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The Veronica(s) Beard talk to us about building their brand! Jan 15, 2020

Show notes

We're thrilled to have sister-in-law duo Veronica Swanson Beard + Veronica Miele Beard with us today! Besides being two of the most stylish women we know, they have built an incredible brand. Both women have incredible backgrounds (and stories) to share - it was fun learning how they got their start and went into business together. With backgrounds in design, entrepreneurship, finance, and a mutual love for fashion, they created a brand that it smart, stylish, and inclusive. We talk about extending their size range, their best-selling Dickie jackets, their 10 year anniversary, favorite fashion trends, and personal style icons. We also talk about the importance of family and life outside of work.

More about Veronica Beard:

Products Mentioned:

Vintner's Daughter
Nars Laguna bronzer
Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow palettes & IG tutorials
Active Argan Oils

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

January Book Club Pick:

Good Girls Lie By JT Ellison

Sponsors:

Kassatex: Take 20% off your first order when you shop at kassatex.com and enter code BOP20 at checkout
HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals at hellofresh.com/BOP10 and use code BOP10.
LOLA: Take 30% off your first month subscription - mylola.com and enter code BOP30 at checkout.

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

New Year, Same Us: Reflecting on 2019 and Setting Goals for 2020! Jan 08, 2020

Show notes

It's a brand new year (and a brand new decade!). While neither of us are huge fans of setting "resolutions," (it just sounds so drastic!) today we wanted to reflect on last year and share some goals for 2020! This week we are looking back on 2019 and sharing our biggest accomplishments from the year (and what could have been better) and setting some goals for the year ahead! We have have a few shared goals too (growing the pod, making Delta platinum, to name a couple). We both have a lot to be thankful for and a lot to look forward to. So here's to making this year calmer, cozier, and even better than the last!

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

Things in Jars by Jess Kid (April release)
Quiet by Susan Kane
A Court of Thorns and Roses By Sarah J Maas
Followers by Megan Angelo (comes out end of January)
All Adults Here by Emma Straub (comes out in May)
One in A Million by Lindsey Kelk
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

January Book Club Pick:

Good Girls Lie By JT Ellison

Sponsors:

Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP and get any book for $5!
FitFabFun: $10 off your first box with code BOP at fabfitfun.com.
Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and her blog TheStripe.com and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Kellie Brown on body positivity, her #fatatfashionweek hashtag, confidence, + more! Jan 01, 2020

Show notes

Happy New Year! Today our friend Kellie Brown joins us. Kellie is the founder of And I Get Dressed, a brand consultant, blogger + Youtuber, fashion industry PR prodigy, and body positive activist (she created the #fatatfashionweek hashtag)... amongst other things! She is a long time New Yorker, who recently made the move to LA and tells us about her career journey, the evolution of her blog + Youtube channel, and working for herself. She shares her views on weight loss, the dangers of "new year, new me" mentality, confidence, the ways that people can weaponize words, and a quick cheat sheet on how to respond to fat-phobic friends and family. She also shares her "mirror trick" for self confidence. Kellie talk about what she is most proud of in her career and gives advice on how to make even the most basic (or some my say, classic!) wardrobe cooler with just a few key pieces.

More Kellie!

@itsmekellieb
And I Get Dressed on Youtube
https://andigetdressed.com/
Body Party Podcast (coming soon)

Products Mentioned:

Boscia Sake Hydrating and Brightening Serum
Murad Invisiblur Sunscreen
Necessaire Lotion
Nars Powermatte Lipstick
Summer Friday Jet Lag Mask
Rent The Runway (use code RTRBECCA for $50 off your first 2 months)
Stichfix

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

January Book Club Pick:

Good Girls Lie By JT Ellison

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP and get any book for $5!

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One Day in December Book Club Dec 25, 2019

Show notes

For our December book club, we're reading One Day in December by Josie Silver. This was one of our favorite books from last year, so we had to make it a book club pick! What would you do if you had a "love at first sight" moment, but the man of your dreams turns out to be your best friend's new boyfriend? The book follows the three of them over the course of a decade through life's ups & downs and heartbreaks as they each grow and change. Grace reveals she once had her own "bus boy". Both Grace and Becca share opinions on audiobooks (nuances and lack thereof in some cases), meeting men (#morecrushes2020), modern dating, and definitely think this should be a Hallmark movie.

