Bad On Paper &#8211; Becca Freeman &amp; Olivia Muenter

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A Moving Retrospective Oct 23, 2024

This week, we’re reflecting on Olivia’s move to the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York! Covering everything from why she chose the location, house renovation updates, how to make friends in a new place, and when the house started to feel like a home.

Obsessions

Olivia - watching Real Housewives on a plane (Specifically Orange County and Salt Lake City)

Becca - Brooklyn Candle Studio Apple Cider Candle

What we read this week

Becca - Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London, Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

Olivia - Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Great Read-Alike Roundup Oct 16, 2024

In celebration of our backlist fall, we’re dedicating this episode to sharing our recommendations for what to read if you want to capture the energy of a popular book!

Romance

If you liked The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, you may like Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff and Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

If you like Emily Henry's books, you may like You Again by Kate Goldbeck and books by Mhairi McFarlane!

If you like Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, you may like Shark Heart by Emily Habeck and Normal People by Sally Rooney

If you liked The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan, you may like Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman, How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilde, Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins, and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings

Thriller/Mystery

If you liked The Push by Ashley Audrain, you may like Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker, and My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Rusell

If you liked The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon, you may like Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

If you liked Yellowface by R. F. Kuang, you may like The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

If you liked The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, you may like Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Book Club

If you liked Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, you may like All The Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, you may like The Measure by Nikki Erlick, The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, and This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Fantasy

If you liked The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, you may like Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow, The Paper Magician by Charlie Holmberg, and Caraval by Stephanie Garber

If you like Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros or A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, you may like From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout, and Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Lit Fic

If you liked The Wedding People by Alison Espach, you may like We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman and I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

If you liked Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe, you may like The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

If you liked All Fours by Miranda July, you may like We Were The Universe by Kimberly King Parsons

If you liked Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, you may like Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark

Obsessions

Becca: Microstitch tool

Olivia: The Burnt Toast Substack by Virginia Sole-Smith

What we read this week

Olivia: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, You Know What You Did by KT Nguyen

Becca: Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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How the Pod Sausage Gets Made Oct 09, 2024

Have you ever wondered how we choose episode topics? Our intentions behind our book club picks? Our dream guests? How we want to grow the podcast? This is the episode for you! We’re sharing all the details about how our podcast sausage gets made.

Obsessions

Olivia: Sand + Fog Honeycrisp Harvest Candle

Becca: Diddy conspiracy TikTok

What we read this week

Olivia: Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Very Autumnal Three Things Oct 02, 2024

In this round of Three Things, we’re keeping our topics strictly fall-based (prepare to hear Olivia at her full power!) We cover everything from Halloween costumes to sweater storage to cozy fall hobbies and more!

Olivia’s Things

A Perfect Fall Sunday

Fall Goals

Getting a Hallmark+ Subscription (First watches will include: 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost, Haunted Wedding, and Pumpkin Everything)

Becca’s Things

2024 Pop Culture Halloween Costumes

Sweater Storage

If you were to create a dream strip mall, what businesses would be inside?

Obsessions

Becca: Nobody Wants This on Netflix

Olivia: Her Red Nails

What we read this week

Becca: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Olivia: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz, Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker, The Wedding People by Allison Espach

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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All Fours Book Club Sep 25, 2024

It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for, our All Fours by Miranda July Book Club! There’s been a lot of discussion about the book in our Facebook and Geneva groups, and we’re so pumped to dive in!

We shared our expectations for the book before we read it, why we thought it was so polarizing, the themes of aging and menopause, how we related to the main character, and what we thought about how the story wrapped up.

Obsessions

Becca: Everlane Box Cut Tee

Olivia: Lizzie McAlpine’s cover of A Little Bit of Everything

What we read this week

Olivia: All Fours by Miranda July, All The Colors of The Dark by Chris Whitaker

Becca: All Fours by Miranda July, Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein, Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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How Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Started a Romance Publishing Imprint Sep 18, 2024

This week, we’re chatting with the founders of 831 Stories (and hosts of the fantastic A Thing or Two podcast) Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo! They share what drew them to the romance genre, why they started a romance entertainment company, and what makes a good sex scene. They also give us the scoop on 831’s first novella, Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff, and the universe around it.

Obsessions

Becca: The Perfect Couple on Netflix

Olivia: Journaling

What we read this week

Olivia: One of The Good Guys by Araminta Hall

Becca: All Fours by Miranda July

This Month’s Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Julia Whelan Tells Us How an Audiobook Gets Made Sep 11, 2024

This week we’re joined by a person The New Yorker has called “The Adele of Audiobooks!” You guessed it, we’re exploring the ins and outs of audiobooks with none other than novelist, screenwriter, actor, and iconic audiobook narrator, Julia Whelan. She gives us a behind the scenes peek at the the recording process, what makes a standout audiobook production, how she cares for her voice, and how she writes, edits, and records her own books!

Her books Thank You for Listening, My Oxford Year, and Casanova LLC are out now. She also recommends the audiobook for Bluff by Michael Kardos (which she narrates).

Obsessions

Becca: Sabrina Carpenter’s Short & Sweet

Olivia: Industry

What we read this week

Olivia: The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan

Becca: Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney

This Month’s Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Virgo Season: School Supply Nostalgia & Office Obsessions Sep 04, 2024

It’s back-to-school season! We don’t have a school to go back to, but that won’t stop us from stocking up on new office supplies for a little refresh. We talk about our love for back-to-school shopping, wrapping books vs book socks, finding the perfect bookbag, statement pens, Lisa Frank, and the “school supplies” we use in our adult lives. Olivia also treats us with some journal entries from her back-to-school era.

Becca’s adult school supplies are Legal Pads (both from Erin Condron and Amazon), her 5-year journal, lined sticky notes, Zeyar highlighters, Semikolon sticky tabs, her time timer, and her home printer. Sharpie fine-tip pens, Papermate Flairs, Pigma Microns, and a le pen for her 5-year journal.

Olivia’s adult school supplies include a spiral college-ruled notebook, 5-year journal, writing journal, TWSBI fountain pen, customized stationery from Papier, golden scissors from ban.do, Rifle Paper Co. grocery list/magnet.

Obsessions

Becca: Industry Season 3

What we read this week

Olivia: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

Becca: Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff (out 9/10)

This Month’s Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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One-Star Romance Book Club Aug 28, 2024

Happy August Book Club Day! We’re diving into our thoughts on One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin. (Spoiler: we adored it!) We talk about the balance of the romance versus friendship plotlines, the relatability of the debut novelist interior monologue, and how the pandemic was incorporated into the plot. Also, the author calls in to answer a listener question!

Obsessions

Becca: Target Women's High-Rise Modern Gauze Wide Leg Pull-On Pants

Olivia: Lil Jon at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

What we read this week

Olivia: Bear by Julia Phillips, One Star Romance by Laura Hankin

Becca: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio, Real Americans by Rachel Khong

This Month’s Book Club Pick: All Fours by Miranda July (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Listener Three Things: Sleepover Movies, Alternate Lives, and Single Serving Tortilla Chips Aug 21, 2024

This week, we let YOU pick the Things for us to cover this episode! We’re excited to dive into your obsessions, pop culture news, alternate lives, and more!

Listener Things

What alternate lives would you want to live for a day?

The lack of single-serving tortilla chips

It Ends With Us

Sleepover Movies

Flip Phones

Heiney Hiders

Obsessions

Becca: Kerastase Cronologiste Hair Mask

Olivia: Buff Bunny

What we read this week

Olivia: Rip Tide by Colleen McKeegan

Becca: The Wedding People by Alison Espach, When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson (Out 9/24)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things with Emily Henry: Disney Channel Original Movies, Instagram Lurking, and Hobbies You’re Bad At Aug 14, 2024

We’re so excited to dive into Three Things with Emily Henry! We cover iconic DCOMs, Instagram stalking former babysitting clients, new hobbies, and MORE! If you're looking for a more craft-focused conversation, check out this past episode with Emily.

Emily’s Three Things

Disney Channel Original Movies

People you keep tabs on

Things you like doing even though you’re bad at them

What we read this week

Olivia - God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Becca - The Wedding People by Allison Espach

Obsessions:

Becca - Magic Johnson’s summer vacay Insta posts

Olivia - Dr. Brandt Hyperpigmentation Rescue Duo (Shoutout Ashley Spivey for the recommendation!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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August Three Things: Glen Powell, the Olympics, and political hope Aug 07, 2024

Happy August! We’re kicking things off with some fun, weird, zeitgeisty things!

Becca’s Three Things

Where is the fanciest place you’ve ever pooped?

Glen Powell

Big swing podcast guests

Olivia’s Three Things

The Olympics

What songs you can’t listen to anymore

The state of politics (how the tables have turned!)

Obsessions

Becca - her spring green manicure

Olivia - Shogun

What we read this week

Becca - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

This Month’s Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Margo’s Got Money Troubles Book Club Jul 31, 2024

It's finally time to discuss our listener-chosen July Book Club Pick, Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe! We’re thrilled to dive into our overall thoughts, what genre we’d place this book in, how the book deepened our perspective about sex work, the romance subplot, and how much the final line stuck with us.

(Liked the book? We loved this Rufi Thorpe interview about her writing process!)

Obsessions

Becca - Amazon short set

Olivia - Becca’s 100 Best Books List, Oldster’s interview with Bella Ruth Bader

Books

Becca - No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNichol, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Olivia - Piglet by Lottie Hazell

This Month’s Book Club Pick - One Star Romance by Laura Hankin (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp

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Grace Atwood’s Three Things: Peaches, Go-To Outfit Combos, and Introvert Hobbies Jul 24, 2024

This week, forever friend of the pod Grace Atwood stopped by to talk about her Three Things!

Grace’s Things

Streaming audiobooks while needle-pointing

All-white outfits with black accessories

Liz Adams’ Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

Grilled Peaches (that she had at Le Great Outdoor)

Bonus Things: These Target sandals Becca loves, this Amazon shorts set we love, No One Tells You This: A Memoir by Glynnis MacNicol

What Grace is Reading

James by Percival Everett

The Art of Small Talk by Casey Wilson, Jessica St. Clair

Obsessions:

Olivia - Real Housewives of Orange County

Becca - On Cloud sneakers

Books:

Becca - Husbands and Lovers by Beatriz Williams (check content warnings!)

Olivia - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

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Books That Changed Our Lives Jul 17, 2024

This week, we’re talking about the books that changed our lives, and playing voicemails from listeners about their life-changing reads!

Listener life-changing books

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Baby-Sitters Club

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Christina Lauren

Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Becca’s life-changing books

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Olivia’s life-changing books

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Gone GIrl by Gillian Flynn

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb

The Push by Ashley Audrain

Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra

We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Talking At Night by Claire Daverley

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Obsessions

Olivia: “Tough” by Lana del Rey and Quavo

Becca: La Roche Posay B5 Serum

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things w/ Emily Amick of Emily in Your Phone Jul 10, 2024

This week, we’re chatting with lawyer, journalist, and political analyst Emily Amick, AKA @EmilyinYourPhone! We asked her about how to get engaged in your community, how to have conversations about social issues, what’s going on with young people, and her book Democracy in Retrograde!

Obsessions

Olivia - SG Goodman, “Space & Time”

Becca - New phone case (bought on a listener's suggestion!)

What we read this week

Becca - I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

Olivia - Real Americans by Rachel Khong

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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July Three Things Jul 03, 2024

Happy July! It’s time to share our Three Things for the month. We got summer reading memories, cultural phenomena, weird Facebook groups, and So! Much! More!

Becca’s Things

Summer Reading (And our Summer Reading Memories)

Iconic Music Videos (Olivia’s: You’re Still the One by Shania Twain, Becca’s: Candy by Mandy Moore, I’m A Slave 4 U by Britney Spears, Everybody by Backstreet Boys, It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion)

What to do for an energy reset

Olivia’s Things

Zyn (What it is and its overall impact)

Go to chain restaurant orders

WTF is going on with Facebook

On Becca’s Summer Reading List

I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue

One Last Summer by Kate Spencer

Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand

Olivia’s Summer Reading List

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker

Obsessions

Olivia: Killing Eve

Becca: Hair Gloss

What we read this week

Becca: I Regret What's In My Camera Roll on the substack Totally Recommend

Olivia: Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Such a Bad Influence Book Club Jun 26, 2024

It’s time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Such A Bad Influence by our very own Olivia Muenter! We are finally diving into everything about this book including Olivia’s writing process, what planted the seed for the story, the evolution of the characters, and THAT ENDING! Spoilers ahead!

You can also read some more about Olivia and SABI in the newsletter Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends.

Obsessions

Becca: DIY bead necklaces

Olivia: Presumed Innocent

What we read this week

Olivia: Long Bright River by Liz Moore

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe(have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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2024 Goals Check In Jun 19, 2024

Eek! It’s time to check in on our 2024 goals. Did we book that doctor’s appointment? Are we journaling more? Did we reduce our screen time? Keep listening to find out!

Obsessions

Olivia - Target striped linen pants

Becca - Industry on Max

What we read this week

Olivia: Dear America A Journey to the New World by Kathryn Lasky

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Bridgerton Season 3 Part 1

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June 2024 Three Things Jun 12, 2024

Happy Three Things Day! We technically only have Five Things total this time, but we’re excited to dive into them all the same.

Becca’s Things

Follow-up questions about Olivia’s Debut Week

The Song of the Summer (Espresso? Lunch? Share your thoughts!)

A Teen TV era, Geek Girl, Maxton Hall

Olivia’s Things

Social etiquette in public places

Obsessions

Becca: Maxton Hall

Olivia: New Billie Eilish

What we read this week

Becca: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

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Summer 2024 Reading Preview Jun 05, 2024

Summer is pretty much here, so we’re gathering bookish friends to talk about the books they’re excited to read this season!

Olivia’s books

I Shouldn't Be Telling You This by Chelsea Devantez. (June 4)

Youthjuice by EK Sathue (June 4)

Becca’s Books

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (September 3)

When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelsonv (September 24)

Lyndsay Rush’s books

Sandwich by Catherine Newman (Out June 18)

Should We Go Extinct? By Todd May (Out August 6)

Her poetry collection, A Bit Much, is out September 17

Alisha Ramos’s books

Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (June 11)

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Out July 2)

Grace Atwood’s books

One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (Out June 18)

The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine (Out June 18)

Caroline Chambers’ books

Big Fan by Alexandra Romanoff

Her book, What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, is out August 13

Tembe Denton-Hurst’s books

Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde by Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Godwin by Joseph O'Neill

Housemates by Emma Copley Eisenberg

Her book Homebodies is out now!

Obsessions

Becca: Hamptons Hotel Lobby Candle + Tiny Tates

Olivia: Jocie B ASMR

What we read this week

Becca: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell and The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Ministry of Time Book Club May 29, 2024

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 - The Ministry of Time

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Such A Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier

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Social Media Habits with Leslie Stephens May 22, 2024

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

How to Break Up with Your Phone Catherine Price

Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age by Sherry Turkle

Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

If you liked this ep, you may also like the Search Engine Podcast episode Is there a sane way to use the internet?

Obsessions

Becca - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter

Olivia - Chappel Roan performing Casual at Coachella

What we read this week

Olivia - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Becca - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Olivia’s Such A Bad Influence Book Tour!

June 6, 6:00 PM - Main Point Books, Wayne PA In conversation with Kirsten and Jackie of @BeyondTheBookends

June 9, 1:00 - 3:00 PM - Rough Draft, Kingston NY Signing & Meet/Greet

June 11, 7:00 PM - Tombolo Books, St. Petersburg FL. In conversation with Ayana Lage

June 12, 7:00 PM - Itinerant Literate at Madra Rua Irish Pub, Charleston SC. In conversation with Grace Atwood

June 13, 6:30 PM - Elm Street Books at Rosie Cafe in New Canaan CT w/ Carola Lovering

June 26, 12:00 PM - Bryant Park Reading Room, New York NY

June 27, 6:00 PM - Liquid Fables Book Club, Beacon NY

July 28, 3:00 PM - 518 Craft Book Club, 518 Craft in Troy, NY

August 17 - Avalon Library, Avalon NJ with Colleen McKeegan

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A Very Swiftie Three Things with Sarah Chapelle of Taylor Swift Styled May 15, 2024

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 - Wellness by Nathan Hill

Becca - Filterworld by Kyle Chayka

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things May 2024 May 08, 2024

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

Olivia: All The Summers In Between by Brooke Lea Foster

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Author Carley Fortune’s Three Things: Spring Fashion, Social Media, and Prince Edward Island May 01, 2024

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 Gables.

Also…we finally have MERCH!

Obsessions:

Becca: Just Bare Spicy Chicken Nuggets

Olivia: Diet Coke/Coke Zero Tall Boys

Reading:

Olivia: Anna Bright is Hiding Something by Susie Orman Schnall

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Expiration Dates Book Club Apr 24, 2024

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 Know” by The Sundays

What we read this week

Becca: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (out 8/6); The Prospects by KT Hoffman

Olivia: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Sandwich by Catherine Newman (out 6/18), Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Spring Life Catchup Apr 17, 2024

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 gardening overalls

Becca: ilovemahj.com

What we read this week

Becca: Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood

Olivia: Till Death Do Us Part Laurie Elizabeth Flynn out Aug 13

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things April 2024 Apr 10, 2024

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 Masterclass Pharrell Williams Maggie Rogers Video, Project Hail Mary)

Common bucket list items we have zero interest in.

Becca’s Things

This Facebook ad Becca got the other day. (Feat. @myfriendpaige of the My Friend Podcast)

TV highlight: Becca’s is Loot and Olivia’s is Seeking Sister Wife | TV Lowlight: Becca’s is Starstruck and Olivia’s is The Regime

Recommendation culture

Obsessions

Olivia: Spiced Pumpkin Patchouli candle by Bath & Body Works

Becca: Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes palette

What we read this week

Becca: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

Olivia: Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Author and Podcaster Jo Piazza’s Three Things: Costco Underwear, Cold Plunging with the Eagles, and Cannoli Apr 03, 2024

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!

Jo’s Things

Cold Plunging

Costco Underwear

Teaching herself how to make cannoli

Obsessions

Olivia: Harry’s Grove Body Wash

Becca: Brooklyn Best Peach Iced Tea

What we read this week

Becca: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Olivia: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Feed Me by Emily Sundberg

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Anita de Monte Laughs Last Book Club & Notes App Follow Up Mar 27, 2024

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 Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter

Olivia - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Becca’s Stuff. Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! Follow Becca on IG @beccamfreeman.

March 2024 Three Things Mar 20, 2024

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

After School by Casey Lewis

Publishing Confidential by Kathleen Schmidt

Extracurricular by Tembe Denton Hurst

Morning Person by Leslie Stevens

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

Obsessions

Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Pearl Mesh Ballet Flats

Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg

What we read this week

Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg

Becca: United by Cory Booker

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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What’s in Our Notes App Mar 13, 2024

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 French Toast Creamer

Olivia - American Fiction

What we read this week

Olivia: Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas

Becca: Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out 6/11), Bride by Ali Hazelwood

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things with Author Tia Williams: Love is Blind, American Fiction, and Her New Novel Mar 06, 2024

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, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde just came out last month!

We also ask Tia for beauty recs, which include Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, Tom Ford Soleil de Feu, Rare Beauty Blushes, and Ilia Mascara.

Obsessions

Olivia: Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me.. Now

Becca: Bare chicken tenders

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Good Material Book Club Feb 28, 2024

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!

Obsessions

Olivia - Lavender shower bombs

Becca - Kindle Paperwhite Signature

What we read this week

Olivia - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, The Comeback by Ella Berman

Becca - Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 5) and Good Material by Dolly Alderton

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Paul Giamatti X Cher anecdote

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February 2024 Three Things Feb 21, 2024

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

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

Obsessions

Becca: Substack as a place to scroll

Olivia: Face Globes

What we read this week

Olivia: The Wild One by Colleen McKeegan, Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Becca: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (June 11); Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (June 4)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Obscure Erotica Part 2 Feb 14, 2024

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 Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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2024 Reading preview! Feb 07, 2024

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?

Olivia’s 2024 Picks

Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead by Jenny Hollander

Jordyn’s 2024 Picks

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna

Haley’s 2024 Picks

Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore (out August 20)

The Most Famous Girl in the World by Iman Hariri-Kia (out May 7)

Tomi’s 2024 Picks

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan (our March 5)

Steven’s 2024 Picks

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (out February 27)

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Amanda’s 2024 Picks

All Fours by Miranda July

Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne

Becca’s 2024 Picks

One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out June 18)

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (out June 11)

Obsessions

Olivia: NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour

Becca: Cadbury creme egg season

What we read this week

Becca: The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren (May 14); Crescent City 3 by Sarah J Maas

Olivia: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Four Thousand Weeks Book Club Jan 31, 2024

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 Undoing, and Magnolia Parks into the Dark by Jessa Hastings

Olivia: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

February’s Book Club Pick - Good Material by Dolly Alderton (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Podcast Host & Author Kate Kennedy’s Three Things Jan 24, 2024

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 Times Connections

Olivia: Josiah & The Bonnevilles Lemming

What we read this week

Becca: One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin (out 6/18), Still Writing by Dani Shapiro

Olivia: The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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This NYT Article about Michael Stipe

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January 2024 Three Things Jan 17, 2024

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

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: First Lie Wins By Ashley Elston

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham

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Our 2024 Goals Jan 10, 2024

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:

The Last Murder at The End of the World by Stuart Turton

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Becca:

Snowed In by Catherine Walsh

This Spells Love by Kate Robb

Novelist as Vocation by Haruki Murakami

All About Love by Bell Hooks

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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Best Books of 2023 Dec 13, 2023

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:

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

You Again by Kate Goldbeck

Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg

Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Celebrants by Steven Rowley

Olivia’s best books of the year

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman

Yellowface by RF Kuang

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Talking at Night by Clare Daverley

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai

Listener Best Books of the Year

The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland

The Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

Setting the Table by Danny Meyers

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Darker Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab

Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

In Memoriam by Alice Winn

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue

Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches bySangu Mandanna

Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Strong Female Character by Fern Brady

The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden

Obsessions

Olivia - Four Christmases

Becca - Axiom Chain Necklace and the Ridge Heart Charm Pendant from Missoma

What we read this week!

Becca - The Art of Scandal by Regina Black

Olivia - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

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Best of 2023 Dec 06, 2023

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 - Writer’s Routine

Best Concert

Olivia - The Eras Tour, Noah Kahan

Best Album

Becca - You’ll Get It When You’re Older by Blake Rose

Olivia - Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), Noah Kahan

Best Song

Becca - Is It Over Now by Taylor Swift; That Was Then by Emily James; Call Your Mom by Noah Kahan w/ Lizzy McAlpine

Olivia - The View Between Villages, Noah Kahan, Not Strong Enough by BoyGenius, Labour by Paris Paloma

Best (New to us) IG follow

Becca - @Famouspplreading

Olivia - @Oh_apostrophe

Best BOP episode

Becca - Obscure Erotica Book Reviews, How Becca’s Book Got Made

Shopping

Best clothing purchase

Becca - Birkenstock Boston Clogs, Jeans that came in my Stitch Fix order

Olivia - Skims Fits Everybody T-Shirt Bra

Best beauty purchase

Becca - Rare Beauty Liquid Blush in Grace, R+Co Trophy Texture and Shine Spray

Olivia - Winky Lux PH Changing Lip Balm OR Sol de Janeiro Brazillian Crush Body Spray

Best home purchase

Becca - Garlic chopper

Olivia - ShopVac

Best misc purchase

Becca - Five-year journal

Olivia - Boll & Branch bedding

Obsessions

Olivia - Harney & Sons Pumpkin Spice Tea

Becca - Prismacolor 05 and Pigma Graphic 1 Pens

What we read this week!

Becca - Story Genius by Lisa Cron

Olivia - Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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The Christmas Orphans Club Book Club Nov 29, 2023

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 lighthearted tone with big emotions, and what book-related questions she wished she got asked more. Becca also answers listener questions about characters, story choices, and more!

Obsessions

Becca - Dorsey tennis necklace

Olivia - Flameless candles

What we read this week

Olivia - Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

Becca - Lovelight Farms by BK Borison

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Lauren Scott’s CEOverthinker Substack post

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2023 Gift Guide with My Sister Made Me Buy It Nov 22, 2023

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, Colorful/fancy matches + match strikers

Co-worker/casual acquaintance - 5 $1 scratch-off tickets + Le Pens, Kaweco pens, Inside Joke merch + DIY work kit.

Significant other/spouse - Concert/Comedy tickets, Framed objects from Framebridge, Flaviar Whiskey Advent Calendar

The Person Who Has Everything - Let’s Eat by Grossy Pelosi or More is More by Molly Baz, Sweater Shaver, The Sleep Crown,

Stocking stuffer - Amazon hair clips, Tate’s Bake Shop Cookie Bark, Microstitch, Identity protection stamps

Self - Missoma Jelly Heart Charm Bracelet, Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones, Dorsey Clemence Necklace

Tween Gifts - Drunk Elephant and Glow Recipe skincare, water bottles.

Bookish Gifts - Lechtrum 5-Year Journal, Papier Reading Journal, The Cock Mark

Olivia’s High

Obsessions

Becca - Peppermint mocha creamer season

Olivia - J. Crew Cashmere Sweater

What we read this week!

Becca - Maybe Once, Maybe Twice by Allison Rose Greenberg

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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What's on our nightstand Nov 15, 2023

Lotion! Books! Earplugs! Dried-up contact lenses! This week, we’re talking about our nightstand essentials from the things that improve our nighttime routine to the things that are just weird.

Olivia’s Nightstand: Weleda Skin Food, Aquaphor stick, books (currently: Rooms of Our Own by Louise Pennington, Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue), Necessaire Body Serum, a pile of dried contacts, glasses, claw clip graveyard, water bottle graveyard.

Becca’s Nightstand: Gold Bond Crepe Corrector, Ring Dish from West Elm, Retainers, Tatcha Lip Mask, Laneige Lip Mask, Goop Night Cream (discontinued), Ear Plugs, Diptyque Rose Candle, Ahava baby eczema cream, Amazon Alarm Clock, Amazon sleep mask, Globe bedside sconce (old/unavailable), Princess flashlight.

Listener Nightstand essentials include reading lights, mouth tape, micellar water, Stanley water bottle, Lush Sleepy Lotion, Eye Bra Eye Masks, Tempur-Pedic Sleep Masks, Amazon Smart Plugs & Echo, Dr. Teals Foot Cream

Obsessions

Becca - @famouspplreading, Iron Flame TikTok

Olivia - Escaping Twin Flames Docuseries

What we read this week!

Becca - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Olivia - All Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby, My Murder by Katie Wiliams

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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November 2023 Three Things Nov 08, 2023

Time for a fun batch of Things! Three from each of us, to be exact.

Olivia’s Things

What are your holiday vibes for 2023?

Opinions on New Year’s Eve as a Holiday

Is long hair cheugy now?

Becca’s Things

Becca’s new favorite kitchen tool - a garlic-chopper

What are your glimmers?

Obsessions

Olivia - Geneva!

Becca - Knitting

What we read this week!

Olivia: You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose

B: 1,000 Words by Jami Attenberg (out 1/9); The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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On Writing by Stephen King

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NaNoWriMo Q&A with literary agent Carly Watters Nov 01, 2023

To celebrate the start of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) we’re chatting with Carly Watters, SVP and Senior Literary Agent at P.S Literary and co-host of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing Podcast!

We ask Carly about trends in fiction, how to know when a manuscript is ready, how book deals are made, if it actually is harder than ever to sell a book right now, and more!

Books about writing Carly recommends

Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses

Obsessions

Olivia - Tayvis (Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce)

Becca - A Thing or Two’s October 9 Episode: Rats, Rain Clogs, and Romance, Birkenstock Boston Clogs

What we read this week

Olivia - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

Becca - Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan (out 11/14)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Becca - Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Throwback by Maurene Goo, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon

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The Quiet Tenant Book Club Oct 25, 2023

This week we’re talking about our October Book Club Pick, The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon! We talk about Becca’s expectations of the book vs what her thoughts were reading, our thoughts on the second person narration, how the book centered the women in this story, if the ending surprised and satisfied us, and more!

Trigger warning for sexual assault in this book, so please skip it if you’re not in a place to listen!

Obsessions

Becca - Jessica Yellin’s newsletter; Under the Desk News

Olivia - Past Lives

What we read this week!

November’s Book Club Pick - The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Ashley - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, Go Hex Yourself by Jessica Clare, Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper, Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen,

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Spooky Season Reads with Ashley Winstead Oct 18, 2023

This week we’re diving into spooky season with a fellow fall fanatic, Ashley Winstead! We talk about her newest book Midnight Is the Darkest Hour, our enthusiasm for fall, 12-foot skeletons, and we all share some Halloween-season book recs!

Psychological Thriller Book Recs

Olivia - None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

Ashley - If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio, Bad Habits by Amy Gentry

Books Too scary to read with the lights out

Ashley - Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine

Olivia - Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam

Cozy but Still Autumnal Books

Becca - A Million Junes by Emily Henry, The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Wildcard Fall Reads

Olivia - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Ashley - Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas, Savage Appetites: True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

Becca - Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland, Playing the Witch Card by Kj Dell'antonia, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

Obsessions

Becca - Blake Rose’s Album You’ll Get it When You’re Older

Olivia - New York Times White Chicken Chili

What we read this week!

Becca - The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Q4 Q&A Oct 11, 2023

This week, we’re answering your questions about Q4 goals, fall checklists, Olivia’s house updates, TCOC tiny tongs enthusiasts, writing advice, Starbucks orders and SO! MUCH! MORE!

Our favorite back catalog episodes

Our Goals episodes (check out our 2023 goals and our 2023 goals check-in!)

Summer Reading Roundups!

Olivia’s First Episode

Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!)

Obsessions

Olivia: Hyperfixation lunch

Becca: Champers Social Club on Crosby St in SoHo

What we read this week!

Becca: Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (out March 5)

Olivia: Go As A River by Shelly Read (learn more about her story on the Writers on Writing Podcast!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The New York Times’s profile of Lauren Groff

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Three Things October 2023 Oct 04, 2023

It’s Three Things time! This week we’re talking about the Instagram ads that haunt us, Lauren Groff’s writing process, being a teenage girl, and more!

Becca’s 3 Things

Instagram ads that haunt us

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts and the grown-up teen girl phenomenon

Retellings in fiction

Olivia’s 3 Things

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

The New York Times’s article about being 13 today

Obsessions

Olivia: Shit That I Knit Crew Neck Sweater

Becca: Love at First Sight on Netflix (based on the book by Jennifer E. Smith)

What we read this week!

Becca: Meet the Benedettos by Katie Cotungo (out 12/5)

Olivia: Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story

Kate Clayborn, The Only One Left by Riley Sager, Yellowface by RF Kuang, Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 2024)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Olivia: The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman, Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

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Tom Lake Book Club Sep 27, 2023

It’s time for the September book club and we’re discussing Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. We dive into our opinions on the writing, the mother/daughter dynamics, the reveals that surprised us, and the “Tom Lake” moments in our own lives.

Also, Becca’s book is out NOW!!!

Obsessions

Olivia: Her playlist called ‘Songs for Staring at the Ocean & Feeling emo’

Becca: @nymetroweather on IG

What we read this week!

Becca: The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters

This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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How Becca’s Book Got Made Sep 20, 2023

This week we’re recapping an accomplishment three years in the making: Becca’s book: The Christmas Orphans Club! To get a full overview of the process, we’re joined by her agent Allison Hunter and her editor Marie Michels. So grab your favorite festive bev and get ready for the behind-the-scenes story!

Obsessions

Olivia - “All-American Bitch” by Olivia Rodrigo

Becca - Gilmore Girls & The Morning Show

What we read this week!

Becca - Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead

Olivia - None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Little Luxuries Sep 13, 2023

This week we’re talking about our favorite little luxuries: things that are low-cost and low-effort but make a major impact on our happiness! Listen to Becca, Olivia, and our listeners share their little luxuries from afternoon walks, to drive thru Diet Coke, to going to the movies alone, and more!

Our little luxuries

Becca’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Candy from BonBon,

Olivia’s Linkable Little Luxuries - Noto Deep Serum

Caller Linkable Little Luxuries - Susan Alexandra Tissue Box Covers

Obsessions

Olivia: Writers on Writing podcast

Becca: Katherine Center Interview

What we read this week!

