In this episode, Don and Kelly tackle two very real stages of life — helping your teen prep for interviews (College interviews anyone?), Interview Tips, and re-entering the workforce after years of parenting — with the usual Two Awesome People mix of laughs, honesty, and off-topic detours.

👔 Part 1 — Teen Interview Tips (Without Losing Your Mind)
Teens today have to interview for everything: high-school programs, first jobs, even clubs. But how do you teach your kid to show confidence instead of chaos? K&D share their favorite coaching tricks — “be authentic, not perfect,” “stand confident, not stiff,” and “don’t coach in the car!” — plus the importance of storytelling over robotic answers.

🔥 Pop-Culture Break: The Group Seven Phenomenon
Kelly explains the viral “Group 7” TikTok trend that turned one random video into an exclusive club for cool kids. Don tries to decode it. Together, they connect how fleeting online fame mirrors teen pressure to “perform” in interviews instead of being themselves.

💼 Part 2 — Women Reentering the Workforce
Kelly opens up about the weird mix of confidence, guilt, and reinvention that comes with returning to work after years at home. They discuss why “stay-at-home mom” shouldn’t feel like a résumé gap, how to translate parenting skills into workplace strengths, and why society still undervalues family.

🎯 Takeaways:
• Teens need reps, not lectures.
• Parents: sneak in life skills without oversharing your nerves.
• Women: you didn’t lose value — you gained perspective.
• Confidence at any age = comfort in your own skin.

🎧 Stick around for “What We Loved This Week”: Don reviews Michelle Wolf’s Netflix special “The Well,” and Kelly recommends the ultimate family card-game battle — Skip-Bo.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Welcome to Two Awesome People 🎙️
00:25 – Teen interviews 101 – why no one teaches this
01:25 – “Group Seven” TikTok explained 💥
03:05 – Coaching your teen: authenticity, not perfection
05:35 – Don’s “too real” interview story 😂
08:00 – Storytelling, nerves & saving the juice
10:30 – Stand confident & don’t coach in the car 🚗
12:20 – “Biggest weakness” answers that work
22:20 – Moms re-entering the workforce 💼
25:00 – Confidence, value & society’s view of family
27:35 – Wrap-up + weekly faves (Michelle Wolf & Skip-Bo)

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Kelly opens with “Welcome to our OnlyFans—JK, a podcast,” and it only gets spicier from there.

This week, Don and Kelly are in the same room (finally) talking bedrooms: how to design kids’ rooms that reflect personality (string lights, disco balls, Pokémon stars), why everything needs a home (goodbye floor-toy chaos), and how to include your kid so they actually love their space. For shared rooms, they brainstorm split-wall color hacks and ways to keep the peace without picking a “favorite child.”

Then it’s on to adult bedrooms: ditching the bland beige, adding color + texture, fewer pillows (sorry, sham lovers), mixing furniture instead of matchy-matchy sets, using vertical height for small spaces, and low-budget upgrades with thrift flips and repurposed pieces.

Also on deck: Kelly’s “move the bed, change your life” chi talk, Don’s hotel-facing-sun neurosis, and the official rebrand from pharmo-maxing to soap-maxing (teen boys, take notes).

Plus: the slang mini-lesson on “maxing” (looks-maxing to fiber-maxing—help), Don’s wildly specific handshake parenting, and a tap-out that salutes Front Row Amy and the Aussie legal comedy Fisk.

Come for the design tips, stay for the clapping-into-rooms bit and the reminder that you can refresh a space without blowing the budget. Clap in, vibe up, rearrange.

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Every parent has been there — you pick your kid up from school, lean over with your best loving face, and ask, “How was your day?” only to get…“Fine.” “I dunno.” “Nothing happened.” 🙃

In this episode, Don and Kelly break down why that question flops harder than Don’s “flat point” intro and what you can do instead.

From slang decoding (“chat” is now a noun, apparently) to creative question hacks like “two truths and a lie,” ranking systems, Rosebud & Thorn, and even ridiculous affirmations (“Look at this handsome chat!”), you’ll learn playful, practical ways to actually get your kids talking.

