Chick-Lit

This season, the Chicks are having a hard time getting through "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer... but they're not giving up! Join in as the girls talk about positive thinking during difficult times in life, how amazing it is for Karyn to have her own green house in her back yard, and a whole lot of truthful friendship talk! Chapter 9 is full of toxicity, so be warned, the Chicks are asking ALL the questions! 🎬Media Recs: "Coffeehouse Crime" with Adrian on YouTube 🎤Podcast Recs: "Oklahomacide" with Dr. Stacey Hughes & her Co-Host/husband Zack; "Belief It Or Not" Podcast; "Crime & Crime Again" Podcast 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Dark Horse Rosè in a can (Karyn); "Single Origin Guatemala" Blend from Lidl (Dark Cocoa & Warm Spice Notes) with Cinnamon Toast Crunch Creamer from CoffeeMate (Aubs)

It's dark siDEDDDD! What's up?! 👏👏👏 It's a TWO chapter episode, y'all - so buckle in for a lil' extra long ep! The Chicks tackle chapters 7 & 8 of "Twilight" (due to the fact that Chapter 7 had VERY little plot development) and crack each other up as they impersonate the characters and cliché dialogue of this ridiculous book! Make sure you listen all the way to the end for a surprise! 🎬Media Recs: "Fundie Fridays" on Youtube; "The Secret Diaries of Edward VIII's Wife, Wallis Simpson" Documentary from Real Royalty Channel on Youtube; Drew Gooden on Youtube 🎤Podcast Recs: "Dads On Dayquill"; "Cuento Crimen" Podcast; "Malice, With Ariel Cooksey" Podcast 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Thai Tea from The Boba Place in Town (Karyn); Folgers Coffee House Blend with Hazelnut Creamer from International Delight

The Chicks are back with a new movie episode - "School of Rock" - with special guests Ben and Karen from the amazing "Crime & Compulsion" Podcast! 😊 Everyone had a blast recording, so grab a drink and get ready to laugh! 🎸 Let's rock, let's rock TODAY! 🎤Check out "Crime & Compulsion" at https://linktr.ee/CrimeandCompulsion 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Pinot Gris in a Can from Harris Teeter (Karyn); Ethical Bean Coffee Company (100% Traceable, Fairtrade + Organic, & Seasonally Sourced) Ground Lush Medium Dark Roast WITH Cocoa Pebbles Creamer from International Delight (Aubs); Corona (Ben); Kroger Brand Coffee with Starbucks Dairy Free Creamer (Karen/Biggs)

The Chicks have another episode of Chick-Lit At The Movies ready for your consumption! The movie of choice today? 😍 "Ever After" (1998) starring Drew Barrymore & Anjelica Houston! With special guest Niki from the podcast "Page Turners and Button Mashers" the girls break down this (amazingly) dated "Cinderella" film, and rate it on the Chick-List Movie List! (Spoiler: Aubs can't find anything wrong except Drew Barrymore's English accent 😂) And don't miss the Chicks SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎤Check out "Page Turners and Button Mashers" with Niki and Tyler at https://linktr.ee/pageandbuttonspodcast ☕🍸Drinks of the Day: Thai Boba Tea (Karyn); Peanut Butter Mocha Frappuccino (Aubs); Ginger Ale (Niki)

It's Friday, and you know what that means - another new episode from Season 3 - "Twilight" style! The Chicks are breaking down Chapters 2-3, all the while complaining about the BORING writing, and all the blatant foreshadowing they were forced to deal with 🤦‍♀️😂 grab a drink and listen in as the girls lose their sanity this season! 🎤Podcast Recs: "The Podcast Diaries" with Frances and Jordan; "Anything For Selena" with Maria Garcia 🎥Documentary Recs: "Why Did You Kill Me?" (Netflix) 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Cherry Juice & Selzer Mocktails (Karyn); Early Bird Coffee from Aldi's with Caramel Macchiato Creamer from International Delight (Aubs)