Becca: Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr, and What You Wish For by Katherine Center

Olivia: Main Character Energy by Jamie Varon

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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How a Cookbook Gets Made with Dan Pelosi Sep 06, 2023

This week we’re chatting all things cookbooks with our favorite Italian meatball-making-meatballs, Dan Pelosi! Dan is the mind behind GrossyPelosi, the popular Instagram account for all things comfort and food. Dan’s first cookbook, Let’s Eat, hits bookshelves on September 5, 2023!

We talk to Dan about the behind-the-scenes of how cookbooks get made, from recipe development to food styling to how getting a cookbook deal differs from other book deals.

Dan’s restaurant recs

Bernie’s , Rolo’s, Lil Deb’s Oasis, Hilltown Hot Pies, Yummy Kitchen

A cookbook Dan is excited about: Chili Crisp by James Park

Obsessions

O: Winky Lux Flower Balm

B: Pelosi family pasta salad!

What we read this week!

Becca: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, and Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings.

O: The Celebrants by Stephen Rowley, and The Counselors by Jessica Goodman.

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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B: Red, White, and Royal Blue movie on Amazon Prime

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Family Lore Book Club Aug 30, 2023

It’s time to discuss our August Book Club Pick, Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo! We talk about how we interpreted the magical elements, the family dynamics, our thoughts on the concept of a living wake, the ending, and more!

Check out this interview with Elizabeth Acevedo if you're interested in learning more about this book!

Obsessions

O: Handheld fan

What we read this week!

Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck, The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, Reign by Katharine McGee (American Royals book 4), Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo

O: Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz, Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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August 2023 Three Things Aug 23, 2023

What do we have? Things! How many of them do we have? Three!

Olivia’s Things

What you do on a ‘life catch up’ day

The year 2013 (sparked by this article in Glamour)

Everything showers

Becca’s Things

How do you unwrinkle clothes (here’s a link to Becca’s travel steamer)

Weeknight dinner recipes (Becca’s current recipes include One Pot Garlic Shrimp and Orzo and Turkey and Ricotta Meatballs From Julia Turshen, and Olivia loves salmon bowls and Basically Spaghetti Pomodoro)

Workout routines

Becca’s Everything Shower

Olaplex Mask

Crepe Corrector Lotion

Olivia’s Everything Shower

Davines Nounou Hair Mask

Necessaire Body Scrub

Necessaire Body Serum

Necessaire Lotion

Obsessions

Becca: Target All in Motion High-Rise Flex Workout Shorts

What we read this week!

Becca: You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (out Sept 12)

Olivia:

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

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How Libraries Work Aug 16, 2023

This week, we’re learning all about how libraries work with a BOP listener, Carley! Carley has worked in public libraries for over ten years and has a Master of Library and Information Science and is the host of the Tales from a Bibliophile podcast.

We ask Carley about her career journey, a typical day in her job, how books get purchased, how funding works, books bans, and more!

Favorite books she re-reads

Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

Most recommended books

Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s first four novels

The Family Plot by Megan Collins

Louise Penny for Mysteries

The House in the Cerulean Sea by Tj Klune

Under the Whispering Door by Tj Klune

Obsessions

Olivia: White Whine with Ice

Becca: Making a funfetti cake for girls’ weekend, and RHONY Season 14 (the reboot!)

What we read this week!

Becca: n/a

Olivia: Meet Me At The Lake by Carley Fortune

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Getting Creative Aug 09, 2023

This week we’re talking all about creativity! We talk about creativity’s role in our lives, major misconceptions about creativity, creative people we admire, and share advice for those who don’t know how to start incorporating creativity into their life.

Obsessions

Olivia: Jocie B ASMR

Becca: Wegman’s Cherry Vanilla Seltzer

What we read this week

Becca: Edie: An American Girl by Jean Stein

Olivia: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai, Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (out October 3!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

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A Conversation with Annabel Monaghan (spoiler-free) Aug 02, 2023

This week, we’re chatting with the author of our July Book Club Pick, Annabel Monaghan!

Annabel is the author of Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record.

Annabel shares her journey to becoming a published author, the inspiration behind Same Time Next Summer and Nora Goes off Script, the highs and lows of her writing career, and answers writing questions from listeners!

Books Annabel would want to erase her memory to re-read for the first time

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Obsessions

Olivia: Barbie The Movie

Becca: Stuffed Spinach and Artichoke dip bread

What we read this week!

Becca: The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

Olivia: The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Same Time Next Summer Book Club! Jul 26, 2023

We’re so excited to dive into our July Book Club Pick, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan!

We discuss our feelings about the book, if we identify with the characters, and how the story surprised us! We also talk about teen vacation flings, play listener voicemails, and speculate about the different flavors of contemporary romances.

Obsessions

Becca: Recliner PJ sets

Olivia: A (nonalcoholic) dinner prep beverage

What we read this week!

Becca: The Legacies by Jessica Goodman

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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July 2023 Three Things Jul 19, 2023

This week we’re talking about things, and guess what!? We’ve each got three of ‘em!

Becca’s things

Summer Bucket List

Definitions of Success

Bringing Author Interviews Back to BOP

Olivia’s things

Grocery Shopping Habits

Things we’ve changed our minds about completely

What we subscribe to

Obsessions

Becca: Birthday Cake Oreos

Olivia: Men’s beard dye

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Becca: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Summer Listener Q&A Part 2 Jul 12, 2023

It’s time for part 2 of our Listener Q&A! This week we’re covering all things shopping, books, and more!

Olivia’s Holy Grail Makeup Items

It Cosmetics CC Cream

Caliray Waterproof Mascara

Becca’s Holy Grail Makeup Items

Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil

Rare Beauty Liquid Blush

For some finance-oriented podcasts, we’ve heard good things about

The Financial Confessions Podcast

On Purpose with Jay Shetty’s

Obsessions

Becca: Pickleball

Olivia: Silo on Apple TV

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren, Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine (Out in August!), The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

Becca: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, and The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (out Nov)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Summer Listener Q&A Part 1 Jul 05, 2023

It’s time for a listener Q&A! We’ve gathered questions from you via voicemail, emails, and Instagram, answering a variety of questions spanning from how to start a virtual book club to our favorite summer jams!

Our Summer Jams

Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift

Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder

Obsessions

Becca: The Other Two

Olivia: Black Mirror

What we read this week!

Olivia: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Becca: Book Lovers by Emily Henry

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Fourth Wing Book Club Jun 28, 2023

Buckle up dragon riders! It's finally time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We share our thoughts on the book, why we think it went so viral, what quadrant we’d pick if we were in this world, and share our love for the dragons.

We also discuss how Fourth Wing compares to other fantasy books like ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and Zodiac Academy.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode did not acknowledge the main character's implied experience with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Though this wasn't explicitly mentioned in the book, we regret that we didn't catch this in pre-recording research as we both believe disability awareness and representation are incredibly important. - Becca & Olivia

Obsessions

Becca: Gap 5” Girlfriend Shorts

Olivia: One Sec App

What we read this week!

Olivia: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Becca: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum

July’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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June 2023 Three Things! Jun 21, 2023

It’s time for our June edition of Three Things! We have some fun ones, some thoughtful ones, and even one about hot aliens! Fun times ahead!

Becca’s Three Things

Celebrity Doppelgangers

Lobster roll cookoff planning

TV Series Finales

Olivia’s Three Things

The delay in the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book - Read some articles about this topic from Slate, The Atlantic, and BBC.

3 thought-provoking questions about life: 1. What is the lie you tell yourself most often? 2. if there was a way to download your memories into a searchable spreadsheet, would you do it? 3. What if aliens were real and we discovered they were really hot?

Ultimate choices for Eras tour surprise songs

Obsessions

Becca - J.P. Licks

Olivia - Sol de Janeiro body Spray - Brazilian Crush

What we read this week!

Becca - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

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2023 Reading Preview: Part 2 Jun 14, 2023

Sorry to your TBR pile, it's time for another reading preview! We brought a few of our favorite book lovers on the pod to share the upcoming releases they’re excited about! And, of course, we ask THE question: If you could take a fictional character to a chain restaurant, who would you take and where would you take them?

Olivia’s Recs

Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Out October 3)

Katie of Beach Reads & Bubbly’s Recs (follow Katie at @beachreadsandbubbly)

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Out June 13)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (and the second book Iron Flame is out in November 2023!)

Xochitl Gonzalez’s Recs (Follow Xochitl at @xochitltheg)

Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias (Out August 29)

Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem (Out October 3)

Her next book Anita de Monte Laughs Last comes out in March 2024

Tim Ehrenberg’s Recs (Follow Tim at @timtalksbooks)

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue (Out June 27)

Speech Team by Tim Murphy (Out August 1)

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Out August 1)

Leslie Stephens’s Recs (Follow Leslie at @lesliesteph)

Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (Out June 27)

Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery (Out July 11)

Her book You’re Safe Here comes out in 2024!

Gisselle’s Recs (Follow Gisselle at @gissellereads)

Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (Out September 5)

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Out September 19)

Becca’s Recs

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Out August 1)

Obsessions

Becca: Nordstrom Open Edit Slides

Olivia: Vineyard Vines Sweatpants

What we read this week!

Olivia: Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal

Becca: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune; Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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2023 Mid-year Goals Progress Update! Jun 07, 2023

How is it halfway through 2023 already!?! In this episode, we revisit the personal and professional goals we made in January and discuss the progress we’re excited about, the goals we’re changing, and the ones that need a little more attention!

Obsessions

Becca - You’re Losing Me by Taylor Swift, Always Authors podcast

Olivia - Merpeople on Netflix

What we read this week!

Becca - When in Rome by Sarah Adams

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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Happy Place by Emily Henry Book Club! May 31, 2023

It’s time to discuss our May Book Club Pick: Happy Place by Emily Henry! We had so much listener participation for this book (and some unexpected mixed reviews!) and we can’t wait to dive in. In addition to discussing Happy Place, we cover the Emily Henry cannon, play listener questions and comments, do some fan casting, and rank our favorite Emily Henry Books!

Obsessions

Olivia: Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix

Becca: Joe & The Juice Joe’s Green Mile

What we read this week!

Becca: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Olivia: Enchantment by Katherine May

Love Emily Henry? You may enjoy books by Mhairi McFarlane, Carly Fortune, and Dolly Alderton!

June’s Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Conversation about Postpartum Psychosis and More with Ayana Lage May 24, 2023

This week we’re speaking with friend of the pod (and previous guest!) Ayana Lage! Ayana is a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer based in Tampa, Florida. She writes about motherhood, mental health, social justice, and everyday life, and she published a story titled, “Postpartum Psychosis Landed Me in a Psychiatric Ward for 17 Days. Now, I’m Ready to Share My Story.” for Cosmo in April 2023, and we’re excited to talk about her experience with her today!

Content warning: we talk about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and suicide in this episode, so please take care and skip this episode if you’re not in a place to listen!

You can find Ayana at @ayanagabriellelage on Instagram and ayanalage.com

Obsessions

Becca: Martha Stewart Sports Illustrated Cover

Olivia: Queen Charlotte on Netflix

What we read this week!

Olivia: Happy Place by Emily Henry

Becca: Happy Place by Emily Henry

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Official BOP Beach Read Roundup! May 17, 2023

Summer is on our mind and we are ready to break out the beach reads! This week we talk about what characteristics make up a perfect beach read, share some books we loved reading at the beach and pool, and play listener voicemails about YOUR favorites!

Olivia’s favorite beach reads

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

The One by John Marrs

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

The Push by Ashley Audrain

Verity by Colleen Hoover

White Ivy by Susie Yang

Becca’s favorite beach reads

Winter in Paradise series by Elin Hilderbrand (honorable mention for The Five Star Weekend)

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

Out East by John Glynn

Musical Chairs by Amy Poppel

Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akaeke Emezi

The Guncle by Steven Rowley

The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (June 6)

Our listeners favorite beach reads

The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand

Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

Obsessions

Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Linques Sandals

Olivia: Queer Eye on Netflix

What we read this week!

O: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bramer out 5/9

B: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30); Will They Or Won’t They by Ava Wilder (out 6/27)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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May 2023 Three Things May 10, 2023

We’re back with more things!!! This time we’re talking about A.I., time management, Nicolas Cage, our Barbie selves, NYC real estate, and our current hyperfixations!

Olivia’s things

Thoughts on A.I.

Hyperfixations

Nicolas Cage

Becca’s things

Time management

You personal Barbie accessories

NYC Real Estate Gawking

Our Hyperfixations:

Becca’s Music Hyperfixations: Stick Season by Noah Kahan, All Of The Girls You Loved Before by Taylor Swift, Eat your Young by Hozier

Olivia’s Current Podcast Hyperfixation: Writer’s Routine

Obsessions

Becca - Amazon Sleep Masks

What we read this week!

Olivia: Old Flame by Molly Prentiss

Becca: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Creating a Journaling Practice with Amber Burns May 03, 2023

This week we brought on our friend (and past podcast guest) Amber Burns to talk all about journaling. We ask Amber about how she got into journaling, why bullet journaling doesn’t have to be fussy, her adult school supplies, tips for new journalers, and more! We also do a live reading from our most recent journal entries!

You can follow Amber at @byamberburns on Instagram.

Amber’s favorite journaling supplies include Stalogy notebooks in the b6 size, Midori notebooks, and Pentel EnerGel Pens. Looking for more journaling inspo? Amber recommends checking out the journaling subreddit, and following @_shelflove_ for book journaling ideas.

Books Amber has read and loved recently include Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez, The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest, and Wahala by Nikki May. Future releases she’s excited about include Next-Door Nemesis by Alexa Martin, and The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab.

Obsessions

Becca & Olivia - The Diplomat

What we read this week!

Olivia: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Becca: Things You Save in A Fire by Katherine Center

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Before We Were Innocent Book Club Apr 26, 2023

We’re so excited to discuss Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman, a 2 time BOP book club author! This book fits right in the venn diagram of Becca and Olivia’s differing book tastes. We discuss how we felt about the friendship between the characters in the past vs present timeline (and between teenage girls in general), if we saw the twists coming, the Amanda Knox parallels, thoughts on the ending, and ask ourselves the question ‘who would you go to if you were suspected of murder?’

If you like this book, listen to the The Shit No One Tells You About Writing interview with Ella Berman, and for more books similar to Before We Were Innocent, check out The Comeback by Ella Berman, The The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, and I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai.

Obsessions

Becca: Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

Olivia: Memes about Drew Barrymore’s interview style

What we read this week!

Olivia: Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman

Becca: Yellowface by RF Kuang (out May 16)

May’s Book Club Pick - Coming soon!

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April 2023 Three Things Apr 19, 2023

Time for another episode of Three Things! Featuring Succession, living closer to friends, the romantic allure of Pete Davidson, our spring mood board, and a mystery guest!

Becca’s 3 things

The ‘Article Live Closer to Your Friends’ by Adrienne Matei in The Atlantic

Response piece by Anne Helen Petersen: You'd Be Happier Living Closer to Friends. Why Don't You?

The allure of Pete Davidson

A Thing from a ~Mystery~ guest - the article ‘Is There Life After Influencing?’ in the NYT

Olivia’s 3 things

Succession

The changing culture around alcohol

Our Spring/Summer 2023 moodboard

Obsessions

Becca: Lanolips

Olivia: Jury Duty on Amazon

What we read this week!

Olivia: The House in The Pines by Ana Reyes

Becca: The Five-Star Weekend by Elin HIlderbrand, How To Fake It In Hollywood by Ava Wilder, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Bonnie Garmus, Author of Lessons in Chemistry Apr 12, 2023

This week we interview Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry and overall delight! We talk about her path to publication, what inspired her to write Lessons in Chemistry, how it feels to have this instant success after years of struggling through the publishing process, and more! She also shares more about the Apple TV+ adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson.

You can find Bonnie at bonniegarmus.com and @bonnie_garmus_author on Instagram.

Obsessions

Olivia: Olipop Root Beer

Becca: All Barbie Movie Content

What we read this week!

Olivia: Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Becca: The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Best & Worst Book to Screen Adaptations Apr 05, 2023

Time for us to answer the age old question: Is the movie ever better than the book? Our current selves have a very different answer than we would have had 5 years ago.

We’re talking about our favorite and least favorite book to screen adaptations, and the adaptations we are excited for, featuring calls from listeners with their thoughts!

Favorite Book-To-Screen Adaptations

Olivia: Gone Girl (Book by Gillian Flynn), 2019’s Little Women (Book by Louisa May Alcott), Tuck Everlasting (Book by Natalie Babbitt), Room (Book by Emma Donaghue)

Becca: Game of Thrones (Books by George R R Martin), Where’d You Go Bernadette (Book by Maria Semple), Famous In Love (Book by Rebecca Serle), This Is Where I Leave You (Book by Jonathan Tropper)

We also wanted to discuss Daisy Jones and the Six (Book by Taylor Jenkins Reid), the adaptation that sparked this episode!

Most Anticipated Book-To-Screen Adaptations

Olivia: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Becca: Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass, Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

Obsessions

Olivia: Boll & Branch bedding and mattress topper

Becca: Shrinking on Apple TV+

What we read this week!

Olivia: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Becca: The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead (out 5/9), A Likely Story by Leigh McMullan Abramson

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman

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The Measure Book Club Mar 29, 2023

It's time to discuss our March Book Club Pick, The Measure by Nikki Erlick! We discuss why we thought it would make such a great book club pick, if we would open our box, how we’d change our lives if we found out we were a short-stringer, our favorite storylines, thoughts about the theme of fate vs. free will, and the books we’d recommend to those who liked this one!

Some books we liked that are similar themes as The Measure: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Obsessions

Becca - Trader Joe’s Pastry Pups & Maille Mike’s Hot Honey Mustard

Olivia - Essence Make Me Brow

What we read this week!

Olivia - The Hunter by Jennifer Herrera

Becca - The Measure by Nikki Erlick, Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler (out 4/18, check the trigger warnings for this one!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (out 4/4)

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Obscure Erotica Book Reviews Mar 22, 2023

After a stroke of genius on Olivia’s part, we’re spending this episode reading snippets of erotica we found in the dark corners of the internet. In addition to reading the glorious pieces we chose, we also ask ourselves questions like Why??? How??? Can we ever unsee this??? We also put our literary hats on and analyze the best passages, favorite characters, and the best reviews of our picks.

Want to read these books? Your choice!

Conquered by Clippy: An Erotic Short Story by Leonard Delaney

Get in My Swamp: An Ogre Love Story by G.M. Fairy

Obsessions

Becca - Her March 2023 on repeat playlist

Olivia - Daisy Jones and the Six on Amazon Prime

What we read this week!

Becca - The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (out 3/29)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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Three Things March 2023 Mar 15, 2023

It’s time to break down our March 2023 Three Things! We each brought pop culture topics, nostalgic reflection prompts, and thought starters to discuss this week.

Olivia’s Things

The Hailey Beiber / Selena Gomez / Justin Beiber situation

Our go-to Fun Facts and Ice Breakers

Something your 16 year old self would be surprised about, proud of, and hate about your current self

Becca’s Things

Ben Savage’s Congress Run

Podcast Milestones (This month is the 5 year anniversary of Bad on Paper, and the 1 year of Olivia Hosting!)

The fork in the road moments in our lives

Obsessions

Becca: Skims Fits Everybody Thong

Olivia: Andrea Gibson

What we read this week!

Becca: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donahue (out June 27!)

Olivia: I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai, The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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The Advice Episode: Personal Style, Wedding Guest Resentment, Friend Breakups & More. Mar 08, 2023

We’re here to bring you our best and brightest advice, responding to your questions about everything from professional jealousy to writing productivity to wedding planning to personal style and more.

Some follows/reads we suggested during this episode

@anindigoday

@carlywatters

@mrsdowjones

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

Obsessions

Becca - Anastasia Beverly Hills Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette

Olivia - Pedro Pascal

What we read this week! Becca - Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score, Before We Were Innocent by Ella Berman (out April 4!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (have thoughts about The Measure you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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A Day in the Life Mar 01, 2023

This week, we’ll be sharing a day in our life. We each picked a specific day in our past week to break down in EXTREME detail (including the dreams we had the night before). We talk about what we did when we woke up, the breakfasts we had, the candles we lit, the packages that arrived, what corners of TikTok we’re in, and what we read!

After talking about our days, we cover how this day lines up with our normal days, what we’ve left out, and what we wish we did that day to make it “better.”

Becca’s Day

Lit the Hotel Lobby Spa Candle for writing

Candy break favs: Sour candy from Bon Bon

Cooked Julia Turshen’s Turkey Ricotta Meatballs for Dinner

Made Dinner Reservations at Frenchette

Added Elf Green Color Corrector to her cart

What she read: The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Olivia’s Day

Listened to Up First on NPR to get up.

Used the Tula Cooling Eye Balm, Laneige Lip Mask , and Aquaphor Stick to get ready for the day.

Had coffee made in her Moccamaster Coffee Maker

Ate Frozen Breakfast Pitas for breakfast

Unboxed the Jones Road What The Foundation

Made a playlist with MARO

Watched Stolen Youth on Hulu (check content warnings for this one!)

What she read: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Obsessions

Becca: T3 one pass 1.25” curling iron

Olivia: Molly Anne Bishop

What we read this week

Becca: The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren (Out May 16), Faking with Benefits by Lily Gold

Olivia: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

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Before I Let Go Book Club Feb 22, 2023

We’re excited to discuss our February Book Club Pick Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan! We really enjoyed this book (as did many readers, it has a 4.49 rating on Goodreads!) We talk about our thoughts on this book, why it's so loved if we found the romantic storyline believable, our thoughts on the ending, the future of the romance genre and SO! MUCH! MORE!

If you loved Before I Let Go, you may like Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, and Happy Place by Emily Henry (Out April 25), and November 9 by Colleen Hoover.

Obsessions

Olivia: Jolie Shower Head Filter

Becca: Goldbond Crepe Corrector

What we read this week!

Becca: And Now You’re Back by Jill Mansell, Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (out June 6!)

Olivia: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey

January’s Book Club Pick:

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February 2023 Q&A Feb 15, 2023

Today we’re pretending to be guests on our own podcast and letting YOU ask the questions! We fill you in on our thoughts about the pressures to be on social media, our long-term goals, thoughts on “deinfluencing,” Olivia’s house updates, If we’re book jacket removers, the books that changed our lives, our dream food court, traveling hot takes, the Wikipedia or Reddit rabbit holes we fall down, and more!

Becca’s life-changing book: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Olivia’s life-changing book: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Obsessions:

Becca AND Olivia: Cozy Earth Socks

What we read this week!

Olivia: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

Becca: Zodiac Academy by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, Talking at Night by Claire Daverly, Before We Were Strangers by Reneé Carlino

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

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A Romcom Roundup! Books, Movies, Tropes, and more! Feb 08, 2023

Valentine’s Day coming up and we are rounding up our favorite romantic comedies (in both book and movie form!) On top of our recommendations, listeners called in with so many amazing recs, your watching/reading agenda for the weekend will be packed! We also share our favorite romcom tropes!

Becca’s Favorite Romcom Books

Who’s That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

One Day in December by Josie Silver

The Charm Offensive by Allison Cochrun

One in A Million by Lindsey Kelk

Would Like To Meet by Rachel Winters

The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

Olivia’s Favorite Romcom Books:

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London

Our listeners’ Favorite Romcom Books

The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

It’s Been A Pleasure Noni Blake by Claire Christian

Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny

The Reunion by Kayla Olson

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Olivia’s Favorite Romcom Movies

About Time

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande

You’ve Got Mail

13 Going on 30

Something’s Gotta Give

It’s Complicated

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

50 First Dates

Becca’s Favorite Romcom Movies

Our listeners’ favorite romcom movies

Obsessions

Olivia: The Last of Us

Becca: July Luggage

What we read this week!

Olivia: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Becca: Fated Throne (The Zodiac academy book 6) & Heartless Sky (The Zodiac academy book 7) by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!)

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February 2023 Three Things Feb 01, 2023

We have some THINGS to talk about today (3 each to be exact!) spanning from makeup, to movie casting, to a personal Pinterest renaissance, and more!

Becca’s Things

What is the smallest hill you will die on? (Becca’s: Friends with Benefits > No Strings Attached, Olivia’s: Chipotle is worth the tummy problems, Lululemon leggings are overrated)

A personal Pinterest renaissance

The “It Ends With Us” casting news!

Olivia’s Things

The Mind F*ck that is Moving!

Feeling weird about makeup

"Guilty pleasures” you don’t feel guilty about (Olivia’s: Trash TV, Enjoying Food, British Crime Procedurals Becca’s: The Gossip Girl Reboot, coffee orders featuring actual milk, “bad” books)

Obsessions

Olivia - Samplize Paint Samples

What we read this week!

Becca - The Zodiac Academy Series

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!)

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The Villa Book Club Jan 25, 2023

It’s time for our first book club of 2023! This month we’re talking about The Villa by Rachel Hawkins. We’ve heard a lot from our listeners about this book, and we’re so excited to talk about it finally!

We share our thoughts about the two timelines, our theories about the ending, and play amazing listener voicemails with thoughts and theories about the book. We also discuss what sets The Villa apart from a typical thriller, how it plays with the idea of the self-help guru, and how this book was inspired by the circumstances in which Frankenstein was written.

If you liked The Villa, you might love The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins, Groupies by Sarah Priscus, and Sister Stardust by Jane Green.

Obsessions

Olivia: Puffer vests

Becca: Halfbaked Harvest Creamy White Chicken Chili

What we read this week!

Becca: All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams, (check for content warnings for these two!), and Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren.

Olivia: The House is on Fire by Rachel Beanland.

February’s Book Club Pick: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan (check for content warnings before picking it up!)

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2023 Spring Bookstagram Preview Jan 18, 2023

It's time for a 2023 book preview! We brought on some of our favorite book people on the internet to share 2 books they’re excited about this year, and boy has our TBRs grown! We also ask the age-old question: If you had to bring a book character to a chain restaurant, who are you picking and where are you going?

Follow our guests!

Megan Prokott - @the_spines

Traci Thomas - @thestackspod

Taylor Choi - @bookswithtay

Jenny Jackson - @jennyjacksonpineapple

Giselle Gonzalez - @hopelessbooklover_

Becca’s Picks

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out Mar 7)

Olvia’s Picks

The Whispers by Ashley Audrain

The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley

Megan’s Picks

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Out February 21)

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (Out May 16)

Traci’s Picks

Waco by Jeff Guinn (Out January 24), Waco Rising by Kevin Cook (Out January 31), Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco by Stephan Talty (Out April 11)

Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Out May 2!)

Taylor’s Picks

Just My Type by Falon Ballard (Out February 7!)

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Out March 14!)

Bonus rec: The Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson

Jenny’s Picks

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey (Out January 17)

Games & Rituals by Katherine Heiny (Out April 18).

Giselle’s Picks

Powerless by Elsie Silver (Out February 10)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (Out April 25!)

Obsessions

Becca - Ginny & Georgia Season 2

Olivia - Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Golden Globes Interview with Andrew Garfield

What we read this week!

Becca - Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert,

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon

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January 2023 Three Things Jan 11, 2023

Time for our first Three Things in 2023! We have a fun grab bag of things to discuss! P.S. Does Anybody else want to crawl into a hole for the rest of the year already?

Olivia’s Three Things

WFH wardrobe philosophies

Journal Prompts

Embarrassing Stories

Becca’s Three Things

Purchased Movies on Amazon Prime

Realistic Dream Trip for 2023

Emily in Paris

Becca’s Movie Purchases: Love and Basketball, One Winter Weekend, Christmas Around the Corner, Chalet Girl, Beyond the Lights, After, Girls Trip, Pitch Perfect, Elf

Olivia’s Movie Purchases: Magic Mike, Season 1 of Love After Lockup

Journal Prompt ideas: What you have at the top of mind, what shows your watching/music your listening to, what you did that day.

Obsessions

Olivia: The Menu

Becca: Five Year Journal

What we read this week!

Becca: Confess by Colleen Hoover, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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Our 2023 Goals! Jan 04, 2023

For our first episode of the new year, we’re talking about our 2023 goals! We reflect on what we achieved and what didn’t pan out in 2022, and we’re giddy to share our personal and professional goals for 2023!

If you want to catch up on the 2022 goal lore, check out our 2022 Goals Setting Episode Becca recorded with Grace in January, and our 2022 Goals Mid Year Check-in we recorded in June where Olivia also announces her goals.

If you wanna hop on the 5-year journal train, this is the one Olivia uses!

Obsessions

Becca: New Year Energy

Olivia: Puzzles, coloring, and playing board games with family.

What we read this week!

Olivia:

The Fell by Sarah Moss

A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Becca:

Before I let go by Kennedy Ryan

Happy Place by Emily Henry (out Apr 25)

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (out Jan 24)

The Villa by Rachel Hawkins (out Jan 3)

Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (out March 7)

January’s Book Club Pick: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

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Best of Books 2022 Dec 14, 2022

We’re finishing 2022 on a strong note by talking about our favorite books of 2022! We cover our favorite reads spanning 6 different categories, and play voicemails from YOU about your favorite books!

Favorite Book Club Pick

Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Becca: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, You Made a Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Listeners: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Favorite Romance

Olivia: Book Lovers by Emily Henry, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Listeners: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, Thank you for Listening by Julia Whelan, A Caribbean Heiress in Paris by Adriana Herrera, After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez

Favorite Mystery, Thriller, or Suspense

Olivia: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Becca: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Favorite Literary Fiction

Olivia: Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Becca: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Listeners: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

Favorite Wildcard

Olivia: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Becca: The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E Smith, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen

Listeners: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by

Angela Chen, I’m Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, The Wreckage of my Presence by Casey Wilson, The Selection by Kiera Cass

Favorite Book of the Year

Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

Becca: This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Listeners: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Babel by R.F. Kuang, Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

More Listener Reccomendations!!!

Human Kind: a Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, A Promised Land by Barack Obama, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel, Heartless by Elise Silver, Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders, Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score, Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score, Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley C Ford.

Obsessions:

Becca: Basking in glow of christmas tree lights

Olivia: For the Love of Pickles Facebook Group

What we read this week!

Olivia: Scandalized by Ivy Owens, These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant, The Villa by Rachel Hawkins, Fellowship Point by Alice Elliot Dark

Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk

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Best of 2022! Dec 07, 2022

It's time for us to look back on our best of 2022! We’re talking about our personal best moments and also our best purchases, entertainment favorites, and more! Tune in for our favorite episodes of the podcast, hard-boiled eggs, and Temperature by Sean Paul of course!

Personal Best

Best Day - Olivia: Her Umbria Road Trip! | Becca: The Day she sold her book!

Best Meal - Olivia: at Zahav in Philadelphia | Becca: A restaurant in Rhonda

Best Trip - Olivia: Tie between Iceland & Alaska | Becca: Rhonda

Best Month - Olivia: May | Becca: October

Entertainment

Best TV Show - Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & Severance | Olivia: Severance

Best Movie - Olivia: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande | Becca: Top Gun: Maverick

Best (New to you) Podcast - Olivia: Maintenance Phase | Becca: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

Best Concert - Olivia: Paolo Nutini | Becca: Harry Styles

Best Album - Olivia: Are You Happy Now? By Jensen McRae | Becca: Midnights by Taylor Swift

Best Song - Becca: Free by Florence + The Machine | Olivia: Hunger by Florence + The Machine

Best Meme - Olivia & Becca: The Corn Kid

Best (New to you) IG follow - Becca: @Writeordietribe | Olivia: @Maryoliversdrunkcousin

Best BOP episode - Becca: Olivia’s First Episode!; Ask an HR Rep: Phylicia Jones Answers Your Work Q’s | Olivia: First Three Things Episode

Shopping

Best clothing purchase - Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress | Olivia: Platform Converse

Best beauty purchase - Becca: Amazon hair clips | Olivia: Necessaire Body Serum

Best home purchase - Becca: Open Spaces Entryway Shoe Rack / Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls | Olivia: Rice Cooker and Egg Cooker

Best misc purchase - Becca: Amazon Tabs | Olivia: Coloring books + supplies

Obsessions

Olivia: Anti-Hero (Country Version) by Josiah & The Bonnevilles

Becca: Trader Joe’s Peppermint Pretzel Slims

What we read this week!

