BAD BUNNY AND NEW BUNNIES

Summary

The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

Episode: BAD BUNNY AND NEW BUNNIES
Date: September 30, 2025
Hosts: Kelly Stumpe & Lizz St. John

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Kelly and Lizz dive into their signature blend of relatable mom banter, beauty and home tips, and their unique take on the latest auto industry news. Topics this week range from resurrecting confidence with at-home beauty routines to coping with the chaos of country living, discussing Super Bowl halftime show choices, and navigating “tattling” as parents. The show also features the launch of their seasonal food segments—Crocktober and November Beef—with a recipe recap and a lighthearted roast of unpopular car design trends. As always, listeners are invited to join in on parenting and pop culture debates.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Beauty "Detail Shop" Segment: Swapping Out of the "Ugly Era"

• Kelly introduces a new recurring segment, the "Detail Shop," inspired by auto detailing but focused on beauty and lifestyle upgrades.
  • Naming Woes: Both hosts banter over how ChatGPT failed to come up with segment names that weren’t “so cheugy” or “worse than the last" (01:16).
  • Decision: The Detail Shop will only feature tried-and-true swaps they've actually used for weeks.

Highlights:

• Babe Lash Eyelash Serum (Lizz, 04:33)
  • “Talk about the long game...It takes, honestly, eight weeks, but then your lashes...I’m fluttering away.” (05:03)
  • Not everyone can use it (eye irritation for Kelly), but Lizz is devoted: “Take away anything, leave my Babe Lash.” (05:32)
• IGK Good Behavior Protein Smoothing Spray (Lizz, 06:18)
  • Makes hair feel like leaving the salon, especially paired with blow-drying: “It makes your hair feel like the salon...it’s the IGK spray.” (07:02)
  • Lizz’s time hacks: blow drying her hair in the kitchen while her toddler eats breakfast (07:33).
• Tarte BB Blur Tinted Moisturizer & Brush (Kelly, 08:14)
  • Kelly’s pro tip: buy on QVC for better deals with brush included—"Beauty bundles are so good!" (09:00)
  • “Always check other BC stuff is like, so like miss...but the beauty product bundles are so good.” (09:25)

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2. Hosting and Mom-Life Chaos

• Kelly recounts being hosted for her nephew’s baptism, learning clever hosting tips (10:25).
  • Hot dogs and chili: “She killed it. But what I want to compliment her on the most...” (11:09)
  • Kettle corn in cups and glass bottle sodas for kids add a cute and practical party touch.
  • Pro tip: Grazing-table snacks don’t have to be complicated to be memorable.

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3. Parenting Dilemma: Tattling vs. Telling the Truth

• The hosts genuinely grapple with when to teach kids to report vs. mind their own business:
  • “Teaching your kids not to be a tattle, but also teaching your kids to tell the truth. Wow. Really, really interesting balance there.” (13:19)
  • Lizz’s rule: Only tell if someone gets hurt (14:28).
  • Kelly isn’t sure—should siblings report to her? Leaves the question open to listeners as a “group project.” (15:01)

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4. Super Bowl Performer Announcement: Bad Bunny

• Mixed reactions to Bad Bunny as the newly announced Super Bowl halftime act.
  • Kelly: “Does nothing for me.” (15:24)
  • Lizz mixes up Bad Bunny and J. Balvin (“Are those people different?” 15:54) but holds out hope for a fun show.
  • Discussion on needing headline performers with widely-known hits; longing for pop or country stars like Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, or Post Malone (18:08).
  • “I’m very curious in the Carpool Facebook group, like, I want to hear people’s thought on if that makes them excited or not...” (18:48)

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5. Life on “Stumpe Farms”: New (and Lost) Bunnies

• Lizz introduces her family’s newest pets (19:20):
  • One bunny, Buster, has already died— and the kids are sadly accustomed:
    “Our kids are kind of used to—it was George’s bunny because George has had a lot of lizards and frogs and snakes die...” (20:21)
  • The realities of country living—wildlife in the basement, animal losses, and the normalization of it for their kids.
    • “When you live in the country, like—you have wolf spiders and ring snakes in your basement. I just get to the point where I vacuum them up, like they’re just...dead in our basement all the time.” (20:34)

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6. Segment News: "November Beef" and "Crocktober"

• Excitement over episode segments:
  • November Beef: A listener-suggested “no ban beef” month—Kelly proclaims “ChatGPT could never come up with this.” (24:16)
  • Crocktober: Crockpot recipes all October; first recipe: chicken and dumplings (25:04).
    • Recipe rundown (26:22): chicken, cream soup, veggies, refrigerated biscuits—very freezer-friendly and great for families.
    • Real-time cooking tips: “It’s an active crockpot recipe, this is a Sunday afternoon one.” (27:04)
    • All recipes and notes will be posted in their Facebook group and via email.

