Be There in Five
Episodes
Eras Tour Docuseries (Eps 1 and 2 feat. Sarah from Taylor Swift Style)
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate welcomes back Sarah Chapelle (Taylor Swift Style) to discuss the first two episodes of Disney+'s The End of an Era docuseries. They d...
Shelf Help
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate investigates Elf on the Shelf: cute Christmas tradition or late-capitalist nightmare? After a simple Instagram question turned into h...
Was D.A.R.E. an MLM?
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate's peer pressuring you to listen to an episode about the DARE program in the 90s and how it made every fifth grader in America incredib...
Fill Your Fillings (SLOMW + RHOSLC with Nora)
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate has Nora McInerny back for their tradition of poorly recapping The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. They do a better job this time of act...
It's Called Herstory, B*tch
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A casual late night monologue, gabbing about things on Kate's mind, including but not limited to: Hilary Duff's new single "Mature" Speaking of age ga...
Ween Clips
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate's trying something new during her off week: a Fall/Halloween-themed mashup episode pulling together some of her favorite topically adj...
Dancing with the Instacars (feat. Nora McInerny and Caroline Moss)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by friends of the pod (Nora McInerny and Caroline Moss) for a delightfully chaotic convo about DWTS that starts with Groupon...
Hobbies & Pinterests
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, for part 2 of our hobbies series, Kate reads listener emails about pursuing new hobbies as an adult and their profound impact on personal f...
Life of a Showgirl: Prologues, pettiness, and poetry
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A stream of consciousness about TS12 with Kate after she had a couple days to let it marinate. Back to hobbies next week. :) Enjoy! SUPPORT OUR SPO...
Killing Thyme Part 1 (Adult Hobbies feat. Carmen James)
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate and her guest Carmen James (@thegoodcarmablog) chat about all things related to adult hobbies. The first half is Kate musing about nos...
2016
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A nostalgic deep-dive into the last era of millennial optimism, when we got to figure out who we wanted to be before the algorithm told us who we alre...
Help, I'm still at the chain restaurant (Katelilah)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate answers listener texts and voicemails. She snorkels left chest logo polo critters of yesterday and today, organizes mall chain restaur...
Loving Him Was Redbird (The Summer I Turned Pretty with @lucyontheground)
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate brings in a friend of hers and a friend of the pod, Lucy Carey (aka @lucyontheground), for an in-depth discussion about the series “...
And, Baby, That's Dough Business for You
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate listened to a two-hour football podcast and lives to tell the tale. In this podcast episode about a podcast episode, Kate obsesses ove...
Under the Influencer (with Lee From America)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate’s interviewing Lee Tilghman, also known as @LeeFromAmerica, who was one of the very first major wellness influencers on social media...
Mama Slay Off-Broadway (feat. Caroline Moss)
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, join Kate and Caroline Moss as they chat through a variety of topics, from nostalgic summers that turned shitty to off-broadway dreams beco...
Taylor Swift: Symbolic Self-Portraiture, Archetypes, and Tragedy in Lyricism
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, join Kate as she returns to form (2+ hour early BTI5-style rambling) by going through an old PowerPoint she found on her computer about Tay...
Hot Girl Hamster Wheel (feat. Katie Gatti Tassin)
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate starts by talking about water table culture, Le Creuset mystery boxes, and attempting to reclaim her adult hobbies, then she’s joine...
No Ma'am (America's Sweethearts Season 2)
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate reviews America's Sweethearts season 2 on Netflix and tells the tale of how last year's Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders episode became one...
Hit Girls (feat. Nora Princiotti)
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by Nora Princiotti (host of Every Single Album, author of Hit Girls) to talk about the women who built pop's shiniest decade...
Total Request Five (Addison Rae and the New Pop Machine)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate tries a tri-deep dive connecting Addison Rae's evolution, Y2K's one-hit wonders, and the overlap of both TRL and Tiktok's pop generati...
Beth: A Week in the Life
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kate on all eight of her days trying to Eat Pray Love. Back to reg programming next episode. Enjoy!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's NYT Bestselli...