Becca: The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk

Olivia: Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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The Cloisters Book Club Nov 30, 2022

It’s our final book club of the year! Today we’re talking about The Cloisters by Katy Hays. We chat about which plot twists we saw coming in this atmospheric mystery (and which surprised us!), and also dive into our love for the historical mystery embedded in this book, which led us to talk about our feelings on historical fiction in general. Plus, we’re sharing our own personal clairvoyant experiences.

If you liked this book, you may enjoy The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.

Obsessions

Olivia: Stutz on Netflix

Becca: Her home printing setup

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

Becca: Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

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2022 Holiday Gift Guide with Grace Atwood Nov 23, 2022

This week we’re catching up with friend of the pod (and former co-host) Grace Atwood! Grace shares everything she’s been up to from buying a house to creating a shoe with Sarah Flint! We also share a few gift ideas for besties, coworkers, and more!

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Gift Guide

For your work bestie - $20

Grace - A fun ornament from furbish studio or a nice mug

Becca - Erin Condren custom notepads

Olivia - A Today’s Garbage notepad from The Tiny Tassel

For your mom/mother-figure - $250

Grace - a cashmere wrap from Theory or Cuyana

Becca - Air Fryer, Brightland Olive Oil, Tiny Tongs, Fredricks and Mae cutting board

Olivia - Monica Vinader

For your best friend - under $100

Grace - Face Cups from Tak Tak Goods

Becca - A Hotel Lobby Candle and Piecework Puzzle, or a custom print of 5 favorite books

Olivia - A Book Embosser from Etsy

Guy gifts - under $100

Grace - Dagne Dover Tech Organizer

Becca - Tushy Bidet

Olivia - Sephora Cologne Sampler or Bombas socks

Stocking stuffers - around $10

Grace - Ice roller, Translucent Post Its, True Red Pens

Becca - Extra long phone charging cord

Olivia - Silocon case for apple tv remtote

Obsessions

Becca: Tiktok Airfryer Chicken Wraps

Olivia: Marc Fisher Izzie Boots

What we read this week!

Olivia: Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny

Becca: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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A Conversation with Nora McInerny! Nov 16, 2022

This week on the podcast we’re chatting with Nora McInerny! Nora is the host of the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking and the author of five books, most recently Bad Vibes Only, a collection of essays that came out in October. With Nora, we take a walk down Tumblr memory lane and talk about how she decided to be so candid in her memoirs (and why she’s done writing them) the difficulty of writing about topics like self-image and grief, cleaning out your notes app, making big life changes, and of course, we ask her for book recommendations.

Nora’s Current Reads

A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry

The Old Place by Bobby Finger

On Nora’s TBR

The Secret History of Home Economics: How Trailblazing Women Harnessed the Power of Home and Changed the Way We Live by Danielle Dreilinger

Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation by Paris Marx

Obsessions

Becca - Piecework Puzzles: Psychadelicatessin

Olivia - Owala Water Bottle

What we read this week!

Becca:

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

The Daydreams by Laura Hankin

Olivia:

Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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What Hyped Products Are Worth It? Nov 09, 2022

This week, we’re sharing our reviews on products that have gotten a lot of internet hype and answering the question: IS! IT! WORTH IT! Our listeners requested items in various categories they wanted our opinions on, and we’re breaking down our thoughts from the cost of the item, how long we’ve used it, what we like/don’t like about it, and how it compares to alternatives!

We’d also like to stress that things do not equal happiness, and recommend reading this article about how money really affects your happiness if you’d like to think about this further!

Most Requested items

Stanley Thirst Quencher - $40

Dyson AirWrap - $599

Beauty:

Augustinus Bader The Cream $280

Necessaire Skincare The Body Serum ($45), The Body Lotion ($28)

Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter $46

Ice Roller $20; Jade Roller

Three Things: November 2022 Nov 02, 2022

We’re back with this month’s three things—hopefully a new monthly-ish tradition. We each brought something fun, something productive, and we both wanted to talk about an album we’ve had on repeat.

Becca’s Three Things

-Making a plan to vote: Go to vote.org to check your registration, find early voting locations, see what’s on your ballot, and more! And for if you live in the state of New York, check out The Daily’s episode about the New York Election. And for a laugh, check out this McSweeny’s article

-Ranking Thanksgiving Foods - (Here’s Becca’s favorite stuffing recipe)

-Midnights

Olivia’s Three Things

-Midnights

-The Awakening by Kate Chopin

-All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Olivia’s Lifetime Movie viewing: October Kiss (You can watch it) Pumpkin Pie Wars (Do not watch!)

Obsessions

Olivia: Quote from Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Becca: Baggu hand towels

What we read this week!

Olivia: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Becca: The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen, It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out 11/8)

This Month’s Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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When We Were Bright And Beautiful Book Club Oct 26, 2022

This week we’re discussing our October Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff. We talk about the theories we had while reading this book, what we did and didn’t like, our thoughts on the ending, and play two calls from listeners sharing their thoughts.

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Obsessions

Olivia: Maintenance Phase

Becca: Purple Anthropologie Coat

What we read this week!

Becca: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, The ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen

Olivia: The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney

November’s Book Club Pick: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

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Our favorite childhood reads! Oct 19, 2022

This week we’re talking about the books we loved when we were growing up! We highlight our favorite books from Elementary, Middle, and High School, and hear from listeners about their favorites!

Elementary School

Olivia: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt, Nancy Drew, The Dear America Series, Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery

Becca: Bridge to Terabithia, Island of the Blue Dolphins, Walk Two Moons, Babysitters Club Little Sisters Books, American Girl Doll books, and Choose Your Own Adventure Books.

Listeners: Ghost in the Garden, The Ramona Books, Cam Jansen Mysteries, Ella Enchanted & Matilda, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Fudge Books by Judy Blume.

Middle School

Becca: Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, The Giver by Lois Lowry

Olivia: The Giver by Lois Lowry, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, and The Care and Keeping of You.

Listeners: Sweet Valley High, The Clique, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, and The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot.

High School

Olivia: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin.

Becca: Sloppy Firsts, and a Book about The Skulls and Keys

Listeners: The Myth of You and Me, Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen, and The Summoning by Kelly Armstrong.

Two more recent books that discuss our favorite books from growing up: Paperback Crush by Gabrielle Moss and We are the Baby-Sitters Club by Marisa Crawford and Megan Milks

Obsessions

Olivia - Being Home

Becca - 2248 Number Puzzle Game

What we read this week!

Becca: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe, November 9 by Colleen HooverOlivia: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett

This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

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Three Things Oct 12, 2022

It’s time for Three Things: our new series where we each bring three miscellaneous topics that we want to talk about, but don’t need a full podcast episode to break down. This month’s things include fall clothes shopping, walking desks, celebrity heights, and more!

Becca’s Three Things:

Fall Clothes Shopping - @anindigoday on IG is great for how to apply new trends to your wardrobe, and Hillary Kerr’s Newsletter provides some great inspiration too.

Standing & Walking Desks - for some inspo about working&walking, check out @julesacree for inspiration!

How to Make, and Keep, Friends in Adulthood via NYT

Olivia’s Three Things:

The poor aging of What Not to Wear

Guessing Celebrity Heights

Her favorite books from high school - includes Specifically Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Agatha Christie, The Dear America Series, and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Becca’s fave includes The Sloppy Firsts Series by Megan McCafferty, The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney.

Obsessions

Becca: New iPhone 14 Pro Camera

Olivia: Sunflow Beach Chairs

What we read this week!

Olivia: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russel, and Upgrade by Blake Crouch

Becca: The Talented Miss Farwell by Emily Gray Tedrowe

This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

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Ask BOP! Advice about friendships, dating, major life changes, and more! Oct 05, 2022

It's time for an advice episode! We’re excited to answer your questions about staying motivated while writing a book, maintaining long-distance friendships, learning how to stop holding yourself back from dating, making big career changes, and more!

Obsessions

Becca: Custom legal pad

Olivia: We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman (out Nov. 8)

What we read this week!

Becca: In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead, and It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover

Olivia: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman

This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff (check content warnings on this one!)

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Killers of a Certain Age Book Club Sep 28, 2022

We’re so excited to finally discuss our delightful and surprising September Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn! We share what we loved about this book, our thoughts on the rotating POV, which character we identified with the most, and our love for how the book addressed ageism. We also discuss our mixed feelings about the ending and if we could become CIA operatives.

To learn more about the origins of this book, check out The Shit No One Told You About Writing Interview with Deanna Raybourn

For the Art Heist Curious, check out: Fake by Erica Katz and The Lost Leonardo, and Last Seen.

Check out this NYT Article: Millions of Followers? For Book Sales, ‘It’s Unreliable.’

Obsessions

Olivia: Free People Sweater Dress

Becca: Lou & Grey Signaturesoft Sweatpants

What we read this week!

Becca: In My Dreams, I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead

Olivia: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

This Month’s Book Club Pick: When We Were Bright And Beautiful by Jillian Medoff (check content warnings on this one!)

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All Things Fall (The Sequel) Sep 21, 2022

This week we’re releasing our inner foliage sluts and soup fiends to talk about all things FALL! We discuss our favorite things about fall, and our favorite fall activities from weekends away to cozying up at home.

We also had to share a robust list of candle recommendations. Olivia recommends Bath & Body Works candles in the scents Hometown Sugar Cookies Autumn Chai, White Pumpkin, Flannel, Lakeside Morning, and Leaves. Becca recommends Brooklyn Candle Studio’s Apple Cider and Montana Forest, Le Labo’s Santal 26, Maison Louis Marie No. 4 Balincourt, Hotel Lobby’s Signature Candle (they have a fall candle coming out at the end of September!), and Yankee Candle’s Sandal Balsam and Cedar.

We also highly recommend Chappy Wrap and Barefoot dreams Blankets

Favorite Fall Movies include Halloweentown, Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic, You’ve Got Mail, Gilmore Girls, Mermaids, and Autumn in New York if you’re having a sad girl fall.

Our Favorite Fall Reading includes City of the Lost by Kelly Armstrong, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling, A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, The Magicians Series by Lev Grossman, and A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin.

Fall Foods: Olivia’s Soup Recipe and Chrissy Teigan’s Stuffed Shells

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Obsessions

Becca: Look Both Ways on Netflix, Breakfast by Dove Cameron

Olivia: Birkenstock Bostons

What we read this week!

Becca: People Person by Candice Carty-Williams

Olivia: When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, Jackal by Erin E. Adams (check content warnings before picking these up!)

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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What Books are Taught in High School English Classes Today? Sep 14, 2022

This week we’re excited to interview two English teachers about what books are taught in High School English classes right now. We chat about what books are in their current curriculum, how books get chosen, what books students get excited about, and what books outside the curriculum are popular with high school students right now.

Mary’s Books: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, and Antigone by Sophocles.

Caroline’s Books: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, and Harrison Burgeron by Kurt Vonnegut.

Obsessions:

Becca: Amazon Hair Clips, The Don’t Worry Darling Drama

What we read this week!

Becca: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Scandalized by Ivy Owens (Lauren from Christina Lauren)

Olivia: The Measure by Nikki Erlick

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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The Indoor Kid Episode: Fall 2022 TV & Movie Recs Sep 07, 2022

We’re preparing for indoor time this fall and talking TV and Movie recommendations! Becca and Olivia share their recommendations, and our listeners call in to share their favorite shows and hidden gems!

Olivia’s TV Recs: Scripted: Yellowjackets, Severance, Under the Banner of Heaven, Starstruck, and Fleabag.

Becca’s TV Recs: Partner Track, Loot, Never Have I Ever, Tell Me Lies, Hacks, Ten Percent, and The Bear.

Listener TV Recs: Trying, Minx, Crash Landing on You, Call your Agent!, Valeria, Minx, Everything I Know About Love, What We Do in the Shadows, Gilmore Girls, The Expanse, Love Island UK, Six Feet Under, A League Of Their Own, Abbott Elementary, The Great British Bake Off

Movie Recs

Becca: Not Okay, Vengeance, and Top Gun: Maverick

Olivia: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Listeners: The Last Duel (check content warnings before watching!) and Cha Cha Real Smooth

Obsessions

Olivia: Orange Amazon dress (pleasant surprise)

Becca: Sweat shorts (Lou & Grey; Amazon)

What we read this week!

Olivia:

Reclaiming Body Trust by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant

Becca:

Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

How To Fall Out Of Love Madly by Jana Casale

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty Book Club Aug 31, 2022

So excited to discuss our August book club pick: You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi. This lush romantic drama sparked a lot of conversation in our Facebook Group, and we share our differing feelings about the book as well! We also discuss why we think this book was so divisive, our thoughts on the characters' chemistry, how the theme of grief is explored, and what we thought about the ending.

In this conversation we bring up author Akwaeke Emezi’s interview with Elle, and To Be Black and Loved’s You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty review!

Obsessions

Olivia: Cowboy boots

Becca: New desk setup - Wireless Keyboard, Laptop Stand, Magic Trackpad

What we read this week!

Olivia:

All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Becca:

Seoulmates by Susan Lee (out 9/20)

If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang (out 10/11)

Now Is Not The Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson (out 11/8)

September Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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The Freelance Episode Aug 24, 2022

This week we’re talking about all things freelancing. We share when, why & how we made the decision to go freelance, what our work entails, and if we ever see ourselves going back to a full-time job. We also answer YOUR questions about freelance life including how much experience you need, how to find clients, and how we structure our schedules and stay motivated.

We also get into all the money stuff: from how to set and negotiate your rates, the good, the bad, and the ugly of payment timing, how we save for taxes, how we deal with health insurance, and what we’re doing for retirement planning.

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Obsessions

Becca: Ceramic cosmetic scooper stick (here’s something similar on Amazon)

A bonus thing we discussed today was Bug Bite Thing

Everything we read this week!

Olivia: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers

Becca: The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

August’s Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akweake Emezi

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Jennifer Weiner on Body Diversity in Books Aug 17, 2022

We’re taking body diversity in books with Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen books, including That Summer, Big Summer, Mrs. Everything, Good in Bed, and an essay collection, Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing.

Jennifer talks about her journey to becoming a best-selling author, what motivated her to feature women with different body types in her books, and the process of getting a visibly plus-size woman on book covers. We also ask Jennifer about how she decides what to write about, her newest book The Summer Place, and writing a book set in the time of COVID.

Jennifer also shares her favorite Philly bookstores and her favorite recent reads.

You can find Jennifer at @jenniferweinerwrites on Instagram, @jenweinerwrites on Tik Tok, Jennifer Weiner on Facebook, jenniferweiner.com, and get a signed copy of her books at Head House Books in Philadelphia

Books Jennifer loves right now:

When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld

Obsessions

Becca: Anthropologie bracelet stack: Colorful Chicklet Bracelet, Pearly Heart Bracelet, and Colorful Tennis Bracelet

Olivia: The Ghost Ship That Didn’t Carry Us by Cheryl Strayed, Dear Sugar Column

Some bonus things we talked about this week include Olivia’s Mango Cucumber salad by What’s Gaby Cooking and a Smashed Pickle Salad recipe from NYT cooking we both want to make ASAP.

What we read this week!

Becca: Killers of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (out Sept 6!) The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

Olivia: The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner, The Measure by Nikki Erlick

This Month’s Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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Our Q3 Listener Q&A! Aug 10, 2022

It's finally time for another Q&A! We answer some quick questions about how we found our voices as writers, advice for balancing creative projects and a day job, how we answer the question “so what do you do for work?” We also dive into lengthier questions about our favorite books of the year, the backlist books we love, the best & worst parts of hosting a podcast, and more!

Our favorite books of the year

Becca: Every Summer After by Carley Fortune, This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Olivia: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, and Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka.

Backlist books we love

Becca: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Selection Series by Kiera Cass, A Discovery of Witches series by Deborah E. Harkness, A Million Junes by Emily Henry, and Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

Olivia: The Push by Ashley Audrain, Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller, The One by John Marrs, The Whisper Man by Alex North, Good Girls’ Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, and Room by Emma Donoghue.

Becca’s seltzer influencer updates

Nixie Peach Iced Tea Seltzer (caffeinated)

Spindrift Pineapple

Our Favorite Candles

Hotel Lobby Signature Candle

Hotel Lobby Miami Candle

Hotel Lobby Pride Candle

Obsessions

Olivia: Airfly Pro for flying with wireless headphones

Becca: Sticky Tabs on Amazon

What we read this week!

Becca:

Nora Goes off Script by Annabel Monaghan

You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

The Counselors by Jessica Goodman

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (out September 6!)

Olivia:

Notes on an Execution by Dana Kukafa

August Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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How A Book Gets Made with Marketer Cristina Arreola & Ashley Winstead Aug 03, 2022

For the final episode of our series about how a book gets made, we’re talking all things marketing and publicity with Cristina Arreola, the senior marketing manager at Sourcebooks Landmark, and Ashley Winstead, the author of In My Dreams I Hold A Knife, Fool Me Once, and the forthcoming The Last Housewife.

Cristina and Ashley answer our questions about at what point marketing gets involved in the publishing process, how publishers decide how much marketing support a book gets, what the author is responsible for when it comes to marketing and publicity, and how much input authors get on book covers. We also discuss the different marketing playbooks for an author's first book vs their following books, the importance of pre-orders, and the impact of book clubs and social media buzz.

Find Cristina at @sourcebooks and @tinamariposa on Instagram.

Find Ashley at @ashleywinsteadbooks on Instagram.

Obsessions

Becca - The Bear on Hulu

Olivia - her niece’s obsession with dinosaurs

What we read this week!

Becca - Portrait of A Thief by Grace D. Li

Olivia - Every Summer After by Carley Fortune and Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

This Month’s Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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Lessons in Chemistry Book Club Jul 27, 2022

It’s finally time to discuss our listener-picked Book Club selection: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus!

We talk about our general feelings about the book, how we reacted to the moments of sexism in the 1960s setting, our thoughts on the main character, and the differing perspectives of the three key women in the book. We also discuss how we felt about the ending and since this book already has a TV adaptation in the works, we talk about our casting thoughts and hear from listeners about the characters they pictured.

What the book reminds us of

Where’d you go Bernadette by Maria Semple

Radioactive

Julia Child HBO Series

Obsessions

Becca - Trader Joe’s Hold The Cone Mini Ice Cream Cones (also toffee bars)

Olivia - Catfish (the documentary and TV Show)

What we read this week!

Becca:

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Olivia:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

August’s Book Club Pick: You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

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How a Book Gets Made: Editor Amanda Bergeron and Author Carley Fortune Jul 20, 2022

We’re BACK and continuing our series about how a book gets made! This week we’re chatting with Amanda Bergeron, an executive editor at Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and Carley Fortune, the author of Every Summer After.

Amanda breaks down the acquisition & publication process from the editor's end, how many submissions she receives, and what leads her to choose a book to work on. Carley shares her writing process from conception to submission, how she felt when she got her initial edit letter, and how much her manuscript changed from acquisition to publishing. We also ask them about how many rounds of edits they worked through together, what happens when they disagree on a change, and what makes a successful author/editor relationship.

Find Carley Fortune at @carleyfortune on Instagram, carleyfortune.com, and get a signed copy of Every Summer After via Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston Texas.

Books Carley and Amanda are Excited about

The No-Show by Beth O'Leary

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)

Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Obsessions

Becca:

Paris, Perfected

Burgundy Wines!

Digit for a rainy day fund

Olivia:

Pod Meets World Podcast

What we read this week

Olivia:

Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors by Sarah Stodola

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

Becca:

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore

The Cloisters by Katy Hays (Out November 1)

The Work Wife by Alison B Hart

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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How A Book Gets Made Series: Agent Taylor Haggerty with Author Iman Hariri-Kia Jul 06, 2022

We’re so excited to start our summer series about how a book gets made! This week we’re talking all about book agents, from what they do to how authors find an agent in the first place. We brought on Taylor Haggerty, an agent at Root Literary representing commercial fiction for teens and adults, and Iman Hariri-Kia, writer and editor born and based in New York City whose debut novel A Hundred Others Girls will be published July 26th by Sourcebooks.

We chat with Iman about her writing process for A Hundred Other Girls and how she found, queried, and picked out an agent to work with. Taylor explains an agent’s role in the publishing process and shares her tips for choosing the right agent, how to regroup if you get passed on, and she gives us a sense of how much money an author can expect to make for a debut novel.

You can find Iman at @imanharirikia on Instagram and @imanharirikia on Tik Tok

You can find Taylor at @rootliterary on Instagram, rootliterary.com, and PublishersMarketplace.com

Related to our conversation:

Track Changes - First Draft with Sarah Enni

Obsessions

Becca: The Summer I Turned Pretty & The Time Traveler’s Wife

Olivia: My Sweet Dumb Brain email newsletter by Katie Hawkins-Gaar

What we read this week!

Olivia:

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering

Becca:

Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

Counterfeit by Kristin Chen

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

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Cover Story by Susan Rigetti Book Club! Jun 29, 2022

It’s FINALLY time to talk about Cover Story by Susan Rigetti! Also, we recommend reading this book spoiler-free, so if you haven’t read it yet, read it then listen to this ep! This book was fun, juicy, and compulsively readable. We discuss our overall thoughts on the book, what we thought of the format, and of course, we have a much-needed discussion about the ending!

Obsessions

Becca: Fresh flowers - Peony season

Olivia: The Deep End on Hulu

My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

What we read this week!

Olivia:

Meant To Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey

Becca:

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26!)

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

This Month’s Book Club Pick:

Sponsors:

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2022 Mid-Year Goals Check-In! Jun 22, 2022

We’re already halfway through the year and it’s time for a 2022 goals check-in! Both Olivia and Becca share the personal and professional goals they set for this year, give an update on their progress, and discuss what they’ve learned along the way!

Related to our convo:

Check out the journal Olivia has been using here!

Check out Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Listen to Grace and Becca’s previous Goals episode here!

Obsessions

Olivia: Supergoop Glowstick SPF 50

Becca: Hustle on Netflix

What we read this week!

Becca:

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Reunion by Meghan Quinn

Olivia:

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Groupies by Sarah Priscus (out July 12)

Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin Jun 15, 2022

This week we’re discussing a topic we always get requests to cover, imposter syndrome! To help break things down, we brought on Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin, a licensed psychologist, executive coach, organizational consultant, and speaker. She recently gave a Ted X Talk about The Imposter Syndrome Parado, and is the co-author of Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life and the upcoming book, Your Unstoppable Greatness: Break Free From Imposter Syndrome, Cultivate Your Agency, and Achieve Your Ultimate Career Goals (out October 4)!

We discuss how imposter syndrome became her area of focus, the imposter cycle, and how to deal with imposter syndrome throughout your career. Lisa also discusses why she’s staunchly anti-‘fake it til you make it.’

You can find Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin on Linkedin at @drorbeaustin on Instagram and learn more about her course, masterclass, and more at dynamictransitionsllp.com.

Obsessions

Olivia: Vick’s VapoCOOL Severe Cough Drops

Becca: Boden Smocked Bodice Midi Dress

Bonus: Becca’s mini-high: Lava Nail Polish from Olive & June!

What we read this week!

Becca:

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

The Reunion by Meghan Quinn

Olivia:

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Night Swim by Megan Goldin

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (share your thoughts on the book with us at (843)-405-3157 or send a voice memo to badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

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We’re Writing Books: Talking All About The Process So Far Jun 08, 2022

This week we’re (figuratively) ripping our skin off and talking about the books we’re writing! This is an appetizer to a series we’re planning to do this summer all about how a book gets made. We give a mini preview about what our books are about, and break down what our book writing process was like, from what made us finally start writing to what we wish we knew before we wrote our books. We also share the resources that helped us along our process and talk about what’s coming next for our books!

We also recap our long weekend trips and our feelings about hot dogs 🌭

Resources that helped us in our process:

Becca:

Books: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody, Story Genius by Lisa Cron, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Podcasts: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, First Draft with Sarah Enni
Instagram Stories Highlights from Emily Henry; Hannah Orenstein; Jasmine Guillory

Olivia:

Newsletter: Agents & Books by Kate McKean

Our Obsessions:

Becca: Tretorn Nylite Original Sneakers in Leather

Olivia: Darkness (AKA the sun going down)

What we read this week:

Becca:

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (out Aug 30, 2022!)

Olivia:

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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14 Summer Reading Recs from Our Fave Bookstagrammers! Jun 01, 2022

This week we’re helping you build your summer reading list with recommendations from some of our favorite bookstagrammers! They each share two books they recommend we read this summer and answer a pressing question: If you could have a meal with any book character at any chain restaurant, which character and restaurant would you choose?

Sarah’s Picks: Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett (esp for fans of Nothing To See Here)

The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger (Out July 5)

Find Sarah at @sarahsbookshelves

Amber’s Picks

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola (Out July 5)

Hope and Glory by Jendella Benson

Find Amber at @byamberburns and www.byamberburns.com

Pheobe’s Picks

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia (Out July 26)

Find Phoebe at @readandwright

Morgan’s Picks

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Find Morgan at @nycbookgirl (and check out our last ep with morgan here!)

Ashley’s Picks

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore (Out June 14)

Find Ashley at @ashleyspivey, @spiveysbookclub

Becca’s Picks

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Olivia’s Picks

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes (out June 14)

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (Out August 16) (check content warnings for this one!)

Obsessions

Olivia: New Boden dresses

Becca: Ten Percent via Amazon Prime

What we read this week!

Becca:

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Marrying the Ketchups by Jennifer Close

Olivia:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

The It Girl by Ruth Ware (Out July 12)

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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Funny You Should Ask Book Club May 25, 2022

It's finally time to talk about Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman! We loved this book and we’re so excited to talk about it. We share our feelings and respond to listener calls about the book, its characters, its two timelines, and if we think the book accurately reflects how Hollywood operates today.

We also talk about the celebs we pictured as Gabe Parker, Olivia shares her celebrity interview stories, and we defend our celebrity crushes.

Obsessions

Becca: Pineapple Spindrift

Olivia: Birkenstock EVA Sandals (Becca also loves these foam faux Birkenstocks!)

What we read this week!

Olivia:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Becca:

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane

June's Book Club Pick: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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Author Emma Straub on Time Travel and Owning A Bookstore May 18, 2022

This week we’re chatting with New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books are Magic, Emma Straub! She’s the author of five novels, including This Time Tomorrow, which came out on May 17.

We ask her about her path to becoming an author, and chat about the process of writing This Time Tomorrow. And as the first bookseller on the podcast, we ask Emma about how Books are Magic came into her life and she shares the surprises that come with owning a bookstore!

Find Emma at @emmastraub on IG, @emmastraub on Twitter, and at emmastraub.net

Emma’s Book recs

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston (Out June 28)

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Out July 5)

What we read this week!

Olivia - Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Becca - Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

Obsessions

Becca - Anthropologie Mini Latte Bowls

Olivia - Free People (generally)

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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Getting Back to Travel: All Things Trip Planning May 11, 2022

This week, we’re together in person to talk about TRAVEL! Specifically, travel planning. We have travel on the brain, and thought you might, too. We discuss how we choose our destinations, how far in advance we plan our trips, if we like to plan ourselves or let someone else take over, the trips we have coming up, and MORE!

Our Travel Must-Haves

Olivia - AQUIS Rapid Dry Lisse Hair Wrap Towel

Becca - Sleeping Eye Mask, Megababe Thigh Rescue

Our Obsessions

Becca - Hotel Lobby Spa Candle

Olivia - Severance

What we read this week:

Becca - The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz

Olivia - The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Sponsors:

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Ask an HR Rep: Phylicia Jones Answers Your Work Q’s May 04, 2022

This week we welcome Phylicia Jones, Senior Director of Global People Development at PagerDuty, to answer all your work questions. She shares an overview of her career, what drew her to working in HR, and answers listener questions about cover letters, learning to be a great manager, navigating ambiguity at work, quitting when you feel a personal obligation to your boss, and more.

Connect with Phylicia on Linkedin!

Phylicia’s book recommendations

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink

Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau

Think Again by Adam Grant

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Grit by Angela Duckworth

How to Decide by Annie Duke

Obsessions

Olivia: The Somerset Maxi Linen Dress from Anthropologie

Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress

What we read this week!

Becca: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Olivia: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

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Project Hail Mary Book Club Apr 27, 2022

Hi space nuts! It's time to discuss our April book club pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This book is Olivia’s most-recommended read, and Becca (to her surprise) loved the book, too! In this week’s ep we discuss how we picture Rocky, if we’d ever go to space, and listen to your voicemails about your thoughts on the book. We also have a space food taste test live on the pod to fully get ourselves into the theme!

Obsessions

Olivia: Athleta Cabo Linen Wide Leg Pant

Becca: Athleta Salutation Stash Pocket Tight

What we read this week:

Becca:

The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas

How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder (Out June 14)

Olivia:

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Flying Solo by Linda Holmes

May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Sponsors:

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Getting to Know Olivia: Answering Listener Q’s Apr 20, 2022

Today, we’re continuing to get to know Olivia as she’s answering your questions!

She answers questions including how she met her husband (and dog!), what she was like as a kid, her typical workday, her go-to airport snacks, her niche interests, her childhood celeb crush, and her favorite way to eat a potato.

She also shares her book hot takes, her favorite past BOP book club pick, and a book from childhood that made her a lifelong reader.

If you’re looking to get to know Becca a little more, check out our Grace interviews Becca episode!

Obsessions

Olivia: Laneige Lip Glowy Balm

Becca: Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max

What we read this week!

Becca:

Wahala by Nikki May

Sister Stardust by Jane Green

Olivia:

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan.

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Our Morning Routines! Apr 13, 2022

This week we’re re-visiting a highly requested topic: our morning routines! We discuss the goals behind our morning routine, when we wake up (and when we have to be asleep to make that happen) what we do first thing in the morning, our at-home coffee order, breakfast, exercise, getting into work mode, and how our weekends look different.

Obsessions

Becca - Balance Bound Undated Daily Notepad

Olivia - Song - My Ego Dies at The End by Jensen McRae and her album Are You Happy Now? (and you can find Olivia’s spring playlist here!)

What we read this week!

Olivia:

The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan

A Court Of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass

Becca:

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (out May 17)

Meant to be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

Wahala by Nikki May

This Month’s Book Club Pick:

Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein

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Olivia's First Episode! Apr 06, 2022

Reporting live from our first one-on-one hangout ever, Olivia and Becca are together in person to kick off this new era of Bad On Paper! To start off this month of getting to know Olivia, we’ll be answering some of The 36 Questions that Lead to Love from the New York Times Modern Love column, in hopes that we fall a little in love and so does our audience!

These questions have us discussing our dream dinner guests, if we’d want to be famous, our ‘perfect day’, health anxiety, what we have in common, when we last cried, and giving each other advice for problems that have been on our minds.

We also share our excitement for the pod, setting boundaries with our phones, and more!

Read the study by the psychologist Arthur Aron here.

Obsessions

Olivia: Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.

Becca: Dior Concealer, Westman Atelier Blush in Petal

What we read this week!

Becca:

Olivia:

A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Mass

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Sponsors:

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Black Cake Book Club Mar 30, 2022

It’s time to talk about our March book club pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We absolutely LOVED this book. We discuss what grabbed us about this book, the themes of not understanding your parents as individuals vs. parents and identity, all the food in this book (including black cake!), our feelings on the ending, and more! We also say our podcast goodbyes to Grace! (IRL, we’re planning our Charleston reunion as we speak)

Books this reminded us of

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith

Obsessions

Grace: Let’s talk about the Stanley cups

Becca: Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Concealer Brush

What we read this week!

Grace:

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (check content warnings before picking this one up!)

Becca:

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

Something Wilder by Christina Lauren

April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Reflecting on Grace’s 4-Years of Podcasting Mar 23, 2022

It's the last ‘Just Us’ episode with Grace, and we’re reflecting on our podcast memories throughout the years! We talk about Grace’s highs and lows of doing the podcast, what she’s learned about herself through the pod, and her advice for Olivia for taking over the pod! We also look back on our first few episodes, talk about the book we wish we recorded a book club about, and the obsessions she wants to double down on.

Books Grace thinks are book club worthy!

I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley

Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Obsessions

Grace: Brent Neale Snail Necklace

Becca: ASOS DESIGN crew neck sweater in rib with fluffy yarn

What we read this week!

