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Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly.
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Here's what I want to say about Robert Irwin, and here's what I want ABC to take away from this. Robert Irwin needs to be the next bachelor. Pay the man whatever he wants.
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And Liz, So there was, like, a thread in the carpool group that I might be pregnant saying that, like, we would have Easter eggs. As if. Kelly and I can barely get our life together to record two podcasts a week. You think we can prep Easter eggs?
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Yes.
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Your mom. Time off.
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Start. Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz. Happy Thursday. No. Yeah. Happy Thursday.
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Happy Thursday. Happy October.
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Wow.
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Spooky season. Happy day to me. I moved back into my house.
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Wow. Wow. Huge for everyone. I saw you on your stories yesterday, setting up your mackenzie child's pumpkins. Like, it's really hard to see someone else living your out your dream.
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I know. I'm so. Yeah, I didn't feel. I didn't feel great about it, but they did send me. Like, I did get MacKenzie Childs PR. Like, I'm not. I'm not gonna beat around the bush. Like, I. No, I didn't spend 150 on a pumpkin. But, like, they did send it to me.
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Yeah. So, like, listen to me very closely if you are an aspiring influencer, because I just, like, no one told. No one, like, would have told me this as, like, we so much trial and error. You simply have to get on this platform called Shop My. Yes, it's like Shop My verse ltk. Like, you guys have probably heard of ltk like to know it. Well, the new name on the block is Shot My. And they're coming for ltk's neck.
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They're coming for ltk's neck. Like, okay, how long have we been on Shop My? Like, probably a year now at this point. Maybe not even like, like to know it. I never got like, like, never got any PR from, like to know whatever. I'm sure people did. Um, but, like, I. I never did. Like, I got on Shop My immediately got PR and which is like, guys, this is unrelatable. I get it. It's the best part about being an influencer.
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Well, is unrelatable slash aspirational to some. So if it's so it's unrelatable to you, that's fine. If it's aspirational to you, that's also fine. There's different things for different people. But Shop My also loves the. The micro influencers because Elizabeth and Charlotte get significantly more get. Like mackenzie's child would like, I Had all my lore about the teapot. Didn't even bother. Like, I don't exist in their world.
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Yeah.
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So I think they do. Like, they're looking. I think what. What they've kind of hacked is finding, like, those smaller micro influencers who have maybe a couple. I mean, Charlotte has, what, 9,000 followers? I'm telling you, the girls swimming in PR.
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Yeah.
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So they. So I'm just saying, like, if you want to do it, you simply need to be on Shop My. Yeah. Simply need to be on Shop My. And honestly, you can reach out and I'll send you a referral code.
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Yeah. Maybe we can put it. Maybe we'll put it in the show notes.
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Well, because. Do you still have to be invited to join the platform?
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I don't. I don't know if you have to be invited or not. I can't remember. It might help to be invited. Yeah.
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I don't know.
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I don't. I don't know. There was a point where, you know when you could have just signed up. Like, you had to have a referral code. But we can put. We can put a referral code in the show notes if you're. If you're interested. But anyway, so I moved back into my house. Huge day for me. Every. It's not done. So everyone's like, oh, like, let's see it. Like, let's see the before and after. It's not done. It's a slow burn. It's a slow burn. It is livable. So, like, the moment it was livable, I moved back in with my family. And I'm so happy to be here. And it's so beautiful. And I'm just like, I'm so happy. I'm so. I just. I love. I'm so happy to be. There is. There is no place like home.
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Yeah. It's so nice to have your own space.
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Yeah.
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And I. It's how fun to be in for, like, the holiday. The holidays. The holidays. Like, to be in for fall and Christmas and, like, cuddly in the winter. Like, I'm very. I'm very happy for you. I'm very excited for you. I'm looking forward to the big reveal. I know one thing about you as a professional content creator. I'm sure you have some good before and afters that you'll be sharing.
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I did. I did capture some before and someone asked me for a before photo and I went to go find it and it's like, wow, we have come so very far. So I'm excited. I'm excited once it's all done to show, to show that. But for right now, just thriving. Ready to get my life back, get my life organized. Like, not feel like I'm living in such a limbo. I mean, if you have speak to anyone who has lived, like, had to temporarily move in with their in laws or something, like, everyone says the same thing, like, it's fine. But man, being back at your house, there's nothing like it. So.
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Well, so one like home project on our horizon that we have to do. It's literally the last thing in the world I want to spend money on. We have to get a new driveway.
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Yeah.
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And our. It's a long driveway, like, and you need it.
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You need it. Yes. You need it. Done yesterday.
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It would need to be done when we moved in. And we, we like resealed it to like, try to buy ourselves. We thought it by ourselves like three more years, not even bought us, like literally seven months. I mean, when they like deliver the press cars, the guys are like, hey, are you gonna fix the driveway? Yeah, yeah, we're gonna get to that. So anyway, we were talking about, like, when we do the driveway, like, we want people to access our house for a couple of days. So like we got this thing with.
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Mom and dad, but like, I've already got the basement. It's all set up, but like, just.
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For like four days. And I can tell you right now it's gonna be about three too many. You can tell you that right now?
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Yeah, yeah. No, at that point it'll still be fun, but. But yeah, crazy. Crazy. Anyway, we have an exciting episode to get to and I'm. We're fresh off of watching Dancing with the Stars. Can we just do our recap now?
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Yeah. So if you don't watch Dancing with the Stars, I still think you'll find this recap entertaining because it's also one. Dancing with Stars is our new micro hobby. It's at least my new micro hobby.
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Yeah. And it's. And here's the thing. If you're the Americas, if you're not watching it, it's not too late to.
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Start it, first of all. 100%.
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And I think you would enjoy it.
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And I think it's a fun thing to watch with your kids. Well, I have some things to say about that abc. You'll be getting a strongly worded letter from me as a mother. But it's so fun to like, watch something like a little slower pace. I say slower pace, like with your kids. And it's like I was Telling George and Hattie last night, I'm like, we need an eight. We need an eight. And they got an eight. And, like, they were so excited. Yeah, it was. It was so.
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It was fun. It's family fun.
