The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

Kelly spent Thanksgiving weekend cooped up with kids, coping with retail therapy, and wishing she’d made a meal plan. Lizz spills the story of how she got caught red-handed driving a stolen car and this episode wraps with a mouth-watering ditch the drive-through you won’t want to miss.

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Today, the millennial word takes a break, making way for the Merriam Webster word of the day, abnegate meaning to deny or renounce your responsibilities.

Kelly’s getting ready to make her new year’s resolutions on the driveway dump, which includes 12 books to get her out of her reading rut. What’s going on with name consultants on Instagram? Kelly and Lizz would never. Kelly is getting up before her kids for her glamor chores and is taking ten minutes every night to power clean the kitchen. If you’re still struggling with your syllables, too, Kelly has a super helpful tip from a lister.

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Kelly’s shopping Thriftmas on Good Buy Gear, where she’s found some of her favorite items like the Baby Brezza and an alphabet rug for her kiddo’s room. They’re the leading online marketplace for buying and selling gently used baby and kid gear. Shop and sell your open box and unused kid gear, toys, and more on Good Buy Gear.

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Black Friday honorable mentions that made the list in today’s last three transactions include Lizz’s 25% off Ruggable, Jungle reptile toys on Amazon for George, and a few classic children’s stories from the antique store. Kelly snagged 30% off ABH cosmetics to build out her secondary makeup bag, bought neon yellow hoodies for Fred and George, and stocked up on her Spanx favorites for 50% off.

In industry news, loan rates are at a 20 year high at 14% APR and Motor Trend reports the most stolen cars and trucks in 2022.

Ditch the drive-through comes from listener Jamie, a delicious chicken and broccoli ring. All you need is a nine ounce can of chunk chicken, two stalks of broccoli, one small onion, one can of cream of chicken soup, a clove of garlic, two cans of Pillsbury crescent rolls, eight ounces of shredded cheddar cheese, and an optional bell pepper. Make a sun ring of rolls, chop up all your ingredients, mix 'em together and spread them around the ring. Fold the crescent rolls in and bake until golden brown.

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Kelly has a confession about her bad habit of reading influencer reddit threads full of mom snark, Fred has opinions, and Lizz shares about her latest drama indulgences on her finally named ‘Real Talk With Lizz” segment today.

Kelly comes through with a millennial word of the day — hits different — and teaches Lizz the idiom “comparing apples to oranges.”

Two former mall kids put their food court favorites to the test on today’s great eight. The restaurants going head to head for the win today are, Panda Express, Sbarro, Cinnabon, Auntie Anne’s, Charlie’s, Subway, California Pizza Kitchen, and Cheesecake Factory.

Real talk with Lizz (formerly feral freeway with Lizz) includes a bit of celebrity gossip regarding Selena and Hailey Beiber as well as a chat about the reality shows Vanderpump Rules and Married at First Sight.

The gal’s advice ain’t that great today, but Kelly and Lizz sure tried. One listener writes in about her negative and critical older sister while another is having a surprise baby number three and needs to know if she can fit three across in her sedan and SUV.

In industry news, Kelly has a report about GM's Ultra cruise hands free driving system and the gals are on the hunt for a newly released 2024 Chevrolet Traverse (in spy camo) in the wild. Kelly shares a fun fact about the blind inventor of cruise control who first innovated the technology in 1945.

Kelly and Lizz are wrapping up the episode today with the ditch the drive-through they’re having for lunch: copycat Chick-fil-A chicken sandwiches.

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Kelly and Lizz are back with riveting stories from their wildly interesting lives including a towel closet cleaning hack from Kelly and a nursery set up update from Lizz.

CEO is today’s millennial word of the day. Gen Zers might say Kelly and Lizz are the CEOs of automotive podcasts.

Kelly’s driveway dump is full of influencers and inspiration. She recently purchased a new cookbook by listener Little Bits of Real Food called Unbelieve-a-Bowl and she’s never wanted to cook so many recipes from one book. Toasted Table is bringing simple and delicious food inspo to Kelly’s kitchen, too, with her daily toast posts. Kelly has also found a couple of solid reasons to shop for her spring wardrobe: Kathleen Post’s iconic capsule wardrobe share and Merrick White’s four-ways-to-wear content.

Lizz’s purchase of two Pink Blush maternity dresses for her baby shower kick of the last three transactions segment. Kelly is sprucing up her home, even if they might move, with a new entryway light fixture, is all about the Abercrombie dad shorts, and has mixed reviews on Thrive Market. Lizz is ordering another puppy bumper and raising awareness about this brilliant product for little dogs.

