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It's time to talk about The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley ! We talk about our thoughts on the book's love story, the real-life historical inspiration, what we thought of the ending, and more!   Obsessions:  Olivia - Lance the local toad Becca - A customer service experience with Windmill Air   What we've read this week: Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and The Ministry of Time Olivia - Th...

This week we're talking phone habits and setting boundaries with our devices with Leslie Stephens , creator of the popular newsletter Morning Person and author of You're Safe Here , out June 25, 2024.    Books Leslie recommends about setting phone boundaries Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier How to Break Up with Your Phone Catherine Price Reclaiming Co...

By popular demand, we're diving deep into Taylor Swift with Sarah Chapelle, the creator of the blog and Instagram account @taylorswiftstyled .   Sarah's Things Include:  The Jack Antonoff Cinematic Universe  Fashion as Easter Eggs and Red Herrings AI Songs    Her book Taylor Swift Style comes out on October 8!    Obsessions: Becca - Last Stop Larrimah  Olivia - Albanese Gummy Bears   Books: Olivia...

This week we're sharing our Three Things! From movies to comfort shows (to discomfort shows) and more!   Becca's things  @Lucyontheground 's Romcom Mash Sundays on IG. Spice World  Gilmore Girls   Olivia's things  The Swan Last Stop Larrimah Self Promotion    Obsessions: Olivia: Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter  Becca: Our BOP Terrence Sticker !   Books: Becca: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Oli...

This week we're talking Things with Carley Fortune, bestselling author of Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After , and This Summer Will Be Different , out May 7, 2024.   Carley's Three Things Are: Spring Dressing Our relationship with social media (sparked by "Is there a sane way to use the internet" episode of Search Engine ) Her 3rd book This Summer Will Be Different , and Anne of Green Gabl...

It's time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle ! We share our thoughts on the book's magical realism, debate if we'd consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much more!    Obsessions Becca: The Tortured Poets Department & Sun Bum Face Mist sunscreen   Olivia: "You're Not The Only One I Kn...

From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we're taking this week to catch up on LIFE!    Substacks we're into right now include Seester Seester by Ashley and Alexa Spivey , Gossip Time , Get it Write by Andrea Bartz , Hung Up with Hunter Harris .     (Also if anybody can relate to Olivia's low, here's a link to that Critter Catcher )   Obsessions Olivia: Duluth women's gardeni...

We're back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE!   Olivia's Things The Charmin toilet paper redesign (and the mundane parts of life we'd want to give a makeover) What you'd want to erase your brain to read/watch 'for the first time'. (Ours are The Newsroom , The Idea of You , the Masterc...

This week we're chatting Three Things with Jo Piazza ! We also talk about her new book The Sicilian Inheritance , telling NFL players what to do, Easter Baskets & Cadbury Eggs, The Tooth Fairy, making cannoli, and more!    We Are Not Like Them , You Were Always Mine , Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win , The Knockoff, and How to Be Married . Just a heads up: Non-Kid-In-The-Car-Friendly convos ahead!   ...

This week we're discussing our March Book Club Pick: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez ! We talk about the artists that inspired this story, the themes that impacted us the most, and more! We also share listener-submitted follow ups on our Notes App conversation.   Obsessions Olivia - Elf Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Rose Envy Becca - Rhode skincare   What we read this week Becca - Such a B...

It's time for Three Things and we have a lot to cover, so let's dive in!    Olivia's things Kate Middleton A game FMKs  Our Favorite Substacks    Becca's things What you do when you're struggling with procrastination (get the Time Timer Becca mentioned here )  The State of Culture 2024 on Substack The Idea Of You Trailer   Our favorite Substacks Feed Me by Emily Sundberg After School by Casey Lewi...

The notes App can be used for more than celebrity apologies, so we decided to dedicate an episode to diving into what's in our Notes App! Specifically Notes App organization, the most useful notes we keep, the weirdest notes we find on our phones, and more!    Let us know the innovative/smart/weird ways you use the Notes App by calling in at 843-405-3157.    Obsessions Becca - Chobani Cinnamon Fre...

We're so excited for another guest Three Things with author Tia Williams ! We chat about Love is Blind, American Fiction (with an Oscar movie sidebar), and her new novel A Love Song for Ricki Wilde !   Tia Williams is the author of the novels The Accidental Diva , It Chicks , Sixteen Candles, The Perfect Find (now a Netflix movie starring Gabrielle Union), Seven Days in June , and her latest novel...