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Well, okay. Most of the time.
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Well, anyway, let's go through. Spoiler alert. We're going to be talking about the dances. We're going to be talking about who went home. It's Thursday. You should have watched it by now. Okay. You just want to go through everyone.
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Yeah. So I made notes while I was watching, which is not something, like me to do. So we're going to go in order of how they went.
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Okay. I made notes. I made notes, too.
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Jen. Wives. Best. Best dance she's had. Her score should have been higher. I'm mad about it.
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Her. They. I feel like they judge the first few dances so harshly, and then they just get, like, loosey goosey with sevens and eights left and right as they go.
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The judges. Here's the problem. And, like, Dancing with Stars really needs to look inward. The judges need to have, like, American Idol. Judges were so good because you knew what you were going to get from each judge. They're all. I couldn't pin their scores if I tried. I have no idea what they're gonna say. Their critiques or their comments never match the scores. They're trying to be funny. They're not. Sorry, you're not funny.
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Yeah.
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And it's like, either be a harsh judge or don't be a harsh judge. But, like, what. What's it called when you do, like, a critique sandwich? It's like, they give a compliment, then they give a critique, then they give a compliment. Like, I'm just tired of it, like, because then I don't know what you're actually thinking. Yeah, her score should have been higher.
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It does kind of sound like their scores don't really matter so much. And it's like, really all about the people voting.
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Oh, I don't think so. I think the scores. Their scores do matter.
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Okay. Well, I did. She looked amazing. I said gold. Like, I loved her outfit. She. She crushed it.
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Best dance she's had. Lauren. So much to say here. First of all, spoiler alerts. Lauren gets sent home.
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Yeah. My note was just snooze.
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My note was. Seemed like she was thinking too hard.
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Yeah. She was like, I think that she really shot herself in the foot by having them do a fifth harmony song. Because you could tell she was, like, thinking and fighting the choreography that she knows to that song totally by Doing this and went like, I don't think that was a good choice.
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And like, how embarrassing is that? She goes home on the week where it's her song and like the other of his harmony stars go there. Like, I do. I didn't really care for her. I. I mean, it's a competition, so I'm allowed to have critiques. I didn't think her. I think for her being a pop star, I was expecting a little bit better of a dance.
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I agree.
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And she looked so mad. And then Julian and Carlton. That's not his name. Alfonso.
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Alfonso.
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Julian and Alfonso. Literally, the fact that they have to then ask her right after, how are you feeling? And she looks at the camera and goes, pissed. Horrible.
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Yeah. And then, so what did you learn from this experience? Like, she was so mad, which, like, I can understand why she's mad because I don't think that she is necessarily a bad dancer. But like, that's what it comes down to. Because she, like Andy, for example. Andy has the votes because of his personality. She hasn't given us much personality or like, much to cheer for or like, so that's. That's what it comes down to. Like, she doesn't have the votes. And also I am like, religiously on Dancing with the Stars side of Instagram. Like, everything I see is Dancing with the Stars. She never comes across my desk where I agree.
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Where's her content? Where's. Why isn't she lip singing a song with her creeper?
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I don't know her. Like, I don't know her. So I really, like. While I was surprised that it was her, I wasn't. I don't.
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I was happy though. Cuz I want Andy for one more week.
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Well, because I wanted to see, I want to keep seeing Andy. And I was just like, okay, well, yeah, that's fine. All right. Okay.
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Moving on from her, Danielle Fisher.
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Loved.
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I said loved. Big, big improvement.
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She looked amazing. She's stunning.
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She, T and Tyler. So like, like, let me just set the scene of the stumpy house. I have Libby's asleep. I have all three big kids in my bed. Tyler sitting on like a chair in our bedroom, completely plugged in. Like, yeah, on like, like won't even like, entertain us. Topanga's on the screen. The phone goes down. Yeah, Topanga. I'm loving how she's just like going into, like, she's everyone's first crush.
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Uh huh. Did you see the thing where she was like, everyone needs to stop texting Topanga in and they need to text my Name.
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Yeah, she was great. I think she's. I really. I mean, it's. I, like, it's an improvement.
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She'll go far. She'll go far. Jordan Chills. So good. So different from last week.
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She's the only person I voted for and not. I got a little lazy towards the end, but that was the first time I picked up my phone, typed the numbers in wrong because I'm dyslexic, so had to type them in twice to get my votes in for Jordan. Unbelievable.
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What I appreciated about hers was, like, she didn't do any stunts in the way that she has in the past, which, like, she's an Olympic gold medalist gymnast. Like, she could throw some stunts in there, and I appreciated that she didn't lean on that, and she just, like, made it very entertaining.
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And when she got emotional afterwards and, like, recognized how hard it was, that's kind of what I'm looking for out of Lauren, too. Like, that was a real. Like, what. This type of dancing is difficult, and it doesn't matter, like, what level you are. Like, you have to work. You have to work at it. And I like seeing her get emotional after. Like, made me emotional, and I couldn't believe how good the, like, the actual dance was. Like, literally chills. It was.
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That is a dance I will go. One of my favorite dance again.
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That. That's, like, the dance that I searched on TikTok afterwards to rewatch.
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Obsessed.
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Yeah, obsessed.
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Dylan.
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I have the funniest note. Dylan Efron does nothing for me. Does he do anything for you?
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No, he. He bothers me a little bit because he's like. He's. He literally says he, like, posts thirst traps, and I'm like, you just kind of look like a regular guy.
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That's what I told Tyler. I said, he's. I'm like, tell her that's Zach Efron's brother.
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Yeah.
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And my note was, he's the kind of guy who wear. Who would wear Christmas jammies.
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Okay. But, like, shirtless. Like, just the pants.
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No, I disagree. Like, he would be like, I feel like I've seen his face modeling the men's little sleepies before.
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Okay, sure. I said. I said the dance. It was a sec. It was a sexy dance, but. And, like, I liked it, but I felt like Daniella did all the work to, like, make it.
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I wrote the. I wrote the same thing down. I said, why is Daniella moving? I said, so boring. Daniella was moving so much more than him.