Grace:

Violeta by Isabel Allende

Dress Code by Veronique Hyland

Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett

The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (out Aug 16!)

Taste by Stanley Tucci

Becca:

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand

March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Get to Know Our Incoming Co-Host Olivia Muenter! Mar 16, 2022

This week, we’re getting to know Becca’s new cohost (starting April 6) Olivia Muenter!

We talk to Olivia about her background, her initial thoughts when Becca approached her to be a co-host, what she’s most excited and nervous about joining the podcast, and topics she wants to discuss on the pod.

We also discuss more book-ish things like Olivia’s novel-writing process, her reading tastes, her dream reading setup, and what books she can read over and over again.

Listen to our previous episode with Olivia here!

Olivia’s favorite thrillers

In my Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown

Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

People Like Her Ellery Lloyd

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Obsessions

Grace: Billy Wilder Movies

Olivia: These Amazon Heels

What we read this week!

Grace:

Violeta by Isabel Allende

Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance by Jacey Duprie

Olga Dies Dreaming Xochitl Gonzalez

Becca:

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

The Club by Ellery Lloyd

Olivia:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

One Night On The Island by Josie Silver

March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

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Answering Your Questions! Mar 09, 2022

This week, we’re doing a Q&A! We answer your questions about our favorite (and least favorite) Book Club Picks, future projects we’re excited about, getting motivated, how to get through a bad mood, what we’re watching right now, and more!

Our favorite podcasts hosted by two best friends

A Thing or Two

Happier in Hollywood

Girls Gotta Eat

What we’re watching right now

The Dropout

Oscar Best Picture Nominees

Bridgerton Season 2 (out March 25)

Julia (out March 31)

Marry Me

Our favorite book club picks

Verity by Colleen Hoover

Open Book by Jessica Simpson

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

What we read this week

Grace:

A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp

Violeta by Isabel Allende

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Becca:

The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont

March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

Obsessions

Grace: WHO WE ARE: A Chronicle of Racism in America with Jeffery Robinson

Becca: Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liner in Bronze

Sponsors:

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Writing Advice and Self-Care Picks with Forever35’s Kate Spencer Mar 02, 2022

This week, we got the chance to chat with Kate Spencer, co-host of Forever35 and author of the memoir The Dead Moms Club. We talk about her first novel In a New York Minute (which is a Grace approved romance BTW!) discuss her writing process, and she shares her advice for aspiring writers.

We discuss how she got to where she is today, her desert island beauty picks, the books she’s loving right now, and of course, Wordle.

You can find Kate at @katespencer on Instagram, @katespencerwrites on Tik Tok, and @forever35podcast and preorder In a New York Minute! Listen to Forever35 podcast

Kate’s Favorite Reads

RAFE: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron

Ice Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby Dixon

The Pisces: A Novel by Melissa Broder

As well as the authors Christina Lauren, Jasmine Guillory, Talia Hibbert, and Julie Anne Long!

Kate’s desert island products

Klur Gentle Matter Cleanser

Jan Marini Bioclear Face Lotion

Tatcha The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream

Jane Iredale Dream Tint Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15

Stila Stay All Day Dual-Ended Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner

Nars Lipstick in Heat Wave

Kate’s Obsessions

Her Air Fryer

Jenny Kayne Montecito Candle ( which is sold out, but Grace thinks Anecdote’s Self Care Candle would be a similar vibe)

Kate’s Favorite Forever 35 Episodes

Thriving, Surviving, and Nail Biting with Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh

Current Product Obsessions with Samantha Irby

The InstaPot of Skincare with Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak

Our Obsessions

Grace: Rose Inc. Skin Enhance Luminous Skin Tint (shade 5)

Becca: R+Co Dallas Thickening Spray

What we read this week!

Grace:

Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

She Regrets Nothing by Andrea Dunlop

Listening - The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

Becca:

The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

This Month’s Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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Greenwich Park Book Club Feb 23, 2022

This week, it’s finally time to talk about Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner! Grace loved this book, but Becca was… just meh! We discuss our differing opinions on the book, our mid-book theories, what we thought about the ending, and what kinds of thrillers we reach for.

We also talk about Bone, Marry, Bury finally being out, Grace’s upcoming trips, and more!

Obsessions:

Grace: Tory Burch Resort + Swimsuits

Becca: Inventing Anna

What we read this week:

Becca:

The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith (Out March 1!)

One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

Grace:

Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

This Month’s Book Club Pick:

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

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Our Amazon Favorites! Feb 16, 2022

We can’t believe we haven’t done this episode before, but today we’re sharing our favorite Amazon finds! To get a full list of our favorites, check out the show notes below or click this link!

We also talk about our IRL reunion in NYC, Becca’s bad mail day, and Grace breaking her Wordle streak.

Our home finds

Becca: Lazy susans (for spices, for fridge), Metal reusable straws, Chateau Spill wine spray

Grace: Onion Chopper, Marble Ice Cream Bowls, Cabana Stripe Beach Towels

Clothing/Beauty finds

Grace: Murder Robe, Long Fleece Tunic, Moroccanoil Body Spray, Ice Roller, Face Roller

Becca: Mighty patch pimple patches, Commando faux leather leggings

Kids Finds

Becca: Bear zip-up fleece, Wood truck set

Grace: Unicorn Ponycycle, Loose Stickers, Colors of the world skin tones crayon set

Food Finds

Grace: Red Clay Everything Salts, Ken’s Salad Dressing, Olive Brine Mix for dirty martinis

Becca: Luxardo gourmet cherries, The Pepper Plant hot sauce, Torres truffle potato chips, Tutto Calabria hot pepper spread

Misc Finds

Becca: Zeyar highlighters, Shower steam spray - eucalyptus, Ring light

Grace: Foot Massager, Beeswax Wraps, Callous Grater

Obsessions

Grace: We Dream in Colour Earrings

Becca: Dyson Airwrap

Instagram Obsessions

Becca: @unwiltedflowers

Grace: @thegreenvase

What we read this week!

Becca: Just Haven't Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens

Grace: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson, Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson, The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (In audiobook form narrated by Tom Hanks!)

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February’s Book Club Pick:

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

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An Announcement! Feb 09, 2022

So today we have some bittersweet news. In this episode, we talk about this big news, the future of the podcast, and our podcast highs from the last 4 years.

‘Just Us’ Episodes we loved

Always Ask For More Money – Negotiating Your Salary, Getting A Promotion, and Setting Freelance Rates

How We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!)

FMK: Quarantine Edition

Favorite Snacks, Chores That Give Us A Rush, and The Brighter Side of Quarantine.

Listener Q&A: Big Life Decisions, Career Moves, Daily Routines, + More!

Favorite Guest Episodes

Bad on Politics #6: Stacey Abrams on Voting Rights

An Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert

Investing 101: Sallie Krawcheck on the gender wealth gap

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo on work wifing, closing their business, and the decision whether to have kid

Cindy Crawford shares her supermodel secrets + takes us inside the modeling biz!

Ep. 53: Ashley & Rayna from Girls Gotta Eat Talk Dating, Finding Friends on Instagram, & Creating a Life You Love.

Ep 38: Jared Freid on Dating, "Everyone is someone's foot"

Ep 34: the Amazing Katie Sturino + a Talk on Body Positivity.

Ep. 47: Alyssa Mastromonaco - the Obamas, the Importance of Lists, and Staying Calm Under Pressure.

Obsessions

Becca’s 2022 Playlist

The Marie Cardigan from Shopslivia.com

What we read this week!

Becca: Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Grace: Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier, Castles In Their Bones by Laura Sebastian

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February’s Book Club Pick: Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

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Candles and Beauty faves with Hotel Lobby Candle Founder, Lindsay Silberman Feb 02, 2022

It’s time for our first guest of 2022! This week we’re speaking with Lindsay Silberman, blogger, and founder of Hotel Lobby Candle.

We talk about her career path, when she got into blogging, how she started Hotel Lobby Candle, what it takes to even create a scent, her favorite travel destinations, and more!

We also talk about reading nonfiction in the morning and dealing with injuries.

You can find Lindsay at @lindsaysilb on Instagram, lindsaysilberman.com, and check out Hotel Lobby Candles at hotellobbycandle.com

Lindsay’s Desert Island Beauty Picks

Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat & UV Protective Primer

Batiste Dry Shampoo

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm

Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Extra Strength Daily Peel Pads

Gucci Poudre De Beauté Éclat Soleil Bronzing Powder

What is on Lindsay’s Nightstand

Hotel Lobby Paris Nuit Candle

TriPollar STOP Vx

Obsessions

Becca - Olive and June Super Glossy Top Coat

Grace - American Crime Story - Impeachment

Instagram Obsessions

Becca - @getyourbookoninsta

What we read this week!

Grace:

The Maid by Nita Prose

Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier

Becca:

On A Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Susman (out 4/12)

I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg

February Book Club Pick: Greenwich Park by Katharine Faulkner

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Wish You Were Here Book Club Jan 26, 2022

This week our Book Club is BACK and we’re discussing Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. This book deals with Covid-19, which you may or may not have the emotional capacity to read about right now. We totally understand if you could not join us for this book club.

Wish You Were Here follows Diana, a type-a art specialist who has her entire life planned out. She has been planning her dream trip to the Galapagos with her surgeon boyfriend. In March 2020, on the eve of their trip, New York City is bracing for the arrival of coronavirus. Her boyfriend can’t take off work but encourages Diana to go alone. Except, when she gets there, she finds out that the island is closing for a 2-week quarantine. Diana makes an impulsive decision to stay, and her time on the island has her reevaluating her whole life back in New York.

Also discussed:

Jodi Picoult on First Draft With Sarah Enni

Obsessions

Grace: The Nori Press

Becca: Zeyar Pastel Highlighters

Instagram Obsessions

Grace: @cyrus.library

What we read this week!

Grace:

The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont (Out February 1st!)

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

Outline by Rachel Cusk

Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

Becca:

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner

February Book Club Pick

Sponsors:

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2022 Goals Extravaganza Jan 19, 2022

Now that we’ve caught up from our winter break, it’s time to think about one of our favorite topics: goals! We reflect on how we did with our 2021 goals, talk about how we feel going into 2022, and break down the professional and personal goals we want to achieve this year.

We also talk about Becca’s homemade buffalo chicken wrap, Grace’s outdoorsy weekend in L.A., and more!

What we read/listen to when thinking of our goals!

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Happier in Hollywood

Obsessions

Grace:

Black American Portraits at LACMA

88 acres seed butter

Becca:

A Discovery of Witches, Euphoria, Bel Air, Wordle

Instagram Obsessions

@dailyrothko

What we read this week!

Becca:

Crave by Tracy Wolff

The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (again!)

Grace:

Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult

Outline by Rachel Cusk

Our January Bookclub pick

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Catching Up On Our Winter Break Jan 12, 2022

After a restorative break, we’re back and ready to fill you in on what we were up to over the holidays! We talk about our high highs (Becca finishing the first draft of her book! Grace’s Chappy Wrap collab dropping TODAY!) and low lows (Omicron anxiety). We also break down everything we read and watched during our time off!

What Grace read over the break

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Friends Like These by Kimberly McCreight

The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro

Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron *Grace’s Top Recommendation!

Too Late by Colleen Hoover

In A New York Minute by Kate Spencer (out March 15!)

The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak

What Becca read for over the break

Book Lovers by Emily Henry (out May 3!)

Playing with Matches by Hannah Orenstein

The Happily Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Wish You Were Here by Jodie Picoult

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

What Becca watched over the break

What Grace watched over the break (and check out 2022 Oscars Best Picture Predictions!)

Mass (content warning: school shootings)

What we both watched

Instagram Obsessions

Grace: @socialclubofficiel

Becca: @carolinagelen

Obsessions

Grace: Ella Ora Skin Therapy Clinic, Smythson Soho Cosmic Travel Diary

Becca: Shop.app, J. Crew oversized cashmere wrap, Sim City BuildIt

What We’re Currently Reading

Grace: Atomic Habits by James Clear, Everything We Didn’t Say by Nicole Baart

Becca: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (again!), Crave by Tracy Wolff

Our January Bookclub Pick

Wish You Were Here by Jodie Picoult

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The Great 2021 Holiday Episode! Dec 08, 2021

This week is our last episode of 2021 and we’re covering holidays past and present! We talk about our favorite holiday memories, recipes, movies, books, gifting advice, what’s on our wish list and more!

We also talk about our thanksgivings, Grace’s recovery from the cold from hell, and Becca finally being able to talk about her secret project!

Our Holiday Gifting Recommendations

Grace’s Ornaments Rec

Becca’s Candle Rec

Becca’s Socks Rec

Our Go-To Holiday Recipes

Grace’s Egg Nog Recipe

Becca’s Favorite Stuffing Recipe

Becca’s Favorite Anginetti Cookie Recipe

Becca’s Christmas List

Ugg Ultra Minis

Leatherology Laptop Bags

Becca’s Christmas Books

One Day In December by Josie Silver

Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan

This Time Next Year Sophie Cousens

So, This is Christmas by Tracy Andreen

The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

Obsessions

Grace - Jill Stuart Beauty Jelly Eye Color

Becca - eucalyptus shower spray

What we read this week!

If You Tell by Greg Olsen

State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

Business Minded by Carly Riordan (Out December 28!)

Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner (Out January 25!)

In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer (Out March 15!)

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Becca Interviews Grace Dec 01, 2021

We’re finishing our end-of-year tradition of interviewing each other, and this time Grace is in the hot seat!

Becca asks Grace your questions about the ins and outs of her job, if blogging has ever impacted her self-image, if she’d ever write a book, her favorite Charleston spots, long-distance relationship advice, if she got her driver’s license yet, and so much more!

Obsessions

Grace - Beautypie’s Gingerbread, Almond & Orange Blossom Candle

Becca - Friday Night Lights, Pinhook Bourbon

What we read this week!

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

If You Tell by Greg Olsen

Fake by Erica Katz (out Feb 22!)

In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer (Out March 15!)

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Ghosts Book Club Nov 24, 2021

This week we finally get to discuss our November Book Club pick, Ghosts by Dolly Alderton. This book captured modern dating in a way we haven’t seen before, and honestly, we can’t agree on if the ending was satisfying or not. Ghosts follows Nina Dean, a London woman in her early thirties with a successful career as a food writer and loving friends and family. When she downloads a dating app, she meets a great guy on her first date. When Max tells Nina he's going to marry her on date one, it feels like all is going to plan. But when Max ghosts her, Nina is forced to deal with everything she's been trying so hard to ignore.

Obsessions

ChappyWrap Blankets

Crate and Barrel Sofa

Instagram Obsessions

@marthastewart48

What we read this week

Fake by Erica Katz (out Feb 22)

So, This is Christmas by Tracy Andreen

State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

Sponsors

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Grace Interviews Becca Nov 17, 2021

We’re so excited to continue our yearly tradition of interviewing each other, starting off with Grace interviewing Becca! (Grace will have her turn in the hot seat in a few weeks!)

Grace asks Becca your questions about bookish things, her new creative projects, career reflections, dating & friendship advice, what she’s learned about herself in the past year, and So! Much! More!

Becca’s Misc. Mentions:

For Getting Started at Book Writing - Save the Cat writes a Novel

Her GoodReads Account - Follow her here!

Her Splurge Item - Sarah Flint Perfect Zip Bootie in Brown

Her Favorite Sheets - Amazon Mellani Sheets

Becca’s Favorite Dinner Party Recipes

Grossy’s Vodka Sawce

Garlic Braised Short Ribs

Coq au Vin

Obsessions

Grace - Midnight Mass

Becca - The Chunky Chef Zuppa Toscana

What we read this week!

Books To Preorder

If This Gets Out by Cale Dietrich and Sophie Gonzales

Smile and Look Pretty by Amanda Pellegrino

Books You Can Read Now!

Palm Beach by Mary Adkins

We're Speaking by Hitha Palepu

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

November Book Club Pick:

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Best Books of 2021! Nov 10, 2021

It’s been a big year of reading, and today we’re talking about our favorite books from 2021! We each picked a top 5 and also had our listeners weigh in on the best books—from thrillers to romance to non-fiction to backlist—they read this year. If you’re in search of book recs, look no further, we have the best of the best for you!

Grace’s Favorites

- The Push by Ashley Audrain (Mystery/Thriller)

- Good Night Beautiful by Aimee Mollloy (Mystery/Thriller)

-Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (Fiction)

-Midnight Library by Matt Haig (Fiction)

-Untamed by Glennon Doyle (Non-Fiction)

-Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee (Non-Fiction)

-The Third Door by Alex Banayan (Non-Fiction)

-Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Non-Fiction)

-The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Backlist)

Becca’s Favorites

-The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mystery/Thriller)

-People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Romance)

-Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly (Romance)

-Seven Days in June by Tia Williams (Romance)

-The People We Keep by Allison Larkin (Fiction)

-The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand (Backlist)

Listener Reccomendations!

-The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Mystery/Thriller)

-Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger (Mystery/Thriller)

-The Wife and The Widow by Christian White (Mystery/Thriller)

-Olympus Texas by Stacey Swann (Fiction)

-Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (Fiction)

-Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans (Fiction)

-Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters (Fiction)

-We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride (Fiction)

-Expecting Better by Emily Oster (Non-Fiction)

-Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Non-Fiction)

-Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner (Non-Fiction)

-Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell (Non-Fiction)

-The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson (Non-Fiction)

-Indistractable by Nir Eyal (Non-Fiction)

-A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper (Non-Fiction)

-A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Backlist)

-Summer of 69 by Elin Hilderbrand (Backlist)

Obsessions

The Morning Show

A Discovery of Witches

What we Read this week!

Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl

Always, in December by Emily Stone

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich

November Book Club Pick:

Collective Wisdom: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Grace Bonney on her New Book, Design Sponge, and Career Changes! Nov 03, 2021

This week we interviewed Grace Bonney, founder of Design Sponge to talk about her new book, Collective Wisdom! We learn how she got to where she is today, what inspired her to write a book about women over 50, how she found the women featured in her book, and the interviews that had the greatest impact on her.

We also talk about Design Sponge, how it felt to close it down on her terms, and her thoughts on going back to school as an adult!

Follow Grace Bonney

Instagram - @grace__bonney & @designsponge

Instagram Obsessions

Grace - @designsponge

Becca - @nanowrimo

Obsessions

Grace - Nest Pumpkin Chai Candle

Becca - Aerie The Sweat Waffle Crew Neck Sweatshirt

What we’ve read this week

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Always, in December by Emily Stone

November Book Club Pick:

Pick up A Special Place for Women Here

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

A Special Place for Women Book Club Oct 27, 2021

It’s book club week and this month we’re talking about A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin. Capturing start-up culture can be a hit or miss, and we really think Laura Hankin got it right in this book. A Special Place for Women follows a daring reporter who infiltrates an exclusive female-run members club, whose members are far more powerful than she imagined.

We also talk about not knowing what’s next, Becca’s Sweater status, and Grace’s accidental trespassing adventure.

Startup Books we Like:

The Herd by Andrea Bartz

Startup by Doree Shafrir

One by One by Ruth Ware

Ripped from the headlines book

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson

Admission by Julie Buxbaum

Our favorite witch books

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

The Practical Magic Series by Alice Hoffman

Obsessions

Grace - Stoney Clover Ln X American Girl, You Season 3, Succession

Becca - Succession, The Big Leap

What we’ve read this week

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

We’re Speaking by Hitha Palepu

November Book:

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

All About Birthdays! Oct 20, 2021

Since we both celebrated our birthdays recently, we thought it would be fun to spend today’s episode reminiscing and looking forward.

We reminisce on our most memorable birthdays as kids, have a very in-depth conversation about ice cream cake, and talk about how 40th birthday parties are the year to go ALL OUT. We also talk about aging and if/how milestone birthdays spark anxiety about getting older.

Also, Grace recaps her Vienna trip, Becca talks about her trip upstate, and we mourn the loss of a champagne-soaked memory card.

Instagram Obsessions

@rianne.meijer

@p_o_p_k_n_i_t

@theknitedit

Obsessions

Becca - Ayr The Pop Jeans

Grace - July Checked Trunk Suitcase

What we’ve read

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker

October Book:

Inconceivable on October 26 at 7 pm at the Triad Theater

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Casey Balsham on Infertility, Zoom Comedy, and her First Standup Set! Oct 13, 2021

This week, we’re chatting with our friend and standup comedian, Casey Basham! We talk about how we met, how she got into standup comedy, and how she adjusted to doing comedy in the pandemic! We also dive into her comedy about fertility, how people have received it, how it has become a cathartic outlet for her, and her special INCONCEIVABLE filming on October 26!

We also talk about Grace’s Vienna trip, Becca’s sweater-knitting project, and everything we’ve been reading the past week!

Follow Casey

@casefaceb on Instagram

The Shady Shit Podcast

Obsessions

Becca - Knitting her Sweater!

Grace - Yacht Rock Revue

What we’ve read

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams

Wild at Heart by K.A. Tucker

October Book:

There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Some More Personal Thoughts On Burnout Oct 06, 2021

After our episode with Anne Helen Petersen about burnout, we realized that we also have a lot to say on the subject and wanted to do a follow-up episode about our own experiences with burnout.

If you haven’t listened to our episode with Anne Helen Petersen, you can listen here.

We talk about our experiences with burnout both professionally and personally, burnout guilt,and some recent realizations about “having it all”. We also talk about our personal tips to improve burnout, what we do to check in with ourselves, and how we set boundaries to prevent even more burnout!

Grace also shares details from her 40th birthday bash, Becca talks about getting back into routines, and more!

Our Burnout Resources

Practical Frameworks for Beating Burnout

Obsessions

The Americans

Dolce Vita Paily Heels

Only Murders in the Building

Clickbait

What we’ve read

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams

October Book:

The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand

Sponsors:

Night - Use the code NIGHTBOP for 20% off sitewide at discovernight.com

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Magic of Found Objects Book Club Sep 29, 2021

It’s finally time for The Magic of Found Objects Book Club! This Book felt totally different than others we’ve read recently and we’re so excited to talk about it!

The story follows Phronsie, who was conceived at Woodstock by a free-spirited hippie mother and a practical farmer father. All her life she’s been torn between the two. After trying her hand at the NYC dating scene, her childhood best friend proposes that they give up on romance and marry each other. After Phronsie agrees, she meets someone who makes a case for revisiting romance. While her stepmother argues for the safety of the engagement, her birth mother relays messages from the universe to hold out for true love, and Phronsie must look to her own heart to find the answers.

In addition to talking all about the book, we also talk about Becca’s trip to Palm Beach, Grace’s birthday party prep, and the struggle of being a beginner again at something you used to be great at.

Instagram Obsessions

@margaret.wright

@ashnb1

Obsessions

AFI’s 100 List

What we’ve read

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams

White Smoke by Tiffany D Jackson

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarity

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

October Book:

https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/

Sponsors:

Better Help - go to betterhelp.com/badonpaper for 10% your first month!

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Anne Helen Petersen on the Ins and Outs of Burnout Sep 22, 2021

This week, we got the chance to talk with Anne Helen Petersen, writer of the newsletter Culture Study, and author of Can’t Even: How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation.

We talk about how she got to where she is today, her personal definition of burnout, why millennials are more afflicted with burnout than other generations, how the pandemic sparked a new form of burnout, how social media impacts burnout, and so much more! She also shares her advice on how to tell if you’re burning out and how to avoid falling into it!

In addition, Grace and Becca talk about Grace’s epic food weekend, Becca’s upcoming trip to Palm Beach, and our computer problems!

Find Anne Helen Petersen

Instagram: @annehelenpetersen
Twitter: @annehelen
Subscribe to her newsletter Culture Study
Articles she recommends: Is everything an MLM, "In reality TV defined by renovation, the self becomes settled.”
Her favorite fiction of the year: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdich
Her favorite nonfiction of the year: The Season: A Social History of the Debutante by Kristen Richardson

Instagram Obsession

@british_fluffs

Obsessions

Grace: LuLaRich
Becca: Challenges.app

What we’ve read

September Book:

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

Sponsors:

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Quarterly Q&A! Sep 15, 2021

This week we’re answering all your questions! We cover some quick things like apartment decor wins (and regrets), what to ask for when you get a facial, dream vacation destinations, and new book releases we’re excited about… and also discuss tackle more serious stuff like how we stay sane and happy when times are hard, how to leave a job you hate, financial security, staying organized, our favorite newsletters and more!

We also dive into meatier questions like how to get over imposter syndrome at work, how to turn your side hustle to your main hustle, and how to advocate for yourself and say ‘no’ at work!

We also talk about our vacation for Becca’s birthday and how we are getting back into the swing of things post-trip.

Obsessions

Becca - Hotel Lobby Miami Candle
Grace - Only Murders in the Building

What We Read on Vacation

Grace

Becca

September Book:

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

Sponsors:

Prose - go to prose.com/BOP for 15% off your first order
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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Brightland Founder, Aishwarya Iyer, on Olive Oil and Imposter Syndrome Sep 08, 2021

This week, we chat with Aishwarya Iyer, founder of Brightland. We talk about what motivated her to start an olive oil company, her tips for finding high-quality cooking oils, and a new Brightland launch coming this fall! She also shares her advice for those starting their own brand and her tips on how to overcome imposter syndrome.

We also talk about Becca’s need for a beach day, Grace’s salad with potatoes, and RomComPods making it to the Sunday Arts section of the New York Times!

Follow Aishwarya

Aishwarya’s fave food startups

What she’s reading

And use the discount code BADONPAPER0921 for a discount on your order until 9/30/2021!

Instagram Obsessions

@blondebrokeandboughie

Obsessions

The Other Two
La Gritona Tequila

What We’re Reading:

September Book:

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

Sponsor:

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Uncommon Goods - go to uncommmongoods.com/BOP for 15% off your next gift
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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

A Check-In on Our 2021 Goals! Sep 01, 2021

This week, we looked back on our 2021 Resolutions Episode to check in about how the goals we’ve achieved, and what goals we’ve decided to save for later!

Grace talks about how she’s taking the time to dive into her personal interests and investing in lasting partnerships at work, while Becca shares her RomComPods wins and how she’s keeping up with her skincare routine. We also talk about future goals we’re hoping to manifest!

We also talk about our highs and lows, Grace’s documentary binge over the weekend, Becca’s upcoming vacation, weather, and wonky sleep schedules.

Grace’s Documentary Watches

What We’re Reading:

Obsessions

September Book:

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

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Ace of Spades Book Club Aug 25, 2021

This week, we finally get to talk about our August Book Club Pick, Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé! This psychological thriller is the best YA book we’ve read this year and will definitely keep you guessing (and reading!). Ace of Spades follows two senior students at an elite prep school, Devon and Chiamaka, who are getting targeted as the subject of anonymous text blasts to the whole school revealing their dark secrets.

If you have not read this book yet, we highly recommend you read it before you listen to this episode to avoid spoilers!

Teen Prep School Dramas we love

What We’re Reading:

The View Was Exhausting by Onjuli Datta and Mikaella Clements

Grace’s Obsessions:

Target’s Dress assortment (will link Grace’s blog post when it’s up!)
The Prince on HBO Max
CODA on Apple TV+

Becca’s Obsessions:

J. Crew Swimsuit
Apple Watch Challenges

September Book:

The Magic of Found Objects by Maddie Dawson

Sponsor:

Prose - go to prose.com/BOP for 15% off your first order.
Night - go to discovernight.com and use the code NIGHTBOP for 20% off your purchase.
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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Back To School With BOP: How We Strive To Be Lifelong Learners Aug 18, 2021

This week’s episode is all about lifelong learning! While we’re not going back to school ourselves, we talk about how we try to incorporate learning into our lives through the excitement of a new hobby, online classes, and non-fiction reading and listening. We also chat about our alternate life college majors, all of Becca’s hobby love affairs, and Grace’s tendency to fall down an information rabbit hole.

We also hear from YOU about what you do to be lifelong learners! We hear from listeners blogging about women in history, becoming certified yoga teachers, finding out they have a passion for science, and more!

We also catch up on what we did when Grace was in NYC and how our social batteries are LOW.

Becca

Grace

Some Masterclasses we love

Kelly Wearstler, Robin Roberts, Bobbi Brown, Anna Wintour, Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes, Aaron Sorkin, Judd Apatow.

AFI 100 List

What We’re Reading:

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Instagram:

@kleekai_luna

@Madewithlovebytomdaley

Obsessions:

Whole Foods Mineral Waters
Habit -- Daily Tracker

August Book:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Sponsor:

Rent The Runway - take 40% off 2-months of an 8-item plan with code BOP at renttherunway.com
Olive & June - go to oliveandjune.com/BOP and use the code BOP for 20% off your first Manicure system
Better Help - go to betterhelp.com/badonpaper and use the code for 10% off your first month

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Nell Diamond Chats Nap Dress Mania, Hill House Home, and More! Aug 11, 2021

This week we’re speaking with Nell Diamond, Founder & CEO of Hill House Home, and the brain behind the much-beloved Nap Dress! We talk about her life before founding Hill House, why she thinks the Nap Dress has such a huge fandom, and some exciting Nap Dress developments on the horizon!

We also talk about our highs and lows of the week, Grace’s trip to NYC, and Becca’s questionable candy habits.

What We’re Reading:

Instagram:

Obsessions:

August Book:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Sponsor:

Hellofresh - go to hellofresh.com/BOP12 and use the code BOP12 for 12 free meals including free shipping
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
Zocdoc: go to zocdoc.com/bop to sign up for free and find a top-rated doctor

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We’re Back! A giant catch up episode. Aug 04, 2021

We’re baaaack! This week we’re catching up on what we’ve been up to during our summer hiatus! We also break down everything we’ve been reading and watching, our Instagram faves, our new obsessions, and more! P.S. would you read Becca’s magical startup celebrity love story novel featuring magical unsupervised teens? Let us know!

What We’re Reading:

What We’re Watching

Instagram:

Obsessions:

August Book:

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Sponsor:

BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift uncommongoods.com/bop
Harper Wilde - Go to harperwilde.com/BOP to get 20% off your first purchase.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

People We Meet on Vacation Book Club, with Emily Henry! Jun 30, 2021

This week on the podcast we’re talking all things People We Meet on Vacation with the author, Emily Henry! For such a light, fun read the conversation gets quite serious. We talk about that feeling of discontent some thirty-somethings experience when they achieve their goals, her writing process, how real-life vacations inspired scenes in the book, and her favorite (and least favorite) romance tropes. We also talk about Amazon Prime Day Finds! Don’t forget: We are taking the month of July off but we’ll be back on August 4th!

Follow Emily Henry at @emilyhenrywrites and buy People We Meet on Vacation here.

Obsessions:

Pebble Ice Maker

Instagram:

@amysmilovic

What We’re Reading:

August Book:

Will be announced SOON!

Sponsor:

To get 15% off your next order, go to uncommongoods.com/BOP

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Elin Hilderbrand Chats Beach Reads, Nantucket Eats, and More Jun 23, 2021

This week on the podcast we’re chatting with one of our favorite authors, Elin Hilderbrand! We talk about the origin story of her first book, how she found her way to Nantucket, what book was the hardest to write, and how she feels about being called the “queen of beach reads.” We also talk about our really great weeks, Becca’s pilot scriptwriting process, and our excitement for the Summer 2021 TV Lineup!

Find Elin Hilderbrand on Instagram at @elinhilderbrand

Obsessions:

Instagram:

What We’re Reading:

Elin’s Top 3 Elin Hilderbrand Books

Elin’s Top 3 Beach Reads

Elin’s Restaurant Recommendations

June Book:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Sponsor:

Night - 20% off discovernight.com with the code BOPNIGHT
Betterhelp - Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Summer Shopping Favorites! Jun 16, 2021

It’s been a minute since we’ve done a shopping episode so today we wanted to give you a big shopping update. This week’s episode is all about the clothes, skincare, beauty products (and more!) we’ve been buying lately. We also catch up on life, reading, and a recent TV fave.

