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• 12.13.2023

  BEST BOOKS OF 2023 with AMAZON BOOKS’ SEIRA WILSON

  Dear Listener: WHAT IS TIME? 2024 is upon us, so we decided to make your holiday book shopping seamless with Amazon Books senior editor Seira Wilson who shares her top five books with Inky Phoenix appeal from their annual list....

  
• 10.31.2023

  BAD MANNERS COOKIES with MICHELLE DAVIS

  We’re thrilled to have Michelle Davis (queen of the Bad Manners recipe empire) back on the pod to celebrate the launch of their newest cookbook: HUNGRY AS HELL. And being that Kathryn and Kate are always hungry as hell, they...

  
• 10.03.2023

  ANIMAL COOKIES with SHARK HEART author EMILY HABECK

  Imagine a world where a doctor says: you’re morphing into a great white shark. That’s the wild premise of our guest’s debut novel, Shark Heart: A Love Story. Kate and Kathryn open by contemplating what creatures they would most want...

  
• 09.14.2023

  PHOENIX COOKIES with Bindery Founders MATT KAYE and MEGHAN HARVEY

  Thought you’d seen the last of us, huh? After a two-year hiatus we are BACK right in time for Kathryn to launch Inky Phoenix Press! That’s right y’all, The Inky Phoenix is now a subscription platform (think Patreon for book...

  
• 06.11.2021

  ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT with Kate Fagan

  Kathryn and Kate open up about the inner workings of their relationship while Kate wrote her latest book, ALL THE COLORS CAME OUT, and the pair brings on Kate’s mom while the show is rolling. (Oh, oh, and many jokes...

  
• 05.27.2021

  POPISHO with LEONE ROSS

  Welcome to world of Popisho! Kate and Kathryn muse about magic, and why and when we lose our connection with it, then author Leone Ross (POPISHO) reassures Kathryn to stick to her magical guns. Leone shares what her “cors” (magical...

  
• 05.13.2021

  IN FIVE YEARS with REBECCA SERLE

  And today … we have the NYT bestselling author of IN FIVE YEARS, Rebecca Serle! Rebecca chats about the difference in writing for the page vs. the silver screen, writing as a means to figure out your life, and why...

  
• 04.28.2021

  THE LOST APOTHECARY with SARAH PENNER

  Kate and Kathryn are shocked to discover they have a blind spot related to ice cream (they ask for listener feedback!), then they welcome Sarah Penner — author of the debut NYT bestseller THE LOST APOTHECARY — a page-turning novel...

  
• 04.14.2021

  PEOPLE LIKE COOKIES with ELLERY LLOYD

  Kate and Kathryn have a mind meld about what their joint pen name would be, then the duo chats with British married author duo Ellery Lloyd (whose debut novel PEOPLE LIKE HER is like Gone Girl with a momstagram account!)...

  
• 03.31.2021

  A THOUSAND COOKIES with NATALIE HAYNES

  Kathryn quizzes Kate on the mythical origins of some well-known idioms (spill the beans, anyone?), then the duo are joined by BBC host and bestselling author Natalie Haynes (A THOUSAND SHIPS) who shares why the classics are for EVERYONE!

  
• 03.17.2021

  DIVINE COOKIES with ELLIE EATON

  Kate and Kathryn plumb the mysteries of the allure of novels set at boarding schools with Ellie Eaton, debut author of THE DIVINES. The trio also discusses what motivates Ellie to sit down and write, and how, in England, your...

  
• 03.04.2021

  PROFESSIONAL TROUBLEMAKER with LUVVIE AJAYI JONES

  Luvvie, goddess of cheekbones, truth and jollof is in the house and she’s here to talk about her newest book, PROFESSIONAL TROUBLE MAKER: THE FEAR-FIGHTER MANUAL. We discuss what it means to fail loudly, speaking truth, being human, the fear...

  
• 02.25.2021

  THE WITCH’S HEART with Genevieve Gornichec

  THEY’RE BACK for Season ... 4? Kate and KB sit down with debut author Genevieve Gornichec to talk about writing an epic saga, Kathryn and Genevieve’s mutual love for Norse mythology, should YOU watch Vikings, and what it means to...

  
• 12.17.2020

  PLAIN BAD COOKIES WITH EMILY M. DANFORTH

  In this year’s Free Cookies finale (

  
• 12.11.2020

  BEST COOKIES OF 2020

  Kate and Kathryn assess whether the pandemic has caused them to merge into one person, then they each share their top three TV shows — and they agree on the best one! — as well as their top three books...

  
• 12.04.2020

  RUN, COOKIE, RUN WITH KARA GOUCHER

  Kathryn and Kate talk identity and achievement with two-time Olympic runner Kara Goucher, as well as how to remain focused in an unjust world.

  
• 11.25.2020

  THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE with V.E. SCHWAB

  “Do you think a life has any value if one doesn’t leave some mark upon the world?” These words swirl at the center of V.E. Schwab’s magnificent novel, THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE. K + K talk to Victoria...