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Yeah. So I don't know. This Is my first time watching Dancing with the Stars. Like, I'm sure that some weeks, like the pro, and it still is a competition for the pros, too. But, like, he was just kind of standing there, and she was, like, doing all these sexy moves. And so, like, for that, I, like, I liked watching. It was entertaining, but, like, I just felt like he was just kind of there. And it was the Daniella show.
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It was the Daniella show, which is a good show to watch.
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I, like, really like her with Daniella. Me too.
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No, and, like, maybe it's just. I mean. And that's fine. Like, I just don't find him to be attractive or sexy in the slightest. And I just didn't like the entire thing. I don't know what it is. Like, I'm sorry it's him, and that's okay. And, yeah, he's just, I guess, not my type, and I don't enjoy it at all.
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Okay.
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Like, don't like it. Okay. Elaine. Excellent. Excellent. Loved her costume. Loved her dance. And she is. And I mean this with love. Like, she is so old. She's, like, 54 and doing that. And it's very impressive.
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I've never heard that song before. I was like, what is this music? What are these strobe lights? It felt so busy. I couldn't focus on the dance. I was, like. I was, like, very overwhelmed with this, with the song, and I hadn't heard the song before, and the costume. It was just, like, a lot coming at me. I'm happy she, like, I like her. So, like, I'm happy to see her, you know, live another day. But, like, I don't. It was. It was just kind of a lot for me. I would, like, need to re. Watch it and dissect it a little bit more.
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Yeah, no, I liked it.
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Okay.
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I liked it. I think she's gonna go far. Wait, Whitney, first of all, why did she have brown shoes on? Distracting. Like, why couldn't they have found her a black heel? Oh, well, you need to look back and it'll bother you. You just didn't notice because, like, it's a yellow and black outfit. And then she had these, like, saddle brown shoes on. And I could just tell, like, the costume department didn't have a black shoe in her size. And I just expect more.
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She is so fun to watch. Her facial expressions, the way she moves, the booty, bumping. Like, I just love. I'll watch that dance again. I. I love watching.
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I said did not like the dance. Probably my least favorite dance. She's done. And I can't believe they could say the word ass on the song. And I have. I have qualms with that because I'm watching it with my children. Well, because you're watching with your kids. I'm watching with my kids. And this song says ass every five seconds.
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Oh, okay.
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And come on, abc. I also hadn't even heard the song, so I feel like. And she's supposed to be the queen of tick tock dances. Like, I think they could have done a better song. I didn't like the dance. I'm also over her costumes. Like, I feel like we're always seen. And maybe it's because she can shake it like that that she gets to wear these fun pants and these long skirts, but I'm just ready for, like, a little bit more traditional out of her. I didn't. I didn't. I didn't care for it. And I'm mad. I'm really mad that they let them play that song. And there's, like, a whole thread on the Facebook page about it too, so. Okay.
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Yeah, I. I watched it after my kids went to sleep, so.
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Okay. But then I had a note, so Whitney went. Then, like, you know how, like, sometimes the pros come out and then you realize like, how good two pros dancing are, and you're like, okay, everyone's up.
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Yeah.
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Like, those pros are unbelievable. Unbelievable.
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Yeah. Okay, Scott. Okay, here's my things with Scott. I wanted to like it. Like, I wanted to be like, yes, this is great. This is fierce. But I was, like, it was just okay.
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I said the move smells a little girly. Like, I didn't care for the choreography. And, like, when I'm looking for a male dancer, like, I want to see, like, you move very, like, masculine, like, with your very feminine partner. Like, that's kind of like what I think. I think dancing is.
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Yeah, I do think, like, they were taking, like, the tick tock theme and leaning into a little bit more of, like, a tick tock dance. And. And I didn't mind that they went, like, the more, like, feminine. Like, I wanted to be like, yes, this is so good. Like, go off. But, like, it just. It fell flat for me.
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Yeah, I didn't like it at all. I'm ready for him to go home. He's boring. I mean, I am. Okay. Hilaria. Sorry. She's amazing.
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Yeah, she's very impressive.
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Then I saw something absolutely insane. How old do you think she is?
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I don't know. I wanted to Google this last night because she has young kids.
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Guess how old she is.
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I'm gonna say, like, I want to say she's, like, 53.
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She's 41.
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Oh, gosh.
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And Gleb, her partner, is older than her.
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Okay, wait, I'm so sorry I said she looks like she's 53. She does not. She doesn't look like she's 41.
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And I don't even think it's that she looks. I think she just kind of has that face. Yeah.
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And maybe it's because how old is Alec? Because Alex looks so old.
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Alec looks so old. I know, but her kids are starting, so she's 41. Like, that was a crazy. And Gleb is 42.
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Wow. Yeah. Alec Baldwin is 67.
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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She looks older.
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Yeah. That's confusing to me.
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It kind of also, when I found that out, I'm like, oh. Then more points to Elaine, because I was thinking, like, Elaine and Hillary were kind of the same age.
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Yeah, me too.
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And no offense, like, Hillary's, like, a ripe 41. Like, she's fine. Of course you can get it like that.
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Yeah. Oh, wow. Okay. I'm less impressed.
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Isn't that so interesting?
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That's so interesting.
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But, I mean, she's had seven kids, so, like, I mean, I don't know what I would look like at 41 if I had seven kids.
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No, she's. She's an incredible dancer, and she said she had, like, hip surgery. Like, I can't imagine. Like, she's great. Okay.
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She's great. Also, Kris Jenner was there as her guest. Question mark.
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Yeah, I saw that.
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Interesting. Andy. 100% precious. Like, when he. First of all, it was a. It was a perfect song choice. And when he grabbed the camera, I literally. I grabbed Rotten Eddie's hand and started shrieking. I'm like, look how cute that is.
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I know. They. I was really happy that they leaned into, like, the sweet, tender guy. I do want to see more comedy out of him because he's just funny. But I was happy that they took a beat from that and went and kind of capitalized on the fact that everyone's like, oh, he's so sweet and innocent. It reminded me of a dad dancing with his daughter at her wedding.
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Totally. But, like, that's okay.
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No, I know. In a sweet way. Like, she was literally wearing white.