It's the Season 2 Recap, y'all! The chicks are sad to say goodbye to "Ella Enchanted", but excited to share how much fun the book was to read again! 😭🥰 Karyn and Aubree are psyched for Season 3, so listen in and see what they'll be up to next! 🎤Podcast Recs: "Trashy Trashy Podcast" with Cassandra Cardenes & Erika Curry; "Not For Your Term Paper" 🎥Documentary Recs: Cold Case Files from the 90's about Serial Killers 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Tall Boy (Karyn); Mocha Coffee and Hazelnut Creamer (Aubs)

It's the LAST section of "Ella Enchanted" before the summary episode 🎉 and the chicks are cracked out (not real crack, don't do drugs kids) on energy and excitement! Karyn & Aubree catch up with each other and laugh about their VERY different takes on action movies, and Aubree reveals to Karyn her hatred for Kristen Stewart being cast as Princess Diana. The old age battle of physical vs. digital is briefly touched on, Aubree's turning into a plant, & Karyn tells everyone Char is holding three balls (hold for laughs). YOU BROKE UP THE BAND, YOKO! 🧚‍♀️Meanwhile, Ella attends the balls that Prince Char's parents throw to find him a bride, and the chicks finally find out if Ella can break the curse Lucinda placed on her at birth! And that's our schedule 💜 🎤Podcast Recs: “Breaking Down Bad Books” with Nathan Brown; “Booked and Boozy” with Brooke and Jada; "Musicalsplaining" with Lindsay Ellis and Kaveh Taherian 🎥Documentary Recs: "Charles & Diana: 1983" (Hulu) ☕🍸Drinks of the Day: Mocktail (Karyn); Starbucks Breakfast Blend with CoffeeMate M&Ms Creamer (Aubs)

Chick-Lit At The Movies is back with "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" - with a very special guest, Lenox Tillman! She's been a longtime friend of the chicks, and is a SpongeBob connoisseur, if you will... the girls tell their friendship origin story (involving a van, SpongeBob, & America's Next Top Model), and dissect the 2004 masterpiece from Stephen Hillenberg (RIP). Get ready for mad 90's nostalgia and a whole lotta laughs with these ladies! 🎤Podcast Recs: "Morbid"; "Crime & Compulsion" with Ben and Karen; 🍸☕Drinks of the Day: Warm, Flat Coca-Cola (Lenox); Shannon Ridge 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (Karyn); Gevalia Coffee (Aubree) 👉 No "R" Birds Sanctuary Information - call about your donation options! 🔗 http://norbirds.com/ 📧: Deb@NoRBirds.com 📞(706)757-8810 No "R" Birds Sanctuary is a 501(c)3 non-profit that takes in serious parrot rescue cases. They work with an avian vet for medical issues, and they rehome birds only when an amazing home is found. The owners are so informed, and work super hard to educate the public on parrots and the overwhelming need to rescue. It’s an awesome cause to support if anyone has $5-10 to spare! Help Lenox & the chicks save the birds! 🐦 🐥

It's cold, the chicks are depressed, but that won't stop them from recording! Karyn FINALLY shares the news she's been teasing us all with - she's quitting her job and committing to Chick-Lit & her non-profit, The Ink Project, FULL TIME! She shares her joys and anxieties about leaving her job, and how planning to move is SO STRESSFUL 😱 Aubree has had her own issues to process especially about her physical and mental health. It's been a hard couple of weeks for the chicks, but they love this podcast and creating content for you makes them so happy! 🧚‍♀️ Meanwhile, Chapters 13-17 are covered this episode of "Ella Enchanted"! After she ran away from Finishing School, Ella finds herself encountering Elves, Ogres, a sexy Prince (SHARCHAR) - and maybe LUCINDA?!?! 🎤Podcast Recs: "Crime & Compulsion" with Karen and Ben; "Aunty Donna" Podcast; "Wine, Dine & Story Time" with Dana, Nydia & Cindy ☕🍸Drinks of the Day: Gold Coffee Imported from Germany, and International Delight Vanilla Cannoli Crème Latte Creamer (Aubree); Barefoot Pinot Grigio Double Bottle (Karyn)

