Designer Adolescence

The k•hole · Aug 20, 2026 · 1h 8m

This week, we start by assigning Kyla’s cats their official roles as producer, director, and writer of the podcast—which turns into Katie explaining what those jobs actually mean and, while she’s at it, what the hell a “story beat” is. We spiral into the wild world of extremely (and we mean extremely) expensive college dorm makeovers. When is spending an obnoxious amount of money just... spending an obnoxious amount of money—and when does privilege start creating an unfair advantage for kids who are supposedly just starting out?

We briefly discover that “predesigned homes” are apparently…