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I'm obsessed. I mean, I don't think he's gonna make it too long, but I really. Any week we get is a blessing, and I will vote for Andy, probably because I'm obsessed. We're all obsessed. Robert. Here's what I want to say about Robert Irwin and here's what I want ABC to take away from this. Robert Irwin needs to be the next Bachelor. Pay the man whatever he wants and get him his American tourist and get him a season on the Bachelor.
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Yeah. The way I gasped at the. And the neck flip by Whitney. She put her leg around his neck and then did a backflip off of his neck.
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Obsessed with Whitney, obsessed with Robert. I love that they went to go see a crocodile. Like, that was just fun.
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That was cute. I will say, like, after rewatching Robert San. So I'm just like, okay, it's like a little bit cringy to me. Like, I don't like sexy Robert. I like, I like Robert being cute. I like him being himself. And then that being, like, very endearing. But, like, I don't. I did not, like, I didn't need.
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Luckily, yeah, I didn't need the shirt rip off also. That's just kind of like, that's kind of a hard thing to watch with kids.
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Yeah.
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So then I'm just like, tell her, like, should they be watching this? I'm like, it's supposed to be family friendly, fun. I don't know. I could have been without the shirt rip off and that. I mean, you know, maybe that's just the mom and me. I could have been without that. But yeah, he's looking good. I'm like, I'm a Robert Irwin fan. Yeah, I'm a Robert. I'm a Robert Irwin fan. And he's so absolutely darling when he's getting his scores because he, like, has the same reaction. And I went, when it's eight, he's like, oh, yeah. And then when he's like seven, he's.
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Like, I know, Sorry, you guys can't.
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Do what I'm doing. But I'm nailing the impression. Love him. I said my, My note was opposite of Dylan for me.
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Yeah, yeah.
B
And then next we have Alex. I said, she's a star. Like, she has talent. I honestly think she could win the whole thing.
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Yeah, it was great. And I love that song.
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Love that song. I agree. That was a hard. That's a hard dance. A hard song.
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Well, when her, when her partner's like, who's her partner? Val. When he's like. And he needs to learn the choreography because he's like, this is hard. Like, you know, it's hard.
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But I feel like, I don't know, Alex are like that closely outside of, like, she's just Like a huge tick tocker. But she has talent.
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Yeah.
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Has a Kardashian ever done Dancing with the Stars? Can you google that for me?
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Let me look.
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I was really, really impressed. And she's such a captivating performer. Like, and she just looked like she was having fun. Fun, but also working hard. And that's what I like to see.
A
Kim and Rob bolted it.
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I need to go back and watch Kim stances.
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Kim did it in 2008.
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Oh my gosh, that's so long ago.
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Oh, and her partner was Mark Ballas. Has he been doing this for that long?
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That's crazy.
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And then Rob did it in 2011. Okay, interesting. Well, that was Dancing with the Stars.
B
So I don't know. We'll probably won't recap it every single week because it might not always work out with our recording schedule. Unless you guys absolutely love it. But if you absolutely hated it.
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Want to circle back to the bad bunny of it all because wow, we got like a lot. The way that I thought I had such a lukewarm take and then the way I got, no offense, you guys. The most vicious DM sent to me, really, here were the two and here's what it's like to be an influencer in 2025. Some DM saying you need to educate yourself on Bad Bunny. He hates America. And some being saying, like, wow, your white girl is showing. He's the biggest artist in the world. I'm like, literally. Literally. Okay, I'm sorry. My take was.
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Yeah, I don't know.
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I'm excited about it. I don't know.
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That's all that I said. Here's the thing.
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Two people, different sides, mad about it. I'm not mad about it. I don't care. I actually. I don't care.
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Yeah, for, like, people to say, oh, he's the biggest artist in the world. Okay, cool. I didn't know that.
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I don't really.
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I don't listen to that music. I listen to one type of music. That's the only genre I stay in. This is our podcast. We're allowed to talk about it and give our opinions on it. I don't listen to that kind of music. I only listen country music, and I don't even really listen to music anymore.
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I think what the NFL's play is, is let's get an international audience. And can Bad Bunny do that? And I believe that he probably can, because I think that he is probably. And he is, I guess, one of the biggest artists in the world. Like, the one. I think he's the most streamed artist in the world, probably because there's so many Latin countries outside of. And America's not one of them. So I'm good with it. I like it. I. Again, my take was lukewarm. My take was, I don't care. I'm there for the lions.
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Yeah, my take. My take was.
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I don't know any of his songs. It was just crazy to get hate messages on both sides of the aisle about it. Like, okay, can't win. Win some, lose some.
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Okay, well, we'll see how Bad Bunny performs. I'm excited to listen to one of his songs for the first time.
B
Anyway. We have a really exciting content week. Two press cars in my driveway. Don't know which one I'm more excited about, actually. I do. Number one, Escalade. Iq. Amazing. Number two, Toyota Forerunner. Also amazing. Couldn't be more different. One has no tech, One has all the tech. And I'm enjoying both flavors.
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Okay.
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In a major way.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I'm excited. I haven't seen either one of them. I'm excited to take a look. I love. I love the look of a Forerunner. The Forerunner regularly, regularly stops me in the tracks. Stops me in my tracks on the road.
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Mm. Yeah, I'm very excited about her. So that's what's coming up this week on the Kermer. So real quick, we're gonna do our last three.
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Uh huh. Our last three transactions. So where we share our recent bank account subtractions. And boy, have I been transacting, like moving into my new house. I'm like, oh gosh, things need to be ordered.
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Okay, let's hear it.
A
But here's the first thing I want to talk about, which is actually kind of unrelated. I'm like working on styling my bookshelves. And this is actually a micro hobby of mine that I'm really having fun with. I'm really having fun going to consignment shops and thrifting and like finding my personal interior style. I'm having a really good time with it. And so something I've been working on is styling my bookshelves. And I have one bookshelf styled, I think really nicely, but I used all my best stuff on one of them. So now I'm kind of in the process of collecting for the other one. And one thing that I've been after is a silver tray. And I've seen some of the at the thrift shops, but I've put them down because I'm like, mom used to do pageants, and when she did pageants, the awards they would give were silver trays. And I was like, mom, she has some of them, like, displayed or used for certain things in her house. I'm like, do you have any hidden in a closet that I can just have? Because if I'm gonna display it on my bookshelf, I want it. It's nice if it's important to me. And so she goes, yes, I probably have some talent ones you can have. But just so you know, my favorite one is in my closet and it's my swimsuit.
