Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!
229 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 904 ratingsEver bought something you loved SO much that you couldn't stop telling everyone about it? Host Caroline Moss invites interesting, smart, and savvy guests to evangelize their favorite buys in the hopes of helping you become a smarter, more informed shopper. From portable phone chargers to candles to linen overalls and everything in between, this is the show where we talk about what WE just bought and what YOU might need to buy next.
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Ep 27: Nora McInerny
May 29, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBNora McInerny is hot and tall and hysterical and she joins us today because I am trying to be her third husband. I have maybe never laughed harder in my life as we recorded this and Nora is a woman who has made a living out of talking about grief. Many of you told me Nora was a national treasure. Many of you...are correct. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Nora and I discuss literall...
Ep 26: Elin Hilderbrand
May 22, 2020 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBIf you haven’t heard me evangelize the brilliantly beachy books of Elin Hilderbrand, you are not paying attention. But now you’re going to have to, because Elin joins us today! Her 24th novel, 28 Summers, is out June 16! If you haven’t read your first Elin yet, what are you waiting for! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Elin and I discuss cooking, writing, exercise, and her product ...
Ep 25: Marissa Mullen
May 15, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBMarissa Mullen aka @ThatCheesePlate, @CheeseByNumbers, and @ThatCheeseClass (www.instagram.com/thatcheeseplate) is here to talk about, um, duh, cheese. Her new book, That Cheese Plate Will Change Your Life, just came out and even though we know cheese plates are way more fun to make, when, like, you can have friends over, cheese plates for one are encouraged. ALL CHEESE PLATES CAN BE PERSONAL CHEESE PLATES IF YOU DREAM BIG ENOUGH. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “G...
Ep 24: Sydney Kramer
May 08, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBSydney Kramer of @CrepesOfWrath on Insta ( www.instagram.com/crepesofwrath ) joins us to talk about making the perfect chocolate chip cookie (or any cookie) using her product pick. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Then Caroline talks about a few months with the Aquis Hair Turban, and the hot tub. Again. Because we recorded this in February and I forgot I had talked about the hot tub...
Ep 23: Samantha Irby
May 01, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBSamantha Irby is here! The funniest person on earth, Samantha Irby! Author of the first #GeeThanksBookClub read, Wow, No Thank You, is here to talk about all things butts, lotion, and what she’s watching on tv. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Want a good laugh? Order Wow, No Thank You! Order it from your local indie or my favorite one: Amherst Books (https://www.amherstbooks.com/)....
Ep 22: Marisa Meltzer
April 24, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBMarisa Meltzer joins us to talk about all things perfume and scents and candles and incense. Everything about this conversation was a joy for me, because Marisa is wonderful and she taught me about a laundry detergent I ran out to buy ASAP (and by ran out I obviously mean I clicked around and purchased). Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Marisa’s new book, This Is Big, came out last ...
Ep 20: Tom Everett Scott
April 17, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBJust two weeks ago I tweeted about watching “That Thing You Do” for the first time and developing my first celebrity crush on Tom Everett Scott and now here we are: Tom Everett Scott is on Gee Thanks, and he brought products to share and I tried to not get too giggly during our Skype call (I failed). Let this be a lesson to you all! The celebrities are home and they are as bored as we are. Call them up! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” ...
Ep 21: Tom Everett Scott
April 17, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBJust two weeks ago I tweeted about watching “That Thing You Do” for the first time and developing my first celebrity crush on Tom Everett Scott and now here we are: Tom Everett Scott is on Gee Thanks, and he brought products to share and I tried to not get too giggly during our Skype call (I failed). Let this be a lesson to you all! The celebrities are home and they are as bored as we are. Call them up! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” ...
Ep 20: Katie Heaney
April 10, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBYA author Katie Heaney joins us today fresh off the release of her FIFTH BOOK, Girl Crushed! Buy it from your local independent bookstore. Katie and Caroline talk all about their sleeping preferences, travel accessories (for the day we can travel again), and how they’re not afraid of germs and double dipping. I will give you one guess as to when this episode was recorded! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/gee...
Ep 19: Rachel Wilkerson Miller
April 03, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes - 46.5 MBRachel Wilkerson Miller aka THE REWM aka creator of justgoodshit.com (https://www.justgoodshit.com/) aka the deputy editor of VICE Life comes to us with a first ever BOOK recommendation for Gee Thanks in “Home Comforts” by Cheryl Mendelson. Rachel loves it so much she has it in hardback and on Kindle. I found my copy for $6 at The Last Book Store in Los Angeles back in February! Plus, I brought my new fav white tee! Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just...