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7. Auto Industry News: Car Design Trends that "Need to Die"

• Lizz presents an Edmonds article, and both critique design trends:
  • Overly Minimalistic, Screen-Dominated Cabins
    • “They're girl-bossing too close to the sun...It’s just too much.” (29:19)
    • “I want to feel the luxury...not just computer screen.” (30:23)
  • Light Bars and Illuminated Grills
    • Both are underwhelmed: “Feels like a cop-out...get more creative, don’t just throw a light bar on.” (31:35)
  • Piano Black Trim
    • Hated for fingerprints: “Shows every smudge and smear...so bad.” (32:18)
  • Glass Roofs That Don't Open or Have Sunshades
    • Complaints about impracticality, especially in luxury cars.
  • Cars with No Sunglass Holders
    • “I get we removed CD players. But everyone still uses sunglasses and needs a place to put them!” (34:17)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Beauty Segment Naming:
  • Lizz: "At its core, [ChatGPT's] so cheugy, so chewy." (01:33)
• On Country Life:
  • Kelly: “When you live in the country, like—you have wolf spiders and ring snakes in your basement...I just get to the point where I vacuum them up, like they’re just dead in our basement all the time.” (20:34)
• On Hosting Parties:
  • Lizz: “She had an app out when people were there and it was kettle corn, but she had this cute little trough that it was in...” (12:11)
• On Bad Bunny Super Bowl News:
  • Kelly: “Does nothing for me.” (15:24)
  • Lizz: “Are those people different?” (15:54)
• On Car Design Trends:
  • Lizz: “They’re girl-bossing too close to the sun...” (29:19)
  • Lizz: “I want to feel the luxury instead of...just feeling like, computer screen, computer screen, computer screen.” (30:23)
• On Crocktober Recipes:
  • Kelly: “This is a home run. And this is the one that’s going to get your kids to eat veggies. It’s chicken pot pie.” (35:57)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Beauty "Detail Shop" Segment – 01:16 to 10:10
• Hosting & Party Tips – 10:24 to 12:59
• Parenting Dilemma on Tattling – 13:16 to 15:08
• Super Bowl Halftime Performer Debate – 15:08 to 19:07
• Introducing New Bunnies at Home – 19:18 to 21:07
• Segment Discussion: November Beef & Crocktober – 23:44 to 28:55
• Industry News: Car Design Trends – 28:59 to 35:08
• Wrap-Up & Listener Action Items – 35:33 to end

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Listener Action Items / Calls to Engage

• Try the Babe Lash serum if looking for a beauty boost (“could change your life!” 35:33).
• Join the parenting discussion: How do you handle tattling vs. truth-telling with kids? (15:01)
• Chime in with opinions on Bad Bunny as Super Bowl performer—agree or disagree with the hosts (18:48).
• Tag @thecarmom in your Crocktober chicken and dumplings creations.
• For recipe details and community fun, sign up for their newsletter or join the Facebook group.

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The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz once again balances laughter, realness, and practical insight—whether you're searching for beauty upgrades or commiserating over parenting, parties, or car features, this episode has a seat for everyone in the minivan.

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Transcript

[A]

Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly.

[B]

And that's what people don't always realize about country living. Like, if you think you want this life, which let me be clear, I wanted this life. It's awesome. But, like, when you live in the country, like, you have wolf spiders and ringsnakes in your basement, and, like, I just get to the point where I vacuum them up, like, they're just dead in our basement all the time.

[A]

And, Liz, the morning, the day, the week that I've had, first of all, according to my cycle, I should be glowing right now. And for some reason, I'm not. So that's ridiculous. Your mom time off starts now.

[B]

Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. Hey, Liz.

[A]

Kelly, you're a little toxic right now.

[B]

Oh, because I look good?

[A]

Because, like, do you have a blowout? Like, why is your hair looking so good?

[B]

Okay, first of all, thank you so much. I guess I'm out of my ugly era. And I'm like, yeah, like a good. I'm in, like, a good era. Like, Tyler, yesterday was like, your makeup looks really good today, but that's how you know.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

What a weird compliment for a husband to give is that your makeup looks really good. And I was like, well, thank you. And I did blow out my hair, so that's new for me. But I. This kind of sparks the idea of a new segment that I want to start.

[A]

Oh, okay.

[B]

And like, most things, it's going to be a workshop, but it's something along the lines of, like, a detail. Like a. And like, saying it like a car detail and saying, like, what beauty products I'm liking. I asked ChatGPT, and it came up with bad, bad, bad, bad things.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

ChatGPT, at its core, is so cheugy, so chewy.

[A]

It's so cheugy.

[B]

What is going on? So I said. I gave it the once over. I said it, and I gave her a lot of details. I say I run a podcast. We do segments. We like to make our segments auto related. So what. What's a segment that's auto related? That would be about my favorite new beauty products. From bumpers to blush, from polish to gloss. It's time for the detail shop. Let's see what we've brushed off. And I said. And they go, do you want something shorter? And I said, yeah. And they said, polish, pamper, beauty, swap, roll into the detail shop. It's. Each one is worse than the last.

[A]

Yeah, no, that's, like, unusable.

[B]

It was just, like, hard to, like, at what point I'm not just gonna keep telling Jackie BT they're doing a bad job. It's just like. It's like you're just not capable of coming up with what I'm looking for. So it's either something like detail shop or like, tune up. Like detail.

[A]

Yeah. Okay.

[B]

What about just something like, it's time for a detail shop where I share recent beauty swaps. Like, things I swapped.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Okay. Yeah, like, since I was confused on the word swap, but that makes sense.

[B]

Or like, things I've shopped. No, it's time for detail shop where I share recent beauty swaps.

