Bad On Paper

This week, we’re together in person to talk about TRAVEL! Specifically, travel planning. We have travel on the brain, and thought you might, too. We discuss how we choose our destinations, how far in advance we plan our trips, if we like to plan ourselves or let someone else take over, the trips we have coming up, and MORE!    Our Travel Must-Haves Olivia - AQUIS Rapid Dry Lisse Hair Wrap Towel Becca - Sleeping Eye Mask, Megababe Thigh Rescue   Our Obsessions Becca - Hotel Lobby Spa Candle Olivia - Severance   What we read this week: Becca - The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz Olivia - The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead   This Month’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman   Sponsors: Night - take 20% off almost everything on discovernight.com with code BADONPAPER Olive & June - visit OliveandJune.com/paper for 20% off your first Mani System Zocdoc - go to Zocdoc.com/BOP to download the Zocdoc and start your search for a top-rated doctor today.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!    Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we welcome Phylicia Jones, Senior Director of Global People Development at PagerDuty, to answer all your work questions. She shares an overview of her career, what drew her to working in HR, and answers listener questions about cover letters, learning to be a great manager, navigating ambiguity at work, quitting when you feel a personal obligation to your boss, and more.   Connect with Phylicia on Linkedin!    Phylicia’s book recommendations Daring Greatly by Brene Brown  Start with Why by Simon Sinek  Infinite Game by Simon Sinek  The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink  Unapologetically Ambitious by Shellye Archambeau Think Again by Adam Grant  Mindset by Carol Dweck Grit by Angela Duckworth   How to Decide by Annie Duke   Obsessions  Olivia: The Somerset Maxi Linen Dress from Anthropologie Becca: Mister Zimi Lottie Dress   What we read this week! Becca: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Olivia: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes    May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman   Sponsors: Hello Fresh - HelloFresh.com/BOP16 and use code BOP16 for up to 16 free meals and 3 free gifts.  Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/bop. Better Help - get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/badonpaper   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!    Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Hi space nuts! It's time to discuss our April book club pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. This book is Olivia’s most-recommended read, and Becca (to her surprise) loved the book, too! In this week’s ep we discuss how we picture Rocky, if we’d ever go to space, and listen to your voicemails about your thoughts on the book. We also have a space food taste test live on the pod to fully get ourselves into the theme!   Obsessions  Olivia: Athleta Cabo Linen Wide Leg Pant Becca: Athleta Salutation Stash Pocket Tight   What we read this week: Becca: The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Cover Story by Susan Rigetti How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder (Out June 14)  Olivia:  A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Flying Solo by Linda Holmes   May’s Book Club Pick: Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman   Sponsors: Night - discovernight.com with code BADONPAPER for 20% off almost everything on the site Prose - take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/bop.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!    Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today, we’re continuing to get to know Olivia as she’s answering your questions!    She answers questions including how she met her husband (and dog!), what she was like as a kid, her typical workday, her go-to airport snacks, her niche interests, her childhood celeb crush, and her favorite way to eat a potato.    She also shares her book hot takes, her favorite past BOP book club pick, and a book from childhood that made her a lifelong reader.   If you’re looking to get to know Becca a little more, check out our Grace interviews Becca episode!   Obsessions  Olivia: Laneige Lip Glowy Balm Becca: Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max   What we read this week! Becca:  Wahala by Nikki May Sister Stardust by Jane Green Olivia:  A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan.   This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Out of Office: Download the Out of Office app and follow us at @beccafreeman and @oliviameunter to see our recent recommendations! Better Help: Get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/badonpaper. Uncommon Goods: Get 15% off your next gift at uncommongoods.com/BOP.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week we’re re-visiting a highly requested topic: our morning routines! We discuss the goals behind our morning routine, when we wake up (and when we have to be asleep to make that happen) what we do first thing in the morning, our at-home coffee order, breakfast, exercise, getting into work mode, and how our weekends look different.   Obsessions  Becca - Balance Bound Undated Daily Notepad Olivia - Song - My Ego Dies at The End by Jensen McRae and her album Are You Happy Now? (and you can find Olivia’s spring playlist here!)   What we read this week! Olivia:  The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan A Court Of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Mass   Becca: Something Wilder by Christina Lauren (out May 17) Meant to be Mine by Hannah Orenstein Wahala by Nikki May   This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Night: Go to discovernight.com and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off almost everything on the site. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/BOP and download the Zocdoc app to start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Truebill: Start canceling unwanted subscriptions today at Truebill.com/bop   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!    Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Reporting live from our first one-on-one hangout ever, Olivia and Becca are together in person to kick off this new era of Bad On Paper! To start off this month of getting to know Olivia, we’ll be answering some of The 36 Questions that Lead to Love from the New York Times Modern Love column, in hopes that we fall a little in love and so does our audience!   These questions have us discussing our dream dinner guests, if we’d want to be famous, our ‘perfect day’, health anxiety, what we have in common, when we last cried, and giving each other advice for problems that have been on our minds.   We also share our excitement for the pod, setting boundaries with our phones, and more!   Read the study by the psychologist Arthur Aron here.    Obsessions  Olivia: Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. Becca: Dior Concealer, Westman Atelier Blush in Petal   What we read this week!  Becca:  Meant to Be Mine by Hannah Orenstein Olivia:  A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Mass Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   This Month’s Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Olive & June: Visit Oliveandjune.com/Paper for 20% off your first Mani System. Better Help: Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper for 10% off your first month. Prose: Take your free in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/bop.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!    Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It’s time to talk about our March book club pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We absolutely LOVED this book. We discuss what grabbed us about this book, the themes of not understanding your parents as individuals vs. parents and identity, all the food in this book (including black cake!), our feelings on the ending, and more!     We also say our podcast goodbyes to Grace! (IRL, we’re planning our Charleston reunion as we speak)    Books this reminded us of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Dutch House by Ann Patchett Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith   Obsessions  Grace: Let’s talk about the Stanley cups Becca: Rare Beauty Liquid Touch Concealer Brush   What we read this week! Grace:  The Club by Ellery Lloyd Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (check content warnings before picking this one up!) Becca: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand  The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen Something Wilder by Christina Lauren    April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!   Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe. New posts daily!   Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

