Episode Overview

Podcast: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
Episode: #42 – “Kylie & Jason on Couples Costumes, Uncle Trav Babysitting Update & Bikini Wax Maintenance”
Date: October 30, 2025
Theme/Purpose:
This special Halloween episode is a lively, candid conversation between Kylie Kelce and her husband, retired NFL player Jason Kelce. Together, they dive into the chaos of family life during spooky season, debate couples costumes, share parenting misadventures, respond to fan questions, and tackle a (competitive and comedic) pop culture trivia showdown. The episode oozes their signature humor, mutual ribbing, and unapologetic authenticity.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Kylie’s Podcast Expands: Announcement of FAFO Series

Timestamp: [02:13]–[03:16]

• Kylie announces “Around & Find Out” (also called FAFO), an exclusive YouTube series accompanying the podcast, where Kylie investigates things she’s not an expert in and just “go for it.”
• “We’re just there to go for it. Around and find out!” – Kylie ([02:59])
• Jason is expected to participate in future FAFO adventures.

2. Family Resemblance & Evolutionary Theories

Timestamp: [03:44]–[05:15]

• The Kelces read a fan comment about their baby, Finn, resembling Kylie, sparking a debate on which child resembles which parent.
• Jason shares a theory: “Supposedly, due to evolution, babies do look more like their dads so that they know to claim them… so they don’t become deadbeat dads.” ([04:42])
• Kylie: “Ellie, from the moment she came out, looked just like your baby face in the baby picture when you set the hospital record for the largest baby on record.” ([05:01])

3. Couples & Family Halloween Costumes

Timestamp: [05:14]–[08:41]

• Jason is self-admittedly not a costumes guy but goes along for the family: “I’ll do the costumes because I like being a part of the family.” ([06:22])
• The Kelce kids, obsessed with Frozen, drive the family theme (multiple Elsas, Annas, Kristoff, Olaf, and debate over who will be Sven).
• Kylie jokingly laments: “We should be six Elsas, and honestly, that would be hilarious. It would have been so funny. You’re no fun.” ([07:43])

4. Halloween Candy Heist & Preferences

Timestamp: [08:41]–[10:32]

• They confess to stealing their kids’ Reese’s, full-size bars, and nostalgic candies (bottle caps, Smarties).
• Jason: “If there’s bottle caps, I’ll eat those… Anyone that I haven’t seen since I was, like, a kid, I’m gonna steal it for sure and try and eat it.” ([10:14])
• Amicable division: “It helps us in these situations. I’ll eat your Almond Joys and your Mounds…” – Kylie ([09:14])

5. Doom Scroll of the Week & ‘Bird Theory’ in Marriage

Timestamp: [10:36]–[14:01]

• Kylie explains “doom scrolling” as mindless scrolling at night and introduces “bird theory” – a relationship test about showing interest in small joys.
• Bird theory parallels: “If you put a phone in front of my face and tell me to watch something, I don’t really have a choice.” – Jason ([12:02])
• They playfully discuss whether bird feeders are healthy and dabble in bird-related terminology, eventually nailing “ornithologists” with listener help.

6. Dressing Up as the Kelces for Halloween

Timestamp: [14:01]–[16:31]

• Viral TikTokers recommend a “Princess Kylie” costume.
• Jason’s DIY Kylie costume: “Leggings or sweatpants, some type of hoodie. If you haven’t put in your contacts, glasses. Maybe a baseball hat.”
• Favorite fan costumes: Babies dressed as Mama Kelce and couples where the woman is Andy Reid (Big Red). “Do I enjoy people dressing up as us? No. But do I enjoy people dressing up as Big Red? Yes.” – Jason ([17:31])

7. Favorite Childhood Halloween Costumes

Timestamp: [20:03]–[22:21]

• Jason nostalgically recalls being Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mario & Luigi with brother Travis: “I talked him into it very much so.” ([20:28])
• Kylie fondly remembers a unique Tasmanian Devil costume, even if it was unpopular with her 4th-grade peers.

8. Parenting, Trick-or-Treating Ages, and Toddler Honesty

Timestamp: [22:21]–[25:13]

• Debate over whether babies should go trick-or-treating: “Yes, dress the baby up. Yes, take the baby around. But like, are we accepting candy?” ([23:12])
• Jason’s family rule: “Once you hit 13, you’re officially out of trick or treating.” ([25:17])

9. Ongoing Cat Negotiations

Timestamp: [26:11]–[27:36]

• Kylie remains determined: “Maybe in the next couple years.”
• Jason’s compromise: only an “outdoor/working cat,” not in the house.
• “Once it crosses that barrier into the house, it’s starting to gray some lines.” – Jason ([27:20])

10. Viral Jason Moments & Family Fame

Timestamp: [30:42]–[32:44]

• Viral moments recapped: Shirtless at Bills game, dancing in the velour sweatsuit, mummer suit at Super Bowl, Speedo at Super Bowl, live shows.
• Kylie’s pick: “Dancing in the velour sweatsuit… It just has hit multiple times in a viral situation where people have spliced it into something else that’s just… very good.” ([32:25])

11. Uncle Travis Babysitting Update

Timestamp: [32:47]–[34:26]

• Kylie now trusts Travis with three or even four kids for a brief period (“maybe two hours”), especially as the older ones are vocal about their needs.