[A]

Okay, but here's the thing. It has to be things that we have, like, the tried and true. Like, we've been using it for weeks now. Like, this is not it. Oh, I just got it.

[B]

Like, no, no, no, no.

[A]

This is like, these are gonna be good recommendations.

[B]

And it's not always a recommendation. Sometimes it's like things we're doing differently. And it is. I think it also lives outside of just beauty. It's like anything we've done to get us out of our ugly eras recently is kind of.

[A]

Yeah, Okay, I need to go to the detail shop because you're toxic and looking beautiful. The morning, the day, the week that I've had. First of all, according to my cycle, I should be glowing right now. And for some reason I'm not, so that's ridiculous. I have my family photos tonight, so that's frustrating. Hopefully we can. Hopefully, you know, some makeup and a tan will put that together. I'm getting my countertops installed right now, which is so exciting. But I also lost my childcare today, so I am, like, have my kids with the countertops install. My in laws are here right now watching them, so I can record this podcast. Thank you so much. But, yeah, things are, like, a little bit hectic, and I thought I was gonna be able to, like, have a chance to, like, blow my hair out and, like, be stunning like you, and I just don't have that.

[B]

Totally. So, yeah, no, it's so hard.

[A]

And it was like, I thought I was going to be in my my pretty era, so then it would be effortless. And now it's going to, like, require a lot of effort.

[B]

So much effort. And, like, you can always tell. You know what I mean?

[A]

Yeah, no, I know. Like, look at me. So anyway, that's what I got.

[B]

Okay, well, anyway, I was going to share my detail shop.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Okay, let's see it. Let's hear what you're doing my beauty swap.

[B]

Okay. And again, like, this is tried and true. Like, I'm not going to be giving into consumerism here. Like, these are, like, things that I've done that are starting to work or things I've started again. First of all, you're not going to. This one's not for you. So, like, this one's not irrelevant to you, but freaking babelash eyelash serum is. Oh, yeah, it is unbelievable. Now, talk about the long game. Talk about the long game. Like, it takes, honestly, eight weeks, but then your lashes. I'm fluttering away. Do you see my lashes right now?

[A]

Yeah, you're floating.

[B]

I'm fluttering.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, it is. So one tube will last you three months. I. And it does. Oh, my gosh. Like, it's so worth it to me because, like, then use any mascara, use no mascara, and just curl your eyelashes. Like, it is one of the best products that I've used. Like, literally take away my moisturizer, take away anything. Leave my babe lash. Yeah, really? If you have eyelashes, you have everything.

[A]

See, I cannot. Every time I try and use any eyelash here, I mean, like, irritates my eyes to no end. I literally can't use it.

[B]

Yeah. And, like, it definitely stings my eyes for a second, but, like, it's working kind of way.

[A]

Yeah, no, it, like, creates, like a. Yeah, no, it doesn't work.

[B]

No, yours had. Yours has happened where it's like, it's changed. Like, it makes it red.

[A]

Yeah, it makes my eyes red. Yeah.

[B]

Doesn't do that for me. So I'm telling you, though, like, wow.

[A]

Okay, so eyelash serum. Eyelash serum, if applicable, is. I thought you had other ones.

[B]

Oh, well, I think, like, the segment was just, like, what you're doing. But, like, I do have one more that I can share with you.

[A]

Okay. Yeah, I would like to.

[B]

Let me. Hold on. I gotta go to my recent orders. This is actually something that Shartay Fit told me to get on Instagram. Okay, hold on. I gotta find it. It is this spray. It's called IGK Good Behavior Protein Smoothing Spray. Protein is such a freaking buzzword right now.

[A]

Such a buzzword. Okay, it's go.

[B]

It's like a hairspray. But, like, if you put that on your hair and then blow dry it, it. It. I'm not being dramatic. It makes your hair feel like the salon. It kind of, like, dries it out in a way, but in a good way. Like in a nice, like, smooth, textured kind of way.

[A]

Okay. I was gonna say your hair Looks like you have good hair. Your hair looks amazing right now, Elizabeth.

[B]

I'm telling you. It's this IGK spray.

[A]

IGK spray.

[B]

I put it on, my hair's wet, and then I blow dry. Now, I think also the hack is like having time to blow dry your hair.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, I used to be such a night shower, go to bed with my hair wet. And unfortunately, after Libby was born, I suddenly had, like, not pin straight hair. Like, I have, like, curls in the back and straight pieces in the front. Like, it's disgusting. My hair, My natural hair. Well, I shouldn't say that if I basically. If my hair air dries. Like, it's just not what. What it once was.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So I've definitely. It's taken a lot more forethought because it's washing than blow drying. Something I've been doing, though, is, like, I'll be able to, like, sneak in a shower sometimes in the morning, like, before Tyler leaves. And then I will bring my blow dryer to the kitchen, and I will blow dry my hair in the kitchen while Libby is eating breakfast.

[A]

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. Now, are you just. Now are you just using a blow dryer or are you using, like, an air wrap?

[B]

So I'm blow drying it, and then I'm. If I have time, going in with the air wrap after.

[A]

Okay, good to know. Good to know. Okay. IGK good behavior.

[B]

I. But I think it's the Babelash and the IGK good behavior. I think that's what you're picking up on right now.

[A]

Okay. Yeah. You look. You look really, really great.

