's school trip to compete in the Model UN Championship in London, England. Not only would we finally see Mary-Kate as a type-A overachiever, but we also got to see Ashley as a free-spirited slacker. Mix this twin swap with a European b...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In April 2000, Mattel released the very first of what would become the most successful celebrity fashion dolls of all time-- the Mary-Kate and Ashley dolls. Becca and Lani knew these dolls were a part of the Olsen twins' history, but we didn't realize the enormous scope of these dolls' success until we started researching. We decided we needed to bring in an expert to educate us on all things MKA dolls, so today we are joined by Mary-Kate and Ashley superfan, expert and doll collector Derrick Do...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Mary-Kate. Ashley. And Simon in the middle?? On November 20th, 2000, the day before "Our Lips Are Sealed" was released on VHS, Mary-Kate and Ashley made their highly anticipated guest appearance on the hit WB family drama, 7th Heaven . Centered around a minister and his hot family, 7th Heaven was the longest-running series in the network's history, and "the Camdens" were as wholesome as you could get. But for their 96th episode, Mary-Kate and Ashley (aka the Murphy sisters) would walk on set as....
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Once a year starting in 1994 and ending (we think) in 2001, Mary-Kate and Ashley would set sail with a boat full of fans on a "Sail with the Stars" cruise. They would advertise these cruises at the beginning of all of their VHS tapes, and Lani and Becca dreamed of one day going. Sadly, it never happened for either of them. Which is why they were thrilled to finally talk to someone who was there, dancing and PJ-partying with Mary-Kate, Ashley and Lizzie Olsen. On a boat. Today we are joined by ou...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 25
On November 21st, 2000, nearly one full year after their cult classic Passport to Paris, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released their second destination-inspired teen comedy, Our Lips Are Sealed filmed in Sydney, Australia. Neither Becca nor Lani have revisited this movie since the year it came out. In our memories, this movie was the hippest, wittiest, most alternative, most daring, most ahead-of-its-time movie in the Olsen twins canon. We were sure that we'd rediscover this gem and prove to the w...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 24
On July 18th, 2000, You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's School Dance Party was released on VHS. It was the last installment of Mary-Kate and Ashley's "You're Invited" series, and the last half-hour video the twins would ever make. The "You're Invited" series closed the chapter of the twins' childhood, and marked the beginning of a new era. So, to commemorate this milestone, we watched all of the "You're Invited" videos we didn't talk about last time: Mall Party, Ballet Party, Camp Out Party...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 23
On November 9, 1999, Passport to Paris was released on VHS, and changed the meaning of "direct-to-video" movies forever. At just 13-years old, this was Mary-Kate and Ashley's first feature-length film as executive producers, and with it, they expanded their careers from performers to professional tastemakers, trendsetters, and style icons. For any teen that was obsessed with fashion, falling in love, and exploring the word, this movie was a perfect fantasy. This is why it became one of Mary-Kate...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Hey, you're Brigitte! Duh, she just said that. No, THE Brigitte. The supermodel! No she's not... is she? Are you? ...I'm afraid so. Talk about international relations! With Becca in Los Angeles and Lani in New York, we were able to Zoom into Italy to talk with the supermodel and the scholar, the very impressive woman, Yvonne Scio (AKA Brigitte from Passport to Paris)! We were beside ourselves speaking with this incredibly glamorous multi-hyphenate about her experience filming Passport to Paris. ...
