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Bad On Paper Becca Freeman & Olivia Muenter
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Join Becca Freeman and Olivia Muenter every Wednesday for a dose of books and banter, along with interviews with women who inspire us.
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Expiration Dates Book Club
It’s time to discuss our April 2024 Book Club Pick, Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle! We share our thoughts on the book’s magical realism, debate if we’d consider it a romance novel, dive into the theme of fate vs. free will, share if we saw the twist coming, and so much more!
Obsessions
Becca: The Tortured Poets Department & Sun Bum Face Mist sunscreen
Olivia: “You’re Not The Only One I Know” by The Sundays
What we read this week
Becca: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston (out 8/6); The Prospects by KT Hoffman
Olivia: Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Sandwich by Catherine Newman (out 6/18), Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
This Month’s Book Club Pick - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (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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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!
Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!
Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
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Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman. -
A Spring Life Catchup
From new hobbies to writing stuff to upcoming travel and more, we’re taking this week to catch up on LIFE!
Substacks we’re into right now include Seester Seester by Ashley and Alexa Spivey, Gossip Time, Get it Write by Andrea Bartz, Hung Up with Hunter Harris.
(Also if anybody can relate to Olivia’s low, here’s a link to that Critter Catcher)
Obsessions
Olivia: Duluth women’s gardening overalls
Becca: ilovemahj.com
What we read this week
Becca: Not In Love by Ali Hazelwood
Olivia: Till Death Do Us Part Laurie Elizabeth Flynn out Aug 13
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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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Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!
Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!
Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman. -
Three Things April 2024
We’re back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE!
Olivia’s Things
The Charmin toilet paper redesign (and the mundane parts of life we’d want to give a makeover)
What you’d want to erase your brain to read/watch ‘for the first time’. (Ours are The Newsroom, The Idea of You, the Masterclass Pharrell Williams Maggie Rogers Video, Project Hail Mary)
Common bucket list items we have zero interest in.
Becca’s Things
This Facebook ad Becca got the other day. (Feat. @myfriendpaige of the My Friend Podcast)
TV highlight: Becca’s is Loot and Olivia’s is Seeking Sister Wife | TV Lowlight: Becca’s is Starstruck and Olivia’s is The Regime
Recommendation culture
Obsessions
Olivia: Spiced Pumpkin Patchouli candle by Bath & Body Works
Becca: Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes palette
What we read this week
Becca: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Olivia: Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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
Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.
Cozy Earth - Go to cozyearth.com and use promo code BOP for an exclusive 35% off.
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!
Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!
Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman. -
Author and Podcaster Jo Piazza’s Three Things: Costco Underwear, Cold Plunging with the Eagles, and Cannoli
This week we’re chatting Three Things with Jo Piazza! We also talk about her new book The Sicilian Inheritance, telling NFL players what to do, Easter Baskets & Cadbury Eggs, The Tooth Fairy, making cannoli, and more!
We Are Not Like Them, You Were Always Mine, Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win, The Knockoff, and How to Be Married. Just a heads up: Non-Kid-In-The-Car-Friendly convos ahead!
Jo’s Things
Cold Plunging
Costco Underwear
Teaching herself how to make cannoli
Obsessions
Olivia: Harry’s Grove Body Wash
Becca: Brooklyn Best Peach Iced Tea
What we read this week
Becca: Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Olivia: This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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 - Use code BOP for 35% off at cozyearth.com.
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!
Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!
Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last Book Club & Notes App Follow Up
This week we’re discussing our March Book Club Pick: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez! We talk about the artists that inspired this story, the themes that impacted us the most, and more! We also share listener-submitted follow ups on our Notes App conversation.
Obsessions
Olivia - Elf Glow Reviver Lip Oil, Rose Envy
Becca - Rhode skincare
What we read this week
Becca - Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter
Olivia - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (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
Prose - get your free consultation and 50% off at prose.com/bop
Cozy Earth - use code BOP for up to 35% off site wide at cozyearth.com.
BOP Stuff: Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Or chat with us on Geneva. Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast.
Olivia’s Stuff: Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence (out 6/4). Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter! Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter.
Becca’s Stuff. Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club! Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter! Follow Becca on IG @beccamfreeman.
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March 2024 Three Things
It’s time for Three Things and we have a lot to cover, so let’s dive in!
Olivia’s things
Kate Middleton
A game FMKs
Our Favorite Substacks
Becca’s things
What you do when you’re struggling with procrastination (get the Time Timer Becca mentioned here)
The State of Culture 2024 on Substack
The Idea Of You Trailer
Our favorite Substacks
Feed Me by Emily Sundberg
After School by Casey Lewis
Publishing Confidential by Kathleen Schmidt
Extracurricular by Tembe Denton Hurst
Morning Person by Leslie Stevens
Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe
Obsessions
Becca: Jeffrey Campbell Pearl Mesh Ballet Flats
Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg
What we read this week
Olivia: 1000 words by Jami Attenberg
Becca: United by Cory Booker
This Month’s Book Club Pick - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xotchitl Gonzalez (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
Prose - Get your free consultation, then 50% off at prose.com/bop.
OSEA Malibu - Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code BOP at OSEAMalibu.com
Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/BADONPAPER today to get 10% off your first month.
Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!
Pre-order Olivia’s Book, Such a Bad Influence!
Subscribe to Olivia’s Newsletter!
Order Becca’s Book, The Christmas Orphans Club!
Subscribe to Becca’s Newsletter!
Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.
Customer Reviews
3/13/24 episode
i just wanted to say i was so encouraged by olivia and becca touching on the political state and their personal feelings about the upcoming election. as a very political person who is terrified of another trump term, i am really looking to people with a platform to use it for the good of our democracy. love all your episodes but just wanted to say thanks for the bravery involved in discussing politics on a non-political podcast.
Long-time listener with some thoughts
Have been a long-time devoted listener since pre-pandemic with Grace. Love the pod just as much with Olivia as co-host, but unfortunately in recent months has evolved into a show on the book-writing process, reviewing drafts, rounds of editing, etc. Etc. I get that this is a natural progression with Becca and Olivia's evolving careers, but it's becoming quite repetitive. Maybe there could be fewer, but more dedicated episodes on this topic and bring more overall variety to the pod.
Wednesday fave
BOP is the first podcast I listen to in my Wednesday lineup. I could listen to a 3 things episode weekly if Becca & Olivia ever wanted to up the episode count to 2 per week 🤞.