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MIXING IT UP TO GET US OUT OF OUR PODCASTING RUT Sep 07, 2023

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It’s the Thursday before THE Auto Show of all Auto Shows. If you’re in the area and you don’t have tickets yet, be prepared for an awkward standoff with Kelly. Or, head on over to The Car Mom and grab your tickets today!

→ Kicking off today’s reverse podcast, Kelly’s calling out all Honda Odyssey mamas. You’ve been waiting, and now is your time to shine in the Carpool reviews. Head on over to Apple Podcasts and shout out your ride under your five star rating.

Get out of your dinner rut with Kelly’s staples this week including: ChiChi Pie Pie (recipe is on her IG highlights), Unbelivabowl Lemon Rosemary Chicken, the Mississippi roast, and chicken fajitas.

In industry news, Car and Driver reported on a Super Cruise campaign from Ford for drivers to stay, “Hands Free Eyes On.” Kelly loves the tech and Lizz isn’t sure she can trust it in a zombie apocalypse.

Kelly’s last three transactions start with the fabulous smelling Glossier deodorant (a purchase that is thanks to Sydney who always knows what to buy). She’s also picked up another Abercrombie square neck bodysuit and made a Target haul on Labor Day. Lizz picked up some Caden Lane jammies for James, $500 worth of Express, and made an Amazon order to start her curly hair care journey. And in the spirit of not just buying new things all of the time, the gals are loving accounts like Styled by Kim KJ where you can learn how to wear what you already have.

Driveway dumps reveal that Kelly’s in her art era and Lizz is in her homesteading era. So listen in and learn how to save your bacon grease.

To wrap up this backwards episode, the millennial word of the day is ‘light work, no reaction’ used when something was just no big deal.

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CREATING FRESH TRAUMA ON THE PODCAST Sep 05, 2023

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A BABY FREE POD IS ALTERING OUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY Aug 31, 2023

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Lizz is back to work sans-James, Kelly is finished breastfeeding, and did you know there’s an opposite to being ‘triggered’?

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Today’s millennial word of the day phrase is, ‘altered my brain chemistry.’ Which Gen Z is using for things that certainly have not done so.

The driveway dumps are jam packed today with rants and raves, starting with pumpkin spice lattés, Disney live action remakes and how Lizz feels about Mulan’s superpowers, and — start cringing — ballet flats are back. Kelly just ordered her new Rothy’s and is getting her ballet flat-pairing style advice from Merrick White on Instagram. Lizz is excited to announce that Zoo Pals paper plates are back.

A listener writes in for wedding-gift-giving advice. After spending nearly $2k for her husband to be a groomsman, does she still need to buy a gift?

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Iconic industry news reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly about Ford. CEO Jim Farley admits the electric F 150 Lightning needs battery charging improvements and the company announces the Escape, Edge, and Transit Connect are on their way out. Kelly is disgusted.

Ditch the drive through offers a new take on an old favorite—CrockPot teriyaki chicken thighs. The gals also drool over a kids’ hot lunch menu that includes pizzas, baked potatoes, burger bars, wing bars, and build your own nachos.

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RELIVING OUR GRADE SCHOOL TRAUMA Aug 29, 2023

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When will the workplace and schools sync up for moms? Kelly and Lizz have thoughts as the school year kicks off. They’re sharing when to ask your kids about their day, making little kid lunches, and their hot lunch girlie days.

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Today’s millennial word of the day is ‘girl seasons.’ Kelly and Lizz agree — you can be any season, any era, and any girl you want to be any day. Lizz is currently in household-manager-season as she starts a new household binder and the gals touch on the live-action Snow White controversy.

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In the great eight of back-to-school, which childhood joy will come out ahead: new shoes, organizing your locker, picking out binders for new subjects, that new classroom smell, being back with your friends, finding out who your teacher is and who is in your class, book covers, or back to school shopping?

Listeners Megan and Jen write in for advice today on asking family to pitch in on a big surprise for her kiddos’ birthdays and maternity staples for late pregnancy. Kelly and Lizz suggest Venmo for Megan’s birthday dilemma and Spanx maternity leather leggings, Lululemon super high-rise leggings (size up), and shoe splurge for Jen.

In industry news Tesla beat Toyota in California for new car sales in Q2 and NHTSA proposes a rule requiring seat belt warnings in new vehicles.

This episode is also brought to you by the second annual Car Mom Auto Show happening on September 10th in St. Louis. Make a weekend trip of it or stop by if you’re local to join Kelly, Lizz, and the Carpool crowd for a totally non-salesly, family-friendly day of fun!

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To wrap up the episode, Kelly shares how she accommodates her kids when making something ‘saucy’ aka spicy for dinner: pigs in a blanket!

