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Be There in Five

Be There in Five is a pop culture and millennial zeitgeist-focused podcast by Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, author, pop culture commentator). Long-form and solo hosted, Be There in Five explores different facets of popular culture in a comedic, thoughtful, and analytical way, covering entertainment, social media, bloggers/influencers, and celebrities, in addition to focusing on the humor found in reexamining the 90s/00s as an adult (from AIM to Zenon). As one listener described it, "come for the

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All Episodes

01:43:00

Under the Influencer (with Blogilates, Cassey Ho)

Be There in Five ·

2024/03/31

This week, Kate is joined by Cassey Ho, best known for her blog/brand/YouTube channel Blogilates and also for being CEO and lead designer behind her apparel line POPFLEX. As the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Cassey's non-negotiable, pre-destined career path was medicine. Despite her dream of becoming a fashion designer being severely suppressed, she found her way out of biology and into design and fitness influencing in the heyday of YouTube and now has amassed millions of subscribers and

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01:30:00

Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubble Pop Culture

Be There in Five ·

2024/03/24

This week, Kate solo snorkels through a variety of topics, including but not limited to:Power ranking Ms. Rachel songsCalculating how much money she probs makesHand-slapping campfire songs as millennial folklore2000s songs with a maybe problematic cultural flairThe Giving Tree is not the vibeMinor controversies with Ms. Rachel’s troupeOlivia Rodrigo ConcertPeople don’t understand Plan BA Frito Pie/Traveling Nacho hangoverHero school cafeteria lunchesDodgeball as a torture mechanismWondering if I’d

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01:25:00

Marchioness Madness (feat. Michelle Collins)

Be There in Five ·

2024/03/17

Kate is joined by comedian and TV host Michelle Collins to discuss this week’s events and related tangents. They venture into topics such as royal conspiracy theories, Meghan Markle’s new business venture, a brief spiral over the 5 hard R sounds in American Riviera Orchard, the Oscars, Cillian Murphy’s height, British slang, hair yearbooks, Kate’s mom life, and Love is Blind, among other topics. Enjoy!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's NYT Bestselling book,One in a Millennialhere!Right now, BÉIS is

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01:50:00

Welcome [Back] To Plathville (feat. Olivia Plath)

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2024/03/10

This week, we head back to Plathville because Kate has a very special guest on the podcast: Olivia Plath. Kate and Olivia talk more about her background and upbringing outside of the Plath family, deconstructing fundamentalist Christianity, more about the "courting" phase with Ethan, their political differences that weren't aired, and expands on the MLM/credit card story, among other topics related to the show and Olivia's personal faith journey. Kate also floats her theories about the Barry/Kim

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01:30:00

y = mx + bti5 (katelilah)

Be There in Five ·

2024/03/03

This week, Kate’s solo and back to answering listener voicemails, and each tangent makes less sense than the next. From useless things we learned in school, to mute models and mouth tape, to Wilma Flintstone pioneering statement jewelry, to her journey with tummy time, to an ethical dilemma about using other people’s numbers at the grocery store for discounts, to TS album leaks, some midcentury litterbug lore, and more, this episode is a weird one. She had a great time. Enjoy! Call 312.379.9676 to

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01:40:00

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Be There in Five ·

2024/03/01

This week, Kate’s solo and back to answering listener voicemails, and each tangent makes less sense than the next. From useless things we learned in school, to mute models and mouth tape, to Wilma Flintstone pioneering statement jewelry, to her journey with tummy time, to an ethical dilemma about using other people’s numbers at the grocery store for discounts, to TS album leaks, some midcentury litterbug lore, and more, this episode is a weird one. She had a great time. Enjoy! Call 312.379.9676 to

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01:40:00

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Be There in Five ·

2024/03/01

This week, Kate’s solo and back to answering listener voicemails, and each tangent makes less sense than the next. From useless things we learned in school, to mute models and mouth tape, to Wilma Flintstone pioneering statement jewelry, to her journey with tummy time, to an ethical dilemma about using other people’s numbers at the grocery store for discounts, to TS album leaks, some midcentury litterbug lore, and more, this episode is a weird one. She had a great time. Enjoy! Call 312.379.9676 to

