Honest To Pete

Mom is in New York and somehow everything has gone wrong. Her suitcase locked itself and she had to haul it to the Rimowa store in Soho to get it opened. Two pharmacies turned her away for her prescription and she had to call the doctor. And through all of it she is wearing a Brewers windbreaker and fully convinced they are winning the World Series.

We are talking beauty secrets we swear by, mom’s fall closet clean out and then things got really real. Mom opened her wedding cards from 42 years ago over a bottle of wine with dad and was completely unprepared for how emotional it got. Also after losing some close friends, Carol and Kevin had some of the most important conversations of their marriage about life, love and what matters most. Oh an...

Katy is back after being sick for a week and we have so much to catch up on. Katy’s best friend of 20 years just made her Broadway debut in Chicago and Katy was second row center crying the entire time. Mom is suddenly the biggest Milwaukee Brewers fan anyone has ever seen. And we need to talk about why it is absolutely impossible to get your husband to go clothes shopping when he has zero problem...

Katy is under the weather this week so Carol is flying solo and she has a lot to say about grandparenting. Carol just celebrated her birthday and sat down with producer Will for an honest conversation about what it really means to go from being a mom to being a grandma and why nothing fully prepares you for how much you love it. Plus Carol spent grandparents day at school with her grandkids and ca...

Mom went up to the attic looking for a piece of furniture and found four boxes she had completely forgotten about. Love letters from suitors before dad. Wedding cards and shower napkins from 42 years ago. Her grandmother's handwritten birthday cards from the old country. A Honeymoon Handbook gifted by her sister. College papers her professors had to sign off on. And one very long letter from a man...

It is officially fall and we have a lot going on. Carol is back in Milwaukee after almost a month in New York and came home to a full house a dinner party to host and a very chaotic airport departure. We are talking fall shopping hauls Halloween costume planning candles and why what you wear changes everything. Plus Carol almost missed her flight and the story involves a locked door a missing fob...

New York Fashion Week just wrapped and we are giving you the full inside look. Katy taught multiple sold out classes a day for the Sculpt Society Lululemon pop up, went to events every night, and Carol was right there on her coattails for all of it. What does fashion week actually look like from the inside and what happens when mom tags along for the ride? We are getting into all of it.

The grandparent grandchild relationship is one of the most important bonds a child can have and we are getting honest about all of it. What does it take to be the grandparent your grandchildren never forget? How do you stay involved without overstepping? And why do kids need their grandparents more than we sometimes realize? Katy and Carol get into all of it including Carol's own experience mourni...

Mom is in New York for a month and we are getting into all of it. We are talking about what nobody tells you about owning a home until it's too late including the AC filter situation that had us absolutely horrified. Plus a full fall home refresh and exactly where we are shopping to make it feel elevated without breaking the bank. There is also an airplane story that has Carol completely rethinkin...

Mom waited until dad left town and cleared out his entire office without asking and he had absolutely no idea it was coming. Meghan and Harry are moving back to London and Katy and Carol are on completely opposite sides of this one. Plus Katy hosted a surprise dinner party for Matt's business partners and is sharing everything she did to make it feel simple but elevated.

We are answering your most asked questions and nothing was off limits. Katy gets honest about the mental load of having a second baby, Carol shares what she learned from 15 years of caring for her aging mother, and we debate what we would each do if we switched bodies for a day. Plus what aging gracefully actually means, tips on raising siblings who grow up to be best friends, and our go to Starbu...

We just got back from the most magical family vacation in Rhode Island and we are giving the full recap. Six adults four kids one house in Watch Hill for a whole week and it was the first time our whole family has ever stayed under one roof together. Private chef massages surfing lessons a family photo shoot and more. Coming back to real life after a trip like that is genuinely hard and we are not...

This bonus episode of Honest to Pete is a little different from our usual format while we enjoy our vacation. We react to the most famous mother daughter duos in Hollywood, share our honest thoughts on each one, and figure out which duo we are most like.

Katy planned the whole family vacation to Rhode Island with a private chef massages surfing lessons and a photo shoot and mom cannot wait. Moms always put themselves last but everyone does better when mom puts herself first and we are getting into all of it. Plus men in the grocery store and why we love them but simply cannot send them alone.

Nobody talks about how hard it is to be truly present as a parent especially when you are also trying to maintain a career and your own identity. Katy has been solo parenting for two weeks and is getting really honest about what that looks like. Plus the family trip to Rhode Island is officially booked and everyone just needs a break.

Cici met a cow for the first time at the county fair in a red gingham dress and pigtails and it was everything. Mom is in Las Vegas sick with the wrong hotel reservation and still managed to have the best time at Delilah's at the Wynn and the Sphere. And mom went shopping at the luxury stores in Vegas and the sales associates had completely other plans for her.

Mom has thoughts on Taylor Swift's wedding and they are not all positive. She also chipped her tooth at the Fourth of July party without eating a single thing. And we just hosted 17 people for Fourth of July and have learned a lot about being a good host and an even better house guest.

Mom returned every single Fourth of July outfit she ordered and ended up finding her dress at the grocery store and we cannot make this up. She also pulled the gas nozzle out too early at the station and sprayed gas all over herself and her car and the reason why is so very Carol. And every single family member is descending on the house for Fourth of July and the tent is up and the caterers are c...

What would you do with $58 million because Katy has a very detailed plan and it involves private jets and Paris. Plus we debate should Father's Day be as big a deal as Mother's Day and we are not holding back. Also we learned mom got swimmer's ear at the public pool too much as a kid and so she just never swam again?? Honest To Pete!

The Knicks won the championship and the streets of Brooklyn were absolutely unhinged in the best way possible. Mom pushed through her hardest workout ever until a medicine ball had other plans. And we are covering toddler doctor appointments, block parties and everything in between.

We have a source that says Taylor Swift is getting married at Madison Square Garden and we have thoughts on all of it. Plus Katy opens up about what it feels like to watch the Knicks playoffs as a former Knicks dancer and Carol gets really honest about coming home from New York feeling blue and what actually pulled her out of it.

Mom almost got detained at the airport over a candle she forgot she packed. She also lied about holy water at the post office and then told on herself to a room full of strangers. And we took Cici to the Rosewood Mayakoba in Mexico for her second birthday and we're answering all your toddler travel questions.

Mom has theories on Taylor Swift's wedding and she has a lot to say about the dress and the venue. Plus Katy shares the birthday tradition she started for Cici that will make every mom stop in their tracks — writing her a letter every single year to open when she's older. And Carol, a lifelong opera singer, admits the stage might be calling her back.

Mom is back from Europe and she has a lot to say. This week Katy and Carol debate who husbands should prioritize on Mother's Day, whether love languages are actually overrated, and everything mom learned about packing after two weeks of rain, cobblestones, and Michelin starred dinners in Portugal, Spain, and France.

Mom is back from her Catholic pilgrimage through Portugal, Spain, and France and she has a lot to say. She traveled with 20 strangers and a tour guide named Mountain, had no itinerary, no idea where she was staying, and came back a completely different person. Oh, and she ended the trip in the same room Rihanna stayed in at a five star vineyard hotel in Bordeaux. Because of course she did.