[B]

Oh, my gosh, you're so kind.

[A]

Okay. Something that I have been using, I was actually sent it, but I'm obsessed with it, and I can't tell if it's the product or if it's the brush, because it's like they sent both of them, but it's the. The Tarte BB Blur Tinted moisturizer.

[B]

Oh, yeah. You have not stopped talking about. I think I'm gonna be honest. I think you're, like, so late to the game on this. Like, I think a lot of people are using that product.

[A]

Okay, well, there's maybe. Obviously not everyone is, because I wasn't. So I don't think it's necessary to just say that I'm late to the game. But here's the hack, though. Let me tell you. You buy just the BB cream at Ulta. It's $42. You buy the BB cream and the brush at QVC. It's $41.

[B]

So I'm telling you, you need to be looking before you buy any beauty products. You have to go to QVC first. And I don't think that people are talking about this.

[A]

Like yeah, I'm literally. I'm trying to figure out why it's the same. It's cheaper on QVC and you get the brush than it is just like at Sephora or Ulta.

[B]

That's just like what QVC does. I get my, my face wash philosophy. I get it from there because they sell a 32oz flipping gallon of this.

[A]

Face wash. Yeah, yeah.

[B]

Always check other BC stuff is like so like miss and sometimes it's just like okay, that's like crap I could buy at HomeGoods. Or like that's like a Snuggie. Like I don't need that. But the beauty product bundles are so good.

[A]

Well it's the stuff you were already going to buy. Like it's literally just check there first Bablash on there. I don't know.

[B]

Let's see. No, of course not.

[A]

Of course not. But there's other ones. Like the.

[B]

Oh, this is Babe Blush is going to be on prime sale.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

So let's stay tuned.

[A]

Okay. That's exciting.

[B]

And I'm getting. I do the essential serum. It's in the gold tin.

[A]

Okay, good to know.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Um.

[B]

Okay, well that was the first thing so I just. Sorry. I wanted to get that. I mean I wanted to get that out. I though have also like some hosting notes that I want to go over really fast because I think we're all just in our micro hobby hosting eras and I actually was hosted this weekend.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

I was hosted at my sister in law's. She had her, her son's baptism. I was the godmother.

[A]

So huge. Wow. Really big year for you.

[B]

Huge day for me. And first of all like me and her always complain about it is baptisms logistically nightmare.

[A]

Nightmare. Yeah.

[B]

Logistical nightmares.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I cannot believe that like and maybe this is like just our family or like our where we live. But like you do the baptism and then you go back to the person's house like the, like the child's parents house and have a meal, a luncheon. A luncheon. It's like, well, the parent was just at church with her four children and now we have to go back to her house. Her house has to be a magically clean and a meal has to appear.

[A]

No and no. And the parent, the host is always the last one there because they got to talk to the priest and they got to collect everything and they're taking pictures. And meanwhile grandma and grandpa are like, all right, we'll meet you at the house. And you're like, all right, well can you put the friggin fruit platter out while you're there? It's a nightmare.

[B]

It's like logistical nightmare. Anyway, my sister in law pulled it off. Like I walked in her house spotless. Like I don't know how she had her house so spotless. She did hot dogs and chili first of all. Smacks. I mean I think she was kind of bummed it was kind of hot outside because it would have been like more smacky if it like wasn't 95 degrees in September. But she killed it. But what I want to compliment her on the most, which is like what I want to take away for my next hosting party is one I know how you feel about apps. She had an app out when people were there and it was kettle corn, but she had this cute little like trough that it was in and then she had cups there and she's like, it's the boom chicka pop bag from Costco. It's a very light kettle corn, but it's a yummy little thing to have out. Just kind of on the grazing table.

[A]

Okay, sure.

[B]

You know what I mean? So she had that out and then she had a cooler and in this cooler she had fun like glass bottle sodas. So she had like a cherry coke, a cream soda, an orange soda. But like the cute like old fashioned and glass bottles. And I'm like, that's such a fun kid drink. That's not just your typical juice box. That also feels like healthier than just like a soda in a can. I don't know why the glass is.

[A]

A little bit stressful, but I guess if the kids are old enough.

[B]

Yeah, the kids are old enough.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like I wasn't giving it to Fred and I like put. I poured Georgian Hatties into it too. They shared one in a plastic cup.

[A]

Oh, okay.

[B]

Gotcha. It was just like a fun.

[A]

It' it's aesthetic.

[B]

It's aesthetic. So like for the older kids, like if you're hosting older kids, like 12 year olds, like that's so fun.

[A]

Yeah, that's cute.

[B]

So that's that.

[A]

Love it. You're just like rocking. Oh my gosh. What's the word? Racking up the God children these days.

[B]

Well, I have two.

[A]

Yeah, I know.

[B]

Yeah, I have the two. What else did I add to my notes? My dump.

[A]

You said tattling oh, okay.

[B]

This is. I don't know what segment this goes. Oh, my gosh. I have so many fun things to talk about. I don't know what segment this goes in. Teaching your kids not to be a tattle, but also teaching your kids to tell the truth. Wow. Really, really interesting balance there.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

So when do your. And also, like, when do your kids, like, stand up for what's right and go tell an adult? And when are they toddlers? Like, I'm genuinely asking. Like, I don't know.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

You know, and, like, the example I'm giving is, like, at Georgia's school, they're not allowed to bring juice in their water bottles. Like, they're only allowed to bring water in their water bottles. And George is like, well, so and so brought juice. Like, should I tell the teacher? And I'm like, no.

