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This week, it’s a big one for BMBL! Kellie captured the magic at events for L'Oréal and the Hollywood premiere of FX’s brand-new series The Lowdown with Ethan Hawk.

We dive into your questions:
🍪 What’s the best cookie you’ve ever made or eaten?
🥣 What cereal do you wish would come back?
🛠️ What skills from your childhood are now totally useless?

In That Happened Today?! (Sept 26) we revisit history, from Typhoon Vera to the premiere of Jeepers Creepers, plus birthdays for Serena Williams, Lilly Singh, and Christina Milian.

Stories this week include:

• MTV officially cancels Catfish: The TV Show after nine seasons
• The Rapture might’ve happened… and we’re still here
• Pope Leo draws the line at an AI Pope
• Lottery winners give back in Virginia & an entire Quebec town cashes in on $50M
• Bill Nye gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 🌟

And of course, we wrap it up with Unpopular Opinions like:

• Cooking every day is a waste of time
• Live albums are trash
• Every cake is better after being refrigerated overnight
• Chicken & waffles don’t actually elevate each other

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It’s our 150th episode! 🎉 Big thank you to everyone who’s been listening, supporting, and sending in questions for this milestone moment.

This week, Kellie and SP:

• Celebrate 150 episodes with YOUR listener questions (from balancing busy lives to favorite podcast memories)
• Talk about BMBL capturing the magic at an exclusive screening of FX’s Alien Earth
• Cover the launch of Jollibee x KATSEYE’s new Korean BBQ fried chicken collab
• Break down the heartbreaking roller coaster incident at Universal’s Epic Universe in Orlando
• Shake our heads at Samsung for putting ads on your fridge now 🤦‍♂️

Plus, in That Happened Today?!:

• Movies like The Maze Runner, Moneyball, and Goodfellas premiered on this date
• Remembering Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral (Sept 19, 2022)
• Celebrating Jimmy Fallon’s birthday 🎂

And of course, some 🔥 Unpopular Opinions:

• Most people actually do have life figured out
• Leaving your partner in economy after an upgrade doesn’t make you evil
• And why “being kind costs nothing” is more complicated than it sounds

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This week on HWP, SP and Kellie are talking about how you know you’re getting old (spoiler: it’s not just the back pain). Plus:

• The weird little phase you’re in right now (and why it might not be so weird)
• Why Starbucks is changing again — and wants to be your new “third place”
• The drop in Wednesday Season 2’s numbers
• Should adults normalize sleepovers again?
• The prenup conversation that actually makes sense
• And some hot takes you didn’t ask for (but definitely have opinions about)

Also, in That Happened Today?! we’re looking at:

• The Battle of Marathon
• NASA crashing things on the moon
• The discovery of ancient cave paintings
• Voyager 1 and Mae Jemison making history
• And shoutouts to Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walker on their birthday

And don't forget: today is Video Games Day, Chocolate Milkshake Day, and the Day of Encouragement — so drink up and be kind, nerds.

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This week, SP and Kellie brought NBC’s new show The Paper to life with a full-blown photo activation experience. And now that the exclusive is out in People Magazine, they can finally talk about BMBL capturing unforgettable memories at the wedding of Dancing With The Stars pro Britt Stewart and actor Daniel Durant.

We also unpack:

• What grocery items don’t need refrigeration but most people chill anyway
• The world’s most overrated cities
• McDonald’s Extra Value Meals returning
• A first birthday present from Rian Johnson: Knives Out 3 in December
• The Welcome to Derry series terrifying HBO in reverse
• Scrubs revival bringing back Carla
• Warwick Davis returning as Professor Flitwick in the new Harry Potter series

Plus our takes on:

• Butterfly releases at weddings
• Why we don’t call countries by their native names
• Small talk with strangers (and why you might be the problem)

🎤 Unpopular opinions are back and strong this week. Let’s get into it.

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This week on Hardly Working Podcast, SP and Kellie are back from not one but TWO influencer events—one for Love Island and another for a Hot Topic x celebrity wedding collab. From chaotic premieres to unexpected moments of affirmation, they’ve got a lot to talk about.

Also this week:

💥 That Happened Today?! – August 27 Edition
• A volcano literally exploded with the force of a nuke—Krakatoa (1883)
• The world’s first jet plane took flight (1939)
• The first Guinness Book of Records was published (1955)
• Iconic movie drops: Mary Poppins, Roman Holiday, Candyman, He’s All That, Hamlet 2, and Super Buddies

🎥 In Entertainment News:
 • Taylor Swift is engaged—and the internet can’t stop screaming
• Millie Bobby Brown is a mom now, and yes, we all feel 147 years old
• Kpop Demon Hunters broke records and the internet—despite being misunderstood as a kids’ movie

🧠 Reddit Questions This Week:
 • What was supposed to be the next big thing... and flopped hard?
• What’s a weird fact about the human body most people don’t know?
• What’s the most unforgettable compliment you’ve ever received?

🍳 Unpopular Opinion of the Week:
“Most grandma cooking isn’t actually that good…”
💬 Wait, what? Let’s talk about it.

🎉 Plus: Just Because Day is real, and we’re celebrating it just because.

