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This week we’re talking about things, and guess what!? We’ve each got three of ‘em!   Becca’s things Summer Bucket List Definitions of Success Bringing Author Interviews Back to BOP   Olivia’s things Grocery Shopping Habits Things we’ve changed our minds about completely  What we subscribe to    Obsessions Becca: Birthday Cake Oreos Olivia: Men’s beard dye   What we read this week! Olivia: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Becca: Hello Stranger by Katherine Center   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors A Thing or Two - If you’re looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try!  Better Help -  Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It’s time for part 2 of our Listener Q&A! This week we’re covering all things shopping, books, and more!    Olivia’s Holy Grail Makeup Items It Cosmetics CC Cream  Thrive Causemetics Mascara Caliray Waterproof Mascara   Becca’s Holy Grail Makeup Items Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil Rare Beauty Liquid Blush   For some finance-oriented podcasts, we’ve heard good things about The Financial Confessions Podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty’s    Obsessions Becca: Pickleball Olivia: Silo on Apple TV   What we read this week! Olivia: The Whispers by Ashley Audrain, The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren, Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine (Out in August!), The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger Becca: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, and The Good Part by Sophie Cousens (out Nov)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.  

It’s time for a listener Q&A! We’ve gathered questions from you via voicemail, emails, and Instagram, answering a variety of questions spanning from how to start a virtual book club to our favorite summer jams!    Our Summer Jams Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder   Obsessions Becca: The Other Two Olivia: Black Mirror    What we read this week! Olivia: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano Becca: Book Lovers by Emily Henry   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE!  BetterHelp -  Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Buckle up dragon riders! It's finally time to talk about our June Book Club Pick, Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. We share our thoughts on the book, why we think it went so viral, what quadrant we’d pick if we were in this world, and share our love for the dragons.    We also discuss how Fourth Wing compares to other fantasy books like ACOTAR, Throne of Glass, Crescent City, and Zodiac Academy.   Editor's Note: A previous version of this episode did not acknowledge the main character's implied experience with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Though this wasn't explicitly mentioned in the book, we regret that we didn't catch this in pre-recording research as we both believe disability awareness and representation are incredibly important. - Becca & Olivia     Obsessions Becca: Gap 5” Girlfriend Shorts Olivia: One Sec App    What we read this week! Olivia: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Becca: Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum   July’s Book Club Pick - Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month. Cozy Earth - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It’s time for our June edition of Three Things! We have some fun ones, some thoughtful ones, and even one about hot aliens! Fun times ahead!      Becca’s Three Things Celebrity Doppelgangers  Lobster roll cookoff planning TV Series Finales    Olivia’s Three Things  The delay in the release of Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book - Read some articles about this topic from Slate, The Atlantic, and BBC.  3 thought-provoking questions about life: 1. What is the lie you tell yourself most often? 2. if there was a way to download your memories into a searchable spreadsheet, would you do it? 3. What if aliens were real and we discovered they were really hot?  Ultimate choices for Eras tour surprise songs   Obsessions Becca - J.P. Licks  Olivia - Sol de Janeiro body Spray - Brazilian Crush    What we read this week! Becca - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP. A Thing Or Two - If you’re looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try!    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.  

Sorry to your TBR pile, it's time for another reading preview! We brought a few of our favorite book lovers on the pod to share the upcoming releases they’re excited about! And, of course, we ask THE question: If you could take a fictional character to a chain restaurant, who would you take and where would you take them?    Olivia’s Recs The Whispers by Ashley Audrain Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Out October 3)   Katie of Beach Reads & Bubbly’s Recs (follow Katie at @beachreadsandbubbly) Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood (Out June 13) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (and the second book Iron Flame is out in November 2023!)   Xochitl Gonzalez’s Recs (Follow Xochitl at @xochitltheg) Where There Was Fire by John Manuel Arias (Out August 29) Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem (Out October 3) Her next book Anita de Monte Laughs Last comes out in March 2024   Tim Ehrenberg’s Recs (Follow Tim at @timtalksbooks)  The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue (Out June 27) Speech Team by Tim Murphy (Out August 1) Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (Out August 1)   Leslie Stephens’s Recs (Follow Leslie at @lesliesteph) Banyan Moon by Thao Thai (Out June 27) Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery (Out July 11) Her book You’re Safe Here comes out in 2024!   Gisselle’s Recs (Follow Gisselle at @gissellereads) Evil Eye by Etaf Rum (Out September 5) Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll (Out September 19)   Becca’s Recs Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo (Out August 1)   Obsessions Becca: Nordstrom Open Edit Slides Olivia: Vineyard Vines Sweatpants    What we read this week! Olivia: Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal Becca: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune; Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams     This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP. BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.  