Feb 22, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Welcome to our very first Crossover episode! In Still Got It Podcast , host Celey Schumer revisits childhood-classic films to see if they "still got it," and it seemed only fitting that she would join us to discuss the next project on Mary-Kate and Ashley's timeline, Switching Goals. (And before you come after us, we know Passport to Paris came out before Switching Goals , but based on their hair length and general maturity, we're pretty sure they filmed Switching Goals first) And after our exhi...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 20
We thought we could be casual about Two of a Kind , but no. This show is anything but casual. After reviewing the Two of a Kind pilot last week, it became very clear that we needed to rewatch this whole series in its entirety. So that's exactly what we did. And although the task of watching 22 episodes of television in one week was rather daunting for two women with full-time jobs, every episode brought us immense joy, inspiration and validation as Mary-Kate and Ashley fans and lovers of comedy ...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 19
On September 25th, 1998, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen returned to the small screen on ABC's coveted TGIF lineup with their brand new sitcom, Two of a Kind. And it was a big f*cking deal. Not only was this the first time Mary-Kate and Ashley would be starring in a sitcom as two different characters, this was also their first TV appearance since the cancellation Full House, and their debut to mainstream audiences as full-fledged preteen girls. So in today's episode, we give this premiere episode the...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 18
In 1998, Mary-Kate and Ashley went on a press tour to promote their return to television on the TGIF lineup in the new sitcom, Two of a Kind . On today's episode, we're taking a look at how the media approached Mary-Kate and Ashley on this tour as they entered their tweens. Spoiler alert: it ain't great. Even with a mountain of projects to their name, the TV personalities had only one question for the 12 year-old Olsen Twins-- when would they get boyfriends?? We watch and dissect their appearanc...
Jan 25, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 17
We've always said that on this podcast we research, examine, and analyze Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's careers and influence on pop culture. We do NOT recap and review Mary-Kate and Ashley's projects. ...Except when it's necessary. And for Billboard Dad , it's NECESSARY. Although this isn't Mary-Kate and Ashley's first film by a long shot, or their biggest theatrical film that we all know by heart, or even their most successful direct-to-video feature, it IS the movie that started it all. And spo...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 16
After the incredible year Mary-Kate and Ashley had in 1995 following the finale of their beloved hit sitcom Full House with starring roles in their successful theatrical film debut It Takes Two , the Olsens twins had Hollywood in the palm of their hand. So naturally, they followed up these successes by continuing to work with the major networks and studios they spent the full 9 years of their lives cultivating relationships with, right? NOPE. They spent 1996 and 1997 exclusively working on their...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 15
It's season 2, and we're picking up where we left off: 1995's You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Sleepover Party, one of Mary-Kate and Ashley's most beloved projects. What drove the strange choice to double down on direct-to-video movies rather than cultivate the twins' budding Hollywood careers? Why were the twins so much more visibly tired here compared to their other performances at the time? And what gave Dualstar the gall to think we fans wouldn't notice the drastic drop in quality of...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 14
On November 20th, 2001, Mary-Kate and Ashley's 5th direct-to-video film, Holiday in the Sun was officially released. And for the 20th anniversary of this iconic film, we had the honor and privilege of talking to the incredibly kind, completely gorgeous, outrageously humble, he's-what-time-it-is, Mr. Ben Easter! That's right: Jordan Landers. As in, the Landers Hardware Store Landers. Talked to us. And we kept it together enough to learn all about what he was doing (and wearing!) right before he g...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 13
So, you'll notice the runtime of this episode is very short because this is technically not an episode, but a teaser for an episode with a very very very special interview that we are preparing AS WE SPEAK and will drop later this week! But we didn't want to leave you hanging, so we're leaving you a couple hints to try and guess who our special guest is. 🤔 Find us on Instagram or send us an email with your guesses! But most importantly, follow/subscribe, tell all your friends, and keep your eye...
Nov 16, 2021•4 min
Instead of reviewing this classic movie that we all know by heart, we want to talk about the parts of It Takes Two that stand out to us now after our life-altering conversation with the film's writer, Deborah Dean Davis (go back and listen to our interview with her if you haven't already, otherwise this episode might not make sense). We put It Takes Two in context of where Mary-Kate and Ashley were in their careers at the time of the movie's release, talk about the unfair reviews the film receiv...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 12
We had the honor of interviewing the home run queen herself… The belter from the shelter… that’s right — Miss Deborah Dean Davis! THE WRITER OF IT TAKES TWO! This is one of those can't eat, can't sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, World Series kinda guests. Deborah shares stories about Mary-Kate and Ashley becoming friends with her daughter, a heart-melting story about red soda, and Ashley's zest for showing off her somersaults. She also tells us all about how she scored the job, why sh...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 11
