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A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

Claire Mazur & Erica Cerulo

Hosts Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, who you might know as the co-founders of the website Of a Kind (RIP!) or the co-authors of the book Work Wife, are all about discovery and enthusiasm. We"ve heard this weekly podcast described as a "unique mix of urgent discussions of non-urgent things and thoughtful discussions of important, and often otherwise ignored, things," and we"re very much on board with that take.

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00:36:41

The Consumption-Wary Stylist Lakyn Carlton’s Thingies...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2023/01/30

We’re giving you the styling and Thingies scoop with our special guest Lakyn Carlton! Bonus scoop: the pros and cons of scooped-out foods. Introducing the scooped-out pizza, ℅ Minnesota’s Hazelwood Food & Drink. And leave it to the New York Post to provide scooped-out bagel commentary in 2010 and 2016. Get more Lakyn via her fantastic newsletter True Style and her virtual and in-person styling sessions. Lakyn’s Thingies include Muddy Paw Coffee in L.A. for a dog-friendly coffee

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00:39:42

CRINGE

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2023/01/23

Buckle in, listeners, because we’re diving head-first down the rabbit hole of *cringe*. What does cringe look like these days? How do we embrace it—the good kind? How do cut everyone (ourselves included) some cringe slack? If you’re not getting our newsletter! Today’s prompt: Nell Diamond’s repost of a tweet from @isabelunraveled. (For more on Nell, founder of Hill House Home, dip into these profiles from New York Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar.) The Justin Long post. Discuss! For

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00:40:43

Winter Beach Chic, Pegboards, and Some Movie-ish...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2023/01/16

We are rejuvenated-ish from our holiday breaks and are ready to fill you in on winter-wedding dress codes, the pegboard discourse, sexy high school, and, ope!, more Midwest updates. Our discussion about wedding dress codes brings us back to Kayleen Schaefer’s story for The Cut “The Bride and Groom Formally Request That You Dress Up.” And for actual winter beach dressing, see this 2017 Vogue cover and Harrison Ford’s shorts with sweaters. We loved this 2019 NYT story about how brand

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00:36:27

Stove Disrupters, Photo Explainers, and TikTok MD

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2023/01/09

This week’s conversation knows no bounds! We’ve got key limes, medical answers via TikTok, makeup-buying IRL, a photo-minded Instagram follow, induction stoves, and a solution to the silicone storage bags issue (because there is one). Have you made Alison Roman’s take on key lime pie? It involves yogurt/sour cream, a win if you ask us. Related-ish: Leaked Recipes: The Cookbook: A Collection of Over 50 Recipes Found in the World's Biggest Email Leaks and the Stories Behind Them, Neiman Marcus’s

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00:59:20

Crowd Favorite: Nora McInerny on Supporting People...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2023/01/02

The holidays can be *hard*, and if you need some guidance on figuring out how to show up for the people in your life, Nora McInerny knows what she’s talking about. Fire up this rerun from 2021, and crack open her latest book, Bad Vibes Only, which makes for an excellent way to kick of a strong year of reading. In case of emergency gifts for grown-ups: consumables (candles, condiments, beauty products!). For babies: Lewis swaddles and Sophies. For kids: Twee chalk, Sunprint Kits, and Omy coloring

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00:46:13

Crowd Favorite: BECs, Celebrities Reading Memoirs,...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/12/26

One of our most popular (winning??) episodes of 2021, coming at you! The usefulness of the term bitch eating crackers (BEC) (for context: Someecards). Celebrity memoirs as audiobooks: Inside Out by Demi Moore, Acid for the Children by Flea, and Yearbook by Seth Rogen (see also: this profile by Jonah Weiner for NYT Magazine). Next up: My Life So Far by Jane Fonda, Faithfull by Marianne Faithful, The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish. Oh, and: the podcast Celebrity Book Club with

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00:44:45

Conflicted Boots, Toddler Gossip, and Vending-Machine...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/12/19

Get ready for an extra-magical grab bag episode—partly because we’re recording in person! Its stars: a question we loved so much, our conflicted boots, gossiping about toddlers, an impassioned pitch for Farmer's Fridge, setting calendar alerts for topics of conversation, and the most revelatory jeans that have ever crossed our fitting-room doors. Movie we’re itching to see: Women Talking (thanks for the pitch, Fran.) based on this Miriam Toews book. The winter boots we have mixed feelings

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00:43:47

Thingies c/o the Design Gurus Behind Sight Unseen,...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/12/12

Let’s talk Thingies with Monica Khemsurov & Jill Singer! They’re the masterminds behind Sight Unseen, our go-to design resource since 2009, and the authors of the new book How to Live with Objects that has helpful tips aplenty (along with ample inspiration). Plus: a hate-gift idea and a belated love letter to Normal People. How about a donation to Moms for Moms, pitched to us as an A+ hate-gift by a listener? Monica and Jill’s book How to Live with Objects is out now! Wow, is it

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00:41:23

Build-a-Bear After Dark, Dua Lipa, and the Most...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/12/05

Ope! We’re back with a grab bag of questions: What does “After Dark” mean to you? How does one explain what consulting is? Are you signed up for Dua Lipa’s newsletter? What does it mean to actually *build* a bear? All this and more in your ears now! For some discomfitting Build-a-Bear products for adults, enter The Bear Cave. For other “but what does it MEAN?” After Dark content, check out National Parks After Dark and this edition of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers. Check out this YouTube video

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00:38:59

Resale Doyenne Kate Lindello's Thingies and Corn Nuts...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/11/28