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THE BIRTHDAY PARTY WE DON'T REMEMBER Aug 24, 2023

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It’s Lizz’s last week of maternity leave, so she’s playing passenger princess today while Kelly takes the wheel. This episode is packed with birthday embarrassment, a big dill taste drive, and more listener icks.

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To kick things off, today’s millennial word of the day is ‘rat girl summer.’ If you’re into lurking, snacking, and embracing your rodent energy — this is for you. Kelly will take her hot girl spray tan and iced coffee over rat girl summer any day.

Kelly’s 30th birthday pool party made the Margaritas go down a little too smooth and caused the gals a bit of hangxiety. On the bright side, Lizz’s ice shot glasses and the Alpaca Picnic were both a hit. In her driveway dump, Kelly also shares her take on slicked back hairstyles, toxic messy bun tutorials and the overuse of ‘AI.’

Hidden Valley Ranch with pickle flavored ranch and Spritz Society’s canned cocktail collab with Clausen are featured in today’s taste drive. Kelly and Lizz both agree, Seltzer taste tests need to make a comeback on the Carpool.

Listener icks this week include adults using the ‘little girls room’, sleeping with your childhood blankie, and grown men with towels around their waist. Kelly and Lizz add their most embarrassing moments to the mix.

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In industry news Mazda’s new SUV, the 2024 CX 90, has a little more oomph and is available as a plug-in hybrid. Lizz says she’d give this ride a chance since it has 490 miles between a full charge and a full tank of gas (which she hates filling up). The Mitsubishi Mirage is the last new car with an average purchase price below $20K. And In July, Americans paid, on average, $48K for a new vehicle.

Sardines are it and listener Genevieve is here to confirm. She’s sending Lizz and Kelly over to Trader Joes to get the best of the best — packed in olive oil, skinless, and boneless. Genevieve shares her tips and tricks to eating them right on toast or broiled with cheese to make a sardine melt. A second ditch the drive-through from Kay, the California Skillet, follows a quick question: is it safe to use an expired car seat in the stroller?

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SHE'S 30, FLIRTY AND THRIVING Aug 22, 2023

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Kelly’s birthday Chatbook is going to smack. She’s flirty, 30, thriving, and stayed up until 3am before the first day of school — listen in to hear why!

→ Hey Highlander drivers! Whether you drive a Grand or non-Grand Toyota Highlander Kelly and Lizz would love to hear from you in the Carpool podcast reviews!

Can Kelly guess what today’s Millennial word means? The acronym ‘IJBOL’ is here to replace lol and lmao but both gals agree they’ll always be lol-girlies.

In today’s last three transactions, Lizz ordered a new couch cover from Nolan Interiors, shot glass ice molds for Kelly’s birthday celebration, and zip-up storage boxes for her linens. Kelly bought herself new birthday sneakers (the Adidas Sambas), a nap mat for George, and made an H&M haul for Hattie and Fred.

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Sound the alarms! Top industry news today is the 2024 Chevy Traverse coming to the Car Mom Auto Show. Grab your tickets, you won’t want to miss the Traverse, Mazda CX 90, and other Car Mom favorites that are on their way.

Kelly has a Whole Foods revelation that she’s sharing on today’s ditch the drive-through: pre-prepared family dinners you simply couldn’t find elsewhere for less.

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IS THE CAR MOM A PASSENGER PRINCESS? Aug 17, 2023

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George is starting school and Kelly is leaving Blippi days behind to become a kid mom. Lizz is wondering what else Kelly got up to when she wasn’t around to monitor activities for the Car Mom Auto Show.

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Passenger princess is today’s millennial word of the day. Lizz is Kelly’s passenger princess—in charge of snacks, radio, and looking cute—while Kelly rarely gets the chance with Tyler since he has such an attachment to bringing his tool-filled truck everywhere they go.

A jam-packed dumpity do dah includes a Suntrip family vacay recap. Spoiler alert: having babies at the lake isn’t ideal, especially when the mom’s get sick. Kelly predicted tuna as the next ‘it’ food, but it turns out it’s sardines. And if that’s a part of your next girl dinner, you can thank her for it. Speaking of all things girly — Kelly and Lizz talk girl math and how to get free meals and make money while you shop. Both gals are over threads, content gatekeeping, and reels with descriptions you have to read. On the upside of social media, Kelly is popping off on Tik Tok and has found the Swifty side.

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Lover as a nickname, inspirational quotes with selfies on social media, and grown men kick off today’s listener icks. Kelly and Lizz debate which semi-formal and formal occasions are okay to wear your Apple watch to, and which pregnancy-related icks they can relate to.

A Carpool listener writes in for advice on turning down hand-me-downs as a people pleaser and another asks if she should wait until the 2024 body style is released to buy a Kia Sorento.