Today’s taste drive is the Jimmy John’s Capresé Salami Pesto 16 inch sandwich. Between the balsamic vinaigrette and pesto this sandwich doesn’t even need the (FANTASTIC) Kickin’ Ranch to be crave-worthy.

In industry news, General Motors will stop forcing $1500 OnStar subscriptions on their Buick, GM, and GMC buyers. Kelly says way to go — there’s no benefit other than more money for the manufacturers in these subscriptions. Kelly and Lizz are both excited to hear about VW’s Scout brand building EV pickups and SUVs in the US with production starting in 2026.

Listener Megan brings us a ditch the drive-through that is perfect for when you’re craving something light and fresh — like Chipotle. Perfect for spring, this Greek chicken bowl is sure to please with jasmine rice, tzatziki dip, chicken, cucumber, roma tomatoes, and fresh slices of lemon for a tangy squeeze.

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Kelly is on the get little program, Lizz is on the get big program, and Fred-uccini Alfredo is recovering from his tongue tie procedure — no fun.

Part 2 of Lizz’s millennial word of the day, dating edition is all about toxic relationship behavior. Cookie jarring, love bombing, and orbiting. What are they and how will Kelly fit them all into one sentence? Listen in to find out.

On Kelly's driveway dump she shares her favorite hacks: upgrading her Jimmy John's experience with Kickin’ Ranch and using a twenty minute timer to tidy up the house or — better yet — the car. Lizz says she has found the dark side of mommy-comments on social media and the gals rant about car seat safety pseudo-experts.

trü frü is the star of the taste drive today. Kelly and Lizz are ready to save you a few bucks by determining which flavors are worth your $8 and which ones you can skip.

The taste-driven flavors on this episode are: blueberries in white and dark chocolate, bananas in peanut butter and dark chocolate, raspberries in white and dark chocolate, and strawberries in white and milk chocolate.

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A new GM patent to automatically clean touch screen smudges kicks off today’s star-studded industry news. Kelly and Lizz share what they think about a conveyor belt floor patent and how both the GM patent and floor patent are really just teasers of what’s yet to come. An alarming crime trend at funerals and car washes and anticipation of Rivian’s major Q4 loss round out the segment.

A Carpool listener writes in and asks what she should do when her super cheap Honda Passport lease runs out. Kelly and Lizz talk lease extensions, buy outs, trade ins, interest rates and more to help the leasing listener get the most bang for her buck in a tough car market.

Ditch the drive-through is brought to you courtesy of Kelly’s spontaneity. Her newly created sauerkraut soup (great for those who aren’t huge raw sauerkraut fans) is chock full of onion, carrots, cauliflower, tomato paste, chicken stock, potatoes, polish sausage, drained sauerkraut, and is seasoned with caraway and dill.

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Are you a part of the best mom group on the internet? The Car Mom Crew facebook group is so good Lizz wants advice incognito and important episode corrections are coming in from the comment section.

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IF you're talking without saying much you might be guilty of yapping, which is today's millennial word of the day.

Kelly is ready to rant, Naptime Kitchen is diving into a meal-prep filled may, and the gals are here for the car coolers that make life a little easier in today's driveway dumps. Lizz is habit stacking with Bridgerton as her new cardio show and Kelly is adjusting her grocery shopping routines. To wrap up the dumps, Kelly reminisces about The Game of Thrones finale that threw her into labor and Lizz wonders why everything is working for her.

In fast lane philosophies, Kelly shares a few inspiring quotes from an IG comment thread including, "Worrying is worshiping the problem," and, "Every rejection is a redirection." Lizz doesn't have time for philosophy lately, but she has found a few minutes to start Lady Tan's Circle of Women on audible.

In industry news, Kelly brings a field report from her consultations with car-shopping families. She encourages families to consider the longevity of three row vehicles for families with two or three kids. A mindset shift might be just what you need if you're in the market, too. Lizz teases a future blog about the Pathfinder vs Telluride.

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Don't sleep on little potatoes, grab a bag and get ready to ditch the drive-through. This week Kelly roasted potatoes, with rosemary, salt, and pepper. Added Kielbasa sausage, green beans, and asparagus, and then topped with a sauce after baking. A few of Kelly and Lizz's favorite sauces you might want to try too are: Sriracha mayo, chipotle mayo, dijon-lemon-pepper mayo, pesto mayo, roasted garlic aioli, caramelized onion dip, and Trader Joe's chili oil.

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