A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica

A Thing or Two with Claire and Erica


Latest Episodes

LIU, DMB, and Three Romances
May 13, 2024

New nyms! Thoughtful follow-ups on previous episodes! Romances were loving right now! All that and more in your ears right this second.Our previous episode about grief led us to the GQ profile "The Dave Matthews Guide to Living and Dying" by Alex P

Peyton Dix’s Grade A Thingies and an Iconic Workplace Conundrum
May 06, 2024

Prepare to be charmed! We have writer, social strategist, and gal about the internet Peyton Dix hand-deliveringher Thingies. Also: This Ask a Manager post demanded discussion.Peytons Thingies include Aesop Post-Poo Drops (available in Europe, pals

Our Many Thoughts on an Olivia Rodrigo Concert and The Idea of You Movie
April 29, 2024

We are here to report on our experiences at TWO Major Cultural Events: an Olivia Rodrigo concert at MSG (incredible and moving!) and a screening of The Idea of You (really funlots of laughter!).Fans of the The Idea of You bookif you havent read th

Interior Designer Extraordinaire Billy Cotton’s Thingies—and Mascara as Underpants
April 22, 2024

You want more Thingies? Weve got more Thingies! This time with one of the most charming interior designers around, Billy Cotton, who has a stellar new collaboration with West Elm and a book we love, love, love.Billys Thingies include a Lorezi Milan

Closing Shift and Marie Claire EIC Nikki Ogunnaike’s Thingies
April 15, 2024

We brought back Nikki Ogunnaike, editor-in-chief of Marie Claire and writer of the very good shopping newsletter Self Checkout, to share her Thingies. Also: Closing shift, to the tune of Closing Time.Ready for Nikkis Thingies? Great. Try Uniqlo U

British Kids’ Programming, Brow-Dyeing, and Many More of Your Thingies
April 08, 2024

Were giving some childrens programming rave reviews, digging into your trending Thingies, and reading a lot into an interesting story about Manhattans history.Endorsed by Claire (and Cam!) Cosmic Kids Yoga (+ guided meditation!) and Numberblocks.

Updates and Grief
April 01, 2024

This week, were issuing some micro updates and corrections before we dive into the meat of this episode: grief. (A content warning, if you will.)Some corrections: The Stanley cups are WEARING the backpacks (find a visual aid here), BonBon Swedish c

Unscheduled Calls and the Prolific Jo Piazza’s Thingies
March 25, 2024

This week, were talking Thingies with Jo Piazza, author of The Sicilian Inheritanceexactly the escapist, immersive book we want at this very momentand its companion true-crime podcastbecause this woman is one of the most ambitious storytellers youve

Cropped Pants, the Tokyo Report, and Many Micro Updates
March 18, 2024

Greetings, Thingiemabobs! We have some wee updates, a Tokyo tour, and an important (to us) conversation about whether or not cropped pants are allowed.People are loving the idea of a shower as a room (on of Emily Sundbergs Thingies!) and were intri

Marshmallow Innovation, Fruit Branding, and the Sausage Race of Life
March 11, 2024

Take a stroll through the grocery aisles with us as we talk about some culinary updates featuring (metaphorical) sausage races and (literal) marshmallow innovations.The Milwaukee Brewers Famous Racing Sausages show us that we never know how any race