Where we’ve been shopping

Fashion

Farm Rio

Skincare

Beauty Pie (Uber Youth Complexion Ampoules, Genius Lift Elixer)
All things Supergoop!
Biossance (Rose Oil, Body Cream, Night Serum)
Sobel Skin Bio Hyaluronic Cream
Weleda body butter

Makeup

Misc

See all Grace’s Apartment Buys in her ‘CHS Rental’ Highlights!
Jonathan Adler Beach Towels

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

June Book:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Sponsor:

Rent the Runway - get 40% off 2 months of an 8 or 16 item plan with code BOP at renttherunway.com.
Hellofresh - go to hellofresh.com/BOP12 and use the code BOP12 for 12 free meals including free shipping.
Harper Wilde - Go to harperwilde.com/BOP to get 20% off your first purchase.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

(Career) Change Is In The Air! Jun 09, 2021

This week is all about career changes! We talk about our career paths and answer your questions including: How do you know it’s time to change careers? How do you adjust to working from home? How can I make the shift from one industry to another? We also cover our impromptu Charleston reunion and how we’re pushing through the urge to doze off as our calendars fill up!

Career Aptitude Tests + Resources

Instagram

@skylersamuels

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

June Book:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
CareOf: Go to takecareof.com for 50% off your first order with code BOP50
BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Katie Sturino On Her New Book "Body Talk" Jun 02, 2021

Today we are joined by our dear friend Katie Sturino, body acceptance advocate and founder of Megababe Beauty. This episode is basically a three-way phone conversation among friends but the big thing is that we talk about her amazing new book, Body Talk, and her journey towards body acceptance. We also use this time to catch up with Katie, covering her summer travel plans, new Megababe launches, what brands we want to see extend their size range, and the surprising struggle of creating Instagram content!

Join us in the Facebook group to tell us what you thought!

More Katie

Instagram:

@laurabenanti

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

The Most Beautiful girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
The Hunting Wives by Mary Cobb

June Book:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Sponsor:

Prose: go to prose.com/bop for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your first order
Betterhelp: go to betterhelp.com/badonpaper for 10% off your first month
Zocdoc: go to zocdoc.com/bop to sign up for free and find a top-rated doctor

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Last Thing He Told Me Book Club May 26, 2021

This month we read The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave, one of both of our favorite authors. We were already HUGE Laura Dave fans (she’s also the author of Eight Hundred Grapes and Hello Sunshine), and we were so excited to see her branch into totally new territory with a thriller! In the book, Hannah Hall’s husband, Owen, disappears after only one year of marriage, leaving behind a note that reads: “Protect Her.” Her is Owen’s teen daughter Bailey. Hannah and Bailey work together to unravel the mystery of Owen’s true identity and why he disappeared.

Join us in the Facebook group to tell us what you thought!

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Anna K Away by Jenny Lee
The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

June Book:

People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Sponsor:

Check out today’s top 5 books at todaystopbooks.com/bop and let us know what you think!
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Our Interior Designers, Erin Gates & Emma Beryl, Chat All Things Home Decor. May 19, 2021

Whenever either one of us do a Q&A we get asked about working with an interior designer, so today we wanted to invite our friends (and interior designers!) Erin Gates & Emma Beryl to chat. Emma and Erin demystify the entire process of working with a designer (yes, even pricing!). They also share their experiences working with us, their favorite places to find great deals on decor items, and their thoughts on where to splurge and where to save. We also talk about ways to decorate a rental without breaking your budget. Best of all, they share their personal pet peeves when it comes to decorating.

More Emma + Erin:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Anna K Away by Jenny Lee
The Guncle by Steven Rowley

May Book:

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Sponsor:

Rent The Runway: You can take 40% off 2 months of an 8 or 16 item plan with code BOP at renttherunway.com.
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift uncommongoods.com/bop.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Post Vax Life: What We’re Wearing & Where We’re Going May 12, 2021

Last week we reflected back on quarantine and the positive things that came from it. Now that we are both fully vaccinated we thought it would be fun to look forward. This week, we are looking toward the future and thinking about life post-pandemic. We (unsurprisingly) are excited about travel and actually getting dressed again. Although we have very different ideas of what getting dressed looks like these days, we are still both excited to refresh our wardrobes and share our favorite purchases so far. We are also itching for some vacations, beaches, and most of all - getting Becca to Charleston to see Grace!

Join us in the Facebook group to let us know how you find hotel deals!

Link to Boutique hotels

Instagram:

@hayderz

Obsessions:

Boomerang plug-in for email
Amazon shoe risers

What We’re Reading:

Most Likely by Sarah Watson
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

May Book:

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Sponsor:

Harper Wilde: Go to harperwilde.com/BOP to get 20% off your first order.
Theragun: Try for 30 days starting at only $199 go to theragun.com/BOP.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Favorite Snacks, Chores That Give Us A Rush, and The Brighter Side of Quarantine. May 05, 2021

Today’s episode is a real grab bag! We start out with a topic close to Grace’s heart: snacks. We compare our snacking habits, our favorite snacks, and more. We also touch on our favorite chores (and our least favorites too!). You have probably never met two people who feel so strongly about doing laundry. And as we get closer to the end of quarantine and life going back to (almost?) normal, we also reflect on some bright sides of quarantine and what we are looking forward to now that we’ll both be fully vaccinated.

Join us in the Facebook group to chat about all things snacks and more!

Instagram:

@cuatro_cuatros

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (out 5/25)
Most Likely by Sarah Watson
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

May Book (comes out May 4th):

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Delicious! By Ruth Reichl Book Club Apr 28, 2021

Today is Book Club, and this month we read Delicious! By Ruth Reichl. The book tells the story of Billie Breslin, who learns at a young age she has an impeccable palate. Years later she drops out of college and moves from California to NYC to work for Delicious!, the country’s most prominent food magazine. Her life changes drastically as she forms new relationships with colleagues at the magazine, chefs, and shop owners. When Delicious! is unexpectedly shut down, Billie is kept on board to honor the Delicious! Guarantee, which is how she discovers a cache of letters from 12-year-old Lulu Swan to the famous chef James Beard from WWII. From there, Billie embarks on a culinary scavenger hunt through the library and ultimately to Akron, OH to find the adult Lulu Swan. We really enjoyed this book and we hope you did too! Join us in the Facebook group to discuss!

Products Mentioned:

Hill House Home Nap Dress

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Ann of Manhattan by Brina Starler
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (out end of may)
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

May Book (comes out May 4th):

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Sponsor:

HelloFresh: Go to hellofresh.com/BOP12 and use code BOP12 to get 12 free meals and free shipping!
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Clark’s Botanicals Founder, Francesco Clark, on How Vanity Saved His Life Apr 21, 2021

In today’s episode we are joined by Francesco Clark, the founder of the clean beauty brand Clark’s Botanicals. Francesco shares the origin story of Clark’s Botanicals: When he suffered a devastating spinal cord injury, he found himself paralyzed. One unexpected side effect of his paralysis was that his body could no longer sweat… and as a result, his skin changed dramatically. Together with his father (a doctor trained in homeopathy), they created Clark’s Botanicals. Francesco explains the chemistry behind their active ingredient the Jasmine Catalyst Complex and chats about favorite products. He also also shares how he started the company, sold it, and bought it back. Francesco and his brand are pretty much the definition of resilience in our eyes, we hope you enjoy hearing from him as much as we did!

More Francesco Clark:

Clarksbotanicals.com (use code BOP20 at checkout for 20% off)
@mrfrancescoclark
Christopher Reeve Foundation

Products Mentioned:

Instagram:

@lcs_studio

Obsessions:

Mini Peppermint Patties
Girls Gotta Eat - Asa Akira Episode
Asked by Ayana Podcast

What We’re Reading:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
Eliza Starts a Rumor by Jane L. Rosen

April Book:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
ZocDoc: Go to zocdoc.com/BOP and download the free app and instantly book a top-rated doctor.
Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your next gift uncommongoods.com/BOP.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Listener Q&A: Big Life Decisions, Career Moves, Daily Routines, + More! Apr 14, 2021

Grace has made it safe and sound to Charleston and we were due for catch up! We put a call out in the Facebook group for questions, and we tackle them all in today’s episode. We share our favorite book podcasts, how we choose what to read next, how we manage our day, and give advice to a listener on a big life decision. We also answer questions about if job hunting is all who you know, how to make friends in a pandemic (or in a new city), managing zoom fatigue, and the age-old question: is NYC worth the money?

We had so much fun answering your questions! Let us know if you would like to hear more Q&A episodes in the Facebook group!

Book Podcast Recs:

The Stacks
Sarah’s Bookshelves
First Draft with Sarah Enni (Track Changes Series)

Product Mentioned:

The Etsy Calendar

Obsessions:

Ginny & Georgia on Netflix

What We’re Reading:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton
Anna K Away by Jenny Lee (out 4/27)

April Book:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl

Sponsor:

Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Childhood Nostalgia: Pogs, Beanie Babies, Starter Jackets, and Mall Culture Apr 07, 2021

Today’s episode was the last one we recorded together while Grace was living in Brooklyn! As we embark on a new (remote) era of the podcast we thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane and talk about all of our childhood favorite things. As two weird kids (and now, weird adults), there were a lot of fun and silly memories to share. We share the things that we collected, the foods we coveted (and our strange bagged lunches), our love for the mall and our favorite childhood books. Be sure to join us in the Facebook group to share your favorite gems from the past!

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Pomodoro Technique

What We’re Reading:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Breathless by Jennifer Niven

April Book:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Midnight Library Book Club Mar 31, 2021

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255

Our March Book Club pick is The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. The book follows 35-year-old Nora Seed, who is full of regrets over how she lived her life. In between life and death she is given the chance to explore how alternate lives would have played out had she made different choices thanks to the magic of The Midnight Library. We also share our own regrets and wrong turns that ultimately led us to where we are today. We absolutely loved this book and hope you did too! Join us in the Facebook group to discuss!

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
Somewhere Only we Know by Maurene Goo

March Book

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Unpopular opinions: controversial things we love + hate Mar 24, 2021

Between Grace’s upcoming move to Charleston and Becca’s immersion in RomComPods Season 3 production, we realized we haven’t had much time to catch up! So this week is a little off the rails grab-bag episode where we embrace all of our most unpopular opinions on popular things, and the other way around. It’s always fun to unearth more things that we don’t know about each other. This includes but is definitely not limited to our trash people tendencies, lowbrow loves, overrated beauty products... and to be honest - a lot of thoughts on cheese.

Instagram:

@thecatchmeifyoucan

Produces Discussed:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Delicious! by Ruth Reichel
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

March Book

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Julia Turshen on Home Cooking, Body Image, and the word “Healthy” Mar 17, 2021

Home chef and New York Times bestselling author Julia Turshen joins us to talk about her journey to writing cookbooks, her relationship with her body, and her personal, new cookbook Simply Julia. We also hear the adorable story of how she met her wife, Grace (a true Internet meet-cute!) and discuss her inclusive food database, Equity at the Table.

More Julia:

Julia Rec:

Maintenance Phase Podcast

Instagram:

@opalvadhan on instagram

Obsessions:

Abby Alley

What We’re Reading:

A Special Place for Women by Laura Hankin
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris

March Book

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Spring 2021 Edition: Everything we are watching and listening to right now! Mar 10, 2021

It has been a year in pandemic purgatory and if you are like us (which we assume you are, because you’re here!) then you might be running out of ways to entertain yourself at home. We have both been recently watching and listening to a lot of great content and thought we would share a roundup of our favorite movies, tv shows, podcasts and more. Consider this your to-watch list!

Join us in the Facebook group and give us your recs!

Movie Recs:

Minari
Promising Young Woman
Nomadland
Fake Famous
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Always and Forever Laura Jean
Moxie

Rabbit Holes:

Framing Britney Spears Documentary
Britney’s Gram podcast
Eat Pray Britney Podcast
Anna Delvey
My Friend Anna by Rachel DeLoache Williams

TV Recs:

Firefly Lane
Bling Empire
Flack
Mr Mayor
Bonding
Superstore
Lady in the Dale
Behind Her Eyes
Tell Me Your Secrets
Lupin

Podcasts:

Newsletters:

Instagram:

@nelldiamond

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Her Three Lives by Cate Holahan (April release)
The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Love Scenes by Bridget Morrissey (June 22 release)

March Book

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Sponsor:

Night: Buy one of the Dual Sided Skincare Pillow cases and get one free with code BOP at discovernight.com.
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

An Interview with Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face Feb 25, 2021

Today we spoke with Frances Cha, the author of our February book club pick - If I Had Your Face. Frances is a NYC-based author who splits her time between the US and Seoul. She shares her experiences researching plastic surgery, room salons, and mental health for the book. We discuss the way she developed her characters to each embody a different theme of Korean culture, the journey to finally releasing the book during the pandemic, and what she’s working on now!

More Frances Cha:

@franceschawrites on instagram

Frances’s Asian Author Book Recs:

David Tung Can’t Have a Girlfriend Until He Gets Into an Ivy League College by Ed Lin
The Magical Language of Others by E.J Koh

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

If I Had Your Face Book Club Feb 24, 2021

For this month’s book club we read If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha. Just 30 pages into this book, we both knew it had to be our book club pick. Neither of us haven read anything like it before and there is so much to talk about. The story revolves around 4 women who all live in the same apartment building in contemporary Seoul, South Korea. The book explores impossible beauty standards and strict social hierarchies, fangirling over K-POP bands, jealousy, relationships, sex work and room salons. We discuss plastic surgery, the fast-paced Korean Beauty market, the feelings around family and marriage in Korea, and more.

Join us in the Facebook group and let us know your thoughts on this month’s pick!

Instagram:

@theannadelvey

Contemporary books about life in other countries:

Yolk by Mary H K Choi
Anna K by Jenny Lee
White Ivy by Susie Yang

What We’re Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Too Good to be True by Carola Lovering
Transcendent Kingdom Yah Gyasi
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

February Book

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Sponsor:

Night: Buy one of the Dual Sided Skincare Pillow cases and get one free with code BOP at discovernight.com.

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How We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!) Feb 17, 2021

One of the things we get asked about most is how to read more. So we tackle that during the first fifteen minutes of this episode. (Spoiler alert: being single and childfree during a pandemic helps!) When we read, the advantages of audiobooks, and how to find books you truly love reading, and more! For the rest of the episode, we dive into our favorite hidden gem books. We each brought our five favorite hidden gem books to the table, peppering them in with recommendations from YOU! So this episode is packed with hidden gems to read. 10 from us, 14 from you… get ready for some amazing recommendations!

Join in the FB group to add your favorites to the conversation!

Becca and Grace’s Recs:

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
Peach Tree Bluff Series Kristy Woodson Harvey
Kitchens of The Great Midwest by J Ryan Stradal
The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
Who’s That Girl & You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane
American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Musical Chairs by Amy Poepell
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
The Conspiracy of Us Trilogy by Maggie Hall

Reader Recs:

The Dream Daughter  by Diane Chamberlain
The Tea Rose Series  by Jennifer Donnelly
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore by  Robin Sloan
The Indifferent Stars Above by  Daniel James Brown
The League of Extraordinary Women (Series)
Love Walked In  by Maris Los Santos
The Pull of The Stars  by Emma Donoghue
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA   by Amaryllis Fox
Delicious by Ruth Reichel 
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
The City Baker’s Guide To Country Living  by Louise Miller
We are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
A Heart In A Body In The World  by Deb Caletti
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

Instagram:

@oldgap_

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Yolk by Mary H K Choi
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Prose: Get 15% off your first order at prose.com/bop

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Small Business School with Luv Scrub Founder, Caroline Owusu-Ansah Feb 10, 2021

Today we are joined by Caroline Owusu-Ansah, the founder of Luv Scrub! If you have been listening for a while you know that Grace is obsessed with her Luv Scrub—and rightfully so. This exfoliating cloth was awarded Allure’s Best of Beauty Award, leaves your skin baby soft, and replaces your old loofah or pouf - for good! Caroline shares the journey to build her business and her lessons learned, from ways to avoid burnout to finding a mentor to taking care of your mental health.

More Caroline:

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Lynching by Laurence Leamur
Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
All Girls by Emily Layden
The Therapist by B.A. Paris (out in July)
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Quarantine Winter: Updates From 11 Months Indoors Feb 03, 2021

With almost a full year of quarantine life under our belts, we’re checking in with each other on how we’re feeling, what’s giving us hope, and how we are staying motivated to do anything more than watching Netflix. Grace shares more about her season of self-improvement and Becca talks about how big projects are giving her quarantine a sense of purpose. We’re also talking about the activities that are keeping us busy (puzzles!) and what we’ve been watching during our nights in.

We want to hear about your quarantine feels (and distractions) in the Facebook group!

TV and Movie Recs:

Bridgerton
The Bold Type
The Flight Attendant
Ted lasso
Schitt’s Creek
Saved By the Bell reboot
Pretend It’s A City (Fran Leibowitz docuseries)
The Undoing
Lupin
Money Heist
Ready Player One
Crazy Rich Asians

Read in a Day Book recs:

Thrillers: Anything by Megan Miranda, Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, or Liv Constantine
28 Summers and The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
The Mall by Megan McCafferty
Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

Instagram:

@vp
@flotus

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
The Lynching by Laurence Leamur
Infinite Country by Patricia Engal (our March 2)
The Mothers by Britt Bennett
The Beach Club by Ellin Hildebrand
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (our May 11)
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

An Interview with Elizabeth Gilbert Jan 28, 2021

Today we are joined by Elizabeth Gilbert the New York Times best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love, City of Girls, and (of course!) our January Book Club pick Big Magic. We talk about her decision to write Big Magic and the writing process behind it. She shares her unique perspectives on creativity and how every person can find and grow in that space. She talks about staying actively (and not-so actively) creative during the pandemic, ditching social media for the greater good, and learning how to be kind to yourself. If you have been needing some motivation this is the 2021 pep talk you have been waiting for!

More Elizabeth Gilbert:

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Sponsor:

HBO Max: Use our link (http://hbom.ax/badonpaper) for HBO Max's promo offer where new and returning subscribers can sign up for a limited-time "Prepay and Save Offer" to save 20% when prepaying the first 6 months of an HBO Max subscription. Restrictions apply.
Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your Valentine’s Day gifts go to uncommongoods.com/bop.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Big Magic Book Club Jan 27, 2021

We found it fitting that Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert was our first book club of 2021. Becca reads this book every January to jumpstart her year, and we wanted to include you on her tradition. Reading this book is the creativity pep talk we all need so badly right now. Elizabeth approaches creativity with lightness and joy. Even if you don’t consider yourself a creative person, you will take so much away from this book. We touch on each chapter and our biggest takeaways and share our own journeys with creativity. We love this book (can you tell?) and we hope you did too! Tell us your thoughts in the FB group and join us tomorrow for a bonus episode with the author!

If you liked Big Magic:

Daring Greatly by Brenè Brown
Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit by Steven Pressfeld
Like Brothers by Mark and Jay Duplass
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Thirteen Lune

What We’re Reading:

Heavy by Kiese Laymon
On Writing by Stephen King
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
The Lynching by Laurence Leamer
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

February Book

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Misen: Go to misen.com/bop for 20% off your first order.
HelloFresh: Go to hellofresh.com/10BOP and use code 10BOP to get 10 free meals and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Azora Zoe Paknad, founder of Goldune, talks Sustainability Jan 21, 2021

In today’s episode we are joined by Azora Zoe Paknad, the founder of Goldune. Before starting Goldune in the middle of the pandemic (in the short span of 5 months!), Azora Zoe worked for Food52 and before that, she was Grace’s social media intern at BaubleBar! She has worked in the ecommerce and content space for years and when quarantine started she got to work and started her own e-commerce site, selling the best sustainable homewares. Azora Zoe shares the intense process of building a company and her personal journey to this point. We talk about reusable straws, food storage tips, product swaps and shocking recycling facts. Do you know what a soapberry is? Neither did we! We got a crash course in sustainability and we hope this helps you find little ways you can make changes in your everyday life that will work towards a healthier planet.

More Zoe:

@goldune.co instagram
Goldune.com Use code BOP for $10 off your first order

Zoe’s Recs:

Kosas Big Clean Mascara
Nature First Laundry Pods
@pattygonia
@intersectionalenvironmentalist
@katieboue
Noap - Plastic Free Shampoo and Conditioner
Hand blown glass straws
Biodegradable Sponge, Scrub + Brush Set
Earth911.org

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

Heavy by Kiese Laymon
The End of Her by Shari Lapena
Layla by Colleen Hoover
The Blue Bistro by Elin Hildebrand
Queenie by Candace Carty-Williams

January Book

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

2021 Resolutions Jan 13, 2021

It’s the time of year where we reflect on past resolutions and create new ones for the new year ahead. As we look back on the insanity of 2020 and the way that it affected our goals and ability to achieve them, we found some silver linings! Although we are definitely cautious as we set our 2021 goals, we’re also optimistic. We talk about our personal, business, and mental and physical health resolutions and the steps we are taking to get there. Whether you like to make resolutions or you just like to wing it, we support it! If we learned anything in 2020, it’s that this year needs to be about being good to yourself.

11 Goal Setting Apps - help keep you on track!

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Ouidad Leave-in Conditioner
Bimble - CBD Seltzer code GRACE for 20% off

What We’re Reading:

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales (out in April)
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (out in May)
Musical Chairs by Amy Poepple

Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee

Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon

January Book

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
Misen: Go to misen.com/bop for 20% off your first order.
Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Your 2021 Tarotscope with Kelley Knight Jan 06, 2021

We’re back with our first episode of a brand new year! To kick off 2021 we are joined by Kelley Knight, author of Spells for the Modern Mystic Ritual Guidebook and Spellcasting Kit. Kelley is bringing mysticism into the mainstream, and we are here for it! We chat about her own psychic awakening, building her business, and her freakiest predictions. She does a mini tarot reading for each horoscope sign to see what lies in the year ahead. We also have a bonus January reading for those Virgos and Libras like us! We even learn a quick cleansing spell to clear out the bad the vibes that 2020 left behind.

Don’t know your sun sign or your rising/ascending sign? Visit Astro.com and all you need is birth location, date, and time.

More Kelley Knight:

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Death to 2020 on Netflix
Plant Juice Oils - Doze off
Sex and the City
Worthy Threads Tie Dye Sweat Suit
Electric & Rose Work out Sets
Ted Lasso

What We’re Reading:

A Promised Land by Barack Obama
White Ivy by Susie Yang
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
Admission by Julie Buxbaum
The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins
People Like Her by Ellery Loyd
An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
What would Frida Do? by Arianna davis
Winter Street by Elin Hildebrand 
28 Summers by Elin Hildebrand 
A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood 
Finlay Donovan is Killing it by Elle Cosimano 
The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali

January Book

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/10BOP and use code 10BOP to get 10 free meals and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Cousins Book Club Dec 16, 2020

For the last book club of 2020, we chose The Cousins by Karen McManus. This is a twisty YA thriller, sans murder - making it kind of the perfect book for both of us! This is the tale of Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story: three cousins who barely know each other but are invited to work at their estranged grandmother’s resort. All of their parents have been disinherited and the cousins learn more and more about the dark secrets of their family’s past. We chat about which cousins we relate to most, our theories about the ending, and our interest in the psyche of the adult characters. We both really enjoyed this book and we hope you did too!

Join us in the Facebook group and let us know what you thought!

More Non-Scary YA Thrillers:

One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Obsessions:

Other Products Mentioned:

Blundstone Boots

What We’re Reading:

Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Star Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
White Ivy by Susie Yang
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown
Swear on this Life by Renee Carlino
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

January Book Club:

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Best of 2020 Dec 09, 2020

2020 is coming to a close and we are not going to let this year end on a negative note. There were really some great things about this year (politics and pandemics aside, of course). In this episode we talk about our biggest professional and personal accomplishments this year and all of our favorite purchases. We reminisce about our favorite episodes of the pod this year, our favorite books, clothing and beauty purchases and all of our favorite ways that we self-cared our way through 2020.

Grace’s Post: I don’t want kids … and that’s okay!

Best Overall Purchase of 2020:

Grace’s Dining Chairs - Vintage Marcel Breuer Cesca Chairs via 1st Dibs
Brightland Olive Oil
Fridge Lazy Susan
The SoulCycle Bike

Favorite Clothing Purchases of 2020:

Pandemic Pants from Old Navy
Aerie corded oversized sweatshirt (Quarter zip version; original is sold out)
Eileen Fisher Tunic Sweaters
Ralph Lauren Blazer
Vuori Joggers
Amazon Fleece

Favorite Beauty Purchases of 2020:

Favorite Home Goods of 2020:

The air-fryer

Favorite Books of 2020:

Grace:

One to Watch by Kate Stayman - London
The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Becca:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
One to Watch by Kate Stayman - London
The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Open Book by Jessica Simpson (audiobook)

Favorite TV Shows of 2020:

The Undoing
The Queen’s Gambit
The Politician Season 2
Hollywood
Never Have I Ever
Dash and Lily

Favorite Movies of 2020:

The High Note
1917
Nancy Meyers Movies

Favorite Recipes of 2020:

Instagram:

@the.sattva.life

Obsessions:

Robinhood Investment App
Virgin River

What We’re Reading:

Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
The Star Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
Christmas At the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan
A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

December Book Club: (Episode out Dec 16th!)

The Cousins by Karen McManus

Sponsor:

Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Holiday Episode Dec 02, 2020

How is it possible we’ve never done a holiday episode?! Let’s fix that starting… now! In this episode we talk about our favorite holiday traditions, how we decorate, our fave holiday foods, and, of course, the best movies and books to get you into the holiday spirit. We also share our favorite small businesses that you should know about for gift shopping this holiday season!

Join us in the FB group and tell us your favorite small businesses!

Holiday Movies:

Elf
The Christmas Contract
A Christmas Inheritance
A Christmas Prince
Love Actually
The Holiday
The Holidate
The Princess Switch 2
Christmas with a Prince

Holiday Books:

One Day in December by Josie Silver
We Met in December by Rosie Curtis
The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan

Small Business Recs:

Grace:

Beauty: Indie Lee, Follain, Klur, Luv Scrub, Woo Me Beauty 
Food: Trufflin Hot Sauce, Red Clay Hot Sauce
Jewelry: Nicola Bathie, Holst + Lee, Candyshop Vintage
Clothing: Nightire, Worthy Threads 
Lifestyle: Dusen Dusen fashion towels, Chappywrap Blanket 
Etsy: Luma and Co 
Candles: Sensual Candle Co 
Home: Rebecca Atwood

Becca:

Brooklyn Candle Studio 
Food: Serving New York Book, Flatiron Pepper Company 
Clothes/lounge: Printfresh Robes, Recliner Pajamas, Phenomenal 
Etsy:  Fat Pom Poms , Delancey Collective , Doebello, Jill Makes
Gift Idea: Ideal Bookshelf  
Gift Cards: Local restaurants, bookstores

Instagram:

Obsessions:

What We’re Reading:

The Cousins by Karen McManus
Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds
The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
The Talented Miss Farewell by Emily Gray Tedrowe
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

December Book Club: (Episode out Dec 16th!)

The Cousins by Karen McManus

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bonus Episode with Diksha Basu Nov 27, 2020

Today we are joined by Diksha Basu, the author of our November Book Club pick, Destination Wedding. We are so excited to get the inside scoop on this book! Diksha is an author, former actress, and academic from New Delhi, India, and she now divides her time between New York City and Bombay.

We explore what ‘home’ means to her, and how that influenced this book. She shares her unique writing process, starting with character development before plot. We also talk about our favorite character (Tina, who we want to be our BFF) and our least favorite (Marianne) and the inspiration behind them.

More Diksha:

@dikshabasu on twitter
@Diksha_basu on insta
Bookshop.org to buy her books
Please send her a message if you liked the book!

Favorite Indian Authors:

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Favorite Pakistani Authors:

Moth Smoke by Moshin Hamid
Moni Mohsin
Rohinton Mistry
Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Destination Wedding Book Club Nov 25, 2020

For our November Book Club we read Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu. This book is exactly what we needed as we are both missing travel, meeting new people, and big events like weddings! The story follows Tina Das, a Brooklynite who is traveling to India with her divorced parents and her best friend to attend a cousin’s lavish wedding. Both Tina and her father are looking for love while on their trip, with some pretty mixed results. This book was such a fun read that will have you laughing, and, if you’re like us, wanting to be best friends with the main character.

Also tune in Friday for a bonus episode with the author! Join us in the FB group and let us know what you think of the book, and let’s talk about other book characters you’d want to be best friends with!

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Malin + Goetz Cannabis Candle
Aerie Loungewear

What We’re Reading:

The Cousins by Karen McManus (out Dec 1)
Simmer Down by Sarah Smith
Stamped by Ibram X. Kendi
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
The 12 Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss

Sponsor:

Night: Shop the Black Friday Sale early go to discovernight.com and get 30% off with code BOP30 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Holiday Gifting with Caroline Moss Nov 18, 2020

Welcome to our holiday gift guide episode with Caroline Moss. Caroline is the host of “Gee Thanks, Just Bought it,” a podcast about all things shopping. Her podcast explores the fun things she and her guests have found on the internet, bought, and loved. We are big fans and think you’ll like it too! We talk about what we’re eyeing on Black Friday, plus gift ideas for moms, best friends, kids, and the office secret santa. We hope this episode gives you some great gift ideas (we certainly checked a few people off our list while recording!).

Mom or Mother in-law Gift Recs:

The Revlon One Step Volumizer
Barefoot Dreams Cardigan
CBD Bath Soaks from Equilibria or Lord Jones
Four Seasons Hotel Robe
Dr. Bader Face Cream
Night Pillow (use code BOP30 for 30% off in November)
10 Foot Phone Charger
Mophie Battery

Sister or Best Friend Recs:

Olive & June manicure and pedicure full sets
Natori Shangri La Robe and Print Fresh Robes
Byredo Tree house Candle
Le Labo Santal 26 Candle
Brooklyn Candle Company
Maison Louis Marie no. 4 Candle
Diptique Baies Candle
Thymes Candle Fraiser fir
Headspace Meditation Gift Card
Dusen Dusen Towels
Klur Body Oil
Embroidered pillow from Jonathan Adler or Furbish

For someone else’s child Gift Recs:

Under $20 secret Santa Gift Recs:

The Lexon Mino
The Luv Scrub
Necessaire eucalyptus body wash
Big Macs and Burgundy Book
The Hyper Chiller
The Delancey Collective Resin coasters and Barrettes (code: GEETHANKS will get you 20% off)

More Caroline:

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Dash & Lilly on Netflix
The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix
Cuup Bras
Southern Charm Season 7

What We’re Reading:

Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
The Cousins by Karen McManus (out Dec 1)
Ralph Lauren Coffee Table Book
Headliners by Lucy Parker
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

November Book Club:

Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

Kassatex: Go to kassatex.com and take 20% off sitewide with code BOP20.
HelloFresh: Go to hellofresh.com/BOP90 and use code BOP90 to get $90 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Royal Fashion with Elizabeth Holmes Nov 11, 2020

Elizabeth Holmes, the author of HRH: So Many Thoughts on Royal Style joins us to talk about royal fashion moments and her new book. Elizabeth shares the analytical lens she uses to observe and report on royal style, thinking about the message behind the clothes just as much as their glamour. We dig into the writing process, photo selection, and her favorite royal outfits (and missteps!). She also shares how recent conversations around race and racism have impacted how she covers Meghan and royal style overall.

More Elizabeth:

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Alice Chicolini
The Undoing on HBO
Ilia Mascara

What We’re Reading:

Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman
Take a Hint, Dani Brown byTalia Hibbert
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

November Book Club:

Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

Night: Grab the Black Friday Sale early go to discovernight.com and get 30% off with code BOP30 at checkout.
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Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Just Us: Our favorite movies + TV shows. Nov 04, 2020

For today’s episode, in honor of the cooler temps coming our way, we are sharing our favorite TV shows and movies. Hopefully this list will make your winter quarantine a little more entertaining! We have both found that being inside more has led us both to watching a lot more TV than movies. We still stick to our fav genres- Becca almost exclusively watches Rom Coms, and Grace likes anything with secret agents or lawyers, and of course documentaries! Differences aside, we can both agree that we really do love an old person romance… especially when Nancy Meyers is behind it. We have found a lot of joy in watching our favorite shows from childhood, college, and now to help beat the blues of being stuck inside.