[A]

Yeah, right.

[B]

Because, like, he doesn't need to tell the teacher that I don't care that so and so brought juice. Like, that's not the rule. He's like, well, that's not the rule, so I should tell. And I'm like, well, then you're a tattle.

[A]

Like, what? Right, Tattletail. Like, I don't know. This is, like, me having put no thought into it. My first gut instinct is, like, unless it's hurting someone.

[B]

That's kind of what I was thinking too.

[A]

Like, if someone is being. If it's hurting no one, then don't tell anyone.

[B]

But, like, if Hattie snuck juice into her water bottle, I would want George to tell me. So is it, like, if it's Hattie, tell me. But if it's, like, your friend at school don't, like, it's just.

[A]

No, I think. I don't. I think that he doesn't need to tattle on Hattie. I think you need to catch it. I don't think that's his responsibility.

[B]

No, I think he needs to tell me, really, if he knows something his sister's doing.

[A]

I don't know. I don't know.

[B]

I don't. I'm j. Yeah. So, like, let's make this a bit of a group project. When is a T. Like, what a weird balance.

[A]

Yeah. Such a weird balance. Yeah. I don't know. Something that I want to talk about is, did you see that the super bowl performer was announced?

[B]

Yeah, I like that one.

[A]

Bad Bunny.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Does nothing for me.

[B]

Oh, really? Oh, I think he's gonna do a good performance.

[A]

I don't know any Bad Bunny songs, and I feel like a Super bowl performer. You has to have, like, a ton of hits. And maybe. I'm sure I know a Bad Bunny song because, like, I listen to the radio occasionally, but, like, does Bad Bunny have, like, six songs that everyone knows?

[B]

Okay, I am so sorry. I think I was thinking Bad Bunny was the other guy. J. Balvin. Are those people different?

[A]

What the heck is J. Balvin?

[B]

J. Balvin sings Despacito, Right, With Justin Bieber.

[A]

I have no. I have no idea.

[B]

Here's the thing. I. I have no idea, But I was listening, I guess. Let me. Let me back up. I guess my. I think it's gonna be good. I mean, I was excited when I saw it. I don't know. It does feel like, though, isn't it kind of like a girl year? Like, hasn't there been so many male super performers?

[A]

The last Noel, Rihanna was just a couple years ago.

[B]

Yeah, but I think it's been like. I think this is. I think that was longer than you think.

[A]

Let's see. Last year was Kendrick Lamar. Then we had Usher, and then Rihanna.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And then Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, then the Weeknd, then Shakira. It's kind of like, boy, boy, girl, boy, boy, girl, boy, boy, girl.

[B]

And I just think there's so many. I guess it's been. I guess Rihanna's, like, kind of a pop star, but, like, there just feels like there's so many pop stars right now.

[A]

Like, how did we go from 2016 Coldplay with guests. Guests Beyonce and Bruno Mars to I'm sorry, Bad Bunny? I don't know any.

[B]

I know, you know, Bad Bunny is way bigger than you think, though. Like, I.

[A]

But, okay, I. I think that, like, just listen to the previous performers. They've been like, he feels a little niche, and I'm gonna name you. I bet you don't know a single one of his songs. I bet I don't either. Monaco, Titi, me pregunto. I like it. Me Porto bonito.

[B]

I know I like it. Cause. And I like it like, that. I think he's. I actually think he's gonna be good. And, you know, I'm probably going, well.

[A]

I'm sorry if you're going that this is the performance you are gonna see. I just. I'm. I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I'm being a hater, but, like, I just think that if a super bow to be someone so big that, like, you can name at least three of their songs out of the head. They're the average person, and I think I am the average person. And I. I don't. I don't know. I'm. I was disappointed to see it.

[B]

Well, I think we all. I think everyone thought it would be Taylor Swift, so I think there's, like, a level of, like, we're all trying to, like, okay, it's not Taylor. Also, like, would love a country performer to come back on the stage.

[A]

It's been a long time since we've had a country performer, and there's so many, like, really big country performers right now that are kind of mainstream. Like, Morgan Wallen.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Zach. Brian.

[B]

I would love to see Post Malone. Like, Post Malone.

[A]

I mean, we haven't had a country person. I mean, I do better than you think.

[B]

And I'm holding out hope for Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny. Don't let me down, because I'm really, like, champion you and the first. I don't know a lot about.

[A]

See, I feel like you were. We were going to be aligned with this. Like, I'm very curious in the carpool Facebook group, like, I want to hear people's thought on if that makes him excited or not, because we are not. We are not aligned.

[B]

Okay. Yeah, we'll see.

[A]

We shall see.

[B]

I don't know. I guess I was just like, oh, I've heard of him. I thought he'd be kind of hippie and hoppy, and I thought I would know more of his songs, but I don't know.

[A]

You think he's hippie and hoppy because his name's Bad Bunny.

[B]

Speaking of bunnies.

[A]

Speaking of bunnies. You got bunnies?

