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This week, Kate discusses her most recent pop culture obsession, the reality show Welcome to Plathville on TLC. Since she roped many of you into this mess over the holidays, she figured she'd kick off the year by kicking off her shoes and taking this toe-headed DIY failed cult of a crew in Cairo, Georgia for a deep dive. Instead of her usual in-depth style, since she got into this like 12 days ago, she shares her thoughts in the first hour and then brings in a longer-term fan of the show (and friend of this show!) Caroline Moss to sort through their complicated feelings about the characters in the second hour, given opinions on them change from season to season, scene to scene. If you can believe it, there are 40 more minutes of this episode on patreon.com/bethereinfive. When it comes to content, we, too, believe we should be fruitful and multiply. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order Kate's book, One in a Millennial here! And come see Kate on her book tour in 2024. See cities and tix here. Right now, BÉIS is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/BETHEREINFIVE You can now fully customize your Wildgrain box, so you can get any combination of breads, pastas, and pastries you like. If you want a box of all bread, all pasta, or all pastries, you can have it! Plus, for a limited time, you can get $30 off the first box - PLUS free Croissants in every box - when you go to Wildgrain.com/BETHEREINFIVE to start your subscription. Go to Zocdoc.com/BETHEREINFIVE and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.

This week, Kate and her sister are reporting live on Christmas Eve from North Carolina to talk about the hottest topics, like shows that are five years old they just started binging (Welcome to Plathville), drinking liqueurs that are over 20 years old, or finding out about school-aged kids having anonymous Deux Moi-style Instagram pages for rumor spreading, and they also discuss an AI scam that has been a source of debate at the Kennedy family Christmas. Then they read listener-submitted stories about the worst/weirdest Christmas gifts they've ever given or received to round out the past month of holiday-adjacent crowdsourcing. Enjoy & happiest holidays to you and yours! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order Kate's book, One in a Millennial, here! And come see Kate on her book tour in 2024. See cities and tix here. Right now, BÉIS (base) is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting BEISTRAVEL.com/BETHEREINFIVE. Visit Framebridge.com to custom frame just about everything on your holiday list! Get 20% off when you go to LIQUID-IV.COM and use code BETHEREINFIVE at checkout. That's 20% off ANYTHING you order when you shop better hydration today using promo code BETHEREINFIVE at LIQUID-IV.COM.

This week, Kate shares crowdsourced holiday traditions that listeners submitted via e-mail and on Instagram in case anyone wants to be inspired to create similar traditions. Easy listening that is festive, fun, and, spoiler alert: has a LOT of cinnamon buns. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Make every look merry with Pair eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com/BETHEREINFIVE for 15% off your first pair. Reduce wrinkles without compromising on clean science. HyaCera from Ritual is a skin supplement you can actually trust. Ritual is offering my listeners 30% off during your first month. Visit ritual.com/BETHEREINFIVE to start Ritual or add HyaCera to your line up today. Visit Framebridge.com to custom frame just about everything on your holiday list!

This week, Kate brings back the leftover stories from last year's episode "Tis the Damn Seasoning," when listeners submitted stories (inspired by the TS song) about the magic/misery/nostalgia of reconnecting with a hometown beau over the holiday season. Some stories are from Patreon, some are new musings, but overall this episode has all the Hallmark-y vibes for your holiday season. Enjoy! Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/BeThereInFive. This is their best offer yet and it won't last long! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Sign up today at butcherbox.com/bethereinfive and use code bethereinfive to get 3 lbs of free-range, organic chicken wings free in every order for a year when you sign up at butcherbox.com/bethereinfive and use code bethereinfive. Give the gift of glow this holiday season with clean, vegan skincare from OSEA. And right now we have a special discount just for our listeners. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BTIF at OSEAMalibu.com. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE. Don't miss out on this limited-time offer! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary.

This week, we have a classic BTI5 deep dive about two cult documentaries Kate watched this week, Escaping Twin Flames and Love Has Won. She feels confusion and rage galore as she explores each organization's core values, quirks, tactics, scandals, and leaders to try and understand what it means to be a believer in someone who, despite having objectively zero charisma or appeal, manages to gain control of your entire existence. She also examines details she felt were left out of Love Has Won, such as the contents of their curriculum, untold stories of people left out in the desert to die, and why she feels like it makes no sense that Miguel/Michael put the money in the bag and he stole the keys, and no one's asking questions. Be on the lookout for a bonus episode about a third cult that was cut from the broadcast at patreon.com/bethereinfive Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Get your first book for $5 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com. Right now we have a special discount just for our listeners. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BTIF at OSEAMalibu.com. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE. Don't miss out on this limited time offer! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary.