B
Oh my gosh.
A
Award.
B
Do we have any photos of these?
A
I know, I need. I. I can find some. I don't know if I have any swimsuit photos, but I can find some pageant photos. She said swimsuit was the hardest thing to win. And I won it one year. And then I told dad, I was like, this is so funny. Mom like, said that I can't have her swimsuit. And he goes, oh, so hard to win. And then she brought me her 1988 talent. Her talent was singing. She's an incredible singer.
B
People don't know that about our mom. No, our mom is like, she's a choral musician.
A
Yeah. So she's like in a professional choir. And like, she used to sing at the Blues games, the national anthem, and.
B
Like, our biggest flex, like, this is the Catholic showing in us. But when Pope John Paul II came to St. Louis, our mom was the cantor and sang for him. Yeah, our mom sang for the Pope.
A
Yeah.
B
So she's in the same room as the Pope. Where were we? Did we. Why did we get to go to that? Were we up? We were born.
A
I have no idea. I don't know what it was. Anyway, she's an amazing singer, so she brought me her 1988 silver tray talent award. And she goes, I couldn't find my 1989. But she was 1989. I won evening gown talent and swimsuit, and somehow I got runner up. Like, she still has a chip on her shoulder, but when she got runner up to Miss Missouri, that Miss Missouri, who beat her ended up being Miss America that year.
B
So that feels good.
A
Yeah. Or whatever. I don't know if it was 1989, but anyway, that was. So I have a silver tray. So anyway, one of my last transactions was silver wipes because it's tarnished. So I got these wipes, and they worked really nicely.
B
I'm gonna ask her if I can have a tray.
A
Okay, well, I think she has another talent one lying around. You can't have swimsuit.
B
Can I have your swims?
A
No. Dibs. She's literally gonna say no. She's like, it's in my. It's in my closet.
B
Okay, well, I think she should give. I think she should give me about five to seven more years. I think we do a sister swimsuit combination and she awards it to one of us. Myself.
A
Let'S. Okay, great.
B
I'm done having kids, so there's. I have a shot.
A
Yeah, I'm not. So.
B
Wow.
A
How about the pregnancy rumors?
B
Pregnancy rumors are going to swirl if you start talking about that again.
A
Here's the funniest thing is the pregnancy rumors. Like, Kelly misspoke. And then so there was, like, a thread in the carpool group that I might be pregnant saying that, like, we would have Easter eggs. As Kelly and I can barely get our life together to record two podcasts a week, you think we can prep Easter eggs?
B
I guess I can promise you one thing right now. We do name clues, don't we? Don't ever expect an Easter egg out of us. Like, I honestly, we could never forethought. We don't know her.
A
And if Kelly did slip up, I would have edited that out also, just so you know.
B
So anyway. So. Okay. So that's what you're doing. I Have not really been transacting as much. You know, I just kind of went kind of banner heavy and I've kind of tightened the belt ever since. So, like, truthfully, my last transaction was a dry cleaning bill. I have some other ones. Yeah, it was a dry cleaning bill. I'm getting a lot of things dry cleaned lately. I used to try to, like, wash more, and then I would always end up ruining it. Like, if it said dry clean only, I would do it. But like, if it says hand wash, I'm sorry, I'm dry cleaning it now.
A
Oh, okay.
B
And that's just like the adult in me and Tyler is going. So my husband is so crazy some days. These are things that, like, I just would have never thought to ask while I was dating. He wants me to dry clean his golf polos because he just likes how they go there better. And I'm like, well, tell her that costs money. I'm not dry cleaning your golf polos.
A
Yeah, that's crazy.
B
Like, yeah, I'm gonna dry clean, like, my cashmere top and like, I'll do your button downs. But, like, leave your. He keeps putting his golf polos in the dry clean bin. So we'll just have him dry clean it. I'm like, tell her it's like $4.
A
Yeah.
B
No, 4 to $7 to get this dry. I'm not doing that, Tyler.
A
Yeah, no. No way.
B
No way.
A
That's crazy.
B
I know. He's being so crazy. He doesn't understand how it works.
A
Okay, one of my only.
B
Because, like, also one thing. And if my mother in law, I know she's listening to this and she's probably cringing because, like, I don't know, I am such a bad ironer.
A
Me too. Our. Our mom never told Maddie does the ironing.
B
My arm. Chris, I'm glad you got swimsuit competition. You didn't teach us how to iron though, babe. Yeah, maybe she doesn't know how to iron either. So, like, no idea how to iron. Oh, that's a. Can I go next? That's a perfect transition to my last. My next transaction. So I don't know how to iron. I need to go to ironing school. Like, I need my mother in law to come over and just really, like, give me a solid lesson.
A
I'll enroll. We'll make it worth it.
B
I know one thing about Barb. Stumpy. If I had to guess, I would say she's never taken anything to the dry cleaners because, like, she doesn't need to and I need to. Or we're gonna be or my shirts are just gonna look like crap. So anyway, I bought off TikTok a steamer that looks amazing. It's a handheld steamer, which I don't have a handheld steamer. I have a giant steamer. But like, I'm sorry, I'm not always doing that. That's crazy. Yeah, this is like a handheld steamer that also kind of looks like it works as an iron, but it's very small. We'll see. TikTok shop is so good at getting me to transact though, because I'll see a video and I'm like, oh, that's kind of cool. I could probably use that next. Like three then like three videos later, it shows me a different creator with that same product and I'm like, yeah, I mean that looks like it's really working there. And I'll go off of it for a day, then the next day they'll show it to me again. Like they know I'm gonna buy it. Yeah, I'm just beat you to the punch. And they couldn't make the checking out process any easier. Honestly, it's so dangerous. It's like faster than Amazon.
