Caroline Moss, host of the podcast Gee Thanks, Just Bought It!, brings joy to everything she does, and we’re jazzed to ride her wave of holiday-giving enthusiasm straight through December and into 2022. Another thing we’re taking into next year is our new mantra: What happens if you don’t?

Julie Houts did the wonderful new illustration of us ya see in our podcast art! You’ve gotta check out her Instagram! Ooh, and shop her prints!

Related content: Erica waiting for Claire in fitting rooms.

If you don’t listen to Caroline’s podcast Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! yet, you’re in for a treat. Our Black Friday ep with her could be a good starting point. Don’t sleep on her gift guides either—or the book she co-wrote Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails.

Caroline’s go-to Hallmark holiday movie: The Christmas List.

A few holiday giving initiatives Caroline supports and you can too (like, this year—not at all too late!): Operation Santa (there’s a doc, Dear Santa, about it, even) and Transanta.

lasso-christmas-episode-serialization-debate.html"> Vulture on the Christmas ep of Ted Lasso.

Re: Venmo and taxes, this Forbes piece.

“What Mutual Aid Can Do During a Pandemic” by Jia Tolentino for The New Yorker.

Tell us all of your thoughts! At 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, or @athingortwohq!

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