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SPEAK REEL

SPEAK REEL

Written by: Kristen Swartz
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Just your average millennial mom from New Jersey navigating life one “Are you f***ing kidding me?” at a time.

Happily married for over twelve years (yes, he drives me crazy daily), raising four girls, two dogs, and one live-in mother — we’re basically a modern-day Full House with a twist of King of Queens with a lot less hugging.

So, whether you’re grabbing a coffee or a marg at 10 a.m. (no judgment), let’s chat, laugh, and keep it all the way “reel.”

Let’s support each other the way we did in a club bathroom at 1 a.m. singing Sweet Caroline reapplying our MAC lipgloss.

Kristen Swartz Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Groundhog Days & Christmas Nights

    Groundhog Days & Christmas Nights
    Dec 19 2025

    I will be talking about the life we were told to expect—school, marriage, kids, success—and what happens when at 38 you realize it’s time to pivot. When “living your best life” still feels like Groundhog Day, this one hits different.

    Add in the magical mayhem of Christmas—Grinch Day, stomach bugs, Polar Express, projects, traditions, and trying to soak it all in without losing it.

    Plus an NGL moment: what’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?

    And for the first time ever John and his bestie Chris join the kitchen chat together to talk all things Christmas.
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    44 mins
  • A Case of the Shoppies

    A Case of the Shoppies
    Nov 19 2025

    I am catching a full-blown Case of the Shoppies: Black Friday nostalgia, and the Christmas gifts that raised us— what were the ones that made absolutely no sense, yet you begged for anyway? Grab an iced coffee or a marg and let’s get reel!

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    30 mins
  • Swartzmas has entered the chat

    Swartzmas has entered the chat
    Nov 10 2025

    Halloween? Done. Mariah Carey? Defrosting. Swartzmas? Activated!

    It’s that time of year where life goes from “boo” to “bananas” in 0.2 seconds — between events, holidays, and everything in between.

    We’re breaking it all down with laughs, gift guides, and the truth about mom-life in the most magical (and mildly chaotic) season of the year.
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    32 mins
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