In episode 3 of The Story is Podcast, Katie Mitchell and Amanda Earle discuss the latest pop culture and booktok news including- Sabrina Carpenter's new single, "Manchild", Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood, and their favorite beach reads for 2025. 

Time Stamps:

(0:00-0:44 ) Intro

(0:45-3:20) Get to know Katie and Amanda

(3:21-7:33) Sabrina Carpenter new single, “Manchild”

(7:34-10:32) Dakota Johnson 

(10:33-13:10) Wait, he's engaged?

(13:11-17:39) Tiktok Hot Goss

(17:40-20:31) Taylor’s Independence Day

(20:32-28:47 ) Book Report: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood *spoilers*

(28:48-32:12) The Shots You Take by Rachel Reid and Caught Up by Navessa Allen 

(32:13-34:36) Double Speed Audio Books

(34:37-38:33) Is every book a beach read?

(38:34-43:34) Love Sick by Deidra Duncan and Book Adaptation

(43:44-45:25) The Tony Awards 

(45:26-) Final Thoughts and Outro

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