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Mar 12, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 359 · 196.1 MB

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This week, we asked listeners in our Facebook Group for categories to share our top 3 rankings! We cover (almost) everything, from food to books to pop culture and more!

Food

Trader Joe's products

Becca - taco seasoning; hold the cone; pastry pups

Olivia (Costco remix) - Rotisserie chicken, Costco Pizza, Carbonara Buldak Ramen, Built Bars

Fast food orders

Becca -McDonald's (Chicken Selects), Shake Shack, Dunkin' (Sausage Egg and Cheese Wake Up Wrap)

Olivia - McDonald's (2 Cheeseburgers, extra pickles), Auntie Anne's (Pretzel Bites), Starbucks

Dips

Becca - Chili's salsa, Hillstone Spinach & Artichoke Dip, Spicy Feta

Olivia - Helluva Good Onion Dip, mom's spinach dip in bread bowl, Chili's ranch

Plane Snacks

Becca - Mini pretzels, Twizzlers, peanut butter crackers

Olivia - Gardetto's, Cheez Its, Peanut M&Ms

Books:

Romance

Becca - The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan, People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Olivia - Talking at Night by Claire Daverley, Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Thriller

Becca - Verity by Colleen Hoover, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klefoth

Olivia - The Push by Ashley Audrain, Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Books that deserve the hype

Becca - The People We Keep by Alison Larkin, Musical Chairs by Amy Poepell, A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

Olivia - We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash, Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Books to recommend

Becca - The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Olivia - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, The Wedding People by Alison Espach, The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

Book-to-Film adaptations

Becca - Crazy Rich Asians, The Devil Wears Prada, The Summer I Turned Pretty S1

Olivia - Gone Girl, The Martian, Pride & Prejudice 2005

Pop Culture:

Newsletters to receive

Becca - As Seen On (Ochuko Akpovbovbo), Gossip Time by Allie Jones, Galley Brag by Ezra Kupor

Olivia - The Composite by Jordan Bogeegean, Morning Person by Leslie Stephens, Literary Leanings by Michelle Martin

Formative celebrity crushes

Becca - Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Walker, Joshua Jackson

Olivia - Ashton Kutcher, Sean Faris, Robert Pattinson

Karaoke Songs

Becca - Hero by Enrique Iglesias, Never Ever by All Saints, Spice up Your Life by the Spice Girls

Olivia - Goodbye, Earl by the Chicks, 2 a.m. by Anna Nalick, How To Save a Life by The Fray

TV Romance Plotlines:

Becca - Olivia+Fitz+Jake love triangle in Scandal, Blair Waldorf + Chuck Bass in Gossip Girl, Connell + Marianne in Normal People

Olivia - Nick+Jess on New Girl, Emma+Dexter in One Day, Priest+Fleabag in Fleabag

Reality TV Shows:

Becca - RHONY, NYC Prep, Laguna Beach

Olivia - RHOSLC, RHOOC, Below Deck

Misc

Things to do when you need a reset

Becca - Take a walk, go to bed early and don't set an alarm, journal

Olivia - Let my phone die, take a shower, journal

Candle scents

Becca - The New Savant Summer Splendor, Brooklyn Candle Company Apple Cider, Hotel Lobby Candle Signature

Olivia - Anything that doesn't smell like cologne

Late 90s/early 00s beauty products

Becca - Hard Candy lip gloss, Stila Kitten Sparkle Powder, Clinique Black Honey

Olivia - Dream Matte Mousse, Lancome Juicy Tube, Clearasil Face Pads

Obsessions

Becca - Paradise on Hulu

Olivia - Gap Barrell Overalls

This Month's Book Club Pick - Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley (have thoughts about this book you want to share? Call in at 843-405-3157 or email us a voice memo at badonpaperpodcast@gmail.com)