KNOCK IT OFF Podcast

Now That Valentine's Day is Over . . .

. . . Should you get unmarried?

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Moms and Dads, Brace Yourselves for February 14

Our childhood love stories are your Valentine's Day warning signs

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This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

15 reasons why buying decent items with children is tantamount to lighting money on fire

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Jingles and Milky Ways

Our first unscripted KIO discussion

Hi everyone! The day is finally here! Bethany’s first book, What Did Duke Do Today? is officially live on Amazon. If you missed our announcement earlier this week explaining the background and concept of the book, check it out here.

As for our weekly piece, we tried a different format this week. Instead of writing together, we sat down and had an unscripted conversation. Awkward? Yes. Fun? Yes. We had a great time, and we hope you enjoy!

Here are a few highlights:

0:00 — Introduction of our new Knock It Off Jingle, written and performed by our own DAD, Jeff! (Bethany played a very minor role that she had to plug for herself. “I was the pianist in the background!”)

3:00 — Kara & Bethany discussing the week, including a husband who left town and a kid attempting to get out of going to school first thing Monday

5:28 — Kara talks about how it’s going trying to abstain from Starbucks (one of Kara’s 24 improvements for 2024) (“I am in the top 2% percent of all Starbucks customers.”)

8:33 — Bethany discussing her so-so attempt at a home improvement project

11:04 — Kara being gaslighted by Bethany for her badly hurt leg

11:35 — Discussion of Taylor Swift helping the families come together despite possible subliminal messages embedded in the songs

14:25 — “Ask Bethany” segment! A very vulnerable question for Bethany from our Substack Community. Have a question to submit? Get ahold of us wherever you can or leave it in the comments!

18:05 — Bethany sharing her own vulnerable story (K: “My palms are sweaty right now.” B: “Well, what was I supposed to do?”)

22:25 — Bethany ponders what preceded her finding a candy wrapper in a public restroom. (“Were you on the pot . . . and enjoying a Milky Way?”)

25:17 — We thank anyone who is still listening (“We’re not like marketing geniuses. We are just trying to keep this thing going.”)

27:00 — Bethany invents a new Knock It Off word

27:28— We’re done. WE’RE DONE.

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Knock It Off and Listen Up

An exclusive announcement to our Substack community

The time has come. We are excited to share with you, our Substack friends first, that Bethany — with help from Kara — has set the release date for her first children’s book, titled, What Did Duke Do Today?, on Monday, January 29th!

If you wish to support this piece of creative work, the paperback book is available on Amazon beginning Monday, January 29th, for $10.99. This is an almost 20% discount off the regular price of $12.99 and is available for our Substack community only until Monday, February 5th!

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Kick Your Heels Up and SHOUT!

Traveling back in time to a childhood talent show

We are so very excited for this week’s collaboration piece. We had a heck of a time writing it, and we sure do hope you enjoy it. Special thanks to our mom, sister Jenny, and pal Alicia for traveling down memory lane with us.

But first, some housekeeping.

* Keep your eyes peeled for a special Tuesday drop in your inbox- an exclusive announcement for our Substack community!

* A couple of reminders to make your experience more enjoyable and give you options:

* If you don’t particularly love to read, but like following our work, we have an audio option! When you open any Knock It Off post on Substack, you will see an option to play the “audio version” at the top. Click on that, and you’re set to listen. Sometimes, we add impromptu bonus content on the audio version you may enjoy. This week is extra special because we recorded together!

* Also, you can subscribe for free on your podcast app. Just search “Knock It Off” wherever you listen to podcasts and you’ll find our brand stamp there— once subscribed, the audio post of the week will immediately become available to you when it drops!

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The Stanley Tumbler

A proud badge of being influenced

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What Are We Doing Differently in the New Year?

24 changes to consider for 2024

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Instagram Just Isn’t Doing it for Me This Year

Should I give ‘er the pink slip?

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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal

And a happy new year

Hey everyone,

We took a break from writing this week to make all the Christmas miracles happen. We will be back soon! In the meantime, we want to thank each and every one of you for the support of KNOCK IT OFF. We wish you the very best holiday season, whatever you celebrate.

All our love,

Bethany and Kara

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