This week, Kate starts by trying to explain to everyone the anatomy of a current pop cultural phenomenon called a VSCO girl, but inevitably gets a bit sidetracked by the soundtrack to her teen years, largely spearheaded by Dashboard Confessional. She walk

HOTLINE: 312-379-9676 Questions answered in this episode: -How do I make friends as an adult? The bulk of the episode, Kate talks about how difficult this has been for her and shares some stories about her experience trying to find BFFs in a life stage n

We are so excited to have Merritt Beck (The Style Scribe, Sussex Style Watch) back on the podcast to discuss what's been going on with Harry & Meg since we last recorded together. Starting with some musings from Kate about Disney one-hit wonders, to the i

On this episode of Be There in Five's Under the Influencer Series, Kate talks to Grace Atwood, the blogger behind The Stripe, who is also a content creator, podcast host, avid reader, and most recently, proprietor of the Amazon nightgown movement. Listen

On this week's episode, the most requested guest of all time graces us with her thin ankles and presence. Comedian, actress, and Instagram icon Heather McMahan joins Kate to talk Instagram stardom, mesothelioma, college, being southern, sororities, the fr

Part III dives more into scandals and tragedies, as well as some recent events that have been hot topics, as well as some listener submitted favorite anecdotes from internet rabbit holes. Topics include quick engagement turnover, as well as other stories

Part II of the Mormon Mommy Blogger series (used for continuity, now aware name has changed) is designed to go through listener feedback from Part I, correct some inaccuracies, and bridge to the next episode by separating the culture of the church from th

A sleepy but necessary run-through of my first impressions of the 14 songs we had not yet heard on Lover. I love logging these thoughts because they tend to change so drastically as I listen more and more. Please consider this a bonus episode as opposed t

A quick intermission in between LDS Mommy Blogger deep dives (the second one takes more research) but I didn't want you to be without an episode this week! Answering listener questions from the BTI5 hotline while nursing an accidental hangover (which make

On this episode, Kate dives into her most requested topic of all time. While not an expert, she's been a reader/fan/critic of many bloggers over the past decade. This episode is a stream of consciousness examination of the world of influence and specifica