Fancy that, it's the second episode of Season 2! The girls are glad you're here, and start out strong when Aubree finds out Karyn's mom listened to the podcast 😬 The conversations devolve into Slenderman talk (watch the documentary), Karyn's love for Robert Evans (HE LIKED HER TWEET!), and consistently reminding everyone that QAnon is ridiculous. Aubree preemptively apologizes to Ogres & Gnomes for her horrendous pronunciation of their languages, & learns from Karyn that there was a cartoon about The Mighty Ducks (no members of the Sheen family were involved 😂). 🧚‍♀️ Meanwhile (Chapters 7-12), Ella navigates life after her mothers passing. Her stepsister, Hattie, is a big ol' skeez; Olive is a "dumb ostrich"; and they're ALL going to FINISHING SCHOOL - what will happen when Ella makes a friend and Hattie knows about the curse? 🎤Podcast Recs: "My Favorite Murder" with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark; "Malice" with Ariel Cooksey; "Behind The Insurrection" with Robert Evans; "Crime & Compulsion" with Ben and Karen; "QAnon Anonymous" with Jake, Julian, and Travis 🍻Drinks of the Day: Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Coffee (Aubree); Rosè Sec Les Florets Luberon a.k.a an ice cube in a glass of Rosè (Karyn)

The second episode of Chick-Lit At The Movies is here - and the girls are joined by Special Agents Cam & Scott from the podcast, Spyhards, to discuss "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"! Dive in with this fab four as they talk about the first time they saw the movie, and what impact it had on films from then on out! Moral of the story: Kevin Hart does not equal Kevin James 😂🤦‍♀️ this one's gonna be funny, y'all! 🎤Podcast Recs: SPYHARDS🔎 🍻Drinks of the Day: Sercy Hard Seltzer (Karyn); Pineapple Hard Cider from Austin East Ciders (Aubree); A Nice Hot Cuppa Tea (Scott); Water - For Hydration (Cam)

Okay, let's give an AMA another go! Quite a few questions were sent in after the first attempt, so HERE. 👏 WE. 👏 GO. 👏 The girls dive right in & get real talking about the cheap wine poops, mental health, and an update on their lives during the COVID Christmas season. Karyn gushes about all her new podcasting equipment 🎧 shamelessly plugs her husband's Twitch stream (again - it's KooperIRL), and Aubree shares a few updates about her newly diagnosed bone disease in her leg. Karyn is really bad at picking favorites, somehow (after a decade of friendship) unable to figure out Aubree's favorite movie 📽 and read some super sweet fanmail 💌 from some really awesome folks! Karyn shares some super spicy 🌶 (maybe too spicy) workplace tea, Aubree gives her take on dealing with grief, as well as throws some Pro Tips on life out into the universe (like don't accidentally bite into a Fish Oil pill). Listen in as the questions from Crystal, Casey-Jane, Marina, Marissa, & Natalie (from Michigan, who doesn't read) get answered with brutal honesty! 🍻Drinks of the Day: Jim Beam Spiced Honey Bourbon Flavored Coffee (Aubree); Barefoot Pinot Grigio Wine (Karyn) 🎤Podcast Recs: "Regular Streeters" With Catherine & Andrew Streeter

Chick-Lit is proud to present the new series "Chick-Lit At The Movies" - where the chicks have a guest on to talk about their favorite movies from growing up! The first guest is Melissa Hererra from the podcast, "Mimosa Sisterhood", & the movie for this episode is, of COURSE, "The Princess Diaries" from 2001 starring Annie Hathaway (she hates Anne) & Julie Andrews (QUEENS)! Join the girls as they break down the movie and talk about the importance of it to them as kids, and how it translates to today's times. 🥂Drinks of the Day: Salted Carmel coffee with Oreo creamer (Aubree); Dark Horse Rosè (Karyn); Strawberry Kiwi Vizzy Hard Selzer (Melissa 🎤Pod Recs: Mimosa Sisterhood!

