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Our October Book Club pick is How Could She by Lauren Mechling, and we are joined by friend of the pod, Carly Heitlinger (Carly the Prepster)! The three of us explore the complexities of female friendship in your 30’s, the book’s 3 central characters, and who we most identify with. Although not all of us loved this book completely, we definitely have a lot to say about it!    Products Mentioned: Indie Lee Gentle Daily Peel Pads Borghese Hand Masks (25% off with code BOP25 at borghese.com)   Mascaras: Wander Beauty Mascara Glossier Lash Slick Chantecaille Mascara L’Oreal Lash paradise Covergirl Clump Crusher Maybelline Full and Soft Maybelline Lash Sensational   Instagram Obsessions: @wardrobe_oxygen @Goodbyecroptop   Books Mentioned: I’ll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie Get a life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Throne of Glass by Sarah Jane Moss We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlop   Sponsors:    Care/of: 50% your first order at takecareof.com with offer code BOP50 Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% of your order with code BOP20   Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in New York City and Dallas.   Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more!   Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Today’s guest needs no introduction… it’s Cindy Crawford! Besides being Grace’s dream guest, Cindy is also an absolute expert when it comes to skincare. She talks about growing up in the midwest, an early mean girls experience, and of course: her modeling career. She also let us peek behind the curtain and learn how she started her own skincare line, all the way down to the chemistry! She also tells us her favorite fashion trends, products… even her work out routine. She also lets us in on a few model secrets (her swap for soy sauce, her cocktail of choice). Cindy talks about balance, self care, and motherhood. We found Cindy’s life fascinating and didn’t think this was possible but somehow love her even more than before!  Products mentioned Meaningful beauty - Cindy’s beauty line (also available at Ulta) Intensive Triple Exfoliating Treatment Anti-Aging Day Cream Age Recovery Night Cream Youth Activating Melon Serum Firming & Tightening Body Hydration Treatment Lifting Eye Cream Revive & Brighten Eye Masque Amazon Ice Roller  Veronica Beard Blazers Sarah Flint Perfect Pumps Sarah Flint Flats Sarah Flint Marina Boot Cindy’s fave jeans: Redone, Frame, AG, Page, Citizens of Humanity, Midheaven Nicola Bathie Earrings Books: A Little Life by Hana Yanagihara Educated by Tara Westover Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb I’ll Never Tell by Catherine Mackenzie The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October Book Club!) TV Shows: Euphoria on HBO Modern Love on Amazon Succession on NetFlix Instagram Obsession: @swissmiss @verryrobin_co  Sponsors: Sarah Flint: Take $45 off your first pair with code BOP45 at sarahflint.com Equilibria: Go to Equilibriawomen.com and enter code BOP at check out for 15% off your first order (the beginner box is not included) Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your first kit at modernfertility.com/BOP  Instagram Obsession: @swissmiss @verryrobin_co Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

We have been traveling quite a bit for our live shows and more, so we thought it was time to share some of our vastly differing opinions when it comes to travel. We talk about hotels, airplanes, beauty routines, packing, planning, and everything in between. Needless to say, we have some differing views on a lot of things! Today, in addition to hopefully amusing you with our strong opinions, we help you navigate some of the more stressful parts of traveling through our own experiences. (And did you know customs has an app?) We share all the things we do to keep organized (and sane!) when it comes to traveling. Things Mentioned: Aaptiv App New York Times: 36 hours series TSA Pre-Check The Points Guy Hotels Mentioned: The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles The Ritz Carlton Brown’s Hotel in London The Breakers in Palm Beach La Sultana in Morocco Hotel du-cap-eden-roc in France The Statler Dallas Products Mentioned: Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon Silk Pajamas from Karen Mabon Cookware Set from Simply Calphalon Tumi Suitcase Away Suitcases Instagram Obsessions: @chloeiscrazy @blonde_atlas @bowenyang Books Mentioned: How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October book club pick) The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary  Sponsors:  Borghese:  Special offer 25% sitewide borghese.com enter code BOP25 at checkout. LOLA: You can 30% off your first month’s subscription with code BOP30 at www.mylola.com Hello Fresh: For $80 off your first month hellofresh.com/BOP80 and enter code BOP80 Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Friend of the pod and political writer for FiveThirtyEight, Clare Malone joins us to help sort through the top ten Democratic candidates on stage at the next debate. She takes a deep dive into the backgrounds of the top three front runners (Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders), and gives us the headlines on the rest (Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker, Julian Castro). Clare also breaks down the Republican challengers, too (Bill Weld, Joe Walsh, and Mark Sanford).    For more Clare Malone: @claremalone on instagram and twitter https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/clare-malone/ on fivethirtyeight.com     About Bad on Politics: Bad on Politics is a monthly bonus episode where we invite a guest expert to help us break down a political topic. We get it, politics is confusing and there's a anxiety-inducing amount of news coverage to follow. So, we're here to ask the "dumb" questions so you don't have to. We want to break things down so you can understand what's going on and make an informed opinion.