Class of BTI5 (feat. Kelly)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by her sister Kelly for a classic nostalgic crowdsourced ep with big yearbook staff energy. Listeners submitted their tales ...
The Secret Lives of Catholic Wives (feat. Nora McInerny)
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate's having a rough week, so she called in reinforcements (Nora McInerny) to help her discuss the new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, bu...
Can I Be a B*tch for a Second? (feat. Normal Gossip's Kelsey McKinney)
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate unpacks the art, science, and history of gossip with Kelsey McKinney (from the beloved podcast Normal Gossip and author of NYT bestsel...
E.T. Phone Holmes
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate delves into Katy Perry's career decline, but not before being wrongly accused of a crime she didn’t commit, and the exchange unfolds...
Mousewater Blondes (feat. Nora McInerny)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate and (esteemed author/podcaster/friend) Nora McInerny answer a few Katelilah voicemails in between meandering conversations about spati...
Tim Leatherman (feat. Sami Sage)
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Sami Sage is back on the podcast (friend and co-founder of Betches Media), and she and Kate meander through a variety of topics, like searc...
Poppi Culture (soda billionaires, influencer beverage investors, and the Alex Alix of it all)
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're deep diving PepsiCo's $1.95 billion acquisition of the prebiotic soda brand Poppi, discussing the shift towards health-conscious beve...
Flower Sprinkle Nation (With Love, Meghan Review)
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate reviews Meghan Markle (Sussex?)'s new show: With Love, Meghan. Order Kate's NYT Bestselling book, One in a Millennial here!Text or l...
Pop Apologists (feat. Lauren Atkinson & Chanler Bledsoe)
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by the Pop Apologists, sisters Lauren Atkinson and Chandler Bledsoe to discuss a variety of pop culture-adjacent topics, e.g...
Chelsea Explains it All
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate welcomes Chelsea Anderson, the creator behind viral Instagram and TikTok accounts (@chelsea_explains and @chelseaexplainsitall, respec...
Freek-a-leekonomics
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week (in honor of Galentine's Day), Kate reflects on the sentimental and chaotic rituals of getting ready with girlfriends before going out (or o...
One Last One in a Millennial Hurrah (feat. Kelly)
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate and her sister give One in a Millennial one last hurrah in honor of its paperback release by sharing some more behind-the-scenes nosta...
One Hit Momblers (with Rachel, Claire, and Ally)
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate’s sisters-in-law are back on the pod for a lighthearted convo about a variety of topics in the second half of the episode, like foll...
Blake Lively's Power Suit: Part 2
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate reviews the PR “smear campaign” half of the complex legal battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, delving into the concept...
Blake Lively's Power Suit: Part 1
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we kick off 2025 with a classic BTI5 deep dive, investigating the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni controversy surrounding the film It Ends ...
We Listen and We Don’t Budge
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate recaps some of 2024’s least notable micro-trends, goes through her embarrassing purchases from the Tiktok shop, admits some of her s...
The End of our Eras Era
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kate provides personal reflections about the past 21 months of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour fanfare, online and IRL, then reads listener-...
Wicked Witch of the Midwest (Katelilah)
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate begins by recapping her experience seeing Wicked twice and shares her favorite Easter eggs, then answers listener voicemails that are ...
Mama Slay on Broadway
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An episode full of fun, fandom, and frisson where Kate and her guest, Caroline Moss, discuss their hot takes about Broadway musicals, but pepper in pl...
Kate and Sharon Say So
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**Original air date 11/10. Sorry if this is duplicated elsewhere, had to upload another version because some pod catchers are missing the episode**Thi...
BONUS: All the “Single-issue” Ladies
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Kate discusses the impact of reproductive rights on millennial women ahead of the 2024 election, and uses experts and real-life...
Spooky Snorkel
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's All Hallows Eve, and Kate has crowd-sourced listener ghost stories to hear about your interactions with the other side. First, she details her fa...
Dancing with the Sistars (feat. Kelly)
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by her sister Kelly, live from their attempt to do an incredibly hard viral dance move that the internet gaslit them into be...