A
Wow, that is dangerous.
B
Like there's no add your address. Like, oh, they have it safe from last time. Your car. You don't have to add your security code. It's boom, boom. It's so dangerous. Hate it.
A
All right, well, let us know.
B
Okay, sorry. That's what I'm up to.
A
Okay, well, in my new kitchen, I. I decided I can't have my like ginormous air fryer out permanently. Like, I just, I'm over it. Air fryer sat on my counter. It was one of those huge, huge ones. You could never put it in a counter.
B
It was, I would call it a toaster oven.
A
It was a, it was a toaster oven. Cuz it was also my toaster. But anyway, I'm retiring it. I'm going to. I have a smaller air fryer that I had from my single days that I will put in the account in a, in a drawer. So I bought a toaster. Now I went cheap. I got 23 one off of Amazon because I haven't been a toaster girl in so many years. So I don't know what the toaster is on the market. Like what's the hot toaster, what toaster I need? I got a two slot, $23Amazon Basics toaster. But like knowing full well that like when I am good and ready and I know what I want out of a toaster, I will get A better one. I'm very curious with those ones with the touch screens. Like, I'm wondering if anyone has those.
B
A toaster with a touchscreen.
A
Yeah. So it's like, you can pick. It shows different burn levels. So you can say, like, I have a bagel and I want it, like, this color toasted. And then it, like, automatically does it. I'm just curious, is it worth it? Does it work? Is it unnecessary?
B
You know, sounds unnecessary. I still haven't committed to a four slaughter, and I'm a family of six, and that's, like, kind of crazy of me. Probably.
A
Yeah.
B
But we don't have toaster stuff every morning. Like, we'll do waffles once a week, but I only give the kids one waffle because I also make them eggs with it. So I just haven't committed. But this is where it's just. It's more proof that we need an appliance influencer, because I'm still. I'm having crock pot decision fatigue.
A
Yeah, it's the same thing.
B
Yeah, same thing. Okay, my next one is Hattie's birthday's coming up. Huge.
A
Oh, yeah.
B
And I bought her a present. I bought her. So she's getting, like, some Gabby. She's so into Gabby Style House. So first of all, I'm taking her to Sweet and Sassy's, which is this place in St. Louis, to get a makeover. Like, that's what she wants to do. The hair, the nails, the makeup, the photo shoot. Like, that's what she wants to do. Okay. It's $40. Like, it's an easy 40 bucks for me to spend. Like, it's. It's all she's talking about. But then the present I got her, she's getting, like, a couple of Gabby Dollhouse figures. And then I found on Amazon, like, a mini karaoke machine. But it's just, like. It just has two. It's not karaoke. This has two microphones and a speaker that, like, plays their voice. And I feel like that's going to be a really fun present.
A
Yeah. Cute. When we got out of Amazon, I.
B
Got it off Amazon. Had. He's just not really. She's just, like, not in her Barbie. She's not a Barbie girl. And I feel like Hattie's already so mature in, like, the toys she wants, you know? Like, it's not just as simple as, like, buying a Barbie doll. She's like, I want makeup, I want a purse. She wants ugg boots. I'm gonna say those for Christmas. Yeah. George wants Nike dunks. I'm literally. I'm so over all of this peer influence on my children. I understand that. Like, that's growing up, and I understand that also. I have a lot of peer influence in my life, so I get that that's part of life. But the way that my kids didn't know things existed, and now they. Things exist, and now they want them. George is trying to give him some. He wants these Nike dunks because his kid in his class is these Nike dunks. I'm like, so first of all, George, you're gonna want the same shoes as this kid. Like, you want to talk about a different color. Also, they're honest. I mean, so I'm gonna put them on his Christmas list. I'm gonna do the, like, something they wear, and Hattie's gonna get uggs, and George is gonna get these Nike dunks. I guess. I don't know.
A
Okay. Oh, my gosh. I'm just like.
B
You know what I'm saying? It's just like, really? Like, you even know what those were?
A
Yeah, I know. What did he say the other day? He was like, when I get in a car, I want a Lamborghini. It's like, what are you talk. You don't even know what a Lamborghini is.
B
I think that's kind of funny. He's like, I'm thinking, well, he. He. George. Like, the two. George's two favorite words in his vocabulary right now are satisfying and rare as he watches some Lego people, and they're always like, look how satisfying like, this Lego build is. So now George is always like, this is so satisfying, Mom. Isn't this so satisfying? And I'm like, yeah, George. And then he's like, I think, when I'm 16, I want a Lamborghini or a Cyber truck. Because, like, those are so rare, you know?
A
Yeah.
B
I'm like, well, maybe a Ford Ranger.
A
Yeah, we'll talk.
B
You see that one on the road right now? In 10 years, maybe you can have.
A
That's your one. Yeah.
B
And then Hattie's like, well, I don't know what car I'm gonna get, mom, because I'm gonna have 10 kids.
A
Well, sounds like the car mom is on the case.
B
Anyway. Those are just, like, things about me, okay?
A
The last of my last transactions. They're honestly, like, all very boring. It's like, I got a wood mop because now I have, like, wood floors. I'm trying to, like, maintain them well. And, oh, you know, you have to.
B
Get the tine co.
A
I have a Tine co. But I was like, googling, if you can use the tine co on real wood floors. And you can, but you'd have to be careful that, like, you don't get too much water on them. So it stresses me out a little bit.
B
The tango. That should not stress you out. The tango does not put out a lot of water.
A
I have one. I just, I haven't, I haven't used it. It's like, organizers, like, nothing fun, but something that I did buy is a Marine Corps magnet for my car. And here's why. Number one, I can't put stickers on my car. And also, like, I don't know why people put stickers on their car. Like, just put a magnet on there. That's why we sell magnets. Like, to put like a bumper sticker on your car. I don't know. I. I can't do it. But it's just like a magnet's just, like, such a better idea. And also, I do feel like I'm hoping that if I, If I do ever get pulled over, having, like, a military thing on my back, like, helps maybe.
B
Yeah.
A
Did I tell you about the time that I got pulled over by a park ranger the other day?
B
I didn't know they had the authority.
