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Can we actually transition out of athleisure? … and what the hell is midriff flossing?? Mary Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher team up for a timely and hilarious episode about post-pandemic fashion. (Note: An earlier version of this episode had some missing audio. We’ve corrected the issue.)
Mary Katharine Ham and Lyndsey Fifield roll through some of their favorite podcasts, youtubers, and binge-able shows to stream—whether you’re postpartum with a newborn or just laid up with seasonal allergies! The habit tracker Lyndsey referenced: https://bit.ly/2Yr53jo
Mary Katharine Ham and Bethany Mandel have a new Clubhouse obsession—spurred by the anti-speech scolds at the NYT who don’t like it. How can we normalize doing normal things post-pandemic as vaccines roll out and change the game?
Finding balance in the pandemic debate has always been hard, but the Ladybrains discuss making their own risk evaluations, changing them with the facts on the ground, and honoring the gifts of a miracle vaccine and every single day we’re given. Enjoy our unfettered conversation 😉
Mary Katharine Ham and Emily Zanotti lay out our current weird finance news in an actually-understandable and enjoyable way! How DO they do it? Tuck in and stay smart… And also enjoy a laugh with this “normal person” explanation of what’s happening on the stock mark.
Mark Katharine Ham and Kelly Maher know that NOW is the time to shut our brains off and take a break—and what better way to escape than to fall into a world of Lords, Ladies… and a Duke who loves to take his shirt off? Is it historically accurate? No. Should you watch it anyway? Probably. (SPOILER ALERT!!!@)
Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus of the SubBeacon discuss “Christmas Comes Twice,” which if you know Vic was an unwise title to give him. They do their best not to earn an Explicit label in their discussion of this heartwarming Tamera Mowry-Housley vehicle fueled by “gentle Christmas time travel” and “zero action.”
Mary Katharine Ham welcomes back fan fave Kristen Soltis Anderson to break down Netflix’s “The Princess Switch: Switched Again,” which includes even more Vanessa Hudgenses than the first “Prince Switch,” which MK and KSA discussed in season 1 of A Christmas Ham.
Mary Katharine Ham and Ryan Manion discuss Hallmark’s “USS Christmas,” the classic love story of a reporter and a fighter pilot connecting on a Navy ship’s Christmas cruise for civilians. Is that a thing? Apparently, it is! As a longtime advocate for military families at the Travis Manion Foundation, Ryan offers special insight on this movie while MK covers the perspective of a single 30-something reporter lady. Ryan is the author of “The Knock at The Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose” and the host of “The Resilient Life” podcast.