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01:59:00

Mother Knows Beth (feat Kate's mom)

Be There in Five ·

2024/02/25

Three hours, two legal pads of notes, and one millennial whose mom read her book and is now ready to talk about it. After six years, Kate’s mom finally graces us with her presence on the Be There in Five podcast main feed. Listen to the third hour on Patreon if you'd like at patreon.com/bethereinfive in the coming days. Enjoy!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's NYT Bestselling book,One in a Millennialhere! Right now, BÉIS (base) is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase by visiting

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01:59:00

Women be shoppin' (feat. Money with Katie)

Be There in Five ·

2024/02/18

This week, Kate is joined by Katie Gatti Tassin from the podcast beloved by many Beths, @moneywithkatie. This isn’t a money episode in terms of how you spend or invest it, but a broader conversation about the weirdness of money, our fascination with it, Kate’s personal anxiety about it, the conflicting ways they both feel about capitalism, the ways they’ve evolved since Girlbossing too close to the sun, while also acknowledging that the way we all were too delighted to watch the Girlboss burn was a

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01:33:00

Everything's Alleged (feat. Lex Niko)

Be There in Five ·

2024/02/08

This week, Kate has pop cultural commentator Lex Niko (@lexniko) on the pod to catch her up on the past couple of weeks’ pop cultural events. They talk about the Grammy’s, Celine Dion and Taylor, Super Bowl week & WAGS, their ideal Usher setlists, and what’s going on with the royal family, among other topics. Enjoy!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's book,One in a Millennialhere! And come see Kate on her book tour in 2024. See cities and tixhere.Right now, Chomps is offering our listeners 20% off

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01:33:00

Pookie & the Jetts (feat. Kelly, Caroline, Rachel,...

Be There in Five ·

2024/02/05

This week, Kate’s on the road for her book tour and her recording technology is lacking (and her episode posting is lagging) but she figured she’d tell you what she’s up to! This episode is a hodgepodge of Kate & friends reporting live from various moments on the road, from backstage at House of Blues with Caroline Moss talking about Jett & Pookie to an after-show with her sister Kelly to a rainy poolside gab session with her sisters in law in Orange County. Deeply sorry again for sound

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01:37:00

You've Got Male (Audiobook Preview!)

Be There in Five ·

2024/01/21

This week, Kate's sharing a full chapter from her book coming out Tuesday (1.23!), One in a Millennial. This is an excerpt from the audiobook, chapter 3: You've Got Male, which details Kate's first experiences developing an online identity in the 90s via AIM, and discusses the lore of dial-up, the art of building a screenname, finding a vacation boyfriend, mastering the art of going idle, and the realization that boys who wouldn't talk to her in person seemed to really like her behind a screen. But

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01:59:00

Sephora The Explorer

Be There in Five ·

2024/01/11

A discussion about tweens, the modern history of the teenager, tween third places of yesterday and today, makeup counters, growing up too fast, and finger-pointing at the parents, influencers, and brands allegedly responsible for behavior that, in Kate’s opinion, is less aligned with being subjected to oppressive beauty standards and more related to what kids do best: play and explore. Enjoy!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSPre order Kate's book,One in a Millennialhere! And come see Kate on her book tour in

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01:58:00

Welcome to Plathville, Population: Me (feat Caroline...

Be There in Five ·

2024/01/07

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

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01:30:00

Barefoot Dreams Contessa (with Kelly)

Be There in Five ·

2023/12/24

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

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01:17:00

Cinnabon Voyage (Holiday Traditions)

Be There in Five ·

2023/12/18

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 SPONSORSPre-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

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01:37:00

Tis the Damn Seasoning (Part 2)

Be There in Five ·

2023/12/10

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 onAmazon Music!Helix is offering 20% off all

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02:15:00

Twin Flames & Love Has Won: A Culty Double Feature

Be There in Five ·

2023/12/03

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

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On Our Best Behavior (with Elise Loehnen)

Be There in Five ·

2023/11/26

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 SPONSORSPre order my book, One in a Millennial here!Getyour 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 receive20% off your

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01:40:00

Dolls of Our Lives

Be There in Five ·

2023/11/19

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

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