Grace's Top 5 of 2019:

Becca's Top 5 of 2019:

Podcasts Mentioned:

British Chick - Lit Recommendations:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

Other Books Mentioned:

January Book Club Book:

Good Girls Lie By J.T. Ellison

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Grace Interviews Becca! Decorating Her Apartment, The Term "Influencer", and Freelance Life Dec 18, 2019

Show notes

For this month's "Just Us" episodes, Becca had the idea to interview each other! This week Grace interviews Becca. We crowdsourced the questions from you and had so much fun interviewing each other.

You already know Becca, but how well do you really know her? Today all of your questions are answered. Does Becca have a secret boyfriend? Becca tells us her goals for the podcast (and her instagram too!), what it's like gaining an online following, thoughts on the word influencer and why she doesn't consider herself one. Becca also talks about shifting to freelance, getting clients, managing people, and knowing when it is time to leave a job. We also get the scoop on using an interior decorator, the process, pros and cons, and of course a glimpse into her friendship with Grace!

Girls Weekend Ideas:

The Breakers in Palm Beach

More Mentions:

Digit App (for Budgeting)
We are Knitters

Christmas Movies Mentioned:

The Christmas Contract (Lifetime movie, basically a One Tree Hill Reunion)
A Christmas Inheritance (Netflix)

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

@stuffmomposts
@thedunmore
@indiahicksstyle
@jordansyatt (for practical diet inspiration)
@emmabaryl (Becca's Decorator)

Books Mentioned:

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Becca's most inspiring book)
Radical Candor by Kim Scott (Becca's fav book for managing people)
The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (Out in Feb)
Anna K by Jenny Lee
One of Us is Next by Karen McManus (author of One of Us is Lying)
Six of Crows By Leigh Bardugo
The Authenticity Project by Claire Pooley (out Feb 5)

December Book Club Pick:

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Sponsors:

Borghese: Get 25% off site wide at borghese.com and enter the code BOP25 at checkout.
LOLA Take 30% off your $5 trial set - mylola.com and enter code BOP30 at checkout.
Care/of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

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Kate Kennedy of Be There in Five on podcasting, influencer culture, and why her husband is blocked on Instagram. Dec 11, 2019

Show notes

We're so excited to have our friend Kate Kennedy join us today! You probably know her from her podcast, Be There in Five… OR her book Twinkle, Twinkle Social Media Star, her hilarious pop culture commentary on Instagram, or her viral doormat business. She talks about how she started her business, how she came up with the idea for the podcast, and her career journey. We talk about press trips, Instagram triggers, the influencers we admire most, and (of course) Taylor Swift, and why Kate is such a Stan. Kate makes her 2020 predictions for pop culture and influencer trends and gives great advice on following your dreams and how to inoffensively block your significant other and family on Instagram.

More Kate!

@bethereinfive
Be There In Five Podcast
Grace's Episode of Under the Influencer on Be There in Five.

Products Mentioned:

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

Tiktok #dogsoftiktok
@ambitiouskitchen

Books Mentioned:

December Book Club Pick:

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Borghese: Get 25% off site wide at borghese.com and enter the code BOP25 at checkout.
HelloFresh: Get 9 free meals at hellofresh.com and use code BOP9.

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Bad on Politics #3: WTF is Medicare for all? Margot Sanger-Katz gives us a healthcare primer Dec 09, 2019

Show notes

In this episode of Bad on Politics we dive into one of our most-requested topics… healthcare!

We're joined by New York Times journalist, Margot Sanger-Katz, to break down the various healthcare structures on the table in this election and which candidates support which plan. We also spend some time discussing the implications of these plans and whether they're feasible (or likely given our current congressional map). We're certainly feeling way more healthcare-literate after this episode, and hope you do too!

