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Be There in Five
Be There in Five is a pop culture and millennial zeitgeist-focused podcast by Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, author, pop culture commentator). Long-form and solo hosted, Be There in Five explores different facets of popular culture in a comedic, thoughtful, and analytical way, covering entertainment, social media, bloggers/influencers, and celebrities, in addition to focusing on the humor found in reexamining the 90s/00s as an adult (from AIM to Zenon). As one listener described it, "come for the…
Episodes
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Be There in Forever 35
This week, Kate is joined by Kate Spencer and Doree Shafrir from the Forever35 podcast to discuss all things in the name of self-care from today and…
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Katelilah #13 (Answering Listener Voicemails)
In this episode, Kate eats an edible, snorkels through a teen magazine, then answers a variety of listener voicemails about light and heavy topics affecting…
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Once Upon A Timeline
In this episode, Kate explores the parent wars she sees taking place about a cute, fictional movie on Facebook timelines (paired with the glorification of much…
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Rattantouille (feat. Kelly Kennedy)
This week, Kate is joined by her sister Kelly for an escape from real life to talk reality tv and real estate. More specifically, they discuss Love is Blind on…
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Rom Comaraderie
In stressful times, Kate seeks out romantic comedies, using the genre's poor grasp on reality to escape her own. So this week, we have a rom-com deep dive done…
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Raising The Barbizon
A joint episode containing an abridged part 2 of "Fitch, Please" (A&F Deep Dive) as well as listener stories about mall modeling & scams masquerading as…
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Super Bored LVI
A shorter interstitial episode Kate recorded from Dallas this morning while being bored with Super Bowl LVI coverage. This is a more vulnerable episode to…
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The Default in Our Stars (feat. Merritt Beck)
Everything's bigger in Texas, including Kate's problems!! First, there's an intro detailing the chaotic series of events that happened this week while stuck in…
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Fitch, Please
In this deep dive, Kate examines the history, controversy, nostalgia, turnaround, inappropriate t-shirts, catalogs, and employee policies of iconic retailer…
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Kate-lilah #12 (Answering Listener Voicemails)
Katelilah is a quarterly tribute to radio icon Delilah where Kate answers listener voicemails spanning a variety of topics. This week, Kate tackles: How do I…
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Not So Vague Marketing Job (with Charlene Polite Corley)
This week, Kate is joined by an old friend and former colleague Charlene Polite Corley (who is now more importantly VP of Diverse Insights & Partnerships at…
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John Three SixTeenage Dream
This episode is for lovers of 2021's episode "Pussycat Dull," when Kate read listener stories about nostalgic and embarrassing attempts to make romantic…
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FOREVER '21.
Musings about DCOMs, recent events, wearing your metaphorical seatbelt, the mystery of literal seatbelt purses, Kate's educational plastic surgery consultation…
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Why Buy The Cowl? (with Caroline Moss)
This week, Kate is joined by podcaster, writer, producer (and fellow influencer culture enthusiast) Caroline Moss (from Gee Thanks, Just Bought It) to discuss…
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Garden State of the Union
This week, Kate does a classic stream of consciousness style episode, exploring a variety of topics, from existential mopiness c/o the Garden State soundtrack…
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Tok Therapy (with Amanda White)
This week, Kate is joined by licensed therapist Amanda White (@therapyforwomen) to discuss the proliferation of mental health content (and digital diagnoses)…
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All Too Well (2 Hour Version) [From Tugboat's Chair] (Kate's Version)
Part 2 of Kate's Red (Taylor's Version) Review, covering mostly All Too Well (10 minute version) and the related short film. Also snorkels Nothing New and…
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Well Red
Part 1 of 2 discussing Red (Taylor's Version) Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattresses including KIDS mattress orders as well as two free pillows…
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All Too Kell
In anticipation of Red (TV), Kate reminisces briefly through the Red album and provides her (accidentally 40 minute) All Too Well dissertation (in a pre-Red TV…
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Beth: A Week in the Life 2
The "Beth: A Week in the Life" series is a format where Kate records for 15-20 mins per day in a given week to discuss what she cares about in that moment…
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American Girl, Wash Your Face
Part 2 of the American Girl Deep Dive. Kate reads submitted stories and anecdotes that are hilarious and heartbreaking and everything in between about BTI5…
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GrandMary, did you know?