This episode is sick
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate’s under the weather but over the moon to do some nostalgic reminiscing about staying home sick as a kid with a bed pillow on the couch, knowing...
Disney [Channel] Adult (feat. Ashley Spencer)
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by Ashley Spencer, author of Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel’s Tween Empire. She ...
Influencer Unsolved Mysteries: White Shanty at Home
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, inspired by the nostalgic TV masterpiece (excl. reboot) on Lifetime, Unsolved Mysteries, Kate introduces a (maybe?) new series she’s test...
Dumb and Poetic (feat. @maryoliversdrunkcousin, Lyndsay Rush)
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kate opens by talking about top-of-mind things for everyone, like P. Diddy’s indictment, Sabrina Carpenter’s album, and if she ac...
Season 2, Episode 1: MomTalk
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate recaps the new Hulu series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Will MomTok survive this episode??!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's NYT Bestsellin...
Millennial with Child: The Finale
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the season 1 finale, Kate decides she should have another season after over 6 years of not realizing she was still technically in season one of Be ...
On Her Errand (A Ballerina Farm Bonus)
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate explores the Ballerina Farm article heard ‘round the World Wide Web and reacts to the Times UK profile of homesteaders Hannah Neelem...
Concealed Carrie Bradshaw (with Hannah Berner)
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by Hannah Berner, comedian and host of the popular podcasts Giggly Squad and Berner Phone, and the star of her new Netflix s...
Democracy in Retrograde (with Emily Amick, Sami Sage)
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by two friends of the pod, Sami Sage (Betches Co-Founder) and Emily Amick (@emilyinyourphone) about their book Democracy in ...
Be there in 5, 6, 7, 8! (Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders feat. Victoria Kalina)
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is deep-diving into America's Sweethearts, a docu-series about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, which recently debuted on the heels of...
Kate Joins the LadyGang (feat. Becca Tobin, Jac Vanek, Keltie Knight)
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’ve got a highly anticipated podcast crossover—Jac Vanek, Becca Tobin, and Keltie Knight from LadyGang join Be There in Five! The dis...
Buffalo Chicken Wraps and Pop Starlet Stats (Katelilah)
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is answering listener voicemails, like dishing on the culinary delight of buffalo chicken wraps while exploring the dynamics of grille...
Let’s Get This Show on the Rodent
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate critiques the stagnant nature of traditional Father's Day gift guides and compares them to the rapidly changing trends for women like ...
Heir Bud
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is solo and snorkeling through some of the latest and oldest of topics, like time. She warms up by wandering through things like grand...
Millennial Ennui: The Sequel (with Emily Henry)
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, beloved #1 best-selling author Emily Henry (Beach Read, Book Lovers, Happy Place, etc.) is back for Millennial Ennui: the Sequel to chat ab...
The Art of Small Talk (with Jessica St. Clair)
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate’s chatting with co-author of the audiobook The Art of Small Talk (also actress, comedian, host of The Deep Dive podcast), Jessica St...
Beths in Show (talking WAGs with Haley Pepper)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate interviews podcast listener and NFL WAG Haley Pepper, who shares her experiences with a lot of BTI5 adjacent topics, like pageants, Ba...
RomCom Jobs (with Carley Fortune)
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by NYT bestselling romance author Carley Fortune (Meet Me at the Lake, Every Summer After) to discuss her latest book, dropp...
Jagged Little Thrill
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate crowdsources stories about attempting to, getting away with, or getting caught consuming age-inappropriate content as a kid and reads ...
Poets Mortem (TTPD First Impressions)
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First impressions of Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. See Kate and her sister Kelly's live reactions in 4 parts on pat...
Total Eclipse of the Scarf (feat. Caroline Moss)
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, a magical marvel of a solar event stuns the world, and Kate and Caroline can’t be bothered to go outside. Instead, they take a look into ...
Magical Overthinking (with Amanda Montell, author of Cultish)
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amanda Montell (linguist and bestselling author of Cultish) is back on the pod for the first time since the LuLaRoe deep dive. This time, t...
Under the Influencer (with Blogilates, Cassey Ho)
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 he...