We're so excited to discuss Good Material by Dolly Alderton! This one gave us mixed feelings, which means a great discussion is ahead. We talk about how reading from a man's point of view impacted our reading experience, our favorite funny parts, what we thought of the relationship dynamics in the book, and MORE!   The article that we thought of while reading this book is linked here !    Obsessio...

It's time for another round of Three Things! Including things we're reading, listening, and watching that we had to talk about…and Paul Giamatti.    Becca's Three Things Renaissance Act ii Pastries A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote    Olivia's Three Things One Day on Netflix ( And a companion to One Day by Farrah Storr from Becca ) Everyone's a sellout now on Vox Favorite acts of self-kindness   Obs...

Romance is in the air! We were feeling adoorable this Valentine's Day and thought we'd Linc up and dive back into some obscure erotica. Join us…if you dare!    Obsessions Becca: Norah Ephron, specifically I'll Have What She's Having and Everything is Copy Olivia: @poppincandyofficial , Hvladimir the Beluga Whale   What we read this week Becca: Still Writing by Dani Shapiro   This Month's Book Club...

It's time for one of our favorite episodes of the year, our 2024 reading preview! We chat with Jordyn Walker , Haley Jakobson , Tomi Obebe, Steven Rowley , and Amanda Montell about their most anticipated reads of 2024! We also ask them the very important question: If you could have a meal with any fictional character at any chain restaurant, who are you going with and where are you taking them?  ...

This week, we're discussing our January Book Club pick, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman . We discuss how the book compared to our expectations and our relationships with time, as well as the book's takes on perfectionism, control, "The joy of missing out," and more!    Obsessions O: The Trust on Netflix B: Slow Horses on Apple TV+   What we read this week Becca: Daisy Haites , The Great Und...

This year we're shaking up our guest interview format, and bringing in highly requested guest Kate Kennedy to share her Three Things! Kate is the host of Be There in Five and the author of One in a Millenial , an exploration of pop culture, nostalgia, and the millennial zeitgeist.    Kate's Three Things TikTok aesthetic microtrends  Welcome to Plathville Going idle on AIM   Obsessions Becca: NY Ti...

It's time for our first Three Things of 2024! We're so excited to share what we've been watching, reading, and questioning lately.    Olivia's things In & Out lists Gypsy Rose Blanchard Saltburn   Becca This NYT Article about Michael Stipe Naked Attraction The Pantone Color of the Year 2024   Obsessions Becca: Vick's Sinus Steamer Olivia: Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen   What we read this week Becca: F...

We're back! And we're so excited to kick off 2024 by setting out goals for this year! But first, we check in on how our 2023 goals went.    Obsessions Becca: Her Vibes board phone background Olivia: Bear Brook Podcast   What we read this week Olivia: A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham The Last Murder at The End of the World by Stuart Turton Shark Heart by Emily Habeck  Becca:  Snowed In by...

For the last episode of 2023, it's time to talk about the best books we read in this year! Becca and Olivia each share their top 10 books they read, and we play calls from listeners sharing their favorite books from 2023!    Becca's Best Books of the Year:  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Tom Lake by Ann Patchett You Again by Kate Goldbeck Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg Practice M...

As the year comes to a close, we want to look back at the good stuff and discuss our best of 2023! We dive into our personal best moments and talk about some of our favorite things from this year!    Best Entertainment  Best TV Show Becca - The Diplomat Olivia - Shrinking   Best Movie Becca - Barbie Olivia - Past Lives  Best (New to us) Podcast Becc - Writer's Routine , Publishing Rodeo Olivia - W...

  This week, we're diving into Becca's Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! This is the ONLY time we'll be spoiling this book for a while, so if you haven't read the book yet and don't want to get spoiled, save this episode for when you finish the book!    We talk about what elements of the book were there since Becca's first draft, the highs and lows of their writing process, how she balanced the li...

Happy gift guide season! This week we're talking all things gifts with Sarah of @my.sister.made.me.buy.it , an account full of fashion, undergarment, blanket, travel, and pen recommendations. We share gift ideas for BFFs, Co-Workers, Significant Others, Tweens, People who have everything, and what we'd gift ourselves!    Our Picks: BFF - Rainbow Splash Cups from Coming Soon , Fancy Friend Dates, C...