Laura Formica & Kathryn Benadum

Biscuits and The Ham

Society EN ↓ 79 episodes

Two best friends navigate life discussing all aspects of business, friendship, family, food, and pop culture from the female perspective. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biscuitsandtheham/support

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Author

Laura Formica & Kathryn Benadum

Category

Society

Podcast website

biscuitsandtheham.com

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2025

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Episodes

Don’t tell us not to harness our inner voice 25.09.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) are back! They talk about the downfall of the billion dollar clothing brand LuLaRoe, cheeseburger soup, The Ham’s new psychic skills, and the personality types that make up the world.

Don’t tell us how to be 50 29.08.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) feature special guest star and Kathryn’s sister, Michelle (known in some circles as Cereal and The Club, but primarily known for her work as Murchelle Murchelle Murchelle). They discuss the legend of $289,900, best pizza places in Columbus, and Michelle’s special 50th birthday.

Don’t tell us we can’t have all the feels 21.08.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) enjoy Grandma Jessi Miller McGahan’s special Big Mac sliders (with wagyu, of course) and discuss the impact of grief, bettering the world around you, and offer advice to a listener with a bad boss.

Don’t tell us we can’t reinvent ourselves 14.08.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) bring two special guests onto the podcast, The Hamlins! They discuss little kids in cutthroat sports, changing bad habits, and “toxic femininity.” This is all while eating Whatchamacallits. FINALLY.

Don’t tell us to ignore the twisties 07.08.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) give shout outs to some special new ISFJ listeners, discuss pointless things humans like to do, talk about Simone Biles’ reasons for taking a break from the Olympics, and mention a way to deal with anxiety.

Don’t tell us we can’t find lessons in Sex/Life 31.07.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) enjoy beef sliders, Maria’s loaded baked potato salad, and (of course) Grandma Miller’s famous cookies. We review 3 mailbags full of feedback on being a woman golfing in the work place, celebrate cucumbers and stone fruits, and find a plethora of conversation points from the talked about series, Sex/Life.

Don’t tell us we can’t golf 24.07.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) discuss some of the best hot dogs and toppings, the new soccer stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and the times when men automatically assume that women aren’t capable of doing certain things. Biscuits also talks about her recent trip to Austin, Texas and some interesting new cocktails.

Don’t tell us we can’t have a guest host 17.07.2021

Biscuits (Laura) is off working that conference circuit, so The Ham (Kathryn) is joined by their very first guest host, The Hash! Chris Karnes FINALLY brings his opinions to the pod. They discuss controversial foods that ruin a dish and run through a few things they wish they’d done better as teens.

Don’t tell us we should obsess over Disney 10.07.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) add even more stars to their celebrity fight lists, go over what they ate for the 4th of July, and discuss things some people are a little too enthusiastic about.

Don’t tell us plastic surgery is the answer 03.07.2021

Biscuits (Laura), The Ham (Kathryn), and their special guest Ashley (The Gravy) talk about Biscuits’ reaction to her first real Skyline experience, learn that The Ham may need to brush up on her geography, and are reminded of some recent plastic surgery fails.

Don’t tell us Britney Spears still has a conservatorship 26.06.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) share some more celebrity cage fights, a new poolside cocktail, and what to get at Skyline Chili. They also talk about the issues with Britney Spears’ conservatorship and the ways men try to control decisions that aren’t theirs to make.

Don’t tell us we should like Applebee’s 19.06.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) decide on their best karaoke songs, note the pros and cons of some of the most popular chain restaurants, and talk about some wedding traditions that may or may not need to be retired.

Don’t tell us we should eat steak well done 12.06.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn), along with Grandma Jessi Miller McGahan (and her eggs Benedict) run through their celebrity fight list, some of the supposed controversy when it comes to food (is garlic overrated?), and discuss the reasons behind their friendships.

Don’t tell us not to cinnamon swirl our BLT 05.06.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) finally enjoy the BLT on cinnamon swirl bread (shout out, Amanda!). They break down the RHNJ and Friends reunions, discuss relationship boundaries in the digital age, OnlyFans, and the demise (or rise) of sex workers in today’s environment.

Don’t tell us Dina and Caroline Manzo are done 29.05.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) talk more about the extra baggage many women have surrounding weight, share some recipes for Memorial Day, critique the relationships between the people in The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and discuss the bonds of sisterhood. Please note the use of the superior Oxford comma in this description.

Don’t tell us we should eat tapeworms 22.05.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) run through the best and worst fad diets and talk about what society and social media have told us (or conveniently left out) about weight and the “ideal” body type.

Don’t ask her what she was wearing 15.05.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) talk more about the flaws of the movie Snow White, discuss the issues surrounding sexual assaults, and decide on how to make a woman feel welcome in a male-dominated line of work.

Don’t tell us to do shots of Jäger 08.05.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) feature their second guest stars - The Pancakes! The Hannan sisters join us for an Italian feast, and we break down the best poolside cocktails, the liquors we’ll never drink again, moving from languishing to flourishing, and is Snow White the next to get cancelled?

Don’t tell us Miranda and Steve are no longer an item 01.05.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) discuss nicknames, self-worth, birthday parties, social media, and the beloved Sex and the City series. They also manage to run over time...yet again.

Don’t tell us we can’t hire Bea 24.04.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) break another episode length record and achieve new international fame. We give credit to a few B&H superfans, have our first edition of mail bag (and our first intern!), give tribute to the most loved cardigan of all time, discuss the struggle of adulting, establishing boundaries, managing stress, and how personality types and attachment styles affect it all...

Don’t tell us you’ve never had a Whatchamacallit 17.04.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) dig thoroughly into more cereals we neglected, Cleveland and why we love you for always bringing the heat, alllll the candy bars, Rachel Hollis, cancel culture, and why extreme wealth seems to excuse the horrific crimes of Woody Allen and Jeffrey Epstein. Grandma Jessi Miller McGahan also shares pro tips on her vaccination care kit with her homemade chicken n...

Don't tell us people like crinkle cut 10.04.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) share the legendary tale of Big Peach, break down the perfect breakfast sandwich, how sisters in Cleveland fought when they were growing up, overalls and other fashion missteps of the early 2000s, and the effects of social media on our culture.

Don't tell us not to recap 03.04.2021

It’s a state fair bonanza! We got corn dogs, we got root beer floats, we got tator tots (courtesy of Grandma, of course)! We do a cereal deep dive, have previous episode fact checks, discuss Instagram face and the good bra, break down another thorough Karnes review, and explore the draining effort of trying to have it all.

Don’t tell us how to age 27.03.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) enjoy a lovely afternoon tea party (courtesy of Grandma Jessi Miller McGahan, of course) while we discuss our biggest karaoke blunder, self-care, bachelor nation, Botox, and plastic surgery.

Don't tell us to take notes 20.03.2021

Biscuits (Laura) and The Ham (Kathryn) are finally reunited with Grandma Jessi Miller McGahan (who fed us the world’s best reubens and beer cheese soup). We discuss our male listeners, and what they’ve been saying. Biscuits eats one too many reubens, and taps into her favorite topic: how do we truly make things equal as women?

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