Two Awesome People

Summer body trends have officially gone off the rails. Kelly & Don decode looksmaxxing, the Barbie Drug tan injection, belly button sunning, and protein in EVERYTHING — and then decide: max it or nix it? Episode 68 of Two Awesome People takes on summer body culture — not the magazine version, but the 2026 internet version where people are injecting melanin peptides to get tan, chewing jawline...

America 250 — what? We don't totally know what that means either.  But we DO know what each state would bring to the birthday party (Wisconsin: cheese, obviously), what America should grow out of (being "assholes to other countries"), and exactly what kind of person America is at the world party (the fun divorced dad with candy and fireworks, obviously). Kelly and Don break down the...

Is soccer BORING... or is America just sleeping on the world's biggest sport? Kelly and Don break down the 2026 FIFA World Cup — 48 teams, 1.5 BILLION viewers expected, and the US men's team finally has something to prove. ⚽🇺🇸 In Episode 66 of Two Awesome People , Kelly is convinced soccer is a snoozefest (only two goals?!), and Don is armed with data to challenge everything she thinks...

Is your inner child dead — or just buried under your to-do list? #hustleculture  #softlife  #dopaminedecor In this episode of Two Awesome People, Kelly and Don debate whether "whimsy" is the antidote to burnout culture or just a nicer word for immaturity.  From silly maxing to soft life to dopamine decor — this episode unpacks the biggest lifestyle shift nobody's talking about. • Ot...

SpaceX is about to launch the biggest IPO in history — a $75 billion public offering that could value the company at nearly $2 trillion. But here's the thing: SpaceX has NEVER been profitable. Welcome to Episode #64 of Two Awesome People — this week, Don and Kelly head to Wall Street with zero financial expertise and a lot of questions about the rumored SpaceX IPO.  What even is an IPO? Why w...

Welcome to Episode 63 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture, keeping us “old people” informed. This week, Kelly uses ChatGPT and Claude for the first time. Don uses AI all the time. Kelly has never used it once. So naturally, her first question is about how to nicely ask a neighbor to move their giant car. We compare ChatGPT vs. Claude , ask if cereal is soup, find out which...

Welcome to Episode 62 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture, internet trends, and the strange ways the world keeps getting weirder. This week, Don and Kelly dive into OnlyFans, but not just the obvious version of OnlyFans. After seeing celebrities, creators, bloggers, musicians, and everyday people selling more direct access to themselves online, we ask: are we all becoming...

Remember when our bodies were nice and tight?  That's nostalgia.  Kelly and Don dig into Nostalgia psychology & why everyone is obsessed with the 90s and 2000s right now, whether nostalgia is genuinely good for you, or a trap keeping you stuck in the past. From Don's deeply embarrassing bowl cut confession to Kelly's 21-person landline group call that went completely silent, we...

Respect. Not love. RESPECT. 💀 Kelly just wants her teenager to acknowledge her existence this Mother's Day — is that too much to ask? Kelly and Don are breaking down why Mother's Day has turned into the "mother of all gift-giving holidays" — and whether the whole thing has gone completely off the rails.  From Victoria's Secret targeting pregnant women with lingerie ads to...

This week on Two Awesome People: Michael Jackson was a huge part of Don’s childhood. Kelly? Not so much. In this episode of Two Awesome People, we debate Michael Jackson, the new movie, nostalgia, parenting, and the uncomfortable question of whether you can separate the artist from the person. We get into: Kelly admits she is a total catastrophizer why Don still sees Michael Jackson as a once-in-a...

The Artemis II crew just flew 40,000 miles past the moon and back — and we have thoughts. A LOT of thoughts. Plus: can a compliment be an insult? We play the game and things get awkward fast. In Episode #58 , Kelly and Don break down the Artemis 2 mission — four astronauts, one very small capsule, a moon crater named after a lost love, and an astronaut who may or may not have taken maple syrup int...

Are you accidentally insulting your partner without realizing it? Kelly and Don break down the phrases couples say every single day that secretly sting — and rate which ones are truly unforgivable. This week on Two Awesome People: we got news about an animatronic Olaf taking a nosedive at Disneyland Paris, kimchi doing something wild for your gut health, and the most intense office chair race you&...

