Two Awesome People
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We are Kelly and Don, two awesome people who luckily married each other. We're navigating family, marriage, friendships, work, and all of the aches and pains that come with being in your 40s, and we're doing it in the podcast-verse for your listening pleasure. Come hang out with two awesome people.
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Episodes
49 episodes
Midlife Energy, Testosterone Just Aging, Soft No’s & Valentine’s Day | Two Awesome People
Welcome to Episode 49 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed).This week, Don wonders where his testosterone went (and whether goat weed from Amazon can save him...
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Episode 49
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32:44
Good Enough Parenting, Gen Z Ghosting, Super Bowl vs Olympics
Welcome to Episode 48 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed).We kick off with Tap Back: Week in Review (aka “slap or stomp”): a Netflix live free-climb, a vira...
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Episode 48
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35:16
Are You Dead? • Family Canceling • Being Annoyed With Your Spouse
Welcome to Episode 47 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed).Today’s episode covers everything from forgotten math skills to one of the darkest apps on the inte...
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Episode 47
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28:07
What’s Old is New : Memes, Peace-Walk Monks & the Aging Cliff
Welcome to Episode 46 of Two Awesome People — your middle-aged take on pop culture (keeping us “old people” informed).Today we get into:The rise of “grandma hobbies” (a.k.a. analog activities)...
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Episode 46
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29:28
Toxic Mom Groups, Business in Your 40s, & Why Exclusion Hurts
On today’s episode of Two Awesome People, we cover three extremely important adult topics:Business in your 40s (spoiler: you’re not late — you’re right on time). Research suggests the average age of successful entrepre...
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Episode 45
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30:44
New Year, New Season… Same Mid-Life Chaos
Season 2 is here — and we kick it off with a truly painful knock-knock joke, a bright red “birthday/Christmas” sweater debate (including: do mustache + cable knit go together?), and a surprisingly deep dive into New Year’s resolutions....
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Episode 44
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25:57
#43: Holly Jolly Exhausted 🎄😴 | Birthdays, Babies vs Teens, Weird Christmas Songs + Timothy Chalamet
It's our last episode of 2025!Ho ho ho, awesome people! In this holiday episode we unpack the very real condition of holly jolly exhausted (Kelly’s official diagnosis). Then we bounce through birthday feelings, whether it’s...
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Episode 43
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29:45
Ep #42: Rage Bait, Christmas Trees, Drunk Raccoons & Holiday Travel Rants 😂🎄
In this episode of Two Awesome People, Don and Kelly go full holiday-brain in the best way:Oxford’s Word of the Year: “rage bait” – and how their clips accidentally trigger Gen Z 💀Being called “old” on the i...
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Episode 42
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32:35
Post-Thanksgiving: Taco Bell Regrets, Gray Rocking Relatives & Gen Z Not Reading 😅📚
It’s the post-Thanksgiving aftermath episode you didn’t know you needed.Kelly & Don break down their chaotic Thanksgiving — adult wrestling, people in the pool with their clothes on, and yes… Taco Bell delivered at 9PM...
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Episode 41
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27:55
Turkey Talk: Weird Traditions, Leftover Gravy & Kids’ Table Drama
Turkey Talk time. 🦃 Don and Kelly dive into all things Thanksgiving: favorite foods (stuffing vs pie), cursed new products like Heinz “Leftover Gravy,” the Target-only Starbucks drink, and whether turkey is ever actually good… o...
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Episode 40
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27:35
Thigh Apology, Wedding Rings, Fedora Man & Penny Drama
Kelly & Don cover a little bit of everything this week — starting with a viewer comment about Don’s “too much thigh”apology (yep, that happened) and how even the most mundane stuff gets politicized online. Then it’s a rapid-fire tour...
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Episode 39
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29:26
How Are You Doing, Feeling Frumpy, and Seasonal Fast-Food Finds
Kelly & Don check in on life, laugh at trends, and get real about middle-age vibes. From joining social media at 40 to the grind of job hunting after years at home, they cover it all—plus food fads like Taco Bell’s Baja Bla...
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Episode 38
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26:50
Well-Rounded vs. Specialized: Multi-Hyphenate Hustle & Candy Trends 🍫🤖
Is it better to be well-rounded or deeply specialized? 360 Ready or Specialist Energy?Don & Kelly debate the multi-hyphenate hustle, “craft-maxing,” and how to guide kids toward college apps (hello Star...
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Episode 37
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29:50
Kelly & Don Talk Teen Interviews, Interview Tips, and Moms Returning to Work
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 ...
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Episode 36
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29:51
Start a Hobby That Makes You Happy + Gen Z Emojis Explained
Fran Lebowitz says “read before you think.” Don and Kelly…mostly don’t—then dive into Gen Z emoji meanings (yes, 🍝 = “nudes”), the fairy ✨ sarcasm combo, and that dizzy face 😵💫 you’re probably misusing. Next up: wh...
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Episode 35
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32:27
Make Your Bedrooms Awesome
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 (stri...
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Episode 34
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29:38
Stop Asking Your Kids ‘How Was Your Day?’ — Here’s What Actually Works.
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 que...
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31:45
Unrealistic Expectations That Will Kill Your Relationship 💀
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 min...
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Episode 32
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29:57
Top Ways to a Happy Home
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. F...
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Episode 31
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33:12
Parenting as a Team : Especially When You Disagree
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? O...
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Episode 30
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28:22
Fall Survival Guide : Chopped, Chuzz & Autumn Hacks 🍂
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 ...
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Episode 29
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26:17
Teenager Talk: How to Connect with Your Big, Sweaty Teenage Angel
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 ...
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Episode 28
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31:08
Top 5 Personality Traits: Raising Awesome Kids
Don and Kelly dive head-first (okay, butt first) into a lively debate about the five personality traits they most want to teach their kids — and discover, to their shock, that their lists almost match. From humor and honest...
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Episode 27
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31:32
Hear Me Out: Sports
Don and Kelly kick off with their most enthusiastic intro yet, tumble into the Gen-Z slang “hear me out,” and somehow end up flirting with Prue from The Great British Baking Show. From football fandoms and baseball supersti...
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Episode 26
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26:05
Micromances: Butt First... Nuggets of Love
Don and Kelly kick things off with their new segment “Butt First” (and yes, it’s exactly as ridiculous as it sounds), before diving headfirst—or butt first—into the trend of micromances: those small, everyday gestures that actually kee...
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Episode 25
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