This week, Kate is joined by author, host of Pulling the Thread, and former Chief Content Officer at Goop, Elise Loehnen, to discuss her NYT bestselling book, On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Get your first book for $5 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com. For understated luxury at its best this holiday, shop the must-have pairs of the season and receive 20% off your purchase with code BETHEREINFIVE at marcfisherfootwear.com. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE. That's UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE, for 15% off! Don't miss out on this limited time offer! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary. Right now we have a special discount just for our listeners. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BTIF at OSEAMalibu.com

This week, Kate is joined by Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, self-identified Mollys and hosts of the Dolls of our Lives Podcast (FKA American Girls), to talk about their newly released book, Dolls of our Lives. They discuss the origin story of American Girl dolls and why they were vital to so many of our girlhoods, Pleasant Rowland's brand of feminism, their tie to Colonial Williamsburg, reexamining historical plot lines, hot takes about Uncle Gard, and so much more AG lore, e.g., the doll hospital, catalog culture, best/worst fashions and furniture, and niche drama in Aurora, NY. Randomly, there are plenty of Saved by the Bell tangents, too. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Choose between 2 NY strip steaks, filet mignons, or ribeyes to get FREE in every box for a whole year when you join. Sign up today at butcherbox.com/bethereinfive and use code bethereinfive to choose your free steak for a year and get $20 off. That's butcherbox.com/bethereinfive and use code bethereinfive to get this special Black Friday deal plus $20 off. Make every look merry with Pair eyewear. Take advantage of Pair's holiday sale. Go to paireyewear.com and use code HOLIDAY20 for 20% off your first pair. And be sure to mention that Be There in Five sent you in the post-checkout survey! That's paireyewear.com, code HOLIDAY20. Reduce wrinkles without compromising on clean science. HyaCera from Ritual is a skin supplement you can actually trust. Ritual is offering my listeners 30% off during your first month. Visit ritual.com/BETHEREINFIVE to start Ritual or add HyaCera to your line up today. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE. That's UNCOMMON GOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE, for 15% off! Don't miss out on this limited time offer! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary.

This week, Kate is joined by Ryan Bailey (from So Bad It's Good with Ryan Bailey) to talk all things Bravo and current pop culture. They discuss his experience at BravoCon, Bethenny's "reality reckoning," old-school MTV shows, RHOSLC, RHOBH, Southern Charm, and so much more. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Evelyn & Bobbie is giving Be There in Five listeners an exclusive discount code to try Evelyn & Bobbie bras, risk-free, for yourself! Use code BETHEREINFIVE on EvelynBobbie.com for $15 off your first bra. Helix is offering 20% off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/BeThereInFive. This is their best offer yet and it won't last long! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Get 20% off when you go to LIQUID-IV.COM and use code BETHEREINFIVE at checkout. That's 20% off ANYTHING you order when you shop better hydration today using promo code BETHEREINFIVE at LIQUID-IV.COM. To get 15% off your next gift, go to UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE. That's UNCOMMONGOODS.com/BETHEREINFIVE, for 15% off! Don't miss out on this limited time offer! Uncommon Goods. We're all out of the ordinary.

This week, Kate starts by raging about people who say watching TV is a waste of time and/or is the lowest form of intimacy one can achieve with their partner. After pontificating about why TV matters, Kate then discusses how heartwarming it was seeing footage of Friends revived online this week following the tragic news of Matthew Perry's passing and enlists her sister Kelly to join her in talking about a variety of topics and moo points surrounding the iconic TV show, e.g., how shows like Friends can serve as our friends in trying times, what did and didn't age well, favorite characters, seasons, bits, episodes, paper, snow, a ghost, among other topics. Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre-order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Get your first book for $9.99 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com. Shop the new pre-fall collection and receive 20% off your purchase with the code BETHEREINFIVE at marcfisherfootwear.com. Give the gift of glow this holiday season with clean, vegan skincare from OSEA. And right now we have a special discount just for our listeners. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BTIF at OSEAMalibu.com.

This week, in preparation for the release of 1989 (Taylor's Version), Kate deep dives the making of 1989. Since Kate wasn't podcasting in 2014, she never got to do a proper review of one of her favorite TS albums, so she's taking this opportunity to talk through the timeline of how/when it was written, her favorite songs/lyrics, and revisiting some of the voice notes and live performances. Unsurprisingly, she ends up mostly talking too much about Out of the Woods and New Romantics, but hopefully, when she goes crashing down, she comes back every time. Review of the vault tracks will be on patreon.com/bethereinfive once they come out. Enjoy! Intro music by tim_music on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt1NBVJKmjI SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pre order my book, One in a Millennial here! Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music! Get your first book for $5 with code BETHEREINFIVE at bookofthemonth.com. Right now, we have a special discount just for our listeners. Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BTIF at OSEAMalibu.com. Head to OSEAmalibu.com and use code BTIF for 10% off. Hungryroot is offering my listeners 30% off your first delivery and free veggies for life. Just go to Hungryroot.com/BETHEREINFIVE, to get 30% off your first delivery and get your free veggies.