[B]

We got bunnies this weekend. You know, one thing about us is we're just stumpy farms. We're just. We're stumpy farms. We like to have animals. We are blessed enough to be able to have animals. And I'm excited about the bunnies. We have already had one casualty. What I tell you this. Did you watch my Instagram stories?

[A]

No.

[B]

Yeah, we already had one die.

[A]

Who?

[B]

Buster.

[A]

It was not Buster. How.

[B]

So? I briefly talked about this on my Instagram, and apparently sometimes bunnies just die. People say, like, you can. Bunnies can get stressed out and just die a lot. And I think we. Now let's me be clear. Like, we were really good about not letting our kids go too crazy with them. Like, it was like, you know, 10 minutes on, like, four hours off. Like, give the bunny some space. Like, we do not let our kids, like, torture these animals by any stretch of the imagination. And I think Buster just had a really hard day. And I think it just. I mean, he literally just found him dead. Like, it was kind of cr.

[A]

That's so sad.

[B]

Yeah, it was fine. Our kids are kind of used to. I mean, George is. I'm honestly happy it was George's bunny because George has had a lot of lizards and frogs and snakes die in his care, you know?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And we find, like, I'm. You guys would be die if you. If you knew the things we found in our basement. And that's what people don't always realize about country living. Like, if you think you want this life, which let me be clear, I wanted this life. It's awesome. But, like, when you live in the country, like, you have wolf spiders and ring snakes in your basement, and, like, I just get to the point where I vacuum them up. Like, they're just dead in our basement all the. Oh, my gosh. He had found a snake in my house right before Stone's party.

[A]

I know. Yeah, he just. And that's. I mean, thank goodness for George. George is just carrying the snake out.

[B]

Thank goodness for George. Oh, my gosh.

[A]

Okay, so the bunnies are going. Okay.

[B]

The bunnies are going.

[A]

Good.

[B]

Besides that, for sure.

[A]

Good for sure. Today's episode is brought to you by Caraway Story Time. When Maddie and I started dating, I went make meals for him and I would have peppers and onions in them. And he sat there and ate it. And then come to find out he eventually told me that, like, he hates onions and hates peppers, but he would just eat what I made because he felt bad. So that's why I love the Caraway Mini Duos because it's a smaller pan. So I can make his. His dinner without onions and the little one. And then I can make my dinner and the kids dinners with the onions in it in the bigger pan. And I'm not getting out, like, multiple pots and pans that are so big and harder to clean. And I'm also not sacrificing the fact that I love onions and peppers. So I love the Mini Duos for that. I also enjoy Caraway because it's non toxic. Did you know that over 70% of cooking and baking pans sold in America are coated with ptfe. Caraway's cookware set is a favorite for a reason. It can save you up to 190 versus buying the items individually. Plus, if you visit CarawayHome.com TheCarpole you can take an additional 10% off your purchase. This deal is exclusive for our listeners, so visit carawayhome.com thecarpool or use code thecarpool at checkout. Caraway Non toxic cookware made modern Today's episode is brought to you by Skylight Calendar. If your brain is already at full capacity with to DOS and errands, birthdays and the dinner plan for Tuesday, let Skylight Calendar handle the rest. It syncs your entire family schedule onto a sleek digital display so you can focus more on the important things like remembering where you left your coffee. Skylight Calendar was designed to connect the digital and non digital world while bringing families together. It's a WI fi connected digital display that showcases your family schedule with clarity, color and brilliance in either a 10 or 15 inch HD touchscreen. I was just talking to my sister in law this past weekend and she is in the thick of it with kids sports and she's like, I'm double booking myself left and right. I can't keep anything straight. And me and my other sister in law were like, you need to get the Skylight Calendar. Like it will sync everything color coded like you. It will make your life so much easier. And right now Skylight is offering our listeners 30 off their 15 inch calendars by going to skylightcal.com carpool go to skylightcow.com carpool for $30 off your 15 inch calendar that is S-K-Y-L-I G-H-T C A L.com carpool okay, Kelly. The group finally decided. We finally figured it out on the month of beef.

[B]

I'm so excited. I'm so excited.

[A]

There are a lot of contenders, a lot of ideas. We all kind. The thing is there was no obvious answer but when we had this submission it was like, oh, how did we not think of this?

[B]

It's.

[A]

It's November.

[B]

It's November. And it was right there. It was right there. I love how it said and I just. It's something that ChatGPT could never come up with and that's where you guys need. Everyone needs to relax. Like they, they cannot touch the creativity of an actual person.

[A]

Nobody would have never come up with November.

[B]

Creative group of people. When a collaborative product like this. It's November. We're very excited about November Beef. If you don't eat beef, I'm so sorry but I feel like there's good beef substitutes.

[A]

Like can't you like be a ground turkey?

[B]

I guess ground turkey or if you don't eat meat at all, it's just, it's, it's whatever, it's, it's ground meat is what we're basically doing. Ground meat or ground vegan substitute. Very excited for no ban beef. But before we get to no beef we have my favorite month of the year which is Crocktober.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Where we do different crock pot recipes for the month of October. Now we spoke about this. Now I don't want to give spoilers but like the first one I'm going to because we want to recap, it starts tomorrow. The first one is crock pot chicken and dumplings.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Huge for us, huge for the community. I'm so looking forward to putting this in the crock pot. Let me pull it up for us. Let me pull it up for us.