For this glorious ep, we partnered with Noihsaf Bazaar, the Duluth, Minnesota–based resale site curated by real people with excellent taste. Wow, how excited we are to talk secondhand shopping and Thingies with the very in-the-know founder Kate Lindello…and we’ll also take this (any?) opportunity to go nuts for corn nuts. Kate’s Thingies include Monastery Attar Concentrate (perhaps start with—or gift—the discovery kit), Tibi Style Class, the Dik-Dik from Matek (which makes us think of dickey

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00:58:26

Gift Guide Part 2: Siblings, Kids, Colleagues,...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/11/21

We’re wrapping up (heh) this year’s gift guides with ideas for siblings, kids, aunts and uncles, colleagues, and the randos in your life you wanna treat extra nice. Have holiday-shopping thoughts of your own you *need* to share? Join our shiny new Geneva and spread that intel! For all our ideas, check out the archive of gift guides past—and keep those VMs and DMs coming at 833-632-5463 and @athingortwohq! A quick thanks to our sponsors: Explore our favorite MoMA Design Store finds—a

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01:06:15

Gift Guide Part 1: Partners, Parents, and Grandparents

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/11/14

It’s that time of year: the unveiling of the best gift guide in the podcast multiverse (we like to think). Part 1 stars your most charming—and trickiest—partners, parents, and grandparents. Next week, tune in for part 2, and, in the meantime, dig into the ol’ present-paralysis back catalogue. For the full episode recap—with ALL THE LINKS!—head to the A Thing or Two site. Get the ecomm support you need with Shopify. Get a free 14-day trial with our link. Shop our favorite MoMA Design Store

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00:42:41

Jamie Beck's Thingies...and Hate-Gifting?!

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/11/07

We’ve got the French-culture report AND a bunch of glorious Thingies from Jamie Beck, whose book An American in Provence: Art, Life and Photography is out tomorrow, just in time for holiday wish-listing. Related: We take a min. to talk about hate-gifting, sparked by some of the requests we’ve gotten in recent years. You really have to see Jamie’s book An American in Provence to believe it (and to live vicariously through it, obviously). Jamie’s Thingies include Dries Van Noten refillable

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00:31:51

Halloween Candy, Crowded Travel, and Embracing Our...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/10/31

Happy Halloween from two people who nailed the theme! Today we’re celebrating the joy of dressing up for *any* occasion and sharing some more thoughts on travel when it just feels like everyone is going to the same places. The inspiration behind our conversation about travel: Rebecca Jenning’s article “The Instagram capital of the world is a terrible place to be” for Vox. If you want some outfit inspo for your next concert, Harry Styles or otherwise, check out this New Yorker Photo Booth

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00:39:35

Recho Omondi's Thingies and "Know Regrets"

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/10/24

We’re chatting with Recho Omondi, a fashion designer and the host of the incredible podcast The Cutting Room Floor, and you’re going to want to hear her Thingies (and everything else she’s interested in, honestly). Also: a tattoo that got our wheels turning. If you’re looking for a follow-up to our convo about living with longing, check out this this New Yorker article about choose your own adventure books by Leslie Jamison. See also: Lois Lowry on the 70 Over 70 podcast. Hit play on

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00:33:11

Margo Price’s Thingies and Fanny Packs

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/10/17

Introducing our first rockstar guest, Margo Price! She shares her Thingies and talks about writing her memoir, Maybe We’ll Make It, which is a story of perseverance, tell you what. The fanny-pack discourse: We have an update on the Bandolier, a discussion of pockets ft. Véronique Hyland’s book Dress Code, and a pitch for goofier kids’ clothes inspired by this crewneck with a built-in fanny pack from All Small Co. What inspired Margo’s Maybe We’ll Make It? Patti Smith’s incredible Just

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00:47:19

High School Reunions and Snack 'n Condiment Updates

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/10/10

We're coming to you fresh from our high-school reunions, and there are lots of reflections ahead. On old friendships, yes…and also on dips, chips, and the controversial baby carrot. Some condiments we’re excited about include Cabi sweet yuzu vinegar, umami dashi soy sauce, and zesty sansho peppercorn miso. We’re also loving Chicas tortilla chips, Burlap & Barrel black lime and Reem’s spice blends, Gjusta Goods marinated olive oil and herbed salt, Ella’s Flats, Zingerman’s pimento

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00:41:31

Jessi Hempel's Thingies and Reporting from the TikTok...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/10/03

We have an amazing Guest Thingies episode today with Jessi Hempel, prolific tech writer and host of the podcast Hello Monday whose new memoir The Family Outing you have to check out. Also: details about our blossoming relationship with TikTok. A TikTok follow for your pop-culture PR needs: @mollybmcpherson. The Family Outing! A memoir! If this description doesn’t suck you in: “By the time Jessi reached adulthood, everyone in her family had come out: Jessi as gay, her sister as bisexual,

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00:44:02

The Jibbitz Origin Story, “Affordable” and...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/09/26

Updates AND new topics? Wow, this episode really has it all. We issue a correction about Jibbitz, share some third-birthday gift recommendations, and present some alts for words like “affordable” and “expensive,” which are loaded (<< money pun). PSAs! Secret Menu subscribers now have access to searchable archives: You can now dig into the back issues of our Monday newsletter and each ‘n every installment of What Are the Cute. Also, we received so many amazing responses to our second-kid

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00:46:55

Ellen Van Dusen's Thingies and Creativity Insights...

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica ·

2022/09/19

We’re so excited about this week’s Guest Thingies with Ellen Van Dusen of Dusen Dusen—great recommendations await! But first, some nuggets of wisdom from famously creative famous dudes. We’re definitely taking inspiration from Rod Stewart’s model railway side project and Tom Hanks's advice to Austin Butler. Ellen’s Thingies include being comfortable inside and outside the home (please see: her delightful robes…and brand-new slippers!!), @Favetiktoks420 on Instagram, and cool silverware

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