A
My words exactly.
B
They have lights on their car. How'd you know to stop?
A
Okay, so I pull into the park. I'm taking. I'm driving a blue Kia carnival minivan. I'm taking my kids to the park. I. I pull in, I see this little sign that says he hay rides. Here's the time. I'm like, oh, cute. I'm like, thinking about the hayrides. Anyway, I see the playground, so I go and I park. And then the lights go on behind me. So I like, I. I kind of, like, park, but I'm not really parked straight because I'm like, oh. Like, I'm in the middle of a parking lot. And then he, Instead of, like, pulling up next to me or allowing me to, like, get my. Myself straight, he, like, wedges me in so I can't go anywhere. And I'm like, dude, the minivan. The park read. Like, read the room. And he goes, that road that you were just driving on is a one way. And I'm like, oh, my gosh. What? Like, what. What road? And he goes, you see that arrow right there? That's a one way that, like, in a parking lot. And I go, you mean the parking lot? And he goes, yeah. I'm like, okay, well, parking lot. I didn't say this, but in my mind, I'm like, okay, parking lot's on a road. He's like, you were supposed to turn and go around to come to the spot. So it was kind of like a. Like a circle. And instead of go, I know what park.
B
Do I know what park you were at? Where you at Faust.
A
It was at Faust Park. So it's like paint. And now that I'm looking at it, I'm like, oh, I can see how it's painted. But like was not intuitive. And I'm like, oh, yeah. I didn't even realize that that was a one way because I'm gonna need to see your license and your registration and your insurance. So I give it to him, and he goes back to his car, and he comes back and he's like, well, I'm gonna let you off with a warning. And I'm like, you're a park. Do you have the authority to give me a ticket?
B
And you're like a traffic ticket. Obviously you're gonna let me off with a warning. It was an accident.
A
No cars were in the parking lot. It was like. And he was. You were going down a one way road. Like, I'm freaking out. Like, oh, my gosh. I have my kids in my car. I was going down a one way road. That could have been really dangerous. Oh, no. It was the parking lot with no cars in it except for him and me.
B
I am raging over this. Also, of course, it's not a warning. It's a letting you know if you act. If you roll a stop sign speed, you. You're doing that intentionally to do something as an accident.
A
For. For him to tell me that I did something, I go, I said, wait, what did I do? Because I did not understand the words he was saying.
B
Oh, my gosh, that's. So anyway, you're gonna get a marine thing to.
A
So anyway, after that instance, I've been thinking about that I wanted a marine cor. And I did get let off with a warning from the park ranger, but I just think it doesn't hurt.
B
Yeah.
A
So I can't. I. Did I not tell you that?
B
No, you didn't tell me.
A
It happened a few weeks ago.
B
I'm raging.
A
I know. Me too.
B
Okay, well, as we don't have industry news, because simply, like, we have to go create industry news, and I have to get my butt to the dealership right now. So I wrap this up. But we do have a ditch the drive thru and Blake's besties. So before we get to Blake's besties, let's do Ditch the Drive Thru and I am going to bring you the Ditch the Drive Thru.
A
Okay?
B
And it's what I made for dinner last night.
A
Okay.
B
And it's nothing that you guys haven't made before, but maybe it'll spark a tinkle of inspiration. A tinkle?
A
A tinkle.
B
I made steaks, roasted potatoes, asparagus. Never misses.
A
Never. I'm. I'm making that tonight for dinner, actually.
B
Never misses. Couldn't be easier. Couldn't be like more hands off. Like, the steaks are so fast. You put the other things in the oven. But then you know what I made on the side. I literally took a picture of this meal because I was so proud of it. I made homemade chocolate chip cookies. Now that has kind of been like a bit of a micro hobby of mine because I tried to do these like, super complicated, like, brown butter crinkle, you know, toffee nut chocolate chip cookies. Honestly. Shut up. Grab the Nestle Toll House and make the recipe on the back. It's foolproof. Yeah, it's the best cookie dough ever. And I made those. Tyler loves cookie dough. Like, it's his. Like, doesn't eat. Like, he's so weird about it. He was so this was like his dream meal and it was our anniversary yesterday. So, like, you know, I was like trying to like make him his dream meal. So steaks, potatoes, asparagus, cookie dough, baked them for me and the kids left Tyler raw cookie dough.
A
Wow. Sounds amazing. I'm making steaks and vegetables tonight for dinner too. Love a steak. Love. Okay, Kel. Well, let's get into our first our first episode of Blake's Besties. So we are going to be reading some stories from our listeners about their infant loss. So if you don't want to listen to that, I understand and you can sign off now. But if you do want to hear the names of the babies and honor them, we are going to read them now. So this comes from Kirsten. Our son Everett was born Into Heaven on June 17, 2025 at 9:27am he was beautiful, just like his big sisters. We spent the day taking in the awe of him, his perfect and whole little features. God spared no detail when he made our son. We held and studied him, sang to him, prayed with him, and told him all about his family who will always love him dearly. We were all so excited to welcome into our family. Losing him made us realize he already was one of us. Part of our plans and conversations present on vacations during each bedtime Story, family dinner, and every quiet moment. He was always making his presence known. Through a very sick first trimester and an active second. He was not just mine and my husband's baby, but our whole family's. Our girls loved him so dearly, drawing pictures of him daily, listening to his heartbeat, setting aside toys to share with him, and selecting his seat in the car. We were, we were excited for three across our Atlas bench. After a year of early losses, Everett was supposed to be our quadruple rainbow baby to bring home. Instead, he beat us to heaven and will be our little saint up there till we meet him again. I carried him for his whole life and we will spend the rest of ours missing him. We love you forever, Everett.
B
You know, I thought I was going to be able to listen to him, like, just without getting too emotional this year. What's that woman's name? What's the mom's name?
A
Kirsten.
B
She's a beautiful writer.
A
Beautiful writer. Like, I, I, I picked that one to start it off because I just feel like it really, it probably encapsulates what a lot of people who have experienced this are feeling and in a very beautiful and honoring way.