A lil' Chick-LITE summary episode for you (get it? GET IT??)! Welcome back for the "What Did We Learn?" Episode, where the girls figure out remote podcasting 🎧 There's some reminiscing about episodes past, shared stories from when they were young, and LOTS of sidebars (like Aubree would suuuck on any game show)! Aubree asks Karyn who would replace her on Chick-Lit if she bites the dust (Spoiler: it's NOT Sarah Michelle Gellar), & Karyn doesn't believe that Matthew Gray Gubler is a real name 🤦‍♀️😂 Come on down, grab a drink, & have a laugh as Karyn & Aubree try to focus on the positives (2020, you're a jerk) in this awesome bonus episode! 🍻Drinks of the Day: Coffee (Aubree); Pinot Gris (Karyn) 🎤Podcast Recs: "My Favorite Murder" With Georgia Hardstark & Karen Kilgariff; "The Harrowing" Audiodrama

IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER Y'ALL! *airhorn* Karyn & Aubree discuss which Sanderson Sister they would be, Karyn gushes about her wedding (SHE'S A MARRIED LADY, Y'ALL), Aubree shares a little about her medical journey of finding out what's wrong with her leg, & Aubree almost convinces Karyn that she went to school with Neil deGrasse Tyson 😂. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. Karyn & Aubree did, and you should be like them (and voooooote, did we mention that?)! 🤦‍♀️ Meanwhile, Mia recounts her night at the dance after she told Josh what for! MICHAEL MOSCOVITZ WENT TO THE DANCE! Every slow dance they dance together, and every fast dance they talked and laughed about all kinds of things ❤ The whole crew goes back to the Moscovitz house to hang out after the dance, and Mia learns that Michael is a secret musician! 🎸 Aubree and Karyn dissect the endings of their books, because they're completely different! 🍻Drink of the Day: "Dark Horse" Rosè ALL DAY! 🎤Podcast Recs: "Q Clearance: The Hunt For QAnon" With Jake Hanrahan; "Film On The Rocks" With Brucker & Levi; "Full Body Chills" With Ashley Flowers; "Feminism Ruins Everything" With Millicent & Ellis; "One Woman's Opinion" With Lydia; "It Gets Better" With Jena & Jace; "Spy Hards" with Cam & Scott; "Your New Best Friends" With Tabby & Mike; "Ye Olde Crime" With Lindsay & Madison

Preface: The girls get serious for a little bit and talk about what has been going on in the world with the Black Lives Matter Movement. There are links on our Instagram to donate to help the cause (@chicklitpod). And now... Wazzzzzuuupppp?! (DRINK - Office reference) The chicks are back for a BIG, exciting Episode 11, one away from the Season One FINALE! Karyn and Aubree get things started by reminiscing about Robot Chicken and MORE REVIEWS FROM YOU! Aubree talks about her old movie obsession, Karyn reveals her love of older men 🤷‍♀️, & Aubree and Karyn both denounce White Diamonds perfume because it makes them think of death. 👑 Meanwhile, Mia tells her mom and Mr. G that Josh asked her to the dance and receives NONE of the reactions she wanted. Grandmere shows up at the loft, puts ALL the adults in their places, and takes Mia shopping for a brand new dress 👗! Mia wonders if Josh asked her as a joke, like in the movie "Carrie" & gets a hard lesson on consent. She stands her ground in the most powerful way (GIRL POWER)! 🍻Drink of the Day: "Steep South: Black Tea & Honey Cider" From Bull City Cider Works 🎤Podcast Recs: "Reverie True Crime" With Paige Elmore; "Not Before Coffee" With Raye; "Yo Hablo Lo Que Me Da La Gana" With Lorena & Natasha; "Black Box Down" With Gus and Chris

