Be There in Five

This week, Kate's sister is live for the first time from her new place in sunny California and they have a fun, lighthearted convo about nostalgia and pop culture that covers the following topics: 90s bedroom decor, Spencer Gifts couture The coolest cars as a teenager Storm chasing career ambitions inspired by tornado movies Influencers & tumbler/adult sippy cups sweeping the nation A questionable...

In part 2 of this quarter's series where Kate answers listener voicemails, she covers a lot of ground with a wide range of topical depth. This episode covers: -A discussion of the 'Troubled Teen' industry and the under the radar abuse of boot camps/wilderness therapy camps/conversion therapy programs that con parents into thinking that legitimate therapeutic treatment is being provided to their ch...

A two part episode! This week, Kate had so many interesting voicemails, she broke it up into two parts. In part 1, she answers some of the lighter fare, such as: How would she define a Hot Girl Summer? and other musings about the pursuit of hotness in our youth, feat. yet another country music tangent. How does she feel about Swifties calling Olivia Rodrigo a snake because she sent a PR package to...

This week, Kate discusses a topic that combines her interests in both weddings and purity culture by reading listener-submitted stories about church-mandated pre-marital counseling, something she had a particularly interesting experience doing. This counseling is often done not by clergy members but by random married couples at the church. Without curriculum regulation, married couples teach engag...

This week, Kate reviews Taylor Swift's Grammy-winning, iconic sophomore album, Fearless. She examines it both from the lens of nostalgia for when it first came out and also details her reaction to the new version released April 9th. From her favorite songs, to opinions on improved re-records, to favorite vault songs, to [shocking] emotional reflections on when she first heard these songs, Kate div...

Today's episode is a really fun bonus interview featuring Laura Tremaine (host of 10 Things To Tell You, author of "Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.") Laura recently wrote a 'guidebook to life-giving conversations for deeper relationships' that is designed to help you identify unique details and anecdotes from your own life and cultivate genuine connections with others. These connections, of cours...

This week, Kate takes on a new term, "cheugy," a made-up word from Tiktok that, via aggressive media coverage, has been thrust into the social lexicon. This episode examines the struggle between being lighthearted/letting comedy exist and the diversity that lies within financial security of millennials that is often forgotten when slinging semi-classist tropes. She dives into the definition of che...

In this episode, Kate does an unforeseen spinoff mini dive into something that wasn't on her radar until recently: highly instagrammable shake/smoothie/tea/coffee shops that are secretly tied to an MLM. With data showing that these 'nutrition shops' lose thousands annually, they have widely become known to be a covert recruiting tactic for Herbalife that are posing as mom & pop shops in small town...

This week, Kate concludes the three-part hybrid Rachel Hollis/self-help Venn diagram series by reading listener e-mails that detail interactions with RH's material and reveal a wide variety of personal implications found within her (and other self-help celebrities') messaging. Enjoy! Cut footage of first two episodes on patreon.com/bethereinfive As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month b...

In this (now) trilogy exploring the world of self-help 'mogul' Rachel Hollis, Kate reads a handful of listener emails and walks through the 4-part Venn diagram she's been building since October, mapping the similarities between cults, conservative religions, multi-level marketing schemes, and large-scale self-help gurus that hold conferences like Rachel Hollis and her former 'hero,' Tony Robbins (...

A Rachel Hollis deep dive. In this episode, Kate dives into the recent controversy surrounding the self-help empire of Rachel Hollis, who is a wildly successful motivational speaker, podcast host, CEO of Rise (and formerly HollisCo), among other things, but is probably most well-known for being the author of NYT best sellers "Girl, Wash Your Face" and "Girl, Stop Apologizing." Kate starts with ana...

This week, Kate answers listener voicemails ranging from a variety of light and heavy topics, such as: Kaylor Purity culture affecting marriage Favorite celebrity rumor/folklore Deux Moi Experiences with Tarot card readers Friendship fallouts on Instagram Kate's current obsession: QuakerTok Best roller rink tunes What to do if a friend joins an MLM And much more!  When you're finished, go to patre...

 This week, Kate snorkels through a variety of topics, with the core theme being overlooked and/or forgotten internet drama. She discusses Cinnamon Toast Crunch gate, sexism in Consumer Packaged Goods, talks about the role of cancel culture in the Bible, meanders through music with her favorite SAT words, talks about how you know influencers have 'made it,' then dives into one of her favorite inte...

