KNOCK IT OFF Podcast

Don't Bust One On It

‘Tis the week for our unscripted conversation & recommendations!

We have an unscripted convo (rather than writing) about once a month. During this convo, we ridicule each other while discussing books and other things we are currently loving. Why? Because we’ve never felt so alive.

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It Was a Typical Visit to the Dentist, Until It Wasn't

If you've lost somebody, listen to this.

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Ten Ways Our Children Are Very Demure, Very Mindful

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Serve the Burrata, You Gotta, or You’re Nada

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Life’s a Kayak—Get In!

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Don't Bust One On It

‘Tis the week for our unscripted conversation & recommendations!

We have an unscripted convo (rather than writing) about once a month. During this convo, we ridicule each other while discussing books and other things we are currently loving. Why? Because we’ve never felt so alive.

🤓 Awkward? Yes.

😬 Cringy? Mmmhmm.

🤩 Fun? The most.

Here are a few highlights and the promised links from this week’s convo:

1:14 — Life updates and stories (Kara talks about her plants; Bethany discusses her family’s failed attempts to play board games and pivot to “cooperative games” — the one they bought is called Castle Panic)

6:50 — Kara gives an update on her attempts to abstain from Starbucks (one of Kara’s 24 changes for 2024) and how much money she’s saved by not showing up (testing the guru theory that your daily latte can actually make a difference in your finances) (“The gurus say . . . stocks are on sale right now, keep buying.”)

10:00 — The “Pedigree of Paula” moment is given to someone who displays class and character in a way that reminds us of our mother. This week, it goes to American gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles, who literally bowed down to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade for winning gold on her individual floor routine.

11:50 — We “turn a phrase like Truman” (“Don’t bust one on it.”) (“She is as naive as a first-day fawn.”) (“She got hemmed up.”) (The book Bethany refers to: All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)

17:09 — “Ask Bethany!” — A segment that allows our Knockers to ask Bethany anything you want and receive an honest, unfiltered response! Have a submission? Leave it in the caaaaaaawments! (“This is totally for sport.”) (“I would initiate emergency response.”)

23:00 — We discuss the Snoop Dog / Olympics crossover (“He’s one of those people that shows up in your life, unannounced, at random times.”)

25:26 — We talk about the youngest and oldest olympians competing in the 2024 games, thanks to VARSITY READER on Substack for this content.

28:16 — Check out The Thread by Phil Mullins for some great satire! We both enjoyed his thoughts on the process of buying a pretzel at a theme park.

29:08 — “Taste of Kara”— a few things Kara’s into at the moment.

Check out Pink Cottage Studio on Etsy for beautiful original watercolors of homes.

Kara accidentally read a romantic comedy (that she likes to call “smut”). To each is own, but she wasn’t a fan of Funny Story by Emily Henry. (Kara now knows that if something is described as “spicy,” it is actually smut. Time.com tells you to embrace your love for romance novels.)

The Disneyland basement makes us both uncomfortable.

Check out Madison Humphrey on Instagram for great satire

39:50— We both continue down the Gilded Age rabbit hole. Bethany is now devouring the audiobook of Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe and simultaneously reading Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty also by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. Kara is reading A Well Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler

45:05 — We preview next week’s piece for Knock it Off

If you missed our previous convos, here are links to catch up:

* 🍫 Jingles and Milky Ways

* 💻 I’m Running Mojave

* 🎉 Hey All You Knockers . . .

* ⏰ Better Late Than Never

* ‼️Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

* 😳 Taking it in the Shorts!

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Between a Croc and a Hard Place

How far is too far?

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I Met Somebody New

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Top 10 Love Crimes of the Taylor and Travis (Ongoing) Era

Internet, take these two to court

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I Ate My Hat

‘Tis the week for our unscripted conversation & recommendations!

We have an unscripted convo (rather than writing) about once a month. During this convo, we ridicule each other while discussing books and other things we are currently loving. Why? Because we’ve never felt so alive.

🤓 Awkward? Yes.

😬 Cringy? Mmmhmm.

🤩 Fun? The most.

Here are a few highlights and most of the promised links from this week’s convo (for all of them, visit our post directly on Substack via knockitoff.substack.com):

0:55 — Life updates and stories (“I have so much venom in my feet right now…” “They attacked me over my rubber.”)

5:14 — Bethany finished Personal History: A Memoir by Katharine Graham (A Pulitzer Prize winner by the subject of The Post!) (Bethany: “I’m in my Watergate era.”)

10:25 — Katharine Graham deserves the “Pedigree of Paula” moment this month

11:15 — We eat crow about our last Taylor Swift / Travis Kelce predictions

14:55 — We “turn a phrase like Truman” (“I ate my hat.”)

17:15 — “Ask Bethany!” — A segment that allows our Knockers to ask Bethany anything you want and receive an honest, unfiltered response! (“And now we have a smashed duck.” “That ducky wasn’t so lucky.”) Have a submission? Leave it in the caaaaaaawments!

21:16 — “Taste of Kara”— a few things Kara’s into at the moment. Kara finished The Last Castle: The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation's Largest Home by Denise Kiernan. Kara provides three lesser-known tidbits that stood out.

We also discuss Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Ann Fowler - we both give this one high praise despite our strong preference for non-fiction!

32:40— Kara breezed through the audiobook of Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe. This one was recommended by our Substack pal Jen who writes Recently Enjoyed Things. You can find her take on Astor in her May 24 edition. Jen is hilarious and always has A+ recommendations. Consider subscribing!

37:50— NYT piece Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Matter* by Jason Zinoman, featuring the Hot Ones appearance that caused Conan to go viral more so than the late night appearance in the same week!

43:15 — Kara gives an update on her attempts to abstain from Starbucks (one of Kara’s 24 changes for 2024) and how much money she’s saved by not showing up (testing the guru theory that your daily latte can actually make a difference in your finances) (“The gurus tell me if I keep doing this, I’m going to be rich.”)

45:48 — Kara fixed her Nespresso machine using a Youtube life hack video! If you listen to no other part of this week’s convo . . . (“You might experience splashing in your face.”)

If you missed our previous convos, here are links to catch up:

* 🍫 Jingles and Milky Ways

* 💻 I’m Running Mojave

* 🎉 Hey All You Knockers . . .

* ⏰ Better Late Than Never

* ‼️Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

* 😳 Taking it in the Shorts!

Thanks for listening to KNOCK IT OFF! Subscribe for free at knockitoff.substack.com to receive new posts every Sunday and support our work.

**Our posts may contain affiliate links, meaning we get a couple of pennies (at no additional cost to you) if you purchase an item through a link.**