The chicks are back with Episode 10, holy toledo! Karyn & Aubree talk about International Podcast Month and read more amazing reviews from y'all 🥰 What's going on in the world? Ron Jeremy is gross (obvi). We get sad about Chadwick Boseman 😔 Jerry Falwell Jr. (PRESIDENT OF YO BUTT) got cucked... and somehow, Ashlee Simpson makes an appearance?! The girls find MORE Princess Di differences in their books, and Karyn figures out that it's the POWER PUFF GIRLS 😂👑 Meanwhile, Mia gets chatted up by THE Josh Richter at their locker, and flips out on Grandmere when "learning" to deal with the press - when she finds out that Grandmere DEFINITELY was the one who outed her as a princess to the world! But none of that even matters when Mia finds out Lana and Josh BROKE UP, and Josh asks MIA to the Cultural Diversity Dance! 🥂Drinks of the Day: A Gin "Fizzy" (Aubree); Gin "Rickey" (Karyn) 🎤Podcast Recs: "Listen! Listen! Listen!" With Curtis Elton; "Oklahomacide" With Dr. Stacey Hughes; "Mimosa Sisterhood" With Melissa Hererra; "Behind The Bastards"

The chicks are officially in the middle of the first season of breaking down "The Princess Diaries"! In this episode, Karyn & Aubree read off Mia's essay, "The 10 Women I Admire Most In The World" - and investigate a couple of the ladies listed (including Leola Mae Harmon). Karyn and Aubree talk about their adventures on the Titanic Exhibit (did they live or die?). 👑 Poor Mia gets forced into a make over from Grandmere. Lilly rips into her for changing herself. 🥂Drink of the Day: Technically margaritas, but the chicks bought Flybird Baja Lime Margarita Agave Wine instead... 😬

In episode 5, Karyn and Aubree learn the difference between DSL internet and DSLs, reveal their embarrassing original AIM screen names from the early AOL days, and have deep discussions about Keanu Reeves and his acting abilities. 👑 Meanwhile, Mia tries to navigates her way through being a princess with Grandmere now in town - and how that might affect her friendship with Lilly. 🍻Drink of the Day: Hornitos Tequila & Corona beer (because Corona, duh)

It's episode 4, y'all! The squeaky chair returns, Karyn & Aubree discuss Mia's sleepover adventure at Lilly's, as well as Lilly's stalker problem with Norman, who is a foot fetishist! 10-10-321 makes Aubree feel hella old, and the chicks dissect Michael, Mia and Lilly's Apocalypse Procreate for Humanity game 🌶❤ 🍸Drink of the Day: Brandy & Coke

It's been a minute for the girls to record together (and they missed each other)! Karyn gives rapping a try, the chicks discuss their newfound discovery of "Party of 5", & that one guy from "Lost"! 👑 If they were in Mia's shoes, would they have been happy about being told they were moving to Genovia? 🍸Drink of the Day: Sidecars (FINALLY)

Welcome, welcome, to episode 2! The chicks try to remember how to do Algebra and fail miserably (that darn FOIL method), and fantasize about living in a matriarchy. Karyn & Aubree discuss what there is to do (if anything) in the current global pandemic- and Aubree SWEARS Karyn will walk down the aisle to the Genovian National Anthem! 🍻Drink of the Day: Delicious, local cider

Welcome to Chick-Lit! The chicks are so glad you're here. In this episode, Karyn and Aubree introduce themselves, talk about Meg Cabot's entire life story, and begin dissecting "The Princess Diaries", book one. The ongoing theme you'll hear throughout our future episodes is, "don't listen to this, mom!" 🤷‍♀️😂 Aubree reveals her hatred for a composer for one of the Harry Potter movies, & the chicks desperately need Mandy Moore to call them to be back up singers for her! Drinking game: drink every time we make a reference to "The Office"! 🍻Drink of the Day: "Sour Monkey" from Victory Brewing