  
• 11.19.2020

  WELCOME, WELCOME TO CARAVAL with STEPHANIE GARBER

  Kathryn and Kate share quotes that have recently inspired them — “pessimism is a misuse of imagination” — a conversation inspired by the magical bestselling author Stephanie Garber who shares her wisdom about perseverance and the pivotal moment in her...

  
• 11.12.2020

  TINSELTOWN COOKIES with ZOSIA MAMET

  K&K; discuss their varied reactions to on-screen awkwardness, then welcome actor (and yogi!) Zosia Mamet — part of the hit HBO show GIRLS and upcoming THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT — onto the show to talk about maintaining identity and sense of...

  
• 11.02.2020

  CALMING MEDITATION with GINA CAPUTO

  A gift for Cookie Monsters ahead of Tuesday’s election: a breath-and body-focused meditation, from Free Cookies-favorite Gina Caputo, for staying in our bodies when our minds want to spin out into the stress-o-sphere.

  
• 10.22.2020

  THE COOKIE AND THE DARK WATER with STUART TURTON

  In honor of their quirky conversation with brilliant English writer Stuart Turton — of THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER — Kate and Kathryn share a list they’ve been building during quarantine about behaviors depicted in movies and on TV...

  
• 10.15.2020

  WHEN WE ALL VOTE with STEPHANIE YOUNG

  You can’t have a government that represents the people when the people don’t vote for them.” A little taste of the incisive insight from guest Stephanie Young, the managing director for culture, communications and media for When We All Vote....

  
• 09.03.2020

  ON PHOTOGRAPHY and SINCERITY

  Kate and Kathryn breakdown a line from writer Susan Sontag — “Impossible to feel sincere while having one’s photograph taken” — and how it applies to the current world we find ourselves in. 

  
• 08.28.2020

  COOKIE FUELED with WILL BULSIEWICZ

  The low-fat 90s, the high-protein aughts ... ever wonder when scientists would finally discover what foods best fuel the human body? Kate and Kathryn sit down — in person, from 10 West Edge in downtown Charleston! — with the New...

  
• 08.20.2020

  NOCTURNAL COOKIES with VIKRAM PARALKAR

  A conversation that includes “cosmic nihilism” has always gotten someplace good, and Kate & Kathryn go there and dive deep with Vikram Paralkar, author of NIGHT THEATER and oncologist at the University of Pennsylvania, whose novel imagines the afterlife as...

  
• 08.13.2020

  YES, CHEF with KRISTEN KISH

  Kate and Kathryn discuss the concept of food tethering the soul to the body, and how far away some of us have gotten from that idea, then they are joined by the inimitable Kristen Kish, author of Kristen Kish Cooking...

  
• 08.06.2020

  PIZZA GIRL with JEAN KYOUNG FRAZIER

  Kate and Kathryn bring on producer Lindsay Collins to talk about her sketch comedy creation, an espresso-guzzling zebra — a conversation in keeping with the flavor of the show’s main guest, Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of the book PIZZA GIRL,...

  
• 07.31.2020

  SLAM (DUNK) COOKIES with LAYSHIA CLARENDON

  Kathryn and Kate deconstruct the #challengeaccepted campaign on Instagram, why they didn’t do it, and what “women supporting women” in action looks like — it looks exactly like what the WNBA has done this season, which is why K&K; are...

  
• 07.23.2020

  A BURNING COOKIE with MEGHA MAJUMDAR

  Before chatting with debut — and New York Times bestselling! — novelist Megha Majumdar, Kate and Kathryn discuss a fascinating new quirk in one of their dogs (will any listeners relate?) as well as the brand-new women’s soccer league...

  
• 07.16.2020

  OWN YOUR COOKIE GLOW with LATHAM THOMAS

  Kathryn and Kate discuss their thoughts on ... making a baby! ... (should they? Is it the right time?) all in honor of their guest, Latham Thomas, doula, founder of Mama Glow, and author of Own Your Glow. 

  
• 07.09.2020

  IT WAS SIR HOROWITZ, IN THE CONSERVATORY, WITH THE COOKIE with ANTHONY HOROWITZ

  Kate and Kathryn talk with internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz (19 million copies sold!) about the origin and fruition of ideas, the anatomy of writing a murder mystery, how writing saved his life,  and whether or not Clue is his...

  
• 06.29.2020

  THE COOKIE IN THE CERULEAN SEA with TJ KLUNE

  In honor of the last day of Pride Month, Kate and Kathryn discuss their favorite LGBTQ+ movies and TV shows (Kathryn impressively manages to butcher every title) before bringing on award-winning author of THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, TJ...

  
• 06.25.2020

  STRONG IN THE BROKEN PLACES with QUENTIN VENNIE

  Kate and Kathryn talk about decolonizing their bookshelves then talk with guest, Quentin Vennie, author of the memoir Strong in the Broken Places. Quentin discusses his thoughts on racial equity, growing up Black in Baltimore, his battle with anxiety, and...