Packed with humor (unicorn poop, dish-rack Tetris, and Don’s safe-cracking metaphors) and honesty about parenting in the digital-native age, this episode is your permission slip to ditch boring questions, connect with your kids, and maybe even teach them what “Who let the dogs out?” means while you’re at it.

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Think your partner should read your mind? Always make you happy? Stay forever young and endlessly attractive? 💀

In this episode, Don and Kelly pull apart all the ridiculous demands we pile onto our partners: expecting them to read our minds, keep the spark blazing 24/7, complete us like a missing puzzle piece, and basically serve as our full-time happiness machine. Spoiler: none of that works.

But don’t worry—it’s not all doom and gloom. Along the way, you’ll hear about Don’s bullet-point “pretend list” of demands, Kelly’s battle with dish-rack Tetris, and why “clock it” slang makes them both feel ancient. There are perky fires, poop lasagnas (thank you, Larry the Cable Guy), and a full breakdown of why expecting your spouse to change is as realistic as asking them to grow a third arm.

This conversation is funny, raw, and a little uncomfortably honest. If you’ve ever thought, why can’t they just know what I want?!—this episode is for you.

By the end, you’ll laugh, cringe, and maybe even walk away with one expectation worth keeping: find a partner who doesn’t make your life harder. Everything else is just noise.

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Kelly and Don start this episode with a glass of wine, a crash-course on teen slang (“bet” vs. “cap”), and a healthy dose of chaos before diving into their Top 5 ways to keep a family happy and a household running smoothly.

From forgiving fast and flushing grudges, to organizing, eating together, taking it outside, and yes — making donkey noises — the Two Awesome People reveal how they try (and sometimes fail) to build a home full of laughter, self-care, and teamwork.

Equal parts practical tips and ridiculous side tangents, it’s basically a survival guide for parents who want a happy home… even when everyone’s a little tired and the cat’s spirit has been “broken with love.”

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Don and Kelly kick off this Monday with laughs about busy weekends, sleepovers, and what exactly counts as a “dash” versus a “smattering.”

Then they dive into the real stuff—co-parenting. Do you always need to be on the same page? Or can kids actually benefit from seeing parents disagree respectfully?

From language kids bring home (like “tuff”) to the do’s and don’ts of teamwork, they unpack how parenting really works when you treat your partner like both a coworker and a co-captain.

Spoiler: it’s messy, funny, and sometimes downright exhausting—but always worth it.

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Kelly and Don ring in the first day of fall with a full-on autumn grab bag.

They decode Gen Alpha slang (“chopped” and “chuz”), debate pumpkin spice lattes vs. pumpkin baking, and list the best (and worst) parts of fall — from cozy vibes and chili nights to pumpkin patches at 90°.

Plus, they trade parenting hacks (Trader Joe’s pumpkins, anyone?), laugh through some questionable 2025 trends, and get sidetracked by “but firsts,” “but nows,” and “but butts.”

Equal parts seasonal nostalgia, word-nerd fun, and playful chaos — this one’s as crisp as an October morning.

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Don and Kelly shout out Brady, Laura, and Barbara (hi!), then dive into the art of bonding with a teenage boy—starting with the slang of the week: “I know ball.”

From late-night chats (because teen brains wake up at sundown) to the magical power of shutting up and listening, they trade real wins and fails: rating days 1–10, letting silence do the work, finding shared lanes (music, chess, yard work… sometimes), and not faking interest in the stuff you truly don’t care about (looking at you, Brawl Stars).

They unpack the amygdala vs. prefrontal cortex tug-of-war, why non-judgmental phrases help, when expectations hurt, and the underrated intimacy of an ER trip after a baseball-to-the-elbow.

Plus: the recurring segments—But First (slang), But Now (word association), and Last Butt (Loved / Want to Love). Parenting a teen is chaotic, hairy, hilarious—and totally doable. Tune in and, ahem, know ball.

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