Episodes

This week, Kate has pop cultural commentator Lex Niko (@lexniko) on the pod to catch her up on the past couple of weeks' pop cultural events. They talk about the Grammy's, Celine Dion and Taylor, Super Bowl week & WAGS, their ideal Usher setlists, and what's going on with the royal family, among other topics. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Order Kate's book, One in a Millennial here! And come see Kate on her book tour in 2024. See cities and tix here. Right now, Chomps is offering our listeners ...

This week, Kate's on the road for her book tour and her recording technology is lacking (and her episode posting is lagging) but she figured she'd tell you what she's up to! This episode is a hodgepodge of Kate & friends reporting live from various moments on the road, from backstage at House of Blues with Caroline Moss talking about Jett & Pookie to an after-show with her sister Kelly to a rainy poolside gab session with her sisters in law in Orange County. Deeply sorry again for sound quality;...

This week, Kate's sharing a full chapter from her book coming out Tuesday (1.23!), One in a Millennial. This is an excerpt from the audiobook, chapter 3: You've Got Male, which details Kate's first experiences developing an online identity in the 90s via AIM, and discusses the lore of dial-up, the art of building a screenname, finding a vacation boyfriend, mastering the art of going idle, and the realization that boys who wouldn't talk to her in person seemed to really like her behind a screen. ...

A discussion about tweens, the modern history of the teenager, tween third places of yesterday and today, makeup counters, growing up too fast, and finger-pointing at the parents, influencers, and brands allegedly responsible for behavior that, in Kate's opinion, is less aligned with being subjected to oppressive beauty standards and more related to what kids do best: play and explore. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order Kate's book, One in a Millennial here! And come see Kate on her book to...

This week, Kate discusses her most recent pop culture obsession, the reality show Welcome to Plathville on TLC. Since she roped many of you into this mess over the holidays, she figured she'd kick off the year by kicking off her shoes and taking this toe-headed DIY failed cult of a crew in Cairo, Georgia for a deep dive. Instead of her usual in-depth style, since she got into this like 12 days ago, she shares her thoughts in the first hour and then brings in a longer-term fan of the show (and fr...

This week, Kate and her sister are reporting live on Christmas Eve from North Carolina to talk about the hottest topics, like shows that are five years old they just started binging (Welcome to Plathville), drinking liqueurs that are over 20 years old, or finding out about school-aged kids having anonymous Deux Moi-style Instagram pages for rumor spreading, and they also discuss an AI scam that has been a source of debate at the Kennedy family Christmas. Then they read listener-submitted stories...

This week, Kate shares crowdsourced holiday traditions that listeners submitted via e-mail and on Instagram in case anyone wants to be inspired to create similar traditions. Easy listening that is festive, fun, and, spoiler alert: has a LOT of cinnamon buns. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Make every look merry with Pair eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com/BETHEREINFIVE for 15% off your first pair. Reduce wrinkles without compromising on clean science. Hya...

This week, Kate brings back the leftover stories from last year's episode "Tis the Damn Seasoning," when listeners submitted stories (inspired by the TS song) about the magic/misery/nostalgia of reconnecting with a hometown beau over the holiday season. Some stories are from Patreon, some are new musings, but overall this episode has all the Hallmark-y vibes for your holiday season. Enjoy! Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Helix is offering 20...

This week, we have a classic BTI5 deep dive about two cult documentaries Kate watched this week, Escaping Twin Flames and Love Has Won. She feels confusion and rage galore as she explores each organization's core values, quirks, tactics, scandals, and leaders to try and understand what it means to be a believer in someone who, despite having objectively zero charisma or appeal, manages to gain control of your entire existence. She also examines details she felt were left out of Love Has Won, suc...

This week, Kate is joined by author, host of Pulling the Thread, and former Chief Content Officer at Goop, Elise Loehnen, to discuss her NYT bestselling book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Get your first book for $5 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com. For understated luxury at its best this holiday, shop the must-have pairs of the season and receive 20% off yo...

This week, Kate is joined by Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, self-identified Mollys and hosts of the Dolls of our Lives Podcast (FKA American Girls), to talk about their newly released book, Dolls of our Lives. They discuss the origin story of American Girl dolls and why they were vital to so many of our girlhoods, Pleasant Rowland's brand of feminism, their tie to Colonial Williamsburg, reexamining historical plot lines, hot takes about Uncle Gard, and so much more AG lore, e.g., the doll ho...

This week, Kate is joined by Ryan Bailey (from So Bad It's Good with Ryan Bailey) to talk all things Bravo and current pop culture. They discuss his experience at BravoCon, Bethenny's "reality reckoning," old-school MTV shows, RHOSLC, RHOBH, Southern Charm, and so much more. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Evelyn & Bobbie is giving Be There in Five listeners an exclusive discount code to try Evelyn & Bobbie bras,...