[A]

Is this our dish of the drive thru?

[B]

This of course is our dish of the drive through.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Crock pot chicken and dumplings. Okay. Onion chicken breast, cream of chicken soup, chicken broth, herbs, carrot and celeries, peas, garlic, refrigerated biscuits. Obsessed. Obsessed.

[A]

It's a lot of vegetables.

[B]

Oh yeah, it's veggie heavy.

[A]

That's good.

[B]

So you're putting the chicken in there, you're cooking the chicken. Okay. Once the chicken is cooked, you're gonna shred it in the slow cooker. Then you're gonna add the veggies. So it's not quite a dump and set which some of ours will be, some of ours are just a more active from home on a Sunday, you know, it's whatever you can do. And then the dumpling is they just take these biscuits, these refrigerated biscuits, cut em into bite sized pieces and just stir those in. So that's the dumpling, that's the, I mean couldn't be easier. So again the ingredients and we'll post this in the carpool or if you're signing up for our emails, you'll get it sent to your email. Onion chicken breast, oregano, cream of chicken thyme, bay leaf, celery and then the rest of the veggies and then one can of refrigerated biscuits.

[A]

Yum.

[B]

Love this one. Love this one. And like, honestly it's so shelf and freezer stable. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, I mean you've got a couple of veggies in here, but yeah, I mean it's loaded with veggies.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Okay. I'm so excited for this.

[B]

So you're gonna put everything it says. What's the total time to make this?

[A]

Does it say?

[B]

Okay, so you're gonna cook the, the chicken and everything for about three hours on high for three hours and then you're going to add the biscuits and you're gonna do the biscuits. So they're cooked through, stirring every 30 minutes for about two more hours. So it's an active crock pot recipe.

[A]

It's an active crock pot recipe.

[B]

This is a Sunday afternoon.

[A]

Okay. That's okay. Last year, I feel like we just. We wanted all dump and goes and. And they were good, but then they kind of get a little bit repetitive. I feel like, like you can only do so many dump. Like, sometimes you have to have a little preparation. And I'm okay with that.

[B]

I'm okay with a little preparation. I'm okay with that.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you know, it's still like, that was three hours on high. You're cooking the chicken. So, like, you could probably cook the chicken six hours on low and then come home and then just do your biscuits. I doubt it's going to take two hours to get the biscuits all cooked all the way through, if I'm being honest. I'm so nervous. And we haven't tried these, so, like, we're all doing this together. I'm a little nervous on how the biscuits are going to cook and not be doughy. But also guess, like, doughy is a dumpling.

[A]

Yeah, no, I think that's. I think that's how you want them.

[B]

Edge of my seat. And I still need a new crock pot.

[A]

Well, just order one.

[B]

Well, I know, but I'm just trying to decide. I also think my current crock pot isn't big enough. I need a big old crock. I got a big family. I need, I think at least a seven quarter.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Here's a ten quarter. That's crazy.

[A]

Is it?

[B]

I don't know, eight quarts feels like in between. No. I'm very excited.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That is going to be our first croctober.

[A]

Yum. So, yeah, we will post them on Facebook or on Instagram. But also, if you just like go to the Car mom website and then sign up for the emails, you can they get sent to you every Thursday?

[B]

Yeah, they get sent every Thursday. So you're. So you won't get this one until when you're going to get it Thursday. I'm going to be making mine tomorrow. I'm going for. I'm going for. Actually, I'm going for September 30th. I'm going to be making mine.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Just to kind of kick it off and then I can give any notes. I'll be sure to post notes on my Instagram.

[A]

That's good. That. That would be helpful if I have any. Okay. Do you have any industry news?

[B]

Yeah, I do. I have a good. I have a good little piece of industry news. Okay, now it's time for industry news where I spill the hot tea going on in the auto industry. I guess it's not really news, but this is a article that I found very funny. It's from Edmonds and it says car design trends that need to die. These dumb design trends need to go away instead.

[A]

Okay, we definitely have an opinion on this.

[B]

No, we will, we will. And I honestly, we're gonna be. I think you're gonna like. You're gonna actually not like them. Okay. Trend number one, overly minimalistic screen dominated cabin. Yeah, it is. It's like, what's like their girl bossing too close to the sun? Like, it's just too much. Yeah, I don't need. It does look pretty, but I don't know. I don't like that. It's like, that's what now you need to be competitive. And it's so expensive. Like, it's just so adding to the cost of these cars. And like, do I expect that in a luxury car? Sure. But, like, some people need to chill.

[A]

Yeah, agreed. Don't like, don't like the functionality. I don't love the look. Like, I like some. I like some buttons. I like the look of buttons. I like the feel of buttons. I know buttons allow you to be creative too. It's like, okay, how uncreative to just throw an iPad on there. It's like, give me. Give me some design around the buttons. Like, make it. Make it interesting.

[B]

And this I thought was a good take. Like, when they're actually calling out the luxury cars because they're saying luxury cars in particular are guilty of this. When I get into a Mercedes, I want to be greeted by leather, wood trim, and metal. I want to feel the luxury instead of. Instead of just feeling like, computer screen, computer screen, computer screen.

[A]

Like, I would feel.

[B]

That's my critique on the Palisade. The Palisade took away all their design elements and they gave us way too big of a screen and way too much soft leather. And it feels cheaper.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And it's not.

