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Three Things October 2023

Release Date: 10/04/2023

May 2025 Three Things

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It’s Three Things time! We’re covering topics from Olivia’s family parasocial obsession, spin-off books, sleep routines, party snacks, and more! Olivia’s Things Standout Book Covers of 2025 The Today Show Hosts’ Impact on Boomers What snacks would you be excited to find at a party? Becca’s Things What book characters do you want to read a spinoff about? Glennon Doyle’s week on Substack Sleep Routines Obsessions Becca - Olivia - What we read this week Olivia - , Becca - This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this...

Wild Dark Shore Book Club

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So excited to talk about our April Book Club Pick, ! We went into this book without much context and loved experiencing this literary mystery. We discuss what genre this book falls in, our feelings on climate fiction, the real-life inspirations behind this books, and of course the many twists and turns of the mystery plotline. Obsessions Becca - Olivia - Daffodils What we read this week Becca - , This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) ...

April Catch Up

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We thought it was time for a good ol’ catch-up! We have much to cover, including (but not limited to) writing updates, new journaling habits, career developments, travel plans, spring hobbies, and MORE! Highly recommend reading Obsessions Becca - Olivia - What we read this week Olivia - , , , Becca - This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Quince - go to to get free shipping and 365-day returns Better Help - Visit ...

Life After Rejection (Spoiler: It’s Pretty Good!)

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This week, we're talking about rejection, failure, and how two guests dealt with them! First, we’re talking to New York Times best-selling author about navigating rejection on submission, and the daily rejections entailed in living a creative life. Then, we’re talking to about shuttering her business and going back to the corporate world. You can read more from Andrea in her newsletter, and her books , , and . Her latest novel, , is out May 20. Read more from Azora in her newsletter, . You may also remember our about starting her eco-friendly e-commerce...

April 2025 Three Things

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Long time, no things! We’re excited to dive into the random topics on our minds lately, from shows we’re watching, movie news, the celebrity quiz we’re positive you didn’t see coming, and more! Becca’s Things Casual Viewing Content (inspired by this ), specifically and Applying body lotion (Olivia thinks the is worth a try!) Are you a Bird or a Potato? Olivia’s Things Your Favorite Bookstores! (Becca’s - , , , , , , | Olivia - , , , , , ) Pinterest Feed Tours Obsessions Olivia - Becca - Learning French (on ) What we read this week Becca - , (Out...

Running a Bookstore with Maura Cheeks

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Have you ever wondered how a bookstore runs? We think about it all the time, and we are so thrilled to get the scoop from the owner of , and author of Maura Cheeks! We chat with Maura about her dreams of opening a bookstore, what the opening process entails, how Liz’s Book Bar stands out, the book selection process, and how she published her first novel and opened Liz’s Book Bar in the same year. A book frequently purchased at Liz’s Book Bar is . Obsessions Becca - Ken Leung being miles on Lost and Eric in Industry. (anti-obsession of ) Olivia - ...

Deep Cuts Book Club

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It’s time to discuss our March book club pick: We talk about which timeline we gravitated toward most through the story’s 8-year span, the unique relationship dynamic between Percy and Joe, what makes a romance literary, and more! More Literary Romances Obsessions This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Macmillan - Download the audiobooks for and wherever audiobooks are sold. Quince - Go to for 365-day returns, plus free...

Now That’s What I Call Music vol. BOP

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Music is on our minds (especially with our music-focused March book club pick, ) and so today we’re discussing our musical references from different eras of our lives! You can listen to the full playlist of all of our favorites . Obsessions Becca - Max Olivia - What we read this week Olivia - , , (Out July 1) Becca - This Month’s Book Club Pick - (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected]) Sponsors Better Help - Visit to get 10% off your first month....

Rapid Fire Rankings

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This week, we asked listeners in our Facebook Group for categories to share our top 3 rankings! We cover (almost) everything, from food to books to pop culture and more! Food Trader Joe’s products Becca - taco seasoning; hold the cone; pastry pups Olivia (Costco remix) - Rotisserie chicken, Costco Pizza, Carbonara Buldak Ramen, Built Bars Fast food orders Becca -McDonald’s (Chicken Selects), Shake Shack, Dunkin’ (Sausage Egg and Cheese Wake Up Wrap) Olivia - McDonald’s (2 Cheeseburgers, extra pickles), Auntie Anne’s (Pretzel Bites), Starbucks Dips Becca - Chili’s...

March 2025 Three Things

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Happy Three Things Day! We missed Three Things in February, and we have some long-overdue topics to discuss. Including our visions for spring, huge book franchises (and the mental toll on their authors), AI, Severance theories, and more! Olivia’s Things Spring Goals Is Fourth Wing Harry Potter for Adults? What’s going on with the White Lotus? Becca’s Things Chat GBT and AI Assistants Rebecca Yarros’ writing anxiety Severance Theories Obsessions Olivia - Target Future Collective Barrell Jeans Becca - What we read this week Olivia - ...

More Episodes

It’s Three Things time! This week we’re talking about the Instagram ads that haunt us, Lauren Groff’s writing process, being a teenage girl, and more!

Becca’s 3 Things

Instagram ads that haunt us

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts and the grown-up teen girl phenomenon

Retellings in fiction

Olivia’s 3 Things

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

The New York Times’s profile of Lauren Groff

The New York Times’s article about being 13 today

Obsessions

Olivia: Shit That I Knit Crew Neck Sweater

Becca: Love at First Sight on Netflix (based on the book by Jennifer E. Smith)

What we read this week!

Becca: Meet the Benedettos by Katie Cotungo (out 12/5)

Olivia: Georgie, All Along: An Uplifting and Unforgettable Love Story

Kate Clayborn, The Only One Left by Riley Sager, Yellowface by RF Kuang, Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering (out March 2024)

This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at [email protected])

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