The holidays are (almost) here! We're talking about all the things we're excited about this season, from most anticipated events, white elephant gifts, holiday movie rankings, festive FMK's, and more!

Olivia's Things

Most anticipated holiday events

Admin Advent calendar

Holiday Movie Battle

Becca's Things

White elephant gift ideas

Festive FMK's

Reflecting on the year

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Weekly Obsession

Becca - Heated Rivalry

Olivia - The Incredible Dr. Pol

What We Read This Week

Olivia - Harmless by Miranda Schulman

Becca - And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens, So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!

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The year is coming to a close, and you know what that means! It's time to look back at our highs of 2025. We reminisce on work wins, new hobbies, mantras, and more!

Best New Artist Discovery of The Year (Author, Artist, Filmmaker, Dancer, etc.)

Olivia - Allegra Goodman, Joshua Burnside

Becca - Francis Featherstone, Anna Kwan, Sarah Martinez, Barbara Bourland

Best Song of The Year

Olivia - Baby Steps by Olivia Dean

Becca - Moves by Suki Waterhouse

Best Movie or Show of The Year:

Olivia - Train Dreams

Becca - The Summer I Turned Pretty

Best Purchase of the Year

Olivia - Shiseido Illuminating Micro Spot Serum

Becca - Weighted Eye Mask

Best Sandwich of The Year

Olivia - Fork & Whisk Chicken Salad

Becca - Hillstone French dip

Obsession:

Becca - Margaret from Bad Art Everyday's Post

Olivia - Pluribus

Reading:

Olivia - Wreck by Catherine Newman

Becca - Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube, I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage

This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!

Sponsors

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It's time for our final book club episode of 2025! We're discussing a book we've been seeing everywhere, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We talk about why we think this book has become so popular, if we've read epistolary novels before, our thoughts on the novelty of the mother/daughter relationship, how it brought up feelings about retirement for us both, and more!

Also, the Wall Street Journal's profile of Virginia Evans is a great read.

Obsession:

Becca - Leset Pointelle Boxer Pants

Reading:

Olivia - The Fox Hunt by Caitlin Breeze (Out February 16, 2026)

Becca - Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck, Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube

This Month's Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now's the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks!

Sponsors

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with code BOP.

Caraway - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP to take advantage of this limited-time offer for up to 25% off your next purchase.

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This week, we're talking all about portfolio careers! We discuss the current iteration of our own careers and then chat with Leigh Stein and Ali LaBelle—two other professionals with portfolio careers—to break down the work they do, time management, and advice for people interested in transitioning to a portfolio career.

Obsessions

Becca - West End Girl

Olivia - Beth's Dead

What we read this week

Olivia - The Good Daughters by Brigitte Dale

Becca - The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (Out April 7), Little One by Olivia Muenter (Out Feb 3)

This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

Sponsors

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Caraway Home - Visit Carawayhome.com/BOP for up to 20% off your next purchase.

Uncommon Goods - Go to uncommmongoods.com/BOP for 15% off.

The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today.

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November Things are coming in HOT! Keep listening for podcast recs, supernatural talk, guessing games, and more!

Also, donate to your local foodbank! Find one local to you here.

Olivia's Things

Emma Straub's newsletter about David Harbor's pseudonym

Do you believe in ghosts?

1 new habit we like, 1 that we want to kick to the curb

Becca's Things

Current Podcast Listening Lineup (Olivia's is Book Gang, Pen Pals, Glamorous Trash) (Becca's are The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, Books, Beach, & Beyond, Open Book With Jenna, Otherppl with Brad Listi)

The most expensive liquids you can buy without a permit

Are you a pumpkin or an apple fall person?

Obsessions

Becca - Vince Coat from The Real Real

Olivia - Dancing With the Stars

What we read this week

Olivia - Sister Wife by Christine Wooley Brown

Becca - Finished Kiss of the Basilisk by Lindsay Straube, Female Fantasy by Iman Hariri-Kia

This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

Sponsors

Cozy Earth - Right now, stack code BOP on top of their sitewide sale for up to 40% off at cozyearth.com

The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today.

Quince - Go to Quince.com/bop for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

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We can't wait to discuss our October Book Club Pick, Heart The Lover by Lily King! We're talking about Lily King's favorite shape (the triangle!), the surprising crossover with Writers & Lovers, crying on airplanes, male friendship, and so much more.

Obsessions

Becca - The Diplomat Season Three

Olivia - Twinless

What we read this week

Olivia - Heart The Lover by Lily King, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Becca - Ready or Not by Cara Bastone, Kiss of the Baselisk by Lindsay Straub

This Month's Book Club Pick - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)

Sponsors

Macmillan - Listen to Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Everything by Alyson Stoner wherever you get your audiobooks

The Room Next Door - Go to Audible.com/theroomnextdoor and start listening today.

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Buy our Merch!

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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.