12. Jason’s Bikini Wax and the “Butt Strip”

Timestamp: [34:46]–[35:13]

• Follow-up: Jason never went back for bikini wax “maintenance.”
• Kylie: “You half-assed it. Pun intended.”
• Jason: “It’s a whole forest of Japanese maples.” ([34:52])

13. The Infamous Vacuum Story

Timestamp: [35:23]–[38:34]

• Hilarious tale of Jason being oblivious to a vacuum in his apartment for months. “He walked past it every single day of his life, in and out of his bedroom… and didn’t know that there was a vacuum.” – Kylie ([38:22])

14. Parenting: Cursing Kids & Discipline

Timestamp: [28:39]–[30:31]

• Advice: immediate, calm consequence (“timeout, take away toys”), no big reactions to swearing.
• “Look at me. Stop what you’re doing right now.” – Jason ([30:09])

15. Pop Culture Trivia-Off: The Rematch

Timestamp: [40:10]–[52:29]

• They compete in a five-question pop culture trivia battle, wagering dollars.
• Notable squabbles over Queen Emma’s (writer/producer) sabotage questions.
• Lots of playful bickering and hilarious misinterpretations (e.g., Sabrina Carpenter mistakenly called a hip-hop artist).

16. Candy Corn Taste Test

Timestamp: [53:22]–[58:15]

• Kylie and Jason sample and rate several types of candy corn: original, mellow cream pumpkins, salted peanuts/candy corn, caramel apple, blackberry.
• Jason: “Candy corn is just sugar wax.” ([53:44]), rates most variations poorly.
• Kylie: “I’m way ‘tis the season; I’m going to eat it.” ([54:18])
• Blackberry flavor prompts unified horror: “That tastes like you took a bite out of the candle shop. … I’m nearly convinced that’s not candy. That’s soap.” – Kylie ([57:31])

17. Bonus: Pizza Opinions

Timestamp: [58:48]–[60:24]

• Jason slams Philly pizza: “Philly pizza’s atrocious, which is shocking with the amount of Italians in the city that they didn’t figure out pizza.” ([58:48])
• Hilarious story of Travis devouring an entire 48-slice Bearcat pizza in Cincinnati, only to throw up later.

18. Gen Z Slang and Halloween Hand Gestures

Timestamp: [61:39]–[61:51]

• Kylie references the “six, seven” hand gesture and banters with Jason about “big balls” vs. “big tits.”
• “I gotta go lower. The balls aren’t up there. These are big tits.” – Jason ([61:45])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Not gonna lie. On my way to the studio today, I looked at myself and thought, do other people dress up to shoot podcasts? I don’t.” – Kylie ([00:00])
• “I think Japanese maples look great… They get the job done.” – Jason, on their running ‘Japanese maple’ inside joke ([00:59])
• “You half-assed it. You should have got your ass waxed, your ass crack. Be real.” – Kylie about Jason’s bikini wax ([34:48])
• “He walked past it every single day of his life… and didn’t know that there was a vacuum.” – Kylie ([38:22])
• “Candy corn is just sugar wax.” – Jason ([53:44])
• “That tastes like you took a bite out of the candle shop. I’m nearly convinced that’s not candy. That’s soap.” – Kylie ([57:31])
• “Philly pizza’s atrocious… which is shocking with the amount of Italians in the city that they didn’t figure out pizza.” – Jason ([58:48])
• “This is big balls.” – Kylie ([61:43])
• “No, these are big tits.” – Jason ([61:45])

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |---|---| | FAFO Series announcement | [02:13]–[03:16] | | Family resemblance / Evolution | [03:44]–[05:15] | | Couples/family costumes & Frozen debate | [05:14]–[08:41] | | Halloween candy preferences | [08:41]–[10:32] | | Doom scrolling & bird theory | [10:36]–[14:01] | | Fan costumes & viral Kelce moments | [14:01]–[17:44], [30:42]–[32:44] | | Favorite childhood costumes | [20:03]–[22:21] | | Parenting/trick-or-treating ages | [22:21]–[25:17] | | Cat compromise | [26:11]–[27:36] | | Bikini wax saga | [34:46]–[35:13] | | The Vacuum Story | [35:23]–[38:34] | | Pop culture trivia battle | [40:10]–[52:29] | | Candy corn taste test | [53:22]–[58:15] | | Opinions on pizza | [58:48]–[60:24] | | Hand gesture debate | [61:39]–[61:51] |

Tone and Style

The episode maintains Kylie and Jason’s relatable, authentic banter—playful teasing, comedic storytelling, and direct, sometimes irreverent language. They reveal the funny and unvarnished realities of parenting, family fame, and their dynamic as a couple, with plenty of pop-culture references, callbacks to fan-favorite moments, and little tolerance for pretense or sugar-coating.

Conclusion

This Halloween edition of Not Gonna Lie is a delightful, unfiltered glimpse into the Kelce family’s life. Mixing sharp-witted commentary, parenting confessions, marriage quirks, and pop culture antics, Kylie and Jason keep the energy high and the laughs frequent—making the episode perfect for fans of both Halloween and wholesome, hilarious family chaos.