Favorite Childhood Shows:

Anne of Green Gables

Avonlea

Saved by the Bell

Gilmore Girls

Dawson’s Creek

90210

What we are watching in quarantine:

The Politician

Love Life

Dr. Foster

The Morning Show

White Collar

New Girl

Episodes

Dead to Me

Scandal

Never Have I Ever 

Grace’s All Time Favorites:

Gilmore Girls

Sex in the City

Game of Thrones

West Wing

Suits

White Collar

You

Becca’s All Time Favorites:

30 Rock

The Good Place

Parks and Recreation

Gossip Girl

Current TV Shows to check out:

Younger

The Bold Type

Emily in Paris

Other TV Shows Mentioned:

Covert Affairs

Jack Ryan

Movies Series to pass the time:

The Oceans movies

Back To the Future Trilogy

Harry Potter

Becca’s go-to Rom Coms:

Morning Glory

About Time

Set it Up

Always be my Maybe

No Strings Attached

The Wedding Year

Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist

Grace’s go-to Movies:

She’s Out of Control

Can’t Buy Me Love

Working Girl

The Intern

Something’s Gotta Give

It’s Complicated

Home Again

The Holiday

Becca’s Favorite Childhood Movies:

Mermaids

The Air Up There

Romeo & Juliet

That Thing You Do

Grace’s Favorite Childhood Movies:

The Neverending Story

Princess Bride

BIG

Sleepless in Seattle

Aladdin

The Mighty Ducks

Documentaries:

One of Us

Cuban Food Stories

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Favorite Recent Films

1917

The High Note

Potential New Favorite Rom Com (will report back!)

The Holidate

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Icy Hot Patches
Printfresh Robe
Goldune

What We’re Reading:

Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Unravelling of Cassidy Holmes by Elissa R. Sloan
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
Anxious People by Fredrick Backman

November Book Club:

Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

Sponsor:

Uncommon Goods: To get 15% off your first gift go to uncommongoods.com/bop
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bonus: Alexis Daria on writing complicated LatinX families and the evolving romance genre Oct 29, 2020

Alexis Daria is a native New Yorker, award winning author, celeb sighting specialist, who wrote our October Book Club pick, You Had Me at Hola. We get the inside scoop on her choice to write about the world of telenovelas and the ways that her own family mirrors the characters in the story. We learn more about the changes happening in the Romance genre from both the publishing and the consumer side. We get a peek into her writing process and how she writes such steamy sex scenes! We also get her favorite open door sex scene book recs, LatinX romance recs, and more.

More Alexis:

@alexisdaria on twitter
@alexisdaria on Instagram
alexisdaria.com
newsletter sign up on her website
The Dance Off Series by Alexis Daria

Favorite Open Door Sex Scene Book Recs:

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
Uptown Girl Series by Joanna Shupe
Girl Meets Duke Series by Tessa Dare
Toxic Desire by Robin Lovett

LatinX Romance Writer Recs:

Sponsor:

Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

You Had Me at Hola Book Club Oct 28, 2020

For this month’s book club, we read You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria. This is the story of Jasmine Lin Rodriguez, the lead actress of the telenovela “Carmen in Charge.” She plans to swear off men and follow her Leading Lady Plan, but her plan is compromised when she falls for her co-star, Ashton Suarez. They want to keep things private, but the paparazzi makes this impossible, causing a lot of strain on their budding relationship. This was essentially a RomCom about a RomCom (peak Becca genre), and we had a lot to talk about! This book is steamy in all the right places, while still tackling some more serious issues (LatinX underrepresentation in the film/TV world, consent). Though both characters make some arguably bad decisions, and kept some big secrets, we stood by them til the end and really enjoyed this book.

We loved this book, and hope you did too, let’s talk more in the FB group! And come back tomorrow for a special bonus episode with the author.

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@hicailtinreilly

We’re Reading:

Love and Other Contagious Diseases (Name was changed to The White Coat Diaries for publication) by Maddi Singha
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Becca Interviews Grace. Oct 21, 2020

This week it’s Grace’s turn in the hot seat. Becca is getting the answers to all of your most burning questions: will she get another cat? What are her trash person tendencies? How does she find new artists? What was working with Amazon the Drop like? We also learn more about her life as the oldest of three sisters, dealing with being laid off, saving habits, her fall skincare routine, and more.

Grace’s Fall Skincare Routine:

Grace’s Favorite Artists:

Obsessions:

Love Life on HBO Max
Whiled puzzles

Instagram:

@loveclothblog

We’re Reading:

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar
Now That I Found You by Kristina Forest
Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Tretheway
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

October Book Club:

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.
Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

All Things Fall, with Olivia Muenter! Oct 14, 2020

Disclosure: This episode is NOT sponsored by Bath & Body Works. We wish it was, but sadly that is not the case. This week, we are joined by our “fall correspondent,” Olivia Muenter. A Fall themed episode was highly requested, and we knew Olivia would be the perfect person to join us! Olivia is a writer, editor, and digital content creator. She’s also a massive B&BW candle aficionado. We talk fall recipes, getaways, decor, movies, books and of course.. CANDLES. If you are wondering what all of Olivia’s favorite fall candle scents are, you are in the right place. We have been influenced and ordered Leaves and Flannel while recording the episode. Guess we will see if they live up to the hype!

More Olivia:

Bath & Body Works Candle Recs:

Leaves
Flannel
Caramel Pumpkin Swirl
Apple Picking
Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin
Balsam
Fraser Fir
Fresh Linen
Vanilla Bean

Olivia’s Fall Book Recs:

City of the Lost by Kelly Armstrong
Verity by Colleen Hoover

Olivia’s Fall Movie Recs:

NXIVM Doc - The Vow on HBO
You’ve Got Mail
Harvest Love
Love, Fall and Order
Virgin River

More Fall Recs:

All for Fall & Halloween FB Group
LL Bean Slipper Boots

Obsessions:

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Save the Cat Strikes Back by Blake Snyder
Screenplay by Syd Field
Making a Good Script Great by Linda Seger
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
The Girl with The Louding Voice by Abi Duray
Cobble Hill by Cecily von Ziegesar
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Boudain

October Book Club:

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bad on Politics #8: Yvanna Cancela Oct 09, 2020

Yvanna Cancela represents Nevada’s 10th district in the State Senate, and is the first latina to ever serve in the chamber. Today she joins us to share all the ways you can *still* get involved and make a difference this election. With the election coming SO SOON it’s important to get clarity on the process and the ways that you can donate your time (or money) to help the causes you care about.

As the first ever latina to serve in the State Senate, Yvanna is wildly aware of the gender and racial representation problems our country faces and strives to elevate diverse voices in politics, because that truly is the only way the country will progress toward equality. We discuss how to get involved in battleground states, voting strategies, researching candidates, which races she is watching closely, and why she backs Joe Biden for President.

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.

For more info:

To learn more about getting involved in Nevada: NVdems.com/events

To learn more about each state’s phone/text bank initiatives: joebiden.com

Please Vote!: iwillvote.com

Yvanna on Twitter: @yvannacancela

Grace interviews Becca! Oct 07, 2020

Today’s guest was a huge get for the podcast… JK, it’s Becca! Last December, we took turns interviewing each other and had such a great time doing it that we decided to do it again. So today, Becca is in the hot seat; answering all of your questions about life, career, family, friendships, and quarantine. We also get the RomComPods origin story. Other burning questions: will she ever get a dog? Would she write an Idea of You FanFic? A book about organization? Could she see herself as a full time Rom Com writer? And of course, she lists her favorite books of 2020, favorite podcasts, favorite British chick lit books, Brooklyn restaurants, and more.

Becca’s Top 5 favorite Books of 2020:

Homegoing By Yaa Gyasi
One to Watch By Kate Stayman-London
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Open Book by Jessica Simpson (Audiobook)
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas

Becca’s Top 3 British Chick Lit:

Who’s that Girl By Mhairi McFarlane
Would like to Meet by Rachel Winters
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me By Sarra Manning
More recs in Becca’s Amazon Shop

Becca’s Podcast Recs:

Becca’s Favorite Restaurants in Brooklyn:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@adrienmillerart
@emmaberyl (Becca’s decorator)

We’re Reading:

Empire High Untouchables by Ivy Smoak
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Boudain

October Book Club:

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Sponsor:

Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com/bop50 with offer code BOP50 at checkout..

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Majesty (American Royals #2) Book Club w/ Guest: Katharine McGee Sep 30, 2020

Today we’re discussing our September book club pick: Majesty (American Royals book #2) by Katharine McGee. We’re also joined by the author herself to get a behind the scenes peek at the writing process, the real-life royal inspiration moments, and gossip on what’s next for this series. We loved this book and can’t wait to talk about it with you. Join in the discussion on the Facebook Group.

More Katharine McGee:

Katharine McGee Book Recs:

American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown

Obsessions:

Beyond Yoga Bike Shorts
Facebook Group SoulCycle at Home
John Mulaney Kid Gorgeous
Harry Potter Virtual Box Set
The Home Edit TV Show

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Boudain
The Roommate by Rosie Danan

October Book Club:

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Career Q&A Part 2 [Corrected] Sep 23, 2020

We are back to answer more of your career questions! In this episode we dig a little deeper into some of your more specific situations and hear from a listener looking to transition from the dental field into marketing, someone who’s boss refuses to give them feedback, and someone debating what to do about their maternity leave. We also tackle some questions on work and Covid — from motivation to desk decor.

“Finding a new career” book recs:

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Career Code by Hillary Kerr
The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker

Obsessions:

Naadam’s fall cashmere
SoulCycle at-home Bike

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
Destination Wedding by Dicta Bosu
In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk
Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
Before She Was Helen by Caroline Cooney
Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
The Roommate by Rosie Danan

September Book Club:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Betterhelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Gross on Paper is here! Sep 16, 2020

It’s finally here - the Grossy Pelosi / Bad on Paper crossover episode (AKA Gross on Paper). Dan Pelosi is the creator behind the Instagram account @grossypelosi and website, danpelosi.com. Today, he joins us to talk all things food! Dan shares his cooking origin story: from a childhood spent in his grandparents kitchen to having his own platform. He runs down a list of meals for when you are trying to impress or just decompress, gives grocery shopping tips, and chats ways to repurpose leftovers. And — of course — a few Bimpy stories along the way!

More Dan:

Cookbooks:

Where Cooking Begins by Carla Lalli
Barefoot Contessa Cookbooks
River Cafe Cookbook - 30th Anniversary Edition

Obsessions:

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover
The Mall by Megan McCafferty
Destination Wedding by Dicta Bosu
Kings County by David Goodwillie

September Book Club:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Bombas: So give a pair of socks when you buy a pair and get 20% off your first purchase bombas.com/BOP
Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Career Q&A Part 1! Sep 09, 2020

It’s been a while since we have talked about our jobs and answered your career questions so today… we’re doing it! We got so many questions that we split ‘em up into two episodes, so stay tuned for part 2!

Today we have a mix of personal questions about our careers and some of your more meaty, specific scenarios. We dig into the different ways we have built up our audience and client base, vetting clients and determining your worth. We talk about our 5-10 year plan (more like, lack thereof!), grad school, imposter syndrome, how to effectively network and how our political beliefs have affected the podcast and our jobs. We really loved all of your specific work questions, and we give advice to folks who have been encountering challenges with job titles, managing people, asking for more money (what is your spaghetti number?), and being pigeonholed into a role you dislike. Please send us more of these questions, we love them!

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@stay_snatched
@saralyon9 and @sovehome

We’re Reading:

Follow Me by Cathleen Barber
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Kings County by David Goodwillie

September Book Club:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Bon Viv: Try them and take a photo of your favorite flavor and tag us on instagram!
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Venita Aspen on her new podcast, cooking, and Charleston living. Sep 02, 2020

In this episode we are joined by Venita Aspen, an influencer, model, creative, and co-host of the newly launched podcast, Group Chat Realness. Venita tells us about everything from working fashion week to culinary school and her journey to the career she has today — owning her own creative agency, The Aspen Agency. We dive into what keeps her creative and inspired, and how she takes care of herself (mentally, physically, brows & skincare). We learn more about the Aspen Agency, her life as an influencer in the wake of BLM and the changes she has seen since the movement began, and of course… the birth of her podcast! Then, we (of course!) dive into ALL of her favorite Charleston Recs!

Black creators + brands:

Venita’s Skincare Routine:

Venita’s Brow Routine:

Charleston Reccs:

More Venita:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
More than Maybe by Erin Hahn
Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu

September Book Club:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bad on Politics #7: Stef Feldman, Biden Harris 2020 National Policy Director, on Joe Biden’s Policies Aug 28, 2020

Joining us today is Stef Feldman, the National Policy Director for Vice President Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign. Stef walks us through her career path from local government in Atlanta to the White House, shedding light on how important it is to work with a political candidate that inspires you and how Joe Biden has inspired and empowered her. She shares her experience working on the campaign, the day-to-day of her job, and then we dive into Biden’s policies and perspectives.

We talk about how COVID has impacted the campaign, Biden’s policies to contain and recover from the virus and his plans to scale up testing. We talk about healthcare, women’s reproductive health, and what is happening with the Affordable Care Act. We also talk about racial inequality in America and what Biden plans to do about it. Lastly, Stef give us tips on how to vote and how to get involved. We all need to make sure we have a voting plan in place!

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.

For more info:

Joebiden.com

Text WOMEN to 30330 to find out how you can get involved

Text VOTE to 30330 for voting information

The Comeback Book Club Aug 26, 2020

For our August Book Club we read The Comeback by Ella Berman. The book follows Grace Turner, a young actress who disappeared from Hollywood at the height of her career. During her rise to fame as a teenager, she was sexually and emotionally abused by Abel Yorke, the director who made her famous. After she’s invited to present him with a lifetime achievement award she begins to plot her revenge. Even though Grace is a pretty unlikeable character we still loved her story and root for her revenge. This book isn’t in either of our normal wheel houses, but we loved the story and hope you loved it too! Let’s discuss in the FB group!

Obsessions:

Shaker and Spoon
H&M dresses

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee
The Changeling by Victor LaValle
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

September Book Club:

Majesty (American Royals Book 2) by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Bon Viv Spiked Seltzer : Try one and take a photo of your favorite flavor and tag us on instagram!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

A game of ‘Would You Rather’ Aug 19, 2020

We decided to do a lighter episode this week. On instagram we asked you to propose some fun ‘would you rather’ scenarios and boy, did you deliver! Some are crazy (but for better or worse we still made our choice!), some are silly, and we definitely didn’t agree on everything. Which one of us would give up booze? Which one would give up travel? Who would rather have a lobster claw for an arm than a floor length white beard? What could make us give up books? What about quarantining forever? You can learn a lot about a person in a good game of WYR. We hope this episode makes you laugh!

Obsessions:

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

American Royals 2: Majesty by Katharine McGee
How to be an Anti Racist (Audiobook) Ibram X. Kendi
Rodham: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
The Changeling by Victor LaValle

August Book Club:

The Comeback by Ella Berman

Sponsor:

Bon & Viv Spiked Seltzer

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Carly Heitlinger talks Pandemics, Proposals, and Politics. Aug 12, 2020

She’s baaaack! Our most popular guest Carly Heitlinger (of the lifestyle blog Carly the Prepster!) joins us this week to catch up on how she is feeling at this point in the pandemic and what she has been doing to cope with anxiety and inability to really plan anything. Anything… but her upcoming wedding, that is! She gives us the scoop on her super-surprise proposal and tells us more about her fiance Mike (and his family). We also talk a little bit about politics and Carly’s decision to endorse Joe Biden. Lastly, we chat about blogging during a pandemic - it’s definitely been interesting? We wind down the episode talking about favorite snacks (hard agree on one choice, hard disagree on another) and how she manages to only follow 50 people on Instagram!

More Carly:

carlytheprepster.com
@carly on instagram
@carlysbookclub on instagram
@carlysstitchclub on instagram

Obsessions:

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson

August Book Club:

The Comeback by Ella Berman

Sponsor:

Prose: Go to prose.com/BOP for your free in-depth hair quiz and 15% off your order.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Traci from The Stacks joins us for a great conversation about books, podcasting, and more! Aug 05, 2020

This week we are joined by Traci Thomas! Traci is the host of The Stacks Podcast, a mom to twin girls, and an avid non-fiction reader. We get a behind the scenes look at how she chooses books for the pod, her favorite books of 2020 (and all time), and talk about the book she wishes would be written. We loved getting her perspective as she’s such a big non-fiction reader and both filled up our Bookshop.org carts with her recs while recording this episode. We talk about BLM, Black authors, and how to really do anti-racism work. We also chat about what happened with Book of the Month and how she is feeling about that.

More Traci:

Book Subscriptions:

Check out Traci's Post

Episodes to listen to in the Stacks:

Top 3 books 2020:

Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir by Natasha Trethewey
Sula by Toni Morrison
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry

Top 3 books Ever:

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson

Memoirs:

The Other Side by Lacy M Johnson
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Men we Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
Jesus Land by Julia Sheeres

Audiobooks:

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
Inside Out by Demi Moore
Open Book by Jessica Simpson

Other books mentioned:

Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcom X by Les Payne
The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America by Marcus J Moore
Columbine by Dave Cullen
A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Jonestown by Julia Sheeres

Obsessions:

Group Chat Realness Podcast
Taylor Swift’s New Album: Folklore

Instagram:

We’re Reading:

The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Miracle’s Boys by Jacqueline Woodson

August Book Club:

The Comeback by Ella Berman

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

The Vanishing Half Book Club Jul 29, 2020

This month, we read The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. This the story of identical twin sisters (and their daughters) spanning the fifties through the nineties. Desiree and Stella are inseparable growing up in the fictional light-skinned Black town of Mallard, Louisiana during the fifties in the Jim Crow-era south. When they are 16, they run away together to New Orleans. From there, their lives take completely different turns. Desiree marries a dark-skinned man and returns home to raise her daughter in Mallard, while Stella goes on to pass for white - hiding her identity and past from her new family. The book follows the girls’ stories and their daughters, who eventually end up meeting via a chance encounter. We discuss colorism, the theme of running away throughout the book, our interpretations of the title, and our mixed reviews on the ending. Although this book has been in the works for 4 years, its release couldn’t be more timely, as the story has such pointed views about race and privilege. We can’t wait to hear what you think of the book! Join in the discussion on the Facebook Group.

Interviews with Brit Bennett:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

Books:

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz (out Aug 4)
When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrice Cullors
The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
Self Care by Leigh Stein

August Book Club:

The Comeback by Ella Berman

Podcast:

Everything is Fine: a podcast for women about life over 40. Hosted by former Lucky magazine founding editor Kim France and documentary filmmaker Tally Abecassis.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Aminatou Sow + Ann Friedman on their book Big Friendship Jul 22, 2020

In this week’s episode, we chat with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, the co-hosts of Call Your Girlfriend, about their new book, Big Friendship. The book provides an intimate peek inside their own decade-long friendship and also contains conversations with experts on the topic of friendship and it’s importance to our lives. We discussed their writing process, their thoughts on blending work and friendship, and their evolving thoughts on interracial friendships. We also dive into one of our most requested advice topics: how to make new friends as an adult (it’s so hard!).

More Aminatou + Ann:

bigfriendship.com
callyourgirlfriend.com
annfriedman.com sign up for her newsletter!
Support independent bookstores and the library in your area

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@kararbrown
@thetinytassel

Books:

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Older by Pamela Redmond (out in sept)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
The Boys’ Club by Erica Katz (out Aug 4)
The Comeback by Ella Berman (out Aug 4)
Like Brothers by Mark and Jay Duplass

July Book Club:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Care/of: Get 50% your first order at takecareof.com/bop50 with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

How We’re Surviving “Quarantine Summer”! Jul 15, 2020

It’s been a little while since we have talked about quarantine life, so we thought it was time to circle back and share what we have been doing to stay safe, sane, and entertained this summer. We share what our experience in NYC has been like - our expectations of quarantine and the reality. We also talk about the hobbies we have picked up, the activities we have fallen in love with, the books to read and what to watch.

Join us in the facebook group and let us know what you are doing in quarantine to stay busy this summer!

Activities:

Knitting: We Are Knitters kits
Gardening
New York Times Crossword
Puzzles
Purging and organizing
Try Needlepoint
Learn about Orange wine
Learn Something New with Materclass or an online course
Learn a Language with Duolingo
Project Cooking

Book Series Recs:

Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses; Throne of Glass)
The Selection
The Royal We and The Heir Affair
The Thousandth Floor series
Jasmine Guillory’s books, 5 of them

TV Recs:

The West Wing
Homeland
Scandal
Schitts Creek
White Collar
Younger
Gossip Girl
The Politician
Hollywood
Never have I ever

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@tanika_nyclifestlye
@chadtucket
@kinggutterbaby

Books:

Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Older by Pamela Redmond (out in sept)
Lakewood by Megan Giddings
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

July Book Club:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Sponsor:

Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/80BOP and use code 80BOP to get $80 off your first box and free shipping!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Nicolette Mason on Activism, Anti-Racism, and Using Your Social Platform to Support Your Values Jul 08, 2020

In this episode, our long-time friend Nicolette Mason joins us! Nicolette is a fellow blogger who is also a writer, strategist, body positivity content creator, and co-founder of Premme (RIP!), which was a plus size fashion brand. She shares her firsthand experiences protesting to support #BlackLivesMatter and Black trans lives and gives tips to first-time protestors. She also has recommendations for educating yourself and how to diversify the content you ingest on a daily basis. She also shares her career path, the inside scoop on her fashion line, and her favorite beauty products!

More Nicolette:

@nicolettemason on Instagram
@nicolettemason on Twitter

Nicolette’s Recs:

Instagram:

@ihartericka
@blairimani
@danielleprescod
@chrissyford
@nikkiogun
@iamjarijones
@janetmock

Authors and Figures to Research:

Audre Lorde
James Baldwin
Angela Davis
Ava DuVernay 13th Documentary (Netflix)
Laverne Cox’s Documentary Disclosure (Netflix)
Malcolm X
Eldrige Cleaver

Skin + Beauty:

Hair:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@celiabdesigner

Books:

Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
One to Watch by Kate Stayman London
Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Older by Pamela Redmond (out in sept)

July Book Club:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Sponsor:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Our Favorite Quarantine Purchases (With Special Guest: YOU!) Jul 01, 2020

In today’s episode we share all of our favorite quarantine purchases, and we also hear from you! Now that we have been in quarantine for months, and shifted seasons, we have lots of new products that we are obsessed with (and some that have stood the test of time - what is time?) We explore a variety of categories from home, food, kitchen, tech, beauty, clothing, and much more. We are so excited to share your recs and try them out for ourselves.

Food/Kitchen/Home:

Clothing:

Old Navy Pandemic Pants 
Aerie oversized tshirts 
True & Co True Lift Bra 
Vuori Joggers + shorts 
Tracksmith Shorts 
Summersalt PJs 
Custom tie dye sweatshirt 
Social Threads Sweat Suit  (actual sweatsuit is out of stock)
UGG Pandemic Shoes

Beauty:

Tech:

Misc:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@ziwe
@verapappisove

Books:

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson
One to Watch by Kate Stayman London
Home Before Dark by Riley Sagar
Sleeping with Strangers by Eric Jerome Dicky

July Book Club:

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bonus Episode with Elizabeth Acevedo Jun 25, 2020

Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Acevedo, the author of our June book club pick, Clap When You Land. Elizabeth is a NYT best-selling author and we couldn’t be more excited to talk to her about the book. We learn of her early start in writing as a rapper and poet, her first job as a middle school teacher, and the road to her first publishing deal. We explore the birth of Clap When You Land, the meaning behind the title, the unique way she developed the characters distinct voices, and the differences between writing in prose and verse. We touch on the #publishingpayme movement and the importance of building a strong online community to keep you motivated and excited about your work. Elizabeth also gives us her favorite YA recs, childhood favs, and gives a taste of what she is working on next!

More Elizabeth Acevedo:

Elizabeth Acevedo’s Books:

Book Recs:

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina
When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
The Rakess Scarlett Peckham
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnaros
Miracle’s Boys by Jaqueline Woodson

Book Stores Recs:

Word Up: https://www.wordupbooks.com/
Lit Bar: http://www.thelitbar.com/

Donate to the Family of Breonna Taylor : https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor

Donate to the Louisville Community Bail Fund:

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Clap When You Land Book Club Jun 24, 2020

For this month’s book club, we read Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. We absolutely loved this book. It’s prose, written in verse, which makes the story even more engaging (and the lines more powerful and poignant). This is the story of two 16 year old girls, Yahaira and Camino who lose their father in a plane crash. Both girls (growing up in New York City and the Dominican Republic, respectively) grow up loving their father and having a close relationship with him. But upon his death, they learn of each other. The book tells each of their stories and struggles. We absolutely loved this book and enjoyed discussing it!

Join in the discussion on the Facebook Group.

And tomorrow be on the lookout for a bonus episode with the author - Elizabeth Acevedo!

Instagram:

@shopbfreedom
@designaddictmom

Obsessions

What we’re reading this week:

How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibrim X Kendi
Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman (comes out 7/14)
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
So You want to Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Sponsors:

Prose: Go to prose.com/bop to get 15% off your first order.

Podcasts:

Check out Bookable wherever you get your podcasts

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Ayana Lage on Anti-Racism on Social Media, Going Viral, and Being a Black influencer Right Now Jun 17, 2020

Ayana Lage is a freelance marketer and writer in Tampa. More recently, a few of her videos about Black Lives Matter went viral. (We highly recommend her as a resource for everything from virtue signaling to microaggressions, and her stance on Blackout Tuesday, and more to come!) She joins us today to talk about the intensity of the last few weeks, and her thoughts on it all. Everything from how it feels to go viral, what brands can do to be more inclusive (and who is doing it right!), and how growth on her platform is affecting her life personally and professionally. She answers your questions about how the regular person can use their social media presence to support Black Lives Matter and support anti-racist activism. Do yourself a favor and check out her videos and follow her for continued education and insight.

Don’t forget - tomorrow Grace’s Amazon The Drop Collection goes on sale! Go to her instagram to sign up for text message alerts.

More Ayana:

Instagram:

@simplycyn
@moemotivate
@tiffanyima
@iamavoter
@influencerpaygap
@pullupforchange

Obsessions

What we’re reading this week:

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

June Book Club Pick:

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Sarah Flint: Go to sarahflint.com and use code SARAHFLINT-BOP to get $50 off your first order.

Podcasts:

Skimm This Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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

Work Wife Summit: Rachael King - Becca’s RomComPods Co-creator joins us! Jun 10, 2020

This week our friend Rachael King joins us! Rachael is the co creator of RomComPods, Founder and CEO of PodPeople, a podcast producer, and host of TWO podcasts - The Escape List and Tape Club.

We turn the tables a little and Grace interviews Becca and Rachael about the inspiration for and making of RomComPods from the script writing process to casting to ideas for future seasons, and what it’s like working with your best friend. We also ask Rachael all of your podcast and travel questions!

Be sure to like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.

More Rachael:

@rachaelgking
@romcompods
@tapeclub
@theescapelistpod

Favorite Rom Coms:

Rachael’s Top 3:

While You Were Sleeping
Forget Paris
Last Holiday

Becca’s Top 3ish:

The Wedding Date
Friends With Kids
Sleeping with Other People
Notting Hill
That Thing you Do

Grace’s Top 3:

Something’s Gotta Give
How to Lose a guy in Ten Days
Home Again

Instagram:

@ayanagabriellelage
@mister_michelle
@hayet.ridia
@taymocha
@iamrachelricketts

Obsessions

What we’re reading this week:

Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld
A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight
So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

June Book Club Pick:

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Sponsors:

Hello Fresh: Go to hellofresh.com/60bop and use code 60BOP to get $60 off your first box.

Podcasts:

Skimm This Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Sneak Preview: RomComPods is LIVE! Jun 08, 2020

Get a sneak peek of Becca's new podcast project, which debuts TODAY! If you love it (and I really hope you do!), you can listen to the first episode and subscribe here.

Our Favorite Books By Black Authors Jun 03, 2020

This week we are using our platform to spotlight the incredible Black authors that we love. We have gathered some of our favorite books and also invited our past podcast guests ‘drop by’ to give their recs, too! We know that many people (including us!) are looking for ways to learn more about anti-racism, things that we can do, and ways to support the Black community in an active way. So we encourage you to pick up a book, share with your friends, buy from Black-owned bookstores, and continue to learn and grow.

We look forward to discussing these books with you in the facebook group!

Here is a link to a google doc with anti-racism resources that we mentioned. This was created by Tatum Dorrell, Matthew Herndon, and Jourdan Dorrell.

Here is a link to Black-Owned Bookstores too!

Books (all links are through The Lit Bar via bookshop.org):

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
American Spy by Lauren Wilkerson
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Anything by Jasmine Guillory
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Wow No Thank You by Samantha Irby
What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Read
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From the Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Nikki Giovanni - Poet
Langston Hughes - Poet
On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

What we’re reading this week:

Reputation by Sarah Shepard
Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
Rodham by Curtis Sinfeld
The Art of Showing Up by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Buying from Black-owned bookstores (can buy through Bookshop.org digitally):

The Lit bar in The Bronx
Sisters Uptown in Manhattan
Semicolon in Chicago
Afri Ware in Chicago
Mahogany Books in DC
Harriet’s bookshop in Philly
Uncle Bobbies in Philly
Hakim’s Bookstore in Philly
For Keeps Books in Atlanta
Marcus Books in Oakland
The Dock Bookshop in Fort Worth
ESO Won in LA

June Book Club Pick:

Clap While You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

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 BOP10 and get any book for $10
Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com/bop50 with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires Book Club May 27, 2020

For this month’s book club we’re discussing The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks. This book came highly recommended by Grace’s mom and it definitely sparked some fun conversation. While this is not the type of book either of us typically pick up, we wanted something more fun to take some pressure off during quarantine.

The story follows Patricia Campbell, a southern housewife, who joins a true crime book club where she forms a tight knit group of female friends. When they discover that their neighbor, James Harris, is actually a vampire who is terrorizing the town and feeding on children, the women of the book club stand up to take matters into their own hands. Who ever thought a book club would end in cold-blooded murder?!

As always, we can’t wait to hear what you think in the Facebook group - let us know!

Instagram:

@karensgoingwild
@sophiafranklin
@alexandracooper

Obsessions:

Books:

Happy and You Know it by Laura Hankin
Writers and Lovers by Lily King
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
My Best Friends Exorcism by Grady Hendricks
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Perfectly Famous By Emily Liebert
The Lies We Told by Camilla Way
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochan
The Art of Showing Up by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

June Club:

Coming Soon! Check instagram.

Podcast to Check Out!

Skimm This: A weekly podcast unpacking the most complex news stories of the week. Tune in every Friday at 7a ET.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Listener Q&A Part 2: Pop Culture, Beauty, and Books! May 20, 2020

We loved all of your listener questions! We had so many that we split them into two episodes and today we are back with a part 2! We saved the most fun ones for this episode. We’re covering everything from AIM screennames and celebrity crushes (Grace and Paul Rudd are going backpacking together? Becca stalks Scott Foley’s wife for updates?) to home decor inspo, how we found (and decorated our apartments), our favorite artists, and go-to gifts to give. And it wouldn’t be an episode of Bad on Paper if we didn’t share our best beauty and book recs!

Small Businesses Mentioned:

Products mentioned:

Instagram:

@emmaberyl
@marc.ange
@caracara_nyc

Obsessions:

Codenames

Books:

Happy and You Know it by Laura Hankin
The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
On the Island by Tracy Garvis Graves
Writers and Lovers by Lily King
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd

May Book Club:

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Podcast to Check Out!

Natch Beaut Podcast hosted by Jackie Johnson

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Celebrity Tanner & Isle of Paradise Founder, Jules Von Hep, on Body Positivity, Self Tanning, and Building his Brand. May 13, 2020

After a highly requested (micro) deep-dive into Normal People (we loved the show maybe even more than the book!), we chat with Jules Von Hep! Jules is a celebrity tanning expert and the founder of the (clean! vegan!) line Isle of Paradise. We chat with him about how quarantine is going in the UK and then move along to his career and how he founded Isle of Paradise.

He walks us through his career path and how he got to where he is today (he’s tanned everyone from Kate Moss to Kendall Jenner!),how + why he started Isle of Paradise, and of course all his best self-tanning advice - answering all of your self tanning questions and providing helpful tips for first timers. But the best part of the interview was all of the incredible life advice. Jules talks about saying no (his advice here is so good), navigating negativity, and how to be more body confident!

