Be There in Five is a pop culture and millennial zeitgeist-focused podcast by Kate Kennedy (entrepreneur, author, pop culture commentator). Long-form and... more
An episode full of fun, fandom, and frisson where Kate and her guest, Caroline Moss, discuss their hot takes about... more
**Original air date 11/10. Sorry if this is duplicated elsewhere, had to upload another version because some pod catchers are... more
In this bonus episode, Kate discusses the impact of reproductive rights on millennial women ahead of the 2024 election, and... more
It's All Hallows Eve, and Kate has crowd-sourced listener ghost stories to hear about your interactions with the other side.... more
This week, Kate is joined by her sister Kelly, live from their attempt to do an incredibly hard viral dance... more
Kate’s under the weather but over the moon to do some nostalgic reminiscing about staying home sick as a kid... more
In this episode, we're joined by Ashley Spencer, author of Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall... more
This week, inspired by the nostalgic TV masterpiece (excl. reboot) on Lifetime, Unsolved Mysteries, Kate introduces a (maybe?) new series... more
In this episode, Kate opens by talking about top-of-mind things for everyone, like P. Diddy’s indictment, Sabrina Carpenter’s album, and... more
Kate recaps the new Hulu series, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Will MomTok survive this episode??!SUPPORT OUR SPONSORSOrder Kate's NYT... more
In the season 1 finale, Kate decides she should have another season after over 6 years of not realizing she... more
This week, Kate explores the Ballerina Farm article heard ‘round the World Wide Web and reacts to the Times UK... more
This week, Kate is joined by Hannah Berner, comedian and host of the popular podcasts Giggly Squad and Berner Phone,... more
This week, Kate's joined by two friends of the pod, Sami Sage (Betches Co-Founder) and Emily Amick (@emilyinyourphone) about their... more
This week, Kate is deep-diving into America's Sweethearts, a docu-series about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, which recently debuted on the... more
This week, we’ve got a highly anticipated podcast crossover—Jac Vanek, Becca Tobin, and Keltie Knight from LadyGang join Be There... more
This week, Kate is answering listener voicemails, like dishing on the culinary delight of buffalo chicken wraps while exploring the... more
This week, Kate critiques the stagnant nature of traditional Father's Day gift guides and compares them to the rapidly changing... more
This week, Kate is solo and snorkeling through some of the latest and oldest of topics, like time. She warms... more
This week, beloved #1 best-selling author Emily Henry (Beach Read, Book Lovers, Happy Place, etc.) is back for Millennial Ennui:... more
This week, Kate’s chatting with co-author of the audiobook The Art of Small Talk (also actress, comedian, host of The... more
This week, Kate interviews podcast listener and NFL WAG Haley Pepper, who shares her experiences with a lot of BTI5... more
This week, Kate is joined by NYT bestselling romance author Carley Fortune (Meet Me at the Lake, Every Summer After)... more
This week, Kate crowdsources stories about attempting to, getting away with, or getting caught consuming age-inappropriate content as a kid... more
First impressions of Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. See Kate and her sister Kelly's live reactions... more
This week, a magical marvel of a solar event stuns the world, and Kate and Caroline can’t be bothered to... more
This week, Amanda Montell (linguist and bestselling author of Cultish) is back on the pod for the first time since... more
This week, Kate is joined by Cassey Ho, best known for her blog/brand/YouTube channel Blogilates and also for being CEO... more
This week, Kate solo snorkels through a variety of topics, including but not limited to: Power ranking Ms. Rachel songs Calculating how... more
Kate is joined by comedian and TV host Michelle Collins to discuss this week’s events and related tangents. They venture... more
This week, we head back to Plathville because Kate has a very special guest on the podcast: Olivia Plath. Kate... more
This week, Kate’s solo and back to answering listener voicemails, and each tangent makes less sense than the next. ... more
Three hours, two legal pads of notes, and one millennial whose mom read her book and is now ready to... more
This week, Kate is joined by Katie Gatti Tassin from the podcast beloved by many Beths, @moneywithkatie. This isn’t a... more
This week, Kate has pop cultural commentator Lex Niko (@lexniko) on the pod to catch her up on the past... more