Welcome to Two Awesome People, where we explore the internet's weirdest corners! 😂  In this episode Kelly and Don dive into a hilarious April 1st joke, discussing how the best prank ideas rely on the target falling for it. We share some funny jokes and even a bit of stand up comedy as we ponder why some people are so easily fooled. This is definitely one to make you try not to laugh! We deba...

Welcome to Episode 55 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). This Episode dives into the hilarious confusion around the phrase "rawdogging." Toxic people who may actually age you faster, the bizarre rise of Scream Club, and the latest Banksy identity conversation. Funny, weird, and very middle-aged. Kelly and Don try to figure out...

St. Patrick’s Day in your 40s is less about green beer and more about dyeing the toilet water green so your kids think a leprechaun peed in it.   The Manosphere is targeting young boys — and we have thoughts. 😤 In this episode of Two Awesome People , Kelly and Don cover the weirdest corners of the internet and pop culture this week: Italy’s espresso machine celebration at the World Baseball Class...

Welcome to Two Awesome People Episode 53 , a funny pop culture podcast with Kelly and Don covering the Oscars 2026 , Dusking (Wellness Trend), parenting fails, weird food, and middle-aged reactions to modern life. In this episode: the bizarre rise of dusking why people in Amsterdam are apparently staring at trees Oscars talk, predictions, and why they’re even called the Oscars the red carpet origi...

Welcome back to Two Awesome People — where medium people talk about new things and pretend we know what we’re doing. This episode starts with an IKEA orangutan sponsorship (as one does), then spirals into a religious holiday “explosion” featuring Holi, Lent, and Ramadan … with bonus mispronunciations we definitely regret. Then we hit the real chaos: Kelly updates the world on Punch the Monkey (and...

Welcome to Episode 51 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). Episode 51 is a full-spectrum ride: Kelly introduces the most savage group chat term we’ve heard in a while — “finger princess” — and Don immediately wants to weaponize it. Then we get into soft living , the zombie internet (AI bots socializing??), Olympics wrap-up takes, and one...

Welcome to Episode 50 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). This week we break down Olympic drama, viral desserts, the self-proclaimed “Quad God,” and whether it’s finally time to cancel Amazon Prime. In this episode: • The Norwegian biathlete who confessed cheating during his medal moment • The rise (and heartbreak) of the “ Quad God ” in...

Welcome to Episode 49 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). This week, Don wonders where his testosterone went (and whether goat weed from Amazon can save him), while Kelly keeps things grounded with logic, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism.  From midlife energy dips and aging bodies to “soft no’s,” Valentine’s Day nostalgia, and the...

Welcome to Episode 48 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). We kick off with Tap Back: Week in Review (aka “slap or stomp”): a Netflix live free-climb, a viral “Japanese cheesecake,” the Hollywood Sign stunt discourse, AI Guy Fieri, and actual medical progress worth celebrating. Then we get into: Intentional amateurism + why “good enough”...

Welcome to Episode 47 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). Today’s episode  covers everything from forgotten math skills to one of the darkest apps on the internet. Don and Kelly talk about: Studying for the HSPT with your kid and realizing how hard math actually is A real app called “Are You Dead?” that lets people send proof of life Wha...

Welcome to Episode 46  of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed). Today we get into: The rise of “ grandma hobbies ” (a.k.a. analog activities ) as people try to escape doomscrolling — with searches for “analog hobbies” spiking fast lately.  TikTok’s “Great Meme Reset of 2026” and why 2016 is allegedly the “golden era” again.  How Olympians thi...

On today’s episode of Two Awesome People , we cover three extremely important adult topics: Business in your 40s (spoiler: you’re not late — you’re right on time). Research suggests the average age of successful entrepreneurs is in the early-to-mid 40s , and older founders can have a real advantage.  Toxic mom groups + being excluded — why it hits so hard (and why your brain treats social rejectio...

Season 2 is here — and we kick it off with a truly painful knock-knock joke, a bright red “birthday/Christmas” sweater debate (including: do mustache + cable knit go together? ), and a surprisingly deep dive into New Year’s resolutions. We talk why decisions get harder as you get older (health insurance counts 😅), what people resolved back in 2000 BC , why “approach goals” beat “avoidance goals,”...