We are back from San Francisco and off to Philly + DC next week! This week we’re joined by our friend Mollie Chen! She’s a brand consultant (and one of the Co-Founders of Birchbox!), a beauty guru, a mom, and a serious foodie. We talk about everything from knowing when it’s time to change careers to skincare for lazy people to the perfect day of eating in NYC. She also shares some great advice for new moms and maintaining a balance in your life.  Products Mentioned: Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon The Politician on Netflix M.M. Lafleur trench coat Philz Coffee Garlic Press from Amazon Mollie’s product recs (so many we made it it’s own doc!)   Instagram Obsessions: @syattfitness @palmbeachthrifters   Books Mentioned: Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham How Could She by Lauren Mechling (October book club pick) With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo The Poet X by Elizabeth Acebedo The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary Mollie’s Medium posts - Leaving a Company You Started and A Type-A Guide to Time Off   Sponsors:  Night Pillow: Go to discovernight.com and enter Code BOP20 for 20% off.  Birchbox: Go to Birchbox.com/BOP and enter code BOP and get $5 off your first box! Nicely Noted: Go to nicelynoted.com and receive $5 off your first month subscription with offer code: BOP5. Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

This week, we are joined by Graham Norton, the beloved UK talk show host and author of a brand new novel! We talk to him about his show—everything from the funniest to the best-smelling guests and how he manages to get such good stories from his guests. Then we turn to his newest book, A Keeper. We couldn’t let him leave without a few grab bag questions too… so we also quizzed him on Dolly Parton, UK Drag Race, and more! Outside of Graham, we talk about our tour (starts today in SF!), Grace’s birthday, and a new sleeping hack. Products Mentioned: Madewell hard sunglasses case (not available online) Beauty Counter Blush in Nectar Pregnancy Pillow from Amazon  Instagram Obsessions: @farmrio @farrisdoesfaces  Books Mentioned: American Predator by Maureen Callahan Obviously by Akilah Hughs Anna K by Jenny Lee Fashion Climbing by Bill Cunningham Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodessser-Akner The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale Sponsors:  Night Pillow: Go to discovernight.com and enter Code BOP20 for 20% off. Equilibria: Go to https://equilibriawomen.com/ for 15% off your first order. Enter code BOP at checkout (Note: the beginner box is not included in this promotion). Modern Fertility: Go to modernfertility.com/BOP for $20 off the test.  Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Katharine McGee, the author of our September Book Club Pick, American Royals joins us to talk about the making of the book. We chat about the long road to publishing, how to get a book deal, how books turn into TV shows and movies, and how the New York Times Best Seller list works—it’s not how you think! We learned so much from her on today’s episode and cannot wait for the sequel!   Books Mentioned: The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown The Royals by Kitty Kelley Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the British Royal Household by Adrian Tinniswood Anna K - Jenny Lee (comes out next year)   Instagram: @katharinemcgee   Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.    

Our September Book Club is here and we are so excited to dig into Katharine McGee’s American Royals, but beware it’s sprinkled with spoilers! This book posits a world where George Washington was the first King of America rather than the first President. The story follows his descendant, Princess Beatrice and her dramatic road to the throne. We also talk about everything Royal from books, movies, weddings, and gossip, and what we have been reading (and what we are close to putting down!).   Products Mentioned: Glow Bar - $65 30 minute facial Etsy - rainbow initial necklace Instagram Obsessions: @airmailweekly @badonpolitics  Books Mentioned: The Royal We by Jessica Morgan & Heather Cocks Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Royal Runaway by Lindsay Emory Royals by Rachel Hawkins Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodessser-Akner The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky by Jana Casale  Sponsors:  Care/of: Take 25% your first care of order takecareof.com and enter code BOP at checkout Equilibria: Go to https://equilibriawomen.com/ for 15% off your first order. Enter code BOP at checkout (Note: the beginner box is not included in this promotion). Check out tickets to our Fall live shows in San Francisco, DC, Philly, Atlanta, New York City and Dallas. Join our FB group for amazing book recs & more! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Friend of the pod and former Obama Deputy Chief of Staff, Alyssa Mastromonaco, joins us to help break down what is happening in the current presidential election. Why are there so many candidates? Is this normal? When will the field narrow? And how does the primary process even work. Then we talk about how to learn about candidate platforms and how to get personally involved in politics.   Alyssa's list of recs for understandable, trustworthy political coverage: @Jessicayellin (IG) @DMregister (twitter) @WBUR (twitter) @ZerlinaMaxwell (twitter) @Yashar (twitter) Vote Save America   About Bad on Politics: Bad on Politics is a monthly bonus episode where we invite a guest expert to help us break down a political topic. We get it, politics is confusing and there's a anxiety-inducing amount of news coverage to follow. So, we're here to ask the "dumb" questions so you don't have to. We want to break things down so you can understand what's going on and make an informed opinion.

We're launching a new monthly series and wanted to give you a preview and some context before it goes live! Every month between now and November 2020, we're going to have a bonus episode centered around a political topic. Each month, we'll invite an expert to help school us on an issue or break down what's happening in the election. We can't wait to share our first episode with a repeat visit from Alyssa Mastromonaco.