This week, Kate’s on the road for her book tour and her recording technology is lacking (and her episode posting... more
This week, Kate's sharing a full chapter from her book coming out Tuesday (1.23!), One in a Millennial. This is... more
A discussion about tweens, the modern history of the teenager, tween third places of yesterday and today, makeup counters, growing... more
This week, Kate discusses her most recent pop culture obsession, the reality show Welcome to Plathville on TLC. Since she... more
This week, Kate and her sister are reporting live on Christmas Eve from North Carolina to talk about the hottest... more
This week, Kate shares crowdsourced holiday traditions that listeners submitted via e-mail and on Instagram in case anyone wants to... more
This week, Kate brings back the leftover stories from last year's episode "Tis the Damn Seasoning," when listeners submitted stories... more
This week, we have a classic BTI5 deep dive about two cult documentaries Kate watched this week, Escaping Twin Flames... more
This week, Kate is joined by author, host of Pulling the Thread, and former Chief Content Officer at Goop, Elise... more
This week, Kate is joined by Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney, self-identified Mollys and hosts of the Dolls of our... more
This week, Kate is joined by Ryan Bailey (from So Bad It’s Good with Ryan Bailey) to talk all things... more
This week, Kate starts by raging about people who say watching TV is a waste of time and/or is the... more
This week, in preparation for the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), Kate deep dives the making of 1989. Since Kate... more
This week, Kate welcomes back listener favorite Danny Pellegrino (host of Everything Iconic) to talk about holiday magic in honor... more
A podcast episode about nothing to serve as an escape during a tough week. Includes listener-nominated topics such as what’s... more
This week, Kate has on a highly requested guest co-host (Jamie Golden from The Popcast), and like true Yearbook Camp... more
A special edition broadcast where Kate shares her celebratory (but also complicated) feelings about the contentpalooza this past week involving... more
This week, Kate welcomes back Sami Sage (co-founder of Betches) to the podcast to discuss a real grab bag of... more
This week, Kate starts with some classic BTIF tangents, namely the 8 Passengers/Ruby Franke/Jodi Hildebrandt arrests and their “mental health”... more
This week, Kate provides an update on life with a newborn, then answers listener voicemails about hot girl cars in... more
This week, Kate is joined by friends and talented writers/podcasters Caroline Moss and Nora McInerny to talk about literally nothing,... more
This week, Kate starts with a quick personal update (but is still on mat leave) and is sharing a pre-recorded... more
This week, Kate’s on mat leave and invited Claire and Emma (from Love To See It podcast, formerly Here to... more
This week, Kate interviews listeners for the debut of a series she’s calling “Beths in Show” where she interviews podcast... more
This week, Kate reviews the Barbie movie and all the whimsy, fun, and complex nostalgia of this pop cultural fixture... more
This week, Kate starts out by discussing her high-level thoughts about the Speak Now re-release, and then she is joined... more
This week, Kate interviews Emily Henry (author of Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, and... more
Two years after The Losses We Share, Kate shares some thoughts on pregnancy thus far to add to the Childless... more
This week, Kate interviews influencer Caroline Calloway about her backstory leading up to her debut memoir, Scammer, whose title is... more
This week, Stephanie McNeal (former culture reporter for BuzzFeed, currently a senior editor at Glamour Magazine, and the recent nemesis... more
This week, Kate finally digs into the Duggar world after finding the Prime Video documentary Shiny Happy People particularly riveting/alarming,... more
This week, Kate interviews Yseult Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill (from The Kinswomen podcast) about their book, Real Friends Talk About... more
This week, Kate reviews the Bama Rush doc on (HBO) Max and discusses why she thinks the doc fell short... more
This week, Kate answers listener voicemails, with topics including (but not limited to) a listener’s romantic tryst with one James... more
This week, Kate muses aloud about her feeling like influencer and affiliate marketing has pyramid scheme vibes, then goes off... more
This week, Kate interviews influencer Caroline Calloway about her backstory leading up to her debut memoir, Scammer, whose title is a nod... more