For more Margot Sanger-Katz:

@sangerkatz on twitter

https://www.nytimes.com/by/margot-sanger-katz - for her articles

About Bad on Politics: Bad on Politics is a monthly bonus episode where we invite a guest expert to help us break down a political topic. We get it, politics is confusing and there's a anxiety-inducing amount of news coverage to follow. So, we're here to ask the "dumb" questions so you don't have to. We want to break things down so you can understand what's going on and make an informed opinion.

Becca Interviews Grace! The blogging biz, dating stories, + more! Dec 04, 2019

Show notes

For this month's "Just Us" episodes, Becca had the idea to interview each other! This week Becca interviews Grace and in two weeks, Grace will interview Becca. We crowdsourced the questions from you and had so much fun interviewing each other.

You already know Grace but today she's answering your questions. What really goes into working for yourself as an influencer, the nitty gritty behind choosing brands to work with, how sponsorships work, testing products, and even turning down brands she doesn't like (awkward!). She shares some of her best dating advice and tells some juicy stories too! We chat about her love of Becca's cooking, her work ethic, her love affair with Charleston, and of course her cat, Tyrion too!

Products Mentioned:

Farmacy Cleansing Balm
Dr. Augustinus Bader The Rich Cream
Weleda Skin Food & Skin Food Light (under $30)
Olay Retinol Serum
Olay Retinol Eye Cream
Seaweed Bath Co. Face Scrub (under $30)
Glossier Lash Slick (under $30)
L'Oreal Lash Paradise (under $30)
L'Oreal Liquid Lipstick (under $30)
Ilia Cosmetics
Kosas Cosmetics
W3ll People Bronzer

Store Mentioned:

Ron Robinson Gnome

Podcast Mentioned:

Terrible, Thanks for Asking

Obsessions:

Bow and Drape Sweatshirts (for Dogs AND Cats, too!)
Hourglass: Scattered Light Eyeshadow

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
One of us is Next by Karen M. McManus (sequel to: One of Us is Lying)
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (sequel to: Little White Lies)
Klutz Books!

December Book Club Pick:

One Day in December by Josie Silver

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Away: Visit awaytravel.com/BOP enter code BOP at checkout for $20 off.
Equilibria: Go to equilbriawomen.com and enter code BOP at check out for 15% off your first order (the beginner box is not included in this offer)

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Andrea Dunlop (the author of We Came Here to Forget) talks to us about her book! Nov 28, 2019

Show notes

Yesterday we talked about We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop and today we're so happy to have her with us for a special bonus episode where we talk about the book! We talk to her about her writing process and how she developed the plot line for the book (which is somehow both thrilling with a happy redemption story). We loved this book, and we learned more about Andrea's personal experiences that led to writing this. She set out to debunk myths about the issue and what pop culture is getting right and wrong about Munchausen's by proxy. Andrea is a pantser (not a plotter) when it comes to writing, and she reveals her process, the importance of resilience in the industry, and how she gives back to the community through social media.

Andrea on Instagram:

@andreadunlap

Andrea's Books:

TV Shows that feature Munchausen's by Proxy:

Famous Munchausen Cases Mentioned:

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Case
Lacey Spears Case

Books Mentioned:

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
My Sweet Angel by John Glatt
The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee
The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn amazon
Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
You by Caroline Kepnes
Looker by Laura Sims
The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud (Instead of the Woman in the Window! ha!)

Sponsors:

FitFabFun: $10 off your first box with code BOP at fabfitfun.com
Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP and get any book for $5!

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We Came Here to Forget Book Club Nov 27, 2019

Show notes

For this month's book club, we're talking about We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop. The book follows ex-professional skier, Katie Cleary as she starts a new life in Buenos Aires. Along the way, this book kept us guessing about the dark secret in her past that led her to move away and start a new life. We both devoured this book in one day: Grace needed to find out the shocking truth about Katie's sister, while Becca was living for Katie's story of redemption in Argentina—complete with tango lessons and a new, foreign lover.

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

@bookbaristas
@fatpompoms

Books Mentioned:

We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop (November Book Club Pick!)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
One Day in December by Josie Silver

Sponsors:

Care/of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.
Borghese: Get 25% off site wide at borghese.com and enter the code BOP25 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!