Be There in Five

Be There in Five


Latest Episodes

Fitch, Please
January 30, 2022

In this deep dive, Kate examines the history, controversy, nostalgia, turnaround, inappropriate t-shirts, catalogs, and employee policies of iconic retailer Abercrombie & Fitch through the lens of the comeback it's making now. Part-research, part-personal

Kate-lilah #12 (Answering Listener Voicemails)
January 23, 2022

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 deal with a passive-aggressive mother-in-law? FMK: mozzarella, parmesan, cheddar What about the

Not So Vague Marketing Job (with Charlene Polite Corley)
January 16, 2022

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 Nielsen) to talk about a variety of topics in the realm of marketing careers, market research data

John Three SixTeenage Dream
January 09, 2022

This episode is for lovers of 2021’s episode “Pussycat Dull,” when Kate read listener stories about nostalgic and embarrassing attempts to make romantic interests jealous in our youth. This week, Kate similarly crowdsourced stories about doing this in a r

FOREVER '21.
December 24, 2021

Musings about DCOMs, recent events, wearing your metaphorical seatbelt, the mystery of literal seatbelt purses, Kate's educational plastic surgery consultation gone awry, things that haven't changed all that much from when she was 21 and now in 2021, a lo

Why Buy The Cowl? (with Caroline Moss)
December 19, 2021

This week, Kate is joined by podcaster, writer, producer (and fellow influencer culture enthusiast) Caroline Moss (from Gee Thanks, Just Bought It) to discuss literally everything and nothing about conspicuous consumption. They do a lighthearted snorkel t

Garden State of the Union
December 12, 2021

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 to contemplating the concept of where “home” is as an adult, in addition to lighter fare such as

Tok Therapy (with Amanda White)
December 05, 2021

This week, Kate is joined by licensed therapist Amanda White (@therapyforwomen) to discuss the proliferation of mental health content (and digital diagnoses) on Tiktok and Instagram. In the past year or so, there's been an uptick of quippy, short-form vid

All Too Well (2 Hour Version) [From Tugboat's Chair] (Kate's Version)
November 26, 2021

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 shares overarching thoughts about the new lyrics, the Jake G of it all, the scarf as a metaphor, and

Well Red
November 21, 2021

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 for our listeners at HelixSleep.com/bethereinfive Get 10% off your first order with promo cod