  
• 06.15.2020

  ANTI-RACISM WITH NICOLE CARDOZA

  Nicole Cardoza, yoga teacher and founder of Yoga Foster and Reclamation Ventures, joins Kate and Kathryn to discuss her controversial experience with Yoga Journal, inclusivity in the wellness world, and her Anti-Racist Daily Newsletter. Find and support her work on...

  
• 05.28.2020

  THE COOKIE OF LONGINGS with SUE MONK KIDD

  “Writing is an act of courage.” These words are stenciled in the home of today’s inimitable guest, Sue Monk Kidd, and her newest NYT bestselling novel THE BOOK OF LONGINGS is proof of that conviction. Sue eloquently explains both her...

  
• 05.21.2020

  ALL COOKIES AREN’T BLUE with GEORGE M. JOHNSON

  Kate and Kathryn talk with George M. Johnson, author of the new YA memoir/manifesto, ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE, about the importance of queer stories for kids, as well as the almost criminal lack of sex education in schools — especially...

  
• 05.14.2020

  THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING COOKIES with GRADY HENDRIX

  For those days where you can’t decide between Steel Magnolias or Dracula, look no further: Grady Hendrix, NYT bestselling author of The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, joins K + K to entertain you with his dazzling wit,...

  
• 05.07.2020

  MY DARK COOKIE with KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL

  Kate and Kathryn, inspired by the haunting protagonist of MY DARK VANESSA, discuss how the brain works to make the broken parts of life fit our story. They’re then joined by NYT bestselling author, Kate Elizabeth Russell, to further explore...

  
• 04.30.2020

  SING, GODDESS, THE RAGE OF COOKIES with MADELINE MILLER

  Calling all lovers of myth, story and rosy-fingered dawns ... Kate and Kathryn geek out with Madeline Miller, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of CIRCE and SONG OF ACHILLES. The trio discuss history’s unwritten characters and why...

  
• 04.23.2020

  ONCE UPON A COOKIE with MELISSA ALBERT

  K + K chat with Melissa Albert, the New York Times Bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country. Trust us: These aren’t your Disney fairytales. Melissa divulges her attraction to darkness, what it’s like to create original...

  
• 04.16.2020

  THE GLASS COOKIE with EMILY ST JOHN MANDEL

  Emily St John Mandel, author of Station Eleven and the newly released The Glass Hotel, chats with Kate and Kathryn about her most recent book, the idea of counter lives, money as its own country, and Kate’s proclivity toward disasters....

  
• 04.08.2020

  THE SCIENCE OF COOKIES with WILL STORR

  Calling all storytellers! Kate and Kathryn talk with Will Storr, the best-selling author of The Science of Storytelling, about how our brain tells stories, cause and effect, what makes elevated storytelling and how Odysseus most definitely was the OG hustler.

  
• 04.02.2020

  QUARANTINED COOKIES

  Kate and Kathryn wanted to understand how this pandemic is effecting small businesses, so they spoke with a yoga entrepreneur (Gina Caputo of Colorado School of Yoga), boutique owner (Stacy Smallwood of Hampden Clothing), cafe owner (Jon Echeverry of Paper...

  
• 03.27.2020

  "THE COOKIES” with Alison Roman

  Kate and Kathryn, live from Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, chat with Alison Roman, NYT Cooking columnist, bestselling author of Nothing Fancy, and Mother of Stews. Oh, and K + K kick it off with dinosaur erotica.

  
• 03.19.2020

  Untamed Cookies with Glennon Doyle

  Kate and Kathryn are back and they are CHEETAHS! And they’ve brought with them the funny and brilliant Glennon Doyle, author of UNTAMED, her brand new #1 NYT memoir/manifesto filled with insights. 

  
• 09.24.2019

  Plated Cookies with Victoria and Tamal Dodge

  K&K; are joined by Victoria and Tamal Dodge, whose new book, The Yoga Plate, has hit shelves. The group talks about judgement-free veganism, “doing the least harm”, and everything from the wolves in Yellowstone to Gandhi.

  
• 08.13.2019

  Paraben-Free Cookies with Sarah Villafranco

  K + K drop an emoji bombshell:

  
• 07.30.2019

  DISCLAIMER COOKIES

  Kate and Kathryn pull back the curtain on Season 3 and what the game-plan is going forward.

  
• 07.23.2019

  GOOPY COOKIES with SEAMUS MULLEN + DR. WILL COLE

  Kate and Kathryn chat about Kathryn’s newest creation, then Kathryn (

  
• 07.11.2019

  GOOPY COOKIES

  WORLD CUP CHAMPS, B! Kate and Kathryn talk soccer (and Instagram stories ...), explain why Season 3 has been different for them, and Kathryn brings on the Goop Fellas — Seamus Mullen and Will Cole — to get real about...