In industry news the ‘24 Hyundai Santa Fe third row math ain’t mathin’, the 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ has 55 inches worth of screen, and Ford is launching it’s Blue Cruise feature with a subscription model.

Sarah is doing the most for today’s ditch the drive-through with a reminder about the magic of convenient deli salads like chicken and egg salad for lunch or dinner. And as fall arrives, a shepherd’s pie never hurt anybody. This delicious casserole is a sneaky way to get veggies into the whole family

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SEVEN WEEK CHECK-IN WITH MATTY Aug 15, 2023

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Back from family vacation, Mattie joins his award-winning wife, Lizz, on the show today to review their first seven weeks of parenting complete with poopy diaper highlights.

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JOMO is the new spin on FOMO and it’s today’s millennial word of the day.

Lizz is prepared for a new dad Q&A where Mattie reveals if parenting is easier or harder than he thought, the best part of being a dad, and what has him low-key embarrassed of his gender. He also shares about his logical dad talks that James is not having, how his bluetooth headphones have been a dad-life game changer, and how he likes to hype James for his dirty diapers.

Going head to head in the great eight of baby products today are the Mockingbird Stroller, Clek car seat, Wubbanub animal pacifiers, Ollie Swaddles, zipper sleepers, the baby carrier, 4moms swing, and The Hatch. The winner is a unanimous choice that Lizz and Mattie couldn’t live without.

Trader Joe’s five items or less on Instagram is dishing out today’s ditch the drive-through, a chicken sausage sheet pan dinner. And to wrap up the episode, Mattie comes in with the hard-hitting fatherly advice on what to do with grandparent jealousy.

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BREAKING CAR MOM MINIVAN NEWS Aug 03, 2023

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The Stumpe family vacation planning is in the works, and Chris (mom) is doing the most. Craig’s (dad’s) birthday agenda is full of morning coffee talk, breakfast, pilates practice, nap gaps, and a dress-up-like dad extravaganza. Follow Kelly and Lizz on Instagram for the hilarious highlights!

Today’s millennial word of the day is ‘core’ which defines an aesthetic or vibe such as Barbie core, cottage core, Car Mom core, or Craig core.

Kelly will be thriving and not just surviving family vacation travel with the kids. Her last transaction was an Amazon shop for road trip activities planned out with coordinated toys that you can find on her storefront list here. Lizz is shopping at Athleta and Lulu for new shorts and tops that actually fit and hit Carters for a new pair of PJs for baby James. Kelly bought the pickle flavored Spritz for a future taste test and Lizz is in love with her new Divvy shampoo and conditioner.

We’re all just a little icky— and that’s okay. Today’s listener icks include adults calling each other mama, moms saying things like ‘I’ve got four under four’ as if it’s a contest for who has the harder life, singing happy birthday to adults (unanimously icky), and clipping your nails at work.

In industry news, the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser is returning to America smaller and resembling the 2024 Lexus GX. Elon is giving Kanye with his move to rename Twitter ‘X.’ And the Car Mom is officially driving a minivan

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TIKTOK CONFESSION AND GIRL DINNERS Aug 01, 2023

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Lizz finally gets the Carpool hype, Kelly has something shocking to get off her chest, and the great eight makes a return on today’s episode.

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Did we all not know this had a name? Today’s millennial word of the day, girl dinner, is going viral. Kelly and Lizz’s favorite no-cooking (or not-much-cooking) required dinners include tortilla’s with PB&J and salami with cream cheese and pickles.

Once the Fourth of July passes, is it time for Halloween? Lizz says no way. It’s too hot to be looking at pumpkins. And Kelly chimes in about inauthentic holidays on today’s driveway dumps. Baby James has a bit of baby acne and dandruff, so Lizz has Tubby Todd’s Bye-Bye Cradle Cap on order, Kelly is loving laughing at the same mom things with Lizz, and Mattie is putting a cramp in the family photo scheduling with a black eye from rugby. Last, but certainly the most, postpartum Kelly is in LOVE with her new Ahleta Boundless shorts.

The gals are ready to crown a winner in the great eight of things you get to do when you’re not pregnant. Up for the win are: laying on your stomach, having a drink, putting on your socks and shoes, being able to hug your husband again, the post-shower towel wrap, getting down and up off the floor, not having to pee every five seconds, and fitting into your clothes again.

In industry news EVs are feeling the heat wave, losing capacity, and raising questions about the longevity of their batteries. Ford attributes price drops on their Lightning trucks to cost-of-supplies decreases, but Kelly thinks otherwise.

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An iconic listen submission has arrived for today’s ditch the drive-through: KFC, but at home. Grab a bowl and fill it up with your favorite popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn then top it with brown gravy. Mouth. Watering.

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