Ep 18: Jia Tolentino
March 27, 2020 06:00 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBJia Tolentino of The New Yorker is here today to talk about her favorite bra, even though no one is wearing bras anymore because we have nowhere to wear them. She and Caroline also discuss the plight of boob measurements and also how we’re handling quarantining. Life is very normal, of course! Why do you ask? Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Very important for when we get back to th...
Ep 17: Lisa Tozzi
March 20, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBNOTE: We recorded this episode back in January before Coronavirus became A Thing. I hope this episode brings you joy and a little bit of a break from all of the news. Stay safe and sanitized. Love you guys. We’re talking JEANS and GENES and SUNSCREENS with my gal, Lisa Tozzi aka Tozzi. Not only is she the managing editor for news and operations at The Markup (https://themarkup.org/), she’s also just...the best? We love Tozzi. OH WAIT BEFORE WE GO FURTHER— Follow along with recs (and share ...
Ep 16: Arielle Calderon
March 13, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBNOTE: This episode was recorded between 6pm-7pm EST on March 11th, 2020 — before Trump’s Euro travel address, the NBA cancellation, Tom Hanks announced that he tested positive for COVID19, and Sarah Palin appearing on the Masked Singer. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Influencer marketer Arielle Calderon joins us on “Gee Thanks” today to talk about PhoneSoap, a phone sterilizer tha...
Ep 15: Mollie Chen
March 06, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 41.6 MBPlease welcome to the stage, Mollie Chen! Not only is she one of the co-founders of beloved Birchbox (disclosure: I LOVE BIRCHBOX), she’s also a consultant working with early stage consumer companies on brand strategy and experience. She’s very cool and she writes a great newsletter. Follow “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” On Insta: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Mollie is a great Instagram follow, and I am constantly getting great meal ideas from her stories because she makes th...
Ep 14: Harlow and Ilana Wiles
February 28, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBAge doesn’t matter but it’s a big deal that this week GTJBI welcomes its youngest guest ever...because she’s 7-years-old. Harlow Wiles is in second grade and on the weekends you can find her in the kitchen baking everything from pumpkin bread to cupcakes. But her specialty is pancakes—she charges $1 for one pancake and $5 for two; we love a businesswoman—so she stopped by the studio with her Insta-famous Mom, Ilana (@MommyShorts) to give us some pancake tips and dish on her favorite tv show ...
Ep 13: Erica Leigh Mills
February 21, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBErica Leigh Mills joins Gee Thanks today for a special themed episode...drum roll...UNDER $10 LIFECHANGERS! We each brought our favorite cheapo product to the stage and by doing so we covered: bathtime, cleaning the tub, washing walls (do you? do you not?), weddings, jewelry, etc. etc. etc. Love the podcast? You’ll love the Instagram community forming around it! https://Instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Erica is at Disney World as this episode is airing because she’s running the hal...
Ep 12: Karen K. Ho
February 14, 2020 15:11 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBKaren K. Ho has freelanced for what seems like everywhere (FiveThirtyEight, Glamour, GQ, TIME, Interview, Toronto Life, and the Columbia Journalism Review), and she’s also a masterful second hand shopper. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Karen and Caroline get INTO it about: Dyson Vacs, Kickstarter scams, email hacks and Karen’s product pick: a MOFT laptop stand that sticks to the b...
Ep 11: Shannon Keating
February 07, 2020 07:00 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBWe’re talking about INTENTIONAL SHOPPING today here at “Gee Thanks” with Shannon Keating, the senior culture writer and editor at BuzzFeed and also the author of the newsletter, You Have (Nearly) Everything You Need (subscribe! https://shannonkeating.substack.com/). Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Shannon and Caroline go deep on shopping for clothes, their money habits (spending a...
Ep 10: Zara Rahim
January 31, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutes - 57.7 MBHead of Strategic Comms at The Wing and team Obama and Hillary alum Zara Rahim hops into the studio today to talk drugstore lipstick, CVS coupons, and her fool-proof strat to a successful customer service experience every single time. Follow along with recs (and share your own via DM) on the “Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!” Instagram: www.instagram.com/geethanksjustboughtitpod Zara and Caroline go over their favorite cheap makeup products and then reveal the $$$ product they haven’t found go...
Ep 9: Hitha Palepu
January 24, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 31.9 MBHave I told you guys my big shameful secret about how I’m the WORST PACKER EVER? It takes me no less than four hours to pack for a weekend away and yet I still end up with 9 tee-shirts, one pair of pants, no socks, no pajamas, a toothbrush with no toothpaste and one shoe. Luckily I have the perfect person to call in a travel emergency—Hitha Palepu! Hitha Palepu is an investor and author of How To Pack: Travel Smart For Any Trip. She shares 5 smart reads every weekday on Instagram and on her ...
