What is Kate Kennedy's be there in 5?
Grounded in the topics that distract host Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, author, pop culture commentator) on a daily basis, Be There in Five explores all facets of popular culture in a thoughtful, analytical, editorialized, and comedic format. Kate covers a wide range of topics reflecting the current zeitgeist, i.e. celebrities, bloggers/influencers, social media, and tv/moves/music, but also focuses on the humor found in reexamining the 90s/00s zeitgeist as an adult, from AIM to Zenon. Whether musing about how so many 24-year-old bloggers have 5 kids and millions of dollars, poking holes in popular self-help gurus advice, deep diving about influencer/social media scandals, or explaining Taylor Swift's clue-dropping marketing strategy, Kate aims to dive into the topics everyone's talking about in chat rooms that don't get represented in newsrooms. (And by chat rooms, she realizes it's not 1999, but it sounded more quippy than online forums and Facebook groups). Beyond the more lighthearted topics, Kate is also a seasoned entrepreneur (of her namesake company Be There in Five) who is honest about her struggles in real-time and invites her listeners along as she, too, is trying to make it as a 30 something living in Chicago. Above all else, Kate started this podcast to champion lovers of pop culture by taking the guilt out of guilty pleasures. By speaking about the zeitgeist in an intelligent, unique, and humorous way, she hopes to assure listeners that these topics have value, contribute to society, and the only naïve people are those who refuse to acknowledge their influence.
What is Kate's answer to listener voicemails?
In part 2 of this quarter's series where Kate answers listener voicemails, she covers a lot of ground with a wide range of topical depth. This episode covers:-A discussion of the 'Troubled Teen' industry and the under the radar abuse of boot camps/wilderness therapy camps/conversion therapy programs that con parents into thinking that legitimate therapeutic treatment is being provided to their children.-An overview of what happened with Chrissy Teigen & Courtney Stoddard and a diatribe about the complexities and propaganda of cancel culture vs. general accountability-A nostalgic detour through official hot girl shoes at different points in Kate's life (remember when Sambas were like Loubs?)-Lauren Conrad: Mob boss or BFF? A thinkpiece on the term 'loyalty' on reality television-True Life: A listener called into the real Delilah. This is her story.-Then, an answer that is so long, half is (already recorded) and needs to be put on Patreon, where Kate responds to a 2 part voicemail from a listener struggling with purpose, contentment, comparison, job satisfaction, and ongoing disappointment due to deviating from their original goals in life. Enjoy!Stay tuned for the overflow content on patreon this weekend: patreon.com/bethereinfiveFollow kate on instagram: instagram.com/bethereinfiveHOTLINE: 312.379.9676SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS:Helix is offering up to $200 dollars off ALL mattress orders AND 2 free pillows for our listeners atHelixSleep.com/BETHEREINFIVE.Go to HelloFresh.com/bethereinfive12 and use code bethereinfive12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!You can try OSEA risk-free for 30 days and get free shipping on orders over $50. They even send free samples with every order! Get 10% off your first order with my promo code BETHEREINFIVE at OSEAmalibu.com.Go to Zocdoc.com/BETHEREINFIVE and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE and book a top-rated doctor.WORKS CITED:https://www.youthrights.org/issues/medical-autonomy/the-troubled-teen-industry/https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapyhttps://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-involved/trevor-advocacy/50-bills-50-states/about-conversion-therapy/https://www.thecut.com/2021/05/courtney-stodden-chrissy-teigen-told-me-to-kill-myself.htmlhttps://www.fastcompany.com/3057545/why-millennial-women-are-burning-outhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-work