More Jules!

@julesvonhep

@theisleofparadise

E-book: Get Body Posi by Jules Von Hep

Podcast: Jules and Sarah

Products mentioned:

Isle of Paradise line at Sephora and Sephora.com

Link to the LA times article about Normal People

Instagram:

Obsessions:

Books:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
Happy and You Know it by Laura Hankin
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

May Book Club:

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks

Sponsors:

Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10

Podcast to Check Out!

Gee Thanks Just Bought it Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

A grab bag of listener questions… a little bit of everything! May 06, 2020

In today’s episode, we polled you to come up with a big grab bag of questions. We cover a wide range of topics from college life to cooking (Becca’s carbonara!). We also talk about how we maintain our privacy (spoiler alert: we’re in charge!) and all sorts of other things. Will Becca ever get a dog? Has Grace always been a cat person? Does she walk Tyrion? How did we meet? We got a ton of podcast related questions so we also give a behind the scenes look at the process of creating Bad on Paper. This is a fun episode - pour a glass of wine and come hang out with us!

Products mentioned:

Plush Knit Joggers Old Navy

Obsessions:

Outerbanks TV series
Daily Harvest
Never Have I Ever on Netflix

Books:

Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Who’s That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane
You Had Me at Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

May Book Club:

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks

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 BOP10 and get any book for $10

Podcast to Check Out!

Skimm This Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Bonus: Rebecca Serle on In Five Years and More! Apr 30, 2020

Yesterday we talked about In Five Years by Rebecca Serle and today she is joining us to give a behind the scenes look at how she wrote the book! Rebecca is an author and television writer in NYC and LA, she has written 6 novels and co-developed the hit television adaptation of her YA series, Famous in Love. We talk about the differences between screenwriting and writing a novel (and why her heart stays with books!) - and the process of adapting a book into a TV show. We talk about the overarching role of fate and free will as themes in all of her books, and where she draws inspiration. Rebecca also answers our questions about hair routine, who would be on her Dinner List, favorite books, favorite authors, and what she has been reading.

More Rebecca:

rebeccaserle.com
@rebecca_serle on instagram
@rebecca_serle on twitter

Rebecca’s Books:

Favorite Authors:

Sally Rooney
Curtis Enfeld
Emma Straub

Favorite YA Authors:

Jen Smith
Jennie Han
Lauren Oliver
Lila Sales
Alexa Hillier

Book Recs:

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

In Five Years Book Club Apr 29, 2020

This month, we read In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. We both absolutely loved this book and read it in under 24 hours. Before diving into the book, we do our usual quarantine catch up. We are both healthy, staying busy, and Tyrion (Grace’s cat) seems to have developed a newfound love for Zoom calls.

This book is about best friends, Dannie and Bella. Dannie is a little bit uptight and is one of those women who always has a plan and knows exactly what she wants. Meanwhile, Bella is a bit more flighty and romantic. On the night that Dannie gets engaged to her long-time boyfriend, David, she has an extremely vivid dream of where her life will be in 5 years. She’s in a different apartment, with a different (and sexy) man. We then see how the next five years play out and what happens. Dannie is jilted when she meets Bella’s new boyfriend Greg - it’s the man from her dream! Bella falls ill and a series of other events happen to turn Dannie’s life upside down. She ends up exactly where the dream predicted - discovering that fate is most certainly real. This book will make you cry - but the good kind! This is our favorite book from 2020 - we hope you love it as much as we did!

Cathartic Cry Reading Recs:

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@stanleytucci

Books:

Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

May Book Club:

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendricks

Sponsors:

The Last Guest House by Megan Miranda: Purchase the paperback from independent bookstores through bookshop.org or any ebook retailer.

Podcast to Check Out!

Get Thanks Just Bought it Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Whatcha cooking (in quarantine)? Apr 22, 2020

Is it just us, or is quarantine making home chefs of us all?! In this episode we share our favorite recipes, favorite food inspiration accounts to follow, and our personal pantry and grocery shopping staples. We have some strong opinions on condiments, our panic buys,and quarantine cooking fails. We also talk about our cooking bucket list, the best things we’ve made during isolation, and where we want to go the moment the ban is lifted.

Favorite Food Instagram Accounts:

@lizadams
@definedish
@alisoneroman
@brunchboys
@dennistheprescott
@howsweeteats
@grossypelosi
@mollybaz
@whatsgabycooking
@meghandono

Food Blogs:

What’s Gaby Cooking
New York Times Cooking (and Sam Sifton’s weekly newsletter)
Bon appétit
Smitten Kitchen

Cookbooks:

Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman
Dining in by Alison Roman
It’s all Good by Gwyneth Paltrow (& Julia Turshen)
It’s all Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow
Salt Fat Acid Heat By Samin Nosrat
Cravings by Chrissy Tiegan
Oh She Glows Cookbook
Salad for President
Cook Beautiful By Athena Calderone
The Food Lab y By J Kenji Alt
Half Baked Harvest Cookbook

Our go-to recipes:

Goop Broccoli and Arugula Soup
Oh She Glows Tomato Soup (from cookbook)
Alison Roman’s Salmon with Citrusy Shallots (from cookbook)
Grace’s Grandmother’s Meatballs
Chrissy Tiegan’s Vegetable lasagna (from cookbook)
Julia Turshen Turkey Ricotta meatballs
How Sweet eats sheet pan gnocchi
NYT salmon fried rice
Chicken thighs and dirty rice
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Alison Roman Tiny Salty Chocolate cookies (from cookbook)

Williamsburg Take out Recs:

12 Chairs Mediterranean
Butchers Daughter
Bozu
Dunkin delivered
Spice for thai
Motorino or two boots for Pizza

Food Delivery Services:

Foodkick
Instacart
Norwich Farms for CSA stuff

Obsessions:

The Baker and The Beauty: Israeli version on Amazon Prime; US version on Hulu
White Collar
NuFace

Instagram:

@Caralynmirand
@melissawoodhealth

Books we are starting:

No Filter By Sarah Frier
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan

April Book Club:

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Sponsors:

The Last Guest House by Megan Miranda: Purchase the paperback from independent bookstores through bookshop.org or any ebook retailer. For a limited time the ebook is only $1.99 (through 4/26)
Hot and Bothered: Check out their Twilight in quarantine series wherever you listen to podcasts

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

FMK: Quarantine Edition Apr 15, 2020

Today, we poured ourselves a glass of wine and play a remote game of FMK (Fuck, Marry, Kill) with YOUR prompts! But first, we catch up on how we are holding up in quarantine. We are definitely a mix of adjusting and feeling trapped, but over all we are doing alright.

This episode is a weird one and we are into it. We go through all the important categories… books, meals, celebs, TV characters. Becca kills breakfast (and short men?) and Grace makes a surprising choice when it comes to the Younger cast. Also: who knew the hardest questions would be about food?? We hope you enjoy and are inspired to prompt your friends… we highly recommend setting up a FMK Zoom with your own friends!

Podcasts Mentioned:

Gee Thanks Just Bought It

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@ryan.heffington
@pippyeats

Books we are starting:

The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin (out june 2)
No Filter By Sarah Frier
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell

April Book Club:

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Bad on Politics #6: Stacey Abrams on Voting Rights Apr 13, 2020

Stacey Abrams, needs no introduction but we’ll give her one anyway. She’s a New York times bestselling author, non profit CEO, and political leader.. and today she joins us to answer all our questions about voting rights: an incredibly important issue that we didn’t know NEARLY enough about before this interview.

After losing her 2018 Georgia gubernatorial race, Abrams created Fair Fight to ensure that all Americans were able to vote and to have their votes counted. We talk to her about the different forms of voter suppression and how this disproportionately affects people of color, women, the elderly, and college students. We also discuss how we can make sure we have a safe and fair election in 2020.

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.

For more info:

Follow Stacey on social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Fair Count: Website, Twitter

Fair Fight: Website, Twitter

Fair Fight 2020

Pre-order Our Time is Now by Stacey Abrams out June 2020

Investing 101: Sallie Krawcheck on the gender wealth gap Apr 08, 2020

In today’s episode, we chatted with Sallie Krawcheck (founder and CEO of Ellevest) about the relationship women have with investing. Sallie has been one of our dream guests for some time now and we both learned so much from our conversation. Sallie explains the difference between the wage gap and the wealth gap for women, and the different ways that women spend, save, and manage money. Sallie gives us advice about saving vs. investing, how to get lower interest rates, common mistakes, and how to be more critical about where your money is invested. We also get personal, talking marriage, prenup meltdowns, educating your children about money, and more!

More Sallie:

ellevest.com app or site
@salliekrawcheck on insta. twitter, etc.

Article mentioned:

Buy the dip

Podcasts Mentioned:

Obsessions:

Oh She Glows Tomato Soup (from this cookbook)
Damages
Playing the game Risk online
Night sleep mask

Instagram:

@sciene.sam
@grossypelosi

Books we are starting:

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Open Book by Jessica Simpson
Us Again by Elle Maxwell
Mr. President by Katy Evans

April Book Club:

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Bonus: Discussing Jessica Simpson’s Memoir (with guest Katie Sturino) Apr 06, 2020

We couldn’t stop thinking (or talking) about this book and our friend Jess, so we asked friend of the pod, Katie Sturino to join us to discuss Jessica Simpson’s memoir, Open Book. Forget what you think you know about Jessica Simpson (seriously, none of us were superfans or even really fans before this book, but we sure as hell are now!). Her book dives deep into her childhood, music career, relationships, and struggles with addiction. Needless to say, we could not get enough! We discuss the juicy celebrity goss, body image issues, family dynamics, and more in this ep. Seriously, if you haven’t read (or listened to this book!), we can’t recommend it enough. Looking forward to hearing your hot takes, join us in the FB group to discuss!

And make sure to subscribe to Katie’s podcast, Boob Sweat, and follow her on Instagram @katiesturino.

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Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

The Distraction Zone: How We’re Staying Entertained While Distancing Apr 01, 2020

First of all, it’s our 2 year podcasting anniversary! In today’s ep we’re sharing all our best quarantine distractions and recommendations. Between all the family FaceTimes, Zoom happy hours, Powerpoint parties, cooking, organizing, and checking in with family and friends it’s easy to forget to keep a routine and take care of yourself too! We want to help by giving some light hearted and fun ways to lose yourself (in a book, tv show, movie, podcast, etc), even if it’s only for a little while.

We hope you all stay safe and healthy… come join us in the Facebook group to talk about YOUR favorite distractions and what’s keeping you sane(ish).

Currently Reading:

The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
Open Book by Jessica Simpson (especially the audiobook)
All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault
The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward (Becca didn’t like)
Just a Girl Standing in Front of a Boy by Lucy Ann Holmes

Becca’s recs!

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Throne of Glass Series (7 books) by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses (3 books) by Sarah J. Maas
The Conspiracy of Us Series (3 books) by Maggie Hall
The Chronos File Series (3 books) by Rysa Walker
The Selection Series by Kiera Cass
Who’s that Girl by Mhairi McFarlane
My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella
Our Stop by Laura Jane Williams
Would like to Meet by Rachel Winters
Famous in Love Series by Rebecca Searle
To All the Boys I loved Before by Jenny Han
Anna and the French Kiss (3 books) by Stephanie Perkins
Royals by Rachel Hawkins

Grace’s Recs

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
You are not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Verity by Colleen Hoover
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
The Honey Don’t List by Christina Lauren
Peachtree Bluff Series (3 books) by Kristy Woodson Harvey
The Thousandth Floor Series By Kathrine McGee
American Royals by Kathrine McGee
The Paper Princess Series by Erin Watt

Listen Rec:

The Financial Confessions Podcast
Everything is Fine Kim France Podcast
Girls Gotta Eat Podcast
Gee Thanks I Bought it Podcast

Grace TV Recs

Gossip Girl
Sex and The City
The Blacklist
Little Fires Everywhere
Amazon’s Making the Cut with Tim Gun And Heidi Klum

Becca TV recs

The Morning Show on Apple TV
Little Fires Everywhere
Grey’s Anatomy
The West Wing
Virgin River

Grace Movie Rec

It’s Complicated
Something’s Gotta Give
Home Again
What Women Want
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Catch Me if you Can
Harry Potter Movies
Twilight Movies

Becca’s Movie Rec

The Wedding Year
The Wedding Date
Center Stage
The American President
Chalet Girl
Friends with Kids

Products:

At Home Workouts:

Melissa Wood Health
SkyTing TV
Tracy Anderson

Obsessions:

Gina Julian Artist Graphic Rainbow Painting
The Morning Show
Jessica Simpson’s Audiobook

Instagram:

@nytcooking
@clarkbar
@gina_julian

Books we are starting:

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

April Book Club:

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Sponsors:

Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10!
Sarah Flint: Go to sarahflint.com and use code BOP50 to get $50 off your first order of any shoe.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

I’ll Give You The Sun Book Club Mar 25, 2020

Our March Book Club Pick is I’ll Give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson. Before we get into the book, we talk a little bit about Coronavirus and how we’re feeling. This book is the perfect quarantine read as it feels a bit like a cozy warm hug.

The book is the story of Jude and Noah - twins who were once inseparable, but have now grown apart. Via alternating timelines, we learn the heartbreaking reasons that this has happened. Noah tells the story of their younger years, meanwhile Jude’s timeline takes place three years later when they are 16. It’s magically written and a feel good read… we can’t recommend it enough!

Stay safe and healthy, and come join us in the Facebook group to talk about the book!

Products mentioned:

Obsessions:

Plush Knit Joggers for women from Old Navy (Pandemic Pants)
Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu
Tie Dye Sweatsuit from PJ Salvage (sold out, unfortunately, but similar here)
Ugg Slippers

Instagram:

@goldfishsmiles
@hithapalepu
@ashleyspivey
@rouge_18
@aminatou
@alisoneroman

Books:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson
The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson

April Book Club:

In Five Years by Rebecca Searle

Podcast:

The Adaptables by Random House (Little Fires Everywhere podcast; we are guests on episode 3!)

Sponsors:

Beauty Counter: Go to beautycounter.com and get 10% of your first order of $100 or more with Code BOP. Hurry! Offer expires at the end of March!
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Rothy’s: rothys.com/BOP

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Alisha Ramos, Founder of Girls Night In, talks Self Care, Career Changes, and Confidence Mar 18, 2020

Alisha Ramos, Founder and CEO of Girls Night In, and self proclaimed indoor kid/introvert, joins us to share her journey to create her company and the ways her business has changed as it grows. We talk about starting and scaling a business, work/life balance, and its challenges as a female founder. We dish on our self care pet peeves (we all have them!), our definitions of self care, and what is next for GNI. We also talk of our love of a good newsletter and Alisha’s idea of the perfect night in.

Favorite Newsletters:

Girls’ Night In
A Thing or Two from Claire & Erica
What To Cook This Week from The New York Times
Internet Brunch
Mollie Chen’s newsletter
The Broadsheet
The Ann Friedman Weekly
Mary Laura Phillpott’s newsletter
Jasmine Guillory’s newsletter
The Stripe Newsletter (Subscribe at bottom)
Five Smart Reads newsletter from Hitha Palepu
Chips + Dips Newsletter

Obsessions:

Alison Roman Dining In: Sour Cream Flatbread recipe
Plush Knit Joggers for women from Old Navy

Instagram:

@marysummershafner // @laviestylehouse
@romcompods

Books:

He Started It by Samantha Downing
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

March Book Club Book:

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Podcast:

Subscribe to : Otherppl Podcast with Brad Listi (@otherppl on Twitter)

Sponsors:

Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10!
LOLA: Take 30% off your first month subscription - mylola.com and enter code BOP30 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Bad on Politics #5: Planned Parenthood’s Kelley Robinson on Reproductive Rights Mar 16, 2020

Kelley Robinson, Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund joins us to answer all of our questions about the state of reproductive rights. Kelley explains some common misconceptions around Planned Parenthood, and then helps us to understand the spike in abortion restrictions that happened in 2019. We also dig into the abortion case currently in front of the supreme court, and talk about other cases being heard by the Supreme Court this year. Then we talk about Title X and dive into how reproductive rights figure into the 2020 election.

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.

For more info:

Planned Parenthood Action Fund website

PPAF Trump Tracker

PPAF Reproductive rights conversation guide

We Testify

National Network of Abortion Funds

All Things Reading! Nostalgia, How We Manage To Read So Much, + More. Mar 11, 2020

In this episode we dive into our personal reading histories and talk about our reading lives. We share stories about how we became readers, our favorite childhood books - Sweet Valley High, Babysitters Club, R.L. Stein, etc. Although we have different reading routines, ways we organize books, and views on putting a book down (to DNF or not to DNF, that is the question!) - we can agree that vacation reading is the best reading. We share our favorite recent books, our process for vetting the books for our monthly book club, and the books we think are overrated. If you ever have trouble finding new books, or picking something to read we list our top ways to find new reads.

Podcast mentioned:

Grace & Becca on The SSR podcast discussing Sweet Valley High Book #1

Obsessions:

Alison Roman’s Tiny Salty Chocolate Cookies (From her cookbook Nothing Fancy)
Corgi Pods silicone air pods case

Instagram: (Authors!)

@emmastraub
@kathrinemcgee
@kristywharvey
@andreadunlop
@lindseykelk
@jasminespics

Bookstagram:

@nycbookgirl
@ashleyspivy
@hithapalepu
@booksaremagicbk
@jordys.book.club
@sarahsbookshelves
@grlpwrdreads
@marylauraphillpott
@inkandfable
@molliereads
@worldswithinpages
@carly
@literaryjo
@frombwithlove
@ashleybrookebookclub

Books:

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee
Verity by Colleen Hoover
You are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Feels like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey
All Adults Here by Emma Straub
The Twin By Natasha Preston
He Started It by Samantha Downing
Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
Stray by Stephanie Danler
The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Friends and Strangers by J. Courtney Sullivan
The Betrothed by Kiera Cass
Would Like to Meet by Rachel Winters
This is Big by Marisa Meltzer (out in april)
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

March Book Club Book:

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Sponsors:

Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Beautycounter:
- Before March 15: free shipping of your order of $100 at beautycounter.com with code BOP - restrictions apply
- Between March 15th and 31st new customers can get 10% of their first purchase with Code BOP - restrictions apply
Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Tara Foley, founder of Follain, tells us everything we need to know about clean beauty Mar 04, 2020

In this episode we talk clean beauty with the founder of Follain, Tara Foley. Tara, a self-described “activist-at-heart” shares with us her journey from discovering clean beauty to opening Follain. We dive deep on what clean really means and the regulation around the terms natural and clean (spoiler: there is none). She also gives us her top ingredients to watch out for. Our favorite part of the episode, though, has to be Tara’s amazing product recs. We chat about everything from budget-friendly to high-tech clean beauty recs and she gives us specific suggestions for both dry skin and acne-prone skin routines. If you’re thinking about using more clean products, Tara makes that sound a whole lot less daunting and this episode is the perfect place to start!

More Tara:

Follain stores and Follain.com
Products are also sold at Anthropologie & Ulta
Instagram: @tcofoley

Products mentioned:

Follain Refillable Everything Soap
Reverie hair products (specifically the hair milk & heat protectant)
Innersense hair bath
Rahua hair line (also has a purple shampoo)
Fekkai - The One hair line - new clean reformulation
Weleda skin food
Cheap clean brands: Burt’s Bees, Seaweed Bath Co
Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser
Tata Harper Resurfacing Mask
Clark’s Botanicals Deep Moisture Mask
Sleeping masks: Josh Rosebrooks Advance Hydration Mask
For dry skin: Vital Balm Cream
For acne-prone skin cleansers: Osmia black clay soap, Indie Lee Purifying Face Wash
For acne-prone skin moisturizers: Indie Lee Squalane Oil, Osmia Balance Facial Serum, Ursa Major Fortifying Face Balm
Saie Dew Balm
Saie Super Gel
Glossier Lash Slick
RMS Buriti Bronzer
RMS Un Cover-up
Ilia Lipstick - Color: Crimson & Clover
Josh Rosebrooks Hydrating Accelerator
One Love Organics Vitamin C Serum
Biossance Squalane & Lactic Acid Night Serum
Biossance Squalane & Peptide Eye Gel
Ole Henricksen Banana Bright Eye Cream
Naturopathica Vitamin K Eye Gel
Patyka Energizing Eye Gel (rollerball)
May Lindstrom The Blue Cocoon
May Lindstrom The Youth Dew
Josh Rosebrooks Vital Balm Cream
Vapor Foundation
Ilia Sheer Tinted Moisturizer
Beautycounter Dew Skin (w/ SPF)
Kosas Lipstick: Color Rosewater
Lovefresh Super Strength Deodorant

Obsessions:

Instagram:

@somewherelately

Books:

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wroble
This is Big by Marisa Meltzer (out in april)
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

March Book Club Book:

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Sponsors:

HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals at hellofresh.com/BOP10 and use code BOP10. (includes free shipping)
You are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Followers Book Club Feb 26, 2020

Followers by Megan Angelo is a thought provoking take on influencer culture. The book alternates between the present day story of Orla and Floss living in modern day New York with their own reality TV show; and Marlow, 35 years from now living in a town called Constellation where influencers have become government employees and have their lives broadcasted 23/7. It’s sharp and witty (and a bit of a cautionary tale - when does sharing go TOO FAR?) This book is a great conversation starter and will take you on a wild ride from New York to California to a futuristic (internet-free) colony called Atlantis. We couldn’t put this book down and are still thinking about it weeks later!

Obsessions:

Under Armour Eclipse Sports bra (not the one with the zip)
Cadbury Creme Eggs
Love is Blind on Netflix
The Outsider on HBO
Urban Stems x East Olivia flowers

Instagram:

@eastolivia

Books:

February Book Club Book:

I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Podcast Recommendations:

But That’s Another Story Podcast

Sponsors:

Penguin Random House: For the month of March commit to 10-30 minutes #readtosleep and let us know how it’s going! To enter to win Parachute Bedding and 25 free books at prh.com/badonpaper
Clear: 2 months Free go to clearme.com/bopclear and use code BOPCLEAR at checkout.
Rothy’s: Try Rothy’s at rothys.com/bop

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Taylor Lorenz on Internet Culture, Influencers, Trolls, and TikTok. Feb 19, 2020

Taylor Lorenz is a journalist at the New York Times covering Internet Culture. In our conversation, she maps out the jobs that led her to where she is today and how she developed her own beat. We also delve into everything going on on the internet: from influencers to trolls to TikTok. Whether you’re looking to get current (what is The Hype House?) or are an internet culture vulture with strong feelings on Caroline Calloway, we cover it all in our conversation.

More Taylor Lorenz:

twitter: @taylorlorenz
instagram: @taylorlorenz
tiktok: @taylorlorenz

Taylor’s Favorite Journalists to follow:

Check out her list on twitter!

Articles mentioned:

Products Mentioned:

Instagram:

Books:

February Book Club Book:

Followers By Megan Angelo

Sponsors:

Rent the Runway: Go to renttherunway.com and use code BOP to get $200 off your 60 day trial.
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Subscribe to: Gee Thanks Just Bought it Podcast

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Being Single Doesn’t Have to Suck! Feb 12, 2020

In this (highly requested) episode we are talking about being single in your thirties! We answer all of your questions about dating, and give the best advice we can from our own experiences. This episode is broken into four parts: why being single in your thirties is actually pretty great, how to stay positive, how to make new friends (and keep the old), and all things DATING (another hot topic). We share our weirdest dates, our favorite apps (and when to delete them), ways to meet people IRL, thoughts on freezing our eggs, and managing dating app burnout. If there’s one thing you take away from this episode, it’s the importance of building a life you truly love - one that feels good to YOU… with our without a partner!

Podcasts:

Obsessions:

Cheer - Netflix
Serum Stick - Tatcha

Instagram:

Books:

February Book Club Book:

Followers By Megan Angelo

Sponsors:

Book of the Month: Go to bookofthemonth.com and sign up using code BOP10 and get any book for $10!
HelloFresh: Get 10 free meals at hellofresh.com/BOP10 and use code BOP10. (includes free shipping)
LOLA: Take 30% off your first month subscription - mylola.com and enter code BOP30 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo on work wifing, closing their business, and the decision whether to have kids Feb 05, 2020

This is hands down one of our favorite interviews yet! Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur, founders of Of a Kind (RIP!), join us to talk about founding and running a business with your friend. We dive into how they split their roles in the business, travel styles, and hiring a management coach (AKA a business therapist). We also chat about how they’re processing the closure of their company and what’s next.

Then we turn to the subject of motherhood, and have an incredibly candid conversation about how Claire grappled with whether or not she wanted children, how Erica has defended her choice not to have children, and how they’ve supported each other and stayed close despite their disparate decisions. We wrap up with some recommendations for everything from skincare to podcasts to books.

More Claire + Erica:

@clairemazur
@ericacerulo
Claireanderica.com (sign up for their newsletter here!)
A Thing or Two Podcast
Work Wife: the Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses
Refinery29: Why I Don’t Want To Have Children Ever

Products Mentioned:

Podcasts:

Call Your Girlfriend Podcast
Sexy Unique Podcast (about Vanderpump Rules)
Jam Session Podcast (celebrity gossip)
Everything is Fine Podcast (about being women over 40)

Obsessions:

Instagram:

Books:

February Book Club Book:

Followers By Megan Angelo

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 BOP10 and get any book for $10!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Good Girls Lie Book Club Jan 29, 2020

This month we read Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison. This book combines some of our favorite things: rich unsupervised teens at a boarding school, secret societies… and murder. Ash is an outcast, relocating from England to attend boarding school at the prestigious Goode School in Virginia. Her parents have passed away, she has an abusive past with her father, and she definitely has a lot of secrets. When she gets tapped for the Ivy Bound secret society, things go haywire. Her roommate dies and now we are trying to figure out who did it and why. Even though we found (nearly) every character to be deeply unlikable, we still really enjoyed the book. We got to rehash our love for secret societies (and the movie The Skulls). Grace reveals what happens in her sorority’s initiation rituals... and that she doesn’t like Gilmore Girls (gasp!).

Obsessions:

Amazon Weighted Blanket
Grace’s Gravity Blanket Blog Post
Grace & Frankie Season 6 on Netflix
Virgin River
Jexi (movie)
1917 (movie)
Healthy Chicken Tenders Recipe - Hello Adams Family
Humidifier from Amazon

Instagram Obsessions:

@Kathleenjenningsbeauty

Movie Mentioned:

The Skulls

Books Mentioned:

Good Girls Lie By JT Ellison

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

American Royals by Kathrine McGee

Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Miss You by Kate Eberlin
Two Lives by Lydia Bird by Josie Silver (out in March)

February Book Club Pick:

Followers by Megan Angelo

Sponsors: 

Care of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

Bad on Politics #4: Alyssa Mastromonaco on congressional elections and a grab bag of questions! Jan 24, 2020

We welcome back friend of the pod (and former Obama Deputy Chief of Staff), Alyssa Mastromonaco to answer our burning questions about this presidential election. Alyssa explains what happens to donations when a candidate drops out of the race, endorsements, and where you can go to find out more about the local politics that you can have a direct effect on. She also touches on Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Bloomberg, and why we need to keep an eye on how the candidates spend their money (like during the Superbowl). She also explains how the caucus system works (it’s kind of crazy!) and why local politics are so important if you want to enact real change.

More Alyssa:

Twitter: @alyssamastro44

Instagram: @mastro175

Podcast: Hysteria

Alyssa’s Books:

Alyssa Recs:

Vote Save America

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.

How we organize everything from our inboxes to our closets! Jan 22, 2020

We’ve got that January motivation and are talking all about organization in this ep! We share about how we organize our lives (both physically in our homes, and our digital lives). We discuss how we handle filing papers, managing our closets, email boxes, and even reveal how often we clean! Becca breaks down her calendar system and Grace tells us about a paper planner that helps you organize your time (and looks pretty too). We also have plenty of recs on home goods that help you find a place to keep everything.

Products Mentioned:

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

January Book Club Pick:

Good Girls Lie By JT Ellison

Sponsors: 

Rent the Runway: Go to renttherunway.com and use code BOP to get $200 off your 60 day trial.
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

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

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.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

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.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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

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!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

One Day in December Book Club Dec 25, 2019

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

Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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

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.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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

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.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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

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

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)

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

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

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!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We Came Here to Forget Book Club Nov 27, 2019

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!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Lauren Chan on modeling, her new plus-size luxury clothing brand, and leaning into what makes you unique. Nov 20, 2019

Today we are joined by Lauren Chan, the founder and CEO of Henning, a newly launched luxury plus-size clothing brand. We’re completely in love with this brand and all its thoughtful details! We’re also obsessed with Lauren, TBH. She gives us a peek into her experiences as both a plus-size model and fashion editor for Glamour Magazine. We get her insight into how the plus-size modeling landscape has changed over the years and how modeling has affected her relationship with her body. Maybe most interesting, she pulls back the curtain on all the retouching (and padding!) that goes on behind the scenes. We’re shook! We also chat about her experience starting her own business (without any outside funding!), and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Products, places, and links mentioned:

Check out Henning here. You can also take 15% off with code badonpaper15.
Follow Lauren at @lcchan and Henning at @henning
We had our celebratory pod dinner at Gramercy Tavern
We stayed at The Statler hotel in Dallas (and loved it!)

Lauren’s Skincare Routine:

Lauren’s Makeup Routine:

Obsessions:

Sarah Flint Perfect Bootie 70mm heel (BOP45 for $45 off)
The Body Stone

Instagram Obsessions:

@sarahfcarter
@_hellostella_

Books Mentioned:

We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop (November Book Club Pick!)
Modern Love edited by Daniel Jones
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas

Sponsors:

Night Pillow: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOP20 at checkout.
Equilibria Women: 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)
LOLA: you can 30% off your first month’s subscription with code BOP30 at www.mylola.com

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Personality Tests! A deep dive into the 5 love languages, The Enneagram, + Myers Briggs Nov 13, 2019

We don’t know about you but we are both personality test obsessed. Today we’re taking a look at three of our favorites: the 5 love languages, the Enneagram, and Myers Briggs. Every personality has its good and its bad, and we are both very cool with both sides of our own (thankfully!) If you ever think that Becca is roasting Grace, don’t worry - that is how she shows love. We also break down introverts vs. extroverts. Grace gets on her soapbox: Just because you’re introverted doesn’t mean you’re shy! We have a ton in common personality - wise, but when we differ, we definitely DIFFER! Take the quizzes yourself and see what we all have in common, and then come about them with us in the facebook group!

Quizzes Mentioned:

The 5 Love Languages - Take the test!
Enneagrams - Take the test!
Myers & Briggs - 16 Personalities: Take the test!

Podcast Mentioned:

Selfie

Obsessions:

Garlic Short Rib Recipe by Alison Roman
Modern Love - Amazon Prime
Kosas - lip oils - sephora

Instagram Obsessions:

@tristan_watson
@the_spines

Books Mentioned:

We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop (November Book Club Pick!)
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould

Sponsors:

Borghese: Go to borghese.com and enter code BOP25 for 25% off at checkout.
FitFabFun: $10 off your first box with code BOP at fabfitfun.com.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Eva Chen on writing children’s books, meeting Oprah, and why “balance” is a myth (and that’s okay)! Nov 06, 2019

Today we are joined by Eva Chen! Eva probably needs no introduction but she’s the Director of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram. What you may not know is that she’s also a children’s book author and the self proclaimed “Walter White of vintage Chanel jackets!” Eva talks about everything from changing careers, meeting your heroes IRL (Oprah!!), getting a book deal, and following your dreams. She also gets vulnerable, talking about what it’s like to worry that people won’t like her work. We round out the episode with all of Eva’s favorites: up & coming fashion designers, beauty obsessions (a very fancy face roller), a fancy hotel, and of course — YA novels.

Designers Mentioned:

Products Mentioned:

Obsessions:

Instagram Obsessions:

@Benlenovitz
@rachelista

For more Eva on Instagram:

@evachen212
@tbannister

Books Mentioned:

Get a life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop (November Book Club Pick!)
Throne of Glass Series by Sarah Maas
6 of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
The Queen of the Tearling Trilogy by Erika Johansen
The Selection by Kiera Cass

Eva’s Books:

Hotels Mentioned:

Sponsors:

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

Check out tickets to our Fall live show in Dallas Tonight!