Ep 8: Reyhan Harmanci
January 17, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBWelcome to Reyhan Harmanci! Reyhan is the deputy head of programming at Gimlet and joins us a mere two days before giving birth to her daughter, Lois. (Mom and baby are doing great!). Reyhan has always wanted to be the kind of gal who carried a leather bag but she had a real “know thyself” moment when she purchased her product pick. Caroline evangelizes her favorite skincare product from Trader Joe’s and we learn who cares the most about skincare in Reyhan’s house. Products in this episode...
Ep 7: Anne Helen Petersen
January 10, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBAuthor and BuzzFeed culture reporter Anne Helen Petersen — who moved to Montana from NYC three years ago — joins up for a very important discussion about the things we do and buy for our beloved animal bffs. From her must-have product pick to Caroline’s experience with pet insurance, somehow they land on...dog raves? Also, it’s January, so let’s talk about therapy lamps. Also, AHP tells us about a magical place called DOG. ISLAND. Products in this episode: Ruffwear Front Range Dog Harness:...
Ep 6: Madison Malone Kircher
December 27, 2019 07:00 - 25 minutes - 28.7 MBVulture’s Madison Malone Kircher brings Caroline the Dyson AirWrap Dupe and launches a conversation about hair tools, hair theory, hair behavior and maybe most important, the fear of our favorite products — hair or otherwise — being discontinued. Stockpilers, we want to hear from you! Products in this episode: Revlon One Step Volumizer: https://fave.co/34DSIr8 Unplugged Beauty Cordless Wand: https://amzn.to/2EvmpQq Dyson Air Wrap: https://fave.co/34HImql NARS Lipstick: https://fave.co/3...
Ep 5: Dodai Stewart
December 20, 2019 07:00 - 31 minutes - 36.6 MBToday we welcome The New York Times’ Dodai Stewart to the podcast! Dodai teaches Caroline about TikTok, but also about an $18 clothing item that turned her casual sweatshirts into casual business wear (seriously!!). Then we learn about Caroline’s pick and her journey to a bolder, darker eyebrow without having to do a ton of work to get it. Products in this episode: Dickey Collars: https://amzn.to/2PG7cTb Benefit Cosmetics Goof Proof Brow: https://fave.co/2sGmOgg Nom Wah Sweatshirt: https...
Ep 4: Doree Shafrir and Kate Spencer
December 13, 2019 14:42 - 41 minutes - 47.3 MBIt’s the Gee Thanks x Forever35 crossover episode you’ve been waiting—*checks notes*—two weeks for! Welcome to my producers and your favorite podcast hosts, Kate and Doree; Doree and Kate! Doree’s item is a Kate recommendation, Kate’s product pick is something Caroline desperately needs, and Caroline’s choice makes her feel like the Very Organized Woman she really wishes she was. Products in this episode: Realistic LED Candles (Doree’s pick): https://amzn.to/34hgn0a Hydro Flask 32oz Tum...
Ep 3: Scaachi Koul
December 06, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBContent Warning: Some cursing within. Earmuffs. Writer Scaachi Koul stops by to evangelize the best thing in her bathroom — and it has nothing to do with skincare. Perfect for white elephant gifts, perfect for your bathroom all year round, Scaachi’s rec is sure to pique your interest. Then Caroline unveils the secret weapon to her getting ready routine, which allows her to stay in bed longer in the morning, which is the only thing any of us are looking for, right? Products in this episode...
Ep 2: Meredith Haggerty
November 29, 2019 08:02 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBWhy do all gift guides for men want you to buy them whiskey ice cubes and golf stuff? Vox’s The Goods senior editor Meredith Haggerty shares her number one pick for her dad (not alcohol or sports-adjacent). She also shares her favorite product under $50 and it’s a really, really, really good one. Like, it’s so good. It’s beyond good. Then Caroline shares her product pick which, for only $10, will ensure your sweaters make it through the winter season! Products in this episode: All Birds: ...
Ep 1: Alison Roman
November 29, 2019 08:01 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBIt’s our first episode ever! Welcome to chef and cookbook author Alison Roman (Dining In, Nothing Fancy) whose passion for her product pick almost has Caroline convinced she may be able to cook something without messing it up. Then Caroline takes the wheel and tries to convince Alison that a weighted blanket will help her sleep better at night. And then they also talk about something that keeps getting advertised to Caroline on Instagram...the “portable crock pot” for office lunches you don’...
Gee Thanks, Just Bought It Trailer
November 21, 2019 01:50 - 58 seconds - 1.34 MBThe new shopping podcast brought to you by Caroline Moss (Hey Ladies) and the producers of Forever35. Launching on Black Friday, November 29 with guest Alison Roman (Dining In, Nothing Fancy)! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.