An American Girl deep dive: Part 1. Allow Kate to provide you some pleasant company while she discusses the iconic and historical dolls she grew up worshipping…
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Kate-lilah #11 (Answering Listener Voicemails)
This week, Kate is answering listener voicemails spanning a variety of topics, including (but not limited to): decoding John Mulaney's relationship timeline…
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Latter-Day Paints
A deep DIYve. In this episode, Kate explores DIY blogging through the lens of LDS influencers that promote power tools as a tool for women's empowerment. Kate…
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183. Part 2: I Can't Believe It's Not Buttery! (with Amanda Montell)
This week, Kate sits down and chats with Amanda Montell, author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism to discuss the LuLaRoe documentary from a culty and…
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I can't believe it's not buttery! (LuLaRich Deep Dive)
This is part 1 of a 2-part deep dive about the Amazon Prime documentary LuLaRich, a series chronicling the rise and fall of the infamously moldy, egregiously…
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One Hit Mumbler
This week starts with Kate sharing an update about how her birthday surprise turned out along with the weird coincidences and special moments that made her…
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9/9 Problems
Kate's got 9/9 problems and her birthday is one. Today is her bday and she decided to spend the workday with you meandering through some birthday-related…
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Beth: A Week in the Life
This week, Kate experiments with the snorkel format by recording daily minisodes and threading them together (as opposed to a stream of consciousness in one…
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This Is Me Twi-ing (Twilight Deep Dive)
This week, Kate is joined by Cathy Peshek (@poorlittleitgirl) to deep dive the Twilight Saga. Twilight has experienced somewhat of an internet renaissance ever…
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177. Manifest Density
This week (while experimenting with a Sunday release), Kate takes on a type of influencer/coach she hasn't specifically discussed yet; wellness influencers…
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Potential New Bender (Rush Deep Dive)
This week, Kate resuscitates the 2019 sorority deep dive to bring you part 3: the potential new member bender. The tides didn't turn but they have appeared to…
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Cottagecore Competency
A fairly fast-paced snorkel detailing every question Kate has about the cottagecore internet aesthetic and its relationship to folklore, quarantine, bloggers…
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Kate-lilah #10 (Answering Listener Voicemails)
This week, Kate starts with a personal update, then has a *burning* desire to tell you about the consequences of a recent Amazon purchase she made. She then…
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BONUS: SARS Hollow (Gilmore Girls Quarantine Fanfic)
Continued from last year, when Kate wrote a rough, albeit spirited, partial script imagining how the characters of Stars Hollow would react to COVID-19. She…
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BONUS: Mary-Kate & Ashley Deep Dive
A deep dive into the world of MK&A including two hours of meandering through Full House, DualStar, My First Video, direct to VHS, and some of the greats…
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SMT There in Five (with Elizabeth Holmes)
This week, Kate is joined by style journalist Elizabeth Holmes (author of the popular instagram series So Many Thoughts & recent NYT Bestselling book, HRH: So…
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It's Britney, Betches
This week, Kate is joined by Betches co-founder and chief creative officer Sami Sage to discuss the latest about #FreeBritney, among other topics. From 4th of…
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The Losses We Share
A personal update from Kate, your resident Childless Millennial. TW: infertility, miscarriage. — Support our sponsors: Allform is offering 20% off all orders…
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Part 2: If you can't tone it, tangent! (Summer Stories)
In this second installment, Kate reads hilarious, heartbreaking, and sometimes traumatizing stories from listeners' most memorable summers at Church camps…
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If you can't tone it, tangent! (Summer Stories)
This week, Kate shares her own musings along with listener stories about all things nostalgic summertime. Primarily focused on suburban pool culture and summer…
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Be There in 40 Ounces (with my sister Kelly!)
This week, Kate's sister is live for the first time from her new place in sunny California and they have a fun, lighthearted convo about nostalgia and pop…
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KATE-LILAH #9 (Answering Listener Voicemails) Part 2
In part 2 of this quarter's series where Kate answers listener voicemails, she covers a lot of ground with a wide range of topical depth. This episode covers…
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Kate-lilah #8 (Answering Listener Voicemails) PART 1
A two part episode! This week, Kate had so many interesting voicemails, she broke it up into two parts. In part 1, she answers some of the lighter fare, such…
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Sexy, Cana?
This week, Kate discusses a topic that combines her interests in both weddings and purity culture by reading listener-submitted stories about church-mandated…
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Fearless (Taylor's Version)
This week, Kate reviews Taylor Swift's Grammy-winning, iconic sophomore album, Fearless. She examines it both from the lens of nostalgia for when it first came…
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Bonus: Share Your Stuff. We'll Go First. (with Laura Tremaine)
Today's episode is a really fun bonus interview featuring Laura Tremaine (host of 10 Things To Tell You, author of "Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.") Laura…
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Cheugy School Dropout
This week, Kate takes on a new term, "cheugy," a made-up word from Tiktok that, via aggressive media coverage, has been thrust into the social lexicon. This…
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162. What Would Jesus Brew?
In this episode, Kate does an unforeseen spinoff mini dive into something that wasn't on her radar until recently: highly instagrammable…
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161. Rachel Hollis & The Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling: Part 3 (Listener Emails)
This week, Kate concludes the three-part hybrid Rachel Hollis/self-help Venn diagram series by reading listener e-mails that detail interactions with RH's…
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160. Rachel Hollis & The Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling: Part 2
In this (now) trilogy exploring the world of self-help 'mogul' Rachel Hollis, Kate reads a handful of listener emails and walks through the 4-part Venn diagram…
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159. Rachel Hollis & The Rose-Colored Glass Ceiling: Part 1
A Rachel Hollis deep dive. In this episode, Kate dives into the recent controversy surrounding the self-help empire of Rachel Hollis, who is a wildly…
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K8lilah (Answering Listener Voicemails, #8)
This week, Kate answers listener voicemails ranging from a variety of light and heavy topics, such as: Kaylor Purity culture affecting marriage Favorite…
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Warm Vanilla Sugar High
This week, Kate snorkels through a variety of topics, with the core theme being overlooked and/or forgotten internet drama. She discusses Cinnamon Toast Crunch…
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Under The Microinfluencer (with Ailsa Emmel)
This week, Kate has the pleasure of being joined by one of her favorite microinfluencers and women's health advocates, Ailsa Emmel from @_happygocurly_. Ailsa…
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Meghan & Harry Interview Recap
Kate recaps Meghan Markle & Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah from last Sunday. The intro is new, with recent updates from Buckingham Palace and…
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Trauma-rama
This week, Kate salutes one of the most iconic magazine series of our time: Seventeen's Trauma-rama. First, she discusses Meghan & Harry's upcoming interview…
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Twinkle, Twinkle, S0cc3rA11Star
This week, Kate does a continuation of last week's episode (Pussycat Dull) since more listeners submitted their tales of cringeworthy attempts to make their…
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Pussycat Dull
This week, Kate reads from listener-submitted stories about the embarrassing (and now hilarious) ways in our youth that we tried to make people jealous and/or…
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Coming Up For Erin (with Erin Heatherton)
TW: Mention of EDs, body image discussion This week, Kate has a conversation with Erin Heatherton, a former Victoria's Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated…