B
Yeah, she's a beautiful writer and put a lot of, she said a lot of things. She said a lot of, like, I hate to use the word comforting, but like a lot of comforting things.
A
Yeah.
B
You know what I mean?
A
Yeah.
B
Okay. This is from Sophia. Hi, Kelly and Liz. Thank you for bringing so much joy with your podcast and your content. I wanted to share a little about my angel boy, Carter. We lost Carter three years ago when he passed away at two and a half years old from sudep. Sudden unexpected death and epilepsy. He started having caesars at 18 months old about every few months and later he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Other than this, he was the brightest, light and happiest and funniest child. Seriously, class clown status. He could eat donuts every day if we let him, loved giving hugs and was obsessed with construction vehicles. He honestly sounds just like Fred. He loves thunderstorms and was always like, hi, Thunder. Hi, Lightning. That's so cute.
A
It's so cute.
B
We thank God for the time we had with him. He changes for the better. His little brother Hudson is now almost two and a half years old and we know he was a gift from Carter. Hudson now says, hi, Carter when he sees his brother in pictures. Thank you for the opportunity to share about my angel. Hi, thunder. Hi, Lightning. That's cute.
A
It's very sweet. Okay. This comes from Shannon. We said hello and goodbye. Matthias Peace Baker on January 7, 2017. His older sister Lola, new mom, had a brother on her belly before we did. Matthias had his dad's cupid bow lips and thumbs that looked like mine. His mom I crave Chick Fil A with ranch dressing and sour cream and onion chips. All he ever knew was love. We miss him every day. Thank you for remembering Matthias with us.
B
Well, that's Blake's besties. And if you guys want to write in your own submissions or write in for somebody else, you can do so at hello atthekarma official.com thank you to those of you who listen to this part of the episode. It is hard to listen to, but I think it's really important to be a part of hearing these moms talk about their kids in the same way we talk about our kids and, like, in the same breath where I in the same episode where I can share funny stories about, you know, George wanting a Lamborghini. Like, I also want to hear funny stories about Carter saying hi to Lightning because, like, they were all our children and all their stories deserve to be talked about and remembered. Yeah.
A
So thank you so much for listening to the Carpool podcast and we'll talk talk to you next time.
B
See ya.
A
Thank you for listening to the Carpool Podcast with Kelly and Liz. Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.
B
And if you enjoyed riding with us.
A
Tell everybody you know there's room in.
B
The car for everyone.
Episode Date: October 2, 2025
In this lively episode, Kelly Stumpe and Lizz St. John—the sibling auto-industry experts and dynamic duo behind The Car Mom—deliver big energy as they recap Dancing With the Stars (DWTS), share home renovation updates, discuss influencer life hacks, chat mom routines, and embrace their signature blend of humor, honesty, and family-first priorities. The recurring theme? Navigating chaos, finding joy in the everyday, and always keeping it relatable—plus, a passionate campaign to get Robert Irwin cast as the next Bachelor. The episode also closes with a heartfelt “Blake’s Besties” segment, honoring families who have experienced infant loss.
[00:43–04:48]
"There is no place like home." (Kelly, 03:48)
[01:16–03:10]
"Shop My also loves the micro influencers... the girls swimming in PR." (Lizz, 02:33)
[05:40–23:02]
A major chunk of the episode is devoted to a meticulous and highly entertaining breakdown of each contestant’s performance, style, and even song choices, with strong opinions and signature candid critique:
"The judges...never match the scores. They're trying to be funny. They're not. Sorry, you're not funny." (Lizz, 07:24)
"How embarrassing is that? She goes home on the week where it’s her song..." (Lizz, 08:57)
"Literally chills. That is a dance I will go...one of my favorite dances again." (Kelly, 12:21-12:27)
"Can't believe they could say the word ass on the song...because I’m watching with my children." (Lizz, 15:33)
"It reminded me of a dad dancing with his daughter at her wedding." (Kelly, 19:24)
"Robert Irwin needs to be the next Bachelor. Pay the man whatever he wants." (Lizz, 20:10)
[24:23–26:13]
"Some DM’d saying, 'You need to educate yourself, he hates America,' and some saying, 'Wow, your white girl is showing. He’s the biggest artist in the world.' ...You can’t win." (Lizz, 24:52–25:53)
[26:13–26:51]
[27:02–39:39]
[44:06–45:26]
"Honestly, shut up. Grab the Nestle Toll House and make the recipe on the back. It’s foolproof." (Lizz, 45:14)
[46:00–50:19]
"I also want to hear funny stories about Carter saying hi to Lightning because, like, they were all our children and all their stories deserve to be talked about and remembered." (Lizz, 50:07)
"They're coming for ltk’s neck." (Kelly, 01:38)
"There is no place like home." (Kelly, 03:48)
"Their critiques or their comments never match the scores. They’re trying to be funny. They’re not. Sorry, you’re not funny." (Lizz, 07:24)
"Robert Irwin needs to be the next Bachelor. Pay the man whatever he wants." (Lizz, 20:10)
"You think we can prep Easter eggs?... We barely get our life together to record two podcasts a week." (Kelly, 31:05)
"I'm so over all of this peer influence on my children... The way that my kids didn’t know things existed, and now they want them." (Lizz, 38:13)
"In the same episode where I can share funny stories about, you know, George wanting a Lamborghini, I also want to hear funny stories about Carter saying hi to Lightning, because their stories deserve to be talked about and remembered." (Lizz, 50:07)
Conversational, warm, self-deprecating, and always authentic—with quick switches between humor and heartfelt, from bantering about pop culture and daily messes to pausing for meaningful, emotional connection over motherhood and loss. Both hosts use “real-life friend” tone, create space for vulnerability, and don’t shy away from calling out cultural moments—funny or awkward.
This episode provides a perfect snapshot of The Carpool: unfiltered family updates, practical mom-life tips, pop culture commentary, candid entertainment recaps, listener involvement, and true community care. Even without watching DWTS or following on social, listeners will feel included, informed, and uplifted. The Blake’s Besties segment in particular is a testament to the podcast's ability to connect community through both light and difficult conversations.
To submit your own stories for Blake’s Besties:
Email: hello@thecarmaofficial.com