How is it halfway through 2023 already!?! In this episode, we revisit the personal and professional goals we made in January and discuss the progress we’re excited about, the goals we’re changing, and the ones that need a little more attention!    Obsessions Becca - You’re Losing Me by Taylor Swift, Always Authors podcast Olivia - Merpeople on Netflix    What we read this week! Becca - When in Rome by Sarah Adams   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Cozy Earth - Take 35% off sitewide at cozyearth.com when you use the code BOP. ZocDoc - Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app for FREE.   Join our Facebook group for excellent book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Preorder Becca’s Book!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It’s time to discuss our May Book Club Pick: Happy Place by Emily Henry! We had so much listener participation for this book (and some unexpected mixed reviews!) and we can’t wait to dive in. In addition to discussing Happy Place, we cover the Emily Henry cannon, play listener questions and comments, do some fan casting, and rank our favorite Emily Henry Books!    Obsessions Olivia: Jewish Matchmaking on Netflix Becca: Joe & The Juice Joe’s Green Mile   What we read this week! Becca: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Olivia: Enchantment by Katherine May   Love Emily Henry? You may enjoy books by Mhairi McFarlane, Carly Fortune, and Dolly Alderton!    June’s Month’s Book Club Pick - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Better Help -  Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.  

This week we’re speaking with friend of the pod (and previous guest!) Ayana Lage! Ayana is a lifestyle blogger and freelance writer based in Tampa, Florida. She writes about motherhood, mental health, social justice, and everyday life, and she published a story titled, “Postpartum Psychosis Landed Me in a Psychiatric Ward for 17 Days. Now, I’m Ready to Share My Story.” for Cosmo in April 2023, and we’re excited to talk about her experience with her today!    Content warning: we talk about postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and suicide in this episode, so please take care and skip this episode if you’re not in a place to listen!   You can find Ayana at @ayanagabriellelage on Instagram and ayanalage.com   Obsessions Becca: Martha Stewart Sports Illustrated Cover  Olivia: Queen Charlotte on Netflix    What we read this week! Olivia: Happy Place by Emily Henry Becca: Happy Place by Emily Henry   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Prose - Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off! A Thing or Two - If you’re looking to add a new podcast to your lineup, give A Thing Or Two with Claire and Erica a try! (check out this reintroduction episode for a good place to start!)   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Summer is on our mind and we are ready to break out the beach reads! This week we talk about what characteristics make up a perfect beach read, share some books we loved reading at the beach and pool, and play listener voicemails about YOUR favorites!    Olivia’s favorite beach reads  Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt The One by John Marrs  Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier The Push by Ashley Audrain Verity by Colleen Hoover White Ivy by Susie Yang   Becca’s favorite beach reads Winter in Paradise series by Elin Hilderbrand (honorable mention for The Five Star Weekend) People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Out East by John Glynn Musical Chairs by Amy Poppel Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu You Made A Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akaeke Emezi The Guncle by Steven Rowley The Summer Job by Lizzy Dent Every Summer After by Carley Fortune The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan (June 6)   Our listeners favorite beach reads The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess Cover Story by Susan Rigetti The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand   Obsessions Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Linques Sandals Olivia: Queer Eye on Netflix   What we read this week! O: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bramer out 5/9 B: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley (out 5/30); Will They Or Won’t They by Ava Wilder (out 6/27)   This Month’s Book Club Pick - Happy Place by Emily Henry (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)   Sponsors Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month!   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Like and subscribe to RomComPods and Bone Marry Bury! Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.