52: 'Ween Pics

In perhaps one of her favorite episodes in a while, Kate starts by taking on the perils of being a blonde woman who wears turtlenecks, battles with humidity, and often overlooks a smeared red lip in a world where Elizabeth Holmes is the enemy. She discusses the scam of Theranos, mostly examining it from a behavioral standpoint (because she can't get over how many people trusted the crazy eyes), but also remembers when she was young and blonde and wanted to be taken more seriously in the workplace. Several asked her to discuss this, but if not interested, skip to minute 20-25.

The back half she discusses her past couple weeks at length, utimately leading to a Bachelorette party where she relived the glory of scathing sorority emails, small t-shirt sizes, and her confusion about paying consistent fines to an organization she was already paying quite a lot to, at-will. There's some colorful discussion about what it's like to be in Greek life; i.e. how grateful she is for the photo police, the controversy of dancing on elevated surfaces, the adjacent looming fear of being sent to Standards Board, how she used her council position to caj push her own secular agenda, followed by discussing an iconic e-mail that will forever leave you wondering, who really DID eat the muffins? No names or chapters identified, just fun, lighthearted stories from a group of girls who wanted to turn tables by day and dance on them by night. Please pray for the integrity of this podcast.

At some point there's also a brief diversion into some 'Real Housewives' blondes that have helped or harmed the cause of fighting against stereotypes, from Gretchen Christine Beaute to Alexis Bellino Couture to Erika Jayne, a rant or two about people that order non-fried chicken at restaurants, and a love letter to Jersey Mikes submarine sandwiches. She also tells the story of the all-nighter that led to a busy week-long chain of events that made her too busy/tired to podcast, starting with being taken by surprise to her dream Michelin star restaurant while wearing ripped denim, and reflects on the lesson she's still learning: how to be present and well, even the slightest bit fun. As always, learning to be breezy is a journey, not a destination.

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