Episodes

  • #299: Yesteryear & What Kind of Genius are You?
    May 11 2026

    This week we're discussing Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke and taking a quiz on what kind of genius we are. We'll also chat about a listener hot take on whether or not kids should be taught euphanisms.

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    The 6 Types of Genius:

    Wonder

    Discernment

    Invention

    Enablement

    Galvanizing

    Tenacity

    Feel Something, Make Something by Caitlyn Metz

    Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • #298: The Five Minute Practice that Changed my Life (with guest Katie Day)
    May 4 2026

    This week we are joined by our bestie Katie Day who is here to share the five minute practice that changed her life. We'll also discuss a hot take about white tennis shoes.

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    Katie's 5 minute practice:

    1. Get water

    2. 3 things you are grateful for

    3. First person goal

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    Shailey & Katie's Lemonade Stand Podcast

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    56 mins
  • #297: What it's really like working with family
    Apr 27 2026

    This week we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. We've been working together since our early 20s and people always ask how we do it so today we're spilling the tea. We're also discussing what we're reading and a hot take about long vs short books.

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    Biggest Pro: Time spent together

    Biggest con: More risk to the relationship

    Book Report:

    Elsie: Lincoln in The Bardo by George Saunders

    Emma: Lights Out By Navessa Allen

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    50 mins
  • #296: Books That Changed How We See the World
    Apr 20 2026
    This week we're talking about the books that genuinely shifted how we see the world — not just 5 star reads, but the ones that rewired our thinking and books we still find ourselves talking about years later. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Make sure to go to Biologica.com/MESS and get up to 32% off your first subscription order today! Just use code [MESS] for 15% off the Premium Starter Kit at BranchBasics.com. Elsie's books: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Station Eleven by Emily Sr. John Mandel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Emma's books: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Nonfiction Bonus: Elsie: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg Emma: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Book Report: Elsie: The Astral Library by Kate Quinn Emma: One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.
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    52 mins
  • #295: Millennial Time Capsule
    Apr 13 2026

    This week we're entering a world in which there are no iPhones, no internet, no apps, no online shopping, no social media no steaming and no smart tech of any kind. Yes: We're traveling to a land where you get advice from magazines, information from encylopedias and to speak to someone you must pick up the phone and dial numbers.

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    Things we miss:

    • magazines (specifically at Borders bookstore)
    • malls in the 1900s
    • AOL chat
    • maps
    • phone books
    • phone calls on land lines
    • listening to an album start to finish on the day it came out
    • scheduling your entire life around your favorite tv show
    • no one being about to reach you
    • Toys R Us (is an amazon childhood)
    • computer lab

    GUILTY PLEASURE TREASURE

    Elsie: Traitors

    Emma: Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies

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    53 mins
  • #294: Developing Your Signature Style
    Apr 6 2026

    This week we're talking about how to develop your creative palette and style without being derivative. This is a subject that applies across different creative practices from art to writing and even how you dress or decorate your home.

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    Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon

    Steps to develop your creative palette:

    Step one: Develop your taste (Be a fan! Appreciate art!)

    Step two: MAKE DERIVITIVE WORK (keep doing so until your own style emerges)

    Step three: Keep developing, keep growing, keep making (to infinity & beyond)

    BOOK REPORT

    State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

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    39 mins
  • #293: Vision Board and 5 Year Plan
    Mar 30 2026

    In this week's episode we're diving into how to make vision boards and 5 year plans. If you're in the mood to think about your goals and dreams, you're in the right place. We're also answering some listener questions and engaging in a Hot Take Debate about whether romantic comedies are actually the worst.

    How to make a vision board:

    Create different categories for your goals (family, work, fitness, etc)

    Write in present tense

    Get pictures from the internet or magazines

    "We overestimate what we can do in a day, but we underestimate what we can do in a year."

    Check out Remit Sethi's books:

    I Will Teach you to be Rich

    Money for Couples

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    44 mins
  • #292: Spring Bucket List
    Mar 23 2026

    In this week's episode we're sharing our Spring Bucket List since it's officially the first week of Spring. It's still pretty cold where we live, so a lot of this is wishful thinking, but it's fun to plan things to look forward to. We're also sharing an extra hot Hot Take Debate about kids and iPads.

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    Elsie:

    1. Get new hair & general glow up for the joy of it
    2. Read all the Brontë novels
    3. Start buying fresh flowers & practicing making little arrangements
    4. Paint all the time
    5. Finish our Mouse Mansion!

    Emma:

    1. Easter baskets
    2. Decorate entry way
    3. Refresh fairy garden
    4. Start walking outside again
    5. Wallpaper the kitchen

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    43 mins