This week, Kate starts by raging about people who say watching TV is a waste of time and/or is the lowest form of intimacy one can achieve with their partner. After pontificating about why TV matters, Kate then discusses how heartwarming it was seeing footage of Friends revived online this week following the tragic news of Matthew Perry's passing and enlists her sister Kelly to join her in talking about a variety of topics and moo points surrounding the iconic TV show, e.g., how shows like Frien...

This week, in preparation for the release of 1989 (Taylor's Version), Kate deep dives the making of 1989. Since Kate wasn't podcasting in 2014, she never got to do a proper review of one of her favorite TS albums, so she's taking this opportunity to talk through the timeline of how/when it was written, her favorite songs/lyrics, and revisiting some of the voice notes and live performances. Unsurprisingly, she ends up mostly talking too much about Out of the Woods and New Romantics, but hopefully...

This week, Kate welcomes back listener favorite Danny Pellegrino (host of Everything Iconic) to talk about holiday magic in honor of his latest book (out October 24th) called The Jolliest Bunch: Unhinged Holiday Stories. They talk through all sorts of October-December related topics, like favorite seasonal music, movies, and family memories, along with shocking revelations from his book, like the hottest place to rent chairs in greater metro Cleveland, a new way to frame the Twelve Days of Chris...

This week, Kate has on a highly requested guest co-host (Jamie Golden from The Popcast) and like true Yearbook Camp queens, they lay out a dynamic collection of topics for your enjoyment. Such as meeting over chicken tenders, thinking about getting fringe bangs, exploring differences and common enemies between Gen X and Millennials, finding comedy in religious conversations, Jamie and Kate's days as narc-y evangelical teens, the NOs of summer camp, the ruse of high school clubs, and the misery o...

A special edition broadcast where Kate shares her celebratory (but also complicated) feelings about the contentpalooza this past week involving Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's rumored romance, along with her mixed feelings about how pop culture news and social media suddenly seem all too NFL. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Right now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/BET...

This week, Kate welcomes back Sami Sage (co-founder of Betches) to the podcast to discuss a real grab bag of topics related to current and past pop culture events. They discuss lessons learned from a rewatch of early Southern Charm seasons, the shift in cultural conversation about age gaps, millennials dating to marry versus dating to date, Taylor Swift's recent pap walks, RHONY's new cast, the Tiktok phenomenon of "Tube girl" and the trend about the "female Roman Empire," among other topics. Sp...

This week, Kate starts with some classic BTIF tangents, namely the 8 Passengers/Ruby Franke/Jodi Hildebrandt arrests and their "mental health" organization/cult, then interviews two podcast listeners about topics of their choice. First, Shea opens up about her experience getting back an NPE (not parent expected) result from an Ancestry DNA kit and her search for the truth of her identity ever since. Then, she talks with Emily to dissect the 2000s "Twee" aesthetic in all its ModCloth manic-pixie ...

This week, Kate provides an update on life with a newborn, then answers listener voicemails about hot girl cars in high school, the full-circle nature of 90s mom fashion and their offspring's current fashion, a dissertation in defense of "mom jeans," and her thoughts/theories about what happened with the mass exodus of Scooter Braun's client roster. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year su...

This week, Kate is joined by friends and talented writers/podcasters Caroline Moss and Nora McInerny to talk about literally nothing, as they meander through topics like harrowing sleepover tales, hamster cardiac arrest, the Lumineers/Edward Sharpe era of folksy pop music, Glee covers, high school cars, their group text thread history, the artistry of the song Fireflies, the perils of being hungry at someone else's house, Nora's ruthless approach to the Eras tour, and more. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR S...

This week, Kate starts with a quick personal update (but is still on mat leave) and is sharing a pre-recorded episode with Ashley Spivey, an incredible influencer and women's advocate Kate has followed for over a decade ever since her stint on Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor. They reminisce about the early days when Bachelor Nation Twitter was fun, how she's maintained an audience ever since the show, her experience nannying full-time, challenges of finding childcare, meeting their husbands...

This week, Kate's on mat leave and invited Claire and Emma (from Love To See It podcast, formerly Here to Make Friends) to review one of Kate's favorite semi-problematic romantic comedies: The Wedding Planner. They discuss the wedding romcom industrial complex, some of their favorite recent romantic recaps that did or didn't stand the test of time, and then dive into one of J. Lo's finest films, where the audience is made to root for a wedding vendor creeping behind their client's back to seduce...

This week, Kate interviews listeners for the debut of a series she's calling "Beths in Show" where she interviews podcast listeners about random topics they feel strongly about. The majority of this series will air on Patreon but this is a preview of some of the fun/interesting convos to come! This week covers Mary-Kate & Ashley's detective series, "The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley" (highly recommend watching "The Case of the Mystery Cruise" on YouTube) with Tracy and Mormon missions with ...