It's the last ‘Just Us’ episode with Grace, and we’re reflecting on our podcast memories throughout the years! We talk about Grace’s highs and lows of doing the podcast, what she’s learned about herself through the pod, and her advice for Olivia for taking over the pod!    We also look back on our first few episodes, talk about the book we wish we recorded a book club about, and the obsessions she wants to double down on.   Books Grace thinks are book club worthy!  I Was Told There’d Be Cake by Sloane Crosley The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Chiffon Trenches by Andre Leon Talley Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell   Obsessions Grace: Brent Neale Snail Necklace Becca: ASOS DESIGN crew neck sweater in rib with fluffy yarn   What we read this week! Grace:  Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez Violeta by Isabel Allende Dress Code by Veronique Hyland Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead (out Aug 16!) Taste by Stanley Tucci   Becca:  The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand   March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Night - Go to www.discovernight.com today and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off pillows, masks, and more Better Help - get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/badonpaper Prose - Go to Prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!   Check out Bone Marry Bury. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe, and sign up for her email newsletter.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we’re getting to know Becca’s new cohost (starting April 6) Olivia Muenter!    We talk to Olivia about her background, her initial thoughts when Becca approached her to be a co-host, what she’s most excited and nervous about joining the podcast, and topics she wants to discuss on the pod.   We also discuss more book-ish things like Olivia’s novel-writing process, her reading tastes, her dream reading setup, and what books she can read over and over again.    Listen to our previous episode with Olivia here!    Olivia’s favorite thrillers In my Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown Pretty Things by Janelle Brown People Like Her Ellery Lloyd The Club by Ellery Lloyd   Obsessions  Grace: Billy Wilder Movies Olivia: These Amazon Heels   What we read this week! Grace: Violeta by Isabel Allende Liking Myself Back: An Influencer's Journey from Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance by Jacey Duprie Olga Dies Dreaming Xochitl Gonzalez Becca:  The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont The Club by Ellery Lloyd Olivia:  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas One Night On The Island by Josie Silver   March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson April Book Club Pick: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir   Sponsors: Zocdoc - Go to zocdoc.com/bop to start your search for a top-rated doctor today.  TrueBill - Start canceling unwanted subscriptions today at Truebill.com/bop.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!   Check out Bone Marry Bury. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe, and sign up for her email newsletter.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood, Becca @beccamfreeman, and Olivia at @oliviamuenter

This week, we’re doing a Q&A! We answer your questions about our favorite (and least favorite) Book Club Picks, future projects we’re excited about, getting motivated, how to get through a bad mood, what we’re watching right now, and more!   Our favorite podcasts hosted by two best friends A Thing or Two Happier in Hollywood Girls Gotta Eat   What we’re watching right now  The Dropout Oscar Best Picture Nominees AFI 100 List Discovery of Witches Euphoria Bel-Air Bridgerton Season 2 (out March 25) Julia (out March 31) Marry Me   Our favorite book club picks Verity by Colleen Hoover Open Book by Jessica Simpson The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert   What we read this week Grace:  A Very Nice Girl by Imogen Crimp Violeta by Isabel Allende Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez   Becca: One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont   March Book Club Pick: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson   Obsessions Grace: WHO WE ARE: A Chronicle of Racism in America with Jeffery Robinson Becca: Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liner in Bronze    Sponsors: Night - Go to www.discovernight.com and use code BADONPAPER for 20% off pillows, masks, and more Better Help - get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/badonpaper  Prose - go to prose.com/bop for your FREE in-depth hair consultation and 15% off your first order.    Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!   Check out Bone Marry Bury. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace’s blog, The Stripe and sign up for her email newsletter.    Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.