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Carly the Prepster: Unfiltered. Carly answers ALL your questions. Oct 31, 2019

“We have all sent a DM we regret” - Carly Heitlinger, carlytheprepster.com

Our friend Carly drops in for a bonus episode to answer literally every single one of your questions! She puts it all out there, the good, bad, and the ugly. She lets us in on the biggest misconceptions about her (She is not as outgoing as you may think, and she doesn’t share everything!), how she navigates being introverted, dealing with anxiety, and her thoughts on online snark forums. We also talk about breakups, sex, hair bows, and more! Lastly, she shares her advice for cutting the cord when a relationship is over - and how to get your control back!

Products Mentioned:

Awesome Etiquette Podcast

Coffee Break French Podcast

Blue Bistro (hulu series)

Books Mentioned:

Babysitters Club Series by Ann M. Martin

Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Elin Hilderbrand’s Books

How Could She by Lauren Mechling

Bad Blood by John Carryrou

Quiet by Susan Cain

Audio Books Mentioned:

Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (Tom Hanks narrates!)

Save me The Plums by Ruth Reichl

Sponsors:

Borghese: Get 25% off site wide at borghese.com and enter the code BOP25 at checkout.

For more Carly:

carlytheprepster.com

instagram: @carly

Twitter: @carly

bookstagram: @carlysbookclub

Facebook Group: Carly the Prepster Group

Goodreads: College Prepster

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in New York City and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

How Could She by Lauren Mechling w/ Special Guest Carly Heitlinger Oct 30, 2019

Our October Book Club pick is How Could She by Lauren Mechling, and we are joined by friend of the pod, Carly Heitlinger (Carly the Prepster)! The three of us explore the complexities of female friendship in your 30’s, the book’s 3 central characters, and who we most identify with. Although not all of us loved this book completely, we definitely have a lot to say about it!

Products Mentioned:

Indie Lee Gentle Daily Peel Pads
Borghese Hand Masks (25% off with code BOP25 at borghese.com)

Mascaras:

Instagram Obsessions:

@wardrobe_oxygen
@Goodbyecroptop

Books Mentioned:

I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie
Get a life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Throne of Glass by Sarah Jane Moss
We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop

Sponsors:

Care/of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50
Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% of your order with code BOP20

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in New York City and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Cindy Crawford shares her supermodel secrets + takes us inside the modeling biz! Oct 23, 2019

Today’s guest needs no introduction… it’s Cindy Crawford! Besides being Grace’s dream guest, Cindy is also an absolute expert when it comes to skincare. She talks about growing up in the midwest, an early mean girls experience, and of course: her modeling career. She also let us peek behind the curtain and learn how she started her own skincare line, all the way down to the chemistry! She also tells us her favorite fashion trends, products… even her work out routine. She also lets us in on a few model secrets (her swap for soy sauce, her cocktail of choice). Cindy talks about balance, self care, and motherhood. We found Cindy’s life fascinating and didn’t think this was possible but somehow love her even more than before!

Products mentioned

Meaningful beauty - Cindy’s beauty line (also available at Ulta)
Amazon Ice Roller
Veronica Beard Blazers
Sarah Flint Perfect Pumps
Sarah Flint Flats
Sarah Flint Marina Boot
Cindy’s fave jeans: Redone, Frame, AG, Page, Citizens of Humanity, Midheaven
Nicola Bathie Earrings

Books:

A Little Life by Hana Yanagihara
Educated by Tara Westover
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
I’ll Never Tell by Catherine Mackenzie
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October Book Club!)

TV Shows:

Euphoria on HBO
Modern Love on Amazon
Succession on NetFlix

Instagram Obsession:

@swissmiss
@verryrobin_co

Sponsors:

Sarah Flint: Take $45 off your first pair with code BOP45 at sarahflint.com

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Instagram Obsession:

@swissmiss

@verryrobin_co

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Travel Routines, Tricks, Recs, and Some Very Strong Opinions! Oct 16, 2019

We have been traveling quite a bit for our live shows and more, so we thought it was time to share some of our vastly differing opinions when it comes to travel. We talk about hotels, airplanes, beauty routines, packing, planning, and everything in between. Needless to say, we have some differing views on a lot of things! Today, in addition to hopefully amusing you with our strong opinions, we help you navigate some of the more stressful parts of traveling through our own experiences. (And did you know customs has an app?) We share all the things we do to keep organized (and sane!) when it comes to traveling.

Things Mentioned:

Aaptiv App
New York Times: 36 hours series
TSA Pre-Check
The Points Guy

Hotels Mentioned:

The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles
The Ritz Carlton
Brown’s Hotel in London
The Breakers in Palm Beach
La Sultana in Morocco
Hotel du-cap-eden-roc in France
The Statler Dallas

Products Mentioned:

Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon
Silk Pajamas from Karen Mabon
Cookware Set from Simply Calphalon
Tumi Suitcase
Away Suitcases

Instagram Obsessions:

@chloeiscrazy
@blonde_atlas
@bowenyang

Books Mentioned:

How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October book club pick)
The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Sponsors:

Borghese: Special offer 25% sitewide borghese.com enter code BOP25 at checkout.
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Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas.

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bad on Politics #2: Clare Malone Gives us a pre-Debate Primer! Oct 14, 2019

Friend of the pod and political writer for FiveThirtyEight, Clare Malone joins us to help sort through the top ten Democratic candidates on stage at the next debate. She takes a deep dive into the backgrounds of the top three front runners (Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders), and gives us the headlines on the rest (Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Julian Castro). Clare also breaks down the Republican challengers, too (Bill Weld, Joe Walsh, and Mark Sanford).

For more Clare Malone:

@claremalone on instagram and twitter

https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/clare-malone/ on fivethirtyeight.com

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.

Mollie Chen on changing careers, maintaining a balance, all things FOOD, and lazy girl skincare. Oct 09, 2019

We are back from San Francisco and off to Philly + DC next week! This week we’re joined by our friend Mollie Chen! She’s a brand consultant (and one of the Co-Founders of Birchbox!), a beauty guru, a mom, and a serious foodie. We talk about everything from knowing when it’s time to change careers to skincare for lazy people to the perfect day of eating in NYC. She also shares some great advice for new moms and maintaining a balance in your life.

Products Mentioned:

Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon

The Politician on Netflix

M.M. Lafleur trench coat

Philz Coffee

Garlic Press from Amazon

Mollie’s product recs (so many we made it it’s own doc!)

Instagram Obsessions:

@syattfitness

@palmbeachthrifters

Books Mentioned:

Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham

How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October book club pick)

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acebedo

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Mollie’s Medium posts - Leaving a Company You Started and A Type-A Guide to Time Off

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Graham Norton on Fanboy Moments, Best-Smelling Celebs, and Becoming a Novelist at 52 Oct 02, 2019

This week, we are joined by Graham Norton, the beloved UK talk show host and author of a brand new novel! We talk to him about his show—everything from the funniest to the best-smelling guests and how he manages to get such good stories from his guests. Then we turn to his newest book, A Keeper. We couldn’t let him leave without a few grab bag questions too… so we also quizzed him on Dolly Parton, UK Drag Race, and more!

Outside of Graham, we talk about our tour (starts today in SF!), Grace’s birthday, and a new sleeping hack.

Products Mentioned:

Madewell hard sunglasses case (not available online)
Beauty Counter Blush in Nectar
Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon

Instagram Obsessions:

@farmrio
@farrisdoesfaces

Books Mentioned:

American Predator by Maureen Callahan
Obviously by Akilah Hughs
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodessser-Akner
The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale

Sponsors:

Night Pillow: Go to discovernight.com and enter Code BOP20 for 20% off.
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Modern Fertility: Go to modernfertility.com/BOP for $20 off the test.

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas.

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Katharine McGee on the Behind the Scenes of American Royals and the Ins and Outs of the Publishing Industry Sep 26, 2019

Katharine McGee, the author of our September Book Club Pick, American Royals joins us to talk about the making of the book. We chat about the long road to publishing, how to get a book deal, how books turn into TV shows and movies, and how the New York Times Best Seller list works—it’s not how you think! We learned so much from her on today’s episode and cannot wait for the sequel!

Books Mentioned:

The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks

99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown

The Royals by Kitty Kelley

Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal Household by Adrian Tinniswood

Anna K - Jenny Lee (comes out next year)

Instagram:

@katharinemcgee

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American Royals Book Club + Everything Royal Sep 25, 2019

Our September Book Club is here and we are so excited to dig into Katharine McGee’s American Royals, but beware it’s sprinkled with spoilers! This book posits a world where George Washington was the first King of America rather than the first President. The story follows his descendant, Princess Beatrice and her dramatic road to the throne. We also talk about everything Royal from books, movies, weddings, and gossip, and what we have been reading (and what we are close to putting down!).

Products Mentioned:

Glow Bar - $65 30 minute facial
Etsy - rainbow initial necklace

Instagram Obsessions:

@airmailweekly
@badonpolitics

Books Mentioned:

The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks
Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory
Royals by Rachel Hawkins
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodessser-Akner
The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale

Sponsors:

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Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Bad on Politics #1: Alyssa Mastromonaco on How The Primary Process Works & How To Get Involved In Politics Sep 23, 2019

Friend of the pod and former Obama Deputy Chief of Staff, Alyssa Mastromonaco, joins us to help break down what is happening in the current presidential election. Why are there so many candidates? Is this normal? When will the field narrow? And how does the primary process even work. Then we talk about how to learn about candidate platforms and how to get personally involved in politics. Alyssa's list of recs for understandable, trustworthy political coverage: @Jessicayellin (IG) @DMregister (twitter) @WBUR (twitter) @ZerlinaMaxwell (twitter) @Yashar (twitter) Vote Save America 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.

Bad On Politics Preview Sep 19, 2019

We're launching a new monthly series and wanted to give you a preview and some context before it goes live! Every month between now and November 2020, we're going to have a bonus episode centered around a political topic. Each month, we'll invite an expert to help school us on an issue or break down what's happening in the election. We can't wait to share our first episode with a repeat visit from Alyssa Mastromonaco.

Simon Doonan on Drag Culture, Personal Style, and Unplugging from Technology Sep 18, 2019

In this week’s episode, we get to chat with the amazing (sparkly!) Simon Doonan about his brand new book Drag: The Complete Story - the first modern book about the cultural history of drag! Simon talks all things drag with us while answering your questions about finding your own personal style, his relationship with Jonathan Adler, and whether or not he will be appearing on another season of NBC’s Making It (spoiler: he is!).

Products Mentioned: * Veronica Beard Emerald Suit (Blazer, Pants) * Amazon Sunglasses

Instagram Obsessions: * @bat_geo * @pollywales

Books Mentioned: * Drag: The Complete Story by Simon Doonan * The Winker by Andrew Martin * The International Best Dressed List by Amy Fine Collins * The catalog for the Camp Exhibit at The Met * Good Girls Lie by JT Ellison comes out Dec 30th * The Testaments by Margaret Atwood * The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky Jena Casale * September book club - American Royals by Katharine McGee

Articles Mentioned: * I’m so Excited for 40th grade - Mary Laura Philpott Op Ed for NYT

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Let’s Talk Time Management: Our Best Productivity Tips. Sep 11, 2019

In this week’s episode, we discuss how we manage our time, calendars, and inboxes. We also discuss avoiding distractions like Instagram and email (spoiler: we’re a work in progress here), the comparison trap, and our biggest lessons on productivity. Grace explores the power of saying “no” and Becca has plenty of very Virgo-esque tips for organizing your calendar in inbox.

We also have a very exciting announcement about our NYC show and some strong feelings on hot sauce!

Products Mentioned

Time Management Resources:

Instagram Obsessions:

Books Mentioned:

We Came Here To Forget by Andrea Dunlop
The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
A Keeper by Graham Norton
October book club - American Royals by Katharine McGee

Sponsor:

Night Pillow: Get 20% off your order with code BOP20 at www.discovernight.com

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast.

Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Grace’s Sister Rebecca Atwood Talks Decorating with Color... and Embarrassing Family Stories! Sep 04, 2019

Today we have Grace’s sister Rebecca Atwood joining us! With two “Becca’s” and two sisters who sound almost exactly alike, things get a little wild! Rebecca is an artist and textile designer who has her own incredible product line and just wrote her second book! Today she's answering all of your questions about home decor... giving us the rundown on tastefully adding more color to our homes (and why “connector colors” are a must)! Stay tuned ‘till the very end for hilarious Atwood sister childhood stories from growing up on Cape Cod.

Products Mentioned:

The Breakers Palm Beach Resort
White Pepper Paint by Valspar
Case for Making Paints
Taylor Swift’s Newest Album
Grace’s Gold Vintage Mirror from Chairish

Books Mentioned:

Living with Color by Rebecca Atwood
Living with Pattern by Rebecca Atwood
Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee
American Royals by Katherine McGee
The Other’s Gold by Elizabeth Ames
We Came Here To Forget by Andrea Dunlop
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Instagram Obsessions:

Grace: @round.boys
Becca Atwood: @purrsanlove
Becca Freeman: @henning

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast.

Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Lisa Taddeo on the Behind The Scenes Story of Three Women Aug 29, 2019

Lisa Taddeo, the Author of our August Book Club Pick—Three Women—joins us to share how the book got made. She talked to us about how she found the three women profiled (and the hundreds of others that didn't make the cut), how the book has exceeded her expectations, and what's next for her (hint: there's a TV adaptation in the works).

Books mentioned:

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Troubling Love by Elena Ferrante

The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

The Little Virtues Natalia Ginzburg

Somebody with a Little Hammer Mary Gaitskill

Lucia Berlin short stories

Anything by Grace Paley

William Trevor short stories

Alice Munro short stories

Tessa Hadley short stories

Three Women Book Club + Online Dating Updates Aug 28, 2019

For our August book club, we're tackling our first non-fiction pick: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. The book explores the psyches and sex lives of three very different women. It's equal parts salacious and emotionally relatable, and we have so much to say about this book. We also catch up about online dating apps, scheduling as self care, and what we've been reading and obsessing over.

Products Mentioned

Instagram obsessions

Books Mentioned:

Honestly, We Meant Well by Grant Ginder
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Luxe Series
Chances Are by Richard Russo
American Royals - Katherine McGee

Sponsors:

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Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!

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Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Morgan Hoit (aka @nycbookgirl) Joins Us To Talk Broadway, Working in Publishing, and #Bookstagram Aug 21, 2019

This week we’re joined by Morgan Hoit, marketing manager at Avid Reader Press and voice of NYC Book Girl (one of our favorite bookstagram accounts!). We chat about everything from her love of theatre and how she manages anxiety, to how she feels about the SoulCycle boycott and the three books she can’t wait to read next year. Products Mentioned

The Amazon Nightgown

Books Mentioned

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett Graff
The Yellow House by Sara M. Broom
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Fleishman in in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
More Than Enough by Elaine Welteroth
Hunger by Roxane Gay
The Bucket List by Georgia Clark
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Under A Dancing Star by Laura Wood
The Luxe Series by Anna Godbersen
Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement
Fight of the Century by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman

Sponsor:

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Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Lauren Duca on Political Activism, Coming Out, and Confidence Under Fire Aug 14, 2019

This week we're joined by freelance journalist, author, and political activist, Lauren Duca. We chat about her career transition from pop culture to political writer, her hard-won skills on dealing with criticism, and her major year of changes from divorce to coming out. But most importantly, we also chat about her forthcoming book: How to Start A Revolution (out Sept 24).

Books Mentioned:

How to Start A Revolution (Lauren's Book!)

My Friend Anna by Rachel Deloache Williams

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

The Luxe Series by Anna Godbersen

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Products Mentioned:

Caudalie Elixir Face Mist

Goop Glow Microderm Scrub

Amazon Packing Cubes

Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, and Dallas.

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Summer Beauty Product Update + Announcing Our Fall Tour Dates! Aug 07, 2019

Today it's just us, and we're talking about all things BEAUTY! We both discuss the products we're loving (or in some cases a little underwhelmed by) this summer. We talk everything from skincare and makeup to sunless tanning, SPF, and hair removal.

But before that, we announce our Fall tour dates! We're hitting 6 cities this fall and are hoping to announce a couple more dates soon. If you live in San Francisco, Atlanta, DC, Philly, Dallas, or New York we hope to see you there!

Also in this episode: Grace got to see Where'd You Go Bernadette early (and has a dating low) and Becca is now the proud owner of the most gorgeous built-in bookshelves!

Sponsor:

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Lauren Wilkinson Joins us to Talk About Her Book, American Spy! Jul 31, 2019

It's time for our July Book Club and today we are discussing American Spy. We are so honored that the author, Lauren Wilkinson, is joining us remotely! We talk about the book, her writing process (she rewrote it SIX times!), how the book began (a grad school assignment about a suburban family) and why she chose to leave the book open-ended. We also talk about more difficult social topics and how that inspired the book. This interview was so interesting.

Also in this episode, Grace is feeling like a celebrity (she went on a yoga retreat with a personal chef and she just got verified on Instagram) and Becca admits that she still thinks about the game Bloody Mary every time she goes to the bathroom at night.

Follow Lauren at @thrillkinson on Instagram and Twitter… and of course, buy her book!

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Books Mentioned

With the Fire on High

Can't get enough Bad On Paper?

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Always Ask For More Money – Negotiating Your Salary, Getting A Promotion, and Setting Freelance Rates Jul 24, 2019

In this episode, we’re talking MONEY. From salaries (actual numbers!) to negotiations, asking for raises, and talking to your friends about money, we are diving deep. We answer your questions like how often do you ask for a raise and how to know how much to ask for? Becca steps on her soapbox when talking about stock options and how she wishes she could give her past self this advice. No matter where you are in life, we hope you find this episode helpful!

Sponsor:

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Books Mentioned:

American Spy– our July book club!

Can't get enough Bad On Paper?

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast

Alex Dickerson Joins Us to Discuss Friendship, Careers, Angry Cats, and Bad Break-Ups. Jul 17, 2019

In this episode, we are joined our third sorority house member (and other best friend), Alex Dickerson. It's a longer episode and we talk about everything from friendship and dating to careers and going back to school for na MBA. There's also a mini Grace roast and a few embarrassing stories. Alex has had an incredible career thus far, complete with nearly being the star of a reality TV show and going to business school in Barcelona. We also talk about her messy dating story (+ broken engagement), and how that has shaped her into the person she is today. This episode was so much fun, and we hope you love Alex as much as we do!

Also in this episode, Becca has purchased a fancy home luggage stand, and Grace is obsessed with Sephora’s new clean beauty line. If you’re looking for a new read, join us for our July book club where we talk about American Spy.

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Books Mentioned:

Tell Me Lies

Save Me the Plums

Three Women

Answering Your Questions About... Everything!! Jul 10, 2019

It’s just us this week, and we’ve got all your questions covered. We truly cover a little bit of everything in this episode, like dating (yes, we are on the apps. No, it’s not fun), travel rituals, reading (of course!), the future of the pod (total world podcast domination), and so much more! It was fun to get to interview ourselves this week!

Meanwhile, Grace is feeling like she’s getting her life together post-tour, and Becca read two full books during the long weekend. Also, head to our Instagram for a chance to win a copy of our July book club, American Spy!

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Books Mentioned:

The Last Time I Lied

The Good Liar

The Conspiracy of Us

The Paper Princess

All These Beautiful Strangers

Very Nice

How Could She

Save Me The Plums

Can't get enough Bad On Paper?

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Akilah Hughes Shares Her Writing Process, Tips on Self-Confidence, and Her Love of Neopets. Jul 03, 2019

Today’s guest is the hilarious and brilliant Akilah Hughes! From YouTube to politics to writing her own book, there's nothing she can't do! We talk about a little bit of everything, from her favorite and least favorite part about traveling (hotels! touching things in the airport!), growing up in the south, how to feel confident on bad days, and… Neopets.

Also in this episode, we’ve wrapped up our summer tour! We’re definitely ready for some introvert time. Also, Becca reveals that her cleaning lady ghosted her and Grace is obsessed with Katie Sturino’s clothing line with Stitch Fix!

To keep up with our new friend Akilah, follow her on Twitter at @akilahobviously, on Instagram at @Akilahh, on YouTube, and pre-order her book, Obviously: Stories from my Timeline.

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Books Mentioned:

The Fourth Bear

Meaty

Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me

With the Fire on High

We Are Never Meeting in Real Life

Waiting for Tom Hanks

How Could She

Save Me the Plums

The Girl He Used to Know

Magic for Liars

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Robinne Lee Takes Us Behind The Scenes of The Idea Of You Jun 27, 2019

We’re back already, because we have a very exciting bonus guest: Robinne Lee, the author of The Idea Of You. We talk about the inspiration behind the book, a possible movie adaptation, and (most importantly) if there will be a sequel.

Make sure to follow Robinne on Instagram and Twitter (@robinnelee) and leave The Idea of You a shining review on Goodreads and Amazon.

Books Mentioned

Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more

Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast

The Idea of You Book Club + Emotional Support Group. Jun 26, 2019

It's our June Book Club! Today is Becca's Superbowl... also known as The Idea of You Emotional Support Group. If you’ve been listening for a while you know how OBSESSED we are with this book. Seriously, we’re still trying to figure out how life continues after reading it. We finally get to talk about it today. Becca has begun her healing process through writing her own sequel. In light of this book, Becca and Grace talk about their favorite boy band, leading to a heated debate over whether or not Mark Wahlberg was actually a real member of New Kids on the Block. Finally, we talk about the youngest age we would date and whether that changes if he was famous (hint: it does).

Also in this episode, Grace had a mini college reunion at the Boston live show and Becca is still distraught over this book, but is recovering with the show Dead to Me.

PSA: Tomorrow we are releasing a bonus episode with the incredible writer of this book, Robinne Lee, where we practically beg for a sequel. Don’t miss it!

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Books Mentioned:

The Idea of You

City of Girls

Tell Me Lies

Match Making for Beginners

The Friends We Keep

Mrs. Everything

I Miss You When I Blink

A Nearly Normal Family

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

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Ep 59: Aliza Licht Shares the Most Honest Career Advice We've Heard. Jun 19, 2019

We couldn't be more excited to have Aliza Licht with us this week! You may know her as "DKNY PR Girl" back in the day on Twitter and Tumblr. She recently left her role at Alice & Olivia and is launching her own podcast SOON. In today's episode, she answers all fo your career questions and gives some of the best and most honest career advice we've heard - advice for interns, why "Can I pick your brain" is everyone's least favorite question, the importance of paper trails, DIY PR strategies, and so much more.

Also in this episode, Becca has found the best place to buy blinds (we're such adults) and Grace is binge-watching a new show.

Make sure to follow Aliza on twitter and instagram, and buy her book, Leave Your Mark!

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Ep 58: The Nitty Gritty of Our Morning Routines Jun 12, 2019

Today it's just us, and we're interviewing each other about the nitty gritty of our morning routines. From breakfast to beauty products, we're breaking down our morning rituals.

This episode was inspired by a series on A Few Things with Claire And Erica. It's one of our favorite podcasts, you should check it out!

Also in this episode, Grace met (and clung for dear life to) Peter Hermann from Younger and Becca has a mortifying Uber saga that ended in -1 pairs of shoes.

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Ep 57: Makeup Lessons with Cassandra Garcia. Jun 05, 2019

Today we interviewed Cassandra Garcia... makeup artist to THE STARS... and us! Cassandra did our makeup for the NYC live show but she's also the in-house makeup artist for Bobbi Brown AND she does makeup for the cast of SNL. (+ other celebs!!) We gathered ALL your makeup questions for her and put her to the test. You may want to grab a notebook for this one as it gets pretty technical - in the best possible way. We're talking about making your makeup last, under eye concealer that won't settle into fine lines, and more. Do you really need a primer? What about a setting spray? Cassandra also shares her favorite luxury products + cheapie drugstore finds.

PS - the long wear cream eyeshadow we keep talking about is SHORE by Bobbi Brown. Not "Sure" or "The Shore!"

Be sure to follow Cassandra at @cygmakeup!

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Ep. 56: Normal People Book Club + What Makes a Book YA!? May 29, 2019

In this episode, we are talking about Normal People by Sally Rooney! We loved this book. In fact, we both agree that it’s one of the best books we've read this year. BUT we couldn’t decide… is it a “Young Adult” book? Let us know what you think! In light of this book, we talk about our own secret romances (or lack thereof!), power dynamics in relationships, and how your confidence can shift (for better or worse) over time.

Also, Becca had the worst travel day of her life, Grace is loving @sanctuarywrld on Instagram, and Becca and Grace are both obsessed with the Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow Primer!

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Conversations with Friends

The Hunger Games

The Hate U Give

Listen to Your Heart

An American Marriage

American Spy

Little Fires Everywhere

The Idea of You

Park Avenue Summer

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Ep. 55: Linda Wells - Beauty, Career Advice, and Life after Allure. May 22, 2019

This week's guest needs no introduction! Linda Wells, the founder of Flesh Beauty and founding editor at Allure Magazine joins us for a conversation about beauty, careers, and more. Linda walks us through her entire career, beginning with her first interviews right out of college (and when her interviewer made her cry), to launching Allure, and most recently the creation of Flesh. We also dive into career advice, behind the scenes of the Best of Beauty awards, and of course, her favorite products! It was truly an honor to get to sit down with such a beauty icon!

Also in this episode, Grace and Becca have created their own sorority house, Grace is obsessed with @90sanxiety on Instagram, and Becca has fallen in love with @margaux shoes!

Make sure to follow Linda at @lindawellsny and @fleshbeauty.

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Books Mentioned:

That's What Frenemies Are For: A Novel

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

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Ep. 54: Your 20s v 30s: work, relationships, and what we’ve learned May 15, 2019

It's just us this episode!! We’re doing a little bit of self-reflection today, talking about the differences between being in your twenties versus your thirties. Hopefully, for those of you in your twenties, we can offer a little advice. And for those of you in your thirties with us, we know you’ll relate! From the difference in how we date now, to what we thought our lives would look like in our thirties, this episode was fun to reflect on.

Also in this episode, Becca is obsessed with organizing her new apartment, and Grace is obsessed with her new Veronica Beard jacket!

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Books Mentioned

Rules of Civility

The Overstory

Park Avenue Summer

Red White and Royal Blue

The Royal We

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Ep. 53: Ashley & Rayna from Girls Gotta Eat Talk Dating, Finding Friends on Instagram, & Creating a Life You Love. May 08, 2019

In this episode, we had so much fun recording with the Rayna Greenberg and Ashley Hesseltine from the Girls Gotta Eat Podcast! We talk about all things dating, from go-to first date outfits, to getting over a break-up (like… NOW), and of course, how to handle people who hound you about your love life. We also talk about making friends as an adult (it might include starting your own podcast!), creating a life you love, and the best restaurants in NYC.

Also in this episode, Becca is curtain-less, so she’s nervous about becoming the next Beck from You, and Grace is trying to find Tyrion a new best-dog-friend.

Make sure to follow @girlsgottaeatpodcast, @ashhess, and @onehungryjew on Instagram to keep up with them, and visit StupidLiveShows.com to find a Girls Gotta Eat live show near you!

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Ep. 52: Kathryn Gallagher Talks Body Confidence, Advice for Aspiring Actors, & Non-Terrible Times Square Places. May 01, 2019

In this episode, we sat down with the extremely talented and hilarious Kathryn Gallagher, one of the stars of one of our favorite shows, You! We love Kathryn’s focus body positivity and her perspective on how to handle the hard days. She also gives great advice on developing more confidence and for aspiring actors. Kathryn is amazing, and we know you’re gonna love her!

Also in this episode, WE’RE GOING ON TOUR! Go to badonpaper.com/live to find more details and buy tickets! Also, Becca is officially Grace’s neighbor, and Grace is obsessing over @drawingsofdogs on Instagram!

You can our new IRL friend on Instagram at @kathryngallagher, Twitter at @kathryng, and watch her in the new musical, Jagged Little Pill.

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Books Mentioned:

The Thousandth Floor

The Last Book Party

Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Bonus Ep. 51: Helena Glazer on Motherhood & Marriage, Blogging, & Finding Balance in It All. Apr 29, 2019

We’re back for a bonus episode with no other than Helena Glazer. We couldn’t get enough of her! Today we are talking about marriage and parenthood, and balancing both with her successful blog, Brooklyn Blonde! We also talk about her holy grail skincare and listening to what your skin needs, balancing “Insta-pretty” and “Insta-real,” and the secret to walking in heels in the city (hint… it involves a second pair of shoes).

We had such a blast recording this episode with Helena. Make sure to follow her on Instagram (@brooklynblonde1) and read her blog here!

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Ep. 50: Helena Glazer co-hosts the Daisy Jones & the Six Book Club! Apr 24, 2019

In this episode, we have one of our favorite bookworms and bloggers, Helena Glazer, joining us for the Daisy Jones & the Six book club! We highly value Helena’s book opinion, so we knew she had to be a pod guest. You guys raved about this book, so we’re excited to talk with Helena about it!

Also in this episode, Becca is obsessed with the Sleep Cycle app, and Grace loves following body-positive influencer, @CaralynMirand.

Because Helena is amazing and we had so many questions for her, we are releasing a BONUS episode next Monday where we will talk all things books, fashion, and skincare. You can follow Helena here and find her blog here!

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Books Mentioned

Daisy Jones & The Six

Rules of Civility

The Perfect Girlfriend

More Than Words

The Light We Lost

Ep. 49: What's It REALLY Like To Work For Yourself? Pitching, Finances, And Work/Life Balance When You're Self-Employed. Apr 17, 2019

In this episode, we are talking about work, specifically striking out on your own and being your own boss. We talk about our past jobs, how we decided to start working for ourselves, and the best and worst parts of self-employment. Plus we get super honest about how we manage finances while being self-employed. Of course, we have lots of hard-won advice for anyone who is considering going out on their own.

Also in this episode, Grace is obsessed with a future BOP guest and You star, Kathryn Gallagher and Becca is obsessed @PuntaCaliza (The hotel G&B stayed at on their recent Mexico trip). And... BIG NEWS… we are going on a (mini) TOUR! Make sure to follow @badonpaperpodcast to be the first to know the tour details!

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Books Mentioned:

The Idea of You– GRACE LOVED IT.

Behind Her Eyes

The Mother-in-Law

Rules of Civility

Daisy Jones and the Six

Don’t You Forget About Me

Who’s That Girl

City of Girls

The Lost Vintage

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Ep. 48: Indie Lee on Clean Beauty, Living Life 80/20, and Doing What Makes You Happy. Apr 10, 2019

In this episode, we sat down with Indie Lee, founder of her namesake clean beauty brand. Indie has an incredible story that led to not only led to her finding her purpose and passion (and launching her amazing beauty line), but also her insanely positive outlook on life. We talk about living life following the 80/20 rule, skincare products worth splurging on, and doing what makes you happiest. Indie is a breath of fresh air - we loved getting to sit down with her.

Also in this episode, we are still on a high from our live show, Becca is about to be Grace's neighbor, and Grace is officially part of the Sephora Squad!

Make sure to follow @indie_lee on Instagram, and check out her amazing products at indielee.com! Through the end of April use code BOP15 to take 15% off.

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Books Mentioned:

It Ends with Us

The Idea of You

Don’t You Forget About Me

Who’s That Girl

Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

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Ep. 47: Alyssa Mastromonaco - the Obamas, the Importance of Lists, and Staying Calm Under Pressure. Apr 03, 2019

We are so excited about today's guest: Alyssa Mastromonaco. Alyssa is the co-host of the Crooked Media podcast Hysteria, a New York Times Best Selling Author, AND was the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for the Obama administration! We ask her a million questions, from how to stay calm in a high pressure job, to how to talk productive conversations with people whose political views differ from yours, to three things she would take to a desert island. This episode is one of our all time favorites!

Also in this episode, Grace is obsessed with @averagefashionblogger, and Becca is battling with overly-optimistic “Past Becca.”

You can find Alyssa on Twitter at @alyssamastro44, and on Instagram at @Mastro175

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Books Mentioned:

So Here’s the Thing

Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea.

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)

Why Not Me?

The Unhoneymooners

I’m Fine and Neither Are You