Bubble Bubble Bubble Bubble Pop Culture
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate solo snorkels through a variety of topics, including but not limited to:Power ranking Ms. Rachel songsCalculating how much money she p...
Marchioness Madness (feat. Michelle Collins)
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Welcome [Back] To Plathville (feat. Olivia Plath)
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 backgrou...
y = mx + bti5 (katelilah)
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Mother Knows Beth (feat Kate's mom)
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fina...
Women be shoppin' (feat. Money with Katie)
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Everything's Alleged (feat. Lex Niko)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Pookie & the Jetts (feat. Kelly, Caroline, Rachel, Claire and Ally)
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
You've Got Male (Audiobook Preview!)
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Sephora The Explorer
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion about tweens, the modern history of the teenager, tween third places of yesterday and today, makeup counters, growing up too fast, and fi...
Welcome to Plathville, Population: Me (feat Caroline Moss)
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Barefoot Dreams Contessa (with Kelly)
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 year...
Cinnabon Voyage (Holiday Traditions)
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate shares crowdsourced holiday traditions that listeners submitted via e-mail and on Instagram in case anyone wants to be inspired to cre...
Tis the Damn Seasoning (Part 2)
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate brings back the leftover stories from last year's episode "Tis the Damn Seasoning," when listeners submitted stories (inspired by the ...
Twin Flames & Love Has Won: A Culty Double Feature
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 conf...
On Our Best Behavior (with Elise Loehnen)
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 bestselli...
Dolls of Our Lives
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
BravoContent (with Ryan Bailey)
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by Ryan Bailey (from So Bad It’s Good with Ryan Bailey) to talk all things Bravo and current pop culture. They discuss his...
F.R.I.E.N.D.S Forever
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate starts by raging about people who say watching TV is a waste of time and/or is the lowest form of intimacy one can achieve with their ...
The Whole 1989 Yards
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, in preparation for the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Kate deep dives the making of 1989. Since Kate wasn’t podcasting in 2014, sh...
Snow Cream (with Danny Pellegrino)
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate welcomes back listener favorite Danny Pellegrino (host of Everything Iconic) to talk about holiday magic in honor of his latest book (...
Women in Stemware
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast episode about nothing to serve as an escape during a tough week. Includes listener-nominated topics such as what’s the new ‘it’ vegeta...
The Cake Popcast (with Jamie Golden)
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate has on a highly requested guest co-host (Jamie Golden from The Popcast) and like true Yearbook Camp queens, they lay out a dynamic col...
All Too NFL
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special edition broadcast where Kate shares her celebratory (but also complicated) feelings about the contentpalooza this past week involving Taylor...
Roman Fempire (feat. Sami Sage)
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate welcomes back Sami Sage (co-founder of Betches) to the podcast to discuss a real grab bag of topics related to current and past pop cu...
Beths in Show #2 (Unexpected Ancestry Results and Twee Culture)
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate starts with some classic BTIF tangents, namely the 8 Passengers/Ruby Franke/Jodi Hildebrandt arrests and their “mental health” org...
Mom Jeaneology (Katelilah)
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate provides an update on life with a newborn, then answers listener voicemails about hot girl cars in high school, the full-circle nature...
Eat Prey Love (with Caroline Moss and Nora McInerny)
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate is joined by friends and talented writers/podcasters Caroline Moss and Nora McInerny to talk about literally nothing, as they meander ...
Under the Influencer (with Ashley Spivey)
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate starts with a quick personal update (but is still on mat leave) and is sharing a pre-recorded episode with Ashley Spivey, an incredibl...
The Wedding Planner (with Emma Gray and Claire Fallon)
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate’s on mat leave and invited Claire and Emma (from Love To See It podcast, formerly Here to Make Friends) to review one of Kate’s fa...
Beths in Show (MK&A's Detective Series & Mormon Missions)
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate interviews listeners for the debut of a series she’s calling “Beths in Show” where she interviews podcast listeners about random...
Life in Plastic, It’s Scholastic (Barbie Movie Review)
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Kate reviews the Barbie movie and all the whimsy, fun, and complex nostalgia of this pop cultural fixture that has historically represented...