[A]

Yeah, it's like, you know, when you're turning the knob of like a luxury car, it's like, it's a little heavier. It's metal. It's not so plasticky like a. Like a mass market car. Like, you can feel. You can feel it. It feels nice. They take it away. Okay, I agree. What's the next one?

[B]

Okay. The next one is. Okay. Light bars and illuminated grills.

[A]

Yeah, sure. I agree.

[B]

I like those.

[A]

They don't do much for me.

[B]

People say they look tacked and disconnected from the headlights. Like, they look tacky.

[A]

I think it's the same note. It's like, it feels very like a cop out. It's like, again, get more creative with an impressive grill. Don't just throw a light bar on there and be like, that's our design element.

[B]

Okay. I think that's a fair critique. Okay, next one. Piano black trim. Couldn't say enough about how much this is horrible.

[A]

Yeah, agreed.

[B]

Yeah. Piano gloss black is like, it's found in, like. I think, honestly, the Kia Carnival is like, one of the worst culprits of this. Don't you feel like your car is just riddled with that high gloss trim that shows every fingerprint?

[A]

I haven't noticed it so much. I can't think. I don't. I don't know.

[B]

Not a fan. It shows every smudge and smear out there. It's so bad. Like, and it's just. I sometimes feel like the manufacturers are just making it for, like, when you get in the car and you like, like how it looks when it's new. But, like, you've got to think about what it's like when you're in it, when you're living it.

[A]

If you're. If you say the Kia Carnival has it, I literally can't even picture it. So clearly, if it does have it, it doesn't bother me because it's not a critique of mine. Mm. Okay. But I have noticed it in other cars and I've thought that way, but I haven't felt that way in the Carnival. Last one.

[B]

Glass roofs that don't open and don't have a sunshine.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

What was that car? I guess it's mainly in luxury cars, really. It's luxury cars that are just, like, trying to do too much.

[A]

Yeah. Wasn't. It wasn't the Escalade iq.

[B]

I thought it was a BMW, because.

[A]

They all run together well, because the BMW has that. You can, like, press that button and then it. It. Yeah, it fogs.

[B]

Yeah, it was. It was the Escalade iq because remember, they sent that, like, manual sunshine. That was crazy.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Speaking of, that is my press car for the week, but they sent me ones without the horrible second row, so it doesn't have the executive package. I really feel like they, like, put one into the press fleet just to give to me because we did love that car.

[A]

Yeah. There was A lot to like about, and there was a lot to really hate about it, but I think it all came down to that trim.

[B]

And see, that's just what I didn't realize at the time.

[A]

Yeah, well, we can. We can write that wrong. But yeah, I agree. I agree. And all that. Something else that really bothers me when cars don't have it. And, like, I don't. I need. I need to speak to a car designer because I don't know why people took this away. Sunglass holders. Why. Why do some cars just not have them anymore?

[B]

Like, I get the things people like. It's insane.

[A]

I get. We removed cd. I felt like around the same time they removed CD players, they also. People started removing the sunglass holders. And I get. Removing CD players, obviously. But, like, what? Everyone still uses sunglasses and needs a place to put their sunglasses?

[B]

Yeah. They're crazy.

[A]

That. I don't understand that. I need.

[B]

I need.

[A]

I need an answer on that.

[B]

I don't understand that either. That's crazy.

[A]

Crazy.

[B]

But they're like. But here's a light bar. You know what I mean? It's just like, their priorities could not be more backwards sometimes.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. And it's like. It's also like, again, some things are maybe ugly. Like, they're like, oh, well, we want.

[B]

We.

[A]

We don't like buttons. We're trying to make it look sleek. But again, like, a sunglass holder is on the roof and it's concealed, So I really bothered. Kia Cardinal doesn't have one. Really bothers me.

[B]

That's so interesting. You don't have one. Are you sure?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Is it by the left side of the steering wheel?

[A]

Is there a compartment by the left side of this? I don't know. I've never checked. Is that. Is that for sunglasses?

[B]

Oftentimes, sometimes. Yeah.

[A]

I've never. I haven't considered. I'll have to go check it out. I have a lot to go look at in my car now. I'm really quick.

[B]

Yeah, you really do.

[A]

I'm questioning everything. I know.

[B]

Wow. Okay. And that's gonna be our episode.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So let's review everyone's action items. Consider Babe. Lash. I really think it. I really think if you're in the market, I think it could change your life. Where are we at on tattling versus telling the truth? How do we explain it? How do we parent it? Group project.

[A]

Bad Bunny, question mark.

[B]

Bad Bunny, question mark. Crocktober, chicken and dumplings.

[A]

Like, who's doing it?

[B]

We are. I'm so excited. I better get so many tags. This one is. This is a home run. And this is the one that's going to get your kids to eat veggies. It's chicken pot pie. On a different note, like, I simply, I was going to make a chicken pot pie this week. Nope, scrapped it.

[A]

Scrapped it for the chicken and dumped it. Sounds like a really good reset meal. Hopefully. It's amazing. It'll be, like, in a rotation, right?

[B]

I pray that.

[A]

I'm very excited to give it a go. And with that, guys, that's going to be our episode. So thank you so much for listening.

[B]

Thank you for listening to the Carpool.

[A]

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[B]

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