Be There in Five

In this week's episode, Kate takes invites you to take an inadvertently lengthy journey throughout a podcast that starts with some of her favorite pump up music, then shifts to discussions of the Parent Trap, the problem with food-based innuendo in popular music, why she can't play music herself, an offering of what Becca could have said to Arie, then in honor of IWD, an exploration of Teen Talk Barbie's role in holding back the feminist agenda. Then we move onto how Kate feels very unsure how she should say Ibiza and Le Pain Quotidian in casual conversation, how alcoholic beverages always taste like the worst time she had drinking them, her strong dislike for anyone who's a 'shots guy,' then circling back to end with her favorite songs that do the opposite of pump you up, going through her favorite songs about sad things, tragedies, etc. when you really want to kill the vibe. In a good way. We then end on an unexpected plug for Pit Bull's music despite a frustration with "we've only got tonight!" messaging that encourages a very rough tomorrow.

**Apologies for the sound quality, did not have access to professional editor this week**

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This week, in a somewhat evergreen episode, Kate manages to find nearly 40 minutes worth of tangents in the process of telling one single story about the boy band LFO's relationship to another boy band, O-Town. Within this story, she explores Meghan & Harry pretending to have a lack of awareness of each other's public personas, the perils of trying to subtly online stalk people you date, her favorite game when trolling friends' dating apps she likes to call, 'poorly dressed, or theme party?,' a brief PSA about sociopaths, BSB vs. 'Nsync, the rollercoaster of emotions she experienced on AOL Instant Messenger as a teen that as an adult she can identify as extreme anxiety, some Oscars commentary, an accidental detour that somehow starts at Ashlee Simpson and ends up at Justin Bobby, an eventual conclusion of where APA's career ended up after taking a major risk, and an unexpected serious exploration of such risks, their relationship to our personal satisfaction, and how we should consider revising our metrics of success. Much like she's now revising her metrics of success as it relates to anyone now listening to this episode.

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In this episode, Kate examines the parallels between her pre-teen life and Aaron's Party (Come Get It), also asking, which is worse? The gap between Kate's teeth at the time or the current gap we're experiencing between Carrie Underwood's story and the truth of her mysterious facial injury? Other important topics discussed such as why it's so easy to be a 'good guy,' what's up with Jenna & Channing Tatum's marriage, what's up with everyone else's marriage that gushes excessively on Facebook, a biased and incomprehensive view of country music, why you should never ask someone what kind of music they like, then accidentally veering into Ashley I, Married to Jonas, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and who knows what else she talked about, she can hardly listen to the tangents. And by she, she means I, because I am writing this in the third person to impress you.

As a person that often texts their friends "Be There in Five" when she just got out of the shower, Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, self-proclaimed millenni-old, and unofficial pop culture reporter) started a company that aimed to solve a major problem of likeminded people running out the door; wondering if they left their curling iron or straightener on. Concerned for the fire safety of her unpunctual peers, Kate founded her company Be There in Five, whose claim to fame is their proprietary 'remindoormats.' Now, 4 years and thousands of doormats later, the only thing left burning is Kate's desire to share her thoughts on pop culture, TV, celeb gossip, and the '90s zeitgeist, topics which she has become well-known for ranting about on Instagram. Join her while she podcasts her way through the lonely days of self-employment, chatting about things that she says, quote "are delightfully unimportant."

Better late than never, Kate discusses the battle of the Sex & the City stars, why SATC3 would have been bad anyway, implications of poor movie karaoke scenes, a brief overview of the 2002 fine film Crossroads, an exploration of who is more high maintenance- SJP's son James Wilkie or Kate's dog Tugboat? Kate also attempts to justify watching TV through explaining the life lessons she learned from The Real World and Disney Channel Original Movies.

As a person that often texts their friends "Be There in Five" when she just got out of the shower, Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, self-proclaimed millenni-old, and unofficial pop culture reporter) started a company that aimed to solve a major problem of likeminded people running out the door; wondering if they left their curling iron or straightener on. Concerned for the fire safety of her unpunctual peers, Kate founded her company Be There in Five, whose claim to fame is their proprietary 'remindoormats.' Now, 4 years and thousands of doormats later, the only thing left burning is Kate's desire to share her thoughts on pop culture, TV, celeb gossip, and the '90s zeitgest, topics which she has become well-known for ranting about on Instagram. Join her while she podcasts her way through the lonely days of self-employment, chatting about things that she says, quote "are delightfully unimportant."