This week, Kate has the pleasure of being joined by one of her favorite microinfluencers and women's health advocates, Ailsa Emmel from @_happygocurly_. Ailsa and Kate talk about so many topics, from the ups and downs of instagram, to how she got started, to women's health Wednesday, cancel culture, Kate's fears about childbirth, sex ed, and more. Since Ailsa is a Certified Nurse Midwife, a large...

Kate recaps Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah from last Sunday. The intro is new, with recent updates from Buckingham Palace and Kate discussing the British press' reaction, and the remainder of the episode is Kate's raw take from Sunday night right after it aired. If you already listened on Patreon, the first 30 mins or so are new! You can also listen to last night's l...

This week, Kate salutes one of the most iconic magazine series of our time: Seventeen's Trauma-rama. First, she discusses Meghan & Harry's upcoming interview, then does a brief Are You Afraid of the Dark detour, followed by reading from old Seventeen & YM magazines she bought off of eBay from their juiciest embarrassing stories sections. Following that, she reads crowd-sourced 'things that are emb...

This week, Kate does a continuation of last week's episode (Pussycat Dull) since more listeners submitted their tales of cringeworthy attempts to make their crush jealous. They somehow keep getting better. In between stories many of Kate's own anecdotes and insights are shared, from her being cast as a Valley Girl to a broader discussion of sexism in how women are judged for the way they speak. Th...

This week, Kate reads from listener-submitted stories about the embarrassing (and now hilarious) ways in our youth that we tried to make people jealous and/or acutely aware of how well we're doing following a romantic rejection. From the classic "sorry wrong IM" all the way to a full John Tucker Must Die reenactment, these stories represent the good, the bad, and the delightfully cringy of Livin L...

TW: Mention of EDs, body image discussion This week, Kate has a conversation with Erin Heatherton, a former Victoria's Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated model (among other things) who now lives in Chicago after having stepped back from the spotlight. She's now crushing it as an entrepreneur and somehow befriended Kate along the way, so they recorded a heart to heart about not only Erin's life an...

Kate answers listener voicemail questions on a variety of topics, e.g. music videos, her mom, fading friendships, city living, Dixie D'Amelio, societal pressures and more!  Hotline: 312.379.9676 patreon.com/bethereinfive Right now, you can get a FREE rack of St. Louis Ribs, 1 pack of bacon and 1 pack of pulled pork for free in your first box. Just go to ButcherBox.com/BETHEREINFIVE Go Feals.com/be...

It's been one year since Kate begged her listeners to start talking the 'Tok, and on this episode, Kate follows up on her original TikTok deep dive to update everyone on what's happened in the past year. She broadly discusses the big trends, cringy dance moves, obscure subcultures, roller coaster legislation, favorite follows, etc., but also dives into specifics about some of the app's biggest sta...

This week, Kate takes on the Venn diagram of Instagram "life coaches," self-help gurus, manifesting babes, and multi-level marketing #girlbosses that peddle the (often) false hope of financial freedom and entrepreneurial dreams through uncomfortable emoji-laden texts and Facebook messages. She discusses the problem with influencers selling one-size-fits-all solutions based on their anecdotal busin...

This week, Kate's feeling metaphorically hungover from 2020 and is providing you some hot takes on a cold January night for a distraction in an ever-chaotic world. Recorded prior to (and cut off due to) the events today in DC, this episode includes discussions about: Neighborhoods trying the hardest to sound rich Turtle Creek Lane's new Mercedes Kim & Kanye's divorce Freckled Fox's separation A mi...

A fireside heart to heart via a double episode to keep you company through the end of 2020! In this episode, Kate recorded a holiday heart to heart, asking listeners what questions/topics they'd want to discuss if they were sitting down for dinner together. From wine selection at a dinner party, to what her experience has been like with other podcasters, what she'd say if she met TS, advice for th...

In this bonus episode, Kate was trying to do a "quick recap" of all of the discussion and mystery surrounding Taylor Swift's 9th studio album's surprise release. However, it is not quick and recap might be a generous word since she felt like she hasn't listened enough to go song-by-song. Yet she still manages to talk about it for like, evermore, and shares her observations surrounding this album,...