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This week on HWP, SP dives into a week full of nostalgic comebacks, sweet surprises, and a few hard truths:

• Harry Potter overload! From a new Butterscotch ICEE at Regal to a Krispy Kreme x Hogwarts donut collab—are we falling under a snack-based spell?
• Bones turns 20 and the cast reunites for a retrospective—plus we break down David Boreanaz’s absolutely unhinged 27-year run on primetime TV.
• Taylor Swift’s viral “We match so well” moment gives the Kelce podcast a boost...but did Spotify’s new album countdown just give us the most Gen Z Billboard replacement ever?
• YouTube’s new AI age detection tool might mistake you for a kid (again), and SP has thoughts.
• Reddit delivers again with answers to:
  → What RomCom could you watch forever?
  → What’s the most underrated fat loss tip?
  → What old-school computer game lives in your head rent-free?
  → What screams “I’m pretending to be rich”?

All that, plus:
🎬 Paw Patrol, Garden State, and The Switch dropped on this day
🎂 Birthdays galore—Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield, Demi Lovato, Robert Plant
🪦 We remember Jerry Lewis and Phyllis Diller
🥧 And yes, it’s Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

It’s weird, it’s nostalgic, it’s slightly frosted with golden shimmer sugar. Welcome to Episode 721.

📌 Featured Links:

Reddit Threads:
• RomComs Rewatchable Forever: r/RomComs

• Memorable Computer Games: r/AskReddit

• Fat Loss Tips: r/AskReddit

• Pretending to Be Rich: r/ProductivityCafe

• Bones Reunion: r/PopCultureChat

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This week on Hardly Working, we’re celebrating two years of podcasting and our very first episode in the new studio! SP and Kellie recap their Orlando adventure (Disney World and Universal), seeing Ben Schwartz live, and then dive headfirst into chaos with stories that include…

• A $7,000 Labubu heist in LA (what even is a Labubu?)
• Disney fully absorbing Hulu (RIP separate streaming apps)
• A new Buffy reboot pilot at Hulu—with Sarah Michelle Gellar involved 👀
• The return of Moviefone after 10 years—with Peter Dinklage as the new voice?!
• AOL officially shutting down dial-up internet—let’s play the connection noise in full
• Whales saving seals from orcas like real-life ocean vigilantes
• Florida fighting pythons with solar-powered robo-bunnies
• Plus: Kellie’s take on why coffee breath is worse than nicotine 😬

We also play a round of “Weird YouTube Trends We’re Actually Into” and dive into Unpopular Opinions, including the shocking case for the Big Mac with no meat.

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This week on Hardly Working, Kellie and Sean Patrick dive into what it means to grow up, grow wise, and grow suspicious of people pretending to be rich. They break down the newest trailer posters (👀 “Thursday Murder Club” coming to Netflix with Helen Mirren & Pierce Brosnan?!), reveal how turbulence is about to get way worse, and ask: Is Italian food just mid?

Plus:

• Justin Timberlake’s health update
• Panera’s bakery betrayal
• Peacemaker Season 2 dropping the same day as Thursday Murder Club?!
• New details about the Harry Potter HBO reboot
• A new stick bug gets discovered (Australia, never change)
• ChatGPT adds Study Mode to help kids learn better

🎬 Movie anniversaries, history deep-dives, and spicy unpopular opinions included (Arby’s defenders, rise up).

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This week on HWP, Sean Patrick and Kellie are still riding the Comic Con high and gearing up for their 2-year anniversary! They break down wild SDCC announcements, roast some overhyped tourist traps, and weigh in on the scams millennials keep falling for. Also in the mix: a Pink Panther reboot with Eddie Murphy, South Park’s uncancellable chaos, and Elvis Presley’s first-ever live performance.

And of course—it's not an HWP without some ✨heated✨ unpopular opinions. Tex-Mex vs. Mexican food? Multiple careers? Massages aren’t relaxing? LET’S GO.

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This week on Hardly Working, Kellie and SP recap some big (and bizarre) highlights from the week:
🎬 SP DJ’ed the World Premiere of Fantastic Four: First Steps and got to intro the cast and filmmakers on stage!
💪 Kellie started personal training (someone’s getting jacked).
🍽️ And we celebrated our friend Scott’s birthday at The Local Peasant. Fancy AND fun.

Then it's time to play:
🔥 What’s the actual superpower you wish you had—no boring answers allowed
🎥 What movie is so good, you’ll rewatch it every single time
💡 What life advice did you ignore for years, only to realize it was pure genius?
🫠 And of course: signs a couple isn’t going to last vs. signs they’re in it for the long haul.

🗓️ That Happened Today?! – July 23

🚗 1903 – Ford sold its first car: the Model A, for $850
☄️ 1995 – Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered
⚾ 1962 – Jackie Robinson became the first Black inductee in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
🎤 2010 – One Direction was formed on The X Factor auditions

📰 Stories

– CBS CANCELS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert amid Paramount’s merger drama
– Emma Watson banned from driving after speeding violations (she says it’s fine—she’ll ride Draco’s broom)
– New Harry Potter set photos show Nick Frost as Hagrid—fans are divided
– Ted Lasso Season 4: Some major cast shake-ups (goodbye, Jamie Tartt 😢)
– USA Today crowns Del Taco the #1 fast food chain in America 🥇
– Hollywood Auction chaos:
• Indiana Jones’ whip → $525K
• Citizen Kane’s sled “Rosebud” → $14.75 million
– The most cursed vintage food combos: Tuna Jell-O Pie, Ham & Banana Hollandaise, and Hot Dr. Pepper with Lemon
– But America still ships: PB&J, Chicken & Waffles, Chips & Salsa, and Mac & Cheese ❤️

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