{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/680bb73056dd1f1d17ea1e2b/69667351023744df11fed488?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 16: NEW YEAR'S SPECTACULAR (definitely a thing)","description":"<p>Oh no! You thought we'd abandoned you? Left ITAT behind, and walked off into the sunset? Never! (Well, maybe one day, but not anytime soon.)&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today we're back with the first episode of 2026 (which just so happens to be the year of&nbsp;<a href=\"https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>TOO BLESSED TO STRESS</em></a><em>)</em>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In episode 16, Alli and Abby finally open up the Christmas gifts they got each other and discuss a plethora of random things, including:</strong></p><ul><li>Claymation squirrels and other package-related drama&nbsp;</li><li>Alli's feelings about becoming a published author in&nbsp;<em>less than two months&nbsp;</em>(!!)&nbsp;</li><li>Our thoughts on 2026, the year of the&nbsp;horse&nbsp;</li><li>Moments we felt most joyful and carefree in 2025&nbsp;</li><li>..and more!&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>There's some&nbsp;<em>great</em>&nbsp;ASMR in this episode. And even better news?&nbsp;Today's 'sode is&nbsp;<strong>free for everyone!&nbsp;</strong>So grab those headphones and listen in. We're happy to be back in your ears!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>And, of course, here are links to everything we mentioned in the&nbsp;episode:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kara-nesvig/gilmore-girls-oracle/9798894140285/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gilmore Girls Oracle Deck</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/some-really-hard-147013437\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Culture Study Newsletter: Some Really Hard (But Really Useful) Questions</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>The usual links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/isthisathing_pod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ITAT on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allihoffkosik\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alli on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/shmab\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abby on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ITAT on Substack</a></li><li><a href=\"https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-order Alli's book!</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Alli Hoff Kosik + Abby Wolfe"}