SmartLessSeptember 15, 2025

Kate McKinnon

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Guest: Kate McKinnon

Folks are doing carpentry— it’s the dulcet tones of Kate McKinnon! ASMR, traffic, chicken juice, and Natalie’s mother’s costume jewelry. This is chaos. Welcome to SmartLess.

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Purple Pearl

“The name of the new book is Purple Pearl. It's about a deep-sea diver.”

ASIN: B079KHG32J

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The Millicent Quibs, School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science

“It's the second book in a series of books called The Millicent Quibs, School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, okay?”

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Harry Potter

“Harry Potter is a middle-grade novel. Heard of it?”

ASIN: B0F14PDX2Z

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The Secrets of the Purple Pearl

“The Secrets of the Purple Pearl is the second in the Millicent Quib series.”

ASIN: 031655569X

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Freedom

Jonathan Franzen

“